-Caveat Lector- Example of the mainstream, apostate, IRS/BATF approved and registered, so-called Christian Churches who think that God is behind America, in total contradition to scripture. "Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:" -Revelation 3:17 -----------------------------
In the eyes of the faithful, God is behind America By Marcus Warren in Louisville (Filed: 31/03/2003) http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/03/31/wgod31.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/03/31/ixnewstop.html/news/2003/03/31/wgod31.xml God is good and so are President George W Bush and America's war on Iraq, the congregation at one of the nation's biggest places of worship agreed at the weekend. Thoughts and prayers were with US servicemen in the Gulf but, in case anyone was unaware of the battles raging half a world away, reminders filled the cavernous Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Yellow ribbons were wrapped around the columns outside the main entrance and pinned to the lapels of many of the thousands of believers who packed the auditorium for the Saturday evening service. Before entering the hall for worship that mixed scripture, communion and song, the faithful passed a stand proclaiming "We're Praying for Our Troops" and collecting offerings for the soldiers ranging from foot powder to boiled sweets. From the lectern Bob Russell, the minister who presides over 18,000 worshippers every weekend, used the war and the controversy it has provoked to illustrate his sermon on the Book of Job. The criticism of Mr Bush by such Hollywood luminaries as Barbra Streisand, Martin Sheen and Michael Moore was an example of what the Lord had dismissed, when coming from Job, as "words without knowledge", he said. "They have a right to dissent. But they have no right to be disrespectful," he added, to the approval of his congregation, many of them young couples with children. The church newspaper carried the names, ranks and "prayer concerns" of servicemen with links to the Louisville congregation. Most of the concerns consisted of one word: "safety". But one marine private now in Iraq had dictated a long list to his mother on the telephone, among them "that I will stay focused; that I will hear commands closely and understand them". Set in the suburban sprawl of Kentucky's biggest city, the "megachurch" complex could not be further removed from the deserts of the Middle East. Nevertheless, the conviction that the military's fight is their fight, too, is strong. Such turbulent times were a reminder that "we should live every day as though it was our last", one minister insisted. The Rev Dave Stone spoke of Mr Bush's religious faith, saying it was "a source of comfort to me". Soldiers' wives and relatives from the church have their own counselling group, and an informal support network to help to ease their anxieties. "It's a throbbing hurt that is always there but it doesn't hurt as much when I'm at church," said Julie Brock, whose twin brother is a marine in Iraq. "Here, 20 to 30 people tell me every day that they prayed for us both." Whatever the cost in human lives and the length of time the war was to take, the US cause was noble and just, members of the congregation said. "I believe that there is moral clarity in what we are doing," said Jack Coffee after the service. "I have no misgivings about good or evil. If evil rises up, unless we knock it down, it will consume us all." ----------------------- -iNFoWaRZ It is the Whore that rides the Beast. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
