"Clergy Response Teams" and Romans 13

Romans 13
Submission to the Authorities
1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. 4For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 5Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience. 6This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing. 7Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.

With the most recent Government labeling of anti-abortionist, Pro-second Amendment, Pro-First Amendment and even the men and woman coming back from over seas as potential "domestic-terrorist," its easy to see that the Government will do just about anything with regards to "us" Americans.

About a year ago I reported on how the Government was recruiting priest and any other clergy, in the event of a natural or man made disaster, so as to quell dissent by using Romans 13. First, i hope that all who are reading this has enough sense to ask the question of, if Romans 13 is correct in the way the Government is intending on using it, then would it not have been right for Moses to question Ramses the 2nd and free all the slaves?

In 2007 KSLA did a report on Dr. Durell Tuberville, who is a Chaplain for the Shreveport Fire Department and the Caddo Sheriff's Office, who was speaking on the topic "clergy response teams" in the event of a natural or man made disaster in which martial law was called, and what could be said to the people in helping calm them down or to obey the law would be Romans 13, "because the government's established by the Lord, you know. And, that's what we believe in the Christian faith. That's what's stated in the scripture." Mr. Tuberville also said on the topic of the mission for the clergy response team was that, "the primary thing that we say to anybody is, 'let's cooperate and get this thing over with and then we'll settle the differences once the crisis is over.'"

This is not an isolated incident and, if you remember, the clergy was used in Katrina. “Dr. Denny Nissley, the Director of Christ in Action, is organizing a Coalition of Faith-Based First Responders from around the Nation to be prepared for the next major disaster. This Coalition will perform disaster relief training for volunteers and will maintain a current roster of thousands of volunteers who can be quickly called upon to provide support during the next major disaster.”
In Greeley, Colo., in 2002, the clergy response team helped officials deal with hate crimes against Muslim and Sikh residents and reduce community tensions. The program was set to expand to Grand Junction and Glenwood Springs by 2003, according to a 2002 U.S. Department of Justice report (PDF).
In Washington, the East of the River Clergy Police Community Partnership “sponsors teams of clergy and other faith-based individuals that reach out to the families, next of kin and other secondary victims of violent crimes and homicide,” according to a statement on its Web site. “Its purpose is to provide aid, counseling and assistance to victims, witnesses and their families and to intervene in the occurrence of retaliation.”

What's happening here is the Government is taking Romans 13 out of context so as to control you, plain and simple. The passage is speaking of a Godly authority, not an ungodly Government that is trying to oppress or cause harm to the people. As the question I asked earlier, would it have not been right for Moses to question Ramses? Of course Moses was correct in questioning an authoritarian who wanted slaves and did harm to the people.

Just because its your priest or clergy, question them when it comes to your freedom or safety and simply use common sense.

Here is the KSLA news video report.