READ THIS DRIBBLE. At least I have her email now.
Dear Alan,
I have the uneasy feeling of being controlled on this "Restricted List." When I signed up I was not told the messages were top secret or "confidential" and did not expect such heavy-handed treatment from the shepherd of this little flock. Why were the conditions for subscription to the restricted list not explained in the initial invitation? Your intimidation of this list reminds me of that found in cults and the New World Order gestapo we now live in fear of. Everyone must do as they're told or the whole list is punished, as in the former Nazi concentration camps. Nor does the tone of your posts reflect the gentle humility which the Lord Jesus commanded His undershepherds to display toward His flock, but an overlording spirit which He warned against as the authoritarian style of the rulers of this world. (Matt. 20:25)
Keeping the list private under the guise of security might also serve an agenda of isolating the little flock and subjecting them to mind control. Separated from outside evaluation of their controlled situation, because they cannot share any information with outsiders, the victims soon come to placidly accept their master's pronouncements and other agendas are advanced without external scrutiny and critique. This is a dangerous situation to which I cannot submit. Please remove my name from your "restricted list" and reconsider your mode of operation. Jesus did nothing in secret, even knowing his life was in danger. (John 18:20) You have stated that we should all expect to be martyred for our faith. (Wouldn't this include our children?) If you believe this, as a Christian leader, you ought to be exhibiting courage instead of fear and paranoia. Certainly the powers that be are already well aware of your ministry. What's there to hide? Why not use the remaining time to build up the flock of Jesus Christ by encouraging them to glorify God -- whether it be in life or death?
Sincerely,
Barbara Aho
Watch Unto Prayer
E-mail:
timbarbaho@teadc.com Website:
http://watch.pair.com/ good lord, that IS so paranoid.