This year, the White House Easter Egg celebration includes an opportunity for "yoga professionals" to influence the 35,000 attendees. It's all in keeping with President Obama's past sacrilegious, nominally Christian gestures:
President Obama's Homosexual Easter at the White House
President Obama's Homosexual Christmas Proclamation
President Obama Reads Easter Message Speech
President Obama's Apostate Easter Sermon at D.C. Episcopal Church
President Obama's National Cathedral is the Seat of Apostasy
-- From "Yoga Sessions To Be Part Of Easter Celebrations" posted at NDTV 3/26/16
Professional Yoga instructors will have sessions with thousands of Americans who are expected to throng the sprawling White House lawns in Washington on Monday for Easter Egg celebrations, the final Easter for Obama Administration.
A "Yoga Garden" is one of the 10 different zones that has been created for the event for which some 35,000 tickets have been issued for the people to come and enjoy the festivities.
On Friday the White House announced the full programme, activities, and talent line-up for the 2016 White House Easter Egg Roll, a tradition in its 138th year and the largest annual public event at the White House.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Hindus welcome Yoga Garden in White House Easter Egg Roll event" posted at MENAFN Press 3/27/16
Commending the White House gesture to include yoga in Easter Egg Roll events the largest annual public event at the White House Hindu statesman Rajan Zed in a statement in Nevada today said that although introduced and nourished by Hinduism yoga was a world heritage and liberation powerhouse to be utilized by all.
Rajan Zed who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism pointed out that yoga referred as "a living fossil was a mental and physical discipline for everybody to share and benefit from whose traces went back to around 2000 BCE to Indus Valley civilization. According to Patanjali who codified it in Yoga Sutra yoga was a methodical effort to attain perfection through the control of the different elements of human nature physical and psychical Zed noted.
According to US National Institutes of Health yoga may help one to feel more relaxed be more flexible improve posture brthe deeply and get rid of stress. According to a recently released "2016 Yoga in America Study" about 37 million Americans (which included many celebrities) now practice yoga; and yoga is strongly correlated with having a positive self image. Yoga is the repository of something basic in the human soul and psyche Rajan Zed adds.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
President Obama Invokes God: Gay Agenda Trumps Religious Liberty
Obama Plans to Ban Evangelism to 'Homosexual Kids'
President Obama Ignores Hate Crimes Against Christians
Is President Obama a Christian? No, Say Two-Thirds of Americans
Also read American Decline: President Obama's Gay Agenda vs. Christians
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Sunday, March 27, 2016
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Wichita State Chapel Muslim Conversion = Uprising
The Wichita State University administration is backtracking as a result of public reaction to recent renovations of the Harvey D. Grace Memorial Chapel that removed the Christian cross, altar and pews in favor of a more mosque-like atmosphere complete with Muslim prayer rugs. The university is also being pressured by naïve students and other liberals for more "inclusive" construction projects including additions of Islamic-compliant restrooms, showers, etc.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Former Christian University Announces Muslim Prayers
Texas Sharia Tribunal Judge Gives Muslim Prayer at Rodeo
Muslim Prayer Ends Invocation Policy in North Carolina
Lawmakers Counter Islamic Teaching in Tennessee Schools
Angry Muslims Storm New Jersey School Board Demanding Holidays
Allah Worshiped in Virginia Methodist Church
Also read about atheist and humanist "chaplains" hired at more American universities and colleges.
-- From "Wichita State criticized for changing chapel for Muslims" by The Associated Press 10/7/15
The [donor] family that made the chapel possible in 1964 specified that it remain open to all creeds and races. But dozens of Wichita residents learned about the renovation after Wichita State alumna Ann Cusick posted the changes to her Facebook page Friday and said taking out the pews marginalized Christians.
After that, university donors, alumni and others began posting comments and contacting university administrators.
Wichita State President John Bardo said Tuesday in a statement on the university's Facebook page that the school will consider changing the chapel's furnishings once again.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "News of Wichita State chapel renovation to help Muslims sparks backlash" by Roy Wenzl, The Wichita Eagle 10/6/15
[WSU’s vice president for student affairs, Eric] Sexton vowed on Tuesday to spend “whatever time it takes” to talk to students, donors, alums and the Wichita community.
[Alumna Ann] Cusick posted about the chapel renovation as soon as she learned of it, on Friday, six months after it was settled. She included a photo from inside the chapel, showing the absence of pews. “The Muslims are ecstatic” about the renovation, she wrote in the post. “Sumpin’ NOT right here.”
By Monday, donors, alums and others were contacting WSU administrators, including Sexton, who serves a dual role as both student affairs vice president and executive athletic director.
. . . There was a more recent story in the campus paper reporting that hundreds of Muslim students had signed a petition asking WSU to install bidet shower heads in WSU restroom and showers. A hand-held bidet is used among Muslims as part of cleansing habits.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Minority Muslim students take over Christian chapel in Kansas university" by Hazel Torres, Christian Today 10/9/15
Right in the American Heartland, in the state of Kansas, a minority group of Muslim students have succeeded in taking over what used to be the Christian chapel of their university to the dismay of the school's majority Christian population.
But the Muslims now in control of the facility are dismissing the Christian outrage, calling it "Islamophobia," or prejudice against Muslims.
The Muslim students have also apparently taken over the university's student body and publication, the Wichita Eagle. Student body president Joseph Shepard told the Wichita Eagle that the Christian outrage is "coming from off-campus, not from the students here."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Some would prefer that Muslims not use Wichita State chapel" by Mary Sanchez, Kansas City Star 10/9/15
It should also be underscored that Christian students who used the chapel also favored taking out the pews to make the space more inviting to Bible study groups and interfaith events. The request came through the student government association.
Why not accommodate Muslims at Wichita State? They number about 1,000 out of the nearly 15,000 in the student body. As The Wichita Eagle also explained, most of the foreign Muslim students pay three times the tuition rate of in-state students.
Obviously, alumni of any university or college have an important role to play. They have a vested interest in the stability of their alma mater. But alumni who are good stewards understand that they shouldn’t meddle by imposing their prejudices.
To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.
From "Heartland fury as university renovates chapel to accommodate Muslims" by Todd Starnes, FoxNews.com 10/8/15
. . . what happened at Wichita State wasn’t so much a renovation as it was a Christian cleansing. Anything remotely related to the décor of a Christian church was given the heave-ho.
The chapel’s stained glass windows are still intact – for now. But I would not be terribly surprised if they’re boarded up – for the sake of inclusivity.
This is what the Islamic transformation of a nation founded on Judeo-Christian values looks like, folks. The Christian faith is marginalized while the Islamic faith is given accommodation.
To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.
Also read President Obama Praises Islam for Making America What It Is
And read Muslim Beheads Christians in New Jersey per Koran
"This is Islamophobia [that's] coming from off-campus, not from the students here."For background, read about overt indoctrination of Islam in public schools across America.
-- Joseph Shepard, Wichita State Univ. student body president
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Former Christian University Announces Muslim Prayers
Texas Sharia Tribunal Judge Gives Muslim Prayer at Rodeo
Muslim Prayer Ends Invocation Policy in North Carolina
Lawmakers Counter Islamic Teaching in Tennessee Schools
Angry Muslims Storm New Jersey School Board Demanding Holidays
Allah Worshiped in Virginia Methodist Church
Also read about atheist and humanist "chaplains" hired at more American universities and colleges.
-- From "Wichita State criticized for changing chapel for Muslims" by The Associated Press 10/7/15
The [donor] family that made the chapel possible in 1964 specified that it remain open to all creeds and races. But dozens of Wichita residents learned about the renovation after Wichita State alumna Ann Cusick posted the changes to her Facebook page Friday and said taking out the pews marginalized Christians.
After that, university donors, alumni and others began posting comments and contacting university administrators.
Wichita State President John Bardo said Tuesday in a statement on the university's Facebook page that the school will consider changing the chapel's furnishings once again.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "News of Wichita State chapel renovation to help Muslims sparks backlash" by Roy Wenzl, The Wichita Eagle 10/6/15
[WSU’s vice president for student affairs, Eric] Sexton vowed on Tuesday to spend “whatever time it takes” to talk to students, donors, alums and the Wichita community.
[Alumna Ann] Cusick posted about the chapel renovation as soon as she learned of it, on Friday, six months after it was settled. She included a photo from inside the chapel, showing the absence of pews. “The Muslims are ecstatic” about the renovation, she wrote in the post. “Sumpin’ NOT right here.”
By Monday, donors, alums and others were contacting WSU administrators, including Sexton, who serves a dual role as both student affairs vice president and executive athletic director.
. . . There was a more recent story in the campus paper reporting that hundreds of Muslim students had signed a petition asking WSU to install bidet shower heads in WSU restroom and showers. A hand-held bidet is used among Muslims as part of cleansing habits.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Minority Muslim students take over Christian chapel in Kansas university" by Hazel Torres, Christian Today 10/9/15
Right in the American Heartland, in the state of Kansas, a minority group of Muslim students have succeeded in taking over what used to be the Christian chapel of their university to the dismay of the school's majority Christian population.
But the Muslims now in control of the facility are dismissing the Christian outrage, calling it "Islamophobia," or prejudice against Muslims.
The Muslim students have also apparently taken over the university's student body and publication, the Wichita Eagle. Student body president Joseph Shepard told the Wichita Eagle that the Christian outrage is "coming from off-campus, not from the students here."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Some would prefer that Muslims not use Wichita State chapel" by Mary Sanchez, Kansas City Star 10/9/15
It should also be underscored that Christian students who used the chapel also favored taking out the pews to make the space more inviting to Bible study groups and interfaith events. The request came through the student government association.
Why not accommodate Muslims at Wichita State? They number about 1,000 out of the nearly 15,000 in the student body. As The Wichita Eagle also explained, most of the foreign Muslim students pay three times the tuition rate of in-state students.
Obviously, alumni of any university or college have an important role to play. They have a vested interest in the stability of their alma mater. But alumni who are good stewards understand that they shouldn’t meddle by imposing their prejudices.
To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.
From "Heartland fury as university renovates chapel to accommodate Muslims" by Todd Starnes, FoxNews.com 10/8/15
. . . what happened at Wichita State wasn’t so much a renovation as it was a Christian cleansing. Anything remotely related to the décor of a Christian church was given the heave-ho.
The chapel’s stained glass windows are still intact – for now. But I would not be terribly surprised if they’re boarded up – for the sake of inclusivity.
This is what the Islamic transformation of a nation founded on Judeo-Christian values looks like, folks. The Christian faith is marginalized while the Islamic faith is given accommodation.
To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.
Also read President Obama Praises Islam for Making America What It Is
And read Muslim Beheads Christians in New Jersey per Koran
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Obama Defends Muslims, Gays RE: Church Terrorism
Speaking yesterday at the annual White House Iftar dinner to celebrate the "Muslim holy month of Ramadan," President Obama used the occasion of last week's domestic terror attack on a Christian Bible study/prayer meeting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina to castigate Christians who recognize that the Gay Agenda and the Islamic Sharia law movement both aim to end religious liberty in America.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
President Obama Ignores Hate Crimes Against U.S. Christians
Texas Sharia Tribunal Judge Gives Prayer at Rodeo
Islamic 'Call to Prayer' at National Cathedral in Washington D.C.
President Obama a Christian? No, Say Two-Thirds of Americans
Vice President Biden Says 'Gay Rights' Trump Religious Beliefs
Also read about President Obama's most recent, and his annual declarations of June as Gay Agenda month.
-- From "Obama Hosts Annual Ramadan Dinner at White House" by Deb Riechmann, Associated Press 6/22/15
Obama opened the White House to Muslim Americans for a traditional iftar dinner, which follows daily fasting from dawn to sunset. Ramadan ends with the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
Obama spoke of three young Muslims who were killed Feb. 10 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and the nine black church members killed last week in Charleston, South Carolina.
"As Americans, we insist that nobody should be targeted because of who they are, what they look like, who they love, [emphasis added] how they worship," he said. "We stand united against these hateful acts."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Homosexualists' Terrorist Attack on Christians
From "Obama hosts Iftar dinner to mark Ramadan — and reach out to Muslims" by Steven Mufson, Washington Post 6/23/15
President Obama hosted an Iftar dinner Monday night to mark the Muslim holiday of Ramadan and to reach out to the roughly 1.5 billion Muslims around the world when much of the Islamic world is struggling with war, terrorism and economic challenges and when the United States remains embroiled in many of those conflicts.
Despite Obama's message of peace, the Middle East remains torn by conflict from the Islamic State fighters in Syria and Iraq to Saudi Arabia's air attacks on factions fighting for control of Yemen to the recent Taliban attack on Afghanistan's parliament building.
The president held up several Muslim Americans as models [including] Samantha Elauf, who went to the Supreme Court to defend the right to wear a hijab without sacrificing job opportunities at Abercrombie & Fitch. And she won, Obama noted
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to read about the Sharia movement in American schools:
Teaching Girls to Wear Muslim Hijab in California School
Colorado School Visits Mosque, Enforces Sharia Law for Girls' Dress
Students Required to Pretend Being Muslim in Wisconsin
From "Obama talks religious freedom, Charleston slayings at Iftar dinner" by Susan Crabtree, Washington Examiner 6/23/15
"The Koran teaches us that God's children tread gently on the earth," [President Obama] said. "…We affirm that whatever our faith, we are one family."
Reps. Andre Carson, D-Ind., and Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the only two Muslim members of Congress, were on hand for the dinner, along with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
Several prominent members of the diplomatic corps also attended, including: Lukman Al Faily, Iraqi ambassador to the U.S.; Hunaina Al Mughairy, ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the U.S.; Yousif Mana Saeed Al Otaiba, the United Arab Emirates ambassador to the U.S.; Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah, the Kuwaiti ambassador to the U.S., and Sami Alsadhan, the deputy chief of mission and charge d'Affaires at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Obama laments 'distorted impression' of Muslims" by Ben Kamisar, The Hill 6/23/15
Obama lamented the "distorted impression" that many Americans have of Muslims.
"Here in America, many people personally don’t know someone who is Muslim. They mostly hear about Muslims in the news -- and that can obviously lead to a very distorted impression," Obama said.
He shared the story of protesters outside of an Arizona mosque who held up "offensive signs against Islam and Muslims. But when the congregants invited the protesters in to pray, some completely changed their minds.
"One demonstrator, who accepted the invitation later, described how the experience changed him; how he finally saw the Muslim American community for what it is -- peaceful and welcoming," Obama said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Pennsylvania School Staff to Mosque for Islamic Training
From "Statement by the President on the Occasion of Ramadan" posted at The White House, Office of the Press Secretary 6/17/15
As the new crescent moon brings in the holy month of Ramadan, Michelle and I send our warmest greetings to all those observing the month of fasting in the United States and around the world.
It is also a deeply spiritual time of reflection and renewal meant to increase thankfulness and consciousness of God’s mercy. . . .
I once again look forward to welcoming American Muslims to the White House for our annual White House iftar dinner to honor the month of Ramadan and recognize the service of American Muslims from across the country. From my family to yours, Ramadan Kareem.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read President Obama Compares Christians to Islamic Terrorists
And read President Obama Honors 9/11 Muslim Heroes at White House and also he Praises Islam for Making America What It Is
". . . around the world and here at home, there are those who seek to divide us by religion or race or sect. . . . [but] Together we can overcome ignorance and prejudice."For background, read President Obama's track record on White House Ramadan celebrations.
-- President Barack Hussein Obama
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
President Obama Ignores Hate Crimes Against U.S. Christians
Texas Sharia Tribunal Judge Gives Prayer at Rodeo
Islamic 'Call to Prayer' at National Cathedral in Washington D.C.
President Obama a Christian? No, Say Two-Thirds of Americans
Vice President Biden Says 'Gay Rights' Trump Religious Beliefs
Also read about President Obama's most recent, and his annual declarations of June as Gay Agenda month.
-- From "Obama Hosts Annual Ramadan Dinner at White House" by Deb Riechmann, Associated Press 6/22/15
Obama opened the White House to Muslim Americans for a traditional iftar dinner, which follows daily fasting from dawn to sunset. Ramadan ends with the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
Obama spoke of three young Muslims who were killed Feb. 10 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and the nine black church members killed last week in Charleston, South Carolina.
"As Americans, we insist that nobody should be targeted because of who they are, what they look like, who they love, [emphasis added] how they worship," he said. "We stand united against these hateful acts."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Homosexualists' Terrorist Attack on Christians
From "Obama hosts Iftar dinner to mark Ramadan — and reach out to Muslims" by Steven Mufson, Washington Post 6/23/15
President Obama hosted an Iftar dinner Monday night to mark the Muslim holiday of Ramadan and to reach out to the roughly 1.5 billion Muslims around the world when much of the Islamic world is struggling with war, terrorism and economic challenges and when the United States remains embroiled in many of those conflicts.
Despite Obama's message of peace, the Middle East remains torn by conflict from the Islamic State fighters in Syria and Iraq to Saudi Arabia's air attacks on factions fighting for control of Yemen to the recent Taliban attack on Afghanistan's parliament building.
The president held up several Muslim Americans as models [including] Samantha Elauf, who went to the Supreme Court to defend the right to wear a hijab without sacrificing job opportunities at Abercrombie & Fitch. And she won, Obama noted
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to read about the Sharia movement in American schools:
Teaching Girls to Wear Muslim Hijab in California School
Colorado School Visits Mosque, Enforces Sharia Law for Girls' Dress
Students Required to Pretend Being Muslim in Wisconsin
From "Obama talks religious freedom, Charleston slayings at Iftar dinner" by Susan Crabtree, Washington Examiner 6/23/15
"The Koran teaches us that God's children tread gently on the earth," [President Obama] said. "…We affirm that whatever our faith, we are one family."
Reps. Andre Carson, D-Ind., and Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the only two Muslim members of Congress, were on hand for the dinner, along with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
Several prominent members of the diplomatic corps also attended, including: Lukman Al Faily, Iraqi ambassador to the U.S.; Hunaina Al Mughairy, ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the U.S.; Yousif Mana Saeed Al Otaiba, the United Arab Emirates ambassador to the U.S.; Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah, the Kuwaiti ambassador to the U.S., and Sami Alsadhan, the deputy chief of mission and charge d'Affaires at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Obama laments 'distorted impression' of Muslims" by Ben Kamisar, The Hill 6/23/15
Obama lamented the "distorted impression" that many Americans have of Muslims.
"Here in America, many people personally don’t know someone who is Muslim. They mostly hear about Muslims in the news -- and that can obviously lead to a very distorted impression," Obama said.
He shared the story of protesters outside of an Arizona mosque who held up "offensive signs against Islam and Muslims. But when the congregants invited the protesters in to pray, some completely changed their minds.
"One demonstrator, who accepted the invitation later, described how the experience changed him; how he finally saw the Muslim American community for what it is -- peaceful and welcoming," Obama said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Pennsylvania School Staff to Mosque for Islamic Training
From "Statement by the President on the Occasion of Ramadan" posted at The White House, Office of the Press Secretary 6/17/15
As the new crescent moon brings in the holy month of Ramadan, Michelle and I send our warmest greetings to all those observing the month of fasting in the United States and around the world.
It is also a deeply spiritual time of reflection and renewal meant to increase thankfulness and consciousness of God’s mercy. . . .
I once again look forward to welcoming American Muslims to the White House for our annual White House iftar dinner to honor the month of Ramadan and recognize the service of American Muslims from across the country. From my family to yours, Ramadan Kareem.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read President Obama Compares Christians to Islamic Terrorists
And read President Obama Honors 9/11 Muslim Heroes at White House and also he Praises Islam for Making America What It Is
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Booting Navy Chaplain Submarined by Homosexual Spy
Chaplain Lt. Cmdr. Wes Modder is facing possible expulsion after a same-sex "married" homosexual Navy officer landed an assignment as Modder's assistant in November and documented the Chaplain's Biblical Christian beliefs, which the Navy has now deemed unfit for the “diverse and pluralistic environment” of President Obama's new military.
President Obama Tells Generals: Back My Gay Military, or Resign
President Obama's Cross-dressing Military Fantasy is Reality
President Obama's Veterans Administration Strips Jesus & Bible from Chaplains
Air Force & Navy Take Orders from Atheists vs. Christians
Gays & Atheists Demand Air Force Fire Evangelicals
Pentagon Says Following Jesus' Command is a Court Martial Offense
Also read President Obama's Army Says Christians are Worst Terrorists
And read ObamaNation: Building Alters of Worship to Sexual Deviancy
-- From "Advocacy group defending chaplain facing discipline for faith views in private counseling sessions" by The Associated Press 3/10/15
The Liberty Institute says Chaplain Wes Modder (MAH’-der), an ordained Assemblies of God minister, has received decorations and was called “the best of the best” by the commander [Capt. Jon R. Fahs] now seeking to administer discipline. Modder is based at South Carolina’s U.S. Navy Joint Base Charleston Goose Creek.
Liberty Institute attorney Mike Berry says the range of punishment Modder faces could be career ending. Modder is eligible for a 20-year retirement in September.
According to Berry, the Navy has requested that Modder be barred from promotion, fired from his job as chaplain, and brought before a military Board of Inquiry, where he could be forced out of the Navy.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Chaplain Accused Of Intolerance, May Be Booted From Navy" by Jonah Bennett, Reporter, Daily Caller News Foundation 3/9/15
. . . in December, Equal Opportunity representatives paid Modder a visit, delivering a five-page complaint, which detailed concerns about Modder’s views on marriage, pre-marital sex and masturbation, among other things. Modder was immediately removed from duties, with no defense allowed.
Berry has decided to take up the case and represent the chaplain. Both believe the charges are bogus, and in fact, Berry stated that the officer who accused Modder may be held criminally liable for making false statements and abusing his position.
The whole debacle reminded Modder of an incident which occurred when he first arrived at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in South Carolina and was preparing to deliver a speech at a graduation ceremony.
According to Modder, the captain quickly pulled him aside, “looked at [him] and said, ‘Hey chaplain – do not pray in Jesus’ name.’”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Former SEALs chaplain could be kicked out of Navy for Christian beliefs" by Todd Starnes, FoxNews.com 3/9/15
“On multiple occasions he discriminated against students who were of different faiths and backgrounds,” the Chaplain’s commanding Officer Capt. Jon R. Fahs wrote in a memorandum obtained by Fox News.
“They want chaplains to be glorified summer camp counselors and not speak truth and love into people’s lives,” Berry told me. “There are some anti-religious elements in our military. Anytime somebody wants to live their faith out – there are people who say that is offensive.”
Modder said the young officer [spy] had only been working with him for about a month and would constantly pepper him with questions pertaining to homosexuality. He had no idea that the officer was in fact gay – and married to another man.
“His five page letter of complaint was unconscionable,” Modder said. “He said I had a behavioral pattern of being anti-discriminatory of same sex orientation.”
“I believe some of what the lieutenant [spy] has alleged could constitute a military crime – false statements – taking what the chaplain said and twisting or misconstruing it – in an attempt to get the chaplain punished,” [Berry] said. “He abused the position he was placed in as a chaplain’s assistant.”
He believes the officer may have gained access to private counseling file[s].
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Navy Threatens To End 19-Year Career Of Decorated Chaplain Who Served Navy SEAL Teams, According To Liberty Institute Liberty Institute Defends Chaplain Wes Modder's Exemplary Record of Military Service and His Constitutional Right of Religious Expression" posted at PRNewswire-USNewswire 3/9/15
. . . The Navy has requested that Modder be barred from promotion, fired from his job as chaplain, and brought before a military Board of Inquiry, where he could be forced out of the Navy. Modder is only months away from his twentieth anniversary of active military service.
Modder previously served as the Force chaplain for Naval Special Warfare Command. He has deployed overseas multiple times during the War on Terror, including in support of DEVGRU and other SEAL teams in high-profile operations around the globe. He has received the highest possible ratings by his former commanders, who have commanded DEVGRU, SEAL Teams, and Naval Special Warfare Command.
In its response letter, Liberty Institute attorneys assert that censoring Chaplain Modder's religious expression is unconstitutional religious discrimination. They note that federal law and military regulations forbid the Navy from punishing a chaplain because they act according to their faith. Liberty Institute also requests that the Navy allow Chaplain Modder to return to serving his sailors according to his faith.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read President Obama Prays to an Unknown God
And read President Obama Provokes Second 'In God We Trust' Movement
“This new generation [of the military] is very secular and very open sexually. The values that the military once held – just like the Boy Scouts of America – are changing. The culture wants this. Culture is colliding with truth. That’s at the heart of this. . . . I need to stand up for righteousness and this is something I cannot walk away from.”For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
-- Chaplain Wes Modder
President Obama Tells Generals: Back My Gay Military, or Resign
President Obama's Cross-dressing Military Fantasy is Reality
President Obama's Veterans Administration Strips Jesus & Bible from Chaplains
Air Force & Navy Take Orders from Atheists vs. Christians
Gays & Atheists Demand Air Force Fire Evangelicals
Pentagon Says Following Jesus' Command is a Court Martial Offense
Also read President Obama's Army Says Christians are Worst Terrorists
And read ObamaNation: Building Alters of Worship to Sexual Deviancy
-- From "Advocacy group defending chaplain facing discipline for faith views in private counseling sessions" by The Associated Press 3/10/15
The Liberty Institute says Chaplain Wes Modder (MAH’-der), an ordained Assemblies of God minister, has received decorations and was called “the best of the best” by the commander [Capt. Jon R. Fahs] now seeking to administer discipline. Modder is based at South Carolina’s U.S. Navy Joint Base Charleston Goose Creek.
Liberty Institute attorney Mike Berry says the range of punishment Modder faces could be career ending. Modder is eligible for a 20-year retirement in September.
According to Berry, the Navy has requested that Modder be barred from promotion, fired from his job as chaplain, and brought before a military Board of Inquiry, where he could be forced out of the Navy.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Chaplain Accused Of Intolerance, May Be Booted From Navy" by Jonah Bennett, Reporter, Daily Caller News Foundation 3/9/15
. . . in December, Equal Opportunity representatives paid Modder a visit, delivering a five-page complaint, which detailed concerns about Modder’s views on marriage, pre-marital sex and masturbation, among other things. Modder was immediately removed from duties, with no defense allowed.
Berry has decided to take up the case and represent the chaplain. Both believe the charges are bogus, and in fact, Berry stated that the officer who accused Modder may be held criminally liable for making false statements and abusing his position.
The whole debacle reminded Modder of an incident which occurred when he first arrived at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in South Carolina and was preparing to deliver a speech at a graduation ceremony.
According to Modder, the captain quickly pulled him aside, “looked at [him] and said, ‘Hey chaplain – do not pray in Jesus’ name.’”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Former SEALs chaplain could be kicked out of Navy for Christian beliefs" by Todd Starnes, FoxNews.com 3/9/15
“On multiple occasions he discriminated against students who were of different faiths and backgrounds,” the Chaplain’s commanding Officer Capt. Jon R. Fahs wrote in a memorandum obtained by Fox News.
“They want chaplains to be glorified summer camp counselors and not speak truth and love into people’s lives,” Berry told me. “There are some anti-religious elements in our military. Anytime somebody wants to live their faith out – there are people who say that is offensive.”
Modder said the young officer [spy] had only been working with him for about a month and would constantly pepper him with questions pertaining to homosexuality. He had no idea that the officer was in fact gay – and married to another man.
“His five page letter of complaint was unconscionable,” Modder said. “He said I had a behavioral pattern of being anti-discriminatory of same sex orientation.”
“I believe some of what the lieutenant [spy] has alleged could constitute a military crime – false statements – taking what the chaplain said and twisting or misconstruing it – in an attempt to get the chaplain punished,” [Berry] said. “He abused the position he was placed in as a chaplain’s assistant.”
He believes the officer may have gained access to private counseling file[s].
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Navy Threatens To End 19-Year Career Of Decorated Chaplain Who Served Navy SEAL Teams, According To Liberty Institute Liberty Institute Defends Chaplain Wes Modder's Exemplary Record of Military Service and His Constitutional Right of Religious Expression" posted at PRNewswire-USNewswire 3/9/15
. . . The Navy has requested that Modder be barred from promotion, fired from his job as chaplain, and brought before a military Board of Inquiry, where he could be forced out of the Navy. Modder is only months away from his twentieth anniversary of active military service.
Modder previously served as the Force chaplain for Naval Special Warfare Command. He has deployed overseas multiple times during the War on Terror, including in support of DEVGRU and other SEAL teams in high-profile operations around the globe. He has received the highest possible ratings by his former commanders, who have commanded DEVGRU, SEAL Teams, and Naval Special Warfare Command.
In its response letter, Liberty Institute attorneys assert that censoring Chaplain Modder's religious expression is unconstitutional religious discrimination. They note that federal law and military regulations forbid the Navy from punishing a chaplain because they act according to their faith. Liberty Institute also requests that the Navy allow Chaplain Modder to return to serving his sailors according to his faith.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read President Obama Prays to an Unknown God
And read President Obama Provokes Second 'In God We Trust' Movement
Saturday, February 21, 2015
Colleges: Humanist Chaplains for the Nonbelievers
"As more people are coming out and more people are becoming atheists and humanists, universities are recognizing the need to service their diverse populations, including people who don't believe in God."
-- Roy Speckhardt, executive director of the American Humanist Association
"Our mission is to build, educate and nurture a diverse community of atheists, humanists, agnostics and the non-religious."
-- Jonathan Figdor, Stanford University's humanist pastor and co-author of "Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart: Rewriting the Ten Commandments for the Twenty-First Century"
For background, read Stanford University Hires Atheist 'Chaplain' and then hires an Anti-Christian Lesbian Ordained Priest
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Church is About Friendships, NOT God: University Study
God is Not a Being, but an Experience, Pastor Says
New Atheist 'Churches' in America Give Competition to Mainlines
Also read California Boots College Christian Clubs Across the State
-- From "US colleges bringing in chaplains to serve the nonbelievers" by John Rogers, Associated Press 2/14/15
[Bart Campolo, 51,] the onetime United Methodist youth minister, who worked for decades with the poor in inner-city neighborhoods in Philadelphia and Cincinnati, figured he'd try to keep doing that by presiding over what he cheerfully calls "a church for people who don't believe in God."
USC already had more than 50 religious leaders ministering to students of various faiths, said Varun Soni, dean of the school's Office of Religious Life. So it seemed only right, he added, to bring one in for non-believers seeking spiritual guidance.
"Spirituality is really engaged with the ultimate questions that make us human. The questions of meaning and purpose, of significance and authenticity," Soni said. "Many of our students who identify as religious find the answers to those questions through God. But we realize that not everyone does, and we want to be a resource to our entire university community."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
For more about the secularization of America, read CBS Gives Voice to Atheists, Heretics, & Apostates
-- Roy Speckhardt, executive director of the American Humanist Association
"Our mission is to build, educate and nurture a diverse community of atheists, humanists, agnostics and the non-religious."
-- Jonathan Figdor, Stanford University's humanist pastor and co-author of "Atheist Mind, Humanist Heart: Rewriting the Ten Commandments for the Twenty-First Century"
For background, read Stanford University Hires Atheist 'Chaplain' and then hires an Anti-Christian Lesbian Ordained Priest
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Church is About Friendships, NOT God: University Study
God is Not a Being, but an Experience, Pastor Says
New Atheist 'Churches' in America Give Competition to Mainlines
Also read California Boots College Christian Clubs Across the State
-- From "US colleges bringing in chaplains to serve the nonbelievers" by John Rogers, Associated Press 2/14/15
[Bart Campolo, 51,] the onetime United Methodist youth minister, who worked for decades with the poor in inner-city neighborhoods in Philadelphia and Cincinnati, figured he'd try to keep doing that by presiding over what he cheerfully calls "a church for people who don't believe in God."
USC already had more than 50 religious leaders ministering to students of various faiths, said Varun Soni, dean of the school's Office of Religious Life. So it seemed only right, he added, to bring one in for non-believers seeking spiritual guidance.
"Spirituality is really engaged with the ultimate questions that make us human. The questions of meaning and purpose, of significance and authenticity," Soni said. "Many of our students who identify as religious find the answers to those questions through God. But we realize that not everyone does, and we want to be a resource to our entire university community."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
For more about the secularization of America, read CBS Gives Voice to Atheists, Heretics, & Apostates
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Florida School Teaches Islam Including Prayer Rugs
Ron Wagner, a parent of Lyman High School in Longwood, FL who says he's "not religious," complained that his 10th grade son was forced to make an Islamic prayer rug and recite “There is no god, but [Allah]. Muhamad is the messenger of [Allah].” The school's curriculum director stood by the assignment, and claimed that a printing error was to blame for omitting 100 pages of Christian and Jewish history while including portions of the Koran.
UPDATE 9/7/15: Tennessee Students Taught Muslim Prayer of Conversion
UPDATE 4/18/15: Students Required to Pretend Being Muslim in Wisconsin
UPDATE 4/19/15: Celebrate Islam Day Canceled at Ohio School
UPDATE 6/11/15: School Staff to Mosque for Islamic Training in Pennsylvania
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
Massachusetts Students Forced To Learn Muslim Conversion
Colorado School Visits Mosque, Enforces Sharia Law for Girls' Dress
Islamic Group Caught Converting Students in Seminole County
And read myriad examples of public schools favoring Islam.
Atheists, Satanists Force Bible Ban in Florida
Christian Behavior Banned from Seminole County School Football
Seminole County Teacher Forbids Kindergartner from Bowing Head Over Lunch
-- From "School district under fire for Islamic teachings" by George Brown, WREG-TV3 (Memphis, TN) 2/10/15
It’s isn’t so much that Wagner is against Islam that the district was focusing on one religion, heavily.
“There’s a difference between teaching of the significance or the impact of a religion and teaching the specific tenets of a religion,” Wagner said.
Dr. Blasewitz said the missing pages about Judaism and Christianity are the result of a manufacturing defect, but did not say whether the district will request new books.
Before walking out on the interview, Dr. Blasewitz said students learn about other religions in earlier grades.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Dad protests Islamic lessons at school" posted at WFTV-TV9 (Orlando, FL) 2/9/15
"Students were instructed to recite this prayer as the first Pillar of Islam, off of the board at the teacher's instruction," Wagner claims.
Wagner, who is not religious, said he had no idea the public school was teaching so extensively about religion until he spotted a text on his son's phone from a teacher reminding him to complete a prayer rug assignment and study an Islam packet.
Inside of the book is a chapter dedicated to the "Rise of Islam," including prayers and scriptures from the Quran. What's more disturbing for Wagner is that the first 100 pages discussing Judaism and Christianity are missing. The district blames a manufacturer defect in 68 books that are only a year old.
[Dr.] Blasewitz got frustrated and stormed out when 9 Investigates asked whether the district is considering changes to the curriculum. [See full raw video interview.]
"You're just going to walk away from our interview when we're trying to get information," said investigative reporter Daralene Jones.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "FIU unveils its Center for Muslim World Studies at COSMOS [fifth annual Coalition of South Florida Muslim Organizations’ community appreciation] dinner" by Paradise Afshar, Special to the Miami Herald 2/9/15
“I think we all agree that it’s now time to go beyond the Middle East, as a focus of our current scale program, and to look at Islam on a global scale,” said Florida International University Provost Kenneth Furton. “And so I’m pleased to announce that we’re launching an initiative to establish the Center for Muslim World Studies.”
“This new center will explore the diversity and complexity of Islam worldwide, and will also highlight the interconnections between Islam and globalization,” Furton said.
The intention is for the Center to address three main themes: the global Muslim diaspora, interfaith dialogue, and Islam and security.
The Center for Muslim World Studies is in the initiative phase as it seeks the minimum $5 million endowment required by the university to establish a new center. The money is intended to ensure that the center will continue in perpetuity, according to David Skipp, associate director for advancement for FIU’s School of International and Public Affairs.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read President Obama Compares Christians to Islamic Terrorists
“The Pillars of Islam are benchmarks in the state curriculum.”UPDATE 11/21/15: U.S. Schools Force Islamic Terrorist Singing, ISIS Recruiting Poster Drawing
-- Dr. Michael Blasewitz, Seminole County Schools
“We see how radicals have kidnapped this religion and presented it as their own version of Islam. We need something that . . . will dispel these horrendous and malicious distortions of one of the great world religions.”
-- Daniel Alvarez, Department of Religious Studies, Florida International University
UPDATE 9/7/15: Tennessee Students Taught Muslim Prayer of Conversion
UPDATE 4/18/15: Students Required to Pretend Being Muslim in Wisconsin
UPDATE 4/19/15: Celebrate Islam Day Canceled at Ohio School
UPDATE 6/11/15: School Staff to Mosque for Islamic Training in Pennsylvania
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
Massachusetts Students Forced To Learn Muslim Conversion
Colorado School Visits Mosque, Enforces Sharia Law for Girls' Dress
Islamic Group Caught Converting Students in Seminole County
And read myriad examples of public schools favoring Islam.
Atheists, Satanists Force Bible Ban in Florida
Christian Behavior Banned from Seminole County School Football
Seminole County Teacher Forbids Kindergartner from Bowing Head Over Lunch
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-- From "School district under fire for Islamic teachings" by George Brown, WREG-TV3 (Memphis, TN) 2/10/15
It’s isn’t so much that Wagner is against Islam that the district was focusing on one religion, heavily.
“There’s a difference between teaching of the significance or the impact of a religion and teaching the specific tenets of a religion,” Wagner said.
Dr. Blasewitz said the missing pages about Judaism and Christianity are the result of a manufacturing defect, but did not say whether the district will request new books.
Before walking out on the interview, Dr. Blasewitz said students learn about other religions in earlier grades.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Dad protests Islamic lessons at school" posted at WFTV-TV9 (Orlando, FL) 2/9/15
"Students were instructed to recite this prayer as the first Pillar of Islam, off of the board at the teacher's instruction," Wagner claims.
Wagner, who is not religious, said he had no idea the public school was teaching so extensively about religion until he spotted a text on his son's phone from a teacher reminding him to complete a prayer rug assignment and study an Islam packet.
Inside of the book is a chapter dedicated to the "Rise of Islam," including prayers and scriptures from the Quran. What's more disturbing for Wagner is that the first 100 pages discussing Judaism and Christianity are missing. The district blames a manufacturer defect in 68 books that are only a year old.
[Dr.] Blasewitz got frustrated and stormed out when 9 Investigates asked whether the district is considering changes to the curriculum. [See full raw video interview.]
"You're just going to walk away from our interview when we're trying to get information," said investigative reporter Daralene Jones.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "FIU unveils its Center for Muslim World Studies at COSMOS [fifth annual Coalition of South Florida Muslim Organizations’ community appreciation] dinner" by Paradise Afshar, Special to the Miami Herald 2/9/15
“I think we all agree that it’s now time to go beyond the Middle East, as a focus of our current scale program, and to look at Islam on a global scale,” said Florida International University Provost Kenneth Furton. “And so I’m pleased to announce that we’re launching an initiative to establish the Center for Muslim World Studies.”
“This new center will explore the diversity and complexity of Islam worldwide, and will also highlight the interconnections between Islam and globalization,” Furton said.
The intention is for the Center to address three main themes: the global Muslim diaspora, interfaith dialogue, and Islam and security.
The Center for Muslim World Studies is in the initiative phase as it seeks the minimum $5 million endowment required by the university to establish a new center. The money is intended to ensure that the center will continue in perpetuity, according to David Skipp, associate director for advancement for FIU’s School of International and Public Affairs.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read President Obama Compares Christians to Islamic Terrorists
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Former Christian Univ. Announces Muslim Prayers
The Muslim call to prayer chant will now blare from a loud speaker of the bell tower at the Duke University Chapel every Friday in accordance with the Koran. Duke was founded by Methodists and continues its relationship with The United Methodist Church, but as of May 9, 2014, the Board of Trustees revised its mission statement to emphasize "generous hospitality towards diverse religious and cultural traditions . . . [and] to promote a respectful spirit of dialogue and understanding."
Previously, the aims of Duke University were "to assert a faith in the eternal union of knowledge and religion set forth in the teachings and character of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; to advance learning in all lines of truth; to defend scholarship against all false notions and ideals; to develop a Christian love of freedom and truth . . ."
-- Duke University Charter, Bylaws, Aims, and Mission Statement
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
Islamic 'Call to Prayer' at National Cathedral in Washington D.C.
Muslims Force Christmas Off School Calendar in Maryland
Colorado School Visits Mosque, Enforces Sharia Law
Massachusetts Students Forced To Learn Muslim Conversion
Stanford Hires Anti-Christian Lesbian Ordained Priest
Methodist Duke University Ups Fees for Sex Changes
Allah Worshiped in Virginia Methodist Church
Methodist Seminaries Train Pluralistic Clergy
Also read myriad examples of hostility toward Christianity on college campuses including censorship of Christian speech.
UPDATE 1/16/15: Duke Hears America, Cancels Muslim 'Call to Prayer'
-- From "Muslim call to prayer to resonate from Duke University chapel every Friday" by Susan Svrluga, Washington Post 1/15/15
On Friday, the Muslim call to prayer will sound from the Duke Chapel, a new weekly tradition for the campus.
In a Duke University news release, Imam Adeel Zeb, Muslim chaplain at Duke, said: “The adhan is the call to prayer that brings Muslims back to their purpose in life, which is to worship God and serves as a reminder to serve our brothers and sisters in humanity. The collective Muslim community is truly grateful and excited about Duke’s intentionality toward religious and cultural diversity.”
Christy Lohr Sapp, the chapel’s associate dean for religious life, said in the release: “This opportunity represents a larger commitment to religious pluralism that is at the heart of Duke’s mission. It connects the university to national trends in religious accommodation.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Duke Chapel To Allow Muslim Call To Prayer" by Cavan Sieczkowski, The Huffington Post 1/14/15
The Adhan will be sung in Arabic, then followed by an English translation, according to a Facebook event announcing the call.
The chapel also holds an interdenominational Christian service on Sunday mornings and a Catholic mass on Sunday evenings, along with other services and events. Omid Safi, director at Duke's Islamic Studies Center, told The Huffington Post that the response to the decision has been "overwhelmingly positive" thus far.
"Almost everyone that has written in has celebrated it as a sign of Duke University's commitment to creating a welcoming and pluralistic community," he said in an email Wednesday. "We see it as a sign of including our diversity -- yes, including our religious diversity -- in the public arena. We have over 700 Muslim members of the Duke community, and this is a day to be seen -- and, yes, heard. It is a validating experience to tell one another that we can and do co-exist not by denying our particularity, but through them. There is room at Duke for Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, atheists, agnostics ... people of every faith and no faith."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Duke University's decision to sound Muslim call to prayer riles some" by Emma Lacey-Bordeaux, CNN 1/15/15
Starting Friday, the Duke Muslim Students Association will chant the call, or adhan, from the Duke Chapel bell tower. The adhan signals the beginning of the weekly prayer service. It's ubiquitous in Muslim countries the world over; not so in the Carolina piedmont.
Various Christian denominations hold prayer and worship services in the chapel. The school also has spaces dedicated spaces on campus for various faiths, including Jews, Hindus and Buddhists.
"Just as the bells announce chapel worship in the building on Sundays, the adhan announces Muslim prayers on Fridays," the chapel said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Franklin Graham slams Duke University over Muslim call to prayer" by Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer 1/15/15
[Evangelist Franklin] Graham, the son of evangelist Billy Graham, urged people to withdraw their support of Duke until the policy is reversed.
“As Christianity is being excluded from the public square and followers of Islam are raping, butchering, and beheading Christians, Jews, and anyone who doesn’t submit to their Sharia Islamic law, Duke is promoting this in the name of religious pluralism,” Graham wrote on his Facebook page Wednesday.
Over the years, some of Graham’s critics have accused him of demonizing Islam.
Graham has defended his outspoken ways, saying he is simply speaking out like his father did in his younger years.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Rev. Franklin Graham Loves Muslim People, Hates Islam
From "Duke University decision invites Sunni, Shiite conflict to campus" by Will Hall, Christian Examiner 1/15/15
According to the think tank Council on Foreign Affairs [CFR], it is the ancient religious divide between Sunnis and Shias that "have fed a Syrian civil war that threatens to transform the map of the Middle East ... and sparked a revival of transnational jihadi networks that poses a threat beyond the region."
But, university officials seem unaware of this deep religious divide within Islam, and at least publicly, have not addressed concerns sure to arise about whether they will honor both sects.
Even the issue of imams has divided the Islamic faithful and it relates to the origin of the conflict.
CFR summarizes that for mainstream Shias, there are only twelve imams, historic holy men, the last of which has been in a state of occultation, or "hiddenness," since 939 A.D. to return at the end of time. Consequently, for them an imam has a direct bloodline to Mohammad, through Husayn, the son of Ali who was the cousin, son-in-law and successor of Mohammad. Their senior clerics are called ayatollahs.
Sunnis, who compose 85 percent of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims, on the other hand, do not recognize a bloodline, but elect religious leaders. For them, imams are men who lead prayer services in mosques. Moreover, 40 percent of Sunnis, according to a 2012 Pew Research Center report, do not regard Shias as proper Muslims.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Congress: America No Longer a Christian Nation
And read President Obama Praises Islam for Making America What It Is
Previously, the aims of Duke University were "to assert a faith in the eternal union of knowledge and religion set forth in the teachings and character of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; to advance learning in all lines of truth; to defend scholarship against all false notions and ideals; to develop a Christian love of freedom and truth . . ."
-- Duke University Charter, Bylaws, Aims, and Mission Statement
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
Islamic 'Call to Prayer' at National Cathedral in Washington D.C.
Muslims Force Christmas Off School Calendar in Maryland
Colorado School Visits Mosque, Enforces Sharia Law
Massachusetts Students Forced To Learn Muslim Conversion
Stanford Hires Anti-Christian Lesbian Ordained Priest
Methodist Duke University Ups Fees for Sex Changes
Allah Worshiped in Virginia Methodist Church
Methodist Seminaries Train Pluralistic Clergy
Also read myriad examples of hostility toward Christianity on college campuses including censorship of Christian speech.
UPDATE 1/16/15: Duke Hears America, Cancels Muslim 'Call to Prayer'
-- From "Muslim call to prayer to resonate from Duke University chapel every Friday" by Susan Svrluga, Washington Post 1/15/15
On Friday, the Muslim call to prayer will sound from the Duke Chapel, a new weekly tradition for the campus.
In a Duke University news release, Imam Adeel Zeb, Muslim chaplain at Duke, said: “The adhan is the call to prayer that brings Muslims back to their purpose in life, which is to worship God and serves as a reminder to serve our brothers and sisters in humanity. The collective Muslim community is truly grateful and excited about Duke’s intentionality toward religious and cultural diversity.”
Christy Lohr Sapp, the chapel’s associate dean for religious life, said in the release: “This opportunity represents a larger commitment to religious pluralism that is at the heart of Duke’s mission. It connects the university to national trends in religious accommodation.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Duke Chapel To Allow Muslim Call To Prayer" by Cavan Sieczkowski, The Huffington Post 1/14/15
The Adhan will be sung in Arabic, then followed by an English translation, according to a Facebook event announcing the call.
The chapel also holds an interdenominational Christian service on Sunday mornings and a Catholic mass on Sunday evenings, along with other services and events. Omid Safi, director at Duke's Islamic Studies Center, told The Huffington Post that the response to the decision has been "overwhelmingly positive" thus far.
"Almost everyone that has written in has celebrated it as a sign of Duke University's commitment to creating a welcoming and pluralistic community," he said in an email Wednesday. "We see it as a sign of including our diversity -- yes, including our religious diversity -- in the public arena. We have over 700 Muslim members of the Duke community, and this is a day to be seen -- and, yes, heard. It is a validating experience to tell one another that we can and do co-exist not by denying our particularity, but through them. There is room at Duke for Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, atheists, agnostics ... people of every faith and no faith."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Duke University's decision to sound Muslim call to prayer riles some" by Emma Lacey-Bordeaux, CNN 1/15/15
Starting Friday, the Duke Muslim Students Association will chant the call, or adhan, from the Duke Chapel bell tower. The adhan signals the beginning of the weekly prayer service. It's ubiquitous in Muslim countries the world over; not so in the Carolina piedmont.
Various Christian denominations hold prayer and worship services in the chapel. The school also has spaces dedicated spaces on campus for various faiths, including Jews, Hindus and Buddhists.
"Just as the bells announce chapel worship in the building on Sundays, the adhan announces Muslim prayers on Fridays," the chapel said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Franklin Graham slams Duke University over Muslim call to prayer" by Adam Bell, Charlotte Observer 1/15/15
[Evangelist Franklin] Graham, the son of evangelist Billy Graham, urged people to withdraw their support of Duke until the policy is reversed.
“As Christianity is being excluded from the public square and followers of Islam are raping, butchering, and beheading Christians, Jews, and anyone who doesn’t submit to their Sharia Islamic law, Duke is promoting this in the name of religious pluralism,” Graham wrote on his Facebook page Wednesday.
Over the years, some of Graham’s critics have accused him of demonizing Islam.
Graham has defended his outspoken ways, saying he is simply speaking out like his father did in his younger years.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Rev. Franklin Graham Loves Muslim People, Hates Islam
From "Duke University decision invites Sunni, Shiite conflict to campus" by Will Hall, Christian Examiner 1/15/15
According to the think tank Council on Foreign Affairs [CFR], it is the ancient religious divide between Sunnis and Shias that "have fed a Syrian civil war that threatens to transform the map of the Middle East ... and sparked a revival of transnational jihadi networks that poses a threat beyond the region."
But, university officials seem unaware of this deep religious divide within Islam, and at least publicly, have not addressed concerns sure to arise about whether they will honor both sects.
Even the issue of imams has divided the Islamic faithful and it relates to the origin of the conflict.
CFR summarizes that for mainstream Shias, there are only twelve imams, historic holy men, the last of which has been in a state of occultation, or "hiddenness," since 939 A.D. to return at the end of time. Consequently, for them an imam has a direct bloodline to Mohammad, through Husayn, the son of Ali who was the cousin, son-in-law and successor of Mohammad. Their senior clerics are called ayatollahs.
Sunnis, who compose 85 percent of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims, on the other hand, do not recognize a bloodline, but elect religious leaders. For them, imams are men who lead prayer services in mosques. Moreover, 40 percent of Sunnis, according to a 2012 Pew Research Center report, do not regard Shias as proper Muslims.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Congress: America No Longer a Christian Nation
And read President Obama Praises Islam for Making America What It Is
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Pres. Obama's Christmas: Behold, a Message is Born
While great presidents of the United States of America gave Christmas messages praising God and speaking in awe of the birth of the Divine Savior of all mankind, Jesus Christ the Lord, today President Obama announced that his family is "celebrating the birth of Jesus – the birth not just of a baby in a manger, but of a message that has changed the world . . ."
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
President Obama's Homosexual Easter at the White House
President Obama Provokes Second 'In God We Trust' Movement
Secretary of State John Kerry Quotes Allah: We Must Fight Climate Change
Global Warming a Religion, Say Climate Scientists
President Obama Prays to an Unknown God
Also read ObamaNation is a 'Fake Church' Says Catholic Cardinal
-- From President Reagan's Christmas address to the nation from the Oval Office 12/23/1981 at 9pm
At this special time of year, we all renew our sense of wonder in recalling the story of the first Christmas in Bethlehem, nearly 2,000 year ago.
Some celebrate Christmas as the birthday of a great and good philosopher and teacher. Others of us believe in the divinity of the child born in Bethlehem, that he was and is the promised Prince of Peace. Yes, we've questioned why he who could perform miracles chose to come among us as a helpless babe, but maybe that was his first miracle, his first great lesson that we should learn to care for one another.
Tonight, in millions of American homes, the glow of the Christmas tree is a reflection of the love Jesus taught us. Like the shepherds and wise men of that first Christmas, we Americans have always tried to follow a higher light, a star, if you will. At lonely campfire vigils along the frontier, in the darkest days of the Great Depression, through war and peace, the twin beacons of faith and freedom have brightened the American sky. At times our footsteps may have faltered, but trusting in God's help, we've never lost our way.
To read the entire Christmas message by Pres. Reagan above, CLICK HERE.
From "Washington’s Christmas Poem: ‘Assist Me to Sing the Morn, On Which the Saviour of Mankind Was Born’" by Ali Meyer, CNSNews.com 12/24/14
The day after Washington took command of the army on July 4, 1775, he issued an order saying, “The General most earnestly requires and expects due observance of those articles of war established for the government of the army, which forbid profane cursing, swearing, and drunkenness. And in like manner he requires and expects of all officers and soldiers, not engaged in actual duty, a punctual attendance on Divine service, to implore the blessing of Heaven upon the means used for our safety and defense.”
About a year later on July 9, 1776, Washington issued another order defining a “Christian soldier.”
It stated, “The honorable Continental Congress having been pleased to allow a chaplain to each regiment, with the pay of thirty-three dollars and one-third per month, the colonels or commanding officers of each regiment are directed to procure chaplains accordingly, persons of good characters and exemplary lives, and to see that all inferior officers and soldiers pay them a suitable respect."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to contrast President Washington's military with President Obama's military
President Obama Tells Generals: Back My Gay Military, or Resign
President Obama's Cross-dressing Military Fantasy is Reality
President Obama's Veterans Administration Strips Jesus & Bible from Chaplains
Pentagon Says Following Jesus' Command is a Court Martial Offense
Also read ObamaNation: Building Alters of Worship to Sexual Deviancy
Below, President Reagan's entire 14-minute Christmas address of 1981:
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
President Obama's Homosexual Easter at the White House
President Obama Provokes Second 'In God We Trust' Movement
Secretary of State John Kerry Quotes Allah: We Must Fight Climate Change
Global Warming a Religion, Say Climate Scientists
President Obama Prays to an Unknown God
Also read ObamaNation is a 'Fake Church' Says Catholic Cardinal
-- From President Reagan's Christmas address to the nation from the Oval Office 12/23/1981 at 9pm
At this special time of year, we all renew our sense of wonder in recalling the story of the first Christmas in Bethlehem, nearly 2,000 year ago.
Some celebrate Christmas as the birthday of a great and good philosopher and teacher. Others of us believe in the divinity of the child born in Bethlehem, that he was and is the promised Prince of Peace. Yes, we've questioned why he who could perform miracles chose to come among us as a helpless babe, but maybe that was his first miracle, his first great lesson that we should learn to care for one another.
Tonight, in millions of American homes, the glow of the Christmas tree is a reflection of the love Jesus taught us. Like the shepherds and wise men of that first Christmas, we Americans have always tried to follow a higher light, a star, if you will. At lonely campfire vigils along the frontier, in the darkest days of the Great Depression, through war and peace, the twin beacons of faith and freedom have brightened the American sky. At times our footsteps may have faltered, but trusting in God's help, we've never lost our way.
To read the entire Christmas message by Pres. Reagan above, CLICK HERE.
From "Washington’s Christmas Poem: ‘Assist Me to Sing the Morn, On Which the Saviour of Mankind Was Born’" by Ali Meyer, CNSNews.com 12/24/14
The day after Washington took command of the army on July 4, 1775, he issued an order saying, “The General most earnestly requires and expects due observance of those articles of war established for the government of the army, which forbid profane cursing, swearing, and drunkenness. And in like manner he requires and expects of all officers and soldiers, not engaged in actual duty, a punctual attendance on Divine service, to implore the blessing of Heaven upon the means used for our safety and defense.”
About a year later on July 9, 1776, Washington issued another order defining a “Christian soldier.”
It stated, “The honorable Continental Congress having been pleased to allow a chaplain to each regiment, with the pay of thirty-three dollars and one-third per month, the colonels or commanding officers of each regiment are directed to procure chaplains accordingly, persons of good characters and exemplary lives, and to see that all inferior officers and soldiers pay them a suitable respect."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to contrast President Washington's military with President Obama's military
President Obama Tells Generals: Back My Gay Military, or Resign
President Obama's Cross-dressing Military Fantasy is Reality
President Obama's Veterans Administration Strips Jesus & Bible from Chaplains
Pentagon Says Following Jesus' Command is a Court Martial Offense
Also read ObamaNation: Building Alters of Worship to Sexual Deviancy
Below, President Reagan's entire 14-minute Christmas address of 1981:
Friday, November 14, 2014
D.C. Muslim Call to Prayer from National Cathedral
A first, in this Obamanation . . .
Today, the weekly Friday Muslim prayers are sounding from the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. after desires by Cathedral officials to appear moderate by yielding to Islamic leaders.
D.C. Muslims Force Christmas Off School Calendar
Massachusetts Students Forced To Learn Muslim Conversion
President Obama's National Cathedral is the Seat of Apostasy
President Obama Praises Islam for Making America What It Is
President Obama on Jihad: Islam is a Great Religion
-- From "In a first, Washington National Cathedral to host Friday Muslim prayer service" by Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post 11/10/14
The cathedral, part of the Episcopal Church . . . organizers said Monday that they are seeking to make a statement by having Muslim leaders come and hold their midday service in such a visible Christian house of worship.
The service, which will begin around 12:20 and is for invited guests only, developed out of a relationship between the cathedral’s director of liturgy, the Rev. Gina Campbell, and the South African ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, who is Muslim. The two worked together on a memorial service for Nelson Mandela, Jaka said.
“This is a dramatic moment in the world and in Muslim-Christian relations,” Rasool said in a prepared statement. “This needs to be a world in which all are free to believe and practice and in which we avoid bigotry, Islamaphobia, racism, anti-Semitism, and anti-Christianity and to embrace our humanity and to embrace faith.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Washington National Cathedral to Hold Friday Muslim Prayers" by Jerome Socolovsky, Voice of America 11/14/14
Prayer carpets have been laid out under the soaring arches of the Washington National Cathedral for an unprecedented Muslim worship service in one of America's best-known churches.
The carpets have been arrayed diagonally in the transept, to the side of the sanctuary, so that worshipers can face in the direction of Mecca without seeing crosses or Christian icons. Muslims are not supposed to pray in view of sacred symbols alien to their faith.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Washington National Cathedral Plans To Host Muslim Prayer Service" by Carol Kuruvilla, The Huffington Post 11/12/14
Muslims and people of other religious traditions have participated in Christian or Interfaith services at the Cathedral in the past. However, the November 14 event marks the first time American Muslims have been invited to lead their own traditional Jummah prayer inside the same sacred space that has hosted presidential funerals and other national religious services.
. . . While Rasool was standing in the Cathedral’s nave, he told Campbell that the building’s ornate carvings, arches, and long central aisle reminded him of ancient mosques.
“What struck me was how he could look at our building and see his mosque. That was a powerful moment,” Campbell told HuffPost. “To realize we could be standing in the same spot in the same building and see our own prayer traditions.”
The Jummah prayer is being held with the support of Muslim leaders from the the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS), Masjid Muhammad (the Nation's Mosque), the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC). The service is for invited guests, but will be livestreamed at the Cathedral's website.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Washington's National Cathedral to host Muslim prayer service" by Matt Bradwell, UPI 11/14/14
Despite humanitarian intentions, news of the service was not met with universal praise, as some conservative corners of the national security community pointed out that Friday marks 100 years since the last sitting Caliph of the Ottoman Empire publicly called for war against non-Muslims.
"November 14th, 2014, will be the 100th anniversary of the last sitting Caliph of the Ottoman Empire's call for jihad against non-believers," wrote the independent Center for Security Policy in a letter to Bishop of Washington Mariann Edgar Budde.
From "Muslim Brotherhood Hijacks National Cathedral" posted at Investor's Business Daily 11/12/14
Who are these [Muslim prayer] "organizers"? Members of known Muslim Brotherhood front groups, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). The Justice Department has identified both as belonging to the Hamas wing of the radical Brotherhood. It's also implicated them in a Hamas conspiracy to raise millions for Palestinian suicide bombers. These co-sponsors of the National Cathedral jumuah ("for invited guests only") remain unindicted co-conspirators in a major terror case.
CAIR is so toxic the FBI won't do outreach with the group. But cathedral clergy rolled out prayer rugs for it.
Another co-sponsor is the ADAMS (All Dulles Area Muslim Society) mosque of Northern Virginia, which the Brotherhood controls through deed-holder ISNA.
To read the entire editorial column above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Pres. Obama's Secretary of State, John Kerry, Quotes Allah: We Must Fight Climate Change
And read Congress: America No Longer a Christian Nation
Today, the weekly Friday Muslim prayers are sounding from the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. after desires by Cathedral officials to appear moderate by yielding to Islamic leaders.
“Let this be a lesson to the world.”For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
-- Rizwan Jaka, Muslim CAIR spokesman of Sterling, Virginia
“This is the place where we bury our presidents, where we bury our national heroes.”
-- Rev. Gina Campbell, National Cathedral
D.C. Muslims Force Christmas Off School Calendar
Massachusetts Students Forced To Learn Muslim Conversion
President Obama's National Cathedral is the Seat of Apostasy
President Obama Praises Islam for Making America What It Is
President Obama on Jihad: Islam is a Great Religion
-- From "In a first, Washington National Cathedral to host Friday Muslim prayer service" by Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post 11/10/14
The cathedral, part of the Episcopal Church . . . organizers said Monday that they are seeking to make a statement by having Muslim leaders come and hold their midday service in such a visible Christian house of worship.
The service, which will begin around 12:20 and is for invited guests only, developed out of a relationship between the cathedral’s director of liturgy, the Rev. Gina Campbell, and the South African ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, who is Muslim. The two worked together on a memorial service for Nelson Mandela, Jaka said.
“This is a dramatic moment in the world and in Muslim-Christian relations,” Rasool said in a prepared statement. “This needs to be a world in which all are free to believe and practice and in which we avoid bigotry, Islamaphobia, racism, anti-Semitism, and anti-Christianity and to embrace our humanity and to embrace faith.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Washington National Cathedral to Hold Friday Muslim Prayers" by Jerome Socolovsky, Voice of America 11/14/14
Prayer carpets have been laid out under the soaring arches of the Washington National Cathedral for an unprecedented Muslim worship service in one of America's best-known churches.
The carpets have been arrayed diagonally in the transept, to the side of the sanctuary, so that worshipers can face in the direction of Mecca without seeing crosses or Christian icons. Muslims are not supposed to pray in view of sacred symbols alien to their faith.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Washington National Cathedral Plans To Host Muslim Prayer Service" by Carol Kuruvilla, The Huffington Post 11/12/14
Muslims and people of other religious traditions have participated in Christian or Interfaith services at the Cathedral in the past. However, the November 14 event marks the first time American Muslims have been invited to lead their own traditional Jummah prayer inside the same sacred space that has hosted presidential funerals and other national religious services.
. . . While Rasool was standing in the Cathedral’s nave, he told Campbell that the building’s ornate carvings, arches, and long central aisle reminded him of ancient mosques.
“What struck me was how he could look at our building and see his mosque. That was a powerful moment,” Campbell told HuffPost. “To realize we could be standing in the same spot in the same building and see our own prayer traditions.”
The Jummah prayer is being held with the support of Muslim leaders from the the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS), Masjid Muhammad (the Nation's Mosque), the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC). The service is for invited guests, but will be livestreamed at the Cathedral's website.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Washington's National Cathedral to host Muslim prayer service" by Matt Bradwell, UPI 11/14/14
Despite humanitarian intentions, news of the service was not met with universal praise, as some conservative corners of the national security community pointed out that Friday marks 100 years since the last sitting Caliph of the Ottoman Empire publicly called for war against non-Muslims.
"November 14th, 2014, will be the 100th anniversary of the last sitting Caliph of the Ottoman Empire's call for jihad against non-believers," wrote the independent Center for Security Policy in a letter to Bishop of Washington Mariann Edgar Budde.
"While for most westerners the November 14th Jihad declaration is little more than a footnote in the annuls of World War I, for Islamic supremacists like those associated with Muslim Brotherhood, it is a date pregnant with meaning. To permit such a public display, and permit such groups to occupy the National Cathedral of the United States on this date represents an affront to the memories of those who were killed as a result of this genocide, and an affront to those Christians across the Middle East who are currently under threat by those who seek to emulate it."To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Muslim Brotherhood Hijacks National Cathedral" posted at Investor's Business Daily 11/12/14
Who are these [Muslim prayer] "organizers"? Members of known Muslim Brotherhood front groups, including the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). The Justice Department has identified both as belonging to the Hamas wing of the radical Brotherhood. It's also implicated them in a Hamas conspiracy to raise millions for Palestinian suicide bombers. These co-sponsors of the National Cathedral jumuah ("for invited guests only") remain unindicted co-conspirators in a major terror case.
CAIR is so toxic the FBI won't do outreach with the group. But cathedral clergy rolled out prayer rugs for it.
Another co-sponsor is the ADAMS (All Dulles Area Muslim Society) mosque of Northern Virginia, which the Brotherhood controls through deed-holder ISNA.
To read the entire editorial column above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Pres. Obama's Secretary of State, John Kerry, Quotes Allah: We Must Fight Climate Change
And read Congress: America No Longer a Christian Nation
Friday, September 05, 2014
Kerry Quotes Allah: We Must Fight Climate Change
In response to Islamists' second beheading of an American journalist in as many weeks, President Obama's Secretary of State John Kerry announced that “Islam is a peaceful religion based on the dignity of all human beings,” and said that America must unite with “Muslim-majority countries [which] are among the most vulnerable” to the impact of climate change, just as our common Scriptures call us to do.
Muslim Beheads Christians in New Jersey per Koran
Al Qaeda Proclaims War on Cross & U.S., President Obama Silent
President Obama on Jihad: Islam is a Great Religion
President Obama Claims Religious Liberty Around the World is his Priority
President Obama Ignores Christian Genocide by Islamists, Focuses on Gay Agenda
-- From "Kerry: ‘The Real Face Of Islam Is A Peaceful Religion’" by Brendan Bordelon, Daily Caller 9/3/14
Kerry spoke to a largely-Islamic audience at the State Department Wednesday, which had assembled to recognize State’s new “special representative for Muslim communities,” Shaarik Zafar. But the planned event was overshadowed by the brutal beheading of Sotloff by ISIS fighters in Iraq, pushing the secretary to again publicly condemn the group.
“The face of Islam is not the nihilists who know only how to destroy, not to build,” Kerry went on. “It’s not masked cowards whose actions are an ugly insult to the peaceful religion that they violate every single day with their barbarity, and whose fundamental principles they insult with their actions.”
President Barack Obama has also felt it necessary to educate Americans on Islam’s peaceful nature. “The religion teaches peace, justice, fairness and tolerance,” he said in 2010. “All of us recognise that this great religion cannot justify violence.” And in July 2014 he declared that Islam shares “the values of peace” with other religions and cultures.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Kerry: Scripture Says U.S. Should Protect Muslim Countries Against Global Warming" by Washington Free Beacon Staff 9/3/14
Secretary of State John Kerry said it was the United States’ biblical “duty” to confront climate change at home and abroad in “Muslim-majority” nations during a speech Wednesday.
“Confronting climate change is, in the long run, one of the greatest challenges that we face, and you can see this duty or responsibility laid out in Scriptures clearly, beginning in Genesis. And Muslim-majority countries are among the most vulnerable. Our response to this challenge ought to be rooted in a sense of stewardship of Earth, and for me and for many of us here today, that responsibility comes from God,” he continued.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Kerry: ‘The Real Face of Islam is a Peaceful Religion’" by Brittany M. Hughes, CNSNews.com 9/3/14
“The real face of Islam is a peaceful religion based on the dignity of all human beings,” Kerry said. “It’s one where Muslim communities are leading the fight against poverty. It’s one where Muslim communities are providing basic healthcare and emergency assistance on the front lines of some of our most devastating humanitarian crises. And it is one where Muslim communities are advocating for universal human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the most basic freedom to practice one’s faith openly and freely.
“America’s faith communities, including American Muslims, are sources of strength for all of us. They’re an essential part of our national fabric, and we are committed to deepening our partnerships with them,” Kerry added.
Kerry also highlighted the State Department’s “mission” to “unite religious communities,” explaining that “it’s a delusion to think that anyone can just retreat to their own safe space.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Kerry: Confronting Climate Change a ‘Responsibility Laid Down in Scriptures’" by Brittany M. Hughes, CNSNews.com 9/3/14
While promoting the need to “unite religious communities” in order to achieve global peace, Kerry pointed to other factors, including climate change, that he said will impact the “fates” of all people throughout the world.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
And read President Obama Praises Islam for Making America What It Is
In addition, read Islamists vs. Jesus in Post-Christian Britain and also read Surviving a Terrorist Attack: Deny Christ or Die
"Our faiths are inextricably linked on any number of things that we must confront and deal with in policy concepts today. Our faiths are inextricably linked on the environment. For many of us, respect for God's creation also translates into a duty to protect and sustain his first creation, Earth, the planet."For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
-- John Kerry, Secretary of State, United States of America
Muslim Beheads Christians in New Jersey per Koran
Al Qaeda Proclaims War on Cross & U.S., President Obama Silent
President Obama on Jihad: Islam is a Great Religion
President Obama Claims Religious Liberty Around the World is his Priority
President Obama Ignores Christian Genocide by Islamists, Focuses on Gay Agenda
-- From "Kerry: ‘The Real Face Of Islam Is A Peaceful Religion’" by Brendan Bordelon, Daily Caller 9/3/14
Kerry spoke to a largely-Islamic audience at the State Department Wednesday, which had assembled to recognize State’s new “special representative for Muslim communities,” Shaarik Zafar. But the planned event was overshadowed by the brutal beheading of Sotloff by ISIS fighters in Iraq, pushing the secretary to again publicly condemn the group.
“The face of Islam is not the nihilists who know only how to destroy, not to build,” Kerry went on. “It’s not masked cowards whose actions are an ugly insult to the peaceful religion that they violate every single day with their barbarity, and whose fundamental principles they insult with their actions.”
President Barack Obama has also felt it necessary to educate Americans on Islam’s peaceful nature. “The religion teaches peace, justice, fairness and tolerance,” he said in 2010. “All of us recognise that this great religion cannot justify violence.” And in July 2014 he declared that Islam shares “the values of peace” with other religions and cultures.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Kerry: Scripture Says U.S. Should Protect Muslim Countries Against Global Warming" by Washington Free Beacon Staff 9/3/14
Secretary of State John Kerry said it was the United States’ biblical “duty” to confront climate change at home and abroad in “Muslim-majority” nations during a speech Wednesday.
“Confronting climate change is, in the long run, one of the greatest challenges that we face, and you can see this duty or responsibility laid out in Scriptures clearly, beginning in Genesis. And Muslim-majority countries are among the most vulnerable. Our response to this challenge ought to be rooted in a sense of stewardship of Earth, and for me and for many of us here today, that responsibility comes from God,” he continued.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Kerry: ‘The Real Face of Islam is a Peaceful Religion’" by Brittany M. Hughes, CNSNews.com 9/3/14
“The real face of Islam is a peaceful religion based on the dignity of all human beings,” Kerry said. “It’s one where Muslim communities are leading the fight against poverty. It’s one where Muslim communities are providing basic healthcare and emergency assistance on the front lines of some of our most devastating humanitarian crises. And it is one where Muslim communities are advocating for universal human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the most basic freedom to practice one’s faith openly and freely.
“America’s faith communities, including American Muslims, are sources of strength for all of us. They’re an essential part of our national fabric, and we are committed to deepening our partnerships with them,” Kerry added.
Kerry also highlighted the State Department’s “mission” to “unite religious communities,” explaining that “it’s a delusion to think that anyone can just retreat to their own safe space.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Kerry: Confronting Climate Change a ‘Responsibility Laid Down in Scriptures’" by Brittany M. Hughes, CNSNews.com 9/3/14
While promoting the need to “unite religious communities” in order to achieve global peace, Kerry pointed to other factors, including climate change, that he said will impact the “fates” of all people throughout the world.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
And read President Obama Praises Islam for Making America What It Is
In addition, read Islamists vs. Jesus in Post-Christian Britain and also read Surviving a Terrorist Attack: Deny Christ or Die
Monday, April 28, 2014
Islamists vs. Jesus in Post-Christian Britain
The battle of Biblical proportions is raging in Great Britain judging by the rhetoric of the current prime minister who claims Britain is a Christian nation, and the former Archbishop of Canterbury who claims Britain is now "post-Christian," and finally the former prime minister who says that Britain's real threat is Islamists Hell-bent on killing "infidels."
Also read Christians Becoming Extinct in 9 Western Nations as well as European Union Drops Christmas in Favor of Non-christians
. . . and on this side of the pond, Congress: America No Longer a Christian Nation as demonstrated by President Obama's National Cathedral: the Seat of Apostasy
In addition, read American Decline: President Obama's Gay Agenda vs. Christians
-- From "Stand up for our Christianity, David Cameron tells UK" posted at BBC News 4/16/14
Britons should be "more confident about our status as a Christian country", Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
Although he described himself as a "classic" member of the Church of England - "not that regular in attendance, and a bit vague on some of the more difficult parts of the faith" - he rejected the idea that in an "ever more secular age" people should not talk about their religion.
"Crucially, the Christian values of responsibility, hard work, charity, compassion, humility, and love are shared by people of every faith and none - and we should be confident in standing up to defend them," he wrote.
Last week, in his Easter message, he spoke of the "peace" he found in Christianity.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Cameron’s Description of Britain as ‘Christian Country’ Draws an Angry Response" by Steven Erlanger, New York Times 4/21/14
The fuss over the [prime minister's] remarks fit into the debates on national identity that are going on all over Western Europe, in the face of increasing immigration, especially from non-Christian societies. The debate is particularly striking in Britain, an ancient kingdom . . .
[PM David Cameron] wrote: “I believe we should be more confident about our status as a Christian country, more ambitious about expanding the role of faith-based organizations, and, frankly, more evangelical about a faith that compels us to get out there and make a difference to people’s lives.” Britain has an established church, the Church of England, which is Christian and whose “supreme governor” is the queen; Mr. Cameron is a member.
But his effort to head off criticism failed, and his article prompted a four-paragraph letter to the British daily newspaper The Telegraph, signed by 56 prominent people, including scientists, authors, broadcasters and comedians. . . .
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Former archbishop of Canterbury: We are a post-Christian nation" by Tim Ross, Cole Moreton and James Kirkup, UK Telegraph 4/26/14
Britain is now a “post-Christian” country, the former archbishop of Canterbury has declared, as research suggests that the majority of Anglicans and Roman Catholics now feel afraid to express their beliefs.
. . . an exclusive poll for The Telegraph today discloses . . .
From "Rowan Williams Says Britain Is a 'Post-Christian' Nation" By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor 4/28/14
Britain is "post-Christian in the sense that habitual practice for most of the population is not taken for granted," Williams, who is now master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, told The Telegraph in an interview. "A Christian nation can sound like a nation of committed believers, and we are not that."
He expects "a further shrinkage of awareness and commitment" due to a lack of knowledge about Britain's Christian legacy among younger generations, who could bring "a certain freshness" as they will not see Christianity as "the boring old stuff that we learned at school."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Tony Blair: west must take sides against growing threat of radical Islam" by Patrick Wintour, political editor, UK Guardian 4/23/14
Western military intervention in the Middle East has so far failed due to the distorting impact of an Islamic extremism so opposed to modernity that it could yet engender global catastrophe, Tony Blair warned on Wednesday in a keynote speech on the state of politics in the Middle East.
[He urged the west] to counter the Islamic extremism that lies at the root of all failures of western intervention.
He said: "For the last 40 to 50 years, there has been a steady stream of funding, proselytising, organising and promulgating coming out of the Middle East, pushing views of religion that are narrow minded and dangerous. Unfortunately we seem blind to the enormous global impact such teaching has had and is having.
Insisting that the west had to take sides, he described Islamic extremism as "not about a competing view of how society or politics should be governed within a common space where you accept other views are equally valid. It is exclusivist in nature. The ultimate goal is not a society which someone else can change after winning an election. It is a society of a fixed polity, governed by religious doctrines that are not changeable but which are, of their essence, unchangeable."
"But what is absolutely necessary is that we first liberate ourselves from our own attitude. We have to take sides. We have to stop treating each country on the basis of whatever seems to make for the easiest life for us at any one time. We have to have an approach to the region that is coherent and sees it as a whole. And above all, we have to commit. We have to engage"
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read CBS News Gives Voice to Atheists, Heretics, & Apostates
"The threat of this radical Islam is not abating. It is growing. It is spreading across the world. It is destabilising communities and even nations. It is undermining the possibility of peaceful co-existence in an era of globalisation."For background, read the myriad professing Christians arrested in the UK, and the court cases ruling against Christians.
-- Tony Blair, former prime minister
Also read Christians Becoming Extinct in 9 Western Nations as well as European Union Drops Christmas in Favor of Non-christians
. . . and on this side of the pond, Congress: America No Longer a Christian Nation as demonstrated by President Obama's National Cathedral: the Seat of Apostasy
In addition, read American Decline: President Obama's Gay Agenda vs. Christians
-- From "Stand up for our Christianity, David Cameron tells UK" posted at BBC News 4/16/14
Britons should be "more confident about our status as a Christian country", Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
Although he described himself as a "classic" member of the Church of England - "not that regular in attendance, and a bit vague on some of the more difficult parts of the faith" - he rejected the idea that in an "ever more secular age" people should not talk about their religion.
"Crucially, the Christian values of responsibility, hard work, charity, compassion, humility, and love are shared by people of every faith and none - and we should be confident in standing up to defend them," he wrote.
Last week, in his Easter message, he spoke of the "peace" he found in Christianity.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Cameron’s Description of Britain as ‘Christian Country’ Draws an Angry Response" by Steven Erlanger, New York Times 4/21/14
The fuss over the [prime minister's] remarks fit into the debates on national identity that are going on all over Western Europe, in the face of increasing immigration, especially from non-Christian societies. The debate is particularly striking in Britain, an ancient kingdom . . .
[PM David Cameron] wrote: “I believe we should be more confident about our status as a Christian country, more ambitious about expanding the role of faith-based organizations, and, frankly, more evangelical about a faith that compels us to get out there and make a difference to people’s lives.” Britain has an established church, the Church of England, which is Christian and whose “supreme governor” is the queen; Mr. Cameron is a member.
But his effort to head off criticism failed, and his article prompted a four-paragraph letter to the British daily newspaper The Telegraph, signed by 56 prominent people, including scientists, authors, broadcasters and comedians. . . .
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Former archbishop of Canterbury: We are a post-Christian nation" by Tim Ross, Cole Moreton and James Kirkup, UK Telegraph 4/26/14
Britain is now a “post-Christian” country, the former archbishop of Canterbury has declared, as research suggests that the majority of Anglicans and Roman Catholics now feel afraid to express their beliefs.
. . . an exclusive poll for The Telegraph today discloses . . .
• Almost two-thirds of practising Christians appear to be frightened of speaking out about their beliefs. The poll found 62 per cent saying the rise of religious fundamentalism had made Christians afraid to express their faith;To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
• Widespread concerns also emerge over the perceived vulnerability of Christians in the UK to abuse or discrimination. Sixty-two per cent of people who hold Christian beliefs but do not worship regularly say they feel Christians are given “less protection” than other religious groups by the state.
From "Rowan Williams Says Britain Is a 'Post-Christian' Nation" By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor 4/28/14
Britain is "post-Christian in the sense that habitual practice for most of the population is not taken for granted," Williams, who is now master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, told The Telegraph in an interview. "A Christian nation can sound like a nation of committed believers, and we are not that."
He expects "a further shrinkage of awareness and commitment" due to a lack of knowledge about Britain's Christian legacy among younger generations, who could bring "a certain freshness" as they will not see Christianity as "the boring old stuff that we learned at school."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Tony Blair: west must take sides against growing threat of radical Islam" by Patrick Wintour, political editor, UK Guardian 4/23/14
Western military intervention in the Middle East has so far failed due to the distorting impact of an Islamic extremism so opposed to modernity that it could yet engender global catastrophe, Tony Blair warned on Wednesday in a keynote speech on the state of politics in the Middle East.
[He urged the west] to counter the Islamic extremism that lies at the root of all failures of western intervention.
He said: "For the last 40 to 50 years, there has been a steady stream of funding, proselytising, organising and promulgating coming out of the Middle East, pushing views of religion that are narrow minded and dangerous. Unfortunately we seem blind to the enormous global impact such teaching has had and is having.
Insisting that the west had to take sides, he described Islamic extremism as "not about a competing view of how society or politics should be governed within a common space where you accept other views are equally valid. It is exclusivist in nature. The ultimate goal is not a society which someone else can change after winning an election. It is a society of a fixed polity, governed by religious doctrines that are not changeable but which are, of their essence, unchangeable."
"But what is absolutely necessary is that we first liberate ourselves from our own attitude. We have to take sides. We have to stop treating each country on the basis of whatever seems to make for the easiest life for us at any one time. We have to have an approach to the region that is coherent and sees it as a whole. And above all, we have to commit. We have to engage"
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read CBS News Gives Voice to Atheists, Heretics, & Apostates
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Public Prayer: Vast Majority of Americans Want it
A just-released poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University finds that 73% of Americans, including 60% of Democrats, favor prayer at public civic meetings; but what kind of prayer does the public want? It appears, that just as the political correctness police have taught Americans to believe in an unknown god, this poll finds that Americans want the prayers directed toward some thing other than God the Creator (the author of American freedom).
Public opinion is often difficult to understand, such as the poll showing that Most Americans are Disgusted with American Morals, Yet Favor Sin
For background, read 9th Circuit Court in San Francisco Ruled Prayer OK Lancaster, Calif. and also read California Judge OKs Prayer at Eureka City Council
The fact is, Prayer at Civic Meetings Flourish Across America, and for proof, read about Christians standing for Jesus Christ despite the secular onslaught.
UPDATE 5/13/14: U.S. Supreme Court rules prayers to Jesus Christ OK at government meetings
UPDATE 9/27/14: Gallup Poll Finds Most Americans Support Prayer in School
From "U.S. voters say it's OK to pray at public meetings, NJ poll finds" by Jeff Goldman, The Star-Ledger (New Jersey) 4/23/14
About 73 percent of the 883 people asked in a Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll conducted in December say it's OK "as long as the public officials are not favoring some beliefs over others."
"This has always been a praying nation, despite its very secular Constitution," Peter J. Woolley, professor of comparative politics at Fairleigh Dickinson University said in a release. "People generally see generic prayer as harmless, if not uplifting, not as something that is oppressive."
"An overwhelming number of Americans are upset by two things — not being allowed to pray, and someone insisting that only their prayer is legitimate," Woolley said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "National FDU poll: OK to pray at public meetings" by William Westhoven, The Daily Record (Parsippany, NJ) 4/23/14
Seventy-three percent of the 883 registered voters responding to the poll agreed with the statement, “Prayer at public meetings is fine as long as the public officials are not favoring some beliefs over others.” Less than a quarter of the respondents — 23 percent — agreed with the statement, “Public meetings shouldn’t have any prayers at all because prayers by definition suggest one belief over another.”
Rev. Neill Tolboom of Morristown United Methodist Church said, “I believe it is appropriate, especially if you are only talking about prayer, and not expounding on one faith over another. All you are doing is evoking help from a creator, or God, and acknowledging that there may be something greater than us, a spiritual realm. Maybe the prayer is for someone who is sick, or you are just praying for guidance. What could be wrong with that?”
Republicans favored public-meeting prayer by a margin of 88 percent to 10 percent, while Democrats favored it 60 percent to 36 percent. The survey showed no significant statistical difference between men and women, whites and non-whites, or age groups.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Most voters favor prayer, minus Jesus, at public meetings" by Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service, Washington Post 4/21/14
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon rule on the constitutionality of prayer at public meetings [in Greece, New York].
“(Greece officials) were trying their best not to offend anyone by making prayers as generic as possible. In this survey we asked if this is an acceptable way to approach the problem. Three in four people said yes,” said Peter Woolley, professor of political science at Fairleigh Dickinson in New Jersey.
The key, however, is that this case centers on generic prayer that is “harmless, if not uplifting,” said Woolley. “Americans have become more used to the idea that one denomination is not necessarily privileged over another. Even unbelievers — atheists who would say prayer ‘is not for me’ — approved” of allowing nonspecific prayer.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "New survey: generic public prayer is okay, Jesus Christ is the problem" by Laura Jones, The Global Dispatch 4/24/14
While support for prayer was similar for every age group and both men and women, the most religiously observant were the most inclined to approve of it. Among those who attend religious services (excluding funerals or weddings) at least once or twice a month, 86 percent would allow prayer, 11 percent would not.
For those who attend services a few times a year, 73 percent support it but opposition doubles to 26 percent.Even those who seldom or never go to church backed the prayers at public meetings, with 58 percent approving and 36 percent opposing.
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Public opinion is often difficult to understand, such as the poll showing that Most Americans are Disgusted with American Morals, Yet Favor Sin
For background, read 9th Circuit Court in San Francisco Ruled Prayer OK Lancaster, Calif. and also read California Judge OKs Prayer at Eureka City Council
The fact is, Prayer at Civic Meetings Flourish Across America, and for proof, read about Christians standing for Jesus Christ despite the secular onslaught.
UPDATE 5/13/14: U.S. Supreme Court rules prayers to Jesus Christ OK at government meetings
UPDATE 9/27/14: Gallup Poll Finds Most Americans Support Prayer in School
From "U.S. voters say it's OK to pray at public meetings, NJ poll finds" by Jeff Goldman, The Star-Ledger (New Jersey) 4/23/14
About 73 percent of the 883 people asked in a Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind poll conducted in December say it's OK "as long as the public officials are not favoring some beliefs over others."
"This has always been a praying nation, despite its very secular Constitution," Peter J. Woolley, professor of comparative politics at Fairleigh Dickinson University said in a release. "People generally see generic prayer as harmless, if not uplifting, not as something that is oppressive."
"An overwhelming number of Americans are upset by two things — not being allowed to pray, and someone insisting that only their prayer is legitimate," Woolley said.
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From "National FDU poll: OK to pray at public meetings" by William Westhoven, The Daily Record (Parsippany, NJ) 4/23/14
Seventy-three percent of the 883 registered voters responding to the poll agreed with the statement, “Prayer at public meetings is fine as long as the public officials are not favoring some beliefs over others.” Less than a quarter of the respondents — 23 percent — agreed with the statement, “Public meetings shouldn’t have any prayers at all because prayers by definition suggest one belief over another.”
Rev. Neill Tolboom of Morristown United Methodist Church said, “I believe it is appropriate, especially if you are only talking about prayer, and not expounding on one faith over another. All you are doing is evoking help from a creator, or God, and acknowledging that there may be something greater than us, a spiritual realm. Maybe the prayer is for someone who is sick, or you are just praying for guidance. What could be wrong with that?”
Republicans favored public-meeting prayer by a margin of 88 percent to 10 percent, while Democrats favored it 60 percent to 36 percent. The survey showed no significant statistical difference between men and women, whites and non-whites, or age groups.
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From "Most voters favor prayer, minus Jesus, at public meetings" by Cathy Lynn Grossman, Religion News Service, Washington Post 4/21/14
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon rule on the constitutionality of prayer at public meetings [in Greece, New York].
“(Greece officials) were trying their best not to offend anyone by making prayers as generic as possible. In this survey we asked if this is an acceptable way to approach the problem. Three in four people said yes,” said Peter Woolley, professor of political science at Fairleigh Dickinson in New Jersey.
The key, however, is that this case centers on generic prayer that is “harmless, if not uplifting,” said Woolley. “Americans have become more used to the idea that one denomination is not necessarily privileged over another. Even unbelievers — atheists who would say prayer ‘is not for me’ — approved” of allowing nonspecific prayer.
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From "New survey: generic public prayer is okay, Jesus Christ is the problem" by Laura Jones, The Global Dispatch 4/24/14
While support for prayer was similar for every age group and both men and women, the most religiously observant were the most inclined to approve of it. Among those who attend religious services (excluding funerals or weddings) at least once or twice a month, 86 percent would allow prayer, 11 percent would not.
For those who attend services a few times a year, 73 percent support it but opposition doubles to 26 percent.Even those who seldom or never go to church backed the prayers at public meetings, with 58 percent approving and 36 percent opposing.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Jesus' Name Unconstitutional in Public: Supreme Court
Now Illegal to Quote George Washington, Media Say
CBS News Gives Voice to Atheists, Heretics, & Apostates
Church is About Friendships, NOT God: Study
Methodists Team Up with Atheists for Bible Study
United Church of Christ Eliminates 'Heavenly Father'
President Obama's National Cathedral is the Seat of Apostasy
President Obama Prays to an Unknown God
America Going to Hell; Christians Lose Convictions
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