Jimmy Carter: 'Jesus would approve gay marriage'

by Michael Langenmayr

Daily Kos Staff

Wednesday, Jul. 08, 2015 Wednesday, Jul. 08, 2015 at 9:40:25am PDT

ATLANTA, GA - SEPTEMBER 30: Former president Jimmy Carter prior to the game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Cincinnati Bengals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 30, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

Jimmy Carter continues to be the most awesome former president ever:

"I believe Jesus would. I don't have any verse in scripture. ... I believe Jesus would approve gay marriage, but that's just my own personal belief. I think Jesus would encourage any love affair if it was honest and sincere and was not damaging to anyone else, and I don't see that gay marriage damages anyone else," he said.

This isn't the first time Carter has invoked Jesus in support of the LGBT community. Cue right-wing heads exploding in 3, 2, 1 ...