Gay Marriage Opponents Now in Minority | The New York Times
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What is critical is not just public opinion but voter public opinion. What are the percentages of pro and con for people who vote?
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Totally predictable. What will be the pro-gay marriage tipping point for the LDS church to start solemnizing gay temple weddings? 80%?
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Buffalo wrote:Totally predictable. What will be the pro-gay marriage tipping point for the LDS church to start solemnizing gay temple weddings? 80%?
I suspect that neither you or I will be alive to see that, though I do believe it will eventually happen.
"Any over-ritualized religion since the dawn of time can make its priests say yes, we know, it is rotten, and hard luck, but just do as we say, keep at the ritual, stick it out, give us your money and you'll end up with the angels in heaven for evermore."
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Gay Marriage Opponents Now in Minority | The New York Times
Interesting that after 2008, opinion started changing at an accelerated rate in favor of gay marriages. Just coincidence, I know.
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The same trends are tracking in the population of likely voters, but lagging behind. This is because the voter population is older than the general population. It's also why it's wise for drives to legalize gay marriage at the ballot box are best done during presidential elections when youth turnout is higher.
The same trends are tracking in the population of likely voters, but lagging behind. This is because the voter population is older than the general population. It's also why it's wise for drives to legalize gay marriage at the ballot box are best done during presidential elections when youth turnout is higher.
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Nate Silver has been on this for a while, but the most interesting thing about that graph is how the massive efforts to oppose gay marriage in '04 to drive up social conservative voter turnout for the Bush reelection campaign represent a tiny, but measurable blip in the overall trend.sock puppet wrote:
Interesting that after 2008, opinion started changing at an accelerated rate in favor of gay marriages. Just coincidence, I know.
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EAllusion wrote:Fence -
The same trends are tracking in the population of likely voters, but lagging behind. This is because the voter population is older than the general population. It's also why it's wise for drives to legalize gay marriage at the ballot box are best done during presidential elections when youth turnout is higher.
I agree. I wonder if by 2012 if the majority of the voting population with be in favor of Gay marriage or if we will have to wait another 4 years for them to catch up on this issue?
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Heh.
Penis.
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TrashcanMan79 wrote:The Mormon Report wrote:
Heh.
Penis.
The penis mightier than the sword!
Parley P. Pratt wrote:We must lie to support brother Joseph, it is our duty to do so.
B.R. McConkie, © Intellectual Reserve wrote:There are those who say that revealed religion and organic evolution can be harmonized. This is both false and devilish.