Driving home from work yesterday I was surprised to hear Dr. D. James Kennedy (President of Coral Ridge Ministries)doing an interview with Peter Jennings! Turns out ABC had requested the interview. Kennedy called him to task on the liberal bias of the "theologians" he had chosen for this program and the previous Jesus special he did. Jennings blathered about "different truths for different people" and kept referring to all the times he had lived in the holy lands etc... and about how he was a serious journalist who didn't choose people based on belief or non-belief.
Kennedy was gracious, but didn't pull any punches and said he will critique the program this coming Thursday. He ended by saying a prayer for Jennings after Jennings had hung up the phone. Kennedy also reminded Christians to voice their opinions to ABC, but be kind in their tone.
'Jennings blathered about "different truths for different people" and kept referring to all the times he had lived in the holy lands etc... and about how he was a serious journalist who didn't choose people based on belief or non-belief.'
IMO, Jennings displayed his true religious leanings [and agenda!] during the internationally televised ushering in of the new millenium. As I watched in horrified disbelief at a bunch of crazed and frenzied characters in long black hooded robes, hoisting pitchforks in the air, and who were cavoting around a circle of fire in which another black-robed and hooded figure sporting huge horns (this was in France, or was it Germany?), we were then transported back to Jennings, who was then seen smiling a fatherly smile over the whole demonic scene. Spoke volumes to me!
Speaking of Paul, this whole thing with Jennings reminds me of Act 13, when the Holy Spirit called on Paul and Barnabas for a special mission to bind a particular false prophet with two names (his Hebrew name meant, literally, 'son of Jesus'; he had an Arab name as well, signifying for me that the 'rulers and principalities of this world and spiritual wickedness in high places' can always find a common bond when it comes to being against God's annointed.) My message to Jennings and those of his ilk would parrot Paul's to Barjesus/Elymus:
Act 13:9 Then Saul, (who also [is called] Paul,) FILLED WITH THE HOLY GHOST, SET HIS EYES ON HIM, [I would have loved to have seen this!]
Act 13:10 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, [thou] child of the devil, [thou] enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Act/Act013.html#9 Great chapter. My apologies to Pastor Kennedy, but I'm still trying to develop patience as a virtue.
Jennings' bragging on spending so much time in the 'Holy Land' [
http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Gal/4/25.html ] means nothing to me. So did the Edomites who were absorbed into modern Jewry, according to the Jewish Encyclopedia. The only Holy Land that God recognizes is the one above, at least for now, and one which we ALL have access to by faith in His Means of Salvation.
Perhaps something like the Lesser Banishing Act of the Pentagram would be a religious practice he could better relate to. Leave the 'foolishness' of the practice of worshipping God crucified in the flesh 'to save His people from their transgressions' [Isaish 53:8] to us lesser individuals. I guess we'll see who was right soon enough.
Just my two cents. Now let me see if this will post, because my computer is almost totally hung up and needs to be shut down.