Currently, the majority of the American voters do not support legitimizing same-sex marriage; therefore, a person who says, "I don't support same-sex marriage," echoes what the majority of the American people believe and is not attacking LBGTs for their sexual orientation. The question is whether the accepted, centuries old definition of marriage as between a man and a woman should be changed to accommodate those who believe it's also between same-sex couples. The will of the majority is supposed to prevail, but the raucous uproar from the LBGT minority pressures politicians to pander to the media that serves as the scorekeepers for those who support gay marriage – and everyone else, who is branded as discriminating against LBGTs by refusing to support same-sex marriage.
Amazingly, even President Obama changed his mind about whether he supports same-sex marriage or does not, which was his stand on the issue before his stand on the issue became one of the five keys to re-election. Our country’s laws are based on the will of the people, not on the public posturing of a mayor who claims to be standing up for the minority of his/her constituency, rather than standing up for the majority, or a President whose core beliefs go whichever way the media winds blow. Until we, the majority of the American people, vote to change the legal definition of marriage, it should remain in its historical context as a religious commitment between a man and a woman.
I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman; I don't believe that marriage is between one man and many women, as practiced by some religious sects, but if that is what the people involved in the marriage believe, they are free to practice what they preach. I also do not believe in same-sex marriage, but I know same-sex couples who are married, as well as those who have made legal commitments with their life partners, and I applaud them for having the courage of their personal convictions. Just because I don’t believe in a lifestyle practiced by some people, such as polygamists and same-sex marriage advocates, does not translate into discrimination against those who choose to live their lives differently from mine.
Kissing at a Chik-fil-A isn't going to change anyone's mind about same-sex marriage, and most especially the mind of the CEO of the business that hugely profited from being the target of the same-sex marriage controversy.
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In looking around the web, I'm finding that most 2012 polls are showing that approximately 54% of Americans support same-sex marriages. This has been trending up for a couple of years now and has finally tipped. This is versus a current standard of around 40% not in favor (best I can tell from all the polls I'm looking at). The only area I can find some controversy is whether that 54% is in favor of "civil unions" or "marriage."
So it seems like the will of the people is that same-sex marriages should be allowed. And, slowly but surely, more and more states are doing so.
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