| DEFEND VETERANS~ SCHOOLS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM. SIGN PETITION! NEW PETITION! Pass both H.R. 2848 the VETERANS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT to defend public prayer in V.A. hospitals and cemeteries~ and S.Res.18 allowing optional PRAYER AT PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS nationwide. Please select~ sign~ and WE WILL FAX your petition to all 535 members of Congress (saving you time!)Judge Rules Government can Fire Teacher for having Bible on Desk Giving parents yet another reason to home-school their kids~ a corrupt Judge in the 5th District Court of Mount Vernon~ Ohio ruled a public school district had the right to fire a Christian teacher~ John Freshwater~ for keeping religious articles in his classroom and for encouraging his students to debate and think critically about the mandated school evolution curriculum. The only religious article the school board found so offensive was Mr. Freshwater’s personal Bible~ kept in his desk~ the same religious book found in nearly every hotel room in America~ but disallowed as a "banned book" in public school.The School Board justified its actions~ ruling the teacher’s instruction methods (allowing discussion and debate) gave kids "reason to doubt the accuracy and/or veracity of evolution scientists~ science textbooks." So the School Board’s act of firing of Freshwater not only violated his First and Fourteenth Amendment Constitutional rights~ it also it violated the School Boards own policy~ which states "because religious traditions vary in the treatment of science~ teachers should give unbiased instruction so that students may evaluate it in accordance with their own religious tenets." Because the teacher was unbiased~ encouraging open debate~ he was fired~ and his termination upheld by a clearly anti-Christian judge. But here’s some better school-prayer news: Remember last week~ when we reported a teacher in California punished his students for saying” God bless you” in class by deducting their grade by 25 points every time a student used the phrase? The anti-Christian teacher~ Steven Cuckovich has now been rebuked by the Principal. "He realizes his mistake and that this wasn’t the best way to get the kids to behave~" Principal Cliff DeGraw told Sacramento’s FOX40 news. Mr. Cuckovich is apparently still defiant however~ telling FOX40 that he will just find another way to punish kids for saying "God bless you." Notice the anti-Christian teacher wasn’t fired–still free to punish Christian students~ but the Christian teacher was fired~ and is no longer allowed to encourage debate. Part of the problem is that school boards fear the atheist complainers more than Church-going parents. But we have a solution. The U.S. Senate is considering S.Res.18~ to encourage every school board meeting across America be allowed the option of public prayer before the meeting starts. It’s the first of many steps to help America return to its Judeo-Christian roots. We need to bring God back into our schools~ or get the kids out and home-schooled. Thank God for teachers like John Freshwater~ who took a stand and paid the price. We pray other teachers will stand up for Jesus against the ACLU and corrupt School Boards~ and help answer our prayers for courageous teachers and parents to mentor kids~ first by setting an example of their own Christian faith~ complete with prayers and Bibles~ then by defending kids rights to even say the illegal words "God Bless you" in school. Let’s take a stand for schools and veterans religious freedom~ by petitioning Congress… SELECT HERE to sign NEW PETITION to DEFEND PUBLIC PRAYER with H.R. 2848 the VETERANS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT and S.RES.18 for PRAYER AT SCHOOL MEETINGS and we will fax 535 Congressmen/Senators instantly (saving you time!) School Prayer attacked 3 times~ but is Obama backing down? 3 times this week anti-Christian liberals attacked school prayer~ even self-initiated prayer by students~ but the Obama Administration is feeling the heat (after YOU faxed Congress) to pass the Veterans Religious Freedom Act.As the U.S. Senate weighs S.Res.18~ a bill to encourage teachers~ parents~ and students to pray publicy at school board meetings~ a California high school teacher punished kids by lowering their grades if they say ‘God bless you’ or even ‘bless you’ when anybody sneezes. Anti-Christian teacher Steve Cuckovich admitted to the press he felt "God Bless You" is outdated and disrupts class time~ so he lowered student grades if they uttered the illegal words. The school Superintendent defended anti-Christian persecution. "From everything I understand at this moment~ the teacher was trying to maintain appropriate control of students in class~" said district Supt. John Niederkorn. Is banning any religious expression really "appropriate control" in our nation’s schools? No! It’s yet another example of anti-Christian bigotry in public schools against Christian kids. Then~ making matters worse~ athei Sadly~ atheist adults protested while a group of 30 elementary aged children prayed at the flag pole in front of their school in Lebanon~ Pennsylvania. Then~ even worse~ Christian teachers in Sumner County~ Tenn. were told they were not allowed to bow their heads to pray on their own~ if students are watching. An ungodly principal at Westmoreland Middle School complained after football coaches dared to bow their heads silently at a student-led prayer in the end zone~ and worried more kids might pray if they see adults praying. The principal is right. Seeing teachers~ coaches~ and parents pray in public builds the faith of our children. This is why S.Res.18 is so important~ because it directly encourages parents~ teachers~ administrators~ and even students to open school board meetings with a public prayer. If the Administrators can pray~ why can’t students pray in school~ and even Christian teachers? Nansemond River High School sophomore Allyn Letourneau told The Herald why he participated in the event: "We’re the youth of this generation~ so if we just sit around and don’t spread the word of Jesus~ how is it going to spread? It’s important we spread the word of Jesus and give people prayer~ because they need it." Meanwhile~ in good news~ the Obama Administration is feeling the heat after Veterans Affairs was forced to admit wrongdoing after censoring Veterans and Pastors who pray publicly "in Jesus name" in cemeteries. According to documents filed in federal court Thursday~ the VA backed down after a black lash of public option last month. But this is only half a victory. Thank God Veterans at the Houston National Cemetery may now invite pastors to pray "in Jesus name" and comfort their families. Sadly they did so just before the Supreme Court of Texas could rule in favor of Jesus. Had the VA lost there~ a legal precedent would have been set to protect Jesus prayers state-wide forever~ so it is possible Obama’s V.A. settled out of court to preserve their right to ban Jesus in the future. This is why it is critical we petition Congress to pass H.R. 2848~ the Veterans Religious Freedom Act~ making it illegal to EVER deny a veteran of his right to pray in Jesus’ name! And while we’re at it~ let’s petition all 100 Senators to pass S.Res.18 right now. As anti-Christian liberals war to ban God from all aspects of public life~ from classroom to grave~ let’s demand Congress fight back! Please sign to defend school and vets prayer… SELECT HERE to sign NEW PETITION to DEFEND PUBLIC PRAYER with H.R. 2848 the VETERANS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT and S.RES.18 for PRAYER AT SCHOOL MEETINGS and we will fax 535 Congressmen/Senators instantly (saving you time!) God banned from Veterans Cemeteries~ Hospitals~ Schools. Take action! Freedom of speech to pray publicly "in Jesus name" faces new attacks across America~ as the Obama Administration has now fully caved-in to atheist complainers~ and helped ban free religious speech from schools to the grave~ for teachers and military veterans. But two new bills before Congress and the Senate could restore religious freedom for Veterans and Teachers~ protecting freedom of speech and public prayer rights that generations of Americans have died fighting to protect. They areHouse Bill H.R. 2848~ the "Veterans Religious Freedom Act~" and Senate Bill S.Res.18~ a resolution supporting optional public prayer at school board meetings nationwide. Our new petition campaign supports these two important bills. Recently Veterans Affairs (V.A.) Director Arleen Ocasio was rebuked by a federal judge after she outlawed prayers mentioning "Jesus" or "God" form the National Cemetery in Houston TX. Director Ocasio and the Obama Administration reportedly censored and banned any reference to Jesus or God in prayers~ cards~ and even casual conversation on V.A. Cemetery grounds~ public land. She even turned the Chapel into a storage room! Ocasio tried to stop heroic Pastor Scott Rainey from praying "in Jesus name~" but he won an emergency court-order stopping the V.A. and restoring his free speech rights. Federal Judge Lynn Hughes ordered the V.A. and Arleen Ocasio~ director of the Houston National Cemetery~ to stop censoring the pastor’s right to pray "in Jesus name~" since the Obama Administration violated the First Amendment. Judge Hughes wrote: "The government cannot gag citizens when it says it is in the interest of national security~ and it cannot do it in some bureaucrat’s notion of cultural homogeneity. The right to free expression ranges from the dignity of Abraham Lincoln’s speeches to Charlie Sheen’s rants." Outraged~ several pro-faith Republican Congressmen led by Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) have drafted and sponsored the Veteran’s Religious Freedom Act. "It is the constitutional duty of the federal government to protect speech and religion~ not prohibit it. Government censorship of funeral services for our veterans is unacceptable~ unconstitutional and un-American~" said Congressman Poe. "The policy of the director of the Houston VA Cemetery is anti-Christian~ anti-religion and anti-veteran. What has reportedly taken place at the Houston VA Cemetery is inexcusable~ and Congress must take immediate action to protect the rights of those who have fought and died for our country." This important Veterans Religious Freedom Act~ H.R. 2848~ provides the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not: 1) prescribe regulations to censor or otherwise limit the type of religious speech that may be performed by a member of a veterans service organization at the funeral or memorial service of a veteran; or 2) censor or otherwise limit type of religious speech of a private speakers who have been invited to speak on property of the Department of Veterans Affairs. This bill would force Obama’s Director Ocasio to allow free speech honoring Jesus Christ by family members~ invited speakers~ pastors~ and veterans groups at the graves~ not only in Houston but all Veterans cemeteries and hospitals nationwide! Let’s take action now… SELECT HERE to sign NEW PETITION to DEFEND PUBLIC PRAYER with H.R. 2848 the VETERANS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT and S.RES.18 for PRAYER AT SCHOOL MEETINGS and we will fax 535 Congressmen/Senators instantly (saving you time!) Public School Board Meetings also attacked for allowing public prayer by teachers It’s not just at the grave where public prayer is being attacked. S.Res.18 calls for the Senate to recognize that prayer before school board meetings is a protected act in accordance with the fundamental principles upon which the Nation was founded~ and expresses support for allowing the optional practice of prayer at the beginning of the school board meetings. Senator David Vitter (R- LA) first introduced this bill in 2005 but it has been blocked by Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) and lobbyist lawyers from the ACLU. The ACLU has bullied school boards over prayer for decades~ with empty threats and bogus lawsuits~ often lost but sometimes won by liberal activist judges who hate religious freedom of speech. The time has come to pass S.Res.18 and give conservatives judges the power to support prayer and fight the ACLU. The ACLU has backed lawsuits against school boards~ and criticized us who support school board prayer. Senator Vitter said: "I do not share the ACLU’s opinion~ and more importantly~ the people of Louisiana do not share the ACLU’s opinion." Neither does the Supreme Court. In 1983~ the U.S. Supreme Court held~ in the case of Marsh v. Chambers~ that the practice of opening legislative sessions with prayer has become part of the fabric of our society~ and is fully constitutional. "To invoke divine guidance on a public body entrusted with making the laws is not a violation of the Establishment Clause~" wrote the Supreme Court~ "but rather is simply an acknowledgement of beliefs widely held among the American people." Sadly~ even with the court’s ruling defending prayer~ the ACLU has not given up attempts to silence prayer in our schools. With President Obama appointing more and more ungodly~ anti-Christian~ socialist judges to federal benches~ we must encourage our Senators and Congressmen to pass a law protecting what is left of Jesus in public schools: the freedom to speak Jesus’ name in public prayer! Our teachers deserve that freedom~ and so do our children deserve God’s blessing. Let’s take action… SELECT HERE to sign NEW PETITION to DEFEND PUBLIC PRAYER with H.R. 2848 the VETERANS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT and S.RES.18 for PRAYER AT SCHOOL MEETINGS and we will fax 535 Congressmen/Senators instantly (saving you time!) Veterans Groups Outraged. V.F.W. and American Legion on high alert. "Generations of patriotic Americans have fought~ bled and died to help defend the U.S. Constitution~ which guarantees fundamental rights of religious expression and freedom of speech~" said V.F.W. Commander-in-Chief Richard L. Eubank. "Those basic tenants are clearly being violated at the cemetery~" by the Obama Administration. The American Legion Post 586 routinely honors our veterans for decades by performing its burial ritual for fallen veterans. On several separate occasions~ government officials reportedly told the burial teams that prayer and religious speech could no longer be included in the burial ritual unless the family submits a specific prayer or message in writing to Director Ocasio for her approval. Oc The American Heritage Funeral Home~ which sits next to the Houston National Cemetery~ was instructed by Director Ocasio that the Funeral Home was reportedly forbidden from informing the families of veterans that they had an option of requesting an optional prayer in the V.F.W. burial ritual. The "National Memorial Ladies~" a volunteer group was told by Ocasio that the group had to remove "God Bless" from Condolence Cards given out to grieving families. Volunteers were reportedly also banned by Ocasio from speaking a religious message when talking on cemetery grounds. "On March 15th Director Ocasio told me that I couldn’t say ‘May God grant you grace~ mercy and peace’ to grieving families~" said Nobleton Jones~ Honor Guard Junior Vice Commander. To add injury to insult the chapel on cemetery grounds was closed. The chapel crosses~ Bibles~ and chapel bells were all removed and the chapel was turned into the cemetery storage room. Why hurt our grieving veteran families any more? We need a law. Help us pass H.R. 2848… Friends~ our veterans and teachers deserve the same religious freedom they defend for others. Let’s take a stand today~ and demand Congress pass both prayer bills~ now!
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P.S. Time is urgent! Both House and Senate have full schedules this fall~ so unless we raise their awareness of these two important prayer bills~ they may not get the attention they deserve. So please sign our petition today! Prefer to donate by mail? Please mail paper check or money orders to: The Pray In Jesus Name Project~ PO Box 77077~ Colorado Springs~ CO 80970. Disclaimer: The views of Chaplain Klingenschmitt~ who was vindicated by Congress after being honorably but involuntarily discharged from the Navy in 2007 after facing court-martial for praying "in Jesus name" in uniform~ are his own personal views~ not the views of any political party~ government~ or organization. |
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RadioWeek25sep-1oct11
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| Seven Daily “National News Prayer Alerts” for the Week of 25 Sep – 1 Oct 2011 |
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The Evening Prayer Weekly National News Alert
1. Sunday 25 Sep 11 One Minute Prayer: Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ we pray for over one million registered voters in California to get involved with the Stop SB 48 petition campaign that could repeal the forced homosexualization of textbooks for public school children~ which Democrat Governor Jerry Brown signed~ ignoring the will of Christian voters. By going to www.stopsb48.com registered voters can download a petition~ sign~ stamp and mail it in~ to get repeal on the ballot. God from Psalm 139~ wake up Your Church in California~ and help protect innocent children from immoral sexual indoctrination~ in Jesus’ name~ Amen. ACTION ALERT! DON’T JUST PRAY~ FAX 535 CONGRESSMEN! Please select~ sign and WE WILL FAX your petition to all 535 Congressmen – Protect Israel’s right to Exist and Defend Her Borders. 2. Monday 26 Sep 11 One-Minute Prayer: DC Abortions to be Taxpayer-Funded Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ we pray that you will prevent passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act~ 2010 (HR 3288)~ because it would lift the prohibition of the use of our tax-dollars to pay for elective abortions in the District of Columbia. Before the 1996 ban~ public funds paid for more than 4~000 abortions annually in our nation’s capital~ and that number would likely return if the ban is removed. From Deuteronomy 21:9~ we pray they put away the guilt of innocent blood from among them~ and do what is right in Your sight~ in Jesus’ name~ Amen.
**Listen below! And call & ask your local Christian radio station to broadcast this 60-second prayer many times throughout the day on Monday~ 26 Sep 11. Download MP3: (ChapsEP092611Mon.mp3) ACTION ALERT! DON’T JUST PRAY~ FAX 535 CONGRESSMEN! Please select~ sign and WE WILL FAX your petition to all 535 Senators and Congressmen to DEFEND MILITARY CHAPLAINS AND TROOPS!
3. Tuesday 27 Sep 11 One-Minute Prayer: Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ we see fulfilled the prophecy of Zechariah 12:2-3 in the last days Israel will be besieged and all the nations of the earth will gather against her. We pray for the peace of Jerusalem now that the Palestinian Authority has demanded to seize Israel’s land at the United Nations~ and already there has been violence by Muslim crowds in Samaria~ who attacked a 20 month-old Jewish baby throwing rocks at her face through her parents’ car window. God protect Your chosen people Israel and let the gospel go forth from her land~ in Jesus’ name~ Amen.
ACTION ALERT! DON’T JUST PRAY~ FAX 535 CONGRESSMEN! Please select~ sign and WE WILL FAX your petition to all 535 Senators and Congressmen to Repeal Obamacare – and defund Abortion!
4. Wednesday 28 Sep 11 One-Minute Prayer: American Hikers Released from Iran Prison Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ we rejoice with American hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal who were wrongly imprisoned two years ago~ in Evin Prison~ one of the most notorious prisons in Iran~ where persecuted Christians are often sent to die. Bauer and Fattal were falsely accused of spying for America~ and after a deal to drop their eight-year sentence they paid one million dollars bail to go free from the dictator Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Psalm 146:7 declares~ “You uphold the cause of the oppressed…The LORD sets prisoners free.” Thank You for this deliverance~ in Jesus’ name~ Amen.
ACTION ALERT! DON’T JUST PRAY~ FAX 535 CONGRESSMEN! 5. Thursday 29 Sep 11 One-Minute Prayer: AARP Uses Member Fees to Advance “Gay” Rights Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ we pray that AARP members will pressure the organization to abandon their advocacy for so-called “gay rights” and the blatant promotion of homosexuality on their web-site. The organization’s “Pride” webpage announces their support of same-sex marriage and spotlights topics such as “The Gay Man’s Guide to Dating after 50.” According Romans 1:32~ Your wrath is against those who practice sexual immorality and find pleasure in sin. God~ help any Christian members of AARP protest so they may recognize their sin and renounce it~ in Jesus’ name~ Amen.
ACTION ALERT! FAX CONGRESS TO DEFEND “DOMA” MARRIAGE Please select~ sign and WE WILL FAX your petition to all 535 Congressmen and Senators – Stop homosexual marriage in 50 states.
Mexico Personhood Goes to Supreme Court Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ we pray that evil Mexico Judge~ Jose Fernando Franco Gonzalez’s pro-abortion group~ “Action for Unconstitutionality” which seeks to declare two of Mexico’s personhood amendments unconstitutional would be defeated by the Supreme Court~ and that the will of the people to protect the preborn would be upheld. Please move on the hearts of those who will make these legal decisions~ and help them to choose life~ as you command in Deuteronomy 30:19~ so that Mexico will not have the equivalent of America’s horrific abortion law~ Roe vs. Wade~ in Jesus’ name~ Amen.
ACTION ALERT! DON’T JUST PRAY~ FAX 535 CONGRESSMEN! Please select~ sign and WE WILL FAX your petition to all 535 Senators and Congressmen to Repeal Obamacare – and defund Abortion! 7. Saturday 1 Oct 11 One-Minute Prayer: House Extends Religious Freedom Commission Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ we thank You that the House approved HR 2687~ reauthorizing the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom~ which reviews religious freedom violations and makes policy recommendations to the president and Congress. This year~ they reported Burma~ China~ Eritrea~ Iran~ North Korea~ Saudi Arabia~ Sudan and Uzbekistan among the worst offenders~ and recommended that Egypt~ Iraq~ Nigeria and Turkmenistan be reprimanded too. God~ cause these nations to renounce their oppression of believers~ just as the prophet Jonah persuaded Nineveh to turn from their evil ways in Jonah 3:10~ in Jesus’ name~ Amen.
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Disclaimer: The views of Chaplain Klingenschmitt~ who was vindicated by Congress after being honorably but involuntarily discharged from the Navy in 2007~ after facing court-martial for praying ‘in Jesus name’ in uniform~ are his own personal views~ not the views of any political party~ government~ or organization.
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RadioWeek18-24sep11
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The Evening Prayer Weekly National News Alert
1. Sunday 18 Sep 11 One Minute Prayer:
ACTION ALERT! DON’T JUST PRAY~ FAX 535 CONGRESSMEN! Please select~ sign and WE WILL FAX your petition to all 535 Congressmen – Protect Israel’s right to Exist and Defend Her Borders. 2. Monday 19 Sep 11 One-Minute Prayer: “SuperCongress” Seeks to Reduce Deficit by $1.5 Trillion Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ bless Republican Representative Jeb Hensarling from Texas and Democrat Senator Patty Murray from Washington who have created DeficitReduction.gov and are asking citizens for help suggesting ways to reduce the budget deficit by $1.5 Trillion over the next decade. Please give wisdom to our leaders and citizens who will take a stand for fiscally responsible government~ and share cost-cutting ideas with our leaders. From James 1:5 we pray You grant wisdom liberally to all who ask~ and You will not rebuke us when we pray for help and wisdom. In Jesus Name. Amen.
**Listen below! And call & ask your local Christian radio station to broadcast this 60-second prayer many times throughout the day on Monday~ 19 Sep 11. Download MP3: (ChapsEP091911Mon.mp3) ACTION ALERT! DON’T JUST PRAY~ FAX 535 CONGRESSMEN! Please select~ sign and WE WILL FAX your petition to all 535 Senators and Congressmen to DEFEND MILITARY CHAPLAINS AND TROOPS!
3. Tuesday 20 Sep 11 One-Minute Prayer: Federal Funds Denied for Ground Zero Mosque
ACTION ALERT! DON’T JUST PRAY~ FAX 535 CONGRESSMEN! Please select~ sign and WE WILL FAX your petition to all 535 Senators and Congressmen to Repeal Obamacare – and defund Abortion!
4. Wednesday 21 Sep 11 One-Minute Prayer: North Carolina: The People Will Vote to Protect Traditional Marriage
ACTION ALERT! DON’T JUST PRAY~ FAX 535 CONGRESSMEN! 5. Thursday 22 Sep 11 One-Minute Prayer: Pro life Candidates Win Special Elections in NY and NV
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Catholic School Upsets Rival with “We’ve Got Jesus” Chant Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ we rejoice with the Cincinnati~ Ohio St. Xavier students who chanted “We’ve got Jesus” during a 17-14 football victory against their rival team the Cardinals~ who chanted “We’ve got girls” while taunting the all-boys Catholic school. We pray for the opposing coach~ Tom Bolden~ who reacted with fury when he heard the Jesus chant and said the St. Xavier team should be embarrassed for believing in Jesus Christ. From Isaiah 5:20~ woe to mockers who call good evil~ and evil good. Let every school in America stand boldly for Jesus Christ. In Jesus Name. Amen.
**Listen below! And call & ask your local Christian radio station to broadcast this 60-second prayer many times throughout the day on Friday~ 23 Sep 11. Download MP3: (ChapsEP092311Fri.mp3) ACTION ALERT! DON’T JUST PRAY~ FAX 535 CONGRESSMEN! Please select~ sign and WE WILL FAX your petition to all 535 Senators and Congressmen to Repeal Obamacare – and defund Abortion! 7. Saturday 24 Sep 11 One-Minute Prayer: Australia offers “Third Gender” Choice on Passports Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ we are outraged at Australia’s choice to have three gender options to choose from on their passports – male~ female and an “indeterminate” option for the self-mutilating gender-confused who deny God’s word in Genesis 2~ that God made all people male or female. Option “X” can now be chosen by Australians who reject the gender God assigned them at birth~ even before they self-mutilate with surgery~ joining the U.S. who dropped the surgery prerequisite for transgendered people to lie on their passports last year. God command the devil out of these people~ in Jesus Name. Amen.
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| HELP FIX THE ECONOMY! SIGN 3 HOT PETITIONS. SIGN 3 PETITIONS~ FIX THE ECONOMY! 1) Sign NEW petition to preserve JOBS. 2) Sign HOT Petition to pass Balanced Budget Amendment. 3) Sign URGENT petition to Create a FAIRTAX replacing the income tax. We instantly fax all 535 Cong./Senators! Obama breaks Poverty Record. James Carville: Obama should "Panic." President Obama already presided over the worst unemployment rate since the Great Depression~ but now America’s poverty rate has dramatically increased as well~ reports the U.S. Census Bureau~ who counted the number of Americans in poverty as the highest ever since they started tracking the number 52 years ago. While Obama proposes job-killing tax and spend policies~ the unemployment rate~ national debt and number living in poverty continue to skyrocket to historical record highs. In his speech to Congress~ Obama proposed to borrow and spend another $447 billion for yet another Big Government bailout paid to his corporate friends~ (just like he privately pressured the Pentagon to help big Democrat donors~ like Solyndra and LightSquared). Helping the unemployed find work is clearly not his priority~ since Obama regulates and raises taxes on small business employers.  Even Democrats fear Obama’s poor handling of the economy. In a CNN editorial~ Democrat icon James Carville said it was time for the President to "Panic" and "the time has come to demand a plan of action that requires a complete change from the direction that [Obama] is headed." We voters told Obama to change course a year ago when we fired Nancy Pelosi as Speaker. But sadly~ the Obama Administration continues to fight against 3 good bills that could really fix the economy. We must demand Congress act on these issues: SIGN 3 PETITIONS~ FIX THE ECONOMY! 1) Sign NEW petition to preserve JOBS. 2) Sign HOT Petition to pass Balanced Budget Amendment. 3) Sign URGENT petition to Create a FAIRTAX replacing the income tax. We instantly fax all 535 Cong./Senators! Pass the Fair Tax My dear friend Alan Keyes~ with whom I stood as national campaign chaplain in 2008~ said the IRS is a 20th century socialist tyrannical experiment in taxation~ and it has failed. The income tax is now over 85 years old~ and before that the federal government held no claim on our personal income or possessions. The only taxes allowed were on sales~ excise~ and tariffs. Economic liberty was sought by our founding fathers~ as the bulwark of our political liberty. But the income tax gave the government control over us~ overturning a government of the people. Politicians now have power to decide how much income we can make~ turning us all into slaves of the state. As Alan Keyes says: "True economic liberty and moral revival go hand in hand." The Fair Tax would apply evenly to citizens and immigrants. All taxes generated on our current total consumption of $11 trillion would generate $2.6 trillion per year~ which is $400 billion more than the government currently collects. A Fair Tax can solve the deficit! Most importantly~ every individual would decide how much of their own hard earned money the government should get~ based on their own consumption. Spend less money~ pay less taxes! Earn more income~ save as much as you wish. Since it’s only a tax on new products~ you could buy an old house or used car~ and pay no taxes on it~ making it much easier fo SIGN 3 PETITIONS~ FIX THE ECONOMY! 1) Sign NEW petition to preserve JOBS. 2) Sign HOT Petition to pass Balanced Budget Amendment. 3) Sign URGENT petition to Create a FAIRTAX replacing the income tax. We instantly fax all 535 Cong./Senators! Cut~ Cap and Balance the Budget Obama plans to bully the American people out of yet another $447 billion bailout~ just one month after he agreed to rein in his spending addiction. Do we trust him yet? Anyone who thinks the solution to fixing our economy is borrowing more money~ is insane. Just look at Bank of America~ who received $45 billion in cash with another $97 billion if they need it. President Obama gave our money to bail out their bank~ and now they’re foreclosing on record numbers of Americans! According to the watch group ForeClosureRader "Bank of America appears to be primarily responsible for the surge in foreclosures" and according to CNBC defaults are up 15% nationwide~ and Bank of America has increased its foreclosure rate 200% in the last few months. BOA’s slogan should be "kicking hard working Americans out of their homes with the money we gave them." And BOA just announced it will cut 30~000 jobs. The Obama Administration and his Federal Housing Finance Agency are now suing Bank of America and many other companies~ from Citigroup to General Electric~ for "misleading" the government over the quality of loans sold to the public debt. Bank of America has also been sued by AIG for securities fraud~ for $10 billion according to AIG. But their leaders still got $9.05 million and $14 million bonuses~ proving Obama lies when he claims to be the party of the workingman and the poor. It’s time to petition your congressman: No more bailouts. Our national debt is already $14.8 Trillion~ exceeding our $14.4 Gross Domestic Product. DON’T INCREASE THE NATIONAL DEBT another $447 billion for more Wall Street bailouts. Sadly Obama appointed a "SuperCongress" to frighten Senior Citizens and rob the Pentagon budget~ without passing any meaningful breaks for small business. SIGN 3 PETITIONS~ FIX THE ECONOMY! 1) Sign NEW petition to preserve JOBS. 2) Sign HOT Petition to pass Balanced Budget Amendment. 3) Sign URGENT petition to Create a FAIRTAX replacing the income tax. We instantly fax all 535 Cong./Senators! Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act Questions about sustainability of the United States economy continue to plague Obama~ and keep his leadership ability in constant doubt. The high unemployment rate is squarely President Obama’s fault~ due to over-regulation of small business: 99.7% of employers! Stocks were down last month on poor jobs reports~ as if more proof were needed of President Obama’s failure to create jobs. "The U.S. economy failed to add any new jobs in August caused European and Asian stock markets to sink sharply Monday~" reported AP. "That jobs figure [ZERO JOBS CREATED] was far below economists’ already tepid expectations for 93~000 new U.S. jobs and renewed concerns that the U.S. recovery is not only slowing but actually unwinding. U.S. hiring figures for June and July were also revised lower~ only adding to the gloom." New reports from the Department of Labor show the unemployment rate ha  s nearly doubled in the first two years of President Obama’s leadership. In 2008 under President Bush unemployment averaged just 5.8%~ but by 2010 after two years of Obama the unemployed rate rose to 9.6%. This is second highest unemployment rate in over 60 years. In 2011 the unemployment rate is averaging 9.01%~ making this the first time since the Great Depression that unemployment has held above 9% three years in a row. Obamanomics has created the worst economy in four generations. But we have good news. Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) has proposed a bill that would actually create jobs~ called S.1438~ the Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011. According to the Small Business Association~ small businesses employ 99.7% of all working Americans~ and are responsible for 75% of all new jobs created. Small business is the driving force of the American economy as much today as ever.Sen. DeMint is sponsoring a bill that calls for all Government agencies to STOP expanding regulatory compliance costs~ until unemployment shrinks to 7.7%. Let’s petition 100 Senators and 435 Congressmen to STOP OVER-REGULATING SMALL BUSINESSES… SIGN 3 PETITIONS~ FIX THE ECONOMY! 1) Sign NEW petition to preserve JOBS. 2) Sign HOT Petition to pass Balanced Budget Amendment. 3) Sign URGENT petition to Create a FAIRTAX replacing the income tax. We instantly fax all 535 Cong./Senators! The Obama Administration has been over-regulating small businesses with "fees" as a "hidden tax" that cost American business more then $1.75 trillion each year. Obama spent trillions bailing out Big Wall Street banks in 2009~ has not offered so much as a penny to help the small town firm or farmer many were the hardest hit in the recession~ and had to lay people off and in many cases closed their doors entirely. Now as scary as these numbers are~ they only hide the real depth of the problem. The "dirty little secret" about unemployment numbers is that they only count unemployed people actively searching for jobs. Obama does not count what economists call "discouraged workers" or "underemployed" workers with part-time jobs. A discouraged worker actively seeks employment but did not find a job in one year of searching. Some people have been out of work so long~ that Obama no longer counts them as unemployed. Even if you look for a job every day~ you no longer matter to the politicians~ who only care about their re-election~ so they fudge the unemployment numbers to make themselves look good~ (despite the fact they over-regulated YOU out of a job). Another group of people the "underemployed" or over-qualified for the job they have. The medical doctor who drives a taxi because it’s the only employment he can find~ is not counted as unemployed. Also not counted: people who work seasonal jobs~ and students who just graduated college and are still looking for their first job. When all these people are counted~ The Economic Policy Institute adds at least 11 million unemployed Americans. According to the Department of Labor 9.1% equals 14 million~ so if you add the missing 11 million~ Obama’s true unemployment rate is closer to 16%. Stopping the White House and its agencies from bullying extra "regulatory fee" taxes out of small business owners forces them to employ less people. Obama’s greed for big-government power has directly cost millions of Americans their jobs. Unlike big banks~ the small business man of America is not asking for an $8 trillion government handout~ rather "They want the regulators off their back~ the National Labor Relations Board to stop pushing the union agenda~ and try to help companies that create jobs~" said Senator DeMint. Let’s help put America back to work~ by petitioning Congress to get off the backs of small business owners~ so they can hire folks off the street. SIGN 3 PETITIONS~ FIX THE ECONOMY! 1) Sign NEW petition to preserve JOBS. 2) Sign HOT Petition to pass Balanced Budget Amendment. 3) Sign URGENT petition to Create a FAIRTAX replacing the income tax. We instantly fax all 535 Cong./Senators! Let’s get Obama~ Pelosi~ and Reid off employer’s back~ and help get folks back to work.
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Chaplain May Sue Mayor Bloomberg Sign our FREE petition to restore prayer at Memorial Ceremony  The Mayor of New York City~ Michael Bloomberg~ has banned clergy from participating at the 9/11 memorial ceremony. Let’s take action. Sign our FREE petition. Proof at WND.com: “Originally I was invited to attend this year’s 9/11 ceremony as a first responder~ just like I was every year since 2001~” Bishop Johnson told former U.S. Navy Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt. “But then I heard Mayor Bloomberg banned clergy~ so it took five phone calls to his office before [a Bloomberg senior staffer] asked me if I was going to wear my clerical collar. I said I planned to dress just like I did the previous nine years~ so she replied ‘they’ prefer you not attend. And that was it. I was disinvited.” “Disinvited because of his religion~ his clergyman status~ and his faith in Jesus Christ. Bishop Dan Johnson is a hero who faces arbitrary and illegal persecution and discrimination for religion by the mayor of New York City~ Michael Bloomberg~” Klingenschmitt~ who runs the Pray In Jesus Name organization~ said.Will Chaps join the lawsuit? Read full article: Bloomberg facing legal challenge to censorship of faith. http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=343005 Let’s send a message to Mayor Bloomberg~ by signing our FREE petition and asking to invite clergy to pray at the 9/11 ceremony.
The Evening Prayer Weekly National News Alert
1. Sunday 11 Sep 11 One Minute Prayer: Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ we remember the 2~977 victims that were murdered on September 11~ 2001 by 19 Islamic terrorists. We pray from 2Corinthians 1:3 to the God of all comfort~ for all the family members and friends who remain with a hole in their hearts. God Bless our U.S. House of Representatives who voted 407-0 on October 25~ 2001 to designate September 11th Patriot Day in memory of this horrific attack. We thank you for protecting America for the last ten years from another terrorist attack of that magnitude~ in Jesus Name. Amen.
ACTION ALERT! DON’T JUST PRAY~ FAX 535 CONGRESSMEN! Please select~ sign and WE WILL FAX your petition to all 535 Congressmen – Protect Israel’s right to Exist and Defend Her Borders. 2. Monday 12 Sep 11 One-Minute Prayer: Will Court Ban Prayers in Jesus’ Name? Trial in Greece~ New York Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ we ask for a strong courtroom victory on Monday for the town of Greece~ New York~ against the atheist complainers at Americans United for the Separation of Church and State~ who have filed yet another lawsuit to stop citizens from praying publicly “in Jesus name~” before public meetings. Please grant the Alliance Defense Fund attorneys wisdom from James 1:5 as they argue to defend every person’s freedom to pray publicly according to the dictates of their own conscience~ even if they pray in Jesus Name. Amen. ACTION ALERT! DON’T JUST PRAY~ FAX 535 CONGRESSMEN! Please select~ sign and WE WILL FAX your petition to all 535 Senators and Congressmen to DEFEND MILITARY CHAPLAINS AND TROOPS!
3. Tuesday 13 Sep 11 One-Minute Prayer: Bank of America Fires Christian Who Supported Traditional Marriage Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ we pray for Dr. Frank Turek~ who was fired for the second time last month~ and is now under attack again~ for believing and stating that marriage is only sacred between one man and one woman~ as the Bible says in Genesis 2. Bank of America fired the Christian after contracting with him for work the last fifteen years~ all because of one complaint from a homosexual. We pray that You would give Turek favor with Bank of America as they meet to discuss the consequences of his recent firing. In Jesus Name. Amen.
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4. Wednesday 14 Sep 11 One-Minute Prayer: U.S. Debt Climbs 59 Percent Under Obama Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ we are grieved because under President Obama’s leadership~ the U.S. Treasury reports the United States debt has climbed a whopping 59 percent since he took office. The national debt including both public and intra-governmental debt equaled $14~684~292~994~743.93. Proverbs 22:7 tells us the borrower is slave to the lender. Lord~ have mercy on America and our leaders who have abused our finances and our children’s. We repent for electing such irresponsible leaders~ and squandering the vast wealth and resources you have blessed America with~ in Jesus Name. Amen.
ACTION ALERT! DON’T JUST PRAY~ FAX 535 CONGRESSMEN! 5. Thursday 15 Sep 11 One-Minute Prayer: Victory! Supreme Court OK’s Mississippi Personhood Amendment Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ we give thanks for the Mississippi Supreme Court victory over Planned Parenthood and the ACLU~ who failed remove Amendment 26~ the Personhood Amendment~ from the ballot in the upcoming 8 November election. The victory will allow all state citizens to vote whether “The term ‘person’ or ‘persons’ shall include every human being from the moment of fertilization~ cloning or the functional equivalent thereof.” Psalm 139:13 declares that You knit us together in our mother’s womb~ so help us Pass this law~ in Jesus Name. Amen.
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Ban on Homosexual Blood Donors Lifted Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ we are outraged that on November 7th the lifetime ban on blood donations from homosexual men will be lifted in England~ Scotland and Wales~ if they claim they haven’t engaged in homosexual sex in twelve months. Now the risk to innocent blood recipients increases exponentially~ of catching the deadly AIDS virus and HIV infection~ which are often dormant. We pray for a quick reversal of this decision. Leviticus 17:14 says life is in the blood~ so rescue Your people from AIDS or HIV tainted blood. In Jesus Name. Amen.
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Disclaimer: The views of Chaplain Klingenschmitt~ who was vindicated by Congress after being honorably but involuntarily discharged from the Navy in 2007~ after facing court-martial for praying ‘in Jesus name’ in uniform~ are his own personal views~ not the views of any political party~ government~ or organization.
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Bloomberg facing legal challenge to censorship of faith
There’s been criticism of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s decision to exclude clergy from this weekend’s 10th anniversary events marking the day the Islamic terrorists struck New York~ Washington and in Pennsylvania in 2001~ killing almost 3~000.
It’s come from the religious right and left both. Some 62~000 Americans signed petitions assembled by the Family Research Council asking him to relent. Jay Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice wrote that the United States “has a long and cherished history of prayer~ from the first prayer in Congress in 1774 to the National Day of Prayer celebrated each year. Even the Supreme Court acknowledges our religious heritage.”
But all apparently without impact on the mayor who made the decision.
Now~ however~ a new incentive is coming into Bloomberg’s world: A lawsuit that challenges his decision on the basis of the 1st Amendment’s freedom of speech and religion provisions.
What he is doing is sending a message that radical Islam takes precedence over the Judeo-Christian tradition in New York City and throughout the country. He’s sending a message that terrorists are welcome in New York City. That’s not the message that one should be sending on 9/11~” said attorney Larry Klayman~ who founded Judicial Watch and now is of Freedom Watch.
“His actions are an absolute disgrace to all Americans~ whatever their race~ color or creed~” he said.
He said his clients – who will be plaintiffs in the legal action that is being prepared for filing as early as tomorrow – include Bishop Dan Johnson~ a member of the “World Bishops Council” who on the early morning hours of 9/11 had arrived in Manhattan.
According to his story~ he was resting when his wife called concerned about an airplane accident. He immediately responded to offer his help~ and was asked by the New York Police Department to set up the first morgue in the financial district.
He kept records of victims brought in~ performed last rites on the dead and prayed for them~ and has participated in every 9/11 ceremony at Ground Zero since.
“Originally I was invited to attend this year’s 9/11 ceremony as a first responder~ just like I was every year since 2001~” Bishop Johnson told former U.S. Navy Chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt~ who also is involved in the case.
“But then I heard Mayor Bloomberg banned clergy~ so it took five phone calls to his office before [a Bloomberg senior staffer] asked me if I was going to wear my clerical collar. I said I planned to dress just like I did the previous nine years~ so she replied ‘they’ prefer you not attend. And that was it. I was disinvited.”
“Disinvited because of his religion~ his clergyman status~ and his faith in Jesus Christ. Bishop Dan Johnson is a hero who faces arbitrary and illegal persecution and discrimination for religion by the mayor of New York City~ Michael Bloomberg~” Klingenschmitt~ who runs the Pray In Jesus Name organization~ said.
Sekulow noted that when America was attacked~ thousands gathered for the “Prayer in America” event at Yankee Stadium for a united time of seeking God.
“There’s a growing chorus of Americans – religious and non-religious alike – calling on Mayor Bloomberg to reconsider his decision~” Sekulow said. “And in the past week~ we have heard from thousands of Americans who have signed our letter urging Mayor Bloomberg to change his mind. He still has time to act. He should clear the way for clergy and religious leaders to participate – to pray for our nation~ and to pray for those who are still suffering from the pain and loss of Sept. 11~ 2001.”
There are other plaintiffs who also may join in the action~ Klayman told WND.
Patrick J. Mahoney~ director of the Christian Defense Coalition~ said there are clegy members who also are trying to have a public prayer service at Ground Zero on Saturday~ Sept. 10.
“In the dark days after 9/11~ millions of Americans turned to God in prayer for strength~ comfort~ guidance and assurance. This was especially true for those who lost loved ones~” he said. “It is extremely troubling for Mayor Bloomberg to exclude public prayer and expressions of faith from the 9/11 memorial service.
“In response to his tragic decision by the mayor~ we felt it was imperative to have a public prayer service at Ground Zero during the 9/11 weekend~” he said.
Rev. Rob Schenck~ of the National Clergy Council~ joined the sentiment.
“On Sept. 11~ 2001~ millions of Americans did the most important and natural thing in the face of such an enormous tragedy~ they prayed. In the days following~ they went to church to pray~ to remember~ to grieve~ to cry~” he said. “Pastors around the nation spent countless hours comforting the bereaved~ assuring their flocks~ engaging in acts of compassion and speaking words of hope.
“The absence of both at this week’s 9/11 memorial at Ground Zero may seem like a reasonable situation to some~ but it will only compound the pain and loss for some many others. Our intention is to address that need in the hearts and minds of so many affected by the pain of that infamous day.”
The Associated Press speculated that perhaps Bloomberg’s decision was prompted by his effort to dodge the controversial issue of including a representative of Islam~ in whose name the terrorists destroyed the Twin Towers~ part of the Pentagon and apparently tried to hit either the White House or Capitol.
A Bloomberg spokeswoman~ Evelyn Erskine~ told the wire service the program includes moments of silence.
“Rather than have disagreements over which religious leaders participate~ we would like to keep the focus of our commemoration ceremony on the family members of those who died~” Erskine told AP.
But Cathy Cleaver Ruse~ of the FRC~ said~ “Before Todd Beamer uttered his now iconic last words~ ‘Let’s roll~’ he recited the Lord’s Prayer with Lisa Jefferson~ the GTE Airfone operator. Yet there is no place for this or any prayer at Mayor Bloomberg’s event.
“When our country was attacked~ Americans didn’t say: ‘Oh~ Great Politicians~ please hold a press conference!’ No~ they turned to God for help and solace. It was and is their natural response to a great tragedy~” she continued.
“Banning religion from the memorial of this tragedy is~ in fact~ unnatural for America~ and for Americans. It’s hollow and strange. It feels like an attempt to scrub the history books of the importance that God and faith played on that day and afterwards~ and even to rewrite our long-cherished tradition as a nation of elected officials including clergy and invoking God at every point of crisis.
“Government can only do so much~ politicians can only do so much. The presence of politicians and presidents will not make up for the absence of prayer and pastors.”
Pamela Geller~ author of the new “Stop the Islamization of America: A Practical Guide to the Resistance~” said the Sunday anniversary events are nothing more than a “whitewash” of the Islamic enemy trying to destroy America.
Geller~ of Atlas Shrugs and a key leader in planning Sunday’s second annual Freedom Rally at 3 p.m. at Park Place and West Broadway~ told WND tens of thousands~ including first responders and members of the clergy~ are expected to be in attendance.
The focal point will not be obfuscated~ either~ by high-sounding calls to “service” and advocacy for “tolerance~” she warned.
“If we don’t understand who wants to destroy our country~ our way of life and civilization~ how can we possibly be able to defeat them~” she asked.
The event is being assembled by her American Freedom Defense Initiative~ and its Stop the Islamization of America Program~ as well as Robert Spencer of Jihad Watch.
“We must show the jihadists we are unbowed in the defense of freedom~” she said.
This article was written by Bob Unruh for World Net Daily …
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| JOBS~ JOBS~ JOBS. Get Obama off backs of Small Business. Sign Petition! NEW PETITION! Save and CREATE JOBS by freezing federal government regulations of small businesses~ which employ 99.7% of all working Americans. Sign petition here~ and we will instantly fax it to all 535 Congressmen and Senators (saving you much time!)Stocks Crash. Zero Jobs Created. Obama Doubles Unemployed. Take Action! Stocks are down again today on poor jobs reports~ as if more proof were needed of President Obama’s failure to create jobs. "The U.S. economy failed to add any new jobs in August caused European and Asian stock markets to sink sharply Monday~" reported AP. "That jobs figure [ZERO JOBS CREATED] was far below economists’ already tepid expectations for 93~000 new U.S. jobs and renewed concerns that the U.S. recovery is not only slowing but actually unwinding. U.S. hiring figures for June and July were also revised lower~ only adding to the gloom." New reports from the Department of Labor show the unemployment rate ha s nearly doubled in the first two years of President Obama’s leadership. In 2008 under President Bush unemployment averaged just 5.8%~ but by 2010 after two years of Obama the unemployed rate rose to 9.6%. This is second highest unemployment rate in over 60 years. In 2011 the unemployment rate is averaging 9.01%~ making this the first time since the Great Depression that unemployment has held above 9% three years in a row. Obamanomics has created the worst economy in four generations. But we have good news. Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) has proposed a bill that would actually create jobs~ called S.1438~ the Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011. According to the Small Business Association~ small businesses employ 99.7% of all working Americans~ and are responsible for 75% of all new jobs created. Small business is the driving force of the American economy as much today as ever.Sen. DeMint is sponsoring a bill that calls for all Government agencies to STOP expanding regulatory compliance costs~ until unemployment shrinks to 7.7%. Let’s petition 100 Senators and 435 Congressmen to STOP OVER-REGULATING SMALL BUSINESSES… Please select here to SIGN NEW PETITION to PASS S. 1438 the REGULATION MORATORIUM AND JOBS PERSERVATION ACT OF 2011~ and we will auto-fax your petition to all 100 Senators and 435 Congressmen (saving you much time!) The Obama Administraion has been over-regulating small businesses with "fees" as a "hidden tax" that cost American business more then $1.75 trillion each year. Obama spent trillions bailing out Big Wall Street banks in 2009~ has not offered so much as a penny to help the small town firm or farmer many were the hardest hit in the recession~ and had to lay people off and in many cases closed their doors entirely. Now as scary as these numbers are~ they only hide the real depth of the problem. The "dirty little secret" about unemployment numbers is that they only count unemployed people actively searching for jobs. Obama does not count what economists call "discouraged workers" or "underemployed" workers with part-time jobs. A discouraged worker actively seeks employment but did not find a job in one year of searching. Some people have been out of work so long~ that Obama no longer counts them as unemployed. Even if you look for a job every day~ you no longer matter to the politicians~ who only care about their re-election~ so they fudge the unemployment numbers to make themselves look good~ (despite the fact they over-regulated YOU out of a job). Another group of people the "underemployed" or over-qualified for the job they have. The medical doctor who drives a taxi because its the only employment he can find~ is not counted as unemployed. Also not counted: people who work seasonal jobs~ and students who just graduated college and are still looking for their first job. When all these people are counted~ The Economic Policy Institute adds at least 11 million unemployed Americans. According to the Department of Labor 9.1% equals 14 million~ so if you add the missing 11 million~ Obama’s true unemployment rate is closer to 16%. Stopping the White House and its agencies from bullying extra "regulatory fee" taxes out of small business owners forces them to employ less people. Obama’s greed for big-government power has directly cost millions of Americans their jobs. Unlike big banks~ the small business man of America is not asking for an $8 trillion goverment handout~ rather "They want the regulators off their back~ the National Labor Relations Board to stop pushing the union agenda~ and try to help companies that create jobs~" said Senator DeMint. Let’s help put America back to work~ by petitioning Congress to get off the backs of small busi Please select here to SIGN NEW PETITION to PASS S. 1438 the REGULATION MORATORIUM AND JOBS PERSERVATION ACT OF 2011~ and we will auto-fax your petition to all 100 Senators and 435 Congressmen (saving you much time!) Let’s honor Labor Day by helping small business owners hire some labor! Even if you’re fully employed~ chances are good you know and love somebody who isn’t. Let’s get Obama~ Pelosi~ and Reid off their backs~ and help them get back to work.
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NYC Mayor Bloomberg bans clergy from 9/11 Memorial
In a sad display of anti-Christian censorship~ Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City has banned clergy from participating or praying at the 10th anniversary 9/11 memorial ceremony honoring the victims of terrorist attacks from September 11th~ 2001
Today I spoke with Bishop Dan Johnson~ a 9/11 first-responder clergyman who ministered to the dead and dying in New York City on Sept 11th~ 2001. For the last nine years~ Mayors Giuliani and Bloomberg invited Bishop Johnson to the annual ceremony~ but this year he was told by Mayor Bloomberg’s staff that he cannot attend “in his capacity as clergyman~” but only in his capacity as first-responder. And he dare not pray aloud.
“It’s unbelievable~” says Southern Baptist leader Richard Land. “We live in a country where the overwhelming majority of people identify as Christian or have a religion~ and clergy were some of the first people to respond on 9/11 to minister to victims. Why aren’t they welcome today?”
“I’m stunned~” said Tim Wildmon of the American Family Association. “This event affected the whole psyche and soul of the country~ and you are going to have no prayer? What’s a memorial service if you are going to leave God out of it completely? It seems kind of hollow.”
Mayor Bloomberg warned on a radio show that the event “cannot be political” and said it would offer a “poem or quote or something that each one of the readers will read” with “no speeches whatsoever.”
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Mayor Bloomberg Bans Clergy from 9/11 Sign our FREE petition to restore prayer at Memorial Ceremony The Mayor of New York City~ Michael Bloomberg~ has banned clergy from participating at the 9/11 memorial ceremony. Let’s take action. Sign our FREE petition. “I’m stunned~” said Tim Wildmon of the American Family Association. “You are going to have no prayer? What’s a memorial service if you are going to leave God out of it completely? It seems kind of hollow.”Let’s send a message to Mayor Bloomberg~ by signing our FREE petition and asking him to invite clergy to pray at the 9/11 ceremony. Then tweet these words: Sign FREE petition to Mayor #Bloomberg to restore #Prayer to #911 Memorial Ceremony: https://prayinjesusname.org/blog_post/show/72
The Evening Prayer Weekly National News Alert
1. Sunday 4 Sep 11 One Minute Prayer: Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ bless Pastor Mark Holick of Spirit One Christian Center in Kansas~ who faithfully evangelized the Muslim community by handing out English/Arabic Gospels of John and Romans on a public sidewalk in front of the Wichita Mosque~ and was sentenced to 6 months in jail for violating the city’s “Shy Distance” ordinance~ after being falsely accused of loitering. Even while prosecuted and judged by fellow Christians~ Holick reminded them of 1Peter 4:17 that judgment begins with the house of God. We pray more American preachers take a stand like Pastor Holick. In Jesus Name. Amen.
ACTION ALERT! DON’T JUST PRAY~ FAX 535 CONGRESSMEN! Please select~ sign and WE WILL FAX your petition to all 535 Congressmen – Protect Israel’s right to Exist and Defend Her Borders. 2. Monday 5 Sep 11 One-Minute Prayer: October 2nd is Pulpit Freedom Sunday: Pastors Can Be Political Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ bless The Alliance Defense Fund who is educating America’s pastors with the truth that they can preach about anything they want from their pulpits~ including political candidates and election issues~ despite the phony and unenforceable Johnson Amendment that was passed in 1954 to silence pastors. 2 Timothy 4:2 exhorts pastors to Preach the Word~ be ready in season and out of season…with great patience and instruction. Raise up thousands of pastors to participate in Pulpit Freedom Sunday on Oct. 2nd~ in Jesus Name. Amen.
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3. Tuesday 6 Sep 11 One-Minute Prayer: ABC TV Promotes Transgender Sin Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ we pray You condemn ABC television for being the greatest promoter of homosexuality in their programming~ and now boldly promoting Chastity “Chaz” Bono~ a woman who self-mutilated her own genitals~ as the newest contestant on Dancing with the Stars~ which has outraged viewers and parents~ who say they will now boycott the show. Philippians 3:2 warns~ “Watch out for those dogs~ those men who do evil~ those mutilators of the flesh” – Chastity has mutilated her flesh~ and we ask that DWTS would listen to their audience and stop promoting her sin. In Jesus Name. Amen.
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4. Wednesday 7 Sep 11 One-Minute Prayer: California Supreme Court Confirms Anti-Marriage Judge Goodwin Liu Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ we are saddened by the confirmation of Goodwin Liu~ a Berkeley law professor~ who was promoted to the California Supreme Court~ who said~ regarding the use of the Constitution~ “the United States can hardly claim to have a monopoly on wise solutions to common legal problems faced by constitutional democracies around the world.” As Proverbs 29:2 says~ when the wicked rule~ the people groan. We are sad that Liu would rather enforce foreign laws than uphold the U.S. or California Constitutions. God replace him with a Christian on that court~ in Jesus Name. Amen.
ACTION ALERT! DON’T JUST PRAY~ FAX 535 CONGRESSMEN! 5. Thursday 8 Sep 11 One-Minute Prayer: Conservative Presbyterians Split from PCUSA over Gay Ordination Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ bless the conservative~ Bible-believing group “Presbyterians for Renewal” who have called for members of the PCUSA to consider splitting or leaving because of their leaders’ unbiblical stance on promoting homosexual clergy. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has a membership of over 2 million and became the fourth major Protestant denomination in the U.S. to ordain openly gay and lesbian clergy on May 10. Bless those who want to separate~ and obey doctrine from Titus 2:1~ “You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine.” In Jesus Name. Amen.
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Muslim Extremists Kill Christians in Africa Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ we recall John 10:10: the thief comes to kill~ steal and destroy but that Jesus came that they may have life~ and have it abundantly~ as we consider the recent slaughter of Christians in Nigeria – including a ten year old boy named Fidelis Ishaku~ who was shot and killed by Muslims from Niger who invaded Nigeria. Lord~ comfort and protect the friends and family of the martyrs and open the eyes of the killers so they can see how much Jesus loves them too. In Jesus Name. Amen.
**Listen below! And call & ask your local Christian radio station to broadcast this 60-second prayer many times throughout the day on Friday~ 9 Sep 11. Download MP3: (ChapsEP090911Fri.mp3) ACTION ALERT! DON’T JUST PRAY~ FAX 535 CONGRESSMEN! Please select~ sign and WE WILL FAX your petition to all 535 Senators and Congressmen to Repeal Obamacare – and defund Abortion! 7. Saturday 10 Sep 11 One-Minute Prayer: Ahmadinejad: Kick Israeli Jews out of Jerusalem Let Us Pray. Almighty God~ we pray for the peace of Jerusalem from Psalm 122:6 as once again we see Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad voice his hatred against Jews and Israel in an anti-semitic rant at the annual demonstration called Quds Day~ where thousands of Palestinians demand Jews and Israelis leave Jerusalem~ and condemn America for supporting Israel. We pray for Your protection over Israel and all of her inhabitants~ and thank You in advance for honoring Your promise and your everlasting covenant with the nation of Israel~ into whom the Church is fortunate to be grafted. In Jesus Name. Amen.
**Listen below! And call & ask your local Christian radio station to broadcast this 60-second prayer many times throughout the day on Saturday~ 10 Sep 11. Download MP3: (ChapsEP091011Sat.mp3)
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Disclaimer: The views of Chaplain Klingenschmitt~ who was vindicated by Congress after being honorably but involuntarily discharged from the Navy in 2007~ after facing court-martial for praying ‘in Jesus name’ in uniform~ are his own personal views~ not the views of any political party~ government~ or organization.
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