CHRISTIAN: DON'T PUT YOUR FAITH IN SECOND PLACE BEHIND COURT DECREES
KASICH IS PRO SOCIALIST COMMON CORE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS; MISUNDERSTANDS THAT CHRISTIANS MUST OBEY GOD FIRST BEFORE TYRANNICAL, UNJUST, AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL LAWS
A DANGEROUS MAN FOR PRESIDENT
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE KASICH SAYS CHRISTIANS MUST IGNORE FAITH IF IT GOES AGAINST COURT DECREE
SEE: http://the-trumpet-online.com/republican-candidate-kasich-says-christians-must-ignore-faith-if-it-goes-against-court-decree/; republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:
(TRUNEWS) Ohio Governor and presidential candidate John Kasich is calling for Christian business owners to cater to homosexuals.
During Thursday’s debate in Houston, Kasich claimed Christian organizations must provide services because “the court has ruled”. But, he said he did feel churches and religious institutions should not be forced to offer same-sex marriage ceremonies, according to Lifesite News.
Kasich drew the analogy that if a business does not want to service gays today, they will refuse divorced people next.
“I mean if you’re in the business of commerce, conduct commerce. That’s my view,” he continued. “If you don’t agree with their lifestyle, say a prayer for them when they leave and hope they change their behavior.”
In contrast, Donald Trump claimed he would make the issue a “litmus test” for all judicial nominees.
During Kasich’s speech announcing his run for the White House last summer, he talked about attending the wedding of a gay friend.
The contender finished in second place in the New Hampshire Primary but came in almost last in other primaries and caucuses.
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Archconservatives square off on East Side
BY JASON WILLIAMS
SEE: http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/02/28/archconservatives-square-off-east-side/80798758/; republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:
Two years ago, Heidi Huber played a key role in helping to put Tom Brinkman back in the statehouse.
Now the Common Core-hating Anderson Township resident has turned on Brinkman and wants his27th district house seat.
Huber is running against the Mount Lookout resident in the Republican primary because, well, she doesn't think the archconservative Brinkman has been conservative enough on Common Core. It's not enough to Huber and her Anderson Tea Party supporters that Brinkman has co-sponsored a bill to repeal the controversial education issue and voted for another bill to limit Common Core during his first year back in office.
"There's more to it than slapping your name on it," Huber said. "There's more work to be done."
But Huber doesn't understand how things work in Columbus, Brinkman said, and that killing Common Core isn't an overnight process. Gov. John Kasich is a strong supporter of Common Core, adding to the challenge of passing a veto-proof bill to repeal it.
"She's not happy with the pace of reform," Brinkman said. "No one is. But throwing a tantrum and being frustrated is not a strategy."
The candidates are scheduled to debate Monday night in Anderson Township. The race could divide East Side tea party supporters, and some political insiders believe it could get nasty leading up to the March 15 primary.
Cincinnati Tea Party President Ann Becker said it seems "crazy" that Brinkman and Huber would be opponents after what they accomplished together in 2014.
Huber and the Anderson Tea Party helped Brinkman to build a campaign focused on repealing Common Core, a set of national education standards that Ohio adopted in 2010. Opponents say Common Core standards steal control from local teachers and school districts, and Huber and others had grown frustrated with then-Rep. Peter Stautberg's consistently neutral position on the issue.
Stautberg easily defeated Brinkman in the 2012 primary. Months later, Brinkman said he was invited to Anderson Tea Party meeting. That's where he met Huber, founder of Ohioans Against Common Core. The tea party's message was clear: Repealing Common Core had to be the top issue in the next House election. Brinkman was on board, and Huber and a small group of mothers eventually went to work volunteering on his campaign.
They went door-to-door in a district that spans parts or all of Hyde Park, Mount Lookout, Mariemont and Anderson Township.
Brinkman scored the surprising victory over Stautberg, a respected lawmaker who was backed by the establishment. Brinkman returned to Columbus for the first time since 2008, when he was term-limited out after serving eight years in the House. Huber gave Brinkman a $100 post-primary donation, according to state records.
"Heidi helped me win last time, there's no question about that," Brinkman said.
Huber is a force in the anti-Common Core movement, and she has received national attention for jumping into the race – her first attempt at public office. In January, right-wing Breitbart News called Huber "mama grizzly" – meant as a compliment – and quoted national leaders who praised her for tirelessly working to repeal Common Core.
Huber did not disclose to The Enquirer how much money she has raised, but campaign finance reports are due next week. Brinkman had nearly $6,700 cash on hand, according to a January filing.
"I have name ID out the wazoo," said Brinkman, founder of the anti-tax group COAST. "I'll be OK, but I'm not taking it lightly."
Brinkman and Huber continued to work together during his early months in office last year. Huber has helped with writing anti-Common Core legislation. Last summer, Brinkman helped pass a bill to stop using the Common Core testing consortium. He has co-sponsored H.B. 212, which would repeal Common Core and restore local control of curriculum to school districts.
But the bill has plodded along. State lawmakers aren't hearing a big outcry from school-district leaders to repeal Common Core, Brinkman said.
"To school districts, Common Core is a fad," Brinkman said. "And they'll take any fad you'll throw down their throats because they just want the money. They don't care about local control. That's where the frustration comes in."
Huber still has consistently asked Brinkman to meet with superintendents and school district leaders to rally support for repealing Common Core. But the relationship between Huber and Brinkman started to deteriorate late last summer, Brinkman said, because she didn't think he was being aggressive enough to rally support from school districts. The conversations between Brinkman and Huber were tense at times.
"None of them have heard from him in six months," Huber said, referring to school administrators in the 27th district.
The Cincinnati Tea Party's Becker said the candidates' Common Core disagreements are "very nuanced."
"They’re great people, and respectful of each other's abilities," Becker said. "I would love them both to be in the statehouse. It's unfortunate they're both in the same district."
Brinkman, 58, has made other decisions that have upset Huber, a mother of three grown children. In November, Brinkman was the only House Republican to vote against a resolution calling for President Obama to stop the settlement of Syrian refugees in Ohio and the U.S.
Brinkman told The Enquirer last week he didn't want to exclude the possibility of Syrian Christians coming to the U.S. Huber called Brinkman's vote "very ill-informed" and she questioned whether he is a true conservative. But Brinkman said the vote was inconsequential because it was a non-binding resolution and something the federal government should be handling anyway.
"It was a bunch of baloney," Brinkman said. "It was just political posturing so Kasich could go tout it in New Hampshire" during his presidential campaign.
Huber also is upset with Brinkman for introducing a bill that would require private schools to publicly disclose enrollment, financial data and other information on their websites. Brinkman says it's a matter of transparency. But Huber, a financial administrator for a private school, says private schools have a right to keep such information from being made public.
"Those things discount the conservative label that he purports," Huber said.
Said Brinkman: "She's impatient, and I get that. When this is over, I'm sure we'll be friends. I think she's a really good person."
Brinkman, Huber debate
• Monday, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
• Anderson Township Center, 7850 Five Mile Road
• Open to the public
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SEE ALSO: http://truthinamericaneducation.com/candidates-on-education/stop-common-core-warrior-heidi-huber-running-ohio-house/
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SEE ALSO: http://truthinamericaneducation.com/candidates-on-education/stop-common-core-warrior-heidi-huber-running-ohio-house/
