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Sunday, October 26, 2014

Pastors Being Jailed For Preaching Against Homosexuality

Pastors of Houston, Shout It From the Rooftops This Sunday
I urge every pastor in the city of Houston to address the issues of homosexuality and transgenderism this Sunday, announcing this for the entire world to hear but at the same time, refusing to obey the unrighteous decree of Mayor Parker's office to turn your sermons over for government scrutiny. (This should be done respectfully, in the spirit of Acts 4:19-20; 5:28-29.)  

Houston's lesbian mayor turns tyrant
Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson calls Christians to 'take the fight to the enemy'. Despite the all-out effort by the far left to portray the LGBT lifestyle as “normal,” there is growing evidence revealing the disturbing truth: Dr. Paul R. McHugh, the Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital said that transgenderism is a “mental disorder.” 

Houston Mayor Totally Didn’t Mean That Subpoena Thing, You Guys
Houston's mayor did, indeed, issue an incredibly broad subpoena request for basically everything every church in Houston has ever said from its pulpit over the course of her transgender bathroom law's legislative journey. And as anyone with a cursory understanding of the Constitution or basic litigation practice suspected, last night, she threw outside legal counsel under the bus and backed off her requirements, in the face of a bevvy of First Amendment cases from local congregations.

Why the City of Houston wanted the sermons of five Christian pastors
The City of Houston ignited a First Amendment free-speech debate by issuing subpoenas to evangelical Christian leaders demanding they turn over their sermons – and all other communications – regarding a new city ordinance providing protections to the LGBT community. 

Houston demands oversight of sermons
Officials with the city of Houston, Texas, who are defending a controversial ordinance that would allow men to use women’s restrooms now have demanded to see the sermons preached by several area pastors. 

‘No Gay Civil Rights, We are Ready to Go to Jail’ Say Michigan Pastors at Capital Press Conference
DETROIT,—Hundreds of Michigan Pastors and Christian leaders gathered on the steps on the State Capital in Lansing, Michigan to hold a press conference in opposition to the growing movement within the Michigan Legislature to amend the State’s Civil Rights Act- Elliott Larson- to include sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. 

Christian Chapel Owners Were Reportedly Threatened With Jail Time and Fines For Refusing to Marry Gays — and Now They’re Fighting Back
Two ordained ministers have filed a federal lawsuit and are seeking a restraining order to prevent local officials from forcing them to marry same-sex couples, saying they have been threatened with fines and possible jail time over their refusal. ...Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative legal firm, claiming that city officials told them that they are required to conduct gay marriages under a nondiscrimination ordinance.

Ted Cruz Tells Brody File: "Real Risk" Of Pastors Being Jailed For Preaching Against Homosexuality
...Senator Ted Cruz says pastors being hauled off to jail...for preaching against homosexuality is a “real risk” in the future...“Some in the media ridicule that threat...“The specter of government trying to determine if what pastors preach from the pulpit meets with the policy views or political correctness of the governing authorities, that prospect is real and happening now.”

Why Tony Blair is a gay icon
They are individuals who have contributed a great deal in the fight for gay rights. Whether that be visibility, championing equality or defending the dignity of those with HIV and Aids. The title isn’t bestowed on someone simply for being camp or fabulous, but rather for using their time and work to pursue gay rights. That’s the real definition of an icon

Vatican Document Stirring Controversy Over ‘Welcoming and Accepting’ Practicing Homosexuals‏
..the first proposed version asserts that Roman Catholics should welcome and accept those practicing homosexuality. “Homosexuals have gifts and qualities to offer to the Christian community: Are we capable of welcoming these people, guaranteeing to them a fraternal space in our communities?” it reads.  

Senior Vatican cleric states homosexuals 'welcome'
A senior member of the Roman Catholic clergy says that it is the "attitude of the church to welcome persons who have homosexual orientation". 

Utah Supreme Court clears way for adoption by partners of same-sex spouses
The Utah Supreme Court on Thursday lifted an order that had blocked spouses in same-sex marriages from adopting their partners' children, state officials said.

Marriage Rates Hit All-Time Low in United States
The number of American adults who have never been married has hit an all-time high. The latest date from 2012 shows one in 5 adults over the age of 25 fell into that category. In 1960, it was about in 10 adults. 

Brand-new call: No marriage licenses for anyone
Idaho state Sen. Steve Vick says one U.S. city’s efforts to force a Christian wedding chapel to perform homosexual marriages in his state is a blatant violation of the Constitution, and he is seriously considering legislation to get the state government out of marriage entirely because he fears churches will be the next target in the aggressive homosexual agenda. 


true, it has always bothered me that we have to get a "license" from the government for something that was created and ordained by God.

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