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Amen Brother,
No thin ice for you to step on. Doctrine tells us
to disciple all men. Paul exhorts us to work at the level of the unsaved, to be
in the world, but not of the world.
Victor is right when he says that we American's
allow things to happen which exhort evil (abortion, prayer in schools, etc.).
This sets a poor example for the Rangers we are entrusted to teach.
Unfortunately what needs to be realized is that
thought the US of A calls itself a Christian nation, the people are far from it.
I heard it said that calling yourself a Christian is an easy and sometimes
popular thing to say. Are they really? Only God knows.
Let us lift up this nation and all the others in
prayer as a holy, living sacrifice to our heavenly father. That more may come to
the realization that Jesus Christ is Lord and every knee will bow to
Him.
Pray that we as leaders may hold our tongue in
check, even when the government acts in a way that is amoral or may take some
freedom away. What we say influences the boys we have charge of, and I for one
do not want that milestone around my neck.
God Bless each and every one of you as you walk the
path of righteousness in Jesus name...
Amen
Bob Triphahn
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 12:03
PM
Subject: Re: [RR] Guaranteed annual
income
Here goes:
*We start every meeting with the pledge
to the USA Flag
"with liberty and justice for all"
Then into the
meeting we pitch whatever popular evangelical notion
we want to
pitch. I was in a Ranger meeting the night Bill Clinton
won the
election over G.Bush sr.
*The boys.. let loose a string of hate
speech over that event
straight from watching the 700 club and hearing Rush
Limbaugh..
I may have felt a bit like them myself, *I'll admit
that.. BUT!
I began to ask the Rangers just what being a
"Christian" has to do
with national politics?
They gave good
answers:
1. Freedom of religion
2. Right to life
3. Gun
ownership
*Then I asked what "Liberal" means, as a word..
They
gave honest answers:
"yellow dog liberal"
1. Communist
2.
Humanist
3. anti-christian values
Rangernet had previously discussed
the power of words with reguard to
differences in our cultures.. We
had also discussed why US Ranger culture
does not welcome women in service,
yet they are welcome elsewhere..
*Just what are the
differences?
In the USA~ *We live in a bright media bubble, that
pretty much
hides our impact on the rest of the world. In our view,
waveing the
US Flag is patriotic. Haveing the boys stand and pledge
allegence is
not a big worry, likewise the Pledge to the Christian
flag.
In Austrailia.. *while they seem to be just like
us<G> (They have
Surfing :') They downplay the US style
of patriotisum, and for
them to say the same "Pledge to the Christian flag"
as us.. might
generate snickers and chuckles<G>
*So...
It's a big wide open world.
USA Rangers reflects a AOG doctrine of
"Jesus first" and anything
else is less than that call for evangelical
salvation of souls.
*Big Gulp- thin
ice!
-------------------
But to "minister" to others the love of
Christ..
In addition to sending Missonary evangelists
We send
medical people, food donations, labor and technology.
This is a
"Liberal view" of the gospel.
The result is that when we address the
needs of others, we work
for Jesus. Christian service is normaly one
part of a Ranger powow
alter call service.. Service to others, useing
the tools found in Ranger
merits and skills.
*I brought up the
subject of GAI because it was a proposal made by
President Richard Nixion
to insure family values and arrest crime.
The link in the recent
Rangernet discussion was one of improveing
society, not *just supporting GW
Bush come hell or high water...
Thanks-
*I'm
clear..
-=A#1=-
--- Eddie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Can anyone show me where this relates to Rangers? I've
seen this stuff
> back and forth while ranger questions are getting
backchannel answers.
> I thought this was a ranger list?
>
> Eddie Hicks
> www.rangerforums.com
>
----- Original Message -----
> From: Victor Zalakos
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 11:08
PM
> Subject: Re: [RR] Guaranteed annual income
>
>
>
> Who mentioned Big
Business? Over 2/3rds of the jobs are provided by
> small
businesses. Now, you haven't addressed the constitutional issue
-
> no benevolence provided, yet the document was written by Christian
men
> who openly practiced faith.
>
> Shows
what I know, I thought your founding fathers were all practising
>
members of the cult of the Masons.
>
>
Victor.
>
>
>
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