Posted on 04/19/2015 1:21:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
NASHUA, N.H. – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has attended a wedding reception for a gay couple, he said Sunday, though the potential 2016 contender still believes marriage should be between a man and a woman.
“That’s certainly a personal issue. For a family member, Tonette and I and our family have already had a family member who’s had a reception. I haven’t been at a wedding,” Walker said when msnbc asked whether he would be willing to attend a gay wedding. “That’s true even though my position on marriage is still that it’s defined between a man and a woman, and I support the constitution of the state. But for someone I love, we’ve been at a reception.”
The Wisconsin state constitution had banned gay marriage until a federal judge ruled the ban unconstitutional in 2014. Wisconsin newspapers reported that Walker attended a reception for his wife’s cousin, Shelli Marquardt, shortly thereafter. After a brief period, an appeal halted gay marriages in Wisconsin — but they resumed late last year when the Supreme Court rejected the appeal.
Walker isn’t the only potential GOP candidate willing to attend such events. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who announced his presidential bid last week, told the cable network Fusion that he would participate.
“If there’s somebody that I love that’s in my life, I don’t necessarily have to agree with their decisions or the decisions they’ve made to continue to love them and participate in important events,” Rubio said....
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Why is this even a question?
The media are psychopathic.
It’s about splitting the conservative vote. The media knows that social conservatives would rather vote Democrat than vote for a less than perfect conservative.
Too bad our supposedly conservative politicians can't manage it.
That's false, and I suspect that you KNOW it's false.
Meh.
Playing pretend with things God calls abominations.
A very dangerous thing to do.
Instead of rice, did he throw cous cous and skittles?
Take your pick
Which is false, voting Democrat in absence of the perfect conservative candidate or the media knowing this tendency?
Seven million conservative votes did not appear in the 2012 Presidential election. This gave Obama 4 more years to do what he can to permanently change the country. These absent votes were essentially Democrat votes, because it helped him get elected. You are voting every election, whether or not you choose to show up.
Twice? I get an invite once a month now due to my line of work. Unlike Walker, it’s EASY to say no without uttering “you degenerates make me wanna puke and I’d rather stick my face up Moochelle obama’s fat ass”.
The purpose of a “gay wedding” is to desecrate real marriage.
It is wrong to participate.
I knew there was a reason I would never vote for him.
I’ve never been to a same-sex “wedding” OR a same-sex “reception,” and I won’t vote for anyone who doesn’t see that attendance at one of these travesties is tantamount to approval. No exceptions. I’m sick of conservative politicians who can’t adopt a consistent stance on a clear moral issue like this one.
Quit lying.
JeBush, Rubio, now Walker.
They are just making it real easy for Cruz, aren’t they?
why?? you should be the judge and jury?? i may be mistaken but i remember reading even Jesus spent time with sinners during His time on earth...
Definitely meant to split the conservative vote or make conservatives not support him, yes.
These are the Republicans silent when the homonazis oppress Christians.
If he hadn’t gone he would be hateful.
How about we don’t let the liberal media manipulate our choice of candidate.
Don’t be ridiculous. Jesus didn’t encourage sinners in their sin, or endorse deliberate rebellion against God.
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