Argument for gay marriage would also legalise incest and polygamy, claim bishops and MPs (in UK)

[alp227]

Hmm. Did Rick Santorum suddenly register as a lobbyist in the UK or something?

A lobby group against gay marriage, formed by MPs and bishops, is embroiled in a row after one of its leaflets claimed that the logical argument for reforming the law would be equally applicable to the legalisation of incest and polygamy.

The eight-page document, produced by the Keep Marriage Special campaign, whose supporters include the former bishop of Rochester, the Rt Rev Michael Nazir Ali, warns of the "consequential impact" of the reform.

The glossy leaflet, which has a picture of a mixed-race couple in an embrace on the cover, claims: "If the only basis for marriage is the desire of the parties to get married then there is, according to the logic of this proposal, no reason not to open up marriage to more than just same-sex couples. Polygamy, polyandry and incest would all be permissible."

It adds: "The immigration service is already swamped with false marriages – this would only add to their problems."

full: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/jun/23/gay-marriages-open-door-polygamy

[sakabatou]

1. The same ol' shit which they used against interracial marriage.

[auburngrad82]

2. Just out of curiosity

How many dog and man marriages have we seen in the U.S. since states started allowing gay marriage? That was the "slippery slope" argument of Santorum and his reich wing followers.

[PDJane]

3. We have completely legalized same sex unions.

It hasn't extended to interspecies congress so far as I am aware. That's a straw dog.