A report from “The Brody File” on Donald Trump was aired last week, which included responses from the current GOP front runner on marriage and religious liberty. You can watch the full report and read the transcript of Trump’s responses below:
NARRATION: While evangelicals may never see him as “Pastor Trump,” they do want to see more substance, especially on issues like the rights of Christian business owners who may not want to bake a cake for a gay wedding.
DAVID BRODY: How concerned are you about their religious liberty rights that are under attack? If they don’t want to bake a cake for a gay wedding?
DONALD TRUMP: You’re right, and I’m very concerned about it, and a lot of, you know, there’s going to be a lot of law issued about it,” Trump said.
NARRATION: And speaking of the law, Trump says he disagrees with the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage.
TRUMP: We have some very terrible Supreme Court justices, and frankly, they should have at least had that [same-sex marriage case] as a state’s right issue.
NARRATION: Trump does, however, consider gay marriage the law of the land and that puts him at odds with some of his evangelical rivals.
Thomas Valentine is a researcher for APIA and a junior at the Franciscan University of Steubenville.
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BaysideDave Obviously one of your two brain cells isn’t working. The accommodation she accepted was an accommodation she was offered before going to jail. You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. The heinous monster Kim Davis was using the brute force of government to deny gay couples their religious liberty and constitutional rights. This monster refused an accommodation to allow her staff to provide the licenses. This monster made sure no gay couples could legally marry in their churches. This monster only accepted the previous offers to accommodate her alleged “religious” objections after she decided she didn’t like prison. You have no serious concern for religious liberty.
You have no idea what you’re talking about. An accommodation should have been provided for Davis, due to her religious convictions, as well as for the question of the legality of such licenses in her state, which is still under debate. As you should know, the judge and county have provided her with certain accommodations, and she’s back to work. Keep in mind, she held that elected position for 26 years; a good indicator that she’s been doing a good job for the county. If you would have studied the actual facts of the case, you would have a better understanding of the process she went through before being ordered to jailed…and then DENIED BAIL–she was a dangerous threat to the public, of course. LOL There is a way to accommodate both sides, but then you likely wouldn’t care to know the solution, because you obviously have a handle on this one, and really don’t have any serious concern about Davis’ or anyone else’s freedom of religion.
The heinous monster Kim Davis used the brute force of government to deny gay couples their religious liberty. Evangelicals only want religious liberty for themselves, not for others. They dodge the true meaning of religious liberty.
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