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City to drop pastor subpoenas
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| October 29, 2014
| Katherine Driessen
Posted on 10/29/2014 10:05:10 AM PDT by Gamecock
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posted on
10/29/2014 10:05:10 AM PDT
by
Gamecock
To: Gamecock
The subpoenas are part of a discovery phase in a suit filed by equal rights opponents, who largely take issue with the rights the law extends to gay and transgender residents. And just why were the sermons required?
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posted on
10/29/2014 10:06:21 AM PDT
by
Gamecock
(USA, Ret.)
To: Gamecock
Houston, we have a problem. Never forget your Mayor’s October Surprise of 2014. This is not over, and won’t be until she is out of office.
To: Gamecock
Don’t confuse the word ‘will’ with ‘shall’ especially if the word ‘will’ doesn’t have a clear deadline with consequences.
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posted on
10/29/2014 10:09:05 AM PDT
by
rwilson99
(Please tell me how the words "shall not perish and have everlasting life" would NOT apply to Mary.)
To: Gamecock
The authoritarian would be tyrants wanted to find hard evidence of “hate” “speech”.
everyone has the right to loved or hated.....
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posted on
10/29/2014 10:10:09 AM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill)
To: Gamecock
The rights of free speech and religion far precedes “gay rights”, and is all-inclusive. “Gay rights” are group-specific and do not trump the first amendment!
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posted on
10/29/2014 10:11:53 AM PDT
by
FrankR
(They will become our ultimate masters the day we surrender the 2nd Amendment.)
To: Gamecock
Joel 0-steen must be disappointed. He gave an invocation for the Houston mayor, and his silence on this issue (in support of the pastors 1st amendment religious speech rights) speaks volumes.
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posted on
10/29/2014 10:13:38 AM PDT
by
grumpygresh
(Democrats delenda est. President zero gave us patient zero.)
To: Gamecock
These pastors erred, because this was clearly a “ripe” opportunity for them to file a civil rights lawsuits against the mayor. The type of suit she would use against them in a heartbeat, if she had the slightest opportunity to do so.
Importantly, civil rights lawsuits were intentionally made difficult to defend against, because they require you to prove a negative, that you are *not* what you are accused of.
And, if they were successful in their lawsuit against the mayor and council, it would have a profound “chilling” effect against many other anti-Christian bigots in the US.
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posted on
10/29/2014 10:13:48 AM PDT
by
yefragetuwrabrumuy
("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
To: Gamecock
And just why were the sermons required?
Who cares?
She's welcome to listen to any of the sermons preached in the church of which I'm a member. In fact, we would be happy to welcome her to any of our assemblies. She needs to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ, doesn't she?
When Paul was in prison in Ceaserea, he used his two "hearings" to preach the gospel to two governors and a king (plus all their accompanists). That Paul...he was determined to preach to people no matter what the circumstances!
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posted on
10/29/2014 10:16:10 AM PDT
by
LearsFool
("Thou shouldst not have been old, till thou hadst been wise.")
To: Gamecock
She’ll find another way to attack them.
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posted on
10/29/2014 10:18:12 AM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: Gamecock
The pastors should sue the mayor, city manager, city attorney and city council over this. Their civil rights were violated, or attempted to be violated
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posted on
10/29/2014 10:21:55 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: grumpygresh
Osteen thinks Obama has done a great job too
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posted on
10/29/2014 10:22:51 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: Gamecock
I don't know what the charge would be, but I'd sue the lezbo be-atch for citing me in the first place.
Christians aren't to go to law with each other, but I see no prohibition against sueing someone who has done you a wrong.
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posted on
10/29/2014 10:23:27 AM PDT
by
knarf
(I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
To: LearsFool
Many churches record the sermons for the internet these days
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posted on
10/29/2014 10:23:48 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: Army Air Corps
Yes, there is little doubt about it
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posted on
10/29/2014 10:24:17 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: Gamecock
And just why were the sermons required?”
Because her busy schedule does not allow her to attend church and she wanted to be able to read them for inspiration when she had spare time. /s/
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posted on
10/29/2014 10:26:07 AM PDT
by
Grams A
(The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
To: grumpygresh
Although nobody has to subpoena Osteen’s sermons.
They are on 185 channels.
Comment #18 Removed by Moderator
To: Gamecock
'The subpoenas are part of a discovery phase in a suit filed by equal rights opponents' Wrong. That would be 'special rights opponents'.
To: Gamecock
I can only hope that the mayor’s office was flooded with thousands of copies of sermons on CD, DVD, books, etc...and not only from Houston, but from the entire US.
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