Posted on 01/05/2005 11:31:52 AM PST by bkny23m
What we have been saying has now happened. You cannot quote what the Bible has to say about homosexuality in public or you will be charged with a "hate crime." Philadelphia is only the beginning. If we fail to take a stand here, this "crime" will soon be applied across America.
In the 27 years of this ministry, I have never witnessed a more outrageous miscarriage of justice than what is happening in Philadelphia. Four Christians are facing up to 47-years in prison and $90,000 in fines for preaching the Gospel on a public sidewalk, a right fully protected by the First Amendment.
On October 10, 2004, the four Christians were arrested in Philadelphia. They are part of Repent America. Along with founder Michael Marcavage, members of Repent America—with police approval--were preaching near Outfest, a homosexual event, handing out Gospel literature and carrying banners with Biblical messages.
When they tried to speak, they were surrounded by a group of radical homosexual activists dubbed the Pink Angels. A videotape of the incident shows the Pink Angels interfering with the Christians’ movement on the street, holding up large pink symbols of angels to cover up the Christians' messages and blowing high pitched whistles to drown out their preaching.
Rather than arrest the homosexual activists and allow the Christians to exercise their First Amendment rights, the Philadelphia police arrested and jailed the Christians!
They were charged with eight crimes, including three felonies: possession of instruments of crime (a bullhorn), ethnic intimidation (saying that homosexuality is a sin), and inciting a riot (reading from the Bible some passages relating to homosexuality) despite the fact that no riot occurred.
(Excerpt) Read more at repentamerica.com ...
Once they are acquitted, someone needs to sue someone else for false arrest and violation of civil rights.
This case is going to be dismissed (as it ought to be).
Oops, 20:13.
ARREST HIM!!
Watch the video... I thought the homos were supposed to be tolerant...
I saw the video on O'Really. The Evangelicals were surrounded by a pink barrier and isolated by parade authorities. An act which was premeditated. This was an admitted fact by parade organiser's council. There could and should be a counter suit for unlawful imprisonment and conspiracy to violate the Free Speech Rights of the Evangelicals.
I remember reading something awhile back that Philly was promoting the city of "Brotherly Love" as being gay-friendly. The fact that regular American citizens have been arrested for exercising their right to peaceably assemble and free speech. Canada (and I believe Australia) now have laws making preaching in church that homosexual behavior is a sin because it is "hate speech". It will happen here unless we stand up now and stop it. I just cannot believe this is happening in the United States.
And I am still wondering where the editorial pages of America are on this story. Where's the outrage?
I thought, mistakenly so, that we Christians are protected by the First Amendment. But, I was wrong. Now, we will need to file lawsuits and friend of the court briefs stating that the continued persecution of our devotion to Christ Jesus is a state sponsored hate crime and perhaps we can smother people with kindness or knock some people down and then after they realize their folly, help them up. But only then.
"Oops, 20:13 "
Where do I find the book of Oops ? Old or New ?
Let me add: where the hell is the ACLU?
How long before the Bible will be banned?
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