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Dear Pastors,
I have been involved in ministry since
1969. Preaching the Good News and pastoring a local church is my passion
and my life�s work. But, in 1992, I was forced to rethink my role as
Pastor. In March of that year, I attended an assembly at our local high
school that was presented as an AIDS awareness program. It was, in fact,
an open discussion of various sex acts and use of condoms. Facts and
statistics were manipulated in ways that I could not, in good
conscience, ignore � and I did not. I spoke on the issue from our
pulpit. I addressed the issues before our local school board, and I
mobilized our people into action. Incredible changes took place in our
community as a result of many people getting involved.
From that one encounter, a national
organization designed to assist other pastors to effect moral change was
born. Vision America is dedicated to providing you with the tools you
need to stand up and speak out on the great moral issues of our day. We
can provide you with educational, legal, and moral support through a
network of professionals who are committed to Biblical truth and
dedicated to restoring America�s Christian heritage. I, like they,
believe that America is worth trying to save.
We believe that if even a
minority of the pastors and churches in any community will boldly step
forward, we can dramatically change the cultural landscape. We can be
used by God to restore and reclaim America for Christ. Only then will we
restore the original vision of our founding fathers for America to be a
�... shining city on a hill!� Now is the time for the church to stand
up ... to speak up ... and to purpose together that we will refuse to
give up!
Pastors, I don�t believe God is finished with America. You and your
congregation can and must make a difference. Help us restore and repair
this great land for Christ.
Yours in Him, for national renewal,
Rick Scarborough
President, National Co-Chairman
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