The church position on pornography

1988 B.B. Min. 203

20. Instruct the Clerk to write to the Premier, and all his Ministers and the Leader of the Opposition and all members of Her Majesty’s Parliament in Queensland:
a. Requesting them to address the problem of the spread of pornography within our State and to establish firm legislation, giving the Courts and policy stronger powers to combat the growing distribution of obscene/indecent publications.
b. Requesting them to establish legislation which makes mere possession of obscene publications an offence.
c. Requesting them to make offences connected with child pornography punishable by mandatory imprisonment.

1993 B.B. Min. 227

17. Advise the Premier of Queensland, with copies to the Leader of the Opposition, the Leader of the Parliamentary Liberal Party, and the media, that the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Queensland:
(a) regards pornography and prostitution as affronts against the holiness of God who has created man in His image and likeness.
(b) calls on the Premier not to liberalize laws relating to censorship and pornography but to move to protect individuals and families from exposure to their harmful effects.
(c) commends the Government for its move to close down brothels and prosecute those who use them but calls on the Premier to amend legislation so as to make prostitution in all its forms illegal.