Recent news reports have celebrated Mainstream Media driven polling that suggests Americans are becoming more supportive of same-sex marriage. Proponents of redefining marriage have bludgeoned citizens through op-eds, letters to the editor and media appearances, making some who believe marriage is a sacred union between one man and one woman wonder if homosexual marriage is inevitable (as we noted about New York earlier this week, for example).
But a new, comprehensive, scientific poll, coupled with analysis of marriage amendment voting patterns, shows that a vast majority of Americans still believe in the traditional definition of marriage — by a wide margin. It found that 62 percent of Americans believe marriage is only between one man and one woman, with 53 percent strongly agreeing with that statement. The survey was commissioned by the Alliance Defense Fund and conducted by the nationally known public opinion research firm Public Opinion Strategies between May 16 and May 19.
Public Opinion Strategies Partner Gene Ulm, who directed the survey, said:
These numbers are not surprising. More than 63 million Americans in 31 state elections have voted on constitutional marriage amendments. Forty million Americans in all — 63 percent of total voters — have voted to affirm marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
Look at that last statement closely. Sixty-three percent of voters in the nation have already voted in favor of traditional marriage, which reflects the percentage in the poll (see state-by-state voting chart). Regardless of what left-leaning media driven polls say, those voters have made their decision — and they support God’s design for marriage.
Public Opinion Strategies is a nationwide firm that has provided polling for Fortunate 100 companies, NBC, the Wall Street Journal and NPR. According to ADF:
The survey was part of a broad and comprehensive effort examining American attitudes toward marriage. In addition to the national survey, the effort included 14 focus groups completed across the country.
Needless to say, this report should serve as an encouragement to all of us, and also remind us that we cannot be deceived by media reports that led some to believe that the marriage issue is lost. Indeed, we are the majority on this important, society defining issue.
But same-sex marriage advocates and their allies in the national media and government are not going to give up their relentless assault on marriage. Here in Virginia, where we’ve settled the issue of marriage in our Constitution, homosexual advocates are pushing their agenda through non-discrimination policies in state government, policies that are unnecessary, illegal, and threaten our tradition of religious liberty. While we’ve won the marriage issue, we must continue to be vigilant in our defense of our freedoms.
There was also a time when a majority of Americans believed the definition of “freedom” only applied to white males who owned property. There have been numerous issues through out history where the majority has been wrong. And by the way, is the mainstream media the cause of a Republican controlled Senate in NY State legalizing gay marriage?
The prior comment is right on point. History is full of examples of the majority being wrong on many, many issues. Therefore, just because a majority opposes something by no means makes it right or moral.
And as for citing the Bible for justification in opposing same sex marriage, it’s telling to remember that the Bible has also been used to justify opposition to the abolition of slavery, ending bans on interracial marriage and equal rights for women. Not to mention the slaughter of women and children in wars where the claim was made that God was on one’s side.
Hey, your religion is great. For you. And while it might indicate that Yahweh isn’t down with gay marriage (and it might not. You’ll never get the real Bible, because even if you had all the original manuscripts translated precisely, you’d miss a lot of subtext you can’t possibly understand because you are not and cannot be part of that culture), that’s not relevant to the law in any way.
Wrong. Marriage can be a “religeous” institution recognized by the state. I’m a supporter of “civil unions” but not redefining marriage. Even so, that’s not very good enough for the GLB groups.