Senator Ronán Mullen has spoken in support of the controversial beliefs of school teacher, Enoch Burke, and his family.
Mr Mullen said that Mr Burke had made “reasonable points” adding that he believes people should not be "forced to use language that they don't believe to be truthful.”
However, he also slammed the illegal actions of Mr Burke, saying that he and his family had "queered the pitch" for other conservative Christians like himself.