rooster59 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Australia seeks to ban schools from expelling gay students By Lidia Kelly FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison attends a news conference in Canberra, Australia August 24, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia aims to ban private or religious schools from expelling students on the basis of their sexuality, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday. Debate over personal rights is growing ahead of a crucial by-election for Morrison's ruling Liberal-National coalition in the blue-ribbon Sydney seat of Wentworth on Oct. 20. "I will be taking action to ensure amendments are introduced as soon as practicable to make it clear that no student of a non-state school should be expelled on the basis of their sexuality," Morrison said in a statement. The statement, which urged parliament to tackle the issue over the next two weeks, follows an offer of support by the largest opposition party, Labour, to repeal legal exemptions that allow religious schools to discriminate. Archbishop Mark Coleridge, the president of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, called this week for equality in school employment and enrolment. "Once employed or enrolled, people within a Catholic school community are expected to adhere to the school's mission and values," the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper quoted him as saying. Australia's parliament voted to legalise same-sex marriage in December after a nationwide postal survey returned an overwhelming majority in favour of the unions. Morrison said the government was working through its responses to the recommendations of a review panel to examine if the change to the law had restricted religious freedom. The recommendations have not been publicly disclosed. "Our government does not support expulsion of students from religious non-state schools on the basis of their sexuality," he added. -- © Copyright Reuters 2018-10-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 This is already covered in the Anti-Discrimination Act 1984 Sex Discrimination Act 1984 Discrimination on the basis of sex, marital or relationship status, pregnancy or potential pregnancy, breastfeeding, family responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex status. Sexual harassment is also prohibited under this Act. sex·u·al o·ri·en·ta·tion noun a person's sexual identity in relation to the gender to which they are attracted; the fact of being heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wirat69 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Sounds like it is the non-gays who require the education!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacovl46 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Why is it legal to ban them in the first place?! Sexual orientation is not something people choose. If you believe in God and that God is the creator of all life then there is only one logical conclusion to be drawn from that - God made them gay. So why would you ban them to begin with?! How Christian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 They got this the wrong way around. They should ban Religious Schools from having any children!!! These days there is no place for religion in Schools. The brainwashing can take place back and the family homes if they want to force their children to believe in any particular religion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest879 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 don't see what harm gays do. its the feminists that need to be expelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnapat Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Thought Australia was more enlightened than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Off-topic post and reply reported and removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jingthing Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Hmm. Well, if I was a gay student I wouldn't want to attend a school that had such unfair discriminatory policies in the first place. But of course students often have no choice on where to attend school as they generally go where their parents send them. Definitely a sad state of affairs when these religious "morality" preachers turn out to be nasty bigots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexlowe Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 This is the correct move, but let's hope it doesn't reach this level of acceptance: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30303094 and ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kieran00001 Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Dexlowe said: This is the correct move, but let's hope it doesn't reach this level of acceptance: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30303094 and ... So, you think gays should be allowed in the school but not in pageants and shows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 17 hours ago, pacovl46 said: Why is it legal to ban them in the first place?! Sexual orientation is not something people choose. If you believe in God and that God is the creator of all life then there is only one logical conclusion to be drawn from that - God made them gay. So why would you ban them to begin with?! How Christian! Yes it is a mess,and even this God hates gay people! Some one is wrong some where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivor bigun Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Personally i could not care less what two people of the same sex get up to,they can beat each other with rhubarb dressed in a frock as far as i am concerned,but i am fed up to the back teeth of it constsntly being in the papers ,gay pride marches etc etc, just get on with your lives quietly and stop telling us how natural it is ,us straight folk dont give a toss. Now sorry if that "offends" but thats the way most of us feel. We dont care. Just get on with your life.Sent from my SM-A720F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 26 minutes ago, ivor bigun said: Personally i could not care less what two people of the same sex get up to,they can beat each other with rhubarb dressed in a frock as far as i am concerned,but i am fed up to the back teeth of it constsntly being in the papers ,gay pride marches etc etc, just get on with your lives quietly and stop telling us how natural it is ,us straight folk dont give a toss. Now sorry if that "offends" but thats the way most of us feel. We dont care. Just get on with your life. Sent from my SM-A720F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Clearly ‘they’ don’t give a toss about you and your fellow travellers being offended, you poor petals... If it is good enough for you and your small knobed peers to be offensive then it is good enough for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 52 minutes ago, ivor bigun said: Personally i could not care less what two people of the same sex get up to,they can beat each other with rhubarb dressed in a frock as far as i am concerned,but i am fed up to the back teeth of it constsntly being in the papers ,gay pride marches etc etc, just get on with your lives quietly and stop telling us how natural it is ,us straight folk dont give a toss. Now sorry if that "offends" but thats the way most of us feel. We dont care. Just get on with your life. Sent from my SM-A720F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app They are getting on with their lives and that includes celebrations and pushing for the publicity essential to promoting equality of treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lannarebirth Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 11 minutes ago, Bluespunk said: They are getting on with their lives and that includes celebrations and pushing for the publicity essential to promoting equality of treatment. Personally, I don't think being gay is a sin, but if such things as sins exist, being prideful most certainly would be. Maybe the greatest sin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, lannarebirth said: Personally, I don't think being gay is a sin, but if such things as sins exist, being prideful most certainly would be. Maybe the greatest sin. I'd put rape, murder, intolerance, hate, bigotry, violence, racism, homophobia, and whole host of offences above that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lannarebirth Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 20 minutes ago, Bluespunk said: I'd put rape, murder, intolerance, hate, bigotry, violence, racism, homophobia, and whole host of offences above that. Pride/indifference to other's value, is pretty much the root cause of all those things. Greed, hate delusion all stem from pride/self as do all the offences you refer to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiChakayan Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 46 minutes ago, Bluespunk said: They are getting on with their lives and that includes celebrations and pushing for the publicity essential to promoting equality of treatment. Personally my question is whether homosexuality is a deviance from the (a) norm or not, everyone may have his own answer, self interested or not. As far as I am concerned the norm is very close to traditional family values.. And I couldn't imagine myself having two dads... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, KiChakayan said: Personally my question is whether homosexuality is a deviance from the (a) norm or not, everyone may have his own answer, self interested or not. As far as I am concerned the norm is very close to traditional family values.. And I couldn't imagine myself having two dads... Loaded question you've got. Liking Haggis is a deviation from the norm of all humanity! It's an ABOMINATION! (Unless you're Scottish.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lannarebirth Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, Jingthing said: Loaded question you've got. Liking Haggis is a deviation from the norm of all humanity! It's an ABOMINATION! (Unless you're Scottish.) That'd be a pretty clever argument if biology were as fluid as culture, let alone tastes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attrayant Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, KiChakayan said: Personally my question is whether homosexuality is a deviance from the (a) norm or not It's not, insofar as it has existed for as long as man has been recording history. Were you under the impression that homosexuality is something new? 4 minutes ago, KiChakayan said: As far as I am concerned the norm is very close to traditional family values. The meaning of 'traditional' is entirely arbitrary and no two people define it the same way. No too long ago, concubines were part of a traditional marriage. What is it going to take for people to understand that everyone is different and doesn't need to live their lives according to other people's values? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Of course homosexuality has always been with us and many other species on earth. What is relatively modern is the widely accepted concept of gay as an identity group. Appears to have started in Germany before the Nazi Era and a similar early history in England.For a country like Thailand for example the concept of gay men as opposed to just gay sex is definitely a foreign import. The ladyboy culture in Thailand is much more traditional and not an import. Sent from my Lenovo A7020a48 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 3 hours ago, lannarebirth said: Pride/indifference to other's value, is pretty much the root cause of all those things. Greed, hate delusion all stem from pride/self as do all the offences you refer to. I'm not sure I fully agree with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 3 hours ago, KiChakayan said: Personally my question is whether homosexuality is a deviance from the (a) norm or not, everyone may have his own answer, self interested or not. As far as I am concerned the norm is very close to traditional family values.. And I couldn't imagine myself having two dads... As far as I am concerned you are wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhorse Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Why is it legal to ban them in the first place?! Sexual orientation is not something people choose. If you believe in God and that God is the creator of all life then there is only one logical conclusion to be drawn from that - God made them gay. So why would you ban them to begin with?! How Christian!God created gays? I for one would like to see his first draft of drawings while he was putting that together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 God created gays? I for one would like to see his first draft of drawings while he was putting that together I suppose if there is a God she created bigots as well. Sent from my Lenovo A7020a48 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhorse Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 I suppose if there is a God she created bigots as well. Sent from my Lenovo A7020a48 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile appNo bigot. God didn't create hetros either.My post was meant to be funny but so many highly strung people here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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