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A wedding magazine published by a Christian couple in Australia was shut down by a targeted campaign to drive away their advertisers because the magazine did not show same-sex couples. "Last year, the Australian law was changed to allow same-sex couples to marry," Luke and Carla Burrell wrote in a blog post entitled Farewell. "Since then, we have been asked repeatedly why our magazine had not yet featured all couples … we’ve experienced a flood of judgment." As the Burrells tried to reflect on where they stand on the issue of showing same-sex "marriages" in their publication, LGBT activists flexed their financial muscle to force them to either comply with their wishes — or shut down. "Instead of allowing us the space to work through our thoughts and feelings, or being willing to engage in brave conversations to really hear each other’s stories, some have just blindly demanded that we pick a side," wrote the Burrells. "We’re not about sides,...

An Australian bridal magazine will close after contributors revealed it was refusing to feature same-sex weddings in a decision which caused controversy and saw advertisers withdraw their sponsorship. A farewell note published on White Magazine's website on Saturday said they'd recently experienced "a flood of judgment" and lost a number of advertisers. "We have had to recognize the reality that White Magazine is no longer economically viable," the publishers said. The 12-year-old magazine, its team, and advertisers had been targeted by a campaign, and couples featured in its pages had been the subject of online abuse, the post said. Contributors in August revealed White Magazine wasn't including same-sex couples but hadn't publicly disclosed it. Wedding photographer Lara Hotz, who is in a same-sex marriage, said at the time that she felt discriminated against and undervalued. She wanted the magazine to be open about its position so people knew befo...