Posted on 07/07/2002 12:46:00 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
More of Falwell's sanctimonious slop, in the same vein as 9/11 being caused not by the bad guys, but because God lifted His "protective veil".
I once saw a public forum in which Falwell participated. A man quoted an Old Testament verse in which God promised that his covenant with Israel would never be broken. Why then, the man asked, must Jews accept the "new covenant" of the New Testament? Falwell got a big laugh from the yokels by saying, "Sir, you'd know better than to ask that question at Liberty Baptist!"
Have paid Falwell very little attention since.
Folks, I hate to tell you, but this means praying for the Democrats as well as the Republicans. You want them to be wise, and courageous, and patriotic. To say they "can't be" says that God is a liar. He says they can be.
On the other hand, you don't want to give them free reign. So here is how I do it, and I believe this is consistent with the Word: I pray blessings on "all those in authority over me," the House, Senate, Supreme COurt, President, Gov. Taft, Mayor McLin, and my school's administration. But then, in the name of Jesus, I bind BY NAME the Democrats from interfering with certain policies. Jesus said whatever you bind on earth would be bound in heaven, so I believe this has an effect. If all Christians bound the Democrats not to impair the vote on judges, for ex., we would have our judges. You may have other methods, but this works for me. NOT PRAYING for ALL our leaders, I think, is not an option.
Patrick Henry supported the Declaration of Independence, but he was opposed to our Constitution.
Patrick Henry
They tell us, Sir, that we are weak -- unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot? Sir, we are not weak, if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power.
Three millions of People, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. Beside, Sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of Nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, Sir, is not to the strong alone. It is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, Sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable. and let it come! I repeat, Sir, let it come!
It is in vain, Sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace! -- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the North will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our breathren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that Gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery! Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
As to the other question, whoever put that to Rev. Falwell deserved a more curt answer even than he got! That is a stupid and disruptive question, to which God alone knows the answer, and it is the oldest saw in the book, 2000 yrs old, to try to drive a wedge between Jews and Christians by asking the one if the other has a valid salvation or acceptance with God.
The Japanese are said to have a word called "muh" which means, "unask the question."
Exactly true.
The left busily seeks to drive wedges between Christians and Jews. Between Catholics and Baptists (all the while sucking up to every animal-, idol-, foot- and cow-worshipping freak cult imaginable.) They hate God, but what's more, the left knows and understands the basic tenet of Statism: there can be NOTHING higher than the STATE. There can be no higher allegiance or law or morality than that of the State. God must go. If He is temporarily replaced by some buddha or incense-burner or tree, that suits the left just fine.
I think most Christians and Jews know to stick together. It's Christians and Jews versus the hordes of anti-America, freedom-hating leftists. The left hates all things Judeo-Christian so much they are falling over themselves in their support for the mohams. The left hates Western Civilization, making them natural allies to the islams.
Also, I note: Surely the most demonized people on the internet (and on FR---proving that a lot of the kool-aid is consumed here, too) are Jerry Falwell and Laura Schlesinger! The left has succeeded in its brainwashing through 50 years of control of our education system, and of total media censorship and manipulation.
Creation/God...Christianity---secular-govt.-humanism!
Originally the word liberal meant social conservatives(no govt religion--none) who advocated growth and progress---mostly technological(knowledge being absolute/unchanging)based on law--reality... UNDER GOD---the nature of GOD/man/govt. does not change. These were the Classical liberals...founding fathers-PRINCIPLES---stable/SANE scientific reality/society---industrial progress...moral/social character-values(private/personal) GROWTH!
Evolution...Atheism-dehumanism---TYRANNY...
Then came the post-modern age of switch-flip-spin-DEFORMITY-cancer...Atheist secular materialists through ATHEISM/evolution CHANGED-REMOVED the foundations...demolished the wall(separation of state/religion)--trampled the TRUTH-GOD...built a satanic temple/SWAMP-MALARIA/RELIGION(cult of darwin-marx-satan) over them---made these absolutes subordinate--relative and calling all the residuals---technology/science === evolution to substantiate/justify their efforts--claims...social engineering--PC--atheism...anti-God/Truth RELIGION--crusade/WAR--JIHAD--INTOLERANCE/TYRANNY...against God--man--society!!
Changing--morphing words-meaning-reality...
the CONSTITUTION via your 'logic-reason' to your fantasy-bias world-bs/IDEOLOGY---LIBERALISM/EVOLUTION...
is called psychosis!
(We have such a one as our President - now we need more in other offices all over the country). God will answer if we will just pray!
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