Houston demands local pastors turn over sermons.

[CountryClassSF]

What's the problem here? If you're spewing hate speech from the pulpit, and encouraging homophobia and transphobia (and actively using it as a way to oppose a civil rights ordinance), you should lose that platform.

The problem is that policing speech would violate the 1st amendment to the United States Constitution.  The 1st amendment was put in place to protect people from being persecuted for speech others may find offensive.  Your viewpoint not only impedes on their right to free speech, but also free exercise of religion

[CountryClassSF]

Stupid, stupid, stupid move.

Maybe, but illustrates the point many have been saying all along - that religious freedom is under attack by leftists. This woman allowed her sexuality to literally take precedent over BOTH freedom of speech and the free exercise clause.  Why does it matter to her what happens in a private religious institution?

This is a serious infringement on civil rights.  I don't care how people feel about gay marriage. Every reasonable person should agree that a private institution/religious institution has a right to free speech.  If SSM is legalized in that state, why does she care so much about what others say in a church service??