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July 8, 2015

Title: Are Pastors Really Safe?
Topic: Pastor Protection Act

Discussed by Lt. Governor Dan Patrick
with Dan Patrick www.DanPatrick.org

During the recent Legislative Session, the Texas Senate passed SB2065, known as the Pastor Protection Act, which is designed to protect pastors who do not wish to reside over same-sex marriages. This seems like a ridiculous issue, but it was necessary Legislation. The homosexual mafia is already ten steps ahead of us; we need to stop “strategizing” and do something – now.

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick, Attorney General Ken Paxton, and others are on the run after the LGBT crowd. In fact, Paxton has issued a statement regarding the issue. But, was it enough? Will Paxton’s statement be effective in protecting pastors and government employees? There has been some confusion over his statement. Listen in as Lt. Governor Patrick gives his opinion…

“This is more than just about marriage. This is about undermining religious liberty for everyone on a number of levels,” Patrick says. Will our 1st Amendment rights stand or be trampled into the ground? Lt. Governor isn’t going to back down; he isn’t going anywhere. He will stay vigilant and vows to protect traditional marriage with all his might.

This is the exact wording from Attorney General Ken Paxton: “County clerks and their employees retain religious freedoms that may provide accommodation of their religious objections to issuing same-sex marriage licenses. Justices of the peace and judges also may claim that the government forcing them to conduct same sex wedding ceremonies over their religious objections, particularly when other authorized individuals have no objection to conducting such ceremonies, is not the least restrictive means of furthering any compelling governmental interest in ensuring that such ceremonies occur. Importantly, the strength of any particular religious accommodation claim depends on the particular facts of each case.”

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