religion
Anglican Archbishop says blessing same-sex marriages ‘dishonours God’
The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney Glenn Davies has slammed a top church tribunal’s opinion to permit the blessings of same-sex marriages. Last year, the Anglican Diocese of Wangaratta, in north-east Victoria, made history when it voted to allow priests to officially bless same-sex couples already married. However the vote caused controversy and leaders intervened to …
Two Indonesian men caught having gay sex may be caned 100 times
Two men in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province are facing a public caning after neighbours caught them having gay sex in their boarding house. CNN Indonesia reported that other residents caught the two men, aged 27 and 28, after the boarding house’s owner noticed one had frequent male guests to his room. Safriadi, the head of …
Christian couple sue foster care agency that ‘rejected them over anti-LGBTIQ views’
A Christian couple from Perth who believe homosexuality is a sin that people can “overcome” have sued a foster care agency for religious discrimination after they allegedly rejected the couple’s application over their religious views. Byron and Keira Hordyk have accused WA organisation Wanslea Family Services of religious discrimination after the devout Christian couple applied …
One Nation’s Mark Latham has his very own religious freedom bill
Mark Latham’s own religious discrimination legislation, currently before the NSW Parliament, has been panned by LGBTIQ advocates. Latham is One Nation’s leader in the New South Wales parliament. He introduced the controversial Bill to amend the state’s Anti-Discrimination Act to the Upper House earlier this year. In a speech on the Bill, Latham invoked Margaret …
Pope Francis declares support for same-sex civil unions
Pope Francis declared support for same-sex civil unions in a documentary released earlier today. He made the remarks during the discussion of various social issues in the film Francesco, which premiered at the Rome Film Festival. “Homosexual people have a right to be in a family. They’re children of God and have a right to …
Noosa Satanists slam ‘hypocrisy’ of threats targeting Black Mass ceremony
Members of the Noosa Temple of Satan say they’ve received death threats from “hypocritical” people of faith ahead of their Satanic “Black Mass” this Halloween. The Sunshine Coast Satanists are planning the Black Mass ceremony for Friday, October 30 at The J Theatre. The Temple was formed last year in the wake of the Morrison …
Church leader who blamed COVID-19 on same-sex marriage gets virus
Prominent Ukrainian church leader Patriarch Filaret has contracted coronavirus, after claiming the disease is “God’s punishment” for same-sex marriage. The 91-year-old, who heads the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s Kiev Patriarchate, is currently in a stable condition in hospital, his church announced. “We inform that during planned testing, His Holiness Patriarch Filaret of Kiev and All Rus-Ukraine …
Letters to the Editor – please tell us what you really think
QNews receives regular correspondence from our readers. However, most letters are not intended for publication. But we know our readers have things to say. So QNews will now publish Letters to the Editor here on the website every Thursday. Write on any subject you like. Our writers do not have time to cover all your …
Alleged cuckold Falwell attempts clean up after pool boy
Jerry Falwell Jr last night attempted to clean up the mess over allegations ‘he likes to watch’. Giancarlo Granda, the pool boy that the alleged cuckold Falwell Jr previously bought a property for with university funds told Politico that the suspended university president liked to watch him having sex with wife Becki Falwell. “I met …
Queensland government set to pass ban on ‘conversion therapy’
The Queensland government is expected to pass a Bill outlawing harmful LGBT “conversion therapy” this week. The legislation will stop health service providers using therapies that attempt to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Those providers who use such methods on gay or transgender Queenslanders would face penalties of up to …