From The Houston Chronicle today comes the story of the unnamed elected city fathers of Houston, plus mayor Annise Parker, issuing subpoenas demanding that several area pastors turn over transcripts of any sermons dealing with homosexuality, gender identity and/or anything to do with Mayor Parker.   The hubbub follows passage of a strict anti-discrimination law by the Houston City Council in June.  One of the more objectionable items in the law allows men to use public ladies rooms, and vice versa.  The pastor of Grace Community Church was also required to hand over all email communications with members of the congregation regarding the anti-discrimination law.

What a blatant attempt to “out” the selected pastors as anti-gay bigots, and to ironically muzzle and limit  free speech and dissent regarding cultural issues in the name of social tolerance.    This isn’t about homosexuality or gay marriage.  It’s about violation of free speech,  intolerance of Christians, and an annoyingly rapid growth of bullying by public officials into everybody’s personal lives.    What a novel we are living in.             WHAT THE HECK !