Over the years

I have heard people in and out of Christian circles bad-mouth Jerry Falwell.

When I hear that, I often ask, "What in particular did you disagree

with?" To the man or woman, none could theologically stand and tell

me specifically what it was they disagreed with.

Many with whom

I discussed Jerry Falwell's stand on an issue would often make a liberal

response on an issue but all serious creditable students of the Christian

faith had the same old liberal line rebuttals which to me had no credence

and never will.

Over the past

forty years Jerry Falwell has taken some very unpopular stands on some

very important issues. I personally feel that America and the cause of

Christ has been advanced because of this man. Isn't that the main issue

of any of our Christian lives? One can debate all day the legalities of

whether a Ten Commandments monument should be in this space or that space

but I don't believe anyone would debate that there is a strong irreligious

anti-God sentiment among many groups in today's immoral society.

Many of you

have been follow ing the removal of the Ten Commandments monument in Alabama.

I print this information that I received in its entirety.

"In a

message dated 8/27/2003 11:48:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected]

writes:

Falwell Confidential

From: Jerry

Falwell

Date: August

27, 2003

The Commandments

are Removed ... Now What?

What an ominous

sight it was today as workers detached and rolled away the now legendary

Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building

and into a private setting within the facility.

I was actually

quite surprised the movers simply transferred the monument; I had assumed

they would ship it away from the site altogether. Apparently the easily-offended

plaintiffs who sued to have the monument removed will not be offended

if it remains at the courthouse, as long as they can't see it. (I earlier

told Chief Justice Roy Moore - the man who brought the monument to the

court - that I would be honored to have the monument prominently placed

on the Liberty University campus until - hopefully - the U.S. Supreme

Court eventually hears the case and rules in his favor. But I'm glad it

is remaining there in Montgomery, for now.)

As you know,

a federal judge ruled that the monument violates the hypothetical separation

of church and state - the ominous phrase lifted from an obscure letter

written by Thomas Jefferson that has been manipulated, exaggerated and

embellished by those who wish to exterminate religious expression from

the American public square. The U.S. Supreme Court then declined - quite

timidly, I believe - to hear Chief Justice Moore's appeal of that ruling.

As one might

expect, the left is gloating over the fact that the Commandments have

been holed up out of sight.

Barry Lynn,

the reverend-in-name-only leader of Americans United for the Separation

of Church and State - one of the groups that brought suit against the

Commandments - called the removal of the monument "a tremendous victory

for the rule of law and respect for religious diversity."

I actually

wonder how diversity is advanced when we purge every vestige of religion

from the public square. If we advance a wholly secular society, Mr. Lynn,

how then are we promoting a religiously diverse culture?

Mr. Lynn added,

"Roy Moore has shamelessly exploited the Ten Commandments as a platform

for political grandstanding. That is a disgraceful misuse of a religious

code that many people regard as sacred."

What an absurd

statement. I have had the privilege of meeting with and having several

long-distance chats with Justice Moore over the past several days. I can

wholeheartedly report that this is a man who is sincerely following his

convictions in defending the Commandments as the bedrock of American jurisprudence.

Roy Moore has been willing to be derided and mocked by leftist activists

in order to demonstrate to the American people that there are forces at

work in our nation that have taken aim at every trace of religious expression

in the public square. So what happens now?

I believe Chief

Justice Moore - a hero in the state - will probably become the next governor

or senator from Alabama. What's more, you can virtually guarantee that

the state will elect another conservative justice to head the Alabama

Supreme Court.

In effect,

it's a political one-two punch in our favor. In essence, Barry Lynn and

his pals could have secured the future of this state in a very positive

way (for our side).

Most importantly,

the Commandments hullabaloo has enlightened many Americans to the fact

that there is a religious war in our nation. The only way to stem the

success of Barry Lynn and his ilk is for people of faith to join with

Chief Justice Roy Moore in saying, "Enough is enough." We must

battle the effort to purge God from our civic arena.

Gary Bauer,

chairman of the Campaign for Working Families, agreed, saying, "While

there is deep division over Moore's strategy, it is increasingly clear

that the public's patience is wearing thin with our rogue courts. For

decades now, unelected judges have gone unchallenged while they ripped

out every vestige of faith from the public square and tore down every

symbol of our most deeply held beliefs. Whether it's prayer in public

schools, banning the Ten Commandments and Pledge of Allegiance, or inventing

'rights' to partial-birth abortion and homosexual sodomy, unelected judges

have shown incredible disdain for public opinion, majority rule and the

laws written by our elected representatives. Our representative democracy

is in danger of becoming a robed oligarchy."

Nevertheless,

this defeat in Montgomery can truly have a positive impact on the culture

as millions of Americans become aware of the aggressive effort to purge

God from the public square.

Don't grow

weary in well doing. Keep praying for America. Support candidates who

uphold Judeo-Christian values. Remain socially and politically active.

Attend church where the pastor boldly proclaims the Word of God. Let's

utilize this set