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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
Posted on 10/14/2014 2:45:55 PM PDT by redreno
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To: Revel
“This is Twilight zone stuff right here.”
That’s a fact.
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posted on
10/14/2014 3:02:45 PM PDT
by
ought-six
( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
To: 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 citys first openly lesbian mayor. And those ministers who fail to comply could be held in contempt of court. As sermons are spoken how do they suggest they "turn them over"? They might demand their notes although some pastors do not use notes so what then?
This is both silly and disturbing and should be met with a some what polite suggestion that the damneder should promptly remove themselves to a place where the climate is much warmed then Texas.
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posted on
10/14/2014 3:03:02 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
To: Boiler Plate
Hey, at least she's out there mashing the peddles. If she keeps it up, in another decade or so, who knows, she might be hawt.
Yes, this is sarcasm. This is my sarcasm tag: /s Here is my sarcasm face:
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posted on
10/14/2014 3:03:33 PM PDT
by
Sirius Lee
(All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
To: Dilbert San Diego
" What governmental interest is involved in what preachers preach??"
In this case none.
There is however, legitimate government interest in preachers who speak Jihad and Race War.
But somehow I don't think the mayor is going to be issuing subpoenas for any mosques any time soon.
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posted on
10/14/2014 3:04:45 PM PDT
by
shibumi
(Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
I suggest everyone write a few sermons and post them in Houston. It’s about time someone took the fight to them. Every pastor, rabbi and priest should send the beotch one...
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posted on
10/14/2014 3:06:51 PM PDT
by
antidisestablishment
(When the passion of your convictions surpass those of your leader, it's past time for a change.)
To: redreno
Houston is just full of liberals; wonder how Republicans can compete in Harris County still.
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posted on
10/14/2014 3:07:02 PM PDT
by
Theodore R.
(Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
To: 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 citys first openly lesbian mayor. And those ministers who fail to comply could be held in contempt of court. The citys 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. How can you have a subpoena without suspicion of a crime? What judge issued this subpoena?
"Colonel Von Luger, it is the sworn duty of all officers to try to escape. If they can't, it is their duty to cause the enemy to use an inordinate number of troops to guard them and their sworn duty to harass the enemy to the best of their ability."
-- Group Captain Ramsey, The Great Escape And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them,
saying, We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
But Peter and the apostles answered, We must obey God rather than men.
The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.
God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.
-- Acts 5:27-32
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posted on
10/14/2014 3:08:37 PM PDT
by
Alex Murphy
("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
To: rfreedom4u
I can’t even read this I am so annoyed-—and I’m not a religious person.
What the hell???
.
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posted on
10/14/2014 3:09:27 PM PDT
by
Mears
To: redreno
Looks like the Baptists in Houston need to play more on offense instead of defense by default.
Attention all denominations: Look where lukewarm gets you!
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posted on
10/14/2014 3:09:36 PM PDT
by
Maudeen
To: redreno
I would immediately sue the city for $1 billion in federal court. That suit would be filed by end of day.
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posted on
10/14/2014 3:11:05 PM PDT
by
CodeToad
(Islam should be outlawed and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
To: Revel
Not Twilight Zone, rather End of Days. Maranatha!
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posted on
10/14/2014 3:11:13 PM PDT
by
SubMareener
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To: redreno
Inside every Liberal there is a Dictator.
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posted on
10/14/2014 3:12:44 PM PDT
by
Kickass Conservative
(THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
To: redreno
Quite a few, but not all, pastors will be cowed by this. We’ll see if they can practice what they preach.
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posted on
10/14/2014 3:13:04 PM PDT
by
Fido969
(What's sad is most)
To: MarineBrat
laughin...such a great come-back..
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posted on
10/14/2014 3:14:38 PM PDT
by
Engedi
To: redreno
So the city with Ebola is also the most anti Christian, somehow that worries me.
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posted on
10/14/2014 3:16:05 PM PDT
by
American in Israel
(A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
To: redreno
Legal basis for a city issuing subpoena for church documents?
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posted on
10/14/2014 3:18:16 PM PDT
by
truth_seeker
(oMercedes, BMWs, Audis,)
To: truth_seeker
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posted on
10/14/2014 3:19:18 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: Mears
I cant even read this I am so annoyed...and Im not a religious person. Concur. This will be dropped, and if it isn't, the next step is likely to make the Stonewall riot look like a Tupperware party. I don't mean civil disobedience. It won't be civil at all.
To: redreno
What I would say were I a priest, minister, or rabbi in Houston: “You atheists are welcome to come and listen to my sermons, but I won’t type them up and send them to you.”
To: Billthedrill
There are plenty of people and lawyers lining up on the side of the First Amendment.
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posted on
10/14/2014 3:21:24 PM PDT
by
CityCenter
(Resist Obamacare!)
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