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Originally Posted by Khadra
I recognize that there are other religions against gay marriage, but I've honestly never heard of anyone opposing gay marriage that isn't religious. If you can tell me the name of someone that is opposed to it and not religious, let me know. Also, christians are still the majority of the population in total, not just more than atheists, but more than all other religions/non-religions combined.
EDIT: Here are some stats, courtesy of wikipedia
According to a 2007 survey, [11] the following is the order of religious preferences in the United States: - Christian: (78.4%)
- Protestant (51.3%)
- Roman Catholic (23.9%)
- LDS (1.7%)
- Jehovah's Witness (0.7%)
- Orthodox (0.6%)
- other Christian (0.3%)
- no religion (16.1%)
- Jewish (1.7%)
- Buddhist (0.7%)
- Muslim (0.6%)
- Hindu (0.4%)
- other (1.2%)
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I know all of that. I am only saying that there are many Americans who are not Christians, but are against gay marriage for one reason or another. You also have to take into account people who are against homosexuality due to cultural/societal factors.