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Originally Posted by Snakeeye
You act as if a significant majority of Canadians support the redefinition of the word marriage.
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Well... if a significant majority of Canadians support the 'traditional' definition, then they got really screwed a wihle ago and were _very_ quiet about it when it was legalized. I recall few public protests, and really the event affected myself (and this city) in a pretty minimal way. If a majority of people are against it, they certainly don't care enough to make an issue out of it.
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Also, the analogy to those who opposed black rights is not accurate. There is no movement to deny gay unions the same rights as married couples enjoy, merely a movement to respect the definition of the word.
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You don't see the semantics in this? 'There was no movement to deny blacks the same rights as whites enjoy, merely a movement to respect the traditional definition of race (ie, whites are better than blacks, back then it was science!).
If you're 'for' the 'traditional' definition of marriage, then, by default, you are 'against' the rights of homosexuals to get married. Period. Anything else is semantic exercise (see above).