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BE ALERT
NEWSLETTER, DECEMBER
11, 2006, MORIEL
MINISTRIES
http://www.moriel.org/be_alert.htm
COMMUNISM AND ISLAM
HAVE THE SAME GOAL
WHICH IS TO TAKE
OVER THE WORLD!
NOW WE
HAVE ELECTED ONE TO
CONGRESS
COMMUNISM AND ISLAM
BOTH HAVE THE SAME
GOAL WHICH IS TO
TAKE OVER THE
WORLD! So my main
issue is that a
Muslim's eschatology
must
disqualify newly
elected Congressman
Keith Ellison from
public office
because by already
being a Muslim
(whether or not he
swears on the Koran,
its authority, as he
insists he must do)
Islamic doctrine.
Whether or not you
are a terrorist or
Fundamentalist
Muslim, you are
bound by this
religion to
overthrow our
country and all
countries that are
not Muslim. The
goal and eschatology
of Islam is a global
Caliphate (not
nations, and
certainly not the
United States). He
is sworn to
eventually kill or
convert all Jews,
Christians and even
atheists. If he
becomes a U.S.
Citizen, Congressman
or Senator, he must
uphold our
Constitution...not
advocate its being
removed and replaced
by global sharia
law. Any Muslim in
public office is a
clear and present
danger to our
country and Israel.
What good does it do
to build a fence to
protect our borders,
when we elect
Muslims to Congress,
who will then have a
windfall access to
intelligence and
State secrets that
can then be passed
on to his Imam, who
can then funnel this
highly prized
information on to
Islamic terrorists?
Now regarding
Senator Barack Obama,
whose middle name is
Hussein, and whose
family is Islam,
himself an advocate
of Muslims on
Capitol
Hill...imagine
having him elected
President who would
then have his finger
on the briefcase
authorizing the use
of nuclear
weapons...has
Minnesota, Illinois
and the rest of the
country totally lost
its mind? James
Sundquist, Director,
Rock Salt Publishing
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Clergy divided
over Warren-Obama flap
Coalition
fires back at 'Faithful
Democrats' for claiming
prize of 'most
compassionate'
WORLDNETDAILY - December
1, 2006 -- Responding to
an open letter defending
Pastor Rick Warren by a
group called
Faithful Democrats,
the National Clergy
Council said it was
"saddened that the
signers who name
themselves as Christians
choose to use political
labels to divide the
Body of Christ."
"We reject the attempt
to stereotype our
members as
'right-wing,'" declared
the National Clergy
Council's president, Rob
Schenck. "Among us are
Democrats, independents,
Republicans,
constitutionalists and
those who claim no
political affiliation at
all.
The
letter from Faithful
Democrats to pastors
across the nation
came in response to the
council's request that
Warren rescind an
invitation to abortion
supporter Sen. Barack
Obama, D-Ill., to speak
from his pulpit at an
AIDS conference seminar
today called, "We Must
Work Together."
The Faithful Democrats
letter said it's
"unfortunate" the
National Clergy Council
and other groups "would
exploit the Christian
faith to advance their
divisive agenda – an
agenda that gives almost
exclusive attention to a
few wedge issues while
ignoring the diversity
of problems plaguing
American communities."
Faithful Democrats
signatories included Jim
Wallis of Sojourners and
Call to Renewal, Tony
Campolo of Eastern
University, Ron Sider of
Evangelicals for Social
Action, Randall Balmer
of Columbia University,
Paul de Vries of New
York Divinity School and
C. Welton Gaddy of
Northminster Baptist
Church in Louisiana.
The group said it
rejects "creation of an
unbiblical litmus test
to exclude believers
from the body of Christ.
We are called to the
ministry of
reconciliation and the
liberation of all
people, spiritually and
socially."
In response, Schenck
said his National Clergy
Council rejects "the
charge that we 'exploit
the Christian faith' to
advance a 'divisive
agenda,'" arguing his
members "are fully
engaged in a plethora of
ministries from
prophetically declaring
the Truth of God's Word,
to evangelism and
missions, to outreaches
to the homeless, the
hungry, the addicted,
the sick, the persecuted
and the imprisoned."
Schenck said it's
"unseemly and
regrettable for
Christians to point
their fingers and beat
their chests, competing
for the top prize of
'most compassionate' or
'champion of justice.'
Jesus said when it comes
to Godly acts of
generosity we are not to
let our right hand know
what our left hand is
doing. In other words,
we are not to brag about
the good things we do."
Schenck then pointed out
that he and several
other executive officers
of his group have spent
most of their ministry
careers in "ministries
of Christian
compassion."
"Rather than get into a
spitting war over who
better cares for the
needy, let us focus on
the real issue at the
center of this
controversy," he said.
Schenck called the
HIV/AIDS epidemic "an
enormous human tragedy
that demands an
immediate and
unequivocal Christ-like
response."
He complemented Warren
and his wife, Kay, for
their new initiative and
said his "only criticism
for Pastor Warren is
related to his
invitation to share his
pulpit – what many of us
call 'the sacred desk' –
with a politician who
has a consistent record
of advancing specific
policies, legislation
and spending that have
resulted or will result
in the willful killing
of babies in the womb
and birth canal."
Schenck said the result
of Obama's appearance
behind the pulpit – "the
place where the Truth of
God's Word is,
presumably, proclaimed
without compromise" –
will be "discord,
division and confusion
among Christians."
"Now that the deed is
done," he said, "we turn
our plea in earnest
toward an honest and
public discussion about
this episode among
Christian leaders from
all traditions and
political affiliations.
If we believe God can
redeem even the worst of
our mistakes, then He
can certainly use this
for the betterment of
all His people. We
pledge ourselves
unreservedly to
participate in such a
redemptive exercise."
In its letter Thursday,
Faithful Democrats said
that in the face of the
AIDS crisis, "it boggles
our minds and offends
our God-given sense of
justice that these
groups would choose to
attack Senator Obama and
Reverend Warren –
Christians both – for
working together to
stamp out AIDS.
"It is time for
believers to unite under
the banner of truth and
work to address our
society's most pressing
problems. The time for
scare tactics and
divisiveness is over. As
leaders in the Christian
community, we will not
stand silent in the face
of these attacks, but
will instead serve as
voices for equality,
fairness, and justice
for all people."
Saddleback Church, in a
statement issued earlier
this week, said Warren
disagrees with Obama's
strong support for
abortion and has told
him so in a public
meeting. But he still
was allowed to address
the AIDS conference
because getting
different parts of
society working together
on the problem is so
important."
The statement said,
"While knowledgeable
about HIV/AIDS, the
speakers at the Summit
do not necessarily
reflect the beliefs of
Saddleback Church, its
pastoral leadership or
the congregation. As a
result, we're not making
an endorsement of Obama
or any of the other
speakers. Rather by
coming to Saddleback,
the Summit speakers are
affirming and supporting
the vital role of the
Church in fighting the
pandemic of HIV/AIDS."
Warren also has been
criticized recently for
his trip to Syria,
where he described the
government and its
policies as "moderate"
even though the U.S.
calls Syria
"terrorism-sponsoring"
and Mideast experts
confirm it has punitive
policies discriminating
against Christians and
Jews.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53198
Christian
leaders to Warren: Keep
Obama from pulpit
Argue
Democrat senator's
support for abortion
incompatible with Bible
WORLDNETDAILY - November
28, 2006 -- Christian
leaders from across a
wide spectrum of
theologies and missions
are rising up together
to urge Saddleback
Church pastor Rick
Warren to rescind an
invitation to Sen.
Barack Obama to speak
from Warren's pulpit.
The Illinois Democrat,
an enthusiastic
supporter of abortion,
is scheduled to speak at
a seminar Dec. 1 called,
"We Must Work Together"
at Warren's
30,000-member California
church. The seminar is
about coordinating
efforts to address the
AIDS crisis worldwide.
"You cannot fight one
evil while justifying
another," a joint
statement from dozens of
leaders of Christian
groups said in
condemning Obama's
support for abortion and
Warren's support for
Obama.
"The evangelical church
can provide no genuine
help for those who
suffer from AIDS if
those involved do not
first have their ethic
of life firmly rooted in
the Word of God," the
group said.
"Accordingly, we call on
Pastor Rick Warren to
rescind his invitation
to Sen. Obama
immediately.
"The millions of silent
victims who have died
because of the policies
of leaders like Sen.
Obama demand a response
from those who believe
that life is a gift from
God."
It's the second round of
criticism for Warren in
just days.
Earlier criticisms arose
because of Warren's
recent trip to Syria,
where he described the
government and its
policies as "moderate"
even though the U.S.
government describes
Syria as
"terrorism-sponsoring,"
and Mideast experts
confirm it has punitive
policies discriminating
against Christians and
Jews.
"It is clear Rick Warren
would never have a
racist or sexist speak
at his church concerning
any topic," said Rev.
Patrick J. Mahoney, a
spokesman for the
Christian Defense
Coalition. "In light of
that fact, why would he
feature a speaker who
supports violence
against women and
children?"
"Having Sen. Barack
Obama speak on issues of
social justice is like
having a segregationist
speak on civil rights.
Mr. Obama supports
partial-birth abortion
and has voted against
bills prohibiting
taxpayers paying for
abortion. It is
hypocritical at best for
him to speak out against
the horror of AIDS on
children and then
support abortion which
has killed 50,000,000
children in America
alone," Mahoney said.
The Who's Who list of
names joining in the
call to Warren included
Phyllis Schlafly of
Eagle Forum, Judy Brown
of American Life League,
Tim Wildmon of American
Family Association, Joe
Scheidler of Pro-Life
Action League, Cheryl
Sullenger of Operation
Rescue, Peter LaBarbera
of Americans for Truth,
Ken Silva of Apprising
Ministries, Chris
Rosebrough of Capo
Valley Church in San
Juan Capistrano, Calif.,
Kevin McCullough of WMCA
Radio, Ingrid Schlueter
of Crosstalk Radio, Vic
Eliason of VCY American
Radio Network and Cal
Zastrow of Christian
Action for the Preborn
and others.
"Pastor Rick Warren, who
is one of the most
influential evangelical
leaders in the world,
should realize the
terrible signal he is
sending by inviting a
speaker who tramples on
the historic teachings
of Christianity and the
Bible," Mahoney said.
"Sen. Obama's policies
represent the antithesis
of biblical ethics and
morality, not to mention
supreme American
values," said Rev. Rob
Schenck, who heads the
National Clergy Council
and serves as chairman
of the Committee on
Church and Society for
the Evangelical Church
Alliance.
"As a supporter of
abortion, Sen. Obama
nullifies the first of
all human rights, the
right to life. Only God
gives life, and only God
can determine when life
ends. Our founders
assured this when they
enumerated in the
Declaration of
Independence the rights
endowed to us by our
'creator,' among them
'life,'" Schenck said.
The National Clergy
Council executive
committee includes
representatives from
African Methodist
Episcopal, Assemblies of
God, Baptist, Catholic,
charismatic,
evangelical, Lutheran,
Methodist Episcopal,
Orthodox, Presbyterian
and Reformed
denominations.
"If pastor Warren cannot
find the courage to
rescind his invitation
to Sen. Obama, he must
at least make clear
through a public
statement that the
senator's support of
abortion stands in
contradiction to what
the Bible teaches and
what the Christian
church has historically
taught on the sanctity
of life," Schenck said.
Operation Rescue, one of
the front-line
organizations battling
abortion today, said
Obama "is disqualified
from speaking from a
Christian pulpit"
because of his "blatant
disregard for human
life." The senator, the
group said "lacks moral
credibility to speak
about AIDS victims."
Also signing up to
protest Obama's
appearance were Matt
Trewhella of
Missionaries to the
Preborn, Brannon Howse
of Worldview Weekend,
Janet Folger of
Faith2Action, Greg
Cunningham of the Center
for Bioethical Reform in
Lake Forest, Calif., and
Peggy Hamill of Pro-Life
Wisconsin.
"As those who have
worked to defend preborn
children from the
horrors of abortion in
America and who have
stood uncompromisingly
against the legalized
slaughter of an
estimated 50 million
Americans in the womb
since 1973, we join with
one voice in expressing
our indignation and
opposition to Rick
Warren's welcoming of
Sen. Barack Obama to his
church," the group's
joint statement said.
"Sen. Obama comes to
Rick Warren's church
believing that abortion
should be kept, 'safe
and legal,'" the group
continued. "Sen. Obama
actually supports the
barbaric practice of
allowing abortionists to
kill babies by allowing
them to be partially
born, their skulls
punctured and their
brains sucked out. …
Killing a child at any
stage of life is a
violation of God's clear
command, 'Thou shall do
no murder.'"
"In the strongest
possible terms, we
oppose Rick Warren's
decision to ignore Sen.
Obama's clear pro-death
stance and invite him to
Saddleback Church
anyway. If Sen. Obama
cannot defend the most
helpless citizens in our
country, he has nothing
to say to the AIDS
crisis," the group said.
The leaders also noted
Obama's solution to AIDS
isn't a
biblically-oriented
standard for monogamous
relationships, but
includes condoms.
"The name of the seminar
at which Senator Obama
will be appearing is
entitled, 'We Must Work
Together.' No, Mr.
Warren, Mr. Obama, we
will never work with
those can support the
murder of babies in the
womb."
Just a day earlier,
Brigitte Gabriel, a
Lebanese-American who
wrote "Because They
Hate," and founded the
The American Congress
for Truth, suggested
Warren's comment about
Syria's status as a
"moderate" nation would
better have been left
unsaid.
"Rick Warren can do us
all a favor and keep his
remarks and opinions to
himself. When you don't
stand up against and
condemn evil, let alone
say misrepresented facts
about an evil regime,
you become an enabler
and defender of evil,
plain and simple," she
said.
"Rick Warren's comments
about Syria are an
insult and a slap on the
face to every Christian
who ever lived under
that regime or suffered
from Syria's evil
dictatorship not only in
Syria but also the
Christian Lebanese,"
said Gabriel.
"Rick Warren needs to
speak to some of the
Christians who fled
Syria because of the
oppression of the Syrian
regime and are now here
in America. They can
tell him about the
Syrian troops storming
their Christian schools
when they were children
and burning (the
schools) because they
were Christians."
Ergun Mehmet Caner,
president of the
Liberty Theological
Seminary at Liberty
University in Lynchburg,
Va., agreed. He said
what Warren saw in Syria
was "religion
toleration."
"He was shown open
churches, and worshiping
people. He was not shown
a single Muslim who
converted to
Christianity, he was
shown people who are
'grandfathered in,"
Caner continued. "If he
would have seen a Muslim
convert, the scene would
be different, and
tragic. He would have
seen one of my kinsmen …
buried up to his waist
in his burial cloth …
and then stoned to
death. Killed for the
sole crime of finding
faith in Jesus Christ.
"That is not religious
freedom, and that is not
tolerance. That is
religious genocide,"
said Caner, who has
authored 14 books on
Christian apologetics
and world religions,
including "Unveiling
Islam."
"To call Syria a
moderate peaceful
country where Christians
and Jews live peacefully
protected by the regime
is nothing more than a
statement of his
ignorance, lack of
intelligence and lack of
grasp and understanding
of the Middle East
conflict. There are
Christians in Syrian
prisons now whose
families do not know
anything about them or
if they are still alive
or dead. My neighbor's
son was kidnapped over
25 years ago and until
today they do not know
if he is dead or alive,"
Gabriel said.
According to the Syrian
Arab News Agency,
Warren, who met with
various religious and
political leaders in
Syria including
President Bashar Assad,
had "hailed the
religious coexistence,
tolerance and stability
that the Syrian society
is enjoying due to the
wise leadership of
President al-Assad,
asserting that he will
convey the true image
about Syria to the
American people."
Warren said he was
misquoted by the news
agency, but in a
recording he describes
Syria as moderate.
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