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Robert
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BAPTIST INFORMATION SERVICE: Weekly E-mail Update
Vol. 3, Issue #47, December 13, 1999

FIGHTING ABSURDITY BY BEING ABSURD!

Editor: Pastor/Evangelist Edward R. DeVries, D.Min., Th.D.
Associate Editor: Brother Tim Stowe
Contributing News Editor: Brother Kevin P. Murphy

"A magazine which is not outspoken, and is destitute of
principle, is a literary nuisance." -- Charles Haddon Spurgeon

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Section One: NEWS & VIEWS
Section Two: QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Section Three: HUMOR
Section Four: CHURCH IN NEED OF PASTOR OR STAFF*
Section Five: DR. DEVRIES' COLUMN
Section Six: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS*
Section Seven: PROMOTING THE WORK OF GOD*
Section Eight: ARTICLES BY OUR READERS*
Section Nine: BRAND NEW AND JUST IN TIME FOR
CHRISTMAS
Section Ten: IT TAKES A VILLAGE by Glenn Conjurske
Section Eleven: THE NEW SCHOOL PRAYER by an Unknown
Author
Section Twelve: NEWS & VIEWS CONTINUED
Section Thirteen: SERMON OF THE WEEK

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NEWS & VIEWS
===============

CONGRESSMAN THREATENS CHRISTIANS
"U.S. congressman Jim McDermott. . . Democrat has thrown
himself into a controversy over Southern Baptist prayer guides
for the conversion of Hindus, and he has even put the weight of
his congressional office behind his mission. But the
congressman's
mission is not what one might expect of a man who graduated in
1958 from the
evangelical Wheaton College. . . Mr. McDermott, in an Oct. 28
'Dear Colleague' letter distributed to all 434 of his fellow
House members, charged Southern Baptists with 'an aggressive,
intolerant approach' and 'an intolerant view that has inflamed
Hindu
communities worldwide.' Mr. McDermott's letter, sent on
official congressional stationery, called on fellow House
members to join his effort to urge Southern Baptists to 'end your
conversion campaign directed to members of the Hindu faith.'
On Nov. 5, the congressman sent a slightly less hysterical
letter, signed by six other members of Congress, to Morris
Chapman, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's
Executive Committee. Nevertheless, the toned-down letter
included this ominous statement: 'We cannot understand how
men and women, raised and educated in the world's bastion of
religious freedom and tolerance, can characterize another
religion as spiritually dark and false. The lack of respect that
this statement shows for the basic rights of an individual to
believe in whatever faith they choose is perhaps the most
disturbing.'
From World Magazine, Dec. 18, 1999. For the full article, go
to:
http://www.worldmag.com/world/issue/12-18-
99/national_1.asp" (Bible Believer's Newsletter, December 11,
1999)

NEW STUDY CONFIRMS DANGERS OF ALCOHOL
"According to a study released Tuesday, teens who drink or
use drugs are much more likely to have sex at a younger age and
have more sexual partners than teens who don't use alcohol or
drugs. Teens who drink and are 14 and younger are twice as
likely to have sex as those in the same age group who don't.
The risk doubles for 14-year-old teens who use drugs, said
the report from the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at
Columbia University. Kids who are in their mid-to late- teens
who drink are seven times as likely to have intercourse as teens
who don't drink. They are also twice as likely to have sex with
four or more partners. Older teens who use drugs are five times
as likely to have intercourse as nonusers and they are three times
as likely to have sex with four or more partners." (Bible
Believer's Newsletter, December 11, 1999)

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1 IN 9 AMERICANS HAVE NO RELIGION
"One out of every nine Americans does not belong to any
organized religion, according to a four-year study of the
religious orientation of adult residents of the United States
conducted by Scripps Howard News Service and Ohio
University. People who answer 'none' when asked their
religious preference tend to be male, young, urban and single,
the study indicated. At least 24 million American adults do not
belong to any organized religious institution, making them
second in number only to Roman Catholics if they
were counted as a specific religious group." (Bible Believer's
Newsletter, December 11, 1999)

IF THE WORLD'S POPULATION WAS ONLY 1000 PEOPLE
"There are roughly 6 billion souls on earth. If we were to
reduce the world population to a village of 1000 inhabitants
with all existing human ratios remaining the same then:
Gender- 520 Woman | 480 Men
Nationalities- 584 Asians | 124 Africans | 84 Latin
Americans | 95 Eastern/Western Europeans | 55 Russians | 52
North Americans | 4 Australians | 2 New Zealanders
Languages- 165 Mandarin | 86 English | 83 Hindi | 64
Spanish | 58 Russian | 37 Arabic
Misc.- 200 people control 75% of the wealth. Another 200
receive only 2% of the wealth. 70 of the 1000 people own
automobiles (But of those 70 some own more then one). About
one-third of the people have access to clean, safe drinking
water. 335 of the adults are illiterate." (Bible Believer's
Newsletter, December 11, 1999)

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SEEKING SIMPLICITY THIS CHRISTMAS?
"The vast majority of Americans feel the holidays have
become too commercial, and 58 percent say they have tried to
simplify their holiday celebrations, a new poll shows.
___The poll of 1,015 adults across the country was
commissioned by the Center for a New American Dream, a non-
profit organization based in Takoma Park, Md.
___It found 91 percent of Americans think the holidays are too
commercialized and the idea of 'peace on earth' has been
forgotten by too many people.
___The study indicates people are starting to act on those
sentiments, with three out of five saying they have started to buy
fewer gifts or simplify their celebration in other ways." (Baptist
Standard, December 8, 1999)

SOUTHERN BAPTISTS FINALLY VOTE TO BELIEVE
BIBLE
"Following two years of quiet convention meetings,
Louisiana Baptists. . . Departing from a tradition . . . succeeded
in passing a resolution placing the state convention on record,
for the FIRST time, as affirming the Bible is literally true. The
non-binding resolution affirmed . . . the Bible as the 'inspired,
infallible, inerrant and sufficient word of God.'
___Earlier, the convention fell just short of casting a required
two-thirds vote that would have added similar language to the
convention's bylaws." (Baptist Standard, December 8, 1999)

Editor's Note [Stowe]: The Southern Baptist state convention of
Louisiana has been in existence for HOW MANY decades? And
they just now finally decide that they want to believe the Bible?
But notice that it is only a "non-binding resolution." Thus, if
your church is in Louisiana and does NOT believe the Bible you
will still be welcome (along with your $$$$$) in the Baptist
Convention.
Now I remember why I am an independent Baptist.

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APOSTATE "BAPTISTS" JOIN ECUMENICAL COUNCIL
"The 125-church Alliance of Baptists has been declared eligible
to become the 36th member communion of the National Council
of Churches. A Nov. 10 vote by the NCC General Assembly sets
the stage for a final vote next year establishing formal
membership and seating an Alliance delegation. The Alliance of
Baptists, with an aggregate church membership of 60,000, was
established in 1986 to protest actions of conservatives who at
the time were gaining control of the Southern Baptist
Convention." (Baptist Standard, December 8, 1999)

EXXON/MOBIL MAKES A HISTORIC DECISION:
"The recently completed Exxon/Mobil merger should result
in the world's premier petroleum and petrochemical company.
However, one of the initial policy moves by
the mega company has caused a firestorm of controversy. The
company has decided to discontinue Mobil's guidelines of
giving 'domestic partner' benefits to homosexual partners of
employees. Exxon Corp. did not have a domestic-partner
benefit program.
Homosexual groups have reacted angrily to the decision.
Walter Schuber, founder and chairman of the Gay Financial
Network, said, 'Exxon has taken a step backward. It is
unfortunate and we are dismayed to learn that, rather than accept
and learn from the honor-worthy policies put in place by Mobil,
which understood and recognized the needs of its gay and
lesbian employees.'
Of course, I believe Exxon/Mobil has adopted sound
policy. . . A host of mainline
companies have adopted domestic-partner policies in recent
years. Therefore, Exxon/Mobil's decision is a major and rare
victory for traditional marriage. I want to encourage all of my
friends to thank Exxon/Mobil for this courageous decision. To
do so, you may call (972-444-1000), fax (972-444-1348) or e-
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Falwell)

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SOLDIER GUILTY OF MURDER
"Thursday's newspapers were filled with headlines reporting
that Pvt. Calvin Glover faced the possibility of life in prison
without parole after being found guilty of the beating death of
Pfc. Barry Winchell, who was homosexual.
In court-martial proceedings, defense lawyers said that
Glover was coerced into beating Winchell by Spc. Justin Fisher,
who allegedly organized the baseball bat attack on the young
soldier.
This horrifying beating is a real tragedy. Any time an
individual is attacked or persecuted - no matter what lifestyle
they have adopted - it is a heartbreaking calamity for us, as a
nation. I believe both Glover and Fisher should be prosecuted
to the fullest extent of the law, which means probable
execution.
However, as the media recounts the brutal and distressing
murder of Barry Winchell, I cannot help but notice the media's
continued disregard of an equally brutal murder
that recently took place in Rogers, Arkansas. There, a 13-year-
old boy named Jesse Dirkhising was sadistically raped and
murdered by two homosexual men. The national media has been
strangely silent regarding the boy's slaying. Conservative
columnist Brent Bozell recently stated, 'Had Jesse Dirkhising
been shot inside his Arkansas
school, he would have been an immediate national news story.
Had he been openly gay and his attackers heterosexual, the
crime would have led all the networks. But no liberal media
outlet would dare be the first to tell a grisly murder story which
has as its villains two gay men.'
The January issue of my National Liberty Journal features a
full account of the Jesse Dirkhising murder. It is an important
story because the national media is manipulating this issue in
favor of politically-correct hate crimes legislation. It appears
there are no more level playing fields in regard to the news
media today." (E-mail from Dr. Jerry Falwell)

GLOBALISTS HATE AMERICAN HERITAGE
"Some lawmakers in New Jersey fiercely oppose a proposed
bill that would require students to recite the first two sentences
in the Declaration of Independence. 'Outmoded,' 'racist,' 'sexist,'
'offensive,' and 'dangerous' are among the words being used to
describe the sentences [of the Declaration of Independence].
The historic sentences begin, 'We hold these truths to be self-
evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienable rights.'" (CNV News
Service 12/10/99)

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HYBRID ELECTRIC/GAS HONDA NOW FOR SALE
"Honda will introduce a hybrid electric-gasoline car this
month for under $20,000 that is capable of getting up to 70 miles
per gallon of gas. The first car of its kind in the United States,
the Insight is unlike vehicles powered exclusively by electricity
because its batteries don't need recharging. Designed from the
ground up, the two-seater coupe employs some exciting new
technology, according to American Honda Motor Company.
The Insight's electric motor draws power from the batteries
to boost engine performance to the level of a 1.5-liter gasoline
engine and also acts as a generator during braking to recharge
the vehicle's batteries. Honda has combined this engine, which it
calls the Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) hybrid system, with a
rigid and lightweight aluminum body structure and advanced
ultra-low emissions technology Honda says its new technology
makes the car the cleanest and most fuel-efficient, gasoline-
powered vehicle ever offered to American consumers.
At the heart of the system is the world's lightest 1.0-liter, 3-
cylinder gasoline automobile engine, which uses lightweight
materials such as aluminum, magnesium and plastic. The electric
component of the IMA system consists of an ultra-thin (60-mm)
DC-brush-less motor, a 144-volt nickel metal-hydride battery
pack and an advanced electronic Power Control Unit (PCU).
A pioneer in the design of aluminum car bodies with its
Acura NSX sports car - the world's first mass-produced
aluminum-bodied vehicle - Honda has created a new type of
lightweight aluminum body that offers a high level of body
rigidity and advanced safety performance. This unique 'hybrid'
aluminum chassis uses a combination of extruded, stamped and
die cast aluminum components to minimize weight while
optimizing rigidity and safety Body weight is 40 percent less
than a comparable steel body.
Most of the vehicle's body panels are aluminum, which are
lighter yet more rigid than traditional steel panels. Front fenders
and rear fender skirts are made of recyclable plastic. Other
weight-saving features include aluminum-alloy wheels, a
magnesium oil pan and plastic head cover. Honda says the
Insight will come with standard equipment that includes anti-
lock brakes, electric power steering, dual air bags, AM/FM
stereo cassette, power windows and mirrors, power door locks
with keyless entry and an anti-theft immobliizer system."
(TEXAS CO-OP POWER, December 1999)

HINDU MOBS RIOT BUT SBC PRESSES ON
"Despite Hindu opposition, the Southern Baptist Convention . . .
has released a prayer guide for Hindu evangelism in time for
Divali, the Hindu Festival of Lights." (Christianity Today,
December 6, 1999)

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with such services as providing false invitations and make-
believe hotel clerks or receptionists.
Forty percent of the clients reportedly are women." (Pulpit
Helps, December 1999)

QUEERS TARGETING OUR KIDS
"Homosexuals will become more acceptable to students,
especially elementary ones, if a conference sponsored recently
by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
fulfills its goals. . . GLSEN Executive Director Kevin Jennings
said at a three-day meeting his organization would be
'shameless' in promoting pro-homosexual programs to all
15,000 schools in the country. . . 'If we do our jobs right, were
going to raise a generation of kids who don't believe the
religious right.'" (Pulpit Helps, December 1999)

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PROBOBILITY OF PROFESSING FAITH
"The probability of people accepting Jesus Christ as Savior
drops off dramatically after age 14, a new study by the Barna
Research Group has found.
Data from a nationwide representative sampling of more than
4,200 young people and adults indicate that youth from ages 5
through 13 have a 32 percent probability of accepting Christ as
Savior. Young people from the ages of 14 through 18 have a 4
percent likelihood of making that choice, while adults ages 19
and older have a 6 percent probability of doing so.
The data challenge the widely held notion that the teenage
years are a prime time for evangelistic activity.
'The statistics are eye-opening because they show how little
evangelistic impact we are having in America upon teenagers
and adults,' said George Barna, president of the evangelical
Christian firm. 'However, that does not mean teenagers and
adults cannot be reached with the gospel. It simply challenges
the approaches currently used to reach those individuals.'
Over the years, other Barna studies have shown that a large
majority of Christians accept Jesus Christ as Savior before
reaching the age of 18. This study specifically calculates
people's probability of doing so at different stages of life.
Barna also said his firm's research 'has consistently shown
that between the ages of 18 and 24, we lose a very large
percentage of young people who had been regulars at church.'
The latest research was based on three surveys of adults and
two surveys of youths." (Baptist Standard, December 1, 1999)

"CHRISTAIN" SONGS OR WORLDLY MUSIC?
"A Latin single by Christian music artist Jaci Velasquez has
topped Billboard's 'Hot Latin Tracks,' marking the first time a
Christian artist has topped that list. 'Llegar A Ti' reached the
No. 1 position during the first week in November. It is the title
song on Velasquez's third album, also titled 'Llegar A Ti.' An
English version of the song, titled 'Love Will Find You,' is
featured in the motion picture soundtrack for 'Music of the
Heart.'" (Baptist Standard, December 1, 1999)

INDEPENDENT BAPTIST CHURCH NEEDS PASTOR
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"CHRISTIAN" ARM OF NEW WORLD ORDER MOVING
"Christian Coalition officials have announced plans to relocate
from Virginia Beach, Va., to the Washington, D.C., area. The
organization said relocation happen soon and would help the . . .
political organization work more effectively." (Baptist
Standard, December 1, 1999)

SOUTHERN BAPTIST ISP
"LifeWay Christian Resources will begin offering filtered
access to the Internet via 'LifeWayonline' Dec. 1. The Southern
Baptist Convention agency is partnering with Rated-G Online,
an established Internet service provider. The service will filter
out more than 20 categories of potentially offensive material.
The monthly service fee will be $19.95. For information or to
subscribe, call (888) 454-5965 or go to
www.lifewayonline.com" (Baptist Standard, December 1,
1999)

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PUBLIC SCHOOL "EDUCATED" PSYCHO-MURDERERS
"At least five students were wounded, and a 13-year-old boy
was taken into custody on Monday, following a shooting at a
middle school about 50 miles southeast of Tulsa, police said.
School Superintendent Steve Wilmoth told CNN the incident
took place around
8 a.m. -- before classes started -- and that the alleged shooter
was a student at the school. Wilmoth said he was not aware of
any problems with the suspect. A 9mm handgun was recovered,
police said.
The victims included a 12-year-girl who was shot in the right
cheek, a St. Francis Medical Center spokeswoman told CNN.
The girl was listed in fair condition.
A 12-year-old boy was being treated for two gunshot wounds
-- one in each
arm, officials at Tulsa Regional Medical Center said. The
victim was in fair and stable condition, officials said.
Two 13-year-old males were taken to Muskogee Regional
Medical Center, officials said. One had a gunshot wound to the
forearm and the other had a gunshot wound to the leg. Both were
listed in stable condition. The condition of the fifth student was
not known." (CNN, December 6, 1999)

Editor's Note [DeVries]: Why is it that we are always hearing
about public school shootings but we have NEVER heard of a
student in a Christian school getting off the bus, walking into the
building, opening his backpack, pulling out a gun, and shooting
the place up? I have never heard of a homeschooler shooting his
parents.
If such an incident were to happen in a Christian setting I
guarantee the media would be on it like flies on dung or stink on
a dog. So the fact we have not seen it on the news means it has
NOT happened. Yet it seems PUBLIC school shootings are
becoming a WEEKLY event. Why is this?
Could it be because, unlike in the public schools, the
teaching of religion in the Christian schools (and home schools);
the teaching of the Bible, the inclusion of prayer, the
memorization of the 10 commandments, etc.; is creating a
product (i.e. students) with CHARACTER whereas the
secularized public schools, with their philosophy and agenda,
are creating PSYCHOPATHIC, DRUG ADDICTED (Prozac,
Ritilin, Crack, etc.), MURDEROUS MONSTERS? I say so!
Not to say the day will never come when a student in a
Christian school pulls out a gun and starts mowing down
everything in site. No doubt, once the political advantage has
been realized, the same government agents who blew up the
federal building in Oklahoma City will send a kid into a
Christian School with an automatic pistol and a dozen clips full
of ammo. But I do say that the odds of your kid being molded
into a psycho-killer in a public school, or worse, becoming the
victim of one, are pretty good (and increasing by the day) in the
public school, slim to none in the Christian school, and
basically nonexistent in the home school.
So as this year is about to end and in a few weeks a new
semester of school begins, I ask: What do you want for your
children? Where will you be sending them to school next
semester?
But you say, "We live in a small town." "Our school is
different." The parents in Jonesbboro, AR a small town said
the same thing. So I ask again: Where will you be sending them
to school next semester?
But you say, "We have some Christian teachers in our public
school." And you also have a Wiccan priestess teaching there. I
ask again: Where will you be sending them to school next
semester?
Or do you want your child to be one more statistic and next
week's "filler" clipping on CNN. Even if you do have a lifelong
dream of being interviewed on TV by Larry King is it worth
sacrificing your child for?

TEAMSTERS SCANDAL MAY REVEAL MORE
"One might think a trial of a major union official, caught in a
fraud and embezzlement scheme that has ties to the president's
chief fund-raiser, would make Page 1 headlines in every major
newspaper in the country and be a top story on every major
network. Such news did happen recently, but got little press ink.
As a result, few know the story...
Go to www.NewsMax.com to check out Christopher Ruddy's
latest story as well as
all the breaking news of the day." (NewsMax, December 6,
1999)

SANTA CLAUS: A FALSE CHRIST
"This week I have posted a message that was quite
controversial last year. Out of a mailing list of over 500
people, I lost about 200 people because of this message. . . It is
against a false Christ in Santa Claus." (Press Release from
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ANTI-CHRIST RELIGION TO BE LED BY U.N.
"The United Nations will host a world 'spiritual summit' to
promote peace. The Millennium World Peace Summit is the first
meeting of its kind ever sponsored by the world body. It is
expected to bring 1,000 religious and spiritual leaders together
Aug. 28-31, a few days before the world's political leaders
gather for the U.N. Millennium Heads of State Summit. U.N.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan will give the welcoming address
at the religious summit, which is intended to investigate ways
that the religious leaders can ease tension in world zones of
conflict." (Religion Today, December 6, 1999)

MARTIN LUTHER STILL MAKING NEWS
"His challenge to the Roman Catholic Church in 1517, which
brought about the Protestant Reformation, is the most important
religious event of the second millennium, according to a poll
conducted by the Religion Newswriters Association.
The invention of movable type, which allowed the mass
production of Bibles in various languages, and the Great Schism
of 1054, which separated Orthodoxy from Roman Catholicism,
were ranked second and third in the poll.
...The remaining top events of the millennium include: the
Holocaust and the founding of the modern state of Israel; the first
Crusade in 1095 to liberate the Holy Land from Muslims;
Islam's spread into Africa and Asia; the Second Vatican Council
reforms from 1962-1965; the settlement of Plymouth, Mass., and
the enshrinement of religious freedoms in the Bill of Rights; the
19th century ideas of Freud, Darwin, Marx, and Nietchze that
challenged traditional religious beliefs; and the 1906 Azusa
Street revival that launched the Pentecostal movement, which
today is the fastest growing segment of Christianity, The
Associated Press said.
The top events of the 20th century include the discovery of
the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947; the increase of female clergy
among Protestants and Jews; the increase of radical Islam in the
Middle East and North Africa; John Paul II becoming the first
non-Italian pope in 400 years; the religious-backed civil rights
movement led by Martin Luther King, Jr., and Ghandi's
nonviolent overthrow of British rule in India." (Religion Today,
December 8, 1999)

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DID SANTA SAVE CHRISTMAS?
"Santa Claus has saved Christmas. A federal judge in Cincinnati
ruled this week that Dec. 25 can be observed as a federal
holiday because non-Christians also mark the holiday by
celebrating the arrival of Santa Claus, Reuters said. Since
nonreligious people also observe the holiday, giving federal
workers a day off for Christmas does not elevate one religion
over another, U.S. District Judge Susan Dlott said. She
dismissed a suit brought by Cincinnati attorney Richard Ganulin,
who has vowed to appeal the case with hope that the U.S.
Supreme Court eventually will decide it." (Religion Today,
December 8, 1999)

AN UNEXPECTED MISSION FIELD
"Church attendance and belief in God are at all-time lows and
the number of citizens who profess atheism is up, Conservative
News Service said. Only 8% of Britons regularly attend church,
a 35% drop in 20 years, and the number of professed atheists
has increased from 2% to 27% since 1950. If attendance keeps
dropping at the same rate, most churches will be empty in 20
years, CNS said." (Religion Today, December 8, 1999)

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