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Christians Scared Away From California
The American Conservative ^ | 4/30/18 | Rod Dreher

Posted on 05/01/2018 6:22:44 PM PDT by marshmallow

This is news: Summit Ministries has relocated a summer program from Biola University to another state. Why? From the press release:

For more than 55 years, Summit Ministries has held conferences at its headquarters in Manitou Springs, Colo., and across the nation, training nearly a half-million young Christians to become leaders in their schools, communities, churches, families, and country. But the group has had to cancel its June 10-23 and June 24-July 7 sessions at Biola University near Los Angeles due to concerns that California will forbid some of what it teaches.

At issue is AB2943, a bill recently passed by the state Assembly and likely to be passed by the Senate, that seeks to insert provisions into the state’s Business and Professions Code to the effect that goods and services “offering to engage in, or engaging in sexual orientation change efforts with an individual” constitute deceptive business practices, and are subject to fines and penalties.

The proposed law includes a prohibition of “efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions, or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same sex.”

“Summit’s program helps students develop an intelligent, defensible Christian worldview before they go to college,” Summit President Jeff Myers explained. “Our speakers are leading Christian experts who base their presentations on theology as well as sociology, psychology and science. But the wording of AB2943 is a dog whistle to the left that intelligent Christians holding traditional views are fair game for discrimination, smears and frivolous lawsuits.”

(Excerpt) Read more at theamericanconservative.com ...


TOPICS: Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: ab2943; biolauniversity; california; losangeles

1 posted on 05/01/2018 6:22:44 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

When they came for the Christians they did nothing because they were not Christians...etc etc...


2 posted on 05/01/2018 6:27:49 PM PDT by Karliner (Jeremiah29:11,Romans8:28 Isa 17, Damascus has fallen)
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To: marshmallow

Kalifornia is totally sold out to Satan.


3 posted on 05/01/2018 6:35:30 PM PDT by beethovenfan (I always try to maximize my carbon footprint.)
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To: marshmallow

Summit is large enough to sue California for religious intimidation before the mosques do (and they will, to be sure)


4 posted on 05/01/2018 6:37:30 PM PDT by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: marshmallow

so they had to cancel meetings about leadership because the leadership of the Summit ministries was too cowardly to fight this?


5 posted on 05/01/2018 6:41:26 PM PDT by b4me (God Bless the USA)
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To: blueplum

I doubt the regressive liberals will mess with the mosques. Pansy liberals only like easy targets.


6 posted on 05/01/2018 6:42:34 PM PDT by BBell (calm down and eat your sandwiches)
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To: marshmallow

The Hotel Homosexuality— once you check in, you can never leave. California near-future law.


7 posted on 05/01/2018 6:50:36 PM PDT by House Atreides (BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENTLY)
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To: marshmallow
are fair game for discrimination, smears and frivolous lawsuits. What kind of person would engage in discrimination, smears and frivolous lawsuits for apparently minor to no reasons at all?

Sick, twisted, bitter, petty and infantile are a few words that come to mind...

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8 posted on 05/01/2018 6:55:12 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: b4me

Why use the people’s donated money to take on the evil? They should just shake off the dust and not look back.


9 posted on 05/01/2018 6:58:33 PM PDT by madison10 (Pray for President Trump.)
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To: marshmallow

...and yet we’ll be the first ones in when the big one hits.


10 posted on 05/01/2018 7:18:26 PM PDT by Bommer ( F the NFL!)
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To: marshmallow

I wonder if the way the California law was written would prevent therapy for pedophiles to change their sexual attraction?


11 posted on 05/01/2018 7:39:48 PM PDT by LukeL
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To: marshmallow

California likes it this way. Make is safe for homos to prance about and hook up wherever they want.


12 posted on 05/01/2018 8:20:50 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Give me the liberty to take care of my own security..........)
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To: LukeL

I think it will protect pedophiles. It is vague in it’s protection.

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2943


13 posted on 05/01/2018 8:23:51 PM PDT by realcleanguy
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To: marshmallow

Much of today’s left would probably vote to crucify Christ and to free Barabbas...


14 posted on 05/01/2018 9:20:13 PM PDT by JustTheTruth
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To: marshmallow

Biola. I used to cut across the campus on my bicycle and catch fish in Biola Creek.


15 posted on 05/01/2018 10:17:54 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (President Trump divides Americans . . . from anti-Americans.)
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To: marshmallow

I considered attending Biola long ago, and chose not to do so.

I do not even consider it especially orthodox and conservative.

If those allied with Biola are concerned, then that is a serious warning sign.


16 posted on 05/01/2018 11:41:08 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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To: House Atreides

Yes, but I suggest substituting Homoeroticism.

There is no such thing as Homosexuality.


17 posted on 05/01/2018 11:42:51 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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To: marshmallow

Franklin Graham isn’t scared. He’s holding ten events in California in May and early June, then moves on to Oregon and Washington.

https://billygraham.org/what-we-do/evangelism-outreach/dat/about/


18 posted on 05/02/2018 12:42:10 AM PDT by ntnychik
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To: House Atreides

“The Hotel Homosexuality— once you check in, you can never leave. California near-future law.”

Yeah.... sounds a lot like Islam and other cults. They certainly are showing the spirit of Sodom and Gomorrah. That idea that when new people arrive, they must be assimilated or else.


19 posted on 05/02/2018 5:49:33 AM PDT by VaeVictis (~Woe to the Conquered~)
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To: ntnychik

It’s going to take someone like Franklin Graham getting arrested to provide this issue with enough air time to wake up the masses. I hope he defies them and dares them.


20 posted on 05/02/2018 7:42:55 AM PDT by tom h
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