"Jesus would rather kill, not marry, gay people" - Franklin Graham

[RoadRunner79]

I do also, but it seems that there is little that can be done if you do not celebrate homosexual activity; then you are a "hateful", "homophobic", "bigot".   Even though I'm not hateful, not fearful, and I'm not intolerant towards homosexuals.  I just think that homosexual activity is immoral and a sin.  Along with a number of other sins, which we are all guilty of. 

I don't think that you can reason with the angry rhetoric and demonization  which you describe.  It is what I would consider bigotry (from  the definition). There is nothing you can do with the lies, except for correct it;  for anyone who may not know what you are saying, and jump to the wrong conclusion based on the abuse of language.

In the interest of not abusing language, what do you call it when a group of people, speaking on behalf of ancient traditions and a particular religious perspective, wish to deny some of their fellow citizens the rights, privileges, and responsibilities that come from a government-issued license? This always was a question of equal protection and equal opportunity under the law. Churches and other religious institutions are free to discriminate all they want. The government issuing the license may not.

What rights and privileges where being withheld?  As a single man I want to know how I'm being discriminated against.  Should we re-define it, so I can be a married bachelor?

I think that some rights should be extended to all.   For instance, I think that you should be able to designate, who you can have visit you in a hospital.  Even if they are not family, even in spite of family.     But note, for the most part, I wasn't really talking about the marriage issue at all.