During Wednesday's GOP presidential
debate, Ben Carson insisted that his opposition to marriage equality
doesn't make him a homophobe.
CNBC moderator Carl Quintanilla asked
Carson about serving on the board of Costco given his opposition to
gay rights.
“Obviously you don't understand my
views on homosexuality,” Carson responded. “I believe our
constitution protects everybody regardless of their sexual
orientation or any other aspect. I also believe marriage is between
one man and one woman. There is no reason you can't be perfectly
fair to the gay community.”
“They shouldn't automatically assume
that because you believe that marriage is between one man and one
woman that you are a homophobe. This is one of the myths that the
Left perpetrates on our society and this is how they frighten people
and get people to shut up. That's what the PC culture is all about
and it's destroying this nation.”
“The fact of the matter is, we the
American people are not each other's enemies. It's those people who
are trying to divide us who are the enemies,” he added.
In 2013, Carson compared marriage
equality to bestiality and pedophilia. More recently, he said
allowing
gay couples to marry “negates the word of God.”