Speech - Lawful and Unlawful

‘Twas a time when a slaveholder was viewed by abolitionists as just another fellow citizen with contrary political beliefs. He was entitled to his opinion (for a season), though it was one which eventually could not be tolerated. Some opinions are not to be tolerated when they are carried out into the public arena. Slavery […]

What’s with these “Antifa” punks? Insurrectionist vandals they are, Yet they slide by and are not tried And prosecuted for insurrection? How about some correction? ‘Tis the season to judge this treason And hang ’em high in the sky, For citizens to ask themselves why We would not prosecute such crime? It is way past […]

24 April, 2020 What is it about an offensive expression that makes it such? Is “nigger” not a disdainful word? A word of disparagement? Insult? Even hatred? Whenever we denigrate someone or something unjustly (yes, there are times or occasions for just denunciations or denigrations), we are “offensive” to standards – to acceptable behavior. Accordingly, […]

18 Dec., 2018 “A person who is utterly intolerant of any creed that differs from his own.” That is the definition of the word we commonly hear tossed against folks who hold opinions contrary to the prevailing or popular doctrine. And that opinion which is popularly held (or, by radio or TV media enhancement, seems […]

24 Jan., 2018 What will the Supremes say? Will they treat the bakers like they treated baby advocates? They are to hear the plea of those Christian bakers in Oregon. SCOTUS is weak in its opinions because it has forsaken (divine) Justice. Having rejected the Law as the guide for what is right and just […]

19 Nov., 2017 Word spread of an abortionist gone mad. The poor wretch felt threatened by the rhetoric of Christians who were calling his deeds “murderous” and himself a “murderer.” Would he be targeted by vengeful Christian fanatics? Might they not act upon the charge that he was truly killing babies? This thought loomed increasingly […]

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/08/15/v-print/4413107/judge-sides-with-abortion-opponent.html We reported briefly on the vindication of Angel Dillard as follows by email on 16 August, 2013: The Obamanation suffered a well-earned smack in the chops by U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten. Angel Dillard had been charged with various threats for simply warning would-be Tiller replacement Mila Means that her chosen profession was […]

Michael Bray Capitol Area Christian News Spring, 1999 [The article references the reaction to public school students wearing trench coats, in emulation of the murderers of the Columbine, Colorado students. It might better be classified under Polytheistic Statism] Some kids were thrown out of a government school clear over in Virginia, as we recall, for […]

Michael Bray February, 2008 Not all folks who oppose the war in Iraq are Communists. But most of those engaged in the harassment of the Marine Recruiting Station in Berkeley are.[1] Why is it that Communists block access to young people who want to volunteer to fight their country’s wars, but they oppose and obstruct […]

Paul Simon Redux August, 2011 The following excerpt comes from the “Radical Fringe” section of the Summer, 1994 issue of the Capitol Area Christian News quarterly, published by Reformation Press (1994 until 2000). The poem was composed by Bray and represents the sarcastic, mocking style which characterized the publication in general and this section in […]

5 August, 2011 Anti-abortion Sign Confiscated from Protestor In Oklahoma City The story of citizen Chip Harrison’s arrest is here: http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=12&articleid=20090219_298_0_ENIDAn35798. It was published in the McClatchy-Tribune, February 19, 2009, under the title, “Oklahoma City officer pulls man over for anti-Obama sign” (February 19, 2009). One can click the link above or enjoy our very […]

August, 2011 Embarrassingly Radical Unfortunately, as it turned out, Mr. Sekulow did not do much beyond letting Mike Hirsh (Sekulow’s employee at the time) defend Paul Hill in his free speech case. The next month, when Paul Hill went on ̶ to more poignant, direct, and effectual intervention ̶̶ and terminated an abortionist along with […]

Michael Bray November, 2007 Abortion, Free Speech, and Communism On November 7, 2007 the Oakland (California) City Council voted to approve an ordinance that would require sidewalk counselors to keep at least eight feet away from customers entering abortuaries. A final vote on the ordinance is scheduled for December 4. It is difficult to find […]

Michael Bray February, 2008 Campus Preacher’s Right to Preach Assaulted And Successfully Defended Administrators of Murray State University: Blameworthy On 29 September, 2006, the Alliance Defense Fund filed suit in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Kentucky in behalf of a street evangelist, James Gilles. The preacher had his right to speak […]

Michael Bray January, 2008 Kutztown Blues in the Red When the preachers came to town and President Cevallos had them arrested way back on April of 2007, they did not know that President Cevallos, with this $202,595 per year salary, was working for a University suffering financial woes. They just came to campus to do, […]

Michael Bray August, 2008 Remembering the Harford County Detention Center On the first of August, Jack Ames and seventeen other Christians were arrested holding signs along a Maryland state highway. One might wonder: What else did they do? Or what kind of signs were they? Yes, there were pictures of something many people of this […]

May 7, 2010 ELCA Apostates and the Persecution of Horsley Neal Horsley, the obscure Georgia gubernatorial candidate, was arrested on March 10 and charged with “terroristic threats.” One of his volunteer campaign assistants, Jonathan O’Toole, a truck driver who was offering a few day’s help on the campaign, was arrested the next day and charged […]

11 Aug., 2000 Bowie-Blade Editor Cross and Flag Burning The four conspirators are ensconced behind federal prison doors where they will no longer torment the good citizens of Bowie (or at least Janet Reno) with their unacceptable thoughts. The last of the four to be sentenced, Derek Schleicher, got 27 months for planning to burn […]

February, 2008 Special Speech Rights in Berkeley Marines out! Sodomites in! That is the message of the city of Berkeley to the nation. On 29 January, the City Council passed a resolution 8-1 which tells the U.S. Marine Corps that its recruiting station is “not welcome in the city, and if recruiters choose to stay, […]

February, 2008 Communists and Christians: Blocking Access Not all folks who oppose the war in Iraq are Communists. But most of those engaged in the harassment of the Marine Recruiting Station in Berkeley are. Why is it that Communists block access to young people who want to volunteer to fight their country’s wars, but they […]