Marriage, if done correctly, consciously and in the right spirit, is an extremely useful and powerful religious technique - an austere measure to limit and curb down the endless lingering desire for sensual pleasure. Long-term happiness comes from union with God, not from fleeting sexual success.

That said, government should not attempt to involve itself in religious matters, marriage included!

' People who promise to give away what they should never give away are people who need help to improve their sense of self worth.'

I would say that people who just want to use each others bodies with no sense of commitment need to lose their sense of self worth and learn a little bit about self sacrifice. It does not need to be all about me Michael. You are obviously blind to the selfish generation your empty 'self worth' psychology produces. Maybe taking ones eyes off (loving oneself) and focussing on anothers needs is what might lift a few from depression. Now thats a thought!

From my Oh Too Experienced research on the matter:

1. It is the woman who wants marriage, preferably a bloody expensive White Wedding, because:

1(a) All their (female) friends are getting married,

1(b) They don't want to lose the guy (to straying), and

1(c) she wants kids in a safe environment, knowing (hoping) that the guy is now legally obligated.

2. The bloke tolerates and puts up with her request and regrets it after about 2 years.

On this strange political movement "Gay Marriage". Presumably it is more than the act of, Expressing One's Sexuality, by jamming one's tongue down another's throat for benefit of the camera and to shock the rels.

Blokes aren't stupid enough to get married. Are they?

In this Christmas Season. BAH HUMBUG!!

plantagenet, "On this strange political movement "Gay Marriage". Presumably it is more than the act of, Expressing One's Sexuality, by jamming one's tongue down another's throat for benefit of the camera and to shock the rels"

Too close to the truth. Tres 'progressive' among the easily led. LOL

If the writing and direction of Kath & Kim had been up to the ABC, Kim really would have "thrown her handbag into the river" S1,E1 and it would have been an entirely different (and unfunny) series.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D1Lar41O8s

//Kim really would have "thrown her handbag into the river" S1,E1 and it would have been an entirely different (and unfunny) series//

Because everybody knows that shows depicting homosexuality just aren't funny:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrlzaBNgz-M

Yes Toni Lavis

Depictions of Gays are reprehensible, repugnant, repudiatable and may offend same viewers.

So here's another, with song-over * by Peter Allen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcTel8JcM7g

Wedding Bells? One can only guess.

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Still_Call_Australia_Home