Last weekend, I attended a church event in Long Beach, CA.
The church is located at 1120 East Market Street, Long Beach
California, 90805. The name of the church is Iglesia Cristiana Templo Shalom.
Indeed, there are plenty of churches throughout the Los Angeles Basin, many of
which cater to local populations in their main language. It’s a welcome sight
for more people to hear the Gospel and know Jesus Christ.
To be frank, actually, I did not attend a church event per
se, as much as this early morning forum, hosted by a state senator and city
councilman, took place at -this church. These kinds of political meetings are
very common in churches, so that was not at issues. Elected officials often
host town halls or information events in churches. They can provide large
venues and a degree of sanctity to the events, and they are trusted locations
where everyone can attend and be heard without fears of reprisal.
The subject matter and hosts of the event at Iglesia
Cristiana exposed a growing rot within many of these buildings which call
themselves “churches”. More of them have abandoned their calling to preach the
word and teach all nations, opting instead for political agendas at all costs.
In fact, more of them act more as centers to enact destructive, anti-American,
anti-liberty, and I would submit anti-Christ agendas.
So, what happened at Iglesia Cristiana on September 30,
2017?
State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Long Beach) wanted to host an
illegal alien town hall and legal clinic to teach DACA recipients and their
illegal alien friends and family members how to stay in the country. The set-up
included attorneys from local legal clinics and law firms, all ready with
flyers and packets to teach recipients how to avoid ICE or to assert one’s
rights in case immigration enforcement officials arrived at one’s home.
All of this was happening in a church?
Such a meeting is patently illegal, immoral, and unethical.
The brazen disregard which California’s elected officials have for the rule of
law in general and the United States Constitution in particular is just
staggering and so demeaning. One has to wonder how much longer individual
citizens will tolerate houses of worship sheltering illegal aliens.
But that’s just part of the perversion.
Last year, I wrote a number of articles attacking Senator
Ricardo Lara regarding his assault on the First Amendment. He had sponsored one
piece of legislation, SB 1146, which would have pretty much shut down every
Christian college in the state of California. Why? The bill targeted the Title
IX exemptions which private colleges claim. For example, Christian education
stresses the blessed differences of male and female. They expound on other key
virtues of Biblical morality, including the sanctity of life, biological gender
identity, and natural marriage.
Of course, these clear-cut, wholesome values are anathema to
LGBT bigots like Ricardo Lara and their cultural marxist movement—all of which
intends to undermine Judeo-Christian values. Lara was the tip of the spear to
attack the Body of Christ in California along these moral fault lines.
Fortunately, he was forced to back away from the most heinous portions of that
bill, watering it down to a clear-cut reporting requirement for each college
regarding their Title IX exemptions.
Despite Lara’s long list of hatred against the Body of
Christ, this church invited him to host a forum! Oh, and did I forget to
mention that Lara is openly gay, promotes the LGBT lifestyles, has frequently
invited drag queens to his public events (including his Sacramento office)? Now
you can see how alarming this event turned out to be.
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Fortunately, We the People Rising arrived on scene to expose
this corrupt event. With cameras and signs ready, we intended to petition our
government for a redress of grievances, specifically the misuse of taxpayer
funding within a church to promote illegal
immigration.
Withing thirty minutes, the staffers for the state senator
packed up their staff and left the church, since they did not want to deal with
angry constituents intent on bringing their illegal behavior to light.
But before I left, I also slammed the deacon of the church
for allowing Ricardo Lara to speak at the church in the first place!
Reflecting on this latest outrage–and within a church no
less–is it any surprise that more Christians are rejecting Church attendance?
Their absence has nothing to do with their disregard for God’s love and His
Body. It has everything to do with the absence of Biblical and moral authority
in many of these so-called churches.
Instead of pandering to elected officials, church leaders
should remember the calm assertiveness of Peter.
29 We ought to obey God rather than men.” (Acts 5:29)
Fake leftist “pastors” and phony “churches" who rubber-stamp the corrupt platforms of craven politicians is an old game. I observed it for many years as a watchdog of local city council and school board and it was around before my time, of course. The politicians know that a so-called religious leader can provide a moral cover for an issue that wouldn’t otherwise exist. Few people, even those who are non-religious, are willing to criticize a pastor or raise their voices in outrage in a church. And the object for these phony pastors is, as usual, the money… and the power. Thank you, Arthur, for your good work.
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