Well this is an interesting thread to read over, that's for sure! I won't go into what I really think, as it would do no good at all and change no minds. But I will make a slightly less germaine comment (vs. the most recent posts), which actually is germaine if you go back to the title of the post. I'm not an Australian, so they can do whatever they want, all I'll say is this. Back in the 90's and early 2000's, people who worried about gay marriage with their "slippery slope" arguments were mocked as being overly paranoid. "That will never happen", they said, "Why do you care if two men get married, how is that hurting you?", they said. Except then it did happen. Fast forward 30 years, and of course the movement now wants a lot more than just to 'get married'. Now they come after any organization, group, teaching, church or university basketball game (think ORU and the recent chaos surrounding their unlikely sudden success), or pretty much anyone who chooses to hold a more traditional view (let's say for religious reasons) on the subject.
The point that I'm making right now isn't as much about the MERITS of these arguments. It's merely to point out the acceleration and evolution of the demands of the movement, so to speak, and the absolute falsehood of anyone telling you "All it is is two people getting married, how will that hurt you". Uhhh....No. That's not at all where it ends.
You may agree or disagree with where it's going, that's fine, I respect you. I don't respect the false notion that simply wanting to marry is the end of the story - and that falsehood should be thoroughly repudiated wherever it is found, based on what we now know in countries that have gone through it.
