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Today, Metro interviewed the only Democratic state Senator in New York who voted against historic gay marriage legislation when it passed in the Senate late Friday night.
Bronx state Sen. Ruben Diaz was one of the 29 state senators who opposed the gay marriage bill that passed by a slim 33-vote majority.
Diaz, a Pentecostal minister, warned that now that gay marriage is legal, it’s only a sign of the coming apocalypse.
“I’m a preacher and they say in the Bible all these things will come to pass. They say there will be a time when good is bad and bad is good,” he said. “I say the end is coming and they laugh at me, but the Bible calls on the faithful not to give up.”
He's also proud of his "nay" vote.
“I always knew it would pass in New York and if they allowed it here, in New York, the whole nation goes. But I am Christian first and then a Democrat,” he said. “I always vote my conscience."
Diaz placed the blame squarely on Republicans in the state Senate for making New York the sixth – and largest – state in the nation to legalize gay marriage.
“All Democrats do is abortion and gay marriage, but the Republican party has always been the party that protects traditional values and family values,” he said. “I’m disappointed with them and (Senate Majority Leader) Dean Skelos. They lost their vision and became a tool of the Democratic party.”
And he warned that New York voters who agree with him may look elsewhere in the 2012 elections.
“Republicans are giving power to Sarah Palin and the Tea Party. They are making the Tea Party stronger in New York state,” he grumbled.
Bronx state Sen. Ruben Diaz was one of the 29 state senators who opposed the gay marriage bill that passed by a slim 33-vote majority.
Diaz, a Pentecostal minister, warned that now that gay marriage is legal, it’s only a sign of the coming apocalypse.
“I’m a preacher and they say in the Bible all these things will come to pass. They say there will be a time when good is bad and bad is good,” he said. “I say the end is coming and they laugh at me, but the Bible calls on the faithful not to give up.”
He's also proud of his "nay" vote.
“I always knew it would pass in New York and if they allowed it here, in New York, the whole nation goes. But I am Christian first and then a Democrat,” he said. “I always vote my conscience."
Diaz placed the blame squarely on Republicans in the state Senate for making New York the sixth – and largest – state in the nation to legalize gay marriage.
“All Democrats do is abortion and gay marriage, but the Republican party has always been the party that protects traditional values and family values,” he said. “I’m disappointed with them and (Senate Majority Leader) Dean Skelos. They lost their vision and became a tool of the Democratic party.”
And he warned that New York voters who agree with him may look elsewhere in the 2012 elections.
“Republicans are giving power to Sarah Palin and the Tea Party. They are making the Tea Party stronger in New York state,” he grumbled.
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