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That opposition to marriage equality was 100% religious based. And it came about in spite of religion, not with it's assistance.
There were theists who weren't against it, but religion in general is against it. Even Episcopalians who allow it wiin the church in america are defying their dogma and it's causing a split in the church, and in Africa the church is fighting against it.
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Not a fair accusation. You could certainly say the majority of religious organizations
Maedhros
Jul 2015
#1
It appears you are as blind to some people as you believe they are blind to you.
Maedhros
Jul 2015
#5
Might as well, since they have less than 1 million members and shrinking.
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2015
#20
I said pathetically tiny percentage, not simply 'pathetic'. That's your ad hom, not mine
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2015
#50
There are a number of sects - Unitarians, for example - that have no problem with gay marriage.
Maedhros
Jul 2015
#4
Unitarians are a pathetically tiny percentage of the religious population.
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2015
#8
I'm sure you can provide a link to some Hindu text that forbids homosexuality.
Maedhros
Jul 2015
#43
Yes - and any Catholics on this discussion board are almost certainly the caring type,
Maedhros
Jul 2015
#66
In the U.S., the contrxtual battleground of legalizing same sex marriage in the last 20 days, no
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2015
#35
Oh boy, and combined they round out to a whole 1% of the U.S. Population.
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2015
#21
Right. Hindus care so little that homosexual acts are illegal in India.
Act_of_Reparation
Jul 2015
#34
But he specifically said "all" in a follow-up post, so I can assume that's what he meant.
Maedhros
Jul 2015
#28
For political purposes, in the U.S., it is monolithic. Hats how you get Prop 8 in Cali.
AtheistCrusader
Jul 2015
#37
"the opposition to gay marriage - it's founded in ignorance and bigotry." - and religion.
Warren Stupidity
Jul 2015
#74