GOP Congressman Wept As He Begged God To Forgive U.S. For Marriage Equality

A Texas congressman choked back tears at an event in Washington, D.C. this week as he begged God to forgive the U.S. for legalizing same-sex marriage.Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX)was one of 20 different members of Congress who spoke at the sixth annual Washington ' A Man of Prayer event, held at the U.S. Capitols Statuary Hall, on Wednesday night. He opened his remarks with a politically charged slant on the Lords Prayer, before pleading with God to forgive the country for the sins of marriage equality and abortion, Right Wing Watch reports.Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth here in the halls of Congress, in our nations capitol, the Republican told the crowd as seen in the video above, before confessing the sins our nation has been so emboldened to embark upon.Father, weve trampled on your holy institution of holy matrimony and tried to rewrite what it is and weve called it an alternate lifestyle... father, oh father, please forgive us, Weber, who was visibly crying, said in the melodramatic prayer. He then continued, Lord, we have gone to killing the most innocent amongst us... were killing our descendants and were calling it a choice. Oh, God in heaven, forgive us, please.Weber, of course, is no stranger to making headlines. In 2015, he blasted former President Barack Obama for not attending the Paris Unity Rally, and compared the commander-in-chief to Adolf Hitler (which he misspelled Adolph)in a since-deleted tweet. He later apologized, noting that he did not intend to trivialize the Holocaust nor to compare the president to Adolf Hitler, but stressed that Obamas actions or lack thereof is my point of contention.He offered similarly bombastic views on Obama, shared before the former presidents 2014 State of the Union address, on Twitter a year earlier.On floor of house waitin on "Kommandant-In-Chef"... the Socialistic dictator who's been feeding US a line or is it "A-Lying'" Randy Weber (@TXRandy14) January 29, 2014 H/T Right Wing WatchFor the latest in LGBTQ news, check out the Queer Voices newsletter. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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