Championing Gender Justice
The Church in Wales has passed a Bill that will allow same-sex couples
to have their civil partnership or marriage blessed in church.
The Bill proposes a service of blessing to be used experimentally for five years.
“While recognising that the bill is controversial, [the bishops] describe it as a step on the way towards
repentance of a history in the church which has demonised and persecuted gay and lesbian people,
forcing them into fear, dishonesty and sometimes even hypocrisy,
and which has precluded them from living publicly and honestly lives of committed partnership.”
Church Times 27 Aug 2021.
Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of all the destitute.
Proverbs 31:8
Violence against women is one of the most widespread human rights abuses in Australia and around the world.
One in three Australian women will experience violence in an intimate relationship,
and one in five women have experienced sexual violence since the age of 15.
Additionally, domestic violence is the biggest cause of homelessness for Australian women.
Susan Skowronski, Social Issues and Action Coordinator.