Together, making a stand for marriage

READER --

Here’s a quick update on the latest developments in the campaign to preserve marriage.

We’ve had a great response as thousands of people have signed the submission to the Senate inquiry into the Recognition of Foreign Marriages Bill.

This is so important because as Senator Sue Boyce put it, recognising foreign same-sex marriages is a “backdoor way to try to increase pressure for same-sex marriage in Australia.”*

Our campaign is off to a great start and momentum is building.

However we still need many more people to make a submission to the Senate inquiry.

You can make a stand for marriage by signing this submission.

Submissions close 31 July so please act now.

Thank you for your support and your prayers.

Regards

Lyle Shelton
Australian Christian Lobby
On behalf of Australian Marriage Forum

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*Source: Hansard 20 June 2013

Authorised by Lyle Shelton, 4 Campion Street, Deakin ACT 2600

About recognising foreign same-sex marriages

Submissions into inquiry about recognising foreign same-sex marriages closes soon

David Hutt works at the Australian Christian Lobby. In this interview with the ACL’s Katherine Spackman he talks about the inquiry into recognising overseas same-sex marriages. Submissions close at the end of the month to the inquiry. People can sign a statement opposing the bill at preservingmarriage.acl.org.au Read more

A C L: Call to rally to Meriam’s defence.

“We gave you three days to recant but you insist on not returning to Islam,” said the Sudanese Judge.  “I sentence you to be hanged to death.” “I am a Christian and I never committed apostasy,” Meriam told the judge. Dear Reader All over the world people are rallying to Meriam’s defence. A Sudanese court gave Meriam until today to recant her faith in Jesus…  she refused and will now be hanged for her faith. Meriam - who is heavily pregnant - has also been sentenced to 100 lashes for adultery.  Her marriage to a Christian man isn’t recognised by Islamic law. Converting from Islam is punishable by death under Sudan’s Islamic law. This is a complete outrage.  It is a violation of Meriam’s human rights and it contravenes international law. Will you join me in making a stand for Meriam and her unborn child? I’ll be writing to Sudan’s Ambassador and pleading Meriam’s case.  I’ll also be writing to Julie Bishop.  Australia needs to take a much stronger stand against apostasy laws. Click here to email Ambassador Mohamed Omer and Cc Julie Bishop. Please keep Meriam and her family in your prayers. Kind regards, Lyle Shelton Managing Director Australian Christian Lobby Authorised by Lyle Shelton, 4 Campion Street, Deakin ACT 2600 You have received this email because you've previously requested correspondence from ACL or participated in an ACL campaign. Click here to unsubscribe Forward this email to a friend. 149973 If you can't view this email correctly, click here to view it in your web browser.