In 1988, I first publicly opposed efforts of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith to establish state and federal hate laws in America. I knew these laws would end freedom of speech, especially for Christians, in the United States as they have in other western nations. For the past 18 years, I have worked to oppose these laws and protect freedom of speech. ADL has given me the "silent treatment." But since the federal hate law was passed by the House and Senate, ADL has finally spoken out against me-publishing an http://www.adl.org/Learn/Ext_US/pike/default.asp?LEARN_Cat=Extremism&LEARN_
ADL is getting tough against American critics of Israel and ADL's anti-Christian agenda. They anticipate exponential power as enforcers of a federal hate crimes gestapo in our nation, just as they enjoy in Canada. This attack on me helps prepare the public for criminalization, not just of Holocaust reductionists (who've been jailed under ADL's German and Austrian hate laws) but for imprisonment of American violators of hate crimes laws -- those whom Sen. Kennedy recently described as "domestic terrorists."
Once alleged "terrorists" like me are out of the way, mainstream evangelical leaders and pastors will follow us to prison. Hate crime laws' ultimate goal is to silence all Christians. The federal hate law says that anyone who "aids, abets, counsels" an unstable person-whether by pulpit, talk radio, or publishing-and motivates him to do violence to a member of a federally protected group (such as a Jew or homosexual) shall be punished equally as a federal "hate criminal" alongside the active offender (Title 18, U.S.C. Sec. 2a). ADL's pending British hate bill stipulates that anyone who helps create a climate of criticism of homosexuality will receive seven years in prison. 1 Soon the Bible itself and all effective preaching from it will be criminalized as "hate speech" that incites violence!
What is Anti-Semitism?
ADL accuses me of anti-Semitism, but what is it? It's the racist belief that Jews are genetically inferior, evil, corruptive, or conspiratorial. This is what Hitler believed. It is not anti-Semitic to criticize the bad behavior of Jews, as did Jesus and the Old Testament prophets. But for ADL, vehement, repeated, or extensive criticism of the behavior of Jews or the state of Israel and its leaders is anti-Semitism. (See, http://truthtellers.org/alerts/departofantisemitsm.html -The Real Motive Behind the 'Department of Global Anti-Semitism' ) Accordingly, ADL now vilifies me as a prominent anti-Semite. Along with former President Carter and professors Mearsheimer and Walt, I am smeared by ADL as a purveyor of anti-Semitic ideas.
ADL says Carter's ideas stimulate anti-Semitism because he describes Israel's treatment of the Palestinians as "abominable" and suggests that Jews dominate Congress and America's opinion-making elite. ADL brands Mearsheimer and Walt as anti-Semitic for revealing Jews' disproportionate power in Congress and the White House. M&W contend the Jewish lobby is primarily responsible for America's Israel-protecting war in the Mideast. Carter, M&W and I agree that nearly 60 years of Israeli brutality against the Palestinians remains the primary incitement of Arab terrorism and Mid-East tension.
Yet I bring to this discussion another allegation which makes me, according to ADL, " virulently anti-Semitic." I reveal and exhaustively document in my works that within the religion of Talmudic Judaism exist racist teachings that encourage Jews to believe Israel is destined to control the world under her false "messiah." Such teachings are embodied in the most revered, sacred scriptures of modern Judaism-the Talmud and Zohar (Kabbalah). These unchanging doctrines stimulate Jews to acquire excessive power and behave in ways, especially in Palestine, that incite hostility. (See, http://truthtellers.org/alerts/talmudscalpel.html -The Talmud: Scalpel that Bleeds the Mideast, Israel: On the Way to Empire in the Mideast and http://truthtellers.org/alerts/comingjewishutopia.html -Coming Jewish 'Utopia' Ruled by Noahide Laws )
My 345-page book Israel: Our DutyOur Dilemma and four major video documentaries viewable here at video.google.com ) show how the ancient Pharisees, whom Christ so vehemently attacked, hijacked Hebrew monotheism. They transformed it into a vehicle of Pharisaic self-righteousness, power, and Messianic global ambition. Their racial antagonism and separateness preserved Jewish identity (at great cost) in millennia of dispersion. It also created a backlash of anti-Semitism. Meanwhile, there is overwhelming evidence that the Pharisees' disciples worked covertly within host nations, especially during the past 225 years, attempting to undermine their Christian and later capitalistic underpinnings. (See, http://truthtellers.org/alerts/jewishactivistscommunism.html - Jewish Activists Created Communism)
Guilt by Association?
Unable to refute anything Ted Pike has written or said over the past 23 years, ADL attacked me primarily through "guilt by association" with anti-Semitic, neo-Nazi, or racist groups who use my research, distribute my videos, or post my un-copywritten articles on their websites.
I am affiliated with only one organization, the National Prayer Network. ADL falsely charges that I have "a long-standing affiliation with American Free Press (AFP), an anti-Semitic conspiracy-oriented newspaperPike is an AFP staff member, having served on its Western Regional Bureau. He continues to serve on staff with several anti-Semites."
About six years ago AFP asked me to write some articles on hate laws and referred to me as a "western correspondent." I wrote six articles; two were published. This ended my six-week affiliation as "western correspondent." I have never been affiliated with AFP before or since.
Similarly, ADL blames Ted Pike for linking to "anti-Semitic" websites such as AFP, Texe Marrs, "Criminal Politics," "We Hold These Truths," and Darryl Bradford Smith. I have found these websites, which contain a wealth of information not available in mainstream media, anti-Zionist but not anti-Semitic. (Because of Smith's increasingly intemperate remarks, about four months ago I decided to no longer link to his website.)
My relationship to all talk show hosts is similarly open and informal. Sir Winston Churchill said if the devil himself would aid him to defeat Hitler, he would take his help. I wouldn't go that far; but, considering the threat posed by Jewish supremacism, I would accept airtime even from Howard Stern! Since mainline and Christian media won't warn against this enormous danger, I am forced to not be too picky about who helps me spread the truth.
ADL alleges, "Ted Pike maintains a broad-based network of anti-Semitic, white supremacist, and conspiracy-theory affiliations to broadcast his anti-Semitic message." Nonsense. My policy of working with talk show hosts of any persuasion, left or right, is inspired by Jesus. The Pharisees (the literal and spiritual ancestors of ADL) said derisively of Jesus, "Why does your master eat with publicans and sinners?" (Matt. 9:11) Yet for Jesus, there was no one who, asking an audience with Him, was refused. When publicans, harlots, lepers, and even Pharisees came desiring to talk to Him, He reciprocated, sharing the good news of salvation. This past week, 12 national talk show hosts interviewed me, very curious as to why new right leaders betrayed their followers and allowed the hate bill to be passed (probably to provide President Bush and Republicans with the prestige of vetoing it). (See, http://truthtellers.org/alerts/hatebillmanipulators.htm - Hate Bill Manipulators Should Come Clean) I talked to them and to roughly a million American listeners, but at no point did I become "linked" to a talk host because I granted an interview. Christ came to save the lost; but to do so, He had to talk to them. He did not become "affiliated" with them by so doing.
No Racism Here
Evidence of a Talmudic conspiracy against Christian civilization is overwhelming. It is easily discovered without my help! When people realize the real aim of elite Jewish activism, they tend to turn against Jews as a whole. My work, however, by its Biblical perspective and moderation, helps protect the Jewish people. I believe the Bible rebukes denigration of the Jewish race, and a truly Biblical worldview repudiates all attitudes or acts of bigotry.
Unlike actual anti-Semites, I would never assert that Talmudic hostility to Christianity comes from racial degeneracy among Jews. It results from moral decisions-the kind we all make. Modern Jewish activists make the same moral choices of Israel's religious leaders nearly 2,000 years ago. They rejected their true Messiah and His spiritual kingdom, and embarked on a long-term quest for another messiah to grant them physical dominion.
Someday, after the horrendous collapse of the coming one-world Zionist government, Christ will return and will, through Jewish repentance, restore a remnant of beleaguered Jews to faith in Him. Right now, all Jews need the message of Christ's astonishing power to save. More than any other Christian leader, I influence the far (including racist) right toward this compassionate Biblical perspective.
Some say that, even if certain facts about Judaism are true, Ted Pike shouldn't make them known because anti-Semites will use such information to defame and possibly persecute God's chosen people. If that were true, the Bible itself should be banned. It also tells us much that is unflattering about the Jewish religion and its leaders. Many anti-Semites, in fact, have used it to malign and even persecute Jews throughout the ages.
The Bible teaches our duty before God is to speak the whole truth about evil, wherever it exists. Having done so, we are not responsible for how others may manipulate or abuse the truth.
Quotes out of Context
ADL's attack includes several quotes from my work that may cause concern.
1. "Certainly the white Caucasian race and Christian civilization are a tremendous barrier to the eventual goal of the Talmud and Kabbalah of the Jews, which is to rule over the nations in fulfillment of scriptural prophecy and have a one-world government centering in Jerusalem, and a Messiah that will take the place of Jesus Christ in the nations." (Interview with Hesham Tulawi)
Here ADL infers that I sympathize with white supremacists and racists. But my meaning is only this: Since the late 18th century, the industrialization and free market capitalism of the western world, primarily in the US, Great Britain, France and Germany, were developed within Caucasian, Christian civilization. To realize Talmudic, Kabalistic goals of domination over the nations, this formidable power had to be weakened or destroyed. Toward this end, Jews have predominated in leadership of anti-Christian, anti-capitalist, socialist and communist ideologies and revolutions. This included the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 and myriad shades of leftism and anti-Christianity to the present. (See, http://truthtellers.org/alerts/jewishactivistscommunism.html - Jewish Activists Created Communism)
2. "Because the majority of Jews have habitually followed the machinations of a core of zealots or troublemakers, we are compelled to make, in a collective sense, truthful, yet often derogatory statements about the broad trends of Jewish behavior, referring to them as 'the Jews.'"
The New Testament writers invariably describe the persecutors of the early church as "the Jews." Of course, neither then nor now do all Jews actively oppose Christianity. (A majority does favor a liberal agenda that promotes homosexuality, abortion, and other policies that deeply oppose Christian values; 87 percent of American Jews voted for the liberal Democrats who now dominate the US House of Representatives.) (See, http://truthtellers.org/alerts/whymostjewssupporthatebill.htm
Why Most Jews Support the Hate Bill)
I no longer use New Testament permission to speak collectively of "the Jews." I now clearly refer to Zionist enemies of Christian civilization as "evil Jewish leaders." I consistently distinguish between many Jews and the minority of liberal activists-primarily radiating from ADL/B'nai B'rith-who spearhead hate laws, virulent anti-Christianity in Hollywood and media, and the pirating of US foreign policy for Israel's benefit.
3. "Yet the greatest liberation of Israel will be from her spiritual sickness and the 'filthiness of her fornication' which has always made her stink in the nostrils of God and men. God shall take the rebuke of His people away. No longer will the term 'Jew' be secretly odious in the mind of a Gentile."
This passage from my book (pg. 266) describes God's latter day deliverance of a Jewish remnant. Scripture says He will transform them, through their repentance, from the most anti-Christ force in the world to the most zealous believers the world has ever seen!
I merely agree with all the ancient prophets and New Testament writers that Israel, in any stage of apostasy, corrupts and offends her Gentile neighbors. St. Paul wrote of such unbelieving Jews: "For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written." (Rom. 2:24) Someday such reproach will be gone. ADL, of course, did not finish my passage, which quotes Jeremiah's promise: "I will bring them healthI will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truthI will cleanse them from all their iniquity." (Jer. 33:6, 8) I conclude, "Jerusalem shall be righteous in that day because of the Spirit-filled righteousness of those who inhabit it. This is all that God ever really wanted from the Jews and now He has it."
Does such altruism confirm ADL's accusation that Ted Pike is guilty of "vicious anti-Semitism," hateful of the Jewish people, scheming against them in shadowy long-term alliances with anti-Semites, neo-Nazis and white supremacists? Hardly! It is remarkable that these last three quotations are the most ADL has been able to dredge up against me after 23 years of the minutest analysis of literally every word I have uttered in public.
Over two decades, hundreds of thousands, investigating my works, have discovered the truth: Ted Pike and his wife Alynn are nothing more or less than straightforward concerned Christians and Americans. We bring to everyone, both Jew and Gentile, a message of spiritual and even political salvation, a message which all who love freedom need very much to hear.
This video below by this author is his response to the trick repeatedly used against his you tube channel's contents. It's the standard tactics among Jews of calling someone "anti-Semitic" for criticizing Israel. The smear is used to sabotage anyone who speaks out against the U.S. government policy of supporting immoral and illegal Israeli policies which violate basic human rights. And as you can see, this person suggests using a new word for the same old trick.
Below Amy Goodman interviews a former Israeli minister and she helps expose this trick used against dissidents, the defamation tactic of calling people "anti-Semitic."
WATCH THIS VIDEO BELOW AND LISTEN
TO HOW RABBI FRIEDMAN ACCUSES
THE BLACK RACE OF BEING ANTI-SEMITES
REVELATION 3:9
As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.
DEAR VIEWER: THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE & LINKS BELOW IS TO SHED SOME DISTURBING INFORMATION WITH REGARDS TO THE CULTIC RELIGION KNOWN AS RABBINICAL JUDAISM.
FROM THE OUTSET LET ME STATE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ATTACK AGAINST ISRAEL, IT'S ZIONIST GOVERNMENT, PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU, OR THE JEWS RIGHT TO EXIST AS A PEOPLE AND SELF GOVERNANCE.
THEY DO HAVE A GOD GIVEN PURPOSE TO EXIST ON THIS EARTH AS GOD SEES FIT ACCORDING TO HIS SOVEREIGN WILL AND THE ABSOLUTE RIGHT TO DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST THEIR ENEMIES.
BUT THERE ARE SOME VERY APALLING ISSUES THAT EXIST WITHIN RABBINICAL JUDAISM'S RELIGIOUS CULT WITH REGARDS TO THEIR THEOLOGICAL VIEWS AS TAUGHT BY THEIR NEW AGE RABBINICAL SAGES FROM THERE RELIGIOUS WRITINGS AND TRADITIONS AS OUTLINED IN THE BABYLONIAN TALMUD WHICH ACCORDING TO THEM SUPERSEDES THE OLD TESTAMENT. RABBINICAL JUDAISM IS NOT THE JUDAISM OF THE OLD TESTAMENT AS HANDED DOWN BY GOD TO MOSES ON MOUNT SANAI OR THE PROPHETS OF THE O.T. IT'S ORIGINS WERE CREATED BY THE PHARISEES AND SADUCCEES DURING THEIR BABYLONIAN EXILE; WHICH BY THE WAY JESUS CHRIST CONDEMNED! DO NOT CONFUSE RABBINICAL JUDAISM WITH MESSIANIC JUDAISM WHICH WAS FOUNDED BY JESUS CHRIST AND HIS APOSTLES. MESSIANIC JEWS ARE THE TRUE BELIEVERS IN YESHUA(JESUS) AS THEIR PROMISED MESSIAH. THEY ARE IN ESSENCE THE TRUE CHOSEN PEOPLE BY BIBLICAL DEFINITION AS WELL AS THE GENTILE NATIONS WHO HAVE BEEN GRAFTED INTO THE NEW COVENANT OF YESHUA THE CHRIST.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, BELOW I SHED JUST A SMALL PORTION OF WHAT I HAVE UNCOVERED OVER A PERIOD OF MANY MONTHS OF RESEARCH AND STUDY. YOU WILL FIND MORE INFORMATION THAT DIVES DEEPER INTO THIS TOPIC SIMPLY BY CLICKING ON THE LABEL "RABBINICAL JUDAISM" AT THE TOP OF MY BLOG'S PAGE.
The Babylonian Talmud written by Jewish rabbinic sages is a VIRULENT SOURCE OF ANTI-BLACK RACISM.
Jews May Kill Non-Jews
If a gentile kills a Jew, the gentile is to be killed. But if a Jew kills a
gentile, the Jew is to go free. (BT Sanhedrin 57a).
"Relying upon the Code of Maimonides and the Halacha, the Gush
Emunim leader Rabbi Israel Ariel stated: 'A Jew who killed a non-Jew is
exempt from human judgment and has not violated the religious prohibition of murder."
In the Jewish religion, as ordained by the Babylonian Talmud, Blacks are eternally cursed through the channel known as "The Curse of Ham." Though the curse originated in Chapter 9 of Genesis in the Bible, no racial identity was applied to Ham, son of the prophet Noah, and there was certainly no anti-Black prejudice. The racist origins of The Curse of Ham originated within the `wise' rabbinic pages of the Talmud, which damned Blacks to an infinite existence of enslavement. Stated the rabbis, "Ham is told by his outraged father that, because you have abused me in the darkness of night, your children shall be born black and ugly; because you have twisted your head to cause me embarrassment, they shall have kinky hair and red eyes; because your lips jested at my expense theirs shall swell; and because you neglected my nakedness, they shall go naked (1)." Moses Maimonides, Judaism's most celebrated rabbinic `sage,' has written that Blacks are "irrational animals" who are "below mankind but above monkeys (2)."
Maimonides' views are central to the overall Jewish view of Black people, as his name among Jews is an infallible and holy one. Talmudic rabbis have deepened The Curse of Ham over time, attributing bestiality as a regular engagement among Blacks, concocting depraved sexual fantasies of Ham fornicating with dogs and ravens and thus, having his skin damned with even more blackness for his perversion (3). Sick would be an understatement; demented wouldn't even begin the description. And when the usurping Zionist regime's policies towards Ethiopian Jews are examined in depth, and they are nothing short of emphatically deplorable, as well as Jewish discrimination against Blacks in the United States due to the disproportionate Jewish accumulation of wealth (4), it is as clear as the sky is dark when the sun falls that these hideous Talmudic beliefs are very much intact today, in the main blocs of Jewish life.
The Rothschild family, the infamous and monstrously powerful Jewish dynasty of bankers, socialites and philanthropists who are rightly considered to be the godfathers of the criminal Zionist entity, are also linked to profiting from the Transatlantic Slave Trade (5). The Rothschild family was also fervently Talmudist, a tradition dating back to the family's grandsire, Mayer Amschel himself, who was described by one S.J. Cohen in an unofficial, albeit accurate, admiring and authoritative biography of the Jewish financier entitled, "The Exemplary Life of The Immortal Banker Mr. Mayer Amschel Rothschild," as a "zealous believer in the Talmud and chose it alone as the guiding principle of all his actions (6)." Therefore, it shouldn't be one bit astonishing that the Rothschild family would take part in such a cruel, murderous practice as slavery, as their Jewish beliefs dictated to them that it was perfectly okay to do so; their halfwit, nonsensical apologies notwithstanding. The Rothschild dynasty's beliefs are also intrinsic to the spread of British and French colonialism throughout the African continent.
"THERE IS NO DENYING THAT THE BABYLONIAN TALMUD WAS THE FIRST SOURCE TO READ A NEGROPHOBIC CONTENT INTO THE EPISODE OF HAM, NOAH AND CANAAN"
-HAROLD BRACKMAN PHD AND JUDAIC SCHOLAR.
DEAR VIEWER: I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINKS IF YOU DOUBT THAT WHAT I'M POSTING HERE IS FALSE:
THE HIDDEN TRUTH BEHIND THE STAR OF DAVID-CLICK LINK FOR YOU TUBE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPF6n1IEu2g
WHY JEWS ACCUSE YOU OF BEING ANTI-SEMITIC WHEN YOU OFFER YOUR CRITIQUES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUGVPBO9_cA
CLICK ON THIS LINK BELOW AND READ ON PDF "JUDAISM DISCOVERED" BY MICHAEL HOFFMAN FOR FREE. A BOOK WHICH WAS BANNED FROM THE USA FOR A TIME BECAUSE THE JEWS DIDN'T WANT IT TO BE PUBLISHED.
It is a Study of the Anti-Biblical Religion of Racism, Self-Worship, Superstition and Deceit.
WHY DOES JONATHAN CAHN CALL PEOPLE LIKE CANDANCE OWENS ANTI-SEMITIC?
Jonathan Cahn, a Messianic rabbi and evangelical speaker, uses the term "anti-semitic" in the context of his theological and political views, particularly concerning Israel and the Jewish people. His application of the term generally stems from the following reasons:
Defense of Israel and Zionism: Cahn is a strong supporter of Israel, viewing the modern state's existence and the Jewish people's return to the land through a specific biblical and prophetic lens. He often labels criticism of the state of Israel, certain Israeli government actions, or the Zionist movement as a form of anti-Semitism. For example, he has publicly addressed and debated figures like Candace Owens, whom he accused of leveling "charges against the Jewish people" and promoting anti-Semitism within conservative circles.
Theological Framework: Cahn's interpretation of biblical prophecy asserts that God's covenant with Israel remains intact, and he views any theological perspective that negates the current significance of the Jewish people or the land of Israel as scripturally incorrect and potentially leading to anti-Semitic views.
Identification of Evil/Demonic Forces: Cahn frequently speaks about what he considers the "spirit of anti-Semitism" as a a demonic force that wages war against God through attacks on the Jewish people. He has described the doctrine of organizations like Hamas as being "founded on anti-Semitism inspired by Hitler's ideology".
Conversionary Beliefs: A key aspect of Cahn's theology is the belief that the Jewish people, as a whole, need to accept Jesus (Yeshua) as their Messiah. He has suggested that their historical "refusal" to accept Jesus has left them vulnerable to "wolves" and that this lack of faith is the root cause of the "curse of the mouth of their own officials of anti-Semitism" coming upon them. Critics, in turn, have labeled his views as a form of theological anti-Semitism or supersessionism (replacement theology), even as he explicitly claims to debunk the latter.
In essence, Cahn uses the label "anti-Semitic" to refer to actions, statements, or beliefs that he believes oppose God's plan for the Jewish people and Israel, whether they are political criticisms, theologies, or explicit hatred.
Cahn's critics, however, argue that he uses the term "anti-Semitism" too broadly to shut down any criticism of Israel or to promote his specific Messianic theology (which some view as problematic itself, despite his Jewish background). They suggest that the term is sometimes used to deflect legitimate political or theological disagreements by framing them as hate speech!
Conclusion
The Bible provides a clear, restorative process for handling sin and conflict within the Christian community. It strongly discourages public, immediate accusations, instead advocating for a process of private, loving confrontation aimed at reconciliation. Therefore, the Bible does not "give permission" for Christians to publicly accuse other Christians of being antisemitic in a way that is outside of the restorative process outlined in Matthew 18.
"Because he threatened their corrupt authority. He exposed leaders who loved
their status more than their people, who multiplied human rules yet
neglected justice and mercy. He also refused to canonize a later “Oral
Law” as equal to the written Torah, and he put compassion above
casuistry: “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath” (Mark 2:27). That kind of clarity always draws fire — from any religious system that prizes control over repentance".
What does the Bible say about law enforcement and the police?
It’s fairly well known that God gave a set of laws and with it guidelines for the enforcement of those laws. Not only did the Mosaic Law define sin, but it specified penalties for those who broke the Law. Any law is essentially meaningless without enforcement. The people in Bible times may not have had a police force as we think of one today, but they definitely had those who promoted justice by enforcing the law. The Bible’s references to watchmen (Ezekiel 33:6), armed guards (Nehemiah 4:13), and judges (Ezekiel 44:24 and the whole book of Judges) could be seen as examples of law enforcement.
God is a God of justice (Deuteronomy 32:4), and He demands justice of His people: “Follow justice and justice alone” (Deuteronomy 16:20). This command implies the necessity of law enforcement. God has always given the responsibility of enforcing the law (and thereby maintaining justice) to man. “Defend the weak and the fatherless; / uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. / Rescue the weak and the needy; / deliver them from the hand of the wicked” (Psalm 82:3–4).
Romans 13 deals with submission to government authorities, and the same passage is instructive on the purpose of law enforcement and police work: “Rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. . . . The one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer” (Romans 13:3–4). Police officers or peace officers represent the “rulers” mentioned in this passage and extend their authority.
Therefore, a Christian involved in law enforcement or police work is doing a good and godly thing. The police officer who enforces the just law of the land should consider himself or herself God’s servant and, toward the lawbreaker, an agent of God’s wrath sent to keep the peace. One of the most important jobs of every police officer is the restraint of evil in society—a dangerous career, a noble calling, and a profession congruent with a biblical desire for justice and righteousness.
APPLYING A THEOLOGY OF WORK TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
A theology of work views law enforcement as a divinely ordained role for upholding justice and social peacekeeping, with officers serving as "God's servants" to punish wrongdoers and maintain order, a calling supported by biblical principles in texts like Romans 13 and 1 Peter 2. This perspective emphasizes social peace and the protection of the vulnerable, encouraging officers to act with integrity, fairness, and Christ-like compassion, while also recognizing the need for personal faith and discipline to navigate the inherent complexities and dangers of the profession.
These passages support the idea that governing authorities and their agents, like law enforcement, are established by God to promote good and restrain evil. Officers are seen as God's servants, extending his wrath to punish the wrongdoer and maintain a peaceful social order.
Jesus' declaration, "Blessed are the peacemakers," resonates with the mission of police work. Officers have unique opportunities to serve as peacemakers in moments of extraordinary need, fostering an environment where people can live out their faith.
Application in Law Enforcement
A Noble Calling:
Law enforcement is viewed as a noble and God-ordained calling, not merely a job, but a vital function of maintaining a righteous and just society.
Restraint of Evil:
A key aspect of this theology is the active restraint of evil and the protection of the public from harm.
Social Peacekeeping:
Police work is understood as fostering and maintaining a social environment where individuals and groups can pursue their legitimate goals and enjoy freedom.
Despite their role in punishing wrongdoing, officers are called to extend empathy and compassion to those they encounter, embodying Christ-like love and integrity.
While upholding authority and punishing wrongdoers, officers are also called to a higher standard of justice and compassion, reflecting God's heart for all people.
Christians are encouraged to pray for law enforcement, support their challenging work, and encourage them to act with fairness and integrity.
Applying a Theology of Work in law enforcement involves using religious principles to guide ethical conduct, promote social peacekeeping, and foster community well-being by viewing law enforcement as a calling to serve God and humanity. This includes upholding ethics in challenging situations, fostering spiritual balance, and working collaboratively with community groups, particularly faith-based organizations, to address root causes of crime and build a more just society.
Ethical Framework
Guiding ethical principles:
A Theology of Work provides a framework to navigate moral dilemmas by emphasizing principles of justice, compassion, and the inherent worth of every human life.
Combating subcultures:
It provides a basis for resisting workplace or subcultural pressures that might compromise personal ethics and to act with integrity, even when difficult.
Seeking common ground:
It encourages professionals to find common values with diverse groups, rather than focusing on divisions, to foster a spirit of cooperation and understanding within the community.
Law enforcement is seen as a vocation to maintain a peaceful social order that allows individuals and communities to pursue their legitimate goals and to live out their God-given purpose.
A strong spiritual foundation provides officers with strength, purpose, and hope to handle the inherent stresses, chaos, and danger of the job.
Community Engagement
Faith-based collaboration:
A Theology of Work supports active engagement with faith-based organizations to leverage their resources and community trust to implement programs that enhance safety and quality of life.
Community values:
By focusing on universal community values such as safety and freedom, law enforcement can collaborate with faith-based groups to identify threats and develop effective intervention strategies.
Modeling positive behavior:
The application of theological principles can lead to officers modeling compassion, ethical behavior, and humility, which can positively influence community relations and address the root causes of crime.
