Email I received: THE WAR ON CHRISTIANS

[liberal N proud]

We aren't finding fault with Bush, Delay and the rest of the crime squad because they are criminals, we are attacking them because they are Christian.
This is their latest form of pity to get their base all excited and behind them...poor, poor Republicans! We have to make sure we are prepared for this and can't let them hijack our values and our beliefs and twist them again!

THE WAR ON CHRISTIANS AND
THE VALUES VOTER IN 2006

March 27-28, 2006

All Speakers Confirmed

March 27

12:00 pm - 5:30 pm Plenary Session
12:00-12:15 Welcome and Invocation Dr. Rick Scarborough, President, Vision America
12:15-1:00 Panel: Christian Persecution: Reports From The Frontlines Tristan Emmanuel (Equipping Christians for the Public Square), moderator, Lt. Gordon Klingenschmitt (Chaplain, US Navy), Lloyd Marcus (artist), Pastor Tom Crouse (Holland, MA. Congregational Church), Michael Marcavage (Repent America, one of the Philadelphia 4)
1:00-1:30 Speaker Ron Luce (introduction by Ray Wilson, Vision America)
1:30-2:30 Panel: Jews Confront The War On Christians Jeff Ballabon (Center for Jewish Values), moderator, Don Feder (Vision America and Jews Against Anti-Christian Defamation), Rabbi Aryeh Spero (Caucus for America), Michael Horowitz (Hudson Institute), Joseph Ben Ami (Institute for Canadian Values)
2:30-3:00 Afternoon Coffee Break
3:00-4:00 Panel: The Gay Agenda: America Won’t Be Happy Peter Sprigg (FRC) moderator, Regina Griggs (Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays), Peter LaBarbera (Illinois Family Institute), Lou Sheldon (Traditional Values Coalition), Brian Camenker (Mass. Resistance/Article 8 Alliance)
4:00-4:30 Speaker -- Phyllis Schlafly (introduction by Kay Daly, Coalition for a Fair Judiciary)
4:30-5:30 Panel: The ACLU And Radical Secularism: Driving God From Our Public Life William Greene (RightMarch.com) moderator, Mat Staver (Liberty Counsel), Janice Crouse (Concerned Women For America), Bill Donohue (Catholic League), Mike Johnson (Alliance Defense Fund)
5:30-7:00 Break
6:30-7:00 Joint book-signing for authors on the program
7:00-9:30 Banquet, Speakers Rick Scarborough, Janet Folger, and Senator John Cornyn (introductions by Phillip Jauregui, Judeo-Christian Council)

March 28

8:00-8:30 Worship
8:30-12:00 Plenary Session
8:30-9:30 Panel: Hollywood: Christians Through A Distorted Lens -- Chris Carmouche (GrassTops USA), moderator, Ted Baehr (MovieGuide.org), Bob Knight (Concerned Women for America) Rebecca Hagelin (Heritage Foundation), Don Feder (Vision America)
9:30-10:00 Speaker Rod Parsley (introduction by Ray Wilson, Vision America)
10:00-10:30 Morning Coffee Break
10:30-11:00 Speaker -- Gary Bauer (introduction by Don Feder, Vision America)
11:00-12:00 Panel: The News Media Megaphone for Anti-Faith Values Paul Weyrich (Free Congress Foundation), moderator, Don Irvine (Accuracy In Media), Tim Graham (Media Research Center), Bill Fancher (American Family Radio), Janet Folger (Faith2Action)
12:00-12:30 Break
12:30 2:00 Lunch Congressman Tom DeLay and Pastor Laurence White (introductions by Rick Scarborough)
2:00-6:00 Plenary Session
2:00-3:00 Panel: The Judiciary: Overruling God Jeff Shafer (Alliance Defense Fund) moderator, Phillip Jauregui (Vision America), Rep. Todd Akin, Rep. Louis Gohmert, Manny Miranda (Third Branch Conference)
3:00-3:15 Afternoon Coffee Break
3:15-4:15 Panel: Taking Our Faith to the Ballot Box Bill Federer (Amerisearch) moderator, Larry Cirignano (Catholic Vote), Gary Cass (Center for Reclaiming America), Ray Wilson (Executive Director, Vision America), Herb Titus (former law school professor)
4:15-4:45 Speaker -- Janet Parshall (introduction by Phillip Jauregui
4:45-5:15 Speaker -- Senator Sam Brownback, introduction by Michelle Combs (Christian Coalition)
5:15-5:45 Speaker -- Alan Keyes (introduction by Don Feder)
5:45-6:00 Final Business and Benediction
6:00 Conference Concludes

This is freaky stuff.

[stop the bleeding]

1. sad thing is the sheeple are high fiving each other on this crap

almost as bad as some drunk football fans at games

[Warpy]

2. Calvinists don't feel compelled to tell the truth

to avoid stealing, adultery, or even murder. Their belief gives them a pre punched ticket to heaven.

These men are not Christians. They are Calvinists.

Damn right there's a war against them, and the sooner we win it, the better.

[flakey_foont]

3. Bob Knight? Concerned Women for America?

"The General"? the Texas Tech coach is concerned about Women? who-da thunk?

[baldguy]

4. Asking for them to show simple respect for others is an "attack".

But they have no problem sharing worship with unrepentant hypocrites, blasphemers, thieves & mass murderers.

[DanCa]

7. Fundamentalist of any stripe sicken me

All I want is peace, I am tired of this back and forth. I think this world needs a bong hit.

[tsuki]

5. SEND MONEY. We can win. SEND MONEY, MONEY, MONEY.

These guys have no ethics, no morals. Tom DeLay is truly their poster boy. He's as greedy as they are.

[IntravenousDemilo]

6. Were I in the same room with all those people, I know I'd get cancer. n/m

[NoAmericanTaliban]

8. What no witch burning or sinners being stoned by rocks???

What kind of lame event is this? They could at least include a cross burning or two or at the very list a quick book burning. of course this event will be attended by be stoned sinners, but not by rocks

[TomInTib]

10. They are saving that for the sequel. n/t

[gatorboy]

9. Why is the Jewish community so open to this?

It wasn't that long ago that I remember some on the Christian Right being very anti-semitic.

[greekspeak]

15. Probably the same reason conservative women gays and blacks are...

greed...pure and simple greed is behind everything Pukes of any race creed color sexual orientation religion, etc. Everything comes back to that particular sticking point. Religion, "values" and all the rest of the crap they spew is just plain old rhetoric

[NYCGirl]

17. It's a few right wing Jews, NOT the Jewish Community.

There are a few right wingers, but they are BY FAR a tiny minority.

[greekspeak]

11. How much are tickets to this pity party for theocrats?

Freaky, yes. Also pathetic, whiny, manipulative, mendacious, childish....

[Nikki Stone1]

12. Time to bring back the lions....

nt

[truebrit71]

13. Wow...what a gaggle of numbnuts..

..doesn't a collection of that many dipshits in such close proximity to one another create such an intellectual vacuum as to be dangerous to the whole space/time continuum?

[WernhamHogg]

14. Hmmmm

I wonder what Alan Keyes is going to be speaking about? The most Christian way to disown your gay kid?

[specimenfred1984]

16. Cops Should've Run a Pedophile Check on Every Attendee

They probably would've nabbed 100s.

[sinkingfeeling]

18. I'm planning a conference entitled "The Christians' War on the World"

We will have sessions and speakers on such topics as the Crusades and Inquisition, how 'witnessing' interferes with personal lives, why are Bibles in every hotel room, and the American Taliban's Agenda. I will be lecturing on how the 'Unitary Executive' theory is overshadowing our God-given rights as human beings.

Now all I need are other presenters and extensive media coverage!

[MelissaB]

19. Don't forget Rod Parsley's connection to KEN BLACKWELL

There is a lot of info in ER&D, especially in the Sunday daily threads, but here is a link.

AP Enterprise: Blackwell schedule shows more contact with pastors

ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS
Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell has met with two conservative pastors more often than alleged in an IRS complaint accusing the pastors of improper support of his campaign for governor, according to a review of documents by The Associated Press.

While the complaint looked at nine publicly reported events sponsored by the pastors, a review of Blackwell's daily schedule found 18 other meetings or other contact with the pastors, including flights on a church-owned plane, meetings in Blackwell's office and attendance at church services.

Blackwell, a Republican and favorite of conservatives, had contact with pastors Russell Johnson and Rod Parsley or their churches 27 times from January 2004 through March of this year, according to AP research, including a review of Blackwell's confidential schedule obtained through a public records request.

That's more than a third of the total number of events with a religious theme listed on Blackwell's schedule and represents the largest number of contacts with specific pastors.

More: http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/politics/14072098.htm

[MelissaB]

20. More about Parsley

Evangelicals Flex Political Muscle

...snip

Preaching from the pulpit against same-sex marriage, legalized abortion, and pornography, Parsley and the Rev. Russell Johnson, pastor of the Fairfield Christian Church in Lancaster, Ohio, drew acclaim in 2004 for their leadership in a successful drive to pass a constitutional ban on gay marriage in the state.

The ballot measure enticed a surprising number of evangelicals to the polls, where they also cast votes for President Bush and were a decisive factor in his razor-thin 118,000-vote victory margin in Ohio, giving him the national election. Conservatives' victories in Ohio this year could give Republicans an edge in retaining the presidency in 2008.

Parsley has formed two political offshoots: the Center for Moral Clarity and Reformation Ohio. Johnson, whose congregants are beginning to run successfully for political posts such as county sheriff and city council, also has formed an offshoot called the Ohio Restoration Project. The groups aim to organize "patriot pastors" to use their churches to register voters, develop sermons that focus on conservative themes and remind residents to "vote their values" on Election Day. Under IRS rules, the groups can register voters and discuss issues and candidates but cannot endorse candidates or engage in partisan politics.

"For too long, the values that we have held dear have been trampled underfoot, while we are the largest special interest group in Ohio and in America today, and I say 'Enough is enough,'" thunders Parsley during a recent rally.

More: http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/13807/

[MelissaB]

21. kick!