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City of Houston demands pastors turn over sermons [Dealing With Homosexuality]
Fox ^ | Published October 14, 2014 | By Todd Starnes

Posted on 10/15/2014 8:14:40 AM PDT by GonzoII

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.”

ADF, a nationally-known law firm specializing in religious liberty cases, is representing five Houston pastors. They filed a motion in Harris County court to stop the subpoenas arguing they are “overbroad, unduly burdensome, harassing, and vexatious.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 1moretime; adf; anniseparker; catholic; charismatic; christianity; evangelical; homosexualagenda; houston; irs501c3; lutheran; moralabsolutes; orthodox; parker; protestant; texas
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To: massgopguy

Post of the day!


41 posted on 10/15/2014 8:33:29 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: GonzoII
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.

How's this work for ya, bull-dagger?

Effing Gaystapo Nazi dyke.

Not just no, but HELL no, and just TRY and put 'em all in jail. Your jails will be assaulted by churchgoers.

42 posted on 10/15/2014 8:34:45 AM PDT by Lazamataz (First we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them. We have no 'news media', only a Soviet Pravda.)
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To: vpintheak

Lucifer is loose and runs freely throughout the Governments of this country.

Remember always, God’s kingdom is not of this earth and no Government is above God.


43 posted on 10/15/2014 8:37:03 AM PDT by Breto (Stranger in a strange land... where did America go?)
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To: GonzoII
The Soviets are alive and living in Houston, TX..

5.56mm

44 posted on 10/15/2014 8:38:20 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: GonzoII

Glenn Beck was talking about this on his radio show this morning....or should I say “yelling!”

To the city of Houston, Glenn shouted, “GO TO HELL!”

He was really wound up, even for Glenn!


45 posted on 10/15/2014 8:38:22 AM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Politicians and diapers must be changed often for the same reason)
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To: GonzoII; daniel1212

https://livingwaters-1568.wedid.it/

This could be an excellent opportunity. The other productions were quite good.


46 posted on 10/15/2014 8:38:32 AM PDT by Maudeen
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To: Gay State Conservative

No way will this survive in the Federal courts.

On the contrary, Lucifer had gained dominance in the courts..


47 posted on 10/15/2014 8:38:59 AM PDT by Breto (Stranger in a strange land... where did America go?)
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To: GonzoII

A great time for these pastors to stand up, on TV, and say: “NOT A CHANCE IN HELL. Come and arrest me. This is my address. I will be here waiting.”

watch result.


48 posted on 10/15/2014 8:39:15 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: PGR88

Amen!


49 posted on 10/15/2014 8:39:45 AM PDT by sport
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To: GonzoII

Anti-Christian BIGOT

50 posted on 10/15/2014 8:39:55 AM PDT by Dr. Thorne ("Don't be afraid. Just believe." - Mark 5:36)
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To: GonzoII

Love the quote. I assume Fulton?


51 posted on 10/15/2014 8:41:56 AM PDT by Patriotic1 (Dic mihi solum facta, domina - Just the facts, ma'am)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

The devil doesn’t bite? I wish it was so.


52 posted on 10/15/2014 8:41:59 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard III: Loyalty Binds Me)
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To: GonzoII

come Lord Jesus


53 posted on 10/15/2014 8:42:15 AM PDT by Friendofgeorge (Justice for officer Darren------------ PALIN 2016 OR BUST)
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To: GonzoII
ATTENTION ALL PASTORS AND PRIESTS OF ALL RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS:

You and your congregations are required to report immediately to your local government officials bringing all pertinent ID papers and documents. At that time each person will be scrutinized and shall receive a bright yellow 5-inch cloth cross. This badge shall be sewn to and displayed prominently on all outer garments worn in public. We cannot allow our good citizens to unknowingly rub shoulders with such vermin as yourselves. We are not responsible for any consequences as a result of failure to comply.

---The Government

54 posted on 10/15/2014 8:42:26 AM PDT by Scooter100
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To: GonzoII

Most Catholic priests don’t write out sermons nor do they record them. Of course all the Council is invited to come here it on Sundays in person (and I’m sure the non-Catholic Christian churches would extend the same offer).


55 posted on 10/15/2014 8:43:33 AM PDT by Patriotic1 (Dic mihi solum facta, domina - Just the facts, ma'am)
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To: GonzoII

This is a hill worth dying on.


56 posted on 10/15/2014 8:44:25 AM PDT by Salvavida (The restoration of the U.S.A. starts with filling the pews at every Bible-believing church.)
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To: BookmanTheJanitor

mosques worship the Devil, he the Devil is not interested in anybody but the only true God.


57 posted on 10/15/2014 8:45:01 AM PDT by Friendofgeorge (Justice for officer Darren------------ PALIN 2016 OR BUST)
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To: Patriotic1
"Fulton?"

Yep.

58 posted on 10/15/2014 8:46:29 AM PDT by GonzoII ("If the new crime be, to believe in God, let us all be criminals" -Sheen)
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To: GonzoII

Tthis is a direct infringement of the god given rights of freedom of speech and freedom of religion. The time for civil disobedience is here, do not comply.


59 posted on 10/15/2014 8:46:46 AM PDT by Cubs Fan (The ferguson rioters, looters and arsonists are DOMESTIC LEFT WING TERRORISTS)
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To: GonzoII

so where are the liberals and libertarians who had no problem with the homosexual agenda and who liked to spout it’s about freedom.?


60 posted on 10/15/2014 8:48:15 AM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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