Religious division Concerning Gay-Marriage.

Meredith Hodge

3/26/09

2:13 pm

This article is explores the fact that there are more same-sex proposals in less religious places. The place this article looks at in specific are less religious New England states. Many suggest that the primary reason these places have so many more same-sex proposals are because of the lack of organized religious opposition in these areas. Throughout the article, people who say they have no religion are referred to as “nones.” The reasoning presented in this article is that if the percentage of “nones” in a state is at the national average of fifteen percent then they are “more likely to push expanding the scope of marriage.”

Although these facts and the reasoning presented in the article make sense, there continue to be instances where people who are predicted to support gay marriages don’t. I feel that the issue of same sex marriage not only creates divides in people based strictly on religion, but it also divides the “nones” into separate groups as well. This is not only a religious issue, but it also is a test of many people’s moral and personal beliefs. When looking at the division in opinions, the divides are primarily between the religious and the non- religious but also smaller divides which create groups within groups.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2009-03-25-gay-vermont_N.htm