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The creator of hit television series Father Ted has penned an op-ed about how his views on transgender ideology have made him “one of the most loathed figures on the internet”.

Writing in the Mail on Sunday, Graham Linehan said he has been sued, had police visit his home and former friends disown him.

 “I believe women are females,” wrote Linehan.

“I believe everyone should be able to present themselves as they wish but that women’s hard-won rights must not be compromised for the benefit of men suffering body dysphoria – which is to say men who feel they are stuck in the wrong body.

“Most of all, I believe that gender ideology, in its currently fashionable form, is dangerous, incoherent nonsense.”

Linehan says that he believes “trans” people are having their condition exploited by activists and that women and children are suffering as a result.

Linehan says he is public enemy number one.

“I’m 51 and I’ve never seen anything like the authoritarianism on display, the desperate desire to shut down the conversation. No genuine civil-rights movement advances in secret but this one has as one of its mantras ‘NO DEBATE’.

“So, while we are in a world where male sexual offenders in bad wigs assault female prisoners, where rape crisis centres are defunded because they won’t admit men and where a bloke in a full beard tells schoolchildren that he’s a lesbian, we’re informed with venomous aggression that we may not talk about any of it.

“No debate? Oh, there’s going to be a debate all right.”

His comments come as a growing number of people speak out against transgender ideology, including high profile celebrities Ricky Gervais and J.K. Rowling.

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Over three thousand people turned out for the Walk for Life in Adelaide on the weekend to protest moves to unwind protections for the unborn.

Attendees walked from Pennington Gardens to Parliament House.

Speaking at the event, Claire Scriven MP described the proposed laws as “damaging and devastating”.

“It’s fair to say that generally people expect that new laws that are introduced will help our society or will help conditions for individuals within our society.

“These proposals do neither of those two things.  These proposals abandon women and these proposals abandon their babies,” she added.

She highlighted the horrific nature of the legislation, saying it allowed abortion up until birth. 

Bishop Silouan of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia said that “we pray that the glorious building behind us [Parliament House] will express the will of God in all its decisions.”

“If you did to an animal what the proposed legislation will allow doctors to do to human babies, you would be put in jail.”

He pointed out that in NSW the Premier provided five months for an inquiry into cruelty to animals but only five days to an inquiry into the cruelty of abortion.

Bishop Silouan said that South Australia must not do the same.

Bishop Greg O’Kelly of the Port Pirie Catholic Diocese and Administrator of the Archdiocese of Adelaide also spoke.

“The Prophet Jeremiah spoke the word to the Lord ‘Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.  Before you came to birth I consecrated you’”, he said.

“And that is our outlook on life.  One of reverence and sacredness for God-given life.  An outlook of tenderness and awe.  And that attitude cannot cope with a law that would make it possible for abortions right up to the ninth month.  

“The killing of a human being about to be born. Through an operation that is horrendous in its methods.  It has been shown that a fetus will react to pain at an age earlier than 20 weeks.”

 “Our view, our central view, is that life is to be treasured, seen as sacred, from conception to natural death,” he added.

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President Trump has used the annual State of the Union address to call for an end to late-term abortion.

Trump made the call for a ban in the context of discussing advancements in caring for premature babies.

“As we pray for all who are sick, we know that America is constantly achieving new medical breakthroughs”, he said.

Trump said that in 2017, doctors at St. Luke’s hospital in Kansas City delivered one of the earliest premature babies ever to survive.

“Born at just 21 weeks and 6 days, and weighing less than a pound, Ellie Schneider was born a fighter.

“Through the skill of her doctors — and the prayers of her parents — little Ellie kept on winning the battle for life.

“Today, Ellie is a strong, healthy 2-year-old girl sitting with her amazing mother Robin in the gallery. Ellie and Robin: We are so glad you are here,” he added.

President Trump said that Ellie reminds us that every child is a miracle of life.

“Thanks to modern medical wonders, 50 percent of very premature babies delivered at the hospital where Ellie was born now survive.

“Our goal should be to ensure that every baby has the best chance to thrive and grow just like Ellie.

“That is why I am asking the Congress to provide an additional $50 million to fund neo-natal research for America’s youngest patients.

“That is also why I am calling upon the Members of Congress here tonight to pass legislation finally banning the late-term abortion of babies.

“Whether we are Republican, Democrat, or Independent, surely we must all agree that every human life is a sacred gift from God!”, said Trump.

Trump recently became the first US President to address the annual March for Life in person.

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Donald Trump has become the first US President to address the annual March for Life in person.

The event takes place in Washington, DC and has been held every year since 1974, the first anniversary of the Roe v Wade decision.

In his remarks, Trump said they were all gathered for a very simple reason.

“To defend the right of every child, born and unborn, to fulfill their God-given potential.

“All of us here understand an eternal truth: Every child is a precious and sacred gift from God. Together, we must protect, cherish, and defend the dignity and the sanctity of every human life.

“When we see the image of a baby in the womb, we glimpse the majesty of God's creation.

“When we hold a newborn in our arms, we know the endless love that each child brings to a family.

“When we watch a child grow, we see the splendor that radiates from each human soul,” said President Trump. 

This year the event was reportedly attended by hundreds of thousands of people, highlighting the strength of the country’s pro-life movement.

Commentator Matt Walsh says that Trump’s decision to speak in person at the event is significant.

“Optimistically, this could be viewed as another sign that the political winds have to some degree shifted on abortion,” he said.

“Republican politicians are perhaps beginning to realize that the pro-life position is not one to shrink away from or be ashamed of.”

President Trump also designated January 22, the anniversary of Roe v Wade, as National Sanctity of Human Life Day.

The Proclamation signed by the President, in part, reads:

“Every person — the born and unborn, the poor, the downcast, the disabled, the infirm, and the elderly — has inherent value.  Although each journey is different, no life is without worth or is inconsequential; the rights of all people must be defended.

“On National Sanctity of Human Life Day, our Nation proudly and strongly reaffirms our commitment to protect the precious gift of life at every stage, from conception to natural death.”

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By Darryl Budge

Australia Day is a day to remember in our history - the date of the First Fleet landing, in 1788.

Efforts to change the date arguably represent historical revisionism, which, rather than healing people, will produce merely a temporary change in external emotions.

Lasting change in individuals and across society comes from forgiveness and inner reconciliation, not outward platitudes.

This was reflected in public prayers of reconciliation made in 1988.

In that year there was a service in St Andrew’s Cathedral to mark the 200th anniversary of the gospel arriving on this continent.

The Primate of the Australian Anglican Church made this public statement… addressing Australia’s first Aboriginal Bishop, Arthur Malcolm of Yarrabah.

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In the Cathedral that day in 1988, our first Aboriginal Bishop, Bishop Arthur Malcolm then led in prayer.

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To accomplish healing of deep hurts, it seems proper to keep the Australia Day date and what it commemorates, as it maintains an honest view of history.

It may also be necessary for many to have another date to mourn, weep and lament.

In Australia the 26th of May is National Sorry Day, and there is a celebration of Aboriginal culture during NAIDOC week, the first full week in July each year.

This suggests there are already eight days of reflection on Aboriginal causes, when many rightly lament the real suffering upon their people.

It seems adequate to have one annual day in Australia that is a celebration of the positive contribution of Christian and western culture to our nation.