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Old 08-09-2006, 11:37 AM
timj219 timj219 is offline
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Default Re: The US' changing attitude towards homosexuality

I live in a heavily republican conservative area. Where I live they call our senator "hitlery" on a regualr basis. There is a lot of racial discrimination against blacks here. The anti-abortiion movement is very strong here and people value conservative fiscal and tax policies hands down.
But homosexuality seems to be pretty much accepted these days and most people here would not favor the anti homosexual amendment. I do see kneejerk objection to the use of the word "marriage" because of the religious connotations. But almost every person I've talked to about this (in my town) agrees that homosexuals should not be denied the rights that come with marriage. If the only way to accomplish this is to call it marriage (and I think it is) then most people i know would go for that even thought the word bothers them.

I do know three people who are rabidly homophobic about this.
They believe homosexuality is destroying the country. All three are members of fundamanetalist churches. Although they are friendly enough, they have made it clear that my catholocism could land me in hell. All three have offered me books about the coming of the end times. I read one.