sorry, hard drive crash... now go screw yourselfcan you imagine a city doing this to a bunch of local imams?
yeah, me neither.
The mayor is a lesbian and is using every dirty, unlawful trick in the book to go after her enemies. She has no shame, leftists never do.
How in the H3LL did they elect a lesbo Mayor? Seriously this is TEXAS we are talking about not Minnesota or Californication.
My response as a Pastor would be much more targeted sermons against the Abomination that is homosexuality/Sodomy in general with a strong and repeated condemnation against the new immoral ordinance enacted by the city of Houston.
The mayor needs to be removed and sued-violation of civil rights. Churches and parishioners should notice have had to pay onevthin dimensions to lawyers who are required to respond to this clear, unconstitutional abuse of authority. We need to go on the offensive.
If I were a Pastor, I’m afraid my response would be very unpastor-like.
Scratch a leftist and just underneath the skin lurks a fascist.
Mayor Anus Porker is Exhibit A to that!
sorry, hard drive crash... now go screw yourselfWell....I think he should be made to answer that issue again.
Hey Louie!
Have you changed your position on faggots?
These political thugs want to know what the pastors are talking about? Pick up a Bible and read some of it, morons. It’s been in print for - gosh, what? - ages!
Well, the mayor is obvious a witch, and I figure that City Attorney David Feldman is her familiar.
On a side matter does anyone know if Breitbart is down today. Perhaps my ISP is blocking it. Anyone else having problems bringing up Breitbart.com this afternoon? I’ve been trying for about 2-3 hours with no success as of yet?
I have a solution. At the next football game let the women take over the men's restrooms. Women always have long lines at the restrooms.... if men have to wait to use one, the law will disappear in a heartbeat.
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/oagnews/release.php?id=4880
AUSTIN — Attorney General Abbott today asked that the Houston City Attorney to immediately withdraw the subpoenas sent last month to several Houston-area pastors seeking sermons, notes and other information.
In his letter to the city attorney, Attorney General Abbott said, “Whether you intend it to be so or not, your action is a direct assault on the religious liberty guaranteed by the First Amendment. The people of Houston and their religious leaders must be absolutely secure in the knowledge that their religious affairs are beyond the reach of the government.”
Mr. David Feldman
City Attorney
City of Houston
900 Bagby, 4th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
Dear Mr. Feldman:
Your office has demanded that four Houston pastors hand over to the city government many of their private papers, including their sermons. Whether you intend it to be so or not, your action is a direct assault on the religious liberty guaranteed by the First Amendment. The people of Houston and their religious leaders must be absolutely secure in the knowledge that their religious affairs are beyond the reach of the government. Nothing short of an immediate reversal by your office will provide that security. I call on you to withdraw the subpoenas without further delay.
Dear Mr. Feldman:
Your office has demanded that four Houston pastors hand over to the city government many of their private papers, including their sermons. Whether you intend it to be so or not, your action is a direct assault on the religious liberty guaranteed by the First Amendment. The people of Houston and their religious leaders must be absolutely secure in the knowledge that their religious affairs are beyond the reach of the government. Nothing short of an immediate reversal by your office will provide that security. I call on you to withdraw the subpoenas without further delay.
I recognize that the subpoenas arise from litigation related to a petition to repeal an ordinance adopted by the city council. But the litigation discovery process is not a license for government officials to inquire into religious affairs. Nor is your office’s desire to vigorously support the ordinance any excuse for these subpoenas. No matter what public policy is at stake, government officials must exercise the utmost care when our work touches on religious matters. If we err, it must be on the side of preserving the autonomy of religious institutions and the liberty of religious believers. Your aggressive and invasive subpoenas show no regard for the very serious First Amendment considerations at stake.
A statement released by the Mayor’s Office claims that the subpoenas were prepared by outside lawyers and that neither you nor Mayor Parker was aware of them before they were issued. Nevertheless, these lawyers acted in the City’s name, and you are responsible for their actions. You should immediately instruct your lawyers to withdraw the City’s subpoenas. Religious institutions and their congregants should never have to worry that a government they disagree with will attempt to interfere in their religious affairs. Instead of safeguarding that trust, you appear to have given some of the most powerful law firms in Houston free rein to harass and intimidate pastors who oppose City policy. In good faith, I hope you merely failed to anticipate how inappropriately aggressive your lawyers would be. Many, however, believe your actions reflect the city government’s hostility to religious beliefs that do not align with city policies.
I urge you to demonstrate the City’s commitment to religious liberty and to true diversity of belief by unilaterally withdrawing these subpoenas immediately. Your stated intention to wait for further court proceedings falls woefully short of the urgent action needed to reassure the people of Houston that their government respects their freedom of religion and does not punish those who oppose city policies on religious grounds.
Sincerely,
Greg Abbott
Attorney General of Texas