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User: "dpr"
Date: 07 Dec 2003 02:57:54 PM
Object: Canadians' opposition to homosexual marriage increases
http://www.worldnetdaily.com./news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=35957
Opposition to homosexual marriage on rise
Poll: 63% back traditional definition, despite legalization efforts
A new poll suggests Canadian lawmakers could be putting the cart before the
horse when it comes to legalizing homosexual marriage.
The survey by the National Post shows Canadians' opposition to the idea has
markedly increased in recent months, with a solid majority now against
same-sex marriage.
Conducted by COMPAS Inc. in October and November, the poll found 63 percent
of those surveyed want to keep the traditional definition of marriage, or a
union between a man and a woman, while 31 percent favor including
homosexuals.
That compares to an almost even split in other polls taken this past summer
and fall, reports the Post. The last major poll on the issue, by Environics
in September and October, found that 56 percent supported same-sex marriage
and 42 percent opposed it. An Ipsos-Reid survey in August found respondents
were evenly divided, 49-49, on the question.
After courts in British Columbia and Ontario ruled earlier this year
same-sex couples have a legal right to marriage, the Canadian government
pledged to pass a measure legalizing the practice across Canada.
But survey respondents show support for such legislation is lacking. In
response to a direct question, 46 percent said the judges went beyond what
laws and the constitution intended, while 34 percent said they followed the
law.
The Post reports the survey of 1,000 people indicates a shift in views with
a new line of thinking developing on the issue: Leave marriage alone, but
come up with another solution for homosexuals. Specifically, 37 percent said
the definition of marriage should stay intact but a new category that
includes same-sex unions should be created.
Canadian Alliance leader Stephen Harper told the paper its poll is
consistent with surveys done by his party.
"The position that most Canadian Alliance MPs have taken and most Tories
have taken is that we are prepared to recognize in law non-traditional
relationships, including gay unions, but that does not mean dismantling the
traditional definition or institution of marriage," he told Post editorial
board members Tuesday.
Proponents of homosexual marriage reject the idea of such a compromise.
Bob Gallagher of Canadians for Equal Marriage told the Post a law creating a
so-called "civil union" separate from marriage might not stand up in court
and would lead to segregation and inequality.
Advocates and foes in the United States are closely watching how Canada
deals with the controversial issue even as progress is made toward
legalizing same-sex marriage south of the border.
WorldNetDaily reported a landmark ruling handed down in Massachusetts last
month by the state's highest court could pave the way toward legalization
throughout the U.S.
The Supreme Judicial Court decided homosexual couples are legally entitled
to wed under the state constitution and should be allowed to apply for
marriage licenses. The court ordered the state legislature to come up with a
way to allow for homosexual marriage within 180 days. It granted a stay of
its decision in the meantime, which prevented the plaintiffs - seven
homosexual couples - from immediately being granted marriage licenses.
"Barring an individual from the protections, benefits, and obligations of
civil marriage solely because that person would marry a person of the same
sex violates the Massachusetts Constitution," wrote Chief Justice Margaret
Marshall in the majority opinion. "For those who choose to marry, and for
their children, marriage provides an abundance of legal, financial and
social benefits. In return, it imposes weighty legal, financial, and social
obligations."
While the justices decided the legislature was the best body to address the
social implications of homosexual marriage, indications are the concept
faces stiff opposition.
Prior to the 4-3 ruling, Massachusetts lawmakers were already considering a
constitutional amendment to legally define a marriage as a union between one
man and one woman.
And Gov. Mitt Romney has vowed to prevent homosexual marriage from becoming
reality in his state.
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Atheism teaches that there is no God, hence no God-given rights. That
ideology coupled with a system that believed in the superiority of the state
at the expense of the individual was murderously synergistic.
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User: "Mook23"

Title: Re: Canadians' opposition to homosexual marriage increases 08 Dec 2003 01:43:54 AM
"dpr" <&^%@&^%.com> wrote in message
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http://www.worldnetdaily.com./news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=35957
Opposition to homosexual marriage on rise

Poll: 63% back traditional definition, despite legalization efforts
A new poll suggests Canadian lawmakers could be putting the cart before

the

horse when it comes to legalizing homosexual marriage.
The survey by the National Post shows Canadians' opposition to the idea

has

markedly increased in recent months, with a solid majority now against
same-sex marriage.

None of which matters to the issue at hand. The majority 50+1 ***** is
the cause of
enough problems as it is. It dosen't affect joe and mary straight, other
than making them
feel uncomfortable with the idea that there are people out there with
radically
different sexuall identities than they have. Who gives a *****? Marriage is
a human conception, not
an objective truth.
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