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Arguments begin in case of minister accused of ‘crimes against humanity’ for homosexuality remarks

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass ., January 7, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) — Lawyers for a Massachusetts pastor have asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him by a foreign homosexual advocacy group accusing him of “crimes against humanity.” During a  90-minute hearing  on Monday in U.S. District Court , Judge Michael Ponsor said the lawsuit filed by Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) against Springfield-based minister Scott Lively poses a test of free-speech protection and the rights of sexual minorities to equal protection under the law. Ponsor heard arguments from lawyers representing both Lively and SMUG. SMUG, represented in court by the George Soros -funded “ Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR),” accused Lively of “violating the law of nations” and “crimes against humanity” as well as conspiracy and various “civil rights” crimes because of his outspokenness against the homosexual agenda in Uganda.  In their filing, they listed a number of violent acts comm...

Gay Activists and Occupy Wall Street in Massachusetts targets pro-family pastor

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SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Members of Occupy Wall Street in Springfield, Massachusetts targeted Pastor Scott Lively and his inner-city Christian mission two Fridays ago with a loud, well-organized protest. The Springfield division of the anti-corporate movement accused the pastor of “hate” crimes against homosexuals. Pastor Lively is the author of two books opposing the homosexual agenda:  “ The Pink Swastika : Homosexuality and the Nazi Party ” and “Why and How to Defeat the ‘Gay’ Movement.” The group also denounced the pastor for calling homosexual acts a “behavioral disorder” and equating them with “alcoholism and bulimia” and “sexual sins such as adultery and polygamy.” Occupy Springfield targeted Holy Grounds Coffee House, the pastor’s initiative to provide a spiritual lighthouse to the often dangerous downtown neighborhood, as the location for their march and protest. A video of the encounter shows protestors marching up to the Coffee House chanting “Hey-Hey, Ho-Ho, hom...