"Private, personally held beliefs" Personally held, yes. But private? Hardly. Indeed, that's the problem. He made his personal beliefs very, very public. That

"Private, personally held beliefs" Personally held, yes. But private? Hardly. Indeed, that's the problem. He made his personal beliefs very, very public. That would be less problematic if he wasn't blocking the basic rights of others. But he was. After all, what we're talking about is carving out a legal exception to the 14th Amendment. What next? Canceling women's right to vote? Re-banning interracial marriage? Seriously, basic legal equality is one of the fundamental ground rules that makes a democracy work. Attacking that is fairly high on the list of unforgivable sins.