Posted on 03/30/2006 4:14:18 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
(AgapePress) - An estimated 25,000 youths showed up last weekend for a "Battle Cry" rally in San Francisco -- and then became the latest targets to receive a resolution against them by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
"Battle Cry" is a coalition of 30 groups that is attempting to turn today's youth away from the lure of popular culture and toward Christ while they are still teenagers. But on the day of the rally in the City by the Bay, opposing protesters took to name-calling, in one instance chanting the phrase: "Christian fascists, go away! Racist, sexist, anti-gay!"
In addition, both the rally and related protest caught the attention of City Hall, which adopted a resolution criticizing both as "acts of provocation" by an "anti-gay" pro-life organization. Democratic State Assemblyman Mark Leno, talking to the counter-protesters, referred to the Battle Cry rally as a "fascist mega-pep rally," and said the Christian teens involved in the rally should "get out of San Francisco." This in a city that has long been touting the importance of "tolerance" to support the homosexual movement.
Ron Luce, founder of the ministry Teen Mania and whose group helped to found Battle Cry, appeared afterward on the Fox News show O'Reilly Factor, during which he made it clear that the rally was nothing close to the picture portrayed. "We're not mean," Luce says, "and if you look at the video clips of that rally, they're very kind and they're praying -- and it was pretty startling to see such a violent response."
According to Luce, it was the first time one of his meetings was officially condemned. He says Battle Cry is helping youth to use one of the most important tools for culture change in America -- one he says the political Left has employed best up until now. "Whoever raises their voice in culture is the one who shapes culture," the ministry leader says.
In the coming weeks, similar rallies -- with the intent to change the culture by battling for the hearts and souls of the current teen generation -- are set in Detroit (April 7-8) and in Philadelphia (May 12-13).
More power to the Christian youth!
The left is consumed with seething hatred.
Reading this I can't shake the image of snarling hate filled "Orcs".
Like I always say, if God leaves San Francisco standing He owes Sodom and Gomorrah an apology.
Sodom freaking Gomorrah!!
In the end times, good will be called evil and evil will be called good.
Sodom by the Sea is a vile, hate filled, filthy city trying to present itself as a nice, tolerant and loving city.
It is not the youth that they hate. It is the Lamb.
I pray that the Spirit be on them and they stand up for the Word in power and strength and love.
God love 'em. Some persecution may be just what we need. It will help bring attention to those disgraceful pukes that run that place.
Racist is libspeak for someone winning an argument with a liberal. They are doing all they can to make the above words positive.
CIty of tolerance?
"The left is consumed with seething hatred.
Reading this I can't shake the image of snarling hate filled "Orcs"."
I know what you mean. It has occurred to me as well that their lust for ruin and destruction of anything good is very orc-like.
I pray for a huge revival in the bay area...
The City of Hate
Amen.. "christian haters go away, we'll see you all on Judgement Day!"
< ...if God leaves San Francisco standing He owes Sodom and Gomorrah an apology. >
Wow! That would make a great tagline.
Who do these teensagers think they are, believing in something other than the government!!??
/sarc
And they call other people fascists.....
here's the lowdown on (at least) one "tolerance" group that hassled the
dangerous (snicker) Christian youth group:
http://www.discoverthenetwork.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=7213
One of their spokes-persons, Sunsara Taylor appeared on Bill O'Reilly's
show (opposite Ron Luce) to explain how the Christians kids were an
intolerant hate group.
I think that if I had high-def TV, I could have seen the venom drip from the
young lady's fangs.
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