Posted: 1/21/05
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Religious right (on)
The United States has been unofficially known as a “Christian nation” since it was settled, fought for and founded in vast majority by Religious Right Protestant Christians who fled European persecution. Two hundred twenty-five years later, Satan now persecutes their believing descendants.
The socialist, anti-God Liberal Left rose half a century ago. Even some believers support the Left's political agenda of abortion, immorality and godlessness, evidence of its Satanic origin and power.
Our overwhelmingly Christian founders didn't exclude other faiths or no faith, but they established the right to publicly express majority belief in God and allowed no restriction of public prayer or expression of faith. They created majority rule through elected representatives, not minority rule through illegal abuse of court power.
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| “I don't see … at least from my perspective, how you can be president without a relationship with the Lord.” George W. Bush (The Washington Times, RNS) "What I object to in Hollywood is not necessarily vulgarity. It's vulgarity with no purpose. It's vulgarity with no message. It's vulgarity for the sake of exploiting vulgarity. … Jesus was really against all kinds of exploitation." Patricia Heaton Actress who plays Debra Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond (AFA Journal) "If God can adopt us into his family and call us his own, it is our hope that others consider following his example by adopting a 'fatherless' child into their families." Steven Curtis Chapman Recording artist, who has adopted three children from China (BP) “Money is never enough compensation for investing time in something you hate. … Having a job that only provides safety and security is not enough. … Jobs will come and go–but a vocation or 'calling' will provide a continuing direction.” Dan Miller Author of 48 Days to the Work You Love (BP) |
Christians are forcing belief on no one. We're fighting to regain our rights abolished by an activist court whose agenda ignored precedent and found-ers' intent and decimated respect for human life and common sense.
Our founders acknowledged God's existence. Be ready to join Babylon, Rome and the U.S.S.R. if the Left is able to eliminate that recognition.
Jim Bryant
Clifton
An open door
Christ talks about tragedy such as the tsunami in several places. He refers to the birth pain of the end of time, and earthquakes are one of the signs. He tells of the tower that falls and bad things happen to the just and unjust.
However, there are times when God's people turn their back to God. …
But people who say their nation is “Christian” are set to be judged by God.
I truly believe 9/11 was a wakeup call to Christians that we have became too complacent with pleasing the world and not God. We backed off sending people to evangelize the world, failed to send gifts to help those who want to go, because we are too concerned about ourselves and our church programs.
The tsunami was not an act of God; it just happened. The tragedy does open the door to Christians to get together and send aid of all sorts and missionaries by the 747-loads.
Dennis W. Russell
El Paso
Call to love
When our country was founded, there were no ugly or pretty people, just people with beautiful souls, seeking a homeland where they could worship God without persecution.
For years, we grew closer to the Lord. Then we acted as Eve did when she was tempted by the devil. The devil told Eve, “You shall not surely die,” although God had said she would.
We started to believe that same lie, that God was mistaken in how he told us to live our lives, so that we would know peace, happiness and prosperity. …
God has told us to love one another, even love our enemies, and to return good for evil. We still think we know better.
When will we learn and return back to the peace and prosperity we once knew?
Daniel Younger
Itasca
Moving on
I like the new look of the Baptist Standard.
I like even better the stated plan to “move beyond the controversies and conflicts of the past.” …
We are all still Baptists. “Moving on” is good news.
Oralee Farell
Commerce
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