Storm clouds ahead: Redefining marriage puts society onto a slippery slope
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Opinion: Redefining marriage a slippery slope

Father David Watt, DianellaEastern Reporter

If there can be marriage between a homosexual pair, why not a threesome? Or more?

It’s no use replying that, traditionally, marriage has been thought of as a union of two people.

If we can eliminate one traditional aspect of marriage – the male-female bond – why not others which, however important, are actually less fundamental?

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