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<DIV><FONT size=4>Tom, et al,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>An article about some very creepy people posted by Tom Hansen
ends with this:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>"He said his civil rights organization has
listed the Westboro Baptist Church as a hate group for years. The minister who
leads the group advocates making homosexuality a capital offense."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>In the context of the article and its ending, let us not
forget this:</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=4>From <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Credenda/Agenda</I> [Christ Church Cult
Official Organ], by Gregory Dickison [Comments added]:</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><A
href="http://www.credenda.org/old/issues/vol3/magi3-9.htm"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=4>http://www.credenda.org/old/issues/vol3/magi3-9.htm</FONT></A></P>
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style="MARGIN: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><?xml:namespace prefix = o
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face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=4>"The<B> civil magistrate</B> is the minister of
God to execute wrath on the wrongdoer (<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Rom.</st1:country-region></st1:place>
13:4). God has not left his civil minister without guidance on how to exercise
his office. The Scriptures set forth clear standards of judgment for many
offenses. Capital crimes, for example, include <B>premeditated killing (murder),
kidnapping, sorcery, bestiality, adultery, homosexuality, and cursing one's
parents</B>..."</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=4>"In contemporary American jurisprudence, none of
these offenses is punishable by death, with the occasional exception of murder.
The magistrates have dispensed with God's standards of justice. Some Christians
believe this is an improvement. They would be horrified to think that the
"harsh" penalties of the law should still be applied. Sometimes this is the
result of the <B>mistaken belief</B> that the Old Testament has no further
application after the advent of Christ. This is an exegetical problem. Too
often, it is the result of a sinful view of the criminal. <B>This sin is called
pity.</B>"</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><I><FONT size=4>"If your brother, the son of your mother,
your son or your daughter, the wife of your bosom, or your friend who is as your
own soul, secretly entices you, saying, "Let us go and serve other gods,". . .
you shall not consent to him or listen to him, nor shall your eye pity him, nor
shall you spare him or conceal him; </FONT></I><B><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 36pt; COLOR: red; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">but you shall
surely kill him</SPAN></I></B><I>..."</I> [Comment:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: blue; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Heresy</SPAN></B>:
Beware, ye not of the cult!]</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><I><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=4>"If two men fight together, and the wife of one
draws near to rescue her husband from the hand of the one attacking him, and
puts out the hand and seizes him by the genitals, then you shall cut off her
hand; your eye shall not pity her..." </FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=4>God commands the judge to evaluate the
<I>crime</I> rather than the criminal.</FONT> <B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: red">If the crime is one for which God requires
death, then death <I><U>must </U></I>be the punishment.</SPAN></B> <FONT
size=4>Your eye <I>shall not pity</I>. <B>Neither is the repentance of the
accused relevant to the imposition of the sentence.</B> </FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 5pt 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=4>"Thus, the Bible teaches that pity is not an
option where God has decided the matter. The [civil] magistrate, God's minister,
is to faithfully execute justice according to God's standard, not man's... This
means that we must return to an obedience which confines pity within the bounds
which God has established for us."</FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>The above is a not-so-subtle reminder that not all creepy
crackpots are from Topeka, Kansas.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR>Wayne A. Fox<BR>1009 Karen Lane<BR>PO Box 9421<BR>Moscow, ID
83843</DIV>
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<DIV>(208) 882-7975<BR><A
href="mailto:waf@moscow.com">waf@moscow.com</A><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=3>From: "Tom Hansen" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com"><FONT size=3>thansen@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT
size=3>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>To: "Moscow Vision 2020" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><FONT
size=3>vision2020@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT size=3>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 5:09 PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>Subject: [Vision2020] Police to Protect Vandalized Home of
Fallen Soldier</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><BR></FONT></DIV></FONT><FONT size=3>> >From today's
(March 2, 2006) Early Bird edition of the Army Times -<BR>> <BR>> It is
believed that the perpetrators of the vandalism are members of the<BR>> same
church that conducted protests at funeral services of gay slain<BR>>
soldiers.<BR>> <BR>> In my opinion this should be considered a hate crime
and punishment imposed<BR>> accordingly.<BR>> <BR>>
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<BR>> Police to protect vandalized home of fallen soldier<BR>> <BR>>
Associated Press<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> KOKOMO, Ind. - Police posted an
around-the-clock security watch at the home<BR>> of an Indiana soldier killed
last week in Iraq after it was vandalized and<BR>> his family received
disturbing phone calls.<BR>> <BR>> The home of Sgt. Rickey Jones was egged
Saturday, three days after Jones'<BR>> family learned the 21-year-old and
three other soldiers had been killed by a<BR>> roadside bomb north of
Baghdad. His family also received phone calls in<BR>> which the caller said:
"I'm glad your son is dead."<BR>> <BR>> The actions drew the attention of
their congressman, Rep. Steve Buyer, a<BR>> Republican who also chairs the
House Veterans' Affairs Committee.<BR>> <BR>> "It is outrageous,
appalling and indecent for an American citizen to commit<BR>> crimes and
perversions against a family grieving at the loss of their son,"<BR>> Buyer
said. <BR>> <BR>> On Thursday, he spoke on the House floor asking his
fellow lawmakers to<BR>> stand and observe a moment of silence "to condemn
these despicable acts."<BR>> <BR>> "A great virtue of the American
character is our compassion. It is how we<BR>> care for each other in good
times and in difficult times," he said. "It is<BR>> our compassion and human
decency that represents the very best of our<BR>> nation."<BR>> <BR>>
Jones' relatives and police are bracing for the possibility that a
Topeka,<BR>> Kan.-based group will protest at his funeral Monday.<BR>>
<BR>> Members of the Westboro Baptist Church have protested at military
funerals<BR>> across the nation, including shouting insults at soldiers'
surviving<BR>> relatives and holding signs that read "God Made IEDs" - a
reference to<BR>> roadside bombs.<BR>> <BR>> The group claims American
soldiers are dying in Iraq due to divine<BR>> intervention because the United
States harbors homosexuals.<BR>> <BR>> The Westboro protesters, however,
could face new restrictions at Jones'<BR>> funeral if Indiana Gov. Mitch
Daniels signs a bill this week that would make<BR>> disorderly conduct at a
funeral a felony and keep protesters at least 500<BR>> feet from a
gravesite.<BR>> <BR>> That bill, which won final approval Tuesday from the
Indiana House, would<BR>> take effect immediately after being signed by
Daniels. The governor's press<BR>> secretary, Jane Jankowski, said Daniels
would sign the bill as soon as it<BR>> arrives on his desk.<BR>> <BR>>
"We're trying to get this family some closure, and not have to deal with<BR>>
these stupid signs," state Rep. John Smith, R-Kokomo, said Tuesday.<BR>>
<BR>> State Sen. Brent Steele, who authored the legislation, said the bill
doesn't<BR>> go as far as some states' attempts to hold back protests by the
Westboro<BR>> group.<BR>> <BR>> "I went as far as I thought I could and
still have a constitutional bill,"<BR>> said Steele, R-Bedford.<BR>>
<BR>> Mark Potok, a spokesman for the Southern Poverty Law Center, said it's
still<BR>> an open question whether some of the new laws restricting
picketing are<BR>> entirely constitutional.<BR>> <BR>> He said his
civil rights organization has listed the Westboro Baptist Church<BR>> as a
hate group for years. The minister who leads the group advocates making<BR>>
homosexuality a capital offense.<BR>> <BR>>
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<BR>> Seeya round town, Moscow.<BR>> <BR>> Tom Hansen<BR>> Moscow,
Idaho<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> "If not us, who?<BR>> If not now,
when?"<BR>> <BR>> - Unknown<BR></FONT></BODY></HTML>