Hi Michael's 70% figure agrees with at least the following sources, which allude to exit polls.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/us/politics/06marriage.html http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/08/blacks-hispanics-nixed-gay-marriage/ Articles also report that just over half of Latino voters supported the ban, and somewhat less than half of white voters. A NY Times article also mentioned the involvement of Mormon individuals in the ban (e.g., financial support, getting the vote out, ...). For a discussion of this (and other things), see http://pewforum.org/news/?IssueID=8 Other articles mention that the record turn-out of Black and Latino voters to support Obama had the likely secondary effect of passing the ban. It seems likely that the underlying factor is religiousness, with Blacks and Latinos being more religious, and hence more likely to oppose gay marriage. The issue of gays in the Church have even led some North American churches to affiliate with more conservative sectors in Africa and South America. In my own classes that concern attitudes (e.g., towards Blacks, towards gays, about women's "proper" role in society, ...), I am accustomed to showing that attitudes tend to become more liberal across time (often due to generational changes, rather than individual changes). I wonder if this story is going to become more strained in the future? Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] Department of Psychology University of Winnipeg Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2E9 CANADA >>> "Dr. Bob Wildblood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 15-Nov-08 6:50 PM >>> I don't know where you have been living, but as a faculty member in very conservative Indiana, home of the rebirth of the KKK in beautiful downtown Elwood, I personally know several gay and lesbian couples who are black (actually one is a black white couple). Why would our resident cross-cultural dude even suggest that blacks live by the adage that "same sex doing the same sex is abominable by clinging to the adage that God made Adam and Eve and not Adam and Steve." Sometimes I wonder about you, Michael. Perhaps... but that's another conversation. MS the self named cross-cultural diva said: > > About 70% of black voters are against gay marriages > and many feel that the gay groups are hijacking the > civil rights > movement by equating the two. Most blacks feel that > same sex doing the same sex is abominable by > clinging to the adage that God made Adam and Eve and > not Adam and Steve. > > Michael Sylvester,PhD > Daytona Beach,Florida > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Bob Wildblood, PhD, HSPP Lecturer in Psychology Indiana University Kokomo Kokomo, IN 46904-9003 [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one which we preach, but do not practice, and another which we practice, but seldom preach. -Bertrand Russell, philosopher, mathematician, author, Nobel laureate (1872-1970) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
