Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, addressed a standing room only crowd at Grand Rapids Community College drew cheers from the crowd this past  week when asked about LGBT rights and equality the 89 year old Carter replied “I never knew of any word or action of Jesus Christ that discriminated against anyone.”.

In 2012, Carter said he supported marriage equality for same-sex couples: “I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies.”