Posted on 08/06/2008 1:16:17 PM PDT by Raineygoodyear
Christian leaders gathered in Denver Tuesday in opposition to an anti-Christian censorship law that could open the door to censoring the Bible.
Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter signed the state bill, SB 200, which aims at silencing all publications that discriminate against homosexuality.
"Section 8 of Senate Bill 200 is a wide open door for any judge to censor anything that condemns homosexuality, including Scripture," Colorado State Rep. Kevin Lundberg said.
Many Christians fear that one day the Bible will be considered illegal in America. "I do believe that the Bible is banned, under the plain language of this new statute," Steve Crampton, general counsel of the pro-family Liberty Counsel, said, indicating he believes that day is already here.
Section 8 reads, "No person, being the owner. agent, or employee of any place of public accommodation. shall publish. distribute, give away. except as provided in this section, any communication. book, pamphlet, writing. or advertisement of any kind. intended or calculated to discriminate. against. sexual orientation, marital status (which) is unwelcome."
It is titled, "Publishing of discriminative matter forbidden."
Leaders at Tuesday's press conference included members from the Liberty Counsel, American Right to Life Action, Christian Home Educators of Colorado, the Christian Family Alliance, Colorado for Family Values, State Rep. Kevin Lundberg and talk show host Janet Folger.
So long as we have the 2nd Ammendment, the Bible will not be banned!
I assume the Supreme Court would overturn this.
Banning God could be a somewhat dangerous thing. I don’t imagine that He will take kindly to this event. Would serve them right if Colorado received a little more lightening.
The way this world is going lately..Who Knows..
It sure is not the world of Andy Barney, Opie and Aunt Bee that’s for sure...
That statute is an outright assault on the First Amendment in a number of ways - it violates the free exercise of religion, the right of free speech, etc.
There are dozens of examples in our modern society of “Man” thinking that his thinking/reasoning is a better source of truth than the Word of God.
Most of them are liberals, but we have a few evoatheists on FR. Not sure they could be called “conservatives”.
The 2nd Amendment protects the 1st.
Look out boys, that slope's a-gittin' slicker all the time.
Who is surprised?
Liberals think they control the earth and its weather patterns. Why shouldn’t they think they know better than God?
There has been a growing power that is pro-homo in Colorado. I remembering reading of a pro-homo group going all out to get more dems in the state legislature. And they succeeded. The ground floor for the attack on Christians is being laid.
I have often wondered if part of this stategery was to silence Focus on the Family.
I hope they do ban the Bible.
It will then be a lot easier to tell who are the fake Christians and who are the people who’s really on God’s side.
Next Ritter will probably sign a bill into law that sends God to re-education camp.
But the Secualar Progressives/Gay Activists have proclaimed Sexuality Uber Alles and Freedom from Religion and Speech.
LOL. I know what you mean. The real ones won’t get rid of their Bibles.
“Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter signed the state bill, SB 200, which aims at silencing all publications that discriminate against homosexuality.”
A liberal Democrat. Liberals are the most hate filled, censorship approving idiots ever.
The rats took control of the state in 2006 and the result has been a push in favor of homosexual “rights” and a number of threatened tax increases. And, of course, increased spending. The only thing keeping the tax increases in check is TABOR but the rats are working hard to get past that hurdle.
"Section 8 of Senate Bill 200 is a wide open door for any judge to censor anything that condemns homosexuality, including Scripture," Colorado State Rep. Kevin Lundberg said.
Is that the sound of (jack)boots I hear outside my door?
Then the Torah will also be banned.
"We also sent Lut: He said to his people: Do ye commit lewdness such as no people in creation (ever) committed before you? For ye practice your lusts on men in preference to women: ye are indeed a people transgressing beyond bounds. And his people gave no answer but this: they said, "Drive them out of your city: these are indeed men who want to be clean and pure!"" (Qur'an 7:80-82)
And the Koran as well...... Homosexuality is universally condemned by all religions (except in California and Massachusetts).
I believe Judasim is a bit more silent on the topic of homosexuality as they do not see it as an abomination to the point that many Christians do, christians are more vocal about teaching homosexuality as= with heterosexuality in public schools and of course we have the dilemma with *Homosexual Marraige* which never existed never until now...
So the spirit of Antichrist comes a little more out of the shadows and into the open, I see.
Just about every other piece on the end-time chessboard is in it's proper place; now here is another one.
Oh, and one more thing? It is God who does the eternal banning of those who hate Him and rebel against Him and spit in His face.
I'd say I hope the good people of Colorado keep that in mind but in their world there is no God and no sin and no day of accountability and nothing to worry about.
Just one more day closer to the return of Christ.
Being from California it is a discrace what the Homosexual Agenda has done here. People are so afraid of being called a homophobe or a bigot if they dis-agree with homosexual marraige, they would rather hold up the PC Flag and roll over like fido...
Liberal fascism praise freedom of speech but only for those who think in the right way and talk the correct talk...
Censorship will grow more and more if the liberal-fascists rule USA...
It must not happen
After we turn the other cheek seven times seventy, then what?
How long must we suffer these destructive bastards?
Amen!
Everything I have been reading about in the Bible after all these years are coming alive as we are that *Last Generation* Jesus spoke of that would see these things come to pass...
What makes you say that?
People are even afraid to be called names by these mutts.
“I believe Judasim is a bit more silent on the topic of homosexuality as they do not see it as an abomination...”
Moses disagrees.
How long must we suffer these destructive bastards?
Until Jesus returns...
He came the first time as the Savior to die for humanity. John reminds us of this by describing his “robe dipped in blood.” And because he has come to Savior to die for humanity; he has the right to come the second time as the King to judge and rule humanity
His appearance will be worldwide and unmistakable. Just like a summer thunderstorm that lights up the entire sky, everyone will see Jesus coming (Matthew 24:26-27, 30).
His return will also be accompanied by awesome cosmic events (Matthew 24:29-30). These events will herald the end of this age and the beginning of a new age in which both the heavens and the earth are cleansed and transformed by God.
The suit was dismissed based on freedom of speech.
LOL...don’t underestimate what our Liberal Governor might do. He’s an IDIOT!
If we are lucky. Only 5 of 9 realized we even have a 2nd Amendment.
You are very much mistaken. Perhaps you are judging Judaism by the majority of American Jews who are non-Orthodox and liberal. Authentic historical Judaism as it has been practiced since Sinai is what is today called "Orthodox" Judaism (it's actually just Judaism proper).
Male homosexuality is forbidden by the Torah and is a capital offense for both Jews and non-Jews. Female homosexuality is forbidden by the rabbis on the authority which Torah invests in them, but I do not think it carries the death penalty (after all, females can't really do anything with each other). I do not know the status of female homosexuality among non-Jews.
The association of Judaism with homosexuality (like its association with Communism, modernity, decadence, etc.) is the result of Jews' persecution at the hands of chr*stianity for so long, which has led radicals to claim the Jewish martyrs as an early sort of radical religious dissident.
Orthodox Jews are not heard as often as chr*stians because of their small numbers, their insularity, and the fact that their status up to now as an "oppressed minority" cherished and celebrated by the liberals has insulated them from the anti-religious bigotry experienced by chr*stians (just as the Black churches have been insulated from the anti-religious animus of their liberal "friends" in the civil rights movement). They will most certainly be heard from if they ever find themselves in the crosshairs, though the anti-religious Left still idealizes the Jewish suffering of the Middle Ages and has largely used it as an excuse for the secularization of the West.
“If a man lies with a male as one lies with a woman, the two of them have done an abhorrent thing; they shall be put to death—their bloodguilt is upon them” (Leviticus 20:13).
The concept of banning God and his laws has not really worked out all that well for mankind. I’m reminded of Psalms 2:
Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision.
Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
But in Massachusetts the leaders want to teach government school kids the wonderful benefits of LESBIAN FISTING!!!
Your point is well taken. The more this sort of thing happens, bit by bit, the appeasers become quite apparent; so much so that they themselves are probably not aware just how much they are noticed.
Clarisse: But why do you burn books?
Guy Montag: Books make people unhappy, they make them anti-social.
Things have degenerated so far so quickly, anything can happen.
“I hope they do ban the Bible.
It will then be a lot easier to tell who are the fake Christians and who are the people who’s really on God’s side.”
As long as cable TV works and the drive thru will supersize it, most would be content.
and Ritter is supposedly a Christian
People who knew him when he was just a DA state he was one of the good guys. I wonder what happened. I suspect the national party got a hold of him - you have to sell yourself to the national party to achieve statewide elected office.
Ummm, no. It says "Smoking Forbidden. police"
But they'd still have to decide what to do to people found with copies of the unauthorized complete text. And the feminists would step in and demand gender-neutral pronouns for God, and the animal rights activists might want any phrase disrespectful of animals removed (such as Ps. 22.6).
Yeah it’s getting scary. But I just can’t see this bill becoming law and standing.
I’m looking forward to it. How about you?
The American Library Association linked young teens to important topics such as safe rimming and bestiality.
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