Southern Baptist President: ‘Supreme Court Is Not The Final Authority’ On Same-Sex Marriage

The president of the Southern Baptist Convention, with 16 million members, says they do not have to accept the Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling on same-sex marriage.

Dr. Ronnie Floyd was just re-elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention. As such, he represents 16 million Southern Baptists, including former governor and current presidential candidate Mike Huckabee.

The two have a very similar and factually incorrect belief: the Supreme Court is not the final arbiter of law in the United States.

Today, Dr. Floyd told his member at their national convention in Columbus, Ohio that they do not have to abide by the Supreme Court’s decision on same-sex marriage, expected any day now.

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“I want to remind everyone today, humbly, the Supreme Court of the United States is not the final authority, nor is the culture itself, but the Bible is God’s final authority about marriage and on this book we stand,” Floyd told his followers, to a standing ovation, as Religion News Service reports.

To add wholly unnecessary fuel to his fire-and-brimstone address, he added, “I declare to everyone today, as a minister of the gospel, I will not officiate over any same-sex unions or same-sex marriage ceremonies,” he cried. “I completely refuse.”

No one would ever seriously ask him to officiate over a same-sex wedding, nor, regardless of any Supreme Court decision, would he ever be forced to or be breaking any law if he refused. 

It’s called the First Amendment, something people like Floyd and Huckabee love to point to when it suits them, and love to forget, also when it suits them.

“While some evangelicals may be bowing down to the deception of the inclusiveness of same-sex marriage,” Floyd continued, “we will not bow down nor will we be silent.”

In a separate interview with Religion News Service, Floyd said there’s “no question we all have a massive concern about the upcoming decision by the Supreme Court, and we’re doing what we can to prepare our churches regardless of what the outcome is.” 

Aside from offering congratulations to millions of gay people, should they wish, there’s absolutely no “preparation” needed, but what good would telling his flock the truth have done?

 

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