'China-level' Christian persecution coming: court's ruling in Houston Bible case 'breath-taking'

WorldNetDaily ^ | 17 Aug 06 | WND

[xzins]

For the court to state that if a private citizen exercises his or her First Amendment rights of religious expression and assembly on public property, that any monument, building or fixed item of any kind that contains religious references becomes 'establishment of religion' is simply irrational."

Religious expression by religious citizens = establishment of religion ping.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

ACLU delenda est.

[justche]

We have NO idea of China like persecution - shame on the comparison!

[Liberty1970]

I think this is great. I call for a prayer rally around the IRS headquarters!! :-)

[beezdotcom]

We have NO idea of China like persecution - shame on the comparison!

I didn't see it as a comparison, but as a warning. If you WANTED to move towards a China-style oppression, you'd have to start somewhere. Stupid court rulings are a good first step.

[justche]

That's funny!

[Alex Murphy]

We have NO idea of China like persecution - shame on the comparison!

Ah, but Evangelical megachurch pastor Greg Laurie says we're living in the last days, so the comparison must be valid.

[HighlyOpinionated]

Doesn't the USA still have the power to Impeach Justices who don't dispense justice?

This is worse than crazy. This is legislation from the bench. This is merging two branches of government and leaves the people with no balance of powers.

Did these Judges and Lawyers fail "Civics" class in 9th Grade?

Not THAT Civics. This Civics.

[NewLand]

We have NO idea of China like persecution - shame on the comparison!

We are not exoeriencing that level...yet. But we will, and the entire point of this article is to show how close we really are.

[Tench_Coxe]

"Welch told WND that the court's conclusion was "ludicrous" and if followed logically, could mean that a religious rally at any public building would therefore make the building unconstitutional so it would have to be removed."

Well, perhaps there should be a Christian rally around the courthouse in which such a ruling was made. If they refuse to take down the building, sue.

[TimesDomain]

" ... it became unconstitutional when a Christian group rallied around it."

Great! Let's ALL rally around all of these monkey courts and praise GOD that they exist.

Would it not then make this ignorant group of degenerate lawyers and tyrannical judges unconstitutional and illegal? Sounds like it to me.

[ntnychik]

What about these Amendments don't they understand?

Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.


Amendment II

A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

[yevgenie]

The ruling from the Fifth Court of Appeals said the display of a Bible on public ground in Houston to honor the founder of a mission has to go, not because it was unconstitutional itself, but because it became unconstitutional when a Christian group rallied around it.

So hold a prayer service around the Fifth Court of Appeals, and pray over each one of the justices. Then have someone sue to have it removed on the same grounds? Can we do that? I mean can we really have an entire Court of Appeals declared unconstitutional?

[CindyDawg]

How about around the ACLU headquarters too?

[xzins]

Read 1st & 6th paragraphs again.

[Intolerant in NJ]

The pastor's group said that means any monument, building, or even feature of nature is an illegal "establishment of religion" if a church ceremony is held there...It's about time Christian groups go on the offensive - instead of merely defending against the absurd idea that they are in violation of the Constitution because their practices amount to Congress making a law establishing a state religion, they should start resorting to the second Constitutinal prohibition regarding religion - that Congress shall make no law interfering with the free practice thereof - such silly rulings from the bench surely result in such interference, and maybe a few countersuits for big bucks would make some of these atheists, and even the ACLU, think twice before bringing such actions in the future.......

[keats5]

LOL. If you follow their "logic" that would work.

[jonrick46]

Well, I guess we have to elect another conservative president who will put a few more good supreme court justices on the bench.

These screwball judges will work themselves out of the system. And we will be vigilant to keep the activist judges off the bench.

More to come later.

[Elsiejay]

Was the entire court involved in this case, or is this a ruling from a single judge?
Wonder who appointed these weirdos.