Dear Refiner's Fire...


The Refiner's Fire recently received a barrage of unsolicited e-mails from an Aryan Nations Member named "Myke" (who did not initially reveal his name, but his e-mail address showed "Angelina" and I erroneously thought it was from a woman). His e-mails have been re-printed exactly as they were sent, poor grammar and all:

Message 1: I ONLY HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU.IF THE JEWS ,AND I SAY THAT WITH MUCH HATE,WERE THE"CHOSEN ONES"THEN WHY ALL THRU HISTORY HAVE THEY BEEN MURDERED.THE ONLY THING YOU ANIMALS WERE CHOSEN FOR WAS TO BE MURDERED.

I sent a reply telling him I had no clue what he was getting at, and basically told him to get lost because I have no time for hate mail that contains disgusting language. He sent the following response:

Message 2: FIRST OF ALL GO F--- YOURSELF.THE ONLY THING THE JEWS ARE CHOSEN FOR IS DEATH....JEWS BEEN SLAUGHTERED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME.AND HOPEFULLY WILL CONTINUE TO BE. ARYAN NATION



Our Response....


Dear Angelina:

First of all, I DID answer your question. A nasty e-mail like the one you sent me deserved nothing but a nasty answer and I still stand by it: The Jews were murdered and have always been discriminated against by people such as you who have made hate and bitterness, without rhyme or reason, a way of life. Jesus said "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone." So, if you are totally sinless, Angelina, then please go ahead and keep "stoning" me. However, from the sound of your disgusting e-mails, I can tell that you are definitely a sinner so I have to tell you, in God's eyes, you're treading on really thin ice....

If you are at all familiar with the Bible, then you should be aware of the fact that Israel is God’s land and the Jews are His chosen people - and to hate them enough to want them all dead is a grievous sin. In Genesis 12:3 God says: "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." In this passage He is clearly talking about His people and His land, Israel, and those who go up against God’s own will surely lose. I hope and pray that you chose to examine yourself and your reasons for hating because the only one you're TRULY hurting is yourself.

Secondly, I have some serious questions for you: There is no reason whatsoever to walk around hating others for the color of their skin, their religious preference, or their background. So why are you doing it? What causes you to be so hateful? WHY, exactly, do you hate the Jews so much? Do you even know, or are you just blindly following the Aryan Nation? Why would you hate ANYBODY? Why are you allowing yourself to be consumed by hate? Is it because you were raised from infancy in the Aryan Nation society, or were you abused as a child? NO ONE automatically hates without being taught to hate...

I hope you answer these questions for me, because I'd really like to know.

I mentored a young woman - a former "skinhead" who came to our synagogue out of a hate group like yours. The stories she told me were simply amazing and utterly heartbreaking. She told me that, first of all, she couldn't believe she was being helped by the very people she used to hate (nobody else would reach out to her); secondly, she eventually admitted she had no valid reasons to hate us. I'm sorry to say that, that young lady eventually couldn't take the "normal" lifestyle and eventually went back to her drugs and street living (because, obviously, that's what she was used to), but she left with the knowledge that hating would no longer be a part of her life.

Hate only serves to ruin us, Angelina. It's Satan's trap, and one that will only lead to your own eternal death. Therefore, even though all you've done is attack me with nasty e-mails, I want you to know that I don't hate you; I only wish the best for you. You have a beautiful name; hating and using the kind of language you do, does not become you at all. You can do more with your life. I beg you: Kick Satan in the face and turn back to God....


Rather than to respond to my questions, after several e-mail exchanges, Myke began to inundate me with a barrage of e-mails containing attachments directing me to disgusting, hate-mongering sites. These things just confirmed to me that most of these hate-mongers are uneducated and irrational beings who have allowed themselves to be used by Satan to spread his vicious lies. Since they are obviously demon-possessed, it's virtually impossible to reach them on an intellectual level, so all we can really do is to keep them in prayer.....

A teacher @ The Refiner's Fire