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OT: Rebelious reopening of locked topic 7-Sep-2010 At 1:17:50 AM christos

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On 2/09/2010 gordoste wrote:

>Yes, however the weighting of their input should be determined according
>to society's values, not the values of a subgroup. We don't have any official
>bill of rights, however I would hope that we agree that all Australian
>citizens should be treated equally by the law unless it has a negative
>effect on someone else. I fail to see how legalising gay marriage has a
>tangible negative effect on anybody. (Getting upset is not tangible). Therefore
>it should be legalised.
>
I’ve continued to abuse my frontal cortext (and now the rear one) in trying to find a tangible negative effect. I think I can say that everyone knows it’s a pretty safe bet not much will be forthcoming here. And we also all know that’s exactly why we’re in this situation.

But I’m confident that society’s values (which happens to include those of all the subgroups) will prevail in retaining the definition of marriage as a union between a male and a female as it has for thousands of years. To state the obvious, this union is unique and evidenced by the fact that it is only a male and female that can procreate. To honour and preserve this isn’t discriminatory; it’s the domain of the human family; its just how it is. And being the best and most natural environment to continue the future generations (its how we all got here remember), it should be protected as such.