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Image via Wikipedia I am frequently asked how the legalization of same-sex marriage will have any impact on our culture. It's a good question, and this week I want to share just two recent examples of what we must expect as the effort to redefine marriage relentlessly continues. Last month, the U.S. Olympic Committee named Peter Vidmar , a former gold medalist in men's gymnastics, as its "chief of mission" for the 2012 London Olympics . In this honored position, Vidmar would interact with other countries and the International Olympic Committee to ensure that our country's participation would come off without a hitch. But almost immediately he came under public attack by proponents of same-sex marriage, who called his selection "disgraceful." What was this gold medal recipient's offense? It turns out that, acting upon his religious convictions about marriage, Vidmar donated money to the proponents of California's 2008 marriage amendment, P