Queensland Liberal leader Tim Nicholls in a Parliamentary address advised voters to support same sex marriage before the poll

The Queensland Christian lobby gets even with the Liberal Party, watch out Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten

On Monday 27 November 2017, the federal Attorney General gave a press statement concerning the government’s plans to legislate so-called “same sex marriage” by the end of the year, and in which he asserted that:

“There is absolutely no inconsistency between giving effect to marriage equality [sic] and protecting religious freedom. The two are entirely consistent with one another […] I don’t favour and I’m sure the Australian people don’t favour using the result of the marriage survey as a platform to reopen a broader debate about discrimination law.”

Rev Fred Nile MLC, NSW warns Malcolm Turnbull and the Liberals are manipulating the Same Sex Marriage results that will not protect freedom of religious beliefs

Rev Fred Nile MLC makes the following comments:

  • “The Turnbull government’s cynical manipulation of the results of the survey illustrates a betrayal of the Australian public.”
  • “What people of conscience fear is not that their beliefs will be interfered with, they fear being prevented from living their lives according to those beliefs.”
  • “Senator Brandis is a senior legal practitioner. He knows very well that the proposed legislation will change social norms and therefore the perception of acceptable conduct, for both individuals and business.”
  • “Pretending to be oblivious to what we have been witnessing overseas is an insult to everyone, no matter how they voted in the survey.”
  • “Senator Brandis has opened the floodgates to litigation, or the threats of litigation, that will restrict associational and expressive freedoms. That’s not what the people of Australia voted on in the marriage survey.”
  • “There has been no better proof that the Coalition government has betrayed its small government and freedom oriented philosophies. It is not surprising that its voters are deserting the Liberal National parties in droves.”