By By Brett Wilkins Jun 11, 2014 in Politics Oklahoma City - A Tea Party Republican candidate for Oklahoma's House of Representatives believes that gays should be stoned to death, but wants to leave the issue up to local communities to decide because he's "largely libertarian." The Bible, which many Oklahomans That's perfectly fine with Esk. Moore, Oklahoma journalist Rob Morris has "I think we would be totally in the right to do it," wrote Esk. "That goes against some parts of libertarianism, I realize, and I'm largely libertarian, but ignoring as a nation things that are worthy of death is very remiss." Esk added: "I would hope that libertarians who don't think perversion should be punished in any way between consenting adults would be open-minded and look at the different results between a state that ignores it and one that punishes it severely. And within a state, cities and communities may well have different policies, and I cheer that. That way, people can decide for themselves whether they want to live in a particular community based in part on how things like this are dealt with." KFOR "What I will tell you right now is that was done in the Old Testament under a law that came directly from God," Esk said of stoning gays to death. "I have no plans to, you know, reinstitute that in Oklahoma law. I do have some very huge moral misgivings about those kind of sins." Muslims make up just 0.8 percent of Oklahoma's population. Despite their tiny numbers and the fact that no effort to institute Islamic law has been made there, Oklahoma voters approved a constitutional amendment banning Sharia law in 2010, a measure later ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge. Scott Esk , who is running for the 91st district seat in the state House of Representatives, does not oppose religion-based law, but only if that religion is Judeo-Christian. The Tea Party candidate, who is also a member of the far-right John Birch Society , wants to govern Oklahoma according to Biblical principles.The Bible, which many Oklahomans believe to be the literal word of the Abrahamic deity figure "God," states that homosexuality is an "abomination" and explicitly prescribes execution by stoning as the punishment for gay sex.That's perfectly fine with Esk.Moore, Oklahoma journalist Rob Morris has posted Facebook comments by Esk in which the candidate expresses support for stoning gays to death."I think we would be totally in the right to do it," wrote Esk. "That goes against some parts of libertarianism, I realize, and I'm largely libertarian, but ignoring as a nation things that are worthy of death is very remiss."Esk added:KFOR reports Morris interviewed Esk about this and the candidate's other shocking statements."What I will tell you right now is that was done in the Old Testament under a law that came directly from God," Esk said of stoning gays to death. "I have no plans to, you know, reinstitute that in Oklahoma law. I do have some very huge moral misgivings about those kind of sins." More about Republicans, Tea party, scott esk, stone gays, Oklahoma More news from Republicans Tea party scott esk stone gays Oklahoma oklahoma house of re... john birch society