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elehhhhna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:45 PM
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God Has Granted America a Reprieve! Says Rev. BOB JONES, III
God Has Granted America a Reprieve
By Rev. BOB JONES, III

Ed. Note: Rev. Jones sent this greeting to Bush on November 3. It is now posted on his website.

President George W. Bush
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President:

The media tells us that you have received the largest number of popular votes of any president in America's history. Congratulations!

In your re-election, God has graciously granted America-though she doesn't deserve it-a reprieve from the agenda of paganism. You have been given a mandate. We the people expect your voice to be like the clear and certain sound of a trumpet. Because you seek the Lord daily, we who know the Lord will follow that kind of voice eagerly.

Don't equivocate. Put your agenda on the front burner and let it boil. You owe the liberals nothing. They despise you because they despise your Christ. Honor the Lord, and He will honor you.

Had your opponent won, I would have still given thanks, because the Bible says I must (I Thessalonians 5:18). It would have been hard, but because the Lord lifts up whom He will and pulls down whom He will, I would have done it. It is easy to rejoice today, because Christ has allowed you to be His servant in this nation for another presidential term. Undoubtedly, you will have opportunity to appoint many conservative judges and exercise forceful leadership with the Congress in passing legislation that is defined by biblical norm regarding the family, sexuality, sanctity of life, religious freedom, freedom of speech, and limited government. You have four years-a brief time only-to leave an imprint for righteousness upon this nation that brings with it the blessings of Almighty God.

Christ said, "If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my father honour" (John 12:26).

The student body, faculty, and staff at Bob Jones University commit ourselves to pray for you-that you would do right and honor the Savior. Pull out all the stops and make a difference. If you have weaklings around you who do not share your biblical values, shed yourself of them. Conservative Americans would love to see one president who doesn't care whether he is liked, but cares infinitely that he does right.

Best wishes.

Sincerely your friend,

Bob Jones III
President
Bob Jones University

BJIII:lw

PS: A few moments ago I read this letter to the students in Chapel. They applauded loudly their approval.

When I told them that Tom Daschle was no longer the minority leader of the Senate, they cheered again.

On occasion, Christians have not agreed with things you said during your first term. Nonetheless, we could not be more thankful that God has given you four more years to serve Him in the White House, never taking off your Christian faith and laying it aside as a man takes off a jacket, but living, speaking, and making decisions as one who knows the Bible to be eternally true.


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deadparrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:47 PM
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1. Does it give anyone else the chills?
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TimeToGo Donating Member (656 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:47 PM
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2. This guy is insane
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snacker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:48 PM
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That's just plain creepy!
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:48 PM
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3. Bob Jones doesn't represent all Christians
and frankly I have trouble understanding that his brand of religion is Christianity at all. Just chiming in in solidarity with my Christian friends here at DU!
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theorist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:50 PM
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9. That's an understatement.
All of the Christians I know are nothing like this. They're...ummm...rational.
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Fenris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:49 PM
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4. The media tells us that you have received the largest number of popular vo
tes of any president in America's history.

Errr. Wrong.
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theorist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:49 PM
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5. Does this guy know that Bush doesn't go to church? n/t
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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:49 PM
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6. i just love
how he can put "biblical norm" & "religious freedom" in the same sentence & not have his brain seize up.

dg
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ramapo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:49 PM
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7. That is some scary shit
There is a lot of hate embedded in there
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Redleg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:50 PM
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8. FUCK YOU BOB JONES BIGOT ASSFACE!
Eat shit and die a slow, slow death, you maggot son of a bitch bastard.

This is the enemy. We need to pubicize this sorry prick's letter to Bush- maybe wake some of the moderate Repubs up to what Bush has in mind for this country.
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:51 PM
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10. GRRRRRRRRRR
I want to see BoJoJuniah with a barbed pitchfork in his ass....
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Piperay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:52 PM
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11. Jones is a fucking racist and
from his letter he is also delusional, he should be locked up. :crazy:
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CO Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:52 PM
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12. When A Tornado Wipes Out Bob Jones University...
...we'll know who was granted the reprieve.

:-)

This is the DU member still known as CO Liberal.
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da_chimperor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:54 PM
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13. If there really is a hell, bob jones will go there.
Fuck off, bob. You fundamentalist piece of shit. :grr:
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Old and In the Way Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:55 PM
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14. Rev., my God says your full of shit.
And using a false god for your secular, humanist agenda that rewards the rich and ignores the poor.

He says you're fucked when you get to the pearly white gates.
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elehhhhna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:56 PM
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18. Help me define the "biblical norms". Multiple wives? Sacrifices?
What else was NORMAL then?
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Buck Rabbit Donating Member (999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:55 PM
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15. Jesus was such a good conservative.
Didn't he once say "Blessed are the one percenters for their children shall inherit 50% of the wealth of the world, tax free."
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MisterP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:55 PM
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16. False Prophet pats Beast on back for job well done
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Demit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:56 PM
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17. "they despise you because they despise your Christ"?
Good grief.

Did fundies always say things like this, or is it a recent thing?
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flakey_foont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 06:57 PM
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19. Antidode - some George Carlin
In the Bullshit Department, a businessman can't hold a candle to a clergyman. 'Cause I gotta tell you the truth, folks. When it comes to bullshit, big-time, major league bullshit, you have to stand in awe of the all-time champion of false promises and exaggerated claims: religion. No contest. No contest. Religion. Religion easily has the greatest bullshit story ever told.
Think about it. Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man -- living in the sky -- who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time!
But He loves you.
He loves you, and He needs money! He always needs money! He's all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise, somehow just can't handle money! Religion takes in billions of dollars, they pay no taxes, and they always need a little more. Now, you talk about a good bullshit story. Holy Shit!
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NJCher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 07:05 PM
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27. That's really funny
Especially the part about always needing money!

I'm saving that post for a few re-reads.

Cher
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 07:00 PM
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20. in the words of ozzy...
i spoke to god this morning and he don't like you!


this shit is scarier than hell! can you imagine the dysfunctional families? argh! i'm surprised this guy doesn't hiss when he sees a cross!
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LongTomH Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 07:05 PM
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26. I gotta remember that comeback!
"I spoke to God this morning and he don't like you!" Thanks, Juniper! :headbang:
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 07:16 PM
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29. no prob dude
mental institutions are full of people who think they talk to god, so don't tell anyone where you got it! ;)

hmmm...
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nikatnyte Donating Member (169 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 07:00 PM
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21. I misplaced my copy of the pagan agenda -- anybody have a spare?
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yardwork Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-11-04 09:46 PM
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33. LOL! As a Pagan, I am personally interested to learn of this "agenda"
that nobody had clued me in on. Here I was, thinking that Pagans were peaceful people who happen to believe that the Deity is male and female - the Father and the Mother in One. I'm also very keen on Jesus, especially the things he said on the mountain. I had no idea we had some kind of world-domination agenda going. Let me know what it is whene you find out, will you? Thanks!
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JoshWatermanMN Donating Member (77 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 07:02 PM
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22. You know the quality of a person by the company they keep.
This administration attracts bigots the way shit attracts flies.
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ClintonTyree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 07:03 PM
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23. This is one sick MoFo..................
I wish one of those "Bunker Buster Bombs" was "accidentally" dropped on Bob Jones University. This man is not a Christian. He is a dangerous lunatic that has let his own ego pervert the real meaning of Christianity. Cults like these are no better than the Whackos from Waco.
"In your re-election, God has graciously granted America-though she doesn't deserve it-a reprieve from the agenda of paganism". He's got that partly correct, we certainly don't deserve George Bush. "Agenda of paganism"? What the hell is he talking about? This intrusion of church into State had GOT to stop. There is no place for this in our Democracy.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 07:04 PM
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24. Bob Jones is a fruit loop. Their textbooks insist that the different
races of humans came about after Noah's sons went in different directions once the ark was back on dry land. A mere 5000 years ago, mind you/

---------------------------------------
Would Jesus love a liberal? You bet!
http://geocities.com/greenpartyvoter/
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 07:18 PM
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30. so... where did the other 'colors' come from?
these guys are screwy. i'm sick of the lot. time to start listening to norwegian death metal.
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Goathead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 07:05 PM
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25. Ku Klux Klan
Bob Jones has been linked to the Alabama KKK. Fuck off Bob you piece of shit.

http://www.rickross.com/reference/kkk/kkk20.html
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tjwash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 07:07 PM
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28. If Jesus came back here tommorow...
...they would have him nailed back on the cross before the day ended, and this guy, smirk, Limbaugh, Coulter, Swaggert, and herds of freepers would be leading the way with a box of 16 penny nails.

Anyone who says "feels good" right before he orders people to their deaths knows NOTHING about Christianity.
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desi826 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 07:35 PM
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31. God will not be mocked
It is these kinds of comments that really make me shake my head.
Better to make these kinds of statements without including God in them.
Only a narrowminded, twisted "religious leader" (and that's what he is, NOT a Christian), would presume to believe that God cares that Tom Daschle is no longer Senate Majority leader.
But God will most definitely care that men and women are committing heinous acts in His name.
These are the names He will not forget.
It makes me shake in fear, because even if they are too defiled now to know the danger they are in, I do.
Des
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BTFSTL Donating Member (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-10-04 11:42 PM
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32. I used to live in the Greenville,SC., area...
...where Bob Jones "University" is.

It's not so much a school as it is an armed prison camp. Cheerful-looking, but armed guards everywhere to make sure the heathens are kept out.

A friend of mine's wife who's from that area used to go there just to play tricks and otherwise poke fun as these "Christians." Needless to say, the guards often ran them off.

After seeing this letter, you gotta wonder...what the hell is going on here?

Remember the David Bowie song "This is Not America" from "The Falcon and the Snowman?" Seems like maybe this should be the theme song to these dark days.
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Anakin Skywalker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 01:13 AM
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34. A Message for Bob Jones the Turd, uh...I mean Third!
You can suck on my lightsaber!
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