Next Monday, March 23rd, Conservative Republicans of Texas, with the support of over 100 state officials, will host a Defense of Texas Marriage Amendment Rally outside the state capitol at which Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore will be the keynote speaker.
Last week, the organization’s president, radical right-wing activist Steven Hotze, released a video calling for activists to “join our army to protect biblical marriage” and prevent Texas from having “to grant public approval and acceptance to homosexual activity.”
“It’s time for Christians and conservatives to draw a line in the sand and to rise up and take a stand for God’s truth about marriage,” Hotze said. “A fierce battle for the soul of Texas has begun. The liberals and their pro-homosexual allies want to force Texans to redefine marriage and to accept homosexual mirage [sic] as morally right. The idea that homosexuals could be married is a mirage. It is contrary to God’s moral order. It’s a counterfeit. It’s a fake. It’s a lie.”
“The homosexuals and their supporters are using the liberal federal judges to redefine marriage against the will of the people of Texas,” he continued, “which will force Texans to grant public approval and acceptance of homosexual activity. This will lead to homosexual behavior being taught to school children”:
