A recent court finding has come out on the side of two Christian
students who spoke against homo***uality in accordance with their
beliefs. A Pennsylvania school district's anti-harassment policy was
found to be overbroad and violated the rights of the Christian
students.
Judges from the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals declared that the First
Amendment contained no "harassment exemption" to the free speech
clause.
"No court or legislature has ever suggested that unwelcome speech
directed at another's 'values' may be prohibited under the rubric of
anti-discrimination," the judges wrote in a 29-page opinion.
The issue here is bigger than one local school district. Attorneys for
the students saw the finding as a "tremendous blow against the
political correctness movement." It reaffirmed that "students do not
leave their First Amendment rights at the schoolhouse gate."
The "political correctness" movement in America is pu****ng to redefine
one of the common words dealing with our public relation****ps:
tolerance. The traditional definition of tolerance was to respect the
beliefs and practices of others even though you might disagree with
them.
Political correctness demands that you endorse and promote other
people's values and lifestyles. Any objection to others' values or
practices is immediately labeled "intolerance" or "bigotry" and a cry
goes up for more hate crime legislation to stop you.
Josh McDowell, writing in Focus on the Family magazine, states: "I
believe that this fundamental change in meaning — and thinking —
represents one of the greatest ****fts in history, and most people are
missing it. Because the new tolerance declares all beliefs equally
valid, Christians will face increasing pressure to be silent about
their convictions — in school, at work, in the public square — because
to speak out will be seen as an intolerant judgment of others' beliefs
and life styles."
If we soul winners were being thrown to the lions or burned at the
stake, we would know exactly where the enemy was and how to stand
firm. But before the lions came, public opinion began subtly turning
against believers.
This new definition of a common word signals a major ****ft in Satan's
strategy to stop Bible believers from preaching against sin and
proclaiming the gospel.
Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious
Liberty Commission says that those who are arguing that the
establishment clause of the Constitution is in danger may be
overlooking a more serious threat to the free exercise of religion.
"If we are not careful, we are going to lose our right to preach what
we believe and say what we believe in the public square," he said.
Dennis Prager, writing in the Wall Street Journal puts it this way:
"If we continue to teach about tolerance and intolerance instead of
teaching about good and evil, we will end up with tolerance of evil."
This is exactly what is happening. Homo***ual activists have changed
their ***ual preference into "orientation" to escape the blame for
their sin. Their battle cry is "tolerance" by the new definition.
"They are clamoring for hate crime legislation as part of an overhaul
of the nation's laws to favor homo***ual activity and to punish those
who articulate what has been known as traditional morality for the
past 19 centuries," declared Land.
If you faced the lions or the stake you would probably have enough
boldness to stand. Can we afford to be less bold today as the basis is
laid for persecution?
We must first redouble our witness to the truth of the gospel. Then we
must sup****t those lawmakers who are bold enough to stand against this
evil. We cannot let their accusations of judgmental intolerance and
bigotry slow us down in proclaiming the truth.
Always remember: Christ love's you, and so do I! Each and every one of
you!
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