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War on Christianity
Never before in American history have Christians experienced being hated

following Jesus Christ as they are today.

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War on Christianity
Never before in American history have Christians experienced being hated for
following Jesus Christ as they are today.

http://www.jeremiahproject.com/prophecy/warxian.html
War on Christianity
Never before in American history have Christians experienced being hated for
following Jesus Christ as they are today.
Currently, over 200 million Christians worldwide are living under the threat
of persecution. Topping the list of countries which have mounted a campaign
against Christians are China and Sudan followed by Saudi Arabia, Egypt,
Turkey, Burma, Greece, Ethiopia, and Vietnam. (Washington Watch, May 1998)
Increasing persecution is also found in Cuba, Laos, and North Korea.
The militant Islamic Government of Sudan, for example, is waging a
self-described religious war against Christian, non-Muslim, and moderate
Muslim persons by using torture, starvation, enslavement, and murder.
In countries near and far, people are being persecuted simply because of
their faith. Christians are beaten, tortured, imprisoned, and murdered by
those who are hostile to their faith in Jesus Christ. In fact, more
Christians have died for their faith in this century than in the previous
nineteen centuries combined.
Here in America the persecution of Christians has not yet reached the
feverish pitch as in other parts of the world. There is still a Constitution
that protects them and allows them to freely practice their faith. But,
broiling beneath the surface, the same hatred of God that exists in other
parts of the world is festering in all our institutions. Slowly,
methodically, and incrementally the anti-God forces are working to remove
that Constitutional barrier.
In America it is called 'secularism' and is becoming visible in all walks of
life and in all our institutions. Numerous legislative and legal battles
which I'll discuss later attest to the fact that religious warfare is taking
place.
It is important to recognize that those who are working for the dissolution
of our society have a spiritual agenda. They are not merely attempting to
dismantle the historic cultural values of this nation and move us toward a
homogenized world. They also want to destroy Christianity and Bible-based
religion. It is a clear part of their agenda, and they have already moved a
long way in that direction.
Breaching the "Wall of Separation" between Church and State
In the aftermath of the Jonestown massacre in 1978 came a congressional
investigation of religious "sects," resulting in the establishment of the
principle that there is a legitimate federal interest in the classification
of and monitoring of religious organizations.
Government has clearly stated its role and interest in legislating on
religious matters in hearings associated with the "Freedom From Relgious
Persecution Act of 1997," and the passing into law of the "International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998". This new law suggests that religious
persecution is somehow a greater evil than other forms of human rights
violations and set's the U.S. into the position of becoming the world
policeman in matters of religious persecution in countries around the world.
US Taxpayers Party
Statement on Religious Freedom
USTP 1996 Platform
The preservation of religious freedom, and its protection from the acts of
Congress, of the President, and the courts is a central civil rights issue
of the 1990s.
The federal government abridges the free exercise of religion by:
Regulating churches and other religious organizations through its tax laws.
Limiting religious liberty in the area of public and private education.
Forbidding non-denominational prayer in public schools and at educational
ceremonies.
Excluding the Bible from school classrooms and from other school property.
Refusing to permit the religious displays on public property, such as
Christmas and Chanukah.
We call upon the federal government - its legislative, executive and
judicial branches - to cease these attacks on the religious liberties of the
people, and to stop all attempts to interfere with the encouragement of
religious and moral principles by state and local governments.
We assert that any form of taxation on churches and other religious
organizations is a direct and dangerous step toward state control of the
church; such intrusion is prohibited by the Constitution, and must be
halted.
We insist that the original text and intention of the Framers of the
Constitution in regard to the free exercise and no establishment of religion
be honored in word and in deed.
The Media
Our entertainment industry, the educational establishment, and the news
media sneer at anyone who defends Jesus Christ in public and have been
leading a propaganda war of stereotyping Christians into a subordinate
class. Their distortions reflect a genuine misunderstanding of who
Christians are and what they believe. When was the last time you saw a TV
show or movie, for example, that portrayed Christians as anything other than
greedy, unlikeable hypocrites or mealy-mouthed, incompetent "nerds?"
When Reggie White, an ordained minister and All-Pro defensive end for the
Green Bay Packers, stated in a speech his Christian beliefs regarding
homosexuality, CBS almost immediately cancelled his pending sportscasting
contract. During his speech, White declared that he is "offended" by the
comparison of struggles of homosexual groups to those of blacks.
"Homosexuality is a decision. It's not a race," he said. At about the same
time, CBS announced plans to air the Howard Stern Show, featuring raunchy
language, nudity and graphic sexual content. Nike agreed to retain Reggie as
a spokesman, but Nike Chairman Phil Knight denounced Reggie as "crazy."
Campbell Soup Company declines to renew Reggie's endorsement contract,
saying that his "comments are not consistent with the principles of the
Campbell Soup Company."
Supported by the Justice Department, the news media characterizes Christians
who choose to believe in the Bible as cultists. Numerous examples of this
bigotry is evidenced by the endless reports of people who believe the "end
of the age" is near is responsible for all sorts of terrorists acts. Some of
the more apparent examples includes the burning of the Davidian compound in
Waco Texas, the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City, and the
murder of the family at Ruby Ridge.
Schools
Possibly the most sinister battlefield in the war on Christianity takes
place in the classroom. Atheists and others who hate God despises Christians
who help others come to a saving knowledge of Christ. They are determined to
battle those who would help immature Christians -- particularly Christian
children -- grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ.
Increasingly, our children are discriminated against for trying to present
their Christian convictions in school. The Ten Commandments have been
prohibited on school bulletin boards and most forms of prayer have been
declared unconstitutional in the nation's schools, even that which is
student initiated.
In March, 1997 U.S. District Court Judge Ira DeMent struck down a law that
required schools to allow voluntary student-initiated prayers at school
events, saying it created excessive state entanglement in religion. He
ordered the end to school-sponsored religious activities, such as prayers
during morning announcements and at school events even though it isn't
forced on students.
In 1997, a high school student in Florida was suspended for handing out
religious literature before and after - but not during - school hours.
Two high school students in Texas were told by their principal they could
not wear rosaries. The Principal claimed that they were symbols of gang
activity, even though the boys were not involved in any gang.
The Public Square
In March 1998, The ACLU put pressure on the small town of Republic, Missouri
to remove a fish symbol from its official logo, calling it a "secret sign of
Christianity."
In April 1998, Rev. Patrick Mahoney was arrested for praying on the steps of
the Supreme Court.
Tourists visiting Washington D.C. in 1997 were ordered by the police to stop
praying in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.
The Courts
A judge in Gadsden, Alabama, Roy Moore, has been ordered to stop conducting
prayers in his courtroom and displaying the Ten Commandments. That led
Alabama Gov. Fob James, a supporter of prayer in public schools, to vow to
use state troopers, if necessary, to allow Moore to continue the prayers.
Confessed child rapist James Arnett's sentence was overturned by an Ohio
appeals court. The reason: the judge in his case quoted from Matthew 18:5-6
during sentencing.
The Workplace
The anti-Christian bias is a reality in many companies today -- as you will
discover if you refuse to work on Sundays, if you question "shading the
truth" in presentations, or if you stubbornly hold to your Christian
standards. Globalists have been striving to legislate tolerance and
understanding for the New World Order. Legislation has been passed in
various nations, making it illegal to discriminate against any group based
on ethnic or religious origin, sex or race. Recently as well, numerous laws
have been passed around the globe making it illegal to discriminate on the
basis of "sexual orientation."
Reaping What We've Sown
Since we have effectivly censored our public officials, our teachers, our
elected representatives and our judges of expressing their faith in public,
the predictable is happening: a generation of young people growing up with
very little understanding of the spiritual principles on which our country
was founded. And we wonder why so many of them can kill, steal, take drugs
and engage in promiscuous sex with no pangs of conscience. Our culture has
taught them that right and wrong are abribrary - subjective - changing.
The result of this propaganda campaign is that Christians are
depersonalized. Depersonalization makes it easier for people to accept
negative stereotypes, pigeonholed, and, in the extreme, tolerate abuse and
persecution of the people who have been depersonalized. Historical precedent
for this can be found in Nero's treatment of Christians, racism in all
forms, and Hitler's treatment of the Jews.
Secularists appear to have agreed upon three specific mechanisms to complete
the task of immobilizing and silencing conservative Christians. You can find
evidence of these strategies in your own communities and schools.
1. Deny our Judeo-Christian roots and rewrite our historical record.
Children in public schools never hear the expressions of faith made by the
founders of our country. They celebrate the pilgrim's first Thanksgiving but
are not told to whom those early settlers were thankful.
2. Convince the American people that Christians are in violation of the
Constitution.
Liberal activists would have us believe our founding fathers were terrified
at the prospect of Christians participating in the political process. This
led them, we're told, to establish a wall of separation between church and
state. But no such provision appears in the Constitution or any of the
foundational documents. The principle of separation of church and state is
found only in one of Jefferson's letters, and referred, not to the exclusion
of religious people from government, but to the protection of religion from
governmental interference.
"[The religious right] are demanding their rightful seat at the table, and
that is what the American people fear the most."
[Rep. Vic Fazio, D-Calif., "God as a Wedge Issue," Norfold Virginian-Pilot,
June 24, 1994]

Democrats in Congress have formed a so-called "Radical Right Task Force" ...
which is paid for with American tax dollars. This "Task Force" meets in the
U.S. Capitol to plan how to intimidate Christians from going to the polls
and to deny churches tax-exempt status if they distribute Christian
Coalition's voter education literature. The task force met on August 11,
1994, according to a spokesman for Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA), "the main thrust of
the meeting" was "non-profit groups vs. Advocacy groups" and "when do
non-profits cross the line and become advocacy groups?" The law provides tax
exemptions for non-profit groups but not for advocacy groups. [John Wheeler,
Jr., "Assault on Faith," Christian American, September 1994]
"People of traditional faith have become effective, and this makes the left
quake." [Sen. Dan Coats]

Several leading political and cultural groups have mounted a campaign to
misrepresent and discredit the religious right in hopes of undermining the
growing political influence of religious conservatives. Recently, President
Bill Clinton called religious conservatives "obstructionist right-wing
fanatics" who embrace a message of "hate and fear." Hillary Clinton claims
that those who are bringing charges against her husband for his
extra-marital sexual adventures are part of a "Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy"
or simply are prejudiced against anyone from Arkansas. Texas governor Ann
Richards labeled them "mongers of hate" who "preach their anger" and "have
turned the party of Lincoln into the party of Operation Rescue." Also,
Congressman, Vic Fazio, chairman of the Democratic Congresional Campaign
Committee, said the "intolerant," religious right wants "to carry views that
are distinctly religious over into government and try to impose them as law"
using "stealth candidates" and "subterranean tactics" to advance its
ruthless agenda. U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders spoke of the
"unchristian religious right" as "those people who are selling our children
out in the name of religion." Writing on the op-ed page of the New York
Times, Robert H. Meneilly writes, "The religious right confronts us with a
threat far greater then the old threat of Communism." You see it also in the
frenzied howls of James Carville, who just can´t seem to restrain himself
from linking the name of Jerry Falwell with every conservative on his hit
list.
The Christian Right has oftentimes been compared with Nazism and they point
out that Nazi's were Christian. But, were they?
Martin Borman was a very high Nazi official in Hitler's government and he
wrote, "National Socialism and Christian concepts are irreconcilable. The
Christian churches build upon man's ignorance and are endeavoring to keep
the greatest number of people in a state of ignorance....Our National
Socialist concept of the world is on a far higher plane than are the ideas
of Christianity, whose essential points have been taken from the Jews. For
that reason too, we have no need of Christianity....." (The NAZI YEARS,
Joachim Remak, pp. 103-104, Prentice-Hall, 1969)
One of the most brilliant propaganda coups of all time is the liberals'
labeling (redefining) NAZIs as 'right-wing'.
Ludwig Von Mises described socialism under the Nazi's [increasingly similar
in America],"There are, however, no longer entrepreneurs but only shop
managers (Betriebsfuhrer). These shop managers do the buying and selling,
pay the workers, contract debts, and pay interest and amortization. There is
no labor market; wages and salaries are fixed by the government [Labor
unions, minimum wage]. The government tells the shop managers what and how
to produce [FDA, OSHA], at what prices and from whom to buy, at what prices
and to whom to sell. The government decrees to whom and under what terms the
capitalists must entrust their funds and where and at what wages laborers
must work. Market exchange is only a sham. All the prices, wages, and
interest rates are fixed by the central authority [Federal Reserve]. They
are prices, wages, and interest rates in appearance only; in reality they
are merely determinations of quantity relations in the government's orders.
The government, not the consumers, directs production. This is socialism in
the outward guise of capitalism. Some labels of capitalistic market economy
are retained but they mean something entirely different from what they mean
in a genuine market economy." (Omnipotent Government, Ludwig Von Mises, p.
56) [emphasis added by author]
3. Embarrass, insult, shout down and mischaracterize Christians, hoping to
intimidate them into silence.
Those who reject Jesus will shun Christians, for faithful believers carry
the presence of the Holy Spirit who brings conviction of sin as well as
God's love. Any mention of sin grates against today's relativistic values
and the kind of "freedom" where anything goes. That's why Christians, who
are "the aroma of Christ" to believers, are also "the smell of death to
those who are perishing." They hate the true Jesus. "But thanks be to God,
who always leads us in His triumph" (2Cor. 2:14-15)
Any Christian who has stood his ground on Biblical faith has grown
uncomfortably accustomed to being called all sorts of names:
Judgmental: People say, "You criticize our way - you don't think we're good
enough for God!" (Romans 3:23-24)
Arrogant: "You think you're better than us - that you have found the only
way to eternal life!" (John 14:6)
Narrow-minded: "You think you have the only handle on truth. If you
practiced the love you preach, you would see all people as worthy of
salvation" (1 Timothy 4:1)
Ignorant: "You simply don't know the other paths to enlightenment" (2
Timothy 4:3-4)
Old-Fashioned: "You cling to obsolete myths" (Hebrews 13:8)
The names "radical right," "far right," "extreme right"and "Christian right"
are also part of the effort to marginalize and demoralize those with
traditional views.
When is the last time you heard homosexual activists or abortionists
referred to as the "Radical Left?
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Americas' TV news broadcasts ignore conservative and Christian news events,
except when coverage makes religious leaders look "cold, intolerant and
oppressive," says Washington, D.C.'s Media Research Center.
Though most Americans believe in God and regularly attend religious
services, "religion and religious issues are hardly ever mentioned, much
less covered, on network television morning, evening and magazine shows,"
said the center's chairman Brent Bozell. He said that the center has
surveyed more than 18,000 nightly news shows broadcast by ABC, CBS, NBC, the
Cable News Network and the Public Broadcasting Service, but found only 212
stories that focused on religion. That amounts to 1 percent of coverage
although 52 percent of Americans say they attend church and more than 90
percent say that they pray regularly.
Network coverage of abortion and homosexuality "are never done from the
religious viewpoint," Bozell said. Instead, "religious figures are regularly
portrayed as reactionary roadblocks while their positive influences are
rarely covered." Except at Christmastime, when the networks traditionally
broadcast "heartwarming" segments in their broadcasts, the news shows
usually portray religious groups and their leaders "as cold, intolerant and
oppressive," Bozell said. ["TV news broadcasters unfair to Christians, says
research center," Christian Crusade, April 1994]
After the tragedy in Oklahoma City, Americans watched in disbelief as
Democrats and liberal pundits attempted to portray the maniac bombers with
conservative and religious Americans - especially those who fight for the
unborn child.
Writing in The Washington Post, Michael Lind made that connection between
the bombers and pro-lifers. He wrote, "The story of Oklahoma City and the
militias should not make us forget that the main form of political terrorism
in the United States is perpetuated by right wing opponents of abortion."
Washington Post columnist Carl Rowan wrote one of the most unbelievable
columns stating: "I am absolutely certain the harsh rhetoric of the
Gingriches and Doles . creates a climate of violence in America."
Bruce Morton of CNN attempted to link the bombers with religious Americans:
"What do you suppose the odds are that when they finally know who did it,
they will say, "Well, I was following God's will?" he asked.
Eleanor Clift, the loud voice of the left on PBS's The McGlaughlin Report,
predicted the bombers were from "a loose cabal of gun extremists, religious
extremists."
In the wake of the murder of Nicole Simpson, Wall Street Journal columnist
Al Hunt attributed part of the blame for domestic violence against women on
Pat Robertson's teaching on the headship of the husband over the wife.
A government report blames Christianity for causing teenage suicides.
Published in 1989 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, it
accused Catholics, Baptists, and other Christian groups of depicting
homosexuality as morally wrong, thus creating "unresolvable internal
conflicts for youth who adhere to their faith but believe they will not
change their sexual orientation." The recommendation: churches must change
their beliefs. "Religion needs to reassess homosexuality in a positive
context..." ["Government Tells Churches What to Teach," AFA Journal (October
1989).]
In 1989, the U.S. government released a report by a committee of the
National Research Council which called the Christian perspective of
homosexuality a "deep-rooted social pathology" and further blamed Christians
for "stigmatizing" homosexuals and thus contributing to the spread of AIDS.
Dan Rather, CBS News anchor, blamed Christians for attacks on homosexuals in
an April 11 editorial for the magazine Nation. He wrote, "Gays and lesbians
are beaten to death in the streets with increasing frequency - in part due
to irrational fear of AIDS but also because hatemongers, from comedians to
the worst of the Christian Right, sent the message that homosexuals have no
value in our society."
Indeed, name calling has become the defacto standard for liberals when
describing their opponents. But, their derogatory terms, "racist," "sexist,"
and "homophobic" must be loosing their effectiveness because recently they
have bugun a new campaign: calling their opponents "crazy."
Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen says that Charlton Heston is nuts
because his views on the culture war contradict today's notion of political
correctness.
Jesse Jackson says that Mayor Rudy Giuliani "sounds like a mentally
disturbed person" becuase the Mayor had defended police action in New York
City respecting the shooting of unarmed suspects.
Mind you, these people are not saying that their opponents' ideas are crazy.
That is perfectly legitimate. They are rather labeling the proponents of
ideas they oppose as crazy. Their intent of course is to convince the
American public that since these people are crazy, as opposed to the idea
being crazy, then they do not deserve to be listened to at all. [Paul
Weyrich, "Liberals resort to calling names," Christian Crusade, June 2000]
George Gardner of College Hill United Methodist Church in Wichita, Kansas
said, "The evangelical Christian right does not represent the religion of
America. We have to deal with the Christian evangelical religious right that
would take the love of God and turn it into the wrath of God ... that would
take the equality of men, women and children and would turn it into a
male-dominated hierarchy that would subjugate women and intimidate
children." [The Wichita Eagle, January 22, 1994]
The defenders of all that is fine and decent indict Bible-believing
activists as "hate mongers," "fire-breathing radicals," "unchristian,"
"merchants of hate" who would establish "a Christian version of the
Ayatollah Khomeini's Iran" and "fanatics" with a message of "hate and fear."
By stigmatizing the values movement, the Left hopes to avoid the issues in
debate. Its subliminal message is: "Don't listen to what these extremists
are saying. Don't take them seriously." They're militants and bigots - and
that's all you need to know about them." [Don Feder, "The Religious Right?
That's You," Christian American, September 1994.]
The frustrating thing is that those who are attacking religion claim they
are doing it in the name of tolerance, freedom, and open-mindedness.
Question: Isn't the real truth that they are intolerant of religion? They
refuse to tolerate its importance in our lives.- Ronald Reagan

You should stay away from bible class for awhile. Your hallucinating.

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self-described religious war against Christian, non-Muslim, and moderate
Muslim persons by using torture, starvation, enslavement, and murder.
In countries near and far, people are being persecuted simply because of

You should stay away from bible class for awhile. You're hallucinating.