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NEWS
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UPDATE
1. The Stall of the Religious
Right
The Religious Right has stalled in
its tracks. Its voice now is soft and gar-
bled. Paul Weyrich gives his reasons
why this has happened: the agenda of
the religious right was in many ways
trivial; its leadership, who should know
better, acted if they believed that the
ultimate solutions were political and as
if they wanted a political savior; it nev-
er governed, it let its secular allies do it
for them; it did not understand the
trenched interests in Washington, D.C. ;
its leadership gave away its moral high
ground by permitting, without strong
opposition, the appointml;mt of men
like Jim Baker and Howard Baker to the
Reagan administration; its leadership
continued to give away its. credibility
by endorsing candidates who did not
agree with them and by failing to de-
mand specific standards of performance
from those they helped to elect; when
tough negotiations were required with
the opposition, the religious right
lacked the strength . to sustain a fight; it
abandoned the training of its troops af-
ter 1982; it became so Washington-
focussed that it did too little to recruit
and train people for local elections; it
lacked internal communications and har-
mony; it never agreed on objectives for
the future. (World, Vol. 2, No. 40,
March 28, 1988,) Furthermore, the Reli-
gious Right stalled because it was not
explicitly nor consistently Biblical/
Christian.
byJCM, III
2. The Supreme Court's Fal
well-Fiynt Decisiqn
The.Suprerne Court UNANIMOUS-
LY decided that, under the Fiti't Amend-
ment, Larry Flynt, publisher of the hard-
core pornographic, sewage-sex, . maga-
zine, HUSTLER, has a constitutional
right to print a parody depicting Jerry
Falwell as a drunkard who had his fU'st
sexual experience in an outhouse with
his mother. "There is no proposition so
absurd but that some judge, sitting on
some bench, has at some time solernn-
iy proclaimed it to be the law.'' -
Edmund Morgan (HUMAN EVENTS,
Vol. XL VIIi, No. 12, March 19, 1988)
The New Sanctions on
South Africa
Congress is considering a new South
Africa sanctions bill introduced by Rep.
Ron Dellums (D-Ca.), HR 1580. It
calls for a total trade embargo against
South Africa. Sen. Alan Cranston (D-
C a.) has introduced a similar bill in the
Senate, S. 556, which also calls for
complete .economic isolation between
the U.S. and South Africa. Both call
for.: a ban . on all U.S. investment in
South Africa; a ban on all imports from
S.A.;. a ban on all US exports to SA;
prohibiting US banks from holding or
accepting any deposit from SA; author-
izing the President to punish any coun-
try which increases trade with SA as a
result of US sanctions. One of the most
dangerous things about the bill fo:{ SA
and the USA is the ban on importing
strategic minerals, (which are essential
to the steel industry and for 'military put-:
poses), from South Africa, if
tutes are available. The only other place
on earth where many of these strategic
minerals can be obtained intbe quanti-
ties needed is in the Soviet Union! 'this
bill would make . the USA totally de-
pendent upon the USSR for vital com-
ponents for our military! (HUMAN
RIGIITS, Vol. XLVIII, No. 11, March'
12, 1988.)
4.. The Crisis at Georgetown
University
The District of Columbia Court of
Appeals recently made a major decision
involving Georgetown University, . a
Roman Catholic institution, The D.C.
court said that homosexual rights
weigh the university's religious rights!
Its decision forces the university, con-
trary. to its religious beliefs, to sub-
sidize the activities of homosexual stu-
dent organizations on its ' campus.
Wrote Judge Julia-Mack: " .... the Dis-
trict of Columbia's compelling interest
in eradicating sexual orientation discrim-
ination outwighs any burden that equal
provision of the tangible benefits (to
the homosexual groups) would impose
on Georgetown's religious exercise."
(HUMAN EVENTS, Vol. XL VIII, N().
11, March 12, 1988)
5. The Civil Rights Restor a
tion Act , of 1988 (The .. Grove
City
11
Bill)
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This law provides for the greatest ex-
pansion of federal power and control in
the history of the USA. It brings vir-
tually any group or institution-
schools, businesses, churches--under the
jurisdiction of the anti-discrimination
laws of the federal government, if they
directly or indirectly receive anything
that remotely resembles a government
subsidy. Writes Donald McAlvany:
"The Grove City (College) bill, which
has nothing to do with Civil Rights,
brings under Federal government juris-
diction and regulation, any farmer who
has ever taken a government subsidy;
any college, university, or private
school which has had even one student
which utilized government fmancial as-
sistance; any grocery or drug store
which has accepted even one food stamp
as payment for food; state and local gov-
emments which participate in Federal
Revenue sharing; any hospital, clinic,
drug store or medical practice which has
ever accepted payment for patient ser-
vices or drugs from Medicare or Medi-
caid; churches which have ever had any
government subsidy such as a Federal
lunch program for a church school or
day-care center. As the bill is imple-
mented (enforced), the liberal interpreta-
tion of 'subsidy' may come to include
the tax exempt status of churches and
therefore, all churches and synagogues
may be included. Virtually all business-
es, associations, and clubs, which have
any dealings with the government, re-
ceive any tax breaks (i.e., subsidies) or
business from the government will fall
under the new regulations, as will any
private entity providing education,
health care, housing services, parks and
recreational facilities." So, stay away
from all subsidies. With shekels come
shackles. (THE MeAL V ANY IN1ELL-
IGENCE ADVISOR, April, 1988)
6. The Possibility of a Demo-
cratic President in 1988
Donald McAlvany thinks the Repub-
licans are over-confident and that the
Democrats could win the presidency in
1988. His reasons are: (a). there is are-
cession of 50-60% in America; (b).
Democrats are outpolling Republicans
2 to 1 in many states; (c). Polls indi-
cate that labor union members and Cath-
olics, the majority of whom defected
from the Democratic Party in 1984,
will return to the Democratic Party and
vote for Dukakis; (d). George Bush can-
not arouse the movement conservatives
and the Christian Right to support him
and work for him as they did for Reagan
in 1980, because he is a protege of
David Rockefeller, etc; (e). Reagan's
coattails are not very long for his fol-
lowers, because the Reagan Revolution
is largely a personality cult; (f). Scan-
dals, such as Iran!Contragate, the CIA
and drugs in Panama, will be made an
issue against Bush. (Tiffi MeAL-
Y ANY INTELLIGENCE ADVISOR,
April, 1988)
7. The Future of the Nicara-
guan
tras)
Freedom -Fighters (Con
The failure of the US Congress to
come to the aid of the courageous Nica-
raguan Democratic Resistance C o n ~
tras ), has forced the Contras to sign a
cease-fire accord with the communistic
S andinista government. This could
mean the end of the Contras, and with
them the end of liberty in Nicaragua,
and eventually in all of Central Ameri-
ca. Staffers of the National Security
Council advised Contra leader, Adolfo
Calero, not to sign the agreement, but
he did because the Contras were running
out of food and would starve in the
field. However, many of the Contras
themselves are dissatisfied with Calero's
decision. The Contra leadership said:
"We saw that in the United States there
was no political will to continue sup-
porting the war. We were not going to
win that situation. So we saw an op-
portunity to avoid further killing, give
our troops a rest and test the good faith
of the Sandinista government(?)." The
Contras themselves, however, are still
willing to carry on the war, even if the
US reneges on armed assistance. The on-
ly hope now for Nicaragua is the mas-
sive military support of the Contras by
the USA (unlikely) and the massive
evangelization and education of the peo-
ple of Nicaragua with the gospel of
Christ (highly likely and in progress).
(HUMAN EVENTS, Vol. XLVIII, No.
15, April 9, 1988)
8. The Future of the Mghan
Freedom-Fighters (Mujahideen)
The Reagan Administration and the
USSR have reached an agreement about
the withdrawal of Soviet troops from
Afghanistan. This agreement was
reached without the advice of the Muja-
hideen leadership; and it is a betrayal of
these anti-communistic freedom-fighters
trying to rid their land of a communist
puppet government and an invading So-
viet army, which together have brutally
committed genocide against the people
of Afghanistan. The agreement calls for
the cessation of America's assistance to
the freedom-fighters as the Soviet state
withdraws its military forces, leaving in
place a pro-communist, Soviet-puppet
government in Kabul, which is in-
tolerable to the freedom-fighters. The
Soviets, however, are allowed to supply
military aid to the Kabul regime. On
the other hand, Pakistan can no longer
ship weapons and supplies from the US
to the Afghan freedom-fighters . Reagan
says he is jubilant over this agreement,
which gets Gorbachev off the hook, be-
cause he is unable to dislodge the free-
dom-fighters, and it leaves the com-
munist Afghan government in place,
instead of achieving an independent,
non-communist government. The Muja-
hideen have pledged themselves to con-
tinue the war regardless of the agree-
ment, because such an agreement only
hinders their war for freedom. (HUMAN
EVENTS, Vol. XLVITI, No. 17, April
23, 1988.)
9. The Good News in El Sal-
vador
The socialist presidential administra-
tion of El Salvador, headed by Pres.
Napoleon Duarte, backed by the US
State Department, is wrecking the eco-
nomy of El Salvador by nationalizing
banking, agriculture and trade, dis-
content is flourishing because of the
soaring unemployment rate and the in-
ability of the government to stop the
marxist-terrorist guerrillas. Since 1981
the US has spent three billion (tax-
payers') dollars cramming socialism
down the throats of the people of El Sal-
vador. But the people have had enough.
In the national parliamentary elections
The Counsel of ChalcedonJ July, 1988----------------------------Page 5
on March 20, 1988, the of
voters gave the pro-American,
monistic; and republican ARENA party
the majority of seats in the national
legislature. One of the party's promises
to the people was to send US advisors
and their socjalism-promoting aid dol-
lars back to Washington. "El Salvador's
March 20th election results amounted
to repudiation of. US policies, a rejec-
timl. of politic;d 1eaders favored by the
us, and a stunning show of the peo-
ples' determination to regain their inde-
pendence and to rebuild their
nation." -J. McManus (TIIE NEW
.AMEiUCAN, Vol. 4, No. 10, May 9,
1988) .
10. The Increase of Minimum
Wage
Congress is considering a bill, HR
1834, which would raise the minimum
wage from $3.35 to $5.05 per hour.
Tiris bill, if enacted into law, would
cause the loss of about 250,000 to
500,000 jobs. Its negative impact
would be felt the hardest in the southern
states. Economists have proven time
and again that increases in the mini-
mum wage have wreaked havoc on teen-
age and entry-level employment, es-
pecially among young black males.
(HUMAN EVENTS, Vol. XLVIII, No.
19, May 7, 1988.)
11. The Defamation of Ed
Meese
Liberals, leftists and their ilk are wag-
ing a vendetta against Ed Meese in order
to embarrass the conservative wing of
the Reagan Administration. Congress
has "expressed concern" about some-
. thing Meese is supposed to be doing,
so allegations are made and hearings
held. The media latches onto these asser-
tions and repeats them daily, suggesting
there is something to them. Meese is
one of the last remaining
in the Reagan Administration. His
close friends know him as a man of inte-
grity and dignity who is the very oppo-
site of a crafty scheme.-. Charges are
continually recycle!!, but as of yet he
has been shown to be guilty of no
wrong-doing! Even the liberal WASH-
INGTON POST admits that "strictly
speaking, Meese is guilty of nothing."
Nevertheless, . liberals constantly de-
mand his resignation. (HOMAN
EVENTS, Vol. XLVIII, No. 19, May
7, 1988.)
12. The Cruelty of Inflation
by John Maynard Keynes
"By a continuing process of infla-
tion, governments can confiscate, secret-
ly and unobserved, an important part of
the wealth of dleir By this
methOd, they not only confiscate, . but
they confiscate atbitrarily; and while the
process impoverishes many;' it actually
enriches some. . , . . The process . en-
gages all of the hidden forces of eco-
nomic law on the side of destruction
and does it in a manner-which no one in
a million is able to. diagnose." (DAILY
NEWS DIGEST, Vol. 14, No. 24,
4/13/88.)
13. The . Cruel Hypocrisy of
Winnie Mandela
The wife of communist terrorist,
Nelson Mandela, imprisoned leader of
South Africa's terrorist-communist and
out-lawed African National Congress, l.s
building a new home in Soweto. While
the average price of a WHITE home in
SA is $40,000, Winnie's mansion is
$250,000.00! She is the one who
yelled, "With matches and our neck-
laces, (auto-tires filled with gaso:tl.ne
and set ablaze around someone's neck),"
she would liberate SA. (INSIDER RE-
l'ORT, Vol. V, No. 4, October, 1987)
14. The. nangers of the INF
Treaty
This is an evil bill for the following
reasons: (a). It is impossible to verify a
treaty when we lack knowledge of the
of Soviet weapons to be covered
in the treaty; (b). There is no self-en-
forcing means for dealing with viola-
tions, even if we could detect them; (c).
When the US removes its missiles, we
will be left in a situation in which no
European missiles can reach Russia,
but Russia will still have plenty that
can reach Europe; (d). By the
only US missiles on NATO soil capa-
ble of reaching Soviet territory, the INF
treaty will not only make NATO more
vulnerable to intimidation and invasion
by vastly superior USSR forces;
will also make it extremely
.that the imbalance in these forces. Will
ever be balanced by negotiations; (e).
With our Ground Launch Cruise .Mis-
siles and Pershing Missiles gone, the
USSR and its satellites are immune
from an American counterattack fol-
lowing an assault on Western Europe;
and (f). The Pershing Missiles; with a
of 1100 miles, could penetrate
SoViet defenses, with high accuracy, in
about 13 minutes. They could hold
Soviet troops at risk. (THE HOWARD
PHTI..LIPS iSSUES AND STRATEGY
BULI.ETIN,December7, 198?.) .
15. The Appraisal of com-
munism by Lech Walesa . of
Polish Solidarity UniOn
"Neither Gorbachev nor we have any
choice. We have got to change the sys-
tem. If not, then we will have
tion and that is senseless in this situa-
tion. The whole system is
Communism is finished. One can see it
no longer exists." (DAILY NEWS
DlGEST, Vol. 14, No. 23, 4/6/88)
16. The Cri$i$ in Mexico
Mexico is hanging in the balance.
. The communiSt movement has honey-
combed the country with teris of
thousandS of members burrowed deeply
within Mexico's polltical parties.
churches, labor unions, peasant
zations, and the military. Communist
. block committees are found in cities,
towns and villages woughout Mexico.
The President de. la Madrid refers to
Castro of Cuba as "my commandant"
"Once the Soviets give the signal for
the revolution in Mexico to commence,
it will spread quickly. Undercover com-
munist groups will deepen the eco-
nomic crisis by triggering strikes,
demonstrations, attacks on tourists and
. sabotage of oil production facilities to
cause a further downward spiral in the
economy. This would be accomplplied
by terrorism directed at moderate Mexi-
can leaders, and communists within the
Mexican military would then . make a
move to link up with the social up-
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heaval spreading rapidly across the
try. A communist government could be
in place within 30-60 days of the begin-
ning of the upheaval." (THE MeAL-
Y ANY INTELLIGENCE REPORT,
April, 1988)
17. The Crisis in Panama
The US State Department is working
to destabilize and overthrow the govern-
ment of Panama under drug-dealer Gen.
Noriega, much like it aided in the over-
throw of Marcos, Somoza, the Shah of
Iran, etc., etc. The reason given is
drugs. This US destabilization of Pana-
ma is strongly opposed by the US De-
fense Department and the CIA. Noriega
is definitely involved in drugs, and he
has cooperated closely with the US
military and the CIA through the years.
Sunday May 22nd, was a singularly auspicious day at Chalcedon Presbyterian Church, due to
the visit of eleven friends from tfie Orthodox Presbyterian Church General Assembly meeting at
Covenant College on Lookout Mountain,,peorgia, that week. David Goodrum had invited Mr.
Sungjin Lee of tfie Westminster Discount nook Service in Scarsdale New York to come to Chal-
cedon that Sunday for the worship service and dinner at the church afterwards. Mr. Lee was urged
to bring anyone e1se who could make it, and so he did, bringing his wife, eight ministers and one
ruling elder.
Pictured above are, left to right, tQp row: Joe Morecraft, III; Don Crowe minister in the
RPCUS; Bill Shishko, pastor ofThe OPC in Franklin Square, NY; and Dennis Fullalove, ruling
elder from New CovenantOPC in the San Francisco area. Second row: Harold Thomas, pastoro1
Grace OPC in FL; Leonard Coppes, pastor of an OPC in the Denver, CO areaJJick
Knodel, pastor of the urace OPC in Lyncbburg, VA and editor of Journey magazine; KQger
Wagner,_pastor of Bayview OPC in Cli.ula and Chuck Mcilhenny, pastor of Frrst
OPC in San Francisco and contributing editor to The ofChalcedon. Botfom row: Greg


pastor of the Westchester OPC in Mt. Vernon, NY; Hailu Mekonnen,_ pastor of an
OPC EthiOpian mission church, Kidane Hiwat, in Washington, DC; and Mr. & Mrs. Sungjin
Lee of Westchester OPC in Mt Vernon, NY and Westminster Discount Book Service, Scarsdlile,
NY. It was a pleasure and a blessing to have each and every one of these distinguished guests
visiting our cliurch.
According to Donald McAlvany his
close contacts with Castro and the San-
dinistas came at the request of the US
government! Now the State Department
is pushing Noriega into the arms of the
Cubans, Libyans and Russians. McAl-
vany goes on to say that "a year ago
Noriega was looking for a way to step
down. Instead of helping to facilitate
the transition, the State Department
pushed him into a corner with no way
to gracefully exit. It is almost as if they
wanted to precipitate the current crisis.
The result is, that today there is an
active Cuban and Libyan involvement
in Panama and a very dangerous time
bomb about to explode. The folly of
America's Liberals having given away
our American canal in Panama in 1977
is now coming home to roost." (THE
MeAL V ANY INTELLIGENCE AD-
VISOR, April, 1988) D
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