Many more U.S. Christians headed to jail in 2016? --- we should jail as many as it takes to insure equal protection to lgbt's and other minority groups from xian persecution.
On Saturday, December 26, 2015 at 10:22:02 AM UTC-6, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > *Many more U.S. Christians headed to jail in 2016?* > > Posted By *Greg Corombos* On 12/25/2015 > > The year 2015 witnessed a Supreme Court decision ruling there was a > constitutional right to same-sex marriage, a federal judge jailing a county > clerk for refusing to issue licenses to gay couples and the public > explosion of the transgender movement, but one of the key figures in the > culture wars says 2016 could well be a year of Americans pushing back > against the liberal agenda. > > In June, years worth of political and legal battles found their way to the > Supreme Court. By a 5-4 decision authored by Justice Anthony Kennedy, the > court ruled that the equal protections offered in the Constitution ought to > establish a right to same-sex marriage. > > The decision was not surprising given previous rulings by the same > justices, but Liberty Counsel Chairman Mathew Staver told WND and Radio > America it was disgraceful nonetheless. > > “Frankly, I don’t think it deserves any respect as the rule of law,” > Staver said. “It’s just the opinion of five justices. However, some people > are playing the games of masquerade and assuming this is what the > Constitution says. That will have a culture-changing impact at every level.” > > Although he refuses to honor the court ruling, Staver knows it is a huge > moment in the battle over American morality. He said the nation has arrived > at a major cultural crossroads. > > “This is a culture clash of unprecedented proportions that we’ve now > entered into. This will continue as we move into the new year,” he said. > “It’s going to come up in every conceivable context private schools, > churches, universities, colleges, you name it. Every institution, every > person of faith will have to address this issue.” > > Staver would know. Weeks after the Supreme Court decision, he became > counsel for Kim Davis, the clerk for Rowan County, Kentucky. Davis, a > born-again Christian, refused to issue marriage licenses to homosexual > couples, citing her freedom of conscience and free religious expression. > The federal courts disagreed. > > “Two months after this 5-4 opinion, the first Christian went to jail for > her sincerely held religious beliefs,” Staver said. “Although she was the > first, she certainly won’t be the last. It will not involve only public > employees or public elected officials but certainly the private sector as > well.” > > Staver said the entire Davis saga could easily have been avoided, but the > Democratic governor refused to take action to protect the rights of > conscience. > > “There was no accommodation that was given by the former governor, Steven > Beshear, who is no longer in office. He refused to accommodate her so she > made her own accommodation. When she returned to work, she refused to > violate her conscience, so she removed her name and title from the > license,” Staver said. > > *Listen to the WND/Radio America interview with Mathew Staver:* > > Beshear was replaced by tea-party Republican Matt Bevin, who scored a > large upset victory over Democrat Jack Conway. > > "He became elected, in large part, because of the marriage issue and Kim > Davis," Staver said. "He took the side of natural marriage and supports Kim > Davis. He's now been sworn into office, and he's already [issued] an > executive order to protect the religious freedom of Kim Davis and other > clerks like her." > > On Dec. 23, Bevin ordered the removal of clerks' names from marriage > licenses throughout the commonwealth, the very same decision Davis made > unilaterally earlier in the year. > > Staver said the story of Gov. Bevin ought to be a lesson to national > candidates as well. > > "The candidates will have to address this issue. The voters will require > that they address this issue," said Staver, who believes pushing back is a > winning issue for the GOP. > > "The more and more the issue of same-sex marriage and the radical, > so-called LGBT agenda moves forward, the more people will see how > intolerant it is, how coercive it is," Staver said. "Kim Davis is just > Exhibit A in that situation. I think most people will say, 'This is not the > kind of America we want to live in. This is not what we bargained for,' and > they're going to push back." > > Staver also believes the reputation of the nation's courts is in peril. He > said an upcoming ruling in high-profile abortion cases will be critical to > how Americans view the courts. > > "I think it's pushing itself into the realm of illegitimacy," he said. "I > think the same-sex marriage case pushed it across the line. I think if it > goes the wrong way on the abortion or the contraception and the > abortion-inducing drug mandate, I think that will finish off this court and > people will just simply say, 'We're not going to obey people who just > invent the law as they go.'" > > As the gay marriage debate reached a critical moment at the Supreme Court, > the transgender movement also emerged much more publicly in 2015, led by > Olympic decathlon champion Bruce Jenner announcing he identified as a woman > named Caitlyn. Multiple television programs emerged > <http://dateline.radioamerica.org/?p=15655> to highlight the stories of > Jenner and others. > > "It is part of their whole movement to bring out this bizarre 'I think, > therefore I am' concept," Staver said. "We always saw that in philosophy, > but now they're actually trying to make that a reality, that if you think > you're a woman then you ought to be legally recognized and treated as a > woman? It's absolutely absurd." > > Staver said it doesn't take a deep faith to understand the deep flaws in > embracing the movement. > > "You cannot get used to something that pushes in your face and is a direct > collision with your sincerely held religious beliefs and, frankly, > objective, observable reality," he said. > > Staver admits 2015 was a difficult year for cultural conservatives, but he > said there is much more reason for hope than despair. > > "We haven't even begun to see this battle," Staver said. "This battle is > far from over, and, for me, I ultimately believe we will win this battle > going forward." > > URL to article: > *http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/many-more-u-s-christians-headed-to-jail-in-2016/ > <http://www.wnd.com/2015/12/many-more-u-s-christians-headed-to-jail-in-2016/>* > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmYjNuOGYyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NTExNDYxNzk-> > > > > [image: Yahoo! 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