Gay marriage back on the discussion table in Swiss parliament

TheLocal.ch ^ | 16 June 2017 10:58 CEST+02:00

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A Swiss parliamentary commission is to prepare a study on gay marriage after the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) on Friday failed in its bid to bury the issue.

Gay marriage is not legal in Switzerland, though same-sex couples can enter into a civil partnership after the move was approved in a 2005 referendum.

While many MPs — and, according to a 2015 survey, a majority of the Swiss public — are in favor of marriage equality, hardline conservative MPs have tried to block moves towards it.

Speaking in parliament SVP MP Yves Nidegger said the word “marriage” was historically linked to the fact that a couple can procreate, reported news agencies. “To replace it with the word ‘union’ for people who by definition cannot procreate is not only absurd, but dangerous,” he said.

But the lower house voted 118 to 71 in favor of launching a parliamentary study on the issue, suggested by the Green Liberal party, which will also examine the idea of extending civil partnerships to heterosexual couples. …

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But the lower house voted 118 to 71 in favor of launching a parliamentary study on the issue...

Perhaps such a study would bring up the fact that people have gone to jail after "marriage equality" is passed, as well as numerous wedding businesses being put out of business.

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But the lower house voted 118 to 71 in favor of launching a parliamentary study on the issue

Doesn't take much study really. Homosexuality is not normal. Period.

If large portions of earth's population suddenly become red heads, that's no big deal, life goes on as before. But if large portions of earth's population suddenly become homosexual, human life on earth goes EXTINT in one generation. That's not normal.