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This is the pastor who gained fame around the world for kicking out the police and health inspectors from his Good Friday Church service last year in Calgary.
I posted a video Blog of him a few months back because I have seen a lot of Christian criticism of him, because he comes across as rude "and unChrist like" in many people's interpretation of things (how they see him, the Bible). But I don't think people really get him, most notably that he has been fighting the Canadian government for maybe 15 years because of his street evangelism and ministry to the poor (feeding them and giving them other necessities like clothes, toiletries etc.) a bit like a modern version of the Salvation Army.
He was initially welcomed in this ministry, until it made the city and province government looked bad and then they began to crack down on him enforcing their local city and Province laws which are connotationally dubious (he was always able to get charges dropped due to a judge realizing they did violate the Canadian Constitution). Unfortunately, the Canadians are not following the wisdom of Abraham Lincoln when it comes to bad laws. (He is said to urge the strict enforcement of bad laws to make sure they are repealed). I would encourage people who are interested in his story to watch the second link part 2 of his story. His actual Christian testimony that preceded it also is well worth watching.
I posted a video Blog of him a few months back because I have seen a lot of Christian criticism of him, because he comes across as rude "and unChrist like" in many people's interpretation of things (how they see him, the Bible). But I don't think people really get him, most notably that he has been fighting the Canadian government for maybe 15 years because of his street evangelism and ministry to the poor (feeding them and giving them other necessities like clothes, toiletries etc.) a bit like a modern version of the Salvation Army.
He was initially welcomed in this ministry, until it made the city and province government looked bad and then they began to crack down on him enforcing their local city and Province laws which are connotationally dubious (he was always able to get charges dropped due to a judge realizing they did violate the Canadian Constitution). Unfortunately, the Canadians are not following the wisdom of Abraham Lincoln when it comes to bad laws. (He is said to urge the strict enforcement of bad laws to make sure they are repealed). I would encourage people who are interested in his story to watch the second link part 2 of his story. His actual Christian testimony that preceded it also is well worth watching.
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