Hi Everyone,
I am away at a church convention for the next few days, but thought this 
message was worth it to read and coment on.
Hope you enjoy it and get the point.
        Vinny
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From: "Rick Johnson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "ccnn" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 5:11 AM
Subject: [CCNN] CHRISTIANS HAVE NO FEAR OF GOD


> *CHRISTIANS HAVE NO FEAR OF GOD*
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> Coach Dave Daubenmire
> February 11, 2006
> NewsWithViews.com
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> *The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom* —Proverbs 1:7
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> America is not very wise. The once-great envy of the world is looking more
> impotent everyday. Skyrocketing deficits, education system in crisis,
> policeman of the world, open borders, fiat currency, tolerance, diversity,
> decadence, moral relativity, multiculturalism, and Iranian nukes – those 
> are
> just some of the issues we face here.
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> An unknown woman once queried Benjamin Franklin, *"Mr. Franklin, what kind
> of government have you given us?"*
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> *"A Republic, madam," Franklin quickly answered. "If you can keep it."*
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> The ever-expanding Muslim world is on fire. Enraged by a cartoon that
> disrespected their god, Islamists have taken to the streets to avenge the
> honor of the one they serve.
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> "How can they get so bent out of shape over a cartoon?" a friend of mine
> naively said. "Heck, people make fun of God all of the time in America and
> nobody gets upset."
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> *Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.* —Romans 1:22.
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> The world no longer fears America because America no longer fears God.
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> America's commitment to God is so shallow. We pray to Him, ask Him to 
> "Bless
> America," and even put his name on our coins. But we really don't take Him
> seriously, and we certainly don't serve Him.
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> Unfortunately, for us, our enemies take *their* god very seriously. They 
> fly
> planes into towers for him. They blow themselves up to honor him. They are
> committed to a world where their god is the one, exclusive, god of the
> universe.
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> But America's God is tolerant, and diverse, and all loving, right?
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> Does anybody ever really fear their Grandpa? That's it, you see! The 
> Islamic
> world sees *their* god as the great avenger. We see ours as Grandpa! They
> see him as one who hates sin. We see Him as one who tolerates it.
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> Yes, we have lost our fear of God. No wonder we look so foolish!
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> Have you seen a copy of the cartoon that has enraged the world? Neither 
> have
> I. Isn't that strange? Could it be that the media is afraid to show the
> world the cartoon? Why hasn't the *New York Times* or *CNN* run a copy of
> it? How Come NBC was not afraid to run *The Book of Daniel?*
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> The media knows what we most church goers are afraid to admit. They know
> that Muslims take their god seriously, and the last thing the media wants 
> to
> do is make this "peaceful" religion angry. They've seen the mobs in the
> streets. We surely don't want that in multi-cultural America, now do we? 
> We
> don't want to show the other face of the "religion of peace."
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> So let's be nice. Let's not offend. Let's not do or say anything that will
> disrespect their religion. Americans are tolerant, diverse and secular, 
> they
> have Christian values, don't you know?
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> When will the Christian Church awaken? There is a cottage industry made up
> of those who disrespect the Christian God. We kill His unborn children,
> throw Him out of public view, educate Him out of the minds of our 
> children,
> pay to submerge His image in urine, dishonor our vows, and publicly take 
> His
> Name in vain.
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> The response of the Christian Church is to pray for more "blessings."
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> We could learn a thing or two from the Muslims. At least they are smart
> enough to fear their god.
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> What if Christians felt the duty to defend the One we are to serve? What 
> if
> we made a determination that we would no longer permit the *Name Above All
> Names* to be disrespected in America? What if we demanded that Christ be
> honored in our schools, in our government, and in our homes? What if we 
> took
> to the streets in defense of the One who defended us? What if we were, 
> once
> again, wise enough to fear His Name?
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> But that wouldn't be very Christian, would it? That might anger some 
> folks,
> might offend those who worship at the altar of diversity, might cause a
> split in the Church, might make some take stock of *what* they really
> worship.
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> Islam is on the march. They are committed and defiant. When will the
> American Church peek out of the window of their stained-glass fortresses 
> and
> acknowledge the wolf at the door?
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> Muslims hate sin. Christians tolerate it. Muslims serve their god. The
> Christians' God serves them. Muslims punish their view of evil.
> Christian-America celebrates evil, markets evil, cozies up to evil. 
> Muslims
> revere their god. Christians compartmentalize theirs.
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> Recently, I have come to a startling Truth. People will serve whatever 
> they
> fear. That's why torture is so effective. The fear of pain convinces one 
> to
> compromise.
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> *"If I speak out, it could cost me my job!"* Yep. You serve what you fear.
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> America is in trouble. We fear the wrong things.
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> *The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso put his trust in the Lord 
> shall
> be safe.* —Proverbs 29:25
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> The American culture fears those who fear Allah. They do not fear those 
> who
> fear Jehovah.
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> Follow this logic. The world no longer fears America because the American
> culture no longer fears the Christian Church because the Christian Church 
> no
> longer fears God.
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> Our Christian president, the leader of Christian-America, proudly calls
> Islam a "noble" religion, and claims we serve the same god.
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> *Exodus 20 4:7* *You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness 
> of
> what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the
> earth. You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God,
> am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, to
> the third and fourth generation to those who hate Me, but showing loving
> kindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep my commandments. You
> shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will 
> not
> leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.*
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> Christians please, be afraid. Jehovah is jealous. Be very afraid.
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>        (c) 2006 Dave Daubenmire - All Rights Reserved
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> *Coach Dave Daubenmire, founder and President of Pass The Salt Ministries
> www.ptsalt.com and Minutemen United www.minutemenunited.org, is host of 
> the
> high octane Pass The Salt radio show heard in Columbus, Ohio. *
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> *In 1999 Coach Daubenmire was sued by the ACLU for praying with his teams
> while coaching high school in Ohio. He now spends his energy fighting for
> Christian principles in the public domain. *
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> Rick Johnson
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> Constitution Party Member / Virginia
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> "Providence has given to our people
> the choice of their rulers. And it is the
> duty as well as the privilege and interest,
> of a Christian nation to select and prefer
> Christians for their rulers."
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> First Chief Justice of Supreme Court John Jay
> February 28, 1797
>