Voter attitudes are definitely trending towards pro-gay.
However, the one monkey in the wrench here is that gay marriage is not really about marriage. It's a proxy cultural war. There's no fundamental right here that is at stake, and I believe that in reality most gays do not want to be married. They just want the social acceptance they feel goes along with being accorded this right, if you want to call it that.
Can gays find acceptance through some other means? Would this decrease the drive and desire to change the definition of marriage?
I think there are leaders in the church who do not want to see the church become "the anti-gay church of America." It wil be interesting to see if and how the church steps in on this issue in the future.
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