Anti-gay Dallas Councilman says God’s law prohibits gay marriage, tells me to read Bible (w/ video)

[TexasTowelie]

Anti-gay Dallas City Councilman Sheffie Kadane was surprisingly quiet during a committee briefing Monday on same-sex marriage. However, I unexpectedly got an opportunity to chat with Kadane immediately after the briefing.

Last June, Kadane railed against a proposed resolution in support of same-sex marriage. Kadane, a member of First Baptist Church of Dallas, repeated his opposition to the resolution during a committee briefing last month.

On Monday, Kadane basically told me he would support equal benefits for LGBT city employees as long as they don’t violate state laws banning recognition of same-sex marriage. He also told me same-sex marriage is against God’s law and that I need to read the Bible because I’m evidently not a Christian.

Watch the encounter below.

http://www.lonestarq.com/watch-anti-gay-dallas-councilman-sheffie-kadane-says-gods-law-prohibits-gay-marriage-tells-read-bible/

Cross-posted in Texas Group.

[JoeyT]

1. God's law prohibits a whole range of stuff.

Stuff I'm sure he does on a regular basis.

I wish I was enough of an arrogant prick to think I knew when deities were kidding about something.

[NCLefty]

2. Another self-appointed moral busybody, another day...

[joeybee12]

3. Tell him you don't read bad fiction written by semi-literate shepherds. nt

[dickthegrouch]

4. WTF does God's law have to do with anything?

The State Constitution guarantees equal protection for everyone. The Constitution separates Church and State.
The State marries people.
Churches are private membership organizations.

The State has no part in legislating who may be considered married in the Church's eyes.
However, Marriage is purely a financial and contractual arrangement at the State level. The State has a mandate to treat all financial and contractual arrangements equally.