Thought Quotient

People, I don’t care what your political affiliation - if you’re a believer and this doesn’t concern you and make you think a little bit… there’s a problem.

Unprecedented Abuse of Power Silences Christian Message

Eleven Christians were arrested at a homosexual event called “Outfest” in Philadelphia last October and were charged with three felonies and five misdemeanors. Four of the eleven now face up to 47 years in prison because they, and not the others, were caught on camera evangelizing.

– the Bible and evangelism criminalized as hate speech and four men facing prison because they dared to exercise rights guaranteed them under our Constitution,” said Fahling who is defending the Christians. “The city has attempted to silence a message it deems offensive by sending the messengers to jail. That’s frightening, that’s chilling, and every American ought to be outraged,” Fahling said.
The Christians were singing, praying, and reading scriptures that city officials deemed as fighting words and hate speech.
“The video footage shows my clients were peacefully evangelizing,” Fahling said. “There was absolutely no crime committed. They were bringing the message of Jesus Christ to a public event as they do at a wide venue of other events.”

Report Says Homosexual DOJ Lawyers Complicit in Arrest of Christians

WorldNetDaily is reporting that homosexual attorneys from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division not only attended the October event, but also advised the Philadelphia police on the scene when 11 Christian protesters were arrested. According to that report, those DOJ attorneys may have recommended to police that the Christians be charged with “ethnic intimidation” under Pennsylvania’s new “hate crimes” law.

WorldNetDaily identifies its source as a Justice Department employee who spoke on the condition of anonymity. That employee says because of those attorneys’ involvement at “Outfest,” it is unlikely the DOJ will take up the cause of those now facing criminal charges.

I don’t know all the details in this case… but if you’re a believer in Christ and you are taking seriously the responsibility to share the gospel… we better be taking action. Every one of us. I don’t care where you come down on the homosexual issue… people’s rights are being taken away and fellow believers are going to jail because they shared what the Bible says. It’s time to speak out. Tell your friends and neighbors about this, post it on your blog… write your congressman… whatever - but don’t let them shove this under the carpet and allow people to go to jail for standing on the message of the Bible.

Otherwise, how much longer before we’re silenced from sharing the hope of the Gospel period.

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