And in 2011 he told me the following about homosexuality:

"If people adhere to the tenets of Christianity, the acceptance of that sin will not be the norm. How society deals with it is going to determine to a certain extent how much that lifestyle flourishes, and it should not flourish."

He suggested that the pay gap between men and women was due largely to men seeking better pay because they expect to be the primary breadwinners:

"In my personal experience, the reason most men make more than most women is that most men set themselves up or view themselves as breadwinners in the family. So, frequently it’s not unusual to have a guy working 50 or 60 hours a week and the gal’s working 35 or 40 hours a week."

Indeed, the real problem is the country kicking men to the curb, he has said.

"Our country is not going to survive if we continue this war on men," he told a tea party rally in 2010.