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ADVERTISING The evening of Sept. 23 community Nathan Feldman 916-441-6397 activists groups including Equality [email protected] Action Now, other concerned citizens Leroy “Pops” Fisher, 64, was killed and friends of Fisher gathered for a NATIONAL ADVERTISING around 1:30 a.m. Sept. 23, 2009. candlelight vigil near the Corner of 20th Rivendell Media Fisher, a Security Guard for Badlands, and K, behind the Depot. 212.242.6863 was killed by a hit-and-run driver in the The Sacramento Police Department parking lot behind Badlands Bar at 20th WRITERS urges anyone with information pertaining Lance Williams, Robert Applegate & K Sts in Sacramento. According to to this crime to contact Crime Alert at Sonya Cox, Donald Marshall witnesses the person(s) responsible (916) 443-HELP or text in a tip to 274637 M.R. Covino, Boyce Hinman, Brian Judd, Michael Gorman, David R. Shorey Tom Swanner, Jerry Sloan, Jenny B. Forrest Schroeder-Einwiller Michael Johnston from FACES passed Rev. 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SLOAN’S SOLILOQUIES 7 And the Moon Jumped over the Radical operate on Billy Sunday’s philosophy: “The His bid failed and they set about trying Religious Right Devil’s had it long enough, and quickly cash to build a voting block within the Republican One person the mainstream media has the check.” Party. written very little about is the Reverend Sun An early associate and person credited So, we have seen Jerry Falwell, Tim Myung Moon, age 90, founder of what is with helping Falwell start the Moral Majority and Beverly LaHaye, James Robinson, commonly called the Unification Church but is “Left Behind” author and founder of the Hal Lindsey, D. James Kennedy, Ralph is formally The Holy Spirit Association for the Council for National Policy, the Reverend Tim Reed, Paul Crouch, Gary Bauer and Robert Unification of World Christianity. Although is it LaHaye. Schuller, ALL prominent leaders of the RRR well know he is extremely wealthy it has not LaHaye has been acknowledged by kowtowing to a man who claims to be the been brought out in the mainstream media many as the most influential leader in the Messiah, a man who has come to complete how much money he has dumped in the Evangelical Christian movement. the work of a failed Jesus. causes of the Radical Religious Right. Around the time he started the Council for Over the years many of these named Please keep in mind Moon says Jesus National Policy, LaHaye received $ 500,000 have tried to distance themselves from Moon was a failure and did not complete the job from Moon’s top lieutenant, Col. Bo Hi Pak. but the fact remains they did associate with he was sent to earth to do, i.e., redeem LaHaye also had a paid position as president him contrary to the Bible they loudly profess humankind, and Moon is here to complete of a Moon front organization, the Coalition for to believe. the work of salvation. He has proclaimed Religious Freedom which was started when It is quite evident Moon has pumped himself the Messiah. Moon was arrested and convicted of income money to individuals and organizations we On March 23, 2004, Moon held a tax evasion. While Moon was in prison he may never hear about. coronation ceremony in the Everett was visited by Tim LaHaye and in a letter to And, speaking of money, here is a list* of Dirksen Senate Office Building attended by Col. Pak LaHaye referred to Moon as “the the top U.S. Evangelical ministries and their JERRY SLOAN AT AGE 72 IS AN OUT many members of the House and Senate Master.” income for 2008. PROUD GAY MAN AND HAS BEEN FOR wherein he crowned himself Messiah Jerry Falwell, Jimmy Swaggart, James saying, “Emperors, kings and presidents Robison, James Kennedy and Rex Humbard, • Campus Crusade for Christ $514M 48 YEARS, HE SUCCESSFULLY SUED THE had declared to all heaven and earth that have all served as executive committee • Christian Broadcasting Network $460M LATE REV.