The Government Turned On Them, and Then Their Church Did Too

I need to admit to you, I was shaken. No, it was more than shaken. I am righteously angry. I am appalled and disgusted.
 
It is bad enough when the government, in this case Canada, turns against a morally upstanding pastor, who takes a position against a drag queen grooming children, and handles it kindly, in a 90 second civil conversation, who is then hauled into jail for it. 
 
But it is more morally repugnant when his church congregation which he attends (he has a ministry of caring for the poor and homeless) turns against him and tell he and his wife of two years to leave the church. They then start to attend another congregation in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and are told to leave that church as well. Why? Because he took a stand against drag queens “story time” with children in a public library.

Derek Reimer and his wife Mona, along with their one year old baby, are suffering under an oppressive government, and a second time due to cowardly so-called “preachers.” Shame on them.

Please take time to listen to the interview with them. Pastor Artur Pawlowski shares first (he begins at 14:42 and ends at 33:32), then Shane Roberts give a lengthy and thorough understanding of the legal issues (begins at 33:33 and ends at 1:03:35), followed by Mona sharing (begins at 1:03:36 and ends at 1:14:26). Pastor Derek is under house arrest and is not allowed to talk.
 
I was so stunned how Pastor Derek Reimer and his wife Mona have been treated by not one, but two churches, that I issued a stern Holy Spirit-inspired public rebuke to those churches. That begins at 1:08:39 and ends at 1:10:56.

Since Shane’s legal analysis is long, you may want to skip through some of it (although it is superbly done). Make sure you hear Mona (the pastor’s wife) share two different times. WATCH IT HERE.

Then, TAKE ACTION.

PLEASE WRITE TO THE PREMIER OF THE PROVINCE (that would be like a governor of a state here in the US). Write to Premier Danielle Smith via email at premier@gov.ab.ca and Attorney General Mickey Amery at calgary.cross@assembly.ab.ca.

And please call Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at 780-427-2251 (or 310-0000 within Alberta) and register your strong disapproval for what they are doing to Pastor Derek Reimer.
 
My email will say, basically:

I am writing to strongly object to the abusive treatment of Pastor Derek Reimer by the Province of Alberta. He is being robbed of religious freedom. This is a violation of the norms in any country. 
As an American, I am going to contact my Senators and my Congressman to request that Canada be put on a watch list for its abuse of evangelical Christian pastors.
Furthermore, I am contacting three good friends: 

• Congresswoman Vicky Hartler, Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCOIRF). 
• Ambassador Sam Brownback, former U.S. Ambassador for Religious Liberty at Large
• Congressman Mark Walker, nominee for U.S. Ambassador for Religious Liberty at Large...

for the purpose of asking for their help in dealing with the Province of Alberta regarding the abuse of religious freedoms.
 
Furthermore, the State Legislature of Ohio passed a resolution condemning Canada for its abuses of freedom. I will contact a representative of the Ohio legislature to see if they can take action once again. And I will ask former Arkansas State Jason Rapert, leader of the National Association of Christian Legislators (NACL) involving all 50 states to take action to put Canada on watch lists for their abuses and overreach. 
 
I request you, as the Premier of Alberta, to take immediate action to correct these tyrannical actions against Pastor Derek Reimer. 
Signed,
Jim Garlow

I will also write a similar one to the Attorney General using similar language. 
 
We strongly urge you to write both of them.

Finally, listen to Stanley Moodley discuss a bizarre law being proposed in South Africa, stating that pastors can be fined or arrested if they support Israel, speak positively about Israel, or if they take people on trips to Israel. I am not making this up. Hear his report here.

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