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When grandmas go to jail for witnessing

sermonindex Feb 22, 2007


[b]When grandmas go to jail for witnessing[/b]

Arrested for sharing the Gospel? Yep. Arlene Elshinnawy, a 75-year-old grandmother of three, and Lynda Beckman, a 70-year-old grandmother of 10 (along with nine others), were arrested for sharing their faith on the public sidewalk in Philadelphia, Pa., USA. They faced 47 years (the rest of their lives) in jail for spreading the Gospel because of a Pennsylvania "hate crimes" law that is nearly identical to H.R. 254 – the "hate crimes" bill reintroduced in Congress and said to be on the "fast track" in the House Judiciary Committee. This is the same bill that previously passed both the House and Senate and was killed only because of Republican leadership opposition in conference – something we no longer have.

Don't believe hate crimes will silence your freedom of speech and freedom of religion? Think again. ...

from: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54125

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jordanamo Feb 22, 2007

What?!?! 47 years?!?!?!?!!??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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jordanamo Feb 22, 2007

What I REALLY want to know is what exactly the "Grandmothers" were.. preaching? Is there any site that shows this or whatever? This seems totally absurd...

Jordan

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hmmhmm Feb 22, 2007

well its not far away, soon we cant preach against certain sins because so many people get offended by that, soon we wont be able to preach there is only one way to heaven because other "religions" get offended by that... is anyone else seeing that development? the only "Christianity" that is accepted is the one running hand in hand whit the world... but anyway .... real Christianity wasn't ever to popular....not the Christianity i find in the bible... this is the last days.... i think they are going to be a lot like the days of the first generation of christians....

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preacherafla Feb 22, 2007

This is happening more and more. I read a lengthy article about how HR 254 has affected others in other countries as well as in our country due to state laws and couldn't believe some of the things that have happened in America. And the unbelievable part was how anti Christian groups could do much worse and nothing happen. Times are changing dear ones but... God's Word does not change-- Praise Him!!

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Goldminer Feb 22, 2007

This is so eye opening. We need to understand that we are about to understand more fully what Pastor Yun " The Heavenly Man", experienced in his life. Will we pay the price? Will we compromise? We need to use this very article to check our own hearts to see what we are willing to give up. It is real easy for me to say, sitting in front of my computer in my comfortable office chair, that given the choice I would go to jail rather than do community service in a islamic facility. But when my nose is rubbed in it, would I. I hope I would sit in jail, but I don't know my own heart. I pray we will really seek God to reveal our inner most fears and come to know that perfect love casts out fear.

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hmmhmm Feb 22, 2007

i saw bro Yun preaching, but it was another man there who said.... the cross in china may look different then the one here...but its weight should be the same on your shoulders as on the Chinese mans....


thats a true and hard statement

sermonindex Feb 22, 2007


They may as well start building bigger prisons.

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PreachParsly Feb 22, 2007


Compliments wrote:

They may as well start building bigger prisons.

And smaller church's. :-?

Sadly I would guess most of "american christianity" would disapear if this type of thing happened.

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jamezosn Feb 22, 2007

Amazing, grandmas witnessing get 47 years in prison, and child molesters on many occasions only 6 months... God help us

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Goldminer Feb 22, 2007


[color=6600CC]Isa 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter![/color]


Deu 30:14 But the word [is] very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

Deu 30:15 ¶ See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;

Deu 30:16 In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.

Deu 30:17 But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;

Deu 30:18 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, [and that] ye shall not prolong [your] days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.

Deu 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, [that] I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

Deu 30:20 That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, [and] that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he [is] thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.


[color=6600CC]Psa 52:3 Thou lovest evil more than good; [and] lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. [/color]


Pro 17:13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.


[color=3300CC]Amo 5:15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph. [/color]


[color=CC00CC]In the light of all these thing what manner of people should we be? Do we succumb to the afflictions that may be heaped on us, even here in the good ol' USA, or do we remember that these few earthly years are nothing in comparision to the eterniy of peace and joy that shall follow? Choose you this day who you will serve, because the choices we make this very moment will be instrumental in determining our future![/color]

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joyinjesus8 Mar 9, 2007

Good heavens! Well, I guess we should not be too surprised, we KNOW what this world is coming to!

May I take this opportunity to post my favourite non-Christian quote, it goes along with this story well.

'In an age of universal deceit, to tell the truth is an act of heresy'
George Orwell.

Blessings

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