(281) Sat 29 Oct 94 11:28 By: Shelby Sherman To: All Re: cor St: @EID:5ff1 1d5d5b80 @MSG

(281)   Sat 29 Oct 94 11:28
By: Shelby Sherman
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Re: cor
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                 COR Comes To Colorado Springs
                         by Mike Fisher
If the Colorado Springs didn't have enough Christian political
organizations headquartered here preaching intolerance, we will
have a real winner this summer.  Coalition on Revival (COR), a
reconstructionist organization, has announced it will be moving to
Colorado Springs in June.

COR has plans to launch a "boot camp training school for radical
world-changers" called Kingdom College.  The purpose of Kingdom
College is to train Christian Reconstructionists to "systematically
and effectively rebuild their civilization on Biblical principles."

Reconstructionism or theonomy, holds that Old Testament laws, as
interpreted by the New Testament, are required for all societies.
Theonomists oppose plurality and the separation of Church and State
and advocate a Biblical theocracy.  In Grimstead's 24-point master
plan, he proposes Christian takeovers in virtually all aspects of
human endeavor:  education, the arts, politics, the courts and even
the military.  In a May 1993 letter to COR friends, Grimstead
writes, "At this moment of history, all humans on earth, whether
Jew or Gentile, believer or unbeliever, private person or public

official, are obligated to bow their knees to this King Jesus,
confess Him as Lord of the universe with their tongues, and submit
to His lordship over every aspect of their lives in thought, word
and deed."

Many Reconstructionists focus particularly on biblical
prescriptions of capital punishment for such offenses as blasphemy,
adultery, homosexuality, witchcraft, striking or cursing a parent
and promiscuity.  A society based on Reconstructionism would include
no prison system--criminals would either be executed for their
crimes or work as indentured servants to make restitution to their
victims.  There would be no credit system or public school
education; indigents would be forced to work off their debts as
slaves and children would be schooled at home.

COR's list of steering committee members have included such
political Christian right leaders as Dr. Tim and Beverly LaHaye of
Concerned Women of America, Dr. Robert Simonds of Citizens for
Excellence in Education, Dr. James Kennedy (who in conjunction with
village Seven Presbyterian Church is opening a branch of Knox
Theological Seminary here), Dr. R.J. Rushdoony and Pat Robertson's
Regent University Board Chair, Dee Jepson.  Because of COR's
controversial beliefs and plans, some members have left the
committee and others deny any connection with COR.  Even Focus on
the Family is a little uncomfortable with Reconstructionists.  At
a recent Community Impact Seminar, a Focus on the Family
representative referred to Reconstructionists as "wing-nuts."

As a recent example of what we can expect from Grimstead and COR,
here are excerpts from a letter to William B. Allen, who was
running against Representative Bill Dannemeyer for the Republican
nomination for the U.S. Senate.  Grimstead wanted Allen to withdraw
from the Republican primary so Dannemeyer could receive the
nomination.

"This letter comes to tell you that we are calling on you, in the
name of Jesus Christ the King of the universe, to immediately step
down from this foolish attempt at the Senate seat and to publicly
announce that you are throwing your weight and your campaign behind
the Dannemeyer effort for victory...If, however, you choose to
continue on this reckless, unaccountable, foolish path you may
count on three consequences:

1.  We will not only work harder than ever for the Dannemeyer
campaign but we will also expose to our Christian networks the
foolishness and destructiveness of your efforts and encourage them
to see your campaign for what it truly is: a political abortion
that can only aid the forces of darkness.

2.  Any hopes you have for political office in this state will be
greatly hindered for years to come...

3.  We suspect that God Himself will make efforts to discipline you
and judge this action of yours however He sees fit.  As anyone who
has been disciplined by our Heavenly Father can tell you, He can
deal very forcibly with us."

COR is a small organization with a few militant followers and
without the large amounts of money that Focus or Pat Robertson
have.  Their impact on a large scale may be insignificant.
However, if their plans for Kingdom College materialize, we could
be in for some unwanted spiritual warfare on a community that is
already divisive along in the area of tolerance and religion.


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