U.S. Military Warned about Christian Extremists

Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life.  No man comes to the Father except through me."

Wow!  Those are some very INTOLERANT words!  The U.S. Military might even label those as EXTREME words...and worthy of issuing a warning about those who actually believe them.

Soldiers in the U.S. military have been told in a training briefing that evangelical Christians are the No. 1 extremist threat to America – ahead of groups like the Muslim Brotherhood, KKK, Nation of Islam, al-Qaida, Hamas and others.

“Men and women of faith who have served the Army faithfully for centuries shouldn’t be likened to those who have regularly threatened the peace and security of the United States,” said Col. (Ret.) Ron Crews, executive director of the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty. “It is dishonorable for any U.S. military entity to allow this type of wrongheaded characterization. It also appears that some military entities are using definitions of ‘hate’ and ‘extreme’ from the lists of anti-Christian political organizations. That violates the apolitical stance appropriate for the military.”

A slide titled “Religious Extremism” lists multiple organizations such as the Muslim Brotherhood, al-Qaida, Hamas, the Nation of Islam, the Ku Klux Klan and the Christian Identity movement as examples of extremist groups.

However, the first group on the list is evangelical Christianity. Catholicism and ultra-orthodox Judaism are also on the list of religious extremist organizations.

The material describes religious extremism as those having beliefs, attitudes, feelings or actions that are “far removed from the ordinary.” It then elaborates by saying that “every religion has some followers that believe that their beliefs, customs and traditions are the only ‘right way’ and that all others practicing their faith the ‘wrong way.’”

Read more at http://mobile.wnd.com/2013/04/military-warned-evangelicals-no-1-threat/#BI8XE7eYGT2EQQ8M.99

It would appear that this may be another foreshadowing of what is coming for those who adhere to Christ's words. 

This shouldn't surprise us.  Christ went on to tell us that the world WILL hate us...because the world hated Christ first.

I hope the rapture comes first...but just in case it doesn't, all of us should be setting our hearts and minds on what we will do and say if one day the words of Christ are labeled as "hate speech."

Will we be ashamed of Christ's clear words?  Or will we continue to teach them...no matter what?

Will our local church continue to preach them...even if it means losing our tax-exempt status?

Hat tip to Bob K.