article_snippet: Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson had landed Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson in hot water on Wednesday morning after appearing on CNN's New Day. 
article_snippet: Ask yourself that question,' Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson said.
article_snippet: Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson then spoke out against gay marriage. '
article_snippet: Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson said Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson believes marriage should be decided at the state level, this on the same day the Alabama Supreme Court ignored a federal ruling and in a near unanimous vote ordered the state's probate judges to stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples.
article_snippet: Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson has long been outspoken on the subject of gay marriage, which Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson compared to bestiality and pedophilia in a 2013 speech.
article_snippet: In an interview with Sean Hannity, Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson said; 'My thoughts are that marriage is between a man and a woman.
article_snippet: The comments came as a shock at the time as up to that point Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson has come across as an affable and moderate Republican in a series of interviews.
article_snippet: The backlash was so strong, especially among young Americans, that Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson was forced to withdraw from delivering the commencement address at Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson alma mater Johns Hopkins.
article_snippet: Earlier this week Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson launched an exploratory committee to run for president, becoming the first high-profile Republican candidate to potentially enter the 2016 race.