Report From Washington - December 16, 2011

The Senate becomes a religious freedom battleground / Why Senator Durbin hates the US Commission on International Religious Freedom / Dick Durbin's attempt to gut the USCIRF / Senator Durbin's connection to the Muslim Brotherhood / Most mosques in U.S. promote jihad / Saudi Arabia beheads "witch" / Hare Krishna temple attacked by Muslims in Copenhagen / Jordanian politician says Islam has right to worldwide jihad

THE PRESIDENCY

THE USCIRF BATTLEGROUND - There is no doubt that the Obama White House was behind the attempt to defund and shut down the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. The bleak reports from the USCIRF on religious persecution in many of the Islamic nations favored by President Obama moved his Administration to shut down the USCIRF through the back door. The point man, Senator Dick Durbin, is from Obama's home state of Illinois. He is Obama's former colleague and is also the Majority Whip, the number two Democrat in the Senate. The USCIRF is an embarrassment to an Administration which wants to pretend that Sharia law, which permits honor killings, is no different than English Common Law.  
THE WHITE HOUSE AND USCIRF - Republicans in the Senate forced through temporary funding for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom; however, Democrats added a last minute Amendment that would get rid of many of the Bush appointees with "term limits" and allow Obama to stack the deck with liberals who have no problem with Islamic honor killings. The main sponsor of the bill in the House, Frank Wolf, called the demand blackmail. Late breaking news is that the amendment bill was passed by voice vote in the House.

CONGRESS 

SENATOR DURBIN'S WAR FOR ISLAM - Back in 2005 while George W. Bush was still in office, Senator Dick Durbin compared American soldiers to Nazis. He is now the second most powerful man in the United States Senate after Majority Leader Reid. Durbin's key staffer, Reema B. Dodin, is in regular contact with the Council on American Islamic-Relations, which is an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism case. Dodin is a Palestinian rights activist who organized anti-Israel rallies at the University of California at Berkeley as a student. Dodin was also a member of the Muslim Students Association, which was founded by the Muslim Brotherhood. More on Dodin. Durbin's attempt to shut down the United States Commission on International Freedom should not come as a surprise to anyone. There is a smiling Durbin in this photo posing with men who have clear connections to radical Islam.  
DURBIN USCRIF AMENDMENT - Senator Dick Durbin showed his true colors when tacking on an amendment to a bill reauthorizing funding for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. The amendment retroactively limits commissioners to a total of four years of service, thus he gets rid of Nina Shea and other critics of radical Islam from the USCIRF. His amendment also limits travel of commissioners to the same standards as the State Department, meaning they will not be able to travel to areas where religious freedom is most in jeopardy. An example: State Department staff may not visit East Jerusalem. Durbin's refusal to fund USCIRF had nothing to do with freeing up money to fund a prison in Illinois as his staff suggested, and had everything to do with shutting down critics of radical Islam.
BIBLE BAN RESCINDED BY HOSPITAL - The Prayer Caucus, headed by Congressman Randy Forbes, (R-VA) intervened with the Walter Reed Armed Forces Hospital when it was learned that visitors had been banned from bringing Bibles and other religious objects to their loved ones. Congressman Steve King (R-IA) joined Forbes in demanding a change to the policy. Last week the hospital apologized and said a new policy would be issued. Read more

RELIGION AND CULTURE 

MOST MOSQUES IN US PROMOTE JIHAD - Perspectives on Terrorism recently released a comprehensive study on violence-advocating texts in American mosques titled Sharia Adherence Mosque Survey: Correlations between Sharia Adherence and Violent Dogma in U.S. Mosques. The Shariah Adherence Mosque Survey found that 80% of U.S. mosques provide their worshipers with jihad-style literature promoting the use of violence against non-believers and that the imams in those mosques expressly promote that literature. Read more
 

MORE FROM THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM COALITION

NEW CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - Now available, the Chairman's Report for December 14, 2011. In this issue: Our dear friend Solomon Nour joins the Lord / Is there logic in the White House? / Gays and Muslims go to the head of immigration lines / Secretary Clinton's support for UN "blasphemy laws" / 3,000 "honor" attacks in UK in 2010 / A billion in aid to Pakistan - where are our priorities? / Poland's first honor killing / Will Belgium protect its Jews?  
LEARN MORE ABOUT SHARIA LAW - One of the best locations on the Internet to learn about Islamic Sharia law and its effect on the West is www.shariafreeusa.org FACEBOOK FAN? Sharia Free USA now has a Facebook page with more than 1,500 followers. Join with us at Facebook today!

INTERNATIONAL 

WITCH IS 73rd PERSON BEHEADED IN SAUDI THIS YEAR - A 62-year-old Saudi Arabian woman convicted of "practicing witchcraft and sorcery," was beheaded this week according to the Saudi interior ministry. Amina bint Abdulhalim Nassar became the 73rd person executed this year. She was found guilty of witchcraft in the Jawf province of the Kingdom. A few weeks ago 9 people from Bangledesh were beheaded but the crime they committed is unclear. Actually, under Islamic law a death sentence sometimes requires no crime at all.

ATTACK IN COPENHAGEN - The Hare Krishna temple in Western Copenhagen was recently assaulted by a group of young Muslims throwing stones and breaking windows. To diminish the risk in the now Muslim-dominated neighborhood, the devotees of the temple were requested not to wear their characteristic clothes. The police took 30 minutes to respond to the first attack and never showed up after the second attack. Read more

A "MODERATE" JORDANIAN IMAM SPEAKS - Sheik Ahmad Abu Quddum of the Jordanian Tahrir Party delivers a true insight into the nature of jihad as he discusses the "right" to wage war if Islam is not accepted. "If any state prevents us from spreading islam on its soil we will wage jihad on that state. Youtube video

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Report From Washington - December 2, 2011

White House and State Department applaud Islamist takeover in Egypt / More Multiculturalism? - Nearly 3,000 honor killings in the UK / The Islamic 20 year plan for America / Army hospital says "no Bibles" / Nurses refuse participate in abortions in New Jersey / More UK Islam as Christian fired for not obeying Muslims / Outrageous Muslim crime wave in Netherlands / More nutty Sharia in Pakistan

THE PRESIDENCY
WHITE HOUSE APPLAUDS ISLAMIST TAKEOVER - Since the "Arab Spring" revolts against secular governments in the Middle East supported by President Barack Obama there have been two elections. The first one in Tunisia brought a previously outlawed Islamist party to power. Now Islamists have won 60% of the vote in Egypt's first ballot round and the Obama Administration has this to say: "I congratulate the Egyptian people for a peaceful, successful start to their election process." A White House spokesman was equally upbeat on the control of the Egyptian government going to Islamic religious parties. The lessons of the Taliban government in Afghanistan and the Islamist control in Iran have been forgotten.
MORE LIKE UK WITH 3,000 HONOR KILLINGS - The Obama Administration loves multiculturalism and this is why Nashville and Atlanta have been set up as hubs for the mass immigration of Muslim "refugees." Obama sees a need to bust the Bible Belt. Obama sees the multicultural nature of Europe as an example for America. Here is an "example" of multiculturalism at work: There were nearly 3,000 honor killings by Muslims in the U.K. in 2010 and the killers are treated as heroes in their communities. Read more
THE TWENTY YEAR PLAN FOR AMERICA - Anis Shorrosh, author of ''Islam Revealed'' and ''The True Furqan,'' is a Christian Arab-American who emigrated from Arab-controlled Jerusalem in January 1967. His analysis of the Islamic twenty year plan for the United States should be read by every American. Read more

CONGRESS 

ARMY HOSPITAL RESCINDS NO BIBLE POLICY -Walter Reed National Military Medical Center rescinded a policy that prohibited family members of the wounded from bringing Bibles or any religious reading materials to their loved ones. The decision was made one day after Congressman Steve King (R-IA) denounced the policy on the House floor and demanded President Obama change it at once. Read more

RELIGION AND CULTURE 

NURSES FORCED TO ASSIST ABORTIONS - Twelve nurses at a New Jersey hospital have sued in Federal Court because they were forced to violate their religious convictions and assist in abortions. After a court order was issued to stop the practice the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey said it would hire additional staff to help perform abortions. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of the nurses by the Alliance Defense Fund.
A MOVIE THIS WEEKEND - The Heart of Christmas opens on Sunday, December 5th. This is a truly evangelical film based on a true story and is suitable for the whole family. Learn more.

MORE FROM THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM COALITION

NEW CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - Now available, the Chairman's Report for November 23, 2011. In this issue: The Constitution and Sharia Conference in Nashville was a great success despite cancellation by the host hotel. Details in this Chairman's Report
LEARN MORE ABOUT SHARIA LAW - One of the best locations on the Internet to learn about Islamic Sharia law and its effect on the West is www.shariafreeusa.org

INTERNATIONAL

MUSLIMS IN, CHRISTIANS OUT IN UK - A Christian worker in Britain has filed a lawsuit after losing her job when she exposed a campaign of systematic harassment by fundamentalist Muslims. Nohad Halawi, a former employee at London's Heathrow Airport, is suing for unfair dismissal, claiming that Christian staff members, including her, were discriminated against because of their religious beliefs. Read More
MUSLIM CRIME IN NETHERLANDS - When an individual is not a part of the culture he has no problem committing crimes against that culture. Forty percent of Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands between the ages of 12 and 24 have been arrested, fined, charged or otherwise accused of committing a crime during the past five years, according to a new report commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Interior. Read more
MORE NUTTY SHARIA IN PAKISTAN - Pakistan's Catholic Bishops and evangelicals are protesting a decision by the nation's telecommunications authority to include "Jesus Christ" in a list of 160 words banned in text messages. This is the same nation in which numerous Christians rot in jail without trial accused of "blasphemy." The United States gives Pakistan more than a billion dollars a year in aid.

CHRISTIAN INTERNET STORE 

 A CHRISTIAN STORE FOR CHRISTMAS- We have lots of great stuff for Christmas at our Internet store. Not only are there books and CD's, but everything from candy to jewelry and all of it has a Christian theme. Unlike Amazon and other major Internet stores we do not sell porn and satanic materials right beside Christian books. Ours is a real Christian store with tens of thousands of items. Please take a look. The store is located at www.rfcstore.com