Totem to Temple accuses various Christian groups
Posted by RazorsKissJan 12
Totem to Temple – full article.
I remember when the televangelists got angry when their donations dropped and the relief agencies got the money. James Dobson threatened to cut back. Beverly LaHaye wrote a letter explaining that donations had dropped 56% because of the 9-11-01 attacks and that their mail (and their money) was held up in a Washington DC post office because of anthrax screenings (it was the same post office that delivered anthrax laced mail to Senators Leahy and Dodd). Lahaye threatened to “resort to drastic measures, including taking our daily radio program ‘Concerned Women Today’ off the air entirely in major markets and even laying off valuable staff members.” I found it very insensitive that people have died from this disease called anthrax and all she cared about was the money!! and not the souls who died?
Will they do the same stuff again?
They refer to Focus on the Family, Concerned Women Today, the 700 Club, and Hank Hannegraff.
The televangelists can call the Christian relief agencies their ‘brothers’ in front of the cameras sitting on their imitation Gold furniture, However, behind the scenes, they are the fiercest competitor of the almighty dollar.
This upsets me. Here’s the main page for this commentator.
I’m seriously thinking of contacting Focus on the Family, at very least, for a statement on this.
(Picked up at: Messy Christian – an interesting post, incidentally.)
4 comments
Comment by Coyote on January 12, 2005 at 12:34 pm
You should!
Comment by Totem to Temple on January 12, 2005 at 6:26 pm
http://www.charismanow.com/a.php?ArticleID=1652
That page is still active
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Per some notes I had, the original links were originally on their own webpages at
http://www.fotf.org/docstudy/newsletters/a0018599.html
http://www.cwfa.org/2001-11_open-letter.shtml
they are no longer accessable
Comment by RK on January 12, 2005 at 9:37 pm
Go read that article – and tell me that it is a “threat to cut back”, by Dr. James Dobson. Like I said above – there was a real need, as ministries have budgets, and are adversely affected by drops in entirely voluntary support.
Go read that article, and tell me Beverly LaHaye was “threatening” drastic measures. You do not “threaten” to take your own ministry off the air. You beg, and plead, like all ministries, even the great ones, have to do, in order to get the lazy, self-satisfied Christians in the United States to use their wealth to advance the cause of Christ.
That, “Totem”, was an unbelievably harsh, and unbelievably out-of-context dig at two major Christian ministries – for what seems like no reason whatsoever.
Wouldn’t it have been a better choice to pick, oh, one of the actual televangelists? Preferably one who lives in a mansion?
Neither are “televangelists”, as you so blatantly aver – and neither “threatened” anything. At all.
Did you read that article you posted to? After 9/11, MOST MAJOR CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES SAW GIVING GO DOWN. The mails WERE slow, the public was hyper-focused on 9/11 aftermath, and terrorism, and Christian ministry was placed on the back burner by many, many people.
You take one little comment, out of context, apply it to someone who is desperately trying to keep their volunteer ministry afloat.
FOTF is a bit bigger – but they have a MASSIVE ministry to fund – with all voluntary comtributions.
I AM contacting them both, and pointing them to what you wrote. Not as a “threat” towards you, but so that they can respond effectively to your accusations.
If anyone does NOT deserve an unjustified blogswarm, it is Dr. Dobson. I don’t know Ms. Lahaye,but I’ll let her know, so she can respond.
Ugh. Maybe we could be a bit more… gracious when we throw out accusations like this against fellow Christians? This is the blogosphere. You know, the collective entity that took on CBS, Trent Lott, The NY Times, and John Kerry- and won?
Don’t give others a cause to reproach the name of Christ, if you don’t know what the deal is.
Here’s another idea: Contact the organizations involved before accusing them of wrongdoing. Like the Bible says to do.
– Matt. 18:15-20
Don’t treat them like dirt in public, then say “oh, this article backs me up”. C’mon.
If you have a problem – talk to them. Also – why are you bringing this up 3+ years later? And only 3 articles to support a major, major accusation, against FOTF, perhaps one of the most respected and trusted Christian ministries in the country?
Man. Please, don’t be a discredit to the body by dragging out accusations to mislead other believers, or expose them to gossip.
Comment by RK on January 15, 2005 at 7:35 pm
Well, he’s since taken the entry down.
Hmph.
Well, works for me.