The Rosary for Battle

"You are a silly old bugger, aren't you", said an unwise customer today. "Oh ? " said I, pulling a pint for him. "Why's that?" "Just look at those bottles", he said. "There's a crucifix with a Rosary hung around it amongst them. What's that doing there? Call yourself a warrior?"

Soldier's Paracord Rosary

Some customers are a tad 'slow'. But being without knowledge is forgivable and can be improved upon. I pointed out that they are always there - it is a Tavern for Saints and sinners and heroes -  and warriors - and I also always have a rosary hanging from my top pocket. 

"I am a warrior, and warriors need special protections".

An old lady nearby wanted to tell a tale about warriors - airmen as it happened - my sort of warrior - and I fixed her a drink too while we all listened to what today was about and what was 'going down' as they say. The prayerful holy warriors of Poland are on the march today, just as the warriors the lady wanted to tell about were a long while back in WW2.

But first Poland. It is holding out against the pressures of the EU and all the false refugee invasion, just as they endured the Nazis and the Communists. Plucky people the Poles.

Polish Catholics to form border prayer chain 'for world peace'

Hundreds of thousands of Polish Catholics are expected to descend Saturday on the country's borders to recite the rosary "to save Poland and the world" from the dangers facing them, organisers say, but others claim the event is aimed at protecting Europe from what they term a Muslim onslaught.

 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-4955750/Polish-Catholics-form-border-prayer-chain-world-peace.html

The episcopate insists that the "Rosary to the Borders" is a purely religious initiative, but some Catholics view it as a weapon against "Islamisation."

The date was not chosen at random. October 7 is when Catholics celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, marking the 1571 victory of Christianity over the Ottoman Turks at the Battle of Lepanto.

A victory attributed to the recital of the rosary "that saved Europe from Islamisation", the Solo Dios Basta foundation said on the website of the event it is organising.

Many Poles see Islam as a threat. The conservative government, which enjoys the backing of a sizeable portion of the population, refuses to welcome migrants to Poland, which has very few Muslims of its own.

Twenty-two border dioceses will take part in the event, whose faithful will congregate in some 200 churches for a lecture and mass before travelling to the border to say the rosary.

The goal is to have as many prayer points as possible along the 3,511 kilometres (about 2,200 miles) that make up Poland's borders with Belarus, the Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine and the Baltic Sea.

Fishing boats will join in at sea, while kayaks and sailboats will form a chain along rivers and lakes. Prayers will also be said at the chapels of a few international airports.

Organisers hope one million people will show for the event. The railways are offering tickets for a symbolic 1 zloty (27 cents, 23 euro cents) to around 40 destinations on the border.

Those who are unable to attend can instead catch the event live on ultra-Catholic broadcaster Radio Maryja.

A Gentleman in Oklahoma

The goal is to pray for world peace, according to Father Pawel Rytel-Andrianik, spokesman for the Polish Bishops' Conference.

"The initiative obviously received the approval of Poland's bishops," he told AFP, emphasising that it would be wrong to view the event as a prayer against the arrival of Muslim refugees.

Despite the Mail slightly downplaying the National spirit and even the number ( a million are expected) it should be noted too that recently Poland was dedicated to Mary, the Immaculate Mother of Christ, with the President and Prime Minister of Poland attending the ceremony. 

Poland is Catholic to its Ancestral bones.

"Europe has been invaded by Islam, which doesn't respect our mores, our civilisation. The (terrorist) attacks leave behind hundreds of victims. Europe only makes a show of protecting borders," he said.

Dybowski, an editor of religious books, is behind the Rosary Crusade for the Motherland, a religious and political initiative bringing together ultra-Catholic nationalists.

"The reality is that there are no borders. (German Chancellor Angela) Merkel opened them up to a large extent," he told AFP.

"Poland is in danger. We need to shield our families, our homes, our country from all kinds of threats, including the de-Christianisation of our society, which the EU's liberals want to impose on us," he said.

"Austria and Hungary built barbed-wire walls against refugees. We're using prayer to create a spiritual barrier against the dangers of terrorism."

That news made a fine backdrop to the story related to us by the old lady.  The chap still thought it was a silly idea. He was not a Catholic and why should he believe anything I tell him, let alone the mass of Polish people?  Perhaps he was an atheist, in which case the Ale from my Supplier might help him see the light. Perhaps he was a 'christian' but a protesting one that does not seem to understand the special position Mary holds in Human, natural, and Divine & Supernatural history. Nor her Power.

Perhaps a protestant showing the power of the Rosary might help him.

The old lady told her tale:

Protected by the Rosary

It was a busy day in March. As a teacher-principal in the 1950's, I had to make sure that each day provided the time for the two separate roles. On that March fourth, an incident between a teacher and a parent had kept me out of my class for almost an hour that morning, so for the rest of the day, I was desperately trying to make up class time. Hence, the knock on my door at 2:00 p.m. was not welcome.

 http://www.michaeljournal.org/articles/roman-catholic-church/item/the-rosary-a-powerful-weapon-against-the-devil

With relief, I found it was only a salesman who needed my signature and even produced his pen. As he did so, his Rosary had caught onto the pen's clip and came out as well. I signed as I said indifferently, "So, you are a Catholic." 

"Oh no," he said, "but a lot of us owe our lives to Our Lady, and I promised Her I would always keep my Rosary with me and say it every day."

Today's warriors Pray the Rosary too

Twenty minutes later, I was still at the door listening, fascinated, to the account of one of the wonderful experiences a group of airmen had had with Our Lady. My visitor hesitated to start, for he had noticed my "non welcome" opening of the door. But eager now to hear his story, I assured him that the class was doing an exercise, and I begged him to proceed. He continued:

It was May, 1940, and we had joined the Air Force in late September. At Halifax, we were given an intensive training course, because they needed us overseas, and to us young lads, the whole program was exciting.

We were grouped into squadrons, each of which consisted of six to ten planes, and each was trained to maneuver as a unit. Therefore about thirty to fifty men made up a squadron, along with the squadron leader who gave all the orders and kept the group functioning in unity.

In May, our squadron was told we were going overseas and would be in action at once. We would work on nightly missions over enemy territory until the war was over. We were waiting for our new squadron leader, due to arrive in two days on a 9:00 p.m. air-force flight. Being an officer, he would, we thought, go at once to the officers' quarters.

We watched the plane, glimpsed him from the distance, and resigned ourselves to waiting until the next day to "size him up." A couple of hours later, this squadron leader, Stan Fulton, in full uniform, entered our bunk house.

“Well men, we're going to spend some dangerous hours together, but let's hope we all meet back here when it's over. Ah, there's a free bunk and I am tired! I'll meet each of you tomorrow.”

With that, he threw his bag on an upper bunk. Our squadron leader, an officer, sleeping here with us! We liked him at once and our liking and our admiration grew each day.

That first night he knelt on the floor and prayed his Rosary in silence. 

Astounded, we were struck dumb. 

When he finished, he looked at us with his friendly smile and said, “I hope you guys don't mind a fellow saying some prayers because where we're going, we're going to need them.”

The next day our maneuver practice, under his command, assured us that Fulton was not just our military leader, but our friend. He was one of us; he never tried to intimidate us with his rank.

That night, he repeated his prayer session. Although our group had trained together for six months at least, I had never seen anyone kneel in prayer, and had no idea that any of our group was Catholic; but the third night three of our companions joined Fulton in saying the Rosary. 

The rest of us did not understand but we kept a respectful silence.

A few nights later — we were quick learners — we all answered the Hail Marys and Our Fathers. Fulton looked pleased, and thus we ended each day in prayer.

On June 1, 1940, we were to leave Halifax to begin a series of night raids from England over Germany. The evening before, Fulton gave each of us a Rosary.

“We shall be in some tight situations, but then, if you agree, we'll say the Rosary. If you will promise to keep the Rosary with you always throughout your life and to say it, I can promise you that Our Lady will bring you all back safe to Canada.”

We answered, “Sure thing.” Little did we dream we would be in action for four years, many times in dreadful danger with fire all around us. At such times, Fulton's voice would ring through each plane, “Hail Mary...” How reverently and sincerely did we respond! How many hundreds of Rosaries we must have said.

After two years, it was noted that ours was the only squadron that had not lost a plane nor a single life. 

We said nothing, but we knew.

Finally, the terrible war was over. During those years, we lost all sense of excitement and adventure. All that concerned us was survival! We did survive, too. All returned to Canada in 1945, fully convinced that Our Lady had taken care of us.

So I never forget to keep my Rosary with me and say it every day although I am not a Catholic. When I change my trousers, the first thing I transfer, even before my wallet, is my rosary.

That inspiring episode from World War II, was written by Sr. Mary Sheila O'Neil and reported in the October-December, 1979 issue of Garabandal Magazine (P.O. Box 606 Lindenhurst, New York 11757 USA) and illustrates the power of the Rosary.  I am indebted to my good friend and Priest Fr G Pragash Suresh who first told me of it in a sermon ! 

This old Knight says his Rosary every day. I say it for my beloved Daughter - the one who will not speak to me. And her husband. And for my beloved Son and his lady. And for my special cyber daughter and her husband. And for all my friends. And for all my customers. As you might imagine, one recitation is not enough so several times a day you will find me, in quiet moments, with my beads.

I am a warrior. I have lived many years and seen many battles. I say my Rosary.

To my Mum.

Drink up and get yourself a Rosary.

Pax.

Meeting Resistance on the Slippery Slope

Updated already ! 
And an update 'after the event'.
I had planned an evening out, joining other folk at a meeting to hear about the attacks on our freedom of speech. But the venue cancelled the meeting despite having agreed and taken the money. So much for free speech.

An MP was due to speak. And several other elevated members of society. The Archbishop too. They are all noted for being 'gentlefolk' and cogniscant of the social decorums usual in a civil society. Clearly they have matters about which to be concerned and the cancellation shows that very clearly.

Ah, but, one might say, it was in a 'Private' business location. A Casino no less where risks are taken. But the Casino - the Wrest Point - where monies are wrested from the fingers of the punters, was not prepared to risk the ire of those who would object to free speech and pulled out. 

An alternative, a 'Public Place' - the University - also refused to provide a venue. 

Update. Things move fast and the University has 'had second thoughts' They will now provide a venue after much complaint about their public status.

The mind boggleth not. 

It is par for the course of the slippery slope.

Faster we go down it, picking up more speed so that our voices cannot be heard. Pants burst into flame. In the current Same Sex 'Mirage' 'debate' Rainbow-coloured clown pants are fireproofed it seems. They can speak out, headbutt people, snatch signs and generally act in a foul manner, but woe betide anyone asking questions of looking at the evidence from elsewhere.

Wanda Skowronska wandered in to tell a little of what has been going on, although, frankly, I have been told much by many. But she is a nice woman, a Catholic psychologist and author living and working mainly in Sydney, so I gave her the floor and a nice drink.

Ironies, Twists and Turns in the Australian SSM Campaign

The current push for same-sex “marriage” in Australia is threaded with ironies in the social, political and religious spheres. When Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declared a postal vote—which is now in progress (results will be released on November 15), the “pro same-sex marriage” crowd lambasted the democratic vote as hateful; they prefer an imposed parliamentary decision since that will deliver what they want—a “yes” vote.

Some union members urged Australia Post not to deliver “no” campaign material because its mere presence in their mailbag would traumatise posties. 

ABC TV was kinder and delivered “Trauma Toolkits” to its journalists to stave off overwhelming traumatic reactions because of the postal vote. 

Strange that voting is seen as nasty, yet forcing gay marriage on us all is, well, nice? 

Stranger still is the behavior of the pro-gay “marriage” Labor Party, which not long ago said the opposite of what it says now.

Five years ago, Julia Gillard, then leader of the Labor Party, stood with her Catholic pro- life conservative arch-enemy Tony Abbott, to vote against gay marriage. 

Tanya Plibersek, current Labor deputy leader has said in the past, “We don’t support same-sex marriage”—but now vociferously defends it, as if she always did. 

Penny Wong, gay South Australian senator said not long ago, “On the issue of marriage I think the reality is there is a cultural, religious, historical view around that which we have to respect. The party’s position is very clear that this is an institution that is between a man and a woman.” But now she gets emotional and misty-eyed in parliament, if people suggest that gays cannot be married.

As recently as 2012, the Australian parliament voted overwhelmingly to reject same-sex “marriage. 

” Shouldn’t the previous opposers call themselves homophobes, for having previously held anti-SSM views? No way, a wave of convenient amnesia has descended around them. At least the moderate leader of the supposedly conservative Liberal Party, Malcolm Turnbull, has been consistent in always supporting it, if many in his party have not. In fact he posed happily for the media, showing himself and his wife Lucy posting their “yes” vote. At least Turnbull, who claims to be Catholic, has never wavered in his pro “yes” stance.

CINO ! 

If it is confusing to see this chameleon politics, what are Catholics to do when they hear clergy saying different things? Archbishop Fisher, stated clearly that marriage is between a man and a woman and gave many reasons for the “no” vote, as have Bishop Porteous and other Catholic bishops, with two possible exceptions. Jesuit Fr. Frank Brennan, on the other hand, who runs Catholic Social Services Australia and is a professor of law at the Australian Catholic University, has stated and continues to state that same-sex “marriage” should be legalized for the common good so he is voting “yes.” He is confident legal safeguards will protect those who may lose their jobs for religious reasons.

But what about those who cannot afford lawyers, speak English well, are vulnerable. In fact others are not so confident, like Miranda Devine who points out many legal safeguards can disappear after a “yes” vote. She writes, “In Ireland, after gay marriage was passed by referendum in 2015, parliament wasted no time repealing laws providing exemptions … when it came into conflict with gay rights.” Further confirmation comes from David Sergeant, in the Australian Spectator, who writes about how Christians and others are losing their rights with the legalization of gay “marriage” in Britain.

In contrast to Fr. Brennan, Protestant minister and NSW senator Fred Nile will vote no—giving as his principal reason that marriage is sacred and that “Marriage wasn’t planned by John Howard or by the government, marriage was ordained and planned by God the creator.” And while some Catholics are under the impression that you can vote “yes” or “no” and still remain a Catholic, there are figures who have spoken out publicly against this mentality—like Fr. Morgan Batt who was spat on in Brisbane for his assumed “no” views. 

Or like Catholic pro-life Senator Cory Bernardi 

who split with the Liberals to form the Australian Conservatives and is drawing increasing numbers of “no” voters to his party. 

Then there are the three mothers—Cella White, Pansy Lai and Heidi McIvor—who dared to speak out in a short television ad on why retaining marriage as it is, will safeguard children and the wider society. The ad can be seen here.

While the “no” ads have been banned from most channels, the prevailing secular, post-modern, deconstructionist Diktatura was extremely irate that this one happened to slip through. 

As Australian pro-marriage warrior Bill Muehlenberg explained in the aftermath of this “no” ad with the three mothers, “a ferocious backlash was instantaneous and overwhelming. The homosexual lobby mobilized right away to … go on a search and destroy mission against the three.” 

Despite threats and condemnation, the valiant three mothers have prevailed and fight on. A young girl Madeleine was not so lucky. She worked for a party hire company and dared to write, “It’s ok to vote no” on her private Facebook posting and was promptly sacked by her boss, Madlin Sims of Capital Kids Parties. Sims said she fired Madeline because to vote no is hate-speech. While Madeleine and her family have been subjected to vilification, there has also been much support from family and friends.

Such is the pressure to expound the politically correct mantras, that the Australian Rugby Union (ARU), along with soccer, cricket, and rugby league leaders, have publicly expressed their support for same-sex “marriage.” One rugby player alone stood publicly against the tide of public rainbow frenzy—Israel Folau—formerly a Mormon, but now a member of the Assemblies of God—saying while he respected gay people, he would vote “no” to same-sex “marriage.” The twittersphere and social media exploded in horror, when confronted with this one person’s deeply held view.

Aussie Rules football player Sam Newman, while not holding any religious stance, was not backward about being forward in his view that politics and sport should not mix. He erupted in anger saying the AFL were “obsequious, fawning, sycophantic political whores” for having imposed their political same-sex messages on sport. And condemn him all you like, he is not backing down—in fact his Footy Show audience cheered wildly, an unexpected and disturbing twist of events for the “yes” side. 

Also disturbing, certain Christians in the Chinese community have mobilized to voice their unequivocal opposition to SSM and have not been vague about urging a “no” vote. Islamic leaders were torn for a while as the left, who support SSM are their allies on issues involving terrorism and immigration. However Islamic Council of Queensland president Yusuf Peer said, “Islam also explicitly and unambiguously states that marital relationship is only permissible between a man and woman; any other marital relationships are Islamicly impermissible.” 

Several Vietnamese have told me their communities are voting no—both Buddhists and Catholics—but they don’t dare speak out.

The increasing opposition of various religious groups to the “yes” side makes one wonder if there is a sleeping giant out there, people simply too afraid to state their views publicly, who do not have complicated legal arguments, who can see same-sex unions are not marriage, and who are going to vote “no.” 

That is what gives the “yes” side the jitters, that ever-present, amorphous, underlying dread that people may think differently from them and that, annoyingly—still have the right to vote.

Wanda earned her drinks all evening. The 'yes' mob are a mob alright. The same sort that riot in the street and smash whatever gets in their way. They have powerful and well - placed 'leaders'.

They must be resisted.

That resisting is the job of all good people, so drink deep, lubricate your tonsils and speak out.

Update after the event. (Sat 7th)

Who needs protesters when we have our ABC?

Last night I attended a Coalition for Marriage meeting at the University of Tasmania, which was interrupted by an ABC reporter.

The respectul crowd of - I estimate - some 500 people, were seated and listening to the Archbishop of Hobart, the first speaker of the evening, when a raucus started right outside the open auditorium door. It was an ABC woman reporter speaking to camera, loudly and deliberately. 

A member of the audience went back and asked her speak quietly but she ignored him and carried on, such that the Archbishop stopped his address and asked that she be told to be quiet. 


The crowd of some 50 protesters outside of the building were not heard and quickly moved on by the police.

Pax 

Pencilled In

My pencil sits beside the pumps: I use it to keep a record.

It is a wonder.

The Tavern's Ales are supplied for me to dispense but the pencil is the work of human hands. 

Millions of them.

Very few had any intention of making a pencil.

But here it is.

Take a moment to look around you.

Right before you.

Now have a drink and give thanks.

Pax

America is the Greatest......

I like Americans. You have very likely gathered that by now.  Patriotic folk. I even have a special bar for them whenever one or several drop in. The beer in there is just as they seem to like although I do have to say it takes a bit of doing getting it to that 'special' state. And they do like a good time. The noise is sometimes a bit intrusive and the self-congratulation can be irksome when some of them wander into quieter bars, like the UK room or even the Oz room. But everyone puts up with one another in the Main bar. The P&B.  Americans show others what Patriotism is all about.

It is that patriotic sense that sometimes becomes a bit of a worry. Who was it who said it...? Ah yes. Johnson.

Not that it is confined to scoundrels, of course. Some fine, ordinary chaps are patriotic.  Brave ones. Heroic ones. Yes, even Saintly ones. But it is the boaster that also finds refuge. And the ones who do not think much and who 'ride coat tails'.  They have little regard for reality, truth, even reasonableness. But they do like to shout their own praises.

But as I said, I like Americans generally. All except the ones I don't  particularly like. And who could like the thick, the 'moocher', the rioter, the thug? They have those in America too. And they are Americans. And socialist politicians and people in the millions who vote for them !! And damned liars. And baby-killers.

Let us be realistic and place America where it really is: In a deeply impacted world and with many deeply impacted people. Just like everywhere else: but with freeways. Oh, wait, the Germans had those first and now everyone has them apart from Mongolia and Nigeria.

So we had a couple of Americans  in the very P&B where balloons are pricked 'discussing' the issue raised by Mr Trump recently about Making America Great Again. Jonathan Lloyd was first up to blow the trump...et.

America: The Greatest Country in the World

    America is the greatest country on Earth, and it has been for many years. I am very happy to be an American citizen, and I would not want to live anywhere else. 

We have so much freedom in America, although some people believe that we do not have as much. The Bill of Rights gives us many freedoms, that cannot be taken away. 

 https://writetheworld.com/groups/1/shared/27807/version/57728

I decided to wipe the bar top and wash a few tankards.

The first reason I would like to talk about is freedom of religion, America was founded by people who were looking for freedom of religion, and that has been a staple in America for a very long time.

If you come to America, you are free to practice any religion you want, whether that be Islam, Christianity, Catholicism, and many, many more. 

I am a Christian, no I do not hate people that practice other religions, although some people may think that Christians do. 

I am accepting of them practicing their religion, as long as they are not violent towards the other religions. 

The second thing that I would like to express my opinion on is the freedom of speech that we have in America, as Americans, we have the opportunity to say whatever we want.

A young fellow from our local university, infected with the latest academic fad from the USA, just fainted. We do not have a 'safe-space' here. 

If I wanted to protest something that I thought was wrong, I have the freedom to do that, and that is just another thing that makes America so great. 

I am not against people protesting against things that I believe in, just as long as they do not turn violent towards the people that do not agree with them. 

From these two reasons, you can see just how great America is, but I still have a few more reasons I would like to express. 

The third reason I would like to talk about is our Judicial system, including our police and military. In America, we have the freedom to do things that we want as long as it does not break the law. 

We are given a fair trial to talk to the judge and try to prove ourselves to be innocent. 

In most western coutries the trial has to prove you guilty and you do not have to say a word. You are considered innocent from the start. Unless it is a woman that has accused you, in which case no proof of innocence is likely to win the day. But, I should not interrupt.

America has a very strong military, that is not afraid of a fight, and will do whatever it can to protect the citizens of the United States. Although there has been some issues regarding the police in America lately, our police system and law system is still one of the greatest on earth. Our police will capture the people that are doing wrong, to try and protect us from them doing bad things to us. 

In conclusion, America is the greatest country on earth, as you can see from the points I express.

Jonathan is young. Youth has a pass for some expressions. Cradle marks will wear off his bum sometime.

Forgive me to being just a tiny bit skeptical. I am English after all. And Australian. Born one and chose the other. Both well up on the 'civilised' scale I should imagine, were one to have such a scale.

But why not look at some points of comparison with other coutries?  Tom McKay had some handy, but I am as much beholding as you are and just as wary of who has been at the source. 

7 Indisputable Reasons the United States of America Is the Greatest Country in the World

Here are seven charts from the 2015 Social Progress Index proving no one has it better than Americans, no country has fewer problems than the United States and certainly no people could be more free than the citizens of the greatest country in the history of the world.

https://mic.com/articles/121660/7-reasons-the-united-states-is-the-greatest-country-in-the-world#.MN5tdA7ki

1. Americans treat their tired, their poor, their huddled masses better than anyone else!

When it comes to basic life and health amenities, the U.S. is killing it.

Hmmm. Isn't that the UK and Oz above the USA on the chart?  

2. We have the best educational system in the world!

Whoo culd posiblee no mor?

Yes, well we have all seen at least five 'Watters' interviews of young Americans on Uni campusae who have difficulty locating America on a world map. But they are young.  

3. Americans are safer than any other people in the world.

And if anyone is safer, it's obviously thanks to America.

I am starting to think Tom is having a go. Orders are flowing in for tankard top ups.

4. No country is less racist than the United States!

Since when has "all men are created equal" not been completely true?

 To be fair, some of those countries don't allow minorities. 

5. Americans live longer, happier lives than anyone else.

Just living la vida loca.

6. No one is more free to challenge tyranny than Americans.

You can say whatever you want here!

7. We're the freest people in the world. No one is more free than us. Freedom!

USA. USA. USA.

Contentious, I know, but I have to say it...... 

Oz is better. Faaaaar and away.

Even the UK scores better. On most.

But yes, America IS a great Nation. Not The Greatest though, even if you are reading this on the internet which Al Gore invented. Wait.... no, that was a British invention. 

But the American medical system gave the world Penicillin, shirley? Nope. British again. 

And who could overlook the Combined Harvester ? Great American 'feed the world' machine.  Nope again: Oz invented that. 

You can argue the toss and bring up other perhaps more acceptible or even reliable factoids, but remember....

I have a sword.

To be The Greatest in a world that is going to hell in a basket ( the making of which has been outsourced to a third-world country somewhere) is no great shakes.

Drink up.

Pax

The Roar of the Crowd.

To hear the roar, invective, foul language and sheer hatred outside the Tavern's hedges, you would think that there were millions of homosexuals out there and just a few heterosexuals cowering behind the  rhododendrons in our society.  But it just ain't so. The shouting and screaming is coming from heterosexual running dogs who do not understand from where their bones are being thrown.

The newspapers and TV, the internet and business advertising, not to mention the politicians are all in on the game and at the beck and call of the nastiest elements.  The occasional person who intends to say 'NO' to the question that is being put to the Oz electorate gets howled down, their signs stolen, ripped up, and themselves assaulted. 

Do the police do anything at all. 

NO.  

It is the only No we get to hear.  

The police are culpable. 

A man explodes his van full of gas bottles outside a Christian organisation's building and the very first thing the police do is deny the motive which the assailant made clear.  And he wasn't even a moslem !! 

An advert is made by a Father's group ON FATHER'S DAY simply to laud the presence of a father in his child's life and immediately it is banned from TV.  They said it was becuase it didn't carry an 'authorisation' notice, being during an election. HAH ! The  other TV companies all follow suit.  A National Airline executive puts rainbow colours on OUR aircraft and threatens to reject passengers who vote 'no'. 

Meanwhile a 'Cup Final' footy match with 80,000 captive spectators and millions watching on the TV has a mincing nancy boy singing ...hah !...rapping about same sex marriage !! No hint of banning that.

He didn't even say who authorised that in the middle of an election.

One rule for the Yes side and another for the No side. And not a policeman in sight. No 'Ello, 'ello' 'ello' was heard.

The Tavern was abuzz with gnashing teeth. Someone actually asked.... "how many pooftas are there, really?"

CENSUS: SAME-SEX COUPLES STILL A STATISTICALLY SMALL PERCENT OF AUSTRALIANS

 Given that our society and many basic rights are intrinsically linked to the definition of marriage, it seems strange to consider the disproportionate amount of time spent on the issue of same-sex marriage. 

 http://www.marriagealliance.com.au/census_ssm_australian

While the consequences of redefining marriage have in fact not been given the necessary attention in public discourse, a significant part of the same-sex marriage lobby’s argument has been overrepresented: .....

recently released census data shows that just 0.38 per cent of Australia’s population are in same-sex relationships. 

In other words, the percentage of Australian society that has the most to gain by legalising same-sex marriage is less than half of one-percent. 

Not that the Mainstream Media will give such a clear and unargued figure. Oh dear no. It gives us different and irrelevant ones instead.

As reported in The Guardian: 

There has been an 81% increase in same-sex couples recorded in 10 years, with more than 47,000 counted in last year’s census, compared with about 26,000 in 2006. The median age of same-sex couples was also younger – 40 years compared with 48 years for opposite-sex couples. The gender split was just about even with 49% female, of whom one-quarter (25%) had children, compared with just 4.5% of male same-sex couples. 

Confuse, distract, dissemble.  

Compared with Safe Schools founder Roz Ward’s claim that 40 to 50 per cent of the population are gay, this is a much smaller, more realistic number. 

Roz, you will recall is the female academic behind the spread of filth to our children through the school curriculum. 

Roz is a persuasive woman who convinced the Civil Servants in our Education Departments to oblige the easily-led female school workforce to teach filth to our kids. Here she is using her persuasive techniques.

Same-sex marriage, while it would at most be accessed by 0.38 per cent of the population, would affect every Australian. As Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said:

Changing the definition of marriage affects every Australian. It affects not just LGBTI Australians, it affects everybody.  

When discussing a legal change that affects the entire Australian population, it is important to have all of the facts straight. The amount of government time spent on this issue shows the disproportionate amount of attention that this issue is given. Likewise, the media and big corporate justify their amount of focus on the issue by 

blatantly exaggerating how large the LGBTI population is as a whole.

One letter to the Australian pointed out the disproportionate response to the same-sex marriage issue:

The new census figures indicate that there are just 46,800 gay couples in Australia — a whopping 0.38 per cent of the population. So same-sex marriage is hardly a mainstream matter.

Human lifestyle choices are remarkably creative, and we can be confident that, once the definition of marriage has been amended, over time it will have to be altered to include other variant unions, such as polygamous relationships. We are in denial if we believe that the social push will simply stop at gay marriage. Changing an institution to cater for 0.38 per cent of the population should not be on the agenda.

Another pointed out that the LGBTI lobby does not just want a legal change – rather that they want to change the fundamental nature of our society:

Setting aside the hyperbole of describing same-sex marriage as a human rights issue on the scale of giving women the vote, Caroline Overington gets it half right when she blames the Labor Party for the status quo (“ALP cares for power and glory over human rights”, online, 27/6). The LGBTI lobby, who are the ones with the most skin in the game, are just as much to blame.

They could not stomach same-sex marriage being granted to them by the public as an amendment to the traditional definition of marriage rather than acknowledged by parliament as a pre-existing right. If they had really wanted same-sex marriage so desperately and lobbied Labor to support the government, does anyone believe Bill Shorten’s opportunistic objection to a plebiscite (with which he once had no problem) would have survived longer than a millisecond?

Supporters of traditional marriage are not alone. Citizens across the country are voicing their concerns –and the media are taking notice.

The consequences of changing the definition of marriage affect the whole of society, 

not just the tiny percentage of people in same-sex relationships. However, those who advocate for same-sex marriage have been so vocal and active that they have successfully made the number of same-sex marriage supporters appear much larger than it really is.

The silent majority should not be ignored in order to appease the demands of a slim few. As a whole, Australian society has far more to lose than win by redefining marriage. 

The data is there: same-sex couples are drastically outnumbered. 

 

Our politicians should be looking to protect the Australian family for the benefit of all society – not destroy it.

It’s time to let politicians know your view on the definition of marriage. Join us in fighting the wave of same-sex marriage activism and protect the family. 

Tell your politicians to give you a say on marriage. Make your voice heard. 

Yes, indeed, but do not hold your breath waiting for a response.  The politicians are not honest, not 'equal' and not to be trusted. The fellow above is the Liberal Premier of Tasmaonia who has had a full term and done nothing at all about abortion and now is aiding the SSM push. 

Anti-Life: anti-Family: anti-Marriage.  

Liberals (that is 'conservatives for our American cousins) are as bad as the Labour (that is, socialists).

Pretend to back Yes, ALP senator told

A Labor senator who is opposed to same-sex marriage says she has been urged by senior MPs and members of the ALP’s organis­ational wing to pretend to be in favour of changing the Marriage Act.

 http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/samesex-marriage-pretend-to-back-yes-labor-senator-helen-polley-told/news-story/14b3f7f036a2c2ad5c926d647672b217?nk=1dc4d9f3f2a05effc85fce79fb2efc8a-1507014226

Tasmanian senator Helen Polley told The Australian she was maligned in the party because of her views and had been told she would cost Labor votes at the next federal election because she was ­opposed to gay marriage.

Senator Polley, a Catholic and a No voter in Malcolm Turnbull’s $122 million postal survey, said senior party figures had told her 

to change her position publicly even though it would go against her conscience. 

She would not name the people who told her to change her position, but said they were senior federal MPs and leading figures in the Tasmanian organisation.

“I’ve been told that I could be responsible for losing the next federal election,” she said.

So far she has not said that anyone has threatened to find her in a dark alley and give her a taste of 4 x 2.  Don't hold your breath there either.

Any policeman knocking on ALP doors? 

Not a chance.

On Friday, James was attacked while holding an 'It's Okay to Say No' poster. He has a torn ligament in his arm. Yesterday, James was back out campaigning because he wants everyone to know that #ItsOkayToSayNo.

The game is fixed.

Drink up.

Lubricate the vocal chords, and do some Roaring yourselves.

See the dogs above? That is what society will look like in five years.

Pax.