A Miracle at the Capitol Building

Oh man, I know you can recognize the cleverness of the enemy right here.
You can see where these evil imposters will be puffed up full of pride.
With this talk about anointing the places where Obama will walk. If
Obama does a good job then these imposters will take the credit for it.
Reading this turned my stomach but I thought it was important to use
this as an example of the tactics of these evil imposters, exposing them
for what they are. Fine if you pray and anoint, but what is the point
about bragging about it? It smacks of Pharisee arrogance and hubris,
bragging about their deeds to be seen of men. Great will be the reward
of those who do good in secret. The hypocrites reward is right here on
earth, not in heaven, which of course they will not inhabit anyway. I
believe there is hope for Obama, not because of any prayers or
anointings of mine, but have noticed a difference in him. Why haven’t
the prayers of these hypocrites changed Bush any? I guess according to
these deluded apostates Obama will be good if he is just like Bush, but
wait, no, neocons blame democrats when they do act like Bush. There is
your catch 22 because there is no pleasing these hypocrites. Mark my
words! No matter how good Obama might end up being the malicious talk
against him will never cease from the likes of Rush Limbaugh. All these
newage neocons prove how phony they are when speaking of positivity when
they are full of negativity and slander. All they know is manipulation
and deceit. Their very tactics and mentallity betray and expose
themselves. Beware of any religious leader bragging about their deeds.
Their very nature exposes what spirit they are really of. It is the
spirit of this world that brags in their flesh and about self. Since all
Rush ever does is brag about himself it is easy to see what he is. He is
guilty of the original sin of Lucifer himself.

Dear Terry, Some doors only Heaven can open. That was the case yesterday when I was prompted by the Holy Spirit to do something that in my mind I knew could not be accomplished. When we notified the Capitol Hill police of our intentions they told us in no uncertain terms we would be arrested for our actions. Yet, in obedience to what I knew to be a divine prompting, I proceeded, along with my colleague, Rev. Pat Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition, to the Capitol Building…and there experienced a miracle. It just so happened (as it so often does for people of faith), when we entered the Capitol complex we met Congressman Paul Broun of Georgia, in the hallway. Congressman Broun is a dynamic and unapologetic Christian. I told him what God had prompted me to do. He immediately agreed and joined me, along with Rev. Mahoney and our chief of staff, Peggy Birchfield, as together we held a prayer service inside the US Capitol that included anointing the doorway President-Elect Barack Obama will pass through on his way to the platform to be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States on January 20th. To see this brief but powerful prayer and anointing service, please click here. Anointing with oil is a rich tradition both in the Bible and in the history of the US Capitol. Oil symbolizes consecration, or setting something apart for God’s use. George Washington used oil during the dedication of the US Capitol. We used the oil to set apart the walkway and doors that will be the literal right-of-passage for Barack Obama as he ascends to the highest office in our land. Bear in mind this is one of the most cordoned off and highly secured sites in America. It is virtually inaccessible. Yet, there we were, holding a consecration service in obedience to God – the very thing He had placed in my heart. Rep. Broun delivered a short sermon-like talk on the need to obey God and His will, and for the future president to do what is right. I read Bible passages and applied sacred oil to the doorposts of the arched doorway leading out of the Capitol and onto the inaugural stage, immediately in front of the riser where Obama will stand with Chief Justice John Roberts who will administer the Oath of Office. Rev. Mahoney read a powerful inaugural prayer by Dr. Billy Graham, delivered 40 years ago. Congressman Broun referred to the location of the prayer service as "the doorway that (President-Elect Obama) will enter through to start of his presidency." That doorway has now been consecrated and anointed for the purposes of God. You and your friends, family, and fellow church members can now join us in prayer for our nation and the transition to a new administration by simply watching the video and praying with us. The more people who watch this video, the more powerful it becomes. That’s why we also need you to forward it on to as many people as possible. If Christians across the nation will join together in prayer, I know God will “hear from Heaven and heal our land.” Please watch this amazing video yourself by clicking here and then forward it on to your family, friends, and fellow church members so together we can raise our voices to God on behalf of our nation in an act of repentance and dedication. Your missionary to our nation’s leaders, Rob Schenck

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Abbas urges Hamas, Israel to accept truce – MSNBC Articles

This lying hypocritical media is blaming Israel of course. These lying
scoundrels will not show all the innocent victims of the palestinian
terrorists. They will all burn in hell for the barbarians they are and
for doing this to God’s chosen people. We really need to keep Israel in
our prayers as the world leaders are uniting against them. I know you
probably don’t buy into the lying media propaganda but I still feel I
have to speak up to give balance to all the media distortions. The
vicious antichrist media is being relentless against them and Mike Evans
is having to step in because of this madness. Those who align themselves
with the murderous palestian terrorists prove that they are of the same
murderous nature and will burn along with their beloved terrorists. I
know all this hatred is predicted for the end times in the bible against
Israel, and man it is sure coming on fast, but we have to try to make a
difference where we can and not let the liars in the media get away with
their lies. We are to expose the deeds of darkness. Those who don’t are
cowards. That is why you will not hear any pastor or religious leader
anywhere speak out for the sake of Israel. These deeds don’t get much
darker than this. This propaganda against Israel is right out of
Hitler’s playbook. Hitler is alive and well today. Just look at the
media and the government, and all the governments of the world that
oppose Israel. All the nations that opposed Israel throughout history
only had one fate: utter destruction. Whole nations will be damned to
the pits of hell for all eternity for opposing God’s people. The bible
makes clear that no murderer has eternal life. SHAME ON ALL THE CHURCHES
THAT ARE SILENT ON THIS! NO ONE WILL SPEAK UP FOR YOU WHEN PERSECUTION
COMES! GOD IS NOT MOCKED! YOU WILL REAP WHAT YOU SOW! COWARDS WILL NOT
BE ALLOWED IN GOD’S KINGDOM! THOSE WHO ARE SILENT PROVE WHO YOUR REAL
MASTER IS. SATAN IS A COWARD BECAUSE HE HAS TO USE DECEPTION BY COMING
AS AN ANGEL OF LIGHT. FEAR OF MAN BRINGS A TRAP. FEAR THE ONLY ONE WHO
CAN DESTROY BOTH BODY AND SOUL IN HELL! THOSE WHO FEAR AND LOVE THE LORD
WILL SPEAK UP FOR HIS CHOSEN PEOPLE, ISRAEL. THOSE WHO DON’T WILL BE
KNOWN BY THEIR FRUITS. THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIBERAL OR NEOCON
BECAUSE THEY ALL OPPOSE ISRAEL. THOSE WHO DO NOT WAKE UP AND COME OUT OF
THIS UNGODLY SYSTEM ARE ALREADY SLAVES TO THE ANTICHRIST. HE HAS ALREADY
MADE HOMES IN THE HEARTS OF MOST AMERICANS. THOSE WHO PREACH THE WEALTH
GOSPEL ARE MAKING WAY FOR THE BEAST. NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO PROSPER
WITHOUT HIS MARK, AND WE KNOW THAT THE APOSTATES WORSHIP MONEY, WHICH
THEY CANNOT DO WITHOUT. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE THEM EXPOSED WHERE
THEIR REAL LOYALTIES LIE WHEN THEY HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN MONEY OR GOD.
THAT IS WHAT EVERY AMERICAN WILL HAVE TO ASK THEMSELVES IS WHEN IT COMES
DOWN TO IT, WHO WILL YOU CHOOSE? JESUS SAID THAT YOU CANNOT SERVE TWO
MASTERS, YOU CANNOT SERVE GOD AND MAMMON. IF YOU ARE NOT OBEDIENT EVEN
UNTO DEATH THEN MAYBE YOU DON’T REALLY BELONG TO GOD AT ALL. THE REASON
FOR ALL THE POSITIVITY PREACHED BY THE APOSTATES IS TO SET UP FOR THE
BEAST SO THAT THEY WILL MAKE IT ILLEGAL FOR ANY DESSENT. THEY WILL MAKE
THE TRUTH ILLEGAL AND WILL GO AFTER ANYONE WHO SPEAKS THE TRUTH ABOUT
THE BEAST. JUST THINK ABOUT IT. THAT IS WHY I HEARD ONE OF THESE
PREACHERS SAY THAT HE WILL NOT SAY ANYTHING BAD ABOUT ANYONE. HOW CAN
ANY TRUE BELIEVER NOT SPEAK BAD ABOUT THE BEAST, THE ONE DOOMED TO
DESTRUCTION? THOSE SUCH AS HIM HAVE JUST EXPOSED THEMSELVES AND SET UP
TO WHERE HE CAN’T TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT THE EVIL ONE. JOHN THE BAPTIST
SPOKE OUT THE TRUTH ABOUT HEROD THAT WASN’T PLEASANT. JESUS MADE HIMSELF
CLEAR WHEN HE CALLED THE PHARISEES A BROOD OF VIPERS. WE HAVE THE
EXAMPLES OF JESUS AND HIS APOSTLES AND THOSE WHO SAY THAT SUCH AN
EXAMPLE IS EVIL PROVE THEIR OWN WICKED REBELLIOUS HEART. JUST LIKE THE
PROSPERITY GOSPEL TEACHES THAT THE ONLY CREDENTIALS OF A BELIEVER IS HOW
MUCH MONEY THEY HAVE AND NOT TRUE SPIRITUAL RICHES. WHAT DOCTRINE COULD
BE MORE DEMONIC THAN THAT? THEY ARE TEACHING CONFORMITY TO THIS WORLD
AND ITS CORRUPT SYSTEM WHICH IS AGAINST EXACTLY WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES.
THE END TIMES ARE HERE, SO BEWARE AND BE VIGILANT.

http://news.mobile.msn.com/en-us/articles.aspx?afid=1&aid=28573204

Truth Provided Newsletter -United States of Rome

This is more amazing stuff I did not know. Did you know that the
catholics created the islamic religion? No wonder we heard about
catholics converting to islam. They are basically the same. Have you
ever noticed this current pope, Benedict? He has such a evil look about
him, evil in his eyes. He has such a twisted countenance that exudes
evil. I know from my own experience of when I was evil back a long time
go. I had twisted look in my eyes and creepy mannerisms. It was also how
I drew demons. Yeah, all our leaders to some degree are demonic. All
this makes sense about this converging of catholics and protestants, not
that the catholics give up anything but that the protestants come around
to their thinking. This proves how evil and phony all this religious
right hypocritical neocon nonsense is. All these lying protestant
apostates are telling their congregation that they must unify with
catholics. John Hagee said it. I am sure that Parsley bozo said it too.
All these phonies bowing to catholics prove that they were never
Christ’s to begin with. It is easy to see now how the antichrist already
has most churchgoing morons who can’t think for themselves. Back in the
late 90’s when I took care of my dying grandmother I noticed how her
protestant church was bowing to catholics, like observing catholic
traditions. This is the same church that had the blasphemous signs and
wonders. I am not afraid to tell it like it is even knowing what is
coming. I say bring it on! I get so frustrated and bored that
persecution may be a little exciting to me. The enemy has always tried
to ignore me but he will not much longer. He will either have to put up
or shut up. I would be thrilled to know that I would be worthy of
persecution and that I am threat to Satan. But those who are counting on
a secret rapture to escape better guard their hearts because they may
not know what to do under the pressure they never expected. We will see
what they are all made of when it comes down to it. If most are blind to
the evil now then they will most likely be blind into taking the mark.
People better wake up and leave these satanic churches and stop giving
to the satanic apostates in order to come out from the demonic mind
control and to stop partaking in the deeds of darkness. The truth is all
around but the wicked do not care to know. Those who love God will seek
wisdom, knowledge and truth. Those who refuse wisdom are fools. The
times I had proof of truth my family resisted. They were not even
curious to see if I knew what I was talking about, which is proof of
their guilt. It is only natural when you challenge someone with opposing
views to take you up on the challenge, which is very odd and telling
when they don’t do it. It is admitting that they know they are liars.
The wicked know who they are. After all the wicked fruits of Bush they
still stick with him as if he was some kind of pope himself. The wicked
accept their own but Jesus does not accept strangers as he has so
emphasized in his parables.

http://www.remnantofgod.org/nl0603.htm

Image of the Beast ALIVE in the USA

This is some really eye opening stuff here! This explains, at least to
some degree, about the silence among the churches. But even if all the
pastors and church leaders are a part of this corruption you would think
that their congregation would catch on, at least some of them. I just
cannot understand the mob mentality that is blind to the obvious. All
those who think the are good christians just because they attend a
church are the ones so easily corrupted. Thank God we do not belong to
these godless churches! Who knows, we might have ended up like the rest
who are spiritually dying and have no clue. I guess it was God all along
that got me out of church a long time ago. Now I am not saying that this
information here is absolute, or their conclusions about it, but it
makes an awful lot of sense. it is like pieces of a jigsaw all coming
together. This is why church is so demonic and why there are demoniac
apostates running around like Copeland and Hinn. I don’t hear or see
much of Benny Hinn, but I do Kenneth Copeland. I cannot stand him. He
always has such a crazy look in his eyes. He is certifiably insane and
belongs in a rubber room. Those who look up to such a fool are equally
as insane.

http://www.remnantofgod.org/image.htm

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Bob Jones and Paul Cain Claiming To Be The Two Revelation Witnesses: The Latter Rain FALSE Revival!

This latter rain deception is exactly what my folks are plugged into. My dad
gets newsletters from the likes of ENDTIME HANDMAIDENS, who are in the
thick of this demonic deception. That particular ministry never felt
right to me in my spirit and for a number of other different reasons,
now I know why. Man, when you read this you will realize just how
serious this is. These dominionists sound like they are literally
plotting murder, just like Jesus said in Matthew 24. So many like my
family have no clue to the evil they are involved in. It will be these
dominionists that will usher in the antichrist. No wonder Jesus gave us
so many warnings about vigilance in the last days and against false
christs. But you see the complete hypocrisy? Those who dismis the old
testament but will still use it for their purpose such as tithing or
latter rain. These fools can’t have it both ways. The only way they can
interpret scripture is falsely, proving their wicked hearts. Wow, the
irony of those who think they will either escape through a secret
rapture or oppose the antichrist are the ones who will be his very
slaves. In just flipping around I heard a little bit of a TBN preacher
Casey Treat, and was blabbing so much newage garbage, you know, the
usual positivity cult stuff. Man, TBN is pure demonic. I can easily see
that they will be a tool of the antichrist. This is information
important to get out. Most of the kooks you probably deal with are these
latter rain dominionists. They will be easy marks for the antichrist.
You was surprised in the past about Bob Jones university involved in
political corruption. Well this here lists him as one of the false
prophets along with Paul Cain and Rick Joyner. Both Bob and Paul are
egotistical in thinking that they are actually the two witnesses of
Revelation. It is ironic that it will probably be them that will oppose
the true two witesses. It is these followers of the antichrist that will
be tormented in the presence of God and His holy angels. They will face
more severe humiliation than others in hell. Thank God our eyes are open
in not following this godless bunch because those who follow the beast
will have the worst of punishments for all eternity.

http://watch.pair.com/rain.html

John MacArthur: Survival Strategy For Apostate Times Part 1

Survival Strategy for Apostate Times, Part 1 :: Grace to You

Survival Strategy for Apostate Times, Part 2 :: Grace to You

Survival Strategy for Apostate Times, Part 3 :: Grace to You

Selective Constitutionalism by Chuck Baldwin

Yeah, I have been hearing this hypocritical fuss over Obama when they
know very well that McCain is no natural born citizen. The fuss over
Obama is pure slander because they are accusing him of only what they
suspect and have no proof, while McCain is a common known fact. Well the
bible is very clear where slanderers will spend eternity. Where is the
"innocent till proven guilty" mentallity in this country when the
hypocrites have already made up their own minds? There is almost nothing
but a mob mentallity in this country. It is no wonder judgment is coming
to this country. I am slightly optimistic about Obama. Apparently he
must be somewhat good for these vile neocon vermin to hate him so. I am
still convince because of their extreme hatred for Obama that the
neocons will try to put a hit out on him and try to take over this
country, like the bloodthirsty nazis that they are. People need not fear
Obama but need to be concerned with the vile hatred of the nazi right. I
have never witnessed such hatred in all my life. I pray for the return
of our Lord Jesus ever so quickly and deliver me from these psychos.
That is the prayer of all who truly love Jesus. That is how you tell the
sheep from the goats by where their loyalty lies.

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Many conservatives are up in arms regarding the charge that President-elect
Barack Obama may not have been born in the United States and is, therefore,
not qualified under the U.S. Constitution to be President of the United
States.

Article. II. Section. 1. of the U.S. Constitution states, "No Person except
a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of
the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of
President . . . ." Some accuse Mr. Obama of not being born in the State of
Hawaii as claimed, but in Kenya, Africa. Several people have filed various
lawsuits challenging Mr. Obama’s U.S. citizenship.

Historically, "natural born Citizen" has always been understood to mean
someone born in the United States of America. If Barack Obama was not born
in the United States, he is absolutely unqualified to be President. Hawaii’s
secretary of state says Obama was indeed born in that state. However, to
date, Obama’s actual birth certificate has not been publicly released, which
only serves to add fuel to the accusations that he was not born in Hawaii.

Many conservatives seem to be obsessed with this controversy, calling it a
"constitutional crisis." The fact is, however, we have been in a
"constitutional crisis" for years! The problem is, most conservatives only
get worked up over a potential abridgement of constitutional government when
it serves their partisan political purposes. In other words, when a Democrat
appears guilty of constitutional conflict, conservatives "go ballistic," but
when Republicans are equally culpable of constitutional conflict, they yawn
with utter indifference.

For example, the one man who has the notoriety and political clout to
actually bring about some meaningful investigation and resolution to the
Obama citizenship brouhaha is none other than Senator John McCain. After
all, he was Obama’s principal opponent in the race for the White House.
Plus, as the standard-bearer for the only other major political party, he
has the attention of the national media, as well as the national legislative
and judicial branches of government. So, why is John McCain not at all
interested in the Obama citizenship issue?

Perhaps one reason that John McCain is so uninterested in where Barack Obama
was born is because he, John McCain, was not born in the United States. He
was born in the country of Panama. So, let me ask readers a question: Does
anyone believe if John McCain had been elected President instead of Barack
Obama that any notable conservative would have been distressed about a
"constitutional crisis"? Get real!

Yes, I know McCain was born to a naval officer serving in Panama at the
time. That fact changes nothing. John McCain was still born in a foreign
country, and under a strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution, is not
qualified to be President of the United States. Even our current State
Department policy (7 FAM 1100) reads: "Despite widespread popular belief,
U.S. military installations abroad and U.S. diplomatic or consular
facilities are not part of the United States within the meaning of the 14th
Amendment. A child born on the premises of such a facility is not subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States and does not acquire U.S. citizenship
by reason of birth."

Does anyone not remember the controversy surrounding the potential
Presidential campaign of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger? Born in
Austria, Schwarzenegger is a naturalized citizen of the United States and is
now Governor of California. However, since Schwarzenegger is a naturalized
citizen, but not a natural born citizen, he is considered unqualified to run
for President.

But, again, most conservatives care little about the Constitution’s
requirement that a President be a "natural born Citizen." Like liberals,
most conservatives are afflicted with a very debilitating disease that I
call Selective Constitutionalism. They only want to apply constitutional
government when it helps Republicans or hurts Democrats. Most of them really
could not care less about adherence to the Constitution. If they did, they
would have been up in arms for the last eight years as President George W.
Bush repeatedly ignored–and even trampled–the U.S. Constitution.

Where were these "constitutional" conservatives when George W. Bush was
assuming dictatorial-style powers and contravening Fourth Amendment
prohibitions against warrantless searches and seizures? Where were they when
Bush was ordering our emails, letters, and phone calls to be intercepted by
federal police agencies without court oversight? Where were they when Bush
was obliterating the Fifth and Eighth Amendments? Where were they when Bush
overturned Posse Comitatus by Executive Order? Where were they when Bush
dismantled the constitutional right of Habeas Corpus? Where were they when
Bush lied to the American people about the invasion of Iraq and took the
United States to war without a Declaration of War from Congress? Where were
conservatives when Bush turned nine U.S. military installations over to the
United Arab Emirates? Where were they when Bush ordered his Department of
Transportation to open up America’s airlines to foreign ownership? Where
were they when President Bush nullified (using "signing statements") over
1,100 statutes he did not like? Where were they as President Bush and his
fellow Republicans reauthorized one of the most egregiously unconstitutional
pieces of legislation in modern memory: the USA Patriot Act? Where were they
when Bush signed the blatantly unconstitutional McCain/Feingold Act? I could
go on and on.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Republican Party has been just as culpable in
violating constitutional government as the Democrat Party has–maybe more
so! If the Republican and Democrat parties had any allegiance to the U.S.
Constitution, neither John McCain nor Barack Obama would have been chosen as
their respective Presidential nominees.

While we are on the subject, if anyone cared about constitutional
government, Hillary Clinton (or any other U.S. Senator or House Member)
would obviously be determined as ineligible to be given any appointment in
the Obama administration under Article. I. Section. 6. of the U.S.
Constitution. Why? Because the Constitution prohibits House or Senate
members taking Presidential posts if the salary of the job they would take
was raised while they were in Congress.

However, several past Presidents have skirted this constitutional
prohibition (including Presidents Taft, Nixon, and Carter) by lowering the
salary of the job back to what it was so the nominee could accept the job
without receiving the pay increase that was approved while the appointee was
in Congress. In fact, this sleight of hand actually has a political name. It
is called "the Saxbe fix," after Nixon’s appointment of Senator William
Saxbe to be attorney general.

Do we have a "constitutional crisis"? You bet we do; but it is not limited
to Barack Obama or the Democrat Party. The real constitutional crisis is the
manner in which the American people have, for years, allowed civil
magistrates from both major parties to routinely violate their oaths to
preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. God
help us!

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Where Are Dobson And PCC Now? by Chuck Baldwin

This blind loyalty proves how easy it will be for the antichrist to
deceive the church itself. I will forward some stuff to you later that
says the pretrib-rapture is a deception that will make way for the
antichrist. I guess with them thinking they that a magical convenient
rapture will excuse their own apostasy opens the door to such deception.
If those who actually think they are christians have no problem with
Bush then the antichrist will have it easy in deceiving the masses. Most
neocons are in this prosperity gospel apostasy, which proves how most
deceptions go hand in hand. It is no wonder they can easily be fooled by
the likes of Copeland when they have no problem with Bush. Hypocrites
that love to use the Romans 13 bit about submission to authorities can’t
be found since Obama is president and not one of their own. By their own
standards they will be judged.

 

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I ask my non-Christian friends to bear with me on this column. As one will
quickly see, this column is addressed to my fellow Christian conservatives.

Regular readers of this column know that one of my chief frustrations is the
way Christian conservatives (otherwise known as the "Religious Right") are
so easily deceived by Republican politicians. The all-time classic
illustration of this foible is the way the Religious Right was (and is) so
enamored with President George W. Bush. No matter what Bush did: no matter
how egregiously unconstitutional, no matter how utterly stupid, no matter
how blatantly evil his actions were, Christian conservatives (almost
universally) either robotically accepted and approved what he did, or
blindly looked the other way. It was maddening!

It was as if Christian conservatives lost all ability to reason; it was as
if they lost all discernment and discretion. Because George W. Bush claimed
to be a Christian, and because he was a Republican, he could do no wrong. To
this very day, the only group of people who yet approves of Bush’s
Presidency is the Religious Right. Everyone else on the planet realizes that
George W. Bush’s Presidency will go down in history has one of the all-time
worst.

George Bush took a prosperous and robust economy, and led America to the
verge of a second Great Depression. He has taken a (relatively) free and
independent republic to the brink of becoming a globalist Police State. He
has pushed the envelope of executive power; he has trampled individual
liberty; he has made a mockery of justice; and he has made America the
laughingstock of the world. In addition, Bush has misused and abused our
nation’s bravest and finest by his illegal and inexcusable invasion of Iraq.
No matter. The Religious Right still loves him. Why? Because he is a
"Christian" Republican.

Since 2000, James Dobson, Pensacola Christian College (PCC), and their peers
around the country have had an eight-year lovefest with George W. Bush.
Life-size cardboard posters of Bush have stood in their bookstores for eight
long, laborious years. Grade school children in their Christian schools have
been subjected to Bush propaganda for eight tedious, tiresome years. To
them, G.W. Bush ranks somewhere between Moses and the Almighty. And nothing
Bush said or did seemed to matter.

I said all of that to call attention to a recent interview Cynthia McFadden
had with President Bush on ABC’s Nightline this past Monday. During the
interview, McFadden asked Bush if the Bible was literally true.

Now, acceptance of the Bible’s literalness is one of conservative
Christianity’s most sacred doctrines. There is not a professor at PCC (or
any other conservative Christian college or university) that would keep his
or her job for a nano-second, if he or she even questioned the veracity of
the Scriptures. Right? You know it’s true! Most conservative Christians
would even go so far as to say that one cannot be a born-again Christian who
does not believe that the Bible is the infallible Word of God.

Well, what was George Bush’s response to McFadden’s question? He said, "You
know. Probably not. . . . No, I’m not a literalist." Notice, Bush twice
denied the veracity of the Scriptures.

Now, Bush has no reason to "fudge" his answers, right? He has no more
elections to face. No more, "He’s got to say this to get elected," which was
the flippant explanation given by the Religious Right to excuse Bush’s
numerous apostate positions during the past eight years.

So, George W. Bush clearly stated that he does not believe the Bible is
God’s Holy, inspired Word. Will Dobson and PCC still say that Bush is "one
of us"?

Then, as Bush attempted to give a Christian testimony, he told McFadden, "It
is hard for me to justify or prove the mystery of the Almighty in my life.
All I can just tell you is that I got back into religion and I quit drinking
shortly thereafter . . . ."

What kind of Christian testimony is this: "I got back into religion"? I
doubt that this kind of testimony would grant membership in the Campus
Church (which is not even a genuine New Testament church, you understand) at
PCC or in virtually any conservative Christian church.

I am confident, however, that Bush’s statements will do nothing to diminish
his god-like status with James Dobson and the rest of the Religious Right in
America. For eight long and bloody years, Christian conservatives have been
selling their convictions, doctrines, and even their consciences to George
W. Bush. I will even go so far as to say that, in many respects, millions of
Christians have turned President Bush into an idol. Many of them would
forsake their pastor, their friends, and even their own family before they
would forsake George W. Bush and the Republican Party.

Of course, none of this would have happened had Christians–and especially
Christian pastors–not lost touch with their American heritage. Had they
maintained a studied understanding of constitutional government, and of the
principles of Natural Law upon which it rests, they would not have become
dupes for Bush and his fellow neocons.

I doubt very much whether Thomas Jefferson was a born-again Christian (after
all, he, like Bush, expressed doubt regarding the Bible’s literalness), but
he fully understood–and embraced–the "Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God"
and was more than willing to inculcate those principles into our country’s
most sacred document: our Declaration of Independence. As such, Jefferson
will be forever regarded as one of America’s greatest Founding Fathers and
Presidents. Believe me, America was far better off with Thomas Jefferson
than with George W. Bush!

So, where are Dobson and PCC now? Will any of them utter a word of rebuke to
their "Christian" President for his apostasy? No, they won’t. (As a
comparison, contemporary pastors most certainly did rebuke Jefferson for his
public statements questioning Christ’s divinity, even though he was a
Founding Father and author of the Declaration of Independence.) Of course,
Barack Obama will not escape the public repudiation of Dobson and Company.
Why? He is a Democrat. You see, it’s not principle; it’s partisan politics
that matters, after all.

While we are asking questions, when will our fellow Christians and pastors
finally open their history books? When will they read the U.S. Constitution,
Bill of Rights, and Declaration of Independence? And when will they open
their minds and hearts–even a crack–to the possibility that they might
have been duped, and that there is more to being elected to the office of
President besides being a "Christian" Republican? Probably never.

In four more years, there will doubtless be another "Christian" Republican
for the Religious Right to fawn over. Where he or she stands on the
Constitution won’t matter; neither will it matter whether this newest
"Christian" Republican has any commitment to national sovereignty, the Bill
of Rights, or to fundamental freedoms. All that will matter is that he or
she professes to be a Christian, and has an "R" behind their name. And,
quite frankly, this last election proved that even a Christian profession is
not necessary. All that is required is the "R" behind the name.

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Revival Deception

I think you will find this interesting. I found out through this that
the concept of revival came from postmillennialists who think they will
prepare the way for Christ’s kingdom. Jesus isn’t returning to a perfect
world but returning to make it perfect. He is returing for the sake of
judgment, not reward, as scriptures so say. Even back when I was
attending church I thought revival was an odd concept. I knew it was
like admitting that you were spiritually dead if you had to be revived.
I am sure that such thoughts had probably crossed your minds. All this
nonsense proves what a number the enemy is doing on all the minds of the
deceived. The rapture is the biggest deception that even those who
acknowledge most truth are still deceived. All this nonsense is manmade
tradition, which the bible tells us to forsake.

http://www.biblebb.com/files/REVIVALS.HTM