New Year's Eve, 2010 - Washington, DC

Obama wants to help the "folks" at Gitmo / Eric Cantor promises congressional stability /Elton John just gay about his new baby / CPAC goes gay-er / Time Magazine explains how global warming caused the Christmas blizzard / Rauf the Ground zero mosque man takes his show on the road / Egypt jails Christians for Christmas while more than 80 are killed for Christmas in Nigeria / More Christmas persecution of Christians in Iraq
 
NEW DECEMBER 22nd CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - Issue highlights: Pakistani pastor set on fire / Mayor Bloomberg sued over Ground Zero mosque / Obama the messiah has no crown and he doesn't know the national motto / Congressional liberals go down in flames / The Justice Department sues a school to give a Muslim teacher special rights / More international

PRESIDENCY 

OBAMA CALLS TERRORISTS "FOLKS" - When I saw the quote I didn't believe it, and I checked it twice! In one breath President Obama refers to "middle-class folks" in America and the next breath he describes terrorists as "folks." This quote is from the President's lips as he talks about the terrorists held at Gitmo: "Are there ways for us to make sure these folks have lawyers, to make sure that these folks have the opportunity to challenge their detention - but at the same time, making sure that we are not simply releasing folks who could do us grievous harm and have shown a capacity and willingness to engage in brutal attacks in the past." Read more

THE CONGRESS 

CONGRESS IN RECESS - The House and Senate are in recess and will not reconvene until January 5th, 2011. On that day more than 90 new congressmen and Senators will be sworn in, and John Boehner will be officially elected as the 52nd Speaker of the House.  
CANTOR PROMISES STABILITY - Under House Speaker Nancy Pelosi it was risky for a congressman to buy an airline ticket home more than a few hours in advance. House calendars that were posted were ignored, and bills that no one had a chance to read were passed in the middle of the night. The new Majority Leader, Eric Cantor (R-VA) has promised to change all that. He has posted a House calendar for the year that promises fewer trips back and forth for congressmen and fewer work days, but with more working hours. He also has promised "dedicated committee time" so Members will not have to walk out of hearings to cast votes. Cantor explains his new system at his site.

CULTURE AND RELIGION 

IS ELTON JOHN THE FATHER OR THE MOTHER? - Sixty-two year old homosexual singer Elton John received a gift on Christmas day in the form of a baby boy. The child, Zachary, was born to a woman who sold her soul for cash. He was sired by Elton John although John presents himself as the wife of David Furnish. US Magazine and most other news outlets carried the birth announcement as they would for any straight celebrity couple. Social conservative organizations and pastors have been quiet on the issue of homosexuals such as Elton John having children bred for their pleasure. In our sick society buying a child fries at McDonald's is evil, while raising a child in a homosexual home is normal. 
CPAC GOES GAY-ER - The Religious Freedom Coalition, of which I am chairman, discontinued sponsoring the Conservative Political Action Conference because of its acceptance of homosexual groups and its refusal to deal with the issue of Islamic terrorism. This year the Family Research Council and Concerned Women for America are also boycotting the CPAC event which has gone even more gay by allowing the homosexual group GO PROUD a "planning status." CPAC became about bucks, and nothing but the bucks, years ago. Anyone with the cash to hand David Keene gets presence, and he has even rented booths to the ACLU. Most social conservatives no longer attend, having been too often offended by beer toting college students there for more of a good time than conservative thought.
TIME MAGAZINE: BLIZZARD CAUSED BY GLOBAL WARMING - Time Magazine reported as straight news that the giant blizzard that paralyzed the Northeast and froze crops in Florida was caused by global warming. In presenting the argument Time stated: "The loss of Arctic sea ice helps accelerate the warming of the atmosphere in the far north, thanks to what's known as the albedo effect. White ice reflects sunlight into space, cooling the air, but when ice melts and is replaced with dark ocean water, the effect is reversed and more of the sun's heat is absorbed." Hmm, since the circulation of liberal news magazines continues to shrink, by this logic it is because more people are reading them.

NO 911 MOSQUE!

TAKING HIS SHOW ON THE ROAD - The slumlord imam and Ground Zero mosque promoter, Feisal Rauf, has decided to take his show on the road starting with the Muslim community in Detroit. He will then be paid huge fees by radical universities such as Harvard, Yale, Georgetown and the University of North Carolina to promote the Ground Zero mosque. To "protect him" the meetings are closed to all those who may disagree with him. Question: Why isn't this done for Ann Coulter when she speaks at colleges?  
NO 911 MOSQUE - Visit the RFC site dedicated to the Ground Zero mosque controversy at www.no911mosque.org

INTERNATIONAL 

DEADLY CHRISTMAS ATTACKS ON CHRISTIANS - At least 80 Christians were killed in attacks by Islamists on Christmas Eve in Nigeria. Churches there were holding Christmas Eve services when attacked by armed Muslim men. Muslims belonging to the Boko Haram sect attacked the churches simultaneously, including several which were bombed in Jos. In other places,such as at the Victory Baptist Church in Danjuma, Akawu, armed Muslims simply entered the church and murdered worshipers. Nigeria is divided, with the northern half impoverished by Islamic extremism while the Christian south is by African standards, well off. 
OFFICIAL PERSECUTION IN EGYPT - About 130 Egyptian Christians, including children, will probably remain imprisoned on January 7th which is the day Christmas is celebrated in Egypt. This is two months after 2,000 members of the state security forces attacked their church building, killing several people. Police chanted Islamic war cries and tried to tear down the three story building that was under reconstruction. The object of the attack was to prevent the building from being used for Christmas services.

About 25 homes surrounding the church in the Christian area of Giza, a Cairo suburb, were burned to the ground by local police and one news agency reported that more than 20 people were blinded deliberately in one or both eyes. Although the St. Mary's Church had a permit from the national government for renovation and additions, the governor of Giza, Sayyed Abdel-Aziz told a news agency that the permit had been "misused" by the Christians and the acts of the police were justified.
ASIA BIBI WILL BE MURDERED IF PARDONED - Asia Bibi faces the death penalty for "blasphemy" in Pakistan. She did not curse Mohammad; no, her crime was to say she could drink from the same water source as a Muslim woman, which is contrary to the Koran. Pakistan's president said he would pardon her, but a judge has blocked the pardon. Now, an Islamic Party that was part of the government said it would pay any Muslim $6,000 to murder Bibi if she is actually released. Muslims associated with the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal ur Rehman (JUI-F) party began daily demonstrations calling for Bibi's death on Christmas Eve.
NO JEWS ALLOWED - "We have frankly said, and always will say: If there is an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, we won't agree to the presence of one Israeli in it." That was the statement made by Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority on December 24th, 2010. Of course Muslims must have the freedom to live anywhere and build mosques anywhere, even at Ground Zero.

CHRISTIAN INTERNET STORE 

VISIT OUR INTERNET STORE - Our Internet store has more than books and CD's. There is 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

Christmas Eve, 2010 - Washington, DC

Ronald Reagan's Christmas message / Barak Obama censorship message / Queen Pelosi takes her last ride on luxury jet paid for by taxpayers / Fed tells bank to remove Christmas message from lobby and Internet / Mayor Bloomberg secretly used staff to assist Ground Zero mosque organizers / Christmas canceled in Iraq
 
NEW DECEMBER 22nd CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - Issue highlights: Pakistani pastor set on fire, Mayor Bloomberg sued over Ground Zero mosque. Obama the messiah has no crown and he doesn't know the national motto. Congressional liberals go down in flames. The Justice Department sues a school to give a Muslim teacher special rights. More international

PRESIDENCY 

CHRISTMAS UNDER RONALD REAGAN - Just 30 years ago an American President sat in the Oval Office and broadcast a Christmas message to the American people, something that has not been done in very many years. During the short message Reagan talks of the birth of the new born King. It is well worth the three minutes to watch at Youtube. 
 
OBAMA'S FIRST STEP TO CENSORSHIP - THE FCC has seized the Internet and this will lead to the control of content on cable TV and just about no one really understands what has happened. The FCC's is authorized by Congress to regulate broadcasts over "public airways" and has never had the authority to control content of anything transmitted privately over land lines. Cable TV and the Internet is a private contract between the provider and the purchaser and that is why pornography can be transmitted. But, Obama is after FOX News and conservatives on the Internet and the only way to eventually silence them is for the FCC to control the Internet and cable TV. When the FCC this week declared "Net Neutrality" it was doing far more than allowing Netflix to use the broadband space of ATT and Verizon without paying, it was a declaration that the FCC controls the lines that carry materials to your home, both Internet and cable.

THE CONGRESS 

THE QUEEN HAS LEFT THE CASTLE - Queen Pelosi departed Capitol Hill this week and took her last flight on the luxurious Boeing 757 the Air Force has provided for her to fly to San Francisco each week for the last four years. The large cabinet filled with expensive whiskeys has been removed from the jet and it has been returned to military service. The new Speaker of the House, John Boehner, has said that he will continue to fly commercially to Washington, DC as he has in the past. Maybe next year under Speaker Boehner the Congressional Christmas Tree will be back replacing Queen Pelosi's "holiday tree."
 

CULTURE AND RELIGION 

FEDS TO BANK: GET RID OF CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS -About every four years Federal Reserve examiners make visits to banks to make sure they are complying with a laundry list of regulations. This year the examiners visited a small local bank in Perkins, Oklahoma and were dismayed to find a sign that said, "Merry Christmas, God With Us." The feds ordered that all Christmas decorations that referred to God and a daily Scripture at the banks Internet site be removed. More than anything this reveals that the federal government and its many agencies lean toward hiring intolerant liberals. Congressman Randy Forbes (R-VA) and 37 other Member of the Prayer Caucus wrote a letter to Chairman Bernanke questioning the authority of the Federal Reserve to take this action.
 

NO 911 MOSQUE!

BLOOMBERG SECRETLY ASSISTED MOSQUE - Liberals like Mayor Michael Bloomberg are for strict separation of church and state if a church is involved, but when it comes to the Ground Zero mosque the "wall of separation" crumbles. Bloomberg's office helped Ground Zero mosque organizers numerous times and even intervened with city administrators to obtain temporary prayer service permits at the location. A member of Bloomberg staff actually wrote one letter for Daisy Khan, Imam Feisal Rauf's wife. Just imagine the outrage by the hard left if a Republican mayor in any city would have an assistant ghostwrite a letter for an evangelical church to help it obtain permits!

The documents revealing Bloomberg's heavy handed assistance for the Ground Zero mosque and those associated with it were released as a result of a lawsuit by Judicial Watch. The suit had to be filed because Bloomberg's office refused to comply with the law and release the materials. The documents also revealed that Mayor Bloomberg accepted money from the those associated with Imam Rauf to hold a Ramadan dinner at his official residence. More at no911mosque.org  

NO 911 MOSQUE - Visit the RFC site dedicated to the Ground Zero mosque controversy at www.no911mosque.org

INTERNATIONAL 

CHRISTMAS CANCELED IN IRAQ - As Americans open their brightly decorated boxes of Chinese made junk this Christmas morning, Christians in Iraq will be praying that they live to the end of the day. There will be no Christmas decorations, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day services in Iraq. Even an appearance by Santa Claus has been canceled. Christian leaders called off Christmas celebrations all over Iraq because of continue Islamic threats of terror. Dozens of Christians have already been killed this year and the exodus of Christians from Iraq has escalated. At last the media has begun to pay attention to the devastation done to Christians in Iraq after ignoring the terror they have gone through for the past eight years.
 

CHRISTIAN INTERNET STORE 

VISIT OUR INTERNET STORE - Our Internet store has more than books and CD's. There is 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

December 17, 2010 - Washington, DC

Virginia one, Obama zero / Senate Dems go down in flames spending all the way / Only hope for USA is less spending / Help is on the way, meet congressman-elect Alan West / Justice Department sues school, wants special rights for Muslim teacher / Bloomberg sued over Ground Zero mosque / Rauf a Time Magazine man? / Pakistani pastor set on fire / USCIRF says protect Iraqi Christians / An Islamic bombing in Sweden for Christmas
 
NEW DECEMBER 2nd CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The December 2nd edition of my Chairman's Report for the Religious Freedom Coalition contains new information on the Ground Zero promoters' demand for tax dollars and the continued persecution of Christians in the Middle East. NEW: You can now make comments at our new site!

PRESIDENCY 

VIRGINIA ONE, OBAMA ZERO - The Commonwealth of Virginia has defeated Obama Care in a Federal Court. State Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli proved his case that forcing Virginians to purchase a product against their will was unconstitutional. A similar case with additional constitutional questions brought by twenty other states attorneys general is now being held before a federal court in Florida. Without mandated insurance coverage the entire Obama Care system fails.
 

THE CONGRESS 

DEMS GO DOWN IN FLAMES - Senator Reid and President Obama had a secret plan to increase spending despite an agreement with Republican leaders. At the last minute before the government had to shut down, an Omnibus Bill was to be added to the agreement spending hundreds of billions of dollars. Even earmarks for Republicans were added. Under the plan Republicans would fold, and the spending would be bragged about by Senator Reid and President Obama and victory would be theirs. EXCEPT: Under pressure from voters Republicans did not fold and refused to vote for the billions of dollars in pork added by Senator Reid. This may be a watershed event in the Congress that could lead to reduced spending. We can only hope.  
CUTTING SPENDING IS THE ONLY HOPE - My job as chairman of the Religious Freedom Coalition takes me to Capitol Hill almost daily where I am exposed to both heroes and scoundrels, crucial legislation and minutia. I have a simple observation; Our government cannot continue to borrow 40 cents of every dollar it spends without going broke sooner rather than later. The spending is so out of control that no amount of additional taxes can balance the budget. There is only one answer, spending must be cut. Americans agree with me, as long as it is not their benefits that are cut. That has to end, we are all going to have to give up something to save the nation.
HELP IS ON THE WAY - In January dozens of new faces will come to Capitol Hill and most of them are real conservatives. Among them are men such as Col Alan West who I supported for two runs for the House. Two years ago he lost, this time he won. The incumbent he ran against criticized him for his statements on Islam. I applaud Col. West for telling the truth about Islam, a truth he is bringing o Washington, DC. Viewing his one minute clip on Islamic attacks is a must for all Christians. See at Youtube!

CULTURE AND RELIGION 

JUSTICE SUES SCHOOL: GIVE MUSLIMS SPECIAL RIGHTS - The Justice Department sued a Chicago-area school district because it would not give a Muslim teacher three weeks off to go on a religious pilgrimage to Mecca in 2008. (NOTE: The teacher was hired in 2007.) Safoorah Khan's request for three weeks off during the school year to make the hajj was "not related to her professional duties," and as a result should have been allowed says the Justice Department. Would the Justice Department have filed the lawsuit on behalf of a Christian desiring a pilgrimage to the Garden Tomb? Of course not. CHRISTIAN ORNAMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS? What a novel idea ... An entire Christmas store focused on Christ instead of on "Black Friday." Our Christian Internet store carries tens of thousands of items including foods, books, CDs, DVD's, and much more. Please visit our Christmas store!

NO 911 MOSQUE!

BLOOMBERG SUED BY JUDICIAL WATCH - Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has filed a petition with the New York State Supreme Court to compel New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office to comply with a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request regarding contacts between the Mayor's office, Ground Zero Mosque Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, and controversial Muslim organizations. Read more  
IMAM RAUF - A TIME MAGAZINE MAN? - Time Magazine listed Imam Faisal Rauf as one of its candidates for "Person of the Year." In the short bio at Time Magazine it is not mentioned that Rauf is a slum landlord who has had buildings taken over by courts for the protection of the tenets. Time says that all of the opponents of a Ground Zero mosque are from the "right," which of course, is a flat out lie. It appears that truth does not matter much to at Time any longer.
NO 911 MOSQUE - Visit the RFC site dedicated to the Ground Zero mosque controversy at www.no911mosque.org

INTERNATIONAL 

PAKISTANI PASTOR SET ON FIRE - Each year the United States gives billions of dollars to Pakistan. Has this money caused positive change in Pakistan? On November 22nd Pastor Wilson Augustine was attacked by six Muslims who accused him of evangelism. After beating him and dragging him in the street they poured fuel on him and set him on fire leaving him for dead. It was a miracle that he was found by Christians and taken to a hospital. A month later he is still recovering. A police report was filed, but the the leader of the gang is the son of a wealthy Muslim land owner and as a result no action was taken. 
USCIRF: PROTECT IRAQI CHRISTIANS - Just prior to the December 15th meeting of the UN Security Council on Iraq, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urged the U.S. government to address the grave situation facing Iraqi Christians. In a clear appeal the USCIRF requested the UN and the Iraqi government to "provide protection." The USCRIF news release noted that "The smallest Iraqi religious groups-including ChaldoAssyrian, Syriac, and other Christians; Sabean Mandaeans; and Yazidis-face targeted violence, including murders and attacks on their places of worship and religious leaders, intimidation, and forced displacement; they also experience discrimination, marginalization, and neglect. As a result, these ancient communities' very existence in the country is now threatened."
SUICIDE BOMBING IN SWEDEN - Sweden has long swung open its doors to Muslim immigrants and accepted more Iraqi refugees after Saddam Hussein's fall than any other Western nation. A full 5% of Sweden's population is now Muslim. Sweden's reward? Am Islamic suicide bomber in the heart of Stockholm injuring several but fortunately only killing the bomber. The bomber's main complaint seemed to be a Swedish cartoonist putting the head of Mohammad on a dog. Reality: The Muslim population has reached the point that violence can now be used to intimidate as is frequently done in the UK.

CHRISTIAN INTERNET STORE 

CHRISTMAS AT OUR 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

December 10, 2010 - Washington, DC

Barack the messiah has no crown / What did you say the national motto was Mr. President? / The tax compromise that isn't / Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeal stopped / Rauf's "religion of peace" followers prefer stoning / Demonstration supporting Iraqi Christians held near White House / US Ambassador visits know terror mosque in UK / Asia Bibi still faces death
 
NEW DECEMBER 2nd CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The December 2nd edition of my Chairman's Report for the Religious Freedom Coalition contains new information on the Ground Zero promoters' demand for tax dollars and the continued persecution of Christians in the Middle East. NEW: You can now make comments at our new site!

PRESIDENCY 

THE MESSIAH HAS NO CROWN - Just two years ago the mainstream media celebrated after raising Barack Obama to a godlike image and helping to elect him to the presidency. Whether doctor, preacher or president, no human can live up to the status of messiah for long. Now the liberal press has noticed that Obama's crown is missing and perhaps the robes are not purple enough. Members of Obama's own party are debating his electability in 2012 and the hard left is delivering him punishing blows. The tax rate deal Obama struck with Republicans has turned his purple robe into a red cape in the eyes of many Democrats.  
AND THE NATIONAL MOTTO IS? - Does the president of the United States know what the national motto is, or is he so self-centered on his leftist ideology that he does not care what it is? Members of Congress would like to know. Congressman J. Randy Forbes (R-VA), and 42 other Members of the Congressional Prayer Caucus, today sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to issue a correction to his speech in Jakarta, Indonesia, in which he referred to the national motto as being "E Pluribus unum." Forbes said, "For the President of the United States to incorrectly state something as foundational as our national motto in another country is unacceptable. The President is the primary representative of our nation to the world, and whether mistake or intention, his actions cast aside an integral part of American society." Full text of letter to the President.

THE CONGRESS 

THE COMPROMISE IS NOT - Just two years ago San Francisco radical Nancy Pelosi was leading House Democrats in a love fest for then President-elect Barack Obama. Some thought she would try to change the Constitution to declare him "president for life" ala Hugo Chavez. How times have changed! Now Pelosi is leading the charge to fight what she sees as Barack Obaba's sell out of the left's desire to redistribute wealth. She and other Democrats are livid that Obama has agreed to extend the current tax rate rather than raise taxes on those who work hard and have good incomes. Both Pelosi and Harry Reid are holding hostage the entire nation with the threat that tax rates will increase for all Americans in just a few weeks.
 

CULTURE AND RELIGION 

DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL - Much to the dismay of President Barack Obama and Admiral Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Senate Republicans have blocked the repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell." This means the rule which blocks open homosexuals from serving in the military will stay in effect. While Mullen supported the repeal, most of the generals did not. In a survey, most of those in non-combat roles appeared not to care one way or another, but that was not true of front line troops. There is a big difference between sitting next to a homosexual operating a computer in an office and having one in a foxhole sharing the hole in the ground used for a toilet.  
CHRISTIAN ORNAMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS? What a novel idea ... An entire Christmas store focused on Christ instead of on "Black Friday." Our Christian Internet store carries tens of thousands of items including foods, books, CDs, DVD's, and much more. Please visit our Christmas store!

NO 911 MOSQUE!

RAUF'S RELIGION OF PEACE - Slum landlord and Muslim spiritual leader Feisal Rauf recently told the Associated Press that the "tumult" of last summer is over and he is ready to build even more Islamic Centers in the United States and other countries to show how peaceful Islam is. Meanwhile, a new Pew Poll shows the majority of Muslims support the death penalty for anyone leaving Islam. In a new poll by Pew, a majority of Muslims in many of the world's Islamic countries says they are very much in favor of killing any person who converts from Islam to any other religion. The poll also found that a majority in the Muslim faith favor cutting off hands for theft and stoning people to death for adultery. The overwhelming majority of Muslims also want Islam to play a major role government.  
NO 911 MOSQUE - Visit the RFC site dedicated to the Ground Zero mosque controversy at www.no911mosque.org
WWW.NO911MOSQUE.ORG Updated story on tax dollars for the mosque!

INTERNATIONAL 

DEMONSTRATION SUPPORTING IRAQI CHRISTIANS - On Saturday, December 4th, 2010 a number of organizations held a demonstration in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House to call attention to the continued persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq. As chairman of the Religious Freedom Coalition, I was one of the speakers at the event. My comments are now available at Youtube.com  
US AMBASSADOR TO TERROR - U.S. ambassador to the UK, Louis B. Susman, visited the East London Mosque (ELM), ELM, to express his "great admiration" and to further state that he was "looking forward" to a dialogue with mosque leaders. The East London Mosque has hosted speakers such as Anwar al-Awlaki, who is the leader of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and who is also on a US terrorist hit list. In addition, the leader of terror group Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, and numerous other radical jihadists have spoken there. When the Susman visit to ELM was exposed by the press, the State Department defended him in an official statement saying that his visit there was, "part of President Obama's call for a renewed dialogue with Muslim communities around the world." Read more
ASIA BIBI - Asia Bibi, A Christian woman in Pakistan, is still slated to be executed for insulting the Koran. She has been jailed for 15 months and has never been able to testify on her own behalf. Her execution is based on the accusation of a Muslim neighbor who was in a dispute with her. Meanwhile, the Center for Legal Aid, Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS), is appealing to the Pakistani government to pardon Bibi. (A court has ordered Pakistan's president not to pardon her, as he had tried to do.) CLASS also is demanding the end to blasphemy laws that allow the arrest of Christians, often on the word of only one Muslim. Read more at Pakistan Christian Post
JEWISH SHARKS ATTACK ARABS?- The story goes that two Arab soccer teams got into a brawl and it was determined that Jews a thousand miles away started the fight. So, who gets blamed when sharks attack Arabs swimming in the Red Sea? You guessed it, the Jews. An Egyptian government official is claiming that Israel's Mossad has sent trained sharks to attack its beaches. Perhaps Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could urge a construction freeze of Jewish homes in Jerusalem until an agreement over shark territories is settled between Israel and Egypt ... OH NO ... I'm starting to sound like I work at the State Department.

CHRISTIAN INTERNET STORE 

CHRISTMAS AT OUR 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

Demonstration for Iraqi Christians in Washington, DC

On Saturday, December 4th, 2010 a number of organizations held a demonstration in Lafayette Park across the street from the White House to call attention to the continued persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq. William J. Murray, the chairman of the Religious Freedom Coalition, was one of the speakers at the event. Murray's comments are at Youtube.com/ChristianRefuguees

December 3, 2010 - Washington, DC

America needs a politician president / Congress returns for photo ops / Harry Reid opens Senate with football story / Admiral will purge military of anyone who is anti-gay / Another bank sues the Ground Zero mosque developer / NBC News names mosque developer "person of the year" / Asia Bibi still to be executed for blasphemy / UN says Rachel's Tomb is a mosque / More Christians killed in Egypt / New Zealand bans kosher meat

THANK YOU SENATOR INHOFE! - In a rare display of courage, Senator Jim Inhofe has refused to participate in the annual parade in Tulsa, Oklahoma because Christmas was removed from the title and replaced with "holiday." Inhofe said, "I am hopeful that the good people of Tulsa and the city's leadership will demand a correction to this shameful attempt to take Christ, the true reason for our celebration, out of the parade's title. Until the parade is again named the Christmas Parade of Lights, I will not participate." Send a thank you to Senator Inhofe! Photo at left is Senator Inhofe at a past Christmas parade.
NEW DECEMBER 2nd CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The December 2nd edition of my Chairman's Report for the Religious Freedom Coalition contains new information on the Ground Zero promoters' demand for tax dollars and the continued persecution of Christians in the Middle East. NEW: You can now make comments at our new site!

PRESIDENCY 

IDEOLOGY RATHER THAN PEOPLE - What is needed in the White House is a politician, not an idealist, and Barack Obama is the proof. A politician cares about votes because he wants to stay in office and he wants his political party to stay in power. On the other hand, an idealist such as President Obama continues down a path of destruction for the nation regardless of the people's needs or desires. This week Obama barred drilling for oil off the Atlantic Coast. He also barred drilling in the eastern part of the Gulf, even in shallow water. Also, by using the EPA, which is under the president's control, Obama has seen to it that no permits for new coal mines have been issued and permits for nuclear power plants have been slowed down. His answer to the economic problems of the nation seems to be sending more jobs to China and handing out welfare and unemployment checks to Americans, with money borrowed from China. What is needed by the American people is an occupant in the White House in 2013 who pays attention to the needs of the people, not some fantasy of "green jobs" and wealth redistribution.
 

THE CONGRESS 

CONGRESS RETURNS TO DO WHAT? - The House and Senate returned this Monday from the "holiday break," (known as Thanksgiving to the rest of America) and Republican leaders met with President Obama. Several very nice group photos resulted from the meeting, but nothing meaningful as far as policy. Obama still wants to punish those who are productive with higher taxes, apparently completely unaware of the fact that they create jobs. HARRY REID OPENS THE SENATE - Here it is, the opening statement of Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader of the Senate upon the occasion of the Senate being reconvened after the Thanksgiving break. It is a five minute diatribe about the University of Nevada beating Idaho State University in a football game! Shortly after this he called the Republicans "obstructionists" and blamed them for the fact that legislation was not being passed.

CULTURE AND RELIGION 

DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL - Organizations representing more than 40 million people, plus conservative politicians such as Gov. Sarah Palin signed a letter to all 100 Senators asking that the current law which does not allow homosexuals to serve openly in the military, should be left in place. (I was one of the signatories to the letter.) Before the letter was delivered and before there was a vote in Congress on the issue, the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, Admiral Mullen, said anyone who did not want to serve with openly homosexual soldiers could find another job. Read more  
PENALIZED FOR GIVING GOD THE CREDIT - A high school football player's team in Tacoma, Washington was penalized 15 years because be bowed and pointed to the Lord after he scored a touchdown. Running back Ronnie Hastie said,"It's just something I do every time I get in the end zone." he said he did it, "To honor my Lord because I play for him. I give him the glory because he's the one that gives me the strength."
CHRISTIAN ORNAMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS? What a novel idea ... An entire Christmas store focused on Christ instead of on "Black Friday." Our Christian Internet store carries tens of thousands of items including foods, books, CDs, DVD's, and much more. Please visit our Christmas store!

NO 911 MOSQUE!

SHARIF EL-GAMAL IS NBC "PERSON OF THE YEAR" - NBC News has named Ground Zero mosque developer Sharif el-Gamal as their "Person of the Year." The announcement by NBC came the same week that it was learned that el-Gamal had requested tax dollars from a 9/11 reconstruction fund whose purpose was to help rebuild Ground Zero after the 9-11 jihad attack. So far this year this NBC "Person of the Year" and his company, Soho Properties, have been sued by the Valley National Bank for $95,778 plus interest on a credit line on which he defaulted. In addition El-Gamal's company moved out of its headquarters in the middle of the night just as his landlord began eviction proceedings. According to the landlord, El-Gamal was delinquent to the tune of $39,000 in back rent. As for the site of the proposed mosque itself, El-Gamal failed to pay $270,000 in back taxes. He has now signed an agreement for a payment plan with the city, but if he can't pay his rent where will the money come from to pay the taxes?

El-Gamal claims that he had problems in his "youth" but not after he became closer to Islam after the 9/11 jihad attack. Yet, just five years ago in 2005 El-Gamal broke the nose and cheekbone of a renter who owed him money. When he was arrested, El-Gamal denied he socked the renter, Mark Vassiliev, but later in court said, "[Vassiliev's] face could have run into my hand." He has a long history of thuggery that includes seven arrests. Those arrests include DUI, disorderly conduct and soliciting a prostitute.

El-Gamal sent a message on Twitter that said, "When you beat up someone physically you get exercise & stress relief; when you assault him verbally on the web you just harm yourself." That sums up Sharif el-Gamal, typical Muslim thug and NBC "person of the year."  
ANOTHER BANK SUES MOSQUE MAN - Citi Bank has filed a lawsuit against Sharif el-Gamal, the Ground Zero mosque developer who was recently named an NBC "person of the year." His real estate firm, which is the real owner of the property where the mosque is to be built, was also named in the lawsuit. The bank says that he and his company have failed to pay back $99,489 borrowed on business credit line. This is the second bank this year to file against el-Gamal. Earlier Valley National Bank filed a suit for more than $95,000. El-Gamal has made a statement that refusing to pay legal debts is a "standard" business practice used to negotiate better terms, and yes, dishonest men often do use that tactic. Honest men, however, pay their debts.
WWW.NO911MOSQUE.ORG Updated story on tax dollars for the mosque!

INTERNATIONAL 

BIBI STILL TO BE EXECUTED - Over the past few months there have been ups and downs in the trial of Asia Bibi, who was sentenced to death on the accusation of blasphemy. (She was never allowed to testify on her own behalf.) Because of Western media pressure Pakistan's president pardoned her, but the Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, Khawaja Sharif, has now barred President Asif Ali Zardari from pardoning Asia Bibi. She is still sentenced to death. Oddly, American liberals point to the Pakistani Constitution guarantees of freedom of religion as proof that a Muslim nation can be moderate; however, a separate article of their Constitution states that all laws must conform to Islamic sharia law.  
UN SAYS RACHEL'S TOMB IS A MOSQUE - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has declared that two of Judaism's most holy sites in Israel - are mosques! One is the site of Rachel's Tomb, and the other one, known to Jews as the Cave of the Patriarchs, is believed to be the burial site of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and three of their wives. The US State Department had already attacked Israel verbally for listing the two sites as part of "Jewish cultural heritage." This story has received virtually no coverage in US media, not even from Fox. Read more
CHRISTIANS KILLED BY COPS IN EGYPT - (Please note: Every week there are dozens of attacks on Christians in Islamic nations and all of the attacks, even the fatal ones, cannot all be reported here. Each week I pick one or two attacks to highlight the overall problem.) This past week Egyptian security forces used live ammunition against unarmed Coptic Christians protesters. Three men were killed and many others were wounded. A four-year old child also died from tear gas inhalation from a grenade tossed into a chapel. The Christians were peacefully protesting an attack by authorities against a community center which was under construction. Egyptian police say the community center had a room for prayer that was contrary to the building permit. In Egypt no church may be built without personal permission of President Mabarak.
NEW ZEALAND BANS KOSHER MEAT - New Zealand is a huge lamb and beef producer and sells millions of pounds of its products to Muslim nations each year. On the other hand there are only a few Jews in that nation. The result? New Zealand has banned the production of Kosher meats to appease its Muslim customers. It is the first nation to ban kosher products since the Nazi government of Germany. Read more

CHRISTIAN INTERNET STORE 

CHRISTMAS AT OUR 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  

Chairman’s Report for December 1, 2010

THE GROUND ZERO MOSQUE

TAX DOLLARS FOR GROUND ZERO MOSQUE?  – Sharif el-Gamal, the erratic Muslim developer who is a key figure behind the Ground Zero mosque, now wants tax dollars for its construction. This is the same Sharif el-Gamal who has failed to pay taxes on the property and who was just evicted from his offices for failure to pay $39,000 in back rent. His side-kick in the scheme, Imam Feisal Rauf, just had an apartment building that he owns taken over by a court because of his failure to provide a safe environment for tenants. Both men have failed to pay property taxes when due in New York.

The request for tax dollars is rather odd because Sharif el-Gamal and Feisal Rauf have not as yet even formed the corporation that will own and operate the mosque. Apparently he has requested the funds, as the developer, from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC). In his letter he says the funds will be used to pay for construction as well as “Arabic language classes, a variety of consultation and referral services, a homeless veterans’ rehabilitation program, and a series of art exhibitions.” In his application he claims that the funds will not be used for the “prayer room.”

When the project was announced, the building was said to be a mosque for use by Muslims. The public was told that the funding would come solely from the “millions of Muslims” within the United States, with no foreign help. Within months it was discovered that Imam Rauf was raising funds in the Middle East for the construction of the Ground Zero mosque. The reason is obvious; there are not “millions of Muslims” in the United States. Most of those of Arab descent in the United States are Christians who escaped Islamic persecution.

You may recall that Rauf and el-Gamal first named the proposed building Cordoba House in remembrance of the domination of Spain by a Muslim Caliphate in the Middle Ages. When the obvious affront of using the term Cordoba became apparent to the public, considering the attacks of 9/11, the name was changed to Park 51. The media was told it was a mosque, yet by Islamic law a mosque can only be one story tall. This is a 13 to 15 story building that has several floors of dormitory rooms for young men, plus restaurants and swimming pools, and is more akin to an Islamic rabat that is built to assist in conquering the lands of infidels.

The funds requested by Sharif el-Gamal for the Ground Zero mosque would come from a special fund set up to assist in the reconstruction of lower Manhattan after the total destruction of numerous buildings in the Islamic jihad attack on the United States on 9/11.

Let’s make the context clear: Muslims are asking that tax money set aside for Lower Manhattan to recover from a Muslim terror attack be handed over to them. The LMDC has refused to comment or even disclose the names of any other organizations requesting funds. How is that for transparency in government?

As an aside, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his city government have made it clear that they will not assist in any way the reconstruction of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church which  was totally destroyed during the 9/11 jihad attack.

SHARIF EL-GAMAL IS NBC “PERSON OF THE YEAR” – In the last Chairman’s Report, I featured the marriage of the far left, the political elites, and Islam, illustrated by a party photo of Arianna Huffington, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Imam Feisal Rauf.  The so-called “mainstream media” is a part of this strange marriage trio; for example, NBC News just named Ground Zero mosque developer Sharif el-Gamal as their “Person of the Year.”

The announcement by NBC came the same week that it was learned that el-Gamal had requested tax dollars from a 9/11 reconstruction fund to help build the Ground Zero mosque. So far this year this NBC Person of the Year and his company, Soho Properties, has been sued by the Valley National Bank for $95,778 plus interest on a credit line on which he defaulted. His company had a $100,000 line of credit that El-Gamal personally guaranteed. He exercised the credit line, took the money and did not pay it back as required.

In addition El-Gamal’s company moved out of its headquarters in the middle of the night just as his landlord began eviction proceedings. According to the landlord, El-Gamal was delinquent to the tune of $39,000 in back rent.  As for the site of the mosque itself, El-Gamal failed to pay $270,000 in back taxes. He has now signed an agreement for a payment plan with the city, but if he can’t pay his rent where will the money come from to pay the taxes?

NBC’s “person of the year” has a long history of this kind of activity and of criminal behavior.  El-Gamal claims that he had problems in his “youth” but not after he became closer to Islam after the 9/11 jihad attack.  Yet, just five years ago in 2005 El-Gamal broke the nose and cheekbone of a renter who owed him money.  When he was arrested, El-Gamal denied he socked the renter, Mark Vassiliev, but later in court said, “[Vassiliev's] face could have run into my hand.” He has a long history of thuggery that includes seven arrests. Those arrests include DUI, disorderly conduct and soliciting a prostitute.

El-Gamal once sent out a message on Twitter that said, “When you beat up someone physically you get exercise & stress relief; when you assault him verbally on the web you just harm yourself.” That sums up Sharif el-Gamal, a typical Muslim thug.

PRESIDENCY

OBAMA, MUSLIMS AND THE HAJ – In November during a Muslim “holy” time President Obama had a message to those traveling for the “Haj,” or pilgrimage to Mecca. It is considered a sacred duty of every Muslim to travel there at least once. (Note: non-Muslims are not allowed inside the city limits of Mecca) President Obama said, “On behalf of the American people, we extend our best wishes during this Hajj season – Eid Mubarak and Hajj Mabrour.” 

The pilgrims of the Haj had a message for Obama as well: “God is the Greatest”, “Death to Israel” and “Death to America” were the among anti-Western, anti-Christian and anti-Semitic slogans chanted in unison as nearly 2 million Muslims gathered in the Desert of Arafat near Mecca awaiting their turn to go into the city.

There is a total disconnect from reality on the part of the political elite and their view of Islam. During the Bush Administration we heard the chant of “religion of peace” over and over again. Now we are told by the media and political elites that most Muslims want democracy. Haj pilgrims represent mainstream Islam and the message is clear, and it is not about democracy.

THE CONGRESS

TWO AGENDAS – Since the November 2^nd election, Congress returned to Washington for a week and then departed on a Thanksgiving recess. During the short time they were here, Nancy Pelosi was assured that she would remain the leader of the Democrats in the House despite a resounding defeat that saw 62 Democratic seats lost to the Republicans. Her reelection as the Democrat leader shows that her party will continue its social path regardless of defeats, and Senate Democrat leader Harry Reid confirms that.

During the short time Congress was in session Republican leaders announced they wanted to extend the current tax code to prevent a huge tax increase on January 1st for Americans, and also to eliminate congressional earmarks. Democrat leader Senator Harry Reid said his first priorities were to allow homosexuals to openly serve in the military and to pass the Dream Act to allow the children of illegal aliens to receive subsidized college educations. Reid also affirmed his desire to continue the spending path of the government.

Americans at the polls made it clear that their greatest concern was the huge and growing government debt. As of now, 40 cents out of every dollar the government spends is borrowed. This is all money that our children and grandchildren must somehow repay with interest.

CULTURE AND RELIGION

CAIR SUES TO FORCE SHARIA LAW – Almost 70% of Oklahoma voters approved the “Save Our State Constitution” Amendment which required that judges not consider non-US laws or sharia law in determining the outcome of cases before them. The Council for American – Islamic Relations (CAIR) immediately filed a lawsuit to stop the implementation of the law. If Muslims do not intend to overturn the Constitution of this nation and install Islamic law, why would they file such a suit? The answer is simple, and that is that most Muslims in the United States do not respect our laws and want to replace them with Islamic laws that all Americans would be forced to adhere to.

A BOY, A BIKE AND OUR FLAG – A convoy of motorcyclists followed Cody Alecia to school, all displaying flags after his victory over his school which had told him he could not display a U.S. flag on the back of his bike on the way to school. The Liberty Counsel had threatened legal intervention against the Denair Middle School in California (who would have guessed this could happen in California?) barred the U.S. flag because they felt it would insult Mexicans who had come to this nation to live. (No — I can’t explain this logic and neither can any other sane person.)

INTERNATIONAL

CATHOLIC CHURCH SPEAKS OUT – Since the beginning of the Second Gulf War the Church has been silent as persecution of Christians in Iraq escalated. Catholic Church officials believed that speaking out would only make the situation worse for Christians there. However, after the bombings of school buses in northern Iraq and the invasion of a Baghdad Church last month the Catholic Church is becoming more vocal. In November Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, the president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, promoted a Day of Solidarity with Iraqi Christians. On Sunday, November 19th all Catholic Churches were to include prayers for persecuted Iraqi Christians.

As the Catholic Church has become outspoken about the persecution of Christians in Islamic nations, Pope Benedict demanded that a Christian Pakistani mother of five, Asia Bibi, who had been sentenced to death for criticizing Mohammed, be released. The charges were falsely leveled against her because of a dispute with a Muslim woman over a drinking bowl. The European media also called for release of Asia Bibi, who had been jailed for more than 18 months on the false charge of blasphemy. As a result Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari pardoned her, but the blasphemy law stays on the books and still carries the death penalty.

(BREAKING NEWS: The Chief Justice of Lahore High Court, Khawaja Sharif, barred President Asif Ali Zardari from pardoning Asia Bibi. She is still sentenced to death on the accusation of blasphemy.)

American liberals point to the Pakistani Constitution guarantees of freedom of religion as proof that the Muslim nation is moderate; however, a separate article of the Constitution states that all laws must conform to Islamic sharia law.

Even if Asia Bibi is freed, she will not be safe. In my experience those who have been freed because of Western outrage over blasphemy laws are soon tracked down and murdered at the direction of imams.

AFGHANISTAN PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS - Since the United States first became involved in Afghanistan, numerous Christians have been charged and convicted of “apostasy” or “blasphemy” by the new “democratic” government we installed. The newest case is that of Sayed Mossa, a father of six, who only has one leg. He has suffered in an Afghan prison, often beaten for no reason, for some time. The Religious Freedom Coalition and other organizations have been working for several weeks with congressmen to obtain his release.

OUR MISSION TO IRAQI CHRISTIANS - For many years the Religious Freedom Coalition has partnered with a ministry located in Amman, Jordan to assist Iraqi Christian refugees. Those in need include refugees in Jordan and Syria, as well as internally displaced persons in Iraq. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Christians need help.

An aid organization in the United Kingdom agreed to ship a 40 foot sea-going container of food stuffs and seeds to our ministry partner in Jordan for distribution to Christian refugees in Jordan and Syria. The seeds are for planting on Christian owned farms in northern Iraq. The total value of the shipment is 323,896.00 British pounds, which comes to $514,282.00 in US dollars.  The UK group covered the shipping costs to the Jordanian port of Aqaba.  The Religious Freedom Coalition agreed to pay port costs including customs and brokerage fees as well as the shipment of the goods from Aqaba to Amman, Jordan. The Religious Freedom Coalition is also raising funds to assist in the distribution of the foods in Jordan and the seeds to Iraqi Christian farmers in northern Iraq.

All port and delivery fees have now been paid by the Religious Freedom Coalition; however, funds are still required to finish distribution.

William J. Murray, Chairman

Religious Freedom Coalition, 601 Pennsylvania Ave, NW  #900 , Washington, DC 20004 * (202) 742-8990