Australia politician links gay marriage to bestiality.

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happydolphin said:

JWeinCom said:

If that's your personal belief than that's fine and dandy.  You're an individual, and you're free to determine your behavior based on your personal beliefs.  If you think that homosexuality is going to lead you down the road to bestialty, then by all means don't have gay sex.

The problem is that the person who said this quote was not just some guy on a message board.  He was a senator, who is in charge of making policies.  It is his job to look at the evidence and make informed and educated decisions.  It's not ok for him to legislate based on his personal opinons, religious beliefs, or anything besides sound logic, reasoning, and evidence.

I really don't see the difference between a person basing their policies on personal belief and a person basing their policies on personal values based on naturalism. I honestly don't see how one is superior to another.

Politicians should be basing their policy on observable fact, studies, and logic.

For instance, we have many states and countries where gay marraige is legal.  So, is bestiality more prevalent in these areas than others?  That's something that can be observed, measured, and proven.  So, that's something you can use to make policy.  Religion isn't verifiable, and doesn't really make usable predictions of the outcomes of certain policies, so it should not be used to shape policy. 

@Runa:  Welp, I think I've talked about horse fucking about as much as I care to today.  Good night folks!!!