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Originally Posted by Cynosure
There are many people who have nothing to do with religion, and yet still view homosexuals as deviants and thus they can't stand them. Just as there are many people who are atheists (or at least, agnostics) and who view homosexuals as deviants and thus they can't stand them, and yet they use religion because it supports their view.
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No, not many. The reason I know this is because I've been involved in the gay rights movement for several years and I've had the opportunity to meet a lot of people from the other side. Not one of them has ever, ever been an atheist. There are people out there that believe that homosexuality is unnatural for other than religious reasons, but they generally aren't the kind that will vote against someone for the single reason that he or she is gay. They certainly aren't the vocal ones.
The thing with most atheists, in my experience, is that there might be an "ick factor", but that doesn't speak to a personal philosophy but a personal preference. It's like beets. I hate beets, I think they're gross, but the idea of voting against someone who likes beets is stupid. If a beet-loving beet farmer wearing a beet t-shirt ran for president and I found his or her positions to be in line with my own, their beet love wouldn't color my decisions in voting for or against in any way.