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Liberals and Conservatives and the Fear of God

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War on Christianity in Canada About to Get a Whole Lot Uglier

Anti-gay activist wanted for promotion of hatred

surrendered to police in Calgary

By MICHAEL MUI StarMetro Vancouver
TESSA VIKANDER StarMetro Vancouver

William Whatcott, a well-known anti-LGBTQ activist wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for wilful promotion of hatred, turned himself in last week, according to his lawyer.

Whatcott, who once lived in New Westminster, is accused of distributing 3,000 pamphlets to attendees at Pride Toronto’s 2016 parade. They contained what Toronto police call “hateful” content. A warrant was issued in spring 2018.

The pamphlets, which reportedly included negative remarks against the Liberal Party and left-wing politicians, also said that supporting homosexual acts without repentance could lead to "eternal peril," and repentance to "the free gift of eternal life."

However, reports say that the pamphlets neither encouraged hate against homosexuals, nor advocated violence.

William Whatcott, seen in a Facebook photo, is the subject of a Canada-wide warrant issued by Toronto police

alleging wilful promotion of hatred in relation to an incident at Pride Toronto in 2016.  (FACEBOOK)

Whatcott’s lawyer, Charles Lugosi, said his client turned himself in to police in Calgary on Friday, June 22nd. 

Whatcott, who has been fired from his job, said he wasn't given food for 24 hours while in jail, according to The Daily Wire.

"It might have been on purpose, because it didn't happen, like — some inmates did go half a day without food — but they actually made me go a full 24 hours," he was quoted as saying.

He said he was also denied medical attention for a leg injury. "I had a leg infection, and it was bad enough that I was brought to the hospital, but they simply refused to fill the prescriptions. So for four days I had no medications. The infection was actually going up my leg. I was a little concerned it was gonna go systemic."

The allegations contained in the warrant have not been proven in court.

In July 2016, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a Roman Catholic, became the world's first national leader to march in a gay pride parade when he took part in Toronto's event.

Trudeau has also supported Canada's embrace of same-sex marriage, which stands against the Catholic Church's definition of marriage between one man and one woman.

Months later that year, a poll showed that the majority of Canadians supported the expansion of the country's non-discrimination laws to include gender identity. The Angus Reid Institute survey was conducted four months after Trudeau's Liberal Party introduced a bill that would punish transgender discrimination with up to two years in prison for violators.

Earlier this year, Ontario Province started allowing individuals born there to remove "male" or "female" on their birth certificates or opt for a "nonbinary" designation.

The pace at which Canada is moving to the extreme left is nothing short of astonishing. Trudeau is not a Roman Catholic, he is an anti-Catholic and an anti-Christian. He easily prefers Islam to Christianity as is obvious by the respect he pays Islam and the complete disrespect he pays Christianity. He will not allow anyone in his cabinet who is not pro-abortion. He will not allow the Canadian government to sponsor church youth employment programs unless they commit to supporting abortion. He has declared war on Christianity in Canada and it will get worse before it gets better.

In a post on Freenorthamerica.ca — a website associated with what appears to be Whatcott’s Twitter account — a user called “Bill Whatcott” described the pamphlets distributed on July 3, 2016, when he and several others dressed in skin-tight full-length green bodysuits to hand out anti-LGBTQ materials. A copy of the material posted on the website contains Whatcott’s name and warns parade goers of “homosexual inspired oppression.”

Toronto police spokesperson Const. Caroline de Kloet said part of the reason the warrant was issued two years after the incidents is because police had to to “liaise” with the prosecution to approve the charge.

And, apparently, in Toronto, that takes two years!!!???

In an interview, Whatcott — who described himself in previous court proceedings as a “Christian activist” who formerly “engaged in same-sex sexual activity” — said he does not believe he did anything criminal. He said his distribution of pamphlets should be considered fair criticism of a public event.

“I have little enough confidence in the justice system. The judge might look at it, know it’s wrong and convict me anyways. I think that can happen in our courts,” Whatcott said.

“I gave out medical information. I made theological arguments that I don’t think homosexuality is a good idea ... I don’t believe I committed a criminal offence.”

His current lawyer, Lugosi, said his client intends to co-operate with police but will challenge the allegation. Lugosi said Monday he has yet to read the warrant.

Canada-wide warrants normally for murderers

“Usually, a Canada-wide warrant is issued with somebody alleged to have committed a very serious crime, like murder,” Lugosi said. “Normally, with something like this, it’s never done. It’s abnormal.”

Pride Toronto executive director Olivia Nuamah said it’s a “positive” step that an arrest has been made.

“LGBTQ hate crime has gone up significantly this year,” Nuamah said. “Just in general, the arrest and prosecution rates are incredibly low ... It’s important that the rates of both arrest and prosecutions go up significantly.”

After the 2016 Toronto Pride Parade, Whatcott was the subject of a $103-million class-action lawsuit alleging hate speech directed at the LGBTQ community. In a March 2017 ruling from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the judge said the class-action suit would not stand but that the people who filed the suit could pursue individual civil lawsuits against Whatcott.

Jeremy Dias, executive director of the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity, said police need to do more to discourage anti-LGBTQ activists from disrupting Pride festivities. Dias, who attended the 2016 parade, said the pamphlets were “reprehensible.”

“We really need police services to take these actions more seriously,” Dias said. “If you’re breaking the law and conducting hate speech, then that’s a problem ... It should be prosecuted, period. No questions asked.”

“It appears I am facing an indictable charge for ‘Public Incitement of Hatred,’” a post on Freenorthamerica.ca reads. “The ‘crime?’ My ministry bringing the Gospel and the truth about homosexuality to Toronto’s ... pride parade in 2016.”

Police looked for Whatcott in multiple provinces. A department update provided by New Westminster Police in B.C. said they received a call for assistance from Toronto police in April. Whatcott was then believed to be living in New Westminster, in the eastern part of Metro Vancouver.

At the time, police confirmed Whatcott’s residence in New Westminster and were working on “co-ordinating an arrest” with Toronto police. However, it is unclear whether Whatcott was actually in New Westminster at that point. Reached by phone, Whatcott’s wife Jadranka Whatcott said the pair used to live in New Westminster but moved to Alberta earlier this year.

In a separate matter, Whatcott is also the subject of an ongoing human-rights discrimination complaint filed by a transgender woman in B.C.

It was filed by transgender-rights advocate Morgane Oger. According to human-rights tribunal documents, Whatcott allegedly distributed flyers disparaging Oger during the spring 2017 B.C. election, when Oger was running as the NDP candidate for Vancouver-False Creek. The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal said Whatcott argued in his response that his “conduct was protected by the guarantees of freedom of religion and speech” granted by the Charter.

Whatcott allegedly wrote that because Oger is a transgender woman, she is unfit to work as a politician, expressing concerns about the “growth of homosexuality and transvestitism.”

Within days of the flyers being distributed, Oger’s campaign team contacted the Vancouver Police Department. Oger said an officer came to her house and took a statement but that Vancouver police did not charge Whatcott.

“(They) would not actually even engage … until it was discovered that I was a political candidate for a party,” she said. “I would assume that I can count on the police in B.C. here, but experience tells me maybe we have a ways to go,” Oger said.

Asked about Oger’s case, Vancouver police said they cannot provide information on specific cases unless charges have been approved by the Crown.

Since the flyers about Oger were first published, a Facebook account with the name of “Bill Whatcott” posted further material attacking Oger’s transgender identity. One example occurred on Feb. 17, 2018, when the user posted a photo of Oger with the caption “you are still a guy,” referring to her by the first name she used before transitioning.

Oger said she’s looking forward to the conclusion of this case.

“As someone who faces constant harassment ... I welcome some precedent being set, explaining clearly where the law draws the line between acceptable behaviour and unacceptable behaviour,” she said.

Australian Rugby Star Says Gay People Will Go To Hell

What is a Christian response to homosexuality?

Australia's fullback Israel Folau. © Jason Reed / Reuters

High-profile Australian rugby player Israel Folau has sparked controversy on social media after saying that God's plan for gay people is “hell.”

The NSW Wallabies star shared an Instagram post on Tuesday in reference to the injury he sustained on Saturday while playing for the New South Wales Waratahs.

The post, which contained the Biblical quote “consider it all joy when you encounter various trials,” also had two pictures above the scriptural message showing that “your plans” and “God’s plans” don’t always coincide.

Folau, who is followed by 337,000 people on Instagram, made a controversial comment in reply to a question from someone who asked, “what was gods [sic] plan for gay people??”

“HELL... Unless they repent of their sins and turn to God,” Folau responded, causing uproar on social media, with many people accusing him of intolerance and homophobia.

It is not the first time the deeply religious Folau has shared his views on sexual orientation. Last September, he was criticized for comments on same-sex marriage.

"I love and respect all people for who they are and their opinions. but personally, I will not support gay marriage," he tweeted.

Folau’s statements contradict Rugby Australia's (politically correct) inclusion policy introduced in 2014, which states: "Rugby has and must continue to be a sport where players, officials, volunteers, supporters and administrators have the right and freedom to participate regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race or religion and without fear of exclusion."

“There is no place for homophobia or any form of discrimination in our game and our actions and words both on and off the field must reflect this."

Folau is one of Australia’s most recognizable rugby players, and was one of the five finalists shortlisted as World Rugby’s player of the year last season.

So, what do you think of Folau's response? If you are a Bible-believing Christian, you might say that he is correct in his response. If you are a politically correct person you will probably say that he is a homophobe, evil, hateful, and a bigot.

A PC person will not have his mind changed by anything I can write here, even if it makes sense. So the following is aimed at Christians. It is not the final word, by any means, but hopefully, the beginning of a dialogue.

Most Christians are not homophobes, that is, they have no fear of an inner homosexual emerging one day. If we fear homosexuals it is because we don't want our children to become one. Why? Because, as Folau wrote, gays go to Hell. All Christians hope and pray that their children, grandchildren, etc., will be with them in Eternity.

If we were ideal Christians, we would be just as concerned for those who practice homosexuality as we are for our children. The problem today is that we cannot reach gays or transgenders with the Gospel because we have treated them so poorly. There can easily be found examples of Christians, or so-called Christians who are hateful and bigoted toward gays, etc. This results in gays rejecting all Christians as bigoted and hateful and being hyper-sensitive.

Hyper-sensitive gays, transgenders, etc., believe that anyone who doesn't warmly embrace their ideology is an evil, hateful, and bigoted homophobe. If they don't actually believe it, it suits their cause to shout it aloud anyway.

Is there any way we can reach gays with the Gospel? Only one, I'm afraid, and that is praying for them. It is, alas, not we who can ever reach them, but the Holy Spirit has to reach them. 

Honestly, how much time have you spent on your knees praying for a gay or transgendered person? 

Have you ever spent a moment praying for such? 

Have you spent as much time praying for them as you spent criticizing them?

Do you think this will come up during 'your' judgment?

Is there a better way to handle questions like the one asked of Folau?

As the world turns more and more in the direction of Sodom and Gomorrah, it seems obvious that it will not be long before Jesus returns to set up His Kingdom on earth. He prophesied it many times when He walked the earth and it is usually accompanied with a warning, like this:

MATTHEW 13:36. His disciples came to Him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field."
37. And He said, "The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man,
38. and the field is the world; and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one;
39. and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is the end of the age; and the reapers are angels.
40. "So just as the tares are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the end of the age.
41. "The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,
42. and will throw them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

43. "Then THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

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Paris Archbishop Calls “Allah God of Death”, the Pagan god Moloch

By Jordan Hunter 

A French cardinal has openly called the God of Islam, Allah, the “God of death” and even compared Allah to the pagan god Moloch, who demanded human sacrifice

Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois, archbishop of Paris, spoke during a homily at a memorial Mass Wednesday celebrated for Fr. Jacques Hamel, the priest whose throat was slit by Islamic terrorists during Mass Tuesday morning.

“THOSE WHO WRAP THEMSELVES IN THE TRAPPINGS OF RELIGION TO MASK THEIR DEADLY PROJECT,” HE SAID. “THOSE WHO WANT TO ANNOUNCE TO US A GOD OF DEATH, A MOLOCH THAT WOULD REJOICE AT THE DEATH OF A MAN AND PROMISE PARADISE TO THOSE WHO KILL WHILE INVOKING HIM, THESE CANNOT EXPECT HUMANITY TO YIELD TO THEIR DELUSION.”

Jesus said this day was coming 2000 years ago: "...but an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering service to God." John 16:2b

The comparison between Allah and the pagan god Moloch is an especially severe one. Moloch was a god known for demanding countless infant sacrifices and is often identified as the ancient Canaan and Phoenician god Baal, who is often used as a symbol by many satanist groups.

The cardinal then said that to fight the despairing message of Islam, the Catholic faith must counteract that with the Gospel.

 “It is this hope that animated the ministry of Fr. Jacques Hamel when celebrating the Eucharist during which he was brutally executed,” he remarked. “It is this hope that sustains Eastern Christians when they have to flee persecution and choose to leave everything rather than renounce their faith.”Cardinal Vingt-Trois ended his homily with a strong and emphatic message rallying the faithful to be courageous and to believe the Catholic Church will prevail. Quoting the prophet Jeremiah, he urged, “Though they fight against you, they shall not prevail, for I am with you, to save and rescue you, says the Lord. I will rescue you from the hand of the wicked, and ransom you from the power of the violent. My rampart is the God of love.”

In a July 28 homily, the cardinal openly criticized the the lack of courage in French society when it comes to facing the threat of Daesh, otherwise known as ISIS.

American Churches Too Political for Their Own Good

The politicization of the pulpit in American evangelical churches has turned some away from the church and led many astray. Jesus was a-political, as were all the Apostles. I believe He expects preachers to preach the Gospel, to be concerned with the spiritual, to get people ready for Eternity, rather than trying to create the Kingdom of Heaven in America. American Christian's obsession with politics has done immeasurable harm to the Kingdom of Heaven, and has created what I believe to be the great falling away from God, even while they sit in their pews.

Bully pulpit: Clergy illegally preach for, against

Clinton & Trump

© Enny Nuraheni / Reuters

The separation of church and state is supposedly one of the cornerstones of the First Amendment. Yet nearly a third of black Protestants have heard pastors preaching in favor of Hillary Clinton, while the same number heard remarks against Donald Trump.

A new survey from the Pew Research Center shows that worshippers are hearing political speech from the pulpit ‒ something that has been illegal for more than 60 years. Of the 40 percent of Americans who attended religious services within the last few months (through the beginning of July), nearly two-thirds (64 percent) reported that religious leaders had spoken out on at least one political topic, such as religious liberty, homosexuality, abortion, immigration, environmental issues and economic inequality. Almost half (46 percent) said their clergy members had discussed multiple issues from the dais.

 Nearly two-thirds of recent churchgoers say their clergy have spoken out about at least one social or political issue

Nearly half (49 percent) of recent service attendees said their clergy rarely or never speak about social and political issues from the pulpit.

While only 14 percent of recent churchgoers said their clergy had spoken directly for or against a specific presidential candidate, religious endorsements or denouncements from the pulpit vary by sect ‒ and by race. In general, leaders are slightly more likely to speak out against a particular candidate (11 percent) than for one (9 percent).


Black Protestants are more likely to have heard clergy endorsing or denouncing a presidential candidate than any other group. Nearly three in ten have heard their pastor speaking in favor of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, while the same proportion (29 percent) have heard remarks against Republican nominee Donald Trump. Only 7 percent of black pastors appear to have denounced Clinton.

Three-in-ten black Protestant churchgoers have heard their clergy support Clinton, one-in-five have heard opposition to Trump

That same group is more likely to have heard their clergy advocating for voting in a primary or caucus ‒ 50 percent of black Protestants compared to 32 percent overall ‒ or in the general election for president, by 59 percent to 40 percent.

Four-in-ten churchgoers say clergy have encouraged congregation to vote in November

This last form of political preaching from the pulpit is allowed under the Johnson Amendment, a 1954 law that prohibits churches and other non-profit organizations from endorsing or opposing political candidates, or risk losing their tax-exempt status. They are, however, allowed to promote political engagement and speak of issues in general terms. The law was proposed by then-Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Texas), which critics contend was his way of stifling nonprofits that backed his opponent. Groups like the Alliance Defending Freedom, which started the Pulpit Freedom Sunday or defiance movement, say the Johnson Amendment violates their freedom of speech.




Americans hear mostly conservative tone from pulpit about religious liberty and abortion, more liberal take on immigration and the environment

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is tasked with enforcing that law, but has been hesitant to do so. Part of the problem is a lack of resources to go after offenders, thanks to consistent underfunding by Congress. On top of that, the agency is still dealing with the fallout of a scandal targeting the tax-exempt status of conservative nonprofits.

In February, Trump promised to overturn the Johnson Amendment if elected.

“I think maybe that will be my greatest contribution to Christianity ‒ and other religions ‒ is to allow you, when you talk religious liberty, to go and speak openly, and if you like somebody or want somebody to represent you, you should have the right to do it,” Trump told a group of about 1,000 evangelical leaders in June. “People walking down the street have more power than you, because they can say whatever they want.”

It’s a vow he reiterated in his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in July, and is now part of the GOP platform.

“They have so much to contribute to our politics, yet our laws prevent you from speaking your minds from your own pulpits,” Trump said. “I am going to work very hard to repeal that language and protect free speech for all Americans.”


Members of evangelical churches are far more likely to lean towards or identify with the Republican Party, according to a survey of US religious groups and Americans’ political leanings that Pew published in February.

The Pew survey on politics in the pulpit was conducted between June 5 and July 7 among 4,602 adults nationwide.

GOD “ABSOLUTELY” APPROVES OF HOMOSEXUALS - JOEL OSTEEN

The gospel according to Joel Osteen

One of America’s most well-known evangelical pastors, Joel Osteen, recently declared that God “absolutely” approves of everyone, including homosexuals.

The Houston megapastor and best-selling author has been touring to all the talk shows lately to promote his new book, “Break Out! 5 Keys to Go Beyond Your Barriers and Live an Extraordinary Life.”

Osteen, who has been the pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston since 1999, recently talked to the Huffington Post about several subjects, including his thoughts on homosexuality.

HuffPo Live host Josh Zepps quoted from Osteen’s new book: “It doesn’t matter who likes you or who doesn’t like you, all that matters is God likes you. He accepts you, he approves of you.”

Zepps went on to ask Osteen if that included homosexuals.

“Absolutely,” Osteen insisted.

“I believe that God has breathed his life into every single person. We’re all on a journey. Nobody’s perfect,” stated the pastor who oversees a congregation of 45,000 followers, including the likes of Cher and Oprah Winfrey. “The Bible said a sin is pride, a sin is selfish ambition. We tend to pick out these certain things,” he add.

Someone should send this guy a Bible! It's obvious that he has either never read it, or simply doesn't believe anything it says. He has to stop calling himself an evangelical, because evangelicals actually believe the Bible.

Jesus spoke more about Hell than He did about Heaven. There was a reason for that. To listen to Osteen, you would think everyone is going to Heaven by default. Astonishing! What an unbelievable insult to the tens of millions of Martyrs who suffered horribly and died for the faith. In the gospel according to Osteen, they were idiots; they would have gone to Heaven anyway. 

Why do people listen to him?