Trump judicial nominee admits he delivered sermon saying disabled people shouldn't get married
Source: The Independent
Trump judicial nominee admits he delivered sermon saying disabled people shouldnt get married
The toughest line of questioning during the Senate hearing for nominee Justin R. Olson came from Trumps own party
Rhian Lubin in New York
Friday 19 December 2025 01:36 GMT
A judicial nominee of President Donald Trump admitted that he delivered a sermon in which he said that marriage was not intended for disabled people.
Justin R. Olson, a nominee to the U.S District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, was grilled Wednesday during a hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
And the toughest line of questioning came from Trumps own party.
Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana quizzed Olson about a sermon he delivered in 2015 when he was an ordained elder in the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America.
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BlueWaveNeverEnd
(12,662 posts)You believe Christian marriage provides that women have to be subservient to their husbands? Kennedy asked.
Olson said he was describing our churchs understanding of what Christian marriage ought to look like. He said had been quoting the Bible, and added: I believe every word of the Bible
Norrrm
(3,875 posts)LymphocyteLover
(9,301 posts)that statement should be disqualifying, but of course it won't be for this psychopathic GOP