| Bush compares gays and lesbians to �sinners� Washington, D.C.--In response to a reporter�s question, President Bush compared gays to sinners and reiterated his opposition to same-sex marriage. He also noted that his administration is working on a federal law to ban gay marriage, although one was already passed in 1996. At a July 30 news conference, Bush was asked, �Mr. President, many of your supporters believe that homosexuality is immoral. They believe that it's been given too much acceptance in policy terms and culturally. As someone who's spoken out in strongly moral terms, what's your view on homosexuality?� �I am mindful that we're all sinners,� Bush replied, �and I caution those who may try to take the speck out of their neighbor's eye when they got a log in their own. I think it's very important for our society to respect each individual, to welcome those with good hearts, to be a welcoming country.� He then turned to same-sex marriage. �On the other hand, that does not mean that somebody like me needs to compromise on an issue such as marriage.� Bush has long opposed gay marriage but earlier this month said that a constitutional ban on it proposed in the House might not be needed despite a Supreme Court decision that some conservatives think opens the door to legalizing same-sex marriage. �I believe a marriage is between a man and a woman,� Bush continued. �And I think we ought to codify that one way or the other. And we've got lawyers looking at the best way to do that. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation�s director of communications, John Sonego, warned that special scrutiny should be paid to Bush�s comments, both because of their religious tenor, but also because they show a lack of knowledge of the existing federal law limiting marriage to opposite-sex. |
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