Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Free vote on same sex marriage

Three years after same sex marriage was approved by Parliament, the issue is back before the Federal government. As promised, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will hold a free vote on the issue. This means that each Member of Parliament will be able to vote however they wish. Both supporters and opponents of same sex marriage are on the hill trying to rally support for their view.
The main fear of opponents is that religious institutes will be forced to perform same sex marriages. Hello, where have they been? When the issue was put before the Supreme Court, they ruled that religious institutions would have the right to refuse to marry a same sex couple.
How exactly is the institute of marriage under attack? Or better yet, what does that mean?

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