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Originally Posted by RichieLion
Thanks for the answer Cologal. The answer is; when put to a vote of the people and by the people, the people have consistently overwhelmingly answered that marriage is a covenant between a "man and a woman", and whatever you want to call the legal domestic joining of two people of the same sex, it's not marriage.
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You are not taking this into account:
Whenever states have voted on gay marriage, a significantly smaller than majority percentage of the electorate actually votes. In the North Carolina vote only 34% of eligible voters showed up.
Over about 50 years polls have shown a steady climb of those approving of legalizing same sex marriage. The age breakdowns tell the story. Retirees are the last holdouts, clinging to what we always thought. Only 26% of us currently approve of same sex marriage. Therefore, the percentages of young people approving are very high, showing there truly is a strong shift in society on this issue.
Not surprisingly, this is the same pattern which historically developed regarding attitudes toward slavery, women's rights and racial equality.
Old thinking, tradition and attitudes toward others die very, very slowly.