Originally Posted by Stompy

Do tell me how that's different from the civil rights blacks people.

This same argument was used them: They are forcing people to accept equal rights for blacks.

So... no one found it objectionable to allow people these rights back then?

It's the same exact thing - intolerance. The only difference here is it's based on sexual preference, not color of skin.

Anyway, I don't want to get too off topic. The things you tried to list above (murder, stealing, rape), no one wants those, and it doesn't matter who you are. Those are things that directly affect other people regardless of religion.

Things like (and these are just examples, not getting into debates here) limiting stem cell research, abortion, drugs, alcohol... all those are things that are more or less feared by those who are religious purely for religious reasons (for the most part).

It's just like I said above - live your live how YOU want to live it, but don't force me to follow your morals. I'll accept and understand them, but don't FORCE me to comply.

Things like gay marriage: it's not forcing you to become gay. It's telling you to become tolerant and accepting.

Compare that to moral laws such as "you can't look at porn" or (a favorite here in Michigan): "you can't buy beer before noon on sunday". No matter how big or small the law, it's equally as ignorant.