March 2010

As for Billy Graham, his collaboration with the enemies of the Gospel of Christ reveals him to be a false minister.  This is not a slip, this is an ongoing way of life with this man.  As for your statement that the Lord may have used his misunderstanding of Romanism to get the Gospel preached in some places where it would not otherwise have been preached, this is extremely unbiblical.  Firstly, he does not have a “misunderstanding” of Romanism; he well knows what it is about and yet he supports it.  Secondly, is the hand of the Lord so shortened that the only way He can get His Gospel heard in places such as Roman Catholic quarters is by a man like Graham, who preaches a false Gospel, sinning blatantly against Him by collaborating with the greatest enemies of Christ, His true Church, and His true Gospel?  This is the Arminian understanding of God indeed, but not the biblical truth of the almighty, sovereign Lord. – Shaun Willcock

What a shame, after all the promises made by the Catholic Diocese of Down and Connor to rectify the issue of the unmarked mass baby graves, we find that they have grudgingly agreed to claim back 5.9 acres of the Bog Meadow under the condition that they will re-use part of the land for new graves within ten years! [see our article, A Mass Grave of Babies and the Lie of “Limbo”].  As the archaeologist involved in the site I am dismayed at this prospect.  I have gathered ethnographic evidence which suggests that the burials may extend well outside the 5.9 acres, but the cemetery trustees dismiss this as hearsay.

Northern Ireland

Warm Christian greetings from the Philippines.  Thanks so very much for your encouraging and very kind e-mail…

Philippines is very Roman Catholic, almost 90% of its population are Catholics, others are Arminians, Pentecostals and Charismatics and the rest belong to various cults and divergent faiths.  As a matter of fact, JIL leader Eddie Villanueva is aspiring for presidency in this coming May 10 national election.  He is connected to Cindy Jacobs, Jessie Duplantis, Kenneth Copeland, Benny Hinn, Kenneth Hagin and other [people in the] word of faith movement.  There is really an urgent need to preach the TRUE and UNDILUTED GOSPEL OF SALVATION.  True Christians are in the minority here in the Philippines.  Errors spread here like that of wildfire destroying people’s lives through unscriptural and dangerous teachings and theology.
The Philippines

Anti-Catholic bigots.

Country unknown (via email)

I am saddened by the events you report [Snippets from South Africa February 2010].  In my career I have met and worked with a few S. A. doctors and with most I learned to admire their skills and dedication.  I can see why they fled.  The darker shade of S. A. is a secret too well kept here (Europe).  We get brochures enticing us to go birding and biking in S.A. and that’s all people know about.  Recently on TV someone was saying how Christianity “robbed” native folk of their culture.  That most adult males were murderers of fellow and rival tribesmen and in grave danger of being murdered themselves was never mentioned.  Nor that they contracted Kuru (a brain virus) from eating infected human brains.  Nor that the missionaries gave them schools, medicines, law, trebled their life expectancy and showed them the way to Salvation and some are translating the Bible into their tongues.  No, the good was never mentioned.  Only we must now apologise for imposing – he was saying. We keep you and your family in our prayers.

From a medical doctor in England

I am writing to say thank you for another excellent article: From the Thames to the Tiber: Rome Builds A Bridge for Anglicans to Cross Over. I couldn’t agree with you more when you wrote: “We care for the souls of those within [Anglicanism], just as for those within the Roman Catholic institution.  Confused by the bewildering changes going on within Anglicanism worldwide, their faith being in their “church” rather than in Christ, these poor people are lost, and as they cast about for some solidity, something sure and certain, increasingly their eyes fix on Rome.  And truly, should they go over to it, they would have become twofold more the children of hell than before.”  This is the most heartbreaking part – the lost souls.