Could you be friends with someone who strongly opposes Marriage Equality?

No. Even if I had been friends with this person for a long time, I don't think I could continue being friends with them if they opposed marriage equality.

 

Yes

People have their opinions, I have friends right now who oppose it. I just enjoy them for there other characteristics and they enjoy me as well. Plus, it is always fun to debate every once in a while.

 

I have no choice. My church leader is very homophobic but he is still above me in every way.

 

It depends on how strongly. If the person in question pushes their beliefs on me, and CONSTANTLY tells me how the 'sanctity' of marriage is going to hell because I want rights like everybody else, then I'm just going to be like "Bye Felicia"But if they respect my views then I'm okay with it. Besides, my mom is like this so I've sort of become desensitized to anyone I encounter with these traits lmao.

 

I have a friend who supports same-sex marriage but they believe that the same-sex marriages shouldn't happen in the church but rather in a different building/room. Not sure if this is relevant but still. (!)

 

Sure.

I like keeping tabs on and having access to individuals like this, as it keeps me more aware and ahead of the enemy. Though, as others have said, how far they take that belief is going to determine the quality of the friendship. But, no, I wouldn't send them away just because of that, because there is still a benefit to be had.

Until the cons outweigh the pros, they have some worth to me.

 

I have been trying, she is overall a nice person, but I can't force myself to care more about her if she strongly opposes any "lifestyle" that strays from her little conservative world.

 

Yes.

In fact, I have a few friends who oppose same-sex marriage.

 

I am. We just don't talk about it. I don't have any close friends against it though and I doubt I would able to keep close to a friend knowing that they think like that. I mean, I can be friends and hang out with them and superficial things like that but...it would be a bit awkward to invite them to my wedding lol

 

For most cases, I would say no. But I had already developed some very strong queerplatonic feelings for my devout Catholic best friend when I realized that things could get bad. She only believes marriages sanctioned by the Church are real marriages in the eyes of God. So any other marriages don't count. :bang:

Unfortunately, you cannot get rid of feelings. But, unless she tries to go political on the subject, I don't think I will do anything.

 

I put yes because I'm very active in my church and in my faith (which happens to be one that doesn't accept marriage equality.. or any LGBT equality really). People being unsure about it doesn't bother me much. But I had a roommate in college, when we were talking about marriage equality, say "obviously, it's a sin but.." and that's what's hard for me. When people never even think twice about what they're told.

 

Unfortunately i have to...
since almost everyone i know oppose marriage equality.

 

haters just gonna hate hate hate. what's the point of throwing in more hate by hating them?

"Hate is too strong an emotion to waste on someone you don't like."
- Clara Oswin Oswald, Doctor Who

 

I do not have a problem with my friends when they have views opposite mine but what I do have a problem with is when other values are imposed on me, here i go ballistic. And it's the same way around, I would not impose my values on others but would like to keep a respectful foundation of "agree to disagree"
So live and let live, as a person of faith, i believe we are each responsible for our own belief system and should not seek endorsement by forcing them on others nor having them forced on us.

 

Yes. It depends on how they vocalise it though.

 

I don't mean to sound like I'm nagging you, guys, but... seriously? You'd let in your circle of friends people who tell you that you don't deserve equal treatment and that you are not entitled to the same rights? They are basically telling you that you're less of a person... How could you agree with that and how could you be friends with someone like that.

I'd rather stay friendless than having people who deny my rights. :dry:

 

No. If they're against marriage equality, then there probably are a million other things we don't agree on.

 

I have been friends with one person, I knew her for a long time before we stopped being friends (no, this isn't the reason why, we ended up drifting apart) she wasn't strongly against it, she just disagreed with it. I understood where she came from and that was that, we never talked about it and we never mentioned it to each other.

 

No.

Because such person will be certainly against other things...like "opposing freedom of women who have been raped" 0_0, things like that.

 

If this post is serious, I think it just gave me terminal gingivitis.