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Pastor Jailed In America For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple by Happiness87(f): 11:15am On Jul 15, 2015 |
A 56-year-old pastor, Paul Horner, has been jailed in the United States for allegedly refusing to join a gay couple despite the legalization of gay marriage across the nation. Horner of the Christian Proctor Church in Vermont, was given a sentence of one-year jail term in the federal prison. Handing down the sentence, Honorable Myron Danus said, “Religious freedom goes both ways, Mr. Horner. “It is not your place to deny individuals the same rights that everyone else has, rights that were passed down and agreed upon in a court of law, the ultimate court, the Supreme Court. “It is not your decision whether or not you agree with the law but more importantly that you follow it and enforce it.” Speaking to journalists after the court session, Horner’s lawyer said, “We are currently disputing the guilty verdict and I am confident my client will be a free man here shortly,” said attorney Tom Downey. “Horner was just using his best judgement according to his rights and religious freedom in this country.” Investigators discovered that Horner’s church is registered with the state as a “religious corporation” which is only entitled to joining “one-man-one-woman marriages as defined by the Holy Bible.” City officials are of the view that the church authorities must comply with state and federal regulations since it is also registered as a for-profit business. President of the Vermont Family Research Committee, Steve Shand, said it is “open season on Americans who refuse to bow to the government’s redefinition of marriage.” “Homosexuals are gay. Why should Christian ministers be forced to perform and celebrate any marriage that conflicts with their beliefs? It’s a slippery slope my friend. Pretty soon these same pastors will be forced to wed animals or kitchen appliances. This is not my America!” According to NBC, Gwen Hawkins who is president of the LGBT Pride Center in Vermont said she is happy with the guilty verdict. Hawkins said, “We just want the same rights as everyone else and this guilty verdict sets a great precedent. “These fanatical Christians base their life on one verse in the Bible but they seem to forget the other 99% of the verses in the book. For example, why can’t we stone to death Bristol Palinfor having a baby out of wedlock? And what about her mother, Sarah Palin, breaking the rules ofCorinthians 14:34 which clearly state that as a woman, she is not allowed to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet. But no, they like to pick the one verse in the Bible about gay people and build their camp around it.” Proctor is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,741 at the 2010 census. Proctor is home to the Vermont Marble Museum and Wilson Castle http://norookiemedia.com/end-time-pastor-jailed-in-america-for-refusing-to-wed-gay-couple/ 1 Share
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Re: Pastor Jailed In America For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple by Nobody: 11:16am On Jul 15, 2015 |
Re: Pastor Jailed In America For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple by megawax8: 11:17am On Jul 15, 2015 |
Not right at all This man above me, I'd just be looking at you till iwill bite your hand off |
Re: Pastor Jailed In America For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple by bewla(m): 11:21am On Jul 15, 2015 |
this is madness in society |
Re: Pastor Jailed In America For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple by shamsuRana(m): 11:24am On Jul 15, 2015 |
bewla: It is most mad when you find such absurdity reigning in ones locale. |
Re: Pastor Jailed In America For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple by Happiness87(f): 11:29am On Jul 15, 2015 |
IMO, he shouldn't have been arrested, since an individual belief should be respected. Gays should wed using courts, they should avoid churches except for churches that embraces them cc lalasticlala ishilove |
Re: Pastor Jailed In America For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple by Nobody: 11:33am On Jul 15, 2015 |
i know that law that allow same sex marriage will be reviewed. it will destroy them if not reviewed |
Re: Pastor Jailed In America For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple by Lordave: 11:38am On Jul 15, 2015 |
Pretty soon these same pastors will be forced to wed animals or kitchen appliances.This man don kill me 1 Like |
Re: Pastor Jailed In America For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple by Nobody: 12:00pm On Jul 15, 2015 |
Americans generally are sick people! ✘ |
Re: Pastor Jailed In America For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple by johnydon22(m): 12:21pm On Jul 15, 2015 |
[b]This is very wrong, i disagree with this totally. . Any organisation and institution has the right to follow their own rules within them free from the state. An organisation can say NO drinking of alcohol within them, if you want to drink alcohol you can just find a bar and do so not try and force and organisation that doesn't want alcohol to give you alcohol. The pastor is against gay marriage and he has the right to render his services to whom ever he chooses whether gay or not, it is his right nobody should be forced to do what he doesn't want to do. Are they not now encroaching into personal rights in a bid to promote marriage rights. Marriage rights are ok but let it not encroach into personal rights. The gay couple could have found a court or better still a church that accept gay marriage not dabble into any church and force the church to go against their own rules and rights. America should learn to know when the championing of ONE right is disrupting another. . . Gays have their rights to marry which is ok but individuals should have their right to decide what they want or not want to do. . [/b] |
Re: Pastor Jailed In America For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple by paulGrundy(m): 2:32pm On Jul 15, 2015 |
Happiness87: Come, these gay people are infringing on our right to worship. Why should a church be forced to perform gay marriage? |
Re: Pastor Jailed In America For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple by vooks: 2:40pm On Jul 15, 2015 |
The church is also registered as a FOR PROFIT organization. This law forces churches to shun any profit making activities in the name of religion else they are treated like any other business discriminating against sexual orientation. The American Church will have to vigorously examine whether any of what is defined as business/for-profit is necessary,and dump it. But given their romance with mamon, some just can't help themselves |
Re: Pastor Jailed In America For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple by modhream: 7:41pm On Jul 15, 2015 |
johnydon22:You got taken in by this too?.This is a made-up story by bloggers seeking to stir up the waters.Trust Nigerians to swallow it hook,line and sinker without question. |
Re: Pastor Jailed In America For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple by Happiness87(f): 8:44pm On Jul 15, 2015 |
modhream:you think you are smart, search the topic on Google if you are really good at what you are. http://dailypost.ng/2015/07/15/black-pastor-jailed-for-refusing-to-wed-gay-couple-in-us/ http://dailypost.ng/2015/07/15/black-pastor-jailed-for-refusing-to-wed-gay-couple-in-us/ http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/texas-minister-faces-jail-time-after-refusing-to-marry-gay-cousins/ |
Re: Pastor Jailed In America For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple by Nobody: 8:40am On Aug 01, 2015 |
Morning somebody |
Re: Pastor Jailed In America For Refusing To Wed Gay Couple by An2elect2(f): 11:37am On Aug 01, 2015 |
If this is true, then that man did the right thing in an ungodly world. I would prefer a gaol sentence for life or even death than approve the atrocities of the LGBT community. God forbid. |
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