Hate and bigotry is learned, and can be unlearned. Making it a sacred belief however puts it above rational discourse, etc… I blame religion for that.
I mean… if your gullible enough to accept the absurdities required of the faithful, then you are likely not intellectually equipped to make the distinction between the good and bad within your religion.
Not defending the guys beliefs… or even giving him a pass on his obvious bigotry. I can’t tell if he’s sincerely convinced, or just confirming his bias by putting Jesus on his side. I can tell he’s not motivated to not be a bigot. Generally even the dullest of religious folks can find a way to rationalize any desired behavior to be acceptable within the confines of their beliefs… it just raises the transaction cost.
For example the pray the gay away folks and their hypocritical reversal of their press releases.
