We LEAVE!.  And we leave pamphlets that say…..

‎”We’re going home. And when we’re there, all the money we save by not being here will be spent on bombs, and other weaponry. If anyone from here comes to attack us, we’re coming back. And we will destroy EVERYTHING here. Your mosque, your marketplace, your houses, your huts, your gov’t buildings, EVERYTHING!!. So ALL of you had better make sure that NO ONE trains or harbors any terrorists here. Bye. Hope to never see you again.”

A few commented on my FB status and here are my not-so-well-thought-out reactions to them.

1.  We failed Afghanistan in the 80′s read the book Charlie Wilson’s War. Just think the difference our country could of made economical, political and Spiritual if we would of provided the needed infrastructure in the 80′s. Things as simple as education.

• Maybe so.  Maybe not.  Maybe we should have had the same attitude back then.  Probably not.  But the fact is we can not change the past.  We don’t need to be fretting about what we should have done.
• My point in this is that everyone there must know that if we have to come back, we’re not going to be looking for combatants.  Everyone there will be held responsible for the actions that their culture incubates.

2.  We should leave pamphlets that say “Jesus is coming back soon. Have a nice day!”

• Well, they don’t really believe in Jesus over there.  I’m not saying that they don’t need the gospel.  But it is not the job of our government to evangelize them.  The job of our government is to protect us from them.  In my opinion, the best way to do that is to put the fear of annihilation into them.

If this action does not yield sufficient results, cab drivers will be next, followed by Dell, AT&T and AOL customer service reps.

Finally, if all else fails, they have threatened not to send us any more presidents either.

It’s gonna get ugly, people.

Please excuse me for not putting your name at the top, as I am sending this e-mail to many different people.  I am sending you this e-mail, or else it is being forwarded to you in hopes that you will do something very simple to help our city.  Ogden is currently embroiled in a very intense fight over a “nondiscrimination ordinance” that would include homosexuals and transgendered people.  Last Tuesday, the city council held a work session at which over 30 people stood up and urged the city council to pass this ordinance.  I was the only person to speak against it.

In opposing this ordinance, I brought out the fact that this ordinance will silence those who believe that the homosexual lifestyle is immoral.  The ordinance specifically forbids any sort of “harassment” in the workplace.  Harassment is not defined of course, and we know that homosexuals will consider it harassment if a Christian says that their lifestyle is sin.

The ordinance that has been proposed by our city council also requires landlords to rent to openly homosexual people, without regard for the landowner’s religious convictions.  Of course, the homosexuals want to force us to act as if this is not a moral choice at all, as if homosexuality is a “discovery” and not a choice.  That is the basis for this ordinance, and that is the reason why it must be rejected.

In response, I wrote a guest commentary which our local paper, the Standard-Examiner, was kind enough to print.  You can read it here. http://www.standard.net/topics/opinion/2011/02/07/ordinance-would-create-thought-police

Many cities have already passed a nondiscrimination ordinance, including Salt Lake City.  As far as I know, no city has rejected a similar ordinance.  That is why it is so important for us to stop this before it turns into a tidal wave that sweeps the country.  The proponents of this ordinance have made it very clear that they want to get it passed in cities first, so that they can make the case for it on the state level.  If we do not stop it, it will become state law.

That is the background, now this is what you can do.  Throughout the process, homosexuals and their allies have inundated our city council with e-mails from all across the country, trying to pressure them to pass this ordinance.  Even though the majority of these e-mails are coming from people who live outside of our state, yet these e-mails are still very influential.

We can do the same thing.  If you would take a moment to write one short paragraph (it doesn’t need to be more than 2-3 sentences in length) to our city council, and e-mail to every member of the Ogden City Council, it is possible that we could let them know that we have a voice as well.  Of course, if you live or work in Ogden, please say so.

The following links are for all 7 members of the Council.

mailto:bartblair@ogdencity.com

mailto:brandon@ogdenmunicipalward2.com

mailto:neilgarner@ogdencity.com

mailto:dougstephens@ogdencity.com

mailto:susievanhooser@ogdencity.com

mailto:caitlingochnour@ogdencity.com

mailto:amywicks@ogdencity.com

If you can, I would ask you to write the e-mail in your own words.  But if you prefer, I am including a sample e-mail here, which you can simply cut and paste.

Dear Council Member:

The nondiscrimination ordinance that is being proposed for Ogden City will violate the rights of Christians and others who have moral objections to the homosexual lifestyle.  We believe that homosexuality is sin, and our right to declare this conviction must be protected.  Our United States Constitution protects our rights to speak our minds freely and to share our convictions when it comes to moral choices.  It would be wrong to pass an ordinance that infringes on our rights of free expression, or that imposes a lifestyle on us that we find objectionable.   Please vote against this ordinance, or else include wording that protects our rights to speak our minds.

As you write your letter, please be respectful in your tone.  If the vote were held today, the ordinance would pass.  Several key members of our city council believe that homosexuality should be an accepted lifestyle, and would be highly offended by the use of any sort of terms that they would consider “bigoted,” including the term “queer.”

If you have some like-minded friends who you think would be willing to help us (please don’t just forward this to everyone in your contact list), then we would be grateful if you would send them this e-mail and ask them to help us.

May the Lord bless this effort to the praise of the glory of His grace.

Blessings!
Dave Mallinak
Pastor

This is a continually developing list:

Jantz Publications

David E. Smith Publications

Washington Music

http://www.churchmusic.biz

Lifeway Worship Music

SoundForth

Lillenas

From http://www.spurgeon.org/sermons/2110.htm

We the people must take the offensive against the Bigotry Against the Bible that is being Executed on the citizens of the United States Legally by its government, all three branches, legislative, judicial, and executive. We've got the constitution, history, and, of course, God and the Bible on our side. The former don't matter so much in light of the latter, but we shouldn't stand by without at least being heard. I believe there is a basis in Scr … Read More

via Jack Hammer

• spiritual hypocrites are most always covetous

Things

• fairly recent industry of storage units
• wealth gives a man choices – what will I do?

• complicates life
• choices reveal our priorities

vs. 13 – where did this question come from

• normal for rabbis to judge in material matters
• desired something different than normal – wanted the money now

vs. 14 – answer

• Man—unsympathetic address

vs. 15 – admonition

• beware of covetousness
• life is more than possessions

vs. 16-20 – anecdote

• land brought forth plentifully
• what shall I do?
• eight “I” and four “my”

• what about employees
• what about widows
• what about temple

• God
• others
• mortality

vs. 21 – application

• be rich toward God
• otherwise, you like this FOOL

• Take heed to yourself
• Hypocrisy is like leaven
• How?

vss. 2-7 – Honor the Father – Hebrews 11:6 (believe in God as He is)

• Fear God
  • Uncovers all
  • Can send to Hell
  • Knows everything

vss. 8-9 – Honor the Son – Confess Him

• Jesus is the Son of Man – 1 John 4:2; 2 John 7 (Jesus)
• Jesus is the Son of God – 1 John 4:15 (Christ)
• Jesus is Lord – Romans 10:9-10; Philippians 2:11 (Lord)
• Acts 16:31 (summary)
• Must know Christ to get to the Father – John 14:6

vss. 10-12 – Honor the Spirit – Hear Him

• Cannot come to the Son except through the Spirit – 1 John 4:1-3
• Faith comes by hearing the Word…which was given by the Spirit
• John 16:8-9 (sin, righteousness, and judgment realized by the Word)
• The Spirit speaks consistent with the Bible
• 1 Corinthians 12:1-3

vs. 10

• speaking against Christ can be forgiven—each of us has been, Mark 3:28
• blaspheming the Holy Spirit (speaking against the Spirit’s revelation) cannot be forgiven

• if you reject the work of the Spirit—Word and conviction, you will not be saved (danger—Mark 3:29)
• if you believe the Spirit’s testimony, you will believe in Christ
• if you speak against (blaspheme) the Spirit, you deny His testimony of Christ, you will not receive Him and cannot come to God
• Hebrews 6:4-6
• Hebrews 10:29

vss. 11-12

• contrasts throughout

• Father knows all—knows his children
• Confess the Son—he will confess you
• Hear the Spirit—he will teach you when you need it

• He will guide you into truth (in the Word)
• He will give you discernment (through the Word)
• He will empower you in persecution

• Don’t worry about what you might or might not be able to do
• He will give you strength in the hour of trial