Jimmy Carter Says He Believes ‘Jesus Would Approve of Gay Marriage’ – TheBlaze

In an interview with Marc Lamont Hill of HuffPost Live on July 7, Carter said he thought that the Christian doctrines of love and acceptance outweighed any prohibition against same-sex activity.

Though he admitted he doesn’t have any supporting Scripture, ex- President Jimmy Carter says he believes Jesus would approve of gay marriage.

“I believe Jesus would”.

Carter’s remarks come less than two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that state-level gay marriage bans are unconstitutional.

The one-term Democratic president also said that he believes Jesus “would encourage … any love affair that was honest and sincere”. I believe Jesus would”, Carter answered, but admitted, “I don’t have any verse in Scripture.

Carter, a Baptist who said he still teaches classes each Sunday, said there was only one instance where he found his faith in contradiction to his political beliefs. “The only thing I would draw a line on is I wouldn’t be in favor of the government being able to force a local church congregation to perform gay marriages if they didn’t want to”, the ex- president said. “That’s just my own personal opinion”.

Carter explains he has supported abortion rights in office because he took an oath to uphold the US Constitution, which Carter believes protect the right to abortion.