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Fellow Christians, I'm certain that many of you have been disturbed and provoked by annoying telemarketing calls, particularly if you have signed up for the national "Do Not Call" list and yet continue to receive them.
Some of you may have missed this story making the news the past few days and can sympathize with this poor man's plight after being arrested for telling off a telemarketer.
Ohio phone rage included specific threats
By Matthew Hathaway
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
07/21/2009
UPDATED 1:07 P.M. WEDNESDAY
When Charles Papenfus threatened to burn down the offices of St. Louis broker of extended auto-service contracts, he identified specific workers he would target and delivered the threat "without provocation," said Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce in a prepared statement released to new organizations at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Charles W. Papenfus, 43, of Fostoria, Ohio, allegedly told a sales representative during a May 18 telephone call that he would burn down the building and kill the employees and their families. He was indicted for making a terrorist threat, a Class D felony; and he could be sentenced to up to four years in prison if convicted.
After news of Papenfus’ arrest was first published in Tuesday’s Post-Dispatch, some postings on blogs and Internet news sites have hailed the self-employed mechanic as something akin to a consumer folk hero. An opinion piece mentioning his case in the Irish Independent newspaper, for instance, was headlined, "Time for pitchforks and flaming torches."
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We should all resist the temptation to become angered and appeal to the Grace of the Holy Spirit to see this as an opportunity to spread True Christian™ fellowship and to witness the Saving Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Accordingly, I have put together a few thoughts on how to handle those annoying telemarketing calls and turn them into an opportunity to spread the good news of the Bible (KJV1611).
1. Ask the caller if the business they represent is a Christian business and if the owners are Christians. I feel it is important that all True Christians™ spend their hard earned money with companies that have Christian Values and are owned by Christians to help stem the tide of advancing secularism.
2. Inquire as to whether the products being offered for sale are Christian products. We here at Landover are particularly sensitive to products that violate Biblical (KJV1611) law, promulgate sin, further homerism, and are otherwise at odds with True Christian™ living.
3. Take the time to witness to the representative on the phone about the benefits of accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Spread the Message of the Gospel, and be sympathetic to the caller – perhaps suggest that you pray together for world peace and a more prosperous economy as well as the triumphant return of Jesus.
4. Keep in mind that there are some exceptions to the National "Do Not Call" list. Charitable organizations, political parties and other not-for-profits are exempt, along with any company that you have a continuing business relationship with. If these exemptions do not fit the profile of the caller, it's time to remind them that they are disobeying the law. Inform them that, aside from the obvious civil penalties, they are in violation of the Bible (KJV1611) for disobeying secular law (Romans 13) and there awaits eternal punishment in the Lake of Fire for their immortal souls.
I'm sure that everyone will concur that this is the way Jesus and His Apostles would handle the modern inconvenience of unwanted telemarketing calls.
Some of you may have missed this story making the news the past few days and can sympathize with this poor man's plight after being arrested for telling off a telemarketer.
Ohio phone rage included specific threats
By Matthew Hathaway
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
07/21/2009
UPDATED 1:07 P.M. WEDNESDAY
When Charles Papenfus threatened to burn down the offices of St. Louis broker of extended auto-service contracts, he identified specific workers he would target and delivered the threat "without provocation," said Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce in a prepared statement released to new organizations at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Charles W. Papenfus, 43, of Fostoria, Ohio, allegedly told a sales representative during a May 18 telephone call that he would burn down the building and kill the employees and their families. He was indicted for making a terrorist threat, a Class D felony; and he could be sentenced to up to four years in prison if convicted.
After news of Papenfus’ arrest was first published in Tuesday’s Post-Dispatch, some postings on blogs and Internet news sites have hailed the self-employed mechanic as something akin to a consumer folk hero. An opinion piece mentioning his case in the Irish Independent newspaper, for instance, was headlined, "Time for pitchforks and flaming torches."
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1. Ask the caller if the business they represent is a Christian business and if the owners are Christians. I feel it is important that all True Christians™ spend their hard earned money with companies that have Christian Values and are owned by Christians to help stem the tide of advancing secularism.
2. Inquire as to whether the products being offered for sale are Christian products. We here at Landover are particularly sensitive to products that violate Biblical (KJV1611) law, promulgate sin, further homerism, and are otherwise at odds with True Christian™ living.
3. Take the time to witness to the representative on the phone about the benefits of accepting Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Spread the Message of the Gospel, and be sympathetic to the caller – perhaps suggest that you pray together for world peace and a more prosperous economy as well as the triumphant return of Jesus.
4. Keep in mind that there are some exceptions to the National "Do Not Call" list. Charitable organizations, political parties and other not-for-profits are exempt, along with any company that you have a continuing business relationship with. If these exemptions do not fit the profile of the caller, it's time to remind them that they are disobeying the law. Inform them that, aside from the obvious civil penalties, they are in violation of the Bible (KJV1611) for disobeying secular law (Romans 13) and there awaits eternal punishment in the Lake of Fire for their immortal souls.
I'm sure that everyone will concur that this is the way Jesus and His Apostles would handle the modern inconvenience of unwanted telemarketing calls.
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