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Showing Original Post only (View all)Does being adamantly opposed to same-sex marriage make someone a bigot? [View all]
If no, why not?
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Does being adamantly opposed to same-sex marriage make someone a bigot? [View all]
skepticscott
Jun 2015
OP
I would almost agree with you, except that I plead for a little understanding
Betty Karlson
Jun 2015
#44
no that doesn't work. The set of bigots contains and is larger than the set of
Warren Stupidity
Jun 2015
#13
You are against having a legal agreement to avoid financial & property entanglements?
uppityperson
Jun 2015
#68
I read the marriage statute before signing it. In that state, it was who owned what, who got what if
uppityperson
Jun 2015
#81
Post hoc ergo prompter hoc. The comforting ally of the myopic and dogmatic.
LanternWaste
Jun 2015
#86
You are against couples having legal protections in their partnership? That is odd, to me.
uppityperson
Jun 2015
#66
Note, one can be against all military and still think that the military if it must exist should
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2015
#85
Such a simple question you asked and yet you never received an answer.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#137
Marriage is a civil contract, not a religious ceremony, the religious part is an optional add on
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2015
#220
Well, a few years ago, when President Obama opposed it, it was a "social policy" position.
goldent
Jun 2015
#113
it was always bigoted, as were the laws prohibiting interracial marriage.
Warren Stupidity
Jun 2015
#119
They also forget that he was for same sex marriage before he was against it
LostOne4Ever
Jun 2015
#45
Conservative and libertarian approaches to same-sex marriage are bigoted.
DemocraticWing
Jun 2015
#25
Having read many of your posts about other people's bigoty I think you are either far too generous
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2015
#89
My mother actually once told me she would have had a problem if I dated a black girl...
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2015
#76
I used to work with an awesome gay guy who thought that gays should not be allowed to marry.
prayin4rain
Jun 2015
#42
I have met older gay people who felt the same way, but not because they were religious.
yardwork
Jun 2015
#178
That wasn't the question, but by definition that person is a bigot. S/he'd be intolerant. nt
valerief
Jun 2015
#55
I think there is a difference in disliking people for choosing/holding certain beliefs
Arugula Latte
Jun 2015
#111
personally, I prefer to evaluate actions/behavior/beliefs rather than label individuals
fishwax
Jun 2015
#72
I'm not here to endorse Hillary, I support Bernie, what I am talking about is the hypocrisy of
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2015
#219
Yes, this gay Hillary-backer doesn't have a problem with that. Next question.
yardwork
Jun 2015
#179
Two gay guys I have known have commented in my presence that they don't think it's right.
Yo_Mama
Jun 2015
#174
No more and no less than opposition to inter-racial marriages illustrates one as a bigot.
LanternWaste
Jun 2015
#88
It depends on how they feel towards gay people. You can have people who hate gays but believe they
craigmatic
Jun 2015
#90
Bigotry motivated by religion is one of the most common brands of bigotry, closely followed by
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2015
#94
I think if they feel that that gay people shouldn't be married for religion or cultural beliefs then
Juicy_Bellows
Jun 2015
#96
What specifically leads you to believe that religious-motivations for bigotry are not in fact, bigot
LanternWaste
Jun 2015
#99
Because people are crazy and I've seen some crazy shit. I've seen some white people who would
craigmatic
Jun 2015
#102
Yep. And it's also a reason to not put religious beliefs in some protective bubble
Arugula Latte
Jun 2015
#112
At one time, a great deal of the world was engaged in the slave trade, Muslims were at it before
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2015
#221
"If Muslims bigoted views are subject to change, then they should change them without delay."
oberliner
Jun 2015
#227
If your religion allows you to commit what you later see are atrocities, simply halting that
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2015
#233
Bigotry is still bigotry even if someone thinks they have some religious justification for it.
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2015
#141
So people who are opposed to interracial marriage aren't bigots either?
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#144
Lgbt rights are human rights, if you are opposed to marriage equality you are a bigot.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#175
Marriage is included in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 16
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2015
#223
You're an apologist for religious bigotry, Tack, your posts here prove it.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#254
Anything is possible, he did compare lgbt people to hamsters and dogs.
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#256
Well he did compare it to marrying his dog, hamster, brother, mother and bicycle:
beam me up scottie
Jun 2015
#176
He is not the only poster who is ambivalent when it comes to LGBT rights. n/t
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2015
#184
IMO, this whole thing is about nomenclature, which is why gov't should get out of the marriage biz
Algernon Moncrieff
Jun 2015
#154
No, the "whole thing" is about equal treatment, regardless of what you call the arrangement
skepticscott
Jun 2015
#157
Which is exactly why legal unions should be differentiated from spiritual marriage
Algernon Moncrieff
Jun 2015
#159
Because important rights are guaranteed to couples who are legally married
skepticscott
Jun 2015
#163
You do realize your last statement is blatantly false, also, just a couple of observations...
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2015
#209
Marriages in the United States aren't a joint civil/religious institution...
Humanist_Activist
Jun 2015
#214
Coretta Scott King does not share your view at all. She said this way back in 2000, early and strong
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2015
#228
Why should people who don't follow the Bible be forced to conform to it's dictates?
LostOne4Ever
Jun 2015
#210
That's not the truth, its hateful bigotry. Now for MIRT to remove you back to the garbage heap nt
LostOne4Ever
Jun 2015
#243
And yet you have suggested that the stridently and adamently anti gay Pope be given a role of
Bluenorthwest
Jun 2015
#198
Yeah, I've seen quite a few examples of truly ugly anti-gay bigotry lately on DU
Orrex
Jun 2015
#203
No question about it, cannot alter the truth it no matter how hard one try's
AuntPatsy
Jun 2015
#251