Report From Washington - January 25, 2013

Editor: William J. Murray

In this issue: Hillary: What difference does it make why they died? / Obama seeks "Peace in our time" / Obama supports death on Roe v. Wade anniversary / Senators support Right to Life March / House Majority Leader supports Right to Life March / More Arab Spring attacks / Syrian refugee girls taken for Islamic "pleasure marriages" / Arming the enemies of freedom / The Jewish terrorist
The Presidency
Hillary: What difference does it make why they died? - In one of the most bizarre testimonies before Congress that I have ever seen, the U.S. Secretary of State said about the murder of one of her Ambassadors, "What difference at this point does it make?" It might make a difference to a Coptic Christian whose trailer for a bad movie was blamed by the leader of the free world for a series of Al Qaeda attacks against American diplomatic facilities and who was sent to prison on the orders of members of the administration. Read more
Obama: "Peace in our time" - Apparently no one in the entire White House has ever studied any 20th century history at all. (If they had, there would be some realization that Communism failed). Beyond that, Obama used the term "Peace in our time" in his Inaugural Address. This phrase was first used by Prime Minister Neville Chamberland upon signing an agreement with Hitler in 1938, giving part of another nation to the Nazi's in return for "peace." What a gaff - or was it? Read more
Obama supports death on Roe anniversary - President Obama's statement on the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade speaks for itself. He talks of a woman's right to make "decisions" about her own body ... but it is not the woman's body that is destroyed by an abortion; it is her baby's body.
Congress
Senators support Right to Life March - Pro-life Senators sent out tweets to mark the 40th anniversary of the infamous Roe v. Wade decision. This Supreme Court ruling legalized abortion on demand as a "privacy" issue. The decision has resulted in the killing of an estimated 50 million unborn babies since then. Only Mao Tse Tung has killed more human beings - an estimated 60 million. Read more
Republican Leader supports Right to Life March - Majority Leader Eric Cantor honored pro-lifers for their commitment to the right to life of every unborn child during a floor speech this week. In contrast, President Barack Hussein Obama, who is the best friend Planned Parenthood can buy, issued a proclamation celebrating the Roe v. Wade ruling as a victory for women, the "freedom to choose" and the right to privacy. Read more
Religion and Culture
Right to Life March - Hundreds of thousands of people descended on Washington, DC today to morn the loss of 55 million American babies who have been murdered since the Roe v. Wade decision which allows the termination of a pregnancy up to the moment a woman goes into labor. Most of the establishment news services will not report, or will under report, the significance of the size of the demonstration.
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International
EGYPT: More Arab Spring attacks - A thousand Muslims attacked the predominantly Christian village of el-Marashda (province of Quena, Upper Egypt). Incited by outside religious authorities, extremists burned down homes and shops and tried to demolish the local church. Read more
JORDAN: Syrian refugee girls taken for Islamic "pleasure marriages" - Syrian female refugees aged 14 and 15 who fled their country to Jordan and Iraq are being forced into "pleasure marriages. "Apart from being a cover for legalized prostitution (the marriage can last for as little as 30 minutes), Nikah al-Mut'ah (temporary marriage) deprives the "wife" of many rights. Read more
Arming the enemies of freedom - French cannon makers sold the Ottoman Empire the weapons which were used to conquer Constantinople in 1453. This week the United States began shipments of 20 new advanced F-16s and 100 modern Abrams tanks to Egypt. Soon Turkey will receive the newest American fighter, the F-35. My latest column at WND, and a video I have produced, explore the results of the the West arming the enemies of freedom. Read more
The Jewish Terrorist - In March, 2008 during the Jewish holiday of Purim a bomb exploded in the home of the Ortiz family in Ariel, Samara. The Ortiz family are dear friends of mine and I have stayed at their apartment numerous times. Only their youngest teenage son was home home at the time the bomb exploded, and he was just one foot from the bomb. He was severely injured and spent over a year in hospitals and had dozens of operations. Because his father David Ortiz took the Gospel to Arabs in the area, it was assumed that the attack came from them, but it did not. An American-born Jew who had become an extremist set off the bomb. He had also killed Palestinians and bombed a church. The strange case ended this week with his conviction for murder and attempted murder. The Israeli media coined the phrase "the Jewish terrorist" to describe him. Read more Note: The Religious Freedom Coalition raised funds for the Ortiz family to rebuild their lives.
More from the Religious Freedom Coalition New Chairman's Report - Now available, the January 18th, 2013 edition of the Religious Freedom Coalition Chairman's Report. In the current issue: William J. Murray writes on hot tub multiculturalism / Obama's gay inauguration - no evangelicals allowed / Obama sends tanks to the Muslim Brotherhood / More social conservatives in Congress, including two new Senators / Planned Parenthood got $542 million of your tax dollars last year / Al Gore and Rupert Murdoch make big bucks on Jew hating TV networks
My Life Without God - William J. Murray's first book, My Life Without God is now back in print as the 30th anniversary of his atheist mother's lawsuit to remove prayer form the schools approaches. Murray writes of his life in the dysfunctional home of infamous atheist/Marxist leader Madalyn Murray O'Hair. Learn more
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Christmas Week, 2009 - Washington, DC

The staff of the Religious Freedom Coalition wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.

The real Christmas story / House and Senate adjourned / Senator's message to our troops / Congressman says America is Judeo-Christian nation / Christmas with a Capital C / Teen convert allowed Christmas cards / More Christians killed by Islamists in Iraq this week / Christmas for Iraqi refugees / RFC gift to Christians in Israel

THE KING

1And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
2(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
3And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
5To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
6And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
7And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
8And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
15And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
16And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
17And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
18And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
19But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. Luke 2:1-20 (King James Version) 

THE HOUSE AND SENATE

HOUSE AND SENATE ADJOURNED -  The House adjourned on Wednesday, December 16th. In the 24 hours before adjourning, the House authorized hundreds of billions of dollars in several spending bills, most of them unread by the members. The Senate was still in session on Christmas Eve, as Democrats worked to reduce Medicare benefits and effectively take over the operation of medical insurance companies. The House and Senate are set to reconvene on January 6, 2010.  
SENATOR'S CHRISTMAS THANK YOU TO TROOPS - Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) sent a video Christmas message to our troops overseas just before Christmas. View his message here.
JOE WILSON BELIEVES IN CHRISTMAS - At left is a photo of Congressman Joe Wilson, my wife Nancy and myself at an event in Washington, DC. Yes, that is a Christmas tree behind us. Not everyone in Congress fears to use the word Christmas. Joe Wilson is one of the congressmen who loves the Lord and celebrates his birth each year. 
A JUDEO-CHRISTIAN NATION - As a part of your Christmas celebration you may want to watch and listen to Congressman Randy Forbes as he describes the Judeo-Christian heritage of our nation. See Video

RELIGION AND CULTURE

TEEN CONVERT ALLOWED CHRISTMAS CARDS - Despite a legal filing by her Muslim parents a court has allowed a teenage girl who converted to Islam to receive Christmas cards. The fact that Rifqa Bary's parents have tried to stop her from having contact with Christians shows they lied in a Florida court as they sought to have her returned to Ohio. Currently under supervision by an Ohio Court, she may soon be declared independent and allowed to move back to Florida. Read more  
CHRISTMAS WITH CAPITOL C - Comedian Brad Stine and the music group Go Fish have had over fifteen million views of their "Christmas with a Capitol C" video that takes on political correctness. Great to watch with the kids and grand-kids. View at Youtube.
NEW DECEMBER CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The all new December 9, 2009 Chairman's Report is now available to read in PDF format. This issue centers on the Jihad attack at Ft. Hood and the political correctness in the Army that caused it. New material on our Congress and the White House plus attacks on religious freedom in the Middle East. Click here to review.

INTERNATIONAL

CHRISTMAS IN IRAQ? - As the remaining Christian population of Iraq prepares to celebrate the Lord's birth, radical Islamists have threatened to bomb several churches on Christmas Day. A New York Times article this week tells how Christians in Iraq are preparing to celebrate quietly. Police guards have been stationed at many churches that have received threats, or that have been bombed in the past. Christians have for the most part canceled the kind of public displays and celebrations they would have had in the past. Even simple things like attending a church service, or putting up a Christmas tree and decorations, are acts that require real courage. NEW: More Christians killed on Wednesday.  
IRAQI CHRISTIAN REFUGEE VIDEO- Thousands of people have viewed the video on the persecution of Iraqi Christians that is streaming from the Religious Freedom Coalition Internet site. Click here to view the 20 minute video prepared by the Chaldean Church. More information is available at www.christianrefugees.blogspot.com
IRAQI REFUGEE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM - Our outreach to Iraqi Christian refugees in Jordan continues. This year the Religious Freedom Coalition was able to transfer tens of thousands of dollars of medical supplies to Jordan, as well as to buy food and clothing for Iraqi Christian refugees. Christian families in need.
SPECIAL REQUEST: Please ask your Sunday School class to pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ who suffer as refugees from Islamic terror in the Middle East.
CHRISTMAS IN ISRAEL - Nearly two years ago the home of the Ortiz family was bombed in Ariel, Israel and their teenage son Ami was severely injured and hospitalized for months. An arrest was finally made last month. There is a recent video of the case at CBN. The Religious Freedom Coalition has been raising funds for the Ortiz family who are Messianic Jews. Read more on the bombing.

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December 11, 2009 - Washington, DC

Peace prize for a war president / Dalai Lama: "Prize "a little early" / Obama buries Jihad attack at Ft. Hood / Obama nominee would force church day care centers to hire homosexuals / WOW: Medicare for everyone / The affairs of Senator Max Baucus / Congressmen want help for Iraqi Christians / Psychiatrist says liberals are nuts / The Ortiz family update
 

NEW DECEMBER CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The all new December 9, 2009 Chairman's Report is now available to read in PDF format. This issue centers on the Jihad attack at Ft. Hood and the political correctness in the Army that caused it. Click here to review.

THE PRESIDENCY

PEACE PRIZE "A LITTLE EARLY" - The Dalai Lama, who received the Nobel Peace Prize 20 years ago for resisting Chinese oppression of the Tibetan people, said that the award to Barack Obama was "a little early." The decision to give Obama the prize came even before he took the oath of office, and was based on his promise to "undo" the George Bush presidency. But, he has actually increased the American troop strength for the first Bush war in Afghanistan and there has been no real pullback of troops in Iraq. Obama has failed to stop the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran, while countries in the Middle East are buying more weapons, not fewer. But, Obama has apologized to just about every two-bit politician and dictator in the world for the very existence of our nation. Maybe that is what the Peace Prize was really for.  
OBAMA BURIES JIHAD ATTACK AT FT HOOD - With the cooperation of the mainstream media, the Obama Administration is trying to hide the fact that political correctness in the military allowed the Jihad attack that killed 14 people at Ft. Hood this November. "They're stonewalling us. They won't give us anything," Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, told FoxNews.com. "They have just refused to brief Congress any further on this whole matter. Congressman John Carter, in whose district the Jihad attack occured, said, "Political correctness is killing Americans and undermining the national security of the United States." Carter has made a compeling case to stop the political correctness that ignores the dangers of radical Islam. Read his Op-ed
OBAMA NOMINEE WOULD FORCE CHURCHES TO HIRE HOMOSEXUALS - Episcopal churches may have homosexual and lesbian bishops, but churches that believe the Bible is the Word of God don't want the government to force them to hire homosexuals. Chai Feldblum is President Obama's appointee to the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). She is a lesbian who signed a document promoting families with "more than one conjugal partner." Again and again she has stated that any "religious" enterprise (day care, school, etc) should be required to hire individuals regardless of their "sexual preferences." Americans For Truth have a lot of information on Feldblum. See group letter the Religious Freedom Coalition signed regarding Feldblum. Contact your Senator about the Feldblum confirmation.

THE CONGRESS

MEDICARE FOR EVERYONE? - Last week Senator John McCain tried, but failed, to stop Democrats from taking half a trillion dollars from Medicare to pay for Obama Care. Now Senator Harry Reid's Democrat majority in the Senate wants to add everyone over the age of 55 with preexisting conditions or insurance payments that are "too high" into Medicare.

How will this work? The famed Mayo Clinic says that it LOST $806 million dollars this year treating Medicare patients. Medicare already reimburses doctors and hospitals at BELOW cost, forcing them to raise the costs to insurance companies and individuals. Now Senator Reid and the Democrats want to add tens of millions more people to Medicare while reducing payments to doctors and hospitals even further. The government, of course, will have to take over the hospitals it puts out of business with this plan. Medicare is already a train wreck in slow motion; this concept just speeds it up. SENATOR MAX BAUCUS AFFAIRS - Senator Baucus (D-MT), whose committee is in charge of the Obama Care bill, acknowledged a relationship with his staffer Melodee Hanes at a time he had nominated her as a US Attorney. It now appears that he also gave her a big raise the year the affair began and that she was negotiating on the Senator's behalf, as an associate of his divorce attorney, even before his wife was informed that a divorce was in the works. The Senator had time for all this, but he doesn't have time to read the Health Reform bill. He actually said that if negotiators had worked something out, it was probably "OK." This is not how government is supposed to work! Do the Republicans have a plan?
CONGRESSMEN WANT HELP FOR IRAQI CHRISTIANS - Congressmen Frank Wolfe (R-VA) and Gary Peters (D-MI) have introduced H. Res 944 calling for a "sense" of the House that Iraqi "religious minorities" be protected and assisted. So far there are 40 co-sponsors of the resolution but more are needed. Please contact your congressman. See text of H. Res 944

CULTURE AND RELIGION

FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIST CONFIRMS THAT LIBERALS ARE NUTS - In his book "The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness," Dr. Lyle H. Rossiter, Jr. MD confirms the pathology of liberals. He states: "Based on strikingly irrational beliefs and emotions, modern liberals relentlessly undermine the most important principles on which our freedoms were founded. Like spoiled, angry children, they rebel against the normal responsibilities of adulthood and demand that a parental government meet their needs from cradle to grave." Read more  
NEW DECEMBER CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The all new December 9, 2009 Chairman's Report is now available to read in PDF format. This issue centers on the Jihad attack at Ft. Hood and the political correctness in the Army that caused it. Click here to review.
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INTERNATIONAL

THE ORTIZ FAMILY IN ISRAEL - Nearly two years ago the home of the Ortiz family was bombed in Ariel, Israel and their teenage son Ami was severely injured and hospitalized for months. An arrest was finally made last month. There is a recent video of the case at CBN. The Religious Freedom Coalition has been raising funds for the Ortiz family who are Messianic Jews. Read more on the bombing.  
PETITION TO HILLARY CLINTON ON IRAQI CHRISTIANS - Read and sign the Internet petition to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The petition urges Clinton to direct our embassies to assist Christians who have fled Islamic terror in Iraq. The petition is located at www.iraqichristianrefugees.org.

CHRISTIAN INTERNET SUPER STORE

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August 14, 2009 - Washington, DC

Obamama-care and abortion ./ Obama says government health care will be like post office / Fewer jets for globetrotting Congress? / The August recess / Rightwing extremist report from Homeland Security was produced by surfing the web / Christian women tortured in Iranian jail / Christian orphanage workers beheaded / Ariel, Samaria is threatened / Justice for Ami

THE PRESIDENCY

OBAMA CARE AND ABORTION -TV and the print media have zeroed in on the town hall meetings held by Senators and congressmen on the health care issue pushed by President Obama. Usually angry demonstrators talking about "socialized medicine" are featured, but those who come to the town hall meetings to talk about our taxes paying for abortion are ignored. For social conservatives the core issue with Obama care should be the abortion mandates that have been written in for the abortion industry. Under the current House provisions the "public option" would pay for abortions. In addition, the government could force private insurance to make abortion coverage a requirement. For social conservatives there is also the issue of paying for sex-change operations with taxpayer dollars. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) admits publicly that abortion is covered under Obama-care.

OBAMA COMPARES HIS PLAN TO POST OFFICE - What a gaff, but don't expect to hear about it from NBC News. Trying to convince the public that government run health insurance would not unfairly compete with private insurance, he compared his plan to the Post Office. He told a live audience that "Fed-X and UPS are doing just fine" and that it is "... the Post Office that's always having problems." This was about the most honest statement he has made to date about his health care agenda. Unlike lean insurance companies competing against each other, the government run option would be operated like any other bureaucracy. Just last year Medicare made over $10 billion in improper payouts that it learned about only later. How many billions of dollars were actually wasted by Medicare will never be known. I could go on, but I'm sure you get the picture. Actual video of Obama's comment.

THE CONGRESS

FEWER GLOBE-TROTTING JETS FOR CONGRESSMEN - Last week I mentioned that the House had authorized the purchase of six new luxury jets for themselves before leaving for the August recess. The outcry of voters has caused them to scale the order back to just two jets, one as big as a 737. Average cost of use will be about $6,000 a hour.

THE AUGUST RECESS - Both the House and Senate have now gone into August recess and will not return until after Labor Day, which falls on September 7th this year.

HATE CRIMES "AMENDMENT - There was no way to stop the Thought Crimes legislation pushed by radical Democrats in Congress .... BUT ... Senator Sam Brownback was able to add an amendment in the Senate to protect religious speech. Without his amendment it could literally be against the law to quote the Bible on issues of homosexuality. The Brownback amendment was agreed to by an overwhelming majority of the Senate, with a vote of 78-13. Although passed in the Senate, his amendment is not in the House version of the bill. That means it is up to a House-Senate conference committee to decide if it will be in the final bill. Because "Hate Crimes" legislation was attached to a defense authorization bill it is important to contact members of the House Armed Services Committee, both Democrat and Republican, on this issue. Contact List Let them know how you feel about the Brownback Amendment to "Hate Crimes."

CULTURE AND RELIGION

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SURFING THE WEB FOR RIGHT-WING THREATS? - One of the first acts of Homeland Security under Obama was to issue a report on the "dangers of rightwing extremist groups". The report targeted "single issue" groups such as those opposing abortion. Americans for Limited Government filed a Freedom of Information Act request with Homeland Security, asking for the supporting evidence they had used to compile the report. What they got back was a list of website URL's to various media reports. There was absolutely no substantiating evidence to back up the report. See full story.

ALL NEW AUGUST CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The all new August 5, 2009 Chairman's Report is now available to read in PDF format. This issue contains more information about our work on Capitol Hill with the new 111th Congress, and also about our work on international issues. Help your Sunday School class understand these issues better. Print out and distribute the Chairman's Report to your class or fellowship this Sunday! Click here to review.

CHRISTIAN WOMEN TORTURED IN IRAN

Maryam Rustampoor and Marzieh Amirizadeh, have been imprisoned and tortured in one of Iran's most brutal prisons because they converted to Christianity. In a hearing on August 10th, they were offered the opportunity to recant their faith in Jesus. Their response: "We will not deny our faith." There has been virtually no reporting by the mainstream media on the arrest of these two young women or their condition in jail. Assyrian News Agency, Also see WND.com

INTERNATIONAL

CHRISTIAN ORPHANAGE WORKERS BEHEADED - Four Christian aid workers kidnapped by Muslims in Somalia have been beheaded. The "apostates" were told they could save their lives by returning to Islam. After they refused the offer, they were beheaded for "apostasy." A spokesman for the murderous Islamic group called Al-Shabaab, said the bodies would be returned because "Somalia does not have cemeteries for infidels." Read more. More than 250 other innocent civilians and aid workers have been murdered by Muslims in the last seven days in nations such as Russia, India, Jordan, Thailand, Iraq and Afghanistan. See list.

OUR ARIEL MISSION THREATENED - Just before he had a fatal stroke, I talked with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. At the time he made a promise about the town of Ariel in Samaria (some call Samaria the West Bank.) He promised me that Ariel, where we support missions work, would continue to be a part of Israel. Under the Bush presidency that appeared to be true, but President Obama is pushing hard for Israel to not only give up Ariel, but to shrink itself to an area smaller than the city of Houston, Texas. Currently Obama wants construction halted inside of Ariel. See Jerusalem Post article.

JUSTICE FOR AMI - Soon the Religious Freedom Coalition will participate in a petition drive asking the Ambassador of Israel to seek justice for Ami Ortiz. Ami is the son of David and Leah Ortiz who operate a mission to both Israeli and Palestinian Christians in Ariel. Ami was severely injured by a bomb planted by some radical ultra conservative Jews, because the Ortiz family are Messianic Christians. Ami spent many months in the hospital. The police are not cooperating with the investigation and the family is seeking pressure to be put on the Israeli government by evangelicals. Read Ami's story.

PETITION TO HILLARY CLINTON ON IRAQI CHRISTIANS - Read and sign the Internet petition to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The petition urges Clinton to direct our embassies to assist Christians who have fled Islamic terror in Iraq. The petition is located at www.iraqichristianrefugees.org.

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