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.

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March 26, 2010 - Washington, DC

OBAMA WALKS OUT OF MEETING WITH ISRAELI PM TO GULP DOWN A BURGER / OBAMA ABORTION ORDER IS A WASTE OF PAPER / FIRST CHURCH SERVICE IN CAPITOL HELD IN OVER 150 YEARS / OBAMA , BIDEN AND THE SUICIDE BOMBER / MOB STOPS CHURCH CONSTRUCTION IN INDONESIA / NIGERIAN MUSLIMS MURDER MORE CHRISTIANS / IRAQI REFUGEES SITUATION / READ ABOUT MAY DAY 2010
 
NEW MARCH 25, 2010 CHAIRMAN'S REPORT NOW ONLINE- The March 25, 2010 Chairman's Report is now available online in PDF format. Read about the first church service held in the Capitol Building since 1868! Huge victory as "under God" stays in the Pledge to our flag. Barack Obama shows the world how not to lead. Hundreds of Christians murdered in Nigeria. Click here for PDF version.

THE PRESIDENCY

OBAMA AND ISRAEL - President Barack Obama walked out of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to have dinner privately this past Tuesday night. The PM and his aides were directed out of the Oval Office to the Roosevelt Room, which is rather small, to wait and confer. After Obama finished dinner he summoned Netanyahu back to the Oval Office. The Israeli delegation, fearing that their conversations were being recorded, said little of importance to each other while waiting for Obama to dine. Obama further insulted Prime Minister Netanyahu by refusing to have their picture taken together. Obama has no problem doing cuddly smiling photos with Marxist dictator Hugo Chavez, and he even bows and gives hugs to murderous Saudi royalty who trample the rights of their citizens. Obama believes the anti-Semitic rhetoric of his pastor of twenty years, Jeremiah Wright who claimed that all the world's problems could be solved by forcing Israel to its 1948 borders. Once that is done, Obama naively believes, the fanatical attacks by Muslims on the United States will stop.  
OBAMA'S ABORTION ORDER - One day after a lavish White House ceremony signing his "health care reform" law, President Obama signed an executive order that he was forced to agree to, which bars federally funded abortions. The signing was behind closed doors and no photographs or media were present. As his self imposed deadline approached for the vote on the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," President Obama was forced to cut a deal with pro-life Democrat Congressman Bart Stupak and his group. Even though Democrats hold a near 40 seat margin in the House, the bill passed by only three votes. Without the otherwise very liberal pro-life Stupak and his group the bill would not have passed. The Executive Order is actually meaningless. Codified laws (those passed by Congress) supersede executive orders. Read expert analysis by Congressman Tiahrt

THE CONGRESS

CHURCH SERVICE IN THE CAPITOL - On Sunday, March 21st at 11:00 AM, Members of Congress held a church service in Statuary Hall (the old House chamber) in the Capitol. Only members of Congress, their spouses and staff were permitted to attend. The church service was called by Republican leaders because Speaker Nancy Pelosi had demanded a Sunday vote for the "historic" Obama Care entitlement program. Members felt they would not be able to attend church in their home districts and still make it back in time for votes. Because the Chapel in the Capitol is far too small to hold the number of people that would be in attendance, the church service was held in Statuary Hall.

This was an historic moment. To my knowledge no church service has been held in the Capitol Building itself since 1868. It has been well over 150 years since the Capitol Building was used for a church service; however, from the time it was built until after the Civil War, weekly church services were held there. Congressman Randy Forbes, the founder of the Prayer Caucus, organized the service and officiated at it. My good friend Todd Akin led the singing of Amazing Grace.  
OBAMA AND THE SUICIDE BOMBER MEMORIAL - Congressman Eric Cantor (R-VA) pointed to Obama's amazing double standard in his treatment of Israel. The congressman pointed out that during VP Biden's visit to Israel, the Palestinian Authority unveiled a statue to a suicide bomber who had killed 38 innocent civilians including 13 children at a market. Apparently Obama and Biden were perfectly OK with the public statue to this mass murderer being dedicated during Biden's visit. Yet they were bent on punishing Israel for building homes for Jews in their own capital city. Read Cantor's statement.

CULTURE AND RELIGION

MAY DAY 2010 - A cry to God for a nation in distress! Join with Christian leaders of all denominations who love God, as we humble ourselves, pray, seek the face of God, and turn from our wicked ways-individually and as a nation. Jesus will be front and center at May Day. Join national leaders on May 1, 2010 - starting at sunrise (6:10 A.M. EDT) and finishing at 2:00 P.M. at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Learn more  
NEW MARCH 25, 2010 CHAIRMAN'S REPORT NOW ONLINE- The March 25, 2010 Chairman's Report is now available online in PDF format. Read about the first church service held in the Capitol Building since 1868! Huge victory as "under God" stays in the Pledge to our flag. Barack Obama shows the world how not to lead. Hundreds of Christians murdered in Nigeria. Click here for PDF version.

INTERNATIONAL

MOB STOPS CHURCH CONSTRUCTION - An Islamic mob in Indonesia has stopped the construction of Santa Maria Immaculata Catholic Church in West Jakarta. Meanwhile government officials stopped work on the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) building in West Java. Indonesia is the "moderate Muslim" nation in which President Barack Obama received his early education. Read more  
MORE CHRISTIANS MURDERED IN NIGERIA - ABUJA, NIGERIA (Worthy News)-- A group of Muslim herdsmen disguised as soldiers murdered at least 10 more Christians in the same area as the massacre of hundred o Christians less than two weeks before. The atrocities committed against the Christians are too brutal to repeat on this page. Although half the population is Christian, Nigeria has a Muslim president who has done nothing to stop the violence. Read more
IRAQI REFUGEES NEED HELP - Please help Iraqi Christian refugees with a tax deductible gift in 2010. All contributions posted online this week will go to assist Iraqi Christian refugees in Jordan and Syria. Please contribute at www.rfcnet.org or at the Iraqi Refugee Project page at Face book.
PETITION TO HILLARY CLINTON ON IRAQI CHRISTIANS - Read and sign the Internet petition to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The petition urges Clinton to direct our embassies to assist Christians who have fled Islamic terror in Iraq. The petition is located at www.iraqich ristianrefugees.org.

CHRISTIAN INTERNET STORE

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