By Lauren Ferri For Daily Mail Australia and Charlotte Karp
Published: 06:42 BST, 16 May 2019 | Updated: 07:39 BST, 16 May 2019
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A Greens candidate who told Christian university students their beliefs were a 'joke' has refused to apologise for his expletive-laden rant.
Connor Parissis, 21, who is running for the inner-west Sydney seat of Barton, was filmed yelling abuse at Christian students at the University of Sydney in 2017.
'Shut the f**k up,' Mr Parissis was heard saying in the video to students handing out 'Vote No' pamphlets.
'Go back to church … You know who's a joke? Your f..king beliefs.'
In an explosive statement posted online on Thursday, Mr Parissis doubled down on his criticism, slamming the students for using faith as a 'masquerade for bigotry'.
A Greens candidate who told Christian university students to 'wank yourself off to a Jesus picture' has refused to apologise for the expletive-laden rant
'Vote No campaigners at Sydney University set up a stall without permission, telling passerby's that marriage equality would lead to legalised paedophilia and beastiality,' he claimed.
'But the footage doesn't show that.'
He went on to claim the footage was edited by 'right-wing' Verum Media to omit the 'Vote No' campaigners' 'heinous comments and insults' to further their own agenda.
He said after the footage
