Two excellent reasons to OPPOSE gay marriage in the UK

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1. Gay marriage opens the door to a plethora of new definitions of how "marriage" is defined, a door which the majority of people,especially in the UK, would like to see shut. Consenting adults in a loving relationship is NOT a good enough reason to re-define marriage.

You're a moron: marriage has already been redefined, even in nominally modern times. The legal definition was changed to include interracial marriages at one point, and we didn't have this cavalcade of people attempting to redefine it further, nor people attempting to marry their mothers, or sheep, or toasters, or anything else. Simply put, history shows that your claims here are totally baseless.

Beyond that, so fucking what if they do start campaigning for incestuous marriage, or what have you? It's irrelevant to the question of gay marriage, partly because it's an unrelated rights issue, but also because we aren't obligated to allow everything just because we allow some things. Occasionally, we do draw lines; redefining marriage this once doesn't mean all bets are off. We let you start learning to drive here at sixteen, that doesn't mean we're bound to allow five year olds to drive.

Additionally, as the economist here says, the case for polygamy is on exactly the same grounds as gay marriage, which is currently prohibited.

And just what is it, exactly, that's wrong with polygamy, so long as it's not gender segregated? Seems to me you're just assuming that different=wrong.

So re-defining marriage to cater for the wishes of two loving consenting adults means that current UK legislation would have to have a complete overhaul and turn into one that is abhorrent and allows grotesque relationships to form, it is imperative keep this door firmly shut.

Right, which is why every time we change any law ever, we have a bunch of people riding into the courts demanding that it be changed further, to its most ridiculous, exaggerated form. Yep, that totally happens.

2. Gay marriage legislation will lead to religious oppression and a rejection of religious freedom.

Are you fucking kidding me?

Despite the UK government's attempt at protecting freedom of religion, the rejection of blessing a gay couple is likely to breach equality laws in the future in my opinion.

And why, exactly, should we give your opinion any credence at all? You seem like a bigoted little change-hater, to me; why should I take your unfounded opinions seriously?

There is no such thing as political safe guards or a "quadruple lock", this is something that can be overturned at any future parliamentary vote. The gay lobby will not stop pushing to impose its will upon religious institutions.

And because it can be overturned, you think it will be overturned... just 'cause? You need to actually provide proof that the "Gay lobby" has this on the cards. Just asserting it makes you sound like a paranoid, delusional... again, bigot.

If you live in the UK, here's a petition protecting the definition of marriage.

Do I have to find that infographic showing the original definition of marriage again?