Washington Report - November 15th, 2013

Editor: William J. Murray

In this issue: Obama's rebels target Christian schools / Obama forced to designate Boko Haram as terror group / A great loss by a great friend / Startling testimony at hearing held by Chris Smith / Air Force says "no" to God in oath / Syria: Oops -- Wrong guy beheaded / Nigeria: Tens of thousands of Christians made refugees by Boko Haram / Pakistan: Christian civil rights leader survives attempted assassination --again!

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The Presidency
Obama's rebels target Christian schools, kill 14 kids - During the last seven days mortars supplied to Obama's Syrian rebels by the CIA have been used to target Christian schools in Damascus. So far,14 children have been killed in these attacks, with many more permanently injured. Read more
Obama forced to designate Boko Haram as terror group - Faced with very embarrassing testimony at a Congressional hearing held by Congressman Chris Smith, the State Department finally designated the Boko Haram as a terrorist group. It will now be illegal for mosques in the United States to raise and send funds to this Islamic terrorist organization. Read more
Congress
A great loss by a great friend - Senator James Inhofe, a great friend of the Religious Freedom Coalition, lost his son Perry in an aircraft accident this week. Senator Inhofe has held a pilot's license for more than 50 years. His son was an orthopedic surgeon in Tulsa, and his death is a loss to the community. Read more
Startling testimony at Chris Smith held hearing - Congressman Chris Smith's subcommittee on terrorism held a hearing about the Boko Haram threat on November 11th. Striking first hand testimony came from one of Boko Haram's victims, Habila Adamu of Yobe state. Adamu said he was challenged to renounce his Christian faith, but when he refused to do so, he was shot in the head and left for dead. He was the only adult male Christian survivor of that attack. Read more
Religion and Culture
Air Force says "no" to God in oath - The Air Force Academy, probably under orders from Barack Obama, has changed the oath of allegiance to the United States to remove references to God. Congressman Sam Johnson, who was a POW during the Vietnam War, has become personally outraged by the action and has introduced legislation to change the policy. Read more
International
Syria: Opps, Wrong guy beheaded - Islam is a religion of death. The very tenets of Islam promote murder, rape and theft. It is then no surprise that the ruthless killers of the Islamic terrorist group Islamic State Of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) beheaded a Muslim named Mohammed Fares and stuck his head on a stick and posted the horrific incident on YouTube. Other Obama supported terrorists who happened to be watching beheadings on YouTube for fun recognized him as one of their own. Read more
Nigeria: Tens of thousands of Christians made refugees by Boko Haram - Islamic extremist Boko Haram insurgents have driven thousands of Christians from areas of Borno state, and some of those remaining are unable to hold worship services, church leaders said. Boko Haram attacks that killed at least 150 members of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (Ekklesiyar Yan'uwa a Nigeria, or EYN) in the past 10 months have caused 8,000 Christians to flee. Read More
Pakistan: Christian civil rights leader survives attempted assassination --again - One of Pakistan's leading Christian lawyers confirmed Monday, November 11, that he has survived another apparent assassination attempt by suspected Islamic militants. "I am being targeted by extremists who want me to end my legal support to victims in blasphemy cases," said Sardar Musthtag Gill. Read more
More from the Religious Freedom Coalition
New Chairman's Report - Now available, the November 8th edition of the Chairman's Report for the Religious Freedom Coalition. In this issue William J. Murray discusses the feral youth who congregate mostly in the coastal cities of the United States / A full report on the vandalism of the Ten Commandments monument on Capitol Hill is discussed. Chairman William Murray spoke at the re-dedication of the Ten Commandments. Read it here

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