WHAT a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.
People who are against gay marriage, have always stated that government would tie itself up in knots trying to redefine marriage, and here is just one example: in the official Explanatory Notes which accompany the Bill, the Government says: The term “husband” and “wife” here refer to a person who is married for the purpose of paragraph 1(2) (c) of schedule 3.
This means that “husband” here will include a man or a woman in a same sex marriage, as well as a man married to a woman. In a similar way, “wife” will include a woman married to another woman or a man married to a man.
The result is that this section is to be construed as including both male and female same sex marriage: in other words a mother or father is optional. Under this Bill, a woman can be a “husband” and a man can be a “wife”.
Are our politicians confused? No, it just shows that words lose meaning when politicians meddle with marriage to satisfy a minority group.
Norman Plaisted
Vivian Road Newport
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