Backdoored and overrode!  Don't be fooled!  A small, but powerfully active percentage of people in NYS has changed the man-woman definition of marriage for the rest of the citizens.  They feel that they can keep spouting that the public majority believes as they do, but if so, why wasn't it put to the people to vote on?   Because the change in definition would lose, and the gay agenda  people don't want to chance losing, so they backdoored and overrode the people! Although the gay marriage act passes in NY (with extremely heavy Democrat support headed by the governor and the gay lobby pushing and pushing,) and it includes protection for religious groups against being forced to perform these marriages against their beliefs, don't for a minute believe the gay agenda bullies will stop trying to force or eradicate those institutions which do not want to perform such ceremonies.  Take notice that they had to be FORCED to put that language in.  Their deviousness impelled them to try to get away with it.  The gay agenda people will seek to tie everyone up in lawsuits until the institutions give up.  Never satisfied.  Intolerant, discriminatory and actively seeking to strip us of our beliefs and rights. Doesn't sound like equality and freedom.   Ironic, isn't it?