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Ellen Page challenges Ted Cruz on LGBT rights at Iowa State Fair
Source: The Guardian
Ellen Page challenges Ted Cruz on LGBT rights at Iowa State Fair
Ben Jacobs in Washington
Friday 21 August 2015 20.37 BST
Presidential hopefuls are used to having animated conversations about policy at the Iowa State Fair. But their interlocutors are not always Oscar-nominated actors.
On Friday, Texas senator Ted Cruz engaged in a heated debate about LGBT rights and religious liberty with Juno and Inception star Ellen Page while flipping pork burgers at the Iowa State Fair.
Page, who came out as gay in a 2014 speech, initially asked Cruz about his opposition to ENDA, federal legislation which would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. The Texas Republican responded to Page’s initial question by arguing “what we’re seeing right now is actually Bible-believing Christians being persecuted”.
Cruz is hosting a “rally for religious liberty” in Des Moines on Friday night, and mentioned the Odegaards, a couple due to appear at his event. The Texas Republican said that the Iowa couple, who have a wedding chapel on their property, were approached by a gay couple who wanted to hold their wedding there. The Odegaards refused, citing their religious faith, and ended up facing litigation as result, which they settled out of court for $5,000.
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Ben Jacobs in Washington
Friday 21 August 2015 20.37 BST
Presidential hopefuls are used to having animated conversations about policy at the Iowa State Fair. But their interlocutors are not always Oscar-nominated actors.
On Friday, Texas senator Ted Cruz engaged in a heated debate about LGBT rights and religious liberty with Juno and Inception star Ellen Page while flipping pork burgers at the Iowa State Fair.
Page, who came out as gay in a 2014 speech, initially asked Cruz about his opposition to ENDA, federal legislation which would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. The Texas Republican responded to Page’s initial question by arguing “what we’re seeing right now is actually Bible-believing Christians being persecuted”.
Cruz is hosting a “rally for religious liberty” in Des Moines on Friday night, and mentioned the Odegaards, a couple due to appear at his event. The Texas Republican said that the Iowa couple, who have a wedding chapel on their property, were approached by a gay couple who wanted to hold their wedding there. The Odegaards refused, citing their religious faith, and ended up facing litigation as result, which they settled out of court for $5,000.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/21/ellen-page-ted-cruz-lgbt-rights-iowa-state-fair
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