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Sodom's Defeat: In Their Own Words
No joy in New Sodom. Fair Wisconsin has struck out.
A Response to ECT Light
November 30, 2006
Dear Friends,
I have included with this newsletter an analysis on the successful passage of the marriage amendment to our state constitution. It is my hope that there will now be a move to repeal
Wisconsin's "hate crime" enhancement statutes which are so unconstitutional and which inevitably will be used as stepping stones to the passage of
"hate speech" laws. A very good case can be made with the general public in favor of repealing the hate crime statutes. After those statutes are repealed and equal justice under the law has been restored, then the inclusion of
"sexual orientation" in state non-discrimination statutes ought to be targeted for elimination. Once the two dominos mentioned fall, the push should be to criminalize homosexual acts, as they were prior to 1983. Any strategy that does not include the eventual restoration of proper law governing sexual crimes will, in the end, see the sodomites gaining every objective on their wish list, including hate speech laws and same-sex
"marriage." That is my assessment of the situation.
But I am a pastor, not a politician. I believe my first responsibility is to feed the flock which Christ hath purchased with His own blood. Next, I believe I have a duty to earnestly contend for the faith once delivered unto the saints against growing ecumenical and doctrinal error while also taking the gospel into the world. With regard to contending for the faith, I have included an article I recently wrote. But fighting New Sodom is important to us at PCC because the sodomites have set themselves against the
Lord's Church and the preaching of His Word. We are thankful that, while all of us of PCC are involved in that fight, we have Mike Foht to pound the pavement week in and week out, lit dropping our brochures on homosexuality.
Here is a summary of our ministry efforts from September 21 until November 30.
On October 7, we did a gospel witness at Oktoberfest in Monroe. This turned out to be a very small event, but we gave out a good number of
gospel tracts and also fifty-four
Gospels of John to individuals who expressed an interest in receiving one. We also displayed our
large gospel
signs.
As we have done for almost eighteen years since Planned Parenthood came to our town, we continue our weekly witness there, standing against baby murder and the perversion of the young, even as we preach the gospel to
PP's "clients." On October 12, I had the extra blessing to also witness at length with two female Mormon missionaries who were going door-to-door in the area. I believe the Word of God did have a real impact on the younger of the two.
On October 21, we held a stuff-a-thon at our church. We prepared a mailing for 8,000 rural homes. Each home received our brochure
What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality and also our
marriage amendment
flyer. This mailing was sent to Hayward, Monroe, and Wisconsin Rapids. In October, we also sent mailings to rural homes in Arcadia and Baldwin.
On November 4, three days before election day, we did a truth blitz in Wales and Mukwonago. In the first town, we split up and lit dropped homes in Wales and the surrounding area with our
Bible tract along with our amendment flyer. We also did a witness at a busy intersection there, setting up gospel signs as well as signs containing messages on homosexuality and the marriage amendment. In Mukwonago, we set up the same signs and also handed out our literature to motorists. On election day, PCC did a similar witness at a busy intersection in Monroe.
On Friday, November 17, a small band of five from PCC gave out 1,800
gospel tracts at the
WIAA boys' football championships in Madison. We also had a large gospel sign for the thousands of arriving young people to see. Due to a pressing commitment elsewhere, we were not able to spend as much time at the event as we normally do. It was hard to leave, but we left knowing a good gospel work had been done. Our only real incident at the championships took place when a Roman Catholic teacher got physical with one of our women as he attempted to stop her from handing out gospel tracts. After he mocked, shoved, and even grabbed the small lady, the Romanist repeatedly crossed himself!
Each year from late fall to early spring, several of us PCC members carry on
a gospel campaign, lit dropping homes in Monroe and surrounding communities with gospel tracts. We have begun that campaign which is quite low-key but very effective.
With thanks for the support and prayers of many of you, I close with the grand total of towns where PCC distributed literature during this newsletter period. Thanks to all of you, we mailed, lit dropped, or handed out, or provided for others to hand out 45,000 tracts, including
gospel
tracts, our An Urgent Plea to Roman
Catholics, and of course, our brochures on
homosexuality, which include the gospel. This total does not include the
marriage amendment flyers we gave out.
• Homosexuality: The Truth or
What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality were distributed door-to-door by PCC members in these areas: Argyle, Beloit, Blanchardville, Brookfield, Browntown, Campbellsport, Delafield, Eden, Fort Atkinson, Franklin, Hartland, Horicon, Iron Ridge, Janesville, Kenosha, La Farge, Madison, Marshall, Monroe, Mt. Horeb, New Glarus, New Holstein, New Lisbon, Oakfield, Pewaukee, Platteville, Prairie du Chien, Racine, Reedsburg, Verona, Viola, Wales, Waterford, and Wauwatosa, Wisconsin; and Dubuque, Iowa.
• PCC handed out What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuality to students of Wauwatosa West High School and
lit dropped our An Urgent Plea to Roman Catholics tracts in Dickeyville, Wisconsin, a very Catholic town.
• We handed out or lit dropped gospel tracts in Madison, Monroe, and Platteville; and in Green County rural areas.
• PCC provided our tracts on homosexuality for free to others who distributed them in the following towns: Appleton, Berlin, Butler, Cedarburg, Delafield, East Troy, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grafton, Green Bay, Hustisford, Janesville, Kenosha, Manitowoc, Menomonie Falls, Mequon, Milwaukee, New London, Oshkosh, Osseo, Portage, Princeton, Ripon, Trenton, Waupaca, Wautoma, Wauwatosa, West Bend, Winneconne, and Wisconsin Rapids.
• PCC provided literature at cost for distribution in the following places: Brookfield, Hudson, and Viroqua, Wisconsin; Dubuque, Iowa; Crystal Lake, Illinois; Bloomington, Minnesota; Omaha, Nebraska; and Penns Grove, New Jersey; a college fair in Minneapolis, Minnesota; a mission trip to Iceland (1,000 gospel tracts); and the Anoka Halloween parade in Minnesota
(An Urgent Plea to Roman Catholics).
Pastor Ralph Ovadal
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Sodom's Defeat: In Their Own Words
Sodomite activist/writer Mike Fitzpatrick wrote the article from which the following excerpt is taken. Fitzpatrick, who has spent much time and ink sneering at me, gives a nice summary of why the sodomites were so confident they would defeat
Wisconsin's marriage amendment. "He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in
derision" (Psalm 2:4).
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
A Look Behind The Startling Defeat For Wisconsin Marriage Equality, Marriage Amendment Passes 59-41%
Madison—It had all the earmarks of success: $5 million in its war chest, thousands of volunteers, hundreds of prestigious supporting groups, 72 county coordinators, dozens of supportive broadcast and print media endorsements, a half-dozen attention-getting TV spots, nearly three years of preparation, the unprecedented coalition of the
state's two most powerful gay activist groups and one of the most politically savvy campaign mangers [sic] available in the country: Mike Tate.
Yet only two hours after the polls closed November 7, it was painfully clear Fair
Wisconsin's campaign to defeat the constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and civil unions had not only lost, it had lost big. 59% to 41% big, a spread that was greater than even the most conservative political pundits in the state had predicted.
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November 8, 2006
No
joy in New Sodom. Fair Wisconsin has struck out.
A
statement by Pastor Ralph Ovadal, Pilgrims Covenant Church
Since last spring,
homosexuals, led by the organization Fair Wisconsin, and their allies have
been crowing that Wisconsin would be the first state to defeat a marriage
protection amendment. But in spite of receiving boatloads of
cash from national sodomite groups; in spite of running an aggressive,
shameless campaign of confusion and deception; in spite of having the
support of most of the mainstream media; in spite of recruiting a rouge's
gallery of apostate clergy willing to spew blasphemy from the rooftops,
New Sodom has suffered a humiliating defeat.
Why
did the heirs of Sodom lose?
1) Fair Wisconsin et
al. treated the Lord as unholy, unclean, and lawless. "These
things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was
altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them
in order before thine eyes" (Psalm 50:21). Homosexual strategy
included juxtaposing Almighty God alongside their abominable cause which
His Word makes clear He hates. The Fair Wisconsin web site included
what can only be called exhortations, replete with Scriptures, which spoke
of the sodomite side as being Spirit-filled and their cause as being a
Holy Spirit birthed revival. Working against the amendment was said
to be living out one's Christian faith, standing firm in the faith, and
following Jesus. Those who fought against the amendment were walking
in the footsteps of the Apostles and heroes of the faith, such as Martin
Luther. Supporters were told that Jesus would work hard to get out
the vote against the marriage amendment. Fair Wisconsin virtually
dared the Lord to curse their cause.
2) A foundation was
laid for this victory long before it occurred. For many
years, PCC has been saturating the grassroots of Wisconsin with the
uncompromised truth about homosexuality and, for the past several
years, also the truth about the marriage amendment. Others,
especially in recent years, have also played an important part
in winning the hearts and minds of the people of Wisconsin. It is
sheer folly to take a defensive posture when contending for life, liberty,
and morality. Long years of uncompromised, offensive action are
what laid the groundwork and prepared the way for the passage of the
marriage amendment.
3) Arrogance and
overconfidence cost the sodomites dearly. Homosexual whining,
lying, and bullying—all of which reached a fever pitch in recent
months—have grown old with many Wisconsin citizens. They are no
longer buying the victim line; they do not appreciate being lied to; and
they have had it with being told they are sick criminals (homophobic)
simply because they believe some things are right and some things are
wrong.
4) The marriage
amendment was straightforward, well-written, and uncompromised. It
bans not only so-called same-sex marriage but also look-alike civil
unions. This is a repudiation of those who insisted that only a ban
on ss marriage could pass and that it was important not to ban civil
unions to ensure marriage itself would be protected.
How
will this defeat affect New Sodom?
Sodomite strategists spent
millions and tried every dirty trick in their playbook, but the people of
Wisconsin have sided against them. The people have shrugged off
the yoke of homosexual intimidation and shaming to hand New Sodom its
first major political defeat in Wisconsin in over twenty-five years. The
spell has been broken; the glass ceiling has been shattered; the people of
Wisconsin have been liberated. They have stood up against the
screaming midget that had them cowering in the corner, apologizing for
heart-felt emotions ranging from unease to disgust in reaction to
homosexual behavior. The vast majority of the people of Wisconsin who do
not approve of homosexuality now realize they are the majority. They
have awakened this morning feeling good about handing New Sodom a defeat,
and they don't really care if liberal talk show hosts and sodomite
strategists shrilly accuse them of being near relatives of Adolf Eichmann.
The sodomites must now feel
a bit like a lion tamer whose lion just decided not to be any longer intimidated
by a flimsy chair and a whip wielded by a weakling who is suddenly looking
less like a master and more like a lunch. And matters within the city
limits of New Sodom are bound to be a mess as well about now. From the
start of the effort to force homosexual "marriage" on America,
there have been many dissident voices within gaydom which condemned the
strategy. Many felt it was too soon for such an effort; others felt
it was the wrong place to spend so much time and money. Given the
emotional and spiritual makeup of the homosexual community in Wisconsin
and the massive defeat that community has suffered, it will now be torn
apart by recriminations, depression, and internal bitterness. The
homosexual juggernaut—or should we say panzer?—has been brought to a
stop, at least momentarily. The forces of morality and law have made
an Inchon landing. But it would be foolish, and dangerous, to sit on
the beachhead savoring this victory. There is no better time to press the
attack as when the enemy is confused and demoralized.
What
now?
The passage of the marriage
amendment should signal the beginning of more such offensive actions in
the legislature. Many people in Wisconsin are disgusted, even
furious, with the disgraceful, deceptive campaign tactics employed by the
sodomites. During our public witness on behalf of the amendment, even
many non-Christians expressed such emotions and opinions to us. The
heart of New Sodom has been revealed; the heart of the Lord's people has
been strengthened; the heartland of Wisconsin has spoken; and now the time
is ripe to launch a well-done campaign to repeal Wisconsin's hate crime
enhancement laws. Such laws are unconstitutional and nothing less
than the precursor to hate speech laws, which would criminalize dissent
from the homosexual party line, including preaching the biblical truth
about homosexuality and eventually preaching the gospel itself. In
closing, I urge state legislators who care about liberty and equal justice
under the law to introduce legislation to repeal Wisconsin's hate crime
statutes.
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November 28, 2006
A
Response to ECT Light
By
Pastor Ralph Ovadal, Pilgrims Covenant Church, Monroe, Wisconsin
Today,
Tuesday, November 28, a coalition of pro-family/pro-life leaders issued a
press release in response to Pastor Rick Warren's decision to have U.S.
Senator Barack Obama speak at the Global Summit on AIDS being hosted in
Warren
's Saddleback Church.
The very language of that document is a witness against those Protestants
who have signed it. Certainly, Obama is pro-abortion; and of course,
Warren, who is pro-Warren, deserves condemnation for adding this
despicable action to his other despicable actions too numerous to mention
in this short statement. No doubt, Warren treads
underfoot the blood of the innocent preborn by promoting Obama and
fellowshipping with him. He also mocks the Sixth Commandment.
However,
the Protestant signers of the press release just mentioned and included
below tread underfoot the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ and mock the
first, second, and third commandments along with the ninth and possibly
the tenth in some cases. In shades of the infamous Evangelicals and
Catholics Together, the signers announce "we join with one
voice" in their defense of God's Word. And together "with one
voice," the Catholic and Protestant signers, apparently evangelicals
all, stress "the evangelical church" must be
"firmly rooted in the Word of God."
Certainly, the
pope must be happy to see yet another vindication of the "separated
brethren" strategy of Vatican II.
The
signers of what can justly be called ECT Light include Catholic
representatives of blatantly Roman Catholic organizations which openly and
aggressively promote all manner of Romish idolatry and blasphemy. Included
in that category are Judie Brown, Joe Scheidler, and Peggy Hamill. Phyllis
Schlafly is just as Catholic but not as open about it. Among the many
Protestant signers, there are those who openly define the pope and his
religion as Christian, and then there are the much more subtle who include
Roman Catholics in their ministry work but encourage those individuals to
be low-key about their "doctrinal distinctives." And then there
is VCY America, once flamingly ecumenical but now much more hypocritical.
One can, at rare times, even hear a testimony from a former Catholic on
VCY. Usually, that takes place after an open Catholic has been on,
masquerading as a Christian; and thus there is a need to placate another
segment of the VCY base.
These
people are not ignorant of what they are doing. I have personally
confronted a number of them, and others have been given my book More
Than These which deals in-depth with the sin and folly of
promoting the Roman Catholic Church through ecumenical ministry
relationships.
As
one who has also "stood uncompromisingly" against abortion, in
fact, since the 1970s, I want to state "in the strongest possible
terms" that I oppose the "violation of God's clear command"
in 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 and elsewhere which has been committed by the
Protestant signers of the statement below. I oppose their justifying of a
religion which holds millions in spiritual bondage and darkness while
mocking Jesus Christ and Him crucified (1
Corinthians 2:2). I challenge them to repent of their ongoing
betrayal of the blood and righteousness of Christ. I challenge them to
repent from desensitizing the world, the Roman Catholic people, and the
body of Christ to the abominable, damnable errors of Romanism. As they
have stood against abortion, I challenge them to stand as openly and
uncompromisingly for the faith of the gospel (Philippians
1:27
) against the greatest
enemy of that faith the world has ever seen, the pope and his religion.
And I challenge all followers of Jesus Christ to tell the signers of ECT
Light, "You cannot fight one evil while justifying another"
worse evil.
Rick
Warren/Barack Obama AIDS Partnership Must End, Say Pro-Life Groups
Contact:
Kevin McCullough, WMCA
Radio, New York City, 201-835-7803; or
Ingrid Schlueter, VCY
America Radio Network, Milwaukee, 414-881-5852
MILWAUKEE,
Wisconsin, Nov. 28 /Christian
Newswire/ -- As those who have worked to defend preborn
children from the horrors of abortion in America and who have stood
uncompromisingly against the legalized slaughter of an estimated 50
million Americans in the womb since 1973, we join with one voice in
expressing our indignation and opposition to Rick Warren's welcoming of
Senator Barack Obama to his church on December 1, 2006. Rick Warren is
bringing Senator Obama to his church to speak for his Global Summit on
AIDS and the church and to take an AIDS test in front of the cameras at a
noon press conference.
Senator
Obama comes to Rick Warren's church believing that abortion should be
kept, "safe and legal". When Barack Obama campaigned for the
U.S. Senate in 2004, his wife wrote a fundraising letter
for him that revealed his support of partial-birth abortion. She said
Obama's position is that the "partial-birth abortion ban . . . is
clearly unconstitutional and must be overturned." Support of
partial-birth abortion goes a lot farther than the politicians who want
abortion to be "safe and legal." Senator Obama actually supports
the barbaric practice of allowing abortionists to kill babies by allowing
them to be partially, born, their skulls punctured and their brains sucked
out. Further, he repeatedly opposed an anti-infanticide
bill in the state of Illinois that only passed after he left.
Killing a child at any stage of life is a violation of God's clear
command, "Thou Shall Do No Murder". In addition,Obama's solution
to the growing AIDS crisis has been and continues to be the widespread
distribution of condoms, not chaste behavior as directed by the Bible.
In
the strongest possible terms, we oppose Rick Warren's decision to ignore
Senator Obama's clear pro-death stance and invite him to Saddleback Church
anyway. If Senator Obama cannot defend the most helpless citizens in our
country, he has nothing to say to the AIDS crisis. You cannot
fight one evil while justifying another. The evangelical church can
provide no genuine help for those who suffer from AIDS if those involved
do not first have their ethic of life firmly rooted in the Word of God.
Accordingly, we call on Pastor Rick Warren to rescind his invitation to
Senator Obama immediately. The millions of silent victims who have died
because of the policies of leaders like Senator Obama demand a response
from those who believe that life is a gift from God. The name of the
seminar at which Senator Obama will be appearing is entitled, " We
Must Work Together." No, Mr. Warren, Mr. Obama, we will
never work with those can support the murder of babies in the womb.
Phyllis
Schlafly, President and Founder, Eagle Forum
Judie
Brown, President, American Life League
Tim
Wildmon, President American Family Association and American Family Radio
Joe
Scheidler, President, Pro-Life Action League
Cheryl
Sullenger, Operation Rescue
Matt
Trewhella, Missionaries to the Preborn
Brannon
Howse, President, Worldview Weekend, Christian Worldview Network
Janet
Folger, President, Faith2Action
Peter
LaBarbera, President, Americans for Truth
Greg
Cunningham, President, Center for Bioethical Reform, Lake Forest,
California
Peggy
Hamill, Director, Pro-Life Wisconsin
Cal
Zastrow, Christian Action for the Preborn
Dr.
Vic Eliason, President, VCY America Radio Network
Ingrid
Schlueter, Host, Crosstalk Radio Talk Show
Kevin
McCullough, Host, Musclehead Revolution, WMCA Radio
Chris
Rosebrough, Capo Valley Church, San Juan Capistrano, California
Rev.
Ken Silva, Apprising Ministries
Linda
Harvey, President, Mission America
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