With its intolerance and standover tactics, the militant arm of the gay lobby is shooting itself in the foot. The vitriol and vile abuse heaped on anyone who speaks up for traditional marriage is no way to win hearts and minds. Saying anything that is not wholly supportive of the gay-rights agenda is the new taboo – with same-sex marriage and adoption the hottest of hot-button topics at the frontline of the culture wars.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/gays-must-curb-vile-vitriol/story-e6frfhqf-1226167514970

One example will suffice…….maybe we could ask the following people how ‘sane and friendly’ and ‘tolerated’ their views have been received.
Margaret Court?
Jim Wallace?
Wendy Francis?
Lyle Shelton?
David van Gend?
Bill Muehlenberg?
Prime Minister Gillard?
Tony Abbott?
Miranda Devine?
Loree Rudd?
Reverend Ian Copland?
Professor Patrick Parkinson?
Jeff Kennett?

Just a few brave souls that spring to mind…. maybe you could also ask the Labor MPs who spoke against gay marriage what sort of ‘sane and friendly’ responses they have received from their colleagues and other SSM advocates…

Many of us are more than willing to debate these issues in a sane and friendly way, I disagree with several issues pertaining to equality issues etc, we debate heavily and still get along well.

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/14-year-old-homeschooled-girl-receives-death-threats-for-defending-marriage

Given that our politicians are constantly pandering to the demands of the demands of the 1% of homosexuals, it is not unreasonable to expect them to have the courtesy to front a forum of Christian constituents (which make up far more than 1%).
I note your earlier bullying of Mrs Francis when you publicly slandered her as ‘homophobic’ and ‘bigoted’ when she simply, and respectfully, expressed an opinion of which you did not agree. Can we expect more of the same ‘tolerant’ behavior, at this forum?

it really would be a treat, to have people such as yourself attend a forum such as this, and behave with civility, respect and tolerance when opinions and views are discussed which you might disagree with……..

Adele

Oh wait I remember: Christian values = Hypocrisy.
Never mind.

Having a dinner party with gay-marriage proponents. An event organised by GetUp, whose own members are not convinced of the merits thereof.

For some reason the ABC website has the dates wrong, the story referring to religious leaders coming together was actually 8 days ago on the Hannity program on Fox. You can cross check the quotes to verify if you like.

Hours prior to that program Obama reiterated that the government will not force Catholics to give free pills, it would be health insurers. But Hannity had his guests booked so he went ahead anyway. Watch the one contributor try to explain that to hannity, it’s a classic.

Since then Rick Santorum’s major campaign contributor Foster Fliess has made a rather sick joke about the pill. This forced Rick to come on Hannity’s radio show yesterday to confirm that he actually believes the government should give the pill and in 16 years he has voted for free govt pills a number of times. (I actually felt sorry for Rick, he was dragged into this).

With Rick’s female poll numbers crashing overnight….this story will be as dead as a door knob by monday.

Christians are not taken seriously (unlike the gay lobby) as we are perceived as being weak and insipid, a bunch of “do gooders” who don’t want to be arguing with anyone.

We need to become militant and aggressive just like the gay lobby to make a better impact.

In some ways Premier Anna Bligh ( Emily’s List member pro-abortion for starters) was more honest by not apprearing as she would totally disagree with every point made by the ACL and needs every vote that she can muster as she wishes to remain the Godless Premier of Queensland.

Cheers

Useless to quote biblical passages as i don’t believe in the bible. I have a right to end my life when I choose not prolong it because some religious do gooding nutter tells me it is God’s will. If others believe this that’s OK with me but give me the respect of choosing what I feel is best for me!

Same-sex marriage is a dead end relationship that produces nothing as it is unproductive. In fact in some cases it has created paedaphelia and abuse of boys

In 2008 in Masachuettes (USA) same sex marriage was legalised. The education, legal and health systems were changed. Kindergarden children were introduced to homosexual couples, lesbian couples, transvestites and persons undergoing a sex change – all these persons were presented to the kindy children as being normal parents just like your mum and dad.

Further, by law school teachers in Massuchetes have to teach schhol aged children that homosexuality is normal when it is a disorientation.

Australians are lethargic and naive and seem to think that it is nothing…when in fact it is everything….thus the reason for the gays to want marriage for respectability and visibility reasons. They don’t care about the children it is all about meeting the wants and needs of the gays.

It is a nonsense that gays are born this way as they make a deliberate choice to be gay and are aggressive with forcing their way of life and values on the rest of society.

It is a myth to say that there are many persons who are gay when at best it is 2% of the population.

We need to protect Aussie kids and the next generation from this abomination to mankind and ensure that the gay lobby fails in its bid to re-engineer our society to suit their disatrous agenda.

A distinct similarity.

Wait – didn’t I read something like that before ?
at: http://www.quadrant.org.au/magazine/issue/2011/3/inside-getup-and-the-new-youth-politics

I contend that the heterosexual marriage argument will never be won on equal rights grounds. I believe the argument needs to be forcefully put from “a respect for cultural traditions” perspective.
In our pluralistic society, tolerance for different ideas, persons, cultures, races and religions is paramount – unlike majoritarianism whereby the majority’s sentiments rain at the expense of the minority. Eg: We are asked to respect “gay rights”.
Even though the majority of people identify as “Christians” actual practicing Christians are clearly in the minority.
Holy matrimony (marriage) is a sacred institution to the Christian Church and goes beyond the simple joining of man and woman to form the union which enables God’s blessing of children to the couple.
It symbolises the relationship of Christ to His church.
As our Holy Scripture states:
Eph 5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 
In Rev 21:9 the Church is referred to as “the wife of the Lamb”
Marriage denotes intimacy where two become one flesh in the same way as through Holy Communion Christ and His Church become one.
Christ is to the Church as Man is to Woman in marriage.

The marriage of man to man is blasphemous and strikes at the very foundation of the Christian doctrine.
In a pluralistic society this sort of disrespect for another’s institution must not be tolerated.
We are constantly being told by law that we have to respect sacred Aboriginal sites because of their sacred meanings and traditions even though we may not agree with them.
To the Christian, marriage is as important as any “sacred site” is to the Aboriginal.
In the Bible, the word for sodomy refers to sex with animals as well as anal sex and represented the basest of human activity.
Allowing homosexual marriage is effectively “sodomising” the Church.
Jesus got angry when the temple was desecrated- out “temple” is also being desecrated, so its time for Christians to get angry and assertive.