Just a thought, but there are mosques in Houston, too, where the imams often speak out about "equal rights" matters. I wonder why their sermons aren't being seized by the heavy hand of The Man.*
[*Sorry, but I couldn't sleep last night and stayed up watching Shaft, Superfly, and Black Belt Jones. Hence, I picked up the lingo.]
Update: The mayor of Houston is now claiming ignorance about the subpoenas and blaming
"pro-bono" lawyers working for the city. Oh, really? What about this tweet from Tuesday, yer honnah?
If the 5 pastors used pulpits for politics, their sermons are fair game. Were instructions given on filling out anti-HERO petition?-A
— Annise Parker (@AnniseParker) October 15, 2014
Hmmm. Looks like you're fair game now, too.
Will no one rid @AnniseParker of these troublesome pastors? pic.twitter.com/46rD1VMiPX
— Boss Tweet (@texasbryanp) October 15, 2014
This is turning into a total circus, now. It's popcorn time. Historically, politicians do rather poorly when they attempt to "correct" Christianity.
Update: Now there's an online petition. I'm going to need more popcorn.
Update Update: Oddly, and according to news reports to which I will link when available [they're behind a paywall right now], none of the congregations that received subpoenas were involved in the original legal action. No one can explain as of yet why there were targeted in the investigation.