[MERGED] Poll: Same Sex civil marriages, yes or no.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Kymmy

Is there a difference though... same sex marriages need a change in the law, so by saying no are you not specifying that you don't agree to a change in the law hence preventing same sex marriages?? Whatever your personal reason is for saying no is entirely up to you but I don't see any point in hiding behind a supposed technicality

There is no technicality. The poll does not ask if I want the law to be changed to prevent gay marriage (in which case I'd have still said no).

I've already stated why I am against same sex marriage. I have also stated I would not seek to prevent it happening. There are lots of things I am against, it doesnt mean I want them 'banned' etc. The world does not dance to my beat and neither should it

Originally Posted by Russ

There is no technicality. The poll does not ask if I want the law to be changed to prevent gay marriage (in which case I'd have still said no).

I've already stated why I am against same sex marriage. I have also stated I would not seek to prevent it happening. There are lots of things I am against, it doesnt mean I want them 'banned' etc. The world does not dance to my beat and neither should it

I am confused. You don't want the law changed to allow gay marriage but you don't want to ban it.

[Kymmy]

Originally Posted by Damien

I am confused. You don't want the law changed to allow gay marriage but you don't want to ban it.

The law needs to be changed to unban it, they are the same either way you look at it as a ban can only be overturned with a law allowing it and a law allowing it is needed to overturn the ban.... So yes I'm confused as well

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Damien

I am confused. You don't want the law changed to allow gay marriage but you don't want to ban it.

The title of the poll is somewhat unclear: if it is asking should we allow same-sex marriages in the way we have hetro marriages then I will say no as described above.

If it is asking should we outlaw the current civil partnerships then I will also say no.

I see little to no point in changing what we have at the moment.

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic

Very true

We should be celebrating the love of two people.

l totally agree DF.

[danielf]

Originally Posted by Kymmy

That's like saying you can vote but you can't discuss one of the major factors behind the reason as to why LGB (not sure where the T comes into a sexual preference) can not currently marry..

No, that's like saying you can discuss it, but please keep the discussion civil and respectable. Well, that's what I meant anyway.

Originally Posted by Russ

The title of the poll is somewhat unclear: if it is asking should we allow same-sex marriages in the way we have hetro marriages then I will say no as described above.

If it is asking should we outlaw the current civil partnerships then I will also say no.

I see little to no point in changing what we have at the moment.

So you don't want it banned but you don't want it unbanned? I think that is just a technicality. The poll is specifying marriages not unions.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Damien

So you don't want it banned but you don't want it unbanned? I think that is just a technicality. The poll is specifying marriages not unions.

I think it's ambiguous. I can't stand an attitude of "I disagree with it so ban it", I think that's complete intolerance. There are plenty if things in life we don't have to like but for the sake of peace and respect, we should tolerate them.

Originally Posted by Russ

I think it's ambiguous. I can't stand an attitude of "I disagree with it so ban it", I think that's complete intolerance. There are plenty if things in life we don't have to like but for the sake of peace and respect, we should tolerate them.

So you would be in favour of permitting it in?

[Alan Fry]

Well I voted yes, because I see nothing wrong in same-sex couples in getting together, as long as they love each other!

[denphone]

Originally Posted by Alan Fry

Well I voted yes, because I see nothing wrong in same-sex couples in getting together, as long as they love each other!

For once l agree with you.

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Damien

So you would be in favour of permitting it in?

I wouldn't stand in the way of it being made official.

[Saaf_laandon_mo]

I think the question/poll is asking if you are in favour of them right? As opposed to whether you would campaign about them being official or not?

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So for example you wouldn't want to see them banned but you're against them so you'd vote No in the Poll? Would that be right?

[Russ]

Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo

I think the question/poll is asking if you are in favour of them right? As opposed to whether you would campaign about them being official or not?

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So for example you wouldn't want to see them banned but you're against them so you'd vote No in the Poll? Would that be right?

That's more like it

[Saaf_laandon_mo]

I think a lot of people from a religious background will say they are not in favour of gay marriages personally, but they're not actively going to campaign against them being banned. So from my point of view I don't agree with it from a religious perspective, but if you want to go ahead and get married to someone of the same sex, it's not really my problem.

Interestingly enough I met a friend of mine a few months ago for teh first time in about 2 years. I thought he was gay, he had never mentioned it before, but when we met for a drink he told me he had got married to another guy. Was I suprised that he was gay? No. Was I suprised that he got married to another guy? No. Will I stay friends with him? Yes.