When asked if she thought, as was taught in her church, that prayer could cure the gays, Sara Palin responds...

Palin: [1] I am not going to judge Americans and the decisions that they make in their adult personal relationships. I have one of my absolute best friends for the last 30 years happens to be gay, and I love her dearly. And she is not my "gay friend," she is one of my best friends, who happens to have made a choice that isn't a choice that I have made.

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