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On December 17, in Melbourne, Australia, two Christian pastors were found guilty of vilifying Muslims. The judge in the case stated that these pastors ? one a former Muslim -- violated Section 8 of the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act of 2001 which forbids a person from engaging in conduct that "incites hatred against, serious contempt for, or revulsion or severe ridicule of, that other person or class of persons".
These accusations were spurred by ? get this ? these pastors reading directly from the Quran. In other words, it is now a crime in Australia for a Christian to quote from the sacred book of another religion.
This is not the Sudan, or Saudi Arabia or Iran.
This is Australia. It is, you know, like, a free country. Things like this don?t happen in free countries. (1)
Or do they?
On October 10, in Philadelphia, 11 members of a group called Repent America went to a homosexual rally where they peacefully displayed banners and quoted Bible Scriptures condemning homosexuality. They were arrested and spent a night in jail.
According to WorldNetDaily, they are now facing charges of ?criminal conspiracy, possession of instruments of crime, reckless endangerment of another person, ethnic intimidation, riot, failure to disperse, (and) disorderly conduct and obstructing highways.? The ?ethnic intimidation? charge stems from a new Pennsylvania hate crimes law, which now lists ?sexual orientation? as a victim category.
Continue story here:
http://www.covenantnews.com/newman041229.htm
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