Church Calls for Same-Sex Ban on Student Leaders

Church Calls for Same-Sex Ban on Student Leaders
Year seven students arrive to Elevation Secondary College in Craigieburn, Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 12, 2020. AAP Image/James Ross
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Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles says students’ leadership qualities shouldn’t be tied to their sexuality as a major church group calls for the right to exclude gay pupils from roles like captain in religious schools.

In a submission to a review of anti-discrimination laws, the Presbyterian Church of Australia argued for the right to exclude students from leadership positions if they were in a same-sex relationship or having pre-marital sex.

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