Response to a Liberal Newspaper Columnist

I'd like to just say a few things to Tim Rowland regarding the Kentucky clerk jailed for not issuing marriage licenses to homosexual couples. You start out by belittling her with the phrase "her type". Yes, you are right "her type" can be found in any decade you choose and I hope that "her type" will always be found in every decade. This is still America, Mr. Rowland, though it is looking more and more like "Norway, or any other culture that frowns on non-conformists" by the day. We still have the right to protest and express our beliefs. However, it is becoming more and more dangerous for the Bible-believing Christian to do so. And will continue to if you and your liberal cronies have their way.

Davis may have promised the voters she would be a good steward of their tax dollars and follow the statues of the office to the letter. When Davis was elected homosexual marriage wasn't legal. She still has a right under the United States Constitution to refuse to do something that violates her conscience.

I believe you have it backwards when you blame corporations for denying healthcare and school districts for overwriting history in the name of religious freedom. More like those of us who believe in the Holy Bible are being denied, more and more, our religious freedom. It is quite obvious you are ignorant of what the Bible says if you think God is "cool with a woman who runs through one marriage after the other." He is not, however, the kind of God Who holds a grudge but One Who is forgiving, kind, and loving. God hates adultery and homosexuality and sin in general but He still loves the sinner.

I am one of those who believes in the rule of law unless it violates God's law. Religious freedom is on what this country was founded. I know you and the liberal crowd have tried to deny that and rewrite that part of history but you will never be able to do that completely. God will have a remnant who know, teach, and speak the truth as long as there is a United States of America.

You state that Mrs. Davis can't perform her duties and protect her conscience and religious freedom. Why shouldn't she be able to? What if your liberal opinions and beliefs were being squelched like hers? Here's a better question: Why shouldn't your liberal opinions and beliefs be squelched like hers? What is it that makes your beliefs and opinions better than hers? What if the Supreme Court said that everyone  must start attending a Christian church every Sunday? You may say you don't believe in God but the Supreme Court says, it doesn't matter, every Sunday everyone who does not believe in God will be required to attend Christian church services. How would you feel?  Maybe like violating  the rule of law? Maybe like catering to your conscience?

You are wrong when you say "had the Founders believed as Davis thinks they did, there would be no use for a Constitution and no use for laws, because everyone would act in accordance with their beliefs." Surely if you think about this statement you will know how ludicrous it sounds. Just a slight study of history will explain why the Constitution was written and a part of it was to protect religious freedom.

You're right, no one is forcing Mrs. Davis to believe anything she doesn't want to believe but they, obviously, are trying. Just like they were trying with the bakery that refused to bake a cake for a homosexual wedding and put them out of business. Is that what you are waiting to see, Mr. Rowland, every Christian who takes a stand for what they believe to be right, jailed or put out of business? Otherwise, why throw her in jail for standing up for her beliefs? You and your liberal crowd should be glad Mrs. Davis chose jail. It saved you the trouble of pushing her like the Christian bakery was pushed Yes, Davis is free to resign her post. So are you free to resign yours. I really don't care to hear you liberal viewpoints again and I don't want to stop my subscription to my newspaper so I move that you should resign your post. In fact, I think I will post this article on my Facebook page and see how many agree with me that you should resign. That's what you expect from Mrs. Davis. What about it, Mr. Rowland, will you resign or will you be the hypocrite you accuse so many Christians of being?

An Open Letter to the Supreme Court

The Chief Justice of the United States

One First Street N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20543

June 27, 2015

Dear Chief Justice:

I am a sixty-one year old American male. I vote in presidential and local elections and have always been proud to be an American and very grateful to have been born in this great country but, today, I am extremely saddened and heart-broken for the United States of America. I believe in my heart that, on June 26, 2015, America died.

For many years this great country has been committing a slow suicide. Its morals have been steadily eroding and our rights, especially those of Christian conservatives (and I will say unashamedly that I fit in that category), have been declining. Over the last couple of years our courts have allowed and indeed participated in the closing of Christian businesses whose owners have tried standing up for their rights (or what were their rights up until today) and the dictates of their consciences not to participate in or support so-called homosexual marriages. You may recall that America was founded on the principles that one need not participate in or support anything that violates one’s conscience.

For the last couple of years Christian conservatives have lost their livelihood, their homes, their businesses and have been undermined in their communities and our courts for their beliefs that participating in or supporting homosexual marriage is wrong according to God’s Holy Word. On June 26, 2015 you and your cohorts joined your cronies, in this case the homosexual agenda, in spitting in the faces of all of those Christian conservatives who worked so hard for their families and building successful businesses to provide for those families because they thought that was their American right. But you and the rest of the justices (how ironic a title given this abominable ruling handed down by the majority of the Supreme Court) have proven that it is no longer a right that they can exercise freely. And that it is okay if they lose their livelihood, their homes, their businesses, are undermined in their communities and our courts, and forced to violate their consciences.

All of you have drawn a line in the sand against the beliefs of Christian conservatives. If I were in your shoes, Chief Justice Roberts, or the shoes of any of your cohorts, I would stand in fear and trembling because whether you believe in Him or not one day you will face the Almighty God whose word states that homosexuality is an abomination. I do not hate the homosexual, neither does God, but His Holy Word still calls it an abomination. “For the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and to fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves: who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient.” Romans 1:18-28. I have had homosexual friends who knew where I stand and if they could accept that then I could treat them the same as I treat everyone else. But they, also, knew I disagreed with the homosexual lifestyle while I believe they have a right to live that way if they so choose. That being said, I, likewise, believe that Christians (including Christian businessmen and women) have a right to live in a way that does not violate their conscience. And that they should not have to suffer for it, especially in the United States of America.

On that day that you and your cohorts stand before Almighty God all of you will give an account to Him for this decision. As will all of us for the decisions that we have made. I urge you and your cohorts to take inventory of yourselves and realize that you are all sinners. “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23. That God put a price on our sin. “For the wages of sin is death…” Romans 6:23a. “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment.” Hebrews 9:27. You and your cohorts are familiar with the term judgment I am sure. That God made a way for us to escape His wrath. “But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8. That even sinful, wicked man can be saved by God’s love if he accepts God’s gift. “But the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23b. All one has to do is pray from one’s heart and ask God to forgive them and save them. “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Romans 10:13. It is my prayer that all of you will repent and accept Jesus Christ as you Savior and Lord.

The decision all of you made in legalizing homosexual marriage is one with which we all will, and you surely know this, be forced to comply. I have seen a lot of things in my sixty-one years of life but never in my wildest imaginations did I ever believe that I would see a day when our leaders would legalize an act that our Creator God calls, in His Holy Word, an abomination.

Two of the Justices, Justice Ginsburg and Justice Kagan should have recused themselves from this case as they had both attended or presided over a homosexual marriage prior. Thus, they proved even before this case came before the Supreme Court where they stood on the issue.  To recuse themselves would have been the honorable thing to do.

Yes, Chief Justice Roberts, on June 26, 2015 you and your cohorts not only changed the face of America but spat on all those American Christians who lost so much because of their stand for right and against the homosexual agenda. How is it that the Supreme Court of the United States of America should side with such a small minority and stamp on the Christian principles on which this country was founded? Every civilized society that has fallen has fallen because of sexual sin and America will be no different. So let me repeat what I stated in the beginning of my letter. I believe in my heart that on June 26, 2015, America died. I only pray that repentance on the part of God’s people will revive her.

Sorrowfully,

Richard A. Hull

Christian Conservative

Indiana and Arkansas' RFRA Bills

It is a sad day when we are fighting in the United States of America over a right that has already been granted hundreds of years ago by the Constitution of the United States of America. I am talking about the rights granted by the First Amendment. It reads, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

Neither the Indiana or Arkansas bills would be necessary if it weren't for the fact that Christians are being forced to close their business' and fined for standing up for their religious beliefs, the free exercise of which is guaranteed by the Amendment above. When one is a "good" Christian he tries his best to live by the precepts and principles that Christ taught. The same could and should be said for anyone else who is a "good" religionist (if you will). If one is a "good" buddhist he tries to live by what Buddha taught, hindu by what their leader taught and even a muslim by what Mohammed taught. 

Let me say right here, I am not trying to compare the beliefs of these different religions. I am simply saying that if one believes in something be it a religion, idea, concept, principle, or relationship that is usually a large part (if not the main thing) that governs their life. That is what it means to be a faithful follower of whatever or whomever one believes in. 

How do I know one is a buddhist,a muslim, a hindu, or a Christian? I know either because they have told me that is what they are or I have, at some point, observed it in their life. I have seen them practice the teachings and principles of that faith. Genuine faith should be a lifestyle and so as one practices what they believe to be their "genuine" faith that should become their lifestyle. That faith should govern one's life. It should govern their method of worship, their moral convictions, their ideas, their relationship with their fellow man, their core practices. It should be that upon which their principles are based. 

Think this through with me: If we agree that one's "religion" should govern their core beliefs and they should act accordingly but do not then we label that person a hypocrite. If I believe in something strong enough to allow it to govern my life in the sense about which we have been talking then I can label that something my religion or lifestyle. Well then, that leaves us at the point where there may be many things that could be called a religion or lifestyle. And because I am an American citizen and live in this great country I am free (or at least always have been) to practice my religion/lifestyle however I so choose if it does not harm anyone else. Obviously, we must have laws to protect those who cannot defend themselves (i.e., the unborn, babies, the elderly, the mentally incapacitated, etc,). I think you get my point. But, I have no right, nor do you, my friend, to force someone else to be a hypocrite if what I believe and if living my lifestyle does not harm them in any way. 

Do I have a right to force another person to believe my way? No, I do not, not in a free society. I may  have  an obligation to share my beliefs with someone else but beyond that the acceptance of those beliefs by the person with whom I share them is the decision of that person. The same applies, or always has up until recently, if one opens their own business. 

If I open a business and am in adherence with the business laws of my state and federal government I have a right to operate it the way I believe is best. Upon what do I base that belief? Market trends, industry standards, legal practices, and many other things may be some of the things upon which I base my belief on how to do business.

But wait! Didn't we agree earlier that one's religion should govern what they do, what they practice, how they live? Therefore, how I run and operate my business should, also, govern how I do business and what I will allow to take place in that business. Who I will cater to, who my customer base will be, what prices I will charge, whether or not I give someone a discount all are up to me, the business owner. I have a right to refuse service to anyone because it is my business. 

Businesses have been refusing to serve certain customers or potential customers since time began. You can read on almost any store window the sign that says, "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service". What! They are refusing business to a customer that comes in without either shoes or a shirt? Yes, they are! It has long been a practice of bars to refuse to serve patrons who are too drunk for their own safety or the safety of those around them. They, also, have to refuse serving an alcoholic beverage to a minor.

So, based on the fact that we believe our "religion" should govern our lifestyle are we obligated to force our beliefs on others? We could even say that homosexuality is a religion. But is it a "religion" to which I have to "convert"? Remember we said we may have an obligation to tell someone about our religion but we do not have the right to force our religion on someone else? Then why is it that those who practice homosexuality want to force this "religion" on those business owners who are entitled by law to refuse them service?

Why are those who practice the homosexual "religion" so intolerable of my lifestyle, religion, business practices, etc. while "preaching" tolerance to me? Remember, if I say I believe in something but don't practice it than I am a hypocrite. Doesn't that include the preaching of tolerance? I think it does.

All I am saying is this: If you want to practice homosexuality, that is your right. I have a right to speak out against it just as you have a right to speak our against Christianity, that is what makes us a free society. I am not coming into your establishment demanding that every homosexual dance with someone of the opposite gender because it upsets me to see you dance with someone of the same sex. I am not telling you to change your lifestyle for me. Is it really so wrong that I ask the same response from you toward me?

It has always been a business owners right to refuse service to anyone and it should continue to be.