![]() Others said, “You deserve what you get!” I would imagine Pastor Pawlowski is receiving some of the same responses. (15) Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife and some also of good will: (16) The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds: (17) But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.” (Philippians 1:12-17) When the Apostle Paul faced imprisonment, he wrote from his prison cell to the church of Philippi, “But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel (13) So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places (14) And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. While we would never have expected to see it like this in North America, it is only a matter of time before it comes to the United States. Taking a stand for what is right is going to invite persecution. Who can move 1,000 trucks? Who can move 10,000 truckers with 100,000 supporters?” 5 “ Again, I’m not talking about violence, swords and guns all that stuff,” he later told the truckers. We just want to go back and work hard and achieve something and provide for our families. “We don’t fight with Tasers and the police vehicles. “May God help us all, because we don’t fight with guns and swords,” he said. tour.” 4Ī prosecutor at the bail hearing charged that Pawlowski’s talk to the truckers was “an overt threat to violence.” However, “Pawlowski explicitly told the truckers twice not to resort to violence during their protests, according to video of his remarks. ![]() He was charged with “one count of mischief over $5,000, one count of aiding in blocking critical infrastructure and one count of breaching a bail condition for “not keeping the peace,” which was related to probation conditions under which he was placed in October after being arrested following his U.S. While preaching in the United States last summer and meeting with American lawmakers, he “warned large audiences that Western governments increasingly resemble the communist regime in Poland he fled as a young man.” 3 Upon returning to Canada, police were waiting for him.Ĭurrently, Pastor Pawlowski is in a Canadian jail because he took “church” to the truckers of the Freedom Convoy. How dare they? The audacity of those people coming. It was a shocking thing. I was a little bit shaken, but I did what every shepherd right now on the planet Earth should be doing–fend off the wolves. We as lions should never bow before the hyenas, and that’s what they’re right now.” 2Īs of the middle of February 2022, Pastor Pawlowski has been arrested five times. They were illegally encroaching on our rights during the most holy days during the Passover celebration. ![]() Everything kind of came back to life from my childhood, and the only thing I could do is to fend off the wolves as a shepherd, and I use my voice to get rid of them. ![]() There was a famous saying in Poland–when I was growing up–by the police, “give me a man and we will find something on that man.” So, it was like a flashback when those police officers showed up at my church. In an interview, Pastor Pawlowski said, “ I grew up under a Communist dictatorship behind the Iron Curtain, under the boot of the Soviets, and I’m tell you that’s no fun at all. It was a disaster. Police officers could break into your house five in the morning, they could beat you up, torture, they could arrest you for no matter what reason they would come up with. Such is the story of Pastor James Coates. Other pastors in Canada were already in jail for having held church services. There were not welcome back without a warrant. The paper pointed out that churches there can hold services, but have to keep their attendances below 15% and follow guidelines like wearing masks.” 1 Pawlowski promptly told the officers to leave and not disrupt the services any longer. “Pawlowski has been fined multiple times over COVID-19 violations. While trying to hold church services, several police officers enter the church without a warrant to see if the church is COVID compliant. If you haven’t heard of him, let me give you a bit of background.Įaster 2021. Canadian Pastor Artur Pawlowski, the head of Calgary’s Street Church in Alberta, Canada, has made the news again.
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