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Originally posted by ollncasino
More than 300,000 people have joined a campaign against UK PM David Cameron’s plan to legalise same-sex marriage
The Coalition 4 Marriage set up a petition against the plan, which has so far attracted more than 300,200 signatures. The group is calling on the Government to retain the current definition of marriage as the voluntary union between one man and one woman for life.
Colin Hart, the campaign director, said the surge in support since the Government began its consultation was further evidence of the unpopularity of the proposal.
“There has been a staggering response to the petition, launched last month, which shows just how many ordinary men and women care about this issue,” he said.
His rival campaign, which is backed by the British Humanist Association, the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement, and other groups, is running its own petition in support of homosexual marriage, which has attracted 33,400 signatures so far.
The Telegraph
It is interesting that the anti-gay marriage petition has 10 times as many signatures as the pro-gay marriage petition.
Why is a civil union between homosexuals not enough?
Originally posted by Astralwatcherz
reply to post by ollncasino
First of all using the why can't a dog be called a cat analogy is stupid they are a different species, where as gays are humans just like you.
Originally posted by CodyOutlaw
Why can't 300,200 people mind their own damn business about what goes on between consenting adults?
Originally posted by Cosmic911
2 hours later...chirp chirp...yep, still 3 stars and 4 flags...chirp chirp...real mind bender here.
Originally posted by newcovenant
Since when does the personal opinion of people who already enjoy civil rights have to do with withholding human rights from another group anyway?
5 stars and 4 flags. I checked out your profile and I see that you have started 91 threads with a flag count of 270 meaning you have an average flag count of... 2.96
Originally posted by Domo1
I am still having a very hard time understanding why people oppose gay marriage. Gay people live together, gay people have committed loving relationships, a gay relationship is in no way criminal, a gay relationship hurts no one, both parties are willing participants..... WTF is the problem?
In its first official statement on same-sex marriage, the Church of England committed itself to “the traditional understanding of the institution of marriage as being between one man and one woman”.
“Opening marriage to same sex couples would confer few if any new legal rights on the part of those already in a civil partnership, yet would require multiple changes to law, with the definition of marriage having to change for everyone,”it said.
The Telegraph
Originally posted by Domo1
Ugh people actually care about those stupid numbers and not the message. Each post is different. Next you'll be cherry picking posts. Bad form.
Anyone who thinks the introduction of gay marriage will give rise to a new era of liberty and choice should look at the Canadian experience.
There, the passing of the 2005 Civil Marriage Act, which allows same-sex unions, unleashed a phenomenal amount of state meddling in families and relationships.
Most notably, the state utterly overhauled the traditional language of the family, airbrushing from official documents terms such as "husband" and "wife" and even "mother" and "father".
The Telegraph
The Orwellian obliteration of such longstanding identities, which mean a great deal to many people, demonstrates that modern politicians are more than happy to ride roughshod over the majority in their desperate pursuit of some PC political points.
Following the passing of the Civil Marriage Act, all official documentation and legislation was amended, erasing "husbands" and "wives".
And because same-sex couples primarily use reproductive technology to procreate, some Canadian legislation has been amended to replace the term "natural parent" with "legal parent".
As one report describes it: "In short, the adoption exception – that who is a child's parent is established by legal fiat, not biological connection – becomes the norm for all children."
Most strikingly, on birth certificates some Canadian provinces have replaced the term "father" and "mother" with "Parent 1" and "Parent 2".
The Telegraph
Originally posted by ollncasino
Originally posted by sealing
Obviously 300,000 ignorant witch hunters have been reincarnated.
Why would anyone want to burn a witch because they oppose gay marriage?
You are making no sense.
Originally posted by ollncasino
Originally posted by newcovenant
Since when does the personal opinion of people who already enjoy civil rights have to do with withholding human rights from another group anyway?
Civil partnerships already provide all the legal benefits of marriage so there's no need to redefine marriage. It's not discriminatory to support traditional marriage. Same-sex couples may choose to have a civil partnership but no one has the right to redefine marriage for the rest of us.
c4m.org.uk...
By the way,
The European Court of Human Rights recently ruled that gay marriage is not a human right.
Gay marriage is not a human right, according to European ruling
The Telegraph
edit on 24-3-2012 by ollncasino because: Add extra info
The European Court
Originally posted by Swills
reply to post by ollncasino
Why is not strong enough? Because religious nutters are persistent and don't lack the numbers. They will never stop hating gay people.
Majority of Britons oppose gay marriage
A government report has revealed that more than half of Britons are against gay marriage, and two thirds are against gay couples adopting children
• Findings by ONS show that only 45 per cent of British people believe that gay marriages should be legal throughout Europe.
• The opposition towards gay couples adopting children is even higher, with only 33 per cent in support.
www.divamag.co.uk...