Immoral Homosexual Marriage referendum needed not Kevin Rudd's change of heart
IF Australia is to redefine marriage – and this is by no means inevitable – it is not a matter for legislators or activist judges , but a matter for the people . Contemporary Australians must recognise that proponents of same-sex marriage are not seeking to achieve “ marriage equality ”, but instead to redefine marriage – a proposal so fundamental that it goes to the fabric of society itself. No doubt there are same-sex couples in loving, long-term relationships. But marriage is and always has been about the relationship between a man and a woman, for the procreation of children. In fact, it’s only a few years ago that gay activists were denigrating marriage as an outdated institution. They may well have changed their minds, but you can hear the divorce lawyers licking their lips at the prospect of all those extra property disputes. Same-sex marriage is not, as is increasingly argued, a human rights issue . Gay people, and indeed unmarried heterosexual couples, have all of the signif...