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Outrage at anti-marriage equality ad published in Australian Jewish News

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Published: 23 September 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Newspaper defends ad placed by Australian Christian Lobby that implies Jewish schools will be targeted with anti-discrimination complaints if law is passed, sparking campaign to publish a counter ad

SEE: Jewish News defends same-sex marriage ad (AJN Facebook)
“Some readers are concerned with paid advertising we're running regarding the same sex marriage postal survey, and we share your concern. But we have been advised that as long as the advertisements comply with current legislation, we can't knock them back.”

SEE: Crowdfunding campaign raises $7000 to publish counter ad (Mycause)
Community leader Liam Getreu has launched a crowdfunding campaign to publish a counter ad. Let's show the Jewish community that we support our LGBT+ friends and family.”

Letter to AJN Editor and Publisher
By allowing the Australian Christian Lobby to infiltrate our community newspaper and spread bigoted propaganda about the LGBTIQ+ community, you have done the Australian Jewish community and its LGBTIQ+ members that you serve an incredible amount of harm.

You claim that you were forced to run the ad, but I draw your attention to clause 4 of your Advertising Terms and Conditions: "The PUBLISHER at all times retains its discretion to reject any advertisement it considers unsuitable for publication. Such discretion may be exercised at any time and will not be subject to any prior course of dealings. Ergo - The publisher of the Australian Jewish Press Pty Ltd trading as the Australian Jewish News did not consider this advertisement unsuitable for publication."
- Written by Daniel Nastasic Levy

READ FULL LETTER HERE

PLUS
NSW Jewish board of Deputies supports same-sex marriage
The NSW Jewish Board of Deputies (JBOD) has overwhelmingly passed a motion calling for “equal treatment under Australian law to same-sex couples who choose to marry” at its monthly plenum

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