-Caveat Lector- ==================BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE================== >From: "Mario Profaca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "[spynews]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1999 19:07:02 +0100 >Subject: [spynews] Christianity is a "hate crime" to some '__ ___ _ ___ __ ___ _ _ _ __ /'_|'o'\'V'/'\|'|'__|'|'|'/'_| \_'\''_/\'/|'\\'|'_||'V'V'\_'\ |__/_|''//'|_|\_|___|\_n_/|__/ http://public.srce.hr/~mprofaca/mainmenu.html -------------------------------------- Friday, December 3, 1999 -------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of ScanThisNews Sent: 1999. prosinac 03 15:22 To: ScanThisNews Recipients List Subject: [FP] Christianity is a "hate crime" to some Christianity is a "hate crime" to some -------------------------------------- The top story on WorldNetDaily today asks the rhetorical question: Is Christianity a 'hate crime'? The answer: You bet it is -- to some people. Of the anti-Christian groups who believe this way, the agenda to stop Christian evangelism is running at a feverish pace. It is believed that those who hate Christianity may sense an eminent urgency with the coming of the new millennium. Many of the individuals and groups who hold such hatred towards Christians have set out to malign Christians with false statements and baseless allegations in hopes that this will accomplish their goals. Others in the radical-left Anti-Christ group have read Biblical accounts of the anticipated return of Christ as prophesied by Jesus and Daniel; an event which could possibly take place within the very near future. They understand that, as the prophesy goes, all wickedness will at that time be done away with, and good will triumph over evil. Some of the followers of these left-wing extremist teachings believe they can somehow forestall their eternal judgement by winning over as many new converts as possible before the end comes. The immediate issue in the WND report is the Southern Baptist's plan to hold its annual Missionary Convention in Chicago next Summer. But the Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago sent a letter to the Southern Baptist leadership asking them to consider moving their convention elsewhere, citing their perceived threat of "violence" which might, they contend, be instigated against "non-believers" and minorities as a consequence of the onslaught of Christian missionaries. Among the council's members is Bishop C. Joseph Sprague who represents 425 United Methodist Churches in the Northern Illinois Conference. WorldNetDaily attributes Sprague with saying, "the problem is that proselytizing with the kind of attitude that one group is saved, while another is in need of saving, can provide 'fodder' for deranged or demonized persons to attack religious minorities." And, "to suggest that other religious groups are second-class citizens can be dangerous, because it feeds into the ideology of hate groups." Sprague is also reported as saying: "When it comes to Christian views on homosexuality, the prohibition against proselytizing is even stronger." And that "Christians who treat homosexuals as second-class citizens are setting them up for persecution in a 'fear-ridden society'." This story ties in directly with the recent FBI Project Megiddo report. The inflammatory attacks and derogatory remarks made about Christians in the government report mirror the same kind of anti-Christian sentiment expressed by the Bishop in Illinois. The Project Megiddo report profiles Christian beliefs and categorically associates these with criminal, bigoted acts of violence. The report's false implications are based largely upon the same kinds of spurious allegations as have been attributed to Bishop Sprague. It's important that the reader make the connection between the two, the Project Megiddo report and the attack against the Southern Baptists. --- Is Christianity a 'hate crime'? 100,000 Southern Baptists determined to meet in Chicago, despite opposition http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_exnews/19991203_xex_is_christian.shtml --------------------------------------------- *** NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to SPYNEWS eGroup members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes only. 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