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Black Pastor Jailed For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple In US by MRLINGTON(m): 10:09pm On Jul 15, 2015
A pastor at the Christian Proctor Church in Vermont,
has been sentenced to one year imprisonment for
refusing to wed a gay couple.
The Honorable Myron Danus in his verdict said,
“Religious freedom goes both ways, Mr. Horner,”
Danus told a packed courtroom.
“It is not your place to deny individuals the same
rights that everyone else has, rights that were
passed down and agreed upon in a court of law,
the ultimate court, the Supreme Court. It is not
your decision whether or not you agree with the
law but more importantly that you follow it and
enforce it.”
The Pastor, 56-year-old Paul Horner, had his
lawyer speak to reporters on his behalf:
“We are currently disputing the guilty verdict and I
am confident my client will be a free man here
shortly,” said attorney Tom Downey.
“Horner was just using his best judgment
according to his rights and religious freedom in
this country.”
NBC reports that the Christian Proctor Church is
registered with the state as a “religious
corporation” limited to performing “one-man-one-
woman marriages as defined by the Holy Bible.”

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Re: Black Pastor Jailed For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple In US by Icocop101(m): 10:17pm On Jul 15, 2015
Hmmm!! SIGNS OF END TIMES....
Re: Black Pastor Jailed For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple In US by kahara(m): 10:24pm On Jul 15, 2015
These Nigerian owned ministries called churches that hv business branches all over d world including the US. What is gonna be their reaction if gay couple presents themselves for bullshit?
Re: Black Pastor Jailed For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple In US by kahara(m): 10:32pm On Jul 15, 2015
The argument dt gayism is biologically conditioned and therefore should be condoned is so lame n one very difficult to eradicate. It is like arguing dt theft is biologically conditioned and so thieves should go unpunished!

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