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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 08:30 PM
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Groups accuse Falwell of using tsunami aid money for evangelizing
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. Muslim group on Thursday accused evangelist Jerry Falwell of using money donated for tsunami relief to convert people in South Asia to Christianity and called on the Bush administration to denounce his actions. (That could happen.)

In an e-mailed weekly newsletter called "Falwell Confidential," which was obtained by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the evangelist said: "Hundreds of thousands are in dire need of medical attention and personal counseling. And in this heavily Muslim part of the world, millions have never even heard of Jesus Christ."...

According to a statement on www.falwell.com and Liberty University's Web site, the school is preparing a team to travel to India, Sri Lanka and other countries in South Asia. Falwell founded Liberty University.

"Distribution of food and medical supplies, along with the dissemination of thousands of Gospel tracts in the language of the people will be the primary tasks of the team," the Web sites said. "Mission trips to the Asian region by many (Liberty University) students will follow in the months, and perhaps years, to come."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050...
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  - gee, who didnt see that coming?  KG   Jan-20-05 08:32 PM   #1 
  - Get right with God or  isit2008yet   Jan-20-05 08:36 PM   #2 
  - And welcome to DU!  Bluebear   Jan-20-05 08:37 PM   #3 
     - Thank you! n/t  isit2008yet   Jan-20-05 08:40 PM   #4 
  - Let the unraveling begin.  Goldeneye   Jan-20-05 08:42 PM   #5 
  - There is a group in Monrovia, CA (very repub city)  Merlot   Jan-20-05 08:46 PM   #6 
  - Is that Monrovia nursery, Republican?  The Backlash Cometh   Jan-20-05 09:42 PM   #8 
  - So, does Senator Clinton still think that faith-based iniative funds  The Backlash Cometh   Jan-20-05 09:41 PM   #7 
  - Oh what a surprise. Since when hasn't Falwell put his salvation funds  leesa   Jan-20-05 10:13 PM   #9 
 
KG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 08:32 PM
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1. gee, who didnt see that coming?
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isit2008yet Donating Member (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 08:36 PM
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2. Get right with God or
burn in hell. Thanks for the tsunami relief Reverend!
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 08:37 PM
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3. And welcome to DU!
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isit2008yet Donating Member (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 08:40 PM
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4. Thank you! n/t
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Goldeneye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 08:42 PM
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5. Let the unraveling begin.
They'll do themselves in...Bush denouncing Falwell oughta be intresting.
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Merlot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 08:46 PM
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6. There is a group in Monrovia, CA (very repub city)
that is getting a lot of press for tsunami assistance. What no one in the press is mentioning is that it is a christian group. They were on the news last night and stated their goals as:
1. giving aid
2. helping with recontstruction
3. "counseling" victims

I think they are called World Vision International.
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 09:42 PM
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8. Is that Monrovia nursery, Republican?
Curses, if it is.
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 09:41 PM
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7. So, does Senator Clinton still think that faith-based iniative funds
are a good idea? The same thing will happen to them.
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leesa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 10:13 PM
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9. Oh what a surprise. Since when hasn't Falwell put his salvation funds
into his pocket?
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