I get what you're saying, and empathize. I also don't understand the mindset of your friend...or the entire anti-same-sex-marriage folks.
The only hypothesis I have is that same-sex marriage is the only thing left for right-wing churches to scare up donations for a holy fight...of which said donations go to fatten up church coffers and minister bank accounts.
Right-wing churches seem to ALWAYS have a cause they can use for fundraising to "fight the good fight". People have largely forgotten that in the past, these fights included civil rights for Chinese, Irish, blacks, voting rights for women, and interracial marriage. Also the right of blacks to serve in the military, for which some of the arguments eerily paralleled those of the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" repeal battle.
You may need to resign yourself to finding a new friend.
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The only hypothesis I have is that same-sex marriage is the only thing left for right-wing churches to scare up donations for a holy fight...of which said donations go to fatten up church coffers and minister bank accounts.
Right-wing churches seem to ALWAYS have a cause they can use for fundraising to "fight the good fight". People have largely forgotten that in the past, these fights included civil rights for Chinese, Irish, blacks, voting rights for women, and interracial marriage. Also the right of blacks to serve in the military, for which some of the arguments eerily paralleled those of the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" repeal battle.
You may need to resign yourself to finding a new friend.