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Anice Parker's says pastors shouldn't get a jury.
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Originally posted by Truthseeker View PostEuropeans, including Leonhard, "dress up" large numbers differently. Lao Tzu would write "12,345,578.230," but Leonhard prefers "12.345.578,230." People like Leonhard love to befuddle Americans, you see.
Its a conspiracy I tells ya smiley fist shake.gif
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Here is another source for the story: Houston, We Still Have a Problem: Lesbian Mayor at It Again. Its from "CharismaNews" which also publishes a monthly magazine out of Florida called Charisma which appears to be primarily directed toward Pentecostals and charismatics.
The principle source cited by both articles (this one and WND) appears to be a Pastor Steve Riggle of Grace Community Church.
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Originally posted by lao tzu View PostCommas, not periods, ya eupies!
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WND is never the most reliable source. It sounds closer to conspiracy theory than legitimate however in reading the actual report its definately bothersome. Mayor Annise Parker on Friday followed through on her pledge to narrow the scope of subpoenas sent to local pastors who led opposition to the city's equal rights ordinance earlier this year.
Though the subpoena's new wording removes any mention of "sermons" — a reference that created a firestorm among Christian conservative groups and politicians, including Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, who accused Parker of trying "to silence the church" — the mayor acknowledged the new subpoenas do not explicitly preclude sermons from being produced.
"We don't need to intrude on matters of faith to have equal rights in Houston, and it was never the intention of the city of Houston to intrude on any matters of faith or to get between a pastor and their parishioners,"
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The petition is about 5.199 pages long. It must involve a lot of documentation for how the votes were collected.
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I particularly like the "people are too stupid to understand this" argument....
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For what it's worth:
The claim is that the pastors want an "election", therefore this is not a situation where a jury trial is appropriate. (in their opinion)
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Since it's the right of a person to have trial by jury, only that person can waive that right. I think somebody got bad information.
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It sounds a little off to me. The pastors are not on trial; they (and others) are the plaintiffs. The defense is allowed to request a trial by the judge, instead of by a jury. I have no knowledge of the details of this case so I could be mistaken.
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This might be a bit mean, but that picture, and the story leaves me with a particular image in mind.
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