From 1930 to 1970, American Fundamentalists worked within their churches. President Nixon’s silent majority became the Moral Majority in 1979 and a more active political movement. The Christian Coalition with Pat Robertson (1930 -) and Ralph E. Reed (1961-) stressed family values. Although most Protestant Churches are declining about 1% a year, Fundamentalist Protestant Churches grow by 1% a year. Television has spanned a whole set of TV fundamental evangelists such as Jerry Falwell (1933-2007), Jimmy Swaggart (1935 -) among many others.
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Prepare for war (Jer 6:4-6:5)
“Prepare war against her!
Sanctify yourselves!
Get up!
Let us attack at noon!
Woe to us!
The day declines!
The shadows of evening lengthen!
Get up!
Let us attack by night!
Let us destroy her palaces!”
Jeremiah wanted people to prepare for war. They were to sanctify themselves because war was a sacred action. At first, the enemy wanted to get up and attack at noon. However, the day was declining as the evening shadows came along. Finally, they wanted to attack at night and destroy their palaces.