We debated long and hard about whether or not to add any information about Ed Decker (or his son Jason, who's also flirting with the anti-Mason 'business' that his grandfather and his father have built) because anyone who'd looked into his 'story' knew it had more holes than Swiss cheese. Another hater like Bill Schnoebelen, he rants equally against Mormons and Freemasonry although he seems to know precious little about either - but he certainly wants you think he does.
There's a LOT about Mr. Decker and his questionable activities on the internet: we'll just point to this and this - from which you can draw your own conclusions. You might argue that these sites don't say anything good about him: neither does he say anything good about Freemasonry or the Latter-Day Saints. Further, when looking at the whole picture, it seems to us that Decker's arguments are pretty much 'poisoned fruit'
The Decker business of hatred seems to be funded by the generosity of other haters or the incredibly gullible - and it's never EVER enough it would seem. In fact, there's always some crises that he'll only be able to overcome if he's granted God's blessing and YOUR donation! There's always something else to pay for, always some issue/problem, and - guess what?: it's YOURS to fix! Below, we've clipped pleas from his monthly newsletters. You'll soon see the pattern. How, we wonder, can anyone be so easily 'taken'? This is not like funding the local food pantry where the self-created 'minister' helps himself to the food. This, to us at least, appears to be outright pandering!
Note: We may have missed an issue - or Ed might have been busy/sick/otherwise occupied and didn't send one. Regardless, you can see that there's a constant drumbeat for YOUR money! (PS: We'll keep adding to this as time permits but you 'get the drift', we're sure! Also, the columns are centered when the pitch for cash is centered - which is most of the time!)
Oh, and perhaps this is a good time to mention something: do you see any "Donate Here" buttons on this website? Anywhere? Well, that's because since LONG before Ed Decker started his newsletters and websites that YOU pay for, I decided that I'd do something towards a topic *I* believed in. I didn't ask anyone else to pay for it and I've never taken a penny towards it. It would appear, though, that saving souls isn't one of those benevolent things a person like Ed Decker just does: you need to PAY HIM to do it! So don't look for where to contribute to OUR cause (or household expenses or website upgrade) because you won't find anything for it on this site! Comical too that this poor, simple (so he claims) man is hung up on Joomla!
2014
| December 17, 2014 |
A Note: about our Computer woes. We were inches away from switching to our new website format. So many articles on the old site needed to be updated and while I still have a few hundred to edit, we had enough to go with. Then we hit a wall. We are almost back to square one. But keep an eye on www.saintsalive.com . We will make it. Our heartfelt thanks to all of you who have supported this major project. Help Wanted We need someone who is really skilled at Joomla, to help me through this mess. If that is you and you are interested in helping us upgrade to the latest software release, email me at ed@saintsalive.com Please. Remember us in your prayers and
giving. |
| December 5, 2014 |
I am grateful for my restored health
after a year of battling illnesses. My sight has improved far beyond my
expectations, thanks to a skilled surgeon and the Lord's touch. I am
able to drive again and without glasses for the first time in many
years. Some of those gifts were special ones. While every gift is special to us, I
especially want to note one gift in particular. It came from long time
supporters of Saints Alive, Diane and Charlie Peterson. When I say 'long
time' I mean well over 35 years of their prayers and support. We thank
them for this gift in memory of Nathan. Please pray for the Petersons.
On a Final Note: We were inches away from switching to our new website format. So many articles on the old site needed to be updated and while I still have a few hundred to edit, we had enough to go with. Then we hit a wall. We are almost back to square one. But keep an eye on www.saintsalive.com . We will make it. Our heartfelt thanks to all of you who have supported this major project. Please. Remember us in your prayers and
giving. |
| November 11, 2014 |
We are inches away from switching to our new website format. So many articles on the old site needed to be updated and while I still have a few hundred to edit, we have enough to go with. Keep an eye on www.saintsalive.com in the next few weeks. Our heartfelt thanks to all of you who have supported this major project.
Please. Remember us in your prayers and giving. |
| October 23, 2014 |
FINANCE REPORT |
| September 23, 2014 |
Finally,
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| July 30, 2014 |
Please, if you are able, send in a
PayPal gift today. |
| July
21, 2014 2 messages sent this day, both with the same $$$ pleading |
And....Obviously, |
| June 30, 2014 | Finally, Brethren. I hesitate to ask for your financial help <ROLLING ON THE FLOOR, LAUGHING OUT LOUD - because he does it EVERY newsletter>, but we are really struggling this summer. Please, if you can, send in a gift to keep us up and running this summer. We receive every gift as sent from God through you and use it with care and great appreciation. We use our PayPal account to pay for almost all our monthly and web expenses. It is usually funded through faithful gifts from friends like you. Please, if you are able, send in a PayPal gift today. For those of you who do not use Paypal etc. etc. Same as always |
| June 2, 2014 | I have some good news and some bad
news today. The good news is that as of last week, when a special donation came in, we met our funding goals for the Website remake. Our profound thanks to a everyone who joined with us on the project.
Finally, a note with a some urgency attached. |
| May 5, 2014 | Our Rebuild Our Website Fund Raising
Project is less than $600 away from meeting our goal. Check out the site
and if you can, would you chip in and help us go over the top this
week... Thanks.. Here is the link <redacted> We are so blessed to be able to respond to all the many ministry needs and emails that come in. One reason we are able is because of the support we receive from those we have helped over the years and those who share our heart for the lost. Would you please consider sending in a gift today? We have been a faith supported ministry for almost 40 years. It is so easy to help us through your giving at our website at www.saintsalive.com or through PayPal [gifts@saintsalive.com] or through the mail or by secure phone |
| Oh, and during this period too, the Social-Network Aware Mr. Decker was pushing donations too via his Twitter account encouraging readers to go to his 'GoFundMe' page. Get 'em from all angles! | |
2005
| October
30, 2005 A special pleading - this was the ONLY thing in this message! |
Please! Help Us
Help The Lost Dear Friend of
Saints Alive, We invite you to be our partner by making a generous,
tax deductible gift to our ministry today. Thank you for your ongoing
commitment in the battle for souls. |
| 15 October 2005 |
Our donations are seriously off right
now. With the recent national disasters, ministries like ours are low on
the priority list for donations. Carol and I have also given deeply
toward the needs of the hurricane and flood victims and we fully
understand. We feel saturated with the needs out there. We pray for
every person who has been displaced. And for every relief worker and
there are tens of thousands of Christians / churches / individuals
pouring out every kind of help.
<So wait: YOU gave towards these problems and now
want people to give to YOU to make YOU whole? WOW! What a deal!!!> |
| September 8, 2005 | And please, we truly need some special
financial help from the email Newsletter recipients, like yourself. If each of you could just send in an online offering this month for $20.00 we would be beyond meeting all our needs and getting the job done. That's about the cost of a trip to the movies for two. It would cover all the costs for our website and its expansion. Please, take a few minutes, log in at www.saintsalive.com and click on the "Give a Donation" link in the left hand column of the home page and it is done. |
| August 3, 2005 | We also ask you to please pray about supporting the online ministry of Saints Alive. You can make a donation by clicking on the "Give a Donation" bar on the left side of the Home Page. We urgently need support from the web. Your gift will make a great difference in our ability to respond to the needs that come through this marvelous venue. |
| June 6, 2005 | By the way...We
really could use a little help Saints Alive is a faith supported ministry. We operate solely on the gifts [and orders] of our supporters. Things are tight every month, but in June, our support gets pretty thin. Please, will you pray about sending in a gift to the work here. If you can help out, just go to our main web page www.saintsalive.com and click on the click on the “Give a Donation” tag on the left side of the page and it will take you to a secure donation section of our website. Thank you for caring and sharing! |
| April 28, 2005 | A SPECIAL PLEA We are seeing dynamic results. But, it has been at a cost. With the instant access of the Internet, we have seen a real drop in our support that traditionally comes from our mailed newsletter. With the lack of funds, we are sending out fewer newsletters and the cycle just continues. We do see support from the Web site, but far less than we would hope. It does not sustain the Web side of our ministry nor does it contribute to the over-all costs of the ministry, yet this web presence is so vital. As we have labored in this battle over the last 30 years, we have hit some bumps along the road and have had a few crises of our own. We are at one right now. Over the last few months, our donations have dropped severely and we have run out of the financial buffer we had. We urgently need a strong and immediate financial transfusion. Please, we ask you to prayerfully consider a special gift today, something that will make a difference. If your gift helps us be there for even one more salvation, it is money well spent. You know that we squeeze $2.00 out of every dollar we are given. Please send in a gift today and help us stay on the front lines. It is so simple to do! .Just click on the Give a Donation button on the left side of our www.saintsalive.com front page and you are ‘there.’ |
| March 17, 2005 |
<Masonicinfo.com Note: After a three month hiatus, Ed Decker returns to rant about all sorts of things. Surprisingly, there's not a single request for cash in the March, 2005 message. It won't last for long....> |
2004
| December 21, 2004 | Last month, I asked for
help in raising $4,000.00 to use to upgrade our aging computer system
and dead printer... I am delighted to report that over $4,000.00 came in
and we are getting updated to today’s technology. Wow! What a
difference! I have just returned from a 3 weeks study program in Israel, a stretch for me physically. I have done so well in recovering from my stroke, but I was far beyond my limits a few times during the trip. I went to study a number of things, including the tie-in of Mormonism and Freemasonry to the Kabbalah, the practice and study of ancient Jewish mysticism. I will be writing about it in the future. <Masonicinfo.com note: And where did he get the money for a trip to Israel when he couldn't pay for a computer? Well, that's another of those mysteries that'll be left unexplained!> As we end this year of many miracles, I want to ask
you to pray about making a significant commitment to the ministry of
Saints Alive during the next year. Some of you have already done that,
in both your prayer support and your finances. The ministry survives
because of you. Please ask the Lord for an amount to send in today as a
special year end gift. We have such great plans for the next year, a
year we believe will be a break-through year for a river of people being
set free. |
| October 25, 2004 | Can You Help? Our ministry is not about money, but to be zealous in the work, we do need funds to operate. Please, pray about sending in a gift to keep us moving forward. We have critical projects we cannot implement because of the lack of funds. On that last note. I really need a few heroes of my own right now. Our computer equipment truly needs updating. We are about 2 generations behind the rest of the world and our printer is fried. I need about $4,000.00 in extra funds to get back on top, to upgrade the system and buy a new printer, set up a wireless hookup, hard wire a firewall that will keep hackers away. If you want to plant good seed in a very specific area of need, please mark it as “special” on the envelope so I don’t mix it in with the general deposit. You can send your gift to our offices by mail at the address below or you can give an on-line gift through our website. At www.saintsalive.com just click on the Donation line on the left side of the Home page. |
| September 30, 2004 | Can you Help? Our ministry is not about money, but to be zealous in the work, we do need funds to operate. Please, pray about sending in a gift to keep us moving forward. We have critical projects we cannot implement because of the lack of funds. |
| August 3, 2004 |
<Masonicinfo.com note: Ed begins (again?) his newsletters. He'll be happy to add you!> |
Not much more needs to be said, eh? Must be nice to do something you want to do, at home, when you want to - and have someone else pick up the freight. Maybe Ed should write a book about how to do THAT!
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