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Kevin Dorner · 08-17-2002, 08:59 AM

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The head of the Miami-Dade County Christian Coalition and another man were arrested Friday on charges they falsely certified a petition seeking a referendum that would repeal Miami-Dade County's gay rights ordinance.

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His attorney, Rosa Armesto, said the arrests were part of an anti-Christian conspiracy. "Christians are being persecuted in this town by the homosexual mafia who contribute money to the campaign coffers of officials,"...

<a href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20020816&Category=APN&ArtNo=208160514 &Ref=AR&SectionCat=NEWS02" target="_blank">Two arrested for role in faking anti-gay rights petition</a>

(I decided that C/S Separation was the best place for this article as this was an overtly religious attempt to influence governmental policy. I sent the story to the Wire as well.)

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bonduca · 08-17-2002, 09:34 AM

Homosexual mafia?

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butswana · 08-17-2002, 09:48 AM

Gives the term "getting whacked" a whole new meaning.

Toto · 08-17-2002, 10:11 AM

The C-S Forum is happy to provide a home for all reports on activities of the Christian Coalition and other opponents of church-state separation.

Bible Humper · 08-17-2002, 01:11 PM

ROFL, "thou shalt not lie" is one of the ten commandments, which are supposed to still be valid, and the anti-gay portion of the bible is in the OT which the Jeebster supposedly already transcended along with animal sacrifice, etc.

These charactoires also seem to have forgotten the "let he who is without sin cast the first stone" tale. <img src="graemlins/banghead.gif" border="0" alt="[Bang Head]" />

abe smith · 08-19-2002, 05:04 AM

"Let HIM that is w/o sin cast the first stone", if you don't mind,,, When you want to make a point, quoting correctly/GRAMMATICALLY does make a difference to your credibility... cf "let ME call you sweetheart."

Ron Garrett · 08-19-2002, 07:49 AM

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Originally posted by Splashing Colours Of Whimsy:"thou shalt not lie" is one of the ten commandments

And wouldn't be awesome to meet a Christian leader that takes this commandment seriously?

Valentine Pontifex · 08-19-2002, 08:42 PM

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Originally posted by Splashing Colours Of Whimsy:
<strong>ROFL, "thou shalt not lie" is one of the ten commandments,</strong>

No it is not.

<a href="http://www.therain.org/studies/ten.html" target="_blank">http://www.therain.org/studies/ten.html</a>

Though the ninth commandment is probably what you are thinking of, it is not exactly the same.

Rational Ag · 08-19-2002, 09:37 PM

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No it is not.

<a href="http://www.therain.org/studies/ten.html" target="_blank">http://www.therain.org/studies/ten.html</a>

Though the ninth commandment is probably what you are thinking of, it is not exactly the same.
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Toto · 08-19-2002, 10:37 PM

falsely certifying a petition = bearing false witness (or close enough)

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bonduca Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: . Posts: 1,653	Homosexual mafia? [ August 17, 2002: Message edited by: bonduca ]</p>

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butswana Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,804	Gives the term "getting whacked" a whole new meaning.

08-17-2002, 10:11 AM	#4
Toto Contributor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 40,549	The C-S Forum is happy to provide a home for all reports on activities of the Christian Coalition and other opponents of church-state separation.

08-17-2002, 01:11 PM	#5
Bible Humper Veteran Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,125	ROFL, "thou shalt not lie" is one of the ten commandments, which are supposed to still be valid, and the anti-gay portion of the bible is in the OT which the Jeebster supposedly already transcended along with animal sacrifice, etc. These charactoires also seem to have forgotten the "let he who is without sin cast the first stone" tale. <img src="graemlins/banghead.gif" border="0" alt="[Bang Head]" />

08-19-2002, 05:04 AM	#6
abe smith Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: springfield, MA. USA Posts: 2,482	"Let HIM that is w/o sin cast the first stone", if you don't mind,,, When you want to make a point, quoting correctly/GRAMMATICALLY does make a difference to your credibility... cf "let ME call you sweetheart."

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Rational Ag Regular Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Houston Posts: 136	LordValentine IIDB Regular Member # 3470 posted August 19, 2002 09:42 PM -------------------------------------------------- No it is not. <a href="http://www.therain.org/studies/ten.html" target="_blank">http://www.therain.org/studies/ten.html</a> Though the ninth commandment is probably what you are thinking of, it is not exactly the same. -------------------------------------------------- Posts: 666 \| From: Orion Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy Yay for your 666th post!

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Toto Contributor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Los Angeles area Posts: 40,549	falsely certifying a petition = bearing false witness (or close enough)

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