This possible anti-gay marriage amendment pisses us all off to no end. What disturbs me most is reading articles like this from the AAS, saying that Perry is going to meet with pastors to discuss it. I will bet you bottom dollar that he will be meeting with fundamentalist pastors. I don't think the pastor from my open-minded church (or any of the other pastors from "open/welcoming" churches in town) will be included in this. Of course the way the Statesman puts it:
Perry's note coincided with his plans to address 500 pastors about the amendment and voter registration at a closed-door meeting today at an Austin hotel.It sounds more like Perry will be preaching to the choir rather than getting feedback from a diverse group. Not surprising, but it still angers me. I hate when people use their whacked out version of "Christianity" to be exclusive, and I really hate when they mess with civil rights because they think that's what Jesus would want. Now Paul may not have cared much for the gays, but I don't recall Jesus ever saying anything about them. He said stuff like "Love your neighbor" and "As you have done for the least of these, you have done unto me."The Texas Restoration Project, modeled on efforts in other states, seeks to register 300,000 Christians of like "conscience and values" by November.
"We're coming to a crucial moment," said Laurence White, a Houston pastor and the project's state chairman. "We as Christians have to take a stand."
Perry, who attended a similar "pastors briefing" in May, will also be welcome at briefings next month in Fort Worth, Dallas and San Antonio, White said.
Uh, that last comment was from me. I apparently didn't sign in. You know, it's late.
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500 men meeting in an undisclosed Austin hotel? Sounds pretty gay to me!