I'd rather see us all just agree on zero... Religion is obviously a major reason for this and lots of other bad shit happening all over the world... That's sadly just wishful thinking though
Could always go around the world spreading that mantra through pillaging, rape, fear and violence. Worked for some other belief systems.
In my view. It's the idea that it is a sin that is still engrained in people and it lives on. Because religious idealogy structured peoples moral values and it permeated governments it found it's way into the law books.
Only legalized/decriminalized in England in the 60's and Ireland in 93. Funnily enough Polish laws were changed long before these. It's less than 10 years since same sex marriage is allowed in both, this is still not allowed in Poland.
There are plenty of countries that it is still illegal, let alone have marriage rights. So I don't think we can really be looking at other countries with any real contempt for not doing these things, when you consider how it's only recently things have changed in the UK and Ireland.
It's a sad state of affairs, but one lad on Twitter, FIFA or UEFA aren't going to change it in a hurry.
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