[elpadre]

In 1790, before a joint Council, House, Senate, Governor John Hancock and Lt. Governor Samuel Adams all of Massachusetts, an election day sermon (which was common) was preached by the Rev. Daniel Foster from which the following is excerpted: “Guard against pride, covetousness, and a disposition to bind heavy burdens on the people.”

“Lay aside party considerations and private designs, and do that which you can answer to God, and the people. Then you will be blessed and the blessings of many, ready to perish, will come upon you. And in the last grand revolution, when all distinctions, but those of a religious nature will be forever done away, you will meet the approbation of Him, by whom you rule, and your reward will be great. We wish you divine direction, and a blessing, this day, out of the house of God.”

[PapaNew]

Here's a good prayer:

Lord, give broadcast microphones to your grace-based people who understand

1) we are born with God-given, inalienable rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

2) the presumptions of our freedoms and the express limitations of the federal government in the Constitution, and

3) the Constitution as the Rule of Law in our land and unconstitutional federal acts as acts of lawlessness and tyranny.

Thanks you Jesus.

[Ms Mable]

“I too have been grieved over the moral capitulation of so many professing Christians, from pastors to politicians and from congregants to congressmen.”
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Remember the captain of the cruise ship? He was one of the first to abandon the ship and all of the people on board.(HA! He now sits in jail) Why? Because he was/is a weasel that will always look out for himself first.
IMO, most of our so called Christian and political leaders are cut from the same cloth as that captain! At the first sign of trouble they abandon us. They do not stay and steer us through rough waters....they jump ship!!

[arthurus]

This was the situation way back when in the days of Rome. A few decades of no persecution and the Church expanded and prospered and the many proselytes had no experience of adversity. Then came the next Persecution and they lined up at the temples to sacrifice. They fell away easily. It caused schism as the bishops that remained loyal opposed each other about whether the apostates should be readmitted or how onerous their repentance must be.

[donna]

But my colleague told me privately that he didn’t have much confidence that the book would get to you, seeing that the producer in question was openly gay and might take offense at the contents of the book.

FoxNews is totally supportive of gay marriage, etc.

Bill O'Reilly and Ann Coulter are talking out of both sides of their mouths.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Ann is becoming less relevant than Bill. Last night she was reminiscing about Romney's polished presentation.

Ann has gone VERY elitist in her old age. Maybe she always was, but it was more hidden.

[Logical me]

You can readily see how much my heart beats with yours in calling for Christian leaders to stand and be counted, regardless of cost or consequence.

But it will take more than stand and be counted. The only thing that will do the job is to round up these punks and beat the hell out of them. Sorry, not the Christian way but the only way. War has been declared on us and the time has come.

[RitaOK]

Bill was focusing on not the conservative personalities with a microphone, but specifically focusing on priests and pastors of churches. He was especially emphatic about the silence of cardinals and bishops of the Catholic Church, in the face of genocide abroad in the Middle East and the rise of militant LGBS and militant corporations against Christians in the USA.

Ann veered off once to make mention of someone outside the churches, and O’Reilly brought her right back, and said, “No, I am talking about the church leadership!”

He said he can’t get these high profiles to come on his show. They are cowards in the face of their own extinction, is clearly what he was saying.

So, these writers trying to cash in a column about how great they are in addressing the problem miss the point entirely.

It is Christian church pastors and Catholic priests who are not shepherding anyone anywhere in these dangerous times. Christians need to rise up as a Church, under the banner of the Church and her shepherds need to be leading the way.

[Bob434]

[[To Bill O’Reilly and Ann Coulter: We’re Right Here!]]

Really? You’re ‘right here’? Because and and most of America haven’t heard a stinkin word from you folks- but we’ve heard PLENTY from the 1.6% of the population that has caused you folks to cower- We hear from them all the time as they attack Christianity, but never a peep from you folks- how is it that we constantly hear about the gays screaming, forcing people to comply but never heard of you folks before your letter to Bill? The gays are on TV DAILY now screaming bloody hell, but at best, we see perhaps a catholic spokesman, not the leaders mind you, but a spokesman, come out and essential just say Tsk Tsk- they shouldn’t be saying such things about us’

Yeah, that’ll teach em a lesson

And just for the record, it’s going to take a LOT more than an appearance or two on Fox News to make a stand- You’ll have to go directly into the snake’s dens of the MSM to confront them, repeatedly, because a guest appearance or two on fox will be quickly forgotten and the MSM will just wait out the temporary uproar and then take right back up where they left off once the dust settles-

So yeah, Get your answers ready, and be prepared and STICK to message- don’t let the snakes draw you into what they want to speak about-

Then write Fox news another letter and tell them you are ‘right here’ It will have much more credence after that

[wastoute]

IIRC, CS Lewis called them “men with hollow chests”.