Australian Politics Forum - Gay marriage and children

deepthought

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Re: Gay marriage and children
Reply #45 - May 12^th, 2008 at 7:34pm

freediver wrote on May 12^th, 2008 at 6:14pm:

Does the Marriage Act discriminate against those who believe in polygamy?

Yes.

So you would argue for the Marriage Act to reflect your new indiscriminate view of marriage?

A person may marry any other person or any number of persons?

Tell me does marriage discriminate against a person marrying a sibling? A parent? An animal? An inanimate object?

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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39805 Gender:	Re: Gay marriage and children Reply #46 - May 12^th, 2008 at 8:00pm Quote: Tell me does marriage discriminate against a person marrying a sibling? A parent? An animal? An inanimate object? Yes, it legislates (and thus, lawfully, discriminates) against that poo. Read the Act, DT.
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deepthought

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Re: Gay marriage and children
Reply #47 - May 12^th, 2008 at 9:27pm

Aussie wrote on May 12^th, 2008 at 8:00pm:

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Tell me does marriage discriminate against a person marrying a sibling? A parent? An animal? An inanimate object?

Yes, it legislates (and thus, lawfully, discriminates) against that poo.

Read the Act, DT.

Thank you freediver. So what say you? You would support changes to the Marriage Act to allow any person to marry anyone, any number of people or anything at all?

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 53190 At my desk.	Re: Gay marriage and children Reply #48 - May 12^th, 2008 at 9:40pm No, I would argue that it shouldn't discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.
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easel Gold Member Offline Posts: 3120	Re: Gay marriage and children Reply #49 - May 12^th, 2008 at 9:45pm Let them get married but don't let them adopt kids. It's just not natural for same sex parents to raise kids.
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deepthought Gold Member Offline In Defence Of Liberty Posts: 2869	Re: Gay marriage and children Reply #50 - May 12^th, 2008 at 9:59pm freediver wrote on May 12^th, 2008 at 9:40pm: No, I would argue that it shouldn't discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. And it doesn't. Any adult may marry regardless of their sexual orientation.
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lapaz62

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Re: Gay marriage and children
Reply #51 - May 12^th, 2008 at 10:46pm

Wouldn't you just love to grow up being the child of a gay couple, no problems there, lucky the kids at school will be so understanding. It all seems rather selfish to me, not just gay couples but even woman who want kids in their 40s, Didnt do it when they were young, because of selfish reasons and wanting a child with no father for more selfish reasons, a child is not an i pod or a plasma tv.

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Reply #52 - May 16^th, 2008 at 8:39am

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Wouldn't you just love to grow up being the child of a gay couple, no problems there, lucky the kids at school will be so understanding. It all seems rather selfish to me, not just gay couples but even woman who want kids in their 40s, Didnt do it when they were young, because of selfish reasons and wanting a child with no father for more selfish reasons, a child is not an i pod or a plasma tv.

I agree with you in theory Lapaz, but regardless of the strange upbringing these kids probably have - if you asked them all if they would rather be alive than not here at all - they would probably choose to be alive.

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lapaz62 Junior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 98	Re: Gay marriage and children Reply #53 - May 16^th, 2008 at 4:44pm How many do you know to ask
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 53190 At my desk.	Re: Gay marriage and children Reply #54 - May 16^th, 2008 at 4:46pm Lapaz, are you seriously suggesting that children of gay parents might rather be dead?
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lapaz62

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Re: Gay marriage and children
Reply #55 - May 16^th, 2008 at 4:51pm

No but the way children are growing up these days, it doesnt take much to send them off the rails, suicide rates are up, drug use, homelessness. Kids today tend to give up easily, so why add more resons for them to drop out, just to fulfill the whim of the chattering minorities. Before long there will be a case o0f sexual abuse and then all hell will break loose.

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 53190 At my desk.	Re: Gay marriage and children Reply #56 - May 16^th, 2008 at 4:55pm Many of the youg people who commit suicide are gay, but are afraid to come out because of all the discrimination. More gay parents, even if not their own, would most likely reduce this.
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lapaz62 Junior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 98	Re: Gay marriage and children Reply #57 - May 16^th, 2008 at 8:41pm What trendy issue will you jump on next, free Nelson Mandala, save the whales, gay rights, stop the war in Iraq, let in all the boat people, start riding your bike to work while your 4 wheel drive sits in the garage, its all farly predictable what your going to say next.
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 53190 At my desk.	Re: Gay marriage and children Reply #58 - May 16^th, 2008 at 9:34pm Perhaps you should have a look around a bit before making any more silly 'predictions'.
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lapaz62 Junior Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 98	Re: Gay marriage and children Reply #59 - May 19^th, 2008 at 6:27pm Have you ever walked in on your parents having sex, how about catching daddy giving daddy a good old rogering, thats gotta effect anyone. unless you like that kind of thing FD
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