Week Ending December 12, 2008 - Washington, DC

Bush and Obama fear GM failure / Obama and Gore plan for a "green" America / Congress and the automakers - What is good for some is bad for others / Nancy Pelosi and the Christmas celebration / Richard Cizik is finally fired by NAE / "Kill the Jews just like in 1929" says Jordanian Muslim leader / I appear on Fox and Friends to talk about the war on Christmas

In November, 2008, just days after receiving billions of our tax dollars for a bail-out, American Express canceled credit lines of all their small business customers, making it impossible to buy inventory for Christmas and causing layoffs. At the same time American Express canceled the credit lines of non-profit organizations including the Religious Freedom Coalition. As a result of the actions of American Express, we will no longer accept American Express cards at our Internet site.

THE PRESIDENCY

BUSH AND OBAMA FEAR GM FAILURE - The Bush White House and the Obama transition team are in a near state of panic trying to avert bankruptcy filings by Chrysler and GM before the end of December. Chrysler barely has the funds on hand for the next two payrolls, and suppliers are starting to demand that GM pay cash up front for parts.

I have been on White House conference calls with other social and economic conservative leaders concerning the automakers crisis. While the content of the calls is confidential, I can say that the economic outlook for the nation if there is a GM failure is bleak. Estimates are that a failure will bring down the GDP of the United States by 5% or more next year. President-elect Obama fears inheriting an economy that is in a literal free fall worse than the Great Depression.

OBAMA AND GORE - Barack Obama has already put plenty of pro-abortion people in key places of his staff. Could it get worse? Yes it can. This week Barack Obama met with Al Gore. It is Al Gore who wants to destroy what is left of the American economy by forcing American industry to buy carbon credits costing billions of dollars a year, from nations such as Russia that have vast forests. The two huddled for hours figuring out how to make America "green." Green being defined as broke. Read more

THE CONGRESS

CONGRESS AND THE AUTOMAKERS - This week the House and Senate met for three days to try to hammer out a rescue policy for Chrysler and General Motors. The plan passed the House and then stalled in the Senate when Senator Corker of Tennessee demanded that as part of the deal workers at their plants must agree to accept wages less than those of workers at Toyota plants in the US. In his home state of Tennessee, Volkswagen is slated to receive $577 million from the state to build a new plant there. The German government may now give Volkswagen funds to help the company through the financial meltdown there. Aides to Senator Corker said he sees no conflict in favoring aid for Volkswagen and opposing it for GM. The House and Senate adjourned with no action.

CONGRESS AND THE CHRISTMAS TREE - Following a Christmas tree lighting ceremony that included traditional Christmas carols played by a US Air Force band, Washington based Rev. Rob Schenck thanked Speaker Nancy Pelosi for keeping, "Christmas" at the US Capitol. Speaker Pelosi responded that she had been "mugged" for doing so. When asked again she repeated the comment. The Speaker was admitting that she had paid a political price for allowing the Christmas celebration to go on. The politically correct in her party were clearly unhappy. Read more

CULTURE AND RELIGION

WAR ON CHRISTMAS - I APPEAR ON FOX AND FRIENDS - On Thursday of this week I appeared on Fox and Friends which is the morning show viewed by millions of people on the Fox News Network. The subject was the continuing war on Christmas, this time the removal of Christmas trees from a university library. I made the point that a few people should not have veto power on the views and traditions of others. See video clip here.

CIZIK GONE AT LAST- Richard Cizik has represented the National Association of Evangelicals in Washington, DC for more than a decade. During that time he has sought and found a home with social liberals, radical greens and even those who are pro-abortion. Despite that the NAE, which officially stands against most of his positions, stood behind him as their guy in DC. This week he went too far when he endorsed homosexual marriage on a radio show. Finally he was asked to resign, just about ten years too late. Read more

NEW CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The all new December 4, 2008 Chairman's Report is now available to read in PDF format. Read more about Rev. George Docherty and "under God" in the Pledge. Also information on Barack Obama's pro-abortion cabinet and Hillary Clinton. New information on Muslim attacks in India and persecuted Christians. Click here to view PDF

INTERNATIONAL

KILL THE JEWS LIKE YOU DID IN 1929 - That was the call of a Jordanian cleric to Muslims in Israel. Most believe Jordan to be a "moderate" Islamic state, but that is only because of the iron hand of the king. If left unchecked, the Muslim clerics would be as dangerous as those of Iran. Read excerpts here and see actual video clip.

PERSECUTED IRAQI CHRISTIANS - The situation in Iraq has not improved for Christians and your assistance is still needed. if you need a reminder of the situation please watch the testimony video of those who have lived through the persecution. Please help today.

CHRISTIAN INTERNET SUPER STORE

CHRISTMAS GIFTS FROM A CHRISTIAN STORE - Order Christmas ornaments with Christian themes and tens of thousands of other Christian themed items at our affiliate store. We stock jewelry from the Holy Land, Bibles and lots of Christian books. It is a great place to shop for birthday gifts as well. NOTE: Amazon sells atheist and satanist books right along with Christian books. We don't. When you buy from our store you help our work. Please take a look at our store today at www.rfcstore.com

Contributions to the work of the Religious Freedom Coalition can be made at www.rfcnet.org.

Week Ending November 14, 2008 - Washington, DC

Why the Palin attacks continue / US Treasury loves Sharia law / Obama and cross dressing / GM bail out / Eric Cantor tells the truth about the GOP / Atheist "Christmas" ads" / More murders of Christians in Mosul

NEW CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The all new November 12, 2008 Chairman's Report is now available to read in PDF format. Read about the good news from the election and how social conservatives may fair the next four years. Persecution of Christians continues in Mosul, Iraq Click here to view new issue.

THE PRESIDENCY

WHY THE PALIN ATTACKS CONTINUE -The media just can't stop beating up on Sarah Palin because they see her as dangerous. She is a woman who believes that an unborn baby is a human being, and that is contrary to the core beliefs of those on the left who control the media. But why did those in the McCain campaign attack Sarah Palin. Read my current Op-ed.

SHARIA LAW TAUGHT BY OUR GOVERNMENT - The Treasury Department is part of the Bush Administration. It was therefore a dangerous precedent for the Treasury to hold a seminar to explain to US businesses how to adhere to Sharia law. They may not realize that you cannot pick and choose which parts of Sharia you want to follow. If our government approves the financial aspects of Sharia, we are on our way to agreeing with Sharia law that also allows plural marriages, slavery, and mandated inequality under the law for women and for non Muslims. Read more on "Sharia finance."

OBAMA AND CROSS DRESSING - The Obama transition team issued a statement that it will not discriminate in hiring based on "sexual orientation or gender identity." For instance, because of their "gender identity" (or confusion thereof), some men may or may not dress as women and frequently demand to be able to use either a men's or women's restroom. Under the Obama Administration policy, men who have a "gender identity" as a woman would use the women's restroom in Federal buildings. Read more.

THE CONGRESS

GM BAIL-OUT --At the request of labor unions, the Democrats in Congress headed by Nancy Pelosi want to loan GM and other automakers $25 billion. Oddly Republicans don't want to bail-out the "bad executives." What a reversal! What happens if GM goes bankrupt? To start with the government will have to take over all pension payments of the 750,000 current and former employees. Then there is the $32.5 billion that GM currently owes to banks and other financial institutions that the Federal government is currently bailing out. Total bill to taxpayers if GM reorganizes in bankruptcy dumping its pension and other obligations on federal agencies .... about $200 billion. I hate to disagree with my GOP friends, but it sounds like the "bail-out" loan of $25 billion may be the cheaper route.

CANTOR TELLS THE TRUTH - Congressman Eric Cantor, who will soon be number two in the leadership of House Republicans, has cut through the fog and said publicly what is wrong with the GOP. He told the Washington Times, "Where we have really fallen down is, we have lacked the ability to be relevant to people's lives. Let's set aside the last eight years, and our falling down in living up to expectations of what we said we were going to do." He went on to say, "It's the roads, it's going to the gas station, that's still there when the price will bump back up. It's education, it's health care. These are the issues, frankly, that we have not been on offense with" At last someone in the GOP that wants to talk about today rather than rest on the laurels of Ronald Reagan's accomplishments. Read more.

CHRISTIAN THEMED CHRISTMAS STORE - Please take a look at the Religious Freedom Coalition's online Christian themed store. We have everything from Christmas ornaments that glorify Christ to music and books. Your purchases help our work! Go to RFCSTORE!

CULTURE AND RELIGION

HOMOSEXUAL LAWSUITS AND VIOLENCE - Three more states passed Constitutional Amendments to bar homosexual marriage and the result, as expected, has been homosexual violence and lawsuits. The ACLU is at the forefront of the lawsuits, once again trying to overturn the will of the people and traditional marriage in the Courts. On the streets homosexuals are assaulting elderly women and couples with children in an apparent attempt to prove their "normality". Envelopes of white powder have been sent to Catholic and Mormon churches, and at least one church was invaded during services. Meanwhile, California leaders fail to react to homosexual violence. Read more.

ATHEIST CHRISTMAS AD CAMPAIGN - Ads proclaiming, "Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness' sake," will appear on the outside and inside of DC Metro buses as part of an advertising campaign during Christmas by the American Humanist Association. The atheist group believes mankind is inherently good and does not need a God to direct morality. The group never mentions some of the better knows atheists of the 20th Century, such as mass murderers Joseph Stalin, Pol Pot, and Mao Tse-tung. During the 20th Century, atheist dictators murdered more of their own citizens than the number of people killed in all the wars in all the prior history of mankind. Read more about atheist campaign.

INTERNATIONAL

MORE MURDERS IN MOSUL -Two sisters were murdered in front of their home, and their mother was seriously wounded, in new attacks on Christians in Mosul, Iraq. Christians say the Muslim Kurds and the Muslim Arabs are using them as pawns in a political game with the Untied States as they die. Read more.

CHRISTIAN INTERNET SUPER STORE

CHRISTMAS GIFTS FROM A CHRISTIAN STORE - Order Christmas ornaments with Christian themes and tens of thousands of other Christian themed items at our affiliate store. We stock jewelry from the Holy Land, Bibles and lots of Christian books. It is a great place to shop for birthday gifts as well. NOTE: Amazon sells atheist and satanist books right along with Christian books. We don't. When you buy from our store you help our work. Please take a look at our store today at www.rfcstore.com

Contributions to the work of the Religious Freedom Coalition can be made at www.rfcnet.org