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 ...
It's right after the Book of Armaments. I noticed it yesterday when I was flipping through, looking for instructions for my Holy Hand-grenade...
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How right you are!!! I said the exact same thing to my wife when I saw the video also. The "pinky" admitted on FOX they had planned a year in advance to block the Christians for this particuliar event.
The whole incident was premeditated and admitted to on national tv no less.
It's in there - right next to my favorite, 1st Opinions.
Yes! But there is really nothing mainstream about them and that's why they won't. They are the leftstream media.
That would not be my first choice of passages to read to a 4-year-old, no.
But among adults, I see no reason not to discuss the Bible in its entirety.
Whose orders? Even the council for the parade organizers admitted that the Evangelicals had a permit to protest. The situation didn't get dangerous until the Pink Angels suurounded them with the barriers and then allowed Gay Activists to go into the enclosure and initiate body contact, which was also captured on video tape.
Imagine there was a verse in the Bible that said something to the effect of, "Let the King be put to death."
What would be your response to a gang of leftists screaming that verse while waiting for President Bush to show up for a campaign speech?
Just quoting the Bible? Or a case for the Secret Service?
If they have the "right" to be sick like they are! where is my "Rights" to not have to put up with there crap.....i.e. have myself or my childeren around them.
Thats right Christians are suppose to be tolorant but GOD will not be!
Maybe human lindmine finders
I would say that they need to read the whole Bible. That would probably put an end to the whole "Kill the King" movement.
I would also point out that America is not a monarchy.
As described, the Secret Service defiantly. However the Evangelicals were not screaming for the death of homosexuals, but for their salvation.
Even though I am someone who sins, I do not take the reading of the Bible verse that says "the wages of sin is death" as hate speech directed at me. It is a warning designed to help me rather then an advocacy of my murder.
I don't know if the Secret Service would make that distinction.
But the whole Bible should be read. (And maybe some of the protesters in question should spend a little more time in the NT)
I want to watch the takedown on Fox!
I wouldn't expect them to. But I would expect any reasonable person to distinguish between advocating assassination with calling for repentance.
If a group of Muslims was protesting in front of my church reading from the Koran screaming, "Death to the infidels!" I would call the police (and keep my sidearm handy).
What did the protesters do that is against the teachings of the New Testament?
When i saw the headline on this I thought PA (as in Palestinian Authority and thought yeah, Moslems and all. Then I realized it's Pennsylvania. Is there a difference?
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