Posted on 07/09/2005 2:41:30 PM PDT by wagglebee
Last month, a new leftist religious organization announced its inception to battle the alleged domination that Dr. James Dobson, Pat Robertson and I have on modern-day politics. This organization, the Christian Alliance for Progress, is hardly "Christian."
You may say, "Falwell, that's a pretty harsh statement." Well, let's take a look at this new group so we can determine if it is actually exhibiting the precepts of true Christianity.
In announcing its formation, the Christian Alliance for Progress unveiled what it called its "Jacksonville Declaration," an open letter to the political and church leaders of the religious right, which "challenges and invites them to return to a Christian foundation of compassion and justice, values that Jesus passionately taught and lived."
First, the sole purpose for Jesus' ministry on earth was stated in His own words: "… for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost" (Luke 19:30). Any organization that deems to calls itself "Christian" simply must have as its basis the reality that Jesus asserted that salvation could come only through Him.
I wonder if the leadership of the Christian Alliance for Progress would state that Jesus Christ, who conquered death following His crucifixion, is the singular avenue to eternal life in heaven? If not, how can the name Christian be suitable for this organization?
Second, the Christian Alliance for Progress says it will "speak out when conservative Christians misrepresent the gospel to support their misguided political positions." These positions include "equality for gays and lesbians" and "honoring the sanctity of childbearing decisions through effective prevention, not criminalization of abortion."
It sounds like the Alliance got its talking points from Howard Dean. The group is simply falling in line with untold numbers of past liberal church groups that have promoted abortion rights, homosexual rights and anti-war sentiments.
Joseph Loconte recently commented in the Wall Street Journal (July 1, 2005) that while the Christian Alliance for Progress claims to be "firmly founded on the teachings of the Gospel," students of the Gospel "may be surprised at how neatly such an agenda fits the Democratic Party platform."
Here is a reality of the Bible: It clearly forbids homosexual behavior and, for that matter, any sexual activity outside the bonds of male-female marriage. The Word of God unmistakably speaks against homosexual behavior in Romans chapter 1, describing a time in history when, as today, men and women gave themselves over to unnatural sexual relations. There can be no mistaking that these passages condemn same-sex relationships.
The Christian Alliance for Progress can label itself "Christian," but it is willfully daring to distort and dispute biblical writings forbidding homosexuality.
Further, abortion is clearly not the will of God. The Bible does not expressly address abortion, but in Psalm 139, we see a beautiful and remarkable picture of Almighty God ministering to us even within the womb:
"But you covered my inward parts;
You covered me in my mother's womb.
I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Marvelous are Your works." (Psalm 139: 13, 14)
Bottom line: personhood begins in the womb at conception, and the Bible is clear – "Thou shalt not kill."
I often wonder how in the world leftist theologians can read this dramatic passage and continue to be lost in their abortion-rights quagmire.
The Christian Alliance for Progress describes itself as "progressive," but their so-called broad-minded efforts toward tolerance have blinded them to how the Bible instructs us to live.
Finally, the Alliance calls for peace and an end to war, but they cannot understand that the only true peace that man can know comes through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. He was not a hippie do-gooder, but rather the Son of the Living God, who came to earth to pave the one way to heaven for mankind. To present Him as anything less is an outrage.
Dr. Ed Hindson, renowned theologian and Liberty University professor, writing in the August issue of National Liberty Journal, stated:
"If liberals want to debate these issues on biblical grounds, let them go right ahead. Because they will lose, not only the debate, but also any influence they might hope to have among spiritually minded people. They are correct when they insist we do not speak for them and they certainly don't speak for us. Their new Alliance for Progress will simply result in one more organization in regress."
Many Americans are seeking to discover the true peace of Christ and real meaning for their lives. While evangelical Christians will continue to be denounced and despised by the fashionable left, we must continue to devotedly and passionately take the truth of the Gospel into the world.
It is my sincere pleasure and privilege to be laughed at and scorned because I have chosen to walk with and live out my life in servitude to the Christ of the Bible.
And the more ground the left loses, the more groups we will see.
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Thanks. Have forwarded on to non-freepers.
Howard Dean... God,Guns and Gays... I wonder who they are going to get as an advocate for guns, Barney Fife?
Hillary Clinton in Evangelical Outreach
Specifically: NCC and allied groups
Thank God for folks like Falwell BUMP!
As religious-affairs director of the newly minted Christian Alliance for Progress (which was unveiled yesterday at the National Press Club), Simpson said in a subsequent interview, "We decided we could continue to sit around and grouse, or we could do something about it." So this fledgling grassroots organization, headed by a trio of devout Christians with seed money from private Florida donors, argues that progressive values mirror the teachings of the gospel. It's a Democratic-friendly message - the same message that the bestselling liberal evangelist Jim Wallis has been imparting to Democrats in private - and it's designed to close the God gap that has increasingly plagued the party at election time. It's also a priority message for former Clinton White House aide John Podesta, whose think tank, Center for American Progress, has been hosting events this year for people of faith.
"Bottom line: personhood begins in the womb at conception, and the Bible is clear – "Thou shalt not kill."
I guess that means no more capital punishment nor no more wars. Wow, just think of all the tax dollars we would save.
When the religious "right" or the religious "left" start throwing around verse it can only mean conflict. Keep religion out of our government!!!
Just check the funding, and the theology will take care of itself. This has to be a new toy that Soros has bought.
Any group that has "progress" associated with it should be branded cancerous to society.
Michael Moore-he claims he is a card carrying member of the NRA
June28,1787 Dr.Benjamin Franklin before the Constitutional
Convention ". . . We are assure d,Sir, in the Sacred writings that "except the Lord build the house they labor in vain that build it." I firmly believe this and I also believe that without his concurring aid we shall suceed in this political building no better than th eBuilder of Babel." Six days later on 4 July,1787 the Convention met at the Reformed Calvinistic Church for the contracted Prayer and worship service as suggested and passed in the affirmative on 28,June 1787( Mr. Edmund Jennings Randolf,Va.) The notion of keeping religion and government separate was concocted by the transmission belt for soviet Communist dictatorship in the Fraud perpetrated in 1947
Eversonv. Board of Education. why any Patriotic American
would promote the bloody failed Soviet system is beyond me.
"ask your Mom if you can borrow a dollar and buy yourself a clue."
I just love the way religious nuts and democrats find the only way to respond is with insults. It's obvious why so many see the "religious right" as a bunch of fruitcakes that want to shove their religious beliefs on others. What's the difference between Islam and Christians wanting to rule the populace with religious principles? I'll tell you...there is no difference...ultimately they both want power to rule.
"Thou shall not kill"...where's the clause that indicates that the USA government can kill? By what authority can any elected leader of this government or any government say that killing innocent people is acceptable in the eyes of God? Oh, I forget, collateral deaths of the innocent are the perils of war and are perfectly acceptable. Must be God's will.
RELIGION HAS NO PLACE IN AMERICAN POLITICS.
You're concerned about name-calling --but you're calling names.
Differences between Islam and Christianity: One says kill the infidels...the other says, love your enemies and bless those who curse you.
Religion has no place in American politics, you say. Dear Friend: The Christians who founded this country fought and died for your right to express yourself freely in this forum.
Hope that helps...
I bet this is a product of the Walis, me too school of christianity.
This is just the DNC trying to create a "comfort zone" for old time democrats to prevent massive defections.
No matter what the left does, the democrats are still the Democrat "gay" party.
Newsflash, the first amendment is freedom OF not FROM religion.
Religion has every place in US politics because it is premised on a higher set of right and wrong.
You are just parroting the same BS as the DNC consultant Walis.
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