Conservative commentator Pat Buchanan
has predicted that gay rights victories will lead to mass civil
disobedience among Christians.
After conceding that the “Christian
view” “alienates millions” in an editorial Tuesday, Buchanan
goes on to state that the real problem is the LGBT community pushing
to have its “agenda written into law and fastened onto the nation.”
Such victories, Buchanan contends,
would lead Christians to commit acts of civil disobedience.
“What happens if the gay rights
movement, as it appears it may, succeeds politically on same-sex
marriage, but many Christians refuse to recognize such unions and
continue to declare that American society has become ungodly and
immoral?” Buchanan
wrote.
“Gay rights advocates often compare
their cause to the civil rights struggle of half a century ago. But
there is a fundamental difference.”
“When Martin Luther King Jr. called
on the nation to 'live up to the meaning of its creed,' he heard an
echo from a thousand pulpits. Treating black folks decently was
consistent with what Christians had been taught. Dr. King was pushing
against an open door.”
“Priests and pastors marched for
civil rights. Others preached for civil rights. But if the gay rights
agenda is imposed, we could have priests and pastors preaching not
acceptance but principled rejection.”
He continued: “Imagine the situation
in America today if priests and pastors were telling congregations
they need not obey civil rights laws. They would be denounced as
racists. Church tax exemptions would be in peril.”
“Something akin to this could be in
the cards if the homosexual rights movement is victorious – public
rejection of the new laws by millions and a refusal by many to
respect or obey them.”
“The culture war in America today may
be seen as squabbles in a day-care center compared to what is coming.
A new era of civil disobedience may be at hand.”