Telstra withdraws from marriage equality debate allegedly due to church pressure

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Allegedly under pressure from the Catholic Church, Australia’s largest telecommunications provider will not be participating in the public campaign in support of same-sex marriage, a new report suggests.

According to The Australian, 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. 

He suggested the church could withdraw business from participating companies, including Telstra, which reportedly serves Catholic schools around Australia.  Read more…

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