Marco Rubio: Gay Rights 'A Real And Present Danger' To Freedom | Right Wing Watch

Marco Rubio was the subject of a fawning profile on today’s edition of “The 700 Club,” in which host Pat Robertson hailed the GOP presidential candidate as “the Democrats’ worst nightmare.”

In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network’s David Brody, Rubio warned that gay marriage represents “a real and present danger” to America because gay rights advocates are bent on labeling any anti-gay messages, including those from churches, as “hate speech.”

“We are at the water’s edge of the argument that mainstream Christian teaching is hate speech because today we’ve reached the point in our society where if you do not support same-sex marriage, you are labeled a homophobe and a hater,” Rubio said. “So what’s the next step after that? After they’re done going after individuals, the next step is to argue that the teachings of mainstream Christianity, the catechism of the Catholic Church, is hate speech. That’s a real and present danger.”

Dan Arel, in his OP concerning the Rubio interview, makes a good point,

If you are unfamiliar with the term “strawman” you just saw a clear definition. While the LGBT community and its allies are fighting tooth and nail to be treated equally by the federal government, it has never once tried to silence religion or apply any label to it. Rubio has invented an enemy that doesn’t exist and is attacking it.

But why would Rubio fear Christianity could be labeled hate speech? Because what he is saying again and again is, in fact, hate speech. Rubio is fighting to make sure LGBT citizens of the U.S. are given fewer rights than straight ones. He actively campaigns on making them second-class citizens.

This is also a massive insult to the millions of LGBT Christians. The thing is, Rubio only believes there is one kind of Christian, his kind, and if you’re not on his side, you’re not a true Christian.

Marco Rubio: Gay Rights 'A Real And Present Danger' To Freedom | Right Wing Watch