Posted on 11/27/2018 3:11:14 PM PST by lowbridge
After Houston rejected similar measures three years ago, churches in Austin may be forced to hire homosexual and transgender pastors and ministers due to a city ordinance.
Ground zero in the turmoil because of non-discrimination reforms that fail to protect religious and moral objections to sinful lifestyles has shifted to Austin.
The city’s leaders passed an employment discrimination ordinance much like 2015’s “HERO” measure in Houston, prohibiting decisions against hiring based on sexual orientation and gender identity in addition to other reasons.
The ordinance provides no limit to enforcement against churches that decide against hiring of homosexuals and transsexuals on moral and religious grounds.
Not even pastoral and other leadership positions at churches are excluded from possible city oversight and regulatory management in the capital of Texas.
Dozens of Texas churches that are members of the U.S. Pastor Council (USPC) are represented by a federal lawsuit filed earlier this month, following the Houston pattern of possibly a long battle in the courts.
“Every church in Austin that refuses to hire practicing homosexuals as clergy or church employees is violating city law and subject to civil penalties and liability,” the filing, U.S. Pastor Council v. Austin, reads.
“The City of Austin’s failure to exempt church hiring decisions . . . violates the U.S. Constitution, the Texas Constitution and the Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act.”
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Joel O’Steen is livid at this! Just Kidding...he agrees with homosexuality
That sucks. Literally....
...in the vestibule...in the Chancery...in the Choir room...in the Pastor’s office...in the Men’s room, the Woman’s room...
I seem to remember Little Rocketman had Austin on his list of US cities to nuke. Perhaps Kim Jung Un might be the instrument of God.
This is coming soon to Orthodox Jewish institutions, which are the bastion of heterodoxy. Already Orthodox Jews are being harassed for perceived racism, misogyny, etc.
The capital of Texas needs to be moved back to Washington on the Brazos.
If the Catholics ever get around to cleaning house, their clergy will have somewhere to go.
Must they hire pedophile pastors, too?
My uncle in Houston who is a pastor would not stand for this nonsense one nanosecond. He speaks several languages fluently and would not hesitate to tell these idiots “**** you!” and “shove it!” in all of them.
lol
Why is it limited to religious organizations at all? Expand it to all organizations. Expand it to everyone.
No way!
True Christians in America are about to be incarcerated at the point of a PC Gun.
John 16:2
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
Pass a law against discrimination based on political affiliation or philosophy and they’ll go nuts.
Ours already has. We have a network of house churches.
Texas Ping.
What is the scientific test to prove or disprove transgenderism? I’ll wear a bra to step to the front of the line /s
Sadly there will be some so called churches that will utterly embrace this nonsense. In reality they are all doing God’s people a favour by go forcing the true church back to their main calling which is preaching the Gospel.
It only stops when we hang the guilty.
Someone once said, “A people unwilling to use extreme violent force to obtain or preserve their liberty deserve s the tyrants that rule them”
Would love to know more about your house churches. We served underground in two communist countries for 23 years. I’ll send you a private message with address.
The Son of God goes forth to war
A kingly crown to gain;
His blood-red banner streams afar
Who follows in His train?
Who best can drink His cup of woe,
Triumphant over pain
Who patient bears his cross below,
He follows in His train.
The martyr first, whose eagle eye
Could pierce beyond the grave;
Who saw is Master in the sky,
And called on Him to save.
Like Him, with pardon on His tongue,
In midst of mortal pain,
He prayed for them that did the wrong!
Who follows in His train?
A glorious band, the chosen few
On whom the Spirit came,
Twelve valiant saints, their hope they knew,
A noble army, men and boys,
The matron and the maid,
Around the Savior’s throne rejoice
In robes of light arrayed..
They climbed the steep ascent of heav’n;
Through peril, toil and pain;
O God, to us may grace be giv’n
To follow in their train.
—Reginald Heber, 1827.
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