• Mike Huckabee has firmly expressed his opposition to gay marriage by supporting a constitutional amendment banning it. Explaining his stance, he has provided the clarification that he is a firm supporter of traditional marriage and therefore opposes anything which is an alternative to the traditional form of marriage.
• On comparing same-sex marriage with polygamy, Mike Huckabee questions those who find his views bigoted and intolerant by asking that when the same stand is taken against polygamy then there are no accusations which are made.
• In spite of his opposition, Mike Huckabee holds the personal opinion that every individual has the right to decide his own sexual preference regardless of the opinion held by others even though the choice may not be consistent with the rules of the Bible.
• Mike Huckabee is of the view that instead of approving same-sex marriage people should be concentrating on improving the existent norm of a heterosexual marriage as this is the only way to improve the society.
• Expressing the view that same-sex marriage would mean re-defining the institution of marriage, Mike Huckabee says that a re-definition of an age-old institution is not required by the society if the goals of progress and improvement in the right direction are to be achieved.
• Mike Huckabee has long been associated with the movement which opposes granting of any rights to same-sex couples. In this regard, he has even expressed his dismay at the court ruling which rejected a ban on same-sex parents saying that the court seems more interested in granting the needs of gay couples rather than the needs of children requiring foster care.
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