The Michigan state House of Representatives has just passed a bill that would charge residents with a felony if a victim reports that they were misgendered or refuses to not use their preferred pronouns.
House Bill 4474 was passed in the House recently in June, in a vote of 59-50, that criminalizes causing someone to feel threatened by their words. Felons, if the bill passes the Senate and is signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, are “guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or by a fine of not more than $10,000.”
‘Intimidate’ means a willful course of conduct involving repeated or continuing harassment of another individual that would cause a reasonable individual to feel terrorized, frightened, or threatened, and that actually causes the victim to feel terrorized, frightened, or threatened.
The bill reads
Furthermore, the text defines “sexual orientation” and “gender identity or expression” as protected classes.
‘Gender identity or expression’ means having or being perceived as having a gender-related self-identity or expression whether or not associated with an individual’s assigned sex at birth
The bill adds
The read/download the whole bill below:
AUTHOR COMMENTARY
Michigan is an utter mess, run by insane liberals in the cities that pull the strings.
But a pressing question that I have not really seen any press on is what this means for the church buildings? The churches that are yoked up and registered with the government will have to obey this, lest they get into trouble with the government and IRS for disobeying the law. I mean, all it takes is for anyone to walk into one of these places because of the obligatory open-door policy registered churches have, listen in on the preaching, claim they got “offended,” and then report them to the police and the taxman.
Hence, this is why you need to avoid these places. They sold out a lot long time ago. Seeing as how easily the churches bowed down in 2020 and since then – they’ll do anything they are commanded to do.
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Luke 16:13
[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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So if I as a Bible Believer, get ” offended by the alphabet mafia” I should be able, to get them in trouble with the law too, right??!
Doubt that.
Hmm I wonder how much of these up to 10k fines the “Victims” of these “Mis-pronoun crimes” are going to see. I suspect not one cent. Not that they deserve it as they are only two genders, male and female, on top of the fact that using the wrong pronoun is not that big of a deal to begin with.
Especially given they are so many “Pro-nouns” on top of the fact that real life isn’t like Facebook (yet) and people don’t have floating text surrounding them saying that they identify as a Sega Genesis or Red Paper Wasp.
Until this bill gets passed in the Senate and Governor Witch-more’s desk, it seems to be just another tactic to ignite the right…..although if any state would make it law, I can’t think of a better state than Michigan to pass this garbage. Hopefully, when California empties out, they will flock over there.
This Bill (Evil and Ridiculous/ Insane)… WILL PASS the state senate. As of January 1,2023, both the Michigan House and Senate became Democratic controlled. The larger point of this bill, is more about our Freedom of Speech taken away! Focusing on just the (Gender/Pronouns) issue, is not thinking Broadly enough!! This is just the start, the 1st Seed of Evil and Dictatorship which will grow to other types of Freedom of Speech, and many other states in this EVIL NATION will also jump on the Bandwagon. It is Too Late for this Nation. GOD is already starting to show his frustration and wrath…state by state. The Solution? Continue to Stand for GOD, REPENT DAILY, and pay attention to when GOD puts a lost soul in our path to witness to.