by John | Apr 11, 2012 | AME media releases, AME resources, News, Religious leaders, Resources, Who supports equality
Advocates for marriage equality will tell tomorrow’s parliamentary hearing on same-sex marriage that Australia has a historic opportunity to become a more equal and inclusive nation. Tomorrow in Sydney, legal, religious and community leaders will tell a House of...
by John | Apr 2, 2012 | AME media releases, News, Religious leaders, Who supports equality
Australian Marriage Equality has welcomed a letter from 77 Clergy from across Australia calling on Australians to show their support for marriage equality by making submissions to the Senate Inquiry and the House Representatives inquiry into same-sex marriage. (Names...
by John | Apr 2, 2012 | Australian news, News, Religious leaders, Who supports equality
Brisbane’s Very Reverend Dr Peter Catt argues a proposed marriage equality bill would remove discrimination. The dean of St John’s Anglican Cathedral in Brisbane has broken ranks with traditionalists and thrown his support behind allowing same-sex...
by John | Mar 30, 2012 | AME media releases, News, Religious leaders, Take Action, Who supports equality
Marriage equality advocates have welcomed a strong response in favour of marriage equality following news that Victoria’s Catholic hierarchy has sent letters to 80,000 Catholics urging them against supporting marriage equality. (Report here) Australian Marriage...
by John | Mar 28, 2012 | Australian news, News, Religious leaders, Who supports equality
Two Christian ministers and the peak Australasian body representing Progressive Judaism have used the Senate inquiry into same-sex marriage to express their support for marriage equality. Union for Progressive Judaism (UPJ) president David Robinson and executive...
by John | Mar 27, 2012 | Australian news, News, Religious leaders, Supporters of Equality
The Union for Progressive Judaism has made a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Marriage Equality Amendment Bill. The UPJ represents 26 congregations and communal organisations across Australia, New Zealand and Asia...