City of Houston demands pastors turn over sermons

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/10/14/city-houston-demands-pastors-turn-over-sermons/ ^ | October 14, 2014 | By Todd Starnes

[redreno]

The city of Houston has issued subpoenas demanding a group of pastors turn over any sermons dealing with homosexuality, gender identity or Annise Parker, the city’s first openly lesbian mayor. And those ministers who fail to comply could be held in contempt of court.

“The city’s subpoena of sermons and other pastoral communications is both needless and unprecedented,” Alliance Defending Freedom attorney Christina Holcomb said in a statement. “The city council and its attorneys are engaging in an inquisition designed to stifle any critique of its actions.”

[daniel1212]

The Left desires to destroy our way of life and if they can't do it by "education" they will do it by force. It has happened before; my family was forbidden to follow The Way, speak their language and to live their lives in balance.

Which is wrong as it is acts, not the heart and the religious worship of it that the civil gov. can restrict, ass Roger Williams recognized. But Truth is exclusive by nature, and following Christ will see persecution, even by those who claim to act in His name, and those without Christ but who act according to His basic principals will also incur the wrath of the devil, as he seeks to prevents those from coming to the Light. May all do so.

For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. (Acts 17:28)

[Textide]

That’s the best line I’ve read all month, lol!

[Maudeen]

Houston, we [you] have a problem.
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So aptly put!!!!!!!

[Impala64ssa]

Relax, everyone, let's all take a chill pill. Snopes will debunk this story and the Politifact Truth-o-Meter will register this as "pants on fire" any time now...../s

[boatbums]

So, they turn them over and what happens next??? Is the mayor going to appoint a propaganda tsar/editor who screens the sermons first and hands out permits to those allowed to preach them? Will this “editor” be given the authority to fine those whose sermons don’t “pass”? Please tell me the citizens of Houston weren’t aware this was going on?!

[boatbums]

Yep, give ‘em an inch and they think they’re a ruler!

[daniel1212]

Nail them to her door so she has to see them. Make them all on Sodom and Gomorrah except for one. Make it the heart of The Gospel on John 3:16 and put it on top of them all.

In-deed! Praise God.

[daniel1212]

Yes, someone placed the refueling nozzle in the exhaust port, which was neither sensible or safe, resulting in numerous casualties and multitude other problems.

"What God hath placed (sexually) asunder, let not man join together." Simple solution.

[BenLurkin]

The article is quite clear about the existence of the subponas.

The city is WAY out of line.

[BenLurkin]

Should have posted this in News/activism.

It is a major story.

[hearthwench]

I think she ate it.

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[daniel1212]

Oh. Sorry.

[MacNaughton]

68 Let’s expand your quote, from “Inside every Liberal there is a Dictator” to, like an Alien baby, “Inside every Liberal there is a Dictator waiting to get out”.

Below is the motto of David Horowitz's Freedom Center.

http://www.frontpagemag.com/

[Gamecock]

Among those slapped with a subpoena is Steve Riggle, the senior pastor of Grace Community Church. He was ordered to produce all speeches and sermons related to Mayor Annise Parker, homosexuality and gender identity.

The mega-church pastor was also ordered to hand over “all communications with members of your congregation” regarding the non-discrimination law.

I'll bet I know of one megachurch in Houston that was't ordered to turn over a thing.

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[Alex Murphy]

I'll bet I know of one megachurch in Houston that was't ordered to turn over a thing

ROTFL

[Alex Murphy]

April 2013:

[dragonblustar]

The lesbo mayor says “hand it over lickety split!”

More like at the crack of dawn....

[DaveMSmith]

Ted Cruz petition for #StandWithPastors http://www.tedcruz.org/stand-pastors

He does request an email address.

[antidisestablishment]

Good link. Thanks!