Pastors Thrown Out of Capital For “Appeal To Heaven”

Mark 13:13 “You will be hated by all because of My name, but the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.”

A pastor’s group was thrown out of the U.S. Capital Visitor Center for their racial reconciliation event because the theme of the event included a reference to “an appeal to heaven.”

Bishop Harry Jackson, Jr. says the action against the High Impact Leadership Coalition is calling it a clear act of religious discrimination.

“They were aware of the original theme, but it seems as they looked into things that the question of God and heaven really caused them angst,” said Jackson.

“Unfortunately, we got pushed back and we felt it was discriminatory. And there is a tinge of religious prejudice in terms of our content, our theme, our focus. We felt that we needed to continue with the meeting anyway rather than get all tied up in a back-and-forth fight with the folks at the Capitol.”

Jackson said the representatives of the Capital told them they were being forced to leave because they were referring to God.

The Washington Hilton eagerly welcomed the group and their message.

“I think the real problem for me, personally, is that first a go ahead was given and the rules were followed as we had known them at that moment. Then questions come, content is questioned … and it seemed to me that there was some angst and concern that we were a biblically based, evangelical, black, Christian group,” Jackson told the Christian Post.

“Had we been more of another religious background or more interracial or there was a sense that there was more control over the event, it may have been different. But from where I sit, it seems like religious pushback, racial concern, about how this is going to look and what our intentions are going to be. However you envision it, it’s not the welcome we want based on using a public facility and following the rules,” he said.

The U.S. Capital Visitor Center would not answer questions from the Christian Post on the situation.

3 thoughts on “Pastors Thrown Out of Capital For “Appeal To Heaven”

  1. Well, this is a conflict of interest since congress has had their own prayer meetings……altho- what god then are they praying too…? If they don’t like the word God mentioned, or Heaven..it stands to reason they are not praying to the CREATOR God, but a different god, doesn’t it? A foreign god is receiving their prayers..and they represent us. This seems clear. Satan hates opposition, and loves division and confusion, however a tree, as well as a person is known by their fruits..or deeds. Theirs STINK. God protect your true people, and may the GOD of Abraham, Issiac, and Jacob protect Isreal.

  2. Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.” Luke 21:36. After watching your programs dealing with the Rapture, I read this verse. If we are raptured why would Jesus ask us to pray “to escape all that is about to happen”? If we are not here we cannot pray. He would ask us to pray only if we are here during the Tribulation.

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