This is a topic that people take very seriously. By commenting in this thread, you are taking a chance of being vilified yourself for having an opinion.
OT - I think that asking a religious heterosexual male about his sexual preferences could always lead to this result. People need to remember that the Gay/Lesbian community seemingly makes up only 5% of the US population. So, his basic belief of not understanding the want to sleep with another man is not odd. The only thing odd in todays world is admitting it as a public figure. He more or less just quoted the bible for his general beliefs. It is not uncommon to lean on religion when a person can't comprehend the science or nature of things.
As far as his comments on african americans, he was retelling his personal experiences. Not every person has been involved or witnessed the horrible things that happened to the black community back in the day. Why does he need to be chastised for not being involved?
It is near the end of the end....
