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gollygee

(22,336 posts)
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 03:50 PM Jun 2015

Australian couple vows to divorce if same-sex marriage legalized there

There are bigots everywhere. Though if bigot idiots divorce and don't have any more children (as I assume they are also opposed to sex outside of marriage) this might not be a bad thing.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/christian-couple-vow-to-divorce-if-samesex-marriage-is-legalised-20150610-ghl3o6.html

Canberra couple have vowed to get a divorce, ending their "sacred" 10-year union, if Australia allows same-sex couples to legally marry.

Nick Jensen and his wife Sarah believe widening the definition of marriage to include same-sex couples threatens the sacred nature of the union and leaves the door open to polygamy.

The Christian couple have been happily married for over a decade, have no intention of separating and hope to have more children. For all intents and purposes they have a healthy marriage.

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Australian couple vows to divorce if same-sex marriage legalized there (Original Post) gollygee Jun 2015 OP
that's one of the dumbest things DesertFlower Jun 2015 #1
Yes, it's astoundingly dumb. n/t gollygee Jun 2015 #5
If they are that stupid and bigoted, then fine. We wish them all the luck with their failed RKP5637 Jun 2015 #2
I'm not sure what kind of threat it was supposed to be. gollygee Jun 2015 #4
Yeah, like who really gives a F if they do! Yep, "OK, whatever." RKP5637 Jun 2015 #11
Is this The Onion? uppityperson Jun 2015 #3
Nope gollygee Jun 2015 #6
I am still waiting for at least one (1) marriage in the US to dissolve rurallib Jun 2015 #7
I don't have the link, but some idiots were saying gay marriage will cause the population of the US RKP5637 Jun 2015 #14
like heterosexuals would suddenly forget how to screw? rurallib Jun 2015 #17
They really do, seems many of them are back on the elementary school playground. Their RKP5637 Jun 2015 #18
Ha ha ha ha shenmue Jun 2015 #8
Or one of them is suddenly gay, and they can blame it on the gays, gay marriage made RKP5637 Jun 2015 #19
Yep shenmue Jun 2015 #21
"if" krispos42 Jun 2015 #9
thanks! n/t gollygee Jun 2015 #13
Nothing is sacred. Iggo Jun 2015 #10
Sounds like TexasProgresive Jun 2015 #12
Yep, I had the same thought! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2015 #15
Well, the bigots DID claim gay marriage would destroy straight marriages mainer Jun 2015 #16
I thought Christians married Betty Karlson Jun 2015 #20
This message was self-deleted by its author HockeyMom Jun 2015 #27
let the entire freaking nation hold it's breath...hoping one bigoted marriage doesn't fail Sheepshank Jun 2015 #22
Boy, that'll really show them. tanyev Jun 2015 #23
They may as well go sit on a flagpole hifiguy Jun 2015 #24
Gay couple threatens not to give a shit if they divorce LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #25
I would bet money that their "sacred" vows made no mention of such a loophole. n/t Orsino Jun 2015 #26

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
2. If they are that stupid and bigoted, then fine. We wish them all the luck with their failed
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 03:57 PM
Jun 2015

marriage, and it must be pretty fragile and on the rocks if someone else's marriage causes them to fail in theirs.

rurallib

(62,492 posts)
7. I am still waiting for at least one (1) marriage in the US to dissolve
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 04:01 PM
Jun 2015

because of marriage equality. It is all we heard for decades - "it will destroy marriage." Haven't heard of one yet.
The very least one of them bible thumping assholes could do for their credibility would be to dump their wife and blame it on the gay. Of course the wife would probably take him to the cleaners, but hey, that should be a small price to pay for what you believe in.

If there was one, just one, the baggers would parade that man around as if he were a huge hero! Yet so far zilch, zero, nada. expect this to happen about the same time that first person comes back from the afterlife to give us a report.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
14. I don't have the link, but some idiots were saying gay marriage will cause the population of the US
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 04:08 PM
Jun 2015

to fall dangerously low because procreation in the US will halt. Like these people really must not get out much.

rurallib

(62,492 posts)
17. like heterosexuals would suddenly forget how to screw?
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 04:12 PM
Jun 2015

but of course.
Or maybe the thought of gay sex would make heterosexual sex seem suddenly repugnant?
Seems to me that most RWers have the mind of a 6 year old boy.

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
18. They really do, seems many of them are back on the elementary school playground. Their
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 04:15 PM
Jun 2015

ignorance and lack of reasoning powers are startling.

shenmue

(38,506 posts)
8. Ha ha ha ha
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 04:01 PM
Jun 2015

And this is going to convince other people to... what, get married, not get married, get a divorce for no reason?

These people should realize that not everybody shares their beliefs about what constitutes sin. A lot of people don't care.

They're only trying to get attention for themselves. A year later, when this turns out to be a ridiculous failure, they'll blame it on "the liberal media."

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
19. Or one of them is suddenly gay, and they can blame it on the gays, gay marriage made
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 04:17 PM
Jun 2015

them that way.

krispos42

(49,445 posts)
9. "if"
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 04:02 PM
Jun 2015

Might want to edit that.


And those people are spending a very interesting amount of time thinking about gay relationships. Because I thought that God's blessings were more powerful than same-sex marriage.

But I guess not.

mainer

(12,038 posts)
16. Well, the bigots DID claim gay marriage would destroy straight marriages
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 04:10 PM
Jun 2015

now they're demonstrating how it will happen

Response to Betty Karlson (Reply #20)

 

Sheepshank

(12,504 posts)
22. let the entire freaking nation hold it's breath...hoping one bigoted marriage doesn't fail
Wed Jun 10, 2015, 04:54 PM
Jun 2015

and the trade off would be 1000's of happy people madly in love being able to spend their lives together. Hmmm, what to do, what to do...?

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