Posted on 04/23/2009 11:00:46 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee today rejected an opportunity to protect Christian pastors who preach the biblical condemnation of homosexuality and approved on a 15-12 vote a "hate crimes" bill that supporters admit could be used to bring charges against religious leaders.
The bill, H.R. 1913, now will be considered by the full House of Representatives.
The committee rejected a number of amendments offered by several members seeking to protect religious liberty, to protect the unborn, to protect against violence by illegal aliens, and to clarify the bill's meanings of "gender identity" and "sexual orientation."
One of the rejected proposals was offered by Rep. Louis Gohmert, R-Texas, who sought to ensure ministers could not be prosecuted for abetting a "hate crime" simply because they preach from the Bible or another religious book.
When a nearly identical plan was developed in the last Congress, Rep. Artur Davis, D-Ala., admitted during a hearing on the bill it could be used to prosecute pastors merely for preaching under the premise that they could be "inducing" violence in someone.
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does the black church know this along with Latino churches because I bet that those black churches would march.
so where is Rev sharpton and Jessie jackson, aren’t they supposed to be Revs.
Will those so called homo churches now be stopped promoting homosexuality, nah didn’t think so
I was in a place called Quincy MA and there is an old church there with two of our presidents laid to rest but guess what.
homos have took the church over , they fly a rainbow flag on the church and have a banned saying marriage equality
watch these homos and liberals target a church to go to with a video camera.
course they’ll do it to just christian churches and mormon churches but not the Jews or muslims
I can go into any mosque I bet and find that they talk politics all the time , same as a black church
then we have to go inside their mosques and record what they say.
revolution of secession from the north east?????????????
We need to stop using the term Political Correctness.
Another (correct) name for it is Cultural Marxism.
Expected to read: CULTURAL MADNESS
Oh great, so now we have to rely on the courts, soon to be packed with Obama appointees, to protect First Amendment freedoms of speech and free exercise and find this legislation unconstitutional. Our constitutional freedoms are vanishing! We are doomed!
All it takes is one activist judge to instill his opinion into this legislation to make it pertain to a Pastor’s sermons. You need to open your eyes. The real world is passing you by.
Glad you like it, FRiend. I’m here all week; try the veal; tip your waitress.
I guess you still haven’t read the proposed legislation. That’s okay, don’t let it stop you from making predictions about its consequences.
Thats not going to happen. This law will be applied one way: against Christians. The Koran wont be touched. The bible will get banned.
Don’t worry. I won’t. Some people just have a problem getting their heads out of the clouds and facing reality.
Arm up!
I prefer the permanent religious exemption found in the U.S. Constitution.
I HAVE read the bill. It's insidious incrementalism with an eye on ultimately silencing those would disagree with the full Marxist philosophy. The leftists couldn't be happier about this passing.
Yes, I'm sure they do or will. But they'll still keep voting democratic - count on it - blindly and loyally. Even while they're being thrown into the ovens.
Here's an example of such incrementalism:
Pro-Life Pastor Convicted of Helping Women Avoid Abortions Released From Jail
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Hint: It's not there.
This is the reply of a stupid liberal. Please look up the word "incremental" and all its permutations in a reliable dictionary before you reply with an asinine accusation.
Then try pulling your head out of the sand for a little while.
Face it, you are clueless.
Show me where there is a right in the Constitution for abortion or sodomy. And please, don’t cite SCOTUS activist judges for their explanations, for these judges are what my point is all about.
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