By Peter Montgomery
At the Values Voter Summit it didn't take long to become clear that gay-bashing is a forever issue for the religious right. The repeal of the military ban on openly gay servicemembers, and the Obama administration's recent memo permitting chaplains to conduct ceremonies for same-sex couples if they choose, were the source of great anxiety.
In a panel on the military, with Sen. Jeff Sessions and retired Lt. General Benjamin Mixon, Family Research Council president Tony Perkins suggested that the Obama administration is "ignoring the law" by telling military chaplains that have the option to conduct ceremonies for same-sex couples if they so desire, and putting the religious liberty of anti-LGBT chaplains at risk.
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