NBC Dallas-Ft. Worth:
Wylie Mayor Defends Religious Belief That Only Men Should Lead Public Prayer (3 hours ago)
The email exchange began Thursday when a Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Forrester asked Mayor Hogue if a local missionary group could βcome to our next meeting and lead us in prayer before the meeting.β
Mayor Hogue agrees saying with one stipulation: ββ¦that those leading the public prayer be young men.β
βI am a Church of Christ preacher and I am a member of the Church of Christ and we take the new testament literally,β Mayor Hogue said.
In the email, Mayor Hogue quotes a bible verse that says: βLet your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law. And if they will learn anything, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.β
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This is just itching for a lawsuit.