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Maybe I didn't explain myself clearly enough? That's great that you are supportive of gay marriage - I have no problem with that. But for some people the whole marriage thing IS deeply religious. To dismiss that, is being dismissive of what that person believes in. You can't quantify it and you can't rationalise it - it's a belief.
To try and bring this back to Rugby and Rugby to many is just like a religion. If a Tahs fan made a statement that QLD players showed no heart and had no pride in the jersey, a QLD fan would probably be insulted and instantly get defensive. You can't quantify these things, it's just something you believe to be true. But the statement from the Tahs fan is still disrespectful in the eyes of the QLD yet the Tahs fan will probably fail to see what the QLD fan is so upset about.
Edit: Agree with the equal rights statement. But is it still equal rights if in achieving it you step all over another persons belief system?
This is where the issue is, christians or any sort of religous organisation do not hold the rights to determine who can use the term 'marriage', its a civil matter not a religous one.
There will always be people out there getting offended when new laws or rulings are passed, however we shouldn't let the clout of religion impact on liberties that are afforded to us as citizens in Australia.