William F. Buckley, Jr. Dead at 82
The Associated Press reports that William F. Buckley, Jr. passed away at his home in New York.
Buckley founded National Review, one of my favorite news magazines, and was a regular contributor as well as a syndicated columnist. His passing was not unexpected but is, nonetheless, a little shocking. He was the kind of man you thought might live forever if he set his mind to it.
The columnist, editor, and commentator was 82 years old. He goes to be with his wife Pat who died last year.
May he rest in peace.
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William F. Buckley's 'Conservative Movement' Still-Born, Dead-On-Arrival, Decades Ago, Because it Was Godless, Against Christ, Ignored God's Word
Contact: John Lofton, 301-873-4612, 410-760-8885, JLof@aol.com
MEDIA ADVISORY, March 3 /Christian Newswire/ -- Recovering Republican John Lofton, Editor of TheAmericanView.com and co-host of "The American View" radio show with the Constitution Party's 2004 Presidential candidate Michael Anthony Peroutka, has issued the following statement:
"Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain." – Psalm 127.
The Lord Jesus Christ did not build the "conservative movement" house. Thus, it was a house built on sand, it fell and great has been the fall of it, a recent example of this fall being the "conservative movement's" support for President of George W. Bush who has given us the most Godless, unconstitutional, debt-ridden, big spending Federal Government in our history.
Even though most of its "leaders" claimed to be Christians, the "conservative movement" was dead-on-arrival because, from the beginning, it's political plan was Godless, against Christ, and ignored the Bible. This "movement" vainly imagined succeeding without honoring Christ, succeeding through bread-alone, flesh-and-blood-only-politics when God tells us the REAL battle is a spiritual war which must be fought in the full-armor of God (Ephesians 6:10ff).
An example of the Godlessness I allude to occurred when I was on Bill Buckley's "Firing Line" program June 24, 1987. Referring to him having told Malcolm Muggeridge that he (Buckley) did not believe there was a Christian means of organizing society, I asked Bill: "Wouldn't God's Laws, wouldn't the Laws of Christ be a means of organizing a society?" Buckley said: "No. No….The consent of the governed in societies ruled by the people is the ultimate source of authority."
Alexander Solzhenitsyn was once asked how just a few Communists could take over his country when it had a thousand years of being Christian? He replied: "We forgot God." The leaders of the "conservative movement," politically-speaking, forgot God. They forgot that the Lord Jesus Christ is Lord over ALL, including politics. They forgot that He is King of kings, Lord of lords, with ALL power in Heaven and on earth. They forgot Psalm 2:12 commands: "Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him."
I know all of what I say here is true because, from the inside, I ran with this "conservative movement" from the mid-1960s to 1980 when God, by His grace alone, raptured me from among this Christless crowd – something for which, literally, I will be eternally grateful.
To hear much more on this subject, please click here to hear the latest "The American View" radio show http://www.theamericanview.com/dictator/media/997/show_145.mp3
If you'd like to interview John Lofton, you may reach him by calling: 301-873-4612; 410-760-8885; or by email: JLof@aol.com.
I don't believe the Republican Party is the Party of God-- I don't think we can expect that. I think it has welcomed Christians with like-minded beliefs more readily than the Democratic Party. And I know, someone's going to write and say the Democratic Party is friendly too. But it's just friendly, they haven't changed the party platform to reflect the beliefs of the majority of its people.
Our governments are human based and, because of this, I believe they will always be fallible because we are not perfect. What we have to do is decide what party best represents what we believe and work with that party to effect change.
Your Comment:Our governments are human based and, because of this, I believe they will always be fallible because we are not perfect. What we have to do is decide what party best represents what we believe and work with that party to effect change.
My Comment, Please: Yes, but God's Law is perfect. So, the question is what will the humans who run our government look to in order to run our government? The answer: God's Law (Romans 13). And we should should vote on the basis of what God says are the qualifications for those who are to occupy His civil government offices. Please read this and then comment.http://www.theamericanview.com/index.php?id=693
Thanks. JL
I don't disagree with you for the most part. The fact is, as Christians, we have a different set of guidelines we look to in choosing candidates for office, etc.
Unfortunately, not all humans are Christians so many of our office holders and government workers will not be guided by those principles in the decision-making process. And even some politicians who claim to be Christian are all over the map in their beliefs.
I think it boils down to voting for the candidate who comes closest to agreeing with you on your core beliefs.
Just as in a marriage there can be differences of opinion on more minor issues because of beliefs and background, agreement on key issues is vital to helping things run smoothly.
Sadly, for some candidates claiming to be Christian, those key issues are areas of compromise.
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