The Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of religious liberty on Friday.
In an 8-1 decision, the court ruled that Dianne Hensley, a justice of the peace in Waco, Texas, does not have to perform same-sex weddings and may carry on with her lawsuit against the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision in 2015, noting that states must allow and recognize same sex marriages, Hensley, and many other religiously convicted judges, decided it would be best to stop performing weddings entirely.
Naturally however, the lack of available judges forced locals to travel further in order to get married. Feeling badly about this, Hensley decided to begin performing weddings again and worked with a local minister to get people married quickly at a low cost. Hensley worked tirelessly to serve the people of Waco. Here’s part…
