Texas Representative Louie Gohmert
claimed last week that gays are persecuting Christians “all over
the country.”
Gohmert, a vocal opponent of gay
rights, made the claim during an interview on the Faith &
Liberty radio show.
“Now Christians are the only people
that it is politically correct to persecute [in America],” Gohmert
stated. “And we've got to see that turned around or we're not
going to see the blessings that America has experienced in the
past.”
“It seems like at first gay advocates
wanted tolerance, then they wanted acceptance, then they wanted
celebration, and now they're intolerant. What do you think of that
cycle?” host Dave Garrison asked.
“It is extremely unfortunate that
Christians all over the country now are being persecuted for
believing what Moses said [about marriage],” Gohmert
replied.
Gohmert, a Republican, has previously
compared
gay rights advocates to Nazis.