“But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things we have seen and heard.”  (Acts 4:19,20)

 

I learned today that it is considered illegal to share Christ with persons on a public bus.  One may share Him at the bus stop but never on the bus, itself. To witness to Christ on the bus is illegal as the persons on the bus are considered a “captive audience,” so says the Supreme Court. In this article we will (DV) follow this law to it’s logical end and we will discuss what one should do in light of this existing law.

If the persons on a bus is a captive audience does it not follow that persons riding a train is much more captive, or a plane? One cannot be more captive than on a plane. What about in my personal vehicle? What if I am sharing Christ with a person in my personal vehicle? Could this person report me?  What if I share Christ with a person in my home, could they report me?  Some of you may think I’m going a little far, but wait.

The Supreme Court missed something, I think. The persons on a bus are only “captive” until they tell the witness, “Thank you, I’m not interested.” Most witnesses would leave a person alone when they are asked to. If I share Christ in a store or anywhere and the person responds in the negative, I leave them alone and wish them a fine day, unless I’m in prophet mode, then I leave them with the prophet’s, “Woe unto thee, o’man.” It depends upon how negative they are.

The point i’m making is this, Are persons so fearful and so weak they cannot decline a witness from a Christian? Do persons need the U.S. Supreme Court to rule against our freedom of speech in order to protect themselves from our Christ-ian witness?  If this is the case then all places, your car, your home, could be considered captive spaces. The streets will be the only place that is not considered as a captive space. As soon as one (1) person complains the authorities will seek to quiet the disturbance or when a crowd begins to listen to God’s Word, (s)atan will send in someone to complain about the crowd blocking the way.

I wonder if an Avon lady would be thrown from the bus as her audience is also captive per the Supreme Court’s ruling. What if a person is very hungry and another bus passenger has a fast food meal, should the person with the fast food discard his food as the hungry person is held captive to the smell and to his mouth’s watering? What if we, you friendly neighborhood preacher man, boarded a bus, removed my jacket and a Bible verse adorns my shirt? What then? Should I turn my shirt inside out? Should I stop wearing Christ-ian shirts? Maybe Christ-ian shirts should be a thing of the past.

What if Ronald McDonald were to get into the bus? Should this not be considered a commercial or advertisement for the captive audience to see? What about any of the clothing that advertises for something? What about a sports themed shirt? What if I’m not the most athletic and that sports shirt reminds me of that or whats worse, What if this guy wears a sports themed jacket and he rides the bus everyday like I do. He reminds me every single day of my athletic short comings and I can do nothing about it, I’m a captive audience.

What about Christ-ian jewelry, we know what it does to vampires and demons (A Joke), but what about the easily offended and the litigious types?  Where doth it all end? The Logical end is liberties and freedoms lost and persecution begins.

Be not fearful of persecution:
* James tells us to “count it all joy” when we are tried. * Peter tells us to “greatly rejoice” when persecution comes. * Paul reminds us, “…the Lord is faithful, [W]ho shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.” * Our Own Lord and Saviour, in His Sermon from His Mount, teaches that we should be Happy!!!, Happy!!!, Happy!!!  when we suffer and endure persecution for His Name’s Sake.

Many colleges have “free speech zones” for persons to exercise their (1st) First Amendment right. Does it then follow that everywhere else is not a place for free speech? To be fair, these free speech zones may be a dedicated location and a known space for the exchange of ideas.

What should a Christ-ian do in light of this law? Peter tells us, in his epistle, to observe and obey the ordinances of man. However, this same Peter, also shows that when Man’s law collides with God’s Law, God’s Law over-rules man’s law.

What did Daniel and his (3) three friends do when faced with man honouring/God dishonoring laws? They went with God; likewise, so shall we!

God owns everything under the heavens and above the heavens. God gave it all to His Son and we Christ-ians, are joint heirs with His Son, Who happens to be our Elder Brother, The Lord Jesus.

The Word of God shall not be bound!!! and The Gospel shall not be quieted !!!