nebula Posted November 14, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Pastors Will Engage in Civil Disobedience to Protest Inclusion of 'Sexual Orientation' in Hate Crimes Law by Staff November 13, 2009 WASHINGTON, (christiansunite.com) -- On Monday, November 16 at 1:30 PM, the Coalition for Faith and Freedom, an ad hoc group of concerned clergy, will rally in front of the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. to test the limits of the expanded federal hate crimes law. On October 28, President Barack Obama signed into law a measure extending the federal hate crimes statute to include so-called sexual orientation. The ministers believe this will criminalize all criticism of homosexual behavior, including that contained in the Bible. To test this belief and protest a clear violation of First Amendment freedom of speech and religion, various clergy will preach short sermons and read passages from the Bible regarding homosexual behavior. Like Dr. Martin Luther King and the Sixties Civil Rights movement, they will engage in civil disobedience to protest injustice. Read the rest here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted November 14, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.23 Reputation: 9,762 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted November 14, 2009 My kind of people! I'll be praying for them at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning_Ember Posted November 15, 2009 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 21 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,009 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 100 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/20/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted November 15, 2009 Pastors Will Engage in Civil Disobedience to Protest Inclusion of 'Sexual Orientation' in Hate Crimes Law by Staff November 13, 2009 WASHINGTON, (christiansunite.com) -- On Monday, November 16 at 1:30 PM, the Coalition for Faith and Freedom, an ad hoc group of concerned clergy, will rally in front of the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. to test the limits of the expanded federal hate crimes law. On October 28, President Barack Obama signed into law a measure extending the federal hate crimes statute to include so-called sexual orientation. The ministers believe this will criminalize all criticism of homosexual behavior, including that contained in the Bible. To test this belief and protest a clear violation of First Amendment freedom of speech and religion, various clergy will preach short sermons and read passages from the Bible regarding homosexual behavior. Like Dr. Martin Luther King and the Sixties Civil Rights movement, they will engage in civil disobedience to protest injustice. Read the rest here This concern is completely unfounded. Nobody will be arrested and prosecuted under hate crimes against gays unless they violently assault a gay person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted November 15, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 683 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 11,128 Content Per Day: 2.00 Reputation: 1,352 Days Won: 54 Joined: 02/03/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/07/1952 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Pastors Will Engage in Civil Disobedience to Protest Inclusion of 'Sexual Orientation' in Hate Crimes Law by Staff November 13, 2009 WASHINGTON, (christiansunite.com) -- On Monday, November 16 at 1:30 PM, the Coalition for Faith and Freedom, an ad hoc group of concerned clergy, will rally in front of the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. to test the limits of the expanded federal hate crimes law. On October 28, President Barack Obama signed into law a measure extending the federal hate crimes statute to include so-called sexual orientation. The ministers believe this will criminalize all criticism of homosexual behavior, including that contained in the Bible. To test this belief and protest a clear violation of First Amendment freedom of speech and religion, various clergy will preach short sermons and read passages from the Bible regarding homosexual behavior. Like Dr. Martin Luther King and the Sixties Civil Rights movement, they will engage in civil disobedience to protest injustice. Read the rest here This concern is completely unfounded. Nobody will be arrested and prosecuted under hate crimes against gays unless they violently assault a gay person. Verbally or physically? If I could be there I would! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning_Ember Posted November 17, 2009 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 21 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,009 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 100 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/20/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted November 17, 2009 Verbally or physically? If I could be there I would! Nothing is made illegal by the bill. In that if someone uses especially firearms, explosives, or weapons in physically assaulting someone because they are gay, additional funding can be given to the prosecution in criminal cases as cases with very involved and complicated motives can often run very high costs for the prosecution. If someone physically/verbally threatened to assault or kill someone who was gay, that is probably the only other way it might apply, and even then it would have to be a very serious threat/case. Free speech is not inhibited whatsoever by this bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiritman Posted November 18, 2009 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 127 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,131 Content Per Day: 0.16 Reputation: 23 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/22/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/25/1962 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Anyone know how this turned out? I'd be interested in an update? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted November 18, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 Anyone know how this turned out? I'd be interested in an update? I posted it here: http://www.worthychristianforums.com/Pasto...om-t113340.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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