Anthony Comstock, o primeiro ativista pró-vida e pró-família da história moderna

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38 proprietor, a Mr. Conroy. The courts‟ inability to keep Mr. Conroy behind bars fueled Comstock‟s distrust of the police, whom he considered far too secular to ever abide by God‟s standard of decency and sexual morality. By 1871, Comstock‟s name appeared in New York newspapers as an anti-vice crusader, with articles noting his pugnacity and supreme confidence in his work. But Comstock was just getting started: for the next forty years, his influence on the crackdown on purveyors of vice would swell as quickly as his infamy. Source: Broun, Heywood and Margaret Leech. Anthony Comstock: Roundsman of the Lord. New York: Albert and Charles Boni, 1927.

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Os principais versículos dele: “Não temas, porque eu sou contigo; não te assombres, porque eu sou teu Deus; eu te fortaleço, e te ajudo, e te sustento com a destra da minha justiça.” (Isaías 41:10 BRP) “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” (Isaiah 41:10 AV) “Toda a ferramenta preparada contra ti não prosperará, e toda a língua que se levantar contra ti em juízo tu a condenarás; esta é a herança dos servos do SENHOR, e a sua justiça que de mim procede, diz o SENHOR.” (Isaías 54:17 BRP) “No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.” (Isaiah 54:17 AV)

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