What to do about my homophobic friends?

Hey guys! I'm kind of having friend issues right now. So I've known two of my friends in my orchestra for about three years now. I consider them fairly good friends, and we talk and joke around a lot. But the conversation I had with them the last time I saw them kinda threw me off.

I was talking with them about church and asking them questions about it, as I am an atheist and am kinda curious as to what goes on in church.

I asked "So, is your church, like a fire and brimstone type church? Like, the kind that hates gays and pornography?"

To my surprise, one of my friends replied, "We don't hate gay people, we just don't think they should be able to marry. Marriage is between a man and a woman. You understand, right?":eek:

My other friend said, "Yeah, we don't hate gays."

I replied, "I want to get married!"

"Yeah, see?"

"No, I'm bi."

*awkward silence*

I am pretty shocked that they didn't know I was bi, as I had mentioned that I liked my seat because my female stand partner was cute, I wore all rainbows for Day of Silence, and said, "I like girls," and, "I play for both teams" to them. How could they still think that I was completely heterosexual after I said those things? I just thought they were okay with me being bi.

They haven't treated me any differently since that conversation, but it bugs me that people who are otherwise so nice and cool could hold such bigoted beliefs. I still want to be friends with them, but that convo has been nagging at me and I'm not sure what to do. Help?

 

Thanks for the replies and help! Like I said, they really are good friends and nice people. The only reason this bugged me so much was because they were one of the very few people who reacted badly to me coming out, which I guess is a good thing.