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Fred Nile Congratulates Prime Minister For Stopping ACT Same-Sex Bill

The Rev Fred Nile MLC, Leader of the Christian Democratic Party, has congratulated the Prime Minister, John Howard, for his prompt action in overruling the ACT homosexual, same-sex civil unions Bill, which virtually legalises a form of same-sex marriage, even with legal ACT celebrants.

‘The homosexual lobby must accept the fact that the institution of marriage can only be between a male and a female, not two homosexual men or two lesbians’ said Rev Fred Nile MLC.

‘The promoters of same-sex marriage are blind to two facts. Firstly, legalised same-sex marriage is an attack of the God-given institution of marriage, therefore it must be opposed.

‘Second, it is NOT an issue of human or civil rights. Homosexual activity is a lifestyle choice. Hundreds of men who originally chose the homosexual lifestyle have now chosen to be heterosexuals.

‘Human and civil rights are justifiable for certain categories of persons who cannot change who they are, such as members of different racial groups. They cannot change the colour of their skin. We must reject this deceptive, false campaign by homosexuals claiming they must have special civil rights.

‘Every human being has those human and civil rights as a male or a female, not because they adopt a homosexual lifestyle.

‘A homosexual male has the same right as a heterosexual male to marry a female but not marry another male. In the same way a heterosexual male cannot marry another heterosexual male’ said the Rev Hon Fred Nile MLC, pro marriage, pro family campaigner.