5. “He opposes marriage equality.”
Rand Paul has a message about his rad retro views on marriage for all you cool kids out there.
Posted by Democratic Party on Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Another mis-characterization spouted over and over is that Senator Paul “opposes marriage equality.” While it is true that Paul (a conservative Christian Southerner in his 50s) personally believes that marriage is between a man and a woman, he has always maintained that marriage should be kept out of the hands of the federal government, and that such issues would be best resolved by allowing private parties to contract of their own.
Most important to note is that Paul’s comments about there being a “moral crisis” concerning gay marriage are, in their totality, quite libertarian. Paul makes the case that Christians who believe that permitting same-sex marriage will result in moral decay should attempt to sway public opinion privately, rather than looking to government in Washington to solve their problems. While many may disagree that the advance of gay marriage rights is a negative, it should be easily agreed upon that any change should occur through culture and not through government coercion.
