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OT: Rebelious reopening of locked topic 24-Aug-2010 At 4:17:01 PM jezza

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On 24/08/2010 actionmax wrote:
>Whether or not you like
>or dislike the history, the definition of marriage is a commitment between
>man and woman.
Really? What definition is that? What country? What state? Are you talking about the legal definition in Australia? The one that's lately been subject to such controversy??

It is what it is and I don't personally believe it needs
>to be changed.
Ok, but why not, if it discriminates against 1 in 10 people?

> It's like saying you don't like the definition of 'birthday',
>'anniversary', 'funeral' or some other long-standing celebration or tradition.
No, it's not the same!! Those celebrations don't discriminate - homosexuals are allowed to have birthdays!!

>It shouldn't be subject to change purely because it doesn't suit a certain
>group in society.
Why not? Isn't that one of the main reasons why we change - because we realise we were wrong, and become tolerant of groups in society? Or, for example, should Aborigines never have been given the right to vote? Can't you see that there were people in the 1960's that felt as strongly about that issue as you do about gay marriage?

>
> It shouldn't matter what other people think
>as long as each partner is committed to the other, the tiltle of marriage
>won't make any difference at all.
Agreed. So let gay people be married.