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In the Name of Christ – Stop!
by Dr. Shawn A. Mitchell
August 1, 2015
May 1, 305 AD, the most powerful man in the world, Emperor Diocletian, stepped down from ruling Rome, only two years after he had begun a systematic persecution to exterminate Christianity. Diocletian forbade worship, burned books, arrested clergy and demanded pagan sacrifices. From Europe to North Africa, thousands were persecuted and martyred.
Suddenly, Diocletian was struck with a painful intestinal disease and resigned. Eight years later Emperor Constantine ended the persecution of Christians.
In the fourth century, a monk thought he heard God telling him to go to Rome. He followed a crowd into the Coliseum and saw the gladiators. He realized they were going to fight to the death. He cried out, “In the Name of Christ, stop!” He made his way through the crowd and climbed the wall into the arena.
As he was pleading with the gladiators, one of them plunged his sword into his body. His last words were, “In the Name of Christ, stop!”
Suddenly the gladiators stood looking at this tiny form. In dead silence, everyone left.
That was the last battle in the Coliseum. One tiny voice saying, “In the Name of Christ, stop!” We should be saying that today.
We can only hope and pray that with the recent disclosures about Planned Parenthood’s practices that even those that do not believe in the Creator of this world or His moral requirements will silently stand up and walk out of the abortion/choice coliseum. If ultrasound pictures showing what is going on in the womb and the casual/trivial way the remains of the unborn are discussed is not enough to convince someone to rethink their position on this issue, I am scared to think…what would it take?
When we found the German concentration camps, the horrors they forced on millions that were an inconvenience to them and the uses they made of their body parts supposedly in some cases for medical research, we asked ourselves how could any civilized people do these things? I believe a day will come in which the same question will be asked of our culture. How could they have killed millions of unborn children and sold their body parts? But what also concerns me is that God will ask some Christians why they were in the coliseum of death and gave tacit if not overt approval to what was being done.
Regardless of your beliefs in this area, Ann and I are committed to loving you and praying for you; we are both just sinners saved by grace and we believe in supporting women that need help in having and raising their children instead of aborting them. We do not believe in condemning anyone who has had an abortion. They deserve love and support just as much as anyone else.
— Dr. Shawn A. Mitchell is Chaplain of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies and a member of the Council for National Policy.
Rod is one of our nation’s leading minds. He’s smart, original, and very committed—a combination that one rarely finds.
Rod Martin and [former Howard Dean campaign manager] Joe Trippi are America’s two foremost experts on online politics.
Rod Martin is a Reaganite-Thatcherite conservative…[and] a man who has spent much of his life ministering to and working for the benefit of others. I know Rod as an advocate for freedom, a leader who understands the real changes we need in Washington, and who has the drive and ability to make those changes happen.
Rod Martin is the kind of dynamic leader who has the knowledge, ability and experience to lead us successfully into the 21st Century. His vision for America is compelling.
Rod Martin literally wrote the book on excellence. Humble yet brilliant, a man of love and compassion, with penetrating clarity he illuminates the world around us, and we are both stirred and enlightened.
Rod Martin is a born leader and an outstanding political mind. Anyone who takes him on is going to have a serious fight on their hands.
Rod Martin is a man of uncommon vision and character. Ever since I first worked alongside Rod in the early days of PayPal, I’ve been struck by his powerful vision for the future. Rod understands the intersection of technology, politics and culture in a way that few others do.
Rod Martin wears with uncommon grace an uncanny ability to link his vigorous faith to the practical challenges of both the business world and the political arena. Yet the respect he shows for others carries a warmth and modesty that are both too rare among those who are strong advocates of feisty positions.
America badly needs more leaders who really get the future. We need more Rod Martins.
Rod Martin is a modern day philosopher-statesman. He is a capitalist intellectual, a conservative iconoclast, a gentle adversary and a kind prophet. He inspires us towards a fresh national vision built upon the original founding principles.
Rod Martin is not only effective and efficient, but he is also perceptive, wise and gracious. He gets things done. He is a great friend and a great ally.
Rod is one of the sharpest, most gracious men I know, and one of the most gifted political thinkers today. His ability to analyze issues and communicate thoughtful insights on them have earned him the respect of people across the political spectrum.
I am proud to have been Rod Martin’s friend for a quarter century, and I can tell you that he is one of the finest men and most outstanding leaders in our church and in our country today. He has a knack for turning everything he touches to success.
Rod Martin is a cornucopian entrepreneur and eutropic thinker whose influence radiates through an array of companies, institutions, movements and churches. A renaissance American, he is also a prolific friend of freedom and faith around the globe.
If Rod Martin represents the next generation of leaders, America has nothing to worry about.
A leader and a servant, in public life and in private, Rod Martin strides at the top of his profession, and has nowhere to go but up. He is in the truest sense of the word ‘outstanding’.
Rod Martin is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished thought leaders today. He is a wonderful mentor, a humble role model, and a deep inspiration for the next generation of scientific innovators and entrepreneurs.
Rod’s achievements pale beside his character and his brilliance. He sees what others can’t. He leads when others won’t.
Rod Martin is one of America’s finest young minds.
