You based your entire assumption of Norwegians acceptance of homosexual marriage on a few people you chat with on some obscure web forum!

That's hardly a debunk, more like sheer bunkum.

You're right, CrazyFlamingos. Most of the world (with, of course, a few exceptions) is moving in the direction of equality.

I know lots and lots of straight people who believe that gay couples should have the right to marry here in the US. It will happen eventually.

I see Fx's comments (quoted in your post) are as absurd as ever. Nobody's "foisting" gay marriage on anyone. People who are straight are still welcome to marry someone of the opposite gender, just like always. The only difference would be that gay couples would be able to marry, too.

Equality. How 'bout that?

Thanks for posting this news, OTL.

I wonder... how many more countries have to pass up "The Land of the Free" before we are shamed into finally acknowledging equal rights for gays?

(Guys, this is another one of my rhetorical questions... no need to try to answer it.)

I'm hoping sometime in my lifetime. I've been with my partner for 21 years now. We've built a life together. We deserve the same rights and protections as the heterosexual couple next door.

there is an increasing number of countries where same sex marriages are recognised. in none of these countries has the institution of marriage become eroded, weakened, or in any way changed. possibly marriage becomes a stronger institution once it is available to everyone, but this is speculative.

importantly, gay marriage does NOT weaken or undermine marriage. we know this now because it is happening in several places in the world. hopefully this will silence some of the narrow minded opponents of gay marriage who have always argued that same sex marriage will destroy the sanctity of marriage itself.

now that we all know that is rubbish, hopefully they will stop saying it.

bet i'm hoping in vain.

The "increasing number" are still less than 10. Out of 197 recognized countries. There are still 80 countries that have laws against homosexuality. So that point is moot.

And it is being FOISTED on the populous. Since not once has this issue been placed to a vote anywhere in the world and won acceptance. In fact even in the Netherlands, where "gay marriage" first reared its ugly head, more than 4 times as many people are disgusted seeing a same sex couple kiss in public than a hetero one. I'm sorry, anywhere in the world that you go, homosexuality is still an oddity.

And even if the governments of the world decide as on to allow "gay marriage" most human individual will look upon homosexuality with some of the same repugnance as they would do if there all of a sudden became a push for "rights" for zoophiles.

That's not debunking. That's just putting up statistics on how many people attend church. I'd like to see results of a poll on how the Norwegian people actually feel about "gay marriage".

A good comprehensive one too. Like the one that was done on the armed forces that showed 80% of them were comfortable around gay people but only like 30% actually wanted to work with one.