Mike Pence

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Mike Pence is the United States Vice President-elect, due to take office in January 2017. He is a fundamentalist, evangelical Christian. He has attended both Catholic and nondenominational churches and claims he bases his views on Christian values.

Views based on Christian fundamentalism[edit]

  • Abortion: We’ll see Roe v. Wade consigned to the ash heap of history where it belongs [...] I’m pro-life and I don’t apologize for it[1]
  • Intelligent design: I also believe that someday scientists will come to see that only the theory of intelligent design provides even a remotely rationale explanation for the known universe.[2]
  • Evolution is only a theory: Charles Darwin never thought of evolution as anything other than a theory. He hoped that some day it would be proven by the fossil record but did not live to see that, nor have we [emphasis mine].[...] But no one is pointing out that the textbooks will need to be changed because the old theory of evolution taught for 77 years in the classrooms of America as fact is suddenly replaced by a new theory, or I hasten to add, I am sure we will be told a new fact. [...] And now that we have recognized evolution as a theory, I would simply and humbly ask, can we teach it as such and can we also consider teaching other theories of the origin of species?[3]
  • Gay marriage: Marriage was ordained by God and instituted in law. It is the glue of the American family and the safest harbor to raise children. Conservatives must defend traditional marriage by passing the Federal Marriage Amendment. [4]
  • Conversion therapy: Resources should be directed toward those institutions which provide assistance to those seeking to change their sexual behavior.[5]
  • Contraception: [...] condoms are a very, very poor protection against sexually transmitted diseases[6]
  • Legal protection of the freedom of conscience: This bill is not about discrimination and if I thought it legalized discrimination I would have vetoed it.[7]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Theory of the Origin of Man, House of Representatives - July 11, 2002