By Katherine Weber , Christian Post Reporter
March 27, 2013|4:05 pm
As the U.S. Supreme Court hears two possibly landmark cases regarding same-sex marriage this week, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus says that although he believes marriage should be reserved for a man and woman, he doesn't think the GOP party should act like "Old Testament heretics" regarding the issue.
"My position is that marriage is between a man and a woman, but my other position is also that you treat people with dignity and respect and love and grace and so I think that they're all compatible with each other," Priebus, who is the former chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party, said in an interview Monday with USA Today's Susan Page.
"I don't believe we need to act like, you know, Old Testament heretics either," Priebus continued.
When asked to expound on what he meant by "Old Testament heretics," Priebus told Page:
"I think that you have to strike a balance between principle and grace and respect and that's what I'm just trying to do...."
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