LOS ANGELES, April 12, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A slim majority of Americans favour a federal constitutional amendment that would define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The Los Angeles Times polled about 1600 people and found that most Americans do not support the granting of “marriage rights” to homosexual partnerships. 55 % agreed that “if gays are allowed to marry, the institution of marriage will be degraded.”
Sixty-two percent of respondents said that homosexuals should receive the kind of civil rights protection afforded racial minorities and women. About the same number felt that homosexual activity is against the will of God.
Activists frequently claim that personal hatred of homosexuals, or “homophobia,” is the root cause of all opposition to “gay marriage.” However, the poll showed that most Americans, though they do not generally approve of the homosexual lifestyle, do not harbour any ill will toward homosexuals themselves. 70% said that they would continue a friendly relationship with friends if it was revealed they were homosexual.
Read The Mercury News coverage of the AP story: https://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/states/california/counties/alameda_county/8402246.htm