Texas AG Ken Paxton: We Must Protect Christians From Hateful Gays And Their Corporate Cronies

[TexasTowelie]

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (shown above with Sen. Ted Cruz) threw a temper tantrum Thursday morning over the demise of anti-LGBT proposals in the 84th Texas Legislature.

In a press release marking the signing of the so-called “Pastor Protection Act,” Paxton said the bill—which merely reaffirms existing protections under state and federal law—is “not enough":

“We now have much more work to do to ensure that all Texans can practice their faith and, among other things, recognize traditional marriage without being punished, harassed or discriminated against for their beliefs,” Paxton wrote. “What about the wedding photographer, the event planner, the caterer, the bed and breakfast owner, cake baker or any other Texas small business owner who is threatened or sued for carrying out their work according to their faith? What about the religiously-affiliated adoption agency that believes it should only place a child in a home with traditional marriage? What about the private school that teaches traditional marriage but is told it is an ‘issue’? Will that school lose its 501c3 tax-exempt status, as was suggested by the U.S. Solicitor General while arguing against traditional marriage in the Supreme Court?”

Paxton said he is “hopeful” and “prayerful” that the high court will rule against same-sex marriage later this month. He also took a swipe at groups like the Texas Association of Business, the state’s chamber of commerce, which came out against two sweeping, anti-LGBT religious freedom proposals:

“Whatever the Court decides, the people of Texas and its leadership must not sit idly by in the face of hostility and harassment at the hands of a small but loud chorus of activists and the few corporate cronies cowed by them who denounce Texans simply for standing in defense of traditional marriage,” Paxton wrote. “Our very first freedom is religious freedom. It is the essence of who we are as Americans and is the foundation of the God-given liberties enshrined in the Bill of Rights. It is our responsibility to stand up and protect people of faith from hate and intolerance, and we should take whatever steps necessary to make clear we will defend people of faith and their sincerely-held belief in traditional marriage.”

Paxton, who admitted to securities fraud last year, previously filed a lawsuit to prevent gay workers from taking unpaid leave to care for their sick spouses.

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[randys1]

1. They want a war...make no mistake, well they think they do, I mean.

Their hate for Gay people is so strong, I simply dont see this ending well at all.

[bobalew]

2. Xstian American Sharia Law....

NT

[Fred Sanders]

3. Indeed. The burning, infantile hate they have is religious based. Money may be the root of all evil but extremist

religious beliefs based soley on fact-free xenophobia has to be the tree.

Maria Law is America's shame. That the media shuns all discussion of how religion is rotting the GOP is another.