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J uly 24, 1996 • T he P ortland O bserver P agi B4 A L T E R N A T IV E S Concealment - Exposure Of Evil Works by M akgaret I saacs Since the beginning o f recorded events in the history o f m ankind; he has attem pted to hide or deny his shortcom ings, bad judgem ent, greed, covetousness, selfishness, etc.; but his "sins" have alw ays been exposed for all to see. The length o f tim e it takes for sins to be exposed is not defined, nor is the degree o f punish ment o r retribution; but it is prom ised be God, that every sin has its punishm ent, which will be exacted against the sinner. Since all have sinned, and since the penalty for sin is death; it is only through the love of God that forgiveness com es and only through the death, burial and resur rection o f Jesus C hrist that the wages of sin is paid in full, for all who believe in God, the C reator, G od the R edeem er, and G od, the C om forter and consciousness o f m ankind. In Gen. 3:8 we find Adam and Eve hiding from God; well aware that they had sinned against him. By this same knowledge and reasoning, we, who believe in God, should suspect as not being truthful nor trustworthy, any personts) who acts under cover of darkness. Job 24:16. Suspect any Agency whose staff will not divulge its programs, actions, goals and guide lines openly. Isaiah 29:15 "W oe unto them that seek deep to hide theircoun- sel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say "W ho sees us"? And "W ho knows us."? Proverbs 28:13 says that he that covereth his sins shall not prosper. Isaiah 3 0 :1 (speak ing o f G od-follow ers) "Woe to arebel- lious people that take counsel, but not my counsel, and cover their sins, but not with my Spirit. They do this that they may add sin upon sin". T he w orks o f darkness can be concealed for a little while; but the light will soon shine brightly on these w orks and careers will be ruined and fam ilies will dissolve and freedoms will vanish, for there is a price to pay for all secret hidden sins done in the tw ilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night. Everyone th atev il s e e k s to d o it in the dark, especially secret from the person (s ) they seek to hurt and h arm . Secret m eetings to plan against ch o sen servants o f G od; to plan their evil activ ities with hearts that device wicked imaginations, feel that be swift in running to m ischief. (Prov. 6 : 18). Their thoughts are thoughts o f w ick edness, w asting and destruction are in their paths". T he G odly person m ust not yield or be draw n in by the sw eetness o f their speech; nor their ability to m ake unreasonable acts appear reasonable. G od's servants must be so b eran d vigilant lest we fall into their traps; for they cannot carry out their evil deeds, unless they have the support o f others m ore righteous than they, w hom they can lead astray. Take a hand look at the m otives of those who stir up strife, especially when it is directed against a man called o f G od or against a people of G od Are these m otives G odly or selfish, righteous or unrighteous? B ew are' W h en th e c h ild re n o f G o d am ong the youth o f their spiritual history, to en hance fellow ship and to provide spiritual benefit to partici pating youth through prayer, sacri fice and public w itness. A S esq u icen ten n ial Y outh P il grim age booklet o f songs and prayers has been prepared for each partici pant. T he booklet has hym ns and prayers in E nglish and Spanish, and includes a suggested prayer service to be celebrated w hen the cross ar rives at the parish church, as well as songs and prayers to use in the pro cession from one parish to the next. Each parish will also receive a book let for prayers and petitions “T o gether W e P ray ” . This booklet will provide space for each parish to in clude its prayers for the sesquicen tennial. “T o g eth er W e Pray” also includes vignettes o f archdiocesan h is to ry ta k e n fro m H is to r ic a l Sketches o f the C atholic C hurch in O regon," w ritten by our first A rch bishop, Francis N orbert Blanchet. Each participating parish will be designing a banner for the pilgrim - age, w hich will be carried along the p arish 's pilgrim age route and carried at the Sesquicentennial M ass on July 24. Photographs from each stop on the trip will be collected for a m em o rial booklet to be published later recounting the story and particip a tion during this pilgrim age. The cross being used in the pilgrim age was provided by St. M a ry 's C athedral. It will be housed each night at a parish along the route. For stretches o f the route w hich are too distant to walk, o r unable to be w alked for safety concerns, the pilgrim age cross will be traversed by a van donated for this pilgrim age by L am p h ere’s o f Bea verton. The Y outh Pilgrim age route b e gan at St. John the A postle parish in O regon City on June 20. T he arch diocese w as founded as the A rchdio cese o f O regon C ity in 1846. The pilgrim age cross has been through the T ualatin Vally, to A storia, to Brookings, to M edford and up the W illam ette V alley. It reaches Port land are parishes on Friday, July 19. The G lobal V illage W eb site invites m em bers o f the world co m m unity, horrified and angered by the recent bu rn in g o f S ou th ern churches serving the black co m m unity, to send m essages via the Internet to the m em bers o f the congregations whose churches have been dam aged and destroyed by arson. The G lobal Village can be ac cessed at http://w w w .cyberspace- pr.com /global-village.htm l. M es sages will be posted and forw arded to the respective congregations. Jannati said in a m ass prayer serm on broadcast on state-ru n T ehran radio. “ W e sh o u ld n o t fo rg e t the Jih a d (H o ly W a r) in G o d ’s w ay . A n d G o d is w ith us a n d w ill h e lp u s ,” J a n n a ti, a m e m b e r o f th e p o w e r ful G u a rd ia n C o u n c il, to ld w o r s h ip p e rs w h o r e p o n d e d by c h a n t ing “ D e a th to I s r a e l” an d “ D eath to A m e ric a ." A federal judge Tuesday dismissed a libel suit brought by the Church of Scientology International against Time W;imer Inc over a 1992 Time magazine piece that was highly critical of die church. U.S. District Judge Peter Leisure said no reasonable jury would find actual mal ice in the 10-page article entitled “ Scientology: The Cult of Greed.’’ The Los Angeles-based church alleged that statements made in the 7,500 word piece were false and defamatory. I xist y ear the court di smissed most of the In a speech to the U nited States C ongress on W ednesday, N etanyahu singled out Iran as the main danger in the M iddle East, saying T ehran seek ed to d ev e lo p n u clear arm s T ehran rejected the charges, saying its nuclear sites, unlike Israel’s, were open to international inspection. “T oday they are m aking Iran an issue, because Iran is the great pow er that is standing up to them ... But if they stop being concerned about Iran...they will target other (M o s lem ) states w hich they easily can d evour," Jannati warned. Iran says Israel has no right to ex ist and stro n g ly o p p o ses the M iddle East peace process w hich it rejects as a sell-out o f Palestinian rights. (Britsh Archbishop A t t a c h (Decline In Aloráis T he A rchbishop o f C anterbury, head o f the A nglican/E piscopalian church and its 70 m illion m em bers w orldw ide, spoke out Friday against a decline in m orals, saying religion had been reduced to a hobby in Brit ain. Dr G eorge C arey, said m orality seem ed to have becom e a case o f personal choice. “ It’s a do-it-your self approach W e ’ve lost a sense of right and w rong." he told BBC radio. He added that society w ould perish unless the difference betw een right and w iung was taught. “W hat I want to do is to start a debate w hich looks at the w hole o f m orality and how we can form ch il dren to grow up as m oral and resp o n sible agents in so ciety .” Carey later delivered a keynote speech in the House o f Lords, the uppercham ber o f B ritain's Parliament, on society’s moral and spiritual w ell being in which he com plained that God was "being banished to the realm of the private hobby.” Church attendance in Britain has fallen steadily since the turn of the century and Carey said many people now found it em barrassing to talk about religion or m orality in public. J ourney CATHOLIC COMMUNITY Searching? So Are We. COME AND SEE! SUNDAY 6 P.M. PHONE: 503-323-2406 St. Stephen’s - Corner S. W. 13th & Clay - Portland, OR are to recognize the fruits of darkness; (ie) the denial o f sin; the secret hidden meetings and plans; the conscience filled with dead works, the weak con science; the conscience offensive to man; the accusing of, or excusing of. one another; which shows whose law is written in their hearts. The foolish ness o f man pervereth his ways. And we, as children o f G od, "are to have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather to reprove them (Eph. 5:11). For everyone that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be re proved. Ecclesiastes 12:14. For God shall bring every work intojudgem ent, with every secret,thing. whether it be good, or w hether it be evil. Luke 12:2 For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed; neither hid that shall not be made known. W e, the follower of Christ, are adm onished to "be so ber, be vigilant; because our adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour." I Peter 5:8. A poll published by the Daily Tele graph ncwspaperFnday suggested only one in live people believed Britain had a com m on set of moral standards and nearly 75 percent thought too much moral choice was left to individuals. C arey called for a partnership b e tw een parents and schools as well as betw een the churches and the gov ernm ent. "It w ould be a failure if our schools w ere to produce people with the right skills and aptitudes to take on our "I believe that as citizens we must speak out against the criminals who destroy sanctuaries,” asserted Antonia Inman, creator o f the W eb site. “Thirty churches have been burnt over the past 18 months. As I watched the headlines describe each act o f arson, I wanted to voice my concern for these congrega tions and about the cruelty spawned by racism. "However, I felt it was important that impacted com munities know that many are aware o f and concerned about what has happened. I hope The Global Village site will encourage others to write and send their own messages of hope, condolence and prayer.” Cyberspace Public Relations, of Camarillo, developed The Global Village in 1995 to help small chari ties with huge accomplishments gain an international presence. At the site, W eb surfers can not only protest the burnings, but also learn more about open adoption, infertility, marrow donation, sending letters to troops stationed in Bosnia, and how to sponsor or adopt starving children from Africa. Scientology Libel Suit Vs. Time Warner Dismissed Iran Cleric Urges dio lyw ar On Israel A senior Iranian cleric on F ri day denounced Israeli Prim e M in ister B enjam in N eta n y ah u as a “ m adm an" and urged for Holy W ar against the Jew ish state. “T he enem y will not hold back even if w e do...Y ou see how this m adm an w ho has recently becom e prim e m inister in Israel thinks and w hat he is doing.” A yatollah Ahmad iquity; and the earth shall rise up against him/her. Job 20:27". For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be know n. Luke 12:2. Like the sin o f C ain, it may be done in secret. L ike the sin o f S am p so n , it m ay be p ro m p te d by o th e rs r e lu c ta n tly (Judges 16:16-17). Like the sin of A hab, it may be prom pted by others ( I Kings 21:7, 20). L ike the sin o f H erod, it may be the result o f a fool ish prom ise (M att. 14:6-10). Like the sin o f Pilate, it may be done to please the public (MK. 15:15). A nd like the sin o f the Jews, it may be done in ignorance, Luke 23:34. And G od Says: "They co n sid er not in their hearts that I rem em ber all their w ick edness; Now their doings have beset them about; they are before my face" H osea 7:2). 2 Peter 2:1, "T here are false prophets am ong you even as there are denying the L ord, and shall bring upon them selves sw ift d estru c tion. W e, as children o f God, A lmighty, Extend Support of Church-burning victims y o u th (Pilgrimage Alarms the 150th Anniversary o f the Archdiocese The youth o f the A rchdiocese o f Portland will m ark the 150th anni versary o f the archdiocese by partici pating in a S esquicentenm al Youth Pilgrim age. The P ilgrim age will be gin at St. John the A postle Parish in O regon C ity on June 20, and co n clude at he archdiocesan Sesquicen- tennial M ass on W ednesday, July 24 at the C hiles C enter at the U niversity of Portland. Each parish has an as signed route, and each is planning their ow n activities around this event. Parish program s may include a Mass, spiritual exercises, educational ac tivities, historical reflectio n s and com m unity celebrations. Youth, young adults and adults will participate in a relay which in cludes the passing o f a cross from parish to parish up and dow n the archdiocese. The principal partici pants will be youth ages 13 to 18 years o f age. The Pilgrim age will be a walk o f faith and an opportunity for participating youth to take part in this historical anniversary celebration. Its purpose is to increase aw areness are persecuted, God, him self, meters out the punishment to those who slander and persecute the righteous. C o n sid er S aul/Paul of Tarsus, and his persecution o f the Church. Paul's life was changed and he attem pted to atone for form er sins; but he suffered a thorn in his side even unto death, for his persecution of G od's Church. T hose that p erse cute the Church and/or the man God has called, do so not for good, but for selfish gain; for pow er over others and they justify their actions under the law. They are busy bodies! They walk am ong you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies". (2 Tim . 3:11) They separate the people with evil w hisperings, with slander and talebearing. T hey are like unto poisonous serpents in the bosom of the Church; and there are those am ong you will w orship and follow these serpents for a little while, but the light of G od will shine on their evil activities and their fall will be great. "The heavens will reveal his/her in econom ic com petitors, but w ho can not string tw o sentences together about the m eaning and purpose of life or who have no idea w hat it m eans to be a good citizen and a moral person.” W riting in the Telegraph n ew spa per, Carey said, “Successful busi ness survives on the invisible c u r rency o f trust, integrity and resp o n si bility. W ithout honesty and faithful ness, business degenerates into ch a otic gangsterism ." Summer Day Camp case but heard new arguments on one remaining issue. The article alleged that Scientology, rather than being a bonalide religion, is mganizedforthcpurposeofinakingmoney by legitimate and illegitimate means. The article detai led al leged schemes used by the church to increase its revenues. It also criticized the church on other subjects, including the validity of its belief sy stem, the hannfulnes of its methods of counsel ing and its tactics of combatting critics. “These statements were either n< >t chal lenged by plaintilf or were held to be nonactionable by theCourton thegrounds that no reasonable jury could find that they were published with actual malice," the judge wrote. The remaining issue in the case in- volved the statement that one source of the church’s funds is "the notorious, self-regu- kited stock exchange in Vancouver, B.C., often called the scam capital of the world.” Leisure said he found that the statement was not made with actual malice and was not libelous. The Church of Scientology said in a statement that it would appeal the ruling. Rev. Heber Jentzsch said the judge made no findings in his opinion that the state ments made in the Time article were true. “The court’s silence about falsity is very eloquent. Time shouldn' t find comfi xt in a dubious legal proposition that would shield lies behind bias," he said. Mt Olivet Baptist Church 8501 N. Chautauqua Blvd., at Willis Blvd. Worship Services 8:00am & 11:00am. Church School 9:30 to 10:30am, Bible Study, Wednesdays, 10:30am & 7:00pm Radio Ministry each Sunday, 8:00am on KBMS ATeaching Church With A Reaching Ministry Dr. James E. 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