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I think gays are bigoted toward religion.
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It would do away with "separate but equal" civil unions. It would foster tolerance over time. You may be shocked to learn that even today, gays face persecution. Has the repression of women been reduced since the women's suffrage movement? Has the persecution of blacks decreased since the civil rights movement of the 1960s? I am sure gays hope to be accepted as full members of society. The more that they are viewed by society as normal, the less persecution they will face. Being allowed to marry helps in this regard.
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The problem is that when you are told "the prophet has asked us to treat this as our generation's gettysburg" you are treated as a pariah if you don't come down squarely on the side of the church.
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Do you see this in your ward? I know of several people in my ward that opposed the proposition and they are nto being treated as pariahs. Where do you get this crap? Moreover, the church never said it was the gettysburg. This was an anecdote reported bu never confirmed, AFAIK. Why is no one willing to judge the measures taken here on the basis of what the church says instead of what they think it says or think it means?
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Unliek you, I found cougarobgon's post to be both thoughtful and persuasive. That you are unimpressed is unimpressive, quite frankly. Moreover, you knwo very well that he was referring to the church's policy that same sex marraige is improper not to its explantion for their existence or the best way to assuimilate them into a congregation. Neither of these is affected by the policy on marriage.
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