Allardt is Building Churches. (MT/PMT. Open.)

[Allardt]

Author's Notes: Hello!

The following is transcribed from a popular, if generic news website...

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Allardt is Building Churches
by Marcel Bergmann

A church built in a small town in a foreign state with money from the U.S. Ministry of Culture

In an effort to counteract the severe spread of secular humanism, Islam, state atheism, and other forces seen as socially destructive and injurious to the human condition, the United States Ministry of Culture has elected to take a page from the book of many majority Mohammedan countries, and is therefore launching an initiative of building programs to construct churches in foreign lands in an effort to support the spread of the Christian faith.

Karl-Reinhardt Rösch, currently serving as Deputy Minister for Cultural Outreach and Enrichment, has been tasked with managing the program, which he claims has thus far resulted in the building internationally of more than three hundred Christian churches.


Deputy Minister Rösch, pictured here, has been a proponent of such a program for years.

"It is time for the Christians of the world to become more aggressive," Rösch said in an interview two days ago. "For too long we have simply sat quietly and hoped for the best while others try to knock us down and drive us out of country after country, or we have been unable to do the good things we desire in our communities due to a lack of leadership and funding. This program starts an international project to deal with both problems."

When asked if the program has thus far enjoyed success, the Deputy Minister had the following to say.

"Absolutely. We have to date secured and provided funding and resources which led to the construction of three hundred and fifty-two churches globally. We are in the process now of doing more."

He was further asked if he was worried about possible international backlash, to which he replied.

"No. We, that is Christians, have been oppressed worldwide even in places where we have done nothing wrong. We are everywhere and always under assault, so I see no sense in the idea that just keeping quiet, keeping our heads down and hoping for the best is wise. That hasn't been working. We need to do something else. We need to be more active."

Rösch finished by saying the Ministry would continue to accept applications for financial assistance and expertise, and would continue aiding Christians worldwide.

[The State of Monavia]

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IC:

January 2, AD 2019
0915 hours Monavian standard time

External Information Center
First floor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building
Chalcedon, Capital District
Imperial Federation of the Monavian Empire

Each of the Imperial Federation’s sixteen federal ministries has a research department that supplies it with the information its leaders need to make decisions of vital importance. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was no exception, as it operated a department known as the External Information Center in which researchers labored around the clock to monitor the daily activities of roughly a thousand independent states, NGOs, alliances, and other significant entities. The Center, which occupied a large portion of the Ministry’s first floor, consisted of a high-ceilinged lined with rectangular windows on one side and contained an array of 200 spacious metal cubicles arranged in rows of ten. Each cubicle housed an activity station dedicated to a specific set of countries or nonstate entities, save for a few that were set aside to keep watch over portions of the globe about which Monavians knew little.

Any number of private citizens might have encountered Bergmann’s article before any Ministry staff did, but it was here that the program finally came to the attention of somebody employed by the Monavian government. Although the United States of Allardt was not well-known in Monavia, its geopolitical significance merited partial attention from one of the stations. On the morning of the January 2, 2019, a slightly-built career civil servant named Daniel Levy arrived at this station to relieve the woman who worked the night shift there and settled into his post. He promptly logged into the BCM computer at his desk at eight o’clock and settled into his normal routine of browsing news feeds from Allardt and a number of other countries. Once in a while he found something of sufficient importance to save a copy and print it for his records, but most of what he read was insignificant.

Bergmann’s interview with Rösch would not have seemed all that significant to an untrained layman, but Levy had learned from his experience that the program would likely be of interest to his superiors and dashed off a short memorandum explaining why.

OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM

2 January 2019

To: Hon. Mark Kulek, Foreign Policy Advisory Board
From: David Levy, EIC station 197
Subject: New initiative by United States of Allardt

Earlier this morning, I found this report by a journalist covering government activities sponsored by the United States of Allardt. It appears that their government is trying to take a stand against a number of cultural and ideological factors that our own culture tends to view dimly and that our respective governments are therefore pursuing a number of common objectives. Based on these facts, I recommend that you have your office contact the author of the article I have included with this memorandum and ask him a few questions about the church building program to see if our own government might have a reason to get involved.

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January 3, AD 2019
0835 hours Monavian standard time

Office of Dr. Mark Kulek
Fourth floor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building

Numerous officials relied on the information flowing out of the EIC, but the most important people to make use of their findings were the officials who directly advised the minister of foreign affairs and his deputy. These officials, all of whom were distinguished policy experts of one sort or another, sat on a panel known as the Foreign Policy Advisory Board and held regular meetings to discuss the findings presented to them by the researchers working downstairs.

Mark Kulek, the man to whom Levy addressed his memorandum, was a former diplomatic officer and once turned down an offer to teach courses on foreign relations in order to accept his current post. He finally got a chance to read Levy’s memorandum and the article that came with it shortly after he arrived at his office the following morning. Levy’s analysis proved compelling enough for him to contact Bergmann in the hope that Bergmann might be able to connect him with Rösch, so he lost no time drafting an electronic message that indicated his wishes.

To: Marcel Bergmann
From: Dr. Mark Kulek
Subject: Your recent article about building churches
Date: January 3, 2019

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Dear Mr. Bergmann:

A member of my research staff came across an article you published under the title “Allardt is Building Churches” and sent a copy of it to my office. He informed me that this building program might potentially advance some interests which my government also supports and therefore recommended that I contact you to learn more about it. I would also like you to forward my contact information to Deputy Minister Karl-Reinhardt Rösch and let him know that I am interested in corresponding with him in the future. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mark Kulek, Ph.D.
Member, Foreign Policy Advisory Board

[Gutulia]

Our nation support Allardt to build a church and sponsoring your government to built other religious building likes mosque, synagogue, temple, shrine and etc

[Danceria]

Ooh, me likey. I'll get a more official response later.

[Allardt]

Author's Notes: Hello again!

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Marcel Bergmann walked to work every day.

Well, that was perhaps a misrepresentation. As an independent journalist, he did not have the traditional corner office, or even a cubicle on a work floor somewhere to call his own. He worked a lot from home, or thanks to the invention of the laptop computer, wireless internet service and so on, from just about anywhere he chose.

It just so happened his favorite places to choose were three or four good coffee shops and a landhaus within walking distance of his apartment.

He was in the latter, sitting down to a dinner of sausage and eggs when he pulled up his email and found the message from Mark Kulek. Reading it quickly, he set it aside for a moment to finish his last meal of the day, and then returned to it for a more thorough look over coffee.

That done, he composed a response, sent it off, and then walked home to go to bed.

To: Dr. Mark Kulek
From: Marcel Bergmann
Subject: RE: Your recent article about building churches
Date: January 4, 2019



Dr. Kulek,

Hello! I had hoped my article would garner some attention. I am glad to know my work has sparked interest abroad, as well as at home. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have when it comes to the Culture Ministry's newest program, and related subjects.

As to contacting Deputy Minister Rösch for you? I can likely manage that as well.

Sincerely,
Marcel Bergmann

[Kyneland]

The Heathen Kingdom of Kyneland

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To US. of Allardt
From His Majesty’s Esteemed Govt.
Subject Foreign Funding
Encryption High

Greetings to you,

We here in Kyneland have recently been made aware of Allardt’s new policy regarding Christianity and proselytism. We thus now choose to voice our concerns and ardent rejection of your nation’s path. Our country has stood as a bulwark against the Christian heretics and all those like them, so we are of course not pleased.

The Heathen Kingdom hereby informs the government of Allardt that any funding for Christian churches in our country will be halted and Allardt-affiliated churches will be barred from construction. We will not accept an attack upon our culture and our identity, and so we warn you to stay out of Kyneland, our home.

If Allardt complies, then we shall not take action against the US. However, we will increase funding and support for the revival of Germanic heathenry throughout the Germanic lands - including England, Germany, Sweden and elsewhere. The heathens of Allardt will also receive our aid, should they face spiritual or bodily harm from Christ’s followers.

Sincerely,
His Majesty’s Esteemed Government of the Heathen Kingdom of Kyneland

[Allardt]

Declaration of the U.S. Government

"And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.
Verily I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomor'rah in the day of judgment, than for that city."

~ The Gospel of Matthew, 10:14-15.

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For a start, I am boggled at the absurdity of your nation referring to itself as a heathen nation. Heathen is a traditionally pejorative title used to denote those who do not hold to a major religion, as in the case of words like pagan, or infidel. Even in seeking to decry us and stand well away from us, you use our language.

In seeking to threaten us, all you succeed in doing is animating us. We will continue to fund, build, organize, lead, and otherwise assist the Church worldwide. As to your country? If you believe that it is honestly possible for you to stop every effort to help our brothers and sisters, you are welcome to try.

For now, we will continue our efforts globally. That you squawk in outrage and make your threats only lets us know we are having an effect.

Good day, heathens.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ludger Kunst

[The State of Monavia]

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I got slammed by real-life obligations this past week and kept you waiting long enough. Hopefully this post gives your thread a good restart.

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January 4, AD 2019
1645 hours Monavian standard time

Office of Dr. Mark Kulek
Fourth floor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building
Chalcedon, Capital District
Imperial Federation of the Monavian Empire

Dr. Kulek typically remained at his office until five-thirty in the afternoon, so he was still at his desk when Bergmann’s response came through. He found the message predictably brief, as journalism is an inherently fast-paced business in which reporters often have limited time to answer their correspondence. Kulek’s curiosity about the article left him with enough questions to fill a single-spaced page, but he respected Bergmann’s time too much to ask more than a select few at any time. By the time he left his office later that afternoon, the epistolary chain that connected him to his latest foreign counterpart had gained another link.

To: Marcel Bergmann
From: Dr. Mark Kulek
Subject: Your recent article about building churches
Date: January 4, 2019

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Dear Mr. Bergmann:

It pleases me to know that the attention I gave you is well-received and that you are inclined to offer me some more of your time to answer my questions. In the original article you posted a few days ago, you mentioned that Allardt’s Ministry of Culture is sponsoring the construction of churches in other countries. How is the Ministry of Culture obtaining funds for these projects and cooperation from foreign governments? How does the Ministry ensure that these new churches are properly staffed and have all the clergy they need to operate? Does the Ministry favor specific denominations of Christianity or have agreements with specific religious organizations regarding whose churches are to be built?

Later in your article you stated that Deputy Minister Rösch “was asked if he was worried about possible international backlash” and that he said he was not. Other than obvious concerns that this program might be used as a front to cover influence peddling and espionage or get hijacked by a third party, what led you (or Rösch’s interviewer if he was interviewed by someone else) to believe that this program might face international backlash? If I understand your article correctly, he did not appear all that worried about opposition to the program so much as he seemed concerned about the treatment of Christians as a general group.

Please contact Deputy Minister Rösch at a time of your convenience and inform him that I am interested in corresponding with him more about this matter. I have some questions for him about the program and believe that he might have an interest in speaking with my superiors about it at some point in the future. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mark Kulek, Ph.D.
Member, Foreign Policy Advisory Board

Once Dr. Kulek finished writing to Bergmann, he sent another brief message to Levy’s station to inform him that he had successfully contacted the author of the article and was now conducting an exchange that could develop further. “Who knows what implications this conversation might have?” he wrote at one point. “If this keeps going, we might find Minister Borozan speaking directly to his counterpart over there just a week from now.”

[Thermodolia]

To: Karl-Reinhardt Rösch, Deputy Minister for Cultural Outreach and Enrichment
From: Steven Williams, Secretary of State of the National Republic of Thermodolia
Subject: Construction of Churches
Encryption Level: Mild

Greetings,

Pursuant to Section 12.34-56 of the Federal Foreign Influenced Corruption Act of 2003, all churches which are to be constructed with government funding from the United States of Allardt are to be halted. Section 12.34-56 prohibits the use of foreign government funds in the construction of religious institutions on Thermodolian Territory.

However Section 23.1-18, of the same, allows the construction of religious institutions using foreign government funding in Republics if the government of said Republics approves of such activities.

The FFICA does not prohibit the construction of religious institutions using the funding from foreign non-government organization, individuals, or non-profits in Thermodolia.

In addition pursuant to Section 26.1-21, of the FFICA, declares that all religious institutions which have been found to be constructed by funds from foreign governments to be seized by the Federal Government of Thermodolia. However Section 26.34-45, of the same, allows the owners of the Churches seized to prove in a court of law that they where not constructed with foreign government funds.

Sincerely,
Steven Williams, Secretary of State

[McNernia]

Cathcride,Mcnernia

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The Mcnernian Low Church movement, called Protestant by some was as ancient as the High Church which was run by the Cardinals who elected the Patriarch who ran the church. The mix of Roman and Orthodox had been controversial from the beginning. From the Time of Erin I where the Christian church had landed on distant Mcnernian shores with the first Macnarin King, though one could call them Emperors for their wealth. The King was a patron of the Churches. So the Bishops of the Low Church looked at the foreigners coming into their country and wrote a wary letter.

TO: Karl-Reinhardt Rösch, Deputy Minister for Cultural Outreach and Enrichment
FROM: Bishop Mark MacCathay, President of the Council of Low Churches
CC:
SUB:Aid

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Greetings
To improve relations between our two nations, we do hearby invite you to consult about the building of churches in Mcnernia proper.

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[Hugar]

To: Karl-Reinhardt Rosch
From: Imam Ali Ammar

Dear Mr. Rosch,

On behalf of the HIS organization we support your effort to promote your Christian faith. The HIS organization is willing to give some funding towards the cause. HIS is also engaged in mosque projects and it would only be a force for good if two of the largest faith groups join and aid each other in the progression of faith of the true God. We also extend an invitation for interfaith dialogue and closer cooperation.

Sincerely,
Imam Ali Ammar

HIS: "The Unified Islamic Jihad"