Thanksgiving, November 26, 2009 - Washington, DC

The real meaning of Thanksgiving - Read the first Thanksgiving Proclamation / Thanksgiving proclamations of Presidents Washington, Lincoln and the most recent / Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid apparently don't recognize Thanksgiving at all / Our new Internet store has thousands of Christmas items  

This special Thanksgiving update replaces the regular end of week Legislative Update that would have been distributed on Friday, November 27, 2009

Thanksgiving - What it means

A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING
1 Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands!
2 Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.
3 Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
5 For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations. Psalm 100 -NKJV  

REAL MEANING OF THANKSGIVING - The documents below clearly show the meaning of Thanksgiving as intended by the nation's Founders. Today in most public schools God is not mentioned and Thanksgiving becomes an historical event rather than a Christian celebration of thanks to God. Please pass the document links on to others or print them out for distribution.

The First Thanksgiving Proclamation - Read here

Continental Congress 1782 Thanksgiving Proclamation - Read here

George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation - Read here

Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation - Read here

CURRENT PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION - Politico had an interesting observation on President Obama's first Thanksgiving in office: "Obama's declaration is short - just over 400 words - and gives no specific examples of things that Americans should rejoice in or recover from, despite his eventful first year in office." Read complete Politico article. Read the actual proclamation here

THE HOUSE

HOUSE IN RECESS - The House is in recess the entire week and will reconvene at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 Christmas ornaments with Christian themes are available at WWW.RFCSTORE.CO M This is our Christian Internet store and sales assist our cause financially. At checkout use the coupon code CHRISTMAS2009 and an additional 10% will be taken off your merchandise total.

THE SENATE

SENATE IN RECESS - The Senate is in recess the entire week and will reconvene on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 CHRISTMAS CD's AND DVD'S? - Visit the Religious Freedom Coalitions official online store at www.rfcstore.com and receive an additional 10% off with our special coupon. At checkout use the coupon code CHRISTMAS2009 and an additional 10% will be taken off your merchandise total.
 

RELIGION AND CULTURE

NEW NOVEMBER CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The all new November 18, 2009 Chairman's Report is now available to read in PDF format. This issue centers on the family of evangelist David Ortiz in Ariel, Israel since the bombing of their apartment. Help your Sunday School class understand these issues better. Cli ck here to review

INTERNATIONAL

OUR TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN - Anyone who has served in the Armed Services knows how important the USO is. This is the organization that brings entertainers to Iraq and Afghanistan. Without the USO many of our service men and women would have no social lives at all in places like Afghanistan. As Christmas nears you may want to assist the USO in their work. More information. IRAQI CHRISTIAN REFUGEES - As Christmas approaches please consider helping Iraqi Christian refugees in Jordan and Syria. Visit the Religious Freedom Coalition's special Facebook.com site for more information!
 
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING?

OUR CHRISTIAN INTERNET STORE - 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.

November 20, 2009 - Washington, DC

Obama's "Tinkerbell world" / The politically correct general / Stimulus money goes to AARP / Unlimited abortions for $12 a year? / Another attack on "In God We Trust" / Iran releases Christian women in surprise move / More on Iraqi Christian refugees

NEW NOVEMBER CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The all new November 18, 2009 Chairman's Report is now available to read in PDF format. This issue centers on the family of evangelist David Ortiz and his wife Leah in Ariel, Israel since the bombing of their home. Click here to review.

THE PRESIDENCY

OBAMA'S TINKERBELL WORLD - Would you be willing to die to make Europeans think better of America? Apparently Barack Obama thinks the opinion Europeans, Asians and Africans have about him is more important than the security of our nation. In a recent CNN interview he said, "... before my election, less than half the people -- maybe less than 40 percent of the people -- thought that you could count on America to do to the right thing. Now it's up to 75 percent." What does "the right thing" mean? To despotic leaders it means Barack Obama is more interested in his international image than in the security of his nation and they will take advantage of that weakness. OBAMA'S POLITICALLY CORRECT GENERAL, PART TWO- As I mentioned last week, Army Chief of Staff George Casey, Jr. said about Ft. Hood that it would be a "greater tragedy" than the 14 murders if Army 'diversity' was negatively affected. My good friend and syndicated columnist Don Feder had a great suggestion for General Casey: "Casey should demonstrate his commitment to diversity by offering to lead a squad of randomly picked Muslim GIs on a mission in Afghanistan - all of whom are behind him with loaded weapons." Sounds like a fair test to me. Read Don's full article on political correctness and Islam. There is still no word from the Army as to why in its quest for 'diversity,' the 51st Translation Interpreter Company at Fort Lewis became 100% Muslim. More than 85% of Arabic speakers in the USA are Christians.
STIMULUS MONEY TO AARP - The AARP is using a lot of money to promote Obama Care. Where is that money coming from? AARP received $18,176,224 in "Stimulus" funds from the Obama Administration, yet reports that it created NO jobs with the funds. What was the money used for? When pushed, AARP claims the funds were used to "train" people to get jobs, but can't tell when or where the classes were held. Hmmm. Sounds like a payoff to me. Meanwhile, Congressman John Boehner of Ohio says that millions of dollars of Stimulus funds went to ten congressional districts in his state that DO NOT EXIST. See list. La Raza, (English translation "The Race") which is in actuality a rather racist organization, has also received Stimulus funds. Some of the more outrageous Stimulus expenditures can be found at Watchdog.org.
 
THE CONGRESS
UNLIMITED ABORTIONS FOR $12 A YEAR - Under the heading of "prohibiting abortion funding" the Senate bill sets out rules that require insurance companies to provide unlimited abortions for poor women, and then on page 123 states that insurance companies "... may not estimate such a cost at less than $1 per enrollee, per month." Since the coverage is not "free" the "public" insurance isn't paying for the abortions, according to Democrat lawmakers. National Right to Life has a different opinion and calls the Senate bill "unacceptable." OBAMA CARE'S REAL COST - Both the House and the Senate versions of Obama Care will have a ten year cost of over $2 trillion dollars and will pay for abortions. The bill will also still leave about 24 million Americans with no medical insurance. Read more
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD - If you have an opinion on Obama Care, there is a site that allows you to express that opinion to your congressman and Senators. The service is free of charge and is located at: http://highnoonforhealthcare.org

CULTURE AND RELIGION

ATTACK ON "IN GOD WE TRUST" - For months I reported on the efforts of Congressman Randy Forbes (R-VA) to place the national motto, "In God We Trust" in the new Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) beneath the Capitol Building. The CVC was designed to be politically correct and have no mention of the religious heritage of our nation. Congressman Forbes won the legislative battle and the motto was engraved in the CVC. But what Congress and the people want does not really count in America any more, and the radical left is well aware of it. The Freedom from Religion Foundation has filed a lawsuit to have our national motto removed from the CVC. Read more NEW NOVEMBER CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The all new November 18, 2009 Chairman's Report is now available to read in PDF format. This issue centers on the family of evangelist David Ortiz in Ariel, Israel since the bombing of their apartment. Help your Sunday School class understand these issues better. Click here to review.

INTERNATIONAL

IRAN RELEASES CHRISTIAN WOMEN - On November 18th, Iran released Maryam Rostampour, 27, and Marzieh Amirizadeh, 30, from the infamous Evin prison in which many dissidents have died. They have been held since March 5th when they were arrested without charges being filed. A month later they were accused of "blasphemy" because of their Christian faith. On several occasions they were brought before a judge who offered to release them if they would renounce Jesus, which they refused to do. International pressure has been intense and no reason was given by Iran for releasing the two young women. The release was "conditional," meaning that they could be re-arrested at any time IRAQI CHRISTIAN REFUGEES - The persecution of our brothers and sisters in Christ who fled Iraq has gotten worse since our troops left the cities. Rather than Christians returning to Iraq, more are making their way to Jordan and Syria. Our ministry is barred from operating in Syria, but our feeding and medical program continues in Jordan. A third shipment of medical supplies has been delivered and a fourth is planned for December. the RFC has also fully funded our feeding program in Amman for another three months. Your help is still needed.
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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November 13, 2009 - Washington, DC

Political correctness that kills / Obama, Islam and Ft. Hood / Obama's politically correct general / Special army unit for Muslims only / Our politically correct Navy / RFC protest of "Muslim only" unit in Army / Bill Clinton advises the Senate - yes really / Remembering victims or celebrating victimhood? / How "moderate" is CAIR? / FBI questions pastor and turns eyes away from Hasan / More on Iraqi Christian refugees. Make your friends aware of issues they don't read about in local newspapers. Print out this update and distribute it to your Sunday School class, or please consider forwarding this update to them and recommend that they subscribe.

THE PRESIDENCY

OBAMA'S LOVE OF ISLAM President Barack Obama cannot criticize anything done in the name of Islam, not even terror. Speaking at the conclusion of a conference just after the Jihad terror attack at Ft. Hood, President Obama said, "I planned to make some broader remarks. But as some of you might have heard there has been a tragic shooting at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas." The next morning before talking about the increasing joblessness in America he said, "This morning I met with FBI Director Mueller and the relevant agencies to discuss their ongoing investigation into what caused one individual to turn his gun on fellow servicemen and women. We don't know all of the answers yet, and I would caution against jumping to conclusions until we have all of the facts." This is a man who very early in his Presidency flew to the Muslim nations to assure them that he understood Islam and honored Islam. See video of him bowing to a Muslim king. Although he flew to Ft. Hood for a eulogy service for those killed, he has done all in his power to silence voices calling Nidal Malik Hasan's attack what it was, Islamic terrorism against unarmed men and women. 

OMABA'S POLITICALLY CORRECT GENERAL - Soldiers serving under Army Chief of Staff George Casey, Jr. died and others were gravely injured, but the the general's first response was to say a "greater tragedy" would be if their deaths caused discomfort to Muslims. On CNN he said, "I am worried - not worried, but I'm concerned that this increased speculation could cause a backlash against some of our Muslim soldiers. And I've asked our Army leaders to be on the lookout for that. It would be a shame - as great a tragedy as this was - it would be a shame if our diversity became a casualty as well." Later on ABC he upped political correctness saying any "backlash" against Muslims would be "an even greater tragedy." Shamefully, this political correctness began with President George W. Bush, but has reached the point of self destructive insanity under Barack Obama.
 
SPECIAL ARMY UNIT FOR MUSLIMS ONLY - The 51st Translation Interpreter Company at Fort Irwin is an all Muslim unit -- no Christians or Jews allowed. The unit consists of 120 Muslims who were "recruited." Why are Christians and Jews prohibited from positions in this unit and what justification is given by the United States Army in this regard? just imagine the outrage of the ACLU and the leftist media if there were an all Jewish unit that worked on translations with Israeli intelligence. These Muslims were "recruited" with bonuses to join the Army, and many of them are there because of the money offered, not because of patriotism. Over 85% of those of Arab descent in the United States are Christians whose families have fled Muslim repression. Also, there are thousands of Iraqi Christian refugees who have worked as translators who are available. But the Army recruits Muslims, some with dubious connections to mosques that promote Jihad, all to prove how politically correct the Army is. Note to General Casey: Your job is to win wars, not to manage diversity.
 
AND THE NAVY - The six member volunteer Color Guard from the Naval Academy sent to the World Series consisted of all white men. When the top brass found this out they demanded diversity, so a white woman and a "Pakistani - American" were added to increase the Color Guard to eight members. But the "Pakistani - American" forgot part of his uniform. He and one white male were removed so the woman could furnish the "diversity." I am very sure that if the brass could have figured out how to get a Koran in the picture they would have done that as well. Links to story and video of ceremony.
 

THE CONGRESS

OFFICIAL PROTEST CONCERNING MUSLIM ARMY UNIT - The Religious Freedom Coalition has made an official protest with several members of Congress asking for answers as to why the US Army is maintaining units "for Muslims only." The protest came in light of the disclosure that the 51st Translation Interpreter Company at Fort Irwin is an all Muslim unit. Results of the protest will be reported in these updates.  

BILL CLINTON ADVISES THE SENATE - Former President Bill Clinton huddled with Senator Reid and other Democrats at a closed door meeting this past week. Clinton was sent by President Barack Obama to encourage the Senate to pass the Obama Care plan which squeaked through the House last week by two votes. Both Obama and Clinton are convinced that the reason the GOP took over the House in 1994 was because Democrats did not pass universal health care. Obama and Clinton believe that if the legislation passes, the Democrats will pick up seats rather than lose them. This is in spite of the fact that only 42% of the voters approve of government run health care. How this translates to more votes for Democrats I do not understand. Ask Bill Clinton. See poll
 

CULTURE AND RELIGION

VICTIMHOOD OF HASAN -One of the excuses being given for the Jihad terror attack at Fort Hood is that Nidal Hasan once had a bumper sticker removed from his car that expressed his Islamic faith. Dozens of major media outlets have offered this as proof that he was "persecuted as a Muslim." Removing a bumper sticker is "persecution," and in part the justification for mass murder? Newsweek editor Evan Thomas said, "I cringe that he's a Muslim. I mean, because it inflames all the fears. I think he's probably just a nut case. But with that label attached to him, it will get the right wing going and it just -- I mean these things are tragic, but that makes it much worse." In other words liberals would have much preferred the shooter to have been a crazed white male carrying a Bible.

The reality of Hasan's treatment is the reverse of what liberals try to portray. Nidal Hasan was treated by everyone in the Army who came in contact with him with extra sensitivity because he was so openly a radical Muslim of Arab descent. It was sort of like being a homosexual at a firm like Microsoft, where a gay man can't get fired no matter how much he screws up. Hasan did poorly in the Army Medical School and would have been flunked out had he been a Christian or Jew. The Army wanted a Muslim psychiatrist so badly that it lowered its standards and allowed a man to obtain a medical degree who was not only a dimwit, but one who promoted Jihadist concepts. Under his name on his business cards the letters "SOA" appeared for "Soldier of Islam." He not only contacted those in Yemen promoting Jihad, but there is now evidence he sent funds to terrorist organizations in the Middle East as well. The FBI knew this, the CIA knew this and Army Intelligence knew this. BUT, he was the Army's only Muslim psychiatrist, so it was hands off. Had he been a Jew who radically supported Israel, he probably would have been arrested for "spying." But because Hasan was a Muslim, he was a "victim" regardless of his actions. Good op-ed on this subject 

MODERATE CAIR? - Our military turns to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to help recruit "moderate" imams as chaplains. Also, the FBI has cooperated with CAIR in the past, even asking their advice on various matters. Even before all the bodies were removed from Ft. Hood following the latest Jihad attack, CAIR representatives were in the media condemning the attack and expressing concern about a "backlash" against Muslims. Just how "moderate" is this organization? As one example, a frequent speaker at CAIR events is Zaid Shakir, who says it is wrong to shoot down civilian aircraft in the USA, but OK to shoot down aircraft carrying military service personel, even within the United States. Now we know what CAIR means by "moderate". Read more
 
WHY DID FBI QUESTION VIRGINIA PASTOR? - Several weeks ago I reported that a friend of mine, Rev. Patrick Mahoney, was questioned by the FBI as to why he organized a demonstration at the Chinese Embassy in Washington, in support of religious freedom. In light of the FBI looking the other way from the radical contacts of Nidal Hasan before his Jihad attack that killed 13 at Ft. Hood, there are some questions Rev. Mahoney wants answered. He stated, "It is even more troubling to realize that I was visited at my home by the FBI for peacefully exercising my First Amendment rights, yet Major Hasan received no such visit by the FBI for contacting Islamic terrorists multiple times and making threatening comments to the American military. How is it possible that a Christian minister is investigated and questioned by federal agents for holding a peaceful prayer vigil and a person who killed 13 people and had numerous contacts with terrorists was never visited or questioned?" Those are questions the FBI should be forced by congressional investigators to answer. Read more
 
OCTOBER 30, 2009 CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The all new October 30, 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 111th Congress, and also about our work on international issues. Help your friends understand these issues better. Print out and distribute the Chairman's Report to your class or fellowship this Sunday! Click here to review.
 

VICTIMS OR VICTIMHOOD

WHEN THE SHOOTER BECOMES THE VICTIM - On November 12th the Washington Times' lead editorial concerned the new victimhood of Jihad terrorist Nidal Hasan. The editorial is interesting in that it observes how the mainstream media always "bemoan the perpetrator's troubles and then sprinkle them with pop psychology." Although not mentioned in the editorial, Dr. Phil managed to give his half witted view of the killer's motives without mentioning the victims on Larry King Live. I lean toward the view that by this time next year the New York Times will run an editorial on how the shooing victims at Ft. Hood somehow forced Hasan to pull the trigger. Read editorial 

A FULL LIST OF HASAN'S JIHAD VICTIMS - A list of the victims and stories of their lives is not easy to find even on the Internet. The mainstream media has focused on the shooter. But a Dallas-Ft Worth TV station has done a pretty good job at listing the thirteen dead and giving a little of their backgrounds. Read here
  
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INTERNATIONAL

IRAQI CHRISTIANS IN JORDAN - Our ministry partner from Amman, Jordan visited Washington, DC this week. Among other activities, he made a presentation before the regional directors of the Christian women's organization Aglow International who were in Washington, DC for a conference. Meetings were also held with some congressmen and their staff members. The delivery options for our next major shipment of medical supplies in November was also discussed. Several people have sent e-mails asking why we do not mention names of the organizations and people who work with us in Jordan and other Muslim nations. Regretfully the names and photographs are not used for reasons of security. Dead men can't help anyone. Your help is still needed.
 

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November 6, 2009 - Washington, DC

The killer screamed "Allah Akbar" / CNN and Fox blame "stressed out soldier" before even learning who killer was / What Obama doesn't understand / Judge says yes to Allah, no to Jesus, and Obama promotes him / AARP's deal with the devil / Arrests at Pelosi's office / Mike Pence, the new conservative hero / Planned Parenthood worker sees abortion, revolts / Marriage wins in Maine / Christians rot in Iranian prison while Obama plays golf / More on Iraqi Christian refugees

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THE PRESIDENCY

OBAMA'S RESPONSE TO JIHAD ATTACK: After learning that it was a Muslim who killed thirteen and wounded another thirty at Ft. Hood, President Obama said, "We don't know all the answers yet and I would caution against jumping to conclusions until we have all the facts." 

ALLAH AKBAR - Why was a Muslim who had openly stated that Islamic suicide bombings were justified, allowed to continue his commission as a Major in the United States Army? The short answer is the political correctness of both the George W. Bush and Barack Obama Administrations. Both Administrations have wanted Muslims in high positions in the military and government, to prove to the "Muslim world" that we don't discriminate. (NOTE: If an officer in the Saudi army were discovered to be a Christian he would first be beheaded and then his body would be crucified for display in a public square.) In reality Muslim leaders don't care about our political correctness, just world domination. Meanwhile Barack Obama continues to appoint Muslims to posts in Homeland Security.
WHAT OBAMA DOESN'T UNDERSTAND - On the first anniversary of his election, President Barack Obama still does not understand that Americas did not vote for him because they wanted to "fundamentally change America." He and radical leftist Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi both believe in their hearts that they were given a mandate to turn the United States into a socialist "utopia." Insiders in the White House say Obama has been "stunned" that there is so much resistance to his plans to raise fuel and energy prices as a means of "saving the planet," and so much resistance to creating a socialistic health care system. The real problem ... rich liberals like Obama and Pelosi live inside a fantasy, believing that everyone can somehow have all the comforts they have as millionaires, but furnished by the government rather than by hard work. (After all, neither Obama nor Pelosi ever had a real job before being elected to public office). The Obama-Pelosi logic has the same fatal flaw as did that of Karl Marx. In order for their Utopian fantasy to work, there must be unlimited resources that do not require rationing.
OBAMA JUDGE SAYS YES TO ALLAH, NO TO JESUS - President Obama has nominated an extreme radical secularist, Judge David Hamilton, to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Hamilton has prreviously ruled that it was illegal to call upon the name of Jesus in a public prayer, but legal to pray using the name of Allah in the Indiana Legislature. His ruling in Hinrichs v. Bosma was overturned. But now President Obama wants Hamilton promoted to the very court that overruled him. Judge Hamilton is pro-abortion and follows the liberal secular line against everything the Founders of this nation believed in. Currently his nomination is being blocked by Senators Inhofe and Sessions. Contact your Senator and let him know your feelings about promoting this radical to the 7th Circuit Court.

THE CONGRESS

AARP BETS ON PELOSI - The seniors' group, AARP, has endorsed the Pelosi "health care reform" bill that would cut half a trillion dollars from Medicare. So why would AARP want to reduce the payments made by Medicare to the health of seniors? OOPS .... I almost forgot that AARP sells insurance that fills the gaps of what Medicare does not pay. The less Medicare pays, the more "gap" insurance AARP gets to sell. Last year the organization sold over a billion dollars in insurance to seniors. BUT ... can AARP trust Pelosi? Can AARP officials be sure that the next move by the Obama-Pelosi Utopians will not be to eliminate the insurance that AARP sells as well? 

PELOSI'S HEALTH (ABORTION) BILL - Just yesterday 12 pro-lifers, out of a group of 150, were arrested at Nancy Pelosi's office at #235 Cannon office building. (She also has an office in the Capitol Building that protesters could not get to.) The group had two complete copies of the bill - all 2,000 pages which they ripped up page by page. Congressman Mike Pence urged an up or down vote on abortion funding in the "health reform" bill. See statement. Meanwhile thousands more gathered on the steps of the Capitol answering an "Emergency House Call" by Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN). A vote on Pelosi's bill, which is now even more than 2,000 pages, will come sometime tomorrow (Saturday, November 7th) Voice your opinion, contact your congressman today.
MIKE PENCE SPEAKS OUT - Congressman Mike Pence (R-IN) has reached a maturity in Congress that I can only wish other congressmen would achieve. GOP leaders such as Minority Leader John Boehner care about power. Congressman Pence is a true believer in the American people and the American dream. He trusts the people, not the government. I urge you to view a video Congressman Pence made in response to the Pelosi Utopian health care scheme. View video

CULTURE AND RELIGION

ALLAH AKBAR 2 - I was in my vehicle listening to FOX News on satellite radio when the first news of the shootings at Fort Hood came in. I knew immediately the shooter was a nutty Muslim by the nature of the act, as did everyone else who was listening. The FOX reaction by Shepard Smith was to immediately blame a returning solider with "post traumatic stress syndrome." I flipped to CNN where Ft. Hood was being depicted as a murderous place. The CNN commentator cited as her proof a murder at a drunken party last year and a murder-suicide in a love triangle several years ago. The AP story dispatched for Friday morning's newspapers did not mention that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was a Muslim until paragraph 14 of the story. The first edition of the Wall Street Journal mentioned the killer's name, but managed to not once mention that he was a Muslim or that he shouted "Allah Akbar" before killing 13 people and wounding 30 more. As time moved on and more facts emerged, it became difficult for the media to ignore that the acts of Hasan sprang from his Islamic roots. My short analysis: Hasan wanted the Army to pay for his medical degree, but he wanted to serve Allah, not the United States of America. The best way for him to serve Allah, of course, was to kill infidels.  

MARRIAGE WINS AGAIN - Even the New York Times called it "a stinging setback for the national gay-rights movement." Voters in the state of Maine stopped their liberal legislature from allowing same sex marriage in Maine, thus becoming the 31st state to vote to preserve marriage as an institution between one man and one woman. The vote came in the "liberal" Northeast where several states including Massachusetts have legalized same sex marriage. In states where same sex marriage is allowed, the voters were not allowed to decide. In most states that have same-sex marriage, it was ordered by the courts. It is likely that if a vote were allowed, the gay agenda would even lose in Massachusetts despite the very open homosexuality of Congressman Barney Frank.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD WORKER SAW ENOUGH - Abby Johnson escorted women from their cars to a Planned Parenthood clinic where she volunteered and worked for eight years. Then, this September she watched a fetus "crumple" as it was vacuumed out of a patient's uterus. Now she urges women not to abort their babies. As her spiritual eyes were opened, she also understood that Planned Parenthood was really about making big money off of abortions. Read more
OCTOBER 30, 2009 CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The all new October 30, 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 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.

INTERNATIONAL

IRANIAN CHRISTIANS STILL IN PRISON - Back in April I reported on Maryam Rostampour and Marzieh Amirizadeh Esmaeilabad who have been in the prison in Iran since March 5, because they would not renounce their faith in Jesus. When they once again refused to renounce their faith at an August hearing, they were put back in prison until October 7th to "think about it." During the last hearing they once again refused to renounce Jesus and are still being held on a charge of "apostasy" and of "promoting the Christian faith." President Barack Obama promotes a "dialogue" with this repressive state that violates human rights and has refused to comment on mass arrests and detentions in Iran stating that it was an "internal matter." Meanwhile Israel intercepted a shipment of 500 tons of missiles and other arms shipped from Iran to the Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon. The missiles were to be used against Israeli civilians in a future attack. 

IRAGI CHRISTIAN REFUGEES - The persecution of our brothers and sisters in Christ who fled Iraq has gotten worse since our troops left the cities. Rather than Christians returning to Iraq, more are making their way to Jordan and Syria. Our ministry is barred from operating in Syria, but our feeding and medical program continues in Jordan. A third shipment of medical supplies has been delivered, and last week we funded our feeding program in Amman for another three months. Your help is still needed.
SPECIAL IRAQI UPDATE - Our ministry partner from Jordan will be in Washington, DC in November, and arrangements have been made to visit several congressional offices. We will also prepare a large shipment of medical supplies to be sent back to the clinic we support in Jordan, enough to last through November and December. Please help financially with these projects.

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GIFTS FROM A CHRISTIAN STORE How about birthday or anniversary gifts with a Christian theme? Our Internet Christian Super Store has tens of thousands of books, CD's DVD's, jewelry, food and more. AND ... Our store does not sell the atheist and satanist books that you will find on Amazon.com. 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.