Tony Perkins wants to abolish the judicial system

By Rhuaridh Marr on August 20, 2014 @rhuaridh

“Just this week, another judge struck down a state marriage amendment. One of the most novel was Judge Jones in Pennsylvania back in May – he struck down Pennsylvania’s marriage amendment saying ‘it’s time to throw marriage laws onto the ash heap of history’. Frankly, I think it’s time we throw the opinions of unelected judges onto the dunghill of history where they belong.”

— Family Research Council president Tony Perkins, who made the statement as part of a sermon at Cornerstone Chapel in Virginia, in which he called for the courts system to be abolished due to the recent spate of rulings against same-sex marriage bans that have taken place across the country. Source: Pink

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