When it comes to fighting for Christ’s cause, the only sword we should be wielding is: Ephesians 6:17, “The sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” Our offensive weapon is the Bible. We don’t swing it broadly like Peter. We handle it with precision. We apply and share specific verses to specific situations as Jesus demonstrated when temped in the wilderness. The power is in the Word of God “for [only] the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart” (Heb. 4:12). This is how we advance our Lord’s kingdom unlike the world and many religions today.
Randy Smith

N.Y. Church Wins Challenge Against School Rule

N.Y. Church Wins Challenge Against School Rule

by Glen on 2001-02-12 00:38:03

Crosswalk.com reports…

“You can meet here, but don’t do anything religious,”
was the cold message a church in Watertown, N.Y., got
when it asked about renting a school building for a
Christian concert.

Pastor Stephen Bryant said the school district told
the church it could have a Christian concert, but that it
couldn’t pray. “I said, ‘Well, that’s what you do at a
Christian concert.'” The church decided to challenge the
school district in court, and the church won.

“They were basically violating our constitutional
rights by saying, ‘We allow you to say this, but you
can’t say that,'” Bryant said. Stuart Roth, with the
American Center for Law and Justice, stated that “They
had let secular music concerts take place under this
brand new policy, so it was very much a viewpoint-based
discrimination. The Watertown school district now
hopefully understands they cannot discriminate against
religious speech while renting out or leasing out the
school facilities.”

Roth expects the school board to appeal.