Cliff Staples
----- Original Message ----- From: R <rhisiart at earthlink.net> Date: Thursday, September 5, 2002 6:44 pm Subject: Re: AFA pissed at O'Reilly
> in keeping with the AFA's request we contact O'Reilly, i suggest
> we all
> send him a note of complete approval.
>
> R
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> At 03:58 PM 9/5/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> >[ha ha ha]
> >
> ><" target="l">http://www.afa.net/activism/aa090502.asp>
> >
> >AFA Action Alert!
> >
> >O'Reilly flogs Christians as 'religious fanatics'
> >
> >Popular talk show host comes out in favor of homosexual rights
> >
> >American Family Association said today it was disappointed in
> popular talk
> >show host Bill O'Reilly for his comments on September 3 labeling
> >Bible-believing Christians "fanatics."
> >
> >"Mr. O'Reilly makes a living using a hard-nosed, take-no-
> prisoners
> >approach in his interviews, and that's why people love his show.
> But he
> >crossed the line on his show Tuesday night," said AFA Chairman
> Donald E.
> >Wildmon. "There's no need to be insulting to the millions of
> Americans who
> >believe the Bible and have an honest and sincere love for Jesus
> Christ.
> >Why such an intelligent man would stoop to such personal attacks
> is beyond us."
> >
> >On his September 3 installment of <The"
> target="l">http://www.foxnews.com/oreilly>The
> >O'Reilly Factor, the fiery host bludgeoned guest
> ><Stephen" target="l">http://www.sbministries.org>Stephen Bennett
> for his Christian beliefs
> >about homosexuality. Bennett is himself an ex-gay who has founded
> a
> >ministry to homosexuals. (To read transcript of program,
> ><CLICK" target="l">http://www.cultureandfamily.org/report/2002-09-
> 04/m_transcript.shtml>CLICK
> > HERE)
> >
> >"We live in a secular society, you're a religious fanatic, with
> all due
> >respect," he told Bennett. When his guest objected to the
> >characterization, O'Reilly repeated, "You're a religious fanatic."
> >
> >O'Reilly's views about homosexuality - and especially about
> Christians who
> >believe what the Bible says about that lifestyle - became an
> issue after
> >he granted an interview to The Advocate, a magazine which targets
> the
> >"gay" community. In that interview O'Reilly called Bible-
> believing
> >Christians "Holy Rollers" and "fanatics" who want homosexuals to
> go to
> >hell. He also said he was in favor of the full range of "gay"
> rights
> >demanded by the homosexual community.
> >
> >"If Mr. O'Reilly wants to claim to be a Christian while rejecting
> orthodox
> >Christian beliefs and the Bible, that's his business," Wildmon
> said. "But
> >he's making a big mistake by being insulting to Christians who
> are
> >faithful to Christ. We hope people will let him know how they feel."
> >
> >See and hear Mr. O'Reilly's comments:
> ><O'Reilly"
> target="l">http://uspolitics.about.com/library/graphics/oreillyvid/fanatic.mpg>O'Reilly
> >calls Bennett "religious fanatic"
> ><O'Reilly"
> target="l">http://uspolitics.about.com/library/graphics/oreillyvid/soddom.mpg>O'Reilly
> >on Sodom and Gomorrah
> ><O'Reilly"
> target="l">http://uspolitics.about.com/library/graphics/oreillyvid/speakforgod.mpg>O'Reilly
> >says Bennett doesn't speak for God
> >
> >Also read:
> ><Principles"
> target="l">http://www.afa.net/homosexual_agenda/principles.asp>Principles which
> >guide AFA's opposition to the homosexual agenda
> ><Additional"
> target="l">http://www.afa.net/homosexual_agenda/resources.asp>Additional AFA
> >resources on homosexuality
> >
> >ACTION NEEDED
> >
> >1. Contact Bill O'Reilly to let him know that Bible-believing
> Christians
> >are not "religious fanatics." His email address is:
> ><oreilly at foxnews.com.')"
> >mailto:oreilly at foxnews.com>oreilly at foxnews.com.>
> >2. Pray for Bill O'Reilly to understand God's Word on
> homosexuality. Mr.
> >O'Reilly has a tremendous influence on America's culture. Pray
> his
> >influence will be one of Biblical truth, rather than secular opinion.
>
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