A state legislator is asking authorities to investigate death threats allegedly made against him and his family related to his online comments concerning same-sex marriage.
"We got several death threats on Saturday left on the answering machine," said Rep. Andy Gipson, R-Braxton.
Gipson had posted May 10 on his Facebook account his response to President Barack Obama's public support of same-sex marriage. Over the weekend, the comments went viral when several national blogs and online publications - including The Huffington Post - started linking to them.
...The Huffington Post posted a headline suggesting Gipson was calling for the death of homosexuals. The Leviticus passage talks about putting to death two men having sexual relations.
"Nothing could be further from the truth," Gipson said in a news release. "I have never publicly or privately called for the killing of any people."
Gipson also defended his comments on Facebook.
"What I did intend and did say is that the Bible clearly defines homosexual conduct as morally wrong - a sin," Gipson posted in response.
Gipson said he's most concerned with the threats in which his family members are listed.
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That's love and tolerance for you.
@Son of Adam
Exactly. Everyone knows the left is full of intolerance and bigotry. It just takes people with the guts to stand up and say it.
One boy wanted to be graded as in school. He got one bad grade. He said: 'That's love and tolerance for you.' Love doesn't mean permissiveness. And there's not one single type of 'tolerance'. The word tolerance comes from 'tolerate', and that's exactly what we do with queers wanting to dominate the world through their sad stories. Show me a 'gay' (smiling) martyr and i will show you 10 martyrs who are not gay.