Why Ireland should follow Obama’s lead on gay marriage

Ha! American haters must be blowing steam through their nostrils! Not only their president is black, now he's also on the verge of becoming a gay icon. Way to go, Obie! I'm surprised this cause gained such exposure in Ireland though, considering how strong catholicism is in this country. @judiron: Taking away?! Where did you get that? @PiperMac52: "Marriage was made a sacred trust by Christ himself." Really? So, people didn't marry before JC? "Many have become so blinded by years of indoctrination (...)that they have lost the ability to reason and see the truth." That's priceless coming from someone so obviously ruled by religious beliefs! "This will ultimately lead to demands for bigamy, Incest" Yeah, yeah, and marijuana will lead you to heroin, and masturbation will lead you to rape. Oh, and don't listen to rock'n'roll or you will end a thug. What did you say again about the ability to reason?

Bythebay, thanks for the explanation. Perhaps it's time to remove some of the religion from the government, as it doesn't seem to be helping anything, anywhere.

I think the Irish people should make the decision not Obama. He's taking away all the American people's rights so beware. Do not trust or follow him on anything.

Let's unpack your frankly stupid phrase 'genital narcissists', which I assume you coined yourself, because it exists nowhere in contemporary psychoanalysis IrelandNorth. Do you ignore your own genitals, IrelandNorth? The implication from your silly coinage is that heterosexuals don't think about theirs - leaving the feild to gays. Do you ignore your partners genitals? Do you have a partner? Have they ever had genitals? Do you spend all your time on the internet writing posts about gay people's genitals? Have you ever examined that impulse or asked yourself why you are exercised by gay people's genitals?

The Irish Government will decide this matter. The Irish people favor it. Irish Central doesn't speak for Ireland or affect what Ireland does.

The vast majority of people in any given society are not as preoccupied with their genitality as homosexuals appear to be. Like all genital narcissists, Mr Rose is very adept at promoting his cause by cashing in on the popularity of US peresidents in Ireland. Keep it in the closet - girls!

"Irish Central" has obviously ceased even pretending to be a newspaper, and is unreservedly and unashamedly pushing a very narrow agenda. This article is just another example. Éamonn, Dublin, Ireland.

It is all very simple the word marriage has always meant man and woman, and to most of us always will. The same with the words wife and husband father and mother. You can call a snowball a rock if it is frozen hard enough but put both out in the and see what you have after little while.

The US is not a theocracy. If your religion tells you it's a sin to eat pork, don't eat pork. Don't make a law so no one can eat pork. If your religion tells you certain homosexual acts are a sin, don't have gay sex - or join a church where you are not condemned. But don't make a law so no one can have a gay marriage. If you do want to live in a theocracy, move to Iran.

And what makes Obama an authority on Marriage?? Marriage between two of the same gender is impossible - they can call it what they like. Physically impossible. Marriage is not just a wedding, party, flowers, exchange of words etc. etc. It is a union of two biologically complimentary genders. It has been so since the beginning of humanity. The formalizing developed as everything else developed over time with education and the understanding the value of marriage. Especially as marriage forms the cornerstone of security in society for Mothers and Fathers to rear their children. Governments are not the controllers of human life, they are simply the means to the orderly functioning of society. Behind all this nonsense of same gender everything lies the sinister population controller movement and that explains the connection to abortion. Whenever the anti-life crowd turned up to protest pro-life conferences the homosexual/lesbian activists would be there too. Dig into U.N. Population files, WHO, UNICEF, Emily's List, Status of Women, etc. the links are undeniable. The barrenness of homosexual 'marriage' suits the population controllers. Hence Obama and his ilk push for it. Lay off Mr. Obama, marriage is NOT your property.

Cheney only had time for gays when his daughter came out. His support of gay marriage is commendable but his daughter helped change his mind on gay marriage.The problem with the majority GOP position is they want to set the rules for everyone in marriage women's choice or health care,they believe the constitution should be written(or changed) in their image only and to hell with the rights of others.

The 3rd paragraph quotes "The New York Times" on same-sex marriage as foolows' "the last civil rights movement". That quote reminds one of the position held on same-sex marriage (and abortion) by Alveda King, niece of the most famous civil rights leader the world has ever known. Alveda King is very supportive of marrriages betweeen one man and one woman - also very protective of the unborn. If the Irish state should pass legislation that permits same-sex marriages, in order for such a law to be more respectable, ordained clergy should be compelled to officiate at such marriage ceremonies, even if it violates the tenets of their religion.

Great to see Barrack follow the lead of Dick Cheney, who came out in favor of gay marriage 3 years ago. Where was Barrack and his hand puppet Joe Biden then. Come to think of it where was the media then?

Is there no moral conscience left? Do you not see the slippery slope we are on? Whether or not you take Sacred Scripture as Christ's inspired word, even in a secular sense which eschews all things religious,God himself and subsequently, his teachings, one just has to view the history of mankind and every civilization to understand that natural law is written on the heart by the Creator. Marriage was made a sacred trust by Christ himself. It can only be between a man and a woman and open to bringing life into the world. Many have become so blinded by years of indoctrination into a debased, amoral culture that they have lost the ability to reason and see the truth. This will ultimately lead to demands for bigamy, Incest, and God only know where it will all end. Sadly, Ireland the land of St. Patrick has abandoned it's true identity.

Why of Course ! Like Immigration, Church Reform, and the Euro, It`s Good for Business !