Washington Report- July 26th, 2013

Editor: William J. Murray

Join me in a fact finding mission to Israel - Space now limited! - 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: Obama's Ramadan / Al Gore's gateway to Islamist propaganda / Congressman warns of new "global caliphate" / Religious freedom becoming a "second tier right"? / No funds for atheist "chaplain" / No tax dollars for jihadists / Immigrant wins battle to keep Jesus statue up / Air Force chaplain under attack / Congressman speaks out against arming Syrian "rebels" / Syrian "rebels" attack convoy of unarmed Christians / Young girl flees forced Muslim marriage

The Presidency
Obama's Ramadan - At the beginning of Ramadan, President Barack Obama stated, "I wish Muslims across America and around the world a month blessed with the joys of family, peace and understanding. Ramadan Kareem." So far into the "holy" Muslim month of Ramadan, there have been 178 terror attacks including 18 suicide bombings. In these attacks 836 people died and 1646 have been wounded. Read more
Former VP Al Gore's gateway to Islamist propaganda - Al-Jazeera is supportive of both the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas, as the article below describes. And with plenty of money, the organization is buying up a lot of talent, many with Irish and German sounding names, to disguise the fact that it is an outlet for radical Islam. "Liberal" Al Gore took tens of millions from Former Qatari emir Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and from the Qatari government in return for handing over his cable network. Read more
Congress
Congressman warns of new "global caliphate" - Speaking for almost an hour, Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) warned that we are witnessing "the rise of a new Ottoman Empire in the Middle East, which, unfortunately, the Obama Administration has helped jump-start." Read more
Congressman: Religious freedom becoming a "second tier" right- Congressman Randy Forbes (R-VA) believes that religious freedom is becoming a "second tier" right in the United States. He stated, "When the government says, 'You can believe whatever you want, but you will be penalized if you exercise those beliefs,' we have entered dangerous territory." Read more
Congressman says no funds for atheist "chaplain" - Congressman John Fleming (R-LA) is working to create an amendment to the defense budget bill that will prevent any atheist or humanist chaplains in the military. According to Fleming: "When it comes to the idea of an atheist chaplain, which is an oxymoron - it's self-contradictory - what you're really doing is now saying that we're going to replace true chaplains with non-chaplain chaplains.Read more
No tax dollars for jihadists - The Religious Freedom Coalition has begun an online petition asking congressmen to speak out against any funding, military or otherwise, to jihadists anywhere in the world. The petition comes at a time the Obama Administration is furnishing help from the CIA, as well as cash and "humanitarian" aid, to jihadists fighting the secular government of Syria. Provide your name and zip code, and a copy of the petition will be faxed to your congressman free of charge. See petition here.
Religion and Culture
Immigrant wins battle to keep Jesus statue up - Tuan Pham, a Vietnamese refugee who moved to the United States in 1980, has won a legal victory against the city of St. Paul, Minnesota over a statue of Jesus he had erected on his property. The city of St. Paul had ordered him to take it down. Read more
Air Force Chaplain under attack - The atheist group in the military called "Religious Freedom Foundation," which is headed by Mikey Weinstein, is once again in the news. This time, Weinstein is seeking punishment for Lt. Col. Kenneth Reyes, a Christian chaplain based in Alaska. What's Reyes' crime? He wrote a "Chaplain's Corner" column that was titled: "No Atheists In Foxholes: Chaplains Gave All In World War II." Read more
International
Syria: Congressman speaks out against arming "rebels" - Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) is speaking out against the shipment of arms to Obama's so-called Syrian "rebels," who are actually Islamic terrorist killers who recently attacked a convoy of Christians in Aleppo. Read more
Syria: Obama "rebels" attack convoy of unarmed Christians - The Obama/McCain backed Syrian terrorists this week attacked a convoy of trucks and buses in northern Syria. The convoy was a group of Syrian-Armenian Christians civilians who travel together for safety. Read more
Yemen : Young girl flees forced Muslim marriage - Nada Al-Ahdal, an 11-year-old Yemeni girl, recently fled her parents' home in order to avoid being married off against her will. Recounting her story in an impromptu video recorded in a car, she said that she would rather die than enter a marriage at her age. Read more
India: Hindus join Muslims in persecuting Christians - India's Madhya Pradesh state has passed legislation that would send those who convert to Christianity, along with their religious leaders, to prison for failing to obtain permission from authorities at least one month prior to conversion. Read more
More from the Religious Freedom Coalition
New Chairman's Report - Now available, the July 25th, 2013 edition of the Chairman's Report for the Religious Freedom Coalition. This edition includes: - First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people / Stealing organs from Falun Gong prisoners in China / RFC chairman William J. Murray's address to crowd on Capitol Hill on July 18th / More RFC newspaper ads exposing the evils of Saudi Arabia / Some congressmen still stand for truth and freedom. Read it here
My Life Without God - William J. Murray's first book, My Life Without God, is now back in print, as 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of his atheist mother's lawsuit to remove prayer from the schools. Murray writes of his life in the dysfunctional home of infamous atheist/Marxist leader Madalyn Murray O'Hair. Learn more
Christian Bookstore and more - books, CD's, DVD's, cards and much more available at the Religious Freedom Coalition Internet Store. Please visit today!

Report From Washington - January 25, 2013

Editor: William J. Murray

In this issue: Hillary: What difference does it make why they died? / Obama seeks "Peace in our time" / Obama supports death on Roe v. Wade anniversary / Senators support Right to Life March / House Majority Leader supports Right to Life March / More Arab Spring attacks / Syrian refugee girls taken for Islamic "pleasure marriages" / Arming the enemies of freedom / The Jewish terrorist
The Presidency
Hillary: What difference does it make why they died? - In one of the most bizarre testimonies before Congress that I have ever seen, the U.S. Secretary of State said about the murder of one of her Ambassadors, "What difference at this point does it make?" It might make a difference to a Coptic Christian whose trailer for a bad movie was blamed by the leader of the free world for a series of Al Qaeda attacks against American diplomatic facilities and who was sent to prison on the orders of members of the administration. Read more
Obama: "Peace in our time" - Apparently no one in the entire White House has ever studied any 20th century history at all. (If they had, there would be some realization that Communism failed). Beyond that, Obama used the term "Peace in our time" in his Inaugural Address. This phrase was first used by Prime Minister Neville Chamberland upon signing an agreement with Hitler in 1938, giving part of another nation to the Nazi's in return for "peace." What a gaff - or was it? Read more
Obama supports death on Roe anniversary - President Obama's statement on the 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade speaks for itself. He talks of a woman's right to make "decisions" about her own body ... but it is not the woman's body that is destroyed by an abortion; it is her baby's body.
Congress
Senators support Right to Life March - Pro-life Senators sent out tweets to mark the 40th anniversary of the infamous Roe v. Wade decision. This Supreme Court ruling legalized abortion on demand as a "privacy" issue. The decision has resulted in the killing of an estimated 50 million unborn babies since then. Only Mao Tse Tung has killed more human beings - an estimated 60 million. Read more
Republican Leader supports Right to Life March - Majority Leader Eric Cantor honored pro-lifers for their commitment to the right to life of every unborn child during a floor speech this week. In contrast, President Barack Hussein Obama, who is the best friend Planned Parenthood can buy, issued a proclamation celebrating the Roe v. Wade ruling as a victory for women, the "freedom to choose" and the right to privacy. Read more
Religion and Culture
Right to Life March - Hundreds of thousands of people descended on Washington, DC today to morn the loss of 55 million American babies who have been murdered since the Roe v. Wade decision which allows the termination of a pregnancy up to the moment a woman goes into labor. Most of the establishment news services will not report, or will under report, the significance of the size of the demonstration.
Christian Bookstore and more - books, CD's, DVD's, cards and much more available at the Religious Freedom Coalition Internet Store. Please visit today!
International
EGYPT: More Arab Spring attacks - A thousand Muslims attacked the predominantly Christian village of el-Marashda (province of Quena, Upper Egypt). Incited by outside religious authorities, extremists burned down homes and shops and tried to demolish the local church. Read more
JORDAN: Syrian refugee girls taken for Islamic "pleasure marriages" - Syrian female refugees aged 14 and 15 who fled their country to Jordan and Iraq are being forced into "pleasure marriages. "Apart from being a cover for legalized prostitution (the marriage can last for as little as 30 minutes), Nikah al-Mut'ah (temporary marriage) deprives the "wife" of many rights. Read more
Arming the enemies of freedom - French cannon makers sold the Ottoman Empire the weapons which were used to conquer Constantinople in 1453. This week the United States began shipments of 20 new advanced F-16s and 100 modern Abrams tanks to Egypt. Soon Turkey will receive the newest American fighter, the F-35. My latest column at WND, and a video I have produced, explore the results of the the West arming the enemies of freedom. Read more
The Jewish Terrorist - In March, 2008 during the Jewish holiday of Purim a bomb exploded in the home of the Ortiz family in Ariel, Samara. The Ortiz family are dear friends of mine and I have stayed at their apartment numerous times. Only their youngest teenage son was home home at the time the bomb exploded, and he was just one foot from the bomb. He was severely injured and spent over a year in hospitals and had dozens of operations. Because his father David Ortiz took the Gospel to Arabs in the area, it was assumed that the attack came from them, but it did not. An American-born Jew who had become an extremist set off the bomb. He had also killed Palestinians and bombed a church. The strange case ended this week with his conviction for murder and attempted murder. The Israeli media coined the phrase "the Jewish terrorist" to describe him. Read more Note: The Religious Freedom Coalition raised funds for the Ortiz family to rebuild their lives.
More from the Religious Freedom Coalition New Chairman's Report - Now available, the January 18th, 2013 edition of the Religious Freedom Coalition Chairman's Report. In the current issue: William J. Murray writes on hot tub multiculturalism / Obama's gay inauguration - no evangelicals allowed / Obama sends tanks to the Muslim Brotherhood / More social conservatives in Congress, including two new Senators / Planned Parenthood got $542 million of your tax dollars last year / Al Gore and Rupert Murdoch make big bucks on Jew hating TV networks
My Life Without God - William J. Murray's first book, My Life Without God is now back in print as the 30th anniversary of his atheist mother's lawsuit to remove prayer form the schools approaches. Murray writes of his life in the dysfunctional home of infamous atheist/Marxist leader Madalyn Murray O'Hair. Learn more
Christian Bookstore and more - books, CD's, DVD's, cards and much more available at the Religious Freedom Coalition Internet Store. Please visit today!

Report From Washington - November 9, 2012

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In this issue: Another establishment one-note GOP candidate for President lost / What next for our "democracy"? / What happened in the House and Senate / Nancy Pelosi and the Islamists / Gay foreplay and the Maine middle school / Arab Lawyers Union honors a mass murderer with an award / More Muslims than Catholics in France? / Increase in Saudi child brides / More Christians die at the hands of Muslims this week
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The Presidency 
The one-eyed dog lost again- Over the past three years I have heard the establishment GOP types on Capitol Hill say over and over again that a "one-eyed dog" could beat Obama. I heard this same thing back in 1995 and 1996 about getting rid of Bill Clinton. So confident was the establishment both times that they put up the proverbial establishment one-note candidate. Same song, same ending. For a challenger to overcome an incumbent, there must be real contrast. What was the contrast between Romney Care and Obama Care? Romney would not talk about social issues where the real contrast between parties is. The GOP establishment and Mitt Romney failed to understand that the nation is past the tipping point, that the majority of voters want the government to hand out money. Standing firm on social issues would have made the difference!
What next for America? - In 1797 a Scottish history professor, Dr. Alexander Tyler said: "A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the people discover they can vote themselves largess out of the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that democracy always collapses over a loose fiscal policy--to be followed by a dictatorship."
Congress
The elections: So far the Republicans have lost seven House seats and three Senate seats in an election the establishment said it could not lose. More seats may be lost to recounts. Pro-life Senate candidates Todd Akin in Missouri and Richard Mourdock in Indiana were defeated by critical comments from "friends" such as George W. Bush confidante Karl Rove. Government Is Not God- PAC, of which I am also chairman, backed numerous candidates and won several races. See how my PAC did here.
Nancy Pelosi and the Islamists - During the election process, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi turned to radical Islamists to raise funds. She actually attended and spoke at a fund raiser attended by about 20 members of a Syrian dissident group and by 10 officials representing the Muslim Brotherhood as well as Hamas front groups. Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) Executive Director Nihad Awad was of course present. Read more
Congress is still adjourned  - Congress is adjourned and will return on November 13 - Note: Committee chairmen can and do hold hearings during recess periods.
Religion and Culture
Gay foreplay for middle School - A school district in Maine is apologizing after middle school students learned about homosexual foreplay during what was supposed to be a "Diversity Day" presentation. "I don't want my child taught heterosexual foreplay, let alone homosexual foreplay," outraged parent Kristy Howard told Fox News. Read more
International
Middle East: Lawyers honor murderer - The Arab Lawyers Union has awarded its highest decoration to the Palestinian woman who carried out the 2003 suicide bombing at Maxim's Restaurant in Haifa, which killed 21 and wounded 51. Read more
Tunisia: Moderate Muslims and the burning embassy - A September attack on the U.S. Embassy in Tunis left four dead, 49 injured, several buildings looted and burned out, and the black Salafi flag flying above the embassy grounds. This is the nation controlled by "moderate Muslims." Daniel Pipes exposes the myth of the "moderate Muslims." Read more
France: More Muslims than Catholics? - A survey states that 4.5% (or 1.9 million) of the French population consists of practicing Catholics. By way of comparison, 75% (or 4.5 million), of the estimated six million mostly ethnic North African and sub-Saharan Muslims in France, identify themselves as "believers," and 41% (or 2.5 million) say they are "practicing" Muslims. Simply stated there are more practicing Muslims in France than practicing Catholics. Read more
Saudi Arabia: More child brides sold into virtual slavery - An alarming rise in the number of child brides in Saudi Arabia has been reported. According to Al Roumi, a social services academic at Imam Mohammad Bin Saudi Islamic University, there have been 5,622 marriages in which the bride is under the age of 14 in the country. The report did not state if this was the number among all current marriages or if it was just the number sold into virtual slavery by their parents in 2011.
Nigeria, Pakistan, Egypt, etc. - Normally in this section I report on a few of the gruesome murders of Christians each week by Muslims. There were so many this week and they are so horrifying I just could not bring myself to write about them.
More From the Religious Freedom Coalition
New Chairman's Report - Now available, the October 25th, 2012 edition of William J. Murray's Chairman's' Report. This issue contains details on Obama's refusal to award Purple Hearts to those lost at Fort Hood in the jihad attack of November 5th, 2009. New material on Obama's support of the Islamic war on women and his appointment of a Hezbollah supporter to a Human Rights conference. See 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 to deal with and stop implementation of Sharia law in the United states was outlined by speakers and in panels. Order today
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Report From Washington - October 5, 2012

$400 OFF PER COUPLE ON ISRAEL FACT FINDING TOUR - 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. Limited time for $400 discount!Read more

In this issue: Obama's HAMAS man / Obama says don't "slander" Islam / PAC attacks Obama as "Apologizer-in-Chief / Lying to be reelected / Congress adjourns today / Congress, Al-Qaeda and forest fires / Calling a terrorist a savage is "uncivilized" / Janet Jackson converts to Islam to marry billionaire / Jordanian King dissolves parliament in face of Muslim Brotherhood unrest / More Christian students killed in Nigeria / Genocide of minorities in Pakistan / Egyptians told to kill Christians where you can find them

The Presidency 

Obama's HAMAS man - The Obama Administration has numerous members of the Muslim Brotherhood working in various posts. Several have been placed in key positions in the State Department and Department of Defense. This past week Salam al-Marayati, the founder of the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), was chosen to represent the United States government at the OSCE in Warsaw. In the past he has claimed Israel had a role in the 9-11 attacks. Read more

Obama: Don't slander Islam - Diana West in an op-ed for Townhall looked deeper into Obama's comment at the United Nations criticizing those who "slander" Islam. That "slander" includes any statement that reflects badly on Islam, including reporting terrorists attacks on Christians, Buddhists and Hindus by Muslims. Read more

Lying to be reelected - I don't normally report on economic issues in this update, but I was so struck by the manipulation of the jobs numbers this morning that I have to comment. According to the Obama Administration over 800,000 people entered the job market and only 114,000 found jobs but the unemployment rate dropped from 8.1.% to 7.8% How can five times as many people enter the job market than there are jobs created -- and the unemployment rate goes down? The numbers simply don't work.
PAC ads say Obama favors Islam - Government Is Not God-PAC is now running ads exposing the various ways Barack Obama has displayed either weakness or favoritism toward the Islamic agenda. The PAC ads refer to Obama as Apologizer-in-Chief. See ads here

Congress 

Congress adjourns for election - On the House side there will be no votes after 3:00 PM today and the Congress will not return until after the November 6th election. On the Senate side, nothing much ever happens anyway under the leadership of Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) The Senate has not even passed a budget in over three years, instead financing the government with annual "omnibus" bills.

Congress and the forest fires - For several years I have heard rumors on Capitol Hill that congressmen were being secretly briefed on "wild fires" being started in the United States by radical Muslims associated with groups such as Al-Qaeda. As a result, the Russian secret service blaming Al-Qaeda for fires this summer in Europe is no surprise. Read more

Religion and Culture  

Calling a terrorist a savage is "uncivilized" - Muslim terrorists killed more than thirty Christian students in Nigeria this past week but the murders received little notice in the Western media, which was busy condemning a Youtube clip that tells the truth about Islam. A Wall Street Journal writer noted the media condemnation of ads that Pamela Geller had placed in the New York subway calling terrorists savages, and the writer made this observation: "Call a Terrorist a 'Savage'? How Uncivilized"

Janet Jackson converts to Islam - Janet Jackson plans to marry Muslim billionaire Wissam Al Mana in Doha, Qatar next year in a Muslim ceremony. Turkish author, Adnan Oktar (aka Harun Yahya), has told the media that 46-year-old Janet Jackson has converted to Islam. (Her brother Michael Jackson also converted to Islam). Questions: What happens to all the lewd music videos she starred in? Does she wear a burka to dance in the future?

More From the Religious Freedom Coalition

New Chairman's Report -Now available, the October 4th, 2012 edition of William J. Murray's Chairman's' Report. This issue contains key information on the Islamic attacks on US Embassy and Barack Obama response of weakness and apology. Also covered is the Obama ordered arrest of a anti-Islamic movie producer to appease radical Muslims. See 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 to deal with and stop implementation of Sharia law in the United states was outlined by speakers and in panels. Order today

International 

JORDAN: King dissolves Parliament - King Abdullah II dissolved parliament and called early elections on Thursday, ahead of a major public demonstration planned by Islamists. The Muslim Brotherhood went ahead with its planned rally in central Amman today, with an estimated 50,000 supporters. The King appoints over half of the parliament now. The Muslim Brotherhood is demanding that all seats be filled by popular vote -- which would put them in power, as they are in Egypt. Christians, who now hold many seats in the government, would probably be excluded from a Muslim Brotherhood government. Donate now to help Christians in Jordan.
NIGERIA: Even MORE Christian students killed - No fewer than 40 students of the Adamawa State University in Mubi were killed by Muslim terrorists this past week -- 24 were shot and 16 had their throats cut. (This is a separate incident from the more than 30 individual shootings and killings of Christian students in Northern Nigeria over the past week). The Boko Haram sometimes kill Muslim students as well, because they are receiving a "Western education." So many Christians are murdered in Nigeria by Muslims each week that it is very difficult to differentiate the various news stories in African and Asian newspapers. The murders for the most part go unreported in the United States, as Muslims might be offended if it is noted that the killers were Muslims.
PAKISTAN: Put this nation on genocide list - There are calls to put Pakistan on a Genocide Watch list, amid mounting persecution of its religious minorities, says a lengthy report worth the read. Read more
EGYPT: Kill Christians where you can find them - The nation's jihad organizations dropped leaflets calling on Muslims to kill Christians wherever they found them. Islamists in the Constituent Assembly demanded that the Coptic Church's funds be placed under state financial control. Read more

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Report From Washington - February 3, 2012

Obama exposes Israeli military plans, then says Jesus wants people to pay more taxes / Obama's continued attacks on the Catholic Church / Senator informs Obama that he is is not Jesus / Two Prayer Caucus backed bills pass House / Senator Rubio wants religious exemptions from Obama Care / Cherry picking the Bible / Occupy movement burns American flag and then goes anti-semitic / Dubai police chief says USA can't be trusted and has actually helped Iran / Media may have discovered persecuted Christians / A real success against Islamic terror

READ MY NEW ARTICLE AT WND.COM - I have a new article at WND.COM about the election misbehavior of evangelical Christians. The article explains why evangelicals tend to jump on political bandwagons regardless of the beliefs or behavior of the candidates. Read it here!
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THE PRESIDENCY 

OBAMA OUTS ISRAEL - The Obama Administration has warned an enemy, Iran, that one of our allies, Israel, is about to attack its nuclear sites. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta informed the media this week that Israel was planning an attack on Iran within a few months. Iran now knows when to heighten its defenses and how to prepare a retaliation against the Jewish state.

OBAMA SAYS JESUS WANTS TAX HIKES - I have not attended the National Prayer Breakfast for many years because it has become a political mockery rather than a gathering of the faithful to pray. As if to prove my point, President Barack Obama used this week's National Prayer Breakfast to push his tax increases, saying that as a Christian he knows that Jesus would want the rich to pay higher taxes. He awkwardly offered his proof by reading Luke 12:48 out of context. The passage actually concerns the treatment of servants by masters and has nothing whatsoever to do with taxes or government.

OBAMA AND THE CHURCH - According to President Barack Obama, a Christian school is a secular body separate from the church. He used the argument to try to force employee standards on church schools (although thankfully he lost in the Supreme Court). Now he wants to use mandated health insurance to force Church owned organizations such as schools and hospitals to provide health insurance that includes contraceptives, sterilization and even the "morning after pill."
CONGRESS 

SENATOR TELLS OBAMA HE IS NOT JESUS - A few hours after President Barack Obama invoked the words of Jesus to promote tax hikes Senator Orrin Hatch took to the floor of the Senate and made this comment: "Just this morning at the National Prayer Breakfast the President took what has always been a non-partisan opportunity for national unity and used it to promote his political agenda. He suggested to the attendees that Jesus would have supported his latest tax-the-rich schemes. With due respect to the President, he should stick to public policy. I think most Americans would agree that the Gospels are concerned with weightier matters than effective tax rates." The Senator went on to point out Obama's attack on the church using Obama Care earlier in the week. Read more 
PRAYER CAUCUS BACKED BILLS - The WWII Memorial Prayer Act, H.R. 2070 passed this week by an overwhelming 386-26. Prayer Caucus members introduces the bill because the Park Service omitted "so help us God" in an inscription of President Roosevelt's address to Congress following the attacks on Pearl Harbor. This bill directs the inscription of President Franklin Roosevelt's historic "D-Day Prayer" at the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. Pressure must be placed on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to pass the bill in the Senate.
By a voice vote the House also approved the War Memorial Protection Act, H.R. 290. This legislation ensures that memorials commemorating the U.S. Armed Forces may contain religious symbols. The bill counters decisions by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (The Nutty Ninth) to remove such monuments to veterans as the Mt. Solidad Cross.
RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION FROM OBABACARE - U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced a bill called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 2012 that will expand the nearly nonexistent exemption for religious employers in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as ObamaCare.
As it now stands, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is forcing religious employers to pay for contraceptives, sterilization services, and abortion-inducing drugs for their employees. In a failed attempt to respond to complaints, the DHHS has given religious organizations one year to adapt to the ObamaCare mandate. Read more
RELIGION AND CULTURE 

CHERRY PICKING THE BIBLE - In America today there is a growing fad which has been called Designer Christianity. Cherry-picked Christian ideology has zero to do with God's Word and everything to do with the moral relativism that now pervades modern philosophy. It is a pick-and-choose brand of religion where a person selects exactly what he or she wants to believe, misinterprets and takes Scripture out of context, and then labels those who object to that sacrilege as mean-spirited, un-Jesus-like, and anti-Christian. Read more  
OCCUPY MOVEMENT GOES ANTI-SEMITIC - Does it actually surprise anyone that the Oakland, California Occupy movement endorsed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel? A statement at the Occupy Oakland website stated that Israel had "prodded" the United States into Afghanistan and Iraq wars. This is the same group that broke into the Oakland City Hall, smashed windows and furniture and set fires. These are Obama's thugs practicing their assault tactics in preparation for the November election.
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 
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 
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INTERNATIONAL

DUBAI POLICE CHIEF NO LONGER TRUSTS AMERICA - At a January 19, 2012 regional security conference in Bahrain, Dubai's longtime chief of police Dahi Khalfan Tamim gave an assessment of security threats to the Gulf states. He said that the U.S. was the main security threat, had realized Iran's dreams in Iraq, was "embracing" the Muslim Brotherhood, and was no longer an ally. (This is what our allies in the Gulf have to say about us.) Read more

MEDIA DISCOVERS PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS - Has the media discovered persecuted Christians in the Middle East? For the most part the answer is no. Despite Asia Bibi and other Christians in jail for blasphemy, and despite the murders of Christians in Iraq, Iran and other Islamic areas, the media is for the most part silent.The Boko Haram has killed hundreds of Christians so far this year alone, yet the New York Times ran an opinion editorial stating that the Boko Haram is "not a problem in Nigeria." However, there may be spark of light at Fox News. Read more
MORE UK TERRORISTS - Three terrorists from Stoke-on-Trent plotted al-Qaeda-inspired bomb attacks on pubs and clubs. Usman Khan, Mohammed Shahjahan and Nazam Hussain, wanted to bring terror to their home city by placing homemade time bombs in pub toilets. Read more
SUCCESS AGAINST ISLAMIC TERROR - A Philippine Air Force strike against an Islamic terror target has killed Zulkifli bin Hir (also known as Marwan), a Malaysian-born bomb maker the US wanted dead so badly that it put a $5 million bounty on his head. Three other Islamic terror leaders were killed in the attack that may cripple the Abu Sayyaf, which kills hundreds of Christians a year in the Philippines. The American media virtually never mentions Islamic terror attacks in this region of the world.

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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

Christmas Week, 2009 - Washington, DC

The staff of the Religious Freedom Coalition wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.

The real Christmas story / House and Senate adjourned / Senator's message to our troops / Congressman says America is Judeo-Christian nation / Christmas with a Capital C / Teen convert allowed Christmas cards / More Christians killed by Islamists in Iraq this week / Christmas for Iraqi refugees / RFC gift to Christians in Israel

THE KING

1And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
2(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
3And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
5To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
6And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
7And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
8And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
15And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
16And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
17And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
18And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
19But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. Luke 2:1-20 (King James Version) 

THE HOUSE AND SENATE

HOUSE AND SENATE ADJOURNED -  The House adjourned on Wednesday, December 16th. In the 24 hours before adjourning, the House authorized hundreds of billions of dollars in several spending bills, most of them unread by the members. The Senate was still in session on Christmas Eve, as Democrats worked to reduce Medicare benefits and effectively take over the operation of medical insurance companies. The House and Senate are set to reconvene on January 6, 2010.  
SENATOR'S CHRISTMAS THANK YOU TO TROOPS - Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) sent a video Christmas message to our troops overseas just before Christmas. View his message here.
JOE WILSON BELIEVES IN CHRISTMAS - At left is a photo of Congressman Joe Wilson, my wife Nancy and myself at an event in Washington, DC. Yes, that is a Christmas tree behind us. Not everyone in Congress fears to use the word Christmas. Joe Wilson is one of the congressmen who loves the Lord and celebrates his birth each year. 
A JUDEO-CHRISTIAN NATION - As a part of your Christmas celebration you may want to watch and listen to Congressman Randy Forbes as he describes the Judeo-Christian heritage of our nation. See Video

RELIGION AND CULTURE

TEEN CONVERT ALLOWED CHRISTMAS CARDS - Despite a legal filing by her Muslim parents a court has allowed a teenage girl who converted to Islam to receive Christmas cards. The fact that Rifqa Bary's parents have tried to stop her from having contact with Christians shows they lied in a Florida court as they sought to have her returned to Ohio. Currently under supervision by an Ohio Court, she may soon be declared independent and allowed to move back to Florida. Read more  
CHRISTMAS WITH CAPITOL C - Comedian Brad Stine and the music group Go Fish have had over fifteen million views of their "Christmas with a Capitol C" video that takes on political correctness. Great to watch with the kids and grand-kids. View at Youtube.
NEW DECEMBER CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - The all new December 9, 2009 Chairman's Report is now available to read in PDF format. This issue centers on the Jihad attack at Ft. Hood and the political correctness in the Army that caused it. New material on our Congress and the White House plus attacks on religious freedom in the Middle East. Click here to review.

INTERNATIONAL

CHRISTMAS IN IRAQ? - As the remaining Christian population of Iraq prepares to celebrate the Lord's birth, radical Islamists have threatened to bomb several churches on Christmas Day. A New York Times article this week tells how Christians in Iraq are preparing to celebrate quietly. Police guards have been stationed at many churches that have received threats, or that have been bombed in the past. Christians have for the most part canceled the kind of public displays and celebrations they would have had in the past. Even simple things like attending a church service, or putting up a Christmas tree and decorations, are acts that require real courage. NEW: More Christians killed on Wednesday.  
IRAQI CHRISTIAN REFUGEE VIDEO- Thousands of people have viewed the video on the persecution of Iraqi Christians that is streaming from the Religious Freedom Coalition Internet site. Click here to view the 20 minute video prepared by the Chaldean Church. More information is available at www.christianrefugees.blogspot.com
IRAQI REFUGEE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM - Our outreach to Iraqi Christian refugees in Jordan continues. This year the Religious Freedom Coalition was able to transfer tens of thousands of dollars of medical supplies to Jordan, as well as to buy food and clothing for Iraqi Christian refugees. Christian families in need.
SPECIAL REQUEST: Please ask your Sunday School class to pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ who suffer as refugees from Islamic terror in the Middle East.
CHRISTMAS IN ISRAEL - Nearly two years ago the home of the Ortiz family was bombed in Ariel, Israel and their teenage son Ami was severely injured and hospitalized for months. An arrest was finally made last month. There is a recent video of the case at CBN. The Religious Freedom Coalition has been raising funds for the Ortiz family who are Messianic Jews. Read more on the bombing.

VISIT OUR INTERNET STORE

OUR INTERNET STORE - We have lots of great Christian themed products at our Internet store. Not only are there books and CD's, but everything from candy to jewelry. Unlike Amazon and other major Internet stores we do not sell porn and satanic materials right beside Christian books. Please take a look. The store is located at www.rfcstore.com.
Contributions to the work of the Religious Freedom Coalition can be made at www.rfcnet.org.