Some Christians Got Their Love and Hatred in Action After the 'Yes' Vote and Painted The Town
The minority who was driving the hatred and discrimination towards gays, thinking they were a majority Now find themselves scared that the proven majority will behave towards them how they behave towards all. I was reading some of their comments and some say they find them selves scare they will be followed by gays going home. Like if the gay community had their black hearts and the time to be following stupid straights get home. But this is Australia and Me being an American of Latin decent might not understand them. What I do understand is discrimination towards people that their only sin is being born who they are. All we have always asked is equality! The gay community will always be a minority in Australia so this is another way to have an excuse to do what they did after the vote. Here is an Australian's writer's account of how it went. Adam, Publisher
ON Thursday night, 24 hours after the same-sex marriage result, young Christians from the No-voting western half of Sydney took five litres of black paint to Yes-vote heartland, inner-urban Newtown, and painted over an offensive mural of Cardinal George Pell and Tony Abbott engaged in a sex act.
The giant mural depicted the former Prime Minister as a bride with his hand down the topless Cardinal’s rainbow underpants, complete with pubic hair and caption “The Happy Ending”. It was painted on the wall of the Botany View Hotel on Wednesday as a perverse celebration of the 61.6 per cent same-sex marriage ‘Yes’ vote.
Within hours someone had splashed white paint across the wall, obscuring Cardinal Pell’s face.
But it took 28-year-old Maronite Catholic builder, Charbel, to do the job properly.
He and a mate drove to Newtown and proceeded to paint over the mural using a long-handled roller, respectfully leaving the artist’s name intact and choosing a colour that blended in with the rest of the building. He was impervious to abuse from passers-by calling him “fat wog” and “bigot”.
Protesters conduct a religious ceremony to oppose the Scott Marsh mural that has since been painted over in Newtown. (Pic: Danny Casey/AAP)
And then on Friday night, to the horror of locals, a group of 30 Christians from the western suburbs turned up with rosary beads and incense to pray the “Hail Mary” next to the painted-out mural.
“This mural was a direct attack on Christians or anyone who believes in a god,” says Charbel.
“This is homosexual activists saying we are here, we are loud and strong and when you oppose us we’ll accuse you of hate and not being reasonable and acceptable. What I want to know is, where’s our acceptance?”
This is the cry of the four in ten Australian who voted No and are being treated now like outcasts by gloating Yes campaigners, chief among them the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
In his triumphalist speech when the result was announced, the PM lauded the 7.8 million Australians “who voted yes for fairness”.
But he barely acknowledged the 4.8 million Australians who voted No, not because they believe in unfairness, but because they are concerned about the consequences of such a profound change to our foundational social institution. He said nothing to allay their fears.
All he said was: “I know a minority obviously voted no. But we are a fair nation.”
To be fair, he deserves credit for sticking with his election promise to hold a plebiscite, and he has been vindicated with an extraordinary participation rate of almost 80 per cent.
Same-sex marriage has been legitimised by the mandate of the majority, and those of us who were on the losing side accept the result in good faith.
But Turnbull assured us during the campaign that he believed in religious freedom “even more strongly” than in same-sex marriage.
And now social conservatives find themselves disenfranchised and unprotected.
Last week they were being ridiculed for trying to protect basic freedom of expression, association, thought, conscience or religion, and for upholding the right of parents to ensure the education of their children is in accordance with their beliefs.
Crikey accurately described the “general hilarity” that greeted Senator James Paterson’s serious effort to craft a bill that balances competing rights when same sex marriage becomes law. Ignored was his 35,000-word explanatory memorandum containing 19 examples from countries where people have been persecuted for holding a traditional view of marriage, from the Irish baker, the Canadian law school and the British adoption agency to the Washington florist, the Sydney GP and the Tasmanian bishop.
According new rights to one minority should not leave another minority vulnerable and afraid that they will be persecuted for deeply held beliefs.
This is why treasurer Scott Morrison, who was the first politician to advocate a plebiscite, in June 2015, has intervened now to insist on amendments to the marriage bill to protect basic freedoms.
“There are over four million people that voted no in this survey who are now coming to terms with the fact that on this issue, they are a minority.
“They have concerns that their broader views and their broader beliefs are also now in the minority and therefore under threat. And they are seeking assurances that… the things that they hold dear are not under threat also because of this change.”
If Morrison, and those valiant Liberal MPs who still believe in freedom, don’t prevail, the gulf between No-voting Australia and Yes-voting Australia will tear our society apart in ways we can’t even imagine.
WITHIN hours of the same-sex marriage announcement on Wednesday, an outspoken No voter who owns a beauty salon in Perth was floored by a gay wedding request.
Belinda received a booking inquiry on her salon’s Facebook page from gay couple Brad and Chris for “a full body wax to make our honeymoon extra special”.
“My partner Chris and I have started planning our big day for Jan now the vote thing is over, So excited!”
Belinda, who is afraid to use her real name, is certain she is being trolled by gay activists.
“It’s not genuine. They know I’m an active No voter and they think they can goad me…
“Are they going to turn up at the shop tomorrow? Where do I stand now if there are people out there deliberately trying to force me to participate in gay weddings?”
Message sent to a Perth beauty salon owned by an outspoken No voter in the wake of the same sex marriage survey. The owner believes she is being trolled by activists.
Belinda says her Catholic faith prevents her from endorsing a gay wedding.
“But I’ve been in business 15 years and I have heaps of gay clients. I have no problem with gay people but I need a safeguard from crazy people.”
In other countries where gay marriage exists, activists have targeted conscientious objectors, florists, bakers and innkeepers who don’t want to service gay weddings.
Labor, the Greens and like-minded Liberals insist the rights of No voters need no protection, but Belinda’s dilemma is just the start.
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