From Talking Points Memo
Fresh off his keynote speech at the Faith And Freedom Conference in Washington last weekend, Herman Cain took a socially conservative hardline stance on sexual orientation in an interview with CBS News.
“I believe homosexuality is a sin because I’m a Bible-believing Christian, I believe it’s a sin,” Cain said, adding, “I believe it is a choice.”
This puts Cain right in the sweet spot for evangelical voters, but perhaps on the wrong side of the American electorate.
Recent polling has shown Americans are more tolerant of gays and lesbians than ever before. Americans are increasingly comfortable with same-sex couples getting married and raising children. When the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy was ended in Congress last year, the public was overwhelmingly on board.
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