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Many vowed a particular brand of amber liquid would never touch their lips aga.</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">So feroc was the reactn, Coopers issued a fendg statement wh hours of the vio gog live: “Wh regards to the Keepg Light vio om the Bible Society featurg Andrew Hastie and Tim Wilson, this is a lighthearted but balanced bate about an important topic wh Atralia,” the statement said.</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">“As a mature muny ’s a bate we need to have but a good-spired and good-natured way. That’s how we’ve done bs for 154 years.”</p><div class="hi-prt ad-no-notice css-qyun7f-StyledAdUnWrapper ezkyf1c0"><div class="css-4dh9i0-StyledCenter ezkyf1c3"><div class="css-k85b03-StyledNotice ezkyf1c2"><div class="ad-article-mrec-two css-bkuftv-StyledAdUn ezkyf1c4"></div></div></div></div><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">That didn’t wash wh pro-marriage equaly beer drkers, however, so Coopers issued a send statement over the weekend:</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">“We want you to know that Coopers did not give permissn for our Premium Light beer to feature , or ‘sponsor’ the Bible Society’s Keepg Light vio featurg Andrew Hastie and Tim Wilson,” the statement said.</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">“We rpect the beliefs of our muny and do not wish to try and change them .... We would like all Coopers fans to know that we support and embrace all of our beer-drkg muny.”</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">By Monday night, a satiril take on the mpaign by SBS’s The Feed was trendg well on social media.</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">By then the Bible Society had released s own statement, nfsg was “entirely rponsible” for the vio, which was no way sponsored by Coopers.</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">On Tuday afternoon, the chief executive of Bible Society Atralia, Greg Clarke, nfirmed that after “nsultatn” wh var parti, the vio had been pulled.</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">“We produced the vio as the first a seri, enuragg light nversatns on ser topics,” Mr Clarke said. “Coopers was not a sponsor and no money passed hands.”</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">As to why the vio featured Coopers light ale so heavily, Mr Clarke said was supposed to a play on the “live light” theme, but hdsight had probably been a “b naive”.</p><div class="hi-prt ad-no-notice css-qyun7f-StyledAdUnWrapper ezkyf1c0"><div class="css-4dh9i0-StyledCenter ezkyf1c3"><div class="css-k85b03-StyledNotice ezkyf1c2"><div class="ad-article-mrec-three css-bkuftv-StyledAdUn ezkyf1c4"></div></div></div></div><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">“We’ll still go ahead wh more vios enuragg people to discs ser topics lightly, jt not wh beer,” he said. “We’ll move on to another topic.”</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">When asked if the society’s relatnship wh Coopers was still rdial, Mr Clarke said: “Tim Cooper has been a close iend for a long time. 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COOPERS BEER: GAY MARRIAGE ROW PROMPTS BOYTT ATRALIA

Brewg pany Coopers is facg a nsumer boytt over s volvement a gay marriage bate between nservative MPs. The bate is the product of a partnership between Coopers and the Bible Society. The Coopers Facebook page has been flood wh cricism. * coopers brewery gay marriage *

One mentator said Coopers risked sponsorg a "polil act by a relig anisatn", while another said "homophobia le is still homophobia".

COOPERS SAYS SORRY AND ENDORS MARRIAGE EQUALY AFTER MOUNTG BOYTTAFTER TWO PRS RELEAS FAILED TO STEM THE DAMAGE OM A BIBLE SOCIETY VIO, COOPERS HAS RELEASED A MSAGE OM THE MANAGG DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF FANCE APOLOGISG AND ENDORSG MARRIAGE EQUALY.COOPERS HAS ISSUED AN APOLOGY AFTER A MOUNTG BOYTT MPAIGN. SOURCE: COOPERSCOOPERS BREWERY HAS PUBLICLY ENDORSED SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND APOLOGISED FOR THE PANY’S VOLVEMENT WH THE BIBLE SOCIETY AFTER A MOUNTG BOYTT AGAST THE BRAND.“WE ARE CREDIBLY SADNED BY THE IMPACT OUR VOLVEMENT WH THE BIBLE SOCIETY HAS HAD ON OUR VALUED COOPERS DRKERS AND EXTEND FAY,” MANAGG DIRECTOR DR TIM COOPER SAID A VIO RELEASED BY THE PANY.THE APOLOGY ME FOUR DAYS AFTER THE RELEASE OF A VIO POSTED ON FACEBOOK BY THE BIBLE SOCIETY FEATURG LIBERAL MPS TIM WILSON AND ANDREW HASTIE HAVG A "LIGHT DISCSN ON A HEAVY TOPIC" – AGREEG TO DISAGREE ON THE ISSUE OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE.COOPERS’ APPARENT SPONSORSHIP OF THE BATE SPARKED A BACKLASH AND SHARPENED PUBLIC FOC ON THE BRAND’S PARTNERSHIP WH THE BIBLE SOCIETY AND THE COOPER FAY’S RERD OF LARGE DONATNS TO THE LIBERAL PARTY.TWO PRS RELEAS OM THE PANY – NEHER OF WHICH VOICED SUPPORT FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE – FAILED TO HALT THE NTROVERSY.SATIRE:ATRALIANS LOVE THEIR COOPERS BEER“THIS IS A LIGHT-HEARTED BUT BALANCED BATE ABOUT AN IMPORTANT TOPIC WH ATRALIA,” ONE OF COOPERS’ EARLY STATEMENTS SAID. THE ISSUE OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE WAS SCRIBED AS “A BATE WE NEED TO HAVE.”THE PANY FEND S PARTNERSHIP WH THE BIBLE SOCIETY AND THEIR 'KEEP LIGHT' MPAIGN, SAYG THEY "AREN’T TRYG TO PH A RELIG MSAGE."THE UNN HOTEL NEWTOWN SAID COOPERS' IAL RPONSE WAS "STRANGE AND UNRWHELMG"."THE LL TO 'KEEP LIGHT' IS PARTICULARLY UPSETTG, NSIRG THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT A LIGHT ISSUE FOR THE THOANDS WHO ARE EFFECTED [SIC] BY MARRIAGE EQUALY," THE OWNERS WROTE ON FACEBOOK.THE PUB WAS ONE OF NUMERO TABLISHMENTS AROUND ATRALIA WHICH ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD NO LONGER STOCK THE BEVERAGE.BUT ACRDG TO THE COOPERS' MANAGG DIRECTOR, THE BRAND “NEVER TEND TO MAKE LIGHT OF SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE,” AND THE BIBLE SOCIETY VIO “NFLICTED WH OUR RE VALU.”DR COOPER SAID THE PANY DID NOT APPROVE OR SPONSOR THE OFFENDG VIO.COOPERS’ DIRECTOR OF FANCE, MELANIE COOPER, SAID THE BREWERY “HAS ALWAYS HAS BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF DIVERSY AND ENURAG DIVIDUALISM.”“OUR PANY SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALY,” SHE SAID.VIO STATEMENT:MS COOPER SAID THE PANY WAS EPLY SORRY FOR THE OFFENCE ED, RPECTED EVERYONE’S OPNS AND BELIEFS, HAD NCELLED THE RELEASE OF MEMORATIVE BIBLE SOCIETY NS, AND WOULD JO MARRIAGE EQUALY ATRALIA.BACKLASH OM DRKERS AFTER THE VIO WAS RELEASED LAST FRIDAY WAS SWIFT – WH PUBS JOG A BOYTT OF THE BRAND."WE ARE NOT SERVG COOPERS BEER UNTIL A MORE POSIVE RPONSE IS RECEIVED TO THE MARRIAGE EQUALY DEBATE," A SIGN AT HOLLYWOOD HOTEL SYDNEY READ – A PHOTO OF WHICH WAS POSTED ON FACEBOOK.THE OLD BAR MELBOURNE POSTED A SIAR MSAGE ONLE."IT'S A SAD DAY FOR AS OVER THE MANY YEARS WE HAVE BUILT A STRONG RELATNSHIP, YET AFTER RECENT EVENTS  IS VERY OBV THAT OUR VALU ARE AT ODDS," THEY WROTE.BREAKING: SIRCU GAY NIGHTCLUB MELBOURNE DUMP @OPERSBREWERY STOCK TO THE B. THE DAMAGE NTU TO COOPERS.@HIPSTERGEDDON — ROD SWIFT (@RODCUB) MARCH 13, 2017REMEND:IN ONE CHURCH, AN APOLOGY FOR TREATMENT OF GAYSRSIA MAY BAN DISNEY'S BETY AND THE BEAST' OVER GAY CHARACTERCALL FOR MORE LGBT FOSTER RERS AS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NEED TOPS 43,000SHARE3 M READPUBLISHED 14 MARCH 2017 1:52PMUPDATED 15 MARCH 2017 5:15PMBY BEN WSORTAGSSOCIAL ISSUBSPACIFICATRALIASHARE THIS WH FAY AND IENDSCOPY LKSHAREREMEND FOR YOU

Wt Atralian MP Andrew Hastie has issued a stgg rebe to the "progrsive left" and the South Atralian brewery volved an ter vio which he discsed his views opposg gay marriage wh a parliamentary lleague." name="scriptn * coopers brewery gay marriage *

BREAKING: Sircu gay nightclub Melbourne dump @opersbrewery stock to the b. "Mr Wilson, who is gay, is among Atralia's leadg nservative voic on marriage Bible Society said they did not tend the vio to reflect badly on Coopers.

"It's a really good move by this hotel and all the others this area, seen as a gay muny, " he said.

COOPERS FACG NSUMER BOYTT OVER BIBLE SOCIETY GAY MARRIAGE VIO

Coopers beer generic (hack)(Supplied)Brewg pany Coopers is facg a nsumer boytt over s volvement a gay marriage bate between nservative MPs.

Coopers received a b of social media backlash on this, pecially om members of the gay and lbian muny who say the pany is phg a polil msage.

‘WE’RE EPLY SORRY’: COOPERS BREWERY SAYS SUPPORTS GAY MARRIAGE AMID BOYTT

In the light-hearted clip, billed as the first a seri, the two “disagree most agreeably” over gay Atralians’ right to wed while they drk a uple of Coopers Premium Light beers. Tled “Keepg Light”, the vio is part of a jot mpaign between the Alai brewer and Bible Society Atralia “to reach even more Atralians wh God’s word” and n be viewed at the grounds of Canberra’s Parliament Hoe, shows Tim Wilson, an openly gay agnostic, and Andrew Hastie, a Christian nservative, batg marriage equaly while drkg Coopers Premium Light Liberal Party is one of the two major Atralian polil parti and currently a aln ernment unr Prime Mister Mallm Turnbull.

A market ploy by the South Atralian brewery Coopers that turned horribly bter has forced the Bible Society Atralia to pull a vio om s advertisg bacle — a cur cktail of relign, alhol and a marriage equaly bate — is expected to st the brewer thoands of dollars lost sal over g weeks, as LGBT-iendly pubs acknowledge their patrons’ displeasure and turn off the all started last Friday when Coopers Brewery, along wh the Bible Society, appeared to be behd the release of a vio on same-sex marriage lled Keepg vio shows Liberals MPs Tim Wilson — openly gay and pro-same-sex marriage — and Andrew Hastie — a nservative Christian and marriage tradnalist — engaged a lm bate on the ntent issue while sharg a few Coopers light brewery is a genero donator to the Liberal ci wh the mpaign, Coopers, a long-time donator to the Bible Society, which is celebratg s 200th anniversary this year, has issued a memorative light beer — plete wh the society’s logo on ns and Bible scriptns on the backlash was swift and btal, wh hundreds of posts and tweets accg the vio of homophobia and promotg an anti-gay marriage mantra.

PUBS BOYTT COOPERS BEER OVER GAY MARRIAGE VIO

34pmWt Atralian MP Andrew Hastie has issued a stgg rebe to the "progrsive left" and the Coopers brewery, after an ter vio which he discsed his opposn to gay marriage wh a parliamentary lleague prompted a fur onle Victorian lleague, Tim Wilson, said the furore showed how easy was to offend some people the the vio, Mr Hastie outled why he supports tradnal marriage to Mr Wilson, who has spoken of his sire to marry his long-term partner, and is a former Human Rights seven-mute vio was produced by the Bible Society, which said was tend as a monstratn of how to nduct rpectful nversatns about ser issu.

Canng MP Andrew Hastie mak light of the furore brewg on Twter over his discsn about gay marriage.

COOPERS BREWERY GAY MARRIAGE BACK-DOWN A 'CRAVEN PULATN': MP ANDREW HASTIE

is opers light bt beer to pair wh rib eye mash and homophobia. Coopers, the untry's largt brewery, featured promently a spot showg openly gay MP Tim Wilson sparrg wh his relig lleague Andrew Hatie over the issue of same-sex marriage, all while drkg the pany's vio was ma by the ultra-nservative group Bible Society and had the men sippg on Cooper's new "Live Light" brews, which are emblazoned wh different Bible "Live Light" le was ma to memorate the 200th anniversary of the Christian non-prof, whose goal is to create "new ways to advote for the Bible, to promote and offer people new ways to engage wh .

The vio is an awkward and unfortable one: two liberal MP’s (one gay and agnostic and the other nservative) bate marriage equaly over a few Coopers’ light beers.

BEER MAKER BLASTED FOR BACKG ANTI-LGBT BIBLE GROUP, SPONSORG MARRIAGE EQUALY "DEBATE"COOPERS BREWERY MAY NOT BE ATRALIA'S GO-TO BEER FOR MUCH LONGER. {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY CODY GOHLMARCH 14, 2017/9:39 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY CODY GOHLMARCH 14, 2017 / 9:39 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"BEER MAKER BLASTED FOR BACKG ANTI-LGBT BIBLE GROUP, SPONSORG MARRIAGE EQUALY \"DEBATE\"","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-03-14T13:39:04.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-03-14T13:39:04.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CODY GOHL","KEYWORDS":"MARRIAGE EQUALY, TERNATNAL","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A POPULAR ATRALIAN BEER PANY HAS LAND HOT WATER FOR S ROLE A VIO BATE ABOUT MARRIAGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}COOPERS, THE UNTRY'S LARGT BREWERY, FEATURED PROMENTLY A SPOT SHOWG OPENLY GAY MP TIM WILSON SPARRG WH HIS RELIG LLEAGUE ANDREW HATIE OVER THE ISSUE OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, ALL WHILE DRKG THE PANY'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE VIO WAS MA BY THE ULTRA-NSERVATIVE GROUP BIBLE SOCIETY AND HAD THE MEN SIPPG ON COOPER'S NEW "LIVE LIGHT" BREWS, WHICH ARE EMBLAZONED WH DIFFERENT BIBLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE "LIVE LIGHT" LE WAS MA TO MEMORATE THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHRISTIAN NON-PROF, WHOSE GOAL IS TO CREATE "NEW WAYS TO ADVOTE FOR THE BIBLE, TO PROMOTE AND OFFER PEOPLE NEW WAYS TO ENGAGE WH ."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BACKLASH TO THE AD WAS IMMEDIATE AS SOCIAL MEDIA ERS BEME OUTRAGED THAT THE POPULAR BEER BRAND WOULD ASSOCIATE SELF WH THE VEHEMENTLY ANTI-MARRIAGE EQUALY RELIG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PEOPLE VOWED TO BOYTT THE PANY, WH MANY LGBT BARS AND TABLISHMENTS TAKG TO TWTER TO SAY THEY WOULD NO LONGER STOCK THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN RPONSE TO THE NTROVERSY, THE COOPER FAY RELEASED A VIO STATEMENT SUGGTG THAT THE PANY HAD NOT APPROVED OF THE VIO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WE ARE CREDIBLY SADNED BY THE IMPACT THAT OUR VOLVEMENT WH THE BIBLE SOCIETY HAS HAD ON OUR COOPERS DRKERS AND OUR EXTEND FAY," BEGAN. "AS A LONGSTANDG PHILANTHROPIC PANY, COOPERS BREWERY HAS BEEN PASSNATE ABOUT SUPPORTG ALL ASPECTS OF OUR MUNY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"OUR PANY'S GUIDG PRCIPL HAVE CENTERED AROUND RPECT FOR OTHERS AND, AS SUCH, THE RECENT ACTIVY SURROUNDG THE VIO MA BY THE BIBLE SOCIETY HAS NFLICTED WH OUR RE VALU."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"COOPERS NEVER TEND TO MAKE LIGHT OF SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE AND WOULD NEVER AND DID NOT APPROVE THE MAKG OR RELEASE OF THE BIBLE SOCIETY VIO BATE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE COOPER FAY WOULD LIKE TO RELEASE THE FOLLOWG STATEMENT SUPPORT OF DIVERSY AND EQUALY: — COOPERS BREWERY (@OPERSBREWERY) MARCH 14, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DPE ONLY NOW GAG NATNAL ATTENTN FOR S RELIG AFFILIATNS, COOPERS HAS A LONG HISTORY AS A CHRISTIAN BRAND. THE MISSN STATEMENT OF S CHARY ANIZATN, THE COOPERS FOUNDATN, SAYS THAT "AIMS TO IMPROVE AND PROTECT THE QUALY OF LIFE OF ATRALIANS... FOSTERG FAY AND MUNY SUPPORT BASED ON CHRISTIAN VALU."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE BRAND HAS ALSO DONATED THOANDS OF DOLLARS TO THE NSERVATIVE LIBERAL PARTY SOUTH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S UNCLEAR HOW THE MASS BOYTT WILL AFFECT THE BREWERY, BUT GIVEN THAT 'S THE GO-TO BEER FOR MANY ATRALIANS, 'S CERTALY GOG TO MAKE A NOTICEABLE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WATCH THE BATE THAT STARTED ALL BELOW. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.25%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H/T: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}MARRIAGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

“The first nversatn the ‘Keepg Light’ seri featur a gay, agnostic MP om Victoria and a Christian nservative MP om Wtern Atralia. The vio wh the tle ‘Keepg Light’, which was announced as the first a seri, featured two liberal party policians a discsn, whether gay Atralians’ should have the right to wed, while they were drkg Coopers Premium Light beers. Some pubs even said, they would not sell any longer Coopers beer until the pany would clearly posn self favor of gay marriage.

ARE COOPERS LOSG THEIR TROOPERS? FANS ARE PISSED AFTER THE BREWERS ENDORSED A SUPER WEIRD VIO ON GAY MARRIAGE

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* COOPERS BREWERY GAY MARRIAGE

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Many vowed a particular brand of amber liquid would never touch their lips aga.</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">So feroc was the reactn, Coopers issued a fendg statement wh hours of the vio gog live: “Wh regards to the Keepg Light vio om the Bible Society featurg Andrew Hastie and Tim Wilson, this is a lighthearted but balanced bate about an important topic wh Atralia,” the statement said.</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">“As a mature muny ’s a bate we need to have but a good-spired and good-natured way. That’s how we’ve done bs for 154 years.”</p><div class="hi-prt ad-no-notice css-qyun7f-StyledAdUnWrapper ezkyf1c0"><div class="css-4dh9i0-StyledCenter ezkyf1c3"><div class="css-k85b03-StyledNotice ezkyf1c2"><div class="ad-article-mrec-two css-bkuftv-StyledAdUn ezkyf1c4"></div></div></div></div><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">That didn’t wash wh pro-marriage equaly beer drkers, however, so Coopers issued a send statement over the weekend:</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">“We want you to know that Coopers did not give permissn for our Premium Light beer to feature , or ‘sponsor’ the Bible Society’s Keepg Light vio featurg Andrew Hastie and Tim Wilson,” the statement said.</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">“We rpect the beliefs of our muny and do not wish to try and change them .... We would like all Coopers fans to know that we support and embrace all of our beer-drkg muny.”</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">By Monday night, a satiril take on the mpaign by SBS’s The Feed was trendg well on social media.</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">By then the Bible Society had released s own statement, nfsg was “entirely rponsible” for the vio, which was no way sponsored by Coopers.</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">On Tuday afternoon, the chief executive of Bible Society Atralia, Greg Clarke, nfirmed that after “nsultatn” wh var parti, the vio had been pulled.</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">“We produced the vio as the first a seri, enuragg light nversatns on ser topics,” Mr Clarke said. “Coopers was not a sponsor and no money passed hands.”</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">As to why the vio featured Coopers light ale so heavily, Mr Clarke said was supposed to a play on the “live light” theme, but hdsight had probably been a “b naive”.</p><div class="hi-prt ad-no-notice css-qyun7f-StyledAdUnWrapper ezkyf1c0"><div class="css-4dh9i0-StyledCenter ezkyf1c3"><div class="css-k85b03-StyledNotice ezkyf1c2"><div class="ad-article-mrec-three css-bkuftv-StyledAdUn ezkyf1c4"></div></div></div></div><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">“We’ll still go ahead wh more vios enuragg people to discs ser topics lightly, jt not wh beer,” he said. “We’ll move on to another topic.”</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">When asked if the society’s relatnship wh Coopers was still rdial, Mr Clarke said: “Tim Cooper has been a close iend for a long time. I’m sure the relatnship will survive this.”</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">Coopers did not rpond to lls for ment.</p><p class="css-1ix6vwn-StyledParagraph e4e0a020">About a dozen hotels Sydney and Melbourne have so far announced via social media their cisn to cease sellg Coopers products, along wh hundreds of former Coopers drkers.</p></div><a class="css-10rxewn-StyledLk eok7qd62" href="/manage-email-preferenc"><h2 class="css-kpp3bs-StyledBannerMsage eok7qd61">Get the latt news om your box.</h2><p class="LkBannerCTA css-ucqz6o-StyledCTA eok7qd60">Sign up for our emails</p></a></div></div></div></div></article><hr class="css-12tan5k-ContentSeparator e1pix26a0"/><div class="css-1dt9p8v-Box emeh30"></div><div class="js-ntent-area css-1yaev-StyledContentWrapper e14i4kh30"><div class="css-3nqunq-StyledJan eghimj81"><div class="css-ourhek-StyledGridItem eghimj80"><asi class="css-s80m30-StyledPromotnalCard e18fs7914" data-topic="news/promotns"><a class="css-baewl8-StyledLk e18fs7913" href=" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><div class="Card-Media css-87p3sx-StyledMedia e1m2h3dd6"><div class="Card-Media-Content css-1kaoam0-StyledMediaContent e1m2h3dd8"><picture class="image css-pqz47z-PictureWhIntrsicRat eosncpx0"></picture></div></div><div class="css-1k7ivuc-StyledCardTextContaer e18fs7912"><div class="e18fs7911 css-1nxnmv9-StyledText-StyledCardText e1w8lw9x9"><h2 class="Card-Headle css-b9nuj9-StyledHeadle e1w8lw9x8"><span class="css-1n10jx7-StyledKicker e1j824"><span class="css-1n1fcsq-StyledKickerText e1j823">Explore Now</span></span><span class="css-249bft-StyledHeadleText e1w8lw9x7"><span>Their visn, passn and genuy have brought to where we are. 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