BARACK OBAMA: “CHRISTIANIST” THEOCRAT?

Several gay friends and wealthy gay donors to Senator Barack Obama have asked him over the years why, as a matter of logic and fairness, he opposes same-sex marriage even though he has condemned old miscegenation laws that would have barred his black father from marrying his white mother.

The difference, Mr. Obama has told them, is religion.

As a Christian — he is a member of the United Church of Christ — Mr. Obama believes that marriage is a sacred union, a blessing from God, and one that is intended for a man and a woman exclusively.

My guess is that the reason he’s not getting more flak on this is that lots of people who’d be upset by it just don’t believe him. What will they say if it turns out he’s telling the truth?