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Consequences of same-sex marriage hit Oxford University

admin October 13, 2017 marriage Debate, NSW, Same Sex Marriage

An extraordinary move by a college at Oxford University to exclude its Christian group from its open day showed that even the world’s most prestigious universities are not immune from politically correct restrictions on free speech, the Coalition for Marriage…
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‘Marriage’ deemed offensive by UNSW lecturers

admin September 28, 2017 Latest News, marriage Debate, NSW, Same Sex Marriage

Sky News One of the country’s top universities has warned maths students not to use the term ‘marriage’ when referring to a well-known theorem because the word may cause ‘offence.’ The theorem was proved by Phillip Hall in 1935 and…
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Greek Orthodox Uni student bullied for 3 hrs while witnessing for marriage

admin September 20, 2017 Latest News, marriage Debate, NSW, Same Sex Marriage

‘If you don’t stand for something you will fall for anything’ Thursday 14th September 2017 Last Thursday Australians witnessed a new level of bullying from the Yes side at Sydney University. Most of us heard or read about this. However…
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Harassment has now reached new heights

admin September 19, 2017 Latest News, marriage Debate, NSW, Same Sex Marriage

WE’VE all heard of the physical, workplace and cyber-bullying, but harassment has now reached new heights. On Sunday, a Sydney pilot became possibly the first person ever accused of skybullying after scrawling the innocuous words “Vote No” among the clouds….
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Supplication Service to the Most Holy Theotokos

admin September 11, 2017 Latest News, marriage Debate, NSW

INVITATION In the conscience of the Orthodox Faithful the Virgin Mary, the Theotokos,  is established as an intercessor and  protectress. In times of difficulty it is to Her, the Mother of all, that we run for refuge. The love of…
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PETITION TO STOP PROPOSED NSW LAW ALLOWING A MOTHER TO ABORT HER CHILD JUST BEFORE BIRTH!

admin April 28, 2017 Abortion, NSW

There are currently two bills before the NSW Parliament that are seeking to liberalise abortion. It is important that we voice our strong opposition to both of these bills by signing this Petition. This matter is urgent! Encourage as many…
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Bill Shorten to appear at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade

admin February 13, 2016 Latest News, NSW

Australians expect higher standards than this from our leaders. Opposition leader Bill Shorten is set to become the first major party leader to attend Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. “I’m delighted to be attending this year’s Mardi Gras with my wife,…
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Victorian Government bans Christmas carols in schools

admin December 23, 2015 Latest News, marriage Debate, NSW

Victoria’s public schools are the frontline in the war on Christmas. Please send the Minister for Education, James Merlino a protest email now at james.merlino@parliament.vic.gov.au In an extraordinary decision of the Andrews government, Education Minister James Merlino issued a diktat…
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Same-sex marriage opponents tongue-tied by the ‘thought police’

admin November 28, 2015 featured, Latest News, NSW, Same Sex Marriage

Transgender activist Martine Delaney was reared a Catholic, transitioned to becoming a woman 14 years ago and is now in a same-sex relationship rearing a child — so she is used to her views clashing with those of the church….
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Same-sex marriage will lead to human rights violations, MPs find

admin November 11, 2015 International, Latest News, marriage Debate, NSW, Same Sex Marriage

Redefining marriage will lead to breaches of Australia’s international human rights obligations to protect freedom of conscience, thought, religion and belief and the rights of children to know and be raised by their parents. These findings were made by three…
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Consequences of redefining marriage


It will impact on freedom of religion:
Did you know that this will affect what faith leaders will be able to preach, what schools will be able to teach, and how everyday Australians will be able to conduct their businesses in accordance with their beliefs?


It will impact on education:
You will not be able to oppose radical sex education programs like ‘Safe Schools’. If marriage is redefined, there are consequential changes in education programs and policies in schools, and parents are increasingly excluded from having a say in the sex education of their children. Canadian Greek parent Dr Steve Tourloukis’ request to remove his children from these lessons was refused by the school and the Supreme Court.


It will deprive children of a mother or a father:
If the definition of civil marriage is changed to include same sex marriage, this sends the message that it is acceptable for children to be raised without the presence of a mother or a father.


It will impact on freedom of speech:
In countries where marriage has been redefined people have been taken to court or lost their jobs for standing up for marriage as it has been understood until now. In Australia Hobart Archbishop Julian Porteous was referred to the Anti-Discrimination Commission for teaching traditional marriage.

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Orthodox Marriage

The institution of Marriage and the Orthodox Christian family is foremost a course of love, secondly a course of common spirit and common exercise, thirdly a course of creativity, common creativity and continuation of life, and, fourthly a common course toward heaven, toward the heavenly kingdom. It is a calling of God, it is a joining of diversity that leads to perfection, and, therefore, the spouses become also joint heirs of the grace of life (1 Peter 3: 7).


His All Holiness
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew


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Our Orthodox view is contrary, not because we have hostile feelings towards our fellow citizens who think or decide differently, but because the proposed alteration to the traditional form of marriage, (between a man and a woman) is diametrically against the sacredness of marriage and of the family, as taught by the Christian faith and Greek Orthodox Tradition.


His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos


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Our purpose is not that government legislation should become a ‘tool’ to impose Christian ethics upon fellow citizens who do not share our beliefs. This of course would not be legitimate, given that we respect the free will of all. Rather, our concern is that the very institution of marriage, which has a Christian tradition of two entire millennia, should remain as it is, and not be confused with the political debate concerning the legal status of same-sex unions. However, marriage is much more than a legal convention or social tradition.


Episcopal Assembly of Oceania