It Could Happen to Us!

by Steve Hale

"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they who were persecuted the prophets before you" ( Matthew 5:10-12, NKJV).
Eliminate everyone unable to work: the elderly in nursing homes, those in insane asylums, those with epilepsy, those with Downs Syndrome, bed-wetting children, and anyone not up to Aryan standards. Then, exterminate all the Jews. After the Jews, destroy all political opponents. Start with the communists, then kill the Socialists, and then destroy all Christians!
Sound far-fetched? This is exactly the scenario of the Third Reich. Hitler came to Gennan power in the throes of tremendous economic desperation. He used just such a methodology to build his powerful war machine.
Have you ever wondered why God-fearing Germans didn't speak-out? Martin Niemoller, a Protestant preacher and a native German, has written this powerful warning:

"They came for the Communists, but I didn't object--For I wasn't a Communist;
They came for the Socialists, and I didn't object For I wasn't a Socialist;
They came for the labor leaders, object--For I wasn't a labor leader;
They came for the Jews, and I didn't object--Por I wasn't a Jew;
They came for me-
And there was no one left to object."

June 25, 1962 -- Engel vs. Vitale. This is the date school prayer is banned from public schools. The court sites no legal, historic, or moral precedents. The court even admitted that 97% of the population believed in God and the Bible, but that the 97% would have to do its business as the 3% wished. Up to this time, prayer had been legal in our public schools for 186 consecutive years!

June 17, 1963 -- Abington vs. Schempf. The court bans Bible reading in the public schools. Again, the court cannot site any legal, historic, or moral precedent. The court explained that the reading and study of the Bible could give psychological damage to a child!

January 22, 1973 -- Roe vs. Wade. The United States Supreme Court struck down state laws restricting abortion. Children can now be destroyed through the ninth month in the womb. Floodgates open as millions of unborn children are killed. Estimates of this slaughter have reached 40 million since January 22, 1973. This is a Civil Rights Issue...children are being discriminated. against because of age and place of residence ( Proverbs 6:16-19)!

This list could have been made much longer...what's next? Let's speak-out while we can!

August 24, 1997

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It Could Happen to Us! by Steve Hale "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they who were persecuted the prophets before you" ( Matthew 5:10-12, NKJV). Eliminate everyone unable to work: the elderly in nursing homes, those in insane asylums, those with epilepsy, those with Downs Syndrome, bed-wetting children, and anyone not up to Aryan standards. Then, exterminate all the Jews. After the Jews, destroy all political opponents. Start with the communists, then kill the Socialists, and then destroy all Christians! Sound far-fetched? This is exactly the scenario of the Third Reich. Hitler came to Gennan power in the throes of tremendous economic desperation. He used just such a methodology to build his powerful war machine. Have you ever wondered why God-fearing Germans didn't speak-out? Martin Niemoller, a Protestant preacher and a native German, has written this powerful warning: "They came for the Communists, but I didn't object--For I wasn't a Communist; They came for the Socialists, and I didn't object For I wasn't a Socialist; They came for the labor leaders, object--For I wasn't a labor leader; They came for the Jews, and I didn't object--Por I wasn't a Jew; They came for me- And there was no one left to object." June 25, 1962 -- Engel vs. Vitale. This is the date school prayer is banned from public schools. The court sites no legal, historic, or moral precedents. The court even admitted that 97% of the population believed in God and the Bible, but that the 97% would have to do its business as the 3% wished. Up to this time, prayer had been legal in our public schools for 186 consecutive years! June 17, 1963 -- Abington vs. Schempf. The court bans Bible reading in the public schools. Again, the court cannot site any legal, historic, or moral precedent. The court explained that the reading and study of the Bible could give psychological damage to a child! January 22, 1973 -- Roe vs. Wade. The United States Supreme Court struck down state laws restricting abortion. Children can now be destroyed through the ninth month in the womb. Floodgates open as millions of unborn children are killed. Estimates of this slaughter have reached 40 million since January 22, 1973. This is a Civil Rights Issue...children are being discriminated. against because of age and place of residence ( Proverbs 6:16-19)! This list could have been made much longer...what's next? Let's speak-out while we can! August 24, 1997 Related Articles: Print this Article Discuss this Article Back to the Sermon Page	Mt. Juliet Church of Christ 1940 N. Mt. Juliet Road P.O.Box 248 Mt.Juliet, TN 37122-0248 (615)758-2274 Fax:615-754-2351 Email Worship Services: Sunday Early Worship: 8AM Sunday Bible Study: 9:15AM Sunday Late Worship: 10:15AM Night Worship: 6PM Wednesday Bible Study: 7PM