OPINION:
On April 28 the Supreme Court will determine if the U.S. Constitution allows states to ban same-sex marriage. I have read two opposing articles on the subject published on the same date, March 6, 2015.
The first article by Emily Swanson from The Associated Press is titled “Survey: Majority Support Same-Sex Marriage” and reads, in part “At least half of Americans of all age groups, except those aged 65 and over, now favor same-sex marriage.” How is the “65 and over” group reconciled in the poll data? What question was framed for this 2014 survey?
Peter Sprigg in The Washington Times writes from an opposing viewpoint (“Freedom yes, redefining marriage no,” Web, March 5). Mr. Sprigg writes that the Wilson Perkins Allen poll, released last month, asked respondents “What is the definition of marriage?” Results showed a majority of Americans, 53 percent to 43 percent, said they believed marriage should be defined only as the union of one man and one woman.
Perhaps a better way of assessing the difference in these two polling groups could be looking at the millions of Americans who overwhelmingly voted for state constitutional amendments to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Thirty states, including Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina, passed their amendments by significant majorities.
JACQUELYN WILSON
Whispering Pines, N.C.
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