The following involves those who live in Victoria, Australia but this will eventually affect all of us living in Australia! These people who are making these laws to silence any speech that disagrees with them. No more will one be able to say definitely there are only two genders; male and female! This vilification will even reach into one’s faith. Will a Bible believing Christian be able to quote John 14:6 without being taken to court? We will have to wait and see but it seems very likely it will happen.

The Australian Christian Lobby recently sent out an email speaking concerning this proposed reform.

“Urgent action is needed to oppose the Allan Government’s proposed reform of anti-vilification or “hate speech” laws. This reform threatens to lower the vilification threshold, making it easier to prosecute Christians and effectively confining their faith to private spaces. We must act now to protect our rights and freedoms.

The Overview Paper shows that the proposed changes to the law are very concerning. In brief, this law reform will set a dangerous precedent, introducing a subjective element into law that could see Christians in Victoria being reported to VEOHRC or VCAT based on someone’s perspective.  

Christians could potentially be stifled, or even prosecuted, for expressing a religious view on Biblical sexual ethics and biological facts. Activists will find Christians an easy target to bring before a tribunal. 

If these proposed changes become laws, Victorian Christians would be forced to suppress or hide their faith in public, including schools and workplaces, for fear of offending others. 

This is law is repressive, robbing Christians of their freedom of religion, speech and expression.” 

Here is the pdf with the proposed changes to the anti-vilification laws in Victoria, Australia.