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Michael Brown holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Literatures from New York University and has served as a professor at a number of seminaries. He is the author of 25 books and hosts the nationally syndicated, daily talk radio show, the Line of Fire.
I have written previously about Rob Hoogland, imprisoned in Canada for breaking a court order not to speak publicly about his teenage daughterâs efforts to transition to male. Before his recent release with the help of a powerful criminal attorney, Hoogland was serving a 6-month sentence, confined alone to his cell 23 hours a day. He was locked up in a high-security prison, one reserved for violent offenders. And yes, this was for talking publicly about the dangerous path his own daughter was taking. What a heinous, ugly example of government overreach.
I have written previously about Rob Hoogland, imprisoned in Canada for breaking a court order not to speak publicly about his teenage daughter’s efforts to transition to male. Before his
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Publishing date: May 12, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • Pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church in Parkland County was released March 22, after being jailed for more than a month after refusing to abide by a bail condition to not hold church services that violated rules over gathering and masking. File photo jpg, SP
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I just don’t understand some of my fellow Christians. I’m particularly grieved by those who, for whatever reason, have taken a stand against the public health measures introduced by government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By now, we’ve probably all heard of Pastor James Coates of the GraceLife Church in Parkland County, Alberta, who went to jail because he defied restrictions on the number of people who could assemble for worship at any given time and also permitted (encouraged?) congregants to attend services without masks. Now, in Aylmer, Ontario, Pastor Henry Hildebrand