The Pastor Spoke On "Turning the Tide" 

In his July 4th sermon posted Dr. Charles Stanley, Pastor of First Baptist of Atlanta, spoke on "Turning the Tide."  A primary focus of the sermon is the clash between Christianity and Socialism.  He said Christianity interferes with the spread of Socialism.

Dr. Stanley said, "We find ourselves, as a nation, violating the laws of God and heading in a direction that is going to be disastrous for us, for our children and for the generations that are to come, unless there is a change. . . . There is a tide that has touched our shores and reached the heart of our nation. It is a tide that is bringing with it ideas and philosophies, actions and attitudes, that will ultimately destroy the way of life that you and I have."

Dr. Stanley closed with a story about German Christians gathering to pray in 1989 -- against the will of their Communist government. Over time, the prayer meetings swelled from a handful to over 10,000. It got so there were too many to fit in the church where the prayers started. Very soon the Berlin Wall came down.

Dr. Stanley concluded by calling for 140 days of prayer for our nation. The reason such a sermon is so rare is because many pastors fear the government will interpret their sermon as political speech and threaten their tax exempt status.

This only confirms the truth of Dr. Stanley's message. Big secular government fears the church and, while professing a desire for separation of church and state, the state stands at the ready to come into a church and limit what a pastor can say. Even Dr. Stanley avoided the use of any current elected official's name. He quoted President James Garfield and Winston Churchill.

Because of tax-exempt status most American pastors opposed to abortion and gay marriage are afraid to call for parishioners to oppose Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court. Ironically, Kagan is exactly the kind of judge likely to rule against churches. If you want "In God We Trust" removed from our money, or "Under God" removed from our pledge, you can place hope in the judges nominated by President Obama.

If you want pastors to have the freedom to preach the Word of God -- even as it applies to government -- you may wish to join Dr. Stanley in prayer for this nation.

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