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By Wayne Perryman

December 4, 2006

It is sad to report that some local governments are more willing to accept holiday decorations that include the Menorah, than they are with decorations that include the Manger. They do so without realizing that the Manger and the Menorah are both religious symbols and both represent miracles involving lights. The Menorah commemorates the miracle of lights in the Jewish faith and the Manger with the Star of Bethlehem commemorates the miracle of the birth of Christ, who would later be referred to as the: “Light of the World.”

While we have no problem recognizing the birth and the life of other great men such as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., George Washington and Abraham Lincoln; three deeply religious individuals whose lives were shaped and influenced by the baby who was born in a manger. Our society seemed to have done everything within their power to ignore the influential baby boy. They claimed that such recognition would be in violation of the Constitution’s Separation of Church and State clause, even though the words “Separation of Church and State” were never part of our Constitution nor were they ever included in the First Amendment. They have tried to secularize the word “Christmas” even though the word means the Mass of Christ (a religious service established by the Catholic Church to honor the birth of Christ). And now they want to replace the greeting “Merry Christmas” with “Happy Holidays,” even though the word “holiday” is the original derivative of the term “holy day,” meaning, days set aside for religious purposes. We seem to have the space and the room to recognize everything in our society, except for the baby boy that ironically found no room in the Inn.

Who is this baby that we are attempting to abort in our society?

He grew up and became the great philosopher that introduced the Golden Rule and coined the phrase: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” He grew up to become the compassionate religious leader whose central theme was to “love your neighbor as yourself.” And He grew up to be a powerful civil leader that urged his followers to respect and pay taxes to the very government that would eventually try him. He was an influential leader that never endorsed wars, civil disobedience or encouraged violence and revenge. Because loving, caring and compassion were always a part of his message and mission, many refer to his birth, life and death as the “greatest love story ever told.”

As an effective communicator, He told stories to establish values and these values became the standards for many societies. From His story of the Good Samaritan, we get our modern-day Good Samaritan laws. The story illustrated how a man of one ethnicity went out of his way to help someone of another ethnicity - simply because the person was in desperate need of help (St. Luke 10:25-37). Good Samaritan laws in the United States and Canada were designed to protect those who choose to go out of their way to help others in emergency situations (just like the man in the story told by Jesus). The laws are intended to reduce bystanders’ hesitation to assist others for fear of being prosecuted for unintentional injury or wrongful death. The United Good Neighbor Fund (known today as United Way) was also a modern-day expression of the Good Samaritan story and Jesus’ teachings to “Love our neighbors as ourselves.”

From his birth to long after his death, this manger-born-baby has been an inspiration to billions of individuals and to those who started a multitude of social services and health organizations around the world. They were all influenced by His life and his teachings on compassion. Thousands of Christian and Catholic hospitals around the world were established to help the sick and afflicted because He demonstrated compassion for the same during his life time. Florence Nightingale, the mother of the nursing industry said she was inspired to do what she did, because of His teachings. Millions of other charities were started to help the poor and the outcast because the baby from the manger taught that when you neglect the poor and the rejects of our society, you have rejected and neglected me (Matthew 25:40). As a result of His teachings, Christians established many of our historical black colleges and a multitude of worldwide social organizations such as the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, and the YMCA and the YWCA.

Jesus was the inspiration behind many great men and women, including such individuals as Mother Teresa of Calcutta, India; Father Edward J. Flanagan of Boys Town; Jean Henri Dunant of the International Red Cross; and Levi Coffin, the Quaker who started the Underground Railroad to free the American slave. He was the inspiration behind work of Henry L. Morehouse and Laura Spellman, two devout Christians who dedicated their lives and spent millions of dollars to establish black schools and colleges in the Jim Crow South (two historical black colleges are named after them). He was also the inspiration behind many of the signers of the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. It was these individuals who wrote and established the First Amendment guaranteeing religious freedom. It was an Amendment that stressed that Congress cannot establish a national religion nor can they (the government) interfere with the exercise of religious expressions, even if such expressions were displayed in the halls of government buildings and the halls of Congress - as they had been for years.

For centuries, His birth has been celebrated in a way that reflects His caring and giving nature. Christmas is one of the most celebrated holidays in the world. It is a time when Christians, Jews and even atheists demonstrate compassion for others by giving to those in need and to those they love. It is a time when families come together. It is a festive time of bright lights, great music and a spirit of peace. Historically it is a time when wars were stopped temporally to honor the day (1914) and soldiers who were common enemies the day before, paused and came together to sing familiar Christmas songs in peaceful harmony. It is also a time when companies around the world that employ millions of people, depend on Christmas sales to maintain their workforce so their employees can provide for their families.

Because so many companies worldwide depend on Christmas sales for their survival, the celebration of this baby boy’s birth (Christmas) is one of the central factors that affect and impact our world’s economy. In fact, economist say more trips are taken and more products are purchased during the celebration of this specific holiday than at any another time of the year. Those products include everything from food, cars, candy, clothes, flowers, appliances, jewelry, toys, greeting cards, computers and cell phones, to literally millions of other retail items.

The birth and life of Jesus has impacted the world in more ways than we can ever imagine i.e. spiritually, physically and economically. No other leader in the world, secular or religious, has had such a long-lasting positive impact on our society and no other leader in the world has ever generated the kind of tax revenues that can be traced directly to the celebration of their life, death and influence, like the baby born in the manger. And yet these same governments that benefit from the tremendous tax revenues generated by the activities centered around the celebration of his birth (as it was in the days of Mary and Joseph when they came to Bethlehem to pay taxes) – they have no room for Him in the end (Inn).

To all of you in the true loving and compassionate meaning of the greeting:

Merry Christmas

This I send in honor of the child who was born to bring ‘Peace on Earth and goodwill to all men.”

Wayne Perryman

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Mercer Island, WA 98040

(206) 232-5575

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The leader was defeated, the government in the region had been overthrown, the terrorist was running rampant, thousands of troops had died, and even though the President was claiming to stay the course the general public, the news media, along with members of the Democratic Party were demanding that the President should bring our troops home and all this was happening during an election year. No it wasn’t 2006, it was 1876.

In 1876, Democrats had finally gained enough public support to take back the White House. The election was close, so close that some demanded a recount. The Republicans had two choices: give in to the Democrats’ demand and bring home our federal troops that were protecting the newly freed slaves during Reconstruction, or ignore their demands and risk loosing the White House.

This is how history recalls the event:
The 1876 election showed a one-vote electoral college majority for the Republicans, but the Democrats protested. Two sets of official results were sent to Congress by Democrats from South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana. The official Electoral Commission that was selected by Congress, awarded the election to Rutherford Hayes. Southern Democrats planned to block the Commission’s report with a filibuster in the same way that Democratic Senator, Al Gore Sr. attempted to block the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The Democrats had a weak hand but strong public support. Republicans reached a compromise to keep them quiet. The compromise was reached through a series of secret negotiations involving Republican and Democratic politicians, and various interest groups. The compromise stated that the South would acknowledge Rutherford Hayes as President, if the Republicans acceded to various demands including:
• The removal of all Federal troops from the former Confederate states that were sent to the South to establish, support and protect the new govement of the South during Reconstruction (similar to what U.S. troops are doing in Iraq). Troops only remained in Louisiana, South Carolina, and Florida.
• Plus the appointment of at least one Southern Democrat to Hayes’ cabinet (David M. Key of Tennessee was appointed Postmaster General.
The informal agreement satisfied southern Democrats and there was no filibuster. Hayes was inaugurated on schedule and removed the troops. The Compromise of 1877 (as it is now known) was an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election.
As soon as the troops were removed, Democrats took control of the region and Jim Crow, Black Codes and Segregation became the unchallenge law of the land. Democrats were now were free carry out their racist policies without federal interference. Under their racist policies and practices:
v Millions of acres of land were fraudulently taken from blacks, patents were denied, inventions were stolen, and entire communities were burned to the ground.
v Over the years, generations of African Americans were either denied the right to attend school or were forced to attend inferior schools.
v In regions controlled by Democrats teachers of black children were murdered, our constitutional right to vote was denied, and our people lived in constant fear of terrorist attacks.
v Since the formation of their Party in 1792, millions of African Americans died from the institution of slavery, from inhumane prison labor camps, from Klan terrorist attacks and from racist experiments like the Tuskegee Experiment. The first black elected in a Democratic control state was Barbara Jordan in 1973, 181 years after the Party was formed.
The claims that we are currently making in 2006 regarding the chaos in Iraq and the number of soldiers that have died during this conflict, are the same claims that the media and Democrats made in 1876 regarding the South and the residual affects of the Civil War. Take a look at the following facts:
Iraqi War Casualties Compared to Other Wars

The Iraqi War started in March of 2003, and as of this date (November 9, 2006), less than 3,000 U.S. soldiers have lost their lives. Of all the wars lasting three years or more, the Iraqi War is unique. It has the fewest number of U.S. military casualties of any war in American History.

v World War I Over 110,000 casualties 1917-1918
v World War II Over 400,000 casualties 1940-1945
v Korean War Over 40,000 casualties 1950-1953
v Viet Nam War Over 100,000 casualties 1964-1975

U.S. Civil War (1861-1865)

During the U.S. Civil War which is quite similar to the Iraqi War in many respects (both with terrorist killing innocent civilians during their reconstruction phase), over 500,000 died from battles and another 400,000 plus died from accidents, suicides, sickness, murder and executions. During one month of fighting, 65,000 soldiers lost their lives, which is 20 times more than those that died during the entire the Iraqi War.

In 1876 after the election the Democrats demanded the removal of our troops in the South. In 2006, during their campaign, this same party is demanding that the government remove the troops in Iraq. Will history repeat itself? If we remove the troops, will the same thing happen to the people in Iraq that happened to the American blacks?

Your thoughts are appreciated.

Dear Friends

Simply put, this election was about an unpopular President, whose negative image (despite all of his accomplishments), was shaped by the media. It was about a party and their inability to polish his image with a positive PR campaign; and it was about a war with a group radical individuals that has no formal military, that wears no identifiable uniform and one that is fighting for a cause and not for a country. It was about a President who has a good heart, but very poor communication skills.

If this President had the communication skills of a President Clinton or Ronald Reagan, if he had a party that had the ability to broadcast his tremendous accomplishments to over-ride the media’s negative image and if he had an identifiable uniformed army to fight against (like Nazi Germany or Sadaam’s Republican Guard), I’m confident that the outcome of this election would have been completely different.

What’s your thoughts?

Rev. Wayne Perryman
P.O. Box 256
Mercer Island, WA 98040
(206) 232-5575

By Wayne Perryman

The following is taken directly from the 9/11 Commission Report. Every citizen should have their own copy of the 9/11 report so they will not have to rely on what the media is telling us.

Clinton Issued Three Warnings and Did Nothing

Page 350 - 11.2

“…The United States had warned the Taliban that they would be held accountable for further attacks by Bin Ladin against Afghanistan’s U.S. interest. The warning had been given in 1998, again in late 1999, and once more in the fall of 2000 and again in the summer of 2001. Delivering it repeatedly did not make it more effective….”

Just Collected Intelligence - Narrow Menu of Options

Page 350 - 11.3

“Each president considered or authorized convert actions, a process that consumed a considerable time – especially in the Clinton administration – and achieve little success beyond the collection of intelligence…. The most extended debate on counterterrorism in the Bush administration before 9/11 had to do with mission for the unmanned Predator – whether to use it or just locate Bin Laden or to wait until it was armed with a missile, so that it could find him and also attack him. Looking back, we [the Commission] are struck with the narrow and unimaginative menu of options for action offered to both President Clinton and President Bush….”

CIA Under Clinton & Bush Was Unenthusiastic

Page 351 - 11.3

“Before 9/11, the United States tried to solve the Al Qaeda problem with the same government institutions and capabilities it had used in the last stages of the Cold War and it immediate aftermath. These capabilities were insufficient, but little was done to expand or reform them…..”

For covert action, of course, the White House [under Clinton] depended on the Counterterrorist Center and the CIA’s Directorate of Operations. Though some officers, particularly in the Bin Ladin unit, were eager for the mission, most were not. The higher management of the directorate was unenthusiastic….”

Clinton’s Administration Relied on CIA to Take the Lead

Page 315 - 11.3

“At no point before 9/11 was the Department of Defense fully engaged in the mission of countering Al Qaeda, though this was perhaps the most dangerous foreign enemy then, threatening the United States. The Clinton Administration effectively relied on the CIA to take the lead in preparing long term offensive plans against an enemy sanctuary. The Bush Administration adopted this approach, although its emerging new strategy envisioned some yet undefined further role for the military in addressing the problem. Within Defense, both Secretary Cohen [under Clinton] and Secretary Donald Rumsfeld [under Bush] gave their principal attention to other challenges….”

End of Quotes from 9/11 Report

Other Facts That The Media Will Not Tell You

Democrats and Republicans Vote for the Iraqi War

By Wayne Perryman

In October of 2002 when the vote was taken, Senators John Kerry, Cantwell, Daschle, Feinstein, Clinton, Jay Rockefeller and a host of other Democrats voted for the War. Democratic Senator Rockefeller was the Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee at the time and had access to all of the intelligence that was available. The Records will show that Republicans and Democrats voted in favor of the war for many reasons beyond, weapons of mass destruction.

Senator John McCain said:

“The United States need to move before Saddam can develop a more advance arsenal. Giving peace a chance only give Saddam Hussein more time to prepare for war on his terms, at a time of his choosing, in pursuit of ambitions that will only grow as his power to achieve them grows.”

Richard Gephardt who helped to draft the measure to go to war was quoted as saying:

“Giving Bush the authority to attack Iraq could avert war by demonstrating the United States is willing to confront Saddam over his obligations to the United States. I believe we have an obligation to protect the United States by preventing him from getting these weapons and either using them himself or passing them or their component on to terrorist who share his destructive intent.”

Senator Tom Daschle said:

“The threat of Iraq’s weapons programs may not be imminent, but it is real. It is grown. And it cannot be ignored.”

The final vote in the United States Senate was 77 for and 23 against. In the House it was 296 for and 133 against.

Iraqi War Comparisons in Perspective

No one likes war, no one wants war and no parent wants to see their sons or daughters die prematurely from war or any other causes. This was the primary reason why Mrs. Mary Todd Lincoln (President Lincoln’s wife) refused to let their oldest son, Robert, fight in the Civil War. As seen by the statistics below every war produce casualties, some more than others.

Iraqi War Casualties Compared to Other Wars

The Iraqi War started in March of 2003, and as of this date (August 28, 2006), less than 3,000 U.S. soldiers have lost their lives. Of all the wars lasting three years or more, the Iraqi War is unique. It has the fewest number of U.S. military casualties of any war in American History.

v World War I Over 110,000 casualties 1917-1918

v World War II Over 400,000 casualties 1940-1945

v Korean War Over 40,000 casualties 1950-1953

v Viet Nam War Over 100,000 casualties 1964-1975

U.S. Civil War (1861-1865)

During the U.S. Civil War which is quite similar to the Iraqi War in many respects (both with terrorist killing innocent civilians during their reconstruction phase), over 500,000 died from battles and another 400,000 plus died from accidents, suicides, sickness, murder and executions. During one month of fighting, 65,000 soldiers lost their lives, which is 20 times more than those that died during the entire the Iraqi War. The Civil War cost taxpayers approximately $2.5 million per day (on Union side) for a total of $6,190,000,000. On Confederacy side, the number came to $2,099,808,707. By 1906, the Union had spent an additional $3.3 billion in veteran benefits.

Reconstruction Dollars After Wars & After Katrina

v Dollars Committed For Iraq Reconstruction $20,000,000,000

v Dollars Committed For Japan’s Reconstruction $ 1,900,000,000

v Dollars Committed For Europe’s Reconstruction $13,000,000,000

v Dollars Committed For Katrina Reconstruction $110,000,000,000

v Dollar Committed For Lebanon Reconstruction $ 250,000,000

By Rev. Wayne Perryman April 18, 2006

Within the past 10 years there have been an unprecedented number of lawsuits attacking Christian symbols, Christian holidays, and the historic relationships between Christians and local and federal governments. These lawsuits (filed by aggressive secularist) have included everything from banning prayer in public schools and at school functions to denouncing the Boy’s Scout Oath which includes “God” and their policies that exclude gays (as troop leaders). In the lawsuits the secularists have argued that America was not founded on Christian principles and that there is a separation of church and state, therefore all words, symbols and other items associated with Christianity (as well as other religions) should be removed from government properties and documents.

These aggressive secularists:

Have challenged the display of Ten Commandments in the courtrooms.
They have removed and are attempting to remove crosses from government emblems, as well as from the graves of the cemeteries that are owned by the government.
They have launched a multitude of efforts to remove the religious elements from Christian holidays (Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas), by replacing what is perceived as religious references with secular references i.e. exchanging “Merry Christmas” with “Happy Holiday.”
They have condemned the traditional Christian doctrine on gay lifestyles and same sex marriages and call such doctrines, doctrines of homophobia.
They have placed limitations on the sizes and locations of churches.
They have expanded the legal parameters of Eminent Domain which can result in the elimination of urban churches in the name of Urban Renewal and job creation.
They have restricted the speech of the clergy by classifying and associating certain biblical teachings with “hate crimes” and other teachings on moral issues” as political, while under the freedom of speech granting secular movie producers the right to produce movies like the Da Vinci Codes; the right of secular scientist to produce baseless arguments to challenge “Intelligent Design, and the right of secular researchers to changed the image of Judas from a man who betrayed Jesus to a man who was a friend of Jesus.

Many have asked: Why isn’t the black church speaking out against these attacks? Don’t they know that these attacks will affect their future? Some political experts believe many African Americans pastors have been conditioned to speak out against attacks that affect blacks, but not against attacks that affect their faith. Other political experts believe most African American pastors see these as white-right-wing issues that only affect the J.D. Kennedys, the Jerry Fawells and the Pat Roberts, but not issues that will affect the black church, their congregations and their communities.

If this is true, does the Black church need a Mordecai wake up call? In the story of Esther, she was insulated from the attacks against her people (by the secularist of her day) because of her relationship with King, that is, until Mordecai confronted her with the truth. Paraphrasing what Mordecai told her. He may have said something like this: “You a Jew, me a Jew. They kill me and they kill you.” It was only then that Esther realized that the attacks on her Jewish brothers and sisters, was essentially an attack on her, even though she apparently did not look like them.

If today’s secular attacks destroys the white Christian church, it will not only destroy and devastate the black Christian church, it will destroy the entire black community. The black church is the foundation of the black community. In the black community, everything evolves around the black church.

The black church is the primary institution that fights social injustice.
It is the institution that produced most of the black schools and colleges.
It is the trusted place where most blacks gather on a regular basis.
It is the institution that guides us morally, spiritually and politically.
Collectively, it is the one black institution that has billions of dollars in real estate assets.
It is the institution that is the biggest recipient of black giving, totaling more than $37 billion per year.
It is the only institution that holds our families and communities together.
And it is the only institution that has a successful track record of transforming lives and building godly character.

So if black preachers:

Can no longer preach biblically based sermons condemning certain sinful behavior because it would be classified as hate speech and therefore a hate crime.
If they can no longer preach against certain acts of immorality and social injustice because such sermons would be considered political, which means churches would lose their IRS status as a non-profit religious organization.
If they cannot build newer and larger churches because of restrictive zoning laws.
If they are forced to marry couples of the same sex because refusal to do so, would be in violation of federal laws governing discrimination.
If they are forced to hire individuals that do not believe in their Christian doctrine because failure to do so would also violate discrimination laws.
If the public schools continue to expand their curriculum to teach subjects that are contrary to the church’s Christian doctrine (safe sex, abortion, evolution etc.)
And if the inner-city black church start losing their property because of Urban Renewal through Eminent Domain. Can the black church survive?

In his dissenting opinion opposing the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision on Eminent Domain, Clarence Thomas said “Urban Renewal” is nothing more than what was previously called, “Negro removal.” The following is a portion of his dissenting opinion in opposition to Eminent Domain.

“Of all the families displaced by urban renewal from 1949 through 1963, 63% were of those who were non-white… and had incomes low enough to qualify for public housing…. Public Work projects in the 1950’s and 1960’s destroyed predominantly minority communities in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Baltimore Maryland. In 1981, urban planners in Detroit, Michigan uprooted the largely lower income and the elderly Poletown neighborhoods for the benefit of General Motors Corporation. Urban renewal projects have long been associated with the displacement of blacks… in cities across the country and came to be known as Negro removal. Over 97% of the individuals forcibly removed from their homes by slum-clearance projects upheld by the United States Supreme Court were black.”

Judge Thomas believes Eminent Domain will eventually destroy the black church and the black community, but very few black preachers are aware of this.

Each year, over 150,000 new laws are introduced at the city, state and federal level. Many of these laws are now aimed at limiting the Christian church’s influence in our society. Like Esther many pastors only become aware of these efforts when the Mordecai’s of our society speak up. Through Mordecai, Esther finally realized that if she did not impact public policy, public policy would impact her. That’s message for the church today, both black and white.

In Tavis Smiley’s new book, The Covenant, he mentioned many things that blacks should be aware of, but the possible destruction of the black community through the secularist attacks on Christianity was not one of them. In his book he said very little about the importance of the black church. Most of his concerns and solutions were directed at the government and the community at large, but not the black church. Is it possible that that he feels the black church is no longer effective in shaping public policy? Could it be that he feels black apathy will be our destruction? Does he realize that if the black church is destroyed, which is the foundation of the community, there will be nothing left to support the community?

We must always remember that according to scripture, the job security and the future of the black preacher (or any preacher) is contingent and dependent on their response to the attacks on their Christian faith, and not merely on the attacks on blacks.

Romans14-15 How can they hear without a preacher

Philippians 1:17 & 27-29 Standing together & suffering together in defense of the gospel

Isaiah 56:10 What Isaiah says about preachers who are uninformed and afraid to speak up

Rev. Wayne Perryman, author of Unfounded Loyalty, has been asked to deliver the invocation at the breakfast with first lady Laura Bush tomorrow (Wednesday August 30, 2006).

Perryman is also the special political consultant for GOP Candidate, Mike McGavick, the GOP candidate for United States Senator for Washington State. Perryman’s primary job is to help McGavick reach black voters.

Reaching Out To 60 Million Black & Hispanic Conservatives

By Rev. Wayne Perryman August 1, 2006

As our society becomes more liberal influencing both our judges and legislators, it is imperative that conservatives of all races unite and make a stand if we want to preserve a culture of conservative values for future generations.

Please allow me to revisit a few thoughts from my previous editorial.

v Can you imagine an America where same sex marriage will become a standard part of K-12 diversity curriculum along with sensitivity classes on Islam and other religions?

v A nation where urban churches and the homes in the inner-city are taken through Eminent Domain in the name of Urban Renewal?

v A nation where the greeting: Merry Christmas and all other Christian references to Christmas are replaced with secular references, while primetime television feature shows with the F word and graphic sex?

Ten years ago who would have ever thought our society would be:

Embracing Same Sex Marriages
Filing lawsuits to eliminate of the Ten Commandments from court rooms
Replacing Merry Christmas with Happy Holidays
Having discussions regarding the removable of “one nation under God, from our Pledge of Allegiance.
Withholding funds from the Boys Scouts for having God in their Boys Scout pledge or for excluding homosexuals from their leadership.
Filing suits to remove ‘In God We Trust” from our currency
Fighting against curriculums that include “Intelligent Design’
Allowing Eminent Domain to take over church properties and the properties of the poor.
Forbidding conservative ministers from exercising their rights of freedom of speech while turning their back on liberal ministers who invite liberal candidates to speak at their churches
Challenging the FCC regarding their decision to prohibit the use of four letter words and programs with sexual content on prime time television.

Its bad enough to have these types of values forced upon us, but what is even more frightening is the fact that more and more political conservatives are starting to cross over and accept liberal concepts like: “a woman’s right to choose,” “same sex unions,” and the myth of the “separation of church and state.” These liberal ideas will not only devastate our nation, they will also destroy the conservative values of the black community and the black church.

As the flight from the conservative camp continues, so does the need to attract more conservatives, which means the future of the Republican Party rest with its ability to attract more conservatives, or their ability attract two groups that are known to be culturally conservative; the African American and Hispanic communities.

As I travel across the country speaking to number of conservative groups including inner-city pastors, they are very concern that there are so few strong conservative (African American) voices (with credibility) that can challenge the strong liberal voices of Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and Ted Kennedy.

Many have asked that I be that voice. Why me? Perhaps it is because they have read my books, reviewed my research, purchased copies of my CD, seen my editorials, heard my speeches and sermons, listened to me on talk radio, and watched me on C-Span, but more so because that I am one of the only inner-city African American ministers who has a track record in the inner-city and travels nationwide to speak on these issues. I am now ready to take on the challenge, but to do so I need the support of conservatives.

Every political group (both Republican and Democrat) and every religious organization (both black and white churches) depend on donors to carry out their work and mission. I too will need the same type of support to carry out my mission, a mission to bring some 60 million African American and Hispanics into the conservative camp and to convert as many borderline liberal as possible.

My goal will be to:

Establish a national coalition of conservative groups with emphasis on inner-city black churches and Hispanic groups.
Provide books, research materials, newsletters, CD’s and other materials to spread the conservative message.
Network with conservative groups and develop think-tanks in various regions throughout the country to promote conservative values
Bridge the gap between black and white churches and encourage them to work together as an effective faith-based machine to provide a number of social services to eliminate our dependency on government social programs
Consult with and advise political consultants in their efforts to reach African American and Hispanic conservatives
To raise up, train and develop other conservative African American and Hispanic leaders
To convince our nation that we need God to develop a godly society.

In order to accomplish this, I have re-activated my consulting firm, Consultants Confidential Inc, and have started communicating with my network of pastors nationwide along with the various grass-root political organizations that I worked with during the past four years.

The only component missing is my financial base of supporters. During the past four years I have invested over $100,000 of my own funds and have traveled all over the country, reaching out to the Black and Hispanic communities while supporting black conservatives and grass root organizations. My travels have taken me to Detroit, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Florida, Washington DC, Florida, Denver, Cleveland, Kansas, Dallas and many other cities. I now realize that can no longer do it alone. I need others to join the team with a commitment of prayer, monthly financial support, and volunteer services.

We can get the job done if 2,000 persons and/or organizations will commit just $25.00 per month. The amount represents the price of one book per month that we would donate to an inner-city pastor or community leader.

Together we can stop the crisis of the dwindling conservatives and preserve the conservative future of America. If we wait to 2008, it will be too late. We must start today to assure a conservative future for tomorrow.

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Will The Apathy of Today’s Pastors - Eliminate Their Jobs

By Rev. Wayne Perryman, July 6, 2006

Although the Lord has certainly used denominations to reach a multitude of people around the world, Satan has used denominations as a tool to divide and conquer, particularly as it pertains to black and white churches.

Most would agree that there is only one institution on earth that is committed to studying satan and satanic tactics and that institution is the Christian church. The churches and their pastors are also referred to the as the watchmen on the wall (Isaiah 62:6), and the salt of the earth (Matt 5:13). But the scripture tells us that if the watchmen are blind (Isaiah 56:10) and the salt has lost its ability to function as it should, they are both good for nothing. It is sad to report that we are now entering into the generation of the good for nothing church. What do I mean?

Today most pastors are preoccupied with having church and preserving their unique denomination, but few are preoccupied with having a plan to preserve the institution of the Christian church. Attacks to destroy Christianity and the role of the pastor in America are coming from all segments of our society (including attacks from politicians, judges and special interest groups), but the response from many of our pastors has been almost non-existence.

While the church studies the teaching of Christ, Satan capitalizes on the teaching of Christ. In Matthew 12:25, when Satan heard Jesus say, that House divided against itself cannot stand, he knew that he had the formula to destroy the Christian Church. He started with the Paul and Apollos controversy in I Corinthians and has continued with the use of social issues in 2006.

Recent news reports indicate that the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton (along with other black leaders) are traveling across the country, warning black pastors not to be so pre-occupied with same-sex-marriage and gay rights issues (the new so-called Civil Rights issues of today), stating that pre-occupation of these types of issues is a tactic used by Republicans to distract African Americans from the real issues that affect them.

This is a very effective tactic. Like Satan, Rev. Jackson and Rev. Sharpton know that the divide and conquer tactic really work. Both are fully aware that white and black churches are divided and that the two have never worked together on social/civil rights issues since the days of the Abolitionists (1835). They also know that only a handful of white churches joined Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King during the modern-day Civil Rights movement and that while most (white pastors) stood on the sidelines and watched; others joined opposing forces and called the Civil Right’s leader a “trouble maker” and a “communist.”

Today we are facing Gay Rights, restrictive speech of pastors, Eminent Domain and other so-called Civil Rights issues that are affecting and will affect both the black and white churches, but the two groups have yet to join forces to properly deal these issues. Modern-day white churches are not used to working with or partnering with black churches to accomplish their objectives nor do they possess a resume in dealing with Civil Rights and social issues. Church historians reveal that over the years, white pastors have never solicited black participation in their quest to build and maintain successful churches and this may be one of the reasons why many may feel so awkward in soliciting their participation today.

Black churches, on the other hand do not see how these current social issues will affect their inner-city churches and their communities and feel (as Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton puts it), that today white conservative Christians are just using black pastors to accomplish objectives that they know they can’t accomplish on their own. We must all agree that Satan is doing a great job with his divide and conquer strategy.

Little do these two groups (the Paul and the Apollos churches of our day), know how much they really need each other to preserve both the Christian Church in America and the Christian values that we teach and preach about each Sunday. Are our pastors (black and white) blind according to Isaiah 56:10, or are they just plain stubborn? Is it a struggle for power between black and white pastors or is it that they just lack spiritual insight? Do they realize that if our preaching against homosexual sins and other sins is classified as a hate crime, such criminal actions can close down our 501 C-3 churches and our pastors (both black and white) will be out of a job?

My dear brothers and sisters we have a long ways to go to create an army of unity to fight against those who seek to destroy our influence in this society.

1. Local black and white pastors must become real friends.

2. Local black and white pastors must exchange pulpits - preaching in each other’s churches to become examples to their congregations.

3. The families of local black and white pastors must get to know one another through social functions in their homes.

4. Local black and white pastors must pray together and humble and submit themselves to each others’ gifts and talents.

5. Local black and white pastors must stand together no matter what the cost.

6. Local black and white pastors must financial invest in each other and the spiritual warfare that they are engaged in

7. Local black and white pastors must be committed to fight the good fight of faith.

I pray that this editorial will circulate throughout the country and that both black and white pastors will confess their sins of division, apathy and selfishness and come together as one body to become salt and light – in a joint effort to preserve the Christian church for future generations.

Your Humble Servant in Christ,

Rev. Wayne Perryman

P.O. Box 256

Mercer Island, WA 98040

(206) 232-5575