{"id":4235,"date":"2012-09-19T17:21:10","date_gmt":"2012-09-19T16:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=4235"},"modified":"2012-09-21T08:35:46","modified_gmt":"2012-09-21T07:35:46","slug":"aussie-mps-reject-gay-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/aussie-mps-reject-gay-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie MPs reject ‘gay marriage’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The rainbow diversity flag has had a welcome setback.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a landmark vote, Australian MPs have overwhelmingly rejected a bill which would have legalised ‘gay marriage’ reports Agence France Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The House of Representatives voted down the bill to legalise marriage between same sex couples by 98 to 42, with Labour Prime Minister Julia Gillard and opposition conservative leader Tony Abbott both voting against it.<\/p>\n

Only 2 out of 30 Queensland MPs voted to change the definition of marriage<\/a>, with many making powerful arguments against the innovation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0During the days of debate on the bill, one senator lost his parliamentary post after referring to sex with animals.<\/p>\n

Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi asked what the next step would be if the government redefined marriage so that two people of the same sex could ‘marry’.<\/p>\n

“The next step, quite frankly, is having three people or four people that love each other being able to enter into a permanent union endorsed by society,” he told the Senate.<\/p>\n

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Cory Bernardi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“There are even some creepy people out there… (who) say it is okay to have consensual sexual relations between humans and animals. Will that be a future step?”<\/p>\n

Former Liberal Party leader Malcolm Turnbull described Mr Bernardi’s comments as “hysterical, alarmist, offensive”.<\/p>\n

The Liberal leader Tony Abbott said Mr Bernardi offered to resign his position as his parliamentary secretaryand he had accepted.<\/p>\n

Mr Abbott is said to be a staunch Catholic and opinion polls suggest he could become prime minister when an election is held next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve known Cory for a long time. He\u2019s a decent bloke with strong opinions,\u201d said Mr Abbott, but he said his comments had been ill-judged.<\/p>\n

“They are views that I don’t share,” Abbott told reporters. “They are views which I think many people will find repugnant.”<\/p>\n

In the UK, Ulster Unionist peer Lord Maginnis resigned from the Ulster Unionist Party last month<\/a><\/strong> after similar remarks.<\/p>\n

Australia does not permit gay marriage, though some states allow civil unions.<\/p>\n

Gay rights activists called the decision a “slap on the face,” ABC News reported.<\/p>\n

Astonishingly, in view of her vote against gay marriage, Aussie premier Julia Gillard is supporting an Australian bid<\/a><\/strong> to host the 2014 homosexual rugby world cup – if anyone can believe such an event actually takes place.<\/p>\n

Almighty God appears to think there is a link between sodomy and bestiality, as the book of Leviticus states:<\/p>\n

Lev 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.
\nLev 18:23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.<\/p>\n

Update: The Australian Senate has followed suit a day later, voting 41 to 26 against redefining marriage<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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