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Progressive Christian Group Formed to Fight for LGBT Equality (Oz)
http://gaynewsnetwork.com.au/news/national/8568-progressive-christian-group-to-fight-for-lgbti-equality.htmlAUTHOR // Serkan Ozturk
A new national cross-denominational Christian advocacy group has been formed by a senior Queensland Anglican leader to ensure progressive Christian voices are heard during debates of social, cultural and religious importance.
The new group, A Progressive Christian Voice Australia (APCV), was launched earlier this month by the Very Reverend Peter Catt, who is the Dean of St John’s Cathedral in Brisbane.
Catt told SX while the group hasn’t been set up to be purely in opposition to the conservative Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) it would seek to broaden the wider community’s understanding of what it means to be a Christian in the 21st century.
“The real concern I have is that the ACL position is being seen as the ‘Christian’ position, when there is evidence to suggest that it is, in fact, represents a minority Christian view. For example, a recent Galaxy Poll showed that a majority of church-goers support same-sex marriage,” Catt said.
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