Just so you know, No connection between ministry and Christian militia:
Nine members of the Michigan-based Hutaree Christian militia group face sedition and weapons charges
According to the U.S. Justice Department, the group was planning to kill a law enforcement officer, then attack the funeral procession with explosives.
The group drew much of its cult-like substance from the events described in the Book of the Revelation and the end times. As a result, according to the indictment, they seemed to see local and state police as “foot soldiers” for the federal government, the “New World Order.”
The group’s name means “Christian Warriors,” and they have a martyr’s complex. Todd Nettleton with Voice of the Martyrs says, “We have not had any connection with this organization. We do not have any contact with any member of this organization. This is simply a situation where they put a link to us on their Web site.”
VOM wants to tell the stories of the persecuted church, so they have an open link policy. That doesn’t mean, however, that they endorse the group using the link. In fact, VOM functions on a different mission from the Hutaree cult. “The Voice of the Martyrs has never advocated violence. In fact, the Christians that we serve around the world respond to persecution with forgiveness.”
In a release, VOM notes, “While we understand that all are innocent until proven guilty and wait for results of the legal process, we want to clearly state that violence is not an acceptable response to religious differences.”
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As a result of the terrorism charges and other extremist views being reported on this group, scrutiny is close. As the story unfolds, numerous media reports are portraying Christians as terrorists.