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"Fredric L. Rice" |
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25 Mar 2005 03:50:13 AM |
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Randall Terry: A True Christian |
Randall Terry, spokesman for the Schindler family, is a convicted
felon, former used car salesman, drug-user and high-school dropout.
Who is Randall Terry?
Christian activist Randall Terry has reappeared in the news in recent
days as the spokesman for the parents of Terri Schiavo. Terry, founder
of the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue and the Society for Truth
and Justice, appeared on Fox News at least four times in the past four
days -- on the March 18 edition of Hannity & Colmes, and during live
coverage of the Schiavo case on March 20 and March 21. But Terry has a
controversial past that was not fully disclosed in any of his Fox News
appearances or on the March 19 edition of National Public Radio's
Weekend Edition, which aired a brief clip from Terry. In all but one of
those instances, Terry was identified only as the Schindler family
spokesman.
Only when Terry appeared on a March 21 "Fox News Alert" did another
guest -- Fox News contributor and Democratic strategist Susan Estrich
-- point out that Terry was "involved in the anti-abortion movement"
and with Operation Rescue, which "operated outside the law."
On his own website, Terry noted that he "has been arrested over forty
times for peaceful opposition to abortion," but he neglected to mention
the details of his anti-abortion activities with Operation Rescue in
the 1980s and 1990s. In an April 22, 2004, Washington Post article,
staff writer Michael Powell summarized some of Terry's anti-abortion
actions:
In 1988, Terry and his legions started standing in front of local
abortion clinics, screaming and pleading with pregnant women to turn
away. They tossed their bodies against car doors to keep abortion
patients from getting out. They waved crucifixes and screamed "Mommy,
Mommy" at the women. When Terry commanded, hundreds went jellyfish-limp
and blockaded the "death clinics."
In 1989, a "Holy Week of Rescue" shut down a family planning clinic in
Los Angeles. More than 40,000 people were arrested in these
demonstrations over four years. Subtlety wasn't Terry's thing -- he
described Planned Parenthood's founder, Margaret Sanger, as a "*****"
and an "adulteress" and arranged to have a dead fetus presented to Bill
Clinton at the 1992 Democratic National Convention.
Additional evidence suggests that actions by Terry and Operation Rescue
may have provoked violence at abortion clinics. As the New York Times
reported on July 20, 2001, "One of his [Terry's] most avid followers in
Binghamton was James E. [sic: C.] Kopp, now charged in the 1998 murder
of a doctor who performed abortions in Buffalo [New York]." Kopp was
convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 25 years to life in
prison. A November 6, 1998, Times report further detailed Terry's
connection to Kopp:
In July 1988, when Randall Terry drove through the night from his home
in Binghamton, N.Y., to Atlanta to start the series of anti-abortion
protests that would finally put his new hard-line group, Operation
Rescue, onto America's front pages, James Charles Kopp was in the van
riding alongside him, said former leaders of Operation Rescue.
And when Mr. Terry was arrested on the first day of Operation Rescue's
"Siege of Atlanta," Mr. Kopp followed him into jail, said the leaders,
who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Along with more than 100 other
Operation Rescue members, according to some people who were there, Mr.
Kopp remained in jail for 40 days and adhered to Mr. Terry's orders not
to give a real name to the police or courts.
After his release, Mr. Kopp returned to Operation Rescue's Binghamton
headquarters, and was there working alongside Mr. Terry as the group's
power and influence in the anti-abortion movement surged in late 1988
and 1989, according to the former leaders of Operation Rescue.
Further, the Miami Herald reported on March 20 that Operation Rescue's
"sympathizers continue to make an impact, some serving for the Bush
administration."
As CNN noted on March 4, 1998, Terry was named in a lawsuit -- seeking
to "force anti-abortion leaders to pay for damages caused in clinic
attacks" -- which was filed by the National Organization for Women
(NOW) under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO)
Act, and Terry settled with NOW out of court. The New York Times
reported on November 8, 1998, that Terry "filed for bankruptcy last
week in an effort to avoid paying massive debts owed to women's groups
and abortion clinics that have sued him." As the Los Angeles Times
reported on February 28, Terry's use of bankruptcy law to avoid paying
for the judgments against him helped prompt Senator Charles E. Schumer
(D-NY) to propose an amendment to the bankruptcy bill recently passed
by Congress that "specifically would prevent abortion opponents from
using the bankruptcy code to escape paying court fines," although it
was not included in the final version of the bill. Versions of that
amendment appeared in earlier versions of the bankruptcy bill, which
stalled action on it in 2002 and 2003 when "a core of House Republicans
balked" at the provision, the Los Angeles Times noted.
According to a June 14, 2003, report by the conservative World Magazine
(no longer available online, but reprinted on the right-wing bulletin
board Free Republic), Terry solicited donations by declaring on his
website that "The purveyors of abortion on demand have stripped Randall
Terry of everything he owned," but failed to disclose that the money
would be used to pay for his new $432,000 house. The report noted
Terry's defense: "Terry told World that he wanted a home where his
family will be safe and where 'we could entertain people of stature,
people of importance. I have a lot of important people that come
through my home. And I will have more important people come through my
home.' " World noted that the same month he paid the deposit on his new
home, a court ruled that Terry, who divorced his first wife and has
remarried, "was not paying a fair share of child support." In an
article on his website, Terry denounced the World report as
"journalistic trash, a 'hit piece' of malice and misinformation."
Terry's words and personal life have also stirred controversy. As the
Fort Wayne (Indiana) News Sentinel reported on August 16, 1993, at an
anti-abortion rally in Fort Wayne, Terry said "Our goal is a Christian
nation. ... We have a biblical duty, we are called by God to conquer
this country. We don't want equal time. We don't want pluralism. ...
Theocracy means God rules. I've got a hot flash. God rules." In that
same speech, Terry also stated that "If a Christian voted for [former
President Bill] Clinton, he sinned against God. It's that simple."
According to a March 18, 2004, press release, Terry declared on his
radio program that "Islam dictates followers use killing and terror to
convert Western infidels." As The Washington Post reported on February
12, 2000, in his 1995 book The Judgment of God Terry wrote that
"homosexuals and lesbians are no longer content to secretly live in
sin, but now want to glorify their perversions." In a May 25, 2004,
interview about his gay son with The Advocate, Terry stated that
homosexuality is a "sexual addiction" that shouldn't be rewarded with
"special civil rights."
According to the February 12, 2000, Washington Post report, Terry was
censured by his church, the Landmark Church of Binghamton, New York,
for a "pattern of repeated and sinful relationships and conversations
with both single and married women." Terry denies the accusation.
http://mediamatters.org/items/200503220001
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July 20, 2001
NYT Does Piece on Randall Terry While Ignoring Wichita 2001
by Laura Flanders
"Make no mistake. This battle is about self-determination by women of
the direction and course of their lives and their family's lives.
Abortion is about women's hopes and dreams. Abortion is a matter of
survival for women."
-- Dr. George Tiller, Women's Health Care Services.
Survival has not been easy for Dr. George Tiller of Wichita. Twelve
years ago this week, his clinic was firebombed and largely destroyed by
anti-abortion terrorists. Two years after that, Operation Rescue
stormed into Wichita for a blockading blitz that terrorized clinics
including his for no less than seven weeks.
In August, '94, leaving work late, Tiller saw half a dozen protestors
outside the building. One walked up to his car and shot him twice at
point blank range. Miraculously, he survived and with bandaged arms
returned to work the next day. With slight nerve damage in both hands,
Tiller still works in his clinic full time.
This week, he was treated to a repeat peformance from the Operation
Rescue folks -- now called Operation Save America -- when a thousand or
so showed up in Wichita again, to mark the tenth anniversary of their
1991 blockades.
Tiller would make a good subject for a Page One profile in the New York
Times this week. Who knows, perhaps they're storing one up for
tomorrow, or Sunday. Fine. Today, however, on page one of that paper,
we're treated to a 2,000+ word feature on not Tiller, but Terry,
Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, the guy who played a
leading role in putting Tiller's life at risk.
It's hard to imagine the New York Times describing unambomber Ted
Kaczynski as simply "charismatic, hyper-aggressive," but that's how Dan
Barry sums up Terry, a convicted felon, former used car salesman,
drug-user and high-school dropout. (None of those details make it into
the NYT.)
Terry, we're told, has had a hard time. He divorced his wife, became
estranged from his anti-abortion pals, was criticized on the Internet
("the posting was devastating"), his radio show went off the air. He
got married again, honeymooned in Rome, and now he lives with his wife
"and their puppy" not far from his kids.
It's amazing what space the New York Times has for Terry, especially
when you consider what they've left out this same week.
The paper has so far written NOT ONE account of what has happened in
Kansas this anniversary, where Dr. Tiller's clinic again received a
bomb threat. (You can find some reports in the Wichita Eagle, or on the
website of the political group, Refuse and Resist.) It hasn't covered
the to-the-ground burning of a women's clinic in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, or the fatal shooting of a security guard for a clinic in
Melbourne, Australia.
Wichita, 2001 (which runs July 15-21) is a story that deserves Page One
attention. This week's protests were the first big test of Attorney
General Ashcroft's promise to enforce the 1994 law that makes
abortion-clinic violence a federal crime. But a Page-One profile of
Terry? The Times, a paper that relies on a pro-choice readership,
should be made to feel some "hyper-aggressive" heat.
http://www.commondreams.org/views01/0721-07.htm
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This is what Fox and other media whores are giving our public air wave
time to. Shut down the circus.
FYI: Congress' bankruptcy bill last week? Democrats' amendment
refusing to allow people like Terry, with civil court judgments against
them for preventing women access to health clinics, to discharge the
judgments in bankruptcy. Republicans voted it down.
Republicans love Randall Terry. He is them, they are him.
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| User: "sAnToLiNa" |
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| Title: Re: Randall Terry: A True Christian |
25 Mar 2005 04:14:56 AM |
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Fredric L. Rice <FRice@SkepticTank.ORG> wrote in message
news:11473cqn68tn75a@corp.supernews.com...
Hell yes he's a true christian. Just look at the hair.
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| User: "dougwa" |
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| Title: Re: Randall Terry: A True Christian |
26 Mar 2005 01:46:36 AM |
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I know Randall Terry. He is a decent man .
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| User: "ZenIsWhen" |
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26 Mar 2005 03:35:39 AM |
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"dougwa" <tedw2@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:1111801596.576146.219660@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
I know Randall Terry. He is a decent man .
Then ALL the newspaper reports and facts about him must be wrong!
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| User: "Doc Smartass" |
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26 Mar 2005 04:30:48 AM |
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"ZenIsWhen" <here'slooking@youkid.com> wrote in
news:1149m3tprr0s4c5@corp.supernews.com:
"dougwa" <tedw2@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:1111801596.576146.219660@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
I know Randall Terry. He is a decent man .
Then ALL the newspaper reports and facts about him must be wrong!
Of course, of course, old chap--they're biased, don't you know!
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Dr. Smartass -- BAAWA Knight of Heckling -- a.a. #1939
Never use a weapon you don't like the taste of.
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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26 Mar 2005 02:42:18 AM |
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"dougwa" <tedw2@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:1111801596.576146.219660@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
I know Randall Terry. He is a decent man .
I've seen his website. The man's a loon.
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Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
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| User: "desertphile@hot mail. com Desertphile, American Patriot" |
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26 Mar 2005 06:21:31 PM |
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On 25 Mar 2005 17:46:36 -0800, "dougwa" <tedw2@earthlink.net>
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I know Randall Terry. He is a decent man .
You no doubt "know" him in the Biblican sense.
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| User: "stoney" |
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28 Mar 2005 03:45:38 PM |
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On 25 Mar 2005 17:46:36 -0800, "dougwa" <tedw2@earthlink.net> wrote:
I know Randall Terry. He is a decent man .
Then you should be kept far away from children. There's nothing
decent aboiut the scumbag.
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Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "Fredric L. Rice" |
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29 Mar 2005 02:40:08 AM |
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stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On 25 Mar 2005 17:46:36 -0800, "dougwa" <tedw2@earthlink.net> wrote:
I know Randall Terry. He is a decent man .
Then you should be kept far away from children.
And dogs, cats, other small animals with orifices.
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Scientology crooks: http://sf.irk.ru/www/ot3/otiii-gif.html
Scientology murder: http://PerkinsTragedy.org
Improving the herd: http://www.rightard.org/
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| User: "stoney" |
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29 Mar 2005 04:53:48 PM |
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On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 02:40:08 GMT, (Fredric L.
Rice) wrote:
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
On 25 Mar 2005 17:46:36 -0800, "dougwa" <tedw2@earthlink.net> wrote:
I know Randall Terry. He is a decent man .
Then you should be kept far away from children.
And dogs, cats, other small animals with orifices.
Good point.
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Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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| User: "sAnToLiNa" |
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26 Mar 2005 02:34:48 AM |
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dougwa <tedw2@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:1111801596.576146.219660@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
I know Randall Terry. He is a decent man .
Is the hair for real?
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| User: "Sam" |
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26 Mar 2005 02:39:32 AM |
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sAnToLiNa wrote:
dougwa <tedw2@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:1111801596.576146.219660@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
I know Randall Terry. He is a decent man .
Is the hair for real?
i thought tony randall was dead?
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| User: "johac" |
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26 Mar 2005 08:48:23 AM |
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In article <11473cqn68tn75a@corp.supernews.com>,
(Fredric L. Rice) wrote:
Randall Terry, spokesman for the Schindler family, is a convicted
felon, former used car salesman, drug-user and high-school dropout.
Who is Randall Terry?
A liar, a conman, and a terrorist.
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John Hachmann aa #1782
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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| User: "stoney" |
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28 Mar 2005 03:47:57 PM |
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On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 00:48:23 -0800, johac <jhachm@ixpres.com> wrote:
In article <11473cqn68tn75a@corp.supernews.com>,
FRice@SkepticTank.ORG (Fredric L. Rice) wrote:
Randall Terry, spokesman for the Schindler family, is a convicted
felon, former used car salesman, drug-user and high-school dropout.
Who is Randall Terry?
A liar, a conman, and a terrorist.
Yes, but since he's of the Christian Taliban he's a 'decent man.'
R. T's a ruddy coward! (spit)
--
Contempt of Congress meter reading-offscale.
Hello, theocracy with a fundamentalist US Supreme
Court who will ensure church and state are joined
at the hip like clergy and altar boys.
America 1776-Jan 2001 RIP
Religion is the original war crime.
-Michelle Malkin (Feb 26, 2005)
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