Pat Buchanan Calls For ‘A New Era Of Civil Disobedience’ Against LGBT Equality

As the LGBT community continues to challenge and win discrimination — be it by florists, bed & breakfasts, or T-shirt printers — conservatives have claimed that they are victims because their religious privilege should entitle them to discriminate. These arguments have increasingly become transparent, revealing that their intent to mistreat the LGBT community supersedes what their beliefs actually require of them. This is most apparent in a new op-ed from Fox New contributor Pat Buchanan. Writing for the extremist site WorldNetDaily, Buchanan argues that the advent of LGBT equality could mean the so-called “culture wars” might have to become literal with conservatives brazenly violating the law.

Buchanan juxtaposes LGBT rights with the racial civil rights movement, openly admitting that religious leaders will have to preach “principled rejection” and encourage their congregations to disobey laws. He believes “treating black folks decently” is the Christian thing to do, but the same can not be said for the LGBT community: