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  • Senate bans pastor after he condemns same-sex marriage (criticized for citing Jesus twice in prayer)

    12/13/2006 9:55:19 AM PST · by Coleus · 23 replies · 950+ views
    Star Ledger ^ | 12.13.06 | JEFF DIAMANT
    The Rev. Vincent Fields says he didn't plan to speak out against same-sex marriage when he offered the invocation at the opening of the Senate session on Monday. At first, he prayed for wisdom and understanding for the senators. But then, the Absecon pastor recalled yesterday, "the Holy Spirit took over, and I had to pray what he said." What Fields said next -- on a day a Senate committee advanced a bill allowing civil unions for same- sex couples -- has gotten the pastor banned from giving future Senate invocations. "We curse the spirit that would come to bring...