Andreas

'I am referring to the overwhelming majority of countries in this world, including Australia, which have established, developed, signed and support the UN Declaration for Human Rights.'

A good reason to resign from such a morallly bereft organisation. Why are they not concerned about the human rights of millions of murdered unborn kids instead of being concerned about the selfishness of a few who want to pervert marriage. The UN is a joke. I doubt also whether the majority of countries support 'gay 'marriage. That is more a figment of your imagination.

"The same sex marriage is a human rights issue"

No it isn't. How ridiculous and what a dumb statement.

Dear runner,

Over 64% of Australians support gay marriage.
People who agree with our current and past
governments ban on same sex marriage citing
cultural, religious and historical views as
the justification for discrimination - are
doing so with flawed arguments. If we followed
these justifications for discrimination women
would never have got the vote, Aboriginal people
would never have been recognized as citizens in
their own country and Australia would never have
had women in the ministry, let alone a female PM.

The anti-gay marriage stance by our governments
merely reflects the lack of potential courage
as displayed by the antiquated parties we have
in politics. However, as I stated earlier over
64% of Australians approve of gay marriage - in
a few years from now we'll all be wondering what
all the fuss was all about. You may not like or
approve of it - you're entitled to your point of
view - what you're not entitled to is to impose
that point of view onto others. And the right to
equality as I stated earlier - the right to
equality before the law, is one of the most
fundamental of all human rights principles
yet the Marriage Act denies this to a sector of
our society. That has to change.

God I'm getting sick of people 'guilting me' into agreeing with them. In my day to day life I couldn't care LESS about who you share your life with. I don't care one little bit, but for people to come along and GUILT me into participating in their personal agenda I'm starting really get the [expletive] with it.

You can tell me all you want that various 'whoevers' have signed some piece of paper stating it's some sort of human rights issue, but aligning gay marriage alongside the right to life, freedom from torture, the right to believe without persecution, the right to health, food, water, etc, is offensive to those people DYING this very minute from some sort of horror.

We live in one of the greatest countries in the world with basic rights taken care of to the point where many whinge about nothing but RIDICULOUS things.

Gays can't live and be legally together? Bollocks.

Lexi,

The 64% who support would include a large number who do not give a damn as to what some other persons private arrangements were provided they did not impinge on their own lifestyle.

I for one think it is all a big fuss about nothing. People of all brands live together successfully, for a time anyway, with and without marriage certificates. I have to wonder why external recognition of your union and hopefully your happiness is a requirement.

There are more valid human rights issues, as you mention, as compared to personal partnerships.

If it happens so what. Something to rejoice about? Go help those who really do have issues as to human rights and there will be something to sing about. You do not have to leave town even to find people with far bigger human rights issues than this.

This is on par to having official approval to eat your favourite brand of ice cream. Modern marriages in the main are but temporary unions, certainly nothing to do with human rights.

Take it easy.

SD

Lexi,
The agenda is considered a human right by the Green Socialists because they want the law to outlaw those who object to this committed perversion of sexuality. They want this perversion legal so they can silence and take legal action against any who teach it is a perversion of normal human sexuality. They wish to deny the right of Jews, Christians and Mosloms religions to identify it as biological abnormal. Their agenda is a human right alright - that is a denial of the right to teach it as abnormal.

No other reason!