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Mark Gabriel Gets 10 Days in Jail for Doing Good
Mark Gabriel of Appleton, Wisconsin was sentenced to 10 days in jail. However the judge gave him 30 days to report so he will still be able to make the Columbus event. Be a hero save a whale; Save a baby go to jail. Fail to ask, "How high sir?" any time a police officer says jump and "May I come down sir?" before obeying gravity over the officer and you might very well go to jail like Mark. Be an unbelieving fearful member of the masses obeying every word a police officer says just because a policeman said so - even if it is wrong, immoral, illegal or evil - and society will consider you a fine upstanding citizen. Nazi Germany was full of such fine upstanding citizens, many of which attended church each Sunday. Sadly, America is quickly copying their example. However like in Germany, a few godly men are, like Moses, by faith choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin, esteeming the reproach of Christ greater than the treasures of Egypt for they looked to the reward. (Hebrews 11:24-27)
May God deliver all in the American Church from the spirit of fear that enslaves too many Christians to living their lives based upon others' opinion of them instead of seeking out God's clear commandments in the Scriptures abd obeying Him. The fate of millions of souls rests on whether Christians will live by this worldly spirit of timidity or obey God through the spirit of power, love and a discipline God has given us. (2 Timothy 1:7) Mark Gabriel is another example of how a true disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ ought to live. The Holy Spirit spoke boldly through Mark when he was called before a district judge to give an account for simply obeying God as you will see for yourself in the article below. - Steve Mashburn
http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/news/archive/local_16882842.shtml Posted July 13, 2004 Calumet County supervisor sentenced to 10 days in jail Gabriel impedes officer during abortion protest By Dan Wilson Post-Crescent staff writer APPLETON — A Calumet County supervisor convicted of obstructing an officer during an anti-abortion protest was sentenced to 10 days in jail Monday. Mark H. Gabriel, 43, 3102 E. Parkside Blvd., Appleton, had a warrant issued for his arrest Friday by Outagamie County Circuit Judge Michael Gage when he failed to show up for his scheduled sentencing hearing. After becoming aware of the bench warrant, Gabriel contacted the court and Gage scheduled a hearing for Monday afternoon. Gabriel told the judge he never received the notice of the hearing and apologized to Gage. "This is the first time I have seen the notice of this hearing," said Gabriel. "I assure you I had no knowledge of this sentencing date." Gabriel was convicted as a result of an abortion protest in August in which he was posting signs along N. Gillett Street in Grand Chute. When confronted by a police officer, Gabriel turned his video camera on the officer. When the officer said he would need to seize the tape as evidence, Gabriel refused to turn it over and he was arrested on the obstructing charge. Outagamie County Assistant Dist. Atty. Brad Priebe made note of Gabriel’s previous six convictions arising from his anti-abortion activities and asked for jail time rather than probation. "I don’t know exactly what you do with a guy like Gabriel," he told the judge. "Six of anything when you come to sentencing is not good." Gabriel said his convictions were the result of protests. "Every one is directly related to or indirectly related to trying to save children from being killed by abortion," he said. "I found the early disciples had criminal histories as well. And that was for doing good. My presence out there and the presence of other Christians has had the effect of saving lives." Gage agreed with Priebe’s recommendation for jail time. "We apply the general proposition that the same rules apply to you as other people," said Gage. "And your actions can be properly looked upon as adverse to other persons lawfully going about their own business. Your purpose is to test the limits that exist, in testing the waters or pushing the envelope." Gage gave Gabriel a 30-day stay in starting his jail sentence. Gage also ordered he pay court costs and made him eligible for work-release privileges to make his meeting commitments for the Calumet County Board. Dan Wilson can be reached at 920-993-1000, ext. 304, or by e-mail at dwilson@postcrescent. com. |
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