{"id":32787,"date":"2013-03-12T11:48:18","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T17:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/12\/americans-believe-gay-rights-are-civil-rights.html"},"modified":"2013-03-12T11:48:18","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T17:48:18","slug":"americans-believe-gay-rights-are-civil-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/12\/americans-believe-gay-rights-are-civil-rights.html","title":{"rendered":"Americans believe gay rights are civil rights"},"content":{"rendered":"
At least a majority do, judging by the polling that continues to be done, even by the Southern Baptists (survey results at http:\/\/goo.gl\/HAnZe<\/a>).<\/p>\n

One odd question that came out on the survey in question was reflected in this: "63 percent agree and 27 percent disagree that pastors should be allowed to refuse to officiate same-sex weddings if they are made legal in their state"<\/i> \u00a0I concur, in terms of public law (the law should not be able to compel someone to perform a religious ceremony against their will). On the other hand, nobody I know of is proposing such a bill, nor can I think of any reason why someone would.<\/div>\n

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Southern Baptist Convention Poll More Bad News for Anti-Gay Activists<\/a>
\n The Southern Baptist Convention\u2019s polling arm LifeWay is out with a new poll revealing widespread support for gay rights, particularly among young people. According to the survey, a clear majori\n <\/p>\n

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At least a majority do, judging by the polling that continues to be done, even by the Southern Baptists (survey results at http:\/\/goo.gl\/HAnZe). 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