Public Advocate Mobilizes Against Homosexual Classrooms Act
A battle won, but the war still wages on
Public Advocate achieved a real victory in the war for traditional values and morality this year.
After Public Advocate alerted hundreds of thousands of Americans to the Homosexual Classrooms Act, Barack Obama’s “Safe Schools Czar” Kevin Jennings announced he will resign.
“This is one battle won, but the Homosexual Classrooms Act is still gaining support in Congress,” said Eugene Delgaudio, President of Public Advocate.
“Public Advocate members must brace themselves for the next stage of this battle to defeat this outlandish bill once and for all.”
The Homosexual Classrooms Act
The goal of the Homosexual Lobby has long been the complete eradication of traditional values.
The Homosexual Classrooms Act, deceptively named the Student Non-Discrimination Act, would turn American schools into bastions of thought control and political correctness.
“The Homosexual Classrooms Act could be one of the greatest threats to traditional values I’ve seen in my 30 years fighting for the family,” said Eugene Deglaudio, president of Public Advocate.
A Laundry List of Anti-family Provisions
The Homosexual Classrooms Act would require schools to teach appalling homosexual acts in “tolerance” classes.
The bill will allow homosexual teachers to spin impressionable students in a whirlwind of sexual confusion, even pressure to “experiment” with the homosexual “lifestyle;”
And private or religious schools would be forced to teach a pro-homosexual curriculum and purge any reference to religion if a student claims it “discriminates.”
Not only that, but homosexual students would be exempt from punishment for harassing or even sexually assaulting classmates, according to a warped version of “freedom of self-expression.”
Pro-Homosexual Indoctrination Already in Some Schools
Pro-homosexual indoctrination of children has already begun creeping into American schools.
At the Cambridge Friends School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, children participate in an annual Gay and Lesbian Pride Day.
What ensues on this day is a sinister program designed to immerse school children in a world where homosexuality is not only normalized, but praised.
Students are shown prominent celebrities who are practicing homosexuals, giving the students a false sense that homosexual acts are normal and healthy.
“It really makes you sick to the stomach how they take advantage of impressionable young children in this way,” said Mr. Delgaudio.
33 Co-sponsors in the Senate, 145 in the House
Hollywood leftist senator from Minnesota, Al Franken, launched an all out campaign with confessed homosexual Congressman Jared Polis to pass the Homosexual Classrooms Act in the Senate.
S. 555 already has 33 co-sponsors in the Senate -- over half the number need to pass the bill.
While H.R. 998 has 145 co-sponsors in the House.
“This is an emergency,” said Mr. Delgaudio. “This is a battle for the survival of American values and the fact is there’s no time to waste!”
Public Advocate to Defeat Homosexual Classrooms Act
Eugene Delgaudio wasted no time in rousing Public Advocate supporters into action and mobilizing to defeat this immoral legislation.
Public Advocate supporters received letters and emails alerting them to the threat and returned thousands of petitions demanding their senators and representatives defeat this bill.
But according to Mr. Delgaudio, “tens thousands of petitions aren’t enough. We need hundreds of thousands if not millions.”
“In order to engage in the full scale petition drive that is required to reach those numbers, I need the financial support of every pro-family Public Advocate supporter in the country,” concluded Mr. Delgaudio.
If you haven't already, please sign the petition AGAINST the Homosexual Classrooms Act right away!
Whatever you do, please take action today.
T.D. Jakes Invitation Canceled!
If God abhors one sin above another, of which his people are guilty, it is of doing nothing in a case of emergency. Indifference or neutrality in a religious crisis is regarded of God as a grievous crime; and equal to the very worst type of hostility against God. {RH, September 30, 1873 par. 9}
Martin Luther is known as saying that "Silence is Betrayal"...
On behalf of God's last-day movement that will never die, never be silenced or deterred, we would like thank all those who lifted the voice of protest and have cried out to God for the sins in Zion. By raising our collective voices, God has honored our requests. May this be a lesson going forward: The prayers of the righteous availeth much and we can move the arm of God when we stand together for the right. This is only a practice run, however; the final movements will be rapid and more severe. Be ye also ready.
Be encouraged for God has heard the prayers of His people and He has placed in Ted Wilson the kind of leadership that is willing to stand for principle, even at the risk of being unpopular.
T.D. Jakes Invitation to speak to our pastors at the annual Evangelism Council has been canceled. Below will be the final response concerning this issue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdbUL6_8Lyk&feature=player_embedded
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"The greatest want of the world is the want of men,-- men who will not be bought or sold; men who in their inmost souls are true and honest; men who do not fear to call sin by its right name; men whose conscience is as true to duty as the needle to the pole; men who will stand for the right though the heavens fall." --Education, p. 57
TD Jakes Invitation to Evangelism Council 2011 Has Been Canceled!
Thank you for not keeping silent. Your overwelming response made an impact.
First, we would like to state for the record that it has not been the intent of this video and website to "out" or embarrass the leadership of the Evangelism Council. We love the remnant church and are zealous over it and the sacred truths it preserves. Perhaps we have been too zealous in our method, however. So, with this in mind, if we have offended anyone, we would like to humbly apologize. As we seek to hold leadership accountable, we will hold ourselves equally accountable for the manner in which we represent Christ, His character, and upholding the standards and instructions given in His holy word. Imperfect, though we may be, we must all seek to follow God's principles so that the enemy does not gain any advantage. May we all receive more grace in how we treat one another. However, we remain true to the spirit of protestantism and, in this final communication, make all aware of how pervasive and dangerous this issue is. What ultimately has been revealed through this experience is that a) the T.D. Jakes invitation is just the tip of the iceberg, for it is happening everywhere and happening quietly, and b) the majority of God's remnant people are not aware, but are outraged upon hearing of these unbiblical, self-serving, church-damaging, soul-poisoning practices that have covertly slipped into our midst. Awake and Keep Not Silent.
We have received an overwhelming response to this site and the video. We want to thank all who have engaged in this issue and are taking a stand. Many have sincerely asked “Why is this such an important issue?” We answer this question in this final communication.
With so many responses, we have come to the conclusion that this issue is much larger than T.D. Jakes. We have received emails from around the world that have shown that actually many conferences and churches are inviting non-Adventist preachers in to speak. We believe the bottom line is that it leads to a flood of spiritualism coming into the Adventist church. There was a reason why our General Conference President warned us of the Emerging Church movement, Spiritual Formation, Contemplative Prayer and other spiritualistic practices from first-day ministers. To understand this more, we recommend that you read a book by Rick Howard called The Omega Rebellion.
Here are a few examples of the trend:
http://spiritualleadershipwest.com
http://pelc.cc
http://sdapartnersininnovation.org
It has been stated by the Council that we are blowing this issue out of proportion since the Evangelism Council event has had a non-Adventist preacher for the last 17 years. Clearly the Council is not aware that revealing this is actually more incriminating. One need only consider the fruit of this 17-year practice. Jesus said that we will know them by their fruits. No need to judge anyone, just look for the fruit.
T.D. Jakes is confirmed to speak at this year’s event: Click Here to see that in writing. I think we can all agree, this is creating much confusion in the Remnant Church.
Each of us will have to decide what is right based on the truths that God has revealed to us in His word.
We felt it necessary to share clear, Bible instruction on this issue, with corroborating statements that conclusively clarify this issue.
Isaiah 8:20
To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, [it is] because [there is] no light in them.
COMMENT: We have placed a video showing TD Jakes mocking God's Sabbath out of ignorance or malicious intent (you decide). Or perhaps, he is in opposition to God's law based on "faulty theology". Nonetheless, TD Jakes spoke according to something else. What?
Isaiah 8:20 says "To the Law and to the the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
QUESTION: Did TD Jakes speak according to the law and the testimony? No, He actually mocked the law.
COMMENT: So if TD Jakes has no light, then what does he have?
ANSWER: Darkness. So according to the Bible, why should our leadership listen to darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness?
"There is no union between the Prince of light and the prince of darkness, and there can be no union between their followers." {GC 45.1}
That seems really simple to me. How about for you? Below are a few more texts.
Romans 16:17- 18
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
2 John 1:9
Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
1:10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into [your] house, neither bid him God speed:
1:11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
There is to be no compromise with those who make void the law of God. It is not safe to rely upon them as counselors. {2SM 371.1}
What is the scriptural basis for doing what we're doing?
Isaiah 58:1
Ezekiel 33
The responsibility of the watchmen of today is as much greater than in the days of the prophet as our light is clearer and our privileges and opportunities greater than theirs. It is the minister's duty to warn every man, to teach every man, in all meekness and wisdom. He is not to conform to the practices of the world, but, as God's servant, he must contend for the faith once delivered to the saints. Satan is constantly at work to break down the strongholds which debar him from free access to souls; and, while our ministers are no more spiritually minded, while they do not connect closely with God, the enemy has great advantage, and the Lord holds the watchman accountable for his success. {5T 16.1}
Also below are two documents for further study on this vital topic. We believe this is the climax of the last attack on God’s Remnant Church, something Ellen White called “The Omega Apostasy.”
Click here to download study guides:
Response to Apostasy»
Crisis in the Remnant Church»
“I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence”... Isaiah 62:6
THE ISSUE AT HAND
The last few years, many have been inviting non-adventist preachers to speak at our schools, churches and conferences. Whether it is reading their books or hearing their preachers, we need to stand up and not keep silent. Pastor T.D. Jakes has been invited to Oakwood University for Evangelism Council, December 2011. This issue is much bigger than the T.D. Jakes' invitation, it's about holding true to the principles God has laid out in His Word.
Missouri priest charged in federal child pornography indictment
Missouri priest charged in federal child pornography indictment
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal grand jury in Missouri indicted a jailed Catholic priest on Tuesday on fresh child pornography charges including that he took sexually explicit photos of girls as young as two years old.
The Reverend Shawn Ratigan, 45, was charged with 13 counts in all, including 11 counts of producing or attempting to produce child pornography and two counts of possessing it.
According to the federal indictment, Ratigan took or attempted to take sexually explicit photos of at least five young girls beginning in 2005, shortly after he was ordained, through the spring of 2011, before he was arrested.
The victims ranged in age from two to 12 years old.
The indictment alleges that some of the photographs, including those involving the 2-year-old child, were taken inside the choir loft of the church in Easton, Missouri where he worked.
The sexually explicit images were found on Ratigan's laptop by church officials and turned over to authorities.
Ratigan, who is already in custody on related state child pornography possession charges filed in May, faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison without parole if he is found guilty on all the federal charges.
The charges against him are the latest to rock the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, which agreed to pay $10 million three years ago to settle clergy sexual abuse charges.
In June, Bishop Robert Finn enlisted the help of Todd Graves, a former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, to help the diocese look into allegations against Ratigan.
(Reporting by James B. Kelleher; Editing by Cynthia Johnston)
Faith Lesbian Pastor Refuses to Wed Straights Until Gays Allowed to Marry in NC
Faith Lesbian Pastor Refuses to Wed Straights Until Gays Allowed to Marry in NC
Pastor Nancy Petty, the lesbian spiritual leader at Pullen Memorial Baptist church in Raleigh, N.C., has a message for her state: Legalize same-sex marriage — or else. Until gay unions are legislatively permitted, Petty plans to no longer sign marriage licenses — an action that will potentially have a profound impact on her congregation.
At the end of July, Petty told her church body that until she state begins allowing gay couples to wed, she is uncomfortable performing nuptials. Apparently, she has asked church deacons to allow permission to be relieved of this duty until the matter is settled (i.e. until the state enables same-sex marriage). Though she claims that she’s enjoyed presiding over weddings, she says:
“every time I sign a marriage license for a heterosexual couple and act as an agent of the state, I am reminded of those couples who I marry that are denied the basic human right to legally marry the person of their choice.”
Star News Online further explains Petty’s decision:
She’ll do the religious blessing at Pullen, but she won’t sign a marriage license. If the congregation backs her up, anyone wanting a state-sanctioned marriage will need to see a magistrate first — most likely in the public safety building downtown, where brides in their gown must pass through a metal detector.
In addressing same-sex marriage, Petty said the following to her congregation:
“Do we, Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, want to continue to participate in offering religious ceremonies that carry with them civil and human rights that are not afforded to all people? Or will it be our practice and the practice of our ministers to honor all marriages equally by only offering religious ceremonies, thus not acting as agents of the state and perpetuating the unjust marriage laws of our state?”
Some may be wondering how a Baptist church could condone such actions. Others may be questioning the church’s general stance on same-sex relationships. The Associated Baptist Press (ABP) has more:
The church has long blessed unions between both same-sex and heterosexual couples, [Petty] said, but they are not the same. For heterosexuals it is called a “marriage” and satisfies requirements for the state. The others are called “unions” and are not legally binding.
Petty said she has “become increasingly uncomfortable with the inequality” of the two ceremonies. Even though the intent is to celebrate lifelong committed relationships equally, she believes the church unwittingly condones marriage inequality by acting as an agent of the state.
The church has a long history of advocating for progressive policies. According to ABP, its former pastor, Edwin McNeill Poteat, was a leading advocate for progressive Christianity within the Southern Baptist Convention in the early 1900s.
The pastors who followed also took stances on issues related to organized labor, the Vietnam War and, obviously, gay rights. As a result of the latter, the church was removed from the Raleigh Baptist Association, the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and the Southern Baptist Convention in the 1990s.
Petty has been extremely active in her community. In 2010, she was arrested for taking part in a NAACP protest over a school diversity policy that was being stricken from the books. Here’s a video that showcases statements from Rev. William Barber of the NAACP as well as his and Petty’s arrest (she is only visible in a few frames, but her arrest and presence at the event is documented):
Considering the current debate over same-sex marriage across America, there’s no telling how long Petty could be refraining from signing licenses. The issue continues to be highly debated in the state.
Read more at www.theblaze.com