Archbishop apologises to community for ‘religious freedom’ letter to PM, but refuses to back down

Nov 10, 2018 by

By Philippa McDonald and Kevin Nguyen, ABC News:

Sydney Anglican archbishop Glenn Davies has apologised “to the community” but refused to back down from a letter to the Prime Minister calling for exemptions to enable religious schools to discriminate against LGBTQI students.

Key points:

  • Sydney Anglican Archbishop says expelling gay students or gay teachers not part of church’s ethos
  • He says there’s “widespread misunderstanding” of church’s position
  • Petition, signed by at least one former student from 33 of the 34 schools involved, will be sent to PM

The letter, signed by 34 Anglican schools and sent to the Prime Minister last week, caused a furore, with thousands of former students from the schools involved slamming the letter’s content.

Speaking to the ABC, the Archbishop said the church simply promoted religious freedom.

“We don’t expel gay students,” the Archbishop said.

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