September 5, 2007
Aussie CINOs Lie As Much As Yank CINOs
CINOs = Christians In Name Only. They look like this.
Reports the Sydney Star Observer:
Christian lobbyists have warned federal MPs that reforms to give same-sex couples de facto status would “normalise” same-sex couples and lead to gay marriage.
But Labor’s proposed state-based relationship registries has been given the Australian Christian Lobby’s (ACL) tick of approval.
ACL director Jim Wallace attacked the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission’s (HREOC) Same-Sex: Same Entitlements report, saying it was “social engineering”.
“We reject HREOC’s attempts to normalise same-sex relationships by extending the definition of de facto marriage and redefining parenthood,” he said.
“Such a move plays directly into the hands of activists whose long-term aim has been to redefine marriage and family.”
While Sapphocrat says:
They’re just blowing smoke. First, “de facto” (a.k.a. “interdependent”) relationships are the norm across the board in Oz; the term applies to unmarried hetero couples, too — and while it’s more difficult to establish a same-sex de facto relationship (yes, you need reams of paper “proof”), the same hassles apply for extracting oneself from such a relationship. It’s as close as Australia’s got to civil unions, for everyone.
Second: Nothing is going to “lead to gay marriage” in Australia, as long as the federal constitution prohibits it (which it now does, thanks to John Howard). There is no slippery slope.
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Filed under: Australia/NZ, Immigration, Radical Religious Right
