I think the thinly veiled bigotry in the comment below from Tony Perkins, head of the conservative Family Research Council (FRC), goes a long way in describing how these people think. He was being interviewed on CNN regarding the Mark Foley congressional page scandal.
The key phrase - "But it shouldn't be totally surprising when we hold up tolerance and diversity as the guidepost for public life, this is what you end up getting".
So, tolerance and diversity is bad. I see. Shall we start the segregation and discrimination again? Back of the bus!
PERKINS: Oh, I -- there's no defense of this behavior. It's outrageous; it's shocking. But it shouldn't be totally surprising when we hold up tolerance and diversity as the guidepost for public life, this is what you end up getting. A congressman chasing 16-year- old boys down the halls of Congress; it's a shame. It's a tragedy and it does need to be addressed but not just the symptoms here.
