Tag: same sex marriage

• Bullied into Silence aka the Bastard Problem

  The phrase “being bullied into silence” has started occurring in the Same Sex Marriage debate, often emanating from the No camp. Here is my response… Only bullies complain about being bullied into silence because it’s the exact technique they use to bully others! As soon as they are questioned or confronted they say they are […]

  Andrew Whalan

  September 17, 2017

  Opinions-Editorial

  australian politics, Bullying, same sex marriage, Social media, Trolling

• When the Rainbow Opened My Eyes

  My niece got engaged yesterday to her partner. Now my brother has two daughters instead of one. I’m joyful for both as they’ve found that love is love is love. But it took me a while to understand… For I must have lived in a sexual vacuum. Growing up I never even knew what homosexuality […]

  Andrew Whalan

  August 30, 2017

  Opinions-Editorial

  australian politics, Politics, Religion, same sex marriage

• Why Same Sex Marriage Is Now an Election Issue

  As promised, Tony Abbott put the proposal of same sex marriage to the party room. But not his own party room where in all probability the motion would have been lost anyway.  But quite cleverly or perhaps fearfully, the PM put it to the joint LNP party room. In doing that, he knew the same sex […]

  Andrew Whalan

  August 12, 2015

  Opinions-Editorial, Politics

  Irish referendum, liberal party of australia, national party of australia, party room, same sex, same sex marriage, Tony Abbott, warren truss

• When Will There Be Rainbows in Church?

    There I am, sitting in church listening to a sermon.  It is close to the worse sermon I’ve ever heard. But it’s not the poor delivery that’s annoying me. It’s the subject matter. It is about rejecting all sinners. The pastor is working his way through a list of undesirables and finally settles on […]

  Andrew Whalan

  August 2, 2015

  Personal, Religion

  church, homosexuality, rainbows, Religion, same sex marriage, subject matter