Rusty Catheter,
A young friend of mine lost her job during the Plebiscite because she posted on her facebook page she supported a "NO" vote. One can expect this sort of treatment from YES voters.

Josephus,

Many people have been routinely ineligible or dismissed from jobs over a lack of piety not actually required for the job.

I hope you can see how that has been a long standing imposition on non-believers, how it is *also* unreasonable, and always was.

If the religious can, who can't?

Josephus, I posted to you what I consider reasonable; "as a conciliatory gesture it may be possible that those licenced by the state to conduct marriage ceremonies, should be able to apply for a permanent exemption on moral grounds." You ignored that, so I assume you are an all or nothing hard liner, who will not accept the wish of the vast majority. It dose not matter, as your objection is irrelevant anyway.

Is the threat by the Archbishop of Melbourne Denis Hart to sack any church employee who does not agree with Catholic dogma opposing same sex marriage still valid? This is the same crackerjack bishop who said he would rather go to jail than report child sex abusers. The jerk off must have a really big moral conscience.
Josephus, maybe there is an opening for your young friend with the Catholic mob, given the size of the yes vote Hart should be creating plenty of employment opportunities for his fellow bigots and homophobes within the church.

Paul,

"This is the same crackerjack bishop who said he would rather go to jail than report child sex abusers."

If he received the information in Confession, and as with any other information so received it is strictly confidential and, to his credit, he said that he'd go to jail rather than break that very necessary confidentiality.

Dear Paul,

I am not a Christian/Catholic and do not share their dogma, but thank you for informing me about this brave bishop/archbishop who would rather go to jail than cooperate with the evil secular authorities. He follows the example of earlier Christians who were fed to the lions over their faith.

Don't you believe in the separation of church and state?