"God Loves Ian"

[the_bob_delusion]

http://www.news.com.au/national/ian-thorpe-comes-out-ken-thorpe-says-he-loves-his-son-unconditionall...

I suspect he doesn't mean the bible God or he has never read the bible. I can see why Ian didn't come out earlier if his family is so religious. 

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

Several years is not exactly overnight is it......

[icyfroth]

Didn't say it was.

The article said the approval rating had risen dramatically since Ian came out.

[Anonymous]

maybe he meant FB god, he is really cool. he luvs gay people

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

Don't let facts get in your way Icy...lol.

[icyfroth]

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@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

Don't let facts get in your way Icy...lol.

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ok

[azureline**]

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@**what_would_bob_do** wrote:

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@icyfroth wrote:

On the new this morning they said acceptance of gay marriage in Australia has soared since Ian came out, so maybe there was some sort of motivation or agenda for Ian to make it official.

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BTW, Ian didn't exactly say he's gay. He's not straight can mean a lot of things. 

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what exactly did he say? I didn't watch the first 2/3 of it.

[icyfroth]

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@siggie-reported-by-alarmists wrote:

Don't let facts get in your way Icy...lol.

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Ok here's the article I mentioned. I was probably exaggerating a bit when I said "risen dramatically". Pardon me.

*giggle*

"A new survey by the Liberal Party's own pollster shows support among Australians for same-sex marriage has reached an all-time high.

A Crosby Textor poll, commissioned by Australian Marriage Equality, has found that 72 percent of Australians want same-sex marriage legalised, up from 65 per cent in a Nielsen poll last August, Fairfax Media reports.

Same-sex marriage advocates reportedly will start lobbying Coalition MPs in light of the evidence of growing public support for marriage equality and buoyed also by former Olympian Ian Thorpe's widely-publicised interview on Sunday night in which he confirmed he is gay.

Read more  Here

[siggie-reported-by-alarmists]

You admit you were exaggerating......good.

As I said..... the majority of Australians have been supportive of gay marriage for several years.  

[fourandsixpants]

I don't support 'gay marriage'.....apols if I offend anyone with my opinion. 

.....funny how this thread seems to have swayed and swerved to conclude and state the concensus that many Australians support gay marriage. I do not believe that this is actually true.

[tcmsecretuseid]

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