Houston's Openly Gay Mayor, Annise Parker, & Local Clergy at Odds over Gay Friendly Executive Orders

Openly gay Houston mayor Annise Parker and local clergy at odds over her executive orders deeming gender expression and sexual orientation as "protected class."

I knew it was a matter of time before Houston's first openly gay mayor, Annise Parker, and the local clergy would be at odds. Well, according to the Christian Post, an interdenominational coalition of clergy in Houston is pressing its mayor to rescind the executive orders she issued recently that added sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression as protected classes in Houston. Nearly two weeks ago, Parker, reportedly signed the order, which has riled them to no end.

The latter order, as it specifically states, covers hiring, contracting and/or access to City facilities and programs/activities. And this, Houston clergymen say, will open women’s restrooms to men, among other results.

“Forcing women in particular using city facilities to be subjected to cross-dressing men invading their privacy is beyond the pale and offensive to every standard of decency,” said Pastor Steve Riggle, senior pastor of Grace Community Church and an Executive Committee member of the Houston Area Pastor Council (HAPC).

“This is not only morally wrong it exposes the city and therefore the taxpayers to endless litigation and expenses,” added Pastor Hernan Castano, senior pastor of Iglesia Rios de Aceite and a member of the HAPC Executive Committee. “It is irresponsible and indefensible.”

Notably, however, supporters of the executive order are insisting that it remains unlawful for men to go into the women’s restroom.“This order stops the institutionalized practice of forcing transgender females, like myself, to go into restrooms where males are in a state of undress,” explained Cristan Williams, director of Transgender Foundation of America.

Why are these clergymen complaining? You get what you vote for and in this case, for all the anti-gay crowd, you'll just have to deal with it for duration of Mayor Parker's term. Er, it's commonsense to realize that Mayor Parker is going to push through gay-friendly orders. Is Mayor Parker doing the will of the people of Houston or is she just doing the will of the gay community?

To read the entire article, CLICK HERE.

SHOP AMAZON.COM: The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine