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<blockquote data-quote="Zoii" data-source="post: 72072958" data-attributes="member: 391745"><p>Many people here have strong opinions about this legislation. Most here will strongly condemn it. Similarly most here are categoric that homosexuality is an abomination.</p><p></p><p>My take on it is to, just for a moment, park your objections. Instead consider it not in terms of whether it is right or wrong, but rather whether laws passed in a country should discriminate against a particular ethnic, gender, religous or similar cohort.</p><p></p><p>Should a goverment be able to say:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You may drive a car unless youre female (in some countries that is how it is)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You may swim in a public swimming pool, only if you are caucasian (that has been the historical law in many countries)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You may marry - but caucasians may not marry non-caucasians (that has been the historical law in many countries)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You may marry who you wish - but not someone of the same gender - today in Australia it was recognized that our existing laws were similar to the previous three - that it was not law for all Australians but excluded some Australians.</li> </ul><p>I'd ask then to consider that this may not be about a provision for an abomination (in some eyes) but rather amendment of a law and made better provision for equality. If this law failed to be passed then what next....</p><p>Should we say: women may wear what they like within the bounds of decency - except some groups may not (this has already been tried with an aim of outlawing moslem head coverings). What would be next after that?</p><p></p><p>Despite the concerns I know many will have, today in Australia was a good day for us in terms of our provision in law for equality.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zoii, post: 72072958, member: 391745"] Many people here have strong opinions about this legislation. Most here will strongly condemn it. Similarly most here are categoric that homosexuality is an abomination. My take on it is to, just for a moment, park your objections. Instead consider it not in terms of whether it is right or wrong, but rather whether laws passed in a country should discriminate against a particular ethnic, gender, religous or similar cohort. Should a goverment be able to say: [LIST] [*]You may drive a car unless youre female (in some countries that is how it is) [*]You may swim in a public swimming pool, only if you are caucasian (that has been the historical law in many countries) [*]You may marry - but caucasians may not marry non-caucasians (that has been the historical law in many countries) [*]You may marry who you wish - but not someone of the same gender - today in Australia it was recognized that our existing laws were similar to the previous three - that it was not law for all Australians but excluded some Australians. [/LIST] I'd ask then to consider that this may not be about a provision for an abomination (in some eyes) but rather amendment of a law and made better provision for equality. If this law failed to be passed then what next.... Should we say: women may wear what they like within the bounds of decency - except some groups may not (this has already been tried with an aim of outlawing moslem head coverings). What would be next after that? Despite the concerns I know many will have, today in Australia was a good day for us in terms of our provision in law for equality. [/QUOTE]
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