Jail for Calling Homosexuality A Sin

Political Realities ^ | 07/10/13 | Charles M. Phipps

[LD Jackson]

Tony Miano is a retired deputy sheriff and former chaplain with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. A little over a week ago he went to London with the ministry group called Sports Fan Outreach International to do street preaching outside the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. While doing this, he was arrested. When a woman heard Miano mention that the Bible was clear about homosexuality being a sin she cursed at him, then called the police who arrived shortly thereafter and arrested him. The charge was "using homophobic speech that could cause people anxiety, distress, alarm or insult."

Upon arriving at the police station he was fingerprinted, had a DNA sample taken, then was interrogated. After a thirty minute interrogation and seven hours in jail, Miano was released when police decided to not pursue charges against him. A transcript of his interrogation can be found here. It is a bit lengthy but I highly encourage it be read. It appears Miano's interrogator was open to his purpose in London and came to understand that Miano was not promoting fear or hatred of homosexuals. Miano said he did not focus entirely on homosexuality, but addressed all forms of sexual immorality using I Thessalonians 4:1-2 – a biblical passage that mentions sexual immorality.

After being released Miano expressed concern that the same thing could happen here in the United States. He said, "I believe that's what our government is going to eventually do here. I believe homosexuals or others who are sensitive to their point of view will be visiting churches to listen to what preachers say from the pulpit. And I believe that pastors will be arrested in their pulpits for teaching what the Bible says about homosexuality and other sins."

This is not the first time a preacher has been arrested in the United Kingdom for speaking negatively about homosexuality and probably not the last. Andrea Williams, chief executive of the British Christian Legal Centre, said a clampdown on religious free speech regarding Christian views on sexual ethics is already under way.

How long will it be before such a clampdown begins here in the United States? Will preachers begin to be arrested for preaching against homosexuality? I agree with Miano that one day it will happen here under the guise of 'hate speech.' Homosexuals do not like to be told their choice (yes, choice) of lifestyle is wrong and sinful. Silencing the opposition has always been a staple in the leftists playbook and being able to use the threat of arrest for 'homophobic speech' is something I'm sure that homosexual activists are already examining.

Naysayers will probably scoff at my belief, but I would ask if just twenty or thirty years ago would anyone have believed gay marriage would one day be legal in parts of the United States? Or that gays would be openly serving in our military? Or that gays would have prominence in movies and television shows? Or that corporations would offer employee benefits to same-sex couples? Any honest answer would be no to all the above. And yet all these things have happened. Can it be much longer before our country 'progresses' to the point where speaking negatively about homosexuality earns you some silver bracelets and a free ride in a police car? If it can be done in the United Kingdom then it could one day happen here. That day is coming; it's just a matter of when.

[WashingtonSource]

Who cares if it’s smart. He is called to preach the Gospel to a sinful world. Were the apostles smart? They risked their lives and all of them died martyr deaths except for John, IIRC.

[newfreep]

Good for you!

The leftwing socialists have been redefining our language to better impose their satanic/communist godless religion.

Clearly, these sodomites continue to wage war on God and His morals and values.

In the end, they’ll get their due....

[miss marmelstein]

So he knowingly violated the law? If he did that, he’s certainly not clueless; he’s brave.

[cuban leaf]

In the end, they’ll get their due....

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Yes. However, I’m a mid-tribulationist (also called “pre-wrath”) and I bought my small farm in rural Kentucky in 2008 in the spirit of Revelation 18: 4

[Thorliveshere]

Oh, yes. I’m surprised they haven’t criminalized comments on Facebook. I guess that pesky 1st A. still gets in the way...

Wow, I would have been arrested several times over now.

[relictele]

Actually, there was a recent story about that song being pulled from Muzak rotations.

[xp38]

There was a short lived ban of the song in Canada but the ban got drowned in a sea of ridicule.

[bk1000]

“Why hasn’t Mark Knopfler of Dire straits been pilloried for singing about “that little faggot with the earring and the makeup?” He should be held to the same standard as Paula Deen!”

He was making fun of a less educated working stiff. He was not being offensive to an enlightened protected class of progressive persons who are only following the desires they were born with. Why all the hate? (Yes, sarcasm is included in this post.)

[Sergio]

This is why, when arguing against homosexuality in a country that persecutes Christians but bows to Islamist, it is always a good idea to quote from the Qur’an and Hadith rather than from the Bible. The passages below are just a few that can be used.

Qur’an (7:80-84) - “...For ye practice your lusts on men in preference to women: ye are indeed a people transgressing beyond bounds.... And we rained down on them a shower (of brimstone)”

Qur’an (4:16) - “If two men among you are guilty of lewdness, punish them both. If they repent and amend, Leave them alone”

Hadith - Abu Dawud (4462) - The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Whoever you find doing the action of the people of Loot, execute the one who does it and the one to whom it is done.”

Hadith - Bukhari (72:774) - “The Prophet cursed effeminate men (those men who are in the similitude (assume the manners of women) and those women who assume the manners of men, and he said, ‘Turn them out of your houses .’

How would the British police respond to this I wonder.

[SECURE AMERICA]

My day will surely come.
I refuse to use the term gay.
These people are not “gay” they are homosexual.
I am not homophobic because I have no hatred of them or fear of them. However I refuse to accept that their perversion is “normal” or be tolerant of them trying to recruit children.

[Viennacon]

Damn straight! Tell it like it is.

[Nea Wood]

And gays wonder why they’re hated.

[ReformationFan]

‘This is why, when arguing against homosexuality in a country that persecutes Christians but bows to Islamist, it is always a good idea to quote from the Qur’an and Hadith rather than from the Bible. The passages below are just a few that can be used.

Qur’an (7:80-84) - “...For ye practice your lusts on men in preference to women: ye are indeed a people transgressing beyond bounds.... And we rained down on them a shower (of brimstone)”

Qur’an (4:16) - “If two men among you are guilty of lewdness, punish them both. If they repent and amend, Leave them alone”

Hadith - Abu Dawud (4462) - The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, “Whoever you find doing the action of the people of Loot, execute the one who does it and the one to whom it is done.”

Hadith - Bukhari (72:774) - “The Prophet cursed effeminate men (those men who are in the similitude (assume the manners of women) and those women who assume the manners of men, and he said, ‘Turn them out of your houses .’

How would the British police respond to this I wonder.’

Indeed.

[GeronL]

Christian witness does not need Korans

[little jeremiah]

I heard that song not too long ago and the word “faggot” was bleeped out. I think I looked it up on youtube trying to find “Brothers in Arms”.

[Vanders9]

And this is different from the modern USA in what way?