Karl Hand, Author at Star Observer

We mustn’t isolate Gosford Anglican priest in marriage equality movement

Karl Hand — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 06:52:30 +0000

Earlier this week, the Star Observer published a story that highlighted Father Rod Bower's inability to marry gay and lesbian couples if it were legal, despite his personal support for same-sex marriage. This opened the floodgates to backlash from the gay community. Prominent LGBTI-friendly Pastor Karl Hand pens his thoughts in defence of Father Bower.

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Polyamory is not our business

Karl Hand — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 05:49:54 +0000

Guest column Karl Hand is the Pastor of Crave Metropolitan Community Church (www.cravemcc.com) and co-convenor of Community Action Against Homophobia (www.caah.org.au). He blogs at http://critical-discipleship.blogspot.com.au. Liberal Senator Cory Bernardi recently ...

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Chalk it up to experience

Karl Hand — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:37:19 +0000

Even though I have been involved in radical activism for over a decade, I was genuinely surprised by the massive public outrage that erupted when road workers showed up to ...

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