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Twitter won’t tolerate any questions about transgender Biden nominee, Rachel Levine from Pennsylvania. Here is what is happening:

From the The Christian Post, “Twitter has suspended a Christian magazine’s account for reporting that one of President Joe Biden’s nominees is a man who believes he’s a woman.

The Daily Citizen, a publication of the Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family, tweeted on Jan. 19 that Biden’s nominee for assistant secretary of health, Rachel Levine, “is a transgender woman, that is, a man who believes he is a woman,” along with a link to an article about the nomination.

As a result, the social media giant locked the magazine out of its account, informing the publication that the tweet violated Twitter’s user rules forbidding “hateful conduct.” . . .

Twitter wrote in a subsequent email to the magazine: “Hi The Daily Citizen, your account, @FocusCitizen has been locked for violating the Twitter Rules. Specifically for: Violating our rules against hateful conduct. You may not promote violence against, threaten, or harass other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious disease.”

“Please note that repeated violations may lead to a permanent suspension of your account,” the email said. “Proceed to Twitter now to fix the issue with your account.”

The Daily Citizen said in its reply to Twitter that numerous media outlets have reported on the nomination and wrote in their articles that Levine was born male and remains a man who believes he is female. . . .

Editor’s Note: Here is the Christian magazine’s response:

“As a Christian organization, we would never do so. We simply explained to our readers the appointment and defined what transgender women are — those born male who believe they are a woman, regardless of whether they have had opposite-sex hormones or surgeries.”

“We believe Twitter’s blocking of this tweet and lockdown of our account discriminates against Focus on the Family’s The Daily Citizen on the basis of our religious affiliation.”

Twitter has persisted in its insistence that the publication violated its user rules and rejected the publication’s appeal. The platform said the ban would not be overturned.   . . .

In November 2018, Twitter updated its policies to prohibit users from tweeting the birth names of trans-identifying people — which transgender activists refer to as “dead-naming” — or from using biologically accurate pronouns when tweeting about trans-identifying people.

Transgender advocates call the use of “he” to describe a male who identifies as female “misgendering.” Both dead-naming and misgendering are akin to “abuse” and “violence,” according to trans-activists.  . . .

Here is Dr. Michael Brown’s story of how Twitter locked him out from AskDrBrown, “After preaching at my home congregation Sunday morning, I got into my car in the church parking lot to check my voicemails and messages. One of my colleagues had sent me the link to his new article, which I decided to share with my Twitter followers. To my surprise, I discovered I was locked out of my account for 12 hours for violating Twitter Rules. . . .

Several years ago, something similar happened to me, but Twitter subsequently apologized, explaining that they had misunderstood my tweet.

This time, I was left in the dark, forcing me to search online for a way to appeal the suspension. . . .

Minutes later, I had my answer.

I was informed that I had been locked out my account for 12 hours because of this tweet, which had been posted on January 20: “Will I get punished by Twitter for saying that, in God’s sight, ‘Rachel’ Levine (nominated by Biden to be his assistant secretary for HHS) is a man?” . . .

When biological truth conflicts with transgender activism, biological truth is banned.

When biblical truth conflicts with transgender activism, biblical truth is banned.

There was nothing hateful in the tweet. . . .

I simply stated the truth. In the sight of God, President Biden’s nominee for assistant secretary for Health and Human Services is a man.

Someone might challenge the statement, asking what gives me the right to speak for God.

Someone else might claim to have a different perspective on God’s point of view.

And, of course, an atheist would dispute the whole notion of God. . . .

But to block me for this tweet? Really?

I read the Twitter Rules carefully.

Under the category of Safety are listed these sub-categories: Violence; Terrorism/violent extremism; Child sexual exploitation; Abuse/harassment; Hateful conduct; Suicide or self-harm; Sensitive media, including graphic violence and adult content; and Illegal or certain regulated goods or services.

Then I read the categories of Privacy and then Authenticity. . . . .

Then I re-read the verbiage under “Hateful conduct,” which stated, “You may not promote violence against, threaten, or harass other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, caste, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, or serious disease.”

So was that it? . . .

I dug down deeper into the rules, clicking the link for more information, which included this note (which, for some reason, used British English spelling): “We recognise that if people experience abuse on Twitter, it can jeopardize their ability to express themselves. Research has shown that some groups of people are disproportionately targeted with abuse online. This includes; women, people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual individuals, marginalized and historically underrepresented communities.”

So that must be it. By simply stating biological and biblical truth, I had “harassed” a transgender person. . . .

This led then to the next question. Why did it take Twitter four days to decide I was guilty?

My only guess is that on Saturday, former governor Mike Huckabee retweeted my article about Biden’s radical, trans-activist executive order, including my twitter handle in his tweet. And given the size of his Twitter following, the tweet got lots of attention. Did this, in turn, draw attention to my account, and then my tweet? . . .

Ironically, the Twitter Rules page states that, “Twitter’s purpose is to serve the public conversation. Violence, harassment and other similar types of behavior discourage people from expressing themselves, and ultimately diminish the value of global public conversation. Our rules are to ensure all people can participate in the public conversation freely and safely.”

In reality, Twitter is stifling public conversation and harassing people who believe things as basic as this: in God’s sight, a biological male remains a male, even when identifying as a female.

Not only so, but once again, we see how affirmation of radical transgender ideology trumps science, Scripture, and even common sense. . . .

Over 15 years ago, when I began to warn that those who came out of the closet wanted to put us in the closet, I was roundly mocked. “That’s ridiculous,” I was told.

Who would have believed me if I said back then, “Social media platforms will block us for saying that a male who identifies as a female is actually a man in God’s sight”? Who would have believed that?

Levine may be a decent human being and a serious professional. But he is not a woman in God’s sight whether Twitter likes it or not.

In the end, Twitter may suspend me or block me (and countless others). But they cannot change the truth.

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Kim Gilliland
February 4, 2021

I thank you for your straight forward article. I pray for our country, but especially for we believers who are caught up in all of this lunacy…for that I say MARANATHA!

Maranatha [H] [S]
( 1 Corinthians 16:22 ) consists of two Aramean words, Maran’athah, meaning, “our Lord comes,” or is “coming.” If the latter interpretation is adopted, the meaning of the phrase is, “Our Lord is coming, and he will judge those who have set him at nought.” (Compare Phil 4:5 ; James 5:8 James 5:9 .)
These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.

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Vickie Duggins
February 3, 2021

It’s very sad. Maybe its time for more parents to home-school their children.

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Regina Whitley
February 3, 2021

This kind only go out by prayer and fasting. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God to the pulling down of strongholds, we pull down the plans of man in Jesus name. Let us stay the course and remember the commandment and promise of 2 Chronicles 2:14. let’s continue to humble ourselves, pray, seek God’s face, and turn from our evil ways.

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Carolyn Hedgecock
February 3, 2021

In Jesus Name, please Lord intervene. There is so much confusion in this world and very little truth in the media. Truth-tellers get punished. It seems like the wrong people are the ones controlling and stopping everything that is truthful and godly this world. Please Lord do something because our only hope is from you.

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Connie White
February 2, 2021

Jesus said that “the world” would hate His followers as the world hated Him. The Word says that “all who will live Godly will suffer persecution.” Father in view of what is coming, help us to stand solidly on the Word of God. Help us to be bold, but not foolish in our conversations, Help us to be wise as serpents and gentle as doves. Be with us, our Father, in every conversation, depending on your Holy Spirit to answer questions as YOU direct. Help us to live so purely that, though we be hated, no fault can be found in our motives, our words, or our actions. Help us to speak TRUTH in LOVE as Holy Spirit directs.

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    Nancy Bryda
    February 2, 2021

    We need to agree with God’s teaching on sexuality. Government at present time is saying we know better than God and you have to comply or else you will be censored and harassed. We must say what God says even if it is not popular. I know we need holy ghost wisdom about when to speak and how to say it. I decree the truth of Bible which agrees with science will not be suppressed. God determines sex and people can be in denial or believe something else but that does not alter the truth of God. Help us Lord to be sensitive to people in gender confusion and help us to lead them through deliverance to a relationship to Christ. Open their heart to your truth. I ask you to help us be patient LOrd and guide us with the steps to take in reference to persecution and alway help us speak the truth in love. I repent of sometimes getting angry and self righteous and ask for your will to be done in our relationships. Thank you LOrd for putting us here at this time in history to bring revival and restoration to our world.

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some one
February 2, 2021

Guess what, If They were boycotted! Where would their support be?

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    Karen Sholar
    February 3, 2021

    That is how We the People can end so much of this discrimination. Money talks and money walks.

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Gayle Crawford
February 2, 2021

We who know Holy Scriptures which are Truth, believe God will not be mocked. These words of truth outlive 2020 liars about gender.
The Constitution rights of practicing religion must be proclaimed daily.

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Leslie
February 2, 2021

Forgive them Heavenly Father for they do not know what they are doing. Renew in them a right heart and silence the enemy who has lied to them. Restore unto them their true identity and heal their hearts in Jesus’ name.

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Ann Maranon
February 2, 2021

Lord, we pray that our speech would not be censored & that it would always be truthful & winsome. It is only by the Word that people are saved so preaching is our most important priority so lost people can hear & be saved. Help us Lord to be able to fulfill the great commission. In Jesus name, Amen

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Shirley p
February 2, 2021

Saints, reason and debate cannot nor ever will make a dent in this battle because it is a spiritual battle. We are dealing with a generational spirit of perversion which attacks the weak or nieve, wounded in spirit, soul, body. It is a result of neglect of the value of a persons worth. That is why if not battled in the spirit it manifests in complete, insane sexual identity and wacko lust.

We have authority in Jesus name to curse the roots of this perversion, bind and loosen…cast out, loosen, command these demons of perversion to go just as Jesus showed us to do for the victims we know of.
And then release them in Jesus name from unholy soul ties they have made in same sex relationships and release, deliver them to The Holy Spirit for transformation through Jesus’ salvation, healing of their souls wounds, crush spirits be made anew and whole in the identity God made…male or female.

This war is won only by taking on the authority of Jesus name and the power of the Holy Spirit…not through a linear, worldly way..instead by a vertical, kingdom of Heavens way…the Lords prayer way be our way!

And do not give up, lose faith…I have a Lord of transformation and I have some family caught up in this confusion and I want this generational stranglehold broken off my families blood line that Satan sees as something he can continue to curse for generation yet to come…we saints can break it in Jesus Almighty Name. Jesus came to destroy Satan’s power, plans and He left His authority to carry the job out TO His church…we be it!

Lord helps us to enter this fight with a warrior attitude. The only words that work are “ Your words of truth spoken in love” and Your example of how to use them.You commanded them and they obeyed! they are Your arrows to destroy the enemy not the people they have affected.

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    Helen
    February 2, 2021

    Amen! Let us come before the Throne of Grace for help in time of need. Lord, we need Your strategies as we unite in prayer in the common goal of furthering Your purposes. May Your Kingdom come. The issue is control, Jezebel spirit hindering communicating Truth but Heavenly Father we rejoice that Holy Spirit is not at all hindered and He is not confined by wireless, wifi, TV, radio or any other thing. Holy Spirit gives us intelligence and strategies straight from the heart of God. Let us unite around His Holiness, Righteousness and continue to fast and pray in the Spirit.

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Dody Bergan
February 2, 2021

I absolutely agree with your statement; “the people coming out of the closet want to put us in the closet!”
This is frightening! And schools promoting/brainwashing our children, horrible!
God help us!

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    Carol
    February 2, 2021

    Yes! As a substitute teacher I have seen several classes in which there were girls who wished to be identified as boys. I was told by paraprofessionals, and other teachers, to be sure and call them by their “preferred names and pronouns”. It’s so sad!! We really need to pray for these children!!

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Kelly
February 2, 2021

Those of us who are conservative Christians should never, ever be afraid to speak out on the immoral issues that are negatively affecting this country. We should boldly make our voices heard, despite the consequences, and without apology. It’s one thing to post comments on Christian websites such as this one, but it’s another thing to go out into the world and make your voice heard. The Left is trying to silence us, and we cannot allow that to happen anymore! Sure, they will say we’re full of hate, but we know better! There us nothing hateful about loving God, loving America, and living our lives according to God’s Word. This is America, people! Don’t be afraid to stand up for what is right! The Left has practically been putting duct tape over our mouths for the past several years. It’s time to remove that duct tape, go out into the world, and let them know that they cannot silence us any longer!

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    Cindy
    February 2, 2021

    Amen! My Children’s school has been slipping filth and sexual conduct into their assignments and trying to say that transgender, gays, lesbians, and all the other filth and vial genders are normal and we should except it. I am so glad that they are totally remote so I can watch and listen carefully to these Teachers that are being somehow threatened in some way..[probably their jobs if not taught] to try and consume our children into their disgusting agenda’s. My God says there are only two genders, male and female and they are to be together and become one. Anything else is just delusional psychiatric twisted minds of so many in the world today. I have written many, many letters to the Principle and the teachers, and they still all say it’s what the State’s Curriculum requires. Excuse me? Well, my Children will not be participating in this filth or watching/reading anything that goes against GOD. And if they fail my Child for not turning to the worldly views and ways…… Oh Dear Lord in Heaven be with me, Because I am going to raise the roof. I will not be silenced and neither will my Children. Parents!!!!!! We need to keep our children home schooled so we can watch and see what is being taught. They are indoctrinating our children right under your noses.. Please wake up… The enemy is taking our Gifts from God and turning them into disgusting, vial, beings. We are God’s Children and we have to stand for Christ….Amen

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      Kelly
      February 2, 2021

      Homeschooling is definitely what I would choose for my kids if I were a Mom. It disgusts me to no end that this LGBTQ filth us being pushed on children nowadays. Good for you for wanting to speak up on this matter. I hope and pray that many other parents do the same.

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Ken
February 2, 2021

Lord thank You that You have made men men and have made women women. This current social trend of people pretending they are another sex is ridiculous. Lord help us, we need You. Amen

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Billie Lee-Minor
February 2, 2021

Thank You for this well written, courageous truth. You spoke for legions of people – biological truth, common sense. It is what it is. Someday, somehow this error in reasoning, this deception will be exposed. We must as citizens of this great nation not allow our rights to be denied by this delusion. I will celebrate that day!

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Lola
February 2, 2021

Lord, we rejoice in this persecution because your word says, “blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake”. We know persecution will come. We know that tribulation will come but You have overcome the world. We are not perplexed, we are not surprised. Instead we yield to You, Holy Spirit to move and take control of this situation. If they had known that killing Jesus would bring about an explosion of the Holy Spirit and His name, they would have held their peace. Even now, as they do their best to censor and stop Your word and Your children from speaking life and truth, bring about an exponential multiplication of Your word and your truth. Open up avenues for dissemination of Your truth. Make our voices louder, give us boldness, let our light shine brighter. Let even creation itself shout Your truth: let the birds, the fish, the animals all sing it, let the waves roar it, let the winds whistle it, the mountains and hills speak it. Let it come forth in dreams and visions to Your people. We ask for an abundance of Saul to Paul conversions. Yes Lord, more Saul to Paul conversions. Thank you Lord. In Jesus name, Amen.

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Patricia Ann Dougherty
February 2, 2021

Amen, we will all be accountable…Twitter has proven that they discriminate against Christians.. do they hate us?

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Angela Vick
February 2, 2021

I will continue to pray and be the salt of the earth and a light to the world one day and one person at a time. Thank you for your persistence and courage and we must all be pressed in for the calling to run this race. With God, all things are possible.
My prayer is for God’s mercy on this country and supernatural healing of hearts and minds. I pray that a hunger for righteousness will fall heavily on us all filling us with an unquenchable thirst for the word of God which is the way we strengthen ourselves to be in the gap and in the fight.

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Angela Vick
February 2, 2021

I will continue to pray and be the salt of the earth and a light to the world one day and one person at a time. Thank you for your persistence and courage and we must all be pressed in for the calling to run this race. With God, all things are possible.

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Laurie
February 2, 2021

Father, give us boldness to say what it right and true, despite possible results. We either stand up or we look back! Help us to stand up! We stand up for You! In Jesus’ Strengthening Name

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    Helen
    February 2, 2021

    Amen! We must stand up, speak up and not be silent. That is how Hitler took over…the church was silent…the persecuted thought it would pass. Evil doesn’t stop when it gets a toe in the door

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      Vickie Duggins
      February 3, 2021

      Seems as thought the Church is silent about a lot of things. It is so crucial to stand up for what we believe or else we will fall for anything.

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Warrior
February 2, 2021

I am grateful for safe places like I FA. Lord, I just want to thank you for Dave and Chris Kubal for providing this site to share our truths, free-speech and Christian news we can use and pray about, in the mighty name of Jesus, amen

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Denise
February 2, 2021

Holy God, You are Truth. Regardless of what people say or think, You remain and Your Truth is unchanging. We praise You for You are our Sovereign Lord! We pray through the power of Your Holy Spirit that hearts would seek You and be transformed by the love of Christ. You have warned us that in these last days many hearts would grow cold seeking to satisfy the desires of the flesh calling evil good and good evil. We are experiencing this now at a level beyond comprehension. Evil has spread itself throughout the world. We wait and hold fast to the truth of Your Word. Ezekiel 12:25 is clear, “For I am the Lord. I speak, and the word which I speak will come to pass; it will no longer be postponed; for in your days, O rebellious house, I will say the word and perform it,” says the Lord God.” Father God, may Your will be done. May Your church stand firm. May You be glorified through the circumstances of these dark days. Oh Lord Jesus, ready Your bride! Maranatha, Come quickly! In Your Name We Pray!

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Roger Sudler SR
February 2, 2021

why do we Christians stay on sites that we know are unethical, don’t care anything about God or his Ambassadors here on planet earth. All Christians should leave twitter and face book and fine an alternative; but you know what? we won’t we just want to keep making them all rich. I say leave them and leave them now! It is the Godly thing to do.

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    Sandra
    February 2, 2021

    Yes social media is an addiction a modern day scheme to keep us enslaved by the darkness of evil. It’s power over us is no different than alcohol or drugs. It’s gossip it’s harmful for our families it’s wasting time If the 75 million voters for mr trump would just stop investing in social media they may get the message that we aren’t going away instead we will build our foundation in the word. Evil will be here until he comes but we don’t have to invest our money our precious time being a part of satans plan.

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    James
    February 2, 2021

    If every Christian closed their accounts it would make a huge difference!

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    Vee
    February 2, 2021

    Colossians 3:5 says,”Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immortality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. The basic idea of interacting with friends and loved ones was positive in the beginning, but we must ask the following:
    1. When did it become a habit that interferes with time that could be spent with our immediate family members?
    2. Do you even come close to spending an equal amount of time in prayer, studying God’s word or witnessing for Him?
    3. Are all of your thoughts, words and actions positive when reading or responding to others or does it generate anger or resentment etc. Are your thoughts turned to coveting or other temptations?
    Bottom line as I have said to children – is this what you want to be doing when Jesus comes?

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Linda Rice
February 2, 2021

John the Baptist was killed for telling Herod he was an adulterer. So speaking truth has always had consequences.

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Maria S
February 2, 2021

With “Rachael” as Secretary of Health in PA, about two thirds of the Covid-19 deaths in the state have been in nursing homes. Pennsylvania was one of the states where the leaders put people with Covid into nursing homes. In a sane society, identity politics would not take precedence over competence for federal positions.

The left wants death row inmates sentences commuted, while embracing human sacrifice on the altar of convenience.

Insanity reigns, and truth is censored.

Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!

Heavenly Father, please forgive our nation, and embolden warriors of truth. In Jesus’s Name, Amen.

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Connie Ross
February 2, 2021

I believe Twitter is an “underground maggot” and the only way to get rid of it is to delete it. I do not use Twitter or Facebook and believe if 74 million or more do the same they will get the message.

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    Helen
    February 2, 2021

    I agree. Turned in my cable so no TV, no social media accounts but have a phone, email and Christian prayer initiatives to be able to unite in prayer,
    Leviticus 26:8 AMP Five of you will chair a hundred, and a hundred of you will put ten thousand to flight; your enemies will fall before you by the sword.
    So let’s that the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God and unite in prayer for the synergistic effect of spiritual warfare against wickedness and principalities and powers in high places. When 2 or 3 are gathered in His name He is in the midst of us.

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J Kingma
February 2, 2021

Lord, Help Christians to leave Twitter and Facebook. Help them to use other social platforms. Help your people to leave organizations that promote evil. In Jesus’ Name we ask that You bring the end to the censoring of righteousness and Truth. We praise You for exposing the practices of so many organizations, and we ask that You bring healthy forms of communication to our society and especially to Your people. Help us to learn good communication skills and put our phones down more.

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Roland Christian Gulke
February 2, 2021

This article is right on. The Nazis style tactics of the “gay activist” community is aggressive and clearly tyrannical. It brings to mind ‘A Levite and His Concubine’ incident recorded in Judges. How very difficult it was to purge the sin of homosexuality from the tribe of Benjamin. This is why the decision of the Supreme Court to abolish traditional marriage is such a travesty. From that day onwards our federal government ceased to uphold the sanctity of marriage. No more respect for husband/wife/family, no more protections. Instead the stage was set for the gay activist to wield a club of submission (or a bomb like was thrown into the Works First Baptist Church in El Monte) against the Orthodox Christians in this country. May we keep our sensible understanding of basic Judeo/Christian sexual morality (and share it wisely) regardless of the intimidation attempts by the disoriented/emotionally damaged individuals of the “gay activist” movement.

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    Carmela
    February 2, 2021

    I believe in this time, we as Christians who in the righteousness of Christ need not be afraid to stand in boldness. We are to be bold for truth and the truth of God’s word. If we cower to Satan’s tactics of fear and intimidation where will all end up? Dr Brown was right to speak truth in this situation. I pray God gives boldness to HIS church to stand firm against the lies of the wicked.

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