OK, so there are those here who contend that anyone who opposes gay marriage is bigoted. Is that necessarily true? Why, or why not?

I guess I'm ambivalent about gay marriage. I'm not comfortable about the idea, and I feel much more comfortable saying that marriage is between a man and a woman. On the other hand, I don't think government or the majority of voters have a right to interfere with same-sex couple who want to get married. So, I guess I'm opposed to gay marriage, and I'm opposed to the prohibition of gay marriage.

Does that make me a bigot? A bigot against whom?

Could it be that if I believe that the union of two people of the same sex is not really a marriage, you could just let me believe what I believe? If I don't believe what you believe, does that mean I'm bigoted?

-Joe, confused-