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I think it's definitely possible to not see these issues through the basic "right vs. left" in certain parts of Europe where the conservative parties are less influenced by very traditional Christian viewpoints. For instance, all of the political parties in Ireland supported marriage equality in the recent referendum there, and the UK's conservative PM was the one to bring equality to his country. However, in the US it often does feel very black and white because the Republican party is so tied to the religious right. For instance, in the US Senate there are currently 50 Senators who oppose marriage equality; of these 50 individuals, 49 are Republicans, with Joe Manchin the single Democratic holdout. Of the 49 Senators who support marriage equality (there is also one Senator whose position is unclear), only 4 are Republicans. It practically goes without saying that the Republican party platform is anti-gay marriage (See here). If you look at polls showing attitudes by political party (See here), there is a pretty giant divide.
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Well, from everything I have read, there is a pretty similar issue in Israel as in the US in terms of religious groups influencing the rightwing parties. The conservative parties there are strongly supported and influenced by the ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Jewish sects that are very much opposed to gay rights. There was an article the other day about how two cabinet ministers from the rightwing Likud party faced a lot of criticism from their base for participating in the Tel Aviv pride parade (see here). The liberal parties in the country (Labor, Meretz, Hatnuah, Hadash) openly support gay marriage legislation whereas the ruling Likud party does not.
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[–] hola [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I think it's definitely possible to not see these issues through the basic "right vs. left" in certain parts of Europe where the conservative parties are less influenced by very traditional Christian viewpoints. For instance, all of the political parties in Ireland supported marriage equality in the recent referendum there, and the UK's conservative PM was the one to bring equality to his country. However, in the US it often does feel very black and white because the Republican party is so tied to the religious right. For instance, in the US Senate there are currently 50 Senators who oppose marriage equality; of these 50 individuals, 49 are Republicans, with Joe Manchin the single Democratic holdout. Of the 49 Senators who support marriage equality (there is also one Senator whose position is unclear), only 4 are Republicans. It practically goes without saying that the Republican party platform is anti-gay marriage (See here). If you look at polls showing attitudes by political party (See here), there is a pretty giant divide.
[–] SpaceRosa 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Maybe that's the case in America, but what good is it in Israel?
[–] hola [S] ago (edited ago)
Well, from everything I have read, there is a pretty similar issue in Israel as in the US in terms of religious groups influencing the rightwing parties. The conservative parties there are strongly supported and influenced by the ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) Jewish sects that are very much opposed to gay rights. There was an article the other day about how two cabinet ministers from the rightwing Likud party faced a lot of criticism from their base for participating in the Tel Aviv pride parade (see here). The liberal parties in the country (Labor, Meretz, Hatnuah, Hadash) openly support gay marriage legislation whereas the ruling Likud party does not.