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In 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Hate Crimes
Prevention Act into law. The law was pushed by every gay rights organization in
the country. They claim that anyone who says anything negative about
homosexuality is guilty of bullying them and therefore constitutes a hate
crime.
Under the strictest definition of the law, any biblical
preaching against sin in general, especially that of homosexuality could be
considered hate language and therefore a hate crime. If convicted of the felony
offense, a person could spend as much as 10 years in prison.
In 2010, the Hate Crimes Prevention Act’s constitutionality
was challenged in court by the American Family Association of Michigan along
with several Michigan pastors, Levon Yuille, Rene Ouellette and James Combs.
The pastors and AFA of Michigan president Gary Glenn actively preached against
homosexuality and that it was a sin according to the Bible. They saw the Hate
Crimes Prevention Act as a violation of their constitutional rights for free
speech and religion. Their federal lawsuit was filed against U.S. Attorney
General Eric Holder.
Later that year Holder filed for a dismissal of the lawsuit
on the grounds of standing and ripeness. Standing and ripeness are legal terms
that have to do with their legal ability to file the suit for future
circumstances that may or may not ever happen. A federal district judge granted
Holder’s request and dismissed the lawsuit.
The dismissal ruling was appealed to the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Sixth Circuit by Robert Muise, Senior Counsel and Co-Founder of
AFLC Co. Muise argued his case before the court in January of this year. The
Sixth Circuit also dismissed the case claiming that the plaintiffs did not have
proper legal standing to challenge the law.
After the disappointing news of the dismissal, Muise
commented:
“There is no doubt
that this federal criminal statute violates the First Amendment on its face.
Thus, the Act chills the exercise of free speech, specifically the free speech
of our clients, who speak out against homosexuality. This chilling effect is
sufficient to confer standing to challenge the Act as a matter of law.”
David Yerushalmi,
another Senior Counsel and Co-Founder of AFLC offered this statement:
“Criminalizing
religious opposition to homosexuality while elevating those who engage in
homosexual acts to a protected class under federal law is a clear violation of
the Constitution and a frightening abuse of federal power.”
Not every member of Congress was in favor of the bill as it
was passed when the Democrats ruled both the House and Senate. Iowa Congressman
Steve King (R) wrote to AFLC on their efforts to challenge the legality of the
Hate Crimes Prevention Act saying:
“I want to commend
you for your courage to challenge the constitutionality of the Hate Crimes
Prevention Act of 2009. As a Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, I
worked hard to stop this legislation in Committee and on the floor of the House
of Representatives. . . . Like you, I believe this ‘Hate Crimes’ Act is
unconstitutional and marks an unprecedented move to regulate and criminalize
thoughts.”
This week, the AFLC took steps to have their case heard
before the U.S. Supreme Court by filing a writ of certiorari. They are asking
the high court to review the lower courts’ decisions to dismiss the case that
challenges the constitutionality of the Hate Crimes law.
If the Supreme Court rejects the request to hear the case,
then the Hate Crimes Prevention Act may and will be used against anyone that
says or does anything that a homosexual deems offensive or hurts their pride
and self-esteem. Pastors in churches across the country could find themselves
facing 10 years in prison for preaching God’s Word.
The Hate Crimes Prevention Act protects perverted sinners
from having their feelings hurt, but it does nothing to protect Christians from
having someone like a homosexual denigrate their beliefs and feelings. They
will still be allowed to say what they want about Jesus Christ or anyone that
follows Him and that won’t be considered hate language. But tell someone that
the Bible says homosexuality is a sin against God and you could go to jail.
This ladies and gentlemen is Obama’s agenda and if he gets
re-elected next week, it will only get worse for us Christians. It will be the
first time in our nation’s history that Christians will be openly and legally
persecuted.
A Word for All
of Us.
It has been drawn to my attention that the path of Hurricane
Sandy made the shape of the Hebrew Letter LAMED, ל I find that most interesting
as this letter in Hebrew means to learn, it also speaks of the King of Kings.
This very strongly indicates to me that the King of Kings is not only telling
us something but He is teaching us how He feels about what is happening in the
United States of America.
When I first noticed the path of the storm Sandy looked like
Lamed, I stopped and begin to pray over this, and during prayer and asking God
what did this mean, I heard in my spirit that small still voice that speaks to
those who know His Voice.
"This is the beginning of Great Sorrows for the
Churches have fornicated with other gods and have offered up prayers that are a
stench to my nostrils. Those who have called themselves people of God have
deceived the people and fed their own bellies with unclean foods of greed and
spiritual pride. No man can save them now, for those who know me and I them
must know My Word is the Beginning and the End of all things, now it must rain
on the just and the unjust alike. There is still time for repentance for those
who have sinned against Me, but Judgment now will fall on the Nations who have
come against Jerusalem and My people.
As for Jerusalem I say to you, I will cleanse my house
first, fall on your faces and repent before it is too late. You have invited
horrible sins into My House and the time for cleansing has come near.
END of MESSAGE
Shalom, jerry
golden
http://www.thegoldenreport.com/reports/412-a-word-for-all-of-us
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.....NEWS
Whistleblower from DIEBOLD....4 min video.
Notice in the video he says over 200 of the computer vote cards were erased (of which he was aware!). That elections are a scam has been documented so thoroughly by so many methods that I hardly mention it anymore. Like so many truths, the people do not want to know it - just like they don't want to know that presidential races are determined far in advance of the 'voting.' Obama was chosen years ago for the very job which he has done in this country. Just like they refuse to discern that the end goal of evil will be reached exactly as planned in advance, regardless of which party 'wins.' "The US is the most successful example of brain washing and mind control that the world has ever seen - beyond the wildest imaginations of the Controllers" - comment by ex-Russian spy who now works for a US Intelligence Agency ...doing the same job he had in Russia. I believe the trappings an drama of this election wlll make 2004 look like child's play. Whatever happens - IF there is an election - you can take it to the bank that it was planned down to the smallest detail.
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