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The following is a reply to a comment made to me recently;

No coy reply. Fair enough. My views on organized religion itself aside I strongly believe Church and State should never mix.

I personally feel strongly about respecting each and every body's beliefs weather I agree with it or not. I hope I'm affronted the same respect. However I know that in some circles I'm not.

If a man and a man, or a woman and a woman, or a hermaphrodite and a hermaphrodite wish to call themselves married I don't have an issue with it. I don't feel it take away from the definition of a marriage of a man and a woman. (If they pay taxes shouldn't they have the same rights as straight folks?) I don't think Parliament should have the last say (or any say) regarding a man or a woman's right to get married. If church 'A' does not want to perform gay marriages then church 'A' should not have to. However church 'A' has then voided its claim to say that said marriage does not exist. To say otherwise is that not that not discriminatory hate mongering?

If we are all one before God then shouldn't every one of us be affronted the same right before God? (I use uppercase out of respect)

Marriage in the King James Bible is written as a "Union between a man and a woman" Fair enough, but please keep in mind that the Bible has been rewritten time and time again to suit prevailing attitudes and opinions of the day. I'm not saying it's wrong, nor am I saying it right.

I've been called many things but never a 'socialist bully'. Frankly I find that amusing. I've never been one for labels. Left wing, Right wing, Liberal, Conservative, Democrat, Republican, etc… they are all just meaningless labels people use to help them segregate people. But if labeling me a 'socialist bully' makes it easier to present an argument it's your choice.

I've never hide the fact nor have I seriously forced my political or religious views on any one else. So do I lean to the left? Yes. Why? Because I support most of their policies. Not all, but most. More than the policies of the right. I try to do my research before I vote.

It is however unfortunate that we live in a world where narrow minded peopled need a law to be created and enforced the same guarantee their fellow human the same choice.

I have nothing more to say on the matter.