Friends of Project Strait Gate,
If you are near enough, please plan to attend one of our two vigils on Sunday May 5, 2013. Both of these churches have supported and hosted John Hagee’s Christians United For Israel campaigns for more war. Here are the places and hours, and you need not bring anything. One rule, park and walk only on public right of ways, in no case church property. Contacts at the vigils are: Fresno Dave J. 559-579-6224; Roseville Tom C. 602-770-8896.
If you can not come please consider initiating your own Vigil in your city. We will help, as we helped David and Craig who initiated these two outings. Or you might consider writing a letter to these pastors with your thoughts. Don’t mince words, but so that you will be heard, please try to make them courteous word.
On Sunday, May 5, 2013
Time: 6:30 PM -9:00 PM
At: Pastor Doug Bird
Abundant Life Fellowship

706 Atlantic Street
Roseville, CA 95678
AND
On Sunday, May 5, 2013
Time: 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM.
At: Pastor Jim Franklin
Cornerstone Church
1545 Fulton St.
Fresno CA 93721
Phone: 559-442-0122
Part of our Letter to the Pastors:

Dear Pastor Bird:
Project Strait Gate will conduct a vigil at your church on May 5, 2013, during the hours that you host John Hagee’s, Christians United for Israel, Night To Honor Israel rally. We have done this at some 80 major churches nationwide.
Pastor Bird, before writing this, I examined your words and listened to your recording of your 1/23/13 trip to Israel.(1) Most of your conclusions came from Israeli guides, who you said were Israeli military members. You quoted one professing unnamed Palestinian, a journalist who lives in Israel and is a citizen. He seems to have confirmed to your satisfaction that everything the Israeli military told you was true…and you believed him!
Sad to say, after hearing the entire 30-minute presentation and examining your site, it is clear to me that you are one of the most self-deceived pastors I have yet to hear. You have allowed yourself to propagate an agenda that you were paid to believe. You should know better than to take a “free” trip to a State that is at war with its neighbors, and then pass on every word your “guides” told you, especially when the words contradict Jesus’ teachings.
Your host in Israel, John Hagee, has publicly prayed for a preemptive strike against Iran. I am providing a link to that video, so those who read this letter can listen for themselves. (2) Who do you think Jesus would preemptively strike? What would Jesus say of one who cheers on those who kill for a living?
READ THE REST HERE: http://charlesecarlson.com/vigil-abundant-life-fellowship-ca/#more-1683)
AND
Dear Pastor Franklin and Other Area Church Leaders:
Project Strait Gate will conduct a Vigil for Peace With Justice at your Cornerstone Church on May 5, 2013, during the hours of your services. Our Fresno affiliates tell us your members definitely do not hear this message for peace in Cornerstone Church, nor on your frequent radio programs. We are also setting plans to visit other area churches and we are sharing this letter with them, and with the press.
This will be our second Vigil at Cornerstone since you hosted John Hagee and his Christians United For Israel, Night to Honor Israel in 2011. We believer you should tell your congregations about the growing Christ Followers movement for peace among traditional churches.
Some fifteen Mainline, mission oriented denominations that traditionally teach that Christ Followers live and labor in Jesus’ kingdom in the presence of His Spirit, and that we are a part of His mission today, have made significant progress in reaching out for the peace process in just the last 12 months. They have asked Congress to cut off aid for Israel’s military because they say it is used to repress the Palestinians, the longest running occupation of a captive people, since the soviet Gulags.
Our associates in Fresno tell us Cornerstone is not a peace church, but you call yourself a mission church.

READ THE REST HERE: (http://charlesecarlson.com/category/church-vigils/)
I am sorry I can not join you, and my dear friends Tom, Dave, Craig and others, but I have ongoing work in Denver. Feel free to call me with questions.
My best to you,
Chuck Carlson
602 741 4650