The National Organization for Marriage on Tuesday criticized — to no one’s surprise — President Barack Obama’s LGBT-inclusive inaugural address, calling it an attempt to “further divide the nation on the question of what is marriage.”
On Monday, in his address to the nation after taking the oath of office for his second term, Obama said the nation’s journey is not complete “until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law, for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well.”
A perplexed NOM president Brian Brown said gays and lesbians “are already treated equally under the law” — because they can enter into heterosexual marriage just like heterosexuals.
“They have the same civil rights as anyone else; they have the right to live as they wish and love whom they choose. What they don’t have is the right to redefine marriage for all of society. … The President is profoundly wrong to imply that those who have acted to protect marriage have denied anyone’s rights by doing so.”
“A presidential inauguration should be a time for the nation to come together; instead President Obama chose to voice his support for a radical agenda advanced by some of his biggest campaign contributors to redefine marriage for everyone.”
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Of course in their world, God made a son that gave all of us the power to hate anyone who is not like us, and live tax free in America as you do, so what else would you expect from delusional folks like that?
yes i COULD marry a woman. but would Brian Brown ever marry someone he didnt love?
STFU u blowhard
Then why all the fuss?
What a maroon.
D BAG OF THE WEEK!
nd he’s a Liar.
No we aren’t! Get a clue dumb ass!
What a knuckle dragging troglodyte.
Ya cuz in his world all we have to do to be treated equally is deny who we are for the rest of our lives
What a lying piece of satanic shit
Wow never ceases to amaze me
Someone’s brain that’s stuck on stupid!
Already treated equally under the law? In 29 states, one can be fired simply for being part of the LGBT community. One cannot legally marry in most states, and receive the same rights as straight couples. Federal government does not extend equal benefits to same gender couples. Some states will not allow gay people to be foster parents or to adopt children. How is any of this equal treatment under the law?
This man Is clearly ignorant.
Fuck this guy he is a fat fuck ingnorant!
Idiot
Ya all gays are equally discriminated against from each other.
Brown is a Deranged Moron.
nuhuh dipshit -_-
Jason, on behalf of fat fucks everywhere, please do not demean fat fucks by comparing us to this idiot. Thanks and have a fat fucking day.
Again and still, this idiot is full of shit!
On the Planet Unicornia, or Wherever Brian is From, Not on Earth!
when you live in an ovory tower that is what they believe…remember they believed the same thing in the 40′s and 50′s with races as well!
Brain damage perhaps?
Laughing my freakin’ ass off
Say’s who?