URGENT MESSAGE FOR ALL CLERGYMEN!
FORWARD!!
The following message is one over which I have prayed long and hard and for quite a while. I feel it's time I released it to people such as yourself so you may do likewise. Though I believe we are ALL ministers of reconciliation, according to God's Word, I recognize why this particular message MUST be directed toward those who lead a traditional church congregation.
My name is Michael Tummillo, a non-denominational minister in Texas. I have been a Member of a group called The Black Robe Regiment (BRR) the past four years. Though some have believed this group of ministers disbanded after the Revolutionary War, truth is, 'the Regiment' is alive and well!
Though I encourage ALL ministers of ALL denominations to join our ranks, I'm writing this message in no official capacity; I wasn't instructed to do so by BRR leadership and I'm writing solely as a concerned American citizen and a Minister of the Gospel of the Kingdom.
My concern is this: The government plans to press into service any Ministers they can recruit as part of their Clergy Response Teams (CRT) to deploy during Martial Law situations, due to their perceived community influence. I've heard they are looking for 26,000 Ministers. Before you are approached and asked to be utilized in this manner, playing any role in the suspension of the Constitutional Rights of our Fellow Americans, do you believe anyone can make quality decisions without quality details? To aid you in your decision, I'd like for you to watch the following brief YouTube video on this topic. Afterward, I hope you'll pray and seek the Lord as to what He would have you do in case such an event takes place.
Another concern regarding these Clergy Response Teams is that, because so many ministries have a 501(c)3 non-profit status, they might have no choice but to assist, even as Constitutional Rights are suspended, else these Ministers lose that status. Would that have an effect on donations and how much would that weigh on one's decision regarding joining the CRT? The question we have to ask ourselves is: "Do I want to be part of that?" I believe this is why, 15 years ago, as I prayed about applying for my own 501(c)3, I felt led by the Spirit NOT to pursue that route. Today, in retrospect, it's clear to me how being a religious non-profit simply would have positioned me much too intimately with the government and I prefer NOT to surrender my liberty to anyone, thank you.
But the choice is yours. My convictions are not required to be anybody else's.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." - First Amendment to the US Constitution, remember that document?
Do you see what's happening here, friends?
In order to convince American citizens to surrender their firearms to the government during a time of Martial Law, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is enlisting the assistance of America's clergy. According to the DHS, they want us to tell our congregations that, according to Romans 13, they must surrender their firearms when the government asks them to do so. You may not be pro-gun. If possible, can you
Allow me to address the Romans 13 issue briefly and bluntly: According to Romans 13, every citizen is only bound to obey our governing officials to the degree that the governing officials do not violate the duty of the citizen to obey the "higher powers" which, for Americans, are God and the U.S. Constitution. In other words, no Christian can be ordered to disobey God, and no American citizen can be ordered to disobey the U.S. Constitution. Properly understood, Romans 13 teaches that each and every governing official (including the President of the United States and all those under him) must submit to the U.S. Constitution.
Article VI, Paragraph 3 of the Constitution states, "The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution."
So, what does the Constitution say about disarming American citizens? The Second Amendment could not be clearer: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
I repeat: "...the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED." [Emphasis MINE]
Therefore, any attempt to disarm the American people must be viewed as an act of tyranny and MUST be resisted.
The right to keep and bear arms is rooted deep in our nation's history. It was the attempted gun confiscation of the cache of the colonists' weapons in Concord, Massachusetts, that lit the fuse for America's fight for independence.
America's founders were clear on this subject. George Washington called our firearms "the people's liberty teeth." Thomas Jefferson, said, "No free man shall ever be de-barred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain their right to keep and bear arms is as a last resort to protect themselves against tyranny in government." Patrick Henry said, "The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able may have a gun." Samuel Adams said, "The said Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms."
What did Jesus Christ tell His followers on this subject? He said (Luke 11:21), "When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace." In other words, in order for a man's goods to be "in peace" it was necessary that he be ARMED. Now, I don't know about you, but I'll take the Words of Jesus over the word of the DHS all day long!
Jesus also told his disciples (Luke 22:36), "[H]e that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one." Upon hearing these words, Simon Peter responded by saying, "Lord, behold, here are two swords." (vs. 38) That means at least two of Jesus' disciples were armed with swords (the 1st Century equivalent of a handgun, used for personal protection). Did Jesus rebuke them or ask them to surrender their swords? NO! He merely said, "It is enough."
Even after Simon Peter used his sword to cut off the ear of Malchus as soldiers came to arrest Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus merely told him to "put up thy sword." But notice, He did not say to him, "give up they sword.” He merely told him it wasn't time to use it, because it was in the plan and providence of God that Jesus be taken to Pilate, that He might be crucified for our sins.
I cannot be convinced that the Bible teaches pacifism. It doesn't.
While you're praying about this, pray about joining The Black Robe Regiment, too. You may prefer to
join "unofficially" while upholding the Constitution and serving your congregation in accordance with
the heritage of the men of the BRR who've gone before us.
Following is the official video of The Black Robe Regiment with David Barton. Enjoy!
Please FORWARD this message to every Member of the clergy you know. Thank you!
Every blessing to you as you work in your corner of the vineyard,
Michael Tummillo
