I have not been able to figure out why Republicans and religious nuts feel threatened by gays.

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19. Because it's in the bible

Moses (masquerading as a god) condemned gays, and so did Paul. It's a religious question through and through.

Moses condemned homosexuality because it involves the sexual arousal of the anus, which tends to house lots of bacteria. In modern times it's not a big issue, but it was back then. Paul linked Jesus to the Old Testament, according to Catholic tradition, and today that tradition has a life and power of its own.

To wit, orthodox Jews, Muslims, and Catholics are anti-gay. It's the creed of their religion to be so. So much of the nation identifies with the Catholic tradition (around 50%), that it's probably impossible to win marriage equality at the state level.