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Authoritarians and same sex marriage

By David Leyonhjelm - posted Tuesday, 2 May 2017


The problem now is that the authoritarians have taken over the debate. The Greens and Labor not only want to legalise same sex marriage, but compel civil celebrants to solemnise same sex marriages and suppliers of related services to offer their services.This would fill our courts with conscientious objectors.

It is a model of intolerance that fundamentally undermines the argument that people should be free to choose their own path.

Even worse, some of the more belligerent supporters of same sex marriage also seem to have declared open season on Christians, forcing conferences to close because of threats of violence, targeting Facebook pages, and harassing business people for the temerity of identifying as a Christian. 

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Replacing authoritarians who won’t allow them to marry with authoritarians who want to make support for same sex marriage obligatory, is a recipe for resentment and divisiveness. It is losing support and won’t help those who want to get married. Indeed, it is only for their sake that I retain an interest in the issue.

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This article was first published in The Australian.



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