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Texas Senate Passes Bill Protecting Pastors from Performing Gay Marriages

Texas Senate Passes Bill Protecting Pastors from Performing Gay Marriages The Texas Senate passed a bill on Tuesday which would protect the rights of certain religious organizations and pastors to refuse participation in marriage ceremonies which violate their sincerely-held religious beliefs. The Governor said he will sign a bill that offers such protection to pastors and ministers. Senator Craig Estes (R-Wichita Falls) authored Senate Bill 2065, entitled “Freedom of Religion with Respect to Recognizing or Performing Certain Marriages.” “Pastors’ First Amendment rights are very important, and they should not be caused to do something that violates their sincerely held beliefs,”… View Article