Posted on 04/09/2004 6:26:21 PM PDT by scripter
Personally, I would would not desire to. It's like buying a product on ebay 'as is'... and hoping for the best.
You can't. You've proven that.
I am responding to the World Magazine story about me entitled, "Appalling Appeal."
Due to ten years of lawsuits against me from the abortion industry for my work as founder and director of Operation Rescue, I filed bankruptcy, and lost everything to the attorneys of the abortion clinics and women’s groups. Dear people like Alan Keyes, Rich Buhler, Fr. Pavone, Norma McCorvey and others sent out letters asking people to restore what I had lost to the enemies of life, by sending money to "The Terry Family Trust."
The World story declared that the fundraising appeal was somehow deceptive. To the contrary, every word in every appeal was 100% accurate. World’s story, however, was incredibly inaccurate. I will correct some of those errors.
First, the article implied that the funds from Trust would not benefit my older children. That is untrue.
My oldest son is 23, lives on his own, but has been helped by the Trust. Both my older daughters’ colleges are paid for by the Trust, as are clothes, etc.
Second, the story implied I was neglectful in child support. That is a lie. World inaccurately reported I was ordered to pay an additional $75 a week in child support (a year and a half ago.) The fact is that the judge ordered I pay $75 a week total in child support, which was far less than I was already paying. After the order, I continued to pay more than I was required until my daughter moved in with me permanently. World knew this, because my bookkeeper told them so. They ignored her.
Third, the story implied I was not honest with the family court when stating my income, because a twenty-thousand dollar deposit had been made on the home we now live in. The story failed to mention that I don’t own the home, and that the deposit did not come from me. Every word to the court was true.
Fourth, the story implied that my first wife, Cindy Dean, was left with nothing. The story conveniently forgot to mention that she held title to six pieces of real estate worth nearly $700,000.00. When everything was sold, she kept her half of the equity. I lost everything; she lost nothing to the abortionists.
Fifth, the story implied that I left my first wife for Andrea Sue Kollmorgen. That is a lie. The story forgot to mention that when my first marriage melted down, Andrea lived five states away, and that we were not in contact with each other.
Worse yet, World never told the truth: that a tribunal from my church was convened to hear evidence; that Cindy Dean participated in that procedure; that she made perfectly clear that she did not want to reconcile. They granted me a divorce, and the right to remarry. To paint the picture that I abandoned her and my children is a lie. My children moved in with me after we separated.
The most glaring evidence that this was a hit piece was the fact that not one person was named or quoted who signed the fundraising appeals. The Honorable Alan Keyes sent out the letter. The whole project was Rich Buhler’s idea. He spoke to World at length, and was blacked out. The esteemed Priests Frank Pavone and Terry Gensemer urged people to help me. All the signers knew I went through a divorce, all of them knew I lost everything to the abortionists.
Worse yet: every false accusation and innuendo I mentioned was set straight by statements and interviews given to World’s reporter, Lynn Vincent, as well as their editors. Ms. Vincent ignored my two attorneys and my accountant’s statements; the interviews done with Rich Buhler, Gary McCullough and others were discarded; and finally, she never interviewed my pastor, Bishop Craig Bates, even though he told her he would be happy to talk with her.
Bishop Bates wrote a public letter to the body of Christ dealing with my divorce, remarriage, and all these false charges. His letter can be read at Randallterry.com. Why was every voice of truth silenced that could have accurately told the story?
I have been on 60 Minutes and Nightline; I have been interviewed repeatedly in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the LA Times, and I can say without doubt that this was the most mean-spirited and untrue story ever written about me. World magazine claims they have a spiritual responsibility to cover Christian leaders.
Yet they despised the authority of my pastor and church, and their story was a gross violation of the Ninth Commandment, a treachery against honest journalism, and an insult to my family…as well as all those who have helped us. They told us volumes about their "spiritual responsibility."
Randall Terry
Lust.
Curious to know where you got this info from.
There are few of us who have not seen a close personal friend or relative go through a highly emotional and agonizing divorce, and I am sure we can all agree that
Neither party in a divorce represents the objective truth,
nor can either party see beyond their own hurt, anger and righteousness.
For any publication or individual, to condemn someone on the basis of of the rhetoric from one side of a divorce situation, is simply unrealistic. Here's the other side, Randall Terry's position,
Documentation refuting Cindy Terry and Landmark Church's accusations against Randall Terry, for those who are interested.
All activists must be conscious of the fact that the closer we walk along the path of righteousness, the more life's little distractions will attempt to divert us from our various missions.
Absolutely true. As a matter of fact maybe Randall Terry recognizes the tactics.....because maybe they are his too?
I am in more agreement with Randall than I am with the gay agenda. But both IMHO are radicals and extremes from the fringes.
And yes, I do feel sorry for Randall, his family but more especially his son. A prayer for them all to have God's deliverance from all this.
Yes. See my post #134.
Why does Terry sound so much like a victim in all of this? Why couldn't he buck up, be strong, and act as example to his son by keeping this within the realm of the family instead of some tit-for-tat revenge through the media--precisely what he is criticizing his son for and complaining about in the first place? What is any son to learn from a father who behaves this way?
Yes, you're right. Even if we're not activists, we'll find constant opposition as we seek to live holy lives in Christ.
The situation of the former Mr. and Mrs. Terry represents one type of distraction. I confess I jumped to a conclusion (with prejudice) because this is one of every SAHM's nightmares ... husband decides "Our marriage is breaking down," and there's nothing you can do, while he quickly finds a woman half your age, and starts a new family with a $400,000 house (notice my subtle class-warfare theme, too :-).
Irrespective of moral judgments on any party, the objective facts of the situation reinforce the idea that marriage covenants are always revocable, and that personal gratification is the highest end in life.
Hate to be so blunt, but that's a load of crap. You seem to think Terry's tribulation is God testing him. It seems to me he's made his own bed and is now lying in it.
Sometimes God works through tribulation and sometimes personal turmoil is a result of our own srcrewups. It may bring us comfort and resolve to think that we're being tested because we're doing the Lord's work, but that can also perpetuate destructive self-delusion. It's much easier than being introspective and taking an honest assessment of your life and circumstances and how your own behavior may have gotten you there.
It certainly seems to me that if Terry's family is alienated from him, a lot of the culpability is on him.
No? Then why does the Bible say God tested Job?
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