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[Link] Citipointe churchgoers give standing ovation for under-fire principal
Read: 8/2/2022 www.theguardian.com
The head of Brisbane’s Citipointe megachurch has told worshippers to lobby MPs about proposed religious freedom and sexual discrimination laws, after the church school’s failed attempt to introduce enrolment contracts with anti-gay and anti-trans provisions.
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[Link] Brisbane Christian school withdraws controversial sexuality contract after community backlash
Read: 3/2/2022 www.abc.net.au
The contract demanded families denounce homosexuality and that students identify by birth gender, or risk being excluded from the school. Citipointe Christian College's contract describes homosexuality as a sin and compares it to bestiality and paedophilia.
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[Link] The deadly new risk Afghan women face: It starts with a strange phone call and can end with murder
Read: 22/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
Her body was found riddled with bullets alongside three other women who had also been killed. Ms Ayoubi is a journalist and activist who left Afghanistan over concerns for her own safety.
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[Link] Michael Flynn Wants to Outlaw All Religions Except Christianity Now
Read: 15/11/2021 www.vice.com
Disgraced former national security adviser Michael Flynn claimed this weekend that if the U.S. wants to be one nation under God, then it needs to outlaw all religions aside from Christianity.
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[Link] The Growing Crusade Against Sex, Muslim Culture, and Lesbians in India’s Ads
Read: 2/11/2021 www.vice.com
India’s leading fashion designer was forced to withdraw advertisements for his latest line of wedding jewellery after he was threatened with legal action by a politician from the ruling party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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