Will There Ever Be UTOPIA?

Will There Ever Be UTOPIA?

I hear this saying all the time. Oh things are going to get better. They just got to. Tell me one thing, what if they don't?

Jesus teaches about the Last Days in Mark Chapter 13:1-38.

It is as follows:

¹AND AS [Jesus] was coming out of the temple [^[a]area], one of His disciples said to Him, Look, Teacher! Notice the sort and quality of these stones and buildings!    ²And Jesus replied to him, You see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be loosened and torn down.
    ³And as He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple [^[b]enclosure], Peter and James and John and Andrew asked Him privately,
    ⁴Tell us when is this to take place and what will be the sign when these things, all [of them], are about to be accomplished?
    ⁵And Jesus began to tell them, Be careful and watchful that no one misleads you [about it].
    ⁶Many will come in [^[c]appropriating to themselves] the name [of Messiah] which belongs to Me [^[d]basing their claims on the use of My name], saying, I am [He]! And they will mislead many.
    ⁷And when you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not get alarmed (troubled and frightened); it is necessary [that these things] take place, but the end is not yet.
    ⁸For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines and calamities. This is but the beginning of the ^[e]intolerable anguish and suffering [only the first of the ^[f]birth pangs].
    ⁹But look to yourselves; for they will turn you over to councils, and you will be beaten in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake as a testimony to them.
    ¹⁰And the good news (the Gospel) must first be preached to all nations.
    ¹¹Now when they take you [to court] and put you under arrest, do not be anxious beforehand about what you are to say ^[g]nor [even ] meditate about it; but say whatever is given you in that hour and at ^[h]the moment, for it is not you who will be speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
    ¹²And brother will hand over brother to death, and the father his child; and children will take a stand against their parents and [have] them put to death.
    ¹³And you will be hated and detested by everybody for My name's sake, but he who patiently perseveres and endures to the end will be saved (^[i]made a partaker of the salvation by Christ, and delivered ^[j]from spiritual death).
    ¹⁴But when you see the abomination of desolation mentioned by Daniel the prophet standing where it ought not to be--[and] let the one who reads take notice and consider and understand and heed [this]--then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
    ¹⁵Let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house nor go inside to take anything out of his house;
    ¹⁶And let him who is in the field not turn back again to get his mantle (cloak).
    ¹⁷And alas for those who are pregnant and for those who have nursing babies in those days!
    ¹⁸Pray that it may not occur in winter,
    ¹⁹For at that time there will be such affliction (oppression and tribulation) as has not been from the beginning of the creation which God created until this particular time--and ^[k]positively never will be [again].
    ²⁰And unless the Lord had shortened the days, no human being would be saved (rescued); but for the sake of the elect, His chosen ones (those whom He ^[l]picked out for Himself), He has shortened the days.
    ²¹And then if anyone says to you, See, here is the Christ (the Messiah)! or, Look, there He is! do not believe it.
    ²²False Christs (Messiahs) and false prophets will arise and show signs and [work] miracles to deceive and lead astray, if possible, even the elect (those God has chosen out for Himself).
    ²³But look to yourselves and be on your guard; I have told you everything beforehand.
    ²⁴But in those days, after [the affliction and oppression and distress of] that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
    ²⁵And the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
    ²⁶And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great (kingly) power and glory (majesty and splendor).
    ²⁷And then He will send out the angels and will gather together His elect (those He has ^[m]picked out for Himself) from the four winds, from the farthest bounds of the earth to the farthest bounds of heaven.
    ²⁸Now learn a lesson from the fig tree: as soon as its branch becomes tender and it puts forth its leaves, you recognize and know that summer is near.
    ²⁹So also, when you see these things happening, you may recognize and know that He is near, at [the very] door.
    ³⁰Surely I say to you, this generation (^[n]the whole multitude of people living at that one time) positively will not perish or pass away before all these things take place.
    ³¹Heaven and earth will perish and pass away, but My words will not perish or pass away.
    ³²But of that day or that hour not a [single] person knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
    ³³Be on your guard [constantly alert], and watch^[o]and pray; for you do not know when the time will come.
    ³⁴It is like a man [^[p]already] going on a journey; when he leaves home, he puts his servants in charge, each with his particular task, and he gives orders to the doorkeeper to be constantly alert and on the watch.
    ³⁵Therefore watch (give strict attention, be cautious and alert), for you do not know when the Master of the house is coming--in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrowing, or in the morning--
    ³⁶[Watch, I say] lest He come suddenly and unexpectedly and find you asleep.
    ³⁷And what I say to you I say to everybody: Watch (give strict attention, be cautious, active, and alert)!

   You can see by this, things WILL NOT GET BETTER!. Why? Because despite the fact that God loves man, man does not love God in kind.

God blessed man with a planet to live on, with a breathable atmosphere, crops to eat, flocks and herds of domesticated cows, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys, etc. He has blessed man with health, strength, family, a home to live in, a job, a legitimate means of support, last but no least, a free country where one can worship God without fear of persecution. Yet we still ignore God.

As the bible says, instead of worshiping the God who blessed man with such multitudinous blessings, man worships the “things” God gives him.

Instead of worshiping The God, they worship these other gods ( small “g” ), stone, metal, brass, precious stones, money, prestige, position, power over others, sex, drugs, etc. When man doesn't worship and believe God, ANYTHING can become a god. Even ABOMINATIONS can become gods to a man!

So we as a nation have gone so far off the mark, forgetting God, removing Him from every aspect of our lives until God says enough! God seeks His glory and will GET His glory! You refuse to acknowledge Him, He withdraws His hand of mercy and blessing from you.

Where the nation was prosperous because they loved and worshiped God. Now, because they have ignored Him and legislated Him out of every area of life and replaced Him with corrupt GOVERNEMENT, the country starts a downhill slide.

Is it any wonder we as a nation are in a severe economic mess? What are we doing in the mess but desperately searching for a man who will relieve our misery. Perhaps this candidate, or that candidate will solve the problem. Maybe this bill or that bill will provide more money for jobs. This nation and or that nation will get together and provide world peace. This program or that program will end world hunger and sickness. Somebody needs to end the suffering!

NEWSFLASH! No man on this earth will be able to do that! No matter who we elect to office, he or she will NEVER be able to completely straighten out the mess this country is in! Man without God is much to sinful and corrupt to clean up the mess! He will make it even worse! Despite this we are still looking for a savior and deliverer!

But, none will be given except the one who was already given in AD30! His name is JESUS CHRIST!

Yes, it is our responsibility to carefully research and select the proper candidates for government offices. We are also responsible to see to it that those who are already in office toe the line and stay within the confines of our Constitution.

However, we MUST remember, these are but man, or women, are not perfect and have severe limitations. Our trust should not be in man. Our trust must be IN GOD FOR MAN! Period, dot!

Bye the way, Utopia is NEVER going to be here on earth. It's proper name is HEAVEN. The only way to enter heaven is through “The Straight Gate”, which is Christ Jesus who died on the cross for YOU.

John 3:16 ( King James Version )

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that WHOSOEVER believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.

Romans 10:9-10 ( King James Version )

9. That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 . For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness: and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

There is room at the cross for YOU. Don't let stubbornness and pride keep you away from God's loving arms.

Islam in the Boy Scouts! Who Would've Thought?

BLOG: Boy Scouts of America Infiltrated by Muslim Brotherhood.

Posted on September 24, 2011 at 9:08 AM EST

By Danette Clark

Although we should have learned by now that nothing is sacred and nothing is safe from those whose mission it is to destroy America, it’s still shocking to learn that jihadist terrorist organizations have infiltrated the Boy Scouts of America.

This is the kind of irony that can turn your stomach.

Boy Scouts of America was founded in 1910, during the height of the progressive era in the United States due to concerns among some that young men were no longer learning patriotism and individualism. BSA epitomized the Christian values of America’s founding fathers for decades. Today, however, Boy Scouts of America is riddled with terrorist organizations who are recruiting and training youth — by the thousands — for their own causes.

The Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamic organization responsible for the creation of Hamas, has infiltratedthe BSA, not only through mosques and worship centers that establish and sponsor scouting programs, but also through direct partnership with BSA.

Boy Scouts of America welcomes diverse religions and has incorporated them into its program giving scouts an opportunity to earn badges or emblems by participating in religious activities. The Islamic scouting emblems include an Allahu Akbar emblem.

Allahu Akbar (‘Allah is greater’) are the very same words shouted by many Islamic terrorists and suicide bombers in the moments just before they kill (in the name of Allah).

Almost 30 years ago, Boy Scouts of America entered into a partnership with the Islamic Council on Scouting of North America, an organization in New York that expressed a desire to promote scouting in local Muslim communities. That partnership opened the door to a dangerous and radical form of Islam, welcoming the ICSNA in to recruit and train new generations of jihadists right under our noses.

ICSNA was chaired by Dr. Muzamil Siddiqui, an Islamic scholar who served as Chairman of the Religious Affairs Committee of a Muslim Brotherhood founded organization, Muslim Students Association (MSA).

Once accepted into BSA, the ICSNA immediately began the formation of a National Islamic Committee of the Boy Scouts of America to spread Islamic scouting across the nation. An ad hoc committee was formed under the Chairmanship of Ambassador Youssouf Sylla, representative to the United Nations of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).

Almost a decade ago, Aaron Klein reported that after two days of debates on the topic of what the Islamic position should be on terrorism and jihad, the OIC couldn’t even decide whether suicide bombing constitutes terrorism or violates the Koran.

Thanks to the work of the ICSNA’s national committee, several Islamic scout units have been formed throughout the U.S. and more Muslim Brotherhood organizations, like the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), were accepted into the BSA.

BSA states regarding its relationship with the Islamic Society of North America: “ISNA has had a relationship with the Boy Scouts of America for over a decade, and the ISNA secretary general recently signed the relationship document in the ISNA’s annual convention at Chicago.”

Last year, Klein reported that the Obama administration has “an extensive relationship” with ISNA and that the organization was an unindicted co-conspirator in a scheme to raise money for Hamas.

Klein went on to say that, according to Islam scholar Stephen Schwartz, ISNA is “one of the chief conduits through which the radical Saudi form of Islam passes into the United States.”.

For more on ISNA and its connections to the White House, read Klein’s full article here.

Muslim Brotherhood-founded organizations have a long history of inciting violence against non-Muslims. In recent years, the U.S. Brotherhood has operated under the name Muslim American Society, or MAS. In 2004, the Chicago Tribune reported that the Chicago area MAS website “includes reading materials that state Muslims have a duty to help form Islamic governments worldwide and should be prepared to take up arms to do so.”

MAS reading materials also state that “until the nations of the world have functionally Islamic governments, every individual who is careless or lazy in working for Islam is sinful.”

The Tribune article goes on to report that another passage “says that Western secularism and materialism are evil and that Muslims should ‘pursue this evil force to its own lands’ and ‘invade its Western heartland.’”

MAS established their MAS Scouting Department in 2002. It is “helping to network over 30 girls and boy scout units across the U.S. working through the Boy and Girl Scouts of America.”

The MAS Scouting Department provides a network for all Islamic Scouting programs and currently claims nearly 1,500 scouts in membership.

BSA Troop 1576 at All Dulles Area Muslim Society

ISNA President, Mohammed Magid, is the Imam and Executive Director of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society, known as ADAMS Center.

ADAMS identifies itself as “a membership organization registered in the State of Virginia… affiliated with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA).”

ADAMS has formed and currently sponsors several active scouting programs through Boy Scouts of America.

In true Muslim Brotherhood form, ADAMS paints itself as a peaceful organization that condemns violence and discrimination. However, while one page of the organization’s website claims that they “strongly condemn and reject the actions of terrorists and terrorism,” another page proudly boasts the names and logos of several partner organizations also known to have a relationship with the Brotherhood and Al Qaeda.

The terrorist activities, investigations, and questionable affiliations of the All Dulles Area Muslim Society are extensive. Read about a few of them here.

Alarming enough is the fact that ADAMS’ former Chairman, Ahmad Totonji, was named a defendant in a lawsuit filed by numerous family members who lost loved ones in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.

FrontPage Magazine’s Erick Stakelbeck writes:

Ahmad Totonji… served as Vice-President of the Saudi-funded International Institute for Islamic Thought and is also closely linked to the notorious SAAR Foundation (created by… a scion of one of the richest Saudi families). Both… organizations were raided by federal agents in December 2001 under suspicion that they were supporting Islamic terrorist groups. Totonji, in turn, was named a defendant in a $1 trillion lawsuit filed by more than 600 relatives of people who died in the 9/11 attacks.

ADAMS’ current Imam (Mohammed Magid) and former Imam (Ingrid Mattson) both attended last year’s White House Iftar with President Obama.

Imam Magid also attended this year’s White House Iftar. Oddly, his name, along with the names of two other “controversial Muslims”, did not appear on the White House’s published guest list.

Boy Scouts of America Unit 357 at the Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood

One of the first Islamic Boy Scout units formed in the country was B.S.A. Unit 357, The Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood, in Harlem, New York.

The Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood, or MIB, is a descendant of the Muslim Mosque, Inc., which wasstarted by El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) in 1964 after his departure from the Nation of Islam organization.

Although the Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood emphatically denies any association or affiliation to the Muslim Brotherhood on its website, the activities of mosque board members, and even the language used on the website, tells a different story.

Joe Kaufman of FrontPage Magazine reported that the passage displayed on MIB’s website “is straight out of the text of the Muslim Brotherhood founder, Hasan Al-Banna’s, treatise, ‘The Message of the Teachings’.

The passage reads:

Allah is our goalThe Prophet Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullah is our leaderThe Qu’ran is our constitution Jihad is our wayAnd death in the way of Allah is our promised end.

Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid, a former award-winning Islamic scout leader in Harlem, has been the religious and spiritual leader (Imam) of the Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood since 1989.

According to Discover the Networks, Imam Rashid was heavily influenced by black nationalism before converting to Islam and views America as a nation infested with white racism.

Imam Rashid is a member of the National Committee to Free Imam Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin (known as H. Rap Brown), a former Black Panther Party member who was convicted of attempted murder for opening fire on two police officers when they tried to arrest him for theft.

Remember, MIB (as sponsor of BSA scouts) denies any association with the Muslim Brotherhood. Yet, ironically, MIB’s own Imam, Abdur-Rashid, is Deputy Amir of the executive committees of not one, but two different Muslim Brotherhood organizations (Muslim Alliance in North America, or MANA, and the Islamic Leadership Council of New York).

Just a quick glance at MANA’s website blows a gaping hole in MIB’s denial of a Brotherhood association. One of Imam Rashid’s fellow MANA committee members is Anwar Muhaimin, Imam of the International Muslim Brotherhood in Philadelphia.

Another of Rashid’s fellow committee members at MANA is Kenny Gamble, a.k.a. Luqman Abdul Haqq, who is also involved in training up young scouts through his United Muslim Movement. Although I’ve found no affiliation with Boy Scouts of America, Gamble’s Jawala Scouts mirror BSA scouting programs, but with paramilitary training (including weapons training) that begins at age 7.

Imam Rashid is also Deputy Amir of The Islamic Leadership Council of New York, which organized a summit last September in New York to discuss the planned “Ground Zero Mosque” and “a rise in anti-Muslim sentiments” surrounding the mosque. All eleven organizations listed as attending the summit are either Muslim Brotherhood founded or affiliated. Disturbing, isn’t it, how this Imam can claim that his mosque has no affiliation to the Brotherhood?

What’s more disturbing is that at least half of the Brotherhood organizations that participated in last year’s summit are influencing thousands of children throughout the nation, through our Christian-founded Boy Scouts of America.

Courtesy of  http://www.kleinonline.com/  

Thank You 

GOD: Can You Hear Me Now?

Gods Warnings To America!


God promised Israel in the Old Testiment that if they made Him their priority and worshiped only him, they would be blessed.  Their crops would be blessed and grow, their flocks and herds would increase, they would be healthy and not become beset with all of the plagues the heathen nations around them had.  Their women will not be barren, but bare many children, and they would have peace.  But, the prerequisite for all of these blessings was recognizing, honoring and worshiping the God of the Universe who blessed them with it in the first place.


God warned the Nation of Israel that if they forgot Him and worshiped foreign idols and gods ( small "g" )like the heathen nations which lived around them.   He would shut up their women's wombs, their crops would fail, they would be struck down with various diseases, they would suffer financial hardship, etc.  To top it off, God warned He would send fierce nations among them to make war against them, subdue, capture and take them as slaves!  


As we continue reading, just what God warned Israel not to do, they did.  Though, they were warned, they turned their back on God and suffered tremendous consequences.  


At times The Nation of Israel realized what they were doing and through various leaders and judges a reform movement came in and set things straight for a time.  However, people soon forgot and everything went back to square one.  Eventually King Nebuchadnezzar came in and destroyed the holy city of Jerusalem, The Temple, and took away the living as slaves.  


In Ezra, you see a rag-tag number of The Nation of Israel return to rebuild Jerusalem's walls.  But, it would never return to it's former glory. . . . . . .


So, what does this have to do with me, you ask.  


We as Americans live in what used to be a Christian nation.  It still is, but as my Pastor so aptly says: "The lamp is flickering and ready to go out any minute."


The original intent for the Pilgrims coming to America was to FLEE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN ENGLAND!  Don't let those so-called re-constructionist teachers and leftist political pundints tell you otherwise!  


So when this nation was founded it was established on a solid Judao-Christian foundation.  Because of it, this nation's churches were filled on Sundays.  We had prayer and the Word Of God in school ( actually school was in the churches then ), in the home, in the work place, in business, and in GOVERNMENT!


But, that was then, and now is now.  


Since the early 1960's God and the teaching of religious studies have been removed from public schools.  It took nearly forty years for the rot to set and sink in.  Gangs violence, sexual abuse and other felonies run rampant. What child can safely LEARN under those conditions?


I've heard there are some public schools who have set up Muslim Prayer Rooms as per the demands of the Muslim population in those districts. 


http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/02/11/dedicated-prayer-rooms-at-odds-with-secular-schools/


This happened in Canada, but, I'm just wondering what would happen if the Christians asked to set up chapels in these same schools?  And, don't think it cannot happen here in America.  Without God, there is NOTHING to stop it from happening!


God has been completely removed from the workplace.  So much to the point where Christian workers may be penalized for wearing a cross, or putting up Christmas cards displaying Jesus's face or a cross.  


However, on the other hand, if a fully veiled Muslim woman comes to work, she must be allowed to have a prayer room, and a special washstand to wash her feet and hands before prayers.  Which by the way are five times a day.  


http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/workplace-jihad/


As for the entertainment industry, don't bother even putting on the television for your children to watch.  There is literally nothing safe for them to watch anymore.  Everything down to the commercials have blatant sexual overtones. The so-called cartoons are full of WITCHCRAFT, teaching children how to cast spells and befriend DEMONS! Preparing them to be TRIBULATION CHILDREN WHEN SATAN AND HIS DEMONIC HOST LIVE ON THIS EARTH!  


The movies and music are just as bad and worse!  Where does a parent find "clean" stuff for their children?  


You increasingly hear about horrendous crimes in the news. Man murders 5 people then goes around the corner to have pizza. . . . . or something along that line.  When you see the defendant in court, the people marvel:  Why doesn't he show remorse?  Why should he?  He did not know God, he did not respect God, if you don't know and respect God you have no respect for anything, EVEN LIFE!  Man has become a BRUTE BEAST. . . . . . .


Romans 1:31  Amplified Bible


³¹[They were] without understanding, conscienceless and faithless, heartless and loveless [and] merciless.


Do you think just because we are America and NOT Ancient Israel, God's warning does not affect us?  WRONG!  Yes it does! 


It is God who blessed us as a 13 colony nation to fight off England and the British Navy!  It was God who blessed us in two World Wars and various other conflicts to be victorious!  It was God who blessed this nation with industry, and technology to go into space, and create all of the wonderful things we now use in or everyday lives.  But, we as a nation have forgotten THAT GOD WAS THE ONE WHO BLESSED US IN THE FIRST PLACE!  


So, since we as a nation ( just like Ancient Israel ) turned away from The One and True God Of The Universe and turned to other gods ( money, sex, partying, drugs, jewelry, shoes, cars, etc ).  We are all too busy for God, He is not exciting enough, we are so caught up in various BONDAGES!  Even sad to say, SOME CHRISTIANS!  So, He in turn has turned from us. 


Isn't it amazing how quickly this nation has deteriorated in the past three and a half years?  Millions of jobless, millions of homeless, floods, earthquakes, famine, fires, mudslides, chaos, lawlessness, riots, flash mobs, etc.  Like that Verizon commercial, God is asking:  CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?  God is calling us as a nation to repent!  


Or the next step will be, to bow our neck as slaves to a dictator. . . . . . . .

Rick Perry is NOT Pro Life!

Gov. Rick Perry's Rape-Incest-Life-Of-Mother Abortion Exceptions Means Perry is NOT Pro-life




PASADENA, Md., Sept. 21, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- Katherine Cesinger, State Press Director, RickPerry.org, Inc., says, re: Governor Rick Perry's position on abortion: "His position has been consistent on this. Gov. Perry is pro-life, with exceptions for rape, incest and life of the mother."

In response, Michael Anthony Peroutka, co-founder with his brother Steve of "Institute On The Constitution" ( TheAmericanView.com), has issued the following statement:

"Though it has been said numerous times that Gov. Perry is pro-life, he is not pro-life because being pro-life means being against all abortions with no exceptions. Unborn babies in the womb as a result of rape or incest are also made in God's image. Their lives must never be intentionally snuffed out for any reason. "In addition, since unborn babies are persons in their earliest stage of development, Gov. Perry's rape-incest exceptions are unconstitutional since they violate the Fifth Amendment which prohibits persons from being "deprived of life...without due process of law." "Finally, murdering an unborn baby by abortion is never necessary to save the life of the mother. If a pregnant woman must have an operation, and that operation results in the death of the unborn baby, that is not an abortion. The purpose of an abortion is always to directly kill, to murder, the unborn baby in the womb."

Christian Newswire

A Letter To President OBAMA. . . .

Popular High School Assembly Program Speaker Bradlee Dean Sends Letter to the President




MEDIA ADVISORY, Sept. 9, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- Bradlee Dean, the main speaker of a highly recommended national high school assembly program, which after performing over 330 assemblies in 22 states, came under attack once a radical homosexual government-backed agenda began to be implemented in America.

Bradlee Dean, the host of national radio broadcast, The Sons of Liberty, and drummer for the international band "Junkyard Prophet," who is currently suing Rachel Maddow and MSNBC for $50 million for false light and malicious intent (see complaint) sent a letter this week to President Barack Obama regarding the actions his administration has taken since he took his oath of office.

Dean confronted the president with a few of many things Obama has done while in office that has caused a major moral decline in America. Topics ranged from the NEA refusing to protect our children in public schools from sexual misconduct by teachers (Amendment I 24), to the president's radical appointees such as Kevin Jennings, Obama's safe school czar who wrote a foreword to the book, "Queering the Elementary." Dean raised awareness concerning the family by putting the question to Obama about his desire to overturn D.O.M.A, and why he looks the other way while our department of defense is downloading child pornography in the pentagon.

Dean reminded the president of what our founders' intents were: "Your predecessor George Washington stated, 'Religion (Christian) and morality are the essential pillars of civil society.'"

Dean ended his letter with a call to action from the president on the behalf of the American people, "Your grave decisions dishonor everything our forefathers gave us when they laid down their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. ... You, Sir, are to magnify the laws in which the Son of God (in the spiritual) or our veterans (in the natural) died to give us, not desecrate them."

Full letter to the President

For more information contact Jake MacAulay: jake@youcanruninternational.com,763-234-2757

Christian Newswire

Prayer Vigil at Ground Zero

New York City Police Department Approves Saturday Prayer Vigil at Ground Zero After Mayor Bloomberg Bans Prayer, Clergy and Public Expressions of Faith from 9/11 Memorial Service




NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- Faith leaders and New York City clergy to hold public prayer service at Ground Zero on Saturday, September 10.

Participants in the prayer service will meet in front of St. Paul's Chapel, 209 Broadway, at 10:00 a.m.

They will then walk over to West Broadway and Vecsey St. and begin the Prayer Service at 10:30 a.m. in front of the PATH Train entrance.

This marks the only public prayer service at Ground Zero during the 9/11 10th Anniversary Weekend.

Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition states,

"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. "During the past 10 years, it has only been faith in God and prayer that has enabled so many to move forward and rebuild their lives and protected America from another major terrorist attack. "Therefore, it is extremely troubling for Mayor Bloomberg to exclude public prayer and expressions of faith from the 9/11 Memorial Service. "In response to this tragic decision by the Mayor, we felt it was imperative to have a public prayer service at Ground Zero during the 9/11 weekend. "During our prayer time at Ground Zero, we will seek God for His continued protection, especially with new credible terrorist threats, pray for those who lost loved ones, pray for our leaders and elected officials and turn to God in repentance recognizing only He can bring healing and restoration to our nation."

Rev. Rob Schenck, President of the National Clergy Council, adds;

"On September 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. "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 weeks 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."

Chris Slattery, Founder of Expectant Mother Care, shares,

"To exclude prayer and public expressions of faith from the 9/11 Memorial Service by Mayor Bloomberg, is to exclude one of the most important factors in helping millions of Americans get through the shock and grief of that brutal attack. "Prayer and gracious acts of compassion and kindness by so many Priests, Ministers and churches played a critical role in helping our nation heal and rebuild after 9/11. "We are going to pray at Ground Zero because it is essential that we honor God and continue to look to Him for strength and protection."

For more information or interviews contact:

Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney at 540.538.4741

Christian Newswire

Federal Lawsuit in NYC To Hold Prayer Service At Ground Zero

Clergy to File Federal Lawsuit in New York City if They are Denied the Right to Hold Prayer Service at Ground Zero on Saturday, September 10, 2011

This would be the only public Prayer Service held at Ground Zero during the 9/11 Memorial Weekend

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- Faith leaders and clergy plan public prayer service at Ground Zero for Saturday, September 10.

Participants in the prayer service will meet in front of St. Paul's Chapel, 209 Broadway, at 10:00 a.m. and walk over to Ground Zero.

The group feels it is imperative to have a public prayer witness at Ground Zero seeking God during the 9/11 Memorial Weekend.

The organizers of the prayer service are deeply troubled that Mayor Bloomberg has banned all prayer, public expressions of faith and clergy at the Sunday 9/11 Memorial Service.

One of the leaders of the prayer service, Rev. Patrick Mahoney, has contacted New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly through his attorney to help facilitate the permit process. (See quotes from the correspondence below.)

Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition states,

"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. "During the past 10 years, it has only been faith in God and prayer that has enabled so many to move forward and rebuild their lives and protected America from another major terrorist attack. "Therefore, it is extremely troubling for Mayor Bloomberg to exclude public prayer and expressions of faith from the 9/11 Memorial Service. In response to this tragic decision by the Mayor, we felt it was imperative to have a public prayer service at Ground Zero during the 9/11 weekend. "During our prayer time at Ground Zero, we will seek God for His continued protection, pray for those who lost loved ones, pray for our leaders and elected officials and turn to God in repentance recognizing only He can bring healing and restoration to our nation."

Rev. Rob Schenck, President of the National Clergy Council, adds;

"On September 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. "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 weeks 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."

Chris Slattery, Founder of Expectant Mother Care, shares,

"To exclude prayer and public expressions of faith from the 9/11 Memorial Service by Mayor Bloomberg, is to exclude one of the most important factors in helping millions of Americans get through the shock and grief of that brutal attack. "Prayer and gracious acts of compassion and kindness by so many Priests, Ministers and churches played a critical role in helping our nation heal and rebuild after 9/11. "We are going to pray at Ground Zero because it is essential that we honor God and continue to look to Him for strength and protection."

In correspondence to New York City Police Commissioner Kelly Attorney Brian Chavez-Ochoa states,

"We are aware of Mayor Bloomberg's edict that no public prayer will be offered and furthermore, that no clergy will be able to speak at the City's planned event for September 11, 2011 at Ground Zero. "Therefore, we are seeking a permit and/or consent to hold a prayer vigil the day before the City's event. "I am asking for your intercession in facilitating and expediting the process."

For more information or interviews contact:

Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney at 540.538.4741

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