I agree with everything that Pastor Ted Pike says in this article,
except under his section headed by "Bless God's Chosen People By
Speaking the Truth." God's chosen people are those who obey Him - Jew
or Gentile. I do not believe God makes a difference between people
based on racial bias. Yes, I also hope that those who call themselves
Jews might be saved. Then they will become a part of the true Israel.
But unless they do, they are no better or worse than any other sinner,
abiding under the curse of the law. - Howard Duck

CWA TAKES INITIATIVE IN HATE CRIMES EDUCATION
by Rev. Ted Pike

Federal "anti-hate" legislation which would lead to an end
of free speech has nearly passed five times since 1998. Incredibly, no
consistent education against hate laws has been offered by large
national Christian/conservative organizations. That may be changing.

Concerned Women for America has just blanketed the nation
with a hard-hitting, 8-page email report, "Hate Crimes Laws Threaten
Religious Freedom." Filled with excellent arguments and up-to-date
examples of Christians under siege by hate laws worldwide, CWA is
taking long overdue leadership to warn the woefully ignorant religious
right. (Read at www.cwfa.org.)

It comes not a moment too soon. The communication empires
of the religious right, including TV, radio, and publishing, are prime
targets for demolition by hate laws.

The Religious Right Takes Action

The religious right was completely taken off guard on
September 14, 2005 when the Republican House, historically opposed to
hate legislation, actually passed a federal hate bill, Amendment 2662,
in only 45 minutes. Beverly LaHaye, chairman of CWA, gasped that this
occurred "inexplicably." Yet just a year earlier, the House had voted
by a symbolic, nonbinding procedural motion in favor of the same bill,
213 to 186. The majority of the House was only waiting for an
opportunity to cast their actual vote.

Immediately after House passage of Amendment 2662, the new
right took action. Dr. James Dobson warned against the hate bill on
several of his radio programs. CWA sent out alerts. Other new right
organizations helped sound the alarm. In fact, serious articles
against the hate bill appeared in print for virtually the first time
in the Christian conservative media. World Net Daily, which has
faithfully provided vital reporting on hate crimes legislation and
abuses, published at least four articles, including one by Dr. Jerry
Falwell.

At long last the slumbering evangelical giant seemed to be
awakening! In the ensuing weeks, Christian media forces were able to
marshal a tidal wave of opposition to the hate bill. They were
immeasurably assisted by a barrage of talk shows against hate crimes
legislation heard on "far right" alternative talk radio, especially
the Genesis and Republic radio networks. Such cooperation between the
religious right and the more secular far right helped defeat the hate
bill in the Senate Judiciary on October 24, 2005. With adjournment of
Congress, the federal hate bill of 2005 was officially dead.

Only Half of the Truth

Unfortunately, in all the articles by the conservative
right that I have so gratefully read, there is something missing: the
whole truth. They never mention the gargantuan role of ADL/B'nai
B'rith as the architects of hate laws worldwide. This is remarkable
since a quick search will uncover the truth at www.adl.org where ADL
boasts of their invention of hate crimes legislation going back to the
seminal Hofstra conference in 1988.

Why does the new right not tell us the whole truth?
Omitting the role of ADL/B'nai B'rith as inventors of hate laws is a
little like writing a history of aviation and neglecting to mention
the Wright brothers.

The truth is, while avowing passionate love for Jews,
evangelical leaders are terrified of ADL's legendary ability to defame
and ruin their critics. Also, as Christian pro-Zionists, they labor
under the false idea that "blessing" Israel and "seeking the peace of
Jerusalem" means suppressing dark truths about Israel and her leaders.
They fear these truths might stimulate anti-Semitism, incurring God's
curse upon them.

In reality, shielding B'nai B'rith from criticism only
increases peril for the Jewish people. The anti-Christianity and
freedom-stealing hate laws of ADL/B'nai B'rith fuel mounting
anti-Jewish sentiment. Protecting ADL/B'nai B'rith from exposure and
restraint does not bless the Jewish people. It curses them!

Bless God's Chosen People By Speaking the Truth

As an evangelical Christian, I believe God has a loving
destiny for the Jewish people. This will culminate with conversion of
a remnant of Jews at Christ's second coming. Like Paul, I say, "My
heart's desire and prayer for Israel is that they might be saved"
(Rom. 10:1). The welfare and safety of the Jewish people should be the
desire of every Christian.

The testimony of Scripture is that God does not bless the
rebellious in the way they might wish. Instead, He brings the blessing
of reproof in an effort to save them from an eternity in hell. Using
the Hebrew prophets, John the Baptist, and our Lord as my pattern, I
unsparingly rebuke evil Jewish leadership for their militant hatred of
Christianity and worldwide persecution of Christians under hate laws.
These are Israel's "blind guides." Throughout history, their hatred of
Christians and Gentiles has incited anti-Semitism and persecution of
the Jewish people. On 200 talk show interviews over the past 18
months, I have striven for Biblical balance: I never forget God's
ultimate benevolent destiny for a repentant Jewish remnant, yet I
castigate evil Jewish leaders for their sins and oppressions.

Have the fruits of my emphasis been good or evil? Have I
blessed Israel or cursed her? Consider the record.

On October 10, 2004 ADL national executive board member
and Philadelphia district attorney Lynne Abraham jailed 11 Christians
in Philadelphia for the "hate crime" of witnessing to homosexuals
during a public gay pride event. I attempted to respond as the prophet
Ezekiel would have. God told him to sound the trumpet from the highest
wall, proclaiming the identity of the enemy that was coming (Ezek.
33). In my case, such a high place was alternative talk radio and TV.
I bore witness against Lynne Abraham and the ADL across the airwaves
to millions of listeners.

Why did I make such an issue of her Jewishness and the
fact that the ADL had authorized her to persecute Christians? I wanted
to create a wedge between brainwashed evangelicals and their ADL/B'nai
B'rith Zionist cult leaders. I also wanted to embarrass world Jewry.
Perhaps they would pressure ADL/B'nai B'rith to slow down their
anti-Christian agenda.

It worked. Lynne Abraham and ADL were put on such an
international hot seat that apparently they were relieved when Judge
Pamela Dembe disgustedly dismissed the case; they didn't protest.

I am convinced this Divine deliverance was possible only
because the Biblical approach of reproof and truth-telling was taken.
If I had followed the traditional evangelical "hands off the Jews"
approach, hiding the truth, the Philly 11 might even now be embroiled
in the Philadelphia hate crimes system.

Defeat of Hate Bill Subdues Anti-Semitism

On September 14, 2005 when the House passed the federal
hate bill with blitzkrieg rapidity, it seemed that victory at last
belonged to ADL. With Senate Judiciary members in favor of the hate
bill 10 to 8, Senator Kennedy's Senate version, S.1145, seemed sure to
win in the Senate. The previous year the Senate had passed Kennedy's
bill overwhelmingly 65 to 33.

Yet in that crisis moment, I again strove to follow more
closely than ever the Biblical command to, "Speak the words that I
have commanded .... Do not omit a word!" (Jer. 1:2) Providentially,
dozens of courageous talk show hosts nationwide allowed me to inform
millions of the ADL-hate laws connection. They continued to warn
against hate laws on many other programs. My website,
www.truthtellers.org, with many articles critical of ADL, dominated
the discussion of the federal hate bill on the Internet. What happened
next was beyond belief.

Kennedy, primary champion of hate law legislation for the
past 18 years, snubbed ADL. In exchange for Republican weakening of
anti-pedophile legislation, he abandoned certain hate law victory in
the Senate. In a reversal of fate, which in my opinion is only
exceeded by defeat of the Spanish Armada, he gave up allegiance to ADL
and responsibility to carry the torch for their hate bill.

Why?

I believe that saturation calls to the Senate by
conservatives made it clear to Kennedy that hate crimes legislation is
not popular with Americans. The high volume of educated communications
that linked ADL with hate laws may have encouraged Kennedy and
senators of the Judiciary Committee to abandon an increasingly
foundering "hate laws" ship.

Speaking the whole truth about ADL's origination of the
hate bill was crucial to its defeat. Putting ADL in the spotlight both
in Philadelphia and as architect of the federal hate bill played a
critical role in slowing its agenda and causing senators to be
embarrassed by association with ADL.

ADL's Worst Nightmare

In fact, ADL was so nervous about public scrutiny of their
hate bill that they ordered a national media blackout of their
spectacular win in the House. They wanted hate legislation passed
secretly, behind closed doors, without the awareness or the consensus
of the American people. To invite public interest would stimulate tens
of thousands of Google searches. They would quickly arrive at
www.truthtellers.org and many other locations where my blistering
articles linked ADL and hate laws with the end of free speech.

ADL could not hold press conferences or generate national
publicity in favor of their hate bill. They could not effectively
solicit calls and emails from liberals and homosexuals to counter
those by the religious right. Forces against the hate bill were in the
driver's seat; ADL was in the trunk.

Have the Jewish people been blessed or cursed by exposure
of their leaders? You be the judge. If ADL's hate bill had passed,
with millions of Americans now understanding its Jewish origins, the
result would have been a staggering backlash against all things
Jewish, good and bad. Like Christians, Orthodox Jews, increasingly
critical of Zionist legitimacy and abuses, and Messianic Jews would
have suffered restriction of free speech. Because evil Jewish
leadership was Biblically exposed and reproved, such anti-Semitism and
loss of freedom have not materialized. Jews have been preserved and
blessed. And ... no Divine curse has descended upon me!

What's Coming Next?

Although defeated for the fifth time, ADL has vowed it
will never give up until it has made America into a hate crimes
bureaucracy like Canada, effectively ending free speech.

Last winter ADL reintroduced its hate bill on January 6,
2005. Can we expect ADL to try again soon? Absolutely!

ADL still has overwhelming support for their hate bill in
Congress. I was told by a highly knowledgeable Senate Judiciary
Committee lawyer that such support has remained virtually unchanged in
the Senate. Despite modest defections, ADL has cemented a pro-hate
bill coalition which would easily pass the hate bill if a vote were
called this January. Having invested so much in federal hate
legislation, ADL is more determined than ever to sneak it through.

I am immeasurably relieved that Concerned Women for
America is at last seriously educating the religious right concerning
hate laws.

But will they and other mainline conservative watchdog
groups be content to merely react to ADL/B'nai B'rith's offensives and
ultimately lose freedom? Or, like Jesus, will they dare to go on the
offensive? Only by specific criticism of ADL can their power to
victimize America and the Jewish people be overthrown.

One thing is certain: No group is less worthy of
protection by Christians than the evil ADL.

Rev. Ted Pike is director of the National Prayer Network,
a Christian/conservative watchdog organization. His unprecedented
80-minute video, "Hate Laws: Making Criminals of Christians," is
available at www.truthtellers.org for $24.90, by calling 503-631-3808,
or at the address below.

For many more articles on Zionism and hate crimes laws,
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