In one of the latest (and most ridiculous) cases of the radical secularist left attempting to squash the free expression of religious values, a Florida church is being threatened with the loss of its lease because its pastor supports (gasp!) a Biblical view of homosexuality.
Outraged at the nerve of a Christian pastor who espouses Christian views, the Miami-Dade school district from which Impact Miami Church rents its space has threatened to evict the church for what the superintendent describes as “prejudice and intolerance” on the part of Pastor Jack Hakimian and his congregation. One might wonder what those in the school district thought would be taught in the church when they decided to accept about $1,500 a month to use the property, but they now reportedly see the church as not only contrary to the school district but “the basic principals of humanity.”
Hakimian, a Los Angeles street gang member before becoming a Baptist preacher, is not backing down, though. The sermons in question, which present scripture-based positions calling homosexuality a sin, amount to the church being “penalized for teaching on Christian marriage and sexual ethics from the Bible.”
Furthermore, the pastor turned the tables on his accuser, asking the superintendent to “retract his intolerant statements, apologize, and commit to never again bully or discriminate against those he disagrees with.”
A school district spokesperson upped the ante, calling the pastor’s message (and, in a broader sense, God’s message) “disturbing and appalling.” The only aspect of this case any American should find either disturbing or appalling is that a church sharing a mainstream Christian message could be ousted from its lease because of the secular worldview of its lessor.
The controversy attracted the attention of some high-profile Christian leaders, including Southern Baptist Convention President Frank Luter, who said the school district’s harassment is a “sign of the times.” I completely support Luter’s following statement, blasting the selective moral outrage that leads to “calling wrong right and … calling right wrong.”
Another ally in Hakimian’s stand for Christian values and free speech is Liberty Counsel, an advocacy group affiliated with Liberty University which sent a letter to the school district explaining that a push to evict the church from its lease simply because of a Sunday message constitutes a First Amendment violation.
Christians, especially those embracing the Bible’s teachings as the divine word of God, represent a segment of the population deemed worthy of ridicule by those practicing the religion of liberalism. Though it rarely gets coverage on the mainstream news, Christians are not going to roll over and take the abuse. We will stand for our beliefs, no matter what verbal epithets fly our way, and pastors such as Hakimian deserve our utmost respect for standing up to these bullies.
Homosexuality, practiced by a very small minority of this nation’s citizens, is considered a sin by a huge segment of the population across ethnic and religious lines. When brought to a vote, the left’s best efforts at indoctrinating us to accept a perversion of marriage has continually failed.
Still, they beat the same drum of “inclusion” and “tolerance” ad infinitum. If Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day didn’t cause them to rethink their position, I’m not sure anything will.
B. Christopher Agee founded The Informed Conservative in 2011. Follow him on Twitter @bcagee.
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No, nothing will change their minds, behaviors, or offensiveness. But, I keep wondering, why do they seem to beleive that Christians are intolerant, when there are more, and more dangerous intolerant “religions” which are fast becoming a fact in our nation…………one comes to mind, islam. Mu SLIMES put homexuals TO DEATH! It is a crime to these people, and it is a death sentence for any of this imorral behavior. Yet, no one is out protesting against mu SLIMES, and they are a real danger to homo’s. As of yet, no Christian church or denomination has called for the deaths of these people. We disagree, we beleive it is a sin, an abomonation in the sight of God. And that the practice of this offense to God will surely bring down the wrath of God upon us as a nation! We will not kill them, God will judge and sentence them. We Christians do not pose a THREAT to these people. They are more of a threat to THEMSELVES! And by their offensive behavior, as with Chick-fil-A, they have not gained much support, they have only given more people more ammunition against them instead. By their own intolerance, they are not helping themselves, they are doing more damage to their cause than anything else. No one cared what they did before, and now, people are sick and tired of hearing them whine about how “hard done by” that they are. Go be homosexual if you want, but get out of our faces and stop trying to take our rights to our own beleifs and convictions. But as for being married? You can never be truly married, because it takes two DIFFERENT TYPES TO MARRY! A bolt and a screw “marry”. Moter parts “marry”. Different foods “marry”. But two of the same do not “marry” because there is no way to “fit them together”!!! In short, you do not “fit together” as in regards to body parts, unless you haven’t figured this out yet. Go to a mechanic shool or a cooking school, or learn something about screwdrivers already! learn something other than your UNmarried problems. This is probably too simple for some, I guess………………………..
Dis I told you before that when Obuma bends over and Rahm sticks the staff of life up his rear and 9 months later Obuma shoots a baby out of his penis then I may reconsider queerdom.
The gays should worry more about Obutthole and his religion taking over not only will they not be married but they'll become a carbon copy of Daniel Pearl.I can't believe that a church can't tell its congregation that homosexuality is wrong.It's un-American.Three cheers for Chic Fil A