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so im a bigot because i belive in my convictions?
these are my beliefs and i will stick by them

garret wrote:so im a bigot because i belive in my convictions?
these are my beliefs and i will stick by them

Why on Earth would it matter that it’s a conviction or not? Are you somehow assuming that someone can only be bigoted if they aren't really convinced about their bigoted opinion. I would have thought bigots would normally hold particularly stong convictions about their bigoted ideas.

Look, here it is. I don’t know if you’re a bigot or not, there’s a lot of reasons people end up opposing gay marriage and they’re not all bigoted. Michael Steele recently argued that gay marriage will result in higher insurance premiums for small businesses… so that isn’t a bigoted reason, just a stupid one.

But lots of people will naturally assume your opposition is a result of bigotry. This is, to some extent, a bigoted assumption and at least a little ironic. Gay folk the world over have had to learn with these kinds of unfair assumptions, and so will you.

garret wrote:so im a bigot because i belive in my convictions?
these are my beliefs and i will stick by them

Being prejudiced against by people for your particular social outlook? Hmmm, wonder how those outcast gay folks feel whilst they stick to their belief that they should be treated equally in a first world democracy...

Oh and 'yippee'?!?, WTF? I was immediately reminded of Anakin Skywalker in that gak phantom menace film.

To someone who's not familiar with the US legal system can someone please outline what this means in layman's terms.

I understand this Ban was enacted by a court, whats the difference between that and a legislative Issue?

Sorry to come across as ignorant.

This thread is closing pending review of posts insulting posters.