In the context of currently ongoing discussion, the same sex marriage should not be viewed as a problem of morality, religion, culture, tradition, and even sexuality. This is a human rights issue of whether an individual has the absolute right to choose a life companion regardless of relevant moral, religious, and cultural values dominating in society. Such a fundamental human right of an individual should prevail, and society must accept and protect this right of an individual.

Dear Andreas,

It is important to recognise that there is
an immense range in marriage, family, and
kinship patterns, and that marriage like any other
social institution, must inevitably change
through time, in our own society as in all others.

If we assume that there is only one "right" marriage
form, then naturally any change will be interpreted as
heralding the doom of the whole institution. This was
done when couples of different races married. Today
few people give it a second thought. I think the same
will happen with same sex marriage. It's not a question
of "if" but "when."

Dear Lexi,

Thank you for your message. I am fully agree with you.
I believe that time to legalise the same sex marriage is now if we are not hypocritical about human rights.

Dear Andreas,

The following link by Sarah Hanson-Young
may be of interest:

http://greensmps.org.au/content/opinion-editorial/same-sex-marriage-human-rights-issue

Thank you, Lexi.

dear andreas...to claim a 'right to wrong marriage
is to subvert of lesson the intent and true importance of human rights

marri-age..is not about morality
its about exclusivity...to form a civil union

to insist that your reasoning of marriage
is the same as one that legitimises a child
with the lable [bar stewerd]..again negates the intent of marriage

a marriage is much like the animal equivelent
that allows the offspring of a mating to have definitive written origon

if you want to share things with your partner..there are infinite legal civil contracts..[to achieve those ends]

if you wish to solomise exclusivity with partner
swear a solum oath before god..[then put it into writing..for those godless types that need everything in writing]

if you expect a poor you reply
well you will get plenty of them

but mate you got no idea for what you ask
and going negative against religeonists..for your trying to make THEIR idea of marriage less..isnt helping no/one..[mate thats simply an athiest adgenda

you got an athiest pm..[supposedly]
but she sure is into moralising big time
[like forcing smokers to quite..by taxing us to death]

so aim your adgenda at juliar
cause it will never happen under tony

anyhow marriage..makes a husband AND a wife
ie a master patriarch and a slave under property right law

yopu have no idea what your asking for really is you as the boss
and the duty full wife...serving you your slippers and serving your brat kids..that cant be barstewards..cause you got proof..in writing

[you used genericly
not specificly]

read the previous topics
marriage is not of the flesh but of the spirit

but i allready explained that there
http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?discussion=4661&page=0

i hate saying the same things
to the same people

so please read that other topic

and feel free to challange what i wrote then
right here at your new topic

are you wife
or hushband?

do i speak to a master [mr]
or a slave?..[mrs]