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Union Dispute: Qantas Grounds Fleet
AUSTRALIA: Former “Ex-Gay” Leader For Exodus Denounces Anti-Gay Movement
Longtime JMG readers will recognize a certain nutcase.
Read More »AUSTRALIA: Queensland Civil Unions Bill Advances On First Reading
Queensland’s legislature has approved a civil unions bill on its first reading. If passed, Queensland will become the first Australian state to offer civil unions. The civil unions bill goes further than the scheme currently operating in the ACT in that it will allow same-sex couples to have a declaration or ceremony to legally recognise their relationship. Celebrants will be …
Read More »Aussie Hockey Player Comes Out
Brutal Cops At Occupy Melbourne
(Via – Buzzfeed)
Read More »Australia Wants To Say “I Do”
Oz Schools Ditch “BC” And “AD”
Calling it an act of “cultural cleansing,” some Christian activists are furious that Australia’s schools have decided to drop the abbreviations “BC” and “AD” from textbooks. Via the Christian Institute: The curriculum will replace BC (Before Christ) with BCE (Before Common Era). And AD (Anno Domini – which means ‘in the year of our Lord’) will be replaced with CE …
Read More »Australia’s Commitment Project
JMG reader Jill writes from Melbourne to tip us to Australia’s Commitment Project, which is collecting photos of LGBT couples for inclusion in an upcoming marriage equality billboard campaign. “This Project documents long term gay and lesbian committed relationships. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics the median length of an Australian marriage is 8.7 years so I have used …
Read More »SPOOF: Ad Agencies Take On Religion
An Australian television show asked ad agencies how they would promote a hypothetical campaign to outlaw all religions.(Source)
Read More »BRISBANE: Gays Vs. Hate Preachers
With scenes like this one and the ones in Charlotte this weekend, we are fast approaching the moment when these confrontations explode into outright bloody violence. This WILL happen, hear me now.
Read More »Darren Hayes – Black Out The Sun
From the openly gay former frontman for Savage Garden.
Read More »AUSTRALIA: American Christianist Connects Gay Marriage To Pedophilia
AUSTRALIA: Marriage Battle Heats Up, Christians Stage Anti-Gay Hate Rally
Anti-gay Christian activists staged a hate rally in Australia’s capital today, calling on lawmakers to ignore the rising calls for marriage equality. The ‘National Day for Marriage’ rally, organised by the Australian Christian Lobby, heard from a number of speakers, including MPs, who claimed that gay marriage is “selfish”, will “destroy marriage” and could give rights to paedophiles. Around 500 …
Read More »Feds With A Sense Of Humor
Australian feds, actually.
Read More »AUSTRALIA: Atheists Asked To Mark “No Religion” On Tuesday’s National Census
Visit the Census Campaign for more information on why it’s politically important for atheists to step forward and identify themselves.
Read More »AUSTRALIA: 26 Suicides Blamed On Pedophile Catholic Priests
Even though 26 suicides have been attributed to the actions of pedophile priests such as Father Robert Best (above), local Catholic officials in Australia say that no inquiry is needed into the deaths. All of the suicides occurred at schools where Best taught. He has pleaded guilty to dozens of counts of child molestation. Bishop Connors on Tuesday said not …
Read More »AUSTRALIA: Man Claiming To Be Jesus Christ Gains Devoted Followers
And he brought Mary back with him!
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