Gay marriage in Britain: Does this open the door to other forms of marriage?

[-:Undertaker:-]

Gay marriage in Britain: Does this open the door to other forms of marriage?

With the recent legalisation of gay marriage, supported by a majority of Britons in the polling data, critics of the legislation have stated that one of the dangers of gay marriage is that other forms of sexual behaviour, relationships and maybe even marriage will also be swept up in the equality storm and thus the path towards marriage between multiple partners and maybe even family members will open up. The argument for this is that when homosexuality was legalised in the 1960s, one of the reasons given for legalising was that it would remove the law from the bedroom and would reach a balance: a balance that has since swung in one direction only.

Supporters of gay marriage on the other hand will argue that legalising marriage between two consenting adults will not lead to such chages - as is the case in Brazil - and that such warnings from religious leaders and opponents of the Same-Sex Marriage Bill are mere scaremongering. But what do you think? Is there a dangerous that once an age-old institution has been tampered with, there's nothing to stop it being tampered with again in the future? Is the definition of marriage purely about love? Can love be between more than two people?

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The debate is open to you.

[The Don]

At one point people were saying the same about interracial marriage. Using your religion and outdate ideology of what constitutes acceptable in a relationship is unacceptable and there is no place for that dangerous type of thought in modern society. As Max Planck said "the world progresses one funeral at a time", thankfully the newer generations seem to be more accepting than those before them.

[-:Undertaker:-]

At one point people were saying the same about interracial marriage. Using your religion and outdate ideology of what constitutes acceptable in a relationship is unacceptable and there is no place for that dangerous type of thought in modern society. As Max Planck said "the world progresses one funeral at a time", thankfully the newer generations seem to be more accepting than those before them.

Is it not intolerant of itself to call other opinions unacceptable and that they have 'no place' in society?

[The Don]

Is it not intolerant of itself to call other opinions unacceptable and that they have 'no place' in society?

No because i'm not out protesting against those people having equal rights.

[-:Undertaker:-]

No because i'm not out protesting against those people having equal rights.

So you support marriage between multiple partners then?

[The Don]

So you support marriage between multiple partners then?

If they are all consenting adults then yeh, sure, why would I care whether other people want to get married?

[-:Undertaker:-]

If they are all consenting adults then yeh, sure, why would I care whether other people want to get married?

Fair enough.

I'd agree with you on a legal perspective (as in getting the state out of marriage) but not a moral one.

[Rachel]

To be quite honest, I have nothing against gay marriages but couple marriages....I am not sure with this. Do you think this was a good idea? The thing is I thought letting gay people getting married was only for that purpose not opening other doors... but I am not to sure about this now if this was a good idea or not.

[The Don]

To be quite honest, I have nothing against gay marriages but couple marriages....I am not sure with this. Do you think this was a good idea? The thing is I thought letting gay people getting married was only for that purpose not opening other doors... but I am not to sure about this now if this was a good idea or not.

Don't let Dan's propaganda warp your mind. I have yet to see people campaigning for polygamous marriages. Even if they did though, why would it affect you?

[Rachel]

Don't let Dan's propaganda warp your mind. I have yet to see people campaigning for polygamous marriages. Even if they did though, why would it affect you?

It's not like it will bother me as I live in Canada and not in Britain but I just find it wrong, gay marriage is fine with me it is their choice but to open all types of marriages.....hmmm not sure.