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Only married people should vote for gay marriage plebiscite

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Australian support for marriage equality has apparently,  steadily increased over the years; it has risen from just 38% in 2004. A July 2014 poll showed 52% of Australians supported the legalisation of same-sex marriage . It is unknown whether people answers honestly in polls fearing some form of being labelled a bigot. That question is never asked. The poll was limited to 1000. Research was done by the gay organization - Australian Marriage Equality Despite this support for marriage equality, marriage itself is in decline in Australia . There were just 5.2 marriages per 1000 people in 2014 , down from 6.2 in 2004 and 9.2 in 1950 . Hence, only those who are married should be allowed to vote in the homosexual plebiscite as they are the only one who has invested in this institution. Why should people who disregard even hate marriage have a say in marriage?  Related articles Marriage equality plebiscite: Pyne says Coalition may consult Labor on wording (theguar...

Same Sex marriage threatens other's freedom

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It was disappointing to see the Shadow Attorney General assert that same-sex marriage posed no threat to other peoples’ freedoms, Australian Christian Lobby Managing Director Lyle Shelton said today. “Sadly the idea that redefining marriage and freedom for those who disagreed were “unrelated” had no basis in reality both overseas and here in Australia . Mr Dreyfus made the comments the Freedom for Faith conference in Melbourne yesterday. “There is a long list of people in the US, UK and Canada who have been fined, hauled before courts and demonised out of their jobs for their belief that marriage is between one man and one woman,” Mr Shelton said. “Here in Tasmania Archbishop Julian Porteous spent six months tied up in legal action before the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Commission after Australian Marriage Equality urged people to complain about his teaching on marriage. Mr Shelton said Mr Dreyfus was asked about the Trinity Western Law School in Canada who’s graduates ...