Posted on 10/15/2014 10:57:29 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
As reported by Breitbart Texas, the dispute stems from an anti-discrimination ordinance passed by Houston regarding discrimination based on gender and sexual orientation. The pastors' churches were part of a coalition of hundreds of churches in the Houston area that opposed the ordinance. After a referendum petition seeking to get a repeal measure on the November ballot was tossed out over allegations that the petition signature gatherers were not qualified under Texas law, a lawsuit was filed, but the pastors were not a part of the litigation. The pastors have obtained legal representation and filed a motion to quash the subpoenas, arguing that they were an illegal demand of their "their constitutionally protected sermons and other communications."
Cruz agreed with the pastors and their attorneys, releasing a statement Wednesday that echoed the religious liberty and free speech arguments they made. "I'm proud to stand with the pastors," said Cruz. "Religious liberty is the very first protection in the Bill of Rights, the foundation of all our liberties. The City of Houston’s subpoenas demanding that pastors provide the government with copies of their sermons is both shocking and shameful. For far too long, the federal government has led an assault against religious liberty, and now, sadly, my hometown of Houston is joining the fight. This is wrong. It's unbefitting of Texans, and it's un-American."
The senator also criticized the subpoenas as a "grotesque abuse of power" by the city government. "The government has no business asking pastors to turn over their sermons. These subpoenas are a grotesque abuse of power,
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Is there any doubt now that Ted Cruz is destined to be our President in 2016?
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again and I’ll keep saying it as long as necessary:
TED CRUZ IS A ONCE IN A GENERATION AND PERHAPS LIFETIME SUPERSTAR LEADER WHO IS SO QUICK IN HIS THINKING AND POLITICAL INSTINCTS THAT HE WILL TAKE HIS PLACE BESIDE AND LIKELY SURPASS RONALD REAGAN AS THE ICON OF CONSERVATISM.
HE IS DESTINED TO BE PRESIDENT; NOTHING CAN STOP IT.
And he is proposing a brilliant solution to the current madness which includes the subject of this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3212464/posts
that should if necessary be carried out using my tagline.
Who is the Houston mayor and is he part of the Alisnky/0bola troupe?
Ted Cruz will be a better President than Ronald Reagan because he has the benefit of hindsight, because he is extraordinarily sharp and quick in perceiving threats to the Constitution and in devising responses and solutions.
I read that Ted Cruz’ father was instrumental in his primary and secondary education encouraging him to join debate societies where he was required to memorize the US Constitution and to study its rich and inspired history. Ted Cruz became a debate champion at Princeton and a stellar law student at Harvard.
Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz had this to say about Ted Cruz:
http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/09/dershowitz-tex-cruz-one-of-harvard-laws-smartest-students/
Not many people realize how smart, witty and quick Ronald Reagan was but Ted Cruz surpasses RR in these attributes.
Now being smart is not a guarantee that a person will be a great or even wise leader. Wise and great leadership also requires being quick and accurate in response. An example of Ted Cruz’ incredible response speed:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3212110/posts
and there are so so many more examples.
2ndDivisionVet please post the Oval Office photo of our future President!
Here =>
"No minister anywhere should ever have to submit a sermon to a government censor"
2:28 PM - 15 Oct 2014
https://twitter.com/SenRandPaul/status/522499245048594432
So far, no biteback from the bull dyke.
When does the Houston heeshee send in her jackbooted thugs?
>> this is more after the fashion of Lenin and Stalin and the old NKVD.
This isn’t really in the mold of ANY of the old style totalitarians.
THIS is a “new thing”. It is a glimpse of the height and breadth and depth of the ruthlessness of the Faggot Mafia. Breathtaking ruthlessness and arrogance like the world has never seen before.
Of course, the real puppet-master behind this nameless, faceless, sodomite movement is satan himself. He is the master deceiver, thief, murderer and destroyer — even Stalin and Hitler were pikers compared with the lord of darkness.
If I were one of the church pastors, I’d tell the City of Houston, “FU and God Bless”.
An*s Parker wouldn’t back down on the red light cameras either. She even renegotiated the contract in the favor of the private company to thwart our attempts to “break contract”.
When she does things that the voters disapprove of (and get countermeasures added to the ballot despite her objections and legal opposition on the public tax dollar), she does everything in her power and beyond to tell the voters to F*** OFF.
This is not her first time to pull such shenanigans. And I see her being power mad to run for higher office in Texas (possibly even a national seat) at some point.
It may be the first time that she has ruffled the feathers of black pastors who were formerly supporters of hers.
Let us know when u run for office so we can vote for you if if any of us live in your county...: )
> I read that Ted Cruz’ father was instrumental in his primary and secondary education encouraging him to join debate societies where he was required to memorize the US Constitution and to study its rich and inspired history. Ted Cruz became a debate champion at Princeton and a stellar law student at Harvard.
Raphael Cruz is the real deal. Though I haven’t spoken with him personally I’ve been in the same room with him several times and know several people that speak to him pretty often that have spent considerable time with him and driving him around to speaking engagements. They all tell me he is who he appears to be on and off camera. He would talk about politics and the Constitution with Ted around the table all the time whenever they had meals. This instilled a strong sense of patriotism in him beginning at an early age.
Answer below
FR thread >City of Houston subpoenas pastors' sermons to see if they're criticizing lesbian mayor
Excellent and spot on post!
Hope someone is looking at recall petition. City of Houston deserves better. I can’t believe they voted her into office.
The city appoints whoever the Houston Chronicle, local news, and downtown business partnership select.
lol
he is just a minor symptom of a far larger picture in the battle against the Isms
Reg’d. Reagan’s wit, yes, I completely concur. I look at the schlubs putatively on our side, and I ask myself, “Does John Cornyn see himself as Reaganesque?” Dear God, I hope that his delusions come in under that size. Look at any of them with robust opinions of themselves: Boehner, McConnell, Barbour, Gingrich, Paul, etc..
I watch Reagan videos for fun. I’m not US born, and I’m under the age of the ‘Reaganites’, but I revere and miss the man. I will look for evidence of Cruz’s quick wit. Thank you for alerting me to it.
In this case I stand corrected, still Cruz made a much bigger issue of it with a full press release.
No real Christian will obey this, and the nominal Christians don’t preach against sodomy anyway.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.