Shock Gay Marriage Shift: Tony Perkins Says 'Destructive' Chaos Sparked Stunning Reversal

Surprising new data from Gallup shows decreased support for gay marriage among Americans, with a six-percentage-point decline this year when compared to a high in 2022 and 2023. "After two decades of rising support for LGBTQ+ issues, U.S. attitudes have plateaued and begun to slide back modestly," a report from Gallup reads. "Approval of same-sex marriage, moral acceptance of gay and lesbian relations, and endorsement of gender changes are all down from peaks reached in the early 2020s." The biggest shifts emerged among Republicans, with a stunning 18 percentage point decrease in support for same-sex nuptials. In 2021 and 2022, 55% of Republicans supported gay marriage, but that statistic is now at just 37%. And among Independents, it is down six points, though 67% still favor it. Democrats remain at 87% and are essentially unchanged. Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, a Christian organization, believes many people have shifted their opinions based on the realization that same-sex marriage has had a far more negative and massive impact than was initially assumed. At first, many proponents of gay marriage legalization said it wouldn't affect anyone else's marriages — or culture more broadly. "I think most Americans are pretty much laissez-faire ...'Just don't bother me,'" Perkins said. "And they were sold that this was not going to affect them, that this was just about two people who loved each other being able to marry." He continued, "Well, here we are ... about a little over a decade removed from that, and we realize it's about much more. It's about the policies that govern bathrooms all across America, it's about what our children are being indoctrinated with in schools and the parents not being told about it." CBN News. Because Truth Matters Download the free CBN News App: http://cbnnews.com/app SUBSCRIBE to the CBN News Channel for more: http://youtube.com/c/CBNnewsonline/?sub_confirmation=1 SUBSCRIBE to the QuickStart Newsletter by visiting quickstart.news SUBSCRIBE to the Quickstart Podcast. New episodes every morning at 7am: cbn.com/cbnnews/quickstart What's coming up next? Have a look at our program guide: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.cbn.com%2Fcbnnews%2Fnewschann&redir_token=3Xja-7LE5ZQebEu1fn-B5ib34tN8MTU3OTg4MjMzMkAxNTc5Nzk1OTMy&v=P0mHVeNNfDw&event=video_description CBN features 24-hour TV news from a Christian perspective. The CBN News Channel provides independent news programming to an underserved audience to enlighten, entertain and inspire Christians around the world. Comments below do not necessarily reflect the views of CBN. Share this live feed with your friends and family: https://www.youtube.com/c/CBNnewsonline Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cbnnews/ Like us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBNNews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbnnews/ Contact News Editors: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww1.cbn.com%2Fcontact%2Fcontact-&redir_token=3Xja-7LE5ZQebEu1fn-B5ib34tN8MTU3OTg4MjMzMkAxNTc5Nzk1OTMy&v=P0mHVeNNfDw&event=video_description Questions about other CBN programs: Visit WatchCBNNews.com or call (888) 700-7000. Questions about supporting CBN News? Visit JoinCBNNews.com or call (888) 700-7000 for more information. Questions about Helping the Home Front? Call: 800-700-7000 https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww1.cbn.com%2F700club%2Fhelping-&redir_token=3Xja-7LE5ZQebEu1fn-B5ib34tN8MTU3OTg4MjMzMkAxNTc5Nzk1OTMy&v=P0mHVeNNfDw&event=video_description #breakingnews #politicalnews #christiannews #christian #christianity #church #breakingnews #cbnnews