We have seen in recent weeks the warning signs of persecution that is soon to come. When George W. Bush spoke to the students and faculty of Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC, he stirred up a fire storm of criticism.

This criticism came from the news media, politicians, and liberal religious leaders. The crucifixion of Bob Jones University (BJU) by the media and politicians amounted to religious persecution which will come to all of us who are not politically correct.

The Sin (?) Of BJU

What is the awful sin of BJU, which the news media, liberal religious leaders, and liberal politicians hate? There are three things that the liberals hate about BJU.

(1) They have taught from the inception of the University that interracial dating and marriage is wrong. They have in the past kept it from happening on the campus and among the student body.

(2) They have taught that the Pope and the Roman Catholic is a cult.

(3) They have taught that homosexuality is a sin, and they have refused to allow them on campus.

There are other things, but this is three of the chief reasons why the liberals hate and would like to destroy BJU.

I am not a particular fan of BJU. I have never supported it, and I have never been on their campus. However, these people have every right to teach and practice what they believe.

Whether you agree with BJU on these three things is immaterial, because we all must admit that they have a right to teach what they believe. The United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights guarantee the Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Speech.

Why do the bigots in the news media, and in politics think that they have the right to suppress the beliefs of decent Americans. Where do they think they are? Do they think they are in the Soviet Union, or in Nazi Germany? This school forfeited their tax exemption, because they would not give up their convictions.

Let us look at the Bill of Rights, Article I. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of the speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

The homosexuals, communists, socialists and other radical organizations are mostly promoted by our society today. Homosexuals can educate our children and show them the wonders of their alternate life style, and that is OK with the liberals.

Politicians go to Hollywood and bow and scrape before the ungodly, immoral actors and producers who are destroying this country with their filthy movies.

Rap groups and rock stars can promote murder, lawlessness and immorality, and the news media never makes an outcry. Let a conservative University or institution express their views, and members of the media are burning up the airwaves in protest.

Who Causes The Riots And Lawlessness?

The students of BJU do not incite riots, insurrection, or persecution of anyone. They produce model citizens who are an asset to society. I have never heard of a riot, or lawlessness at this school.

Yet, the media and the politicians coddle up to Al Sharpton, a black preacher in New York, who is a bigot, a racist, and worse. He has produced riots that caused people to die.

The radical homosexuals riot and commit criminal acts, but the liberals coddle them and seek their votes. The liberals are very open minded to all beliefs, except the convictions of conservatives and Bible believers.

Liberal Universities have allowed riots and ungodly behavior on the part of students. They are not judged and condemned by the media. Anything that the liberal schools do is all right, but those who have convictions based on their understanding of the Bible are condemned.

Schools that encourage homosexuality, murdering babies, and socialism are okay, because they are politically correct. A school that gives out contraceptives to the students, and permits males and females living in the same dormitory, are okay according to the liberals. Universities that promote homosexuality are wonderful according to the liberals.

It is time for Bible believers to wake up! Persecution is on the way. Influential people in this country would in a minute destroy fundamental Christians and institutions, if they thought they could get by with it.

The people like Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings, and the various news people from CNN would not resist such an effort. The lying hypocrites in politics would certainly applaud their conduct. We are a thorn in their flesh, and they would like for us all to go out of business.

Why Do People Retreat?

I will not accuse George W. Bush of being a fundamentalist. He certainly is not that, though he does show evidence of being a Christian.

Other presidents, Congressmen, Senators, and politicians have spoken at Bob Jones University. Some of them hold honorary degrees from this institution, yet I have never heard an outcry about anyone doing this until this year.

They are a legitimate University, and anyone who wants to speak there is all right with me.

I am sorry that George W. Bush backed down an offered and apology for going there. He should have stood by his actions. Many politicians have spoken before radical schools, and radical homosexuals, yet they are never required to apologize for going, and for not condemning the errors of these groups.

Enough Is Enough

As far as I am concerned, it is time for decent Americans and fundamental Christians to stand up to the ungodly in this country. We had better speak up now, before we lose the opportunity.

It is sad to see BJU back down on their convictions, if they believed that they were based on the Bible. If they were right in the past, then they are to be right in the present. If they were wrong in the past, then they should change, but not because of pressure from the ungodly.

We should pray for every private school, and every fundamental church that they will not bow to the pressure that is going to be put on them in the days ahead.†

TORCH EDITOR: Pastor Bynum is 100% correct. Persecution toward Bible Believing Christians is on the way. There is not really much difference between the two major political parties. Wait until they pass hate crime legislation. Liberals believe the Bible is hate literature. OUR HOPE IS THE BLESSED HOPE. EVEN SO LORD JESUS COME QUICKLY!!!