Margaret Court (pictured, center) is a celebrated Australian tennis player and not-so celebrated Christian pastor who’s publicly condemned pro-gay airline Quantas for its stance on same-sex marriage.
“I am disappointed that Qantas has become an active promoter for same sex,” she primly wrote to The West Australian newspaper.
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She would very much appreciate it if fellow antigay travelers would avoid using the airline “where possible.”
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“I believe in marriage as a union between a man and a woman as stated in the Bible.
“Your statement leaves me no option but to use other airlines were possible for my extensive traveling.”
Meanwhile, Virgin — another leading domestic airline for Australians — and founder Richard Branson are also very much in favor of gay marriage.
Earlier this month, we reported that Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce had a pie smashed in his face by hatchet-faced Tony Overheu in front of several hundred people during a business breakfast.
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Overheu said his pie-flinging was in response to what he called “corporate bullying,” inspired by the fact that Joyce and 20 other chief executives showed their support for marriage equality by signing a joint letter.
Police charged him with assault and he was subsequently banned by Qantas.
74-year-old Court is a senior pastor at Perth’s Victory Life Church and for decades has been a vocal critic of homosexuality and marriage equality.
In her haughty letter, she writes that she’d praised Qantas during her long-ago days “of never losing a tennis match while playing for my country.”
“I love all people and will be pleased to talk to your board at any time.”
“But it won’t be in the Qantas lounge.”
Sounds like someone’s face really wants to go on a blind date with a banana-creme pie.
1EqualityUSA
Mortality, a good thing.
jspatlanta
I just sent this HOMOPHOBIC beatch a note via her website for the church, YOU should to. Silence her.
Bob Scardino
That might be considered harassment. Here’s the email address: [email protected]
OzJosh
Since both of Australia’s national airlines are pro-gay, and those two airlines also operate the next biggest budget airlines, this leaves Margaret Court pretty much stranded in Perth, with no way out by air. And I think she’ll find the Indian-Pacific Railway is pretty pro-gay too. I hope she doesn’t have any travel plans.
dre23222
She is pure trash.
dean089
I was reading about this earlier and wondering how Qantas is actively promoting homosexuality — or is it that they’re not actively discriminating, which in the mind of a holy-roller is the same thing. Now we’ll all sit around waiting for the ‘real’ Christians to denounce her and her attitude. And waiting. And waiting…
girldownunder
” Now we’ll all sit around waiting for the ‘real’ Christians to denounce her and her attitude. And waiting. And waiting…”
EXACTLY! Where are all of these, so-called, “good Xtians”? You know the ones, “oh, we’re not ALL like that, we’re not ALL bigots, “I” have MANY gay friends…”, yada, yada, yada…..
Right. Just some more gutless, bigots who run away when they ought to be standing up for human rights over the rights of prejudice & bigotry!
1EqualityUSA
Many are fearing the End Times are near. Inept church leaders usurp love and patient teaching for politics. Fear drives ill-informed people to glom onto charlatans. We will have to show by example and stay business-oriented, rather than emotionally flailing at the injustice. Right now we’re politically, legally, and socially manipulated. I’ve not lost faith in the Constitution. I resent Republicans for being such a wadified party. Separation of Church and State has never been more relevant.
1EqualityUSA
Australia and New Zealand may have a different system if your post was referring to thumpers there. Sounds brutal-poodle, but then we have Kevin Swanson with sorry-ass GOP candidates, Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, and Bobby Jindal sheepishly ambling onto the stage to stand with the man calling for our deaths. greattt.
Bob LaBlah
Oh my lord. And I just knew that “woman” on the middle was one of our family members. What a shame some one with HER looks is at the center of this shit.
Bob Scardino
“I believe in marriage as a union between a man and a woman as stated in the Bible.”
Or one man and 2 women and 2 concubines – Jacob
Or one man and many wives – Gideon
Or one man and 700 wives and 300 concubines – Solomon.
Or one man, many wives, and a boyfriend – David
Source: http://matthiasmedia.com/briefing/2012/06/polygamy-in-the-bible-a-sordid-tale/