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World News General Non-Religious => Political => Topic started by: biblebuf on October 15, 2014, 12:47:51 pm
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Houston mayor, Annise Parker, the city’s first openly lesbian mayor, is conducting a litigious witch-hunt against religious leaders, issuing subpoenas that demand the sermons of pastors who may have spoken on the topic of homosexuality, gender identity, or Parker herself. Pastors who do not comply may be held in contempt of court.
The actions taken by Parker and her administration are a clear affront to freedom of speech, an assault on the concept of separation of church and state, and constitute one of the more alarming attempts to stop opposing political or cultural viewpoints in their tracks.
Read more: http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/frighten-every-american-believes-freedom/#ixzz3GFEhKhhe (http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/frighten-every-american-believes-freedom/#ixzz3GFEhKhhe)
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Why is it that the government can come into the church and dictate how it operates but it is a violation of church and state it you offer a silent prayer at a public school function?
This country no longer has an effective Constitution and the responsibility for that ride on the failure the 9 people that are charged with protecting it.
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Why is it that the government can come into the church and dictate how it operates but it is a violation of church and state it you offer a silent prayer at a public school function?
Because we let it.
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Because we let it.
That's how governments change. I'm really surprised this would happen in Texas 😱