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Homosexual Hate Crimes Law Violates Pennsylvania Constitution

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In the early 90’s I was new to all the “Christian Right Fight” in our country when I heard about Judge Roy Moore in AL. I didn’t even know who he was or what he had done, but I did hear he placed a monument of the 10 Commandments in a public place, and a lot of people were upset about it.

When then “AL. Chief Justice Roy Moore”, was being persecuted for not “Separating” Church and state, people rallied in front of the court house in Mobile, AL. The first big rally, I decided to go and see what the fuss was for myself. Me and my wife and four little one’s drove from TN. to Mobil, AL. just to watch, and man was it a great gathering! People from all over the world came to see a man most of us never knew. I wanted my children to know that no matter how big the battle, always do your best to stand for your Christian Faith and Rights!

That battle was lost in a way, the stone monument had to come down, but Roy Moore is still battling on! It may have took that tiresome valley to show Mr. Moore that a “Christian Battle” is raging in this country. As for this article, I see he is still “Fighting the good fight of Faith”, here is one that he did win.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules that Homosexual ‘Hate Crimes’ Law Violates Pennsylvania Constitution

By John Jalsevac

WASHINGTON, July 25, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - On Wednesday the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued a short per curiam order, in which it agreed with the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania that the state legislature violated the Pennsylvania Constitution when it added “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to Pennsylvania’s “ethnic intimidation” law.

Eleven Christians of the evangelical group Repent America were arrested due to that same law in 2004 for reading the Bible and singing hymns at Outfest, a homosexual rally. Though the case was eventually dropped, Repent America filed legal action in 2005 against the act, citing its unconstitutional nature.

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania agreed last November that the law was unconstitutional and struck it down. On appeal the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania sided with the Commonwealth Court, saying on Wednesday: “The order of the Commonwealth Court is AFFIRMED for the reasons ably set forth in the opinion of the Honorable James Gardner Colins, which opinion is adopted as that of the Supreme Court.”

In the Commonwealth Court opinion Justice Colins observed that the court struck down the law because the provision violated Article III of the state Constitution, which prohibits a bill’s alteration during its passage through the legislature, if the bill’s original purpose is changed.

The bill started as a measure against agricultural vandalism, and was changed by the state legislature into a hate crimes bill designed to make it illegal for anybody to protest public homosexual activities and celebrations. The law was used to persecute anybody who stood in the way of the homosexual agenda, redefining peaceful protest by Christians as hate crime.

Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore and attorneys with the Foundation for Moral Law, who, along with attorney Aaron D. Martin, represented the Christian evangelists from Repent America, applauded the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for its ruling.

Please read the rest of the story from Lifesitenews.com

Please visit Roy Moore’s Pages for the Foundation for Moral Law:

And their Blog Site as well:

Let me know what you think:

Tim

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