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Originally Posted by marleyisalegend  get used to it. religion has MILLIONS of misguided fools misinterprating it's principles and applying its laws only to other people. i'll bet the barn that there are hundreds of christians who would support gay marriage if they found out one of their loved ones was gay. |
Well, I've known plenty of misguided souls who disowned/shunned gay "loved" ones.
The biggest problem with those fundamentalist types (not just christians, but all fundamentalists) is that they are incapable of independent thought. They have to be told what to think, and the ones doing the telling are a bit less than honest and ethical. They use scare tactics to brainwash the weak of mind & will, in order to keep them "faithful" - and in line - and giving the dollars.
How many people see each broadcast of The Believers' Voice of Victory, (or PTL or 700 Club or ... ... ... ... [name your favorite televangelist])? Now, I won't even ask how many watch a gay religious activists' show; I don't know of any.
So, Jimmy Swaggart tells his hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of viewers to send him money (god says so!) and vote against them queers. They do as they are told. And he's just one of thousands of preachers doing just that.
Who is being motivated,
en masse, to vote for equal rights for gay Americans?