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gully Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-28-06 12:18 PM
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77. Some are, not all.
Let's examine Carter (an evangelical by his own account)

He (Carter) was the first president to make public statements in support of gay rights. In California in the late 1970s, voters were facing a law which would have banned gays and lesbians (and heterosexuals that endorsed gay rights) from working in the school system. At a speech in California, Carter urged voters to reject the bill. ----- The Carter White House had the first official visit by a gay rights organization, and allowed a group of gay veterans to participate in an official ceremony for the Vietnam War Memorial.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter

Some criticized Carter on this issue as well.
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