Polls are just a semi-accurate picture of public opinion on any given issue. But even so, what is clear from the polls is that we are a nation divided on the issue of a redefinition of marriage. But our government acted as if it had no other alternative. Maybe a referendum would have shown that a majority of persons in this country would change the marriage definition but we weren't given the chance to find out. At the very least, some effort at trying to represent all interests fairly would have been in order.
I think it is a very sad picture of democracy when a government in power can push forward its own agenda especially on social/ moral issues such as the recent change to the definition of marriage. Our current government has decided that one minority group's concerns to be valid while a larger minority group (those who believe that the Word of God is the basis of morality) is not worth listening to. Since when is that a good democratic process?
It only goes to show that the strength and integrity of a democracy is in direct correspondence to the strength and integrity of its people and its leaders. If nothing else, we can see clearly the problems inherent in relativity and tolerance. When government decides where we are to stand on moral issues it has chosen a side and has been intolerant of someone's position in the process.
Despite claims that freedom of religion and speech will be protected - our freedom has been eroded. How long before that freedom will be eroded even more for those who don't fall in line with what is deemed to be 'politically correct'? What happens to nations that turn their back on God? History can give us a pretty clear picture if we're willing to take a look.
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