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Why I handed back my Order of Australia, and why Margaret Court should be stripped of hers – Sydney Morning Herald
A transgender doctor explains why she cannot keep her award while tennis legend Margaret Court is honoured under the same system.
By opposing her elevation, I am not denying her right to freedom of speech. I am only concerned that she has used her position as a public figure to disseminate her harmful comments.
Court, as a Pentecostal minister, asserts that her actions and beliefs are based on the teachings of the Bible and that she is being persecuted for doing so. Careful perusal of the Bible will show that she is extremely selective about the sections she wishes to use and not use in order to justify her own beliefs.
She…
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