Is It Bigoted To Have A Supported Opinion?

We need to be careful using that argument. When we change the word "gay" to "pedophilia" it doesn't become bigoted. We strongly discriminate against pedophiles and that is not a bigoted view, at least in most eyes.The question is really about whether or not it is right to discriminate against homosexuals. Discrimination in and of itself is not wrong.

All I am saying is that we need to be careful not to conflate one idea with another.I thing it makes a much stronger argument to do what you just did which is to focus on the right of adults to consent. Using an argument where you replace A with B, and then show how the argument fails with B, is not always a valid way to make an argument, IMHO. Right, so we need to ask why some people think it is ok to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation but not ok to discriminate on the basis of race. Don't commit logical fallacies.

That is what you need to show (and I do agree that they are interchangeable). The fallacy is equivocation.

I think you hit the nail on the head. The intersection of morality, law, and government has been a contentious topic since . . . well, forever.Ultimately, if someone wants to affect or withhold certain rights they need to justify those actions. What we see right now is that the justification for withholding marriage protections to same sex couples just isn't that compelling. If we allow gay couples to marry there really isn't any harm being done to anyone. In this case, it really is about personal freedoms and the infamous "pursuit of happiness".But what about murder? That is a different story. There is obvious harm being done to someone else. It isn't about making personal choices for yourself. You have purposely ended the life of another person which is the ultimate harm.

I read "live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven" as those who live a chaste life thinking that it will increase their connection with God. A modern parallel may very well be gay catholic men who enter the priesthood.

The greatest irony is christians with tattoos telling people that homosexuality is an abomination:"Do not cut your bodies for the dead, and do not mark your skin with tattoos. I am the LORD."--Leviticus 19:28