Executive Council of Australian Jewry says the Victorian council did not give proper thought to the way Australia’s constitution and legal system workAustralia’s peak Jewish body and many synagogues occupy rejected a statement by the Rabbinical Council of Victoria urging people to vote no in the same-sex marriage postal survey.
In statement released on 4 September, the Rabbinical Council urged a no vote on the basis the Torah “clearly upholds traditional heterosexual marriage as the ideal family unit”. Related: Abbott insists marriage equality a threat to devout freedom after Brandis calls it a ‘trick’ Related: Peter Dutton says devout schools must occupy right to teach own definition of marriage Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com