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CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION AND THE HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA

Terry L. Brown — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:35:00 CST

If you have ever expressed your disagreement with the homosexual lifestyle you have likely had someone respond: �How does what a person does in the privacy of his home hurt you�? Answer: When what is done in the privacy of one�s home is sanctioned by the government it creates a legitimization for that action or lifestyle that inevitably invades the homes of others through the media � newspapers, TV, movies, the internet � through the schools � requiring students, regardless of religious or moral beliefs, to take classes with the purpose of indoctrinating them with the State�s values � through the law � criminalizing thoughts, words, or actions (Hate Crime Laws) the State deems offensive or intolerant. The truth of this statement is evident to all but the willfully blind.

FELLOW CRIMINALS - LET US PRAY

Terry L. Brown — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:21:00 CST

When the judge was informed the Consent Decree she had brokered between the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and some religious nuts had been violated by two notorious criminals, she quickly took action. She ordered them to appear before her on September 17th to stand trial to ascertain whether they were indeed brazen enough to defy her. Obviously, U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers is no one to mess with. She was going to ensure the people within her jurisdiction were safe from the evil she and the ACLU discovered was rampant at Pace High School in the Santa Rosa County School District in Florida.

THE APOSTASY OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA

Terry L. Brown — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:55:00 CST

In July The Episcopal Church (TEC) willfully dived off the edge of an immoral abyss by sanctioning the ordination of homosexuals and lesbians into every leadership position within the denomination. Schism within this 2 million member denomination that had been simmering for decades now became widespread. Thousands of Episcopalians awoke to the reality that their denomination was afflicted with advanced apostate cancer. Their earlier attempts to cure her from within by radiation (the Light of the Word) and surgery (the Sword of the Spirit) had failed. Through tears of mourning and agony of heart they realized that in order to save themselves from this spiritual death they must heed the call from heaven: �Come out of her, my people, so that you will not participate in her sins and receive of her plagues; for her sins have piled up as high as heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities� (Revelation 18:4-5 NASU). But cancer is an insidious disease with an insatiable appetite. That was proven in August.

FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY

Terry L. Brown — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:00:00 CST

�It�s the economy, stupid!� Remember those words? They became, more or less, a campaign slogan for Bill Clinton�s 1992 presidential campaign when he was running against incumbent George H.W. Bush. Bush�s approval rating in March, 1991 was 90%. His re-election as President seemed to be a �done deal�. But the success Bush had in foreign affairs was not matched by his domestic economic policies. The country had gone into a recession in 1991 and Clinton�s campaign strategist, James Carville, seized upon this crack in Bush�s armor by coining the phrase, �It�s the economy, Stupid!� The constant reminder that the economy, and thus the standard of living for every American, was in danger of declining if Bush were re-elected for four more years, proved a winning formula for Clinton. Bush�s approval rating dropped to 64% by August, 1992 and Clinton set up housekeeping in the White House shortly thereafter.

STIMULUS DOLLARS STIMULATING THE MORALLY CHALLENGED

Terry L. Brown — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:01:00 CST

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has once again come under fire for issuing grants that help fund pornographic and obscene �art�. The NEA was given $80 million from the federal government�s $787 billion economic stimulus bill to give as grants to a number of organizations it deemed worthy of financial support. But true to form the NEA has shown itself incapable of distinguishing between art and garbage.

THE APOSTASY OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Terry L. Brown — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:00:00 CST

Apostasy is a strong word. It is a word with a direct correlation with the Anti-Christ. Hence, it should not be used lightly in connection with a person, church, or denomination. 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 says: �Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come (the second coming of Christ) unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God� (NASU). The ESV translates �apostasy� as �rebellion�. Apostasy is an active rebellion against the true God (and thus, the truth) which leads to the ascension of false gods and false teachings within the heart of the Believer and within the doctrines of a church or denomination.

OBAMA'S CHARACTER REVEALED - AGAIN

Terry L. Brown — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:45:00 CST

June was National LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered) Pride Month. To honor this occasion President Barack Obama held a reception in the East Room of the White House. It was an opportunity Obama took advantage of to mend strained relations between himself and the homosexual community that he had courted during his campaign. Obama had promised to overturn DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act), to change the �Don�t ask, don�t tell� policy used by the military in regards to homosexuals serving in the military, and to pass a comprehensive hate crimes law that would place homosexuals into a federally protected class that subjects offenders to excessive fines and prison.

THE SPIRIT BEHIND HATE CRIMES LAWS

Terry L. Brown — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:30:00 CST

Should pedophiles be placed in a federally protected class to ensure their lifestyle is not maligned by someone having the audacity to say pedophilia is reprehensible or, heaven forbid, even sinful, since such speech could incite a deranged individual or group to ill-treat them? I believe most people would emphatically say no to such a question while wondering what the inquirer had been smoking. And the thought of the federal government to even consider such protection to pedophiles does seem ludicrous. But if you have not noticed the branches of the U.S. government specialize in such absurdities.

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF GEORGE TILLER?

Terry L. Brown — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:10:00 CST

Are pro-life advocates complicit in the murder of George Tiller? Ellen Goodman wants you to believe so. Her column in the Billings Gazette insinuates that though the suspected killer physically acted alone, his actions are the result of a pro-life community that, instead of adamantly (or sincerely) denouncing those with extreme anti-abortion passions, inflames those passions by �casually refer[ring] to abortion as murder�, calling Obama the �most pro-abortion president ever� , �ratchet[ing] up the rhetoric on a Supreme Court nominee�, or �cull[ing] doctors from their honored profession by labeling them �abortionists�.

NOTRE DAME'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH OBAMA

Terry L. Brown — Sun, 24 May 2009 06:19:00 CST

After weeks of contentious rhetoric as to whether it was not only proper for Notre Dame to invite President Obama to deliver the 2009 commencement speech, but to receive an honorary law degree from the university, the moment had arrived. The students and faculty inside the auditorium emphatically answered that question with resounding affirmation. They rose to their feet in thunderous applause as Obama received his degree and again as he strode toward the pulpit �er podium, to deliver his speech after an eloquent introduction by Father Jenkins.

HEADLNE: POLYGAMY LEGALIZED!

Terry L. Brown — Sat, 16 May 2009 06:05:00 CST

�Polygamy Legalized!� Have you seen this headline in your local newspaper or electronic media? Neither have I. But if the homosexual tsunami created by the shifting of the moral tectonic plates upon which civilization was built is ignored, �Polygamy Legalized� will become a reality � sooner rather than later.

CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR

Terry L. Brown — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:34:00 CST

Thankfully as Americans we live in the land of the free and the home of the brave. It says so in our national anthem. But how free are we and are we brave enough to stand up to those in power when laws are passed that require us to violate our consciences?

COUNTING THE COST

Terry L. Brown — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:55:00 CST

In June of 2003 V. Gene Robinson was overwhelmingly elected by the Episcopalians of the Diocese of New Hampshire to be their bishop. Such elections are rarely mentioned outside of official Episcopalian circles, but that is certainly not the case with the election of Robinson. His elevation to the position of Bishop caused a firestorm within The Episcopal Church (TEC). Some celebrated his election as a breakthrough for human rights. Others just as passionately mourned. Why such a conflict of reactions? Because V. Gene Robinson is an openly practicing homosexual.

PLANNED PARENTHOOD AND TEFLON

Terry L. Brown — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:07:00 CST

What do Planned Parenthood and Teflon have in common? Answer: Nothing sticks to them. The difference is Teflon was created for a good and useful purpose. It helps ease the chore of cleaning dirty pots and pans. In contrast Planned Parenthood exists for a very evil purpose. It helps ease the conscious of a nation that willfully sacrifices its children on the altar of �Choice�. But after almost 50 million murders at the hands of abortionists since the infamous 1973 Roe v. Wade court decision, the majority of which Planned Parenthood can take �credit� for, one would think that the name �Planned Parenthood� would elicit as much disgust as �Hitler�, �Stalin�, �Mao�, or �Pol Pot�. Such is not the case. It is still viewed by many as an organization founded upon compassionate and altruistic motives. It is as if Planned Parenthood has been sprayed with satanic �Teflon�.

IS THIS HEALTHY

Terry L. Brown — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:44:00 CST

President Barack Obama has nominated Kathleen Sebelius to head the Department of Health and Human Services, a massive federal agency that oversees a plethora of tasks and services that touch, in one way or another, every American. This agency�s website says: THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves (www.hhs.gov/about/whatwedo.html). Doesn�t that sound noble? This agency exists, at least in part, to provide for the health and wellbeing of all Americans, especially the most vulnerable and helpless. I wonder if that includes the unborn?

ONE WORLD CURRENCY

Terry L. Brown — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:03:00 CST

President Obama along with the leaders of Russia and China are meeting at the G20 Summit in London. That may bring a yawn to many. It shouldn�t. One of the topics they will be discussing is the creation of a one world currency. Should that concern anyone? Should that concern Christians? Yes. Ever since God confused the language of the builders of the Tower of Babel so that they had to abandon their attempt to reach heaven by their own power (Genesis 11:1-9) man has desired to regain the ability to communicate his knowledge unrestricted by language barriers. Like the building of the Tower of Babel that may seem to be a noble goal, but it is not. The knowledge man wants to impart to the world is that there is no God; man can save himself.

MONSTERS

Terry L. Brown — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:20:00 CST

Do you believe in monsters? I do or at least a monster. But the monster I believe in is not Frankenstein or Dracula. These monsters and others like them quiver in fear of the monster I know.

JEREMIAH

Terry L. Brown — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:57:00 CST

Jeremiah is my favorite Old Testament prophet. I seem to identify with him in a number of ways. His ministry took place somewhere in the range of 645 B.C. to 575 B.C. What is most notable about this time period in the history of Judea was it witnessed the fall of Judea by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the final destruction of Jerusalem taking place in 586 B.C. Jeremiah witnessed the national extinction of his country. But he did more than just witness it. He was called by God (Jeremiah 1:5-9) to speak His words of judgment to the nations around him and to Judah. It was a calling full of frustration because the people to whom he spoke refused to heed his warnings of judgment. His life was also in jeopardy from time to time by those in power because they wished to silence, hating the words he spoke. They had become as blind and deaf to the truth as the idols they worshiped. Anyone who reads the book of Jeremiah can easily understand why he was known as �The Weeping Prophet�.

IN PRAISE OF DOORMATS

Terry L. Brown — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:03:00 CST

My guess is that when you got out of bed this morning you did not think about the doormat laying outside your front door. In fact my guess is you rarely think about your doormat at all unless you see it laying in your yard after the wind tried to convince it that it was actually a flying carpet. How many times after such an incident have I trudged out into my yard, picked up my �flying carpet� and said, �Stupid doormat!�? I dutifully put it back in its place, wipe my feet on it, go back inside my house, and forget about it again until it once more dreams of being a flying carpet. But what is wrong with dreams?

IF EVOLUTION IS TRUE

Terry L. Brown — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:08:00 CST

The ugly head of judicial activism raised its head again. Dorothy McCarter, a district judge in Montana, has decided that Montanan�s have the right to doctor-assisted suicide. She justified her ruling by comparing the taking of a human life with euthanizing an animal. Where does such thinking come from? In a word: evolution. Our children are taught and adults are told that man is not created in the image of God, but in the image of Goo. Such a worldview lends credence to McCarter�s logic. One might even say it is immoral for a human to own an animal � if evolution is true.