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City of Houston demands pastors turn over sermons
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/10/14/city-houston-demands-pastors-turn-over-sermons/ ^
| October 14, 2014
| By Todd Starnes
Posted on 10/14/2014 2:45:55 PM PDT by redreno
The city of Houston has issued subpoenas demanding a group of pastors turn over any sermons dealing with homosexuality, gender identity or Annise Parker, the citys first openly lesbian mayor. And those ministers who fail to comply could be held in contempt of court.
The citys subpoena of sermons and other pastoral communications is both needless and unprecedented, Alliance Defending Freedom attorney Christina Holcomb said in a statement. The city council and its attorneys are engaging in an inquisition designed to stifle any critique of its actions.
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TOPICS: Current Events
KEYWORDS: anniseparker; gaystapo; govtabuse; homosexualagenda; houston; irs501c3; texas; tyranny
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To: NativeSon
The Left desires to destroy our way of life and if they can't do it by "education" they will do it by force. It has happened before; my family was forbidden to follow The Way, speak their language and to live their lives in balance. Which is wrong as it is acts, not the heart and the religious worship of it that the civil gov. can restrict, ass Roger Williams recognized. But Truth is exclusive by nature, and following Christ will see persecution, even by those who claim to act in His name, and those without Christ but who act according to His basic principals will also incur the wrath of the devil, as he seeks to prevents those from coming to the Light. May all do so.
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. (Acts 17:28)
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posted on
10/14/2014 6:17:43 PM PDT
by
daniel1212
(Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
To: MarineBrat
That’s the best line I’ve read all month, lol!
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posted on
10/14/2014 6:18:07 PM PDT
by
Textide
(Lord, grant that I may always be right, for thou knowest I am hard to turn. ~ Scotch-Irish prayer)
To: daniel1212
Houston, we [you] have a problem.
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So aptly put!!!!!!!
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posted on
10/14/2014 6:21:49 PM PDT
by
Maudeen
To: redreno
Relax, everyone, let's all take a chill pill. Snopes will debunk this story and the Politifact Truth-o-Meter will register this as "pants on fire" any time now...../s
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posted on
10/14/2014 6:30:16 PM PDT
by
Impala64ssa
(You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
To: redreno
So, they turn them over and what happens next??? Is the mayor going to appoint a propaganda tsar/editor who screens the sermons first and hands out permits to those allowed to preach them? Will this “editor” be given the authority to fine those whose sermons don’t “pass”? Please tell me the citizens of Houston weren’t aware this was going on?!
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posted on
10/14/2014 8:26:51 PM PDT
by
boatbums
(God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
To: Kickass Conservative
Yep, give ‘em an inch and they think they’re a ruler!
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posted on
10/14/2014 8:30:54 PM PDT
by
boatbums
(God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
To: cva66snipe
Nail them to her door so she has to see them. Make them all on Sodom and Gomorrah except for one. Make it the heart of The Gospel on John 3:16 and put it on top of them all. In-deed! Praise God.
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posted on
10/14/2014 8:35:37 PM PDT
by
daniel1212
(Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
To: Maudeen
Yes, someone placed the refueling nozzle in the exhaust port, which was neither sensible or safe, resulting in numerous casualties and multitude other problems.
"What God hath placed (sexually) asunder, let not man join together." Simple solution.
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posted on
10/14/2014 8:42:54 PM PDT
by
daniel1212
(Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
To: arderkrag
The article is quite clear about the existence of the subponas.
The city is WAY out of line.
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posted on
10/14/2014 9:57:54 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: redreno
Should have posted this in News/activism.
It is a major story.
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posted on
10/14/2014 9:59:54 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: Kickass Conservative
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10/14/2014 10:25:00 PM PDT
by
hearthwench
(Debbi - Mom, NaNa, and always ornery)
To: daniel1212
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posted on
10/15/2014 4:53:53 AM PDT
by
daniel1212
(Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper; Kickass Conservative
68 Lets expand your quote, from Inside every Liberal there is a Dictator to, like an Alien baby, Inside every Liberal there is a Dictator waiting to get out. Below is the motto of David Horowitz's Freedom Center.
http://www.frontpagemag.com/
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posted on
10/15/2014 12:44:49 PM PDT
by
MacNaughton
(" If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." POTUS#16 ALincoln)
To: redreno; markomalley; DocRock; del4hope; Alex Murphy; Gamecock; Dr. Eckleburg; jude24; Ottofire; ...
Among those slapped with a subpoena is Steve Riggle, the senior pastor of Grace Community Church. He was ordered to produce all speeches and sermons related to Mayor Annise Parker, homosexuality and gender identity.The mega-church pastor was also ordered to hand over all communications with members of your congregation regarding the non-discrimination law.
I'll bet I know of one megachurch in Houston that was't ordered to turn over a thing.
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posted on
10/15/2014 12:52:41 PM PDT
by
Gamecock
(USA, Ret.)
To: Gamecock
I'll bet I know of one megachurch in Houston that was't ordered to turn over a thing ROTFL
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posted on
10/15/2014 12:55:12 PM PDT
by
Alex Murphy
("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
To: Gamecock
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posted on
10/15/2014 1:01:24 PM PDT
by
Alex Murphy
("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
To: MarineBrat
The lesbo mayor says hand it over lickety split!More like at the crack of dawn....
To: redreno; Alex Murphy; American in Israel; antidisestablishment; arderkrag; Army Air Corps; ...
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posted on
10/16/2014 8:08:51 PM PDT
by
DaveMSmith
(Evil Comes from Falsity, So Share the Truth)
To: DaveMSmith
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posted on
10/16/2014 8:30:56 PM PDT
by
antidisestablishment
(When the passion of your convictions surpass those of your leader, it's past time for a change.)
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