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Because it's one of the few supposed "sins" that most people themselves will never have to deal with, which makes it an easy scapegoat to condemn and still view yourself as the righteous godly one.
Divorce, adultery, gluttony, greed, sabbath breaking, etc. are all very common in the Christian community which makes people want to turn a blind eye to them.
Although those who are seriously opposed to gays, generally are hiding something themselves and it's more of a defense mechanism to take their mind off their own same-sex attractions.
Sabbath breaking?
You mean like the Sabbath that existed under Jewish Law?
Yeh, you missed the memo. It was circulated 34 days ago. Guess you didn't get it.
"Schaller and colleagues (Faulkner, Schaller, Park, & Duncan, 2004; Park, Faulkner, & Schaller, 2003; Schaller & Duncan, 2007) have argued that over the course of human evolution, people developed a “behavioral immune system” that functioned to shield them from exposure to novel pathogens or parasites. Individuals belonging to unfamiliar groups, especially those who engaged in unusual practices regarding food, cleanliness, and sex, posed a higher risk of carrying novel (and therefore particularly dangerous) infectious agents. Perceiving such individuals would thus activate the behavioral immune system and cause avoidance behavior and the accompanying emotion of disgust. It is important to note that this argument does not assume that all or even most of these outgroups actually did pose a risk of infection. But because risks of failing to detect a contagious individual (serious illness and possibly premature death) greatly outweighed the cost of wrongly identifying a harmless individual as contagious, one would expect the behavioral immune system to display hypervigilance (Schaller & Duncan, 2007). This hypervigilance may be especially acute in those individuals who are especially sensitive to disgust, the emotion that drives the behavioral avoidance system."
"Schaller and colleagues (Faulkner, Schaller, Park, & Duncan, 2004; Park, Faulkner, & Schaller, 2003; Schaller & Duncan, 2007) have argued that over the course of human evolution, people developed a “behavioral immune system” that functioned to shield them from exposure to novel pathogens or parasites. Individuals belonging to unfamiliar groups, especially those who engaged in unusual practices regarding food, cleanliness, and sex, posed a higher risk of carrying novel (and therefore particularly dangerous) infectious agents. Perceiving such individuals would thus activate the behavioral immune system and cause avoidance behavior and the accompanying emotion of disgust. It is important to note that this argument does not assume that all or even most of these outgroups actually did pose a risk of infection. But because risks of failing to detect a contagious individual (serious illness and possibly premature death) greatly outweighed the cost of wrongly identifying a harmless individual as contagious, one would expect the behavioral immune system to display hypervigilance (Schaller & Duncan, 2007). This hypervigilance may be especially acute in those individuals who are especially sensitive to disgust, the emotion that drives the behavioral avoidance system."
Common sense tells you (I'll use men in this example)....no man just wakes up one day and thinks to himself...'You know Suzi is a lousy girlfriend, I think I'm going to start liking dudes now. Suzi was such a beach, I'm no longer a breast man, I am now a hairy back man.'
I mean seriousely...sure there are some who might be fake or 'experimenting' but the vast majority...Did not just make a 'choice' one day.
Why this is such an issue with Republicans is the fact that many of them have these feelings. They feel so horrible because their religion/pastors tell them this is so against everything baby jesus teaches...war killing people=OK, sexual preference different=SATAN...they feel so bad and wrong about themselves. So they make it their crusade to rid the U.S. of the 'gays'.
Its just self-loathing and hatred that most Republicans have for themselves in general. It manifests in their never ending crusade to demonize and outlaw any and everyone who doesn't agree with their views.
Good question. I'm a Republican and am not gay. However, I do support the right for gays to marry and/or adopt children. What two CONSENTING ADULTS do in the privacy of their home is their own business. The Federal Government has way too many other issues to be concerned about right now without interfering in the personal lives of its citizenry. Why this is a huge issue in politics is beyond me. If you are living in Toledo, Ohio should you care about two men or two women getting married in Tulsa, Oklahoma? No.
This is what my brother, his wife, and dozens of my friends think...most of whom are STRAIGHT REPUBLICANS.
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