Blond, Berry has just as much right to his opinion as you do and he's obviously as passionate about his position as you are about yours. You have to keep in mind that Berry is a bit older than you and has a much different life experience and upbringing. You feel strongly about your position and asking him to change his opinion based on your argument would be as silly as me asking you to be a straight man because of argument XY&Z.

I don't equate his opinion on Gay Marriage being akin to being a racist in the KKK as you have suggested. I was of his opinion as early as last year; however, I've softened my position for one reason or another to the one in my earlier post on this thread. I'm somewhere in the middle in terms of our ages and I'm more of a Libertarian / Independent though I'm a registered Republican so that might play a role in my thinking on this subject.

He's not comfortable with prospect of Gay Marriage and you've make it clear that you are not comfortable with Religion. That said, a majority of homosexuals are good people who just want to do the right thing and follow what they feel and a majority of the faithful who believe in God are doing the same.

See the irony here?