In an interview on KCBS Radio, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) called for an investigation of those who oppose the building of a mosque and Islamic center near Ground Zero of the 9/11 attacks by Muslim terrorists. Pelosi said, "There is no question there is a concerted effort to make this a political issue by some. And I join those who have called for looking into how is this opposition to the mosque being funded." Some 68 percent of Americans oppose the mosque. That's a lot of government investigation proposed by Pelosi. Instead, it might be wiser to investigate where the Muslims are getting their money to build the mosque and Islamic center. Let's start with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, founder of the American Society for Muslim Advancement and the organizer of the Ground Zero mosque initiative. Rauf refuses to say where the $100 million is coming from to build the mosque. He has told American media it's being funded by donations from American Muslims. Rauf, however, in an interview with the Saudi-owned Arab newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, says funding of the mosque will come from the U.S. as well as from Muslims overseas. Rauf's American Society for Muslim Advancement is partially funded by the Saudis. Interesting that the State Department is sending Rauf on a goodwill mission to the Middle East — a mission FOX News says will take him to the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley says, "We have informed him about our prohibition against fundraising while on a speaking tour. We do not expect him to fundraise." Yes, but what prevents him from fundraising on his own personal time during the trip? Probably nothing. By Bill Koenig From David Jeremiah's book, What in the World is Going On? In reading David's book, he provided three distinctive findings on judgment. Here they are: In Edward Gibbons' The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, he said there was an undermining of the dignity and sanctity of the home and the decay of religion, which was brought down by its own debauchery and complacency. In John Walvoord and Mark Hitchcocks Armageddon, the pattern they observed was the following: Bondage to spiritual faith Spiritual faith to great courage Courage to liberty Liberty to abundance Abundance to complacency Complacency to apathy Apathy to dependence Back into bondage Symptoms of Final Decay In Dr. Carle Zimmerman's book, Family and Civilization, he identified 11 "symptoms of final decay" observable in the fall of both the Greek and Roman civilizations: No-fault divorce Birth dearth — increased disrespect for parenthood and parents Meaningless marriage rites/ceremonies Defamation of past national heroes Acceptance of alternative marriage forms Widespread attitudes of feminism, narcissism and hedonism Propagation of antifamily sentiment Acceptance of most forms of adultery Rebellious children Increased juvenile delinquency Common acceptance of all forms of sexual perversion David Jeremiah stated: One cannot read lists such as these and doubt that America is throwing away its treasured position as the most blessed nation ever on the face of the earth. Remember, God blessed this country for a reason: Our nation was founded on submission to Him. —- Is God Judging America? — The Battle between Good and Evil Is Raging Vehicles of Judgment: Islam and LGBT We are dealing with two militant groups: Islam and LGBT. Talk to the pastors who have opposed the gay agenda, and they will tell you that they have been threatened, harassed and even terrorized. The ever-increasing sin and wickedness will continue to rapidly lead the United States toward enormous personal and national consequences. The most intense worldly judgment will be during the second half of the tribulation: first Satan's wrath and then God's wrath prior to Jesus Christ's return during the battle of Armageddon. —— Calling Evil Good, and Good Evil: Men's Hearts Waxed Cold Isaiah 5:20 (KJV): "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" Today, moral and God-fearing people are called bigots for our biblical values and positions. Those who stand for righteousness are considered the problem — not the unrighteous. Matthew 24:12: "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold." The Princeton Online Dictionary definition of iniquity is: absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness;" evil, immorality, wickedness, and morally objectionable behavior Today men’s hearts have been and are being waxed cold by immorality. I can point to the acceleration of this when Barack Obama and his gay activists took office and began endorsing LGBT. Wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness Romans 1:18 (KJV) says, "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness." —— Islam and LGBT Vehicles of America's Judgment The President of the United States is the chief endorser of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) agenda. He even designated the month of June to be LGBT Pride Month. Obama's position on civil rights was posted on the White House website as he was being sworn in on Jan. 20, 2009 (this excerpt was eventually watered down online to hide the agenda they are implementing): Combat Employment Discrimination: to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Expand Hate Crimes Statutes: President Obama and Vice President Biden will strengthen federal hate crimes legislation; expand hate crimes protection by passing the Matthew Shepard Act, and reinvigorate enforcement at the Department of Justice's Criminal Section. Support for the LGBT community (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender). Expand Hate Crimes Statutes: In 2004, crimes against LGBT Americans constituted the third-highest category of hate crimes reported and made up more than 15 percent of such crimes. President Obama cosponsored legislation that would expand federal jurisdiction to include violenthate crimes perpetrated because of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation,gender identity, or physical disability. Fight Workplace Discrimination: President Obama supports the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and believes that our anti-discrimination employment laws should be expanded to include sexual orientation and gender identity. While an increasing number of employers have extended benefits to their employees' domestic partners, discrimination based on sexual orientation in the workplace occurs with no federal legal remedy. Support Full Civil Unions and Federal Rights for LGBT Couples: President Obama supports full civil unions that give same-sex couples legal rights and privileges equal to those of married couples. Obama also believes we need to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and enact legislation that would ensure that the 1,100-plus federal legal rights and benefitscurrently provided on the basis of marital status are extended to same-sex couplesin civil unions and other legally-recognized unions. Oppose a Constitutional Ban on Same-Sex Marriage: President Obama voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment in 2006, which would have defined marriage as between a man and a woman and prevented judicial extension of marriage-like rights to same-sex or other unmarried couples. Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell": President Obama agrees with former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff John Shalikashvili and other military experts that we need to repeal the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Expand Adoption Rights: President Obama believes that we must ensure adoption rights for all couples and individuals, regardless of their sexual orientation. He thinks that a child will benefit from a healthy and loving home, whether the parents are gay or not. Promote AIDS Prevention: In the first year of his presidency, President Obama will develop and begin to implement a comprehensive national HIV/AIDS strategy that includes all federal agencies. President Obama has also been willing to confront the stigma — too often tied to homophobia — that continues to surround HIV/AIDS. Empower Women to Prevent HIV/AIDS: In the United States, the percentage of women diagnosed with AIDS has quadrupled over the last 20 years. Today, women account for more than one-quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses. LGBT Pride Month In the presidential proclamation for LGBT Pride Month in June 2009, Barack Obama stated, "The LGBT rights movement has achieved great progress, but there is more to be done. LGBT youth should feel safe to learn without the fear of harassment, and LGBT families and seniors should be allowed to live their lives with dignity and respect." The proclamation, released earlier today, credits the LGBT movement with being a factor in more Americans who ascribe to those groups "living their lives openly today than ever before." He uses the proclamation to emphasize LGBT-related initiatives that he intends to pursue in the future — both domestically and internationally. "I have joined efforts at the United Nations to decriminalize homosexuality around the world," he states. "Here at home, I continue to support measures to bring the full spectrum of equal rights to LGBT Americans." Political Party Positions and Slippage One of our two main political parties strongly supports the LGBT agenda, and there is beginning to be slippage in the other major party. Here are two articles: Is the GOP Becoming the Gay Old Party? http://www.aim.org/aim-column/is-the-gop-becoming-the-gay-old-party/ Glenn Beck Is AWOL in the Cultural War http://www.aim.org/aim-column/glenn-beck-is-awol-in-the-cultural-war The Bible is very specific about LGBT/unrighteous behavior: Romans 1:18-32 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. Moral Slippage Accelerating in the Church Every week, our nation slides further and more rapidly into abhorrent immorality. It is alarming and consequential. It is not only our nation but it is also being endorsed by some Protestant church organizations. These are just a few examples; there are many more. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of American (ELCA) allows the ordination of gays and lesbians if they remain celibate. The Episcopal Church has been dividing over gay ordination. The United Methodist Church has allowed "don't ask, don't tell" policy pertaining to their clergy. Today's Protestant Church: A God without Wrath and Judgment In the 1950s, Yale professor H. Richard Niebuhr offered a strong description of Protestant liberalism's message as, "a God without wrath brought men without sin, into a world without judgment, through the ministrations of a Christ without a cross." The following is a link to a superb sermon from that I provided last year by Pastor John MacArthur. His message captures where our nation is and where we're heading. When God Abandons a Nation http://www.gty.org/AudioPlayer/Sermons/80-314 Church Got Involved in the Culture War Well-meaning Christian leaders in the Church got aggressively involved in politics instead of using that same passion sharing the Gospel. Now they and others are in a battle they won't win and still losing ground daily in this final-day battle. The moral and righteous are outnumbered. Christians are also not in significant positions of influence, whether it is the media, the courts or in Washington. The world also has invaded the church, rather than the church invading the world. The 2 Chronicles 7:14 call for repentance is not working. A life in Jesus Christ is our nation's only hope. The Gospel Has Been Compromised Franklin Graham said, "We live in a Christian culture today that is compromising the gospel because we want to be politically correct. We want not to be condemning. We don't want to be exclusive; we want to be inclusive. So , let's compromise a little bit; let's talk about the love of God. The love of God is the fact that He sent his son to die and shed his blood to save us from Hell. And it requires a response. Either we accept it or reject it, there’s no middle ground. The Gathering Question: To what extent do you think Christians should be involved in helping to usher in the kingdom of Heaven now, on Earth? Should we be trying to redeem our culture? Franklin Graham: First of all, the Bible didn't tell me to do that. I can't Christianize this culture. The god of this world is Satan — this is his culture. He is the god of this age. I'm to preach the gospel. … God is calling a people for Himself. I don't know whom He’s calling, I just have to be faithful and preach. Has the Gospel Been Forgotten by Christians in the Cultural War? I hear "usher in the kingdom of Heaven now, on Earth" weekly as if this is a directive. I ask the earthly "kingdom builders" to name me one major social indicator that has improved significantly in the past 20 years (most have actually worsened). They can't name one. Cultural Indicators The United States is much more immoral and much more uncivilized; and there is a lack of integrity on all levels of life. Sexually explicit advertisements on TV, in magazines and newspapers, and online. Viagra commercials dominate TV. We have a federal debt of $13.34 trillion, the CBO predicted the 2010 budget deficit will $1.342 trillion, and we have 12 million illegal immigrants. Nearly 40 percent of babies born in the United States in 2007 were born to unwed mothers, according to data released by the National Center for Health Statistics. The 1.7 million out-of-wedlock births, of 4.3 million total births, marked a more than 25 percent jump from five years before. 50 million abortions since Roe vs. Wade. Between 40 and 50 percent of marriages end in divorce. Thirty-six percent of those ages 18 to 25, and 40 percent of those ages 26 to 40, have at least one tattoo. The FBI estimates that there are over 200 million privately-owned firearms in the US. If you add those owned by the military, law enforcement agencies and museums, there is probably about 1 gun per person in the country. (CNN) Bill Clinton began June National Gay Pride Month during his time in office. While Barack Obama was being sworn in on Jan. 20, 2009, without his hand on a Bible (the actual day was on Jan. 21, due to an error in the swearing-in), his website posted the most immoral agenda in the history of our country — the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) agenda. We have spent $150 billion on a cure for AIDS. We have spent $1 trillion on two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which are byproducts of 40 years of failed U.S. Middle East policy. We are sending $500 billion a year to the Middle East for its oil and are more reliant on foreign oil than ever before with no national energy program — thanks to the Democrats in Congress. The name Jesus Christ has never been more despised than today. The bizarre behavior and theology and money focus of people who call themselves Christians on TV is an absolute embarrassment. We have some major church organizations that allow gay-ordination, perform same-sex unions and same-sex marriage, and welcome openly gay members. Social justice churches serve the social needs while refusing to take stands of the sin "root" that has caused the conditions and needs they serve. Islam and LGBT are movements that use terror and intimidation. They were all but nonexistent in the United States in 2001. Today, they are the most divisive issues facing America. Franklin Graham was disinvited in May from speaking at the Pentagon's National Day of Prayer ceremony — because of his position on Islam Tony Perkins, director of the Family Research Council, was disinvited in February as a speaker at a prayer luncheon at Andrews Air Force base because of his position on "Don't ask, Don't tell "in the military. Christian Activists Battle Daily while Things Continue to Worsen Christian activists battle daily while things continue to worsen. In actuality, they are slowing the tsunami of filth but not stopping it while the danger signs worsens in size and magnitude. The victories are few and far between. Our Country's Only Hope Is in the Gospel of Jesus Christ The focus on the Gospel and living righteous lives would have been much more meaningful than being in the mud fighting a culture war with the secular humanists. A November election isn't going to stop this juggernaut. We have passed the point of no return. The damage is done, the dye has been cast and the cost is growing daily. We are in judgment and the leaders who are accelerating this are in place at the White House, in Congress, in the courts, in media and in many of our nation's universities. Our nation and world's only hope is in Jesus Christ (John 3:16). China The Pentagon has released a report assessing the Chinese military build-up, and the indicators do not bode well for the U.S. … China is aggressively building up military forces capable of striking U.S. forces as part of what the Pentagon calls an array of high-tech "anti-access" missiles, submarines and warplanes. The report to Congress on China's military power also warned that China's military is extending its global reach beyond a weapons buildup to wage regional war with Taiwan and the US. The report questioned U.S.-China military exchanges, noting that Beijing is using them for political influenceand intelligence gathering. (The Washington Times) Economy Last week's plunge in U.S. stocks triggered a technical indicator known as the Hindenburg Omen that may signal a more severe sell-off … Analysts who follow charts to predict market moves say the market signal, named for a German zeppelin that caught fire and crashed more than seven decades ago, occurs when an unusually high number of companies in the New York Stock Exchange reach 52-week highs and lows. The indicator last occurred in October 2008. Albert Edwards, a London-based strategist at Societe Generale SA said the indicator may suggest "a savage equity downturn is imminent." Michael Riesner, a technical analyst at UBS in Zurich says the indicator must be confirmed with a second occurrence within 36 days. (Bloomberg) White House WorldNetDaily reports that California Republican Congressman Darrell Issa accused the Obama White House of unlawful public relations and propaganda initiatives … An advance pre-publication copy of the report, shared by Issa's Washington office with WND,accuses the White House of nothing short of criminal activity. The report charges the Obama administration with violating federal laws to advance what the Government Accounting Office has characterized as an unlawful "covert campaign," using federal resources "to activate a sophisticated propaganda and lobbying campaign." The Oversight Republican Report accuses the Obama White House of "violating federal law prohibiting the use of appropriated funds for publicity or propaganda purposes." Homosexuality Laurie Higgins of Accuracy in Media says that true conservatives need to rethink their cowardly refusal to address the inherent immorality of homosexual practice and their deeply flawed strategy of calling for a moratorium on "social issues" … She writes that it'sastonishing that any thinking person could view as nonexistential the radical redefinition of marriage and the implications homosexuality has for First Amendment speech, religious liberties, parental rights and public education. Here's a list: Glenn Beck has proclaimed that legalized homosexual marriage wouldn't harm America; Ann Coulter has agreed to speak at the pseudo-Republican group GOProud's "Homocon"; Grover Norquist, Tucker Carlson, and Margaret Hoover have formally endorsed homosexual activist organizations and their political goals; Indiana governor and possible Republican presidential candidate, Mitch Daniels, has called for a "truce" on the "social issues," suggesting homosexual marriage is not an "existential" issue; and alleged homosexual Republican Mark Kirk may win an Illinois Senate seat. The American Bar Association has adopted a resolution calling on governments at every level to eliminate all the legal barriers that prevent to same-sex couples from being joined in marriage … The Christian Post reports that ABA Resolution 111 calls on all governments to support same-sex marriage because it is consistent with the Constitutional principles of equal protection and due process. Ahead of the resolution's passage, the Christian legal group Alliance Defense Fund stressed that the ABA does not speak for all U.S. lawyers and noted how three-quarters of American lawyers do not belong to the ABA. Vote of No Confidence Americans continue to express near-record-low confidence in newspapers and television news … No more than 25 percent of Americans saying they have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in either. The findings are from Gallup's annual Confidence in Institutions survey, which found the military faring best and Congress faring worst of 16 institutions tested. Younger Americans also expressed more confidence than older Americans in several other institutions tested, including Congress, the medical system, and the criminal justice system, suggesting younger Americans are more confident in institutions in general. By Bill Wilson, KIN Senior Analyst George W. Bush and the man who currently occupies the Oval Office have been trying to convince Americans that Islam is a peaceful religion. Both hosted dinners either at the White House or the State Department celebrating Islamic holidays, especially Ramadan. Both attempted to extoll the virtues of Islam to the American people. Now the president has gone too far by throwing his support behind a mosque and Islamic center proposed to be built in New York near where Muslims brutally murdered 2,752 innocent American citizens. He uses the old argument of religious freedom to justify his position. It is a false argument. Given the definition of "sound religion" that was used by the Founding Fathers of this nation to build out the First Amendment, Islam would hardly qualify as a religion. Benjamin Franklin summed up the Founder’s take on religion in a letter to Ezra Stiles, president of Yale University: "I believe in one God, the Creator of the universe. That he governs it by his providence. That he out to be worshipped. That the most acceptable service we render to him is in doing good to his other children. That the soul of man is immortal, and will be treated with justice in another life respecting its conduct in this. These I take to be the fundamental points in all sound religion." Here we see that when George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Franklin and others framed up their Constitutional positions on religion, it met essentially five criteria to qualify: First, one God that created all things and who should be worshiped; Second, God has established a providential government; Third, that all people are to treat one another according to the principles of God; Fourth, the soul of man is immortal; and Fifth, will mankind will answer justly to God according to the life lived here on earth. Analyzing this criteria, which is held consistent through the Founders writings on religion, only the Judeo-Christian religion qualifies. All others, especially Islam, violate these principles in some ways. God's law was given to Moses, and the Founders used it to fashion America's laws. There is blessing in keeping the commandments, statutes and judgments given by the LORD. They are enumerated in Deuteronomy Chapter 7. Moreover, Jesus Christ gave the true law of love for all mankind to follow. He said in 13:34, "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." Even Mohammed recognized Jesus as a great prophet, yet he wrote in the Koran that his god wanted all Christians and Jews killed. Building an Islamic Center near the 9/11 site is not about religious freedom. It's about submission to political Islam. And the Oval Office knows it.
William KoenigExecutive Summary
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The biblical pattern of judgment … 'Symptoms of final decay' observable in the fall of both the Greek and Roman civilizations … Is God judging America? — The Battle between good and evil is raging … Calling evil good, and good evil: Men’s hearts waxed cold … Wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness … Islam and LGBT vehicles of America's judgment … The Bible is very specific about LGBT/unrighteous behavior … Both political party positions and slippage … Church got involved in the culture war … The Gospel has been compromised … Has the Gospel been forgotten by Christians in the cultural war? … Cultural indicators say we aren't going to win back America … Christian activists battle daily while things continue to worsen … The world' s only hope is in JesusNews Briefs —
Chinese military build-up targets United States … More bad news on economic recovery … Obama White House charged with criminal activity … Conservatives siding with homosexuals on same-sex marriage … American Bar Association also supports same-sex marriage … Americans give media vote of no confidenceConnecting the Dots —
The false prophets of religious freedom and submission to tyrannyExecutive Summary
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The false prophets of religious freedom and submission to tyranny
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