Re: Gay Marriage
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If a person opposes gay marriage, does that make them bigoted by definition?
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Well... I don't suppose so. (and don't get me wrong, we're ALL bigoted. some of us to more of a degree then others.)
Most of the people who I see debate it seem either bigotted or irrational.
Those who base it on religion are bigotted. And I don't mean this to sound harsh; most religions teach some form of bigotry. The nature of religion does as much; ie, they belief they have the monopoly on what is right/moral and everyone else is wrong regardless of the quality of the arguments.
(and for the record- I can disagree with a person who is religious but respect their dedication to their faith. My problem comes when they want to legislate based on their religion.)
Most of the arguments I see though (like in this thread) I tend to think ARE based in bigotry/homophobia since they use false and irrational premises to justify their prejudices.
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