But it's ok for the homosexual lobby to dictate what can and can't be enacted in our parliament, right, Suse?

I am not currently live in Australia, but you should refrain from allowing minority group dictate you what to do and how to change your laws. After all this is your country and no immigrants should tell you what to with it.

Emma73, we aren't talking about immigrants here.
Calwest, it isn't just gay people who are asking for equal rights though is it?
Wrong again...

There is a huge difference between 'gay laws' and Sharia law, I cant believe they are being compared. Sharia law is barbaric and doesnt belong in civilized society. Is that law not the exact reason many came to Australia to escape from? Most of the beliefs are considered a crime in Australia so the govt would be damn stupid to even consider this.

How exactly would a 'christianist Sharia law' work? The two do not mix and never will. Or will that allow the whole country to partake in child sexual assault, marry children,have several wives etc but then say seven hail marys and two our fathers?!

Suse (and others)

You've misunderstood the intent of this article when you write things like " If Australia denies gay people the right to marry..."

The author isn't talking about the gay marriage vote. He's assuming that'll get passed at some point.

What he's saying is that, after that becomes law, no one should be allowed to dissent from that vote on religious grounds and that, if they are allowed to do so, then, in he's (twisted) view that would be the equivalent of sharia. Its obviously bunkum as I showed above, which is, presumably, why you've decided to go off on a different tack.

As an aside, how can it be that failure to pass the gay marriage laws would be sharia-equivalent. If it fails it would be because of a democratic vote of the Australian people, the very opposite of sharia. To make this claims shows an appalling lack of understanding of democracy or sharia or (probably) both.