Sir, – Having been in a heterosexual relationship for some time, the issue of marriage has been raised (tentatively). I have concluded that I do not want to get married as I do not want to join a club that by definition discriminates against homosexuals.
Marriage is under the microscope now. What is it? What is it for? Is it relevant? Any institution founded on dogma is threatened by scrutiny.
The referendum does threaten the institution of marriage and it does change the definition of marriage. This can only be a good thing. – Yours, etc,
RORY H TREANOR,
Newry,
Co Down.
A chara, – A core tenet of a republic is that all citizens are equal before the law. Some opponents of marriage equality argue that what they describe as their sincerely held religious beliefs should confer on them an additional legal right, namely the right to discriminate against gay and lesbian married couples. By the same token, do I have the right to discriminate against people I consider to be homophobic? And will this “right” also be worthy of constitutional protection? – Is mise,
CORMAC SHERIDAN
Dublin 7.