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The Bible which used to serve as the foundation for violence in the past remains entirely valid even today. The book itself quotes: "Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left." (Dt 12:32) The Catholic Church maintains the gory Old Testament and all the Catholics are bound to act accordingly in everyday life. For example, "And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death" (Ex 21:15) still applies nowadays and represents a rule of conduct for Catholics. The Catholics are even obliged not to follow the rules of national authorities if they are not in accordance with the teachings of the gospel. The Church has not renounced its violent teachings and it retains a great deal of events to support this claim (baptism of infants, inability to entirely abandon the Catholic Church, damnations, systematic threats, hatred towards women, Jews etc.). Violent biblical teachings also serve as the foundation for action and are contradictory to the constitution and international acts and instigate hatred, violate rights etc. Thus, the pursuit of activities of such an organisation should be banned until it renounces its gory teachings and violent sections of the Bible.

Thus the association has drafted a proposal with the assistance of an attorney of law to ban the pursuit of activities of the Catholic Church and has forwarded the proposal to the Government Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Religious Communities and the District State Prosecutor's Office in Ljubljana with the intention of bringing a lawsuit before the court to ban the activities of the Catholic Church.



You can publish the proposal in your website and send to your friends, media in your country, the similar organization…



If you want, you can send us email addresses from similar organization and from media in your country.



Best greetings!



Janja Skrjanc, president



The society for protection of constitution and victims of Church

Sejmišče 1

4000 Kranj

Slovenia

041 214 233

www.zrtve-cerkve.org

info@zrtve-cerkve.org

info@zrtve-cerkve.org



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The Bible which used to serve as the foundation for violence in the past remains entirely valid even today. The book itself quotes: "Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left." (Dt 12:32) The Catholic Church maintains the gory Old Testament and all the Catholics are bound to act accordingly in everyday life. For example, "And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death" (Ex 21:15) still applies nowadays and represents a rule of conduct for Catholics. The Catholics are even obliged not to follow the rules of national authorities if they are not in accordance with the teachings of the gospel. The Church has not renounced its violent teachings and it retains a great deal of events to support this claim (baptism of infants, inability to entirely abandon the Catholic Church, damnations, systematic threats, hatred towards women, Jews etc.). Violent biblical teachings also serve as the foundation for action and are contradictory to the constitution and international acts and instigate hatred, violate rights etc. Thus, the pursuit of activities of such an organisation should be banned until it renounces its gory teachings and violent sections of the Bible.

Thus the association has drafted a proposal with the assistance of an attorney of law to ban the pursuit of activities of the Catholic Church and has forwarded the proposal to the Government Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Religious Communities and the District State Prosecutor's Office in Ljubljana with the intention of bringing a lawsuit before the court to ban the activities of the Catholic Church.



You can publish the proposal in your website and send to your friends, media in your country, the similar organization…



If you want, you can send us email addresses from similar organization and from media in your country.



Best greetings!



Janja Skrjanc, president



The society for protection of constitution and victims of Church

Sejmišče 1

4000 Kranj

Slovenia

041 214 233

www.zrtve-cerkve.org

info@zrtve-cerkve.org

info@zrtve-cerkve.org



]]> Press Releases palice Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:11:12 -0500 http://www.notopope.com/news.php?item.13.1 http://www.notopope.com/news.php?item.12.1 Press Release
Paris, September 8th, 2008

"KISS IN" in honor of Benedict XVI in Paris.

Taking advantage of the visit of Benedict XVI to Paris members of Aramis-International (Raelian Association of Sexual Minorities) (www.raeliangay.org) invite all the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, and transgender people of France and Europe to come and show the pope how two men or two women who love each other show their love simply by kissing each other… publicly.

RAEL, the spiritual leader and founder of ARAMIS, encourages the members of ARAMIS to help the public remove taboos connected with homosexuality by educating public awareness and explaining how natural homosexuality is.

“To kiss each other, the same way heterosexuals do, is our most intimate right!” said Pierre-Paul Bourque, President of ARAMIS, who lives in Ottawa, Canada. “If the politico-religious leaders forbid us to do so, then they must forbid it to everyone, without any kind of discrimination!” he added.

The “KISS IN” organized by ARAMIS is more than the affirmation of one of the most basic rights, it is also their way of denouncing the discrimination and homophobic gestures that the GLBT communities are constantly subjected to, especially from the Catholic Church.

During the visit of the pope to Sydney last July, the famous Pope Alice (whose creator is an Australian artist and also a Raelian Guide Priest) organized a similar “KISS IN” that had great success in the gay communities in Australia and worldwide.

“For the occasion of this Parisian "Kiss In", ARAMIS invites members of the GLBT communities victimized by homophobia to debaptize themselves by apostatizing from the religion that condemns them and incites the population, with homophobic words, to hatred and violence toward them”, added M. Bourque (www.apostasie.org)

We’d like to remind people that for more than 35 years the Raelian philosophy has been saying the sexual orientation of each individual is of genetic origin, thus perfectly “natural”, and more and more scientific publications have been stating this recently. (See www.raeliangay.org)

Meeting place for the KISS IN:
Friday, September 12th, 2008, 8p.m., Entrance of Notre Dame
Saturday, September 13th, 2008, 10a.m., Esplanade des Invalides
For any information, or request for an interview, please contact:
Eden 0425 235 556 (Australia)


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Paris, September 8th, 2008

"KISS IN" in honor of Benedict XVI in Paris.

Taking advantage of the visit of Benedict XVI to Paris members of Aramis-International (Raelian Association of Sexual Minorities) (www.raeliangay.org) invite all the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, and transgender people of France and Europe to come and show the pope how two men or two women who love each other show their love simply by kissing each other… publicly.

RAEL, the spiritual leader and founder of ARAMIS, encourages the members of ARAMIS to help the public remove taboos connected with homosexuality by educating public awareness and explaining how natural homosexuality is.

“To kiss each other, the same way heterosexuals do, is our most intimate right!” said Pierre-Paul Bourque, President of ARAMIS, who lives in Ottawa, Canada. “If the politico-religious leaders forbid us to do so, then they must forbid it to everyone, without any kind of discrimination!” he added.

The “KISS IN” organized by ARAMIS is more than the affirmation of one of the most basic rights, it is also their way of denouncing the discrimination and homophobic gestures that the GLBT communities are constantly subjected to, especially from the Catholic Church.

During the visit of the pope to Sydney last July, the famous Pope Alice (whose creator is an Australian artist and also a Raelian Guide Priest) organized a similar “KISS IN” that had great success in the gay communities in Australia and worldwide.

“For the occasion of this Parisian "Kiss In", ARAMIS invites members of the GLBT communities victimized by homophobia to debaptize themselves by apostatizing from the religion that condemns them and incites the population, with homophobic words, to hatred and violence toward them”, added M. Bourque (www.apostasie.org)

We’d like to remind people that for more than 35 years the Raelian philosophy has been saying the sexual orientation of each individual is of genetic origin, thus perfectly “natural”, and more and more scientific publications have been stating this recently. (See www.raeliangay.org)

Meeting place for the KISS IN:
Friday, September 12th, 2008, 8p.m., Entrance of Notre Dame
Saturday, September 13th, 2008, 10a.m., Esplanade des Invalides
For any information, or request for an interview, please contact:
Eden 0425 235 556 (Australia)


]]> Press Releases palice Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:55:25 -0500 http://www.notopope.com/news.php?item.12.1 http://www.notopope.com/news.php?item.11.2
The film night will also be featuring Cuban comedy: Waiting List, as well as 2 other ARTV docos on climate camp, May Day privatisation rally !

It will be held at the ARTV studio, Hut 24A Addison Rd Community Centre, 142 Addison Rd Marrickville.

Cost: $8.00
Ph: 02 9564 1277
]]> Coalition News admin Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:06:59 -0500 http://www.notopope.com/news.php?item.11.2 http://www.notopope.com/news.php?item.10.2 6.30pm Wed Aug 6th @ 23 Abercrombie St

A public forum featuring:
Peter Maher (St Joseph's Church, Newtown)
Rachel Evans (Socialist Alliance candidate for Blacktown Council & NoToPope spokesperson)
Ansgar Fehnker (Sydney Athiests)
norrie mAy-welby (Christian anarchist member of Uniting Church in place of Karl Hand of the Metropolitan Community Church)

Chaired by:
Amber Pike (Resistance activist who successfully took the state government to court over anti-protest laws during the Pope's visit)

This forum will discuss a progressive response to issues of sexuality, discrimination, women's rights and contraception in the wake of the spirited, 1500-strong protest during the pope's visit.

How much influence does the Christian right have in Australia? Is the "separation of church and state" an issue in Australia today? And how do we win a future where sexuality is not oppressed and commodified?

Ph 9690 1977, 0413 976 638 for more info
http://www.socialist-alliance.org/
]]> Coalition News admin Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:12:13 -0500 http://www.notopope.com/news.php?item.10.2 http://www.notopope.com/news.php?item.9.1 PRESS RELEASE Monday 28th July 2008

NoToPope Coalition will rally in support of the National Day of Action for same-sex marriage to say YES to same-sex marriage with full adoption rights and civil unions with ceremonies.

Rachel Evans, NoToPope Coalition spokesperson said "The Australian government introduced a bill banning same-sex unions in August 13th 2004. The Australian government was the only government, at that time to have introduced such an attack on same-sex loving couples. The Australian government remains the only Western government to denegrate our relationship to second class status and to have banned same-sex marriage", noted Evans.

"Marriage these days is just one of the options for opposite-sex partners and same-sex partners have a right to enjoy the same options and benefits as everyone else. Pope Benedict XVI says same-sex marriage is a threat to world peace. It simply isn't and would allow for much more love and compassion to flourish in the world," said spokesperson Luke Roberts.

Rev. Karl Hand of Metropolitan Community Church Sydney said, "denying people marriage is reducing them to level of children before society and the law. To people of faith, the insult is deeper, as a sacramental blessing is being denied, and their relationship with a deeper reality is invalidated. Complicit in all of this, Rudd reveals himself as more than an economic conservative - but a social conservative and a right wing Christian homophobe. Labour won this last election by becoming no better than the Liberal party."

Max Wallace, Director of the Australian National Secular Association, said it is likely the recent court finding in California allowing gay marriage will be seen as a historical turning point. 'Gay marriage as an achievable goal is achieving the point of critical mass where opposition to it is seen as unreasonable and pointless.'

NoToPope Coalition will participate in the National Day of Action for same-sex marriage on August 3rd. A rally is planned for Taylor Square, Darlinghurst, on Sunday 3rd August at 1pm
]]> Press Releases admin Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:44:31 -0500 http://www.notopope.com/news.php?item.9.1 http://www.notopope.com/news.php?item.8.1 PRESS RELEASE Monday 21st July 2008

A bill will be presented to the Catholic Church on Monday 21st July, 2pm at St Mary's Cathedral, Hyde Park

"Our peaceful rally on Saturday July 19th against Pope Benedict's anti-condom policies was a huge success", noted Rachel Evans, a Coalition spokesperson. "2000 people turned out to say Pope Benedict's homophobia and anti-woman positions were archaic."

"We're asking the Church to deposit the money into the NoToPope Coalition bank account, and then the funds will be distributed to public housing projects for the homeless and refugees," said Kristian Bolwell, Coalition spokesperson. "Funds will also be allocated to projects to combat bigotry and racism in high-schools and queer youth suicide. Money will be put towards non moralistic, scientific safe-sex programs that aim to decrease HIV and STI rates among young people."

"NoToPope Coalition was shocked to hear that four African Pilgrims were thrown in Villawood Detention Centre," added Evans. "We welcomed the Pilgrims to Australia, and thought the Australian government would show compassion during WYD. We will visit these Pilgrims, offer solidarity and demand the government release these Pilgrims from Villawood, an inhumane detention centre."

The Bill will be presented Monday 21st July St Mary's Cathedral, Hyde Park 2pm

Call Rachel Evans 0403 798 420
Karl Hand 0425 220 635
Luke 0400 195 203
Anthony Englund 0412 039 860 for info
]]> Press Releases http://www.notopope.com/comment.php?comment.news.8 admin Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:00:22 -0500 http://www.notopope.com/news.php?item.8.1 http://www.notopope.com/news.php?item.7.1 Press Release Friday 17th of July 2008

"Police have backed down from their demands that we censor any 'offensive' material at our rally" noted Rachel Evans, NoToPope Coalition spokesperson. "We are delighted to have the police walk away from another attempt at stop us from peacefully critisising Pope Benedict's criminal condom record and other policies."

"We are happy to welcome to speak at our rally Anthony and Christine Foster, whose two daughters were sexually abused by a former Melbourne priest. Unlike Cardinal George Pell we want to meet with the Fosters. They will speak at our rally and we support their struggle for justice and compensation" said Rachel Evans.

NoToPope Coalition will be unveiling their 10 alternative commandments on Friday July 18th 12 noon at Hyde Park at Archibald Fountain and fielding questions.

NoToPope Coalition will peacefully protest on Saturday July 19th 12 noon Taylor Square, Oxford St, Darlinghurst to 'Defend the Right To Protest; No To Homophobia; Yes to condoms; Defend reproductive rights.'
]]> Press Releases admin Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:40:53 -0500 http://www.notopope.com/news.php?item.7.1 http://www.notopope.com/news.php?item.6.1 Press Release Monday July 14th 2008

A working bee at the Humanist House 12 noon, 10 Shepherd St, Chippendale Tuesday 15th July will take place with NoToPope volunteers inserting a letter of welcome and condoms into envelopes addressed to WYD pilgrims at hundreds of schools around Sydney.

Coalition activist Rachel Evans says "the letter welcomes Catholic youth to Sydney. Our Coalition respects everyone's right to practice their religion. She said 'but we have huge problems under the current 'annoyance law' NSW Regulations to practice our freedom of speech and to peaceful assembly."

Soubhi Iskander, spokeperson from the Sudanese Human Rights Association said "the Pope's policy on condoms is a death sentence for millions within Africa. It is an immoral stance. At the end of 2007, there were approximately 33.2 million people in the world with HIV/AIDS. Over two thirds of these are in sub-Saharan Africa. More than 25 million people have died of AIDS since 1981 — 2.1 million in 2007. Almost 70% of people in the Third World who develop AIDS (as opposed to being just HIV positive) will die due to lack of drugs," Iskander concluded.

"We will hand out condoms at our rally to young Catholics" said Anthony Englund. "The annoyance laws will not stop us. Young Catholic people are quite capable of distinguishing what they want from their church's theology and what they don't want. By providing them with a token number of condoms we're reminding them they can make up their own minds about what they believe is appropriate behavior in terms of their personal sexual health, "he concluded.

The mass mail out was made possible by the list of prohibited areas, including addresses, which the government reluctantly provided to the Federal court last week in its attempt to justify its regulations against 'annoying' WYD participants.

NoToPope Coalition will peacefully protest on Saturday July 19th 12 noon Taylor Square, Oxford St, Darlinghurst to 'Defend the Right To Protest; No To Homophobia; Yes to condoms; Defend reproductive rights.

Rachel Evans 0403 798 420
Soubhi Iskander 0425 289 885
Karl Hand 0425 220 635
Luke Roberts 0400 195 203
Anthony Englund 0412 039 860

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]]> Press Releases http://www.notopope.com/comment.php?comment.news.6 admin Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:25:02 -0500 http://www.notopope.com/news.php?item.6.1 http://www.notopope.com/news.php?item.5.1 Press release 7th July 2008

On Wednesday 9th July NoToPope Coalition will join Australian National Secular Foundation (ANSA) for an exhibition of political T-shirts. Slogans, colour, condoms, inconvenience are all expected to take centre stage at the front of NSW State Parliament from 1pm till 2pm.

Held at the most annoying of times, the NoToPope Coalition is inviting all civil libertarians, sexual health workers, condom producers, gays/ lesbians/ queers, women's rights activists, abortion providers, Christians and faith/holders, to challenge NSW governments attacks on free speech.

The exhibition will take place during the lunch break of a Conference titled "Are Australia and New Zealand Christian nations?" The Conference is organised by the Australian National Secular Association and sponsored by Greens MLC', Dr John Kaye. Greens Member, Lee Rhiannon, will speak at the conference. Conference participants will be invited to join in NoToPope's annoying fashion show.

"These new regulations that threaten protestors and skateboarders with fines of $5,500 for potentially 'annoying' the Pope will be challenged on Wednesday", said Rachel Evans, spokesperson for NoToPope Coalition. "Wearing a political T shirt, promoting safe-sex - pre-marital or otherwise and criticising the World Youth Day (WYD) 08 'code of ethics' will all be showcased at our highly annoying fashion show" noted Evans. "Criticising WYD ethics includes promoting contraception, access to abortion and conducting any criticism of the reactionary views of some Catholic Church leaders", said Evans.

"Two weeks ago the NoToPope Coalition announced it would distribute condoms to the WYD pilgrims . Now is appears the simple act of condom distribution may have been banned! Come challenge this ban with us" said Luke Roberts from the NoToPope Coalition. "We are also asking people to wear condoms on their clothing as a symbol of human rights, sexual freedom and the right to live our dreams in a democracy. Lets establish International Condom Day on Saturday July 19th, " Luke Roberts from NoToPope Coalition stated.

The Director of ANSA, Max Wallace, said "Its despicable the NSW government has banned free distribution of condoms to WYD participants. This echoes the Church's ban on condom distribution in Africa, a move widely condemned by world health authorities " Wallace said "the ban demonstrates there is no separation of church and state in NSW especially after the government has gifted tens of millions of taxpayers dollars to the Church, one of the richest organisations in Australia." Wallace said "if Mr Iemma believes there will be no sexual health consequences or pregnancies resulting from this ban' he is desperately out of touch. But perhaps we already knew that."

The NSW NoToPope Coalition will peacefully protest on Saturday July 19th 12 noon at Taylor Square, Darlinghurst. *Defend the Right To Protest *No To Homophobia *No to anti-condom policies *Defend reproductive rights

Youth Against World Youth Day are rallying in Melbourne Sunday July 13, 1:30pm (speakers from 2pm), Step of Parliament House, Spring St, Melbourne. Call Jason 0407781406

A kiss-in and condom distribution action will take place in Brisbane on Saturday July 19th at 3pm in Queens Park. Call Luke 0400 195 203 Dominic Hale o431 638 772

For Adelaide's Kiss-in Queen Street, Bowden Saturday July 19th at 2.30pm for 3pm please contact: Troy-Anthony Baylis 0439 684 876 or Jess Cronin 0438 668 370

Lismore NoToPope event at Winsome Hotel contact Tara 02 6629 5358

For Newcastle call Star 0410 326 006

Rachel Evans 0403 798 420
Max Wallace 0412 707 428
Karl Hand 0425 220 635
Luke Roberts 0400 195 203
Anthony Englund 0412 039 860
]]> Press Releases http://www.notopope.com/comment.php?comment.news.5 admin Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:32:57 -0500 http://www.notopope.com/news.php?item.5.1