Reuters published a great article on Feb. 26 surveying the changing view and majority of U.S. citizen support of gay marriage, with a GREAT Lesson to Intolerant Churches:" Fewer Americans who describe themselves as religious oppose same-sex marriages, the survey found. Negative church teachings or treatment of gay couples was cited by 31 percent of millennials, or people 18 to 33, as a major factor in leaving their childhood religion."
This is NOT surprising. Churches are emptying out because of the hate and intolerance they preach against gay people. I am VERY happy to see it.- Rob
Majority of Americans now support gay marriage, survey finds
LINK: Reuters Article
(Reuters) -
Support for gay marriage has surged in the United States in the decade
since it first became legal in Massachusetts, with just over half of
Americans now supporting the idea, according to a survey released on
Wednesday.
The survey on
attitudes towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people comes as
U.S. lawmakers and courts are increasingly allowing same-sex couples to
wed.
Some 53 percent of
the 4,509 Americans surveyed by the Public Religion Research Institute
said they supported gay marriage, up from 32 percent in 2003, when
Massachusetts became the first state to legalize it.
***CHURCHES ARE LOSING MEMBERS BECAUSE OF INTOLERANCE: ***
Fewer Americans who describe
themselves as religious oppose same-sex marriages, the survey found.
Negative church teachings or treatment of gay couples was cited by 31
percent of millennials, or people 18 to 33, as a major factor in leaving
their childhood religion.\
"This
new research provides further evidence that negative teachings on this
issue have hurt churches' ability to attract and retain young people,"
said Robert Jones, chief executive of the institute.
**SUPPORT
Jews were most likely to support gay
marriage, with 83 percent saying they did so, followed by 58 percent of
white Roman Catholics and 56 percent of Hispanic Catholics. Among
Hispanic Protestants, 46 percent favor allowing gay and lesbian couples
to marry and 49 percent oppose it.
Nearly
three-quarters, or 73 percent, of religiously unaffiliated Americans
favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally.
***OPPOSITION ***THESE GROUPS ARE THE MAJOR OFFENDERS***
By contrast, 59 percent of black Protestants and 69 percent of white evangelical Protestants oppose same-sex marriage.
REST OF THE ARTICLE: Link to Reuters article of February 26, 2014
