U.S. CITY LOOKS TO PENALIZE BIBLE BELIEVERS

[yota691]

LOVE GOD FIRST! Jesus said that we are to love The Lord with our whole heart! And with all our soul. This is how you can fall in love with The Lord. By spending time with him. When you love you put your entire heart into it. Love God! The man with the most toys does not win, the man with a relationship with The Lord always wins! Heaven is going to be wonderful! Don't give up! Listen as Pastor Danny Banks continues his series, Seek Ye First

 

Edited July 29, 2013 by yota691

[Heavyduty053]

Whats that line about " good becoming evil and evil becoming good"? Or something like that. Not that I BELIEVE that, I'm just saying. I read it somewhere. Hummm??

RV-8 what you read is what I posted last week. In the Bible it clearly and plainly states that in the end times that Good will become the new Evil and Evil will become the new good. What this is saying is that the evil presence of Satan in this world is running rampant in the hearts and minds of people and its going to get worst........these are the beginning of things to come. See how everything use to work and now it is changing. It is changing in the hearts of govt, people with power and in our children.  ASatan knows he can change a child into his way of thinking quicker than he can a grown person.

[RicknSaudi]

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The Republic is guaranteed FREEDOM OF RELIGION.

 

Separation of Church & State has been hijacked by a political correctness run amok.

 

Get back to basics.  Bible basics.

And as our founding fathers' were debating on how much "church" to leave in the "state", it was Thomas Jefferson who said, "Religion can so blind people to their prejudices, that they are simply unable to see the hypocracy, illogic, or harm that often stems from their zeal".

 

Go RV

[sandfly]

THEY NEED TO STOP

[pattyangel]

And as our founding fathers' were debating on how much "church" to leave in the "state", it was Thomas Jefferson who said, "Religion can so blind people to their prejudices, that they are simply unable to see the hypocracy, illogic, or harm that often stems from their zeal".

 

Go RV

 

Thomas Jefferson also said, "The government that governs least, governs best." 

 

Separation of Church and State cannot be taken to mean that the Church must be silent on certain issues. 

[bamagirl]

Thomas Jefferson also said, "The government that governs least, governs best."

Separation of Church and State cannot be taken to mean that the Church must be silent on certain issues.

Agreed Patty..

[pattyangel]

Agreed Patty..

 

[Shinnidan]

This kind of stuff needs to stop before God takes His hand off of us

me think thats a little too late....this countries Morals have been Blurred by politics...ignorant ppl can no longer tell the difference. *sighs*  

[pattyangel]

me think thats a little too late....this countries Morals have been Blurred by politics...ignorant ppl can no longer tell the difference. *sighs*

 

Agree Shinnidan,  but we must not give up. We need to protect the teachings of Christ.  We have to confront the agendas that harm the Church so that the Church will not be diminished in the public square.  We can not allow laws that conflicts with our Christians principles. 

[Shinnidan]

Agree Shinnidan,  but we must not give up. We need to protect the teachings of Christ.  We have to confront the agendas that harm the Church so that the Church will not be diminished in the public square.  We can not allow laws that conflicts with our Christians principles. 

no...we don't give up...though we lost getting O unelected. 

 

however, according to the Bible...all of this must come to pass.  Yet, we know wot will happen in the end.  All we can, Really do, is tell people whats coming down the pike.  if they, reject it...then they have made a "Choice" to deny Christ and his warning.

[armondtoth]

I think that they would have to remove everyone currently sitting on the city council then, you know when they vote on their pet projects that they are bias.

[yota691]

San Antonio Preparing to Persecute Christians Who Speak Out on the Bible

The San Antonio City Council is about to adopt an ordinance that will persecute any Christian for preaching the Bible or sharing their faith.  They are looking at passing some nondiscrimination ordinances that would make it a crime to exhibit or express any form of bias that could offend someone.  The proposed ordinance says:

“No person shall be appointed to a position if the city council finds that such person has, prior to such proposed appointment, engaged in discrimination or demonstrated a bias, by word or deed, against any person, group or organization on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, age, or disability.”

Anyone found guilty of violating the new ordinance would be given a lifetime ban from being able to hold a city job, being involved with city government or even doing business with the city.

In other words, if a Christian works for the city as a garbage collector or street repair and they tell someone that the Bible says homosexuality is a sin, they could lose their job for expressing their bias.  Or, if you contracted with the city to provide a service, say computer maintenance or repair and you quoted what the Bible says about homosexuality, you could lose your contract with the city.

Any pastor who stands in the pulpit and reads from Leviticus 18, 20 or Romans 1, could be found guilty of violating the nondiscriminatory ordinance and face the consequences.  In fact, the ordinance would make it impossible for any good conservative Bible believing person, minister, church leader or lay person, to work for the city or run for any city office including the city council.

Clearly the ordinance violates the First Amendment rights of freedom of speech and religion.  Opponents of the ordinance also point out that it violates Article VI, paragraph 3 of the US Constitution that states:

“No religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.”

They also claim that the nondiscriminatory ordinance violates the Texas Constitution and Texas Religious Freedom Act.  Charles Flowers, Pastor of Faith Outreach International commented, saying:

“The ordinance … says that if you have at any point demonstrate[d] a bias – without defining what a bias is or who will determine whether or not one has been exercised – that you cannot get a city contract.  Neither can any of your subcontractors [who have demonstrated a bias] sign on to the contract.”

Joe Conger of KHOU TV in Houston commented:

“Ever have a Paula Deen moment – make an off-color joke or hold a religious belief?  [Pastor Steve] Branson [of Village Parkway Baptist Church] says keep it to yourself if you’re involved with San Antonio city government. Proposed changes to the anti-discrimination ordinance could get you fired.”

Seems to me that the people of San Antonio need to seriously consider who has been elected or appointed to the city council.  If the council approves the ordinance, the citizens of San Antonio should launch recalls against all who voted for it.  Conservatives and Christians need to start standing up for their rights and for their state and nation and stop allowing left-wing agenda oriented liberals from taking control.