Evangelical support for immigration reform could waver over gay-rights issue

[Behind the Aegis]

The New York Times is reporting today what we've been telling you here at the Upshot for months: Evangelical and Catholic leaders are getting behind President Obama's push for comprehensive immigration reform and are trying to convince Republican senators to join in.

The story flags an interesting wrinkle in evangelical support, however. If the gay-rights movement succeeds in influencing immigration reform, religious leaders could head for the door.


Democratic Reps. Luis Gutierrez and Mike Honda say they want a measure tacked onto immigration reform that eases the reunification process for same-sex couples where one member of the couple is an immigrant. But, as suggested in the Times, this could alienate the socially conservative religious leaders trying to convince their congregations to support reform:

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Edit to add a hat tip to puzzlingpond!

[Unvanguard]

1. Thanks for reposting this. n/t

[Behind the Aegis]

5. You're welcome.

;)

[Starry Messenger]

2. k & r

[GOPNotForMe]

3. Once again, two minorities are pitted against each other.

While the powerful can sit back and watch. Great.

[xfundy]

4. I know it's not "nice" to say it, but

unlike the invisible man in the sky, a supposed "god" who isn't enough of a god to rise above human emotions (jealousy, hate, anger, going into a snit when someone pisses him off- even though he knew everything that was going to happen and keeps track of every hair on everyone's head), etc etc etc.,

UNLIKE this "god," {news flash alert}...

GAY AND LESBIAN PEOPLE ACTUALLY EXIST. And have feelings, pay taxes, love their families, like puppies and kittens and can be just as stupid, selfish and assholish as anyone else.

Damn, I get so tired of pointing out the obvious to various people who may as well be brick walls. AT LEAST we have reality on our side, you-"religious"-wackos, you-know-who-you-are. DAMN.