The Devil of Delusion, Diversion and Deceit

Common Sense Commentary: Jesus said, in John 8:44, that "The devil ... is a liar and the father of it."

Satan is the universal expert of the lie. More than that, he is "the father of it", it's originator and inspiration. He lied to God, to the Angels, to the Prophets, Apostles and to you and me. As the universal champion of the lie and liars, he is also the title holder for Delusion, Diversion and Deceit. He is the evil genius of mis-information, sabotage, and the wasted life. This blog has to do with an example of the Devil's devious dealings with Christians, in order to waste our time, substance and reputation, by misleading us into FALSE CAUSES . These FAKE CAUSES drain our energies and abilities away from THE TRUE CAUSE OF CHRIST.

The Example:

Over 40,000 letters were written to Washington, in the late 1970's through the early 1990's, objecting to something that never happened. A petition letter criss-crossed our nation for nearly twenty years which dealt with a non-existing problem. Each time it made the rounds, many Christians thought it was a whole new threat. Every few years I would call the FCC to be sure it was the same old letter so I wouldn't add my voice to the false alarm. It even graduated to the computer age and raced onto the world-wide web. It was still circling the globe after the accused instigator of the evil legislation, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, was murdered by an Atheist Staff Member of hers. I don't know if some misguided, well intentioned church goer or a devious enemy of Christ was the human author of this strange lie .... but "the devil was the father of it". The FCC, Congress, and those who knew it was false, had to wonder if all Christians were a bunch of charlatans and liars. Needless to say, it did the cause of Christ only harm. It not only hurt our Christian Testimony but absorbed an immense amount of wasted Christian energy and resources while Good Causes went down and dying for lack of support.

The infamous "false" letter, was believed by Christians because it was so like Ms.O'Hair. Here it is:

"Madalyn Murray O'Hair ... has been granted a federal Hearing in Washington, D.C., on the subject of religion and the airways by the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). The petition (R.M. 2493) would ultimately pave the way to stop the reading of the Gospel on the airways of America. She took her petition with 27,000 signatures to back her stand. If her attempt is successful, all Sunday worship services being broadcast either by radio or television will stop. We need 1,000,000 (one million) signed letters, This should defeat Ms. O'Hair and show that there are still many Christians, ALIVE AND WELL AND CONCERNED in our country. This petition is number 2493."

The letter was followed with a petition addressed to the F.C.C. with lines for names, addresses, and date.
Over 40,000 letters, with envelope and stamp, were sent. At today's prices, that's about $20,000 plus untold time and energy wasted .... accomplished nothing .... except harm to the cause of Christ.

Now, here's the punch line. If Christians had put in just half that amount of effort in stopping Ms. O'Hair when she was getting prayer and Bible reading removed from public schools, we could have stopped her. Why didn't Christians devote as much time and energy into THAT cause ?

And, believe it or not, to this day, evil puts more pressure on Congress to pass bad legislation than Christians do for Congress to pass good legislation and against bad legislation. Strange indeed. I guess the answer to this mystery is, where the Devil pushes, shoves, screams and lies to motivate evil doers, God simply whispers and encourages Christians to His Cause.

I often wonder who originates so many totally false emails which are forwarded on the internet these days.
Some are so blatantly false, but seemingly from Christians, that it's hard to believe a true Christian would just make that stuff up. Sometimes, even old skeptical Rayburn thinks, "This has to be true" ... only to google it and discover there is no basis of fact in it. I don't use Snopes anymore, they have a Liberal agenda. Google it and you will find the truth ... usually. Whoever originates and sends those pro-Christian lies out, "the Devil is the father of it". Google it before sending it.

Pass it on. RB