Christian evangelist Ray Comfort
Ray Comfort, the famed evangelist whose man-in-the-street questions to passersby about their faith, God, and Jesus Christ have become legend, is thanking a leftist organization for filing a lawsuit over a new recognition of the Ten Commandments.
A report from CBN reveals that Comfort sent a gift basket to the American Civil Liberties Union for filing a lawsuit against the state of Louisiana over its decision to mandate that the Ten Commandments be displayed in public school classrooms.
He has also done "The Way of the Master" television show and he has never been one to miss an opportunity ask people about Jesus.
Of the Louisiana dispute, Comfort explained, "The ACLU, in wanting to sue the state of Louisiana, have done us a great favor. Their lawsuit was big news in the secular media, and so the Ten Commandments have featured from Newsweek to Time magazine, USA Today, to The New York Times, CNN, MSNBC, NBC, ABC, Fox, on huge podcasts."
He pointed out it was a topic on "The View" and Jimmy Kimmel commented.
"You can't buy that sort of publicity," he explained.
So he wrote to the ACLU, "Thank you for publicizing the Ten Commandments. America needs to be reminded of God's Law, and you've certainly done that. Very grateful."
The report noted the ACLU hadn't responded.
"He told CBN News that Americans today can learn a great deal by studying biblical Israel and understanding its timeless parallels to our current situation," the report said.
He continued, "America is no different than Israel in the Old Testament who forgot the Ten Commandments, and consequently gave themselves to sin. And the reason they did so was because of the sin of 'idolatry.' When we forsake the Law that forbids making up false gods and committing adultery, we tend to make up our own congenial image of God and run headlong into sexual sin."
Comfort's ministry, Living Waters, has spent decades teaching Christians about the important of the Ten Commandments.
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