The National Organization for Marriage
(NOM) has suggested that opposition to gay marriage is patriotic.
The group wrote in a blog post
celebrating the nation's birthday that gay nuptials threaten the
nation's founding principles.
“We're a nation where citizen rights
come from God, not from government, and where the people are
sovereign, not politicians or judges,” the
group wrote.
“But those principles are under
siege, by the culture, by our federal government and, increasingly,
by the U.S. Supreme Court. We need your help to fight [to] preserve
America's founding principles such as religious liberty, which is
greatly at risk wherever marriage is redefined.”
“Our opponents blithely claim that
religious liberty and same-sex 'marriage' can peacefully coexist, but
experience shows that is not the case. Anybody who doesn't abandon
their faith principles and fully cooperate with the new gay marriage
regime is likely to face consequences. Unless we fight back, it will
only get worse.”
The post includes an image of an
American flag and a rainbow flag under the caption, “Which Banner
Will You Choose?”