Rick Santorum has been whinging about the recent California Supreme Court decision to legalise same-sex marriage:
The California judges also ruled, for the first time in American legal history, that sexual orientation is just like race.
The California court just declared that those of us who see marriage as the union of husband and wife are the legal equivalent of racists. And openly racist groups and individuals can be denied government benefits because of their views, including professional licenses (attorney, physicians, psychiatrists, marriage counselors), accredited schools, and tax-exempt status for charities. Have fun with the rest.
So, he’s upset that the Roman Catholic Church (and others, obviously) will be subject to legal sanctions if it continues to spread anti-gay hate speech. How sad for it. If the RC Church was openly racist, it would be subject to these sanctions; as it is openly homophobic it should be too. While we’re at it, why not force it to be an equal-opportunities employer, too — where are all the female priests?
Bigotry is not okay just because your God says it is.