Earlier this month Representative Louie Gohmert, a conservative Republican from Texas, claimed US Christians could face hate crime charges by being against gay sexuality.

Gohmert, as reported by Right Wing Watch, spoke at a Tea Party sponsored rally in Dallas.

The representative wondered how same-sex unions benefit human evolution.

‘By the way I just ask you this question to ponder,’ Gohmert said. ‘For someone who believes in evolution … that throughout the history of the universe, and particularly Earth, that people have come together and born an offspring from different species that has evolved and given us stronger and better species, how does the mating of two males evolve the species upwards?’

He charged the Obama White House thinks being against gay sexuality is against the law.

‘There’s no right, we are told by the administration, to openly believe homosexuality is wrong without encroaching on the possibility of a hate crime,’ the Republican said.

Gohmert added Christians are far removed from hate.

‘We’re not haters as Christians; we’re lovers.’

Gohmert, who has served in the US House since 2004, is firmly against the long-stalled Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). This past April, he compared gay marriage to bestiality.

The Tea Party is a four-year-old political movement that advocates reductions in the federal budget and deficit. The name comes from the 1773 Boston Tea Party.

Below is a clip of Gohmert’s speech:

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