State senator’s family receives death threats after promoting religious freedom from gay ‘marriage’
OKLAHOMA, OK, March 9, 2015 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – He introduced a bill that said homosexual activists needed to live and let live. Their reaction – threatening to kill his children – proves his point, he says. Homosexual activists have sent bullying and intimidating messages – including threats of violence – to Oklahoma State Sen. Joseph Silk , R-Broken Bow, after he sponsored a bill that would have said business owners were free to follow their religious convictions. The bill became necessary following a string of cases in states such as Washington and New Mexico , in which Christian proprietors have been sued for refusing to take part in gay “weddings.” After seeing the potentially devastating consequences awaiting those who refused to affirm the homosexual lifestyle, he decided, “We need to get legislation on the books before that becomes an issue” in his own state. Sen. Silk spoke with Bryan Fischer of the AFR Talk Radio Network this afternoon. Although his bill never