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Originally Posted by Elspode
Not as far as I know. I'm not particularly enamoured of living under the governing precepts of *those* countries, either. In fact, aren't a couple of them Communist regimes, typically not known for their liberal human rights handling?
I would be interested in knowing how much debate there is over the issue in the countries which you cite, and what reasons are given for disallowing the practice there, though.
I'd also be interested in hearing some non-morality based points in favor of the continuing ban on gay marriage.
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I picked a few commie countries just to make the point that its not just about religion. I'm obviously not a big fan of China's government either. I can tell you that it has actually been voted on in China's parliament but did not come close to receiving the required number of yes votes. I should have known better than to choose Finland but did not dig deep enough to verify their position on the matter. Suffice it to say that there are quite a number of countries who do not recognize gay households who do not base their position on religious texts.
I just have a problem with the gay rights advocates painting everyone who does not agree with them as either religious bozos or homophobic bigots. There are a lot of people who aren't on their side (not all of whom are necessarily opposed - just not in favor) who are neither.