Report From Washington - September 7, 2012

ISRAEL FACT FINDING MISSION - A once in a lifetime mission led by William J. Murray, William Federer and Frank Gaffney, all three experts on Israel and Islamic affairs. Not a standard "tour," the mission includes visits to settlements and military bases plus evening panels. Read more
 

In this issue: The Democrats, God and Jerusalem / Booing God at the Democrat Convention / Obama's abortion celebration / Congressional support of jihadists / Rapes and forced conversions to Islam in Pakistan / Jordanian jihadists fighting in Syria / "No pattern" in Afghans killing Americans? / Spain has "no go" areas for female cops / Collective punishment for Christians in Egypt

THE PRESIDENCY
God and the Obama Democrats - President Obama's Democrats hashed out their Big Government platform and deliberately left out any mention of God or the importance of Jerusalem. However, they want Americans to pay for abortions and want gay marriages legalized in every state. After even the mainstream media bashed the platform, God and Jerusalem were placed back in -- but to boos from delegates on the floor of the Democrat convention. Read more

God lost all three votes - In the midst of the firestorm over God being removed from the platform Barack Obama made a call and ordered Him back in. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, serving as the convention chairman, was forced to call a two-thirds voice vote to reinsert the deleted language on Jerusalem and God. God and Jerusalem lost the first vote. Villaraigosa called for a second vote. God and Jerusalem lost again. Villaraigosa called for a third vote and there was still not a two-thirds majority in favor of God in the platform, so the chairman simply gaveled the vote through while many delegates booed and hissed. Watch the video here.

Obama's abortion celebration - Gary Bauer noted that "Another striking example of the Democrats' extremism is how their convention turned into a celebration of abortion. The leaders of Planned Parenthood and NARAL, along with Sandra Fluke, were given prime-time speaking slots. In his acceptance speech, Barack Obama equated abortion with 'health care choices.'" Bauer has prepared a PDF that exposes the overwhelming baby-killing agenda of Barack Obama. See it here
CONGRESS
Both Houses in recess - The House will reconvene on Monday, September 10th, with the first vote occurring after 6:30 PM. Although the media would like to portray any recess as a "vacation," that is far from the truth. Most congressmen work six days a week in their district offices, meeting with constituents. Each congressman has more than a quarter of a million people in his or her district, many of whom demand direct contact which they can't get when the congressman is in Washington, DC.  

Congress support of jihadists - Most in Congress, both Democrats and Republicans, support the overthrow of the secular government of Syria. A Syrian general said this: "Don't they understand that we are the last dam that is holding back the flood of Islamists in Europe? What blindness." Read more
RELIGION AND CULTURE
Anti-Catholic festival at Democrat convention - No price will be paid by the Democrats for allowing the most notoriously anti-Catholic organization in the nation, Catholics for Choice, to host a panel on religious liberty. Read more.
MORE FROM THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM COALITION New Chairman's Report -Now available, the August 24th, 2012 edition of William J. Murray's Chairman's' Report. In this issue:Religious Freedoms Coalition's newspaper ad exposing the radical anti-religious liberty agenda of Barack Obama has now appeared in over forty newspapers. Meanwhile the Mitt Romney campaign is not doing much to endear itself to the social conservative movement. And on the Hill, Republicans were attacking each other just before their convention. Find it here 

Constitution or Sharia DVD - This is the complete set of DVD's from the November 11, 2011 Constitution or Sharia conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The Constitution or Sharia: Preserving Freedom Conference was the first true national conference on Sharia and the Islamization of America sponsored by major freedom oriented organizations! It was not just another educational conference. How do deal with and stop implementation of Sharia law in the United states was outlined by speakers and in panels. Order today
INTERNATIONAL
PAKISTAN: More rapes and forced conversions - As many as 2,000 women and girls from various minority sects were forcibly converted to Islam through rape, torture and kidnappings, while 161 people were charged with blasphemy in 2011, according to a report by the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC). Read more
JORDAN: Jordanian Jihadists fighting in Syria - Jihadist fighters appear to have responded to the call of Jordanian Sheikh Abu Muhammed al-Tahawi for jihad in Syria. The Jordanian intelligence services say they have arrested extremist fighters trying to cross from Jordan into Syria. Read more
AFGHANISTAN: No pattern to "green on blue" killings - Lt. General James Terry said that in the killings of 45 Americans this year by Afghan police, to say that "we've found any one discernible pattern at this time would not be accurate." How about this one: All of the killers were Muslims our Army had trained and given guns to. Is that a pattern? Read more
SPAIN: "No go" area for female cops - It begins with the area around a mosque and as the number of mosques increases, so do the number of zones where female traffic cops are not allowed to go. And if female traffic cops can't safely traverse on those areas, ordinary women dressed in a non-Islamic approved style certainly cannot.. Read more
EGYPT: Punishing Christians for no crime - Raymond Ibrahim has written a well documented article on the the collective punishment of Egypt's Christians. If there is an argument between a Christian and a Muslim, hundreds of Muslims then descend on Christian homes for "collective punishment." Read more

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Report From Washington - June 29, 2012

ISRAEL FACT FINDING MISSION - A once in a lifetime mission led by William J. Murray, William Federer and Frank Gaffney, all three experts on Israel and Islamic affairs. Not a standard "tour," the mission includes visits to settlements and military bases plus evening panels. Read more

ObamaCare survives and thrives / My newest op-ed on ObamaCare / Congressmen object to Air Force attacks on religion / Prayer Caucus defends legislative prayers / Muslim graffiti at Ground Zero Memorial / Sudan steals more church property in Khartoum and destroys churches / 85% of Pakistanis view USA as enemy / British Muslims a threat to Olympics / Stay away from London!

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THE PRESIDENCY 

OBAMACARE SURVIVES AND THRIVES - To the shock and horror of conservatives and the Republican leaders, conservative Chief Justice John Roberts sided with liberals in support of ObamaCare. Even more surprising is that Roberts used a novel approach which gives the Congress the right to tax Americans for failure to purchase a product the government decides they should buy.

MY OP-ED ON THE THE OBAMACARE VICTORY - WND.com was the first news outlet to publish my editorial on the ObamaCare case. Rather than repeat criticisms of the Court decision done by others, I focused on the effect this will have on conservative election strategy, particularly in the light of the conservative Chief Justice handing Obama a victory. Read my editorial at WND.com.

CONGRESS 

CONGRESSMEN OBJECT TO AIR FORCE ATTACKS ON FAITH - Congressman Forbes joined Congresswoman Diane Black and Congressman Todd Akin in sending a letter signed by 66 Members of Congress urging Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to investigate a pattern of hostility towards faith in the United States Air Force. Over the last year, the Air Force has repeatedly capitulated to pressure from outside groups to remove religious symbols and references to faith from the service. According to Congressman Forbes, "When viewed individually, any of these actions is concerning. But taken together, they highlight an alarming pattern in the Air Force that we do not see in the other branches of the military. Those who sacrifice so much for our nation must be assured that they need not leave their faith at home when they volunteer to serve." The letter calls on Secretary Panetta to issue clear Department of Defense policy guidance, consistent with our Constitution, to preserve the place of religious expression in the military at large. Read letter to Panetta
PRAYER CAUCUS DEFENDS LEGISLATIVE PRAYERS- Thirteen Members of the House of Representatives joined an amicus curiae brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in support of legislative prayer. The Lakeland City Commission in Florida had a policy of inviting clergy to offer invocations at the beginning of its meetings. The Atheists of Florida sued, arguing that because most of the prayers were offered by Christian clergy, the prayers were "too sectarian" and thus violated the Establishment Clause. The brief submitted by the Members asserts that courts do not have the jurisdiction to delve into the inner workings of a deliberative body's meetings because of the constitutional separation of powers between the branches of government.

RELIGION AND CULTURE 

MUSLIM GRAFFITI AT WTC MEMORIAL - The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating after the words "Allah Wakbar" were found written on a granite seat at the Sept. 11 memorial. A custodian found the graffiti, written in pink and black marker, on a seat in the plaza and investigators believe someone wrote the words that same day. The area is not in the view of any security cameras which means the Muslims who defaced the Memorial knew where to do so.

MORE FROM THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM COALITION

NEW JUNE CHAIRMAN'S REPORT -Now available, the June 21st, 2012 edition of William J. Murray's Chairman's' Report. IN THIS ISSUE: Updated information on the advertising campaign to expose Barack Obama's war against religious freedom. Social conservatives must work to inform Mitt Romney what is expected of him before he wins in November / The message to Romney: "You must undo the damage done to religious freedom by Barack Obama!" More!
CONSTITUTION OR SHARIA CONFERENCE DVD - This is the complete set of DVD's from the November 11, 2011 Constitution or Sharia conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The Constitution or Sharia: Preserving Freedom Conference was the first true national conference on Sharia and the Islamization of America sponsored by major freedom oriented organizations! It was not just another educational conference. How do deal with and stop implementation of Sharia law in the United states was outlined by speakers and in panels. Order today 

INTERNATIONAL 

SUDAN: MORE CHURCHES DESTROYED - Authorities in Khartoum demolished two church buildings last week, days after confiscating three Catholic schools, sources told Compass. Officials from the Ministry of Planning and Housing of the local government authority on June 18 sent bulldozers that destroyed a church building belonging to the St. John Episcopal Church of Sudan, in the Haj Yousif area, an area source reported by email. A Catholic church building in the area was also demolished the same day. Read more
75% of PAKISTANIS HATE AMERICA - Three-in-four Pakistanis consider the United States an enemy country, a new survey conducted by the Washington-based Pew Global Attitudes Project indicates. The Pew survey, which was published on its website on Wednesday, said that last year 69 percent used to hate the US, but in 2012 the figure jumped to 74 percent. The survey also showed an exceptionally low regard for US President Barack Obama among Pakistanis. Read more
BRITISH MUSLIMS THREAT TO OLYMPICS - The BBC released inside information that a security official has suggested the Olympic Stadium would be the "most sensitive terrorist target in the world" with the event due to take place during Ramadan. Read more
LONDON OLYMPICS - Individuals should visit this year's Olympic games only if they have no regard at all for their safety. Jews in particular should stay away. London has never been a particularly safe city except in tourist areas, but now gangs of Muslim men roam the streets raping non-Muslim women and beating homosexuals and other infidels. Stay away!

 

 

 

 

Report From Washington - May 25, 2012

Shocker: Obama lost most Kentucky counties in Dem primary / Obama orders school to allow man in women's bathroom / Obama's attack on religious freedom / Congress, Obama, the defense bill and chaplains' rights / New lawsuits against Obama Care over religious issues / What is behind the contraceptive mandate? / French socialists celebrate a Muslim victory / More Pakistan "blasphemy " arrests / Christians murdered in Pakistan / Pakistan jails doctor who helped find bin Laden / Moderate Muslims toss bags of urine in church

THE PRESIDENCY 

OBAMA ELECTION SHOCKER - In the Kentucky Democratic primary, President Barack Obama lost a majority of the counties. In Harlan County, in the heart of coal country, Obama received just 26.2 percent of the vote. His opponent did not have a name; the majority of counties voted for "uncommitted." With help from the larger cites Obama did win the primary with 58 percent of the vote; however, this was the third state in a row in which he received less than 60 percent. In West Virginia a convicted felon still in jail received 42 percent of the vote against Obama. The president also received less than 60% in Arkansas. Does this matter? Read this. Obama's weakness comes from more than his attacks on the coal industry in these rural areas. His very public approval of sodomy is not welcome in America's heartland.

OBAMA: MEN MUST BE ALLOWED IN WOMEN'S RESTROOM - The Obama Department of Justice has ordered the University of Arkansas at Ft. Smith to allow a male student to use women's bathrooms on campus. Campus Reform reports that a male student who calls himself "Jennifer Braly," and is in the process of raising money to pay for his sex-reassignment surgery, filed a complaint with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice after the campus told him to use gender-neutral bathrooms rather than women's restrooms. Read more

NEW AD POINTS TO MORE OBAMA VIOLATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM - The Religious Freedom Coalition has a continuing advertising campaign designed to stop President Barack Obama's frequent attacks on religious freedom. This weekend, an ad listing even more of Obama's egregious insults to religious freedom was placed in the weekly edition of the New York Times which is distributed in Washington, DC and mailed to all 50 states. See ad

CONGRESS 

CONGRESS IN RECESS - The House and Senate are now in recess and will return May 31st. No votes will be taken on the 31st before 6:00 PM.

PROTECTING CHAPLAINS' RELIGIOUS FREEDOM - The Obama Administration announced its opposition to an amendment included in the House-passed version of the FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4310) that provides specific conscience and religious freedom protections for military chaplains and other service members. The repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in the military last year raised concerns that service members whose religious beliefs conflicted with homosexual behavior would face discrimination and disapproval. If he cannot force Christian chaplains to approve of homosexual behavior, Obama is willing to veto the entire military budget bill.

RELIGION AND CULTURE 

CHURCH LAWSUITS AGAINST CONTRACEPTIVE MANDATE - Forty-three organizations have filed religious freedom lawsuits opposing the HHS mandates. The University of Notre Dame, the Archdiocese of Washington, Catholic Charities of D.C., and the Saint Anne Home and Retirement Community are a few of the forty-three organizations that filed lawsuits this week opposing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate that will force scores of religious employers to provide health plans that cover services that violate their religious beliefs. THE REAL MANDATE ISSUE - The Obama mandate on contraceptive coverage in insurance is not about health care but the actual definition of religion. If the Obama Administration wins, religion will be defined as something that is only practiced inside a church on Sunday morning. Outside of the church building, according to Obama, there is no religious freedom. All religious organizations -- hospitals, soup kitchens, child care facilities, or whatever -- must abide by all government directives, even those that directly contradict the beliefs of the operators. The core purpose of the Obama mandates is to destroy all religious adherence outside of the church building itself.

MORE FROM THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM COALITION

ISRAEL FACT FINDING MISSION - A once in a lifetime mission led by William J. Murray, William Federer and Frank Gaffney, all three experts on Israel and Islamic affairs. Not a standard "tour," the mission includes visits to settlements and military bases plus evening panels. Read more

NEW MAY CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - Now available, the May 10th, 2012 edition of William J. Murray's Chairman's' Report. IN THIS ISSUE: Religious Freedom Coalition begins advertising campaign exposing Obama's war on religious freedom / Congressmen demand Secretary Clinton add Boko Haram to State Department terror list / Special on National Day of Prayer events on Capitol Hill / Report on the continued support of Christians in Syria by the Religious Freedom Coalition.

LEARN MORE ABOUT SHARIA LAW - One of the best locations on the Internet to learn about Islamic Sharia law and its effect on the West is www.shariafreeusa.org FACEBOOK FAN? Sharia Free USA now has a Facebook page with more than 1,500 followers. Join with us at Facebook today!

CONSTITUTION OR SHARIA CONFERENCE DVD - This is the complete set of DVD's from the November 11, 2011 Constitution or Sharia conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The Constitution or Sharia: Preserving Freedom Conference was the first true national conference on Sharia and the Islamization of America sponsored by major freedom oriented organizations! It was not just another educational conference. How do deal with and stop implementation of Sharia law in the United states was outlined by speakers and in panels. Order today

INTERNATIONAL 

FIND THE FRENCH FLAG - The Socialist Party won the night and the new President of France is Francois Hollande. The victors celebrated the night away waving flags of the Ivory Coast, Morocco, Egypt, and the EU. Some are political party flags and one says "vote left." Most of the flags are Palestinian, indicating antisemitism, and the crowd is jubilant. Can you find the only French flag in the photo? Large Photo Here

MORE "BLASPHEMY" ARRESTS IN PAKISTAN - Police in Pakistan arrested a Christian, Sajid Inayat, and charged him with "blasphemy" after he had an argument with some Muslims over a billiards game in Punjab Province's Sheikhupura district. This adds one more to the number of innocent Christians rotting in jail in Pakistan accused of "blasphemy." Also this week there are no charges expected to be filed in a home invasion in which five Christians, including children, had their throats slit in the middle of the night by Muslims.

MORE PAKISTAN - Dr. Shakil Afridi led Navy SEALS to bin Laden by setting up a fake vaccination program that allowed him to take DNA samples from the terrorist's children. He has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for treason. Again ... the man who helped catch the terror mastermind was sent to jail for treason against Pakistan. Meanwhile Pakistan is still refusing to allow supplies to reach our troops in Afghanistan. According to President Obama, this nation is an ally of the United States.

MODERATE MUSLIM INDONESIA - No arrests have been made since 600 Islamists hurled bags filled with urine and ditchwater at about 100 members of a church last week and threatened to kill its pastor. Police looked on as the mob attacked the Philadelphia Batak Christian Protestant Church worshiping on the street in Bekasi, near Jakarta in West Java Province, on Thursday (May 17), church attorney Saor Siagian told Compass by phone. Read more

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Report From Washington - February 17, 2012

ATTACK ON THE CAPITOL - My Friday on Capitol Hill was interrupted when I learned that a Muslim with what he thought was an explosive vest had been arrested on his way to the Capitol Building to blow himself up and "kill as many people as possible." MSNBC reported the man was Moroccan but never mentioned that he was a Muslim. The story never made it as a headline at CNN. The CNN site referred to him as "a man," and never used the words, 'Muslim' or 'terror'. On the other hand Fox News reported that the Moroccan Muslim was arrested after prayer at his mosque in Virginia but before reaching the Capitol Building. It is my guess is that if ABC, CBS or NBC mentions the story tonight that the Moroccan's prayers at the mosque will not be mentioned and no mention will be made of Islam or terror. CAIR will, I am sure, release a statement soon stating that the terrorist was "entrapped" by the FBI.

IN THIS ISSUE: Terror threat to Capitol Building / Obama, Religious Freedom and social justice / Senator Blunt speaks out on religious freedom / Congressional hearings on Obama Care and religious liberty / The Vagina Monologues at the church altar - yes, really / Colorado school choir sings "there is no other truth except Allah" / Interpol enforces Islamic blasphemy laws / Islamic coup in Maldives

THE PRESIDENCY 

OBAMA, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE - To Barack Obama religion and democracy are secondary to "social justice." What is social justice? Social justice is whatever a liberal wants to accomplish at any given moment. In the case of Obama Care, social justice is making sure every woman of child bearing age in the United States can have sex without the "burden" of children. During his 2008 campaign for the presidency, Obama actually said about his two daughters, "I don't want them punished with a baby." Faced with an absolute prohibition in the Constitution to government intervention in the affairs of the Church, Obama ordered churches to supply contraceptives and even the "morning after" abortion bill. In his mind, as in the minds of virtually all liberals, babies are a preventable disease. Liberals have a self-loathing of humanity. OBAMA'S ARAB SPRING - President Barack Obama has worked to push out secular leaders of several Muslim nations in favor of the Muslim Brotherhood. This is the result: Hazem Saleh Abu Ismail, Egypt's presidential candidate and a vocal supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, has said that there is no room for personal freedom in Islam. ""If you claim that Allah considers it your personal freedom, show me your reference? Nobody has ever said that - except for people have no understanding of Sharia," Ismail said. Read more

CONGRESS 

SENATOR SPEAKS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM - Sen. Roy Blunt, (R-MO), who heads the Values Action Team in the Senate, argued that the debate over forcing church organizations to furnish contraceptives is "not about cost" but rather about faith-based institutions' right to moral objection. "This is not a financial consideration - if you're opposed to something because it costs money, that's different from being opposed to it because you have a moral objection to it or a faith-based objection to it." Read more 
HEARINGS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM - the House held hearings on the HHS mandates that require religious organizations to furnish contraceptives, sterilization and the morning after pill to employees. Representatives of the Catholic Church, as well as various Protestant and Jewish groups, testified that the mandate was a danger to the very basic Constitutional guarantee of religious freedom. Read more

RELIGION AND CULTURE 

BLASPHEMY NIGHT AT CHURCH - St. George's Anglican Church in St. Catherine's, Ontario, a church apparently operated by a band of giggling pagan priestesses, staged The Vagina Monologues this week at the altar. The Vagina Monologues. a play which has been around since 1996, glorifies "sex workers" which is the liberal term for prostitutes, lesbians and people involved in various other forms of immorality. Read more. This is not isolated to Canadian churches. The promoters of this filth seek churches out for their performances in both Canada and the United States.
COLORADO SCHOOLS AND ISLAM - A Colorado high school student quit the school choir rather than sing an Islamic song containing the lyric "there is no other truth except Allah." James Harper, a senior at Grand Junction High School in Grand Junction, objected to singing "Zikr," which is in essence an Islamic confession of faith. Read more

MORE FROM THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM COALITION

NEW CHAIRMAN'S REPORT Now available, the Chairman's Report for February 16, 2012. IN THIS ISSUE: Obama's war on individual liberty / Obama Care and the march to central planning / Friedrich von Hayek on central planning / Contraceptive mandate and religious liberty / Air Force erases God from flight patch / Honor killings in Canada / Dubai police chief no longer trusts America / Meet Obama's man in Egypt  
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INTERNATIONAL 

INTERPOL ENFORCING SHARIA LAW - this is a staggering and scary story. Apparently the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) caused the arrest of Saudi newspaper columnist Hamza Kashgari in Malaysia. His reported crime, committing blasphemy in Saudi Arabia. He was deported back to the Saudi kingdom to almost certain death. A Malaysian police spokesman verified that: "This arrest was part of an Interpol operation which the Malaysian police were a part of. He will be put to death for the following tweet: "I have loved things about you and I have hated things about you. There is a lot I don't understand about you - I will not pray for you." President Obama has granted Interpol permission to operate in the United States with immunity, although they do not have arrest authority as yet.
ISLAMIST COUP IN MALDIVES - Male, Maldives is a destination for wealthy tourists. Resorts line the shores of the Island. However, last week hard-line Islamists helped in overthrowing the democratically elected government. In a coup this week President Mohamed Nasheed was ousted as his political adversaries claimed he was trying to undermine their faith.

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Report From Washington - February 10, 2012

Can the Church back down Obama? / Santorum's big win / Lawmakers try to counter Obama's attack on religious liberty / Air Force kicks God off logo / Religious Freedom Act needs Senate support / CPAC explained - Why I don't attend / MovieGuide.org a must for Christian families / Turkey converts another church to a mosque / A French politician tells the truth / Mafia move over here comes the Ikwan

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THE PRESIDENCY 

CAN CHURCH BACK DOWN OBAMA? - The political backlash against President Obama's plan to force religious organizations to supply health care policies that include contraception, sterilization and the "morning after" pill has been immense. Make no mistake what all of this is about: Liberals love whales and hate babies. At the heart of liberalism is the belief that the planet is more important than the people on it and to protect the empty plains, bare mountains and desolate desserts the population must be reduced. This ideology is so intrenched in the hard-left that Obama was willing to risk the loss of the Catholic vote to reduce the number of live births in the United States. With Catholics and Bible believing Evangelicals against his people hating philosophy he may be forced to back down. Update: Obama has offered a "compromise" that is a total joke and slap in the face of those who believe in religious freedom.

SANTORUM'S BIG WIN -Let me make it clear that I have never personally supported Mitt Romney or Newt Gingrich for the GOP nomination. During the GOP primary process I have watched with alarm as evangelical voters moved from one candidate to the other in search of "someone who can win" rather that looking at the core beliefs of the candidate. While the Religious Freedom Coalition cannot endorse a candidate I can personally say that I endorsed Rick Santorum before the Iowa caucus because of what he stands for and the life he has lived. Santorum's victory over Romney and Gingrich in three states on Tuesday sent a message to the GOP establishment that real values do matter.

CONGRESS 

LAWMAKERS COUNTER OBAMA MANDATE - Members of the House and Senate are tirelessly working to overturn the Obama mandate to force church based organizations such as hospitals to provide the "morning after" pill to employees. A bipartisan group of Senators filed an amendment to the federal highway re-authorization bill that would have protected religious employers; however, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid blocked the amendment. The language was identical to the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act, previously introduced in the House. The HHS mandate tramples on the American legacy of religious freedom. Members of the House Prayer Caucus continue engaging in efforts to overturn it.
AIR FORCE KICKS GOD OFF PATCH - The Air Force removed a Latin reference to "God" from the motto of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) after receiving complaints from the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers (MAAF). Thirty-five Members of Congress joined Congressman Randy Forbes (R-VA) in sending a letter to the Air Force expressing concern over the decision. The RCO patch, previously displayed the Latin motto that translated into "Doing God's Work with Other People's Money"; however, the Air Force altered it to now read "Doing Miracles with Other People's Money." Especially troubling about the move is the Air Force's implication that the very presence of the word "God" on a military patch-regardless of its context or intent-is somehow unconstitutional.

SUPPORT S-1245 - Senator Roy Blunt has recently introduced the Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2011 (S-1245) to give Secretary of State the authority to name a Special Envoy to promote the religious freedom of religious minorities in the Near East and Central Asia. The Special Envoy would be an expert in human rights and religious freedom issues and would have the rank of Ambassador. In light of the continued attacks on Christians in Islamic areas of the world it is important to move this legislation forward. Please contact your Senator requesting support of S-1245.

RELIGION AND CULTURE 

CPAC EXPLAINED - I am presently in California and not at CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference. CPAC gets a lot of hype from the press but its core has so deteriorated that it is now ignored by most social conservatives. It is basically a libertarian event devoid of family values, an event for college age Ron Paul supporters to party at. For many years I was one of the sponsors of CPAC. That ended several years ago when homosexual groups were invited to participate and any mention of radical Islam was banned. The only Washington conference I now participate in is the Value Voters Summit.

MOVIE GUIDE - As mentioned above I am presently in California working on various projects including a possible documentary movie based on my first book, My Life Without God which is being re-released on the 50 anniversary of prayer being removed from public schools. While here I will support and attend the MovieGuide.org gala held tonight. MovieGuide.org is a Christian organization that is changing the way Hollywood does business. It is my firm opinion that Christians should not go to a movie without first consulting MovieGuide.org.

MORE FROM THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM COALITION

NEW CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - Now available, the Chairman's Report for January 27, 2012. IN THIS ISSUE: Obama's continued war on religious freedom / Court defeat for Obama on EEOC attack on churches / HAMAS cheered by Obama support of Arab Spring / Rick Santorum defends faith and family / Former congressman jailed over Sudan contacts / Egypt's richest man faces blasphemy charge / Muslim Brotherhood owns Egypt / The Arab Spring turns to an Islamic fall / Boko Haram kills hundreds more in Nigeria / New York Times says Boko Haram "not a problem" / More from Religious Freedom Coalition

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INTERNATIONAL 

TURKEY CONVERTS CHURCH TO MOSQUE - When the Ottoman Empire fell and the modern Turkish state was established it was secular and religious political parties were banned. The military was given the constitutional responsibility to guard Turkey as a secular state and as a result it was an ally of Israel. A religious party, one associated with the Muslim Brotherhood, has come to power and the Turkish military has been purged of secularists. Some generals have been arrested and Turkey is no longer a friend of Israel. Persecution of Christians has increased and ancient churches are being converted to mosques. Even the New York Times, a Muslim Brotherhood lover, has taken notice. Read more

A FRENCHMAN TELLS THE TRUTH - French Interior Minister Claude Guéant said this week that he stood by remarks that not all civilizations are equal, as critics denounced his comments as dangerous and xenophobic. "Contrary to what the left's relativist ideology says, for us all civilizations are not of equal value," Guéant said. "Those which defend liberty, equality and fraternity, seem to us superior to those which accept tyranny, the subservience of women, social and ethnic hatred," he said referring to Islam. Read more

MOVE OVER MAFIA THE BROTHERHOOD IS ARRIVING - The southern Italian island of Sicily is about to become the proud new owner of a multimillion euro mega-mosque. The mosque, to be built in the medieval town of Salemi in southwestern Sicily, is being paid for by the oil-rich Persian Gulf Emirate of Qatar. Supporters of the mosque hope it will become a reference point for Muslims in Sicily as well as the rest of Italy. Read more

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