Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has
suggested that some people in the marriage equality movement hope its
legalization will destroy the United States.
Gay and lesbian couples in Alabama
cannot marry despite a federal judge's ruling striking down the
state's ban largely due to Moore's actions.
Moore ordered probate judges to ignore
the judge's decision. When that began to fail, the Alabama Supreme
Court stepped in, handing down its own contradictory ruling. A later
federal ruling made it clear that state courts cannot overrule
federal courts, but that decision was put on hold until the Supreme
Court rules later this month in a case challenging bans in four
states.
(Related: Federal
judge says ruling striking down Alabama's gay marriage ban applies
statewide.)
In an interview with CNS News, Moore
warned that the justices were “toying with something that's like
dynamite and will destroy our country.”
“I think there's an attempt to
destroy the institution of marriage and I think it will cause,
literally cause the destruction of our country or lead to the
destruction of our country over the long run,” Moore said.
“And I think there are people who
would like to see this country destroyed.”
“I'm not saying that everyone who's
homosexual wants to see the country destroyed,” he
added. “I'm not saying that. I'm saying there's a push for
it.”