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“Yesterday, the city of Bryan, Ohio, arraigned Pastor Chris on criminal charges for having his church open 24/7," (hexbear.net)

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

https://www.christianpost.com/news/ohio-pastor-arraigned-after-being-charged-for-housing-homeless.html

includes some good quotes from the pastor, which I would put here, except they've got something on the page keeping me from copy-pasting on my phone

[–] [email protected] 53 points 10 months ago (2 children)

"I was spiritually homeless, and God provided a home for me in Heaven," he said. "He’s put a burden on my heart for them. Many of these people have been rejected by their families and cast aside by their communities. So, if the church isn’t willing to lay down her life for them, who will? This is what we’re called to do."

"And I can't help it because I believe this is the mission of the church to make disciples and this is how we do it by showing the love of Christ preaching the truth and laying down our lives in service and humility. As Christ laid down his life for us. That's what I believe,"

From the pastor being charged

[–] [email protected] 26 points 10 months ago

Thank you ❤️ this was the exact excerpt I wanted.