As the last torch of civilization flickers out, the wolves slink closer.

In an astonshing display of gentleness in the face of a vile attack, the head of the Catholic Church in Belgium, Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard, remained calmly seated with eyes closed in prayer Tuesday as four topless women attacked him with shouts and curses and doused him with water.

Full story: http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archbishop-prays-while-topless-gay-activists-shout-curses-and-douse-him-wit

[Update] And in France:

On 13th April 2013 in Paris, Samuel Lafont, a young man taking part in the pro-family and pro-morality demonstration organized by La Manif Pour Tous, was stabbed four times in the back by vicious homosexual activists.

Lafont, who was unarmed like all the protestors, was [...] pushed to the ground and deliberately, savagely attacked. He had to be taken to the Georges Pompidou hospital where he received emergency surgery.

Here via the blog That the Bones You Have Crushed May Thrill: http://thatthebonesyouhavecrushedmaythrill.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/pro-marriage-protestor-stabbed-four.html

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The Test Acts Cometh: Florist sued for not bowing to same-sex mutual-masturbation arrangements given a legal rubberstamp by a State that has declared an informal war against Truth, Goodness, and plain ol’ reality.

The state attorney general has filed a lawsuit in Benton County Superior Court against a Richland florist who refused to provide flowers for the wedding of longtime gay customers, citing her religious opposition to same-sex marriage.

 

 

And of course the Usual Suspects declare, “but they’re breaking the law!” as one “Maryland Bill” put it: “we are not persecuting Christians, we are prosecuting people who break the law with their opposition to abortion, or same sex marriage or because they try to push religious beliefs into the public square. Those who hold their faith privately have nothing to fear from us.”

Full story here: http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020743969_floristlawsuitxml.html

Hat tip Mark Shea

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The Test Acts Cometh

So it begins…

Rev Ross, 68, former Church of Scotland minister and RE teacher from Motherwell, served as a volunteer chaplain to Strathclyde Police for three years after retiring.

He maintains a blog called “CrazyRev” in which he posts Bible verses and his thoughts on current affairs from a traditionalist Christian point of view.

Last year, as the subject of same-sex marriage became a hot topic north and south of the border, he made a series of postings accusing David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Alex Salmond of acting without an electoral mandate by attempting to change what he called the “God-ordained institution of marriage as between a man and a woman”…

… He went on: “Just before the summer, a particular senior officer in one of the divisions read my personal blog and objected to my expressed support for traditional marriage as, it was claimed, it went against the force’s equality and diversity policies.

“I was summoned to a meeting, the end result of which has been that my services have been dispensed with.

“This, I would emphasise, is before any legislation has been placed on the Statute Book.”

Read it all here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9901134/Police-chaplain-forced-out-after-criticising-gay-marriage.html

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Stick fingers in ears and repeat loudly, “Other people’s sexual choices do not affect me in any way.”

The Test Acts cometh: http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=1606286

A British psychotherapist tricked into offering Christian counseling to what turned out to be an undercover homosexual activist has lost her case with the British Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Lesley Pilkington will lose her senior accredited status because of a complaint filed by journalist Patrick Strudwick, who convinced her in 2009 that he wanted to proceed with Christian counseling to deal with unwanted same-gender attraction (see earlier story). That claim was a lie. Pilkington does not find the BACP’s thinking is correct.

And just in case you still think it is about tolerance, see the rare glimpse of progressives using their Darth Vader voice at the end:

LifeSiteNews reports that Strudwick has told Pink News, a homosexual news service, “We want to root out therapists and psychiatrists who are practicing these techniques and ultimately bring an end to them through exposing them, as well as disrupting their meetings.”

So there you have it: the only image Christians are allowed to have is that of a boot smashing a face forever.

H/T Mark Shea

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Modern Test Acts: ESPN writer throws nutty.

Here is the 1673 oath that potential state employees of England had to take:

“I, N, do declare that I do believe that there is not any transubstantiation in the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, or in the elements of the bread and wine, at or after the consecration thereof by any person whatsoever.”

And here is ESPN’s Gene Wojciechowski complaining about University of Nebraska’s (my wife’s doctoral alma mater) football coach Ron Brown who has been outspoken about homosexuality and once said, “To be fired for my faith would be a greater honor than to be fired because we didn’t win enough games.”:

So Brown would be a willing martyr. And if he continues to confuse faith with a person’s fundamental right not to be discriminated against, then Perlman and Osborne should fire him. Because while his religious beliefs are his own — and his opinions protected under the First Amendment — Brown remains a representative of a university whose core values stress the “diversity of ideas and people.”

Thankfully, Tom Osborne has always seemed to have a good head on his shoulders, so I don’t expect an advance in the nation’s slide to implementing at least informal modernized versions of the Test Acts here. But the fact that this nuttiness gets air time in popular news feeds is another piece of evidence that Christians need to be vigilant.

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Dawkins Declares War on Catholics: The Modern Test Acts Cometh?

Hat tip to Dr. Blosser for bringing this to my attention: http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/dawkins-calls-for-mockery-of-catholics-at-reason-rally/

“Don’t fall for the convention that we’re all ‘too polite’ to talk about religion,” Dawkins said, before urging rally attendees to ridicule Catholics’ faith in the Eucharist.

“Religion makes specific claims about the universe which need to be substantiated, and need to be challenged – and if necessary, need to be ridiculed with contempt,” he told the cheering crowd on the National Mall.

“For example, if they say they’re Catholic: Do you really believe, that when a priest blesses a wafer, it turns into the body of Christ? Are you seriously telling me you believe that? Are you seriously saying that wine turns into blood?”

If the answer is yes, Dawkins suggested atheists should show contempt for believers instead of ignoring the issue or feigning respect.

“Mock them,” he told the crowd. “Ridicule them! In public!”

Personally, I don’t expect much to change. A few more sociopaths will mouth off on the internet (see Online Disinhibition Effect or if you don’t mind your truth salty, then see John Gabriel’s Greater Internet F—wad Theory) but in real life I can only recall two minor incidents of any note. One was when my bandmate asked me if I really believed that the Eucharist was the Body and Blood of Our Lord. When I said yes, he said “That’s nuts!”, I gave a brief response and life went on. The other was a roommate who got drunk one night and went on an atheist rant that was largely drowned out by the dulcet sounds of Metallica.

But you never know. As the liberal agnostic Establishment (as Dr. Blosser puts it) advances from hollow victory to hollow victory, perhaps there will be a day when we will see this as a requirement for employment or public office:

“I, N, do declare that I do believe that there is not any transubstantiation in the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, or in the elements of the bread and wine, at or after the consecration thereof by any person whatsoever.”

Gotta hand it to them. At least they know where to stick the knife.

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Lies, damned lies, and the idea that same-sex marriage won’t affect believers in true marriage in any way. Exhibit A

Catholic Sports Anchor fired after tweeting in support of true marriage. Get the story at CatholicVote.com: http://www.catholicvote.org/discuss/index.php?p=17025

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Everyone rent or buy and watch A Man for all Seasons

Keeping silent may ultimately not save you, but if you open your mouth, the hammer will come down:

A Massachusetts man was fired from a national retail corporation because of his traditional beliefs on same-sex marriage. Peter Vadala was formally dismissed from his job as second deputy manager of the Brookstone store at Boston’s Logan Airport on August 12, 2009, after a supervisor reported him to Human Resources regarding an incident two days earlier.

As Peter described the incident (see video above), he came to work on August 10 and began his day normally. A female manager from another store was in the store and began talking to Peter about her upcoming marriage. When Peter asked “where is he taking you for the honeymoon,” she corrected him and said she was not getting married to “he” but to another woman.

Peter did not immediately react, but when the manager sensed Peter’s discomfort with the subject of same-sex “marriage”, the woman apparently continued bringing it up to Peter throughout the day, reiterating that she was getting married to another woman. Finally, after the fourth or fifth time she brought it up, Peter remarked that his Christian beliefs did not accept same-sex marriage. At that point the woman became very angry and bluntly told Peter that he needed to “get over it” and said that she would be immediately contacting the Human Resources department.

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