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Pr Paschoal Piragine Jr. Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Curitiba - Brazil.
God's word uses an expression
that we sometimes read and fail to grasp its meaning.
The word is 'Iniquity'.
What is 'Iniquity"?
Iniquity is when we get so used to sin,
that we're no longer ashamed to commit it.
And it becomes a second nature in our lives.
The Bible says that when iniquity prevails,
In other words, when the heart of man is so callous
that he's no longer ashamed of sin,
and can't even recognise that a particular act is sin.
It's a time when God has to judge his land.
Judge his people, judge a country.
And it's because of this that I will do one thing that
in 30 years as a pastor, I’ve never done this before.
I completed 30 years of ministry on August 8, 2010.
And in 30 years I have never done
what I did this morning and will do again tonight.
I want to tell you that we need to be very careful with the upcoming elections.
Because there are a number of bills underway,
that will depend on the vote of a congressman,
that will depend on the vote of a senator,
which will be incorporated into national legislation
through the Presidency of the Republic.
We will be voting for these people,
during the next month.
Which will also find support in the State Chambers,
in the actions that are carried out through the State.
And we need Christian values working in these contexts.
Because of this a movement has started in Brazil,
which I now take part in. Thanks to God - right.
Of Christian leaders, from various denominations
Evangelical and Catholics,
who are working to prevent evil from being
institutionalized into the power of law.
And that's why some pastors have taken tough stances,
through the radio, TV, with their churches.
And also the CNBB the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops,
wrote a letter last week and published it to the entire press,
taking a stance on these issues.
Let me ask you to take a few minutes to watch a video
that talks about these problems,
and of how we need to think seriously about them.
Because everything that is going to be shown here is
institutionalized evil.
And we need to take a stand and say:
We don't want that in our country,
and look for people to represent us to say:
I will vote against such things.
Otherwise, evil will be made official.
And God will have no other option but to judge our land.
That's what the Bible says.
So check this video out, quickly.
The world is going through a scenario of tremendous crisis.
As we all know.
And the Christian Church in Brazil?
Knows what is happening here in your country?
The 'Muzzle Bill'
Our religious freedom gives us the right of
faith, choice and opinion.
However, if the Muzzle Bill PLC 122 gets passed
we will run the risk of being criminalized
for not agreeing with homosexual acts
Gay Pride 2010 Parade Opening Speech
This year is going to be very important for our LGBT community.
We don't have any bills passed by Congress yet. Unfortunately.
Why? Because unfortunately our politicians don't have the majority to vote.
We need to vote in the National Congress for the stable union of same-sex couples
We need to vote for the criminalization of homophobia.
And all of you here. Three million people can make a difference.
Don't vote for religious fundamentalists.
Unfortunately, in the National Congress
there are fundamentalists who block LGBT rights.
We need to be very careful regarding the Bible issue,
because we know that it is an old book.
The Bible isn't a holy book.
*** is widespread.
Immorality is not something to hide anymore.
The *** industry has tax-exempt status.
It makes an average of two *** movies a day.
Paedophile cases emerge in every corner of the country.
It hits all social classes.
The Call 100 receives more than 30.000 *** abuse complaints
against children and teenagers every year.
Weakening of the family unit.
They want to define a family unit as only a stable union between two people.
And they want to institute de facto divorce.
Divorce rate in Brazil has already hit the 41% mark.
Brazil is the country that best accepts divorce
among the 35 countries surveyed.
Only 12% of Brazilians are in favour of staying married.
Domestic violence is a fact. More spousal and child abuse
happen in their own home than on the streets.
Torture, bullying, aggression. All in very close-knit families.
Parents who *** their children and children who *** parents.
Infanticide. Millions of indigenous children are buried alive by Indian tribes in Brazil.
If they are born handicapped, twins or if the shaman says that one has no soul
they are condemned to an agonizing death by suffocation after being buried for hours.
Without the Muwaji bill (PL 1057) that wants to protect them,
they will be sacrificed for the sake of culture and overlooked
by those who could help. We are killing our children in every way.
An example of this is the legalization of abortion.
There is an amendment to decriminalize abortion in Brazil
allowing abortions to be carried out right through to the ninth month of pregnancy.
We are one step short of bearing the shame and curse of a country
that is in favour of abortion.
They will be denied their lives, be mutilated.
Scooped out with cruel methods.
This ultrasound shows the moment when the suction tube is inserted into the womb
to remove the foetus. We can notice that the foetus is in dispair. See the heart.
It's beating fast. It's a silent cry.
It knows that something wrong is happening.
But we... we don't know what's happening in our country.
Where's the Church?
She's navel-gazing at her own internal problems.
She's asleep, became passive.
We need to cry out for our country.
Brazilian church take action! Wake up our souls Lord!
Revive Your Church!
While there is time. While love is not dead.
Take off our blinders.
Revive Your Church!
All of this is happening in terms of draft laws in our country.
Allowing such things, which for us are evil,
to become totally normal and legal things in our country.
And I would like to ask you not only to pray — I think we should all pray -
but to take up a stand, and when you vote to vote for people who
take a clear stand against these things and make a commitment
to fight in the national Congress, and in the institutions of government
against the legalization of evil.
I know that there are people for and against all these issues
in all political parties.
But there's a specific party that has finalized on this topic.
This political party is the PT of our president, at this year's meeting
during their general meeting when they nominate their congressmen.
It has finalized an agreement on these issues. In other words.
If one PT congressman or senator votes against, according to their
conscience...against any of these laws,
he is expelled from the party.
Two congressmen were expelled from PT for expressing
their opinion against abortion.
This has made the Catholic Church to declare her stance publicly.
Because the two were linked to the Catholic Church in PT
and they spoke out against abortion.
And for that reason they were expelled from the party.
And the Catholic Church issued a public statement saying:
"Don't vote for any PT candidate".
I would tell you the same thing.
Some people won't like what I am saying.
But I am saying it very clearly.
Because when we can't vote with our conscience,
there's no use voting for people.
Because the party has finalized an agreement.
If you go to the website of the federal government,
and find the National Program for Human Rights -3 (PNDH-3).
You will find all the proposals that the federal government through
the president of the republic has put in the hands of Congress
to be voted by the next legislature.
And all of them are finalized agreements to PT.
They are all here. In this video. Ok.
And more, if you take a closer look.
you will see how the State apparatus is mobilized.
This is the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice.
This is the responsibility of the Ministry of Health.
And if the Ministers of State linked to this government
don't work that way they lose their office.
So I would like to ask you to take this question seriously.
As a pastor I have never done this.
I am not telling you to vote for A or B.
I am going to tell you whom not to vote for.
For people who are working in favour of evil in our land.
Otherwise, my dear ones. God will judge our land.
And if God judges our land. This will happen in my life and your life.
Because I am part of this land.
Because God doesn't tolerate evil.
Amen!
(Applause)
Like I said to you this morning and repeat.
May these claps be transformed into prayers and seriousness about
these issues that we face. Because our country is suffering in this time.