Garth George Conservative Christian columnist Garth George has questioned marriage equality in his latest opinion piece, and claims that while he expects to be labelled a homophobe he has “no phobias about homosexuality, male or female”. The former New Zealand Herald columnist now writes for the Daily Post in Rotorua, and has penned a piece entitled Same Sex question remains: Why? “So, again, why set out after same-sex "marriage"?” he asks. “The answer is it is another step in a decades-long campaign to convince everyone that homosexuals and lesbians are no different from the rest of us and deserve all the rights and privileges known to mankind. “That widespread and successful public relations campaign all began with the corruption of the word ‘gay’. The original meaning of gay was light-hearted and carefree, yet no homosexual I've ever met could be so described.” George slams the adoption argument, saying: “By their very nature, homosexuals and lesbians cannot reproduce, except through IVF treatments or by the use of surrogate fathers or mothers. “And that, to my mind, makes marriage the exclusive preserve of heterosexuals - men and women who cleave to one another to, among other things, have children and to bring them up in a traditional family environment.” George later writes: “You can bet that within a few days of this column appearing I will be labelled a homophobe. I decline to wear that appellation because I have no phobias about homosexuality, male or female. “The fact is that male homosexuality - while I concede that some men are made that way and it's their business - is one of the few things in life that I cannot for the life of me understand. “What I do understand is that it makes homosexuals different from me and the rest of heterosexual humanity, and always will, and marriage is a heterosexual institution and should stay that way,” he concludes. In 2010 the writer lumped male homosexuality together with child abuse, paedophilia and cruelty to animals. "I have never been able to get my head around... child abuse, paedophilia and cruelty to domestic animals... male homosexuality... and vegetarianism," he wrote.
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First published: Monday, 20th August 2012 - 11:04am