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Radical Gay Parenting Laws a Blight on the State

Last night's passing of Victorian legislation which, among other things, will enable two men to "order" a baby they are not even genetically connected to, is a blight on the State which will have ramifications for every future generation of Victorians, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) said today. .

  • WA Surrogacy Laws Add to Growing Fatherlessness Problem

    New laws passed in Western Australia last night to permit surrogacy arrangements for both single women and couples will add to the growing fatherlessness problems in society, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) said today.

  • Wesley Mission Emergency Appeal Launched as Economic Downturn Deepens

    Wesley Mission has launched an emergency appeal as Australia's worsening financial and housing crisis deepens.

  • Same Sex Adoption in NSW not in Best Interests of the Child

    The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) today urged the NSW Government not to change the law to allow same sex adoption as it goes against the best interests of the children, who as a consequence will miss out on the love and role models of both a mother and a father.

  • Archer's Corruption Charge Follows Questionable Use of Vote

    News of a corruption charge against West Australian Independent MP Shelley Archer should also reignite public concern about her role in the passage of legislation to decriminalise brothels earlier this year, the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) said today.

  • Muslim Women Condemn Attitudes of Their Religious Leaders

    Some Muslim religious leaders are condoning rape within marriage, domestic violence, polygamy, welfare fraud and the exploitation of women, a report on imam training has found. The report, by the Islamic Women\'s Welfare Council of Victoria, says some imams perform polygamous marriages knowing that the second wife, a de facto under Australian law, can claim Centrelink payments. It found that some apply sharia when it benefits men but not when it benefits women, and that they hinder police from p

  • Christian Leader Sacked By Government Because Of His Views on Homosexuality

    Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon, has removed Warwick Marsh, Founder of the Fatherhood Foundation and a strongly committed Christian leader, from a Government appointed panel to advise it on Men\'s Health Issues for comments he made in a paper \"21 Reasons Why Gender Matters\", published by the Fatherhood Foundation two years ago. The paper suggests children are more likely to be abused by homosexual people than by heterosexuals and that homosexual people are more prone to infidelity than th

  • Cholera Outbreak Hits Zimbabwe as Australia Increases Aid

    Fifty-three cholera deaths have been recorded in Zimbabwe in a single day the United Nations says, putting the death toll since August at 366 and the number of cases at 8887. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) also warns of reports being received from South Africa\'s health ministry of suspected cholera cases in Botswana. South African health officials are also meeting to tackle the cholera outbreak which has also claimed lives in South Africa with 3 reported deat

  • WCC Urges Radical Change to Economic Structures

    World leaders need to make radical changes to the global economic system so that it is more just to the poor and protects the environment, said the world's largest ecumenical body ahead of a major UN conference that began Saturday.

  • Christian Lobby Calls for Bipartisan Support of ISP Filtering

    The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) today called for bipartisan support for the Federal Government's plans to filter the Internet at service provider level, saying that in the interests of children this issue should be placed above party politics.

  • Abuse of Boys 'Largely Ignored', Warns World Vision

    Christian humanitarian agency World Vision has warned that the abuse and exploitation of boys worldwide remains "largely ignored".

  • Experts Weigh in on 'Pardon' of John Lennon Over Jesus Comment

    The recent comment touted by some media outlets as the Vatican's forgiveness of Beatles legend John Lennon is not quite the papal pardon many think it to be.