Posted on 08/26/2003 11:22:26 PM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:07:10 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
Evangelical Christians are divided over whether Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore's 5,280-pound granite monument bearing a replica of the Ten Commandments should remain in the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building.
Those questioning the monument include televangelist Pat Robertson; Jay Sekulow, the chief counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice; and Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
WorldNetDaily.com: "'JESUS CHRIST' BANNED AT TOWN HALL Wiccan High Priestess Won Federal Court Ruling on Council's Prayers" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Council members in a South Carolina town can no longer mention the name of Jesus Christ or another specific deity in their prayers during meetings. The federal court ruling referred to a case brought by a Wiccan high priestess in Great Falls, the local Chester County Herald reported. Darla Kaye Wynne, a Great Falls resident, claimed in her suit the town violated the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by using the name of Jesus Christ in prayers offered before or after meetings, the paper said. Great Falls Mayor H.C. "Speedy" Starnes, Jr., pointed out praying in Jesus' name has been the practice "ever since we've had a council." The town was incorporated in 1968.") (August 26, 2003) (Read More...)
AGAPE PRESS: "ROY MOORE KEEPS OATH, ACKNOWLEDGES GOD -- SO WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?" -Commentary by Tim Wildmon, Presidennt, American Family Association (August 25, 2003) (Read More...)
WSFA.com: "INQUIRY COMMISSION ISSUES A COMPLAINT AGAINST JUSTICE ROY MOORE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Chief Justice Roy Moore has been temporarily suspended as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court as a result of a charges filed by the Alabama Judicial Inquiry Commission. The suspension was automatic when the commission decided to forward an ethics complaint against Justice Moore to the Court of the Judiciary. During the suspension, Moore may not handle any duties of his judicial office.") (August 22, 2003)
Well, duh. One can and must rebel in the face of tyranny without playing out American Revolution II. The simple fact is this government is illegitimate and beyond repair. It has been for decades, but it would seem a majority of people like it that way, so they should have what they want and deserve.
The Christian can only stand in the gap and protest the semi heading at the blind that do not see. When government stands between God and his Saints, it is expected that they should refuse to obey, if they want a crown of life that is. When government stands between God and His Saints, it will not be a stretch for them to stand between all citizens and their rights, as there is no higher authority than man doling out those "rights".
One has to be ready to sacrifice onself to persecution and injustice without being violent. Civil disobedience is insurrection? Not hardly. It is a demand of a segment of society to have their grievances addressed in the face of un-constitutional therefore unlawful judicial edicts.
People should be calling their congressmen and demanding they pass a law restricting the Supreme Courts meddling in what the Constitution clearly denies them the power to do.
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