About the whole conflict with gay rights/marriage and the Church?

[Jay]

Lets not forget that almost 70% of the U.K.'s population believes that same sex marriage should be allowed in multiple surveys that have been carried out.

Perhaps the reaction is being caused by people seeing that a right that to them seems so basic for people to have is being refused.

I agree - whats the big deal - allow same sex couple to participate in marriage, do what the majority believes is fair and lets just get over this ridiculous argument.

EDIT I am Australian but the outcome of these debates in the U.K. and especially America is important. As at today we have NO hope of having same sex couples being allowed marriage in Australia with a P.M. (female, Atheist and living with her BF!) who is against them and an opposition (led by a man who has a lesbian as a sister!) whose party line is that gay marriage should never be allowed. Countries like the UK and the U.S. moving towards same sex marriage will eventually produce enough leverage to over turn Australia as well. If both countries went pro same sex marriage I can guarantee we would be there within 2 years at the most.

So it also has a wider impact.