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Kat Gold Member Offline Socialism IS the answer. Posts: 17709 Everywhere and no-where Gender:	Re: Advertising, Homophobia and Double Standards Reply #15 - Jun 2^nd, 2011 at 8:51am Gotta love the ACL. Australian Christian Lunatics.
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Verge Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6329 Gender:	Re: Advertising, Homophobia and Double Standards Reply #16 - Jun 2^nd, 2011 at 9:09am Some people need to harden up. Life isnt meant to be taken so seriously, you wont get out alive.
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Reply #17 - Jun 2^nd, 2011 at 9:51am

look I am well and truly from another era..I was 17 before I knew what a lesbian was.. I kid you not..

however even I have a smile at an uproar like this.. because I believe our young folk of today are streets ahead of any adult who is falling over because of this quite serious advertising..

I would be interested in how many complaints they received... its everyone right of course but realy I doubt its a huge majority that complained,

and are we not over being led by the nose by minorities?

tell them to get a life... and realize we are not protecting the young folk from anything by pretending it isnt there..

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Reply #18 - Jun 2^nd, 2011 at 9:54am

Bobby. wrote on Jun 1^st, 2011 at 8:18pm:

I will explain it.

Leviticus 20:
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[13] If a man also lie with mankind,
as he lieth with a woman,
both of them have committed an abomination:
they shall surely be put to death;
their blood shall be upon them.

That also means that those 2 guys will burn forever in hellfire & damnation.
The advertising standards are saving them from hell fire.
See - it wasn't so hard to explain!

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Reply #19 - Jun 2^nd, 2011 at 10:03am

I don't find the ad's offensive. If I saw it, I might have a little chuckle at the pooftas, but complain? Nah.
However, I don't find the things the gay lobby incessantly complain about offensive either. A month or 2 ago, Kobe Bryant was fined a million bucks for mouthing the word 'faggot' at a ref, and you say THIS is petty?

What you 'progressives' fail to realise, is that the very same laws you demanded be set up to protect your attitudes, can also be used by others to protect theirs.

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Reply #20 - Jun 2^nd, 2011 at 3:33pm

Kat wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2011 at 8:51am:

Gotta love the ACL.

Australian Christian Lunatics.

As a Christian I also find the ACL quite daft at times and Jim Wallace quite silly.

the ACL has a place but sometimes they really DONT represent us that well. the interent filter is one example. This ad ban is different tho. We have a problem that ads in this country on TV can be banned after literally one complaint. it needs to be better than that.

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buzzanddidj Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 14248 Eganstown, via Daylesford, VIC Gender:	Re: Advertising, Homophobia and Double Standards Reply #21 - Jun 2^nd, 2011 at 4:14pm Kat wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2011 at 8:51am: Gotta love the ACL. Australian Christian Lunatics. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/jim-wallace-from-australian-christian-...
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Jaykaye_09 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 583 Gender:	Re: Advertising, Homophobia and Double Standards Reply #22 - Jun 2^nd, 2011 at 4:25pm ""To promote this lifestyle to our youth is not in the interests of healthy communities - the only place this message should be seen would be to practising homosexuals, not to impressionable youth in our general public spaces."" Seriously?
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Reply #23 - Jun 2^nd, 2011 at 4:27pm

... wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2011 at 10:03am:

However, I don't find the things the gay lobby incessantly complain about offensive either. A month or 2 ago, Kobe Bryant was fined a million bucks for mouthing the word 'faggot' at a ref, and you say THIS is petty?

I'm pretty sure a) there was no official complaint made by anybody outside the NBA, and b) this was as much about him 'mouthing off' to the referee.

But I do agree, Kobe's comments clearly had nothing to do with homosexuality - faggot means a million different things now (well 3, but still).

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Equitist Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9632 NSW	Re: Advertising, Homophobia and Double Standards Reply #24 - Jun 2^nd, 2011 at 4:31pm This is one clear message that all would-be horny youth need to get from responsible adults: - IF IT'S NOT ON, IT'S NOT ON! No confusing moralising - just an unequivocal sexual health and safety message!
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Reply #25 - Jun 2^nd, 2011 at 5:54pm

longweekend58 wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2011 at 3:33pm:

Kat wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2011 at 8:51am:

Gotta love the ACL.

Australian Christian Lunatics.

As a Christian I also find the ACL quite daft at times and Jim Wallace quite silly.

the ACL has a place but sometimes they really DONT represent us that well.

I DISAGREE

It's basically a "gang of three" inspired by American fudamentlist pentacostals

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Three men from different denominational affiliations and backgrounds founded the Australian Christian Coalition (ACC) in 1995. At the time of the founding, two of them resided in Canberra and one in Brisbane. The lobby group was the brainchild of John Gagliardi, a lay leader of a large Pentecostal church in Brisbane, who stated that the vision was to create an organisation that would have influence in the political arena, on behalf of all Christians, no matter what denomination. Promotional material stated that the purpose of the groups was to make a stand against ‘humanistic legislation’ and ‘minority groups’. Gagliardi’s background was in journalism, and he held positions as Editor of the Townsville Bulletin and as anchorman for the Channel 10 news. Gagliardi had a double Masters in business and politics, he owned and operated a business in Brisbane. John McNicoll was a retired Baptist Minister turned lobbyist in Canberra before becoming involved in the Australian Christian Coalition. John Miller, who worked with a number of community and government organisations in Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory, held leadership positions within his independent, community-based church.

Although the ACC board was cross denominational, according to research carried out by the Christian Research Association, the Coalition was largely supported by Pentecostals.

"Westboro Baptists" in a collar and tie (and a full set of teeth) - if you like

Mainstream, moderate Christian (and Catholic) churches in Australia have largely disassociated themselves from the lobby group

MOST bewidering, is the amount of "puff" the media give them as the "voice" of Australian Christianity

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Reply #26 - Aug 12^th, 2011 at 1:09pm

A GAY couple who outraged Queenslanders when they featured in a safe sex bus shelter promotion have announced they are foster parents.
Michael O'Brien and Anthony Gillespie caused an uproar earlier this year after the Queensland Association for Healthy Communities launched its "Rip and Roll" campaign advertising condoms.

But now the pair have been approved to become foster parents to their new son, a nine-year-old Australian boy.

The child has begun visitations and sleepover visits ahead of his full-time placement with the gay pair.

Mr O'Brien said they are thrilled they have become parents and said they also have plans to marry soon.

"We decided to change the life of a child that needed rescuing and we hope to formalise our family through marriage soon," the 25-year-old said.

"I wear an engagement ring from Anthony and I have told our son we will be getting married soon."

The pair featured in a black-and-white image embracing and holding an unopened red condom packet.

Outrage from groups forced the advertisements to be pulled from Queensland bus shelters in late May but they were re-instated after a massive campaign by the public on Facebook

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http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/gay-couple-in-rip-and-roll-adverti...

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... Gold Member Offline Posts: 23673 WA Gender:	Re: Advertising, Homophobia and Double Standards Reply #27 - Aug 12^th, 2011 at 1:28pm Quote: "I wear an engagement ring from Anthony and I have told our son we will be getting married soon." Lying to the child already. Tut tut.
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Andrei.Hicks Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 23818 Carlsbad, CA Gender:	Re: Advertising, Homophobia and Double Standards Reply #28 - Aug 12^th, 2011 at 2:23pm Where's My ABBA and Kylie album?
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buzzanddidj Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 14248 Eganstown, via Daylesford, VIC Gender:	Re: Advertising, Homophobia and Double Standards Reply #29 - Aug 12^th, 2011 at 4:51pm Andrei.Hicks wrote on Aug 12^th, 2011 at 2:23pm: Where's My ABBA and Kylie album? WHAT THE ? You've watched "Pricilla - Queen of the Desert" one too many times
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