Irish Marriage Equality Referendum Draws Near

[Ben Kenobi]

So marriage does exist?

I'm claiming it does and that it means one man and one woman for life, despite what the 'reformers' might say.

[N35t0r]

The Irish have always been pushed around by bigger people. Odd to see an Englishman forcing their values on Ireland.

What? I thought it is going to be a refererendum of all eligible voters in Ireland, not a referendum of Cockney.

[Ben Kenobi]

the irish holding a referendum = the english forcing their values on them.

Popery didn't starve them.

[N35t0r]

I'm claiming it does and that it means one man and one woman for life, despite what the 'reformers' might say.

Aaah, soo if I claim that 'taxes' means you giving me all your cash, you will do so?

[C0ckney]

Popery didn't starve them.

i do love the nonsense this subject forces you to spout.

[giblets]

Not sure what gay marriage has to do with the Great Famine, but then again I didn't major in History.

[Sava]

Then you're not really arguing for equality, if you believe that married and unmarried people are already equal. You're arguing for special rights.

No.

At worst, legal gay marriage applies to everyone... even you and other pedosexuals.

[N35t0r]

Popery didn't starve them.

Technically, Phytophthora infestans did. Also, I like how the famine is somehow the english's fault, but people dying from lack of healthcare in the US are not for the government to care.

Also, no, popery left several hundred poor kids dead and thrown into pits, and countless more abused by priests who weren't even prosecuted for this.

[Ben Kenobi]

i do love the nonsense this subject forces you to spout.

What nonsense? You blame Irish troubles on the Church which is on par for the English. Rather than looking at the truth which is that the Catholic church has served Ireland well. I suppose you'd rather blame too many Irish for the Famine that culled them, eh?

[Ben Kenobi]

I like how the famine is somehow the english's fault, but people dying from lack of healthcare in the US are not for the government to care.

I believe they called it the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland at the time.

[Ben Kenobi]

At worst, legal gay marriage applies to everyone... even you and other pedosexuals

So you're ok with discrimination as it applies to marriage then. Why should some relationships be excluded?

[giblets]

Children are excluded from marriage because they can't exercise consent... duh.

[N35t0r]

I believe they called it the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland at the time.

Yes. So either a government is responsible for private individuals' healths and livelyhoods, or it isn't. Chose one.

[N35t0r]

So you're ok with discrimination as it applies to marriage then. Why should some relationships be excluded?

Two consenting adults can get married. Three consenting adults can't. A person who can exercise consen't can't marry any entity who can't (be it a child, an animal, or a potted plant). It's not very hard.

[Ben Kenobi]

Children are excluded from marriage because they can't exercise consent... duh.

At what age do you believe that children can consent to sex?