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From The Washington Stand. The Log Cabin Republicans, an LGBT group, hosted their “Spirit of Lincoln” gala Thursday night at Mar-a-Lago, the residence of former president Donald Trump. As Politico described the festivities, the event was a “joyous celebration of gay rights and — in a case of ironic timing — the historic same-sex marriage law signed by President Joe Biden days earlier.” Trump himself delivered “an enthusiastic affirmation of gay rights,” Politico continued. Said Trump, “We are fighting for the gay community, and we are fighting and fighting hard.”
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“It’s not the first time, actually, that we’ve seen the Log Cabin [Republicans] have an event there in Mar-A-Lago,” said FRC president Tony Perkins on “Washington Watch.” In fact, “other Republican leaders have been involved in the past. What was encouraging to see this time around [was] that we did not see the RNC involved.”
While Trump and the Log Cabin Republicans celebrated the congressional codification of same-sex marriage in the “Respect for Marriage Act,” evangelicals and other social conservatives were grieved. Perkins called it “a dark day for religious freedom.” He noted that “Marriage is an institution created by God for the well-being of men, women, children, and society as a whole — it cannot be redesigned without impoverishing them all.” …
Perkins and “Washington Watch” guest host Joseph Backholm continued to discuss the implications Trump’s decision might have on his relationship with evangelicals. “The church and social conservatives have something of a complex relationship with the former president,” said Backholm. “Complex, but I also think it’s transactional,” Perkins added. “SAGECons — spiritually active, governance engaged conservatives — were central to President Trump’s success in 2016. They are motivated not by personality, not by party politics, … but rather to policies that are in alignment with biblical truth and principles.” …
Trump’s commitment to the party platform translated into a number of policy victories for social conservatives. “He, of course, was probably the most pro-life president we’ve seen in several generations,” listed Backholm. “He was great on the Supreme Court, on religious freedom. He seems to actually intuitively get the gender stuff as well.” Perkins agreed. …
But Perkins said Trump could lose support among evangelicals and SAGECons if he reneges on his commitment to family, marriage, and religious freedom. “He can’t go down this path of trying to champion the redefinition of marriage and the confusion that comes with all this gender ideology — he can’t expect to have the same support that he has enjoyed, embracing these types of policies.” …
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(Excerpt from The Washington Stand. Photo Credit: Getty Images)