article_snippet: This level of ignorance is so last century, so near-irrelevant, that I'm hesitant even to respond.
article_snippet: But no one who holds these beliefs belongs in a race for the 2016 White House.
article_snippet: But presidential candidates don't get that leeway.
article_snippet: These views belong in another decade, not modern America.
article_snippet: Yet America offers certain protections based on religion.
article_snippet: People still deserve rights.
article_snippet: That's a stance that, again, thankfully, is getting exceedingly rare in national politics.
article_snippet: It's also an issue that, along with transgender rights and employment discrimination against LGBT people, should be a focal point in the 2016 campaign cycle.
article_snippet: I do think we live in America these days.
article_snippet: And the American people damn sure shouldn't have to listen to it.
article_snippet: Especially coming from a 2016 presidential contender, it's almost laughably irrelevant.
highlights_snippet: Carson's views belong in another decade, not modern America, John D. Sutter says .