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Anti-gay Texas group asks for donations to support law that has already passed
A Texas anti-gay group have started fundraising to show their support for a ‘pastor protection law’ – which has already been signed into Texan law back in June.
The ‘pastor protection act’ allows clergy to refuse to officiate same-sex marriage on ‘religious’ grounds, and has received tremendous media coverage since Gov. Greg Abbot signed the act into law on 11 June, and will go into effect on 1 September.
Despite the previous publicity the act has found, Texas Values president Jonathan Saenz is asking his followers for $25,000 ‘to educate and empower every Texas pastor and church to boldly proclaim God’s truth about marriage.’
In an open letter on his group’s website, Saenz says: ‘America today is occupied territory. The enemies of religious freedom occupy every power center from government to academia.
‘So it’s not enough for only a few well-informed pastors to know about our state’s new Pastor Protection Law. Every member of the Texas clergy and every Texas church must know they’re shielded against being forced to solemnize, perform, or celebrate a same-sex ‘marriage’ in violation of their beliefs.
‘Every dollar will ensure more pastors, churches, and fellow Texans are equipped with the protections of this new law.’
Clergy are already allowed to refuse to perform same-sex marriages under the US constitution.
Saenz, whose ex-wife left him for another woman, is an avid supporter of ‘gay cure’ therapy.
He has also claimed that LGBTI people want to throw Christians into ‘concentration camps’ and has said that same-sex marriage will lead to people ‘marrying their stepchildren’.
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