Idaho’s Constitution Party was OK with gay governor candidate until he supported gays

[DonViejo]

Idaho’s far-right Constitution Party has ditched its nominee for governor, citing his support for same-sex marriage.

According to Boise Weekly‘s City Desk blog, the party, which spun off from the Idaho GOP, was fine with its candidate’s homosexuality, but broke with him and even tried to exorcise him when he expressed his support for a federal court’s ruling overturning the state’s ban on same-sex marriage.

Tensions between the nascent party and its nominee came to a head at the party’s state convention, which was held Aug. 1 and 2 in Cascade. Pankey is a 63-year-old born again Christian who is openly gay, but who says that he has been celibate since he accepted Christ.

On May 20, Pankey wrote a letter to state Attorney General Lawrence Wasden in which he urged Wasden to comply with a federal court’s ruling overturning Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage.

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[el_bryanto]

1. This whole story strikes me as odd

If someone wrote an article about the mentality of Idaho's constitutional party I'd read it, because certain aspects of this story don't line up very well. I assume it makes sense to a member of that party, but I don't see how.

Bryant

[DonViejo]

2. Care to be more specific...

about which "certain aspects of this story don't line up very well."?

[el_bryanto]

3. I don't understand how you can be fine with a gay candidate

and then get upset when it turns out they support gay marriage. I don't know what rationale gets you there.

Bryant

[DonViejo]

4. Because Pankey claims to be celibate...

and "accepted Christ" it is assumed he has no interest in the gay community or advancing the civil rights of the LGBT community.

[el_bryanto]

5. OK. Thanks for the explanation. nt