Blog - Wednesday, September 21, 2011 20:27 - 1 Comment

ACL say gay marriage is discriminatory

Earlier today I posted a response to the Anglican Bishop of Tasmania the Right Reverend John Harrower’s press release regarding the gay marriage bill before parliament. Now that the bill has passed, the Australian Christian Lobby has issued a press release intelligently and thoughtfully explaining their position on this complex issue. Let’s have a look.

The Greens’ intolerance of toward people who support marriage between a man and a woman is not only absurd but a worry for people who dissent to their views, according to the Australian Christian Lobby.

Apparently the ACL believe equality for all regardless of natural and innate sexual orientation is tantamount to intolerance toward opposite sex couples. This is laughably stupid.

The Tasmanian Greens claim today in Parliament that Liberal Leader Will Hodgman’s views supporting marriage are ‘bigoted’ is vitriolic and intolerant ACL Tasmanian Director Mark Brown said.

Well, when you have no evidence based rational reasons for preventing others from enjoying the same privileges and rights you do, then you will rightly be called a “bigot”. Get used to it.

“A disappointing factor of the marriage debate has been the serial demonisation of people who support marriage,” Mr Brown said.

If marriage is such a great thing, then why aren’t the ACL ecstatic that now even more people will be tying the knot?

“What have we come to where it is ‘bigoted’ and ‘shameful’ to support the idea of marriage remaining between a man and a woman?

If you find the idea of marrying somebody of the same sex, then don’t do it. Preventing other people from marrying because you find the idea distasteful is selfish and mean. What would Jesus think?

“Many people support marriage because they believe being raised by parents of different genders, wherever possible, is in the best interests of a child. Surely this is not bigotry,” Mr Brown said.

No marriage certificates have ever asked if the couple are fertile and willing to have children. Nor do we annul marriages if couples have not had kids within a sufficient period, or wringing our hands at the plight of single parents (at least in relation to their marital status). Moreover, there are no studies demonstrating different gender parents produce “better” children (whatever that means), but the ACL won’t let pesky things like facts get in the way.

“If the Greens had absolute political power, what would they do to ‘bigots’ who do not conform to their views? Would it become a crime to say that a child should have every opportunity to have a mum and a dad?”

What an absurd example demonstrating a slippery slope argument. We could easily reverse the question – what would the ACL do if they had absolute political power? Seems their religious ancestors dealt with homosexuals rather harshly:

“If a man lies with a male as with a women, both of them shall be put to death for their abominable deed; they have forfeited their lives.” – Leviticus 20:13 NAB

Is this the kind of world we wish to return to? A theocracy? I think not.

Mr Brown said today’s debate on same-sex marriage was a typical misuse of the Parliament’s time by the Greens who don’t seem to care that marriage is a Commonwealth responsibility in their pursuit of radical social experiments.

I’m sorry, I did not realise the Tasmanian Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act of 1999 was a Commonwealth issue. Of course, the issue is a little more complex than that.

It was disappointing that Tasmanian Labor was continuing to be led by the Greens on social policy, Mr Brown said.

Yes. How dare elected politicians have a say in government!

He thanked the Liberals for having the courage to stand for marriage in the face of such intolerant opposition.

What you mean to say is the Tasmanian Liberal party share your irrational bigotry and hatred.

“Even though the next election is years away, I’m sure the Christian constituency will not forget how members voted today.”

And the rest of us will remember how the ACL behaves when their bigoted religious views are challenged and overturned. Good day to you, sir.