HUCKABEE IN IOWA; RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, THE FOUNDATION OF ALL OUR LIBERTIES

In FORT DODGE, Iowa—Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee—who won Iowa’s Republican caucuses in 2008—joined a room full of Iowans this morning to lay out the policies he would promote during his latest presidential run.

Huckabee, who especially succeeded in winning over evangelicals in 2008, focused much of his speech on religious liberty, which he called “the foundation of all our liberties.”

He questioned the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize gay marriage.

Huckabee said the Supreme Court, or “the extreme court” as he calls it, decided “that 5,000 years of human history in regards to what marriage meant didn’t matter anymore.”

“The Supreme Court [voted] away the common sense and the common understanding of the family,” Huckabee said.

According to Huckabee, the gay marriage ruling shows “how quickly we have spiraled out of control.”

But, he said, “every human being ought to be treated with dignity and respect.”

Huckabee proposed broad protections for religious liberty if he were elected president.

He said; "Every person, business owner, hospital, adoption agency, church, synagogue, mosque, etc. will have its religious liberty protected.
The attorney general will be instructed to protect religious liberty on behalf of every American and every institution.

The defense secretary will be instructed to make sure that every soldier, sailor, marine, airman, coast guardsman and every chapel in the military is free to express his or her religious viewpoint, display the bible and pray."

While Huckabee crafted his message around religious liberty, he said the economy and military are the wings that help propel the country forward.

“Folks I learned how to govern,” Huckabee said. “The government is there to serve the people. It is a government of the people.”


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HE RAISED A JOHN 3:16 SIGN AT A BASEBALL GAME. WHAT THE POLICE DID IS SHOCKING.....

by Randy DeSoto

Everyone who goes to sporting events in large venues or watches them on television has likely seen the sign “John 3:16” being held by a fan.

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It is a biblical reference to the book of John, chapter 3, verse 16:
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." (NKJV)

According to Biblegateway.com, it is the most popular verse looked up on the site, which had 1.5 billion page views in 2014.

Displaying the sign is just one way some believers like to spread the good news about Jesus Christ.

Gino Emmerich was trying to do so in front of the San Francisco Giants ballpark last summer, when four police officers surrounded and detained him. The officers informed him that he would not be able to exercise his First Amendment right to free speech and threatened to arrest him.

The Rutherford Institute, which is representing Emmerich, described what happened in a statementreleased on Thursday.

On Sunday, July 27, 2014, prior to the start of a Giants v. Dodgers baseball game, Gino Emmerich arrived at Willie Mays Plaza carrying a “John 3:16” sign, a religious reference to a central tenet of Christianity. Other people were in the plaza, some displaying signs and otherwise communicating messages. Also in the plaza was a makeshift broadcast booth put together for a live broadcast and discussion of the Giants v. Dodgers game for ESPN SportsCenter.

As Emmerich neared the broadcast booth, he was approached by one of the show’s producers and four uniformed San Francisco police officers. Emmerich was allegedly warned by the producer that if he showed his sign, he would be arrested based upon the fact that he was known to the producer as one who displays religious signage. After the producer walked away, Emmerich stationed himself in view of the camera, behind the commentators, and held up his John 3:16 sign.

While Emmerich was holding up his sign, a police officer grabbed him from behind by his shirt and neck and moved him out of the view of the camera. Once Emmerich was clear of the cameras, he was surrounded by four police officers and warned, “If you go over there and hold that sign again, we will arrest you and the sergeant will come over here and decide where we are going to take you.” Emmerich then left the plaza as to avoid the possibility of arrest.

“Much of what used to be great about America—especially as it pertains to our love of freedom and our commitment to First Amendment activities—has been overshadowed by a greater desire for security and an inclination towards political correctness,” said John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute.

“That this incident, with its police intimidation tactics, overt discrimination and censorship, took place in a public plaza dedicated to Willie Mays, a legendary baseball player who lived through an era of police tactics, discrimination and censorship, is a powerful indictment of all that is wrong with America today,” he added.

In addition to the City and County of San Francisco, the Rutherford Institute is suing the four police officers accused of intimidating Emmerich. Rutherford attorneys note that the officers had no lawful or probable cause to arrest, detain, or seize Emmerich, who was simply trying to exercise his First Amendment rights as an American.



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THE WAY CAFE HOSTS DRIVEN 11

This Friday July 17th "The Way Cafe" in Austin MN, will be hosting Dominick Cox of DRIVEN 11.

Dominick Cox is a Solo Artist and Speaker under the name DRIVEN 11. DRIVEN 11 was created for one task, inspire faith in action. Through this mission Dominick feels blessed to have participated in many ministries. This includes writing songs for the Book Release The Blue Print®, touring nationally, sharing the stage with various artists and speakers and co-hosting Albany’s Got God Talent radio program just to name a few.

Each original song performed by Dominick is the expression of the real life of a believer in Jesus Christ. He enjoys meeting people and having the privilege to spread the good word. Dominick Cox is also the Music Direct at Mt. Moriah Church in TN. In the past few years Driven 11 has expanded its reach and Dominick now performs across America.

Dominick is coming to the newly opened "The Way Cafe" located in the FREEDOM EVENT CENTER at 210 4th St NE in Austin MN.

THIS FRIDAY JULY 17TH FOR FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE THE WAY CAFE WILL HOST DOMINICK COX STARTING AT 7PM Dominick Cox is a...
Posted by The Way Cafe on Saturday, July 11, 2015

OREGON FINES & GAGS CHRISTIAN BAKERS FOR REFUSING TO CELEBRATE GAY WEDDING

Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian issued his long-awaited ruling against Aaron and Melissa Klein, owners of the since-closed Sweet Cakes by Melissa. Finding them guilty of sexual orientation discrimination for refusing to bake a cake to celebrate a same-sex wedding, Avakian not only ordered the Kleins to pay $135,000 in “emotional damages” to the complaining lesbian couple, he also slapped a gag order on them, ordering them to “cease and desist” from “publishing, circulating, issuing or displaying, or causing to be published … any communication to the effect that any of the accommodations … will be refused, withheld from or denied to, or that any discrimination be made against, any person on account of their sexual orientation.” In other words, if the Kleins continue to proclaim their unwillingness to celebrate gay marriage in their business activities, they’re in likely violation of Avakian’s order.

This ruling is absurd and dangerous. It’s absurd to think that the complaining couple is entitled to six figures in emotional damages simply because a Christian couple refused to bake a cake for their “wedding.” In an ideologically, culturally, and religiously diverse country, the idea of encountering a person who disagrees with your life choices is hardly traumatic, and women who can’t handle a brief encounter with bakers who don’t want to help cater their wedding don’t need “damages,” they need counseling. 

Further, Avakian is dangerously — and likely intentionally — obfuscating the law. In a world of reason and logic, the Kleins simply aren’t guilty of unlawful sexual orientation discrimination. They would happily serve gay customers, but they will not use their talents or their business to advance a message they find deeply offensive. That’s not invidious discrimination, it’s free speech. If the Kleins refused to bake a Confederate battle flag cake for a white couple from Tennessee, would Avakian find them guilty of race discrimination? Of course not. He’d back the Kleins, and they’d all be toasted at The Huffington Post. 

In my own law practice, I’ve represented gay clients, but I would never use my legal training to advocate for same-sex marriage. Does that mean I’m guilty of sexual orientation discrimination? If I lived in Avakian’s world, would I be subject to a gag order preventing me from speaking about the cases I won’t take? In my Fourth of July piece today,

 I made the case that this is exactly the right time to be an American. We are at a hinge point in history. We should want to be here, now, to fight to preserve the land we love, and way to make a difference is through defiance. The Kleins are unbowed: 

According to the state of Oregon we neither have freedom of religion or freedom of speech. We will NOT give up this fight, and we will NOT be silenced. We stand for God’s truth, God’s word and freedom for ALL Americans. We are here to obey God not man, and we will not conform to this world. If we were to lose everything it would be totally worth it for our Lord who gave his one and only son, Jesus, for us! God will win this fight! 

It’s a bittersweet Independence Day weekend. Petty public officials disregard the Constitution, and our fundamental freedoms start to slip away. As we ponder our own response, may we show even half the courage of Aaron and Melissa Klein.




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