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Catholic University in Australia Calls for Removal of ‘Pride’ Flags, Pro-LGBT Groups Outraged
LifeSite News ^ | 3/22/23 | Mary Zwicker

Posted on 03/27/2023 6:11:58 PM PDT by marshmallow

'If you have any such material on display in your library, could you please remove it from the public area.'

MELBOURNE, Australia (LifeSiteNews) — A Catholic university in Australia has taken a stand against the LGBT agenda, ordering staff to remove the gay “pride” flags hanging in the campus library.

In an email sent to staff at the school’s Melbourne campus in February, Australian Catholic University (ACU) asked that the pride flags on display in the library be removed, reminding staff that their presence was not aligned with the institution’s Catholic identity.

“It is not considered to be appropriate at ACU,” the email reads, according to a local report. “If you have any such material on display in your library, could you please remove it from the public area.”

The email came in response to the placement of pride flags in the university library during a February orientation week for new students. The incident also coincided with Australia’s national gay pride event, Sidney WorldPride, which was held from February 17 to March 5.

Despite the school having an explicitly Catholic identity, and the fact that the Catholic Church is clear in her teaching that acting on homosexual or gender-confused inclinations is gravely sinful, the order sparked backlash from various staff and students, with LGBT societies from the university crafting an open letter to the ACU’s vice-chancellor, Zlatko Skrbis, to express their outrage.

In the letter, the groups decried what they claimed was a “direct affront… to the common good.”

“When you and your representatives should have been promoting messages of celebration, you have decided to ban pride imagery and instead send a message that LGBTIQ+ people are not welcome at your university,” the letter reads.

“The directive sent to staff under your watch is, therefore, a direct affront.......

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1 posted on 03/27/2023 6:11:58 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow
Dec 7, 2019 — Nikki Haley says the Confederate flag was about "service, and sacrifice, and heritage" until Dylan Roof "hijacked" it...

Maybe this is our Aubrey Hale moment ...

2 posted on 03/27/2023 6:16:42 PM PDT by 11th_VA (XX < > XY)
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To: marshmallow

I imagine the riots and burning of buildings has begun


3 posted on 03/27/2023 6:17:27 PM PDT by southernindymom
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To: 11th_VA

Good, It’s time to stop kowtowing to the mentally insane people.


4 posted on 03/27/2023 6:17:50 PM PDT by oldasrocks (quew)
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To: marshmallow

Stop ‘asking’ and start doing - just remove them and burn them in a barrel.


5 posted on 03/27/2023 6:22:55 PM PDT by GreyHoundSailor
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To: oldasrocks

We should’ve stopped years ago!


6 posted on 03/27/2023 6:37:55 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as.)
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To: marshmallow

The bigger question should be why is it in there in the first place? Maybe it’s just me but I haven’t seen any flags or posters for white religious people..../s


7 posted on 03/27/2023 6:56:07 PM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute. )
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To: marshmallow

Good, there is no reason whatsoever for certain special interest groups to have their flags up everywhere, while others must keep theirs down. The LGBT movement reminds me of old kingdoms having tons of privileges and overreaching rights. LGPT is acting more and more like bully crushing true equity.

Lets make democracy great again!


8 posted on 03/27/2023 6:56:15 PM PDT by USA-FRANCE
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To: marshmallow

Which One?





All Of The Above? Do I, a Gun-Toting, Christian, Biker, Heterosexual Female Senior Citizen, Get My OWN Flag? I Don't See One for ME. That's Not VERY Inclusive of Them.

9 posted on 03/28/2023 7:27:33 AM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
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To: left that other site

why not take that ride you dream about?


10 posted on 03/28/2023 7:32:13 AM PDT by SheepWhisperer ("Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.")
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To: SheepWhisperer

I’d like too, but right now have some serious family obligations.

Also, I ain’t in the same shape I was in 1995 when I wrote that song. LOL.


11 posted on 03/28/2023 7:35:12 AM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
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I’ve been joking, rather seriously, that I’d like to get on my Harley for a ride on a sunny Florida day and ride to Fuddruckers for a cheeseburger.

...in Billings Montana


12 posted on 03/28/2023 7:51:07 AM PDT by SheepWhisperer ("Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.")
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To: SheepWhisperer

Oh my...your “Riding Season” must be even shorter than mine in New England.

When I lived in Florida, I rode nearly every day (sigh). :-)


13 posted on 03/28/2023 8:38:26 AM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
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To: left that other site

From South Florida to Montana. Eat cheeseburger. Return to South Florida. With multiple stops of course.

Maybe July...


14 posted on 03/28/2023 9:28:39 AM PDT by SheepWhisperer ("Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.")
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It’s those multiple stops that make the difference in your journey.


15 posted on 03/28/2023 9:46:51 AM PDT by left that other site (Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.)
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