Christian Texas House Rep's against decriminalizing homosexuality. Giovanni Capriglione to Caroline Fairly. Part 2.
They brag about being Christian and how it is part of them being a legislator. What this means to Gays is documented in this multipart posting.
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Still trying to track down the churches indicated by the yellow blanks.
I am banned from Facebook, so if you find the information, you will need to do a screen capture. There are legislators in Roman Catholic and some are United Methodist Church members. What the Pope might say in Rome doesn’t mean that there aren’t Roman Catholics targeting us in Texas. Similarly, what the United Methodist Church leadership says, doesn’t mean their members aren’t targeting us.
The Reps shaded with blue were on the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudce Committee.
The Texas House Representatives who voted against decriminalization of homosexuality.
Content for a link is above the link. All boldface was added.
Capriglione, Giovanni
https://house.texas.gov/members/2345
https://house.texas.gov/members/2345/biography
https://votegiovanni.com/
Giovanni has been married for 21 years to his wife Elisa and has three daughters who attend local public schools. They are active in their church and community, co-founding the Southlake Lions Club and supporting dozens of other local organizations. Giovanni has a BS in Physics and an MBA in finance from Santa Clara University.
https://votegiovanni.com/about/
https://x.com/votegiovanni?lang=en
Faith Formation Teacher, Good Shepherd Catholic Church, present
https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/117464/giovanni-capriglione
Cook, David
https://house.texas.gov/members/3960
https://www.davidcookfortexas.com/
David and his wife, Tonya, have four adult children, one daughter-in-law, two sons-in-law, and six grandchildren. They are members of Creekwood Church in Mansfield.
https://www.davidcookfortexas.com/meet-david/
https://house.texas.gov/members/3960/biography
Marriage, we believe that God created marriage to be exclusively the union between one man and one woman, and that sexual intimacy is to occur exclusively within that union.
Genesis 2:24 | Matthew 19:4-5 | Ephesians 5:31
https://creekwoodchurch.com/who-we-are/
https://www.facebook.com/creekwoodchurch/
https://www.instagram.com/creekwoodchurch
https://www.youtube.com/creekwoodchurch
Craddick, Tom
https://house.texas.gov/members/2610
Craddick holds both a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration from Texas Tech University. Craddick married the former Nadine Nayfa, a native of Sweetwater, in 1969. They have two children, Christi and Thomas Russell, Jr. Their son, Tommy, married the former Laura Parker in 2004. Craddick and Nadine have a grandson, Tripp, and two granddaughters, Claire and Catherine.
https://house.texas.gov/members/2610/biography
Tom Craddick: Well, Im a conservative from West Texas, I grew up in West Texas and its a very kind of a can-do type attitude out there where I grew up - very independent area of the state where people are very independent type business people... so my values are pretty family related, I grew up Catholic and I am a Catholic, so I am very faith oriented and very conservative.
https://pboilandgasmagazine.com/the-freedom-to-dare/
University of Dallas is an anti-Gay university.
Rep. Tom Craddick is a successful West Texas businessman, who serves as the state House Representative for District 82 and formerly served as Speaker of the House from 2003-09. He is a sales representative for Anchor Drilling Fluids USA, LLC, owns Craddick Properties, a Midland investment business, and is president of Craddick Inc. Craddick holds both a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration from Texas Tech University. Craddick is married to Nadine Nayfa, a native of Sweetwater, and they have two children, Christi and Thomas Russell Jr. They have a grandson, Tripp, and two granddaughters, Claire and Catherine. Over the past 12 years, Craddick has been a desk mate of Rep. Tan Parker, a UD trustee and 1993 alumnus, in the Texas House, where the two have often had occasion to discuss UD increasing Craddick’s awareness of and appreciation for the university. Craddick is a devout Catholic, and he and his wife are involved in a number of charitable causes.
https://news.udallas.edu/08-22-22-UD-Board-of-Trustees-Appoints-Four-New-Members
Cunningham Charles
https://house.texas.gov/members/4130
Charles lives in Humble with his wife of 40 years, Stella, who is a retired educator. They have 4 children and 9 grandchildren. Charles is a U.S. Army veteran, a deacon at St. Marks Missionary Baptist Church, and an avid reader.
https://house.texas.gov/members/4130/biography
https://x.com/charlestx127?lang=en
https://www.charlescunninghamtx.com/
https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=103530949713838
His church I believe.
https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=103530949713838
Darby Drew
https://house.texas.gov/members/2645
Drew and his wife, Clarisa, have five children and twelve grandchildren. They are members of the First Presbyterian Church of San Angelo.
https://house.texas.gov/members/2645/biography
https://x.com/drewdarbytx?lang=en
https://drewda rby.com/
Drew and his wife, Clarisa, have five children and ten grandchildren. They are members of the First Presbyterian Church of San Angelo.
His church website.
https://www.instagram.com/fpcsanangelo
https://www.facebook.com/FPCSanAngelo
Dean Jay
https://house.texas.gov/members/3515
In addition to his public service, Jay has also been a successful small business owner and executive in the oil & gas field services industry. Having previously run his own business, Jay now serves as General Manager for Thomas Oilfield Services. Jay is a proud graduate of Louisiana State University and resides in Longview with his wife Pokie, where they raised their three daughters and helped found their church, St. Matthew's.
https://house.texas.gov/members/3515/biography
Not sure if this is the church
Dorazio, Mark
https://house.texas.gov/members/4145 No biography
Mark Dorazio has lived a principled life of service dedicated to God, family, community, and conservative values.
For 25 years Mark has been a very active member of his church, Lifehouse, where he has served as an Elder, Council member, and Children’s Sunday School Teacher. He has participated in several local and international mission trips to bring support to churches, clinics, and schools. Mark has served on the board of The Justice Foundation, a legal defender advancing life, liberty, and justice for over 10 years.
https://markdorazio.com/about/
His church
https://www.lifehousechurch.org/
https://www.lifehousechurch.org/ourstory
Lifehouse Church is an inter-denominational church.
"Inter-denominational" simply means we partner and receive accountability from the Lifehouse Church Network. We have the same cause, values, statements of faith, and shared discipleship systems. The Network does not restrict or control individual churches. In essence, we have support and accountability without a denominational agenda.
https://www.lifehousechurch.org/ourbeliefs
https://www.lifehouse.network/
https://www.lifehouse.network/bio
https://www.lifehouse.network/our-culture
https://www.youtube.com/@LifehouseChurchOrg/videos
Employee Responsibilities
Lifehouse staff members are expected to exhibit a Christ-centered, servant attitude in the way that they carry out their responsibilities.
• As Partners, you agree to live by the commitments of Partnership.
• You agree to Lifehouse Church’s Statement of Faith and will refrain from advocating doctrines
not included in the Statement of Faith in such a way as to cause dissension.
• You will follow and respect the leadership of Lifehouse Church. Response time to phone calls and emails from co-workers should be fast and considerate.
• You will exhibit a “whatever it takes” attitude in all tasks you are asked to undertake (Matthew 5:41).
• Staff will make their own spiritual and professional growth a top priority.
• Staff will exhibit integrity and represent the church appropriately at all times.
• Although much care will be given on a personal level to restore the individual, sexual sins (such as fornication, adultery, homosexual behavior, pedophilia, viewing pornographic material, etc.)
may result in immediate termination of employment.
• Other public sins (stealing, drunkenness, abuse of others, etc.) that reflect poorly on the cause of Christ and the reputation of this church will be dealt with severely and may result in immediate termination of employment.
https://www.lifehouse.network/network-churches-1
Fairly, Caroline
We don’t know which church she goes to. She is involved with some campus ministry group.
https://house.texas.gov/members/4480 No biography
Caroline’s faith and love of service drive her volunteer work with several local ministries and programs, including the Hope Choice Pregnancy Center and Mentoring Programs. There, she has witnessed firsthand the blessings that unfold when a mother chooses life. She also mentors West Texas A&M University students at the 1330 Campus Ministry and is active in her church.
Caroline’s conservative values are rooted in her faith: a belief that we are best when serving others, and that those values must inform the debates, decisions and issues we face. She believes we need to send leaders to Austin who are selfless, God-fearing and bold, and conservative as West Texas itself.
Caroline Fairly will fight to preserve what has made the Texas panhandle an amazing place to call home—a place where we still love our flag, where opportunity abounds, and where values and family still matter.
https://www.fairlyfortexas.com/
https://x.com/fairlyfortexas?lang=en
This is the organization that runs the 1330 Campus Ministry.
Directory post with links to all the reports on attempting to decriminalize homosexuality in Texas.
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