Violence In The Sanctuary

A friend of mine forwarded me a link to an article about violence in the sanctuary in a church near Lansing, Michigan.  In November of 2008, a group called Bash Back, dressed in militant garb staged a loud protest outside the church in the parking lot.  This was a distraction to lure church security out of the sanctuary so that the group could take over the service.  Other members of the group, who were dressed in plain clothes, had entered the sanctuary and took over the service.  Some took over the platform. A female couple began kissing near the stage while others began shouting slurs like "Jesus was a homosexual", and "It's OK to be gay".

These types of groups have been described as "Gay Nazis".  Their focus is to create havoc and target churches that are against homosexual behavior and gay marriage.  The group said that they targeted this particular church because of their well known Christian views on homosexuality.

The Allied Defense Fund filed suit against this group on behalf of the church to stop Bash Back and other activist from invading churches in the future.  The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan has entered a judgement against Bash Back and the case has concluded.  The Court held that no one can "by force or threat of force or by physical obstruction, intentionally injure, intimidate or interfere or attempt to injure, intimidate, or interfere with any person lawfully exercising or seeking to exercise their First Amendment right of religious freedom at a place of religious worship.

Christians won this battle but the war is no over.  Churches need to be prepared for this type of action against Christianity and religion in the near future.  This type of violent behavior will continue.  These militant anti-Christian, pro homosexual groups have and always will make headlines by creating havoc in our churches.  Something to think about.