Paper Planes 340 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee says expecting Christians to accept same-s-x marriage is "like asking someone who's Jewish to start serving bacon-wrapped shrimp in their deli." He also called homos-xuality part of a lifestyle, like drinking and swearing. The former Arkansas governor, winner of the 2008 Iowa caucuses and likely 2016 contender's comments came during an appearance Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," as he defended an excerpt from his new book in which he says he has friends and associates who are gay. "People can be my friends who have lifestyles that are not necessarily my lifestyle. I don't shut people out of my circle or out of my life because they have a different point of view," Huckabee told CNN's Dana Bash, while deflecting a question about whether he believes being gay is a choice. "I don't drink alcohol, but gosh -- a lot of my friends, maybe most of them, do. You know, I don't use profanity, but believe me, I've got a lot of friends who do. Some people really like classical music and ballet and opera -- it's not my cup of tea," Huckabee said. He also offered a nod to legislation that some conservatives have advocated on the national and state levels protecting businesses from discrimination claims for adhering to their owners' religious views. "I'd like to think that there's room in America for people who have different points of view without screaming and shouting and wanting to shut their businesses down," he said. "What worries me in this new environment we're in, it's not just that someone might disagree, they don't want to argue with me, even take a different point of view. They want to close someone's business down." Huckabee pointed to President Barack Obama's 2008 opposition to same-s-x marriage, but said there's no chance he'll ever drop his opposition to gay marriage. "This is not just a political issue. It is a biblical issue. And as a biblical issue -- unless I get a new version of the scriptures, it's really not my place to say, OK, I'm just going to evolve," Huckabee said. "It's like asking someone who's Jewish to start serving bacon-wrapped shrimp in their deli. We don't want to do that -- I mean, we're not going to do that. Or like asking a Muslim to serve up something that is offensive to him, or to have dogs in his backyard," he said. "We're so sensitive to make sure we don't offend certain religions, but then we act like Christians can't have the convictions that they've had for 2,000 years." Source: http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/01/politics/huckabee-gay-marriage/index.html Ridiculous delete it fat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo 40,746 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 A republican that is against gay marriage? Who knew? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan 20,827 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Separation of church and state. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prismatic 4,789 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 A republican that is against gay marriage? Who knew? Exactly. V cool and v interesting. I Only Stan For Risk Takers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paper Planes 340 Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 A republican that is against gay marriage? Who knew? But this clearly goes beyond gay marriage. He, as someone who wants to run for president, is supporting forms of discrimination delete it fat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batwings 12,957 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Huckabee has been around for ages, and he's just as annoying as he's always been. He perpetuates this image of being a soft-spoken everyman who just loves America and the Good Lord, but his agenda has always been hateful and ignorant. He reminds me of a looney grandpa who doesn't think anything has changed since the 1950s. Also, the bit about the Jewish deli is a false a--logy. I get so irritated when I see politicians using logical fallacies to try to prove a point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
True Blue 47 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 :madge: x100000 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIVA 666 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 What an ignorant old man. All of these bigots are getting louder, because they see the comfortable world they're used to slipping away. They're on the wrong side of history, and one day will be considered the backwards thinking bigots they are. Movies and books will be made highlighting their ignorance. We're all Stronger Together! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born Brave 2,072 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 It sickens me. Not all Republicans are this STUPID, I promise. I hate the fact that it takes away from other issues republicans are right about. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redstreak 6,653 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 His views are too antiquated to ever win. I don't know why he keeps trying Take a moment to think of just flexibility, love, and trust~ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gagaloo911 12,959 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 K Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernier 3,786 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Eh, he most likely won't even get the republican nomination anyways :flop: Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane 208 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Ew. Just ew. Love Trumps Hate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MahoganySnitch 67 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 His views are too antiquated to ever win. I don't know why he keeps trying Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByeBye49 161 Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Wow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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