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AUSTIN, Texas The rabbi who defied Texas same-sex marriage ban and wed a lesbian couple last week led the morning prayer in the Republican-dominated Texas House on Wednesday, catching staunch supporters of the prohibition off-guard.
Rabbi Kerry Baker didnt reference the nuptials, which are being challenged by the state attorney general, but urged lawmakers to pay special attention to people who are marginalized and to treat everyone equally.
Its not enough to do what is good for the majority, but to do what is good for all of us, Baker said.
Baker then stood for a photo with Republican House Speaker Joe Straus, who later acknowledged he was unaware Baker was involved in the wedding, and Rep. Elliott Naishtat, the Austin Democrat who introduced Baker. Naishtat subsequently said he intentionally omitted details of Bakers role in the wedding during his introduction.
This is a place where we believe in free speech, and that begins with a prayer each day, Straus said after being told Baker oversaw the ceremony.
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2015/02/rabbi-who-presided-over-same-sex-wedding-leads-texas-house-in-prayer/
randys1
(16,286 posts)it makes me want to REACH out to someone
But that this good man did what he did, gives some hope
The hate they have for Gay folks is unbelievable
William769
(55,147 posts)Behind the Aegis
(53,973 posts)How long before this becomes about the Jews supporting gay marriage as a way to destroy the US? That was the argument used by many in regards to civil rights and the feminist movements.