dale - i don't know how you arrive at the conclusion that the majority of americans now support the ability of gays to marry. the last i heard from the talking bobbleheads of the news was that there are 31 states - nc being the newest - where same sex marriage is not permitted/outlawed. and many websites i found in my search seem to back that up.

however, a recent pew research report regarding 'changing attitudes' shows that the public is about evenly split - 47% in favor and 43% opposed.

not much of a majority but a nice change from the 2001 pew research stats of 57% opposed to 35% in favor.

gotta watch how ya toss those descriptive words like 'majority' around, eh?