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Roy Moore: Courts cannot redefine Biblical marriage

“No court has any authority to redefine what God proposed in Genesis. The definition of marriage, you want it by man, it doesn’t come by man, it comes from God.”

Roy Moore - Credit: Alabama Supreme Court
Roy Moore – Credit: Alabama Supreme Court

— Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore speaking at a Monday rally in support of “Biblical marriage.” Moore, who has openly defied a federal court order striking down Alabama’s same-sex marriage ban, headlined the rally on the steps of the Texas State Capitol. According to The Texas Observer, Moore was joined by Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton at the rally.

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