July 1, 1993 - 12:00pm - James Coffin I think—but I cannot prove—that David Koresh has negatively impacted Sabbathkeepers at a time that will in retrospect be seen to have been most critical for our church,” says David Mould, director of Laymen for Religious Liberty and the moving force behind a controversial media campaign conducted recently in Orlando, Florida, to promote the sale of a new edition of The Great Controversy.

In a recent interview, Mould identified at least four major converging trends that have great eschatological significance for Adventists.

First, he says President Clinton’s “agenda is going to push the country so far into the camp of liberalism” that it creates “moral outrage,” all but guaranteeing a Republican victory in 1996. He suspects that Clinton, who was trained at Jesuit-run Georgetown University, is but a patsy for a larger movement.

Second, he laments the “Catholicization of the Supreme Court.” The number of justices who are Catholic, Catholic-trained and Catholic-supportive should be of major concern to Adventists, he feels. In addition, the wall of separation between church and state seems to be crumbling rapidly.

Third, he sees militant evangelicals taking over the Republican Party. Mould cites public comments by leaders such as Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and Tim LaHaye to the effect that the only hope for religious revival in America is legislative reform and victory is not a matter of if but when.

Fourth, he believes Ross Perot will succeed in his quest for a constitutional convention to pass a balanced-budget amendment. And should such a convention be called, the entire Constitution is up for review.

“These forces all coming together at a constitutional convention will all be impacted by David Koresh, “Mould says. “It will be seen that Koresh was the most damaging thing to our religious liberty… If a Constitutional Convention is held, I expect the Bill of Rights to be fundamentally rewritten.

“I firmly believe that the religious liberty we have enjoyed will be with us for only a matter of months, not years—and I’m not a date-setter.” In part, this explains Mould’s sense of urgency and his willingness to take a stand that leaves both him and the Seventh-day Adventist Church labeled as religious bigots.