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Topic	Texas judge spanked for refusing to perform gay marriages.
UnfairRepresent 12/06/19 2:15:41 PM #1:	Texas judge warned for refusal to perform gay marriages McLellan County Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley performs weddings, but only for straight couples. Waco-based Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensleys refusal to perform gay weddings violates the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, a Texas judicial agency has said in a public warning. The warning from the Texas Commission on Judicial Misconduct states that Hensley has declined to perform gay weddings since at least 2016, while continuing to marry heterosexual couples, despite the landmark ruling that declared the right to a same-sex marriage is a constitutional right. The warning also states that starting in August 2016, Hensleys staff would give all same-sex couples a paper that said Im sorry, but Judge Hensley has a sincerely held religious belief as a Christian, and will not be able to perform any same-sex weddings, with a list of referrals to local people who would do so. The warning cites a 2017 interview in which Hensley told the Waco Tribune newspaperthat following the Supreme Court decision, she initially chose not to perform any marriages at all. But then, she had a change of heart. My conscience was bothering me, because so many people were calling and wanting a wedding, Hensley said, referring specifically to heterosexuals. She started to perform weddings again but only for straight couples. According to the newspaper, she married roughly 70 heterosexual couples between September 2015 and June 2017. She said she deserved a religious exemption from marrying gays as a bible-believing Christian. Other justices of the peace at Wacos courthouse squared their personal religious beliefs with the law by declining to perform all weddings, whether they were for same-sex or opposite-sex couples. The Texas Commission on Judicial Misconduct said Hensleys actions should be publicly warned for casting doubt on her capacity to act impartially to persons appearing before her as a judge due to the persons sexual orientation. In a statement emailed to the Austin Statesman newspaper this week, Hensley wrote, I sought a solution so that anyone in McLennan County who wants to get married can get married. I have, do, and always will, follow the law. Hensley has 30 days to appeal the sanction, which was issued Nov. 12. The Waco Tribune said the sanction has no practical effect on her role as an officeholder. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1095861 https://i.imgur.com/qPxDfe8.jpg "My conscious was bothering me" - person who doesn't believe in equality --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgtc.com/i/bHqCLJF.png https://i.imgtc.com/YnvkpvU.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:931194641] in Texas judg... [t:78231836]...</cite> <quote>Texas judge warned for refusal to perform gay marriages McLellan County Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley performs weddings, but only for straight couples. Waco-based Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensleys refusal to perform gay weddings violates the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, a Texas judicial agency has said in a public warning. The warning from the Texas Commission on Judicial Misconduct states that Hensley has declined to perform gay weddings since at least 2016, while continuing to marry heterosexual couples, despite the landmark ruling that declared the right to a same-sex marriage is a constitutional right. The warning also states that starting in August 2016, Hensleys staff would give all same-sex couples a paper that said Im sorry, but Judge Hensley has a sincerely held religious belief as a Christian, and will not be able to perform any same-sex weddings, with a list of referrals to local people who would do so. The warning cites a 2017 interview in which Hensley told the Waco Tribune newspaperthat following the Supreme Court decision, she initially chose not to perform any marriages at all. But then, she had a change of heart. My conscience was bothering me, because so many people were calling and wanting a wedding, Hensley said, referring specifically to heterosexuals. She started to perform weddings again but only for straight couples. According to the newspaper, she married roughly 70 heterosexual couples between September 2015 and June 2017. She said she deserved a religious exemption from marrying gays as a bible-believing Christian. Other justices of the peace at Wacos courthouse squared their personal religious beliefs with the law by declining to perform all weddings, whether they were for same-sex or opposite-sex couples. The Texas Commission on Judicial Misconduct said Hensleys actions should be publicly warned for casting doubt on her capacity to act impartially to persons appearing before her as a judge due to the persons sexual orientation. In a statement emailed to the Austin Statesman newspaper this week, Hensley wrote, I sought a solution so that anyone in McLennan County who wants to get married can get married. I have, do, and always will, follow the law. Hensley has 30 days to appeal the sanction, which was issued Nov. 12. The Waco Tribune said the sanction has no practical effect on her role as an officeholder. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1095861 https://i.imgur.com/qPxDfe8.jpg "My conscious was bothering me" - person who doesn't believe in equality --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgtc.com/i/bHqCLJF.png https://i.imgtc.com/YnvkpvU.png</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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