Another Reason Older Anti-Gay Christianists Are Hysterical

The results of a recent survey conducted for Religion & Ethics News Weekly by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner finds that the views of young white evangelicals on gay unions is trending away from the views of the professional Christians who seek to forever reduce gays to second class citizens. Interestingly enough 58% of young white evangelicals support civil unions, with 26% of that number supporting gay marriage. Needless to say, James Dobson, Robert Knight, Beverly LeHaye, Tony Perkins, and similar Christianist hate merchants must be foaming at the mouth at this news. Hence their hysterical efforts to pass anti-gay legislation such as Proposition 8 now: they know time is against them and that they are swimming against the tide of history. Here are survey highlights:

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Which one of the following statements do you most agree with when it comes to the issue of gay marriage?
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Statement A: Gay and lesbian couples should have the same legal right to marry as do a man and a woman.

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Statement B: Marriage under the law should only be between a man and a woman, but there should be domestic partnerships or some other legal rights that would give same-sex couples many of the benefits and protections of marriage.

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Statement C: There should be no legal recognition of a relationship for gay or lesbian couples

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Statement A.......................... Total 30% Young White Evangelicals 26 %
Statement B.......................... Total 36% Young White Evangelicals 32 %
Statement C............................ Total 29% Young White Evangelicals 41%