Does being adamantly opposed to same-sex marriage make someone a bigot?

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72. personally, I prefer to evaluate actions/behavior/beliefs rather than label individuals

I would say that opposition to same-sex marriage is bigotry. Adamantly doing so is adamant bigotry.

I think there is certainly a time and place for labeling people bigots, but I personally try to avoid the is of that identity in most cases and in the general, because it (in my experience and from my perspective) doesn't prove productive. If someone expresses a bigoted position, I find I'll have more success addressing the attitude as bigoted rather than addressing them as a bigot. The former presents something that can be improved and modified; the latter puts someone in a much more defensive and entrenched position.

The fact is that we're all flawed, but while many people are open to and interested in understanding and correcting their flaws, few will react well to being defined by and/or reduced to them.