Colorado state Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt struck again this week with remarks about gay Boy Scout leaders — and Democrats argue that verbal condemnations from Republicans are not enough.
“What they’re going to do is promote homosexual men to mentoring and camping with your boys in the woods, and it will lead to child abuse,” Klingenschmitt said. “The children are in danger.”
Quoting the Bible, Klingenschmitt said, “Whoever causes one of those little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.”
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As , Colorado Republicans are rejecting the Colorado Springs Republican’s latest inflammatory remarks. Polly Lawrence, the assistant House GOP leader, echoed a line from when Klingenschmitt linked a horrific attack on a Longmont pregnant woman to abortion, suggesting it was a “curse of God.”
“As we have said before, even though Rep. Klingenschmitt is the duly elected representative for House District 15, he does not speak for the House Republicans,” she said in a statement. “Rep. Klingenschmittap inflammatory rhetoric was once again hurtful and does not represent the views of our caucus.”
For Democrats, the verbal rebuke’s are not enough. The Colorado House Democratic LGBT caucus issued a joint statement saying Republicans must take action. “If House Minority leadership does not act, then they are condoning this type of conduct from one of their caucus members; House GOP leadership’s actions will speak volumes,” the statement said.
