Presidential hopefuls react to gay marriage ruling

By David Roach - Posted at Baptist Press:

NASHVILLE (BP) -- Reaction among 2016 presidential candidates to the Supreme Court's nationwide legalization of gay marriage is divided largely along party lines, with all five Democrats in the race lauding the decision and at least 13 of 14 Republicans opposing it.

As marriage and religious liberty moved to center stage of the campaign, one pastor and former U.S. Senate candidate urged Christians to consider supporting a candidate financially.

"There are enough believers in this country that if everyone just did something, it would make a massive, massive difference," said Mark Harris, pastor of First Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., and a 2014 Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate.

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