Originally posted by Davo:The amendments are written as a promotion of heterosexual marriage, not a banning of gay marriage. There is a difference between "marriage should only be between a man and a woman" and "marriage cannot be between two men or two women".
It does not promote heterosexual marriage. It limits marriage to be solely for heterosexuals, which functionally amounts to banning homosexual marriage. It just looks nicer and less discriminatory. I'm not fooled.
Quote: But wouldn't the people on the other side of the debate see the legalization of gay marriage as forcing immorality upon them? I don't necessarily believe that, I'm just trying to put the other side into perspective.
I can see people thinking that, but there is absolutely no factual basis to derive that thought. Nobody is requiring anybody to make or change any moral stand. They can still hold the exact same morals and live them in the exact same way whether homosexual marriage is legal or not.
I don't expect other people to hold and live according to the same morals I do. However, I do expect the same courtesy from others.
