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27.02.07 - Porn a X-roads

A court challenge over an X-rated film has reignited a debate over whether the ban on non-violent pornography should be lifted, writes Caroline Overington, Senior Journalist for The Australian newspaper.

The article can be accessed here.

Published Wednesday, 28 February 2007 12:50 PM by Editor
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derwent said:

I see the "Australian Family Association" are giving their two cents worth in the Federal Court case. The AFA are a Christian lobby group who have compared gays to animals and have links to various "right-wing" Christian groups in Australia.

See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Family_Association

http://www.unbelief.org/groups/afa.html

http://www.family.org.au/

These people claim that any relaxing of the current classification laws to allow R-ratings for non-violent erotica will inevitably lead to violent porn being widely (and legally) available, which if obvious nonsense. It is clear they are simply anti-porn for religious reasons; I would be surprised if they bring anything of value to this debate, as organisations like this really aren't interested in logic, reason, or the will of the majority.

March 1, 2007 5:27 PM