Special Protections for Homosexuals Could Put Christians’ Speech at Risk
by: staff - Mar 6, 2007 - comments: 15
The House of Representatives is gearing up to vote this year on hate crimes legislation that would add special protections for homosexuals, a clear violation of equal protection under the law and a means to advance the homosexual agenda.
While several members of Congress have introduced bills that would add this protection, H.R. 254, introduced by Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX), is the chief legislation behind which supporters of homosexual rights are lending their weight. David’s Law, as the bill is widely known, would establish a new federal offense for hate crimes and mandate penalties as extreme as life imprisonment for crimes motivated by “the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability of any person.” The bill has been referred to the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), who chairs the committee, is also expected to soon introduce similar legislation.
Hate crimes legislation is an attempt to normalize homosexuality within the culture and silence Christians, who believe homosexuality violates biblical teaching, from speaking out against this behavior for fear of conviction of hate speech.
If you are concerned that hate crimes legislation will unnecessarily add special protections for homosexuals, please tell your congressman to oppose H.R. 254 and any other hate crimes legislation.
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1 On Mar 7th, 2007, at 6:50pm, Ron Mimms wrote:
Pastors,if we are silent as so many have been in the passed. Many pastors who preach the truth of God’s Word will be in jail.We must get involed! Let us be heard!
2 On Mar 8th, 2007, at 10:12am, Dan Valdes wrote:
This is a VERY biased telling of what this hate crimes legislation is REALLY about. Don’t you understand that it protects Baptists as well? Religion is one of the protections listed. Please stop being so scared of gay people. You’re beginning to make yourselves look just silly and MEAN spirited. Not very Christian.
3 On Mar 9th, 2007, at 3:26pm, dan valdes wrote:
“One of the nation’s leading Southern Baptists has called for a policy that would support medical treatment, if it were to become available, to change the sexual orientation of a fetus inside its mother’s womb from homosexual to heterosexual. This latest assault on our dignity and existence comes from no less a personage than Rev. R. Albert Mohler, the president of the prominent and influential Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is the flagship school of the Southern Baptist Convention and one of the largest seminaries in the world.
Acknowleding the strides that genetic science is making in identifying and isolating genetic abnormalities, defects and diseases, Mohler embraces this advance in medical science as yet another tool in the war to root out and cleanse sin.”
I am at a loss for words. It looks like gays NEED special protection from that kind of “Christian” thinking… it’s eugenics all over again..
4 On Mar 14th, 2007, at 6:18pm, eric wrote:
By taking a position against proposed legislation on hate crimes, you are arguing that such acts are acceptable. This seems at odds with the SBC’s vision of itself as a ‘Christian’ organization.
Think of it as stopping someone from stoning a woman for being socially unacceptable. [I’ve heard a story to that effect.]
The ONLY reason the SBC opposes this legislation is due to their inordinate preoccupation with homosexuality, which they use as leverage to gain political and social clout.
5 On Mar 16th, 2007, at 1:59pm, Sulyn Wilkins wrote:
We would like to encourage our visitors to read the following comments written by Dr. Albert Mohler in an article for the Baptist Press. Thank you. Staff
“linktext”:http://www.bpnews.net/BPFirstPerson.asp?ID=25194
6 On Mar 16th, 2007, at 9:49pm, eric wrote:
The ‘comments’ of ‘Dr’ Mohler are absurd! They deny the very essence of science. “no discovery in science or any other human endeavor can change God’s verdict.” and “Such a discovery, if it were to be accepted, would not change God’s condemnation of all forms of homosexual behavior, nor would it mean that this represents the inviolable “identity” of any individual. “
This is today’s equivalent of Christianity’s condemnation of the early astronomers who dared posit that the earth revolved around the sun. [which took some five centuries to correct]
The absurdity of ‘Dr’ Mohler’s statements are evident to anyone whose age has not numerically surpassed his IQ.
7 On Mar 19th, 2007, at 10:24am, Dan Valdes wrote:
It’s about as absurd to say that it’s not sinful to BE gay but only sinful to act on those feelings. It doesn’t take a Ph.D. to see the absurdity of such a position.
8 On Mar 30th, 2007, at 11:47am, Brandon wrote:
I am opposed to people who murder, steal, and abuse others (physically, emotionally and sexually), but not because of hate. I am against people who do these things because these are wrong. You know that tolerance is unachievable in the way that it is portrayed concerning Christianity. Christians are not tolerated when they follow what is taught in the Bible concerning various sins. However, Christians are expected to accept any behavior without regards to the Bible. I think people should at least be consistent in what they present.
9 On Mar 30th, 2007, at 3:24pm, Dan Valdes wrote:
Christians are taught to not judge others, lest they be judged. That is hard for all of us to keep but it is most important that we as Christians keep it because Christ calls us to. We are to make an example of love. If we all just mind our own affairs and leave judgment to God, I think harmony would come much easier. (myself included here) We just see the speck in our neighbor’s eye so much more clearly than that big ole log hanging from our own.
dan valdes
10 On Apr 2nd, 2007, at 12:46pm, Brandon wrote:
Just so we stay consistent we should quote all Scripture accurately.
Matthew 7:1-5 “Judge not, that you be not judged. 2 For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. 3 And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”
Obviously here Christ tells us to judge, but reminds us that we will be judged in the same manner with which we judge others. You can read the following verses to realize that Scripture is clear in the fact that Christians should judge.
Continued in another post…
11 On Apr 2nd, 2007, at 1:08pm, Brandon wrote:
Galatians 6:1 “Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted.”
John 7:24 “Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”
1 Cor. 2:15 “But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one.”
All Scripture referenced came from the NKJV.
I do agree that many judge in unbiblical ways, but that does not change what is right and what is wrong. Logically carried out the way of thinking outlined in the previous comment would excuse all wrong behavior.
Thanks.
Brandon
12 On Apr 2nd, 2007, at 3:18pm, Dan Valdes wrote:
Brandon,
Thank you for expounding on that Scripture. However, I think the germane point is simply Matthew 7:1 “Judge not, that you be not judged.” A wise man once said that you should walk a mile in another man’s shoes before coming to any conclusions about his actions. I think that holds here. There are so many people weighing in on gay issues, some of them have no idea of what it is like to be gay, however, they have lots of opinions on how we should and should not live our lives.
One needs wise discernment when proclaiming how others should live and love, and frequently the wisest voice is the silent one.
13 On Apr 3rd, 2007, at 3:25pm, Brandon wrote:
Dan,
This will most likely be my last post because it is obvious that you are only interested in using Scripture in a way that is beneficial to your agruement. You don’t read anything in part, you read it as a whole. The passage I gave you is clear.
How do you know that I haven’t walked in your shoes? You don’t, and I don’t think you care if I have or have not. This arguement can hold true for any behavior and therefore it is not logical to hold such a view.
Silence helps to ease a guilty mind, the facts make one realize his/her shortcomings and wrong doings. I am not trying to change your mind, I am just asking that you don’t use Scripture in the wrong context just to advance your position.
Thanks.
14 On Apr 4th, 2007, at 9:27pm, eric wrote:
“This arguement can hold true for any behavior and therefore it is not logical to hold such a view.”
‘Logic’ may be a road you shouldn’t go down! Don’t try to pass off ‘faith’ as ‘fact’; the two are NOT interchangeable.
“..the facts make one realize his/her shortcomings and wrong doings.”
Which ‘facts’ would those be? You have cited none.
“ I am just asking that you don’t use Scripture in the wrong context just to advance your position”
15 On May 10th, 2007, at 6:09pm, Michael wrote:
Having a homosexual relationship, is no different than having a premarital relationship, or committing adultery. All of these are sin and those who commit them are not able to go to heaven. They cannot have the Spirit of God in them, because God can not dwell with sin. It has nothing to do with just being a homosexual, it is any sexual sin. These are sin whether it is between man and man, or man and woman. Those who believe they can be saved, and homosexual, or saved and be adulterers, or saved and commit premarital sins, will be in for a rude a.wakening. If one believes in God, and lives in sexual sin, they need to repent, and turn from their wicked ways. This is love because God is not rejecting you, you are rejecting Him, who is Holy and cannot remain with sin
I Cor 6:9-11.