Got this from the Family today.

Any comments?
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May 14, 2003
Mr. Ajemian,

We are writing in acknowledgement of your note. We are sorry to hear
of the vehemence with which you continually attack individuals and
organizations attempting to assist those in need. We are sorry because we are
assured by God's Word that the Lord can't bless the efforts of those who devote
themselves to harming others instead of fulfilling His mandate to all His
followers to "go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature,"
which is our calling and passion. (In December 2002, the Family collectively
witnessed to 1.3 million people, won a quarter of a million souls, and
distributed 1.8 million pieces of Gospel literature).
We would appreciate that you refrain from sending such hate mail to us in the
future. The Family is a fellowship devoted to making a difference in the lives
of others, leading them to Christ, and as such is not interested in campaigns
aimed at doing any branch of God's work harm.

We would much prefer to hear of the lives you are helping lead to
Christ, the poor you are helping to feed and the needy you are uplifting. We
are reminded of the words of James, "Pure religion and undefiled before God and
the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction."
(James 1:27). We may be mistaken, but we are unaware of a thriving Christian
mission work attributed to yourself.

We believe that the Lord will recompense the works of each one, and
we are sure He sees and will be just in His recompense of each of our
activities. If you will peruse the Bible, you will see that opponents to those
serving God were many. Indeed, Paul had a great number of problems with
opponents, probably due to his utter commitment and refusal to
compromise: "Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil. The Lord reward him
according to his works. of whom be thou ware also, for he hath greatly
withstood our words." (2 timothy 4:14 and 15)

However sincere you may believe your endeavors to be, your desire to
hurt and harm others cannot be chocked up as "service for God" according to
Scripture. On the other hand, Jesus did say that "they that kill you shall
think they do God service." (John 16:2) Obviously, those who were killing
others were sincerely mistaken to the point of thinking they were doing God
service. Of course, intentionally harming others does not fit in with the
Golden Rule, nor the fruits of His Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22 and 23.

"Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? Let him shew
out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have
bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not and lie not against the
truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above. for where envying and strife is,
there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is
first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and
good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of
righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace." (James 3: 13-18).
We have a mission to lead as many people to Christ as we can during our
lifetime, as such we really don't have time for striving or theological
arguments that are not compatible with sowing the fruit of righteousness, God's
word, in peace. Our prayer is that you will invest more energy in His work of
preaching the Gospel and less in fighting those who are already doing so.
Sincerely in Christ,

Suzanne for The Family