Marriage flyers released encouraging Australians to vote “no”
Image: The Coalition for Marriage—whose logo inadvertently uses the colours of the bisexual pride flag—says it's defending "freedom of speech and religion".
THE newly formed Coalition for Marriage is encouraging Australians to vote against marriage equality in the upcoming plebiscite.
According to its website, the group is “a grassroots effort powered by ordinary, mainstream Australians who want to protect our country from more gender-bending programs like ‘Safe Schools’”.
The Coalition for Marriage—whose logo inadvertently uses the colours of the bisexual pride flag—says it is defending “freedom of speech and religion”.
“We are the silent majority,” the website claims, despite anti-marriage equality activists forming a vocal minority of Australians.
“Same-sex marriage is a package deal that will lead to more gender-bending, politically correct programs like ‘Safe Schools’”, it says.
A Coalition for Marriage flyer encourages people to “pray”, donate to their campaign, and vote ‘no’ in the plebiscite.
It says a majority ‘yes’ vote would lead to “loss of freedom of speech”, “loss of freedom of religion” and “parents [unable] to oppose the radical sex education program ‘Safe Schools’”.
A ‘no’ vote would mean “we win the right to civil debate where political correctness has previously intimidated many into silence,” it reads.
Voters have until August 24 to enrol or update their details to ensure they can vote in the plebiscite.
Check out the new flier for the Coalition for Marriage (official No campaign)…
Relieved to see they haven't employed any campaigners. pic.twitter.com/rMuXIl0Bw9
— Sally Rugg (@sallyrugg) August 15, 2017
Do you know what? Safe Schools is not part of the Marriage Act. It’s entirely different and is not linked to marriage equality. Free speech is also not linked to the Marriage Act. People who hate same sex marriage in the UK or NZ or the US still get to bitch about it in normal conversation. Also political correctness is unrelated to the Marriage Act. Doing nothing to the Marriage Act (as per the No campaign) will change nothing, therefore it will have no impact on political correctness.
If you think you’ve got some facts about anything at all, No campaign, let’s hear them. All we’re getting so far is a complete avoidance of facts. Even the “facts” they do propose (eg unfounded claims about kids with same sex parents) are UNRELATED TO THE MARRIAGE ACT AND VOTING NO WON’T CHANGE ANYTHING YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT.
When all you’ve got is lies and vague promises about how your non-binding vote will do anything at all, you’ve got nothing.