Prior to the start of the American revolution, the unrest felt across the colonies was moderated and, in many cases, controlled by the local preachers. They'd use their pulpet to talk about the abuses King George was committing against the colonists and what God had to say about a Christians response to such abuses. They fanned the flames of revolution and attempted to keep those fires under control until all was ready. they were unsuccessful in that endeavor since the war that started on Lexington Green cam well before the colonies as a whole were prepared.
Today the Christians are the subject of many similar abuses, from the taking of God from the class rooms to stifling our speech to attempting to make us modify our thoughts, actions and core beliefs. My question is where are the Black Robes now? They are as needed today as they were in the 1700's, maybe even more so. Christians are being beheaded for their beliefs, told they must violate their personal beliefs or risk being fined, imprisoned or losing their businesses. We're told our beliefs are not needed anymore and displays of such beliefs are forbidden. We can't mention Jesus' name in a public building, hand out gifts that contain any mention of Christ or Christianity in those same buildings or stand on a street corner and proclaim the greatness of Gods gift to us all. Yet there is no outburst of indignation or any sort of response from any of the so called Christian leaders in this great country. Not one word from Billy Graham, nor a response from Oral Roberts and, especially not from any of the government leaders we put in office, partly because they claimed to be Christians.
So when do we, as Christians, rise up and demand our rights and beliefs be as respected as those given be men to homosexuals, muslims, athests or illegal immigrants. Where are our champions? I believe it's because we've been swayed by the media to be ashamed of our beliefs or to believe that the founding fathers meant for us to be silent. Or that we all going to be carried away in the "Rapture" so we should just turn the other cheek repeatedly and God will handle all that needs to be done without our help. I also believe that no church leader is willing to stand up for his religion because his/her church benefits from being a 502c3 tax status and to speak to loudly in defense of od will take that away from them. Is so I pity them for when they stand before God and have to answer for their non-actions, they will be surprised by what He decides to do with them. Now is the time for all true Christians to rise up and demand the same respect and rights that are afforded others.
Now is the time for the true leaders of ALL the churches to tell their followers to prepare to defend their beliefs in any way necessary. To tell DC to back off on limiting how and where Christians may practice their religion and beliefs. To rise up and tell the PC police that we're no longer going to allow them to dictate what we should believe and how we should express those beliefs. To proclaim loudly and in full view of the world that God is great and loves them all and that we will not be shut up, ignored or tread upon any longer. Like the Mormans' in the 1850's, we will defend our God and follow his decrees to the letter and the devil take the rest of the world. And if our pastors will not condone this and lead us to victory, we'll have to get new pastors or go back to the early days of Christianity and have our own home churches. We know what the Bible teaches us and don't need anyone to tell us what the Bible "really is saying". Not browbeaten pastors, not elected officials in state capital or in DC and especially not the PC police who do not have the moral right to judge anyone over anything. So I'm sounding the clarion call to all Christians to rise up, band together and be prepared to fight for your God if necessary. Jesus didn't hesitate when He saw the money lenders in the temple, He drove them out using force to make His point. We need to follow His example and be ready to do the same.
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