To clarify myself:
America isn't a pure democracy. We are a democratic republic. Everyone of age, with certain exceptions, has the right to vote for their representative in the governmental process. [Off the subject here, but have you voted recently? If you didn't participate, you shouldn't have the right to complain about the results. I know that hasn't stopped anyone before...] If the majority is large enough, the American Constitution can be changed to allow their will. The Constitution was originally designed to protect basic human rights to be afforded to everyone, based on the ideal that all people were created equal. Yes, that had to be clarified to include a blindness to race and gender, but the basic rights are there.
My point about "Intolerance" was to point out how the term has been used in ad hominum attacks. It is easier to label someone as intolerant than to point out how their logic is flawed or unreasonable. Since when has it been a bad thing to be intolerant? The city I live in doesn't tolerate murders, arson, car theft, underage drinking, and many other crimes too numerous to mention. I don't see that as a bad thing.
When I was a security guard, I didn't have to "tolerate" a person cursing me out on the phone. I was trained to warn the person about their language, and to hang up if they persisted. I wasn't to "tolerate" misbehavior in the classroom when I was a teacher in public schools. (Yes, the majority of my students were of a minority culture. A classroom isn't a democracy, it's a benevolent dictatorship.)
The will of the majority was to allow slavery in certain places. It was allowed places north of the Mason-Dixon line at one point. However, those states chose to remove it, and then declare the other states as backwards. In the Southeast, that will was overruled by a superior military force, but probably have been changed as technology advanced. As antiquated and biased as some people's views may be, I defend them by offering this quote:
Kirk: That's the most preposterous thing I've ever heard!
Spock: There's one thing you have overlooked, Captain.
Kirk: And what's that, Mr. Spock?
Spock: The system works.
What am I doing about the problems in the church? I personally am married (13 year veteran), and plan to raise my children as Christians. I have gotten involved with lay ministry as part of the 20% of laymen that actually do so. (That means 80% of churchgoers are missing out on the blessings.) I cannot change the world, just my corner of it.
My point on the whole matter is this: If you want to thrive in a society, you have to conform to it's conventions. Here in America, that includes following the laws as written, using US dollars for commerce, and speaking (for the most part) American English. If you feel that society needs changing, you have to follow the rules, participate in the political (or legal) processes, and convince your neighbors of the necessity for change. As far as civil unions go, the more populous areas of America have not been convinced of the necessity for change.