“Australian anti-discrimination legislation was designed at a time where freedom of religion transcended the rights of other minority groups within the community.”
Morrison is facing rising pressure to disendorse Gurpal Singh over public comments in 2017 linking paedophilia and same-sex marriage, following widespread candidate resignations over social media posts.
“If you and I were there to participate in preselection the result = no homosexual MP”, Killin wrote of Wilson, before going on to rail against “gender ideologies”.
“I have advice to the straight community. Don’t think it’s easy now for LGBTI kids just because the laws have changed”
The Australian Christian Lobby is encouraging school students to sign an open letter to Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten calling for religious exemptions to be preserved in the Sex Discrimination Act.
The draft bill makes provision for decisions made to protect “the religious susceptibilities of adherents of that religion or creed” and in instances where the school “had regard to the best interests of the student”.
“The idea that taxpayer funded religious schools should be able to expel a student who comes out is completely out of step with modern community expectations.”
“Religious communities obviously have moral codes. Some people get hung up on sex, but there are a whole lot of voluntary codes that are adhered to by these communities.”
“It is unfortunate that these schools leave behind the inclusive love of Jesus by viciously defending their right to expel on the grounds of sexuality.”
Just 26 per cent of those polled said they opposed the idea, with 37 per cent undecided on the issue.
