Christian chief’s Tweet sparks outrage
Australian Christian Lobby managing director Jim Wallace has apologised for comments made this morning on Twitter claiming Australian soldiers did not “fight and die for gay marriage.”
The retired SAS Brigadier told the Herald Sun he apologised f
or the comments, which caused outrage on social media platform.
“Just hope that as we remember Servicemen and women today we remember the Australia they fought for – wasn’t gay marriage and Islamic!” Wallace wrote on his Twitter account.
Following wide condemnation, Wallace later tweeted an apology saying Anzac Day was the “wrong context” to raise the issues.
“Ok you are right my apologies this was the wrong context to raise these issues. ANZACs mean to (sic) much to me to demean this day, not intended,” he tweeted.
Australian Marriage Equality national convener Alex Greenwich said Wallace should not have chosen a day like Anzac day “to perpetuate division.”
“ANZAC Day is about the values that unite us as Australians like respect, freedom and a fair go, and it should not be used to set Australians against each other,” he said.
Vietnam veteran Geoff Thomas – who appeared on the ABC’s Q&A program last year challenging Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s stance on gay marriage – said he objected to Wallace’s comments.
“Those Australian soldiers who go out on patrol in Afghanistan tonight are not doing it for the Christian Lobby, they’re doing it in the name of freedom,” Thomas said.
“Our soldiers fight for the freedom for all Australians, regardless of creed, colour, sexuality or background.”
Gay and lesbian defence personnel have been able to served openly in the Australian defence forces since 1992.
The negative side of Twitter
Here is a very salient post from an ex-fundamentalist who absolutely nails Jim Wallace to the wall about his response to his tweet, in which he blames those catching him out.
http://puttingheroarin.wordpress.com/2011/04/26/jim-wallace-and-the-despicable-tricks-of-abusers/
Yes, it shows how he blamed the people he just maligned and hurt, and tried to make HIMSELF the victim.
Excellent post, everyone should read it!
Actually they did fight for the freedom to marry same sex partners
My female cousin fought in both Australian and NZ air force for our freedoms, including Gay Marriage and she died before she could marry her lesbian partner of over 40 years.
My great Uncle Bill fought in the ww2 and td me to love who ever I want, including a boy, and that is a reason why he fought for our freedom … To love
@DGRace Comparing social-networking to cancer and suggesting there shut down is equally as extremest and misguided as the ACL. You yourself masquerade hatred and are hindered by a form of bigotry. Which ultimately is unfortunate because your initial, accurate comments have been cheapened…
The real Julia Gillard needs to stop supporting this hate group.
… and when he says jump the leaderships of both the Coaltion and Labor ask him “how high?”
This is common Media tactic now.
Tweet
Getta lotta publicity
Then Apologise
An assistant to Jim Wallace left in a tirade a coupla years ago
saying that ‘ol Jimmy Boi is obsessed with gays
lol
u join the dots?!
Notice how social networking sites are now frequently used by bigots to espouse their hatred? They should shut them down, they are a cancer.
The ACL are a bunch of right-wing fascists. The type of people that our diggers fought against.