Post by Rev Hopkins on Oct 17, 2014 13:17:05 GMT -5
Houston pastors rally as sermon subpoena outcry intensifies
Critics called Thursday on Houston Mayor Annise Parker to withdraw subpoenas for church sermons issued as part of a lawsuit over a transgender rights ordinance, while city officials attempted to downplay the outcry as overblown.
At a press conference at Houston’s First Baptist Church, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz joined a group of local pastors in decrying the city’s move to subpoena sermons and other communications related to a court battle over the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO), also known as the “bathroom bill.” Read more here
Critics called Thursday on Houston Mayor Annise Parker to withdraw subpoenas for church sermons issued as part of a lawsuit over a transgender rights ordinance, while city officials attempted to downplay the outcry as overblown.
At a press conference at Houston’s First Baptist Church, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz joined a group of local pastors in decrying the city’s move to subpoena sermons and other communications related to a court battle over the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO), also known as the “bathroom bill.” Read more here