Re: From the 700 club (long)

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Posted by PJ on September 20, 2001 at 15:33:17:

In Reply to: Re: From the 700 club (long) posted by G on September 19, 2001 at 23:40:18:

Falwell is spelled F A R E W E L L
: So, what! Sadaam wrote a letter too.

: : I wrote a letter to The 700 club expressing disapproval about the comments made by Rev Falwell and recieved this back .
: : so I thought I would share it, it's rather long so skip over it or forget it. does it really matter?

: : *********************

: : PRESS RELEASE
: : Pat Robertson Addresses Comments Made By Jerry Falwell
: : September 17, 2001

: : PatRobertson.com -
: : VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., September 17, 2001 -- On Thursday of last week, as The
: : 700 Club continued its coverage of the tragic attack on the World Trade
: : Center by radical extremists, Pat Robertson not only was reporting the news,
: : but was also asking his audience to pray for the survivors and their
: : families, as he had been doing for the previous two days.
: : In addition, he personally issued a statement that indicated that the church
: : and all of America should come in repentance before God so that He would not
: : lift the protective covering that has graced our land since its founding.
: : Toward the end of the program, The 700 Club producers had booked Jerry
: : Falwell for a satellite interview. Rev. Falwell's initial remarks were
: : completely in accord with what had been said in preceding parts of the
: : program, and then, unexpectedly, he uttered a political statement of blame
: : directed at certain segments of the population that was severe and harsh in
: : tone, and, frankly, not fully understood by the three hosts of The 700 Club
: : who were watching Rev. Falwell on a monitor.
: : It was this brief interchange with Rev. Falwell that was picked up by People
: : For The American Way, who for approximately the past fifteen years have
: : taped every single telecast of The 700 Club and unfortunately take
: : statements out of context and spin them to the press for their own political
: : ends. Rev. Falwell has issued a pointed clarification of his statement, and
: : Dr. Robertson said on Fox News' The Edge that he considered the remarks
: : "totally inappropriate." He does not wish to comment further on something
: : that is not personally in keeping with the spirit of prayer and sorrow that
: : has been evidenced by the staff of the Christian Broadcasting Network over
: : the past several days.
: : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : ------------------------
: : Jerry Falwell Apologizes
: : By Jerry Falwell
: : September 18, 2001

: : Jerry Falwell Ministries - Last Thursday during an appearance on the 700
: : Club, in the midst of the shock and mourning of a dark week for America, I
: : made a statement that I should not have made and which I sincerely regret. I
: : apologize that, during a week when everyone appropriately dropped all labels
: : and no one was seen as liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican,
: : religious or secular, I singled out for blame certain groups of Americans.
: : This was insensitive, uncalled for at the time, and unnecessary as part of
: : the commentary on this destruction. The only label any of us needs in such a
: : terrible time of crisis is that of 'American.'
: : I obviously did not state my theological convictions very well and I stated
: : them at a bad time. During the difficult weeks ahead there will be much
: : discussion about the judgment of God. It is a worthy discussion for all of
: : us at a time when we are reminded of the fleeting nature of life itself, but
: : it is a complicated discussion.
: : I do not know if the horrific events of September 11 are the judgment of
: : God, but if they are, that judgment is on all of America--including me and
: : all fellow sinners--and not on any particular group.
: : My statements were understandably called divisive by some, including those
: : whom I mentioned by name in the interview. This grieves me, as I had no
: : intention of being divisive.
: : In conclusion, I blame no one but the hijackers and terrorists for the
: : barbaric happenings of September 11.
: : We know, as Abraham Lincoln anguished in his second inaugural address, that
: : "The Almighty has his own purposes," but as he said, "The judgments of the
: : Lord are true and righteous altogether."
: : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
: : ------------------------
: : Pat Robertson's Statement Regarding Terrorist Attack
: : September 14, 2001

: : We must ask God to send a mighty, powerful revival in the midst of His
: : people.

: : PatRobertson.com - America has enjoyed unprecedented peace and prosperity
: : throughout its history. Though we have been involved in wars on our own soil
: : -- the last was the Civil War -- the United States of America has not
: : experienced the anguish of invasion by a foreign power since the War of
: : 1812.
: : We have imagined ourselves invulnerable and have been consumed by the
: : pursuit of financial gain. The focus of many in America has been on the
: : pursuit of health, wealth, material pleasures and sexuality. Sadly, those in
: : the churches have been as self-indulgent as those in the world.
: : We have allowed rampant pornography on the Internet, and rampant secularism
: : and the occult, etc. to be broadcast on television. We have permitted
: : somewhere in the neighborhood of 35-40 million unborn babies to be
: : slaughtered by our society.
: : We have a court that has essentially stuck its finger in God's eye and said,
: : "We are going to legislate You out of the schools and take Your commandments
: : from the courthouses in various states. We are not going to let little
: : children read the commandments of God. We are not going to allow the Bible
: : or prayer in our schools."
: : We have insulted God at the highest level of our government. Then, we say,
: : "Why does this happen?" It is happening because God Almighty is lifting His
: : protection from us. Once that protection is gone, we are vulnerable because
: : we are a free society.

: : We lie naked before these terrorists who have infiltrated our country. There
: : are probably tens of thousands of them in America right now. They have been
: : raising money and preaching their hate. Overseas, they have been spewing out
: : venom against the United States for years.
: : All over the Arab world there is venom against America being poured into
: : peoples' minds, and the only thing that is going to sustain us is the
: : umbrella power of Almighty God. That is the only thing that we have going
: : for us.
: : Yes, we can put up a nuclear shield, but they are not coming in with
: : missiles. We can beef up marshals on airplanes, but then they will come in
: : with car bombs. There is always some way they can get at us. The means of
: : these rogue states are awesome.
: : Yes, we will mobilize now and our country is moving together. But I want to
: : say as firmly as I can, the Scripture for this time is -- "If My people who
: : are called by My name will humble themselves, pray, seek My face and turn
: : from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin and
: : heal their land."
: : Now, I am filled with compassion. It just tears my heart when I think of the
: : families of these suffering. But I want to say as surely as I am sitting
: : here today, this is only a foretaste, a little warning, of what is going to
: : happen.
: : We have not seen the massive destruction of life in our urban centers that
: : can take place with sarin gas and with the biological and chemical warfare
: : that is available to these rogue people, not to mention, suitcase nuclear
: : bombs that they probably have available as well. We must come back to God as
: : a people.
: : So what we say to you today is, if you are not right with God then get your
: : life right with God. Think of the things in your life that are wrong. Think
: : of the careless indifference. Think of the poor who you could have helped.
: : Think of the Scripture you have ignored. Think of the time you should have
: : been spending in prayer, when you were watching television or focusing on
: : pornography or tuned into the Internet. Think of the things you have done in
: : your own life and think of the indifference to the sin of this nation that
: : you have just passed by and said, "Well, that is just the way it is. We have
: : to have freedom." Think of it!
: : Don't ask why did it happen. It happened because people are evil. It also
: : happened because God is lifting His protection from this nation and we must
: : pray and ask Him for revival so that once again we will be His people, the
: : planting of His righteousness, so that He will come to our defense and
: : protect us as a nation. That is what I want to see and why we say we must
: : have revival.
: : We must have a spiritual revival. The churches need to be full. We must pray
: : for our pastors. We must pray for the churches. We must ask God to send a
: : mighty, powerful revival in the midst of His people. That is what is needed
: : for this land.
: : I want us to pray right now for America. I want us to pray for you and your
: : families. I want us to pray particularly for those mothers, those fathers,
: : those husbands and wives, those brothers and sisters who have lost loved
: : ones. Their hearts are breaking right now. As they see this thing happen and
: : they say "Why, Why?" And their hearts are broken.
: : We may find that as many as 20,000 innocent civilians have been killed in
: : this tragedy. We don't know what the full number is yet. It may not be that
: : high, but that is one estimate.
: : Please join with me as we all pray right now.
: : Father, we come before You, and we share the pain and the grief of those who
: : are suffering. We saw those people with their little posters held up before
: : TV cameras with the pictures of their loved ones. Surely, you have seen this
: : man. He is 5'10" and he weighs so and so and he's got a cute smile. Oh, God
: : in heaven, we pray that You would comfort them -- that You will comfort
: : those who suffer and grieve in this manner.
: : And Lord, we pray for our nation. We have sinned against Almighty God. At
: : the highest level of government we have stuck our finger in Your eye. The
: : Supreme Court has insulted You over and over again, Lord. They have taken
: : Your Bible away from the schools. They have forbidden little children to
: : pray. Organizations have gone to court to take the knowledge of God out of
: : the public squares of America. Then people say, "Why isn't God looking after
: : us."
: : We have sinned against You, Lord. We ask that You might forgive us. And that
: : You might bring us to the place where we are truly sorry for our sins, and
: : as a Nation we repent before You. And Almighty God, we ask for a spiritual
: : revival, a cleansing of our Nation, a cleansing of the hearts of Your
: : people.
: : We pray for pastors, anoint them, Lord. We pray, oh God, for the churches.
: : Give them the fire of God. And Lord, may millions come to the knowledge of
: : Jesus Christ. Do a miracle in this land, we pray, that Your name might be
: : honored. And Lord, we ask that you would bind up our wounds and heal our
: : land. We receive this, Lord, in Jesus' name. Amen.

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: : Falwell is spelled F A R E W E L L : : So, what! Sadaam wrote a letter too. : : : I wrote a letter to The 700 club expressing disapproval about the comments made by Rev Falwell and recieved this back . : : : so I thought I would share it, it's rather long so skip over it or forget it. does it really matter? : : : ********************* : : : PRESS RELEASE : : : Pat Robertson Addresses Comments Made By Jerry Falwell : : : September 17, 2001 : : : PatRobertson.com - : : : VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., September 17, 2001 -- On Thursday of last week, as The : : : 700 Club continued its coverage of the tragic attack on the World Trade : : : Center by radical extremists, Pat Robertson not only was reporting the news, : : : but was also asking his audience to pray for the survivors and their : : : families, as he had been doing for the previous two days. : : : In addition, he personally issued a statement that indicated that the church : : : and all of America should come in repentance before God so that He would not : : : lift the protective covering that has graced our land since its founding. : : : Toward the end of the program, The 700 Club producers had booked Jerry : : : Falwell for a satellite interview. Rev. Falwell's initial remarks were : : : completely in accord with what had been said in preceding parts of the : : : program, and then, unexpectedly, he uttered a political statement of blame : : : directed at certain segments of the population that was severe and harsh in : : : tone, and, frankly, not fully understood by the three hosts of The 700 Club : : : who were watching Rev. Falwell on a monitor. : : : It was this brief interchange with Rev. Falwell that was picked up by People : : : For The American Way, who for approximately the past fifteen years have : : : taped every single telecast of The 700 Club and unfortunately take : : : statements out of context and spin them to the press for their own political : : : ends. Rev. Falwell has issued a pointed clarification of his statement, and : : : Dr. Robertson said on Fox News' The Edge that he considered the remarks : : : "totally inappropriate." He does not wish to comment further on something : : : that is not personally in keeping with the spirit of prayer and sorrow that : : : has been evidenced by the staff of the Christian Broadcasting Network over : : : the past several days. : : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : ------------------------ : : : Jerry Falwell Apologizes : : : By Jerry Falwell : : : September 18, 2001 : : : Jerry Falwell Ministries - Last Thursday during an appearance on the 700 : : : Club, in the midst of the shock and mourning of a dark week for America, I : : : made a statement that I should not have made and which I sincerely regret. I : : : apologize that, during a week when everyone appropriately dropped all labels : : : and no one was seen as liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican, : : : religious or secular, I singled out for blame certain groups of Americans. : : : This was insensitive, uncalled for at the time, and unnecessary as part of : : : the commentary on this destruction. The only label any of us needs in such a : : : terrible time of crisis is that of 'American.' : : : I obviously did not state my theological convictions very well and I stated : : : them at a bad time. During the difficult weeks ahead there will be much : : : discussion about the judgment of God. It is a worthy discussion for all of : : : us at a time when we are reminded of the fleeting nature of life itself, but : : : it is a complicated discussion. : : : I do not know if the horrific events of September 11 are the judgment of : : : God, but if they are, that judgment is on all of America--including me and : : : all fellow sinners--and not on any particular group. : : : My statements were understandably called divisive by some, including those : : : whom I mentioned by name in the interview. This grieves me, as I had no : : : intention of being divisive. : : : In conclusion, I blame no one but the hijackers and terrorists for the : : : barbaric happenings of September 11. : : : We know, as Abraham Lincoln anguished in his second inaugural address, that : : : "The Almighty has his own purposes," but as he said, "The judgments of the : : : Lord are true and righteous altogether." : : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : ------------------------ : : : Pat Robertson's Statement Regarding Terrorist Attack : : : September 14, 2001 : : : We must ask God to send a mighty, powerful revival in the midst of His : : : people. : : : PatRobertson.com - America has enjoyed unprecedented peace and prosperity : : : throughout its history. Though we have been involved in wars on our own soil : : : -- the last was the Civil War -- the United States of America has not : : : experienced the anguish of invasion by a foreign power since the War of : : : 1812. : : : We have imagined ourselves invulnerable and have been consumed by the : : : pursuit of financial gain. The focus of many in America has been on the : : : pursuit of health, wealth, material pleasures and sexuality. Sadly, those in : : : the churches have been as self-indulgent as those in the world. : : : We have allowed rampant pornography on the Internet, and rampant secularism : : : and the occult, etc. to be broadcast on television. We have permitted : : : somewhere in the neighborhood of 35-40 million unborn babies to be : : : slaughtered by our society. : : : We have a court that has essentially stuck its finger in God's eye and said, : : : "We are going to legislate You out of the schools and take Your commandments : : : from the courthouses in various states. We are not going to let little : : : children read the commandments of God. We are not going to allow the Bible : : : or prayer in our schools." : : : We have insulted God at the highest level of our government. Then, we say, : : : "Why does this happen?" It is happening because God Almighty is lifting His : : : protection from us. Once that protection is gone, we are vulnerable because : : : we are a free society. : : : We lie naked before these terrorists who have infiltrated our country. There : : : are probably tens of thousands of them in America right now. They have been : : : raising money and preaching their hate. Overseas, they have been spewing out : : : venom against the United States for years. : : : All over the Arab world there is venom against America being poured into : : : peoples' minds, and the only thing that is going to sustain us is the : : : umbrella power of Almighty God. That is the only thing that we have going : : : for us. : : : Yes, we can put up a nuclear shield, but they are not coming in with : : : missiles. We can beef up marshals on airplanes, but then they will come in : : : with car bombs. There is always some way they can get at us. The means of : : : these rogue states are awesome. : : : Yes, we will mobilize now and our country is moving together. But I want to : : : say as firmly as I can, the Scripture for this time is -- "If My people who : : : are called by My name will humble themselves, pray, seek My face and turn : : : from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin and : : : heal their land." : : : Now, I am filled with compassion. It just tears my heart when I think of the : : : families of these suffering. But I want to say as surely as I am sitting : : : here today, this is only a foretaste, a little warning, of what is going to : : : happen. : : : We have not seen the massive destruction of life in our urban centers that : : : can take place with sarin gas and with the biological and chemical warfare : : : that is available to these rogue people, not to mention, suitcase nuclear : : : bombs that they probably have available as well. We must come back to God as : : : a people. : : : So what we say to you today is, if you are not right with God then get your : : : life right with God. Think of the things in your life that are wrong. Think : : : of the careless indifference. Think of the poor who you could have helped. : : : Think of the Scripture you have ignored. Think of the time you should have : : : been spending in prayer, when you were watching television or focusing on : : : pornography or tuned into the Internet. Think of the things you have done in : : : your own life and think of the indifference to the sin of this nation that : : : you have just passed by and said, "Well, that is just the way it is. We have : : : to have freedom." Think of it! : : : Don't ask why did it happen. It happened because people are evil. It also : : : happened because God is lifting His protection from this nation and we must : : : pray and ask Him for revival so that once again we will be His people, the : : : planting of His righteousness, so that He will come to our defense and : : : protect us as a nation. That is what I want to see and why we say we must : : : have revival. : : : We must have a spiritual revival. The churches need to be full. We must pray : : : for our pastors. We must pray for the churches. We must ask God to send a : : : mighty, powerful revival in the midst of His people. That is what is needed : : : for this land. : : : I want us to pray right now for America. I want us to pray for you and your : : : families. I want us to pray particularly for those mothers, those fathers, : : : those husbands and wives, those brothers and sisters who have lost loved : : : ones. Their hearts are breaking right now. As they see this thing happen and : : : they say "Why, Why?" And their hearts are broken. : : : We may find that as many as 20,000 innocent civilians have been killed in : : : this tragedy. We don't know what the full number is yet. It may not be that : : : high, but that is one estimate. : : : Please join with me as we all pray right now. : : : Father, we come before You, and we share the pain and the grief of those who : : : are suffering. We saw those people with their little posters held up before : : : TV cameras with the pictures of their loved ones. Surely, you have seen this : : : man. He is 5'10" and he weighs so and so and he's got a cute smile. Oh, God : : : in heaven, we pray that You would comfort them -- that You will comfort : : : those who suffer and grieve in this manner. : : : And Lord, we pray for our nation. We have sinned against Almighty God. At : : : the highest level of government we have stuck our finger in Your eye. The : : : Supreme Court has insulted You over and over again, Lord. They have taken : : : Your Bible away from the schools. They have forbidden little children to : : : pray. Organizations have gone to court to take the knowledge of God out of : : : the public squares of America. Then people say, "Why isn't God looking after : : : us." : : : We have sinned against You, Lord. We ask that You might forgive us. And that : : : You might bring us to the place where we are truly sorry for our sins, and : : : as a Nation we repent before You. And Almighty God, we ask for a spiritual : : : revival, a cleansing of our Nation, a cleansing of the hearts of Your : : : people. : : : We pray for pastors, anoint them, Lord. We pray, oh God, for the churches. : : : Give them the fire of God. And Lord, may millions come to the knowledge of : : : Jesus Christ. Do a miracle in this land, we pray, that Your name might be : : : honored. And Lord, we ask that you would bind up our wounds and heal our : : : land. We receive this, Lord, in Jesus' name. Amen.

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