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Rubio: Society Shouldn’t ‘Tolerate’ Same-Sex Marriage
Rubio: Society Shouldn’t ‘Tolerate’ Same-Sex Marriage
By Zack Ford
Mitt Romney’s campaign may or may not be vetting Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) for vice presidential consideration, but in the meantime, he continues to maintain space in the media spotlight. In an interview with Christianity Today published yesterday, he reiterated his opposition to same-sex marriage, pointing out that the Bible opposes it, as do all of the faiths (Catholic, Mormon, evangelical Christian) he’s experienced. Though he qualified his answer in some ways, he also suggested that society shouldn’t “tolerate” less-than-”ideal” family structures:
In May, Rubio broke from Romney on the issue, coming out against a Federal Marriage Amendment — a resolution of his past “mixed feelings.” He told Fox News’ Neil Cavuto that the regulation of marriage should be left to the states.
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/06/20/502685/rubio-society-shouldnt-tolerate-same-sex-marriage/
By Zack Ford
Mitt Romney’s campaign may or may not be vetting Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) for vice presidential consideration, but in the meantime, he continues to maintain space in the media spotlight. In an interview with Christianity Today published yesterday, he reiterated his opposition to same-sex marriage, pointing out that the Bible opposes it, as do all of the faiths (Catholic, Mormon, evangelical Christian) he’s experienced. Though he qualified his answer in some ways, he also suggested that society shouldn’t “tolerate” less-than-”ideal” family structures:
RUBIO: In terms of the Bible’s interpretation of marriage, what our faith teaches is pretty straightforward. There’s not much debate about that. The debate is about what society should tolerate, and what society should allow our laws to be. I believe marriage is a unique and specific institution that is the result of thousands of years of wisdom, which concluded that the ideal — not the only way but certainly the ideal — situation to raise children to become productive and healthy humans is in a home with a father and mother married to each other. Does that mean people who are not in that circumstance cannot be successful? Of course not.
It’s not a discriminatory thing. I’m not angry at anyone because of it, but I also have to be honest about what I believe marriage should be in our laws.
It’s not a discriminatory thing. I’m not angry at anyone because of it, but I also have to be honest about what I believe marriage should be in our laws.
In May, Rubio broke from Romney on the issue, coming out against a Federal Marriage Amendment — a resolution of his past “mixed feelings.” He told Fox News’ Neil Cavuto that the regulation of marriage should be left to the states.
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2012/06/20/502685/rubio-society-shouldnt-tolerate-same-sex-marriage/
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I'm so sick of this shit - our fundamentalists are no better than the ones we're fighting. 
His rookie, not ready for prime time self tripped up when he failed on follow through, allowing Obama an opening to pre-empt immigration reform.
He blew his shot at veep candidacy because all he had to offer was uniting Hispanics behind the first half-way decent immigration reform since the GOP obstructed Dream. And the only people reading "christianity today" are fellow fanatical wingnuts. 
