"Watching the latest Republican tap-dance to court "values voters," it's clear, once again, that "religion" and "tradition" are unsubtle code words for anti-LGBT politics. Faith-based political organizations like Iowa's The Family Leader have so thoroughly occupied the language of faith and values, that even critics of their politics assume that traditional Christianity goes hand in hand with conservative sexual and gender politics. According to the way many people understand the politics of religion and sexuality, the more "traditional" a person's faith, the more directly that faith demands opposition to LGBT rights."
Read more: Re-Occupy 'Tradition': The History Of Faith And LGBT Rights
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