A PAP top brass gave his definition of marriage in the fast evolving society, but he was not defininitive in his answers. What he said can be explained by the two paragraphs of his talk as published below. The top brass is presidential candidate Tharman Shanmugaratnam, ex-Deputy PM of Singapore.
“But we should all accept that moving too quickly in shifting social norms is very likely to lead to a push back, people feeling provoked and leading to more dissension in society. So social norms have to evolve gradually, and they have to evolve at a tempo that will be decided by society in future generations.”
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“It is honestly too risky in a multi-religious society… We’ve got to respect everyone for who they are, but be very careful in how we evolve our social norms, because it’s not just a matter of our individual views, but it’s a matter of keeping society together,” he added to explain why we should not rush into shifting social norms.” Well. is it a yes or no that gay marriage is banned in Singapore? For now it is.
