A group of nearly 14,900 French mayors has said it will not perform “gay marriages”, even if lawmakers go ahead with plans to legalise the practice. A spokesman for the group said some of the mayors “would resign if the law is adopted”, while others “have said they will refuse” to perform marriage ceremonies for Read more
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SFA – Samoan transvestite group rejects gay marriage 
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Monday, April 22nd, 2013
A member of the Samoa Fa’afafine (Transvestite) Association (SFA) says they do not support gay marriage. “People always assume us to be that and this and I’m sure they (people) already thought we are celebrating together with the New Zealand gay community, when we are not,” said Tania Pulotu. So’oalo Roger Stanley, Samoa Fa’afafine Association Read more
Powershop – seems it is OK to offend Catholics but not the Chinese Comments 0
Friday, March 22nd, 2013
Auckland Transport has pulled an advertisement depicting Chairman Mao performing the Gangnam Style dance. It has been banned from Auckland bus stops for fear it will insult Chinese residents. The advertisement for online electricity store Powershop shows the Chinese former dictator surrounded by Chinese people and soldiers posing with guns, and carries the slogan ‘Same Read more
Gay marriage and the ancient Greeks Comments 0
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
It is ironic that the proponents of homosexuality so often point to ancient Greece as their paradigm because of its high state of culture and its partial acceptance of homosexuality or, more accurately, pederasty. Though some ancient Greeks did write paeans to homosexual love, it did not occur to any of them to propose homosexual Read more
Anglican commission will study blessing same gender relationships Comments 0
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
A doctrinal commission will be set up to look at a theological rationale for the liturgical blessing of people in permanent, faithful same gender relationships. This “Commission on Doctrine and Theological Questions” is being convened at the instruction of General Synod Standing Committee, which met in Auckland last week. The commission will also look at Read more
NZ Catholic Bishops make submission to Marriage Bill Select Committee Comments 0
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
New Zealand Catholic Bishops appeared before the New Zealand Government Administration Select Committee considering the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill on Wednesday to share their concerns over the future implications should it become law. Archbishop John Dew, Bishop Colin Campbell and Mrs Sue Devereux, representing the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference, made a verbal submission Read more
Wellington church breaks ranks on same gender marriage Comments 1
Friday, October 12th, 2012
A Presbyterian church in Wellington, New Zealand, has restated its decision to support same gender marriage. Senior minister at St Andrew’s on the Terrace, Margaret Mayman, said it would be part of a small minority of churches doing so. The Presbyterian General Assembly in New Zealand opposes a bill before Parliament which seeks to legalise Read more
63 former Catholic priests back gay marriage in Washington Comments 0
Friday, October 12th, 2012
At least 63 former Catholic priests in Washington state said they support Referendum 74, which will make Washington the United States’ seventh state to legalize same-sex or gay marriage. “We are uneasy with the aggressive efforts of Catholic bishops to oppose R-74 and want to support the 71 percent of Catholics who support civil marriage Read more
Christian compassion and gay marriage Comments 0
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
The Marriage Amendment Bill aims to amend marriage legislation to ensure gay couples are not treated in “a discriminatory manner”. It has passed its first reading and is now open for submissions from the public. In our next piece in a series of opinions, Wairarapa man and future Labour political hopeful Kieran McAnulty says marriage Read more
Sacked Whangarei teacher considers legal action Comments 0
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
Whangarei teacher Nigel Studdart, who lost his job at a Catholic school for taking a public stand on gay rights, is considering legal action. The science teacher was dismissed from Pompallier College for helping students stage a peaceful protest against comments made by the principal about gay marriage and gay parenting. Continue reading
