tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post8348676152110866819..comments2024-02-22T22:14:28.796-06:00Comments on The Wild Reed: Americans' Acceptance of Gay Relations Crosses 50% ThresholdMichael J. Baylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-13148013972257262252010-06-07T20:06:26.583-05:002010-06-07T20:06:26.583-05:00Colkoch, you are right. The more I think about it...Colkoch, you are right. The more I think about it the more it seems to me that the bishops picking on gay people has helped lead to this 16% increase in approval. A lot of bishops are making themselves look bad and with the abuse crisis they have lost a lot of credibility when it comes to human sexuality issues. The attitudes of parents, family members and friends are also important.Mareczkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13122584421854834046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-86363678973500103082010-06-06T22:11:10.714-05:002010-06-06T22:11:10.714-05:00This comforted me. I was feeling blue after heari...This comforted me. I was feeling blue after hearing that the Catholic Archbishop of the Military came out in favor of "Don't Ask; Don't Tell."kevin57https://www.blogger.com/profile/01681985465980196347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-28644888063183138192010-06-06T12:11:37.516-05:002010-06-06T12:11:37.516-05:00Marecsku your observation is absolutely right. Th...Marecsku your observation is absolutely right. The more the hierarchy blather, the more obvious they make the bigotry, the more open minded people, including conservatives, are re evaluating their own attitudes.<br /><br />It has also helped tremendously that more and more gays are coming out of the closet. It's really difficult for anyone to say anymore that they don't know any gay people.<br /><br />One other impetus I see propelling this shift is the parents and family members of gay children. I have always maintained that the official teachings of the hierarchy are as hard and injurious to parents and other family members as it is gays themselves. Especially the non sense thrown out by NARTH and Courage about the etiology of homosexuality.colkochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03432916690101599393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-47025214348325624302010-06-06T11:28:24.365-05:002010-06-06T11:28:24.365-05:00Thanks for sharing this. It is very interesting. ...Thanks for sharing this. It is very interesting. I think it is significant that the approval among Catholics has gone from 46% to 62%. That is good news for sure. I hope the men at the top see this survey and take note. They need to stop catering to those who are prejudiced against gay people. But in a way I think that some of those that are prejudiced are leading many in the laity to greater tolerance and acceptance.Mareczkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13122584421854834046noreply@blogger.com