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Denial might as well be spelled F-R-C (Family Research Council)

While some conservatives have openly admitted that, "It's inevitable; we're going to lose the gay marriage rights battle," others continue to be in denial. One such group is the Family Research Council (FRC), which wrote the following in their daily email blast: "[There is] growing opposition [among middle-aged adults]. The gap is widening between Millennials and their Generation X counterparts. ...the children of Madonna and Ferris Bueller are noticeably more reluctant to redefine marriage than they used to be." This claim was made due to the results found in two Pew Research Center polls released in 2005 and 2015. In 2005, the gap between Millennials and Generation Xers on marriage equality was 5%, whereas that gap in 2015 is 14%. Technically speaking, the Family Research Council is accurate in their reported numbers (gaps), but they're quite inaccurate when it comes to their assertion that Generation Xers' support for same-sex marriage has d...