tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425913358406411941.post8627321493274478630..comments2023-07-11T10:20:40.454+01:00Comments on Tessera: Marriage is for Adam and Eve not Adam and SteveTKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02054609141955914429noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425913358406411941.post-54957155095717696122012-03-06T10:40:26.659+00:002012-03-06T10:40:26.659+00:00Thank you,I see it does not state the gender of th...Thank you,I see it does not state the gender of the family members, nor does it say "one man and one women" is says "men" (plural) and "women" plural. <br /><br />So, men can marry and women can marry, and some of us can remain unmarried and just Live in Joy.gswhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464061976742965239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425913358406411941.post-56860415719314048532012-03-06T07:26:37.450+00:002012-03-06T07:26:37.450+00:00I would leave the Bishops to spout their bigotry. ...I would leave the Bishops to spout their bigotry. They are exposing themselves to be an out of touch, intolerant, narrow minded group, who don't reflect the liberal thinking of the majority of decent people that have grown up and moved away from the homophobia the Church does'nt seem able to get past.Richard Mabehttp://gaymarriagezone.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425913358406411941.post-31245585357735269742012-03-06T00:02:52.254+00:002012-03-06T00:02:52.254+00:00I was pretty gobsmacked that he invoked human righ...I was pretty gobsmacked that he invoked human rights law at all. That's a first for a Catholic bishop, as far as I can remember. They're bashing it constantly. Bit of duplicity with you harrumph there bishop? Some equivocation? How about some hypocrisy with that? You'll take everything? Ah good. Thought you might. Choke. Choke!Lewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425913358406411941.post-90322613345754413962012-03-05T23:12:24.752+00:002012-03-05T23:12:24.752+00:00Adam and Eve, not Adam and ? Google First Scandal...Adam and Eve, not Adam and ? Google First Scandal.Robert Hagedornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03047026068043418553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425913358406411941.post-30802311617447707512012-03-05T16:08:54.483+00:002012-03-05T16:08:54.483+00:00While other animals don't have marriage ceremo...While other animals don't have marriage ceremonies as such, some do have pair-bonding, which is recognised by others in the group.<br /><br />It's celibacy that is really unnatural!TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02054609141955914429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425913358406411941.post-46720324667666182322012-03-05T15:26:51.031+00:002012-03-05T15:26:51.031+00:00All very good arguments against the propaganda cam...All very good arguments against the propaganda campaign against gay marriage, but I feel the 'It's unnatural' argument could be tightened up.<br /><br />If being gay is so unnatural, there would not be a wide variety of species that display homosexual behaviour in the animal kingdom.<br /><br />If gay marriage is unnatural, then so is straight marriage. It's a societal concept. Abstract. <br /><br />Nothing natural about marriage at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425913358406411941.post-26933999845240366532012-03-04T20:41:21.724+00:002012-03-04T20:41:21.724+00:00"O'Brien has also said "In Article 1..."O'Brien has also said "In Article 16 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, marriage is defined as a relationship between men and women. "<br /><br /><br />Article 16 actually says...<br /><br />(1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.<br />(2) Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.<br />(3) The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.Blaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12276667747467385669noreply@blogger.com