Not long after my last post went out to some of you on Wednesday, the Mayor of Houston (who happens to be homosexual) backed down on the subpoenas that she issued to five pastors for “all speeches, presentations, or sermons” on a variety of topics, including the mayor, and “gender identity.”
Read more here.
Despite backing off of the issued subpoenas, the Houston Mayor and City Attorney still fail to admit the validity of our position which is that such tactics are a direct intimidation of our religious rights under the First Amendment. Such tactics also happens to be an infringement of our free speech rights under the first Amendment.
Please read the article because the fight is still not over. The original lawsuit filed by conservatives continues. The Mayor and City Attorney issued the subpoenas in defense of their decision to deny a ballot referendum that would rescind an earlier city council passed ordinance that allowed (among other things) transgender persons to use whichever bathroom that they wanted to. That referendum was denied placement on the ballot by the Mayor and City Attorney.
Keep praying and standing your ground!
UPDATED: Houston – Intimidation Tactics Against Churches
Not long after my last post went out to some of you on Wednesday, the Mayor of Houston (who happens to be homosexual) backed down on the subpoenas that she issued to five pastors for “all speeches, presentations, or sermons” on a variety of topics, including the mayor, and “gender identity.”
Read more here.
Despite backing off of the issued subpoenas, the Houston Mayor and City Attorney still fail to admit the validity of our position which is that such tactics are a direct intimidation of our religious rights under the First Amendment. Such tactics also happens to be an infringement of our free speech rights under the first Amendment.
Please read the article because the fight is still not over. The original lawsuit filed by conservatives continues. The Mayor and City Attorney issued the subpoenas in defense of their decision to deny a ballot referendum that would rescind an earlier city council passed ordinance that allowed (among other things) transgender persons to use whichever bathroom that they wanted to. That referendum was denied placement on the ballot by the Mayor and City Attorney.
Keep praying and standing your ground!