Hi there A.J.PHILIPS...

What ! Are you having a lend of me, eh ! I've never heard of such a mouthful when it comes to a simple acronym - it's little wonder the title is consigned to an assemblage or cluster of letters? Anyway thanks for that, I'm afraid I'm well behind the pace of things when it comes to the use of modern lingo.

You know, having read much of what you've written, it might surprise you that some of it, in principle at least, I agree with. The difference between us, I'm totally pragmatic, whereas you're very much a theoretician. And in general terms never the twain shall meet, though there is some common ground, where exactly is beyond me.

What's always triggered my bristles A.J.PHILIPS, apart from my personal enmity of you, is your intransigence in what you say is 'always right'. And you strongly assert that position by employing an immense reservoir of academic argument that tends to leave the reader profoundly stunned. To a point they stagger from the Forum in a daze, feeling as they've done 10 rds with 'Iron' Mike TYSON.

Whereas words are just that, mere words. It's personal opinions, experiences, our own and others views, that's the stuff of sound argument! We might quote 'Lord Muck' in the House of Lords occasionally, giving us his learned opinion and that's all very nice. However it's not him we wish to hear, it's yours or mine or someone else, that's who's opinion we wish to know, not some dreary Lord a century past. Thanks again for defining the acronym.

minotaur:

“As it stands it is not illegal for same sex couples to get married and same-sex couples can and do have marriage ceremonies in Australia. Others get married either overseas or in embassies on Australian territory. The friends and relatives of such couples recognise them as married and often they have a marriage certificate. The only entity that does not recognise the marriage is the Marriage Act.”

Why would you care that friends and relatives and governments recognise you as married? What difference does it make to the quality of your relationship? Your relationship is what it is no matter what others say that it is. Only couples who were insecure about their own relationship would need the affirmation of others. Recognition changes nothing.

Missed the point completely there phanto. Try reading my comment again and get a better understanding of what it says.

minotaur:

Well perhaps you can help me? Any fool can just blame the lack of comprehension on the reader. If I am so dull then why bother even replying to me?

When a respondent to a comment deliberately uses a quote out of context then they demonstrate they did not comprehend what the original comment was about. Should you want to be regarded as a dullard of that sort then don't let me stop you phanto.

minotaur:

So if I did not comprehend then why have you bothered to tell me that I did not comprehend –twice! Either you want me to comprehend because what you said was important – in which case you would seek to clarify what you said – or you would judge me to be incapable of comprehending and so not bother replying to me. Which is it? Perhaps you should put up or shut up!