My step dad's opinion of Gays

So, while I understand a person's opinion and for the most part respect the right to have one; there is one time when I will loose all respect for a person and their opinion. That is when you wish death upon people for being different.

My day was going completely fine until about a half hour ago when I was watching survivor with my mom and step dad. We were nearing the end of the show when it cut to commercial to "Doughnut Wars" or something. A rather flamboyant male was shown- freaking out about doughnuts- when my step dad stated that "all these gays should be taken off TV." While not really surprised, my mother and I exchanged looks of annoyance and then 'why'. My step dad's answer? "Because it's a bad influence".

This- of course- lead to an argument between the two of us, and left my poor mother is stuck in the middle (as usual). Most of these arguments go about the same when it comes to other people's sexuality; he says it's wrong; I say nothing's wrong with it; he quotes any and all religious text he can think of (despite being an Atheist); and I rebuttal saying pointing out that he isn't religious and (him) using religious text in an argument is just stupid.

Just to clarify, I'm not saying that religion is stupid.

Anyway, he then starts off again with "it's my opinion blahblahblah and in my opinion all gays should be put on a remote island an nuked."

Well... the room went silent and before my mother co stop me I yelled "so you're saying that all my gay friends should be killed."

My step dad shrugged and nodded "yes. That is my opinion."

"Well, you know what? FUCK YOU!"

"Don't talk to me that way."

"Don't give death threats to my friends!"

"I wasn't"

"You were! You said that all gays should be put on an island and NUKED!"

"That's my opinion!"

"And you're opinion is that my friends should be Nuked!"

This went on for a bit until I finally had enough and left the room, but before I left... I asked what he would do if my brother or I were gay? Would he kill us? His answer to that was "No, I wouldn't live with it." Which was explained as he would divorce my mom or kick me out (since my brother doesn't live with us, I guessed he just wouldn't be aloud in the house).

That was my evening and after the show ended (I missed it, anyone know who got voted off?) my mom came up and asked if I was okay and hugged me. She said that my step dad wanted to apologize to me for being an ass and was checking to make sure I wouldn't beat him to death with a blunt object. I said I was angry and that I had lost all respect for him.

I feel bad that my mom was (again) put in the middle of the fight... like she always is... But my step dad did apologize for not thinking before he spoke and that he didn't mean it to come across like a death threat. So... that's the end of that... until next week.

Seriously this is a weekly thing almost.