Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday put the Obama administration clearly on the opposite side of Christians seeking religious freedom in the debate over human sexuality, prompting praise from gay rights activists and criticism from GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry.
"Now, raising this issue, I know, is sensitive for many people and that the obstacles standing in the way of protecting the human rights of LGBT people rest on deeply held personal, political, cultural, and religious beliefs," said Clinton.
Clinton announced that the U.S. would spend $3 million in aid and the full strength of their diplomacy to expand the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people worldwide.
Texas Gov. and GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry was critical of the administrations comments.
Read more at AT2W"President Obama has again mistaken America's tolerance for different lifestyles with an endorsement of those lifestyles," Perry said in a statement. "I will not make that mistake."
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