The true purpose of changing marriage laws seems to be to create a mechanism whereby the dechristianisation of western society can continue unencumbered.

There was never any intention by the Turnbull government to protect freedom of speech. Why are people surprised? We live in a Christian-hating, totally amoral country. What is happening in Australia happened in all other countries where SSM was legalised. Either the people who voted YES are stupid, or they wanted to see discrimination occur. There is no other way of looking at it.

We're signatories to a UN convention that guarantees religious freedom and the right to practise, religious practise, And common law grants the right of free speech and or, robust debate. Typically those who opposed every inch of reform in SSM! Now want to construct the legislation that allows it!

Sorry fellas, the people have spoken and are just so sick and tired of the control freak element's interference in their alleged private lives and or private decisions/rights!

At every step these dinosaurs/troglodytes have sort to deny freedom/human rights! As they sort to have the provisions of 18C overturned, the moderates replaced with dictatorial hard right, absolutism.

And SSM put so far back with dusty pigeonholed bills, that it would never ever see the light of day, whilst any of them lived.

An overwhelming majority have voted in favour! The senate passed The unamended bill by almost three to one and now the lower house just needs to call on a vote and get the thing done! Before it goes back to that same senate for final ratification/amendment?

We're are over interminable delays and commonsense solutions rejected every which way and every day, to suit the idiotic ideological imperatives of resident control freaks?

Who are power addicted moths to the flame whenever there is perceived power and for them, absolute control!?

They have said no for so long and so loud, time they listened to a few other folk saying, no way Hosea, to them.

Let's be sure we get their name and number, so we can say, no nay never, no never no more, to them, and their string pullers, when it really counts! At the next, or any election, where they stand!
Alan B.

George Brandis has indicated that the government are not going to 'remove one form of discrimination, and at the same time instate a new form of discrimination.'

That is a completely logical expression of what should be done. End of story. Lets hope common sense prevails.

David

People are to dumb to realise that we already discriminate in favour of aboriginals for many jobs, women to join the armed services and feminist to take many jobs in ' academia'. The abc has been very very dumbed down by their discrimination in favour of Australian hating marxist. Discrimination can be a good thing. I would much rather ' white privileged males' working in security than Lebanese or other Middle Eastern muslims. Like the words racism and sexism the word discriminate is often just a card pulled by the marxist against those they want to discriminate against.

Quote "Before and during the postal survey, assurances were given, by the Prime Minister no less, that 'religious freedom…will be protected in any bill that comes before this parliament.'"

Anyone who believes what politicians say on contentious issues is delusional. Generally believe the opposite to what they promise

When is a politician lying - when there mouth is open.