With gay marriage now legal in North Carolina, it was only a matter of time before Flip Benham of Operation Save America started crashing wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples.
The North Carolina-based pastor, who is the father of Religious Right activists David and Jason Benham, reportedly disrupted several weddings at the Mecklenburg County and Courts Office in Charlotte last week.
Benham’s group, which in July disrupted a memorial service at a Unitarian Universalist congregation in New Orleans, “interrupted several couples’ weddings as supporters held up a large rainbow flag to block his view,” according to the North Carolina LGBT publication Q Notes. “Another protester waved a bible in the air as he screamed several profanities and vulgarities.”
The Charlotte Observer also captured Benham’s protest outside the courthouse:
Kathleen Thomas also posted a photo of Benham and other demonstrators outside of the wedding ceremonies.
#DayOneNC Only 2 protesters at #CharlotteNC mass wedding. Pro tip: if you “quote” Scripture don’t make shit up. pic.twitter.com/gzzHP47hWS
— Kathleen Thomas (@kehthomas)
