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Originally Posted by ijusluvit
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.
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I am not sure nor do I know how to digest whatever your definition of "Old thinking, tradition and attitudes" is......
I believe that in this country everyone should have all the rights given to them by the constitution no matter their color, religion, ethnicity or sexual persuasion (since it applies in this discussion).
We have many laws on the books to protect those rights and I support total enforcement of such.
To force me to condone homosexuality and most important a definition of marriage that is not between a man and woman would be asking me to be a total moral hypocrite.
Sometimes in life, we must accept what it is, instead of finding a way to change it so we can be comfortable. That does not condemn those who practice homosexuality as that is none of my business and my life contains folks who do that, not that I ever asked...they told me. That does not make me treat a homosexual any differently in any way, nor would it nor has it ever made me feel differently about those people.
I am not a a hypocrite nor will I be swayed to say things because of political pressure, or any other kind of pressure.
If your implication is that I am old fashioned, I suppose I am and frankly to me that is not a bad thing. I would never support or not support a person on one issue and that includes this one. I believe, and don't know if right or not, that my feelings are oft times reflected in those ballot boxes on this issue.
If you folks feel you are advanced ahead of me, so be it. Perhaps you are more advanced, smarter, more sophisticated but that is how it is for me.