being totally wrong and trashing the whole covenant of marriage for decades the homosexual lobby in having failed there, now want to pervert the covenant. No matter how many god deniers scream and shout, the Author of marriage will always determine its makeup. Lying will always be lying and perversion will always be perversion even if sanctioned by the State.

Mr Rudd demonstrated how much he is a slave to the applause of men. This is one of numerous flip/flop positions Rudd/Labour took in desperation to turn around the polls. Personally I would count it an honor to be criticised by the ABC leftie progressives. It is usually the leftie progressives regressive policies that cause most of the problems in society and then they are dumb enough to ask why. MOre porn, more perversion, family breakdown, fatherless homes and the left are dumb enough to ask why society is filled with violence. They fail to see their permissive perverted 'progressive'policies have been a major contributor. Oh that's right they are so righteous because they care for the environment. Yea!

Some agree with same sex marriage, some disagree - everyone thinks they are in the majority, so what's wrong with taking to the people in a referendum? Every day our press tell us that those in favour of same sex marriage are a majority, so they will win any referendum, right? let's do it and stop the bickering! As for those who seem to be blaming the bible for endorsing slavery, who was it who led the charge to wipe out slavery in the west - atheist evolutionists, or bible believing Christians? Please, disagree all you like but can't we discuss things like adults?

Tomorrow is the referendum on Same Sex Marriage.
Vote NO

As The author has correctly stated-

"...a flourish at the beginning of the election campaign when Mr Rudd put it front and centre with a bold promise to legislate within 100 days if Labor was re-elected.
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If the Coalition wins, it can rightly assess that this election was in part a referendum on same-sex marriage."

For me PM Rudd's most memorable speech in the election campaign was Monday night on Q & A to Ps. Matt Prater.

OK-so lets vote on the issue tomorrow.

There will be no need for a subsequent referendum.

A referendum is a very expensive undertaking Captain, so I don't understand why we haven't added questions like this to the current election process in order to save money?

We could ask questions like :
"Do you want euthanasia legalised?
Do you want gay marriage legalised?
Do you want any reference to religion removed from political issues?

If, as the religious or homophobic people seem to think, most people would disagree with these questions, then why the problem with asking them at election time?

I still don't have an answer from people like Runner as to why a gay couple marrying would have ANY effect on heterosexual marriage?
What is the hysteria about, other than an old book written by humans, not invisible gods, saying homosexuality is an abomination?

A referendum on this issue would likely end for all time, the official discrimination against people who dare to be born different.
There are people out there, who sincerely believe we can choose our sexuality!
Why is that so, and why are they so adamant in that belief?
Perhaps it's because they can? And therefore judge all others by their own personally proven "normality"?
Part of the problem is their belief that they can speak for God and judge others? With self appointed authority!
Or put another way, with absolutely no God given authority whatsoever!
The rest of us are stuck with the sexuality we are born with; and, there are no circumstances where we could chose to be different, except say, with a loaded gun held to the head?
Nor do we believe we can exercise some self appointed judgement of others, based entirely on seriously dubious medieval belief!
Belief taken from the pages of ancient tombs, penned in all cases by mere men, said to be spoken to by the voice of God, who in some cases appears to legitimize or advocate for slavery, or the stoning of so called adulterers, without a single shred of actual proof or evidence!
Today we would likely incarcerate the same people in special institutions for the incurable or criminally insane!
These same people must also be removed from our schools, before they can poison the minds of innocent children, particularly those experiencing puberty, and some unusual, but still normal sexual attractions.
Politicians, who can't in all conscience give others a conscience vote, can wash their hands of any responsibility, for introducing change some of their adherents disapprove of, by throwing it back to the people.
Where no doubt our usually decent people, will make the right choice and give others the rights they accept as their birthright, to all others!
Rhrosty.