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Religion has always been a hot topic with my friends and I. I was never raised to be religious and was always afforded the opportunity to make my own decisions regarding religion. I moved to a very small town in high school that was very religious. I made plenty of friends and my "lack of" religion didn't stop me from having these friends that did hold religion strong in their hearts. I have since moved on from this town but still remain close with my old friends. The city I live in now is very diverse and I have met and befriended many wonderful people with all different beliefs. I have been introduced to the gay community and how wonderful these people are. I do not identify as gay and am a very heterosexual male but find the gay community to be a very open and accepting community. During the "legalize gay marriage" hot topic of a few years ago, my friends of old were very vocal about their views and how they were against gay marriage. I found myself being very angry at my old friends and couldn't understand how if it didn't affect them why they could even have an opinion. One even owns a flower shop and I just couldn't help to wonder if a gay couple came in to purchase flowers, if they would be turned away or accepted because they were opening up their wallets to make a purchase to my friend's establishment. That is when I had to sit back and remember that my old friends were raised this way and that they were in a bubble of this small town and the beliefs they have had their whole lives and that it is not gay people themselves that causes this animosity but the way of life was different than their own. Once i recognized this it was much easier for me to accept their position on the issue and be able to carry a conversation with them even though we had opposing views. When I was able to have a decent conversation with them, it also allowed them to listen to my argument on the matter as well because it was no longer a heated argument, but a conversation between friends.