Artur Pawlowski is a hero of mine. He waged a very difficult fight to protect his church, his congregation and the people they reach out to help. Perhaps his courage comes from his family's experiences in Poland before World War II. He recognizes fascism when he sees it and immediately stands up to fight against it.
You can find more information about Pastor Pawlowski at the Street Church Website.
Meet Pastor Pawlowski Here.
Meet Pastor Pawlowski Here.
“Jesus was the greatest defender of freedom. We should be too.
Why did Canada hate me so much? Because I represented God in a culture that is increasingly hostile towards Him. You will not see a meeting like this in Canada (looks around). The people are fearful.
Let me say this. Ohio has a special spot in my heart. Over the last three years, with many dark moments, Ohio stood up for liberty when Canada forsook me. (Ohio passed a motion in June 2022, calling for Canada to be placed on a religious liberty watch list, due to their repressive Covid measures that shut down churches and places of worship.)
We have lost a valuable commodity in western culture—we have forgotten courage. It is a hard to find commodity. The furnace of oppression and ungodliness is getting hotter. We need the testimony of converted Christians who stand up for truth. Are you willing to become that testimony?
Lots of people say they want to see Jesus. Do you want to see Jesus? He shows up in a fire (Daniel 3:25). He shows up when we are humble (Isaiah 57:15).
What was done to us in Canada was evil but look what God did for us. They meant it for evil, but God meant it for good. We stood up in the midst of great oppression. We are still standing, by the grace of God. We are unbroken (2 Corinthians 4:8).
I grew up in Poland, behind the iron curtain. Poland was always under attack. We were oppressed by Hitler, we were oppressed by Soviet Russia.
Remember, Hitler was legitimately elected. He enacted laws against the Jewish people, but the first victims were German people. They were indoctrinated to hate a race of people (similar to the way white people are being vilified in woke culture today). The tyrant was their own government.
Today, tyrants are telling people you will own nothing and be happy. They are eating rich food, while telling people to eat bugs. Look what they are doing. If I was king, I would charge those people with treason. You will not see a meeting like this in Canada. Many people are ashamed.
I was arrested 16 times. I received over 150 tickets. What was my crime? Feeding hungry. I was shocked when I was ticketed for helping poor. Pilgrims that came to America had a dream. That dream was freedom of religion and the freedom to worship God according to their conscience. Canada benefitted from that dream, we were brothers on the same continent. Are you still the land of the free and the home of the brave?"
