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

WorldNetDaily ^ | 17 Aug 06 | WND

[farlander]

Amen. Or DNC and/or ACLU HQ.

[musicman]

"Amen. Or DNC and/or ACLU HQ."

Can we add the UN to your list??

[taxesareforever]

Awesome point!!!

[farlander]

Ooooo... oooo... now we're gettin' there.

[stands2reason]

If this ruling is as it's described here, it's absolutely outrageous.


It sounds like Christians have some sort of disease that even public monuments can catch.

Well, the only silver lining I can see is if you happen to know of a hideous piece of "art" in a public place, you can get rid of it by simply holding a prayer meeting around it...

[Rytwyng]

We have NO idea of China like persecution

Yet.

shame on the comparison!

The comparison isn't true as yet, but it sure seems we are on the slippery slope toward it becoming accurate. I think that was his point.

[Rytwyng]

Well, the only silver lining I can see is if you happen to know of a hideous piece of "art" in a public place, you can get rid of it by simply holding a prayer meeting around it...

Hey, now THERE'S an idea!

[Lexinom]

But Alex, we ARE living in the last days, and have been ever since the Ascension.

[Lexinom]

Someone from my state actually wrote and had published something good and right?

[XR7]

Last eve I passed beside a blacksmith's door,
And heart the anvil ring the vesper chime;
Then, looking in, I saw upon the floor
Old hammers, worn with beating years of time.

How many anvils have you had," said I,
"To wear and batter all these hammers so?"
"Just one," said he, and then, with twinkling eye,
"The anvil wears the hammers out, you know."

And so, thought I, the anvil of God's Word,
For ages skeptic blows have beat upon;
Yet, though the noise of falling blows was heard,
The anvil is unharmed - the hammers gone.

[xzins]

read paragraphs 1 and 6.

Paving the way for something in the future is not the same as saying it has already arrived.

[xzins]

I, too, wish I could see some kind of synopsis of the entire case. Nonetheless, I expect that this report is close to the truth. In any case, the bottom line is that the judges found this bible to be unconstitutional even though it was placed there for a secular reason, the honoring of a founder of a mission. "The Bible was installed on county property about five decades ago in honor of William Mosher, the founder of Star of Hope Mission, and was replaced in 1996 with donated funds."

I suppose it would be wrong to place a monument honoring William Penn, famous Quaker, in the middle of Philadelphia.

William, if memory serves correctly, was a pretty religious guy. (We also know that Philadelphia was chosen as the name of the city for religious reasons....hmmmmm....maybe change the name of that city, too.)

[kittymyrib]

Using the logic of this court ruling, Yankee Stadium should be removed because there was a Service of Prayer held there after 9/11. The judges, who don't understand the First Amendment's freedom of religion and speech rights any better than this, should be removed from the bench. The only religion that can be allowed under rulings such as this is atheism, something the Founders never intended.

[arthurus]

The power of impeachment of judges has probably fallen into abeyance to the extent that it will not be used again.

[imskylark]

He did not compare this to China persecution. He warned that we could be headed in that direction if this trend continues.

[mrs tiggywinkle]

Don't expect Alex to respond. :o/

freepmail in a minute...

[XR7]

The power of impeachment of judges has probably fallen into abeyance to the extent that it will not be used again.

Ugh.

[TexasPatriot8]

Knowing how many libs are in Houston, I'm not surprised by this. I lived there for 21 years and it's a filthy sess pool filled with liberals inside the beltway for the most party. Let's just see what happens when this is appealed and taken to Judges with rational. Every one of these cases more and more infuriates Conservative Americans, which are in the majority, and giving them just one more reason to go vote Republican and replace Judges like this. Most Americans are sick and tired of this anti-Christian crap. And liberals can only push so hard without being knocked down themselves.

[the invisib1e hand]

oh, I love pious "we don't know anything about persecution here and I resent the comparison" snips.

You have no idea what sort of noose is being placed around your neck.

[ntnychik]

Ginsburg deserves a tail. Here I thought it was her left hand swinging a bit behind her, LOL