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04-13-2016, 05:33 AM
Telstra allegedly withdraws from marriage equality debate under church pressure
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Allegedly under pressure from the Catholic Church,*Australia's largest telecommunications provider will **t be participating in the public campaign in support of same-*** marriage, a new report suggests.
According to*The Australian (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/catholic-church-forces-telstra-into-same***-marriage-ad-flip/news-story/acc25d5fc5a326ea54db6f3b8acf5fb0),*Archdiocese of Sydney business manager Michael Digges approached a number of companies who had given permission for their logo to be used in a newspaper advertisement in support of marriage equality in May 2015.*
SEE ALSO: Victoria becomes the first Australian state to legalize medical cannabis (http://mashable.com/2016/04/12/medical-cannabis-victoria/)
He suggested the church could withdraw business from participating companies, including Telstra, which reportedly serves Catholic schools around Australia.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/12/telstra-marriage-equality/)
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Allegedly under pressure from the Catholic Church,*Australia's largest telecommunications provider will **t be participating in the public campaign in support of same-*** marriage, a new report suggests.
According to*The Australian (http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/catholic-church-forces-telstra-into-same***-marriage-ad-flip/news-story/acc25d5fc5a326ea54db6f3b8acf5fb0),*Archdiocese of Sydney business manager Michael Digges approached a number of companies who had given permission for their logo to be used in a newspaper advertisement in support of marriage equality in May 2015.*
SEE ALSO: Victoria becomes the first Australian state to legalize medical cannabis (http://mashable.com/2016/04/12/medical-cannabis-victoria/)
He suggested the church could withdraw business from participating companies, including Telstra, which reportedly serves Catholic schools around Australia.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/12/telstra-marriage-equality/)
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