I think we should give credit to GetUp! for having the courage to withdraw its support from the petition seeking the deregistration of Dr Pansy Lai for her views on same sex marriage. The issue at stake here is tolerance in a pluralist society. I am confident that our society will be able tolerate loving relationships between homosexuals being called marriage. At the same time, we must respect the rights of those who hold a traditional view of marriage. It would be intolerabl