Christians Must Denounce Iran Now Before Catastrophe

Christians Must Denounce Iran Now Before Catastrophe; Statement on Iran Requiring Jews, Christians and Other Religious Minorities to Wear Identifying Badges

To: National Desk

Contact: Dane Rose , 202-546-8329 ext. 106; Rev. Rob Schenck, 703-447-7686 cell, both of the National Clergy Council

WASHINGTON, May 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- Rev. Rob Schenck (pronounced SHANK) is president of the National Clergy Council in Washington, DC, and is coordinator of an ongoing dialogue between American Evangelicals and Moroccan Muslims. He is a board member of the Evangelical Church Alliance and an advisor to the Institute on Religion and Public Policy. Mr. Schenck released this statement today regarding Iran's passage of a law requiring Jews, Christians and other religious minorities to wear markings on their clothing identifying them as non-Muslims:

"This only proves that the worst in human history does repeat itself. The Bible says the heart of man is 'desperately wicked: who can know it?' The Iranian leadership proves the point. Christians must speak out loudly and immediately to denounce this atrocious action. We were silent too long during the 1930's and millions were murdered as a result.
"Speaking for thousands of church leaders from all Christian traditions, I urge President Bush, Secretary Rice and Congress to take swift and severe action against Iran and enforce the most dire of consequences should the country enact this supremely inhuman decree.
"Furthermore, I urge all people of conscience in Iran and outside to resist this egregious violation of human rights and take whatever action necessary to rescue those in danger. We must open our hearts, homes and wallets to prepare now to save those who will suffer. May God have mercy and spare us the horror of 60 and 70 years ago."

Mr. Schenck is speaking tonight, May 19, 7:00 PM at the large Gloucester County Community Church, 359 Chapel Heights Road, in Washington Township, New Jersey, 08080

Given the Iranian regiemes genocidal aspirations, the badges aren't really an issue in condemnation

1 posted on 05/19/2006 2:48:31 PM PDT by SJackson

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2 posted on 05/19/2006 2:49:49 PM PDT by SJackson (The Pilgrims—Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn’t do!)

Thank you for the PING!!

3 posted on 05/19/2006 2:53:03 PM PDT by Lion in Winter (Violent islam is the same as plain islam. No peace at all.... Just mass mayhem.)

Well, in "Arabian nights" there was a city with the inhabitants turned into fishes of distinct colors corresponding to the religious community - yellow, blue, red and black - so even the color scheme has been about the same since the times of Harun-al-Rashid. Verily, there's nothing new under the sun.

4 posted on 05/19/2006 2:53:26 PM PDT by GSlob

To: SJackson; Bokababe

"Furthermore, I urge all people of conscience in Iran and outside to resist this egregious violation of human rights and take whatever action necessary to rescue those in danger. We must open our hearts, homes and wallets to prepare now to save those who will suffer. May God have mercy and spare us the horror of 60 and 70 years ago."

AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!!

5 posted on 05/19/2006 2:54:43 PM PDT by Lion in Winter (Violent islam is the same as plain islam. No peace at all.... Just mass mayhem.)

To: GSlob; FormerLib

Yeah, slob do not ATTEMPT to trivialize this... and in EUROPE the NAZIs made the JEWS wear yellow stars and half-Jews, half stars!!

OH, YEAH...NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN!! sarcasm off!!

6 posted on 05/19/2006 2:57:47 PM PDT by Lion in Winter (Violent islam is the same as plain islam. No peace at all.... Just mass mayhem.)

Christians will speak out. Jews will just wear sandwich boards saying "Kick us Again! Harder this time!"

7 posted on 05/19/2006 3:00:04 PM PDT by zarf (It's time for a college football playoff system.)

It's intersting that everyone says Iran is copying the Nazi's. As I recall, this is a Muslim custom dating back centuries.

8 posted on 05/19/2006 3:00:12 PM PDT by aimhigh

9 posted on 05/19/2006 3:06:49 PM PDT by Lion in Winter (islamics are not religious, just set on on mass murder of non-muslims!!)

Christians will speak out. Jews will just wear sandwich boards saying "Kick us Again! Harder this time!"

That's cause Christians have balls, Jews are cowards.

Thanks for the contribution, I love hearing from the FR *sshole contingent.

10 posted on 05/19/2006 3:07:34 PM PDT by SJackson (The Pilgrims—Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn’t do!)

Perhaps what he means is that there are many pacifist Jews who are willing to repeat the errors of the past that got them killed?

11 posted on 05/19/2006 3:09:05 PM PDT by Sam Gamgee (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't. - Patton)

To: aimhigh; SJackson

In light of the idiot running Iran threatening to destroy Israel/ALL JEWS, I hardly think they are harkening back to those "good ol'days" of ANCIENT History. more like the days of HITLER!!

Well, maybe you think hitler got his idea for the Jews wearing stars from an OLD TEXACO ad about wearing a STAR! Geezzze!

12 posted on 05/19/2006 3:09:58 PM PDT by Lion in Winter (islamics are not religious, just set on on mass murder of non-muslims!!)

13 posted on 05/19/2006 3:10:36 PM PDT by Lion in Winter (islamics are not religious, just set on on mass murder of non-muslims!!)

To: Sam Gamgee; SJackson

WHAT errors!!! Being a JEW?? Merely existing on earth??

What are you talking about?????

14 posted on 05/19/2006 3:11:55 PM PDT by Lion in Winter (islamics are not religious, just set on on mass murder of non-muslims!!)

To: Mr. Silverback

15 posted on 05/19/2006 3:12:52 PM PDT by Lion in Winter (islamics are not religious, just set on on mass murder of non-muslims!!)

Thanks for the contribution, I love hearing from the FR *sshole contingent.

*sshole?

Hmmm....Jews seemed to have found an acceptable, comfortable niche in just occasional blood letting.

Never again? What would Yossi Beilin do?

16 posted on 05/19/2006 3:16:37 PM PDT by zarf (It's time for a college football playoff system.)

I keep waiting (in vain) for all the very vocal iranian ex-pat freepers to show up on these threads.....

17 posted on 05/19/2006 3:21:14 PM PDT by wtc911 (You can't get there from here)

They were probably scared off by all the anti-Arabic posts on the board.

18 posted on 05/19/2006 3:27:44 PM PDT by TypeZoNegative (".... We are a nation of Americans. We are DECENDED from legal immigrants"- johnandrhonda)

"...Must Denounce Iran..."

Wow, that denouncing is really scary. I bet that'll stop 'em.

19 posted on 05/19/2006 3:30:53 PM PDT by 3niner

A hard rain is going to fall on Iran soon...

Break out the popcorn, this is going to be good!

20 posted on 05/19/2006 3:49:14 PM PDT by JDoutrider

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