Feminised society claims another victim

The plight of fathers in today’s feminised society was highlighted by a case reported in yesterday’s Sunday Herald Sun.

The newspaper told the story of ’Steve,’ a successful small More

Hats off to father Gordon

The celebrity chef deserves our thanks for finally making inedible the fraud that is the “Father of the Year” award. Andrew Bolt

Turnbull defends abortion

“Federal opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull has told a powerful Christian lobby group they are wrong on abortion, as he defended a woman’s right to choose,” brisbanetimes reports. “Mr Turnbull said women had the right to end an unwanted pregnancy,” the Fairfax site says. More

Marriage strengthens a nation – Turnbull

A nation is stronger if people are legally married and if more children are brought up by a father and a mother, Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull told the Australian Christian Lobby National Conference today, a news release issued by the ACL said.

Whether you look at it from a social, a spiritual, a cultural or a “hard-headed” economic point of view, we all need strong families. Mr Turnbull added that the Coalition has a passionate commitment to the family and the promotion of the family, the ACL said. More

Marriage the key to social stability

Marriage and family is the key to social stability and reversing poverty, UK researcher Dr Samantha Callan told the Australian Christian Lobby’s National Conference in Canberra today. More

Natural marriage amendments pass in US

On yesterday’s US elections, Americans for Truth reports, “The good news is that pro-natural marriage amendments passed in California, Florida and Arizona. Had McCain championed those ballot measures – Florida’s passed by 63 percent — he might be president today. Often it seems as if liberal (“moderate”) Republicans would rather lose elections than espouse pro-family policies, but the whole country suffers when such calculations are made.”

Those who campaigned in support of traditional marriage were subjected to vicious attacks and accused of being “intolerant” and “offensive.” However, as Americans for Truth pointed out, those doing the lecturing could use a bit of tolerance training - view the video. More

Hearings on late-term abortion to start

Sen Guy Barnett

The humanity of the unborn child is no longer in doubt, with the advances in ultrasound technology, the Australian Christian Lobby says in its submission to the Senate committee inquiry into the Medicare funding of late-term abortions.

The Senate hearings will be held in Canberra on Wednesday and Thursday this week.

The Inquiry was established in response to Tasmanian Liberal Senator Guy Barnett’s More

Age’s abortion coverage gets uglier

“Abortion protest gets ugly”.

That’s The Age online getting worked up about dissent from the public gallery as the Abortion Law Reform Bill passed the second reading in the Victorian Legislative Council today. More

Vic Labor’s radical “family” bill passed

Rob Ward

The Labor Party’s social engineers in the Victorian lower house have passed the radical Assisted Reproductive Treatment bill.

More than 50 amendments were lodged, but all were voted down.

“If passed by the Legislative Council the legislation will grant single and lesbian women access to reproductive treatment, including IVF,” the Age reports.

“It’ll also give gay partners and parents of surrogate children greater parenting rights.” More

Abortion law bill may breach rights charter

The Age reports, “THE Catholic lobby has escalated the pressure on Victoria’s lawmakers by claiming the bill that proposes to decriminalise abortion is in breach of the State Government’s charter of human rights.” More

Abortion law vote will be close – Finn

The Upper House vote on the Brumby Government’s abortion law reform bill, expected this week, will be very close, Liberal MLC Bernie Finn told an estimated gathering of between 2000 and 3000 protesters at the steps of parliament on Sunday. More

Businessman’s lone abortion protest

Matt Prince, a successful businessman and father of two, put off a New York business trip to take a personal stand against the Brumby Government’s abortion law reform bill. More

Call for Christians to protest abortion bill

The Coalition Against the Decriminalisation of Abortion is calling on Christians to “unite for 1 hour of Prayer and Protest” on the steps of the Victorian parliament on Sunday 5 October from 1:45 – 2:45 pm.

It will be “prayer for the protection of unborn children and a protest against the current abortion bill,” CADOA spokesperson Kirsten Jack wrote in an open letter appealing for the support of Christians of all denominations. More

Vic Lower House approves abortion bill

The Age online reports the Abortion Law Reform vote. (Click to enlarge)

Four Liberal front benchers—Opposiition Leader Ted Baillieu, deputy leader Louise Asher, health spokeswoman Helen Shardey and women’s affairs spokeswoman Mary Wooldridge—crossed the floor of Victoria’s Legislative Assembly and voted to approve the second reading of the Abortion Law Reform Bill 2008. More

Fin Review’s loaded headline

Today’s Financial Review contains a brief item on the Brumby Government’s abortion law reform bill under a headline that infers the Liberal Party supports the Labor Government’s measure. More