Mat Staver, head of the Christian
conservative Liberty Counsel, declared last week that signing a
pledge to defy a Supreme Court ruling striking down state bans on gay
marriage would be a litmus test for all presidential candidates.
Republican presidential hopefuls Rick
Santorum and Mike Huckabee have signed the pledge, promising to
“stand together in defense of marriage” because allowing
nationwide same-sex marriage would “undermine the fundamental
rights of children and threatens their security, stability and
future.”
Appearing on Newmax's American Forum
to discuss the issue, Staver, a co-author of the pledge, said that
pledging to defy the possible ruling would be a litmus test for all
presidential hopefuls.
“We're going to ask every
presidential candidate – Republican and Democrat – to sign on to
this pledge and it's going to be very telling if they don't,”
Staver
said.
I have a better idea, let's give them a litmus test stating they won't legislate/ impose any religious beliefs on American citizens...just like the constitution guarantees.
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