This in turn led prominent Islamic leaders to conclude that these texts were clearly not entirely true and therefore evidence of a false religion, and that false religion must be destroyed. In some theological circles, this is seen as a major cause of Muslim hostility against the Christian faith, an antagonism that has been increasing in virulence in the last decades.

Starkey described what he believes was harassment from police that he experienced while growing up as a homosexual. He said, however, that, "I am very, very concerned that a new sort of liberal morality is coming in, which as I said, is as intolerant, is as oppressive, is as intrusive into family life."

Is that an unpopular idea? Yes, with gays, but they are about 2% of voters.

DOMA passed Congress by overwhelming margins: 342-67 in the House and 85-14 in the Senate. Though initiated by Republicans, Democratic Bill Clinton signed it.

Ah, but that was in 1996, long before Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, New Hampshire, Vermont and Washington D.C. legalized same-sex marriages.

The Defense of Marriage Act [DOMA] emerged in 1996 as at least one state - Hawaii - indicated the very real possibility that it would vote to approve same-sex marriage. The Act makes clear that no state can require any other state to recognize a same-sex marriage, and that the federal government is prohibited from extending marital benefits to same-sex couples. The Senate approved the measure by a vote of 85 to 14. In the House of Representatives, the vote was 342 to 67.