Is Quoting the Bible Becoming a Hate Crime in America? One Pastor Risks Jail Time If He Keeps Speaking Truth

PatriotandLiberty ^ | 5/15/23 | William Wolfe

[spirited irish]

“Do you know where people get thrown in jail for their social media posts? In China. In Saudi Arabia. In Russia. Not in the United States of America — or so we always thought. Until now.”

[one guy in new jersey]

Got a little more info/summary?

Maybe a comment on same/how it strikes you?

[Skwor]

Helps if you add the specific issue or link to the actual article which supports your headline. It takes a bit to find the relevant point your headline is trying to make.

Even after navigating and searching the articles it is not clear as to the specific nature of the event.

Closest I got was “supposedly” he was somewhere preaching the bible and a Washington state judge banned him from speaking about LGBT issues. I did not see if he was on public property, if he was in some manner posing an actual threat, etc.

Keep in mind I 100% support the preaching of the word, it just helps to actually be informed of such details before going off and risking further confusion not having a complete picture.

I find PatriotandLiberty a bit off in that they often do not provide much needed and relevant information leaving one with the feeling of an agenda driven article nearly as much as the LSM does. This is disappointing because I totally support what I believe their intended ideologies are.

[lee martell]

I dont know the law very well, but it seems this man should be able to post his thoughts on same sex marriage as long as he didn’t name or identify this particular lesbian couple.

We aren’t talking about him standing at the door of their church yelling his scripture references, right? That would be harrassment.

This Judge Linda may be overreaching her authority. Perhaps she is virtue signalling other members of the Sisterhood.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

It is in the public schools. Been there and done that and have the torn t-shirt.

[fwdude]

I always approach these dramatic stories with a healthy bit of skepticism, suspecting that there is more to the story, such as the guy sent threatening letters or burned a stolen “pride” flag. But this story is as the headline indicates, shockingly. He posted Bible verses which make sinners feel threatened, and the state is being wielded against him for it.

[sauropod]

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[yukong]

Well the judge in question was an elementary school teacher before becoming a lawyer so there’s that.

And there’s this from the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs;

A member of the Judicial Nominating Commission was a financial contributor to the political campaign of a judge who applied with the JNC to fill a vacant Oklahoma Supreme Court seat, records show.

The JNC is a 15-member group charged with screening applicants for some of Oklahoma’s highest courts. In the case of Oklahoma Supreme Court vacancies, the JNC recommends three nominees and the governor is not allowed to consider appointing anyone else, regardless of other potential jurists’ records.

Melissa DeLacerda of Stillwater is one of six attorney appointments to the JNC. She is a past president of the Oklahoma Bar Association.

The JNC recently screened seven applicants for the vacant District 1 seat on the Oklahoma Supreme Court. One of the applicants was Linda Thomas of Bartlesville, who currently serves as the district judge for Nowata and Washington counties. Like DeLacerda, Thomas is also a past president of the Oklahoma Bar Association.

According to the Oklahoma Ethics Commission, DeLacerda contributed $500 to Thomas’ judicial campaign in 2018. The $500 was provided in two installments made in May and June 2018, less than a year before Thomas sought the Oklahoma Supreme Court position and went before the JNC.

In the June 26, 2018 primary, Thomas received 42 percent of the vote in a three-way race, narrowly trailing Curtis DeLapp, the incumbent, who received almost 46 percent.

Subsequently, in August 2018, Oklahoma Chief Justice Douglas Combs filed a petition accusing DeLapp of violating several laws and provisions of the Oklahoma Constitution. The petition sought DeLapp’s removal. As part of a settlement, DeLapp later resigned from office and suspended his campaign.

Thomas was sworn in as the new district judge for Nowata and Washington counties in January 2019, and then sought the Oklahoma Supreme Court position in April.

[MDLION]

Still think quoting the Bible will be upheld from 6-3 to 9-0 at the Supreme Court but they as they’re currently constituted are the last line of defense against Communism/Authoritarianism.