I've just been doing some work on the Civil Union campaign, collating a summary of written submissions that went before the Justice & Electoral select committee. Here's a few quotes from citizens of this tolerant and good-natured land:
- "The head of the family is the father. The usual duties of a wife are cooking, washing and cleaning." - Christian lay preacher and not Taleban mullah
- "[It] will open the floodgates to bigamy, polygamy, paedophilia, bestiality and necrophilia."
- "I'm not against homosexuals voting, but I am against this particular Bill."
- "This Bill legalises a lifestyle that brought us AIDS."
- "Gays cause lots of diseases and abuse children."
- "If all society adapted to same sex unions,… it would be catastrophic, the total elimination of society." - Geez Wayne, they're not making it compulsory!
- "God will not protect our nation if we break His Laws."
- "Gays are sterile and represent a serious health risk."
- "Don't we have enough trouble with incest and paedophilia? Must we now add sodomy and lesbianism- making it legal?"
Now wash your hands.
