Musket, we have had decades of equality legislation but none of it has ever proposed changing the ancient definition of marriage.

Don, I accept that this was a Labour whim.
It would have been discussed at conference, put in their next manifesto, included in the Queen's Speech and then put to parliament.
I could have no objection to that.
Instead, Cameron stole it as a piece of Tory political expediency and is "determined" to force it on Parliament without any of those essential democratic preliminaries.

Don I note that you now accept that a large minority, if not a majority of the population (minus 3!) can have valid and reasonable objections not " motivated only by hate and no rational reason"