Posted on 09/20/2006 4:49:44 PM PDT by James Hartline
(JHReport) In an outrageous act of violating the constitutionally guaranteed right to free speech, a liberal, pro-gay San Diego City Councilman has refused to allow a group of Christian activists to present photographic documentation of children being exposed to sexual obscenities during a July, 2006 San Diego Gay Pride parade and festival. The incident occurred during a September 12, 2006 San Diego City Council meeting when Christian activist James Hartline attempted to present a power point presentation of photographs taken during the parade and festival. Video tape from that meeting clearly shows Councilman Scott Peters blocking Hartline's attempts to show the photographs.
Here is a view of Councilman Scott Peters and lesbian Councilwoman Toni Atkins riding in the Gay Pride Parade that Councilman Peters preventing from being shown on public access television: (http://htfttf.com/sdgaypride2006/pages/Peters-Atkins-LeSar1_jpg.htm)
On July 25, 2006, it was Councilman Peters, along with lesbian Councilwoman Toni Atkins, who helped pass a city resolution declaring San Diego Gay Pride Week in the city. Peters and Atkins, along with Atkins' lesbian sex partner Jennifer LeSar, rode together in that parade. During a Sept 12th Council meeting, Hartline and a team of thirty Christians attempted to show photographs of the parade that Peters participated in, but Peters proceeded to censor many of the photos and even attempted to block Hartline from speaking to the council on the issue altogether.
Many of the Christians in attendance were angered by the disrespect shown them by Councilman Peters. Priscilla Schreiber, an elected member of the Grossmont Union High School District who was at the meeting, was disturbed by Peters' performance. "Why this councilman decided to disallow photographs of an event that he participated in, and sanctioned, is cause for serious concern," Schreiber told the James Hartline Report.
The battle between Councilman Peters and the Christians of San Diego has been ongoing for several years. Since Peters was first elected to the council five years ago, he has voted with the side attempting to remove the public Cross atop the Mt. Soledad Veteran's Memorial. A national firestorm was also ignited earlier this year when Councilman Peters, who is a major donor to the local Planned Parenthood organization, used his council vote to declare a day in honor of Mark Salo, the former CEO of that same local Planned Parenthood group (http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/2/afa/32006g.asp). Peters' opposition to San Diego's Christian Community has been clearly evident by his council votes. However, since his appointment as President of the Council under the new "Strong Mayor" format, the liberal councilman has been outright hostile to Christians during his tenure in that position.
While taking the typical liberal position of anything goes, Peters has not been willing to extend that same liberty to Christian activist James Hartline or his team that appears before the San Diego City Council each month on issues of importance to San Diego's Christian Community. In fact, Peters may have violated the United States Constitution when he refused to allow Hartline and his group the right to present photographs of the San Diego Gay Pride. "When you deny one citizen the same rights and opportunities that you are affording others, then you are crossing the line into discrimination and constitutional violations," says Hartline.
You can watch the war of words that ensued between Councilman Peters and Christian activist James Hartline during the San Diego City Council meeting when Hartline attempted to present the Gay Pride Parade Photographs by the going to: (http://granicus.sandiego.gov/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=3) Go to Sept. 12, 2006 and click on View Video. Slide Time Ruler to time of 1:11:35
The city council video clearly shows Councilman Scott Peters telling Hartline, "I can't allow you to put those pictures on television." The pictures in question were taken at the San Diego Gay Pride Parade in which Councilman Peters not only issued a proclamation to honor, but personally rode in the parade along with fellow Councilwoman Toni Atkins. Additionally, sixteen different law enforcement agencies, as well as the Mayor of San Diego, were in the parade where the pictures were taken.
The irony and hypocrisy of Peters regarding his actions against Hartline is most evident as Peters had encouraged San Diegans to attend the parade and festival when he voted to issue the proclamation to honor the homosexual event. Standing with numerous gay activists at the council podium during the July 25th hearing, Peters was emphatic in his support for the gay parade. Why he would then censor photographs of that same parade from being shown in the council is very troubling. All citizens have a right to show three minutes of photographs for broadcast on public access television of any city-sanctioned event. To stop such a right, as Peters did in this case, clearly violated Hartline's right to free speech and equal access.
Hartline, for his part, is not accepting what Councilman Peters has done. The well known Christian activist refuses to allow this prejudicial and anti-christian councilman to take his rights away; or the rights of any other Christian in San Diego. Hartline has contacted an attorney with the American Family Association and asked him to investigate the actions of Couniclman Peters
The Gaystapo up to their usual tricks. They are totally incompatible with everything that Americans hold dear.
Can you direct us to a place to see the censored slide show James?
Christians need to take a strong stand for their rights or we will lose them all together. I shudder to think what religion will fill the spiritual vacuum the leftists are effecting in our culture.
Thanks - I'll ping Scripter again. This is terrible.
In the 90s, in the San Francisco Bay Area, transvestites and males in white t-shirts with BRAS underneath began showing up at the "family" activities in my area.
It's refreshing to see this group of concerned Christians voice their objections to the city counsel. All the more reasons to elect christians and other ethical people to positions of leadership. Character does matter and we don't want godless tyrants in positions of leadership.
>>>> All citizens have a right to show three minutes of photographs for broadcast on public access television of any city-sanctioned event <<<<
Were's the ACLU?
Hostile resistance to inquiry is prima facie cause for inquiry.
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Contact the ACLU and have them draw up a law suit for right of free speech. /sarcasm
Our small town council meetings start with a prayer in the name of Jesus... none of that vileness goes on here. Just goes to show you that you take God out of the picture and that is what you have. Fight the good fight.
Click the following link: http://granicus.sandiego.gov/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=3
Go to Sept. 12, 2006
Click "View Video"
Slide the time ruler to the time of 1:11:35 or as close as you can get
Watch James Hartline as he talks for two minutes to the city council
I see the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are down in S.D., too, spreading their politically-correct religious bigotry. In 1999, Alicia Becerril, a new member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, stood against the "Sisters" being granted a permit to celebrate their anniversary on Easter Sunday. Despite lukewarm support from then-Mayor Willie Brown and then-Supervisor/Baptist minister Amos Brown, she got smacked down and fast, and she's not a player in S.F. politics anymore.
Unfortunately, the fags have taken over City Hall and are now running the show. They obviously don't want the world to see how they're trolling for "fresh meat," especially after they said that it was a good event to bring your whole family to.
These people are beyond pathetic!
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