Landover Baptist Mail Received
January 2001 (unedited and in original form)
Dear Sir,
My name is Nathan, I am 18 years old, a college student,
and the son of a minister. I have been visiting your web site for
the last few days and, to be honest, I find its content disturbing.
I have been studying God's Holy Word since I could read at all. Are
you aware that the word "rapture" does not appear in scripture anywhere?
Are you also aware that Jesus Christ came into the world to save those
you yourselves have forbidden from entering your church? Sir, I ask
you, how are you supposed to do the work of the Father if you do not allow
those who need "the Great Physician" to even set foot on your property?
The Lord God’s only begotten Son was a friend of tax collectors, prostitutes,
and the lowest of the low. He knew, that those who need to be saved
could not be saved through yelling and threats of hell. He was a
kind and gentle man; he only raised his voice once. That was when
the tax collectors were thrown out of the temple. Speaking of tax
collectors…money should be given to the church under no obligation.
It should be given freely and joyfully. They should not be forced
into it because of what you deem “inappropriate” attire. These are
the thoughts and feelings of an educated Christian. I would appreciate
any thoughts, retaliations, or feedback you would grant me.
In Christ,
Nathan W Scott
May God forgive you for your audacity and infringement on my civil
liberties by publishing such absolute chicanery as your view of the Homosexual
handshake. I assure you, this is purely your own invention. I am a 53 year
old homosexual - male - and elder in the Presbyterian Church - and I say
to, until you recognize that homosexuals are not predators but are actually
the preyed upon - your love is a hollow as the simple falsehood you are
perpetrating. But God knows that and you need not trouble yourself over
my judgment - I have none - just love and compassion for all those whole
stray from the universal truth that "love" between men is among the most
beautiful forms of love and that, as you will no doubt say this precludes
"lust" and sex, the join of two human beings in love and holy-sexual-sharing
is among one of God's most precious blessings. There is no homosexual handshake
that I know of - and I can think of a million better topics for a website
for a
Church than fostering the "devil's" message.Yours in Christ
Ed Patterson
I was just going to tell you that if you wanted to use movies in your
website, maybe you should actually watch them first. As everyone
knows this is a picture of a witch. You say that this is the Blair
Witch. Guess what? You are WRONG!! I am very happy to inform you
that this is a picture of Bet Middler in the movie, Hocus Pocus. This movie
came out in the early 90's and was made by Disney. Maybe you should stop
wasting so much time criticizing others when you don't even know what you
are talking about! Oh by the way, tampons are not sinful you are
just to ashamed of your own body to think of actually touching it!! AHHH,
one more thing, It would be easier to get a camel through the eye of a
needle than to get rich snobs into Heaven!!! - A very
concerned METHODIST!!!
Concerned Methodist
This is the most repulsive website I have ever accidentally ran across.
Shame on you for mocking the word of God. This website is a complete
insult to Christ and I am embarrassed FOR you.
KLambert
I've read a number of the pages on your web site, starting with your
page on Harry Potter. I read what you had to say, so I pray for your
sake that you listen to what I have to say. Please read this entire
message and feel free to respond.
I'll start off by saying that I am a follower of Christ, and I am forgiven
of all my sins. I belive in the Bible, and I am generally a conservative
person.
I was just going to say that it is obvious that none of you have ever
read any of the Harry Potter books all the way through. If you had,
it would have been obvious as to it's message of how love is the stongest
"power" of all. That is why Harry wasn't killed. His mother
died to save him. You've managed to twist every theme and message
that this book has to offer, and I had to say somthing. Harry saw
his "dead" parents in the mirror because he wanted to see them. (I
point out, that in the mirror, they weren't dead, but alive, as Harry wished
them to be just like any child who has lost his/her parents.) I could
go on forever as to your mistakes in interpreting Harry Potter. (I
will also point out that your "godly" souce was wrong in saying that Harry
killed his parents with an ax. You could've come up with
somthing a little closer to the story.) "Death is the next great
adventure" -- isn't it? We'll be with God. For those of us
who know where we're going, we have
nothing to fear! Just on more thing -- Voldemort being
evil. Why shouldn't the bad guy be evil?
Harry Potter, however, isn't really my concern. You do realize
our purpose on this earth is to help bring people to Christ. I don't
think you could be any farther from doing so, as your moto is "Unsaved
not welcome". YOU are the ones playing into the devils hands by pushing
people farther from Christ. (I can't even belive you're even considering
the theory that women don't have souls! That's outragous! Men were
created because God was lonely - we must not have souls either!)
If you actually read this entire e-mail, I would love a response.
I'm very concerned about the image you're giving Christians. As followers
of Christ, we are to
be forgiving and loving so we can bring people to Christ. You
seem to be doing the exact opposite. Confining yourself into a little
resort doesn't help anyone. It just makes you even more full of yourselves
-- just like the Pharasies.
Please send me an e-mail back on what you think about what I have to
say.
I also ask that if you print this e-mail somwhere, you leave it as it
is. I don't want you changing this to fit your needs and allow it
to become part of your war against those who haven't found God yet.
Nathan Sohn
I do not know where you get off putting this ridiculus form of mockery
on your website. I have no idea who informed you that there is a "secret
handshake" that we homosexuals use, but you are sadly mistaken. Not to
mention the fact that most of us DO NOT have sex in a public restroom,
let alone recruit someone with those intentions. Whatever this homosexual
agenda is it is absolutely ridiculus. I grew up a God fearing man, and
I do not ever recall learning that God has instructed us to hate specific
groups of people. Its people like you I am sure who are pleased with the
Matthew Shepard murder and other such crimes, but what you don' seem to
realize is that no matter what we choose to do in our personal lives,
we are still human beings and deserve to be treated as such. All I ask,
and I am sure on behalf of everyone who agrees with me, is to just please
leave us alone. We are not evil people with the intentions to get a hold
of your son and turn him into a homosexual. If you do not agree with the
way we live our lives, just please keep it to yourself. Preaching against
it, and making it sound like a horrible thing is not going to stop
it, and if you honestly belive that it will, you need to rethink.
God did not come to you and say "hate homosexuality AND everyone who is
a part of it." you and your followers feel that way, and it is shame, because
you use God as your excuse for justifying yourself, becasue you know well
enough that God obviously cannot speak for himself in the same way that
we could. Oh and who in the world would question God's judgment? Well this
man is questioning this so-called "God's judgement."
I do not want a response from you, in fact I would rather not ever
speakl with you again. All I ask is to please stop. The only accomplishment
you are acheiving is making the hate in this world even greater.crombie and jay
I think that as people of God you of all people would understand that
even though these people are commiting a sin that they are still people
and not preditors. You are the preditor of people like this and for your
discrimination aginst these people will find your self in hell. You should
love all people not just the ones that make you feel comfertable in life
and with your self. Just because you can't uinderstand why these people
are like this doesn't mean you should be so cold hearted. People
like you are the ones who cause hate and violence in this world. So
the next time you do some thing like this, if I were you I would think
about all the people killed because of people like you and about how hot
it's going to be in hell.Lorie O'Brien
How dare you tell lost sinners who are looking for the Lord that they
are not welcome at your church. I pray that God will open your eyes and
see that at one time all of you were lost. Did people turn you away from
the gospel. No! You all are a bunch of morons and i pray God will
shut down your church. You don not derserve to be called Baptist. take
it off your church and call yourself THE CHURCH WHERE SATAN IS LORD!
Maybe all of you should check your salvation. I really wonder how many
of you are jusst lost souls and on the way to split hell wide opn. I am
glad that I am not a part of your so called church. I would be afraid God
would kill me before I go there. Jesus came to seek the lost. He didn't
die on the cross just for you. maybe it is time that you all started reading
the Bible. it wouldn't surpise me if you all wrote your own Bible. Anyone
who supports this ministry needs to check there heart and get right. Things
like this should not be aloud on the internet. it is nothing but trash.
You as a so called man of God, how could you be a part of a church who
does not welcome lost people in the church. Get your heart right with God.
What a LOOSER you are. Remember, Judgement day is coming soon. If you are
saved God will judge you when you get there. I would hate to be you.
Bobby L DeLong
You are some sick people. I can see that you firmly believe in wor$hip.
I can tell that you are all very desperate and lonely people. It sure will
be funny when you see that your life's greed and ignorance will get you
a spot in hell too.Wick Nelson
Your site is the biggest lie I've heard in a long time-
Don't you get it??
That is not what the bible means!
You take everything out of context!
All you're doing is creating a vision of Christians for
the rest of the
world, demeaning us, fuffiling prophecy! I've read some
of the e-Mail's
you've recieved, and the people actually believe this
Church exists!!!
This is stupid! This is hatred towards Christians!
It's times like this I hope the Rapture happens right
now so that you'll
see the error of your ways-
And yes, I sound stupid and idiotic- I was once on your
side of the fence.
PS: YES, YOU'RE PLAYING INTO THE GRAND SCHEME OF END-TIME PROPHECY
The Baron
You goddam fanatics. I hope you enjoy your stay in hell, which
you certainly deserve for your racist and pagan diatribes. I offer
you the olive branch of islam, take it or leave it. See you on the
day of judgement.
Sincerely, a loyal canadian follower of Islam
Mohammed Hussain
Where do you get off telling the users of the internet that Brittney
Spears turrned an 11yr old into an "AOL chat whore"? What the fuck is wrong
with you "GOD" dammed people? There is now way the 11 in the picture
is an "AOL chat whore"
You people discust me, if the IS an 11 yr old "AOL chat whore" than
it is the fault of there fucked up parents, NOT brittney spears. Really
, what the fuck is wrong with you people?
Well i hope when the shit hits the fan, and the "Armagedon" comes, it
starts right were you people live.
P.S. I spit in your general direction.
Willie
Hey pastor, if i'm not allowed within 10 miles of your so called "church"
how am i going to get saved?{ if in fact this is the only place on
earth that a person can in fact get saved} Iwould say that
the world is in pretty dismal shape. wouldnt you say so!! please
respond and fill me in. i am verry concerned.Navydoom@aol.com
Dear Pastor ,
I was brought to your web site
via a concerned friend, who has issues with your doctrine, and as
a person from a faith which differs from hers as well as from yours,
I feel it is MY RESPONSIBILITY to address some of her concerns as
well as the issues which I myself see that need addressing.
Please afford me due respect that
you and your fellowship require for yourselves, it is Christ's name
this is asked.(amen)
First of all, Jesus Christ himself,
NEVER charged anyone financially to hear Him speak, the charge
was spiritual, never financial, but He does address the responsibilies
of the Christian financially. Render unto Caeser that which belongs
to Caeser, and unto God that which belongs to God- i.e. tithing-
(10%).Then there are the expenses past that 10% which are concidered
gifts of love, like individual Church and school, expenses which we as
members are to help with.
The things you have suggested
on your web site as "Required" in regards to costs are absolutely
absolutely ludicrius to say the least. It concerns me also that your doctrines
are by and large contrary to Biblical teachings, and yet you are
pressing them onto others of different beliefs to the point where
you feel you are able to condemn them because they differ from your
own, I believe that if a person views things differently ( God given choice
by the way to investigate and descern for themselves, for individual
Salvation is our own responsibility to work out with our Creator)
instead of critizing, condemning and ostrasizing them, it should be a matter
of deep prayer and study for each individual; not condemning .
As for the whole Bible beliefs
which you "Claim" to uphold, do you keep the Ten Commandments
then as well? Do you keep the Sabbath as given at creation, and as
well as in the Law given to Moses? The same Ten Commandments Jesus
Himself kept out of Love and Respect for the Author and His Own Father?
While I do agree we have no way to keep them on our own, and it is
grace which is the key to our Salavation for the most part,
I do believe that it does not end just at grace, we have a responsibility
also, to follow the Law as God gave it in our lives, which thru Him
and His power is the only means we have that hope. However, I do
not feel that my friend who believes differently is a demon to be
avoided, simply because he or she believes other than what
I believe. We are to love one another unconditionally as God loves
us, pray for one another and let the Holy Spirit ! do! the work in each
persons search for truth .What comes out of a mans mouth does not
nessessarily come from God, regardless of what "Church" he claims to
represent. ( including my own faith. there are those who claim to have
a
form of Godliness but denying the form therein..) That is why
it is up to each person to go the Word and find out for them selves
after praying for the guidence and wisdom to descern that which it
speaks to our hearts of.
As for you personally, it is not up
to me to decide your salvation, nor is it up to me to condemn you
for that which you claim to believe, but, it is up to me, as a believer
to exhort you to go back to the Word, after prayer, if you are sincerely
desiring that knowledge, and find the "Truth which comes only from
God himself,not ANY MAN" and you will know that those things you
claim and press upon others is not in keeping with what God actually
says to us from HIS WORD. Perhaps then your desire to control, condemn,
and to ridicule others who are out here who believe differently
will result in a real desire of the heart to love as Jesus taught, love
God with all your heart and others as God loves us ( unconditionally
as the sinners we are) and these " CONDITIONS you place
upon people will end, as
they should. God's Word ( the whole word) is the only source
a person sho!ul!d accept, and the understanding of that word comes
from a daily communication
with God,and prayerfull study of His words.
It is my hope as a believer, that the
Holy Spirit will accompany this email.
In His Name,
Sunshinnieday
I am a Christian so that is why i visited your web page because the
only requirement was a person could not be unsaved. Well I am saved
and have accepted my Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior. But when I read
your web page my bottom jaw just hit the floor and im still not convinced
it is not all just a big Joke. If it and all it reads is real then
i will pray for all of you because there is a lot of hate coming out of
the words on your page.
God bless you all....
BassHunter111
The downfall of Western Society can be attributed to your brainless
posturing. If Jesus were to come alive today, he would be ashamed
to see his name being used to carry out such heinous projects as this.
Your wild claims serve only to destroy what little credibility the religious
right already had. Tell me, if Christians are supposed to love one
another, why do you support gun "rights." Guns kill people. They don't
love people. The Bible mentions nothing about guns, or having a right
to kill people, or anything else for that matter. Only God has the
right to do that. By the way, the laws of quantum mechanics(look
it up, o brainless one) state that if God exists, he cannot be both omnipotent
and loving at the same time. Time to pick one there. While
you're at it, read some Kant, Marx, and Rousseau. It
seems your goal is to suppress as much knowledge as possible.
Science is our only way out of the hole you are digging for our society.
Beware. Your time is growing short. Intellect, decency, and
tolerance shall overcome your narrow-minded views. Do our children
a favor and shut down your bigoted website posthaste.
Disrespectfully,
Tyler Barnett
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. USA
Hello Pastor,
I just thought that I should let you know that you may need more "Unsaved"
protection for your website. You see, you've said many time on your
website that you don't allow any unsaved people to enter. But I am
unsaved, and I find that I end up at your website many times a week.
And I would like to point out that I truly am unsaved, I'm not just making
it up. I took you test and failed it miserably. I got every
single question wrong. Also, I voted for Al Gore in the election,
I despise Charlton Heston, I'm liberal, I bought your "Unsaved" sweater,
I'm gay, I'm poor, I believe in science, I believe in evolution, I know
how to read, I've had a college education, I think for myself, I genuinely
care about the people around me, I believe that we should help the poor
and defenseless, I'm for taking care of the
planet, I celebrate Christmas, I color Easter eggs, I don't capitalize
god when I write it, I know how to spell AND use a spell-checker, I don't
believe in Satan, I go to gay bars, I drink Long Island Iced Teas, and
I listen to dance music. If that doesn't make me unsaved, then I
don't know what else to does.
So I'm just letting you know that your site is, in fact, receiving hits
from the unsaved. Me and most of my friends visit this site a lot.
Almost weekly. And thanks to your exposé on the homosexual
handshake, I now know how to greet other men when I see them on the street.
This will cut down on the embarrassment of cruising and mistaking another's
eye contact for interest in me. Plus I will no longer have to ask
the awkward question,"Are you a top or a bottom?" The handshake is
gold to me and my friends.
I'm not sure how you can remedy the loophole that allows the unsaved
onto your website, but I beg you to keep trying. With all these invaluable
insights on your website into paganism, and heathenism, and just plane
"being of Satan," I can't help but coming back to your site again and again.
I would say God Bless at this point, but I don't believe in God either.
See? I told you, I'm unsaved.
Sincerely,
Ben Tousey
Loon Tunes! That's what you should rename your organisation.
Are you saying 15,000 people of all religions who died in the earthquake
in India made God angry? Then all I can say is, give your vengeful Wrathful
God some Quaaludes and tell him to calm down. It is fanatics like yourself
that keep this world full of Hate.Take off your religious blinkers and
look at the world more realistically...Hinduism is thousands of years older
that Christianity and has millions of followers....you don't see Hindus
going around the world "Saving" unwilling people..Wake up and smell the
coffee....tolerance for all other religions is what makes or breaks this
fragile world. They say that my family tree began with Apes...looks like
yours ended there....
Mike Fay
Belongs to Christ himself. For you are christains and must represent
Christ. This is a POOR excuse for a church promoting HATE.
The Lord Himself said "Ye without sin be the first to cast a stone.
Our work here it to pray for our enemies and teach the love of Christ
now just blowing them down with fear tactics and heresay. I would
not attend your church knowing this hatered existed soley for the purpose
of running others down.
It seems to me that the log in your eyes are much bigger that the speck
in your brothers. The Lord I know has forgiveness and love for the
christain not the sin.
Nijmi@aol.com
http://www.landoverbaptist.org/news1199/conversions.html
Hello,
I have posted the above article to a Jew who has the following to say
on the story:-
"Concerning the ridiculous quote, "The conversion of nearly 255,000
Jew during a blasphemous Hebrew holiday called "High Holy Week"". Having
practiced Jewish Holidays for some five years now to one extent or another,
I assure you their is no "High Holy Week". There is of course a time called
the High Holy Days, but it is ten not seven days long. And if this "blasphemous"
holiday is what they refer to, then they are fools because it is just the
time between two festivals commanded in their own Bibles in Leviticus 23."
So, what do you think, is he right or wrong?
I would appreciate it very much if you can answer his comments.
Love in Christ,
haddad aust
I don't know what planet you people came from but please go back and
leave us alone!!!! You are a bunch og sickys!! How can you even say you'er
a CHRISTAN??
Ken Hutchison
Are you guys serious?!?!?! Your beliefs are one thing. I won't get
into that because I'm afraid I'd go overboars with rage. But, support the
NRA?!?! YOUR A CHURCH!!! GUNS KILL PEOPLE!! Being a pacafist, I don't believe
in violence. I do, however believe in god. And I don't think god would
think to highly of y our ways. Your to restricting. You need to let people
live and make their own decisions. Mistakes help people discover themselves.
If somone commits a sin and is truly sorry for it, god will know. You can't
judge people the way you do. You can't play god. You people are the
definition of blaphamy. Not only that, but you are advocates forviolence.
And if you claim to be saving socioty from smut, then why is your website
full of it!! I've seen worse things on your site than i've seen in porno
magazines!!! I'd really appreciate it if you respond to this so you can
explain some things to me.
Sincerely,
Evan Smith