on the nation. i don t know mr. robertson, but i believe he is acting according to his conscience. but, in the process, is he actually hurting his own cause. having written a book about jesus, i know this much: he was adamantly against bad behavior that injures other people e would not condemn another woman in his presence who was adult truss. time and time again the nazarene persuaded folks that his way of living was worthy because it was so compassionate. homosexual americans should not be demonized just like devout christians should not be demonized and people have strong beliefs should understand the big picture. portraying gay americans as sinners gives license to harm them. it s insulting and demeaning. jesus would persuade not condemn. there has been no one more involved in protecting judeo-christian tradition in america than me.
on the nation. i don t know mr. robertson, but i believe he is acting according to his conscience. but, in the process, is he actually hurting his own cause. having written a book about jesus, i know this much: he was adamantly against bad behavior that injures other people e would not condemn another woman in his presence who was adult truss. time and time again the nazarene persuaded folks that his way of living was worthy because it was so compassionate. homosexual americans should not be demonized just like devout christians should not be demonized and people have strong beliefs should understand the big picture. portraying gay americans as sinners gives license to harm them. it s insulting and demeaning. jesus would persuade not condemn. there has been no one more involved in protecting judeo-christian tradition in america than me.
bill: you have a secular christmas tree in a public look, the white house has a christmas tree, okay? so what s the difference? the white house. you are wrong, bill. they call it a white house tree. bill: it s a christmas tree. barack obama calls it a christmas tree. is he your guy. he calls it a christmas tree. for 89 years presidents and americans have come together to light the national christmas tree. times are changing and here in this building previous governors not only me i just said continue what the previous governor has done and that s what i have did. you like to make a lot of controversy so all i can say on this one you are wrong. bill: all i want to do is keep the traditions of christmas that make most americans happy, the polls show 90% of americans celebrate christmas and they want to call it a christmas tree. you are in the minority. you are imposing your will and you re making people unhappy in a season of joy. that s not right. you are not doing the rig
bill: you have a secular christmas tree in a public look, the white house has a christmas tree, okay? so what s the difference? the white house. you are wrong, bill. they call it a white house tree. bill: it s a christmas tree. barack obama calls it a christmas tree. is he your guy. he calls it a christmas tree. for 89 years presidents and americans have come together to light the national christmas tree. times are changing and here in this building previous governors not only me i just said continue what the previous governor has done and that s what i have did. you like to make a lot of controversy so all i can say on this one you are wrong. bill: all i want to do is keep the traditions of christmas that make most americans happy, the polls show 90% of americans celebrate christmas and they want to call it a christmas tree. you are in the minority. you are imposing your will and you re making people unhappy in a season of joy. that s not right. you are not doing the rig
them up. i think they will take one. there is nine they have to consider can respect to gay marriage. some involve prop 8 out in california. some involve the defense of marriage act which is a federal law signed by president clinton. that defines marriage as between a man and a woman for federal purposes and says, hey, if texas recognizes, well, maybe if vermont recognizes gay marriage but texas doesn t and the couple moves to texas, texas is under no obligation to recognize that marriage. that s one of the things that defense of marriage act does. bill: what it all comes down to i think on the umbrella issue of whether homosexual americans are being denied the right to do something that heterosexual americans are k. do. that s what it comes down to. these cases aren t necessarily going to force the court to consider that issue though. bill: that s the issue. larger issue that same sex marriage proponents want to come before the supreme court at some point. i don t know if they