I would say the majority of Christians either support Gay marriage, or are tolerant of it.
It is a minority throwing a fit.
But the majority Christians are defending the minorities right to throw that fit, and that is a problem.
The majority of Christians, I'm sure, also agree that racism and sexism are wrong. However, there still exists a minority, shrinking all the time one hopes, that do not. There exist, today, people that would outlaw mixed race marriage and female drivers (and female votes, btw), based on sincerely held religious beliefs. I can show you some Redit threads if you don't believe me.
The only thing preventing those people from acting upon those beliefs in their businesses is the law.
It doesn't matter if it's because of a lack of understanding. That seems an irrelevant point. Of course bigotry stems from ignorance.
Some people will continue to pass down their incorrect notions of race, sex and sexual orientation superiority. We can teach it in schools, on television, radio and via the internet, and some people will still grow up with bigoted notions.
We can't just wait for all people to naturally become comfortable with all other people. That isn't going to ever happen. We need to determine what we can and cannot tolerate, and enforce that to the best of our ability as a society.
I wanted to address the notion of being forced to bake a nazi rally cake as entirely missing the point. Hate groups are not protected, nor should they be. That really IS the point, is not protecting groups that are themselves intolerant.
It is a minority throwing a fit.
But the majority Christians are defending the minorities right to throw that fit, and that is a problem.
The majority of Christians, I'm sure, also agree that racism and sexism are wrong. However, there still exists a minority, shrinking all the time one hopes, that do not. There exist, today, people that would outlaw mixed race marriage and female drivers (and female votes, btw), based on sincerely held religious beliefs. I can show you some Redit threads if you don't believe me.
The only thing preventing those people from acting upon those beliefs in their businesses is the law.
It doesn't matter if it's because of a lack of understanding. That seems an irrelevant point. Of course bigotry stems from ignorance.
Some people will continue to pass down their incorrect notions of race, sex and sexual orientation superiority. We can teach it in schools, on television, radio and via the internet, and some people will still grow up with bigoted notions.
We can't just wait for all people to naturally become comfortable with all other people. That isn't going to ever happen. We need to determine what we can and cannot tolerate, and enforce that to the best of our ability as a society.
I wanted to address the notion of being forced to bake a nazi rally cake as entirely missing the point. Hate groups are not protected, nor should they be. That really IS the point, is not protecting groups that are themselves intolerant.
“Eternity is a terrible thought. I mean, where's it going to end?”
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
― Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
