So we’ll take marriage away from you for no particular reason; how is that fair?
This country also has religious freedoms and generally immigrants are very religious. Most religious leaders whether Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist or Hindu were encouraging their followers to vote no, in a big way.
Julia Baird correctly bringing down certain Christian leaders who proclaim to speak for God.
Magda Szubanski’s statement on QandA that she will never be allowed to get married in the church was no doubt correct when speaking to the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney if referring to the diocese he leads, but she gave a blanket statement. However, if Magda so desires to get married in a church, after same-sex marriage is legal, there will be no shortage of churches that will accommodate her. Numerous independent christian community churches who have long been gay affirming will happily marry her, and guaranteed 100% that the Uniting Church will quickly be allowing same-sex marriages. If she could lure Rev Dr Francis Macnab, former minister of St Michael’s on Collins, out of retirement he may well be pleased to perform the wedding.
Macnab’s sermon in 2012 where he spoke against homophobia.
http://stmichaels.org.au/post/blog/the-long-and-hurtful-mood-of-homophobia/
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Yes, the ACL does not represent all veins of Christianity.
As for Magda, my understanding is she’s deeply Catholic, can’t see them being as welcoming.
The current minister at St Michael’s is concerned the Uniting Church synod will need to rubber stamp SSM but won’t rush to do so, possibly relating any SSM until 2018.
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Stephen Colbert on Bob Katter. Terrible attempt at an Australian accent by Colbert.
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It’s a shame he didn’t show how the panel reacted on Insiders after they played that clip.
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THE bill to legalise same-sex marriage has passed the Senate today without any major changes.
In an emotional moment, the Senate passed the bill about lunchtime today, which means it will go to the House of Representatives next week for a final vote.
Vote was a huge 43-12
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This could be passed by the HoR tomorrow… If Turnbull the Craven hadn’t delayed sitting
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there is much bigger issues to deal with than this.
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Like people getting killed by crocodiles, right? 
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No. Running the country.
Yes, well that’s exactly what they are doing. Running the country by passing laws.
I think you need to study how Parliament works before you start mouthing off about things you don’t understand.
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To the percentage of the population that want to get married (and some have been waiting for over 60 years…) and have not been able to then this matter is over half a century overdue.
For the many gay Australians who died before this passes, it’s all too late.
I can’t think of a more important issue to our nation than equality and love for all citizens.
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Except possibly for the royal wedding 
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The near half of the population of the Northern Territory who didn’t express an opinion on this would agree with that.
Although it doesn’t affect me personally, legislating same-sex marriage is a big issue for the many Australians who want to get married but have not been able to because they just happen to love someone who is the same gender as them.
This is definitely something that can be classed as “running the country” although many parliamentarians should be ashamed it’s taken this long and that we’ve had to spend $122 million on little more than a glorified opinion poll for change to happen.
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Yes but the reality is that this is a popular issue and isn’t going away until the parliament makes it go away by passing the legislation. The quicker it’s dealt with the quicker they can turn to other things (which is probably why Turnbull is happy to drag it out a bit longer, everything else on the agenda is bad for him).
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The fact you thought Obama was going to initiate martial law last year at the end of his term voids anything you have to say politically.
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Ok although it passed in a landslide i am confused why Helen Polley voted against her party. Did Tasmania vote no in the survey?