tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052593945054595675.post5282342055092819845..comments2024-03-28T14:16:10.498+11:00Comments on Dr Kevin Bonham: A Free Speech Problem With Marriage Law Survey SafeguardsKevin Bonhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06845545257440242894noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4052593945054595675.post-85537924515862879222017-09-13T21:54:14.367+10:002017-09-13T21:54:14.367+10:00S 15 is bizarre. As I read it, sub-s (2) says tha...S 15 is bizarre. As I read it, sub-s (2) says that anyone can say anything they like about the primary question of legalising SSM. Problem here is that the direct arguments for it are pretty tame (why not give gays and lesbians the rights the rest of us have?) whereas some of the arguments against are extreme (they're all deviates and sinners and should be shot and then they'll burn in eternal hellfire). What is prohibited by sub-s (1) is _responding_ in an abusive way to the primary arguments. So "No" advocates can slander gays under sub-s (2) but Yes advocates, who aren't likely to need the protection of (2), are prohibited from retaliating in kind under sub-s (1). And some of the poor bigots are already complaining that it's vilification to call them bigots. Ah, religious freedom - the right to be a bigot but not to be called a bigot.<br /><br />Anyway, it's all pointless - almost everyone who is going to return their forms will have done it by mid-next-week and if anyone wants to keep ranting about the issue they'll be wasting their breath. Jack Arandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06210027164177789357noreply@blogger.com