Is Rafael Cruz Asshole of the Day (again)?
Is Rafael Cruz asshole of the day for saying gay rights are a communist plot that will lead to child abuse?
“Sexual orientation is a choice, it’s not a civil right,” Cruz said while discussing cases of anti-gay discrimination in business. “The left is trying to redefine the issue as a civil right, not as a personal choice. They have gone to the extent to even try to make it illegal for counselors to administer to these people that have certain sexual tendencies to try to work with them from the Christian, biblical standpoint.”
Cruz later added that he opposes gay rights — which he believes are part of a Communist plot and lead to child abuse — because he loves gay people and does not want to “prostitute the Gospel.”
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/rafael-cruz-defends-ex-gay-therapy-sexual-orientation-choice
Oh, boo hoo! Anti-gay therapy, which doesn't even work, is being outlawed. And it was such a great way for guys like Rafael Cruz to push their hateful worldview onto gay men. I guess the only civil right isn't for gay people to be treated as citizens, according to him, but his right to demonize and demean them.
Ted Cruz is a major league asshole. We named him 2013 Asshole of the Year. But he didn't just learn to be an asshole-- his dad taught him.
I guess we shouldn't be surprised considering he is "a pastor based in North Texas serving as the Director of Purifying Fire Ministries".
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