Anti-Gay Groups Mount ‘Texas Response’
State Representative Scott Sanford, R-McKinney, stood on the stage of the Southern Baptist megachurch where he serves as executive pastor on Tuesday and accepted a religious freedom award from the anti-LGBT group Texas Values.
But Sanford said God ultimately deserves the credit for passage of his so-called Pastor Protection Act, aimed at preventing clergy and churches from being forced to participate in same-sex weddings.
“It was much like being on a mission trip, and you see things just beginning to happen that you can’t explain,” Sanford said. “God was doing things, and I just happened to be along for the ride.”
Progressive groups say the Pastor Protection Act merely reaffirms First Amendment protections, and it cleared the House 141-2 with support from two openly LGBT lawmakers. However, Texas Values President Jonathan Saenz claimed the law protects all religious organizations and employees, as well as church-affiliated hospitals, campgrounds and other facilities.
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