| Since
the signing of Executive Order 13397 on
March 7, 2006, President Bush who
implemented a "faith-based"
department to financially assist
ministries, has taken it to a new level. The
Department of Homeland Security has now
been tied to "faith-based"
churches. The federal and state
controlled writing on the church walls was
inevitable. You can be sure that when the
government doles out funds or favors,
coercion follows closely behind. Even
before "faith-based"
Initiatives, churches were falsely
manipulated into filing for a non-profit
501-C3 (thinking it was the law).
If
your church is government friendly, you
are now a member of a spy ring – a well
organized group of pastors and rabbis who
have sold out for position, and the
almighty dollar. In exchange for money,
church leaders have agreed to certain
conditions, and incase of a national
emergency -- their pledged cooperation.
Religious leaders who blindly trust and
follow the present administration are
ignorantly preparing to lead their flocks
to slaughter!
The
destruction of "freedom of
religion" and the establishment of a
one-religion-fits-all (humanism and
allegiance to the nation-state) is the end
goal. Church leaders and their buildings
will readily be available to do the states
bidding during future (planned)
emergencies. When that time arrives,
pastors will be instructed to tell their
congregations to follow orders for their
own good. Unsuspecting souls that fill the
pews will innocently do as they are told
while being herded away. Homeland Security
employees are already being trained in
relocation exercises for the predicted
crisis that will dissolve America. Woe to
the churches bowing to their new master.
The
church will be forced to go underground as
it did/does in every Communist country.
Ask your church leaders if they are
receiving "faith-based" funds or
if they are a 501(c)3 non-profit
organization. If so, run as fast as you
can! These churches are subtly
reengineering minds -- much like public
education and the mainstream media.
Supporting these churches financially
means you are investing in corruption --
perhaps even your own demise. [Home
churches are the answer.]
Think
about this: Every well-intended
organization in this country has been
infiltrated by ungodly forces. What made
churches think they would be immune?
Yoo-hoo Mister Pastor – what are you
going to do about it? If you stay
entrenched with man’s rules and
regulations that compromise God’s truth,
you will be aligned with the Antichrist! Some
of the requirements of the
"faith-based" Initiatives and
IRS Code 501(c))3 Non-profit Tax Exempt
Status:
1.
Be incorporated.
2.
Have ministers educated in state
accredited colleges. (Most seminaries are
compromising the Gospel.)
3.
Be neutral on political issues.
4.
Pay a tax to the IRS for tax-exempt
status.
5.
Have the pastor inform IRS of names of all
donors.
6.
File form 1099 for gifts to missionaries
and evangelists over $600.00.
7.
Submit names of all church workers;
pastors, teachers, clerks, counselors,
educational directors, office help,
associates, and maintenance personnel.
8.
Not engage in political activities
opposing pornography.
9.
Not support legislation saying that
children belong to parents not the state.
10.
Not advocate support of the United States
or state constitutions as the supreme law
of the land. (Public policy takes
precedence.)
11.
Not actively participate in opposing the
public school system.
12.
Not publicly declare that the church is to
obey God rather than government.
This
is but a sampling of the requirements.
Most contributors and church leaders are
forgetting that the church is
automatically exempt of taxes.
Contributions have always been deductible
without having a non-profit 501(c)3 from
the IRS. Nothing has changed. You are
being intimidated and lied to.
[Perhaps this has
answered the question of those who have
been asking, "Why aren’t
the majority of preachers speaking
out?"]
This
entire mess violates the First Amendment
of the Constitution that clearly states:
"Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise there
of…" Regardless of how you try to
interpret or twist those words to fit
today’s "politically correct"
agenda – the meaning is crystal clear.
Read them again! And again! The
sad truth is that we no longer abide by
the Constitution. However, the phrase
"It’s unconstitutional" is
readily used by progressive thinkers to
harangue patriots, Christians and truth
tellers. Learn God’s truth and take a
stand! Pray for strength – apocalyptic
events are on the horizon! This is not the
time to wimp out!
_________
April
Shenandoah is the author of So Help Me
God! (An Inspired Letter/Book
Addressed To President Clinton and Those
Who Cherish Freedom). Since 1988, after
serving as the Los Angeles press contact
for the Pat Robertson presidential
campaign, Shenandoah was led to research
and gather material pertinent to the
"changing world" we live in.
Shenandoah sits on the board of the
National Council of Bible Curriculum in
Public Schools, headquartered in
Greensboro, NC and ABC Learn in San
Fernando, CA. She is a regular columnist
for Sierra Times.
April
Shenandoah can be reached at: april@politicsandreligion.tv
Copyright
2006 The Sierra Times
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