The rapid change in public approval of same-sex marriage has been extraordinary. But events of the past two weeks in Indiana almost make that opinion shift on marriage seem pallid by comparison. To have Walmart and NASCAR be among the leading opposition voices is truly astoundiong.
Which led Lawrence O'Donnell to bring up this on his MSNBC news program:
The approval rating of gays and lesbians is now higher than the approval rating of evangelical Christians.
I think the key to understanding that is to realize that, for the American public, the underlying issue has shifted -- from a religious dogma question about right/wrong to a moral question about discrimination and intolerance.
The majority of Americans no longer think same-sex love is wrong -- and they do feel very strongly about discrimination and intolerance. So now, evangelical Christians are seen by many as being intolerant and discriminatory, while gays and lesbians are increasingly seen as just like everyone else -- except perhaps more tolerant of others who are different.
Ralph
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