Groups accuse Falwell of using tsunami aid money for evangelizing

[Bluebear]

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. Muslim group on Thursday accused evangelist Jerry Falwell of using money donated for tsunami relief to convert people in South Asia to Christianity and called on the Bush administration to denounce his actions. (That could happen.)

In an e-mailed weekly newsletter called "Falwell Confidential," which was obtained by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the evangelist said: "Hundreds of thousands are in dire need of medical attention and personal counseling. And in this heavily Muslim part of the world, millions have never even heard of Jesus Christ."...

According to a statement on www.falwell.com and Liberty University's Web site, the school is preparing a team to travel to India, Sri Lanka and other countries in South Asia. Falwell founded Liberty University.

"Distribution of food and medical supplies, along with the dissemination of thousands of Gospel tracts in the language of the people will be the primary tasks of the team," the Web sites said. "Mission trips to the Asian region by many (Liberty University) students will follow in the months, and perhaps years, to come."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050121/us_nm/quake_usa_muslims_dc_1

[KG]

1. gee, who didnt see that coming?

[isit2008yet]

2. Get right with God or

burn in hell. Thanks for the tsunami relief Reverend!

[Bluebear]

3. And welcome to DU!

[isit2008yet]

4. Thank you! n/t

[Goldeneye]

5. Let the unraveling begin.

They'll do themselves in...Bush denouncing Falwell oughta be intresting.

[Merlot]

6. There is a group in Monrovia, CA (very repub city)

that is getting a lot of press for tsunami assistance. What no one in the press is mentioning is that it is a christian group. They were on the news last night and stated their goals as:
1. giving aid
2. helping with recontstruction
3. "counseling" victims

I think they are called World Vision International.

[The Backlash Cometh]

8. Is that Monrovia nursery, Republican?

Curses, if it is.

[The Backlash Cometh]

7. So, does Senator Clinton still think that faith-based iniative funds

are a good idea? The same thing will happen to them.

[leesa]

9. Oh what a surprise. Since when hasn't Falwell put his salvation funds

into his pocket?