Poll shows most Scots favour traditional marriage

A new opinion poll shows that most Scots do not think marriage should be redefined to include 'same sex marriage', the poll released by the campaign group 'Scotland for Marriage' also shows that 85% of Scots think: "it is possible to be tolerant of the rights of others and protective of traditional marriage at the same time".

Further questions revealed that 71% do not believe "defending traditional marriage is discriminating against gays and lesbians", while 69% endorsed the view that "although death or divorce may prevent it the ideal situation for a child is to be raised by a married mother and a father".

Reacting to the poll results, a spokesman for 'Scotland for Marriage' campaign said: "These results demonstrate clearly that Scotland supports marriage with an overwhelming majority believing that wherever possible every child should be raised by a mother and a father. There is clearly no support whatsoever for a society which creates in law a situation which deliberately deprives a child of a mother or a father".

"I hope that the Scottish Government will consider these findings very carefully and accept that objections to their proposals are not primarily religious but exist widely across society among people of all faiths and none.

"There simply is not majority support for this very contentious and divisive issue. This is not a religious matter and assurances given to religious bodies will do nothing to comfort the majority, most of whom are not religious, who do not support same sex marriage".

Source: SCMO