ORN February Newsletter 1997

February 1997

GOD IS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL!

THE CAMPAIGN HAS BEGUN! WE WILL NOT TURN BACK!

In cities across our nation Christians are bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the horror of abortion to the very gates of hell - the local high school. This isn't just a "See You At The Pole" event, where we gather around a flagpole once a year to bring honor to our Lord Jesus. We are presently engaged in a "See You At The Pole" campaign WITH TEETH!

We are not going to give up, let up, put up, or shut up until we have prayed up, paid up, stayed up, and preached up all for the cause of Christ. We have a command in Psalm 24:7-9 that the gates have no choice but to be lifted up that the King of Glory may enter in. All that is needed is for someone to bring Him there. (Mt. 16:18)

This is where you and I come in. The gates of government schools have been shut to Almighty God since 1962 (Engle vs. Vitale). These gates are going to be lifted up and God Himself is going back to school. You and I have the awesome privilege of bringing Him there.

THE REVOLUTION IS ON! JOIN US - CALL 972-494-5316

We are not merely looking to bring prayer back into the school room, we are looking to bring God, Himself, back to school - Ten Commandments and all. We are looking to bring a sense of destiny and purpose back into the hearts of our kids. We are looking to kick out Planned Parenthood and all of its malevolent sex ed curriculum. We will make no attempt to appear fair and open-minded to the lies of the enemy. We desire only to be true to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

If you think this is a radical move, you haven't seen anything yet! If you think this is going to mess up all the progress we Christians have made in surreptitiously sneaking the Gospel into the schools, I ask you, "WHAT PROGRESS HAVE WE REALLY MADE?"

IT APPEARS THAT EVERYONE IS OUT OF THE CLOSET EXCEPT CHRISTIANS!

If you are like us, you have tried to win seats on the school board. We even won a seat here in Garland, Texas, and were so encouraged that we ran a slate of dynamic Christian candidates the next election to take over the whole enchilada. That's when all hell broke loose! The NEA (National Education Association), the TEA (Texas Education Association), the PTA (Parent Teachers Association), branded us as wild eyed fundamentalist lunatics bent on destroying our nation's beloved school system.

When an enemy loses an argument philosophically, scientifically, morally, ethically, and educationally, he resorts to argument ad hominem (name calling). The utter moral and educational bankruptcy of our present government school system has been proved over and over again. It cannot hide the fact that Johnny can't read with comprehension, write with articulation, or compute with accuracy. So it covers up its glaring ineptitude by branding Christians who have answers, help, and hope "ultra conservative terrorists".

If Johnny is, after all, just an accidental grouping of atoms and molecules, what difference does it make if he can't read, write, compute, or remember? Why save sex until marriage? Why not shoot somebody who has the brand of sneakers you like? Why should we be surprised that the most violent place in America today, outside of the local abortion mill where millions of children are being slaughtered, is the local high school?

It is precisely this thievery of the destiny and design of our kids by the purveyors of godless public education that we seek to confront at the gates of our local high schools. We are coming to the gates knowing, that once there, they will be lifted up so that the King of Glory may enter in. Our prayer: "Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless. With God we will gain the victory, and He will trample down our enemies." (Ps 60:11-12)

Because of your courage in taking the Gospel of Christ to the gates you will build courage in the hearts of our kids who are standing for Jesus, many times alone, in the halls of our schools. Many young teens will come to know Jesus as their Savior. There will be a collective courage built as we realize that brothers and sisters across our nation are doing the same thing.

EXPECT RESISTANCE - FEAR NOTHING BUT GOD!

Several of you have received a letter from LifeLine stating a switch will be made in the ministry where ten percent of your long distance phone calls go. Fear not! Though Planned Parenthood has managed, through unjust courts, to seize any monies LifeLine earmarked for Operation Rescue, it will not get a penny.

We were sued by Planned Parenthood in August 1992 because we dared to pray on a public sidewalk across the street from a PP abortion mill during the Republican National Convention in Houston, Texas. Several of us were imprisoned for this dastardly act. Planned Parenthood was awarded 1.2 million dollars! On April 19, 1995, constables and Planned Parenthood officials entered the offices of Operation Rescue National in Dallas and seized every piece of office equipment we had. It was sold at public auction.

This relentless assault continued last month as Planned Parenthood attempted to garnish the monthly gift LifeLine was giving us through your long distance telephone calls. Our friends at LifeLine acted quickly and with integrity to prevent any money from getting into the bloody hands of PP. We thank God for them!

You may change your long distance service to any carrier you desire, but we would highly recommend staying with LifeLine. This ministry loves Jesus and His children and is unashamed of the Gospel of Christ.

ROE MEMORIAL WEEK

Thursday morning, January 16th we were inundated with phone calls from the media asking about the abortion mill bombing in Atlanta. Of course, every Christian who has ever been to an abortion mill was presumed guilty. This attempt to shame us off the streets by calling us names is the death rattle of an enemy already defeated. It's his way of telling us how effective we really are when we bring the Gospel to the gates of hell.

We allowed our theology to become biography in the streets of Dallas on Friday morning as we gathered with large signs of children torn apart by abortion in front of the local Planned Parenthood killing center. We had a rally that evening and then pushed back into the streets early Saturday morning.

Then it was off to Washington, D.C. Saturday evening where we rallied with Pat Mahoney and CALL (Christians Activated to Liberate Life). Pat was told by the present administration that the large signs depicting the truth of what abortion really is would not be allowed on the inaugural route. Evidently the President did not want to be confronted with the horrible truth of what he so hardily approves. The American Center For Law and Justice fought hard in the courts and finally won us the privilege of expressing our First Amendment rights on the public sidewalks of Washington, D.C. PRAISE GOD!

Funny, I thought that battle was won when our Founding Fathers attached the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.

The great news is several brothers and sisters braved the D.C. cold and held the signs of children killed by abortion during the Inaugural Parade. Mr. Clinton and our nation were lovingly confronted again about the sin of innocent blood being shed in our land.

"Do not hate your brother in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in his guilt." (Lev 19:17)

CONFRONTING FOUNDRY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

On Sunday morning several of us, including Miss Norma McCorvey, attended the Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. This is the home church of Bill and Hilliary Clinton. We attended the first service. The President and his wife attended the second. On the way out of church Miss Norma had the opportunity to encourage President Clinton and his wife to "Repent in the Name of Jesus".

I introduced Miss Norma to Pastor Wogaman, pastor of Foundry United Methodist, as the Jane Roe of Roe vs. Wade. I reminded him that Jesus had set her free and that He could do the same for all who turn to Him in faith. Unfortunately, Pastor Wogaman's definition of love is different than that of Jesus as evidenced by this Statement of Reconciliation found in Foundry's weekly bulletin:

"We acknowledge our oneness with all of God's creation and invite gay and lesbian persons to share our faith, our community life, and our ministries...We seek to be an inclusive congregation, and we proclaim our commitment to seek the reconciliation of all persons to God and to each other through Jesus Christ. As we journey toward reconciliation with all, we proclaim this statement of welcome to all, including our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters: God loves you and we love you, we affirm you, and accept you, we treasure you. We welcome you..."

Though outwardly this statement may appear kind, it is a false compassion that leads to death. It does away with the law of God and condones a life-style that brings suffering and death. When one abandons the principles of God and replaces them with his own, it is cruel. It is cruel because it never allows a person to come face to face with Almighty God and realize his own wretchedness and ask for the mercy, forgiveness, and grace that only Jesus can give. Only Jesus can set the captive free. Anything else is false compassion and leads to inescapable bondage and death.

"...the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel." (Pr 12:10b)

Giving clean needles to heroin addicts
Affirmative action for minorities
Giving condoms to kids
Affirming homosexuality
Euthanizing the old
Legalizing abortion
Welfare entitlements for the poor

"When I say to the wicked, O wicked man, you will surely die, and you do not speak out to dissuade him from his ways, that wicked man will die for his sin, and I will hold you accountable for his blood." (Ezek 33:8)

LEADERS MEET IN DAYTON TO PLAN FOR NATIONAL EVENT

There was great excitement in the air as several leaders began praying and preparing for the national event in Dayton, Ohio July 13-19, 1997. We are praying that you are planning to join us and other Christians from across the nation as we bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the gates of hell.

Keep Pressing the Gates in Jesus Name,

Flip Benham
Director


UPCOMING EVENTS:

March 3-May GOD IS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL

March 27-30 HOLY WEEK (each local city)

July 13-19 NATIONAL EVENT (Dayton, Ohio)