I'm confused about the American Republican party

[kandrathe]

Pretty damned stupid, if you ask me.

The opposition to gayness from religious groups is based on Judaic law and that it is outright declared sinful in the Bible. My observation is that religious people are against sin, and not so much against sinners. So, the "pray the gay away" is a silly attempt to address gayness as sin rather than as biological predisposition.

This is where religion becomes intransigent. It's in the book. Those religious groups who have "tolerated" gayness are seen as going against commonly held doctrine.