What on earth am I supposed to say?

[trotsky]

13. I've had limited success with the following three approaches when dealing with folks like that.

1) Throw the "judge not lest ye be judged" and "let him without sin cast the first stone" lines at them nonstop. Yes, there are plenty of other verses they can use to justify their prickishness BUT those two quotes from the J-dude himself, allegedly.

2) Ask them, how does a same-sex marriage affect them personally? If they are married themselves, ask them if two gays getting married will cause them to leave their spouse? If they're honest, they'll have to answer that they won't give a shit and nothing in their lives will change.

3) Remove the religion component from the discussion. Say that regardless of religious feelings, our society has conferred certain legal and financial benefits on married couples because we value stable adult relationships. And our constitution says we cannot deny benefits to one group of people that we are providing another.

If all else fails, remind them that when their god got mad and destroyed large groups of humanity, he usually pulled aside the people who were pleasing him and spared them. Noah, Lot, etc. So they should just butt the hell out, mind their own fucking business, and let others do what they want.