Missouri...

I'm not up on the actual procedure in Missouri, but it appears that they've just changed their constitution to ban same-sex marriages. And some people have said that's a real shame that they can't be tolerant. Personally, I feel that there's a difference between tolerance of someone's lifestyle and putting a legal stamp of approval on it. Last I looked, Missouri isn't rounding up homosexuals and herding them out of the state. Nor are they issuing extermination orders calling for the execution of all homosexuals in the state. Tolerance is there (Something Missouri has had a difficult time with in the past).
But legally sanctioning same-sex marriage goes beyond tolerance to approval, something the voting population of Missouri seems unwilling to do. We may not agree with the decision, but we must respect and accept their right to make the decision themselves, lest we be regarded as being intolerant ourselves.