Letters

Immoral policies

Anthony English

Contents - Nov 2011 - Buy a copy now Homily: Benedict XVI: From his All Saints Day homily - Pope Benedict XVI Ad Limina: The Australian bishops' 2011 ad limina visit to Rome - Michael Gilchrist News: The Church Around the World Pastoral visit: Benedict XVI calls his visit to Germany 'a great feast of faith' The Lion of Munster: Blessed Cardinal von Galen: a voice against tyranny - Babette Francis WYD Madrid: World Youth Day 2011: Experiencing Christ's presence - Dr Joe Santamaria WYD Madrid: World Youth Day: Becoming sons and daughters of Christ - Sam Rebbechi Society: Finding hope in the midst of secularism - Cardinal Raymond Burke Saints: G.K. Chesterton: Is there a case for his canonisation? - Karl Schmude Letters: Catholic schools - Don Gaffney Letters: First Parents - Fr Brian Harrison OS Letters: World Youth Day Madrid balance sheet - Fr Edward P. Evans Letters: Planetary Spirituality - Grahame Fallon Letters: Climate change - P.C. Wilson Letters: Immoral policies - Anthony English Letters: Vatican II - Kathleen Donelly Letters: Atheism - Fr Bernard McGrath Letters: Same sex marriage - Brian Harris Letters: Islam - John Frey Letters: Catholic healthcare for Cairns - Dr Tim and Anne Coyle Letters: New parish in India - Fr S. John Joseph PP Letters: Advocate needed - Oliver Clark Books: STRAINED RELATIONS: The Challenge of Homosexuality, by Bill Muehlenberg - Dr Joe Santamaria (reviewer) Books: ST THOMAS BECKET, by Michael Green - Michael E. Daniel (reviewer) Books: SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI, by Ivan Gobry - Br Barry Coldrey (reviewer) Donations: Support the Fighting Fund! Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au Reflection: The Church's architecture: faith translated into vision - Bishop Arthur Serratelli

In supporting Andrew Wilkie's Pokies Tax, the GetUp! campaign claims that pokie machines "enable a social problem that can ruin individuals, families, businesses and marriages" ( Sydney Morning Herald, 2 October 2011).

Problem gambling may contribute to the ruin of some marriages, but both the GetUp! campaign and Andrew Wilkie in effect support the destruction of marriages through their endorsement of the misnamed "Marriage Equality Bill." That's a misnomer because we already have equality in marriage. Every true marriage has one man and one woman, a balance which the Marriage Equality Bill seeks to undo. Wilkie and GetUp! also support abortion.

Whatever one may think of the pokies tax, those who support the Marriage Equality Bill and abortion are calling for legitimisation of sinful behaviour. Such immoral policies will work to ruin individuals, families, businesses and marriages - not to mention souls.

ANTHONY ENGLISH
Ryde, NSW

Reprinted from AD2000 Vol 24 No 10 (November 2011), p. 14