Many of us NZers have been watching the saga on the Marriage definition debate unfold. The majority of us ordinary folk thought common sense will prevail especially from our 'protectors of democracy” our MP's.
It's become increasingly clear many MP's have lost their senses. Hence we as the majority can no longer trust our MP's to do the right thing hence the uprising that's beginning.
The issue is not about equal rights - the UN charter-Article 16 is clear –that marriage is specifically limited to being between a man and woman. What MP Wall and her cronies, and unbelievably they seem to have sucked in our shining knight Mr John Key, are proposing violates the charter.
How is it possible that such a tiny segment of the population can think they can dictate the terms? How is that we the overwhelmingly heterosexual community are being forced to cheapen our precious religious ceremony?
Yes that's right it always has been and always will be a 'Religious Ceremony”. It has always been that way and if you don't want the 'religious 'component you have a 'civil ceremony”.
All MP's need to carefully weigh their decision and how they will vote. Why because the majority of us NZers will never, never, never accept or acknowledge anything, or arrangement other than marriage between a man and woman, and we will retain our right to say so irrespective of the outcome of the bill.
So Parliament you have a dilemma.

Joel van Ameringen, Tauranga.