Obama puts gay ‘marriage’ stance front and center on the campaign trail
May 17, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - After announcing his support for gay “marriage” earlier this month, President Obama appears to be putting the issue front and center in his campaign, reiterating his stance in a recently released campaign video, and in comments to the media and potential donors. In an interview filmed Monday for ABC ’s the View, Obama said that his current stance was influenced by gay family friends in “wonderful relationships” who told him he should support gay “marriage” and not just civil unions because “words matter.” Obama added that the issue is “going to be a big contrast in the campaign,” since his opponent, Mitt Romney , is in favor of a constitutional amendment that would ban gay “marriage.” His remarks echoed criticisms directed at the presumptive Republican nominee in a campaign video released last week which accused Romney of wanting to “take us back” rather than “move us forward.” The president was elusive about his own stance on feder