[saquin]

As a New Yorker, I'm incredibly insulted by the premise of this column. 3, 000 innocent men women and children incinerated = consenting adults who love each other being allowed to marry?
I don't think so. Attempting to equate them is disgusting.

Anway, I don't see what gets people so upset by the concept of gay marriage. They're consenting adults, they're not hurting anyone... why the moral outrage to the point that someone would even think of equating it with 9/11? Maybe I'm the minority here, but I believe a certain percentage of people are born destined to be homosexual. It's been that way through the ages. I don't see the point in denying death benefits, right of hospital visitation, etc. to the person they have chosen to spend their life with. It doesn't bother me in the least. I think there are much larger things to worry about in this world.

When I was growing up, in a nice Ozzie and Harriet suburban community, a gay man lived in the house next door, all through my childhood. He was a very nice neighbor and always kind to me (I'm female, in case anyone should jump to a wrong conclusion.) I always knew he was gay, so maybe knowing a gay person firsthand from the time I was very wrong has kept me from developing prejudices. I'm thankful for it.

[longtermmemmory]

Big difference between your silent neigbor and the GLSEN's who are activly demanding children experiment with homosexual behavior. People have every right to see homsexual marriages as an attempt to directly attack their families and attack their children.

They are not equating the deaths, they are equating the shock value. Until you live in the enironment where this ill fringe group has unraveled your home with their in your face efforts, you have no monopoly on defending you home and children from threats foreign and domestic.

The canadian federation almost fell apart once before during our lifetimes. There is no reason to not believe this could be another push. (some french canadians can use this as their opportunity to fianally get what they want) Alberta has already signalled they will opt out of the homosexual marrage requirement. Canada has her own demons to fight, unfortunatly her demons are internal.

[ultima ratio]

This was not for the few to decide. It's wrong to use the judicial system to impose a minority view so alien to the majority. This is about the end of true democracy. This is about tyranny and will split the nation in two.