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Christianity in Crisis

By Carl Pierce

Is America drowning in a cesspool of immorality promoted by the socialist one world planners whose goal is to create a secular humanistic society that is anti-Christ, without any moral absolutes? The answer is yes, and sadly they are succeeding, because the churches in America in large part have been silenced.

The founding fathers of America were not Christians in word only, many of them gave their lives, fortunes and sacred homes to prove their dedication to what they believed.

Strong courageous leadership in the churches of early America was the spark that ignited the fires of courage among the people to fight against the tyranny of England, and create the most free, prosperous and blessed nation on earth. To say you are a Christian means you believe in the truth, values and principals revealed in the Holy Bible. To refuse to proclaim and defend those truths and values is either a complete lack of understanding of true Christianity or a counterfeit worthless faith devoid of any works.

In today’s America the fires of moral conviction and family values are slowly being extinguished by the anti-God secular humanist agenda, while most churches are silent. In order to receive tax exempt status a church must agree to obey the rules of a 501 C-3 tax code. A 501 C-3 church can not actively participate in political activities or thy will loose their tax exempt status. This is the reason there is a deafening silence coming from most of the churches that refuse to speak out or participate in opposing the many immoral and ungodly practices that are slowly destroying the American way of life.

It has been said that an organization or group of people seldom rise above the level of their leadership. America achieved greatness because America had great Christian leaders who would not compromise their beliefs and were unafraid to confront the evils of their day. In January or February of 2005, a man opened a strip club in the rural community of Sunny Valley, Oregon. At that time a group of concerned citizens formed a coalition to picket the business called Club 71. After many months of picketing the frustrated club owner filed a lawsuit against the picketers. Ed Snook from the US~Observer agreed to try to settle the issue. The county charter was not able to prohibit the clubs activities because of first amendment rights of freedom of expression, a free speech issue. Many people including Snook have spent countless hours, determined to stop the existence of smut in Sunny Valley. The fruit of everyone’s efforts are beginning to pay dividends as the pressure mounts on Richard Larry Lacey’s strip joint.

Sometime after this the American Family Association (A.F.A.) offered their services pro bono and successfully defended the Sunny Valley citizens First Amendment rights to picket Club 71. Another law suit was filed against the picketers by a friend of the club owner and will be defended by the A.F.A. in the near future.

In the beginning, when the Sunny Valley citizens organized to oppose Club 71, Jerry Franklin contacted many churches in the surrounding areas and asked them if they would sign a simple certificate of support for good community values. Others in the group also called churches to try to get support in opposing Club 71. None of the churches that were asked to please return the call ever did so. Those that were spoken to had many different answers as to why they could not be involved. "The pastor isn’t in,” "we don't want to get involved, we will pray about it,” etc., etc., were some of the lame excuses. My favorite was, "God has not spoken to me about it, but if He does I will help you!" Why not just be honest about it and say I don't care and am not interested, get lost!

Some of the faithful picketers of Club 71 are not professing Christians but they had the courage of their convictions in the values of America to stand strong several nights a week for many months, rain or shine to support their neighbors and friends.

On the other hand, not one church has ever contacted our group to offer moral and/or financial help. Many non-Christians have a poor opinion of Christianity. I wonder why?

Without the wonderful assistance of two great lawyers from A.M.A. a Christian Legal foundation who came all the way from Mississippi, pro bono, the faithful citizens of Sunny Valley would have had to stand alone to defend themselves in the costly lawsuits.

The most serious issues that confront America are moral. The Christian church is supposed to be the foundation and voice of morality in America. If that voice is silenced America will destroy itself in a cesspool of immorality, crime and wickedness and join all the great world empires that promoted perversion and immorality. Edmond Burke stated; All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. Our Constitution and Bill of Rights grew out of a markedly Christian, Protestant early America. This was a spiritual, cultural, ethical, social, educational, legal and political environment. This was obviously the product of the faith, knowledge and understanding of the word of God in every facet of its teachings relating to mans obligations and relationship with mankind and God. If the foundation that America is built upon is destroyed, America will implode and fall like a house of cards. "If the foundation be destroyed, what can the righteous do” (Psalms 11:3)?

Jesus called His people sheep and sheep need a shepherd to protect, feed and nurture them. Jesus said: I am the good shepherd, the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is a hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep (John 10:11-13). All pastors and church leaders are under the authority and mandates of the great shepherd Jesus Christ to feed, keep and protect His sheep. If the church leaders of America refuse to take a bold stand and speak out against the evils of our day because they are afraid of losing their tax exempt status, then they are obeying the government in preference to Jesus Christ.

The Supreme Court has ruled that live sex shows are constitutional but the display of the Ten Commandments is illegal because the youth might tend to believe them, in violation of the non-existent, yet fully enforced separation of church and state position. For those who would use Romans chapter 13 as an excuse that we are to always obey the government, that is what the Nazi's all said at the Nuremburg trials; I was just obeying orders. Our founding fathers were Christians and they disobeyed their government and King because it was tyrannical and unjust. Their cry was no King but Jesus and disobedience to tyrants is obedience to God. Civil disobedience against unjust and unlawful acts by public servants is the duty of all free Americans, especially those who name the name of Christ.

For anyone who may be offended by the preceding observation, my answer is the following. Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? May the god of Mammon in many Christian churches be replaced with the backbone of a true servant of Christ.

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