Poll: Calif. gay marriage ban backed by less educated

[LiberalNation]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081204/..._marriage_poll

SAN FRANCISCO – Voters' economic status and religious convictions played a greater role than race and age in determining whether they supported the Nov. 4 ballot measure outlawing same-sex marriage in California, a new poll shows.

The ban drew its strongest support from both evangelical Christians and voters who didn't attend college, according to results released Wednesday by the Public Policy Institute of California.

Age and race, meanwhile, were not as strong factors as assumed. According to the poll, 56 percent of voters over age 55 and 57 percent of nonwhite voters cast a yes ballot for the gay marriage ban.

People who identified themselves as practicing Christians were highly likely to support the constitutional amendment, with 85 percent of evangelical Christians, 66 percent of Protestants and 60 percent of Roman Catholics favoring it.

The poll also showed that the measure got strong backing from voters who did not attend college (69 percent), voters who earned less than $40,000 a year (63 percent) and Latinos (61 percent).

[red states rule]

Considering about 70% of blacks voted to keep marriage between one man and one women - you could be tagged a racist LN

[moderate democrat]

curious

[Yurt]

conversely, the mere absence of such emotional distress should NOT be used as a green light to allow more abortions. I believe, reluctantly, that abortions should remain legal and a decision between a woman and her doctor and her diety, if she has one. I also believe that they should be rare and that the adoption option should be much more prevalent.

so you support jesus's mother right to an abortion?

[moderate democrat]

odd...this post of mine went into the wrong thread. I have since placed it in the correct one.

what an interesting question about mary... I guess I am glad that she did not have one. lol

[Yurt]

odd...this post of mine went into the wrong thread. I have since placed it in the correct one.

what an interesting question about mary... I guess I am glad that she did not have one. lol

but you support her right to get one. you support the choice of mary to abort jesus.

[avatar4321]

wow. when in doubt, proclaim your opponents stupid. That's always an effective argument.

[stephanie]

no shit.

[LiberalNation]

but you support her right to get one. you support the choice of mary to abort jesus.

I do.

[moderate democrat]

but you support her right to get one. you support the choice of mary to abort jesus.

I am not sure about that. I had never thought about it in that way before.

[red states rule]

wow. when in doubt, proclaim your opponents stupid. That's always an effective argument.

That is how liberals think. They believe only they know what is best for others since the masses are to damn stupid to understand the complex issues

Since we are not smart enough, liberals believ ONLY government run by liberals is the answer

[PostmodernProphet]

LN, your thread title is not warranted by the article....the statistics were not provided for those who did attend college.....how do we know the majority of those didn't also voted in favor of the gay marriage ban?......

[jimnyc]

I consider myself intelligent and educated and have the education and experience to prove as much. I realize my opinion doesn't count in California, but I think it's absurd to claim that intelligence has anything to do with those who are against gay marriage.

I'd like to see them poll and analyze the intelligence of those who feel it's ok to smoke the pole of another man or allow him to place his weenie in the "exit only" area of his body.

[namvet]

I do.

most libtards are abortions.

[crin63]

The indoctrinated book smart people living in their fantasy world were opposed to the ban. Those with common sense were in favor of the ban.

I have since found a, "Gay" right I support. The right to have the Enola Gay proudly displayed anywhere in the USA.