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Singapore Removes Ban on Homosexual Acts but Defines Marriage as Between Man and Woman
LifeSite News ^ | 12/1/22 | Michael Haynes

Posted on 12/06/2022 6:50:15 PM PST by marshmallow

Singapore's Cdl. William Goh has rolled back his blanket opposition to repealing the ban on homosexual acts, but warned of 'a slippery road of no return.'

SINGAPORE (LifeSiteNews) — Singapore has decriminalized homosexual acts while at the same time amending the nation’s constitution to protect marriage as solely between a man and a woman, but critics warn the new definition could yet be enlarged to include same-sex relationships.

On November 29, the parliament in Singapore voted to decriminalize Section 377A (S377A), meaning that homosexual acts between men are no longer against the law. S377A had been in place since 1938, when Singapore was under British rule.

Earlier in 2022, the Supreme Court’s Court of Appeal had ruled that S377A would remain in place for the time being, but could not be enforced to prosecute men for homosexual acts. A June 2022 poll, found that 44 percent of Singapore residents supported keeping S377A, with 20 percent opposing the law’s retention, and 36 percent not taking a position.

While S377A was repealed on Tuesday, the parliament also voted to amend the country’s constitution to protect the current legal definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman.

According to Reuters, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his successor have “ruled out any changes to the current legal definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman.”

However, the constitutional amendment reportedly does allow room for future room for changes to be made to the definition of marriage.

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1 posted on 12/06/2022 6:50:15 PM PST by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

They want to host the World Cup


2 posted on 12/06/2022 6:53:52 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: NWFree
They want to host the World Cup

Maybe so. It is definitely a slippery slope. It won’t be long, till homosexual marriage will be legal.

3 posted on 12/06/2022 7:01:52 PM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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And on their TVs. They don’t want it to stay in the privacy of their bedrooms.


4 posted on 12/06/2022 7:22:39 PM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TP)
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To: Mark17
Maybe so. It is definitely a slippery slope. It won’t be long, till homosexual marriage will be legal.

Yep, the point of no return occurs when they’re allowed out of the closet in the first place. Everything that comes after that is inevitable.

“It’s only a few termites honey. They’re not bothering anybody, just getting a little snack over in the corner of the house; no big deal. They could destroy the entire house?…Oh honey, stop being such an alarmist…it’s fine.”

5 posted on 12/06/2022 7:24:04 PM PST by noiseman (The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
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To: FamiliarFace
They don’t want it to stay in the privacy of their bedrooms.

It won’t.

6 posted on 12/06/2022 7:25:13 PM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: noiseman

👍


7 posted on 12/06/2022 7:27:02 PM PST by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: marshmallow

“at the same time amending the nation’s constitution to protect marriage as solely between a man and a woman,”

That’ll last about a week.


8 posted on 12/06/2022 11:40:01 PM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how thery control you. )
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To: marshmallow

to protect marriage as solely between a man and a woman

That will get fixed next year...


9 posted on 12/07/2022 3:57:11 AM PST by Adder (ALL Democrats are the enemy. NO QUARTER!!)
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To: marshmallow

Where we dropped the ball, IMO, is we should have defined marriage as between man & a woman and approved civil unions from a legal perspective.


10 posted on 12/07/2022 7:38:32 AM PST by Mean Daddy (Every time Hillary lies, a demon gets its wings. - Windflier)
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