Republican potential presidential candidate,
Dr. Ben Carson, experienced an epiphany recently after taking some heavy flack
for expressing his opinion
that homosexuality is a “choice” and backing up the argument by declaring
that people “go to prison straight – and when they come out they’re gay.”
Upon serious reflection, and to his
credit, the good Dr. apologized for his ignorant insensitive comments. He now
says that he no longer wants to talk about LGBT issues. That topic – a person’s
sexual orientation -- “I think it’s a personal issue and we ought to leave
it as a personal issue... Leave the personal issues to the personal people.”
Ditto with
the topic of so-called gay conversion therapy intended by some misguided
individuals to “cure” gays of their homosexuality. "That kind of thing
should be left to therapists and to individuals. I don't think it's anybody
else's business," says Carson.
"The important thing is for us as a
nation to recognize that all citizens of the United Sates are protected by our
constitution. We need to stop deciding that one group versus another group is
the flavor of the day and we need to do things that provide for justice and
liberty for everybody."
Now, if only
Dr. Carson could persuade his fellow candidates to do the same, i.e. keep their
controversial opinions regarding religion and private personal social issues to
themselves, perhaps the GOP will have a better chance of beating the Democrat
in 2016. Ranting about religion and social issues as they have done in the past
is a losing political proposition and Carson found that out the hard way.
The rest of
the Republican field should experience for themselves Ben Carson’s gay
epiphany.
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