[bunny]

I agree with you - gay marriage should be the same "legislatively". If religious people see them as not "proper" marriages then they shouldnt recognise them. The argument that allowing this distorts what is socially acceptable and makes it harder to bring up kids correctly seems strange to me. I think the same can be said for any controversial legislation a parent disagrees with. Continued to its conclusion it seems to imply that society shouldnt have rules regarding how contentious issues are handled - this seems backwards to me.

I also agree that it is a hidden religious influence from our history (especially here in australia where, until recently, religion stayed pretty much out of politics).