In a press release issued by his movie
studio, EchoLight Studios, Rick Santorum warned that gay marriage
could lead to the persecution of Christians.
“Supreme Court will begin hearing
arguments to determine if same-sex marriage should be nationally
recognized in the United States starting April 28,” the
company said. “The outcome of these hearings, set for late
June, could cause a potentially damaging ripple effect for
conservative business owners who, based on their personal religious
beliefs, do not want to participate in same-sex wedding ceremonies as
was explored in the award-winning EchoLight Studios documentary, One
Generation Away.”
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Court justices appear divided on gay marriage.)
Santorum, a former senator and a
possible Republican candidate for the White House in 2016, said that
people “who want to live their life consistent with biblical
teachings are not being given space to do that.”
“It is an increasing view that if you
are not with this new orthodoxy, the secularism that is now coming
from the government, that these are the values that the government
values. If you don't live up to those values, well then you can be
persecuted and maybe even prosecuted for doing so,” Santorum added.