Mike Johnson defends anti-gay past, but claims he now loves us despite our “lifestyle choices”
pic.twitter.com/SA73sCvMNzHe also seemed to suggest that as an attorney, he was merely fighting to defend the then law of the land.“I was a litigator that was called upon to defend the state marriage amendments. “I made a career defending the rule of law, I respect the rule of law,” Johnson said. “When the Supreme Court issued the Obergefell opinion, that became the law of the land, okay.“I respect the rule of law and also genuinely love all people, regardless of their lifestyle choices,” he said. “This is not about the people themselves.
I am a Bible-believing Christian.”Not that he seemed too happy with the Supreme Court Obergefell ruling, which he said redefined the concept of marriage.“They changed the definition of marriage that had been regarded by every human society for about 5,000 years.
But when five justices on the Supreme Court changed it, that became the law of the land.”Mike Johnson, complaining that gay couples now have the right to marry: They changed the definition of marriage… 5 justices changed it pic.twitter.com/QPQp6XfuScJohnson himself may not remember some of his old viewpoints, but the internet never forgets.
He here is from a few years ago saying that changing the definition of marriage will lead to “chaos and sexual anarchy.”Mike Johnson, calling to ban same-sex marriage: If you change the definition of marriage, then you open the floodgates for chaos and sexual anarchy pic.twitter.com/DdALk3Xq9ABack in 2004, Johnson voiced support for a Louisiana amendment banning same-sex marriage.
