Another Rick Warren defender persecutes godly preacher / author

By Donald Hank

There is something sinister going on here. James Sundquist (see below) had read my article "Did Rev. Rob Schenk really owe that apology to Rick Warren" (in which I demonstrate that he did not), but nowhere in that article did I disclose the email address of the person who sent me the slanderous email suggesting that I had somehow sullied a "man of God."

Yet, as God is my witness, the email address he gives for this "Hunt" character, Drrsbm@hotmail.com (see below), is indeed the address of the Randy J. I mentioned in that article. And the subject line "ready to eat crow?" is identical as well. Now, let's try not to get paranoid and ask whether the name "Hunt" is itself a veiled threat (as in "hunt and kill"), although Sundquist, one of the most thorough investigators out there, has uncovered sinister means used to destroy numerous God-fearing people who dared to attack "America's pastor." In point of fact, just after my article exposing the attack on Ken Silva ran at Laigle's Forum, Rick's team put up a press release at Christian Newswire showing the cover of Time Magazine featuring a photo of Rick and calling him the most powerful religious leader of our time.

Why the emphasis on power? I don't mean by Time but rather by Rick's PR team. Why at that time, just after the scandal broke, when you'd expect Rick to be laying low, would he suddenly focus on how powerful he is? Part of the alleged abuse was abuse of ...what?... power! So the PR team decides to highlight it? The old-fashioned evangelists and pastors I remember from my youth focused on the power of God, not their own power. Had they done so, they would have immediately gone into that great dustbin in the sky. But the "revolutionary inversion" (=post-modernism) as defined by Olavo de Carvalho, is upon us.

Of course, perhaps this attack on Brother Sundquist cannot be laid directly at the feet of Rick Warren. However, Warren acolytes have already forced one godly blogger (Brother Silva) off the internet and, according to Sundquist, threatened others. And I received a similar attack from the exact same source, so someone has begun to see themselves as defenders not of the faith but of Rick the person. That smacks of cult behavior, and if Rick is smart, he will distance himself from these zealots before a major scandal breaks. In fact, it is probably only by the grace of Big Media that it hasn't already happened.

One lady who does a radio show told me that she was threatened with legal action after merely cautioning her listeners to see what the Bible says above what Warren says in his book. Sounds like good advice to me, but the person who contacted her in Warren's defense scared her enough that she put a lawyer on the case.

Have you ever heard of Billy Graham followers going after his detractors like that?

I think we are supposed to pray for those who revile us, not threaten to sue them!

But even if you don't respect the Bible, you need to practice what you preach: civility.

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PROOF OF SLANDER BY "HUNT" WHOSE EMAIL ADDRESS IS: Drrsbm@hotmail.com

Dear "Hunt"

Are you aware that it was Rick Warren himself that said he would not ask the difficult questions about sin in the Aug 25 Time Magazine article about him? So is it the fault of those ministries for simply repeating what Rick Warren himself stated were his intentions regarding questions he would and would not pose at this forum?

A shift away from "sin issues" — like abortion and gay marriage — is reflected in Warren's approach to his coming sit-downs with the candidates. He says he is more interested in questions that he feels are "uniting," such as "poverty, HIV/AIDS, climate change and human rights," and still more in civics-class topics like the candidates' understanding of the role of the Constitution. There will be no "Christian religion test," Warren insists. "I want what's good for everybody, not just what's good for me. Who's the best for the nation right now?"

So it was reasonable to presume that Warren would not ask questions on sin (abortion) at the forum.

Someone sent this to me...can't tell if they want me to eat crow?

But there still remains NOTHING I ever said about Rick Warren that is still not true. I saw the entire forum last night and it only confirmed my convictions about Rick Warren, if for no other reason than the following question posed to both candidates by Rick Warren:

"What should the U.S. do to end religious persecution?"

Warren could be one of the world's greatest hypocrites for asking that question. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

Here is my question for Mr. Warren:

What can the church do to end the persecution of churches by Purpose Driven hostile takeovers that purpose-drive true Christians from their churches, as I document in my "Spiritual Euthanasia" article?

I also address Warren's question about evil in my second book on Rick Warren which describes how Rick Warren answered that question.

Dear "Hunt"

Are you aware that it was Rick Warren himself that said he would not as the difficult questions about sin in the Aug 25 Time Magazine article about him? So is it the fault of those ministries for simply repeating what Rick Warren himself stated were his intentions regarding questions he would and would not pose at this forum?

A shift away from "sin issues" — like abortion and gay marriage — is reflected in Warren's approach to his coming sit-downs with the candidates. He says he is more interested in questions that he feels are "uniting," such as "poverty, HIV/AIDS, climate change and human rights," and still more in civics-class topics like the candidates' understanding of the role of the Constitution. There will be no "Christian religion test," Warren insists. "I want what's good for everybody, not just what's good for me. Who's the best for the nation right now?"

So it was reasonable to presume that Warren would not ask questions on sin (abortion) at the forum.

Blessings,
James

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Hunt" <Drrsbm@hotmail.com>
Date: August 17, 2008 7:39:50 AM EDT
To: <rock.salt@verizon.net>
Subject: Ready to eat crow?

The entire nation will know you are a fool sir, if you do not do the same. You have misjudged a godly man and the entire world knows it now. Are you man enough to admit it or will your sinful pride (or lust for book sales) keep you in denial?

Rick Warren Critic Admits he Was Wrong to Jump to Conclusions — Praises Warren Civil Forum on the Presidency

Last update: 10:28 p.m. EDT Aug. 16, 2008

WASHINGTON, Aug 16, 2008 — The Reverend Rob Schenck, who was recently quoted in the Los Angeles Times and on National Public Radio criticizing Pastor Rick Warren for announcing he would not pose questions on hot-button issues to presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain during tonight's Civil Forum on the Presidency, reversed his negative opinion before the event had even ended.

"I was wrong to jump to negative conclusions," said Schenck, president of the National Clergy Council and a minister to elected and appointed officials in Washington, DC. "I made the wrong assumptions. As a result of his Saddleback Forum, Rick Warren helped us to get a clearer picture of the candidates, their moral and spiritual principles and their philosophy of government. It was better than I had prayed it would be."

Schenck praised the contribution the forum has made to the election process. "While it is not the final word on which candidate is best, Christians and all Americans should find this forum very helpful as they consider who they will pick to occupy the White House in 2009. Rick Warren didn't cover it all, but he did accomplish more than anyone else has so far in unpacking who the two candidates really are. I applaud him."

SOURCE National Clergy Council

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