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16 August 2011
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Kattertipshishattomarriage
THEiconicAkubrafavouredbytheFederalMemberforKennedyBobKatter fetchedalmost$3000atanauctionheldinsupportoftheprotectionofthe sanctityofmarriage. MrKatterjoinedmorethan1000peopleattheNationalMarriageDayRallyat theGreatHallofParliamentHousethismorningtoofferhislongstandingand unwaveringsupportformarriagebetweenamanandawoman. FollowingapassionatespeechbytheMemberforKennedy,oneofhisfamed AkubraArenas,autographedbyMrKatterandauctioneerSenatorBarnaby Joyce,wentunderthehammerfor$2700. MrKattersaidwhileheconsideredthatthedebateaboutsamesexmarriage hadafunnyside,headded:Wecantgettheheterostomarrythesedaysand nowyouaretellingusyouaregoingtogettheothermobtomarrynotlikely. ReligioussanctionshavealwayshadsurvivalvalueFirstAustralianshad totemsandHindusprotectedthefemaleox. Inwesternsocieties,withthecollapseofthepairbond,marriage populationsinwesterncountriesarecollapsing. By2020inAustralia,when20peopledietheywillonlybereplacedby17 people.Ourpopulationin100yearstimewillthereforebedowntoonly7 millionandtheywillbevery,veryold. MrKatterssupportfortherallyfollowsthepresentationofapetitiontohimin MountIsaattheweekendinwhich32,000peopleregisteredtheiropposition tosamesexmarriage. ENDS
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