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The dragging of the nation’s Catholic Bishops before an Anti-Discrimination Commission for distributing a benign pastoral letter on marriage is a deeply disturbing development for free speech and religious freedom in Australia . It is a day that we at ACL hoped would not come. But we have been warning about it for years as political storm clouds of intolerance towards the message of Jesus in Australia have brewed. I have provided some context to the legal action below. But first, could I urge you to read the ACBC ’s pastoral letter, Don’t Mess with Marriage , and as an act of solidarity with the timeless truth about marriage, encourage you to share it with all of your friends on social media and even by email? We must tell our fellow Australians that basic teaching about marriage and family is considered illegal by some in our community and that they are prepared to use the law to shut down other peoples’ views. The Turnbull Government has promised that all Australians will have

Consequences of redefining marriage Beyond the effects on spouses and on children, redefining marriage to include same-sex relationships will have far reaching consequences for all of us. The world around us influences the communities in which we live. Cultural and legal norms shape our idea of what the world is like, what’s valuable, and what are appropriate standards of conduct. And this in turn shapes individual choices.  That’s one of the main purposes of marriage law: to enable and encourage individuals to form and keep commitments of a certain kind. But if the civil definition of marriage were changed to include ‘same-sex marriage’ then our law and culture would teach that marriage is merely about emotional union of any two (or more?) people.  All marriages would come to be defined by intensity of emotion rather than a union founded on sexual complementarity and potential fertility. Husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, will be seen to be wholly interchangeable

SYDNEY, Australia,  -- Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney has decried as “astonishing and truly alarming” the threat of legal action being brought against a brother bishop for distributing a pamphlet to local Catholic schools that supported Catholic teaching on marriage being between a man and woman. "Australia is party to treaties guaranteeing freedoms of religion and of speech, and regularly exhorts other nations to observe these. It is therefore astonishing and truly alarming that people might be proceeded against for stating traditional Christian beliefs on marriage,” the archbishop said last week in reaction to Archbishop of Hobart Julian Porteous having received notification from the Office of the Anti-Discrimination Commissioner that a complaint had been filed against him. A complaint from transgender activist Martine Delaney — a biological male who now says he is a woman — was launched after Archbishop Porteous distributed an 18-page pamphlet titled “ Don’t

Robert Oscar Lopez is a tenured professor at California State University, Northridge , raised by lesbian parents, who has become an outspoken supporter of marriage and the inherent rights of children to know and be loved by their own mother and father. His is the rare voice in academia willing to speak up for marriage and the rights of children. This has made him a ferocious target of gay and lesbian activists bent on silencing him. Unless we act today   to stop these activists, Professor Lopez could face drastic punishment simply for facilitating a discussion about the rights of children in marriage and family relationships. The taxpayer-funded university where Professor Lopez teaches launched an inquisition against him, claiming he retaliated against students who complained of alleged "anti-gay" and "anti-women" discrimination after voluntarily attending a conference he helped organized at the Reagan Library. The conference was called, "Bonds t

Every government legislates morality because every law has some  identifiable moral purpose. Even administrative laws and traffic ordinances  have a moral agenda to ensure public safety , promote order, and  prevent accidents. Yet the most contentious and central issues of the  law are so steeped in morality that it is foolish to suggest that the government  should not legislate morality. Laws prohibiting theft, murder,  assault, rape, and kidnapping make a strong moral judgment rooted in a  clear moral consensus.  These laws legislate morality. When someone argues that the government should not legislate  morality, the limiting of a specific personal behavior-especially sexual  behavior-is almost always the issue.  Yet the law will always legislate  morality, even if it refuses to legislate on a specific issue. Removing  legislation or declining legislation is always a political act with moral  implications, just as refusing to vote in a democratic election is a

Michael Nutter (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Philadelphia ’s mayor used a platform given to him in front of tens of thousands of pilgrims at the World Meeting of Families to promote the “rights” of homosexuals. "In America, everyone has rights," said Mayor Michael Nutter at Independence Hall before the pope’s September 26 address. “Our lesbian, gay, and bisexual citizens continue to fight for equality,” he added. Nutter urged same-sex attracted persons in the audience to continue fighting, hinting that the Catholic Church under Pope Francis was aiding them in the effort. "Keep fighting for your rights," he said. "It's a collective fight. And there are many others fighting with you." The mayor served as honorary co-chair for the World Meeting of Families, by invitation of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, despite his   well-known history   as a LGBT activist and strong proponent of gay “marriage.” Nutter, who says he is Catholic, has even