"New York Churches Under Assault By Gay Bullies'-A Connecticut Retrospective" By Reverend Barbara Sexton 'Dear Ones Healing Ministry'

 

courtesy http://www.sodahead.com/living/clerical-sex-abuse-link-to-homosexuality-exists-says-psychiatrist/question-1540155/?link=ibaf&imgurl=http://extremecatholic.blogspot.com/images/nun-gay-parade.jpg&q=gay%2Bnuns

 Dear Readers:

     Oh...it starts off 'innocuously' enough, but the motive of GAY BULLIES is painfully obvious for those of us who have been assaulted by them and their devious supporters.

     So, without much 'ado' here is what's behind the attack of radical gay bullies on churches and other conservative houses of worship, which I pray will be of some consolation to my church-fellows in New York currently struggling with gay rights and gay marriage, specifically.

     Points to understand:

1)  The gay bullies responsible for the 'uprisings' in houses of worship are typically not regular parishioners or visitors, and do not generally present themselves as genuine persons of faith.  Unlike our LGBT loved ones, these gay bullies wish to usurp houses of worship solely for their political and social gain.

2)  LGBT persons of faith are likely to attend UCC (United Church of Christ), and Unitarian churches, Disciples of Christ , Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC) and other 'liberal wings' of traditional churches.  Catholic churches are particular targets of gay bullies due to the church's pedophilia 'history'.  Gay marriages are already performed in many churches and in secular settings in certain states.  But gay bullies are NOT satisfied with this and wish to infiltrate ALL Catholic and conservative Protestant churches for their own personal punitive reasons.

3)  Gay bullies are 'one issue voters' and 'one issue church attendees'.  They are most likely to volunteer (if at all) for such things as hospitality, food and beverage preparation and event handling, so they can bring more of their 'fellows' into the church.

4)  When gay bullies infiltrate a church, it is important to determine who their 'inside contacts' are.  No gay bully can make a furtive or spectacular 'entry' without being enabled by at least a couple of church members who are either gay themselves or have a family member or two who is gay.  These church members will invariably end up on the O & A (Open and Affirming) Committee or at least be vitally interested in what's going on with that committee.

5)  Once the issue of 'gay marriage' is brought up in a church, it will be decided that a 'discussion of homosexuality' FIRST will be useful.  Many hours will be devoted to assuring one and all that, like Christ, 'all are welcome'.  Gay bullies bank on the good-will and compassion of clergy and Christians to do their deeds.

6)  Should anyone be honest and express any anti-gay sentiment, the gay bullies will shout the person down and label him/her as a 'homophobe', utilizing the typical tactics of bullies everywhere.

7)  Gay bullies will polarize a church overnight, thus distracting it from all the other work at hand.  Be prepared for this.

8)  Where gay bullies gain a foothold in churches, 'false good behavior' prevails in those who do not wish to be 'unliked' or called a 'homophobe'.    Free speech will be stifled.  The whole 'gay marriage discussion' will go underground...just like the gay bullies prefer it to be.

9)  As gay rights are discussed more and more, the subject of gay marriage will come up.  Many persons have strong feelings about gay marriage.  And many are 'okay' with a civil ceremony as opposed to a 'religious ceremony'.  But make no mistake:  gay bullies will settle for no less than full religious ceremonies in the sanctuary with a Priest or Minister or Rabbi celebrating.  Gay marriage proponents in NEW YORK call those who have strong anti-gay marriage sentiments (and who as clergy may not wish to perform gay marriages, as is their right) as using 'sad, filthy tactics'.  "Filthy?" Really?  How about I'll keep my religion out of your 'uterus' (or in your case, Alvin, your 'prostate')...if you'll keep your self-righteous gay bullying out of my 'faith life'.  Deal?
"If this is the case, then it is a sad, filthy tactic which proves that in spite of all of their prayers and talk of upholding God's will, those who oppose marriage equality don't have any suitable arguments to defend their cause and therefore have to exploit the righteous indignation of those oppressed by their lies."
http://holybulliesandheadlessmonsters.blogspot.com/

10) Gay bullies and their supporters will insist that just because a church votes to become 'open and affirming' (of LGBT individuals), it does NOT necessarily follow that the church will be performing gay marriages.  THIS IS A LIE.  Once a church 'goes' 'O & A', gay marriage invariably follows poste haste. 

11)  Anyone in the church community standing in the way of gay bullies will be confronted with any number of accusations whether true or false, including: claims of violations of civil rights, claims of pedophilia (especially in churches with histories of such), claims of sexual abuse and misbehavior (in the case of Protestant churches where infidelity and illicit affairs are more predominant than pedophilia) and the like.  Be aware of this and learn how to protect against 'false accusations'.  And if false accusations are made, FOLLOW THROUGH & PROSECUTE!

TOP TEN ANTI-GAY POLITICIANS CAUGHT BEING GAY

http://www.ranker.com/list/top-10-anti-gay-activists-caught-being-gay/joanne

(Hint for all GAY BULLIES:  Another's 'downfall' does NOT serve as justification for your own shortcomings.  If you KNOW what it's like to be 'stripped of your rights', why do you seek to strip another of their rights to either perform or not perform gay marriages, each according to their conscience?)

12) Gay bullies will challenge their detractors as being 'bad Christians' for not accepting them and all they demand.  They disrespect and discount the Bible and mock long-held Christian beliefs.  One of the favorite ploys of gay bullies is to make absurd comparisons of Biblical passages, such as, "Well, if you're going to believe that homosexuality is an abomination in the eyes of the Lord, then you can't have sex with your wife when she's menstruating."  Very quickly, discussion with gay bullies in church gets 'weird'.  Be prepared for this. 
http://holybulliesandheadlessmonsters.blogspot.com/2010/10/phony-christians-shedding-crocodile.html

13) Gay bullies get their way by 'intimidation' when they can.  Once they are established in the church, they will tell their opponents, "If you don't like it, then leave."  Then they will deny saying such a thing.  Sadly, many DO leave a church which is overrun by gay bullies.

14) Gay bullies do NOT represent all gays.  Most decent gays, like most decent non-gays (Christians and otherwise) can 'live and let live'.  Of course, I may be wrong here, but I like to look for the best in people...which is why I've been so successfully 'suckered' over the course of my life, I suppose.  Gay bullies only care about what they can get and not a few of them had 'bad experiences' as children at the hands of 'clergy', so to them it's all about that most un-Christian of  concepts, 'payback'.  Oddly, gay bullies most strongly align these days with Muslims (who also feel sidelined, although most Muslims are not very open-minded about homosexuality).  Gay bullies will also align themselves with 'Black Liberation Theology' proponents.  This, also, is a curiosity, since the traditional 'Black church' is fairly straight and conservative.
"BLACK, GAY & MAD AS HELL" (no kidding!)
http://holybulliesandheadlessmonsters.blogspot.com/2008/05/black-gay-and-mad-as-hell-i-was-reading.html

15) The liberal gay community has a lot of resources for gay bullies to use to further their cause.  Outside groups will be brought into your church.  Protests may be staged.  Money may be 'brought in' with the contingency that gay marriages be performed with all the trimmings.

16) The Pastor must provide moral guidance when the church is under attack by gay bullies.  If that Pastor has any secrets of their OWN in their closets, or out, they must disclose and deal with it immediately.  Gay bullies are great at 'blackmailing'.  Any clergy person or church leader who is at risk of being 'blackmailed' should excuse him/herself from any further interaction in positions of authority with gay bullies.  Good churches should always police themselves as believers are admonished to in Scripture.

17) Gay bullies are persistent.  They say they want your 'approval', but really what they want is 'to be able to have their big church wedding just like everyone else'.  There is nothing particularly noble about this, in fact, though only God knows for certain what is in anyone's heart.

18) Gay non-bullies are often uncomfortable by the bully-tactics of their activist brothers and sisters, which is not to say that they don't secretly or openly approve of such tactics.  Still, churches need to be aware that closeted gay members may fear being 'outted' by gay bullies and thus may fall away from the church. 
"The Case For Outting Closeted Politicians"
 http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/06/14/kruger_outing/index.html
This 'falling away' may be misinterpreted as strong disapproval of the gay bullies, thus causing great anguish for non-radical LGBT persons when they feel like they have lost their church home.

http://youtu.be/x_FDl1XX7js

SAN FRANCISCO...CONNECTICUT....AND NOW NEW YORK!

19) It's all about power, sex, money and more sex.  Gay bullies know this and it serves the church well to know this and react to it with a 'clean heart'.  A favorite tactic is disrespectful disruption of church services:
Gay activists terrorize Boston church

 http://www.nmatv.com/video/2209/Gay-activists-terrorize-Boston-church

20) The subject of children is a touchy one.  Many gay bullies have no authority over their tongues as they debate 'open and affirming/gay rights/gay marriage' issues in church.  Parents must be prepared to protect their children from inappropriate speech and actions.  And they must be prepared to 'explain' what gay bullies are all about in ways that are age-appropriate for the individual child.

21) Gay bullies (and other LBGT persons) in church are often found to be involved in 'youth activities'.  Gay bullies in particular are keen to 'help' young people 'determine whether or not' a child is gay.  I cannot stress strongly enough how imperative it is to be vigilant whenever a radical gay bully seeks close contact with church children.  Make sure chaperone's are present.  Do background checks!  Those who are abused sometimes grow up to be gay bullies who abuse children themselves.  In this day and age where anything goes, gay bullies must not be trusted even in a so-called 'church setting'.  Gay bullies have issues and have some 'out there' justifications!:

(Hint for all GAY BULLIES:  Another's 'downfall' does NOT serve as justification for your own shortcomings.  If you KNOW what it's like to be 'stripped of your rights', how DARE YOU attempt to STRIP OTHERS OF THEIRS? (In this case, the right to REFUSE to perform gay marriages!)

22) Gay bullies and their silent but ardent supporters are coming to a church near you.  All they care about is gay rights and gay marriage and they will 'damn' anyone who disagrees with them and/or gets in their way.  They take advantage of Christian hospitality and Christian kindness, knowing full well that in order for Christians to 'live the Gospel' we must love the sinner along with the saint.  And we must know that we cannot always tell the difference between the sinner and the saint either!  Scripture tells us very clearly that 'even the elect will be deceived' meaning that even churchmen and women will make bad choices and have bad discernment.  We are told that in these days, sexual mores will be lax and libertine lifestyles will be common even in religious settings, so that none of us should be surprised.

23) There is one last 'trick' that gay bullies have which they 'pull in church' in order to further their own selfish gay rights and gay marriage ends.  They will start to speak of Jesus as being gay.  They will speak of the disciples as being gay.  They will speak of Jesus and the disciples having gay sex together and they will speak like this in front of all...including the children they are 'trying to help through their wonder years'.  I am not aware that there are any Biblical passages that affirm that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is gay, but I am certain that the liberal left gay bullies have a plethora of evidence.  It's amazing how even non-Judeo-Christian gay bullies are quick to pull out a Bible verse they don't believe in if it is useful to make their point!  Prepare yourself for such talk.  There are no limits when it comes to gay bullies justifying a lifestyle they feel they must justify.  They will impugn Mother Mary and the other Mary and all the women in the Bible.  They will even go so far-as they have in the O & A gay-friendly, gay-marriage performing churches I am familiar with here in CT-as to call God the Father...'Mother'.

24) I've told you these things so that you are prepared when gay bullies attack your church in New York.  Be strong in Christ and testify to the truth.  Do not forget to be kind to strangers, but use the wisdom and discernment God gave you to determine what gay bully troublemakers are really all about.  Most of all, pray for those, both straight and LGBT, who are NOT like gay bullies, but who simply wish to live their lives in peace and in the Love of God.  No evildoers will prevail in the end. But in the meantime, true Christians must be strong so that when gay bullies who are interested only in the things of the world assault them and their houses of worship, they will be prepared.

25) It is claimed that legally, no Priest, Minister, Rabbi or other clergy person can be compelled to perform a gay marriage against their wills, nor force a church or synagogue or social center to service a gay event they are not comfortable with.  However, gay bullies are already seeing to it that such 'exemptions' be deemed 'unconstitutional' on the grounds that the rights of gay people will be violated.  

     As it stands, church leaders and their congregations will be the ones with no rights whatsoever should they oppose gay marriage.

     Please keep the New York religious community in prayer with me at this time.  I have a 'soft place in my heart' for conservative New Yorkers in the religious community, as I was one of the few 'moderate-conservatives' (now fully conservative!) in liberal Connecticut for many years.
     The truth was so expertly concealed from me that I want to warn others of this.
     I want to warn those involved in church politics in New York that they will be lied to.  False promises will be made to them.  And when all else fails, bully tactics are sure to follow in their wake from those with no consciences or regard for the law.
    The old adage is: 'give them an inch and they'll take a yard'.  
     The 2011 version of this is: 'give them an inch and they'll try to sue you for violating their 'civil rights' if you don't perform their gay marriages in your churches to their specifications no matter WHAT, if any their 'religious preferences' may be and HOW DARE YOU ASK ANYWAY?
     I will never alter my perception of marriage as it is given in the Bible and as it is in my heart as God speaks to me: Marriage is a union of men and women for good so that people don't 'stray' (I know, I know...but remember that we are all but dear sinners) wherein those who are intended to bear children do so and those who are so destined adopt.
     I no longer care if gays get married or not as long as they don't 'get into my face with it'.
     I don't care if they have a civil or church ceremony, as long as they don't tell me I must sanction gay nuptials in my church sanctuary'.  That will not happen.
     Others are responsible for what THEY do, as I am responsible for what I do!
     A church sanctuary is a holy place in God's house, no matter that my Progressive lib friends consider it to be nothing more than a 'really neat site to have a wedding and to take pictures with the cool stained glass windows'.
     Of course, my gay friends, God will know what's really in your hearts and what socio-political points you just had to make at your gay wedding.  Rev. Barb is happy to leave it at that.
     But there are LOTS of pretty places to have your ceremonies and take your photos.  Are you sure you really care about our 'churches' or are you just trying to make some kind of 'statement'?
     To all gay bullies: I want you to consider that there are those of us who dedicate our church sanctuaries for holy activities such as worship, communion, baptism, funerals/memorial services, weddings, confirmations and other life-affirming transitions and celebrations.
     Do you realize how disrespectful and hurtful you are to insist that you get your way when there are so many other options available to you?
     I don't expect the 'worst' of gay rights advocates to understand what I am saying here, especially those who don't have a faith life.  The greatest thing I can do for them...is to pray for them and wish them well.
     However, I DO expect gay rights advocates to RESPECT MY RIGHT to feel and say as I do as an American citizen who has a right to freely practice my religion.
     Neither do I  expect GAY BULLIES to understand that my refusal to perform gay marriages is anything other than a PERSONAL CHOICE...and one to which I am entitled, at that.   
     And strangely enough, I am grateful to the LGBT community in Connecticut, New York and surrounding area and especially to those few of you whom I call 'gay bullies':
     You have made me more aware.
     You have blessed me and you have freed me. 
     You have solidified my work and my faith and I am grateful for all that you have done.
     Now I only wish that we could 'work together' in true honesty, without the games and subterfuge.
     Reverend Barbara Sexton

"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com

"'ENTERTAINING ANGELS" --A BOOK BY FORMER SALVATION ARMY SOLDIER REVEREND BARBARA SEXTON EXPECTED RELEASE DATE DEC 21, 2012

"GLOBAL PRAYER REQUEST For 'Kathy Wild West's Of Radio Fame-Mom JUDY SMITH" By Reverend Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

courtesy www.watton.org

Dear Ones:
     We have a major PRAYER REQUEST today from my friend and church sister Kathy A. West (aka Kathy 'Wild' West) of I-95 radio fame. She needs to know for certain that God is with us, hears us and loves us so. Please join me in this 'mass prayer' for Kathy's Mom Judy Smith. I will keep you up to date on future news as Kathy and her Mom desire.
     Kathy writes: "Ok, let's see the power of FB.....please pray for my Mom. That she would experience the breadth and length and height and depth of God's love that surpasses knowledge (Ephesians 3:18). Her chemo is done and now we need God's provision and grace. Please add her (Judy Smith in Florida) to your prayers."LINK: See Facebook
AMEN!
We can do MUCH better than FB, Kathy and Judy, for we have GOD and we will pray for your Mom unceasingly as if she were our own...especially those of us who have lost parents and partners to cancer...GLOBALLY!
With Love in Christ
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com
Read More About Kathy 'Wild' West of RADIO FAME here:

'Live Prayer For Chilean Crew's Test Capule & Rescue of Trapped Miners' By Reverend Barbara Sexton

http://free-foto-animation-digital-images.blogspot.com/search/label/Angels
MAY ALL ANGELS ATTEND THEE, DEAR CHILEAN MINERS!

Please join me in prayer for the Chilean miners trapped and their imminent rescue. Let us pray for them:
Dear Heavenly Father--
Please release our brothers from their torturous situation.
Please show us your Mercy as these miners are extracted.
We depend upon thee, O Lord.
We call on thee, O Lord.
Do not forsake these miners as you do not forsake us, for we love you so much.
We pray these things in the individual traditions of our lives, united in our love for You.
We look to thee for our Hope and for our Salvation
AMEN.
With Love in Christ,
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com

'Times Square Bomber Faisal Shahzad Case Revisited--A Lesson For CT Residents' By Reverend Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

Muslims praying in FCC Stamford at the invitation of Rev. Cari Jackson

SAY WHAT???

UPDATE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/12/samuel-l-jackson-obama-vote-black_n_1271797.html
Dear Readers:
     There are times when the 'words from the horse's mouth' PREEMPT and SUPERSEDE all else.  And such is the case with one FAISAL SHAHZAD who spent plenty of time in Connecticut, working in Stamford for NINE YEARS at AFFINION GROUP,  http://www.affiniongroup.com/ while living in Shelton and elsewhere ...and no one NOTICED!

http://www.leatherneck.com/dougkidd/contents.html
     Not only did NO ONE NOTICE the likes of Times Square Bomber FAISAL SHAHZAD during his many years in Connecticut, but they ALSO had NO IDEA about what his 'mind was focused on'!  Read a few of Shahzad's 'quotes' below in a terrific piece written by MAYA GAY below from: http://www.aolnews.com/crime/article/times-square-bomber-faisal-shahzad-sentenced-to-life-prison-term/19661153?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-w%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk3%7C175465 

Who ARE these guys? (Hint: Shariah Lawyer Midhat Syed is on the left)

"(Oct. 5) -- Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-born U.S. citizen who tried to detonate a deadly bomb in New York's Times Square, was defiant to his judgment day. As a judge sentenced him to life in prison today, he smiled. "I'm happy with the deal that God is giving me," he said. "God is great."

"The Koran gives us the right to defend ourselves,"

... he warned Americans that more attacks were to come. "Brace yourself for the war with Islam. This is the first droplet of the flood that will follow," the 30-year-old Shahzad said, according to Bloomberg news.

"The past nine years, the war with Muslims has achieved nothing for the U.S. except it has awakened Muslims."

"I want to plead guilty and I'm going to plead guilty a hundred times forward," he told Cedarbaum at his June 21 arraignment. Shahzad, who called himself a "mujahid," or Muslim soldier, told the judge that "until the hour the U.S. pulls its forces from Iraq and Afghanistan and stops the drone strikes in Somalia and Yemen and in Pakistan ... we will be attacking the U.S."

The Faisal Shahzad Family

Shahzad, who was married with two young children, seemed to be living an ordinary life before his failed bomb attempt. He bought a house in the Connecticut suburbs, held down a corporate job, and earned a master's degree at the University of Bridgeport. But in June 2009, Shahzad simply stopped paying the mortgage on the home and moved his family to Pakistan, where federal prosecutors say he received training with the Pakistani Taliban. Earlier this year, he moved back to the United States on his own and he began plotting the Times Square attack.


While in Pakistan, prosecutors say Shahzad recorded a video expressing his desire to attack the United States. "I have been trying to join my brothers in jihad every day since 9/11 happened. I am planning to wage an attack inside America," he said, according to court papers cited by CNN.

READ THE REST OF THIS EYE-OPENER HERE:
http://www.aolnews.com/crime/article/times-square-bomber-faisal-shahzad-sentenced-to-life-prison-term/19661153?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-w%7Cdl1%7Csec1_lnk3%7C175465

     There is a LESSON here for CONNECTICUT, which is to KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN, BE ALERT and INFORM THE AUTHORITIES if you see any UNUSUAL AND/OR SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR/TALK about anything 'terrorist-related'.
     The 'enemy' is RIGHT HERE...not just OVERSEAS! 
     Recently, it's been 'in vogue' to host various "INTERFAITH" events at the behest of the MUSLIM COMMUNITY.  A good number of CHRISTIAN AND JEWISH PROGRESSIVE-LIB DEMS are EXTREMELY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THIS.    See:
http://dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/2010/09/when-discussing-tagiyya-is-based-on.html
http://dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/2010/09/fcc-stamford-hosting-those-who-harbor.html
http://dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/2010/09/nyc-cordoba-mosque-built-on-taqiyya-by.html
http://dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/2010/08/shariah-law-preached-from-stamford.html
http://dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/2010/08/fcc-stamford-goes-pro-muslim-by.html
     I would ask ALL who attend, witness or even just 'hear of' these events be aware of what is going on in their neighborhoods and in their communities.  The Muslim population of Connecticut (and in NY, NJ and other states) is substantial.  Let those who are pro-America and peaceful let themselves be known NOW.
     As always, I urge 'GOOD' MUSLIMS to step forward and we will work towards a common good.  
     'GOOD MUSLIMS' must NOT depend on A FEW POLITICALLY-MOTIVATED PROGRESSIVE-LIB DEMS FROM A FEW CHURCHES & SYNAGOGUES to put forth a good 'representation on your behalf'.  It hasn't worked and it won't work.
     The American people are smart, resourceful and determined. 
     We SEE through 'phony prayer vigils' and we are tired of being deceived. 
     No matter what you call them, the spate of recent "pro-Muslim, pro-NYC Mosque vigils" are nothing more than PUBLICITY STUNTS to benefit the participating parties and you know it. 
     But Americans are checking things out and those of us in Connecticut are also.  It is time to stop confusing 'our kindness' for stupidity', okay?
     Additional 'SHAHZAD QUOTES' include: From http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/times-square-bomber-faisal-shahzad-sentenced-life/story?id=11802740  Be sure to check out ABC's excellent video at the link above.
"Before she pronounced sentence, Judge Miriam Cedarbaum said, "Mr. Shahzad, I think you should get up."

Shahzad said "Allahu Akbar" after hearing the sentence, and said he would "sacrifice a thousand lives for Allah."
"War with Muslims has just begun," said Shahzad, who then predicted that "the defeat of the US is imminent, god willing."
Shahzad also said he was happy with "the deal" God had given him. "We have laws made by Allah. We don't need laws made by humans."
    
     And, so, dear Readers, I repeat: keep your eyes and ears OPEN!
     Time will tell just how many MORE FAISAL SHAHZAD TYPES are here in CONNECTICUT and the surrounding TRI-STATE AREA.

"I SAY, NOT GOD DAMN AMERICA, BUT GOD BLESS AMERICA"*
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/
*NOTE:  The "God Damn America/America's chickens have come home to roost" quote was uttered by UCC Rev. Jeremiah Wright, President Obama's 'former' pastor. The UCC is hosting pro-Muslim, pro-NYC Mosque so-called 'prayer vigils 'in CT and all over the country.--Rev. Barb

'NYC Cordoba Mosque Built On Taqiyya?' By Reverend Barbara Sexton www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com

The First Congregational Church of Stamford (part of the Obama/Wright Church, the UCC)

Walton Place, Stamford

http://origin.newstimes.com/local/articleGallery/An-interfaith-Iftar-in-Stamford-continues-support-644685.php#photo-4

Women pray as an interfaith community gathers at the First Congregational Church on Walton Place for Iftar, an evening meal when Muslims break the Ramadan fast, Thursday, September 2, 2010. The interfaith group joined the Muslims in fasting for the day and then gathered at sunset to break the fast by first eating a date and then praying before their meal. Photo: Keelin Daly / Stamford Advocate
UPDATE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/12/samuel-l-jackson-obama-vote-black_n_1271797.html
Dear Ones:
     Amidst the 'debate' over the building of a Ground Zero Mosque in NYC, I have to point out that the Muslim population in the USA has a 'PUBLICITY PROBLEM' of GARGANTUAN PROPORTIONS. 
     Heaven knows Catholics, Christians, Jews, Mormons, Hindus, Scientologists, Christian Scientists, The Salvation Army, Buddhists, pagans, Wiccans and others have had their own PESKY PUBLICITY PROBLEMS.  They did what they needed to do: they addressed things openly and in good faith, generally allowing the 'better angels' of American citizens to prove just how much we value the concept of 'freedom of religion'.
     But Islam as it is practiced in the United States today has a real problem.  They really DO need a good 'PUBLIC RELATIONS PERSON' to help clean up their image, tune-up their 'SENSITIVITY meter' and--while they're at it--start addressing some of the apparent 'STICKING POINTS' based on the Quran, upon which the very lives of the mosque builders are based.
     This is logical, isn't it? 
      Hasn't the Catholic church 'dealt with' it's pedophilia problems? 
     Haven't the progressive-lib Dem Protestants dealt with their obsessive lobbying for all things LGBT in the face of more traditional hetero-oriented marriage-minded people? 
      Haven't the Jews in America had to address the 'perception that they run certain industries' and what to do with Palestine? 
     Why, yes, they have.  Even the Hare Krishnas had to deal with airport and bells and flowers issues in years past...AND THEY DID IT!
     This brings us back to Muslims in America and their p.r. problem.  There is scant 'reaching out' BY THEM and unusually scant OPEN DEBATE by non-Muslims.  Why this is so is central to the current Muslim p.r. problem itself, that is: Islam is a religion that INTIMIDATES it's detractors. 

http://www.leatherneck.com/dougkidd/index.html

     It seems like Islam is the only religion in the modern world--and even in America--where people who ordinarily have opinions on everything simply CLAM UP. 
     Maybe they have that 'cartoonist' in mind.  Maybe they are afraid of terrorists. 
     When Bibles, American flags and effigies of American officials are burned here and overseas, it's 'OKAY'.  But why is it that when it comes to Muslim affairs, everyone either CLAMS UP or gives Muslims a hardy thumbs-up? 
      I'm not saying that I condone the burning of the Quran any more than I would advocate the burning of ANY sacred texts, as it is just 'disrespectful'.  Also, the 'PRAGMATIC CHRISTIAN AMERICAN' in me allows me the SELF-CONTROL to not go 'ballistic' each and every time something 'I like' is disrespected.  I consider the source, pray on it and give it to God.
     But in tune with the neo-pro-Muslim movement in America today by well-intentioned and somewhat misguided Americans, all of a sudden a Quran-burning-scenario reaches the level of a national security breach. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/09/08/national/main6846316.shtml
     YES those idiots overseas will be inflamed and we should know better than to feed their flames of hate with our own flames.  So Reverend Terry Jones, if you are reading this, PLEASE 86 your scheduled 9/11 Quran Burning!  In a world of hurt and pain, you will only be adding to it and to the detriment of our people overseas, to boot.  

http://www.leatherneck.com/dougkidd/index.html

     A religion of intimidation is anathema to all things American.  Whether it's Quran/American Flag/Effigy burning or jamming a NYC Ground Zero Mosque down our throats, there is no excuse for 'bullying in the name of religion'.
     As for American Muslims (I'm assuming all the players here are not illegal aliens or anything, of course) if you REALLY want to FOSTER UNDERSTANDING, you should REACH OUT to your non-Muslim brothers and sisters in a non-threatening way.

http://www.leatherneck.com/dougkidd/index.html

      Muslims in America should APPEAL to Americans if they wish to assimilate here, not the other way around.  They need to soundly  CONDEMN radical, anti-American Muslims in a way that is unequivocal.  They need to be sensitive to our hurts and needs pertaining to Sept 11 and acknowledge our loss and they need to console us.
     I'm not the dullest bulb in the pack, but to this day I have seen very little of the above coming from the Muslim community here.  What I HAVE seen and heard is a list of what WE, as non-Muslim Americans MUST DO in order to accommodate THEM.
     One needn't be a theologian to realize that something is very wrong here.
     At the very least, Muslims in America need to answer questions about their activities in a truthful, verifiable way, just as other religions have.  You'd think this would be a priority of Imam's everywhere and especially with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, but it isn't.
     Most of all, remember that 'Freedom of Religion' means ALL religions in America, and not just Islam.  And don't forget that American's have every right in the world to be atheists and agnostics, as well.  Live and let live and all that, our  'dear American Muslim friends'. 
       Perhaps the NYC Ground Zero Cordoba could even take the lead from the Obama Presidential Campaign and launch a 'SMEARS' site to debunk all the MISINFORMATION they say is out there.  I'd sure like to see a 'non-Muslim-friendly' place like that to ILLUMINATE those of us who may be MISINTERPRETING or MISSING something.
     I'd like to see a site where MISCONCEPTIONS of these mosque builders are addressed, one of which is the Islamic practice of TAQIYA or TAQIYYA, which throws a 'monkey-wrench' into discussions even with the best of intentions.
     Plainly put, the Quran allows for lying under certain situations, it is said.  I'm sorry, but I just do not know any other way to 'define' what I have learned about TAQIYYA. 
     Coming from a faith perspective which so reviles any and all things related to 'lying' (indeed, Satan, himself, is called a 'liar and the father of all lies', "You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies."  John 8:44 (NIV)
     In a quest for clarity, I present you with two opposing 'views' of Taqiyya: Wikipedia's version and then an Muslim 'apologist's' version.  If you really want the full-flavor of this debate, you might even want to just 'google' snopes+taqiyya.  Here's a LINK:  http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&q=snopes%2Btaqiyya&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=snopes%2Btaqiyya&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=a863cfd0acf68c3
     YOU can decide for yourself just WHAT TO BELIEVE or NOT BELIEVE as far as the testimony and deportment of those who espouse what Islam is or is not or may be. 
     YOU can decide whether the Imam who is building the NYC Ground Zero Mosque is being fully truthful.  
     YOU can decide whether certain so-called 'Pro-Muslim Interfaith Outreach' efforts are the real deal, or if one or all parties are abusing the spiritual 'generosity' of America citizens for their own personal gains.
     I treasure the fact that God has set such very high standards for His CHRISTIAN SAINTS.  Indeed, the BEST and BRAVEST have been martyred for refusing to BEAR FALSE WITNESS.  It doesn't make for an easy life, necessarily, such 'TRUTHFULNESS'...but it sure does provide one with a good night's sleep in this shaky world today.

     In a swarmy, snarky sea of humankind, where LYING IS AS NATURAL AS BREATHING for so many, I must believe that there are some Christians and Jews who are truth-tellers.  EVERYONE can't be liars...can they?  I pray for those who at least, DO try the best they can to honor truth.  I try to be so myself and I teach others to live that way also--just don't confuse my kindness for stupidity, thank you very much.
     I pray that the Muslims who are at the center of so much discord, strife and argument in the United States of America today are like-minded.  I've already written that they've dropped off the radar in Southwestern CT after September 11, 2001.  
http://dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/2010/08/fcc-stamford-goes-pro-muslim-by.html
http://dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/2010/08/shariah-law-preached-from-stamford.html
     How telling that nine years later they are now suddenly REAPPEARING and causing CONTROVERSY all over the place.  For a religion supposedly so very interested in 'PEACE', I find it very curious that all they have wrought so far is discord.
     We're not about to get a handle on things any time soon, except to realize that 'majority American public opinion' doesn't mean anything to those determined to build the Ground Zero Mosque.  
     Scripture tells us--those of us who are Christian and Jewish, anyway--that 'even the elect will be deceived' in this time in history, "24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect—if that were possible. 25See, I have told you ahead of time." Mt 24:24-25 (NIV)
     I am not suggesting that NYC's Mayor Blumberg is one of the Jewish 'elect', except in the sense that he has been a pretty sharp Mayor for the city. 
     But perhaps the Scripture verse above is yet applicable to him as far as his 'to-date' strident, adamant and unrelenting advocacy of the NYC Ground Zero Mosque and all things pertaining to it.  I like to be able to 'make allowances' for people I like and 'trust' whenever they fly in the face of what the bulk of the populace is so solidly AGAINST (in this case that darnfangled Ground Zero Mosque, again).     Clearly we will have to be patient as events play out.  Until such time as we 'non-Muslim Americans' can finally discern the real truth,  here are two 'takes' on a very, VERY serious subject.  That subject is the Quran's apparent permission to be less than truthful in dealing with the non-Muslim world, especially: 

FIRST: WIKIPEDIA (everyone believes them, don't they?)
Taqiya is the Islamic practice of precautionary dissimulation whereby believers may conceal their Muslim faith when under threat, persecution or compulsion.[1] The term taqiyya (تقیه) (pronounced as tagiyeh by speakers of Iranian Persian; alternate spelling taqiya) is derived from the Arabic triliteral root waw-qaf-ya, denoting "piety, devotion, uprightness, and godliness",[2].
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taqiyya
Origin of the Practice



The practice of concealing one’s faith in dangerous circumstances originates in the Qur’an itself, which deems blameless those who disguise their beliefs in such cases [3]. The practice of taqiyya in difficult circumstances is considered legitimate by Muslims of various persuasions. Sunni and Shi’i commentators alike observe that Q 16:106 in particular refers to the case of ‘Ammar b. Yasir, who was forced to renounce his beliefs under physical duress and torture.[4]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taqiyya
Twelver Shi’a



Ayatollah Sistani describes the concept of taqiyya as follows:


1) Taqiyya is done for reasons of safety. For example, a person may fear that he might be killed or harmed if he does not observe taqiyya. In this case, taqiyya is obligatory.


2) Reconciliatory taqiyya. The purpose of this type of taqiyya is to reconcile with the other side or to soften their hearts. This kind of taqiyya is permissible but not obligatory.


3) Sometimes, taqiyya may cause a more important obligation to be lost or missed; if so it is forbidden. For example, when I know that silence would cause oppression and infidelity to spread and will make people go astray, in such a situation it is not permissible to be silent and to dissimulate.


4) Sometimes, taqiyya may lead to the death of an innocent person; if so, it is not permissible. It is therefore haram (forbidden) to kill a human being to save your own life.[citation needed
READ THE REST HERE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taqiyya


And then we have an Islamic view: By Sheila Musaji
http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/the_taqiyya_libel_against_muslims/0014285

The Taqiyya Libel Against Muslims - updated 5/30/2010 Taqiyya actually refers to a controversial minority doctrine or dispensation that allows for an individual to conceal their faith when under threat, persecution or compulsion. Even those who believe that taqiyyah is possible under such circumstances place severe limits on the possibility and see it as an option that represents “the lesser of two evils”. The possibility of using taqiyya even in a situation where you are endangered is not accepted by all scholars or schools of law.  

As Hussein Ibish has pointed out in a very worthwhile article “It is becoming increasingly common in American political commentary as Islamophobic rhetoric has developed as a genre of the “paranoid style” of American politics, to hear or read that Islam encourages Muslims to lie to nonbelievers, and that therefore no one of Muslim heritage should be believed, particularly when they adopt moderate or constructive stances. This is, of course, immediately familiar to anyone with a familiarity with Western anti-Semitism, which has always held that Jews are religiously authorized to lie to, steal from or even kill Christians and other non-Jews. Like most forms of contemporary American Islamophobic rhetoric, this calumny about generalized and religiously sanctioned systematic dishonesty has been transferred wholesale from Jews to Muslims. The idea that the doctrine of “taqiyya” constitutes a carte blanche for all Muslims to lie to all non-Muslims is at the heart of this slander.”

READ THE REST HERE: http://www.theamericanmuslim.org/tam.php/features/articles/the_taqiyya_libel_against_muslims/0014285
     You must draw your OWN conclusions about all this, dear readers. 

Fr. Fleger & Minister Farrakhan--talk about a 'P.R. Problem'

As for myself, a 22+ year member of the United Church of Christ--the Obama/Wright church--I always DID have my doubts about 'just how former as a Muslim' Reverend Jeremiah Wright really is.  And Reverend Wright's apparent AFFINITY for the NATION OF ISLAM http://www.noi.org/ , Minister Louis Farrakhan   and Col. Kaddafi  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muammar_al-Gaddafi  fuels my doubting. 
     I'm no Islamic scholar, but I always did believe from what I have learned that 'once a Muslim, always a Muslim'.  It is my understanding that anyone who attempts to divest themselves of their Muslim heritage is considered to be 'apostate'.

Reverend Jeremiah Wright, UCC:  Is He or Isn't He?

     How did Rev. Jeremiah Wright get away with it???
     I also wonder about President Obama.  I wonder who or what gave this fellow--clearly born of and  raised by a couple of  Muslim 'dad's'--how he got away with throwing off HIS Islamic mantle.
     Well, maybe I just don't get things because I am but a lowly woman.  No one like me is worth listening to anyway--a 'truth' I suspect any NYC Ground Zero Mosque Imam or Stamford Sharia lawyer would surely agree with.
     I gave it my best and now you can decide.
In the Truth of Christ,
Reverend Barbara Sexton
http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

'PRAYER of St. Theresa For All Of Us In Our Imperfection' By Reverend Barbara Sexton www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com

St. Theresa- "The Little Flower of Jesus"

Saint Theresa's Prayer

May today there be peace within.

May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.

May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you.

May you be content knowing you are a child of God.

Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.

It is there for each and every one of us.

AMEN.

A Blessed message for all of us!
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com

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thank you & God Bless You!--from Rev. Barb

VANDALIZED CHURCH SIGN Courtland Ave, Stamford, CT June 14, 2010 By Reverend Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

Gee, I wonder what THIS is all about?

Seen & Photographed 6/14/10 on Courtland Ave in Stamford, CT

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Something tells me this may not be the best 'spellist' in their class...

Seen and photographed 6/14/10 on Courtland Ave in Stamford, CT

 I don't know 'where they are now', but this is from the church website:

Thanks for Visiting!
Grace Evangelical Free Church exists to glorify and worship God by enjoying Him and serving Him with joyful and glad hearts. We have been called by God to join Him in the work of building His kingdom. The process of building His kingdom includes:
Worship: Celebrating God's presence through contemporary and creative worship
Witness: Communicating God's message through our words and actions
Edification: Commitment to encourage and mature God's people through discipleship
Community: Caring for one another with love and fellowship
In practical terms, we live out these motivations through a heart for young people and racial reconciliation.
Dear Ones: Please join me in praying for this congregation and for the graffiti artists-at-large. 
May the Lord have mercy on us all.
AMEN,
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com


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'I Don't Want No Race War' By Reverend Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

People often ask (especially kids)--'What color is Jesus?'

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With Love in Christ-

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UCC:Don't Call Me 'SNOWFLAKE'--A Conversation On Race & The Separation of Church & State In America Today By Reverend Barbara Sexton By Reverend Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

UCC: DON'T CALL ME 'SNOWFLAKE'!

A Conversation On Race And The Separation of Church & State In America Today

By Reverend Barbara Sexton

"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

ABOVE:  Synod June 2007 UCC Where Then Senator Obama either did or did not gave his first presidential campaign speech..depending upon who you are speaking to.

You can read Presidential Candidate Obama's Synod 2007 speech here and judge for yourself if this is electioneering or not: http://www.ucc.org/news/significant-speeches/a-politics-of-conscience.html  (Note: If this link suddenly 'evaporates', just email me: BarbaraKSexton@aol.com )

From Rev. Barb:

UPDATE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/12/samuel-l-jackson-obama-vote-black_n_1271797.html

Are you SICK & TIRED of the 'STATUS QUO'?
Are you FINISHED BELIEVING & TRUSTING THE PHONIES 'IN POWER' TODAY?
Are you READY TO TAKE BACK YOUR COUNTRY?
Are you READY FOR A CHANGE YOU CAN REALLY BELIEVE IN?
Are you READY TO BRING AMERICA BACK TO BEING THE 'STAR' IT CAN BE?
GOOD! THEN JOIN THE TEA PARTY MOVEMENT & MAKE YOURSELF HEARD: YOUR LIFE, YOUR COUNTRY, YOUR KIDS' WELL-BEING & YOURS DEPEND UPON IT.
Or Sit Back...and suffer for it.
I wish I could keep 'RELIGION' out of this discussion, but I can't.
So...to you Atheists, Agnostics and Other Spiritual Seekers Out There, I MUST WARN YOU:
STAY OUT OF POLITICALLY ACTIVE CHURCHES LIKE THE UCC AKA THE WRIGHT/OBAMA CHURCH!
STAND UP FOR YOUR FREEDOMS AND LIBERTY AND BY SO DOING YOU WILL BE PROTECTING THOSE OF OTHERS, AS WELL! 
YOU CAN PREVAIL--JUST DO IT OUTSIDE OF CHURCH.  KEEP READING & YOU WILL KNOW WHY.  YOU WILL SEE THAT I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!
JOIN THE TEA PARTY PATRIOTS & DEFEAT AND 'DISEMPOWER' THOSE WHO WOULD SEE 'THOSE NOT LIKE THEM' FAIL!
The Choice is Yours.  Make it TODAY! Maybe the TEA PARTY is for you, too!
Friends-See what interests you  and get involved!  The election season is soon upon us and if you don't want to have the 'Progressive Libs' jam their 'Camp Runamuck' politics down our throats, we ALL must do something. 
Actually... a 'Camp Runamuck' metaphor TRIVIALIZES what is going on in America today and those of you who are NOT enchanted with the current regime know EXACTLY what I mean.
Whatever is holding you back from getting politically active, whether by joining the TEA PARTY or NOT....lose it!  But for Heaven's sake let's all join together to see if we can get our country BACK and REPAIR THE RACIAL DIVIDE that grows each day in our country. 

"This is a case where first the festering wound must be lanced, the pus expressed, the cavity cleansed and then lovingly attended so that healing can occur.  I believe it is possible to repair the damage done here."-Rev. Barb

Remember, I am a 'late-comer' to Christianity at age 37 and have had experiences with all types of churches and other religious 'groups'.  BE CAREFUL WITH THE ONES WHO ARE VERY POLITICALLY ACTIVE.
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Obama's General Synod speech prompts IRS to investigate UCC's tax-exempt status.  Read it here for yourself:

http://www.ucc.org/news/obama-speech-in-2007-prompts-1.html
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I have the 'dubious distinction' of being a member of the OBAMA/WRIGHT CHURCH, the UCC (United Church of Christ).  Silent no more, I know what I'm talking about!
I watched President Obama kick off his Presidential Campaign at Synod 2007 in Hartford, CT which I attended as a delegate at the request of my 'home church' in Stamford.
I witnessed the 'separation between church and state' be crossed time and time again.  No one seems to know or care about this.
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Presidential Candidate Obama's Synod 2007 Speech-Read it here for yourself and see if the line was crossed: http://www.ucc.org/news/significant-speeches/a-politics-of-conscience.html  

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I was subjected to the worst forms of 'politiciking from the pulpit' of my own church and I got SICK of it!  
 I've learned about the dirty 'politicking' of the OTHER SIDE and NOW it is time for ME TO  APPLY WHAT I'VE WITNESSED, EXPERIENCED and LEARNED AT THE OBAMA/WRIGHT CHURCH AND GET ACTIVE MYSELF. 
"The leech has two daughters.  'Give! Give!' they cry"
                                                   Proverbs 30:15 (NIV)
DO THEY EVER...all over the U.S.A. and around the world.  Anti-freedom, anti-American, racist groups festering their politics of hate IN CHURCH AND IN SECRET.  Churches are BIG MONEY and that means POWER and POLITICAL INLUENCE.  Worse yet, 'Progressive-Lib' churches maintain a 'holier than thou' mentality which seeks to CENSOR and BRING DOWN those who DARE to disagree with their politicks!  THEY PREY UPON UNWITTING ATHEIST/AGNOSTIC SPIRITUAL SEEKER TYPES, ENSNARING THEM WITH ALL SORTS OF 'PROMISES' WITH THEIR CORRUPT THEOLOGIES TO SUIT THEIR OWN PURPOSES.  What kind of 'thinking person' falls for that?  WAIT!  I was 'duped myself' for 20 years!

"A time is coming, dear ones, when it will be impossible to ignore the 'reality' of God.  There will be signs and wonders to shake even the most faithful of us.  This is the time for those who don't believe, who doubt and/or for those who pervert the church for politics, money, sex and power to get 'real'.  GOD WILL NOT BE MOCKED FOREVER."--Rev. Barb

ANY 'RELIGIOUS LEADER WHO ESPOUSES A 'GOD DAMN AMERICA' PHILOSOPHY FROM THE PULPIT' IS ONE YOU SHOULD RUN FROM, I DON'T CARE WHAT YOUR COLOR IS!  Please...at this time in history, do not gamble with your mortal soul for the sake of popularity at a church or at the ballot box.
When you stand in judgment in front of God, your 'claimed ignorance' will be NO EXCUSE and neither will ANY 'HOLIER THAN THOU' attitude.  We each will be held accountable for what we do or don't do and for what we say or don't say, which is WHY I AM WRITING THIS.
WHAT I SPEAK OF HERE IS NOT 'RELIGION', anyway, really.  It is a pseudo-set of beliefs answering only to the gods of 'greed, gluttony and sexual appetite'--the 2010 version of 'if it feels good, do it'.  It's the 'easy-peezey, lemon-squeezey' 'POP RELIGION' that seduces the vain and corrupts the weak. 
DON'T FALL FOR IT; YOU'RE SMARTER THAN THAT!  And I am TOO...now.

 The CONCEPT OF 'A WORLD UNIVERSAL RELIGION' IS A MYTH.  Just look at the headlines today and witness all the hatred perpetrated in the name of and BY 'religion'.  In the end, corrupt pseudo-religions exist and merely SEEK TO SILENCE those who disagree with them.  Modern-style religions in America today are a 'front' for political objectives. 
You atheists, agnostics and spiritual seekers would do well to STAY AWAY from any church whose main 'lure for you' is POLITICAL ADVANTAGE.  I can't emphasize this enough.
 Are you brave enough to join me and work to reinstate the separation of 'church and state'...even as you seek a church 'home'?  If so, you've a massive task ahead of you,
There is a socio-political 'movement' afoot in some churches and other houses of worship which literally seeks to undermine the U.S.A. and all it's has always stood for.  I've witnessed this first-hand and if you don't believe it, may God have mercy on your soul.  Better yet, I pray that all true 'believers' see the truth and be saved...even all atheists, agnostics, doubters and 'spiritual seekers' who are close to 'seeing the Light'.  I especially pray for Israel who is directly at risk in this breed of 'progressive-lib politically-fixated churches' such as the UCC.
 America is a fine nation in need of healing...MAJOR healing.  Let us get together and HEAL that which the progressive-libs have brought forth.  Won't you help?
RACIST ANTI-AMERICAN LANGUAGE DOESN'T HELP ANYONE.  I HEARD WHAT YOU CALLED ME WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LISTENING. 
I AM NOT YOUR 'BLONDIE', 'WHITE RICE', 'SNOWFLAKE', BARBIE' OR 'CRACKER'.

"Here is something we all need to know.  We are called 'cracker' not because some of us are 'white like a cracker', but because we are being likened to slave owners who 'cracked the whip' over the backs of their long-suffering slaves.  Reject this rhetoric for the racist language that it is and refuse to reciprocate in kind and you will be blessed."--Rev. Barb

"NOT GOD DAMN AMERICA, ", as UCC Reverend Jeremiah Wright says.  I SAY, "GOD BLESS AMERICA".
Like the old Gospel song says:
'In Christ there is no east or west, in Him no north or south,
But one great fellowship of love, throughout the whole wide earth.'
May it be so!
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/
MORE LINKS FOR YOU:
IRS complaint filed against the United Church of Christ  Monday, August 27, 2007
http://ucctruths.blogspot.com/2007_08_01_archive.html
New questions raised about anti-Israel book published by Pilgrim Press  Monday, September 17, 2007
http://ucctruths.blogspot.com/2007_09_01_archive.html
Pastor Dan comments on IRS complaint  Wednesday, September 12, 2007
http://ucctruths.blogspot.com/2007_09_01_archive.html
Presidential Candidate Obama's Synod 2007 Speech http://www.ucc.org/news/significant-speeches/a-politics-of-conscience.html
Obama's General Synod speech prompts IRS to investigate UCC's tax-exempt status

http://www.ucc.org/news/obama-speech-in-2007-prompts-1.html
The IRS Letter to the UCC Re: Obama Speech Synod 2007
http://www.ucc.org/news/pdf/lettrirs.pdf