Amendment 2: Theocracy Reigns in Florida »

While much has been made of minority groups and their votes for anti-gay amendments, like Florida’s Amendment 2, there is something we are missing as a community. It isn’t a racial issue- it is a religious one.

Exit polling from CNN on Florida’s Amendment 2 shows the true culprit of hate and bigotry are those who belong to certain religions, regardless of race. Protestants and Catholics overwhelmingly supported Amendment 2, while Jewish, Unitarian, and other progressive religious voters overwhelmingly opposed it, as did those with no religious affiliation.

The statistics after the jump…

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