The leader of the Christian Democratic Party has claimed gay Australians will start handing out separate homosexual citizenships following Macklemore’s performance of his hit song ‘Same Love’ at Sunday’s NRL Grand Final.
Reverend Fred Nile said in a press release on Friday he is worried the gay community had adopted the song as their national anthem.
Macklemore’s performance of the song, which has been referred to as a same-sex marriage anthem, was largely criticised in the days leading up to the show.
Christian Democratic Party leader Fred Nile claims gay Australians will hand out separate ‘homosexual citizenships’ following Macklemore’s performance of ‘Same Love’
Reverend Fred Nile said in a press release on Friday he is worried the gay community had adopted the song as their national anthem
The Grammy Award-winning artist performed the hit in front of as many as 80,000 people despite criticism from Tony Abbott, Bob Katter and a number of ‘No’ voters for mixing politics with sport.
Mr Nile accused ‘yes’ voters of trying to politicise the NRL.
‘The radical left keeps pushing its agendas wherever and however it can,’ he said.
‘The homosexual lobby has its own Olympics, its own award ceremonies in the cultural arena, its own flag, and now we are told they will have their own ‘anthem’. What next? Are they going to start handing out their own separate homosexual citizenships?’
‘I find it incredibly ironic that the ‘Yes’ campaign keeps calling those it does not like ‘divisive’, while it actively divides society on political lines.,’ he said.
Abbott took to Twitter last week to voice his opposition to ‘Same Love’, saying fans shouldn’t be subjected to the agenda.
‘Footy fans shouldn’t be subjected to a politicised grand final. Sport is sport,’ he said.
‘The homosexual lobby has its own Olympics, its own award ceremonies in the cultural arena, its own flag, and now we are told they will have their own ‘anthem’. What next? Are they going to start handing out their own separate homosexual citizenships?’ Mr Nile said
Macklemore defiantly played ‘Same Love’ during the NRL Grand Final pregame show despite calls from a former prime minister to ban the artist from performing the song
Lit up phone screens could be seen being waved throughout ANZ Stadium in an overwhelming show of support for the song and Macklemore’s campaign
Macklemore responded to the comments in a radio interview, dismissing the idea he wouldn’t perform the song.
‘It’s interesting actually cause I’m gonna play Same Love and they’re going through trying to legalise same-sex marriage in Australia.’
‘So I’m getting a lot of tweets from angry old white dudes in Australia. Today I think there is a petition to ban me from playing,’ he said.
Macklemore closed his pregame show with the hit on Sunday to the deafening cheers of the crowd.
Lit up phone screens could be seen being waved throughout ANZ Stadium in an overwhelming show of support for the song and Macklemore’s campaign.
‘It’s interesting actually cause I’m gonna play Same Love and they’re going through trying to legalise same-sex marriage in Australia’
Rainbow-coloured fireworks were launched at the completion of the song with cheers echoing throughout the arena in a strong showing of equality
Rainbow-coloured fireworks were launched at the completion of the song with cheers echoing throughout the arena in a strong showing of equality.
Social media went into a frenzy during the song, with celebrities praising the rapper for the performance.
‘Here’s my bit of free speech – was great and I hope the precious snowflakes who wanted him censored survived those sweet tunes,’ Ben Fordham said.
‘Rugby league just went from a game played in NSW and QLD to a game for all. All thanks to @macklemore #samelove #NRLGrandFinal’ Dr Chris Brown tweeted.
‘Incredible response from the crowd to @macklemore So moving,’ Lisa Wilkinson said.
Social media went into a frenzy during the song, with celebrities praising the rapper for the performance
Lit up phone screens could be seen being waved throughout ANZ Stadium in an overwhelming show of support for the song and Macklemore’s campaign
‘Same Love’, which hit number in Australia during its release in 2013, again topped the charts this past week in retaliation to Abbott’s ‘hypocritical’ comments.
Images of anti-Macklemore messages gratified around Sydney were not reciprocated inside the stadium.
The NRL also conveyed a strong message of support, displaying ‘We Stand For Inclusiveness’ on the big screens around the stadium.
With the circus show surrounding the song now over, attention can finally turn to the action on the field.
The NRL also conveyed a strong message of support, displaying ‘We Stand For Inclusiveness’ on the big screens around the stadium
Images of anti-Macklemore messages gratified around Sydney were not reciprocated inside the stadium