Why do most Americans oppose gay marriage?

I read that only 22% of Americas think that gay marriages should be allowed. What is this, nazi Germany? Makes me ashamed to be American myself.

Stuh, that last point confuses me. First you said that the only thing that can cause people to be gay is a simple genetic mutation, but then you say that most bisexuals or gays choose to be gay.

Also, a question to everyone. It's not meant to be tricky, I am just curious. If a couple wishes to be married, and neither of them are in any way religious, what options do they have? Do they have to have a ceremony, or is there a way to just pay the fee?

Agreed, but my point is that there are a very large number of people in the world for whom, "holy matrimony", has no religious aspect. That has been the case throughout recorded history, so to say;

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I'm sure it has religious background, even if it has been adopted to "seperation of church and state" society.


Is somewhat unsupportable.

This misses the entire point; the gay community does not wish "equal, but separate" status, the want to be considered, and accepted as part of the mainstream. (They basically wish to be 'ordinary'!)

This country was formed to protect individual rights against the whims of tyranny and oppression. The mob does not rule. (Or at least, in theory, the mob is not supposed to rule--the mob is supposed to respect individual rights--no lynching allowed.)

Too many people in this world spend too much time being overly concerned about other people's private matters. Many unconstitutional laws have been passed in this country due to the interfering holier-than-thou mob mentality, but eventually (even if it takes a hundred years or more), the U.S. Supreme Court gets around to striking down these unconstitutional laws and we progress as a society.

We have a long way to go, but we're working on it.

Someday, same-sex couples will be allowed to get married.

BUT marriage is originally a christian tradition and the government also cant take away the the right for christians and their litle club to make up whatever rules they want about whos allowed into the tree fort.

All religions are the same to me, if I got the exact one wrong, I'm sorry...

3) against God's will - sez who? I read a different prayer book than most of the people in my state, and I fully expect that my friends from my last job read another, and my neighbors read yet another and you get the point. The bottom line is, who's to say what God's will is? Whose interpretation is perfectly correct? Wasn't it allegedly God's will that we have slavery in this country? Wasn't it supposedly God's will that we not allow interracial marriages here? Wasn't it said to be God's will that we not give women the right to vote? And what about separation of church and state? Why should our ideas of what's legal and not legal be dictated at all by what is written in anyone's prayer book?

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I think gayness should be tolerated but not supported, since it is in fact an abnormal sexual desire...and many gay people are much more about sex than straight people.

This has nothing to do with the fact whether you are gay or not. It has to do with whether you are male or female. Males have a larger sexual desire than females (in general). A male homosexual couple has more sex than heterosexual couples, yes. On the other hand, a female homosexual couple has less sex than heterosexual couples.

You don't know the gay women I know.

You don't know the gay women I know. :wink:

Good one limbodog.

No seriously, for example HIV-infections is lowest among gay women, and one of the explanations for that is that gay women don't have as much sex as heterosexuals or gay males.

Agreed, but my point is that there are a very large number of people in the world for whom, "holy matrimony", has no religious aspect. That has been the case throughout recorded history, so to say;

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I'm sure it has religious background, even if it has been adopted to "seperation of church and state" society.

Is somewhat unsupportable.

well, they ARENT ordinary...sorry for them. There is no reason to lie and say it is normal for people to be gay, it is not selected for and gays are a minority. Im not saying we should discriminate but come on...its NOT normal lets not forget this.