Facts:Free Speech has been taken away from Churches this week under HR Bills 254, 984, 1592 and 2015 by the United States Congress. Government Is Dictating Doctrine. So now what's next? Who's next? This is very similar to legislation being Enforced in the EU and Canada with imprisonment and fines.
Web Searches and Info to find the House Bills:
ACLJ
Center For Moral Clarity
American Family Association
Family Research Center
renses.com Articles: Free Speech
prisonplanet.com
2007-10-25 12:05:02 · 15 answers · asked by ShadowCat 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I would invite them to stay for worship...if they became violent, I would try to protect the congregation that God has entrusted to me as Pastor. I would ask them to leave the premises and try to continue in the service...if not at Church, then in jail.
I appreciate your question...many Christians in 3rd World or Communist Countries have been experiencing this treatment for years...but even in the face of severe persecution, the vital church grows.
2007-10-25 12:13:18 · answer #1 · answered by Brother Chris 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Interesting...you can point us to lots of conservative Christians' commentaries on such bills, but nothing on the bills themselves.
BTW, renses.com isn't even a website. it's one of those non-sites with random links on it...and nothing about free speech at the time I looked.
Also, BTW, HR Bill 254 is the hate crime bill. Certain Christians object to it because it includes sexual orientation as a motivation to call a crime a hate crime. They endlessly turn it into a free speech issue, which it is NOT. You can still say all the unpleasant things you want to about homosexuals. You just can't beat them up. And you can't encourage others to beat them up.
2007-10-25 19:27:34 · answer #2 · answered by Nightwind 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Then the false prophet is in his prime.
http://www.kingdom-gospel.com/end.html
Revelation 17 MKJV
16 and the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot and will make her desolate and naked. And they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire.
17 For God gave into their hearts to do His mind, and to act with one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast until the words of God will be fulfilled.
18 And the woman whom you saw is the great city which has a kingdom over the kings of the earth.
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2007-10-25 19:20:43 · answer #3 · answered by Doma 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What are you talking about? If you're saying they can't preach the word of God in church, then that is illegal. I'll have to check out the websites, but I would still go to church and praise God. Let them put me in prison.
2007-10-25 19:18:56 · answer #4 · answered by the pink baker 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Ex-CUSE me?
I live in Canada, and I have never heard of this type of legislation, much less people being slammed with fines and imprisonment simply for practicing their religion. And the idea of police and soldiers breaking into a church... sorry, that's so utterly absurd that I just have to laugh at you.
2007-10-25 19:10:01 · answer #5 · answered by prairiecrow 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
The Bibles says in Romans 13 to submit to the governing authorites however we can always pray in our minds souls and spirit anything can be taken away for you including your rights but no one can ever take away your faith.
2007-10-25 19:35:17 · answer #6 · answered by encourager4God 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I would still worship God. The Bible tells me to follow the laws of the land only as far as they don't conflict w/ God;s Word. God comes first at any cost!!!!!!!!!!1
2007-10-25 19:11:40 · answer #7 · answered by paula r 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
as followers of Jesus, we have already been informed that we will be persecuted because of our faith. Like my fellow followers of Jesus i would embrace the persecution and thank God that I am worthy to experience what my Lord went through.
2007-10-25 19:17:02 · answer #8 · answered by Ray E 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I investigated your sites and found your charge that "free speech has been taken away from churches" to be unfounded. I would call your statement "bearing false witness" against the US Congress.
2007-10-25 19:14:19 · answer #9 · answered by Dendronbat Crocoduck 6 · 3⤊ 4⤋
Time to band together and take back our nations. WE are the government. Anyone wanna start a revolt?
2007-10-25 19:10:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋