The whole point is to “flower shop” the churches.
Look for, within just a few weeks, some homos seeking out an evangelical church and demanding to be married in their church,
then having the AG or some judge come down on them and padlock their doors and jail their pastor.
I’ve been posting about that for years.
But look at the ruling and look at Abbot’s press release, then you should see there won’t be IN TEXAS any flower shops, bakeries, churches and so on that are shut down.
What I was saying was if Texas were to follow Alabama and get out of the business of issuing marriage licenses, then there would be nothing for the homosexuals to attack.
As for insurance and estate purposes, homosexual couples who claim they are ‘married’ won’t be able to show a state marriage license, they will have to use affidavits, tax returns etc.
If Texas can get itself away from state marriage licenses and protect churches and businesses, then they set an example for other states to follow.
38 states have either passed bans on same-sex marriage, voted down same-sex marriage proposals or amended their state constitutions to define marriage as between one man and one woman.
If Texas shows the way forward, then this SCOTUS ruling is a hollow victory. There will be nothing for homosexuals to attack save for workplace discrimination which is small and inconsequential.
Homosexual leaders are targeting churches and Christianity. They seek to ‘reform’ Christianity by forcing churches to acknowledge that homosexuality is normal, that’s it not a sin, Abbot appears to have shut down their opportunity in Texas to do that.
I expect homosexual law firms to drag Texas into court but they have to look at the words of the SCOTUS ruling which says to the effect that nothing in the ruling can be construed to change the doctrine of the Church.
So if traditional conservatives play it smart, this whole affair can be a big nothing although today’s ruling is emotional and a stain on our nation’s history.
I was one of the early ones to point out more than 5 years ago that the agenda of the homosexual movement was to topple the principles of the Church. And now it is obvious to everyone.
What I am saying now to people is don’t fall into despair, there are ways out of this darkness.
One way out that I am promoting heavily right now is on a current thread I posted yesterday here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3304160/posts
I predict the Article V movement which has been growing very quick will now grow even quicker as more and more people learn about.
I know a lib pastor who has no problem with government getting involved and restricting the rights they don’t believe in or like. They think it is impossible for their freedom of speech/religion to be impacted because of the Constitution. They may be in for a big surprise soon.