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Funny how six months ago the abolitionists and the City Elder types were firmly in control of the GOP in many counties and now the alliance is shaking like a leaf. Nothing shows that better than this post that City Elder leader Bill Shepard put up on Facebook attempting to blackmail Tulsa GOP Chairman Bob Jack”
EVANGELICALS for Trump is restoring PRAYER in public schools per a POTUS initiative involving six government agencies. Trump pledged to restore the Constitutional rights of students. Praise God! This is one of many reasons why it is estimated that over 95% of evangelicals will vote for President Trump in the November election.
The Tulsa GOP County Platform has long recognized and promoted Biblically based Judeo Christian prayer, Constitutional rights, values, civics and morals by reaching out to all current and potential GOP party members. DID Tulsa GOP Chairman BOB JACK's printed and approved guidelines presented by Dale (Leander) at the recent first Tulsa GOP Platform Committee meeting abide by and agree with that long standing paradigm and Biblical Judeo-Christian perspective? WE were told at the very beginning of the meeting that there were guidelines we should follow. I have never heard of guidelines like this being presented. The objective we were told was to greatly reduce the length of the platform. Several countered with a reasonable executive summary proposal instead. Then after 45 minutes of heated discussion, we finally honored the USA flag with the pledge and prayed, which is always done right at the beginning of a meeting ...but prayer and pledge had somehow been overlooked? I personally read the following scripture after these "ten guidelines" were presented to the Platform Committee.
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2 Timothy 4:2 (AMPC) Paul writing to Timothy."Herald and preach the Word! Keep your sense of urgency [stand by, be at hand and ready], whether the opportunity seems to be favorable or unfavorable. [Whether it is convenient or inconvenient, whether it is welcome or unwelcome, you as Preacher of the Word are to show people in what way their lives are wrong.] And convince them, rebuking and correcting, warning and urging and encouraging them, being unflagging and inexhaustible in patience and teaching."Oh, 27 signers and collaborators on the DECLARATION of independence were preachers.YOU be the JUDGE of four of the ten written guidelines quoted word for word BELOW and you judge whether they are Biblical, Constituional and consistent with Party practices for decades.FOUR of the ten resolution guidelines we were told to follow for 2020 TCRP Platform:
4) "IS it hardly even relevant to the vast majority of people in Oklahoma?"
(SO no more minority platform committee reports, which have been allowed for decades?)
6) "IS it 'telling people HOW they should live'? Perhaps even "preaching at them?"
(Sounds more RINO/libertarian than Republican. Should we then legalize prostitution like the Libertarians suggest?... asking for an ungodly acquaintance. SEE above scripture.)
7) "DOES it sound like a sermon, or some MINOR point of MORALITY being explained?"
(Is abortion a minor or major point of morality? Liberal Democrats say it is a "minor point" our nation has murdered over 60 milion babies).
8) IS the proposed plank primarily "teaching civics", or using a lot of words or sentences to educate or explain a position?"
(So our children do not need a document that teaches civics, since civics is not in many schools. Brevity is not always efficient.)WHAT do you think? Again, AT this recent GOP Platform Committee meeting, we were also told the platform was too long and needed to be shortened, which I am sure liberal, George Kaiser, would appreciate. SOME of us, including myself, objected to the above guidelines, which is both our GOP Platform Committee right and our Constitutional right. We countered with an executive summary approach and suggested maintaining the current platform length and adding a written summary for the GOP website, which I am told is the committee's discretion. WE were DIRECTLY ORDERED by Chairman Jack to stand down and to stop objections, which we eventually did to keep peace. BUT shortly after that platform committee meeting, I was texted by Chairman Bob that my position as Tulsa GOP Prayer Chairman was temporarily suspended with no specific Biblical cause and without specific reason. So now we want both less of a written platform and less prayer? THE BIBLE says pray without ceasing and our fervent prayer avails much. James 5 I have earnestly requested Biblical Christian mediation with Mr. Jack several times to resolve this, but for two weeks, Mr. Jack has refused every request and ignored others. Mr. Jack has yet to state why and give me any specific Biblical cause for this temporary suspension, which would be reasonable, customary and Biblical. My wife, Melissa, and I have continued in fervent prayer for the county and all Republicans. Bob, as previously requested many times, I am ready and willing for a face to face gentleman's meeting, peace and reconciliation, which you have refused many times over last two weeks and unfortunately you even indicated you would SUE me which I can document, for seeking peace through our Pastors acting as discreet Christian mediators.Should we perhaps go to Kevin Hern, James Lankford, etc.? Soooooo, I go public, which is Biblical, to get your attention. I am told you are discussing this matter with others but not me? Melissa, whose health and livelihood are being affected by this, and I love you and your sweet wife and seek peace this week BEFORE the convention so we may have a great County Convention.Jesus loves you and so do we. You have my phone number.May I suggest Thursday night at 7pm?Blessed are the peacemakers.Your move, Bob. Jesus is Lord.
Now Bill Shepard is a pompous ass, hardly a Christian in the normal sense of the word, more of a wanna be TV preacher type like the City Elders seems to be infested with, with an amazing amount of divorces and re marriages for a man of God.... I suppose he is pro family after starting four of them. But it was illuminating to see the City Elders finally begin to wear out their welcome to the point that they started quarreling with GOP leadership. Old Bob rat isn't much of a example of anything but a former corporate executive more used to shouting out orders than building a team. Typical jerk that thinks anyone above he deserves to has his McDugle kissed and anyone below him deserves to be treated like crap. And nothing makes that come out than a little power being bestowed upon them temporarily.
