Craig Northcott (pictured) is facing an investigation after calling Islam an 'evil belief system' and making controversial remarks about gay couplesA district attorney in Tennessee is facing an investigation after calling Islam an 'evil belief system' and saying that he would not prosecute domestic violence cases involving gay couples because he did not recognize their marriage. According to a CAIR screenshot, Northcott, who has been Coffee County DA since 2014, wrote a Facebook post calling Islam's belief system 'evil, violent and against God's truth'. In a separate controversy, Northcott said that he would not protect gay couples under domestic violence laws because he does not believe in same-sex marriage. 'The reason that there's enhanced punishment on domestic violence is to recognize and protect the sanctity of marriage,' he said. Chris Sanders of LGBT group Tennessee Equality Project said: 'This is an extremely scary situation for an domestic violence survivor in Coffee County.

Source: Daily Mail June 11, 2019 14:10 UTC