Abbott Serves Up Some Extra-Lean Red Meat on Gay Marriage

[TexasTowelie]

Ten years ago, then-Gov. Rick Perry held an unnecessary, ceremonial signing of Texas’ anti-gay marriage amendment at a Fort Worth church.

At 9:30 a.m. Thursday, with the marriage amendment likely to be struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court later this month, Gov. Greg Abbott will stage a ceremonial signing of the so-called “Pastor Protection Act.”

“Governor Greg Abbott will sign legislation to strengthen religious liberties and pastor protections in the state of Texas at the Governor’s Mansion,” reads a Tuesday media advisory from the governor’s office.

When Perry signed the resolution putting the same-sex marriage ban amendment on the ballot, gay marriage was already prohibited by statute. Similarly, the Pastor Protection Act merely reaffirms existing protections under state and federal law—protections for clergy and churches against being forced to participate in weddings that violate their religious beliefs.

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[world wide wally]

1. Why is it that the gun lobby keeps saying that there are enough gun laws on the books to prevent

any kind of mass murder taking place, but the "Freedom of Religion" is never enough for the anti-gay crowd. Why is it so important that they get all these other "liberties" when it is already written into the Constitution that they are free to worship however they like?