Homophobic Bigot Ben Carson Opposes Gay Marriage Because 2+2 Doesn't Equal 5

Dr. Ben Carson, a pediatric neurosurgeon at John Hopkins University and a conservative celebrity, said Monday that a compromise on gay marriage could be reached.

Carson, who is promoting his latest book One Nation: What we can all do to save America's future, told Newsmax TV host Ed Berliner that a compromise on marriage would involve allowing gay people to do “what they want to do” in exchange for not being allowed to get married.

“Of course there is” a comprise on marriage, Carson said. “People have to be willing to understand that not everybody thinks the same way that they do. And what they have to be willing to do is engage in conversation.”

Carson said it was “ridiculous” to call him a homophobe because he's opposed to marriage equality.

“Yes, I do believe that it's between a man and a woman. But I don't believe that anybody gets to change the definition of something that is a societal pillar and has been there for thousands of years. If they want to form some other kind of relationship and call it something else, I don't have any problem with that.”

“They can do what they want to do; I'm not going to try to stop them from doing that. But they don't get to change the definition.”

Carson went on to compare the issue to a new group of mathematicians who insist 2+2=5.

“The traditionalists say, 'Okay, I'll tell you what, for you it can be five. We're keeping it as four.' And the new ones say, 'No, no. It has to be five for you and if it's not, then you're a matheist or a mathaphobe.'”

“Basically, that's the situation we find ourselves at,” he added, suggesting that the arguments of marriage equality opponents are rational while supporters are ridiculous.

Why should we compromise Ben, why should we be willing to open a dialogue with bigots who now see the writing on the wall and realize they are losing on this issue?

And to answer your question on whether your a homophobic bigot or not, you answered your own question when you stated that because Christians have been allowed to oppress homosexuals for two thousand years, that it's become a tradition to hate gay people (I'm of course translating your real words, not the fake ones you so carefully chose) and that you and yours should be able to continue doing so.

People like you are the ones who've been trying to make 2+2=5 for a very, very long time, your dysfunctional inability to be reasonable or more to the point, be reasoned with, has put you in the position your now in, enjoy it bigot.