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Originally Posted by calgaryblood
The majority do support it in America but I find it extremely troubling 37% are against gay marriage in the U.S.A.
Numbers have improved dramatically from 10 years ago but that number is staggering.
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The change of opinion on gay marriage is one of the most rapid social transformations in history. Anywhere. Did you honestly expect something rooted in upbringing, values, and religion would be completely abandoned in three or four years?
A great many people do not change their beliefs significantly after they're about 30 or 35 years old. That's true even in a liberal society like today's West. I expect the opposition to gay marriage will decline more slowly at this point, as it becomes a matter of those who are 65+ dying off over 20 years. You also have to consider the effect of immigration from countries that oppose homosexuality (which is pretty much everywhere outside the West).