RE: A Christmas Message

Tjalle T Vandergraaf wrote:

...And a "bleak midwinter" it is for the four members of the Christian
Peacemaker Team that are being held hostage in Iraq and for their
families. ..." ~ Chuck Vandergraaf
 
I guess they found evidence of civil rights abuses, huh. One of the
hostages is Tom Fox who lives in Virginia and thus has gotten special
attention in the Washington Post and local TV coverage. Another irony
is that Fox, a Christian, believed there was good in all men. I wonder
where he got that notion? Jer. 17:9 says, "The heart is deceitful above
all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"
 
Had he heeded the words of the prophet, and pondered Proverbs 3:5:
"Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own
understanding," he might have enjoyed Christmas in Virginia.
 
~Dick Fischer~ Genesis Proclaimed Association
Finding Harmony in Bible, Science, and History
www.genesisproclaimed.org
 

### Yeah. The poor souls.

They've been under discussion here for several weeks, now. Here is a
small sample of it:

Who Are the <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1531308/posts>
Christian Peacemaker Teams?
http://www.frontpagemag.com/ ^ | 11/30/2005 | DiscoverTheNetworks
Posted on 11/30/2005 12:10:57 PM EST by
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1531308/~paraord45/>
Para-Ord.45
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1531308/posts

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Brothers: <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1537600/posts>
Hostages were gathering evidence of abuse (by the US) in Iraq
CNN
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1537600/%5ehttp:/edition.cnn.c
om/2005/WORLD/meast/12/09/iraq.main/> ^ | Dec 9 2005 Posted on
12/09/2005 11:09:18 PM EST by
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1537600/~jmc1969/> jmc1969
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1537600/posts

[snip]

"..their brother was in Iraq to gather information on alleged human
rights abuses."

Looks like they found some.

15 <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1537600/posts?page=15#15>
posted on 12/09/2005 11:16:54 PM EST by Fido969
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1537600/~fido969/>

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Two taken hostage
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1530443/posts> in Iraq worked
for Christian Peacemaker Teams Canada
Montreal
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1530443/%5ehttp:/www.canada.co
m/montrealgazette/story.html?id=b5e8c184-40f4-45db-8774-cf2b5206991c&k=8
1608> Gazette ^ | 11/29/05 | Colin Perkel Posted on 11/29/2005
10:10:28 AM EST by
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1530443/~valin/> Valin
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1530443/posts
[snip]

I guess the terrorists didn't get the memo about CPT being on their
side.

2 <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1530443/posts?page=2#2>
posted on 11/29/2005 10:12:35 AM EST by mewzilla
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1530443/~mewzilla/> (Property
must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)

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Iraq Hostages' <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1531209/posts>
Group Blames Bush, Blair
Posted on 11/30/2005 10:11:15 AM EST by
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1531209/~lsufan/> LSUfan
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1531209/posts

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Still No Word on
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1538394/posts> Fate of Iraq
Hostages
AP
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1538394/%5ehttp:/news.yahoo.co
m/s/ap/20051211/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_hostages> on Yahoo News ^ |
December 11, 2005 | Patrick Quinn, AP
Posted on 12/11/2005 4:06:08 PM EST by
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1538394/~rightwingintelligent/
> rightwingintelligentsia
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1538394/posts

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Annan demands <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1536851/posts>
immediate release of hostages held in Iraq
Xinhuanet
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1536851/%5ehttp:/news.xinhuane
t.com/english/2005-12/09/content_3898388.htm> ^ | Dec 8 2005 Posted on
12/08/2005 9:56:07 PM EST by
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1536851/~jmc1969/> jmc1969
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1536851/posts

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Misplaced <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1531220/posts>
Moonbat Anger (Christian Peacemaker Teams blames the US for kidnappings)
LGF
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1531220/%5ehttp:/littlegre
enfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=18423_Misplaced_Moonbat_Anger&only> ^ |
11/30/05 Posted on 11/30/2005 10:27:47 AM EST by
<http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1531220/~finnman69/>
finnman69
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1531220/posts

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etc., etc.

~ Janice
Received on Tue Dec 27 12:03:48 2005