The Brody File noticed an interesting interview Mike Huckabee did with Christianity Today. Check out his remarks about Israel and gay marriage:
Christianity Today: You've lamented President Obama's policy toward the Middle East. What policy actions would you take instead?
Mike Huckabee: Well, for one thing, I would give up the naïve idea that we're going to obtain peace by continuing to press the Israelis for abandonment of their own land and giving up levels of their security. That's unrealistic and unworkable. We need to give up assuming there is some way in which peace can be obtained by forcing the Israelis to yield over both real estate and security while getting nothing in return. The second thing is the Palestinians have not even acknowledged the existence of Israel as rightfully existing. Until that happens, I think we should discontinue any serious conversations about peace. There's not going to be any.
Christianity Today: You've called a two-state solution unrealistic.
Mike Huckabee: You can't have two states occupying the same piece of land. If a two-state solution means two states are occupying the same piece of real estate, that's unrealistic. The United States would never accept it if the Canadians began to lob rockets into Buffalo, New York, or Detroit, Michigan. There's no way the Americans would say, "Well, you know what, maybe we should give up major parts of Buffalo and Detroit, and if we do, the Canadians will be nicer about it. And in fact, why don't we just have joint government in Detroit and joint government in Buffalo." There's not a single breathing American who would accept that. Nobody. And yet we're asking the Israelis to accept that for Jerusalem and for major portions of their country. That's why I say we're asking of others what we would never tolerate for ourselves.
Christianity Today: There seems to be a lot of talk about an internal struggle within the Republican Party. For instance, should a pro-gay-marriage candidate be welcomed in the party?he whole interview is here
Mike Huckabee: It's one thing to say that person should be welcomed in the party. The party is big enough to accept people who have different points of view that don't necessarily agree, but I think the overwhelming majority of the party is still very conservative, both fiscally and socially. While I'm very comfortable with someone saying, "I'm a Republican, but I believe in same-sex marriage," I would not be comfortable with the party as a party deciding to make that part of its platform. At that point, they would lose me. If they became a party that supported the termination of an unborn human life for no reason, I would find that at that point the party has left me. But does that mean everyone has to agree with me? Of course not. You can continue to be part of the party even if the party's official platform is pro-life and pro-marriage.
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