Houston Pastors Issue Joint Statement in Response to Supreme Court Decision to Keep Ban on Bible Monument
"The fact is that the simple removal of one Bible from a relatively obscure display will not make the Bible less accessible to the people … We trust in a God who will not be silenced by legal decree."
(Houston, Texas) —The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided against reconsidering a lawsuit banning a monument installed in the 1950's that held a Bible on the grounds of Houston's county courthouse. The monument was in honor of William Mosher, the founder of Star of Hope Mission. (Photo: WND)
"Enemies of Christianity have been trying to silence the Church for 2,000 years and remove the Bible from influence for a millennium," said a group of local pastors in a joint statement regarding the case. "The fact is that the simple removal of one Bible from a relatively obscure display will not make the Bible less accessible to the people … We trust in a God who will not be silenced by legal decree."
"The Bible in the display represented William Mosher's faith which inspired his public philanthropy that in turn has blessed thousands of lives. Its public placement meant that we as a people honored him as well as his faith, understanding that they are inseparable," the pastors said.
