DENVER — Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council and a leading opponent of same-sex marriage, said during a Saturday interview with the Washington Examiner that social conservatives wouldn’t back down after the Supreme Court ruling that declared such unions a constitutional right.
Social conservatives have been fighting a losing battle against the expansion of same-sex marriage, which has gained broader public acceptance and, as of Friday, is now legal nationwide. But Perkins, in an interview following his speech at the Western Conservative Summit, argued that there are still a lot of Americans that don’t agree with the idea of gay marriage, and he predicted that the fight over marriage would morph into one over religious liberty.
“The idea that somehow conservatives or Christians are just going to lie down and get along with this agenda and just fall in line is just false,” Perkins predicted. “It’s just not going to happen.”
He said, “So I think what we’re going to see increasingly is this collision between this redefinition of marriage, how this works its way out in public policy and religious freedom. I’m just going to tell you, those that follow scripture will not yield on this.”
High profile fights have broken out over issues such as whether a baker should be allowed to refuse, based on religious beliefs, to cater to a gay wedding and Perkins argued that such conflicts will increase as a result of the decision.
Watch the whole interview above.
