LaHaye speaks on 501c3 at HAPC
Tim started off with a short biography, failing to mention he was also a graduate of Bob Jones University. Tim got bad advice from his mentor and early pastor who told him to not get involved in politics. LaHaye did not want these ministers to get the same wrong council. Now the government is anti-Christian because of pastors who will not take a stand. The nation was supposedly founded on Christian principles and several Christian leaders were mentioned. David Barton was quoted as a source. Tim laments the fact that PBS never lets "us" on its programs. He did mention with note that the crowd watched Bill O'reily. Tim claimed he helped found the Moral Majority which was intended to defend Christianity against the ACLU. The speaker claims that freedom is worse today than it ever was in the nation. He also bashed public schools as being based on anti-Christian principles. Public schools are not our friends, he tells the pastors. Tim has a book out bashing public education. The blame for a depraved nation falls at the feet of pacifist pastors. Tim says they sat by while the Supreme Court acted. He has a solution for sex perverts. On the first offense, cut off one testes, on the next cut the other off. Pastors are not electing the right people, Tim stated. He then told the story of a pastor in California who got organzied and ousted a legislator out of office. He encouraged other pastors to take similar action. LaHaye claimed that pastors have even participated in the eivl. They did this by backing Jimmy Carter in 1976 who was dangerous and a "total liberal". Tim went as an invited guest to a breakfast hosted by Carter and the question was asked Carter as to how many Christians Carter had appointed to places of service. (Evidently Tim did not realize the Constitution prohibits religious tests for office.) After Carter would not name any Christians, Tim left deeply troubled. He prayed for a miracle to get rid of Carter and his prayers were answered by the elcetion of Reagan. Which is of interest since Carter is a Baptist Deacon and active in giving and church attendance. Reagan seldom ever went to chruch and gave little if any to churches during his life. The blame for the nation's woes fall at the feet of homosexuals and socialism. Tim mentioned the one world order as a goal of these liberal elites. Tim's connection to the influence of the John Birch Society and his partnership with them was evident by his stances. LaHaye says pastors need to energize the people and urge the church family to vote for morals. Register them to vote and then get them out to vote, he said. Tim said no one with values could vote for a man who lent his support to abortion. He ended by stating we have this freedom now. As to whether or not our sons and daughters will have these freedoms is up to the audience. Tim never once dealt with the topic of pastor Riggle getting into hot water over using his name as pastor of a church to be sent out on a letter of endorsment for a candidte. Tim mostly preached a message about his struggle with the culture and did not take up the topic the meeting was promised to address.
LaHaye speaks on 501c3 at HAPC | 6 comments (6 topical, 0 hidden)
LaHaye speaks on 501c3 at HAPC | 6 comments (6 topical, 0 hidden)
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