Court orders church to apologise to homosexual

A Pretoria High Court judge has ruled in favour of a homosexual man, Johan Strydom, for so-called 'unfair' dismissal based on his sexual orientation.

In this watershed, unrighteous--and indeed, evil--ruling, the judge ordered the NG (Dutch Reformed) Church of Moreleta Park here in Pretoria, to apologise to Strydom for its conduct against him, and also to pay him R87 000 in damages.

At the time of his dismissal 3 years ago, Strydom was living in a homosexual relationship.

The ruling by Judge Dion Basson will have dire consequences for churches, and indeed for Christianity in this nation. Based on his ruling, it probably will not be long before anyone who speaks out against the evil and despicable lifestyles of homosexuals will either have to pay up, or worse, go to jail.

I do not believe for a moment that Strydom did not know about the church's stand on homosexuality. That makes Strydom the fraud in this case. He is the one who misrepresented himself in this situation. Further, I am sure that if the church fired someone for being in an adulterous affair, nothing would have come of it!

Strydom is living in sin, and his continuation in this sinful lifestyle demanded that the church fire him. The fact that there was no "shred of evidence that Strydom had to teach Christian doctrine as a music teacher," has nothing to do with the issue here. Any unrepentant sinning member in the church is to be excommunicated, whether he teaches doctrine at the church or not. Further, rendering excellent services at a church has nothing to do with a person's way of life. Even the devil can render good service, but that will not make a church employ him! Also, holding to the right "religious beliefs" cannot make up for a life of sin.

"(16) For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. (17) For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, "The righteous shall live by faith." (18) For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. (19) For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. (20) For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. (21) For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. (22) Claiming to be wise, they became fools, (23) and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. (24) Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves, (25) because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen. (26) For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature; (27) and the men likewise gave up natural relations with women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error. (28) And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. (29) They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, (30) slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, (31) foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. (32) Though they know God's decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them."

Rom 1:16-32 ESV

In my opinion, the Moreleta Church has absolutely nothing to apologise for. They stood for what they believed the Bible says about homosexual deviancy, and should be congratulated that they were willing to stand up against this evil.

The judge in this case should be ashamed for the ruling he made. Here in this Romans passage even those that approve of such heinous lifestyles such as homosexuality, are deserving of death (not inflicted by any human being, but God in the last day). Men like Judge Basson and Strydom can, however, escape this eternal death, typified by the eternal flames of hell, if they turn from their wicked ways, and follow Jesus Christ.

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American courts ride roughshod over Constitution

Judges, all the way to Supreme Court justices, have rode roughshod over the American Constitution for years. These actions by judges who do not have a high regard for the American Constitution, have for all practical purposes "broken" the Constitution many times, and in effect curtailed the freedoms of the states and individuals.


For more on this, read Brannon Howse's article, America’s Unknown Revolution That Robbed You of Your Rights, at Christian Worldview Network.

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Republican Sell-Out

Although I am a South African, I have always been a supporter of the Republican Party in the United States of America.

I know, that makes me, as a non-US citizen, completely anti-Politically Correct (PC).

I read somewhere, just yesterday, an article in which the commentator said that voting for the Republican Party does not prove that you are a Christian, yet he simply did not have a clue how a Christian could vote for the Democrats. What he was trying to say is that he did not see voting for the Republicans as a litmus test for being a Christian, however, he had his doubts about a person's commitment to Christ if that person voted for the Democrats.

Until recently, I had the same doubts. However, my doubts have grown. My doubts are now starting to include the Republican Party.

In my estimation, the Republican Party has betrayed its constituents by allowing government to grow bigger, instead of keeping government small. The Republican Party has always been the party of small government while the Democrats have been the big-government party.

The Reps have also been a haven for moral conservatives (MC). By and large, conservatives of all types, especially evangelicals, have voted for them, while moral liberals (ML) of all types have voted for the Dems.

The amazing thing is that since Bush has taken over, the Reps have not kept to the wishes of their conservative constituency. They have become weak on homosexual issues such as same-sex marriage, with Condoleeza Rice making favourable comments about same-sex partners in public. That certainly violates the conscience of MCs! When leaders in the same party proclaim a divided message, then certainly the house is divided and it will fall! Jesus said that "Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and no city or house divided against itself will stand." (Mat 12:25)

Furthermore, the amount of homosexuals working in the White House is more, even than in Clinton's years. This surely must speak volumes to the MCs. What is it with all the homosexuals in the party? How come they have such a large representation among the Republicans? Why are the Log Cabin Republicans (homosexual movement within the party) so prominent in the party? Has the Republican Party been high-jacked by the homosexual mafia?

Another aspect in which the Reps failed its constituency is in the appointment of MC judges. It is no use blaming the Dems for their continued brattish filibusters. If all Reps moved as one man, then these things could have been avoided and more conservative judges would have been at the bench right now. But, the problem is when there are leaders in the Republican Party who do not run with the vision of the party, who lead committees and do not do justice to the party in those positions. Such a person is Sen. Arlen Spectre. In my estimation he is a closet Dem and should rather be true to himself and come "out!" As a Dem, that is!

The problem with the Republican Party is that it has moved sufficiently to the left, to simply be a shadow of the Democratic Party. That effectively makes the Republican Party useless.

What I see as a need in American politics right now is that there are basically two choices:
1 - The Republicans must realize that they have gone astray and have betrayed their constituency and consequently must start a major overhaul of the party in order to get rid of the dead wood, the depraved clan, the leftists and the corruption.
2 - The American people is seriously in need of a party that will stand true to real moral conservative ideas.

Maybe it was a good thing for the Republicans to have lost so badly. Perhaps now they will think of where they need to position themselves in American politics. It is no use in positioning themselves in left field since the Dems already occupy that space! It is also of no use to become moderates either. That is just a position in which leftists come to hide their true identity from the voters. There are enough people among the Dems that claim to be moderates, but simply stand there to hide their yellow underbellies! The Americans certainly do not need another party to be "moderate!"

In short, the Republican Party has lost its backbone due to capitulation to PC politics! Political correctness is simply a euphemism for "no moral backbone."

However, the church in America must not be too concerned. The universe did not come to a fall when Clinton ruled the US, and neither did the universe become a greatly better place while Bush ruled.

Political parties come and go. Even when they are around for one or two hundred years. They will come to an end.

Yet, on the other hand, Jesus did not tell us to seek political parties. He told us to "seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." (Mt 6:33) As Christians we have been influenced too much by the world to think that the correct party will make things better for us. That is demonstrably false.

For too long, Christians have sold their souls and their values for political parties. "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field." (Mat 13:44) It is when we give up everything for the kingdom of God that we will find peace. It is in the advancement of the kingdom of God that change will come, not in the ideals of political parties.

Did Jesus promise us that He would build political parties and the political futures of countries? No! "I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it," Jesus said! (Mt 16:18) No matter what the world tries in its desperation to live its debauched, depraved lives; it will not destroy the church. Many have tried and they have all failed. Christians have suffered persecution for millennia, yet the church continues.

King David put it in perspective for us, "Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." (Ps 20:7) Our trust is not in political victories, but in God alone. If He uses political parties to accomplish His will on earth, then that is the method He has chosen. Yet, our trust is in the Lord.

We should rather have Habakkuk's attitude. "(17) Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, (18) yet I will rejoice in the LORD; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. (19) GOD, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places." (Hab 3:17-19)

Am I saying that there is no place for political parties? No! They have their place in this world and God certainly makes use of the Godly and the ungodly to accomplish His purposes. What I am saying is that we should not lose focus of why we are on earth. The Westminster Confession of Faith in its Larger Catechism asks its first question, "What is the chief and highest end of man?" The answer to this is, "Man's chief and highest end is to glorify God, and fully to enjoy him forever." Our focus should be to glorify God in everything that we do (1 Cor 10:31). In glorifying God, we march forward with the gospel of Jesus Christ proclaiming redemption in His name to all mankind.

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Pretoria judge clueless

"A woman whose mother was murdered is fuming at Pretoria High Court judge Justice Ntsikelelo Poswa's decision to grant R1 000 bail to the 64-year-old's alleged killers.

"Judge Poswa's decision to grant bail to Abram Mabena, 22, and Oupa Frans Bofu, 25, has also been slammed by a full bench of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), who have just released their reasons for nullifying the bail order last month and reissuing warrants for the men's arrest."
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You're free! It's 4

It seems like our justice department has its hands full with people who do not believe in justice, but rather personal expediency!

Recently, a magistrate in Kimberley, K Padayachee, as usual decided that it was 16:00 and that she does not work after that hour. What was unusual was that she scrapped 13 cases off the court roll, effectively freeing all the people related to these cases. She set these people free because she did not want to work after 16:00. No, she did not roll these cases over to the next day as before! She set these people free!

These cases included 2 rapists, a robber, stock thieves and other men accused of breaking and entering! Police had been searching for one of the rapists since 2000 and now he was set free without ceremony! The other rapist is accused of raping a 16-year-old girl.

As a citizen of this country, I call upon the justice department to deal harshly with this so-called magistrate, since she has trampled upon the law of this country, while not for a moment thinking of the consequences of her actions. It is clear that justice is not her main concern, but rather a day job. She should rather have sought for a job where there would be no stress and leaving at 16:00 would make no difference. As a magistrate she was charged with serving this country justly and effectively, yet she does not want to serve, act justly or be effective in her handling of court cases!

She should be fired and disbarred from practising any law in this country ever again. Added to that she should be charged with obstruction of justice in each of the 13 cases she scrapped. In the case that any of those that were released commits a further crime after release, she should be charged as an accomplice to the crimes committed.

Those who sit on the bench in this country must stop treating the bench as simply a job or a seat of power. Humility is needed on the bench. It should be seen as a great honour to serve this country and its law. This is not the place to prove how powerful you are! On the bench, the country, its people and the rule of law is represented. No more!

The justice department must remove all those on the bench who do not serve in their positions with pride and honour with humility!

The whole story about this incident can be read here.

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South Africa is given a window of mercy

Philip Rosenthal of the ChristianView Network wrote a very interesting piece called Using Our Window of Mercy.

Read this article very thoughtfully and think where you may be of assistance in helping to take South Africa forward to righteous government.

"Over the past few weeks, four major moral issues have recently converged to take centre-stage in the political arena: state involvement with homosexual unions, abortion, AIDS, and witchdoctors. Is God trying to get our attention? And if so, how should we respond? I believe we now have before us a 'Window of Mercy', we must use to avoid God's judgement.

"From scripture we know that one of the ways God judges both individuals and nations when they stray from him is to hand them over to greater and greater wickedness. Ezekiel says of the Israel of his time "I also gave them over to statutes that were not good and laws they could not live by; I let them become defiled through their gifts--the sacrifice of every firstborn - that I might fill them with horror so they would know that I am the LORD." (Ezekiel 20:25-26). In the New Testament, the same frightening principle is repeated "Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones." (Romans 1:26)."
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Do not simply sit back and expect someone else to do the work for you! The future of South Africa, and indeed YOUR children, depends on you!

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