Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is telling County Clerks that they can refuse to issue same-sex marriage licenses based on individual religious objections. It is always nice to see a grandstanding politician garner votes by proving that he's a bigger bigot than the next guy. It is even more heartwarming when the basis of the bigotry are "Christian values." Ken Paxton joins a long line of historical figures who have used religion as a reason to discriminate and subjugate human beings. In the past, the same logic was used to justify slavery, Jim Crow, bans on interracial marriage and other evil and discriminatory practices. In taking this position Mr. Paxton reminds me of someone else who held these views but I can't put my finger on it.