In case you missed it, Texas has now banned gay marriages. Oh wait, that isn’t all — they have now banned ALL marriages in Texas!
AUSTIN – Texans: Are you really married?
Maybe not.
Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a Houston lawyer and Democratic candidate for attorney general, says that a 22-word clause in a 2005 constitutional amendment designed to ban gay marriages erroneously endangers the legal status of all marriages in the state.
Here is the money quote from the legislation:
The amendment, approved by the Legislature and overwhelmingly ratified by voters, declares that “marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman.” But the troublemaking phrase, as Radnofsky sees it, is Subsection B, which declares:
“This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage.“
Is marriage dead in Texas due to hate?
Not really. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a judge in Texas willing to annul a heterosexual marriage based on a subsection in a gay-marriage law. But, the law IS the law.
“This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage.”
Texas has been leading the fight in the hate. It started with laws against homosexuals that led to the Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence v. Texas. Now, it’s in the state constitution and threatens EVERYONE.
It’s hate. Plain and simple. And, it stems from a religious belief that one religion can dictate society norms.
These same religious ideologues that push their beliefs on everyone in America, much less Texas, are the first to decry the beliefs of Islam, another religion.
Let’s see what religion gets us…
When Christianity formed, those called Pagans were exterminated. Then came the Crusades, a 500-year war based on religion. The Spanish Inquisition. The formation of America so those who were religiously persecuted could live free of that persecution. The resulting persecution by those same people against anyone else, including Native-Americans. The almost utter annihilation of people in Hawaii.
These same people who believe themselves