{"id":2343123,"date":"2024-09-18T20:15:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T00:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/city-demands-pastor-take-down-jesus-sign-in-front-of-church-gets-epic-response-from-him-during-sermon\/"},"modified":"2024-09-18T20:16:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T00:16:56","slug":"city-demands-pastor-take-down-jesus-sign-in-front-of-church-gets-epic-response-from-him-during-sermon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/city-demands-pastor-take-down-jesus-sign-in-front-of-church-gets-epic-response-from-him-during-sermon\/","title":{"rendered":"City Demands Pastor Take Down &#8216;Jesus&#8217; Sign in Front of Church, Gets Epic Response from Him During Sermon"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcity-demands-pastor-take-down-jesus-sign-in-front-of-church-gets-epic-response-from-him-during-sermon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2343123&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pastor Mark Driscoll of\u2063 Trinity Church in\u2062 Scottsdale, Arizona, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-project-claims-liz-cheney-could-beat-up-matt-gaetz-with-one-hand-tied-behind-her-back\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project Claims Liz Cheney Could Beat Up Matt Gaetz \u2018With One Hand Tied Behind Her Back\u2019\">recently made headlines<\/a> after he refused a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backing-truckers-threaten-to-shut-new-york-city-down-after-fraud-ruling\/\" title=\"Trump-supporting truckers vow to &#039;shut down NYC&#039; following fraud ruling\">local government&#8217;<\/a>s\u200d request to remove a &#8220;Jesus Christ &#8217;24&#8243;\u200d sign from \u2063church property. During a sermon, Driscoll expressed his defiance, stating, &#8220;We \u200dwill not comply, but we will multiply.&#8221; He criticized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-nadler-call-flynn-pardon-abuse-of-power\/\" title=\"Schiff, Nadler Call Flynn Pardon &#039;Abuse of Power&#039;\">government official<\/a> for focusing on signage rather than handling more pressing issues like border control. Driscoll\u2019s sermon highlighted the importance of civil disobedience against what he termed &#8220;petty tyranny,&#8221; drawing attention to the church&#8217;s\u200d historical roots and urging his congregation to engage politically\u2064 while prioritizing their faith. He concluded by announcing plans for more signs, emphasizing\u2062 that they intended to keep the \u2064original sign up.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Freedom-loving Americans cannot help but bemoan the mounting authoritarianism of both federal and state officials.<\/p>\n<p>As we discovered during the COVID era, however, sometimes Satan infects even our neighbors with the spirit of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/parent-demanding-masks-forced-kids-loses-strips-clothes-off-middle-school-board-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">petty tyranny<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a clip posted Tuesday to the social media platform X, Pastor Mark Driscoll of Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, told his congregation that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-cori-bush-rushes-to-defense-of-very-violent-criminals-rioting-attacking-guard-in-jail\/\" title=\"Democrat Cori Bush Rushes To Defense Of \u2018Very Violent\u2019 Criminals Rioting, Attacking Guard In Jail\">local government official<\/a> had asked him to remove a &ldquo;Jesus Christ &rsquo;24&rdquo; sign from church property &mdash; a request to which Driscoll responded with firm defiance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will not comply, but we will multiply,&rdquo; the pastor wrote in a corresponding post.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, while preparing a part of his sermon that addressed civil obedience, Driscoll learned that very late in the afternoon on Friday a local government official had ed the church to complain about the &ldquo;Jesus Christ &rsquo;24&rdquo; sign.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This sign does not appear to be a political sign for a current candidate,&rdquo; the  read. &ldquo;If the sign does not meet certain requirements, it is subject to removal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Driscoll then delivered the first part of his reply to the official.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-report-says-will-smith-will-hide-behind-jadas-skirt-on-family-podcast\/\" title=\"Nolte: Report Says Will Smith Will Hide Behind Jada&#039;s Skirt on Family Podcast\">humbly submit<\/a>, if you work for the government, before you go around collecting signs, figure out how to close the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-kamala-harris-asked-dagger-question-border-failure-humiliating-cnn-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">border<\/a> and take care of people before signs,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>At that point, the pastor showed four pictures of the property around his church littered with political signs.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As far as I know, it&rsquo;s still America,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>After a brief history lesson that recalled the founding of Scottsdale in 1888 by a Bible-teaching <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-rfk-jr-s-unity-campaign-foreseen-christian-leader-2009\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian<\/a>, Driscoll explained what he meant by &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/realfaith.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vote Like Jesus<\/a>,&rdquo; the title of his new book.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As you&rsquo;re choosing your political leader, make sure you choose your eternal Savior,&rdquo; the pastor said.<\/p>\n<p>Then came the defiant part of Driscoll&rsquo;s reply.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If a lot of people are seeing [the sign], that&rsquo;s great. We&rsquo;re gonna keep it up,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, to the lovely government bureaucrats that send s: We love you, we forgive you, we bless you, we thank you, we will not comply, we will multiply.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Driscoll then announced that he had asked a sign company to make a similar sign for everyone in the congregation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The government asked us to take down our Jesus &rsquo;24 sign. My response? We will not comply, but we will multiply. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uJUpCRuoms\">pic.twitter.com\/uJUpCRuoms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pastor Mark Driscoll (@PastorMark) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PastorMark\/status\/1836078253427380612?\">September 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the sermon, Driscoll indicated that the church had received the  on Friday afternoon at 4:59 and 26 seconds &mdash; 34 seconds before the end of the work week.<\/p>\n<p>One hopes, of course, that the &rsquo;s timing meant that the local government official felt embarrassed to send it.<\/p>\n<p>More likely, however, a petty local tyrant derived a cheap thrill from trying to bully Driscoll into removing the sign.<\/p>\n<p>When that happens to any of us &mdash; that is, when petty tyrants in our own neighborhoods mimic the diabolical authoritarians in federal and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ron-desantis-exposes-tim-walzs-hypocrisy-calling-snitch-hotline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">state governments<\/a> &mdash; we must do as Driscoll did and refuse to comply.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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As we learned during the COVID pandemic, even our neighbors can sometimes exhibit a spirit of petty tyranny. In a video shared on Tuesday on the social media platform X, Pastor Mark Driscoll from Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, recounted how a local government official requested that he remove a &#8220;Jesus Christ &#8217;24&#8221; sign from church property\u2014a request to which Driscoll responded with strong defiance. He stated in a related post, &#8220;We will not comply, but we will multiply.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Ironically, while preparing part of his sermon on civil obedience, Driscoll received this complaint late Friday afternoon regarding the sign. The official noted that \u201cThis sign does not appear to be a political sign for a current candidate,\u201d and mentioned that if it didn\u2019t meet certain criteria, it could be removed. In response to this official&#8217;s inquiry, Driscoll suggested that government workers should focus on more pressing issues like border control rather than collecting signs.<\/p>\n<p>He then displayed images of various political signs around his church and asserted his belief in America\u2019s freedoms. After sharing some historical context about Scottsdale&#8217;s founding by a Christian leader in 1888, he explained what he meant by \u201cVote Like Jesus,\u201d urging people to choose their eternal Savior alongside their political leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Driscoll concluded with an assertive message: \u201cIf many people are seeing [the sign], that&#8217;s wonderful. We\u2019re going to keep it up.\u201d He addressed local officials directly: \u201cTo the lovely government bureaucrats who send us messages: We love you; we forgive you; we bless you; we thank you; we will not comply; we will multiply.\u201d He also announced plans for everyone in his congregation to have similar signs made.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in his sermon, Driscoll revealed that they received the complaint just seconds before the workweek ended\u201434 seconds before closing time\u2014which might suggest embarrassment on behalf of the local official or perhaps an attempt at intimidation by someone enjoying their authority over others. When faced with such petty tyrants mimicking larger governmental authoritarianism as experienced during COVID-19 or otherwise, individuals should respond as Driscoll did\u2014by refusing compliance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2343124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mark-Driscoll.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5643,5269,41191,14117,24126],"class_list":["post-2343123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-church","tag-city","tag-jesus-sign","tag-pastor","tag-sermon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Mark-Driscoll.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2343123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2343123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2343123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}