On the subject of dealing with two ideas of what the facts are —the disturbing lack of understanding of empirical science is evident:

Why Conservatives Believe in Anti-Gay Pseudo-Science

The anti-gay-rights movement’s claims about homosexuality are based on the worst kind of junk “science.”

On May 8, North Carolinians will vote on a constitutional amendment that defines a marriage between a man and a woman as the “only domestic legal union” the state will recognize — thereby barring LGBT marriage equality. The amendment would also ban civil unions, and end domestic partner benefits, like prescription drug and health care coverage, for the partners and children of public employees. At its deepest level, this issue is about fairness for everyone under the law. But less mentioned is that it is also about science, and what’s factually true.