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Monday, June 18, 2007

"Radical Secularists" Strike Again!

Proving once again that no place is sacred to these losers, the TrekMedic received word that two bills (HR 1592, sponsored by John Conyers, D-MI and S 1105, sponsored by Ted Kennedy, D-MA) would, in essence, "make it a crime for pastors and churches to speak against homosexuality. Message to pastors and other Christians: Just keep your mouth shut!"


According to the American Family Alliance, "The proposed law would make it a crime to preach on Romans Chapter 1 or I Corinthians Chapter 6. Or even to discuss them in a Sunday School class. If churches and individuals want to keep the government from telling them what they can and cannot preach and teach about homosexuality, they better get involved now!"

House bill H.R. 1592 and Senate bill S. 1105 would make negative statements concerning homosexuality, such as calling the practice of homosexuality a sin from the pulpit, a “hate crime” punishable by law. This dangerous legislation would take away your freedom of speech and your freedom of religion. Consider what has already happened:

  • A California lawsuit which is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court would make the use of the words “natural family,” “marriage” and “union of a man and a woman” a “hate speech” crime in government workplaces. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has already ruled in favor of the plaintiffs!
  • CNN and The Washington Post both reported that General Peter Pace, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was fired because he publicly expressed moral opposition to homosexual behavior.

The TrekMedic seethes:

Gentle readers, make no mistake about it. The leftists in our national legislature are showing their true colors (yellow and blue) by trying to stifle any opposition to making the US a "radically secular" country!

Write to your Congressman today to halt this bill before its too late!!

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10 Comments:

At 5:47 PM, Blogger Opinionnation said...

reading that just made me sick.

 
At 9:26 PM, Blogger Isophorone said...

What about Leviticus Chapter 18?

 
At 12:10 AM, Blogger The WordSmith from Nantucket said...

Michael Medved had a column in USA Today called "The War on Memory", regarding the militant secularist intolerance for religious expression, and erasure of our Judeo-Christian heritage.

 
At 12:32 AM, Blogger Douglas V. Gibbs said...

people seem to have forgotten that this nation was founded on Judeo-Christian principles.

 
At 1:44 PM, Blogger Marie's Two Cents said...

Dont blame me, I dont vote Democrat.

Liberals are evildoers who must be defeated in the next General Election.

 
At 1:13 PM, Blogger Phillybits said...

Can anyone cite specific language in H.R. 1592 that indicates that a preacher calling homosexuality a sin will be in itself considered a crime?

All I see from reading the actual bill are references to actual physical violent crimes carried out against targeted individuals.

Furthermore, the very last paragraph of the bill states:

SEC. 11. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
16 Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this
17 Act, shall be construed to prohibit any expressive conduct
18 protected from legal prohibition by, or any activities pro19
tected by the free speech or free exercise clauses of, the First
20 Amendment to the Constitution.


Simply saying homosexuality is a sin, although I disagree, would seem to be covered under that section.

 
At 1:21 PM, Blogger Phillybits said...

BTW, feel free to read more about these two bills on UrbanLegends.about.com

 
At 1:44 PM, Blogger TheBitterAmerican said...

And you're just NOW getting around to this, Sillys**ts???

 
At 2:55 PM, Blogger Phillybits said...

First off, I'd still like to see the relevant language unless you posted a subsequent clarification?

And secondly, and I've noticed this happen before and perhaps it's your blog, perhaps it's PhillyFuture, I don't know but here...see for yourself.

That's on PhillyFuture right now so surely you can understand the uh...late arrival?

But please--I'd still like to see the relevant language in the bill.

 
At 10:01 PM, Blogger TheBitterAmerican said...

OK, smart-ass, since you're too lazy to look yourself:

HR 1592 as Referred from Senate

The statement under Section 6 states:

(a) In General- Chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

`Sec. 249. Hate crime acts

`(a) In General-

(snip)

(2) OFFENSES INVOLVING ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, OR DISABILITY-

(b) Certification Requirement- No prosecution of any offense described in this subsection may be undertaken by the United States, except under the certification in writing of the Attorney General, the Deputy Attorney General, the Associate Attorney General, or any Assistant Attorney General specially designated by the Attorney General that--

`(1) such certifying individual has reasonable cause to believe that the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of any person was a motivating factor underlying the alleged conduct of the defendant;


Don't know about you, but I see "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" all over this bill.

As to "perceived:" any decent liberal/ACLU lawyer can twist that statement around to attack a person delivering a sermon from a pulpit!

Satisfied?

 

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