Adventists and Catholics Unite to Promote Faith Taking back Sunday

VOL. 9 NO. 5 - “Contending for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.” Jude 3
Adventists and Catholics
Unite to Promote Faith
Religious Groups Join Together to Launch Faith Counts
PRNewswire.com | Oct. 8, 2014
Today, major faith groups in
the United States announced
the launch of Faith Counts
[faithcounts.net], a multi-faith
organization aimed at promoting the value of faith. The centerpiece of Faith Counts is a
social media campaign that
tells powerful stories about
how faith inspires, empowers,
motivates and comforts billions
of people.
(Above) Elder Daniel R. Jackson,
President of the NAD and (Below) Faith Counts will emphasize
Archbishop Lori partners in inter- the significant contributions of
faith to individuals and to socifaith collaboration.
ety. The initiative came about
as the leadership of several major religious groups recognized
a need, and an opportunity to
harness their collective influence to simply to remind people that faith plays a positive
role in society.
Speaking on behalf of the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bish—continued on page 4
Taking back Sunday
The Gazette-Virginian | October 24, 2014
Sunday Law through Stealth:
Lessons from 1893—Part 2
It will ever be the duty
of God’s faithful
watchmen to defend
the rights and religious
liberty of the religious
minorities from the
oppression of the national institutions that
are in apostasy.
Alonzo Jones is an
example of what God’s faithful standard bearers will do when the final crisis finally comes upon us.
In 1892, after suffering previous defeats in 1888 and 1889, the Sunday law
agitators were able to make up some ground again with regards to a National Sunday Law. This time they found a new champion to push through
a Sunday measure. His name was Alfred Hold Colquitt. Colquitt was a US
Senator from Georgia who was in office during this time. He was also a
preacher and an ardent promoter of establishing several “moral” Christian
laws in America. Aware of the previous failures of 1888, Senator Colquit
introduced his own version of a Sunday Law through Senate Bill #2168 to
the Committee on Education and Labor on February 11, 1892. The purpose
of this bill was “To prohibit opening on Sunday any exhibition or exposition for which the United States Government makes appropriations.”
This laid the groundwork for what was about to take place. The bill was
essentially saying that if the US Government were to fund any major event,
fairs or otherwise, Sunday would have to be kept sacred. This was done in
anticipation of the largest, most significant commercial event in the history
of the United States—The Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World Fair of 1893. Even though this bill failed to pass through the
Senate, it inspired another effort to push through a Sunday Law. This second measure was introduced through the House of Representatives called
H. R. 7520 and stated: “Sunday Civil Bill,
—continued on page 3
Should Adventists Collaborate in
Interfaith Endeavors with Babylon
Across the nation, on Sunday mornings most people are home. Most in our
country are not in church on Sunday mornings. How did it get that way?
What are the costs of life, family and society? More than we could ever
imagine! These could be the most important words you have ever read.
The top leadership in the Seventh-day Adventist Church are working
together with the top leadership in the Roman Catholic church, The
United States Catholic Conference of Bishops, Rome’s highest authority
in America, to promote faith. But do these interfaith relationships undermine the Seventh-day Adventist mission and message?
When God said, “Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy,” he was
setting up a schedule of life for the people of God. Do it, and we will be
blessed. Do it not, and we miss out on the most important 60 minutes of
the week.
We know that no one can prevent believers from expressing their faith or
from participating in worship or in evangelism. Both the Bible and the
US Constitution, defends the rights of the people to not just practice
their religion, but also to talk to people about faith, namely evangelize!
We can say that morality has declined, and it has. But if all those kids
were in church learning what Jesus teaches about love, respect, hard work
and honesty, the school day would be much different.
But what about interfaith collaborations? Are we obligated to engage in
collaborations or religious ceremonies whose aims are to unite religions
in ways that can harm the believers of our faith? Obviously, this must
not be allowed to take place.
Our society is rapidly approaching the state of the immoral and corrupt
Roman Empire just before it fell. Corrupt politicians, polarization, the
acceptance of sin as a norm. And yes, people not in church are a big part
of the cause.
I am proposing a campaign across America, which begins with the people who read these words that we take back the Sabbath. God wants us to
find the benefits and blessings of his original intent for it, and he will energize and support that effort. The other option is a continuation of the deterioration of society resulting in abject failure as a human race.
Sunday morning, you see, is where dreams begin. Sunday morning is
where life gets its meaning. Everything around us may be going crazy, but
God is always the same. He gives us a center, a jumping off point, a perspective which can come from nowhere else. Jesus said, as a 12 year old,
“Didn’t you know I should be in my Father’s house?”
Editor’s Note: Brethren, they want to “take back” the Sunday issue up
again! The mark of the beast is just before us! It is time to wake up and
prepare the people for what is ahead. This is exactly what the prophet has
declared would be done. Please read Great Controversy p. 587.
“Can two walk together, except they be agreed?” Amos 3:3.
Freedom of religion, protests the faith of people. Freedom from interfaith collaborations also keeps the faith pure and avoids problematic
situations for the believers.
“It was by associating with idolaters and joining in their festivities that
the Hebrews were led to transgress God’s law and bring His judgments
upon the nation. So now it is by leading the followers of Christ to associate with the ungodly and unite in their amusements that Satan is most
successful in alluring them into sin.” Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 458.
“God requires of His people now as great a distinction from the world, in
customs, habits, and principles, as He required of Israel anciently. If they
faithfully follow the teachings of His word, this distinction will exist; it
cannot be otherwise. The warnings given to the Hebrews against assimilating with the heathen were not more direct or explicit than are those
forbidding Christians to conform to the spirit
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—continued from page 1 “Sunday Law through Stealth”
—continued from page 1 “Adventist Interfaith Endeavors”
loaning $5 million dollars to the Chicago World’s Fair, conditioned on Sunday closing.” This House Bill was passed and became law on August 5,
1892. Through this appropriation bill to fund a major event, the Sunday agitators finally achieved their objective, through stealth.
The City of Chicago and the planners of the event accepted the money along
with the Sunday Closing measure. All they cared was about the money.
They would have to close the fair on Sundays. But this was not just any fair.
This was a fair that would last 6 months and would commemorate the 400
year anniversary, 1492-1892, of Columbus reaching America in 1492. People from around the world would attend to showcase the latest technological
advances, building and architectural engineering, foods, entertainment, arts,
innovations and inventions.
On May 1, 1893 the fair opened. In just the first 3 months of the 6 month
long event, more than one-third of the US population visited the World's
Columbian Exposition in Chicago. That was truly a historical event. And the
Sunday agitators we happy. They had planned their moves and achieved
their objectives through “government funding.”
Yet, unknown to everyone, because of the financial success of the fair, the
event planners for the Chicago World Fair retracted the condition of staying
closed on Sunday. They saw a financial benefit for staying open seven days.
So they opened the fair on Sunday and all 65,000 booths and exhibits began
their business and the people came in droves, hundreds of thousands daily. It
was a huge financial success.
This caused a volatile response from the angered Sunday Law agitators who
demanded that everything be closed immediately. They began to picket and
campaign with the strongest denunciations that the “Lord’s day” stop being
desecrated. It began a national debate and the Sunday agitators began to
lobby Congress to enforce the law. A hotly contested debate began from
secularist that this was an infringement of the 1st Amendment. The debate
became so engrossed that even the Roman Catholic Church took advantage
of all controversy over Sunday Closing.
The famous Roman Catholic Cardinal Gibbons from Chicago gave his famous “Rome’s Challenge” during the 1893 Chicago World Fair in the publication called Catholic Mirror. He wrote a series of articles that openly challenged Protestants as to why they keep Sunday and why are they fighting for
something the belongs the Roman Catholic Church. The articles were featured in the September 2, 1893, September 9, 1893, September 16, 1893,
September 23, 1893 issues of the Catholic Mirror. Rome was laughing at all
the controversy as they saw the Protestant churches fighting to establish
their own doctrine. Sounds familiar? This is exactly what we will soon see
in the future. Rome had put the world to challenge—ROME’S challenge.
Again, for the glory of God, Alonzo Jones met that challenge. He did it in
1888 and 18889. Now once again in1892 and 1893 he took up the challenge
to speak in defense of religious liberty and to denounce the oppression by
the national churches in using the arm of the state to impose their religion,
as God has commanded us to do. [Please read The Eternal Gospel Herald
Vol. 9 No. 4.] In 1892 and 1893 Jones stood before the U.S. Congress and
spoke to the “House Committee on Columbian.” Not only did he speak
again the breach in both the Bible and the US Constitution, but this time he
came with a signed petition of more that 350,000 signatures from US citizens who were opposed to the Sunday Law. Jones “respectfully dedicated”
his speech to each of his signers.
As a result the government held its peace and allowed the fair to stay open
on Sunday even though the Sunday agitators managed to convince the people not to attend on Sundays. In the end the Sunday crowds remained small,
but God’s people once again obtained a victory in defense of religious liberty.
What can we learn from this lesson? Throughout all the ordeal of the 1893
Chicago World Fair (Columbian Exposition) there were two clear voices
that stood out from all the conflicting voices, debates, and confusion. (1)
Rome’s clear call that Sunday is her “mark” and all those who support this
institution is honoring the papacy and not the Lord of the Bible. (2) Alonzo
Jones stood out on the side of truth and righteousness. God will always have
a people who will step up at every crisis to meet the challenge. Praise God!
A group of interfaith worshipers joining hands in solidarity.
and customs of the ungodly.” Ibid., p. 458.
Many feel that our historic faith, with its special truths, has been lost or
even distorted due to our involvement in interfaith collaborations. The
interfaith movement seeks to find agreements between religions and
conditions participants to develop a non-threatening, non-judgmental
attitude. Interfaith relationships tend to avoid proselytism and leave
people where they are, in Babylon.
This uniform, ecumenical spirit has been embraced by the whole
world. Catholics, Protestants, Muslims, pagans, the New Agers, and
even atheists have embraced of interfaith collaborations and ecumenism. The spirit and message of ecumenism is a call to everyone to
“Come in,” which is the counterfeit unity that Jesus will have in the
end.
That message goes against the clear call and mission of the Seventh
Day Adventist people. The very heart of the Three Angels’ Messages is
the call to Babylon to “Come out!” This is why we even have a Seventh
Day Adventist movement. It is because our Pioneers were obedient to
this call and preached this message with power. Are we to now silence
the voice of the 2nd and 4th angel?
“I was shown three steps—the first, second, and third angels’ messages. Said my accompanying angel, ‘Woe to him who shall move a
block or stir a pin of these messages.’ ” Early Writings, p. 258.
The reason for the Second Angel’s Message is so that God’s people can
worship Him and keep His commandments. How can we continue in
the fellowship of Babylon and keep the Sabbath? It is impossible.
God’s people must come out so as to worship God in spirit and in truth.
“And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto
him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve
[worship] me.” Exodus 8:1.
People cannot serve God, nor worship Him as long as they are in an
“Egyptian” or “Babylonian” captivity. God wants us to be free and the
Sabbath is a sign of freedom from the bondage of Egypt and sin.
“And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that
the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and
by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee
to keep the sabbath day.” Duet. 5:15.
The interfaith movement will entice you to come in. Just as the serpent
seduced Eve with fair speech, in this same way the ecumenical movement will tell you that you can keep your Sabbath and still be part of
them. And many Seventh-day Adventist leaders have fallen for this deception. We have joined them even though we still keep our Sabbath.
But we have forgotten that we are not just commanded to keep the Sabbath day holy. Revelation 14:6-12 tell us that we must also BOLDY
PROCLAIM the seventh-day Sabbath truth to all the world. And we
must also BOLDLY warn everyone, the fallen churches included, that
“SUNDAY” worship when it is enforced by law is the mark of the
Beast, and not just “any other day of the week” as Elder Ted Wilson
has stated publicly. Recently he has stated that the mark of the beast
—The Editors
can apply to any day of the week. When we fulfill this part of the work,
We have a tremendous opportunity to ACT and to proceed with actions. We that of proclaiming the truth, this will bring an end to interfaith collabohave started an online petition asking the President, the U.S. Senate, and the rations. When we are not doing this work, these interfaith collaboraU.S. House of Representatives to repeal the 1961 Supreme Court decisions up- tions will continue and people will perish for the lack of knowledge.
To stand in defense of truth and righteousness when the majority forsake us,
to fight the battles of the Lord when champions are few—this will be our
test. At this time we must gather warmth from the coldness of others, courage from their cowardice, and loyalty from their treason.” Testimonies, Vol.
5, p. 136.
holding Sunday laws. Join us and please sign up and tell all of Washington,
—The Editors
D.C. “NO!” to Sunday Laws. Visit us at: www.change.org/u/sundaylaws
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“And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.” Luke 21:28
US Representative in Rome to push for Global
Convent of World Religions, Breitbart.com, October 25, 2014—Rome provides a “neutral brokerage” where religious leaders can work together for peace, says Jerry White, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of
Conflict and Stabilization Operations. (Rev. 17)
Time to establish a new world order, says Putin,
International, October 29, 2014—Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on the international community to establish a new world order
with the aim of preventing future conflicts.
Top United Methodist Council Affirms Reinstatement of Minister Who Officiated SameSex ‘Wedding,’ Christiannews.net | October
27, 2014—Citing procedural errors, a top
United Methodist judicial council has affirmed the reinstatement of a Pennsylvania
minister who was defrocked last year after he
refused to neither repent for officiating a
same-sex “marriage” or to relinquish his ministerial license over his rebellion against
Church law.
NYPD Equips Officers With Biometric
Smartphones, Govtech.com, October 24,
2014—New York Police Department officers
and vehicles are to be outfitted with new
technology as part of a $160 million program
that will lead to fewer arrests and more summonses after being fully implemented next
year, Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters on
Oct. 23.
Pope Francis says evolution is real and God is
no wizard, Washington Times, October 28,
2014—Delivering an address to the Pontifical
Academy of Sciences, Pope Francis said that
there was no contradiction between believing
in God as well as the prevailing scientific
theories regarding the expansion of our universe.
Celery may help kill cancer, Natural News,
October 23, 2014—If you need another reason to add more celery into your diet, researchers have now identified a compound in
the vegetable that demonstrates anti-tumor
activity. Effective against several types of
cancer — including those of the pancreas,
ovaries, liver, small intestine, stomach, lung
and breast.
The End of Another Year
—continued from page 1 “Adventists Catholics Unite”
“Everywhere there are men who should be out in active
ministry, giving the last message of warning to a fallen
world. The inhabitants of the ungodly cities so soon to be
visited by calamities have been cruelly neglected. The time
is near when large cities will be swept away, and all should
be warned of these coming judgments. But who is giving to
the accomplishment of this work the wholehearted service
that God requires?” Evangelism, p. 29.
ops, Archbishop William Lori, states, "Religious faith is an integral part of our
society and needs to be lifted up and celebrated. Faith prompts acts of kindness
every day, in every community of our nation. It also connects us to God and to
each other as members of the human family. We are so pleased to be a part of
Faith Counts, which can make a real difference in the lives of so many."
This very reason is why we make every sacrifice to move
forward with the challenge to widen every opportunity to
win souls for Christ. This year alone, by God’s grace we
have accomplished so much for the building up of God’s
kingdom.
Every day we are receiving calls, letters, and emails from
every part of the world. Thousands of free books and literature are being sent to these precious souls who are hungry
for truth. We are in the closing work and we have a message
of salvation, mercy, and warning. And together we have
been called for such an hour as this. There can be no question that the work of the Three Angels’ Messages is long
overdue today.
For this reason and for God’s glory this year alone, we were
able to expand our radio programs not only in the Spanish
communities, but also in English and in French. The Voice
of the Eternal Gospel is being from Florida to California,
the Caribbean, Central and South America. Again, this work
is only possible by God’s grace and the sacrificing efforts of
many of you who also feel the urgency of engaging in this
work. As we end this year, this is an occasion for expressing
to all our faithful believers, our sincerest appreciation for
uniting with us in spreading the truth. Your prayers and
your end-of-the year financial gifts and support are greatly
appreciated. God bless you all.
Kerry Troup, spokeswoman for Faith Counts, adds, "We're finding that, in spite
of a growing sense that faith is not something to talk about, and a culture that
marginalizes faith, people are actually hungry for our message about faith. Our
hope is that people who see our work, regardless of what religion they are, will
have a better appreciation for the value of faith, feel inspired to share these stories
and ultimately feel good about expressing how faith makes them who they are."
Elder Daniel R. Jackson, President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in
North America, states, "Millions of Americans of every religion are motivated by
their faith to go and serve the most vulnerable among us. Their gracious acts can
be seen in soup kitchens, hospitals, schools, homeless shelters and many other
humanitarian causes. Faith Counts will serve as a gentle reminder about these and
other positive and meaningful attributes of faith in society."
Jasjit Singh, executive director of the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF), notes "Faith Counts has a refreshingly simple message: faith is a good thing. We are drawn to the Faith Counts campaign because it
reflects our belief in the tremendous societal value of all faiths, and are excited
about Faith Counts' ability to reach, engage, and unite interfaith communities."
All faith communities are welcome and encouraged to join. Current Faith Counts
partners include: Hillel International, The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops,
The Seventh-day Adventist Church, Sikh American Legal Defense and Education
Fund, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Franciscan University of
Steubenville, 1st Amendment Partnership