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Poll: Was Miss California Right to Express Opposition to Gay Marriage?

April 23, 2009 RSS Feed Print

By Dan Gilgoff, God & Country

Miss California, Carrie Prejean, has elicited gushing praise from Americans who share her opposition to gay marriage and back her decision to say so at last weekend's Miss USA pageant.

What do you think? Take the U.S. News poll—and explain your opinion in comments.

Was Miss California Carrie Prejean right to voice her opposition to gay marriage at the Miss USA pageant?

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Corrected on 04/23/09: An earlier version of this article misstated the pageant that Carrie Prejean competed in last weekend. It was the Miss USA pageant.

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It's all very simple...

those who choose an immoral lifestyle, one with which most Americans disagree, are at liberty to marry someone of the opposite sex, just like everyone else.

A gay man may marry a woman just as a lesbian may marry a man.

They have the same rights as everyone else!

There IS no discrimination on this issue, and it does not fall under a Civil Rights arguement.

Who they choose to do "whatever" with, is up to them.

Steven of MT 1:14PM June 10, 2009

It is unfortunate that some would want to shut down the healthy debate over "gay marriage." Believe me, not all gays want gay marriage. And to oppose it does not meet the standard of homophobia. This transparent attempt at thought control causes many to feel pity for this young woman who simply stated her own personal convictions. Who are the bigots?

james of SC 12:13AM May 13, 2009

It is unfortunate that some would want to shut down the healthy debate over "gay marriage." Believe me, not all gays want gay marriage. And to oppose it does not meet the standard of homophobia. This transparent attempt at thought control causes many to feel pity for this young woman who simply stated her own personal convictions. Who are the bigots?

james of SC 12:13AM May 13, 2009

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Dan Gilgoff covers religion for U.S. News & World Report. He is the author of The Jesus Machine: How James Dobson, Focus on the Family, and Evangelical America are Winning the Culture War, and is a former politics editor at beliefnet. E-mail Dan at godandcountry@usnews.com.

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