Re: AIG and Falwell join as partners

The worst tinned ham in UK is Spam, it is revolting. It is foul cold and
worse warmed.

Michael
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Schneider" <rjschn39@bellsouth.net>
To: <asa@calvin.edu>; "John W Burgeson" <jwburgeson@juno.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 4:25 AM
Subject: Re: AIG and Falwell join as partners

> Sounds like warmed over Ham.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John W Burgeson" <jwburgeson@juno.com>
> To: <asa@calvin.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 10:19 AM
> Subject: AIG and Falwell join as partners
>
>
> > Here is another chilling development, received from TFN.
> >
> > *************
> > EMAILS FROM THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT*
> > *Text is taken directly from emails sent by Religious Right
> > groups. TheTexas Freedom Network does not edit the content for
accuracy.
> >
> > Falwell Confidential
> >
> > Date: February 19, 2004
> > From: Jerry Falwell
> >
> > If The Foundations Be Destroyed
> >
> > Can present-day social clashes - such as homosexual marriage and
> > religious
> > expression in the public square - be traced back to the foundations of
> > our
> > world in Genesis chapter 1? Ken Ham, the founder of Answers in
> > Genesis ( http://www.answersingenesis.org ), says they certainly can.
> > Mr. Ham's contention is that church leaders throughout the centuries
have
> >
> > consented to secular notions that counter the biblical account of
> > creation.
> > By doing so, these theologians and clerics have allowed the absolute
> > authority of the Bible to be challenged.
> >
> > Since the foundations of biblical truth were allowed to be challenged,
> > subsequent generations have continued to venture further and further
from
> > the Bible's dictates, choosing instead to follow social whims and
> > impulses.
> >
> > It is no wonder then that we find ourselves, as a nation, clashing over
> > social issues that were once non-issues when the Bible was revered as
> > ultimate truth by our churches, our schools and even by our government.
> >
> > But our nation has turned its collective back on the Word of God.
> >
> > Pollster George Barna recently found that four-of-every-ten people
> > involved
> > in Christian discipleship programs believe that there is no such thing
as
> > absolute truth. And only 44 percent of adults - and only 9 percent of
> > teenagers - said that they are certain of the existence of absolute
moral
> > truth.
> >
> > It's really no wonder that we are losing the battle on homosexual
> > marriage
> > and other critical cultural issues today.
> >
> > Mr. Ham, speaking at Thomas Road Baptist Church on February 15, said the
> > reason for this is quite simple: we are today missing church leadership
> > that
> > recognizes the Bible as the absolute authority.
> >
> > I know it's not a popular notion to believe in Satan - or an ultimate
> > evil,
> > for that matter - but the Apostle Paul warned in II Corinthians 11 that
> > Satan would use the same method that he used with Eve to convince us not
> > to
> > fully believe the word of God.
> >
> > "He wants us to doubt the authority of the Word that will lead to
> > unbelief," said Mr. Ham.
> >
> > He diagramed how bygone theologians began to accept evolutionary
thought.
> >
> > Initially, they said they could accept the conclusion that the earth
must
> > be
> > millions of years old. They concluded that this was all right - that
> > doesn't affect the Bible in any way. But they had to subsequently
> > reinterpret the six days of creation. So they placed millions of years
> > or
> > long ages between the days of creation. So the day-age theory came
> > about,
> > and then the gap theory which placed millions of years between the first
> > two verses of Genesis. And then theologians, now on an uncontrollable
> > slippery
> > slope, concluded that Darwinian evolution could be combined with
biblical
> >
> > teaching.
> >
> > When we compromise the ultimate truth of the Bible, chaos is the
ultimate
> >
> > outcome.
> >
> > "If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?" (Psalm
> > 11:3)
> >
> > These church leaders who allowed the notion of evolution to be combined
> > with biblical teachings actually unlocked the door to undermine biblical
> > authority, Mr. Ham said.
> >
> > The outcome is that many Americans, believing that the Bible's history
to
> >
> > be inaccurate, now disbelieve many other parts of the Bible. If one
part
> > of it
> > can be challenged, why should the rest of it be believed?
> >
> > It's a worthy question.
> >
> > That's why it is so important to defend the Bible's ultimate truth. Mr.
> > Ham said that when increasing numbers of church leaders give up Genesis
> > as the
> > foundation for the Bible's absolute authority, our basis for right and
> > wrong is challenged. We can no longer effectively teach that marriage
is
> >
> > designed
> > by God for one man and one woman.
> >
> > "Because if you reinterpret the Bible's history, why not reinterpret the
> > Bible's morality?" he asked. "And don't we see that happening in this
> > culture? We see the increase in secular thinking. ... because we have
> > lost
> > biblical authority."
> >
> > Ultimately, the compromise of the church has led to the increasing
> > attacks
> > on the authority of the Word of God. Disbelief has swept through the
> > culture of England and we are not far behind.
> >
> > Mr. Ham said the response of the church cannot be, "Trust in Jesus,"
> > because much of the world does not believe in the ultimate truth of the
> > Bible
> > anymore. Simply saying "trust in Jesus" is preposterous if people have
> > become convinced that the Bible is just another book.
> >
> > That's where Answers in Genesis comes in. I believe this organization
is
> >
> > developing into one of the most important Christian ministries in the
> > world.
> > They are now building a massive Creation Museum near the Cincinnati
> > International Airport, which will skillfully address the issues of
> > Genesis
> > and further defend the foundations of the Bible.
> >
> > Answers in Genesis is designed to help the church restore the authority
> > of
> > the Word of God and give the answers to evolutionary thought. Because
of
> > this ministry, ministers across the nation can preach the Christian
> > message
> > to a culture that has been taught that the Bible cannot be trusted. The
> > organization is equipping the church with answers so that we can defend
> > the
> > faith and challenge the church concerning compromise.
> >
> > Please visit their website ( http://www.answersingenesis.org ) to learn
> > moreabout their efforts. Mr. Ham hopes the result of this vital new
> > project is
> > a new reformation.
> >
> > The time for this ministry is now because our politically-correct
society
> >
> > is sanctioning whatever social fad comes down the path. If we are to
> > alter the
> > present course of our nation it will be because - and only because - the
> > church daringly declares the foundational truths of God's Word that is
> > just
> > as pertinent to people today as it was when it was written.
> >
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Received on Thu Feb 26 04:21:09 2004