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Seek the Motive; Find the T***h
By Timothy Buchanan - May 26, 2019

Few topics are more certain to incite universal wrath and condemnation within the community of believers and without, than judgment. As a friend once told me before embarking on a similarly controversial discussion, “Come on, crawl out on this limb with me. It’ll be fun!” The search for t***h is always invigorating and liberating.

No sane person speaks or acts without a prior intention. Many a man and woman will launch an attack the moment one brave soul suggests that the motives underlying the words and actions of others can be known. “Only God can know the heart,” they will say, and that is partly true. But partial t***hs are the most commonly used devices to deceive, confuse, and silence the righteous.

While God alone can fully know the motivations of the heart, evidence of the inner workings of the heart of man can be known in measure. Christ Jesus states:

“Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.”

The late J. Vernon McGee used the more graphic paraphrase:

“What is in the well of the heart will come up through the bucket of the mouth.”
Yes, there are risks associated with examining the motives of others, and integrity demands that we analyze our own motives first and foremost. But to believe that motives cannot and should not be questioned is foolish and false. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. welcomed honest assessment of the hearts of his own children when he said that his dream was that they would be judged:

“not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”
With our godless culture becoming more vulgar, malignant, and violent by the moment, perhaps it’s time for the Church to stop pretending that we can dwell in a state of safe and quiet detente with the devil’s world, and face the fact that people are not basically good but evil.

Perhaps the time has come for the Christian to reclaim his legitimate authority to declare sin and its terrible reward rather than allowing the false condemnations of the wicked to go unanswered. If the Body of Christ will one day rule and reign judging the earth, should we not be familiar with the standard by which it will be judged?

Just this week, House Democrats passed the feloniously-named, E******y Act (H.B. 5). Its sponsors predictably claimed that the purpose of the bill is to end discrimination. But it does nothing of the kind. On the contrary, it creates discrimination by turning the righteous into criminals. Does this sound familiar? It should because it’s also the goal of extreme and dangerous Democrat gun laws.

The sinister piece of legislation called H.B. 5, would compel Christian organizations to drop restrictions that have protected children from dangers posed by homosexuals and “t*********rs.” It would subject adults and children to dangerous sex reassignment therapies and create new protected classes of people based solely upon their behavior, obliterating biologically-determined g****r through public law.

House Bill 5 would force acceptance of g****r confusion and compel public sexual integration. It would eliminate any religion-based refuge in state laws that seek to protect the Constitutional guarantees of religious liberty and freedom of association through Religious Freedom Restoration Acts, coercing allegiance to the sinful and depraved demands of the L***Q agenda. While the so-called E******y Act will likely never be passed into law, majority Democrat support is quite revealing about what the liberal party has become.

Many professing Christians still support and defend Democrats in blind denial of the t***h. Leading Democrats promote infanticide, amnesty for criminal aliens, and actively work against the safety and security of the American people while claiming some bizarre notion of a noble cause. They have made themselves a national threat that must be conquered.

But when those who call themselves our brothers and sisters in Christ, openly defend or silently permit the evil designs and purposes of Democrats, it’s right and just to question their motives and character.

Throughout the New Testament, Christ raises the bar of human conduct and righteousness. He confronts moral compromise with nearly impossible challenges that He alone can satisfy. He corrects error in the humble and broken with a soft touch of compassion, yet rebukes the proud and self-righteous with an iron rod and with whips.

Just as the antagonists of intolerance are the least tolerant of all, the contemners of the righteous judgment of the Christian, are themselves, supremely judgmental. Not only can the righteous question and judge motives, we must. Satan’s character is to rob, to k**l and to destroy. His followers do likewise. And yet, Christ offers salvation and restoration to them as well.

Regardless of how vile and depraved the United States ultimately becomes, the Lord of creation continues to fulfil His purposes. It could just be that God has allowed evil to reign heavily upon our land so that the real motives of those who claim to be His people but are not, will be fully exposed. For solely in the advancement of righteousness, does extremism contain no fault.

Hug

Another great post. Thank you Bahmer

Sew_What

Here is the law from the congressional record: NONE OF THE GARBAGE THAT THE AUTHOR OF YOUR POST CAN BE FOUND IN THE BILL-DO your research!!!!

Congress finds the following:

(1) Discrimination can occur on the basis of the sex, sexual orientation, g****r identity, or pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition of an individual, as well as because of sex-based stereotypes. Each of these factors alone can serve as the basis for discrimination, and each is a form of sex discrimination.

(2) A single instance of discrimination may have more than one basis. For example, discrimination against a married same-sex couple could be based on the sex stereotype that marriage should only be between heterosexual couples, the sexual orientation of the two individuals in the couple, or both. Discrimination against a pregnant lesbian could be based on her sex, her sexual orientation, her pregnancy, or on the basis of multiple factors.

(3) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, t*********r, and q***r (referred to as “L***Q”) people commonly experience discrimination in securing access to public accommodations—including restaurants, senior centers, stores, places of or establishments that provide entertainment, health care facilities, shelters, government offices, youth service providers including adoption and foster care providers, and t***sportation. Forms of discrimination include the exclusion and denial of entry, unequal or unfair treatment, harassment, and violence. This discrimination prevents the full participation of L***Q people in society and disrupts the free flow of commerce.

(4) Women also have faced discrimination in many establishments such as stores and restaurants, and places or establishments that provide other goods or services, such as entertainment or t***sportation, including sexual harassment, differential pricing for substantially similar products and services, and denial of services because they are pregnant or breastfeeding.

(5) Many employers already and continue to take proactive steps, beyond those required by some States and localities, to ensure they are fostering positive and respectful cultures for all employees. Many places of public accommodation also recognize the economic imperative to offer goods and services to as many consumers as possible.

(6) Regular and ongoing discrimination against L***Q people, as well as women, in accessing public accommodations contributes to negative social and economic outcomes, and in the case of public accommodations operated by State and local governments, abridges individuals’ constitutional rights.

(7) The discredited practice known as “conversion therapy” is a form of discrimination that harms L***Q people by undermining individuals sense of self worth, increasing suicide ideation and substance abuse, exacerbating family conflict, and contributing to second class status.

(8) Both L***Q people and women face widespread discrimination in employment and various services, including by entities that receive Federal financial assistance. Such discrimination—

(A) is particularly troubling and inappropriate for programs and services funded wholly or in part by the Federal Government;

(B) undermines national progress toward equal treatment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, or g****r identity; and

(C) is inconsistent with the constitutional principle of equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

(9) Federal courts have widely recognized that, in enacting the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Congress validly invoked its powers under the Fourteenth Amendment to provide a full range of remedies in response to persistent, widespread, and pervasive discrimination by both private and government actors.

(10) Discrimination by State and local governments on the basis of sexual orientation or g****r identity in employment, housing, and public accommodations, and in programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. In many circumstances, such discrimination also violates other constitutional rights such as those of liberty and privacy under the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

(11) Individuals who are L***Q, or are perceived to be L***Q, have been subjected to a history and pattern of persistent, widespread, and pervasive discrimination on the bases of sexual orientation and g****r identity by both private sector and Federal, State, and local government actors, including in employment, housing, and public accommodations, and in programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance. An explicit and comprehensive national solution is needed to address such discrimination, which has sometimes resulted in violence or death, including the full range of remedies available under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

(12) Numerous provisions of Federal law expressly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, and Federal agencies and courts have correctly interpreted these prohibitions on sex discrimination to include discrimination based on sexual orientation, g****r identity, and sex stereotypes. In particular, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission correctly interpreted title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in Macy v. Holder, Baldwin v. Foxx, and Lusardi v. McHugh.

(13) The absence of explicit prohibitions of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and g****r identity under Federal statutory law has created uncertainty for employers and other entities covered by Federal nondiscrimination laws and caused unnecessary hardships for L***Q individuals.

(14) L***Q people often face discrimination when seeking to rent or purchase housing, as well as in every other aspect of obtaining and maintaining housing. L***Q people in same-sex relationships are often discriminated against when two names associated with one g****r appear on a housing application, and t*********r people often encounter discrimination when credit checks or inquiries reveal a former name.

(15) National surveys, including a study commissioned by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, show that housing discrimination against L***Q people is very prevalent. For instance, when same-sex couples inquire about housing that is available for rent, they are less likely to receive positive responses from landlords. A national matched-pair testing investigation found that nearly one-half of same-sex couples face adverse, differential treatment when seeking elder housing. According to other studies, t*********r people have half the homeownership rate of non-t*********r people and about 1 in 5 t*********r people experience homelessness.

(16) As a result of the absence of explicit prohibitions against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and g****r identity, credit applicants who are L***Q, or perceived to be L***Q, have unequal opportunities to establish credit. L***Q people can experience being denied a mortgage, credit card, student loan, or many other types of credit simply because of their sexual orientation or g****r identity.

Sew_What

and the rest:

(17) Numerous studies demonstrate that L***Q people, especially t*********r people and women, are economically disadvantaged and at a higher risk for poverty compared with other groups of people. For example, older women in same-sex couples have twice the poverty rate of older different-sex couples.

(18) The right to an impartial jury of one’s peers and the reciprocal right to jury service are fundamental to the free and democratic system of justice in the United States and are based in the Bill of Rights. There is, however, an unfortunate and long-documented history in the United States of attorneys discriminating against L***Q individuals, or those perceived to be L***Q, in jury se******n. Failure to bar peremptory challenges based on the actual or perceived sexual orientation or g****r identity of an individual not only erodes a fundamental right, duty, and obligation of being a citizen of the United States, but also unfairly creates a second class of citizenship for L***Q victims, witnesses, plaintiffs, and defendants.

(19) Numerous studies document the shortage of qualified and available homes for the 437,000 youth in the child welfare system and the negative outcomes for the many youth who live in group care as opposed to a loving home or who age out without a permanent family. Although same-sex couples are 7 times more likely to foster or adopt than their different-sex counterparts, many child placing agencies refuse to serve same-sex couples and L***Q individuals. This has resulted in a reduction of the pool of qualified and available homes for youth in the child welfare system who need placement on a temporary or permanent basis. Barring discrimination in foster care and adoption will increase the number of homes available to foster children waiting for foster and adoptive families.

(20) L***Q youth are overrepresented in the foster care system by at least a factor of two and report twice the rate of poor treatment while in care compared to their non-L***Q counterparts. L***Q youth in foster care have a higher average number of placements, higher likelihood of living in a group home, and higher rates of hospitalization for emotional reasons and juvenile justice involvement than their non-L***Q peers because of the high level of bias and discrimination that they face and the difficulty of finding affirming foster placements. Further, due to their physical distance from friends and family, traumatic experiences, and potentially unstable living situations, all youth involved with child welfare are at risk for being targeted by traffickers.

http://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5/text

Squiddiddler Loc: Phoenix

[quote=bahmer]Seek the Motive; Find the T***h
By Timothy Buchanan - May 26, 2019


Did you notice Sew What pulled that 10 page answer to you right off the top of his head all under 25 minutes

bahmer

[quote=Squiddiddler]

Yup that boy is sure a genius isn't he?
Ever since he has appeared on OPP I have noticed his negative attitude and I am not in the mood to have a sparing going on when some one has already made up their mind it is fruitless and most of the liberals on here are that way. I refuse to answer Kevyn and Runitoid and several others on here and just let them stew.

dongreen76

I know cuz` we not extreme Islamic terrorist.
We don't put people on trial fuh`sleepin`wid` duh wrong people.find dem` guilty, den`execute em`,cuz`our Christian Lord tell us,dats not fuh us to do.he say thou shuh not judge our felluh`man,and dat` vengunce is he`s,and he who is wid`out sin,let him cast duh` first stone.... evun` I knows, dat`and I's
a nigguh.

Carol Kelly

I need to ignore those two and others. While I don’t think homosexuals should be punished, treated as criminals, I also don’t think their q***rness should be accepted as normal. It isn’t! And we can’t let them take us over. They do not have special rights. If they live in sin openly with no repentance, then they should be shunned, not put on a pedestal. Judge not lest ye also be judged saith the Lord God. And that goes for me, but I can’t help my opinions. Too late to change now.

JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida

Hopefully this Bill will be stalled or stoped in the Senate.

dongreen76

The wages of sin is death,pentance is for the Lord to administer.He who is without sin let him cast the first stone,you whom have in s***ed,and murdered,who seeks to give repentance.You sin when you mock the lord ,when you seek to dispose him the God,and do what is for him to do.He and he alone is the authority to give and do the proper pentance whether or not an eye should be given for eye,or a tooth for a tooth.This is exactly why he doesn't want you to sit in judgement of your fellow man ,you might give an unjust pentance,seeing as how you are a sinner your damned self.Since he is omniscient,he knows what is in your malignant heart is not moral conviction,but self serving blood sucking appeasement of your human malady about your self.Our laws which are based on christian theological teachings that
dictates that the police feel the same way-they can't stand you vigilanties,
Because you might unjustly get the wrong man- with your somewhat dumb ass

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

[quote=Squiddiddler]

He must know how to google and read above a fourth grade level... Scary

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

While I agree with your assessment of Sew What and his negativity, I wonder if you can see the irony of your statement?

dongreen76

There "YOU PEOPLE' go with your pompeus ass photo -your nose in the air looking like you think you are omnipotent ,omniscient, the state of absolution, and the supreme intellect all roled in to one,using that ole d********g w****s man's chicanery and trickery of intellectually marginalizing and don't know it has become paradoxical,on the one hand you are making claim to superior intellect,on the other hand you keep trying the same old stupid s**t, and as of yet you haven't discerned it doesn't work-if an intelligent man knows one thing- and that is that intelligence is having the ability to adapt,to innovate.The same ole s**t ,over,and ,over, and ,over ,and over ,and over ...over,......................... and over, ...............

Canuckus Deploracus Loc: North of the wall

What are you babbling about?

You have become semi-coherent in your last several posts... Suddenly you found a chance to display your inability to grasp the written language and decide to trumpet it out to the world at large....

dongreen76