WCU Campaign on Behalf of Judge Roy Moore Concludes
Town of Madison Yields
Tammy comes to town, and WCU is there to greet her.
Mount Horeb High x 2
Lunch at Wisconsin Dells High School
The Noisy Day of Silence
Another Firebell in the Night
WCU's Flood Tide of Truth Continues in March & April

May 7, 2002

"But it is good for me to draw near to God:
I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works."
Psalm 73:28

Dear Brethren,

With each passing day, the treachery of the Bush administration becomes more acutely defined for those with eyes to see, ears to hear, and discernment to judge. Mr. Bush and his Attorney General John Ashcroft continue to use the power of the federal government to advance all manner of evil, including the agenda of New Sodom. I have documented all of this in depth on "The Heart of the Matter" radio program ever since the presidential campaign of 2000. The truth is, George W. Bush has arguably done more to advance the cause of the devil than any other president this nation has ever had the misfortune with whom to be afflicted. Certainly if the Church of Jesus Christ had given Bill Clinton the sort of blind allegiance many Christians have given Mr. Bush, he would have no doubt outdone his fellow internationalist. They did not, and he did not. However, in an amazing display of desperate deception, many Christians continue to judge unrighteous judgment and cling to the notion that Mr. Bush is their Christian brother in spite of his open idolatry and syncretism and in spite of his abominable justification of the wicked (Proverbs 17:15, Romans 13:1-7). It is past time Christians woke up and put their faith in God, not man. It is clear that the Lord is not going to allow the Church of Jesus Christ to shirk her duties. Politicians are not going to roll back the black tide of evil which has crested and crashed over America when the vast majority of Christians continue to live like the world, trust in men, compromise God's eternal precepts, and shun sacrifice and conflict for the cause of Christ. God will glorify Himself through His people, or He will do it through judgment and destruction (Isaiah 59); but He will not do it through compromised political animals mumbling, "God bless America," for the sake of opinion polls and timid Christians clinging with sweaty palms to their reputations, worldly ways, material possessions, and ungodly peace, peace.

What I am saying is this: the enemies of God are advancing on many fronts. When I say enemies of God, I am not engaging in hyperbole. The level of degradation and brutality of which many people in this land are capable is staggering. Most Christians have only seen the tip of that iceberg. Those of us who minister in the streets, wrestle in the courts, and monitor the e-mail networks and writings of the enemy know firsthand the growing intensity and barbarity which now exists in the hearts and minds of millions of Americans who are given over to "reprobate mind[s]" (Romans 1:28) and are "past feeling" (Ephesians 4:19). These truly are children of the devil, and they will bring about a hell on earth in America if the children of God do not start trusting Him, praying fervently, and acting boldly on behalf of His righteous precepts. Jesus did not mince any words in this regard. He said, "Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid." Our Lord could not have been more plain. If the church in any age in any nation is not willing to be salt and light, then that church will be trod under the foot of men, the enemies of God. There is only one way the forces of hell will be turned back in this nation; and that is by Christians repenting of their apathy and worldliness and taking an unapologetic stand for truth and righteousness in the midst of this depraved generation, all the while preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Recently, I did some open-air preaching to students on a college campus. As many young people earnestly listened to the gospel, several sodomites, male and female, did their best to interfere with the preaching. This is not unusual. The foot soldiers of New Sodom are the vanguard of an incredibly perverse, violent culture which will one dark day come to full fruition if the followers of Jesus Christ do not put on the full armor of God and publicly stand for His righteousness. Here in Wisconsin in recent years, the sodomite juggernaut has slowed down considerably, as even attested to by the comments of Sodom's most optimistic cheerleaders. I believe that is because there is a righteous, active, aggressive remnant of Christians in this state whose allegiance is to the Lord Jesus Christ and that has come to realize there are no shortcuts to rescue, revival, and reformation. These are the ones who are praying fervently, giving sacrificially, street preaching, passing out tracts, holding elected officials accountable, publicly standing against preborn baby killing, reproving all manner of unfruitful works of darkness, and yes, standing up to New Sodom in the name of Jesus. God is blessing this slowly rising tide of righteousness, just as He promises He will. I am thankful to be able to labor with so many of you, unsung heroes all, in so many different ways, including through Wisconsin Christians United, a ministry dedicated to educating the people of Wisconsin with the truth about homosexuality, sharing the gospel, and one day seeing homosexual acts recriminalized in our state. May the Lord bless each of you in this critical hour with an increased devotion to His cause and a decreased concern for your own comfort.

Pastor Ralph Ovadal
Director, Wisconsin Christians United

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WCU Action Highlights
March & April, 2002

WCU Campaign on Behalf of Judge Roy Moore Concludes

On April 17, WCU sent a statement of support signed by 184 pastors from forty-one states to Judge Roy Moore who has been under siege for his lawful ruling and biblically-based opinion in a child custody case which featured an open lesbian attempting to gain custody of several children she had several years ago voluntarily given up to their father, her former husband. Since that ruling was handed down, a number of "religious groups and leaders" have excoriated Judge Moore publicly, in the name of Christ. We also released our statement, complete with signatures, to the press. Now the media and the public have heard from the true Church of Jesus Christ! May the Lord use this effort to greatly encourage Judge Moore and his fellow justices! Back to top.

Town of Madison Yields

On January 7, two Christians with WCU were arrested for displaying a 16' banner reading "Homosexuality is sin!" on a pedestrian overpass on Highway 12/18 in the Town of Madison. Mike Foht and Wes Neill were arrested for standing on the overpass holding the banner up to the wire cage for motorists on the multi-lane highway below to read. WCU contacted the American Family Center for Law and Policy for help. AFA then sent a letter asking the Town of Madison to drop the charges against Wes and Mike. When that request was refused, AFA's Michael DePrimo filed a federal lawsuit which resulted in Town of Madison officials capitulating on April 8. Both charges were dropped as well as the ordinance under which the arrests were made. On April 10, WCU conducted another overpass picket on the same site, this time with signs and banners over traffic lanes in both directions. The Town of Madison police chief sent an officer to stand by and make sure that we were not harassed or attacked. Praise the Lord for this victory and for the American Family Center for Law and Policy (www.afa.net / phone: 662-680-3886). On April 10, WCU also conducted a well-received, highly effective overpass picket in the City of Madison. Back to top.

Tammy comes to town, and WCU is there to greet her.

In March, Congresslesbian Tammy Baldwin conducted a speaking tour through her district. A special flyer exposing Tammy Baldwin's immoral, socialist positions and sharing the gospel was given out at events in Monroe, Baraboo, and Portage. In Monroe, WCU's Mike Foht shared the gospel with Tammy. Back to top.

Mount Horeb High x 2

On March 18, WCU met students arriving at Mount Horeb High School. WCU lit and gospel tracts were given to the students, one-on-one witnessing took place as well as preaching, and a large banner reading "Homosexuality is sin!" was displayed. The students heard and read much-needed truth. One girl was so convicted of sin that she wept (II Corinthians 7:10). Several teachers showed their contempt for God's eternal truth as did a handful of parents, one by parking her car in a traffic lane in an attempt to block students from reading WCU's banner. Later that day, school officials allowed homosexual students to put up a number of "gay liberation" banners in classroom windows - banners that stayed up for weeks! That night, a group of MHHS students visited Pilgrims Covenant Church and graffitied it with paper sodomite flags before being chased off by a dog belonging to a family who lives in the church building.

The fascist heart of the sodomite movement was once more revealed as that series of events led to extensive media coverage which reached into states beyond Wisconsin and, most encouraging, garnered some supportive remarks from local police. So, once again what the enemy meant for harm God used for good. On April 8, WCU went back to Mt. Horeb and lit dropped every home and business with the WCU brochure "What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality." We also surrounded the school with biblical messages on signs and banners as the students were getting out for the day. Many one-on-one conversations took place with the students, and a good number of salvation tracts and WCU lit was given out. One bus driver made a serious attempt to hit a sign held by a Christian woman with WCU and several parents attempted to start fights; but on the reverse side of the coin, two Christian boys came out of the school and, in front of their peers, thanked WCU for taking a stand for God's eternal truth! Ironically, after the ministry event, an older, raging sodomite called me and warned, "Stay away from the kids!" Back to top.

A familiar scene: Mike Foht shares the gospel with Wisconsin Dells students. “. . . but the greatest of these is charity” 1 Corinthians 13:13.

Lunch at Wisconsin Dells High School

On March 18, WCU was in the Wisconsin Dells area lit dropping. At noon we set up our 16' "Homosexuality is sin!" banner on the public sidewalk facing the large glass windows of the Wisconsin Dells High School cafeteria. The reaction of students was immediate and extreme as a large number poured out of the school to hurl snowballs, fruit, filthy language, and threats at us. School administration officials at first did little to restrain the students; and in fact, one official repeatedly screamed at us, "Leave now!" while threatening to have us arrested. Police arriving on the scene upheld WCU's free speech rights; so the teacher's next tactic was to chase the students back into the school building and not allow them to interact with us. However, several students stood up for their rights and not only spent time talking to us, but also requested literature to distribute to their peers. It was obvious that many students were shocked by the violent reaction of the sodomites and their supporters. It was gratifying to see those students, in many instances with obvious fear and trembling, gradually come out of the school and ask for WCU lit and gospel tracts to pass out. At the same time, the students who were crowded against the long glass front of the school cafeteria making lewd gestures were slowly elbowed aside by students giving WCU the thumbs up. When one boy student taped a pro-homosexual sign on the window, we witnessed a girl reach past him with great determination and tear it down! One girl yelled to us, "You guys are awesome; thank you for coming!" Another girl who took literature to pass out said, "I am so sick of lesbians hitting on me!" Praise the Lord for the way the Holy Spirit used the presence of WCU Christians to expose the wickedness and violence which is the heart of New Sodom and to provoke a number of WDHS students into standing up for righteousness. Please pray that the seeds sown will bear much fruit and that many students will repent and call upon the name of the Lord for salvation now that they have heard the gospel. Back to top.

The mob begins to form at Oregon High. “. . . that with all boldness they may speak your word” Acts 4:29.

The Noisy Day of Silence

On April 10, an organized propaganda campaign took place in the government schools across America. In order to bring attention on homosexuals and the supposed persecution which they face, "gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender" students and their allies in the relatively small number of participating schools committed to spending the day in complete silence. Supportive teachers wore rainbow ribbons in some schools. The adult sodomite groups who actually run this effort were hoping to use it to exclusively gain the ear of the public through the media. In many areas, this was not to be, thanks to a counter-campaign organized by WCU. As they arrived for the Day of Silence, students in seven states were met by Christians holding signs with biblical messages and handing out the WCU brochure "What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality." Each brochure had a salvation tract in it as well. In Wisconsin, twelve of the twenty-two participating Day of Silence high schools were covered by Christians handing out that literature, holding signs, preaching, and witnessing one-on-one.

The official Oregon High School sign covered with a “gay liberation” flag—April 10, 2002. “Who . . . not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them” Romans 1:32.

Subsequent to April 10, reports have poured into WCU's office, speaking of young people forever changed by hearing the plain truth of God's Word. Of course, there are also reports of truth-bearing Christians being the recipients of the fury of hell. For instance, a team led by a Milwaukee pastor ran into a buzz saw of hatred and even violence outside of Pius XI High School in Milwaukee. As teachers looked on, students cursed, mocked, and even engaged in sexual touching of each other. Students not only unleashed a torrent of verbal threats against the Christians, but one elderly Christian man also was physically shoved around.

Pastor Ovadal teaches a Middleton High School English class. “Wisdom crieth without; she utter her voice in the streets” Proverbs 1:20.

A team I led ran into a similar situation at Oregon High School during a noontime visit when a large mob of students, some wearing all black and some not wearing much of anything, mocked and threatened us. They also threw things at us, spit on our signs, and hit them with sticks. Police on the scene were, shall we say, liberal in what they allowed the students to do. In spite of that, much truth was shared with the students from the Scriptures; and it was clear that a number of the listeners were deeply touched by God's powerful Word. By contrast, the only trouble my team ran into on our morning ministry at Middleton High School came from teachers who did their best to convince students to throw the WCU lit and Bible tracts that we gave them into a waste basket which one of the teachers brought out to the sidewalk. One teacher also threatened us with physical violence. Nevertheless, at least six hundred students accepted our literature, taking it into the school where it no doubt achieved a very high readership throughout the day. But the best was yet to come. As we were standing in a circle by our cars praying at the end of the event, an English teacher approached with his entire class and asked if I would be interested in a Q and A session. To this, I gladly acquiesced and for the next twenty minutes spoke with the class on a wide range of related issues including homosexuality, the role of the Christian in society, the relationship of God's law to America's founding documents, and of course most importantly, the only way to achieve right standing with God and escape eternity in hell. The incident left us marveling at God's love for the world (John 3:16) and His willingness to use Christians who are willing to be used! I have no doubt that a number of young hearts were changed forever on April 10, in schools both in Wisconsin and in six other states! Much to the dismay of Sodom's strategists, the WCU-organized outreach also provoked media coverage from coast to coast on radio and in such newspapers as the San Francisco Chronicle. Back to top.

WCU overpass picket: A motorist's view. "...what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops" Matthew 10:27.

Another Firebell in the Night

On April 24, Judge Paul Higginbotham finally handed down his verdict in the case resulting from my preaching to a lewd woman on the Mazo Beach parking lot. In a written decision which was breathtaking in its bias and seething with animus toward me, the Word of God, and all true Christians, Higginbotham equated me to a gang leader, ridiculed my biblical beliefs, and even violated rules of evidence! With contempt dripping from his pen, he wrote of "angry fundamentalists" and labeled the preaching of the gospel "truculent." He called our deeply held convictions, including our opposition to hundreds of nude adults cavorting in front of nude children, "captious." There is much I could say about this situation which has outraged Christians across America; but for the sake of space, I will content myself with simply providing in this mailing a news release WCU put out and also telling you that my attorney, Jim Donohoo, is petitioning the court for a new trial with a different judge. Mr. Donohoo was outraged at Higginbotham's wretched decision, saying it is the most unethical one he has ever seen. I deeply appreciate Jim Donohoo. He not only has donated much time to this case; but most importantly, his heart has also been in it, and he grasps its significance. Were we to allow Judge Higginbotham's ruling and words to stand unchallenged, we would be giving consent to a most dangerous form of tyranny. For the sake of righteousness, the weak and the innocent, Christian liberty, and our posterity, we must not and we will not do so. In the end, this too will be used by the Lord for His purposes. Please contact Governor Scott McCallum and tell him to do his duty and shut down the nudity on the state-run beach at Mazomanie. Tell him to forget about giving you that tired song and dance routine about public nudity not being unlawful in and of itself. Let him know that you will not be blackmailed into voting for him as the lesser of evils if he does not put an end to the wretched, dangerous, evil situation on the Mazo Beach. With McCallum in a close race, now is the time to appeal to him to do the right thing. And keep praying (Luke 18:1-8)!

Governor Scott McCallum
Room 1156 East, State Capitol, Madison, WI 53702
phone: 608-266-1212 • fax: 608-267-8983 • wisgov@mail.state.wi.us

Important Note: My report on Mazo Beach will not be published until sometime next fall due to the fact that we are still collecting information for it.

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WCU's Flood Tide of Truth Continues in March & April

• I was blessed to do dozens of radio, television, and newspaper interviews in the last few months and to appear as a guest on a number of talk radio programs, both secular and Christian.

• WCU residential lit drops took place in the following towns: LaCrosse, Reedsburg, Wisconsin Dells, Lake Delton, Monroe, Mount Horeb, Spring Green, Delavan, Wauwatosa, Madison, Dodgeville; and Warsaw, Indiana. At several of the towns listed, WCU also conducted prophetic pickets at busy intersections in the towns lit dropped. At one such picket, a Christian police officer called to the scene could barely contain his delight with seeing Christians displaying signs reading "Homosexuality is sin" and "Christ can set you free." The officer requested copies of WCU lit to give his sergeant saying, "He really needs it!" Response to WCU pickets in smaller towns has become overwhelmingly positive while in larger cities it is usually about half good and half bad. One thing has become obvious over the last decade of WCU ministry - the more truth that is publicly shared about homosexuality and the more Christians who publicly stand up for that truth, the more New Sodom's support base is eroded.

• Individual Christians lit dropped WCU brochures in the following towns: Waukesha, Muskego, Wisconsin Rapids, New Berlin, Green Bay area; Tombstone, Arizona; and Standford, Kentucky.

• A Christian missionary continues to conduct monthly lit drops for WCU in Oshkosh and Appleton, lit dropping the same 1,200 homes every month with a different WCU brochure. Once he has dropped the homes with all six of our brochures, he begins another cycle with 1,200 new homes.

• WCU lit was sent on request to individuals from Colfax, Waukesha, Wisconsin Rapids, and to pastors in New York state and the Philippines.

• WCU lit was sent to a religion class teacher of a West Bend church who passed it out to students.

• Literature was distributed on the Beloit College campus by WCU. 

• WCU lit and salvation tracts were handed out at twenty schools in seven states during the recent sodomite "Day of Silence" event on April 10.

• Christians handed out WCU literature to students at West Allis High School on April 26 and during WCU events at Mount Horeb and Wisconsin Dells High Schools on March 18.

• WCU literature was handed out at Representative Tammy Baldwin speaking engagements in three cities.

• During the months of March and April, WCU distributed 20,000 copies of our "What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality" - 20,000 of just that one brochure! Thousands of copies of our other brochures and some special literature was also distributed during that time as well as 17,500 salvation tracts! Thank you to those who made this possible. The more financial support WCU gets, the more truth the state will get! All gifts to WCU go directly into literature and the cost of conducting ministry outreach. WCU has no paid employees, and we strive to keep our overhead at a bare minimum so that every hard-earned dollar donated goes as far as possible on behalf of righteousness and the cause of Christ.

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