I am a proud Christian, and I do not endorse this person. I personally dislike the idea that homosexual couples are barred from the same rights and privileges that my wife and I enjoy. This, however, is not an indication that I approve of homosexual relationships.

Furthermore, I have a problem with politicians who use the bible as a platform for their political agendas. I had a hard time dealing with my fellow church-goers last year at election time because I found both candidates supporting agendas that contained items that were important to me as a Christian. However, I was scowled upon for choosing the agendas that were more important to me as a Christian because of their content, and not because the candidate loudly said, "I'm a Christian, and that's why i'm doing such-and-such." At any rate, I find those people who attempt to maneuver policically under the guise of any religion to be, more often than not, spin doctors and propaganda artists. For this reason, I try (as much as possible) to ignore the professed religions of political officials, and let their actions indicate where their intentions lie. As the Master said, "By their fruits you will know them."

On a side note, the parent's "real christian" argument sounds amazingly similar to the "no true scotsman" logical fallacy.