Watchmen On The Wall
 
Ms. Adams and I just returned from our 6th visit to the Watchmen On The Wall conference in Washington D.C.,  which is sponsored by the Family Research Council and Director Tony
Perkins.  It was a delightful and spiritual experience.

 I had the opportunity to meet and talk with Dr. Tom Price, 7th District U.S.
Congressman of South Carolina and U.S. Congressman Mark Meadows of the 11th
District North Carolina.  Historian David Barton provided valuable insights of
our Christian heritage as a nation.  Among the speakers at the conference was
Franklin Graham.  Some of the topics presented were:  abortion, gay rights,
Muslim Influence in America, and the anti-Christian prevalence in America.

 Darla and I count it an honor to represent the Baptist Missionary Association
in this conference.  We must all enter a "Spiritual Boldness" in standing for
Jesus.  The apostle Paul states in Romans 1:16, "For I am not ashamed of the
gospel of Christ…."

 2014 Freedom Offering

The dates of June 29 and July 6, 2014 have been designated as
Moral Action "Freedom Offering" Sundays.  Every offering, large or small, is
truly needed as we keep this Agency healthy.  I joy in serving as your
Missionary to Washington, D.C. and at our state capitols.  Please help in this
ministry, we need it.

The word “Holocaust” seemingly jumps off the page as one reads about or discusses anti-semitism.
This subject is described as a prejudice, a hatred, or a discrimination against Jewish people for reasons connected to their race or heritage.  A person or a group who holds such positions is called an anti-semite.  

God Keeps Israel Forever

In a Psalm that most of us have memorized, perhaps as children, Psalms 121 states:

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.  He will not suffer thy foot to be moved:  He that keepeth thee will not slumber.  Behold, He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.”

This is an unconditional promise that is verified in history. There are over 3500 years in history that verifies God’s promise that He will keep Israel and protect the Jewish people. 

The prophets avow that Israel shall remain a nation before God forever.  Jeremiah 31:35-36: 
“Thus saith the Lord which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and by the stars for a light by night,…The Lord of hosts is His name:  if those ordinances depart before Me, saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel shall cease from being a nation before Me for ever”  If you can blot out the sun and blot out the moon and change the eternal ordinances of God that one will shine in the day and the other will shine in the night; if you can do that, then there will come a time when the seed of Israel shall cease being a nation before God.  But the same Lord God that made the ordinance – that the sun shall shine in the day and the moon shall shine in the night – that same Lord God hath said: “That Israel will be a nation before Me forever.”

Historically, Satan desires to Destroy Israel
   
In about 1400 B.C., the Egyptian Pharoah said “I shall destroy the Jews.” His plan was to destroy the seed and then the Jewish nation would collapse.  Pharoah passed a decree that all male children born in every Hebrew family should be slain.

In 722 BC, Sargon, with his merciless and bitter Assyrians destroyed Samaria and the northern ten
tribes.  But God said: “Israel shall abide before me a nation forever.”  586 BC, Nebuchadnezzar came with his Chaldeans and destroyed Jerusalem and Judah. But God said, “Israel shall abide
before me a nation forever.”  In 70 AD, Titus came with his Roman legions and they leveled the holy city to the ground and destroyed the temple of the Lord.  And they tried to destroy the nation
utterly.  But God said: “Israel shall abide before Me a people forever.” In the eighteenth chapter of the book of Acts and the second verse it says that Aquila and Priscilla, who later became friends to the apostle Paul were in Corinth because Claudius, the Roman Caesar who had expelled all Jews from Rome.  That has been the story of the Jewish heritage for centuries. Nation after nation has sought to destroy and to bury them. 
 
In the law that Christopher Columbus wrote, dating it the first of August, 1492, Columbus observes that the port in which his ship is anchored and from which he leaves to find the New World,
that the port is filled with Jews.  Why?  Because Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand had made a decree to destroy all the Jews in Spain and they were driven out and expelled.  For centuries there
were no Jews in the British Isles.  They were not allowed in England.  In 1948, for the first time in nearly two thousand years, a nation of Israel was born.  But Nasser and the Arab said:  “it shall not exist.”  But God said, “It will abide before Me forever.” And in 1956, Nasser the leader of Egypt declared war against the little Israel and he was ignominiously defeated. Then in June of 1967,
Nasser stood up and said, “I have two billion dollars of Russian armament.  I have one thousand Russian tanks.  I have an armada of airplanes.”  And he inflamed the fifty million Arabs.  In June, led by Nasser, the Holy War of the Arab people attacked Israel from every side. To the amazement and to the astonishment of the earth, in six days Israel cut the Arab legions to shred. Isaiah 31:3-5 says “now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses are flesh, and not Spirit.  When the Lord shall stretch out His hand, they shall fail all together.”  
  
Adolf Hitler and his Nazi thugs tried desperately in World War II to eliminate the Semite/Jews but God halted this dastardly deed with the assistance of British and American allegiance to Israel.
  
The Future Anti-Christ Seeks to Destroy the Semite
   
Satan’s program through the ages, has been and will continue to be, the destruction of Israel.  The ultimate and final dictator, the anti-Christ, will also fail.  Front page newspaper articles and television news coverage still focus on the Jewish nation of Israel.  The tribulation period in itself will be about the Jews people.  
  
God’s Covenant with Israel

In Genesis 12:1-3, God states his covenant with Israel. This promise seals forever that Israel belongs to Him. But Israel’s existence in the Promised Land is always under the threat of
annihilation from her Arab neighbors and surrounding foes. Five recent wars have evidenced Divine providence and preservation of the Jews. 

Israel as a nation occupies a peculiar place in God’s economy. Ford Ottman (1859-1929) wrote in his book The Coming Day, “The ability of the whale to swallow Jonah is no more wonderful than its inability to assimilate him.  If God be not reckoned with, neither the one nor the other can be explained.  Neither can Israel nor her preservation be explained without reckoning with
God and His covenant promises.”

Zechariah  2:7-8, “deliver thyself, O Zion that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.  For thus saith
the Lord of hosts; after the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you:  for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of His eye.” 
 
So individuals, politicians, and nations should consider carefully their opinions of the Jewish people.  All should take heed of the warnings of Zechariah 2:7-8.

All Christians, churches, and governmental representatives should demonstrate support for the nation of Israel. Pray for Israel. Psalms 122:6, “pray for the peace of Jerusalem:  they shall prosper that love thee.”

The following article highlights upcoming, high profile Supreme Court cases on the docket for November and December, 2013.  

Churches need to be in prayer for the justices that they will see the need to defend Christian faith and principles.  These cases are:

  (1)  Oral argument on November 6 – Town of Greece v. Galloway
Does a town’s policy of having local clergy recite prayers at government meetings violate the First Amendment’s establishment clause when nearly all the prayers are Christian?
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 A three-judge panel of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last year that the  predominance Of Christian prayers “impermissibly affiliated the town with a single creed.” 
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 Marsh v. Chambers  (1983) held that the Nebraska Legislature could fund the opening of its sessions with a chaplain’s prayer, citing the “unique history” of the United States.

  (2)  Oral argument possibly November or December – Cline v. Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice.  
Can a state limit the administration of abortion-inducing drugs to the protocols specified on their labels, thereby restricting so-called medical abortions?
  
The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in December that a state law barring off-label uses of such drugs is unconstitutional.  The U.S. Supreme Court asked the state court to clarify its ruling before proceeding.

Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) upheld the right to abortion established in Roe v.Wade (1973) by a 5-4 majority, although it approved several new restrictions.
 
  (3)  Oral argument possibly December – Sebelius v Hobby Lobby Stores  
Can a family-owned corporation whose owners oppose abortion refuse to offer health insurance policies that include coverage of contraceptives, as required by President Obama’s health care law? 
   
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in June that the company should not have to comply with the requirement.  But a three-judge panel of the 3rd Circuit Court of appeals ruled in July that another company did.

These are among the first cases to reach the Supreme Court since the Affordable Care Act, colloquially dubbed “Obamacare,” was enacted in 2010.  
 
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Richard Wolf of USA Today stated,  “ after two blockbuster terms in which it saved President Obama’s health care law and advanced the cause of same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court appears poised to tack to the right in its upcoming term on a range of social issues, from abortion and contraception to race and prayer.

 The justices, whose term begins soon, could rule against racial minorities in two cases and abortion rights in one or two others.  They also could uphold prayers at government meetings."                     

Thanks for your prayers as we traveled these many miles to and from Washington, D.C.  We sensed God’s presence in the beauty of this land of ours from Mississippi to the nation’s capitol.  We were afforded the opportunity to travel in the van that was purchased through the “freedom offerings” in 2012. 

On Wednesday night, May 22, we were escorted to the U.S. Capitol for a tour and Christian legacy presentation given by Wallbuilders founder, David Barton.  What an excellent way to start the
“Watchmen on the Wall Conference” hosted by Tony Perkins.  The focus of the entire conference was “prayer for our nation and its leaders.”  Needless to say, the meeting was a gathering of conservative, religious and excited Christian leadership.  Mrs. Adams and I looked out over our Capitol from the tenth floor of our hotel room and prayed for our nation.  We prayed for Christian leaders with Godly principles and influence, a return to Christian foundations and healing of our land. 

The days were filled with meetings at the conference and the Capitol.  We had the opportunity to meet with several Representatives and Senators.   I basically discussed with each of these several items.  My concern of the growing intolerance of Christianity in our U.S. government and its administration; the need to have Christian expressions in the Congress, Courts, and in the White House;  and the need to preserve the two words “under God’ in the United States Pledge of
Allegiance.  The agenda of the A.C.L.U. is to have these two words removed. 

All of my meetings with these gentlemen were brief but received warmly.  I had the opportunity to meet with:  U.S. Representative Robert Aderholt – 4th District – Alabama; U.S. Representative Joe
Barton- 6th District – Texas; U.S. Representative James Lankford – 5th District – Oklahoma;   U.S. Representative Jeb Hensarling -5th District – Texas and U.S. Congressman Greg Harper- 3rd District – Mississippi,  who has given Mrs. Adams and me a tour of the Congress Prayer Chapel.   He and
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi have been an inspiration. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz – Junior Senator from Texas – urged Christians to voice their support of keeping the words “under God” in the pledge.  His suggestions are “WRITE YOUR CONGRESSMAN/CONGRESSWOMEN/AND ELECTED OFFICIALS.”

Dr. Richard Land stated, “we must contact as many of our political leaders as possible to share our concerns.  Nothing beats face to face conversation and debate.”  Dr. Land is the past president of the Southern Baptist Convention Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. Christians cannot and must not give up in our desire to lead America in paths of right living and moral solutions.  Thomas Jefferson, in 1781, from his notes on the State of Virginia reflected: 
          
     “and can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their 
     only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties 
     are the gift of God?  That they are not to be violated but with his 
     wrath?  Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: 
     that his justice cannot sleep forever.”

So, no matter the nation, no matter the century, this truth never changes:  Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people….Proverbs 14:34.

Click on pictures below for information on each picture.

The American Civil Liberties Union (A.C.L.U.) and the Americans United for Separation of Church and State have underlying plans to go after two small words in the Pledge of Allegiance of the American flag.  For some this may seem insignificant, but for Christian believers it is of immense importance. 
This is a battle worth fighting. 

The Massachusetts Supreme Court – 

Judicial Court is conducting a hearing of a non-religious families’ objection to their children being required to recite the pledge daily in the classroom. The case is Doe vs Acton – Boxborough Regional School District. When one recites the Pledge of Allegiance, they are expressing loyalty to the federal
flag and the republic of the United States of America.  The Pledge was originally composed by the Baptist Minister, Francis Bellamy, in 1892.  It was formally adopted as our American Pledge in 1942.
Wikipedia details Francis Bellamy’s recollection of the creation of the pledge.  Bellamy recalled “at the beginning of the 1890’s patriotism and national feelings was at an all-time low.  The time was ripe for a reawakening of simple Americanism.  We felt that there should be an American flag in every school house and church.” 

The Pledge was first recited on Columbus Day, October 12, 1892, to coincide with the opening of the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.  In 1952, Susan Anald wrote a letter to President
Truman asking for the inclusion of the words, “under God” in the pledge. These two words were incorporated in the Pledge in 1954 by President Eisenhower and a joint resolution of Congress.
There have been prominent legal challenges to remove the words “under God” since the 1950’s.  On March 11, 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the words  “under God” in the Pledge. 

In a 2-1 decision, the court ruled that the words were of a ceremonial and patriotic nature and did not constitute an establishment of religion.  Judge Stephen Reinhardt dissented, writing that
the state directed, teacher led daily recitation in schools of the amended “under God’ violates the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution.  He emphasized the complete separation of church and state. 

As of today, all states except five (Hawaii, Iowa, Oklahoma, Vermont, and Wyoming) give time for the Pledge of Allegiance to be recited as part of the school day.  The reading of the Court findings  “Good News Club vs Milford Central School (2001) 533US98, 128 (J. Breyer) “What is relevant here is how the Pledge is likely to be perceived by “impressionable” school children.  School children would reasonably perceive the Pledge as expressing religious beliefs.” The court case continues, “For public school teachers to lead school children in a ritual recital of the Pledge impermissibly
communicates as far as the children are concerned, a message of government endorsement of religion.”

The A.C.L.U. and the American United for Separation of Church and State (A.U.) are determined to remove God from the American way of life.  From the Court case #02-1624 in the United States Supreme Court Elk Grove School District vs Michael NEWDOW, we have this vivid exchange of letters that appear in the Appendix of the Pledge of Allegiance argument between Mitsuo Murashige of Hawaii and United States President George W. Bush.  It truly illustrates the need to keep “under God” in the United States Pledge:

September 2002


The Honorable George W. Bush
President of the United States
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington, DC  20500

Dear President Bush,
Over 125 delegates and observers from the 37 Honpa Hongwanji Buddhist temples throughout the State of Hawaii assembled in Hilo, Hawaii on September 13-15, for its 41st State Federation of Honpa Hongwanji Lay Associations Convention.  The assembly deliberated on current issues and concerns relevant to the mission of the organization.  In the plenary session, one of the resolutions discussed was the “Resolution to Support the 9th Circuit Court’s Ruling on the Pledge of Allegiance.”  The resolution was unanimously passed.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2 to 1 that the reference to God, which was added in 1954, amounts to an official endorsement of mono-theism.  In Addition, the court ruled that both the 1954 amendment to the pledge and a California school district’s policy requiring teachers to lead children in the pledge violate the First Amendment prohibition against the establishment of a state religion.

A copy of the resolution is enclosed, along with additional historical facts in support of the resolution. We hope you have the courage, as our founding fathers did, keeping in mind the articles
of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, to support the correct decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, to educate others, and to remind the members of the Congress who may have forgotten and  may not be cognizant of the history of the Pledge of Allegiance and its amendments up to 1954.  Some members of the Congress may need to be reminded that their most important job is to protect and preserve the articles of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights, the foundation of the United States of America.

Sincerely,
In gassho,
Mitsuo Murashige, President
Hilo, Hawaii


THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 13, 2002

Mitsuo Murashige and Associates
Hawaii State Federation of Honpa Hongawanji Lay Associates
Hilo, Hawaii


Dear Mitsuo Murashige and Associates:

Thank you for your letter regarding the Pledge of Allegiance.  I appreciate hearing your views and  concerns. As citizens recite the Pledge of Allegiance, we help define our Nation.  In one sentence, we affirm our form of government, our belief in human dignity, our unity as a people, our reliance on God.  During these challenging times, we are determined to stand for these words.

For more than two centuries, our flag has stood for a unified country.  When we pledge allegiance to our flag, Americans feel a renewed respect and love for all it represents.  We are thankful for our rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.  We are also grateful for our freedoms, which were protected by our Founding Fathers and defended by subsequent generations of brave Americans.

When we pledge allegiance to One Nation under God, our citizens participate in an important American tradition of humbly seeking the wisdom and blessing of Divine Providence.  Our Declaration of Independence proclaims that our Creator endowed us with inalienable rights, and our currency says, “In God We Trust.”  May we always live by that same trust, and may the Almighty continue to watch over the United States of America.

Thank you again for writing, and best wishes.

Sincerely,


George W. Bush

Morally, We “Must” Not Compromise

Compromise might be appropriate in Washington, D.C. politics, but not in Christian morality.  Paul said in Philippians 4:12, “I am instructed…”  God never changes, so His word implies, “I’m not going to change when the road gets rough, and I’m not going to change when it is a smooth road.  Good or bad, I’m in it until the end!”

We MUST stand our ground in our twenty-first (21st) century.  Christian morality is still as
pertinent today as it was in Bible times.  America MUST turn back to God.  Change MUST come from the inside out.

Getting A New Vision

The 61st National Day of Prayer is Thursday, May 2, 2013.  This is a day that we call on all people in the United States to pray for our nation and its leaders.  The NDP’s Motto is:   “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,” Psalms 33:12.  Go to the website at:  www.nationaldayofprayer.org
and order literature now for your congregations.  Get involved.

Pray for Ms. Adams and I as we participate in the Watchmen On The Wall Conference, in
Washington, D.C. in May, 2013.  We request special prayer as we take the “Prayer Walk in the Halls of Congress.” 

Get a vision with us! 
Consider contributing to this agency during our July “Freedom Offering.”  Since July 4, 2013, will occur on a Thursday, consider your donations on Sunday, June 30 or Sunday, July 7, 2013.  Large or small donations will be appreciated.  

Sounding A New Voice 

We were privileged to participate in several “God and Country” rallies around our BMA states.  In 2012-13, I spoke in Alabama, Missouri, Kentucky, Florida, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Michigan and Texas.  Feel free to contact me and, if possible, schedule a one night associational or church
rally for your area. 662-231-3863.  

Showing A New Video

Appreciation is expressed to Lifeword Directors, Dr. Steve Crawley, Bro. Donny Parrish and the Production Crew for a job well done in the production of a five minute promotional video for this agency.  Thanks to Pastors Vernon Lee of First Baptist Church, Jacksonville, TX and Collin Jones
of Fairview Baptist Church, Blytheville, AR.  The video was mailed to all churches in March, 2013.  We ask for this video to be presented to your congregation, WMA and Brotherhoods.

Respect for our 2013 Moralist Award Recipients

Your Moral Action Director and our nine (9) trustees voted unanimously to present to the late
Dr. Roy McLaughlin and his wife, Neva, our 2013 “Moralist Award.”  Ms. Adams and I traveled to
Swartz Creek, MI and presented this award to Ms. Neva McLaughlin and posthumously to Dr. Roy McLaughlin.  Their contributions to this ministry are innumerable.  Thanks to Pastor Chris Yeager and the Cornerstone Baptist Church for their graciousness.

Moral Action Suggestions:

We welcome your comments and suggestions.  You may contact us at:
Telephone:     (1) 662-231-3863
Email:     fbcdjmaj@yahoo.com
Website:    www.macbma.net
Mailing address:   P.O. Box 305, Mantachie, MS  38855


 
 
 


 
 
 

Hebrews 3:7-13 enlightens the Christian on the “evil heart of unbelief.”   The American news media typically depicts the Christian and Christianity as “having no rights in the political process.”   The so called progressive news media, its announcers and analysts, appear to possibly have a “heart of unbelief.”

These analysts are compensated to write, talk and politicize American politics and as one writer states “it is ad nauseum.”   “The media has been complaining once again about religious folks, for injecting religion into political races,” states Dr. Alan Sears of Alliance Defending Freedom.  We could gather from this statement that the liberal and bias media have an elitist philosophy to talk down Christians in America.

The Media Desires to Frighten Christians
In the 2012 Presidential election, the mass-media accused Christians of everything from racism, disrespect for the laws of the land, hate for the U.S. Constitution, and ignorance.  Christians are depicted as being locked in the “stone age.”  The media conjures up frightful visions of Christians as Bible thumpers and mindless “Jesus followers.”  We know this to be false and not the true picture of Christianity.  Christians are from every walk of life, every state of the union, on the factory floor, behind the college podium, in the armed services, farming the fields, delivering the mail, in the halls of Congress, and, yes, even in the public media.  God stated in Hebrews 3:  “exhort one another daily….for we are made partakers of Christ…”  Hebrews 4…”he (the Christian) also hath ceased from his own works (occupation) as God did from His.”   So, therefore, Christians, DO NOT EVER BE FRIGHTENED BY THE ELITIST.  We belong to the Savior, Jesus Christ!  

The Media Desires to intimidate Christians
Christian men and women involving themselves in the political realm appears to “unnerve” the news media. They do not understand Christianity, so therefore, they resort to negative and bias information, most of which are lies and falsifications. Christians, DO NOT BE INTIMIDATED.  We have the right to actively participate in politics.  We can and should take a major role in promoting and helping to elect Godly leaders in our government.  We have a place in the process.  We simply must be Christ-like. As Christians, we must engage in Christ-like attitudes and actions.  Never use unsavory secular means in order to succeed in politics.  “Character assassination” is unacceptable.

The Media Desires to Dismiss Us
The media attempts to dismiss Christians because of their ignorance of our dedication to our Savior, mankind and to biblical principles.  We, however, give them a strong impression by our conduct.  We must be kind; vocal but not obnoxious.  They can observe our daily lives, our relationships, our convictions for morality.  Stand tall for Morals.  Joshua declares, “ only be thou strong and very courageous…”  DO NOT LET THEM DISMISS US!

The Media Wishes For You Not to Participate
Here is a great and spiritual battle plan:  Put on the whole armor of God, pray as II Chronicles 7:14 declares and let the Holy Spirit lead you in moral and political decisions.  Christians should offer themselves as candidates for elected public offices, local, state, and national.  Christian voters should cast votes for born-again, moral candidates.  We should pray for Christian men and women in the public arena that they will have a Godly influence.

Christians can be a powerful force for the good of America.  Get involved!  PARTICIPATE!

Reading Recommendations:
1) Romans 13:1-14

2) Personal Faith, Public Policy
Harry Jackson, Tony Perkins
Front Line Publishers  $21.00

3) Saving Freedom by U.S. Senator Jim DeMint
Fidelis Books    $26.00

Moral Action Video
Great news!  Be on the lookout for the new Moral Action five minute promotional video.  We are making plans to have it distributed per US mail to our 1300 BMA churches on March 1, 2013.
We would like to encourage you to share this video with your congregations, auxiliaries and organizations.  It is a great introduction to the Moral Action Ministry.

National Day of Prayer
The National Day of prayer is fast approaching.  The date is May 2, 2013.  It is time for your church to select a leader/director to lead out in the prayer efforts.  We desperately need intercessory prayer for our nation and its leaders. Suggested places of prayers are church auditoriums, flag poles, local courthouses, or town/City Hall.  It is vital that our BMA Baptist family actively participate in this yearly national event.  Need more info,  go to www.NDP.org or use a computer search engine for National Day of Prayer.   You may also telephone:  719-559-9560 for information.

Moral Action Booth
I would like to encourage all pastors, messengers and church laity to visit the Moral Action Booth at the National Associational Meeting, April 22-24, 2013 in Norman, OK.  There will be plenty of materials for you.  Included will be pens, note pads, videos, and promotional literature.  Please stop by and visit.  Remember, we represent each of you in this ministry.

Moral Action Freedom Offering
Please make plans to pray and give financial gifts to this department for the July 4th Freedom Celebration.  Since July 4, 2013 will be on a Thursday this year, we are suggesting that you consider giving your offerings on June 30 or July 7.  We need your gift, whether large or small.

Moral Action on the Web
Visit our site at www.macbma.net.  You will find much information related to this ministry.  Some of the topics included are our purpose,  current trustees, and morality action alerts.  You may visit the Moral Action archives for past and present articles of interest.  There are available links to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. Supreme Court.  You will find access to Focus on the Family, American Family Association and the Family Research Council.  Contacts are also listed for myself and this ministry whether by email, telephone or written communication. We would be honored to hear from each of you.

“God and Country Rallies”
I had the honor recently to participate in “God and Country” rallies in Laurel, MS and Waxahachie, TX.  Feel free to contact me if you are interested in scheduling an area wide or association wide event.  These are one-night patriotic events.  Plans are being made at this time for 2013 rallies in Florida, Arkansas, and Mississippi.

Moral Action Van
You did it!  During the 2011-2012 year, God used many of our BMA Churches, Associations, Auxiliaries, Brotherhoods and individuals to help purchase a new 2013 fifteen passenger Ford van for this ministry.  Special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Max and Debbie Story of Magnolia, AR. in this purchase.  We are humbled by your graciousness.  You may view the van at the BMA National meeting in Norman, OK.  Praise be to our God!
 

Join thousands of Christian Americans now as we make a solemn pledge to use our spiritual and Bible given rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” in voting for future leaders.
Elections will be held from the local sheriff’s offices to the Presidential Office.  We must obey and honor God’s word.  America needs YOU to vote Biblical values.  I believe that these elections will determine the spiritual and moral survival of our nation.   How can you and I make a difference?

Vacate 

The word “vacate” urges one to cease to hold onto, or to give up.  God’s Word is powerful in instructions.  II Corinthians 6:17 “Wherefore come out from among them and be ye separate saith the Lord and touch not the unclean things and I will receive you.”  It is time for Christians to leave any political party or political persuasion that denies God, promotes atheism and false religions, and does not support the nation of Israel, God’s chosen people.  Christians are warned by God’s Word to be “separated” from unbelievers, abortionists, and gay rights promoters.  God says “I will receive you.”  II Corinthians 6:14 declares “be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers.” Avoid all affiliation with heathen beliefs and practices.   We are to vacate the darkness.

Voice 

We, God’s People, are well aware that God can heal our land.  Our silence has produced a secular, Godless nation.  David declared in Psalms 9:17, “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.”  One definition of voice is “the right or opportunity to express a choice or an opinion.”  Have we lost our voice because we are God’s people?   NO, a thousand times, NO.  Let’s voice our love of God, His Word, and our founding fathers.  Do not fear the American Civil Liberties Union and the liberal media.  

America cannot and will not survive on the path that she now treads.  Her only salvation will be God, godly principles, moral values, and strong Christian families.  Act to help lead our nation out of the politically-correct fog and into moral clarity. Voice aloud Proverbs 14:34, “righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people.”  Remember God’s promise to “raise up righteous leaders and to remove ungodly leaders.”  We must pray and seek His face as stated in II Chronicles 7.

VOTE
Pledge now to vote for Christian values.  Ask God for direction and guidance in the selection of those that will govern our country.  Vote as God taught Moses and the people of Israel. Deuteronomy 16:18 “judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes:  and they shall judge the people with just judgment.”
Voting values can save our nation!  Christians take up your responsibility and God given rights!  God Bless the U.S.A.

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You may be thinking, what in the world is that?  Using the tool “Google” on the internet describes GLSEN as an “organization for students, parents, and teachers to promote positive change in the schools.”  The acronym GLSEN stands for “Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network.”  It was founded as a local group in 1990 by a volunteer group of seventy gay and lesbian educators. 

Their mission statement is to “strive to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.  Since homophobia and heterosexism undermines a healthy school climate, we work to educate teachers, students and the public at large about the damaging effects these forces have on youth and adults. “

Open Hostility to Christianity

The GLSEN’s creed does not state their blatant and open hostility to God, church, and the heterosexual populations.  The Obama administration, Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberty Union, GLSEN, and other advocates of homosexual behavior are aware of their agenda to limit the free exercise of religion for all.  Dr. Alan Sears, President of the Alliance Defense Fund, states, “these groups aim to radically transform America by taking away your religious freedom.” 

Christians must fight these open hostilities.  It is imperative that we take a stand against groups such as GLSEN.  GLSEN and such organizations are well aware that schools are the best place to indoctrinate the young.  They have not concealed their contempt for Christian principles, churches and Christians themselves.

Gospel-Free Zones

Under the disguise of separation of church and state, GLSEN supports all schools, public and private, to have a gospel-free zone, that is, no bibles, no religious courses and no Gideon’s.  The ACLU is the intimidator before the school principals and the school district administrators.  They threaten “law suits” and demand the so called “separation of church and state.”

GLSEN is well-funded and highly influenced by the Obama Administration.  Their promotional pamphlets and videos are attractive and well presented.

Dr. Richard Land, retiring President of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, stated “Unless you and I as Christians stand together and fight the immoral curriculum, the unconstitutional policies, the indoctrination, and intolerance toward Christians, entire generations of students will be raised with fierce hostility toward your beliefs and this nations’ heritage.” 

Bullying …..Is Their Pulpit

Be aware that GLSEN is using the “bullying” campaign as their umbrella for “safe schools.”  According to Alliance Defending Freedom, President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, along with other gay advocates, are using the “safe schools” campaign to politicize homosexual behavior.

The “It Gets Better” campaign by Dan Savage has been endorsed by U.S. Secretary Arne Duncan and President Obama to indoctrinate school children to embrace lesbian/homosexual behavior.  This campaign recently was reported by news agencies as insulting Christians in a vulgarity -laced tirade at a public school.

Be Aware

Christians across our great nation need to be aware of such organizations.  GLSEN, It Gets Better, Planned Parenthood, ACLU, Safe Schools, etc., are just a few of these organizations.
Romans 1:22 states, “professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.”  Moral Action (www.macbma.net) supports local churches and pastors, local-state associations, and national organizations such as the Alliance Defense Fund  (www.AllianceDefense.org ) Family Research Council (FRC)  www.FRC.org; Focus on the Family (www.focusonthefamily.com) ; Faith and Family Values (www.faithandfamily.com) ; Christians United for Israel (www.CUFI.org) and National Day of Prayer  (www.Ndptf.org).   We seek to reaffirm Christian believers in the “old paths” and present Jesus Christ as the only way to heaven.  We seek to love the sinner, but hate the sin.  Join with Moral Action in standing for God’s Way and His Way alone.  Pray for our schools.  Write your Senators and Congressmen and Congresswomen to be morally pro-active.