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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPastor Calls To Imprison Gays For ‘Ten Years Hard Labor’ With New Constitutional Amendment
A pastor who uses his Internet platform to teach political lessons based on conservative Christian ideology has proposed a constitutional amendment to punish LGBT people for ten years in prison at hard labor. In a video posted to his PreachingPolitics.com website last month Pastor Michael V. Williams asserts that Christians have been increasingly tolerant of gay people over the last 50 years. While Christians are becoming increasingly tolerant of homosexuals, homosexuals are becoming increasingly intolerant of us.
Its time for Christians to resume obeying God and his word, and to re-criminalize homosexuality, outlaw it again, the pastor continues. The only way to do this and keep it beyond the reach of activist judges and unaccountable bureaucrats is to create a constitutional amendment.
Williams proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution declares that the United States of America is a Christian nation with Judeo-Christian ethics, morals, principles and values. And it decrees that the practice of homosexuality in the United States of America and in all its territories and possessions, and in all its States, Counties and Cities shall be a felony punishable by ten years in prison at hard labor.
Williams recommends that his viewers incessantly contact lawmakers until they agree to outlaw homosexuality.
Make such a pest of yourself that theyre willing to do anything just to shut you up, he advises in the video. And remember, only vote for those who promise to adopt this amendment. Were in a fight for survival and only one side can win, the Internet preacher concludes. Lets make sure its our side. http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/25/pastor-calls-to-imprison-gays-for-ten-years-hard-labor-with-new-constitutional-amendment/
lpbk2713
(42,736 posts)If he feels there shouldn't be any separation between his religious beliefs
and the law of the land then by all means he should start paying his way.
MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)How does he think he'll get 2/3 of each House of the Congress, let alone 3/4 of the states?
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)And it seems many of the reichwing kooks do just that.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,129 posts)GOLGO 13
(1,681 posts)Desperate, well muscled young sweaty men for years & call it punishment. That will put an end to that behavior by god!
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)dilby
(2,273 posts)Why is anyone giving him a platform, I have never heard of him and if no one reported this then no one else would have either.