The Christian couple that own White magazine made the claim in a blog post where they explained that the publication is no longer “economically viable”.
Luke and Carla Burrell, who started the magazine twelve years ago continued: “Last year the Australian law was changed to allow same-sex couples to marry. Since then we have been asked repeatedly why our magazine had not yet featured all couples.
“White Magazine has always been a secular publication, but as its publishers, we are Christian. We have no agenda but to love. We have no desire to create a social, political or legal war, which only divides people further and does more damage than good. To us, our faith is anchored in love without judgement.”
The Burrells said they had received a “flood of judgement” while some have “blindly demanded that we pick a side”.
“The result has been that a number of advertisers withdrew their sponsorship out of fear of being judged, or in protest,” the couple said.
The blog post divided opinion with some comments reflecting the judgement the couple said they had received.
One user commented: “You’re obviously not only terrible business people but also just terrible people.Your advertisers are not stupid as they understand that reflecting what the majority of society supports is smart business. (it’s also legally and ethically good). Stupidly, you both failed to listen to them. And…
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