83% were opposed to homosexual marriage, with 75% 'strongly opposed';
93% were concerned that clergy would have to conduct homosexual marriages against their consciences;
85% that the value of marriage would be further undermined;
88% that schools would be required to teach the equal validity of same-sex and heterosexual relationships; and
78% that it would be harder to argue against 'other novel types of relationship' such as polygamy.

And no wonder: Lewis's Mere Christianity, which has influenced numerous evangelical leaders over the past few decades, is a masterfully written apologetic. The discovery of Lewis helped many evangelicals in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s realize the importance of having a faith that was as intellectual as it was spiritual.

His partner agreed, adding, "I think it's a little sad that what we've devoted ourselves to here is, at its core, about transfers of wealth and property." The writer of the CNN article agrees: "I myself have never believed that marriage was such a magnificent institution that all gay people should be encouraged to embrace it. To me, being queer has always been about celebrating everything which makes us different."

Muslim ideology cannot stomach allowing some neighbors to be Christian.

I visited a Copt church in Cairo in 1995 and was shocked by the 400-year-old structure's disrepair. Copts explained that no church repairs could be made unless President Mubarek personally agreed to it. This was not a very subtle oppression of Coptic Christians, who are a tenth of Egypt's 81 million people. Under U.S. pressure, In 2005, Mubarek allowed Governors to give such permission.