Re: Interesting e-mail

From: Michael Roberts (michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk)
Date: Wed Aug 06 2003 - 16:25:31 EDT

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    Not relevant at all. If we want to read stuff like this we know where to
    look.
    Am I mistaken, but I thought this was a science and religion list and not
    gays and fast breeders of the non-nuclear type

    Michael
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "John Burgeson" <hoss_radbourne@hotmail.com>
    To: <asa@calvin.edu>
    Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 8:08 PM
    Subject: Interesting e-mail

    > [ADMINISTRATOR'S COMMENT: Not sure what this has to do with the
    > purposes of this list, but I'm going to let it through. Let's try to
    > keep on track--this isn't just a "Christian thought" list, but a
    > faith-science list.]
    >
    > The e-mail below will be of interest to some.
    >
    > Hoss
    >
    > "From: Randall Terry [mailto:response@norm.nmailer.com]
    > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 9:44 AM
    > Subject: Stop Gay Marriage! Impeach Supreme Court's Twisted Six!
    >
    > Subject: From:
    >
    > STOP GAY MARRIAGE! IMPEACH SUPREME COURT'S TWISTED SIX!
    >
    > When the abortionists bankrupted me and got everything I owned, they
    thought
    > they were done with me. Well, I've got news for the pagan elite! I'm back.
    > -- Randall Terry
    >
    > Dear Friend,
    >
    > As you probably know, the Supreme Court said that homosexual perversions
    are
    > a "liberty" guaranteed by our Constitution, opening door to
    > homosexual marriage.
    >
    > This ruling puts our Republic in great danger. I beg you to read and weigh
    > these words, and prayerfully consider joining me to turn back this
    > assault.
    >
    > Our children's and grandchildren's future is surely at stake. So that you
    > can see how horrifying the long term effects are on our nation, here
    > is a portion of Justice Scalia's scathing dissent:
    >
    > "State laws against bigamy, same-sex marriage, adult incest, prostitution,
    > masturbation, adultery, fornication, bestiality, and obscenity are
    likewise
    > sustainable only in light of...validation of laws based on moral choices.
    > Every single one of these laws is called into question by today's
    decision,"
    > Scalia wrote.
    >
    > "Today's opinion dismantles the structure of constitutional law that has
    > permitted a distinction to be made between heterosexual and homosexual
    > unions, insofar as formal recognition in marriage is concerned. If moral
    > disapprobation of homosexual conduct is 'no legitimate state interest' for
    > purposes of proscribing that conduct, and if, as the Court coos (casting
    > aside all pretense of neutrality), when sexuality minds overt expression
    in
    > intimate conduct with another person, the conduct can be but one element
    in
    > a personal bond that is more nduring, what justification could there
    > possibly be for denying the benefits of marriage to homosexual couples
    > exercising the liberty protected by the Constitution?"
    >
    > AMERICA IS HANGING IN BALANCE: WILL WE FIGHT TO RESCUE HER?
    >
    > Frankly, I believe America's survival hangs in the balance. Why? Because
    > there is a God in heaven who judges men and nations. He made eternal Laws
    by
    > which we are rewarded or punished. And He has given solemn warnings about
    > the two specific crimes of child-killing and sodomy.
    >
    > And you shall not let any of your decedents pass through the fire to
    Molech
    > (child-killing), nor shall you profane the name of your God, I am
    > the Lord. You shall not lie with a male as with a woman (sodomy), it is an
    > abomination. Nor shall you mate with any beast, to defile yourself with
    it.
    > Nor shall any woman stand before a beast to mate with it. It is a
    > perversion (bestiality). Do not defile yourselves with any of these
    things;
    > for by all these things the nations are defiled which I am casting out
    > before you. -- Lev. 18:21
    >
    > Yet Justice Kennedy (a Roman Catholic -- who should be excommunicated --
    > appointed by President Bush the elder) wrote the majority opinion for
    > Lawrence. vs. Texas. And here's the bitter truth: He used two pro-abortion
    > rulings by the Supreme Court, (Roe v Wade and Casey v Planned Parenthood)
    as
    > the basis for defying God's Word and justifying sodomy! Based on those
    > pro-abortion rulings, here's what Kennedy wrote:
    >
    > "When sexuality finds overt expression in intimate conduct with another
    > person, the conduct can be but one element in a personal bond that is more
    > enduring. The liberty protected by the Constitution allows homosexual
    > persons the right to make this choice." (Lawrence v Texas)
    >
    > Not only did Kennedy base his ruling on pro-abortion cases, but in the
    > process, he overturned a prior Supreme Court ruling that explicitly
    > stated homosexual perversion was not a "right" under our Constitution. And
    > to make it worse, Kennedy then used foreign courts to justify this
    > iniquitous ruling. In light of America's steady loss of sovereignty, this
    > decision is doubly treacherous.
    >
    > As you can see, God links together the life and death sins of
    child-killing
    > and homosexual behavior. God Himself put child-killing, sodomy,
    > and bestiality on the short list of sins that will cause the destruction
    of
    > a nation. So when the Supreme Court explicitly links child-killing
    > and sodomy -- and approves of both of them -- it could be signing our
    > nation's death warrant!!
    >
    > In Sodom and Gomorrah, when God saw their perversions, He agreed to spare
    > the cities if He could find ten righteous souls. (He didn't, and
    > they perished.) I believe one of the reasons God has been so patient with
    > America is because He is long-suffering and merciful. He hears a
    > remnant crying out in prayer, and courageously resisting these evils in
    the
    > public square. But we sin if we presume upon his mercy and
    > longsuffering toward us!
    >
    > In fact, nations usually perish on the "installment plan." Remember
    ancient
    > Israel and ancient Judah, who had God's prophets -- and a godly
    > remnant. Yet they steadily sank into a moral cesspool! Child killing,
    > idolatry, and homosexuality became rampant. After many patient warnings,
    God
    > poured out His judgments. (See II Kings chps.17-24) God brought drought,
    > famine, disease, and then violent foreign invaders. Finally, He sent them
    > into cruel exile -- for the national sins of child killing, homosexuality,
    > idolatry, and sexual perversion. If God did not spare His chosen people,
    He
    > will not forever spare America!
    >
    > We too our perishing on the installment plan. A moral cancer is slowly
    > rotting our society, so that peoples' outrage and resistance to evil
    > wears down over years and decades. Lawrence v Texas trumpets our slow
    decay!
    >
    > "In all events we think that our laws and traditions in the past half
    > century are of most relevance here. These references show an emerging
    > awareness that liberty gives substantial protection to adult persons in
    > deciding how to conduct their private lives in matters pertaining to
    > sex." (Lawrence v Texas)
    >
    > What was unspeakable one generation ago is commonplace today. But my
    friend,
    > God will not be mocked. We only have two options: 1) Turn back to God and
    > live. 2) Continue down the path of darkness, and perish.
    >
    > FRENCH, BRITISH AND NAZIS -- WHICH EXAMPLE WILL WE FOLLOW?
    >
    > Current events remind me of the fall of France to the Nazis in 1940.
    French
    > leaders ignored the peril of Nazism in the 1930's. They appeased and
    > accommodated the Nazis, trying to peacefully co-exist with a godless,
    > tyrannical regime. As one nation after another was devoured by Nazi
    > intrigue or military might, the French encouraged the Nazis to become more
    > aggressive by silence and inaction. When the Nazis ultimately invaded
    > France, French habits of cowardice and treachery had so rotted their will
    to
    > resist that they collapsed within weeks.
    >
    > Meanwhile Britain, under Winston Churchill's leadership, declared they
    would
    > NEVER SURRENDER. They would never give up. With almost no help from
    America
    > (it was 11/2 yrs. before Pearl Harbor) Britain faced a Nazi-occupied
    Europe,
    > and the largest military juggernaut in the history of the world ... alone.
    >
    > Yet they declared they would fight until the bitter end, or die trying.
    > Churchill rightly understood the stakes: all Europe would either be
    > enslaved to the Nazis, or be free of their terror. Yet in America today,
    we
    > have "French-minded" Christian leaders who have accommodated
    > or ignored the vile "enemy occupation" we have endured for a generation.
    > They are STILL quietly justifying inaction against the sodomite
    > juggernaut -- planning how to quietly live under the heel of our "pagan
    > occupiers."
    >
    > My friend, if we stand mute like the French did, if we look the other way,
    > and make abominable excuses to do nothing concerning the murder of our
    > children, sodomy, and other atrocities, we will be surrendering on the
    > "installment plan," just to avoid conflict and controversy!
    >
    > Now is the time to be courageous and sacrificial. This is our moment in
    > history to follow our Master's lead, and "storm the gates" of hell. The
    Lord
    > Jesus promised that the gates of hell would not prevail against us! This
    is
    > our chance to honor the faith and sacrifices of our Fathers, so that one
    day
    > our descendents will say of us: "It was their finest hour. They restored
    the
    > Republic."
    >
    > Hopefully, you also identify with Churchill and the British.
    >
    > So I reject the belief that legalized abortion is here to stay, or that
    > so-called "homosexual marriage" is inevitable, and that we must make the
    > best terms of peace possible with our enemies. We will not collaborate, we
    > will not give up; WE WILL PREVAIL, because Truth will prevail.
    >
    > Friend, I love life. I love my wife, and my children. I love writing
    music.
    > I enjoy racquetball and scuba diving and basketball. I love great
    > books, and great movies. I am a true romantic. But I have a duty to my
    > children to leave them a free nation, which means I must be in conflicts
    and
    > controversies. We can love life, and still enter the battle. Keep
    > Churchill's maxim: We will never give up. We will never surrender.
    >
    > So...if you are weary of submitting to damnable decrees; if you are ready
    to
    > resist until victory is ours, then work with me, stick with me,
    > support me, follow my lead, and come to the events we plan. I have
    dedicated
    > my life to ending the abortion holocaust in America, and
    > turning back the militant homosexual "invasion." I will not quit nor
    > surrender, until we are victorious. We can be victorious. We can leave a
    > society built on truth and justice and human dignity for our children and
    > grandchildren.
    >
    > You know, when the abortionists bankrupted me once and got everything I
    > owned, they thought they were done with me. Well, now I'm back -- thanks
    to
    > folks like you. I'm ready to fight, and I will not stop fighting until we
    > end the abortion holocaust in America, and are victorious over the
    militant
    > homosexual agenda. It doesn't matter what they do to us, we must fight on
    > until victory is ours.
    >
    > Friend, everything we do must reflect the immediacy of the crisis in
    > abortion and the militant homosexual movement, as well as a determined,
    > patient, long term agenda to raise up the next generation of leaders to
    free
    > America from the grip of our new "pagan occupiers."
    >
    > ANNOUNCING: THE SOCIETY FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE
    >
    > For these reasons, I have started a new outreach: The Society for Truth
    and
    > Justice. The Society for Truth and Justice is organizing grass root
    > activities and public events to recruit new people into the culture wars
    > who'll resist the onslaught of paganism that is upon us. Our mission is to
    > mobilize you, your family, your church, and those like you.
    >
    > You see, our long term goal is to restore to positions of power those
    > leaders who embrace Truth and Justice as revealed in the Ten
    > Commandments. We must replace the treacherous that are in power with those
    > who will enact just laws -- a Constitutional Amendment to protect all
    unborn
    > children by law, and a Constitutional Amendment that denies homosexuals
    > "marriage," or the benefits of marriage in any state. I know the struggle
    > will be long and fierce. But we have NO other choice!! Like England under
    > Churchill, our only options are the total defeat and the death of our
    > country -- the America we know and love -- or total victory for Truth and
    > Justice.
    >
    > Please remember: This fight is your fight. God wants you to do your part
    in
    > this war. He wants you to stand for His Truth, His Kingdom and His
    > commandments. You too have a duty to fight for what is right, to resist
    > evil, to defend the fatherless and to rebuke the ruthless, because this
    war
    > is waging at your doorstep, on your family, and your faith. We must pray
    > with all our hearts, and strive with all our strength to restore this
    > country.
    >
    > YOUR FIRST MISSION: "IMPEACH THE TWISTED SIX"
    >
    > Some folks believe that the "Defense of Marriage Act," passed in 1996,
    will
    > keep homosexual marriage from becoming reality. This is not so. This
    godless
    > Court could easily strike down that law, like they stuck down the laws of
    > Texas. Congress must amend the "Defense of Marriage Act" with these simple
    > words: "This law is not subject to review by any U.S. Federal Court."
    >
    > But that's not enough. We need to be rid of these six godless Justices,
    > these six enemies of freedom: The Twisted Six. With their twisted logic,
    and
    > twisted ethics, they support child-killing; they defend child-pornography;
    > and bless all forms of sexual perversion. They think they
    > are called to create America in their twisted, sick image, and they need
    to
    > go, and they will -- by impeachment! Here's where to act:
    > http://www.conservativepetitions.com/petitions.php?id=222
    >
    > Impeach the Court! Impeach The Twisted Six: Stephen G. Breyer, Ruth Bader
    > Ginsburg, Anthony Kennedy, Sandra Day O'Connor, David H. Souter, and John
    > Paul Stevens.
    >
    > We have the right -- in our Constitution -- to impeach Federal Judges,
    > including Supreme Court Justices. It's been done before! Impeachment is
    how
    > the Founders decided we could get rid of Judges not upholding their sworn
    > duty to our country. And each of the "Twisted Six" took an oath to uphold
    > the Constitution and the laws of this country. They have betrayed that
    oath!
    > Anyone with a brain can see that Lawrence v. Texas ruling betrays their
    oath
    > to uphold the laws of our country, and therefore their ruling is an
    > impeachable offense. Sign a petition calling for impeachment of the
    Twisted
    > Six at:
    > http://www.conservativepetitions.com/petitions.php?id=222
    >
    > The battle cry is simple: Impeach the Court! It's a focal point that
    anybody
    > can understand: Impeach the Court! Impeach The Twisted Six:
    > Stephen G. Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Anthony Kennedy, Sandra Day
    > O'Connor, David H. Souter, and John Paul Stevens.
    >
    > Because we can take our country back. We can put the fear of God in the
    > political elite. They need to see, hear, and feel that they have pushed us
    > too far. It must be a ground swell that grows and grows. We can't win if
    we
    > don't try. We can prevail, but only if we fight. The successful drive to
    > recall Gov. Gray Davis of California shows what determined Americans can
    do!
    > Support impeachment of the Twisted Six at:
    > http://www.conservativepetitions.com/petitions.php?id=222
    >
    > Kept In Christ's Wounds,
    >
    > Randall Terry
    > President; Society for Truth and Justice"
    >
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