IN PHOTO: Glenda Vieira, (L) Mary Ayers and Tina Vieira celebrate the United States Supreme Court's landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage throughout the country in San Francisco
IN PHOTO: Glenda Vieira, (L) Mary Ayers and Tina Vieira celebrate the United States Supreme Court's landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage throughout the country in San Francisco, California June 26, 2015. The court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution's guarantees of due process and equal protection under the law mean that states cannot ban same-sex marriages. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

As people in America celebrate the legalisation of same-sex marriage, a Texan pastor declared he will set himself on fire in protest over the passing of the gay marriage law. However, on June 27, the pastor clarified he didn’t mean he’d really set him aflame.

Former Texan Baptist pastor and Christian activist Rick Scarborough appeared on National Emergency Coalition Show, a podcast that is linked to the Staying True to America's National Destiny (STAND) group, for a conversation with right-wing minister and politician E.W. Jackson. "We are not going to bow. We are not going to bend, and if necessary we will burn," he said during the conversation.

"The preachers need to get out front, the leaders need to get out front, out front of these ordinary citizens and say, 'Shoot me first!'" He added.

On the same show, the pastor also made a pledge about sacrificing himself for his views, talking about the case of Oregon Baker who refused to make a cake for a gay wedding. His claim wasn’t clear if he meant those words to be taken literally or figuratively. After the court issued the ruling of gay marriage on Friday, the fiery pastor issued a statement to KFYO News.

He declared he doesn’t support any physical harm and violence and clarified he’s not planning a self-immolation. According to the New Civil Rights Movement, Scarborough claimed that same-sex marriage comes from Satan.

Aside from unclarified declaration about burning himself, the pastor had made headlines by announcing he had tens of thousands of followers, including presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum, who pledged to go to jail to defend traditional marriage. Advocate tried to reach Scarborough about another controversial claim he said on podcast, “Shoot me first.” However, no responsive received from the pastor and his group.

Scarborough is not the only one who threatened to take extraordinary action against same-sex marriage. Earlier in June, Australian couple Nick and Sarah Jensen said they would divorce once gay marriage is legalised in the country.

The Jensens have been married for 10 years and they have children. According to Nick in his op-ed for the Canberra CityNews, he and his wife refuse to recognise marriage if it involves the solemnisation of same-sex couples.

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