Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association is just not very happy about anything these days. Not only is SCOTUS about to render a ruling on nationwide marriage equality that is expected to strike down state bans, but folks are demanding that confederate flags be taken down in response to the Charleston mass shooting. So, he is claiming that the LGBT rainbow flag is a hate flag, and should be taken down as well.
Breitbart apparently agrees.
Under the banner of what is dishonestly called a gay pride or gay “rights” flag, hate, fascism, and intolerance has festered for years, specifically against Christians and conservatives. Under the auspices of a “rights and equality” symbol, Leftists have been on a rampage to take way the rights of others through bullying, lies, and online terrorism. The list of misdeeds and victims resulting from an increasingly emboldened Big Gay Hate Machine continues to grow.
Under this banner of hate, people are outed against their will, terrorized out of business merely for being Christian, bullied and harassed for thoughtcrimes; moreover, “hate crimes” are being manufactured to keep us divided, Christians are refused service, death threats are hurled, and Christianity is regularly smeared as hate speech.
If individuals wish to fly this symbol of hate, oppression and bigotry on their own property, that is their choice in a free country. It is unconscionable, however, that this symbol of intolerance is allowed to fly above government-owned buildings. The symbol of bigots who seek to strip others of their First Amendment right to practice their religion has no place on government grounds.
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On the other hand, Ben Carson is refusing to discuss the issue currently.