Why I stand with the Houston Five (LCMS in solidarity with Houston pastors)

Religion News Service ^ | October 17, 2014 | Scott R. Murray

[chajin]

HOUSTON (RNS) Recently, Houston city attorneys, acting on behalf of Mayor Annise Parker and the City Council, issued subpoenas to five area pastors requiring they hand over copies of all communication with members of their congregations about a gay rights ordinance. The subpoena asks for communications from the pastors related to the mayor, the ordinance, and “gender equality” issues.

What are pastors to do when coerced by a government entity like the city of Houston? It seems to me that there are a two possible responses: one from a Christian pastor, who serves in Christ’s kingdom, and another from a citizen of the kingdom of this world...

[Mrs. Don-o]

Are you LCMS? TYhery and their allies are highly to be praised. Good to see our Christian leaders standing up like men.

[Mrs. Don-o]

On that last tagline: it's

¡Hagan lío!

It means "Make a mess!" and it's a wry but sincere cheer for our Good Bishops Pell, Muller and Burke.

The tagline evidently doesn't support Spanish punctuation and accents.

[buffaloguy]

I know of no church in Houston which supports the subpoenas.

They are quiet because they are planning their move in response to the subpoenas. Mayor Porker may have just turned Harris county to a bright shade of red. Everyone is outraged over her stupidity.

There are 7,000 churches in Houston.

[buffaloguy]

Does anyone know who the 5 pastors are?

[rhema]

Eric Metaxas (Breakpoint) urges Christians to "send a sermon or a Bible or even a card with a scripture verse to Mayor Parker? Pray over it and send it in love. Pray that God would show Mayor Parker and every politician in America that religious freedom is sacred and we cannot allow the State to trample upon it -- and by God’s grace, we won’t."

A Line Has Been Crossed