Diana Cardenas, the wife of ACU head Al
Cardenas, says she supports Texas Governor Rick Perry's opposition to
gay marriage because the institution is “destructive.”
Al Cardenas recently took over
as chairman of the American Conservative Union (ACU), the
conservative group which annually organizes the Conservative
Political Action Conference (CPAC), and banned
gay GOP group GOProud from participating in CPAC.
In
a lengthy exchange on Facebook, Diana Cardenas addressed GOP
activist Ana Navarro's concerns about Perry's
inconsistent stance on gay marriage and went on to liken being
gay to bestiality, incest and a drug addiction.
“I want a candidate w/strong informed
opinions & beliefs & courage to stick by them even when not
politically convenient. Is that too much to ask these days?”
Navarro asked.
“I would be very disappointed if
Perry did not favor amending the Const to ban gay marriage,”
Cardenas replied. “These gay marriage laws are destructive …
Marriage is a vital social institution between members of the
OPPOSITE sex. It goes way beyond just an emotional relationship –
it serves as vital role in the stability and continuity of our
society, something which homosexual marriages cannot provide.”
“Gays are NOT being denied any civil
rights,” she asserted in another comment. “No, you are right,
they are not hiding in shame anymore – they are in our faces with
public display of affection, gay parades, gay rallies, non-stop
bombardment!!! As if that is not enough, now they are seeking to
make constitutional changes. The audacity!!!”
When Rena Doty Fraser asked why gay
marriage “is such a threat,” Cardenas answered: “Rena, it IS a
threat to society. It is not nature's way. They can't procreate,
can they?”
“You know I always wondered why
homosexuals are referred to as 'gay,' kind of an oxymoron? Nothing
really 'gay' about them or their movement … I am all for
intellectual honesty too!!”
“In the Garden of Eden, God placed
Adam & Eve – not Adam & Adam or Eve & Eve. That should
tell us something.”
“By the way … did Adam & Eve's
kids commit incest?” Fraser asked.
“Never heard about the kids, but if
they committed incest it was wrong. Two wrongs don't make a right,”
Cardenas responded.
“I offer no apologies for my
position,” she later added. “Whatever turns you on – men,
women, animals – just keep it behind closed door, please. Have
fun!!”