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INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

July 9 - 13, 2012

"For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall you be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength . . ."
(Isaiah 30:15)

	News from Israel

News from Israel:

1. ISRAELI OFFICIALS SAY 2ND OBAMA TERM 'NIGHTMARISH'
2. ISRAELIS HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT TO SETTLE ALL JUDEA AND SAMARIA
3. ISRAEL WITHIN RANGE OF MISSILE TESTED BY IRAN
4. U.S. QUIETLY MOVES MILITARY REINFORCEMENTS INTO PERSIAN GULF
5. REPORT: ISRAEL DETONATED SPY DEVICE IN LEBANON
6. JAPAN SEEKS ISRAELI EXPERTS TO REHABILITATE FUKUSHIMA

1. ISRAELI OFFICIALS SAY 2ND OBAMA TERM 'NIGHTMARISH'

I am traveling through Israel with the Young Jewish Conservatives - an emerging organization that is breaking the stereotype that all Jews (especially young ones) lean to the left. Tonight we had the opportunity to speak with someone who shall remain anonymous, and who is a very credible source. He told us that there are those at the "highest levels of the Israeli Government" (possibly including Prime Minister Netanyahu himself) who have recently said that 4 more years of an Obama Presidency would be a "nightmarish scenario" for the Jewish State.

This Israeli fear of a second Obama term should surprise no one that has been following the disintegration of the Israel/American relationship during the last few years. After all, with regards to Israel's greatest fear, a nuclear armed Iran, Obama has totally dropped the ball. (P.J. Tatler, Washington Times 24/7) Read more.
- Abba Father, we fall before You to repent for our nation which causes this kind of fear to be evoked within Israel, a long time friend of this nation. Forgive us Lord and awaken Your sleeping bride to her responsibility for action to battle this in the spiritual realm, in Jesus' Name, Amen and Amen.

- "It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, for a throne is established by righteousness." (Proverbs 16:12)

2. ISRAELIS HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT TO SETTLE ALL JUDEA AND SAMARIA

Retired Supreme Court Justice Edmond Levy, who heads a committee tasked with examining the legality of Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria, declared on Tuesday that Israelis have a legal right to settle the region. "According to international law, Israelis have a legal right to settle all of Judea and Samaria, at the very least the lands that Israel controls under agreements with the Palestinian Authority," Levy stated. "Therefore, the establishment of Jewish settlements [in Judea and Samaria] is, in itself, not illegal."

The committee's recommendations include the following: The government must clarify its position on the issue of Israeli settlement in Judea and Samaria to prevent varying interpretations of its policy; a new community will only be built after the government or an authorized ministerial committee has approved it; the expansion of a community outside the bounds of its authorized jurisdiction must first be approved by the defense minister or a ministerial committee on settlements, in coordination with the prime minister. On the other hand, the committee declared that the encouragement provided by the government to the settlement enterprise constituted authorization.

According to the committee, communities that were built on land owned by the state, or privately owned Israeli land, with the help of government bodies could not be classified as "unauthorized" due to the absence of an official government decision to authorize them. The very assistance provided by the government in their establishment constitutes implicit authorization.
Under these circumstances, the report concluded, the evacuation of such communities would be impractical and another solution, such as compensation or land swap, should be implemented. Therefore, the committee recommends in its report, the government should avoid issuing demolition orders for these communities because it is the government itself that created this situation in the first place. (Israel Hayom) Read more. http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=4945

- Lord Jesus, thank You for these insights from this committee as to disputed land settlements in Judea and Samaria. May the determinations and recommendations be accepted and enacted, in Jesus' Name, Amen and Amen.

- "To do evil is lilke sport to a fool, but a man of understanding has wisdom."
(Proverbs 10:23)

3. ISRAEL WITHIN RANGE OF MISSILE TESTED BY IRAN

NICOSIA - Iran has reported new trials of its intermediate-range ballistic missile.The Teheran regime said Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired the Shihab-3 on July 3 in the central desert.Officials said Shihab-3 reached a target 1,300 kilometers away as part of a multi-missile exercise (Israel is 1,000 kilometers away).

IRGC has also been preparing to demonstrate its new combat unmanned aerial vehicles for Great Prophet-7, scheduled to end on July 4. Officials said the UAVs were deployed as part of a combined missile and manned aircraft operation against a mock Western power, particularly the United States.

"The message of these Grand Prophet-7 maneuvers is to show the determination, the will and the power of the Iranian people in defending their national interests and core values," IRGC deputy commander Gen. Hussein Salami said. "It's a reaction to those who are politically discourteous to the Iranian people by saying 'all options are on the table.' " (World News Tribune) Read more.
- Oh Abba Father, may the proud and arrogant fall into their own traps; may they reap what they are trying to sow, in Jesus' Name, Amen and Amen.

- "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death." (Proverbs 14:12)

4. US QUIETLY MOVES SIGNIFICANT MILITARY REINFORCEMENTS INTO PERSIAN GULF

WASHINGTON - The United States has quietly moved significant military reinforcements into the Persian Gulf to deter the Iranian military from any possible attempt to shut the Strait of Hormuz and to increase the number of fighter jets capable of striking deep into Iran if the standoff over its nuclear program escalates.

The deployments are part of a long-planned effort to bolster the American military presence in the gulf region, in part to reassure Israel that in dealing with Iran, as one senior administration official put it last week, "When the president says there are other options on the table beyond negotiations, he means it."

But this delicate signaling to both Iran and Israel is a complex dance. Senator John Kerry, the Massachusetts Democrat who is chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, said that the administration must strike a fine balance between positioning enough forces to deter Iran, but not inadvertently indicate to Iran or Israel that an attack on Iran's nuclear sites is imminent or inevitable.
"There are a lot of expectations to manage," Mr. Kerry said in an interview. "People need to know you're serious, but you must also leave room for peaceful resolution. It's very important not to take steps that send the wrong messages here." (NY Times) Read more.
- Lord Jesus, oh what games are played by some who are in power positions. Forgive us Lord as Your remnant bride for allowing all these things to occur and for accepting what was happening to the leadership positions of our nation. Confront us to arise and stand again for Your ways to be manifested in this nation, in Jesus' Name, Amen and Amen.

- "An ungodly man digs up evil, and it is on his lips like a burning evil." (Prov. 6:27)

5. REPORT: ISRAEL DETONATED SPY DEVICE IN LEBANON

An air-to-ground missile fired by an Israeli plane on Monday [July 2] detonated a surveillance device that was planted between the southern Lebanese towns of Zrariyeh and Tayr Filsay, the National News Agency reported. According to the report, the device was planted on a Hizbullah telecommunications cable. The device was destroyed by Israel because the terror group had exposed it, the National News Agency reported.

Lebanese media reported that Israeli warplanes have been flying at a low altitude over the country's southern sector since the afternoon hours, while Hizbullah has cordoned off the area.Hizbullah's Al-Manar television network reported that Israel detonated an explosive device planted on one of the "resistance's" communication lines. An El-Nashra reporter said an unmanned plane detonated the device, which Hezbollah says was planted by Israel.

In December 2011, two people were injured during an explosion that took place in south Lebanon. Lebanese sources told the Daily Star at the time that the explosion may have been the result of an attack by an IDF [Israel Defense Forces] drone. Shortly after the strike, Hizbullah issued a statement saying it had "thwarted an espionage attempt by the Zionist enemy when it uncovered Israeli surveillance equipment in the valley between villages Dir Kifa and Srifa in southern Lebanon." (Roi Kais, Ynetnews, July 2, 2012)
- Pray that the Lord will protect Israel's information-gathering equipment no matter where it might be in the world, insuring that the nation will have information it needs to protect its citizens.

- "The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set traps for me. I said to the LORD: 'You are my God; hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.' (Psalm 140: 5-6)

[Reported by BFP: Bridges for Peace]

6. JAPAN SEEKS ISRAELI EXPERTS TO REHABILITATE FUKUSHIMA

Japan is seeking Israeli experts to help in the rehabilitation efforts of Fukushima. The city was destroyed last year following a strong earthquake that triggered a massive tsunami, which, in turn, caused a local nuclear reactor meltdown. The Japanese company heading the rehabilitation efforts has sent a delegation to confer with Israeli experts and look for local entrepreneurs willing to take on the daunting task.

According to a report which was published by Yedioth Ahronoth, the Fukushima project is in need of Israeli clean tech experts, especially in the field of recycling and water management. Lior Daerl, who serves as the Japanese's company liaison in Israel said that the Israeli companies that become part of the project will receive tax breaks to the amount of NIS 50 million (roughly $12.8 million). (By Ofer Petersburg, Ynetnews. July 5, 2012)

- Israel has been at the forefront in assisting the Japanese in the aftermath of the tsunami. Pray that this additional opportunity to aid their recovery efforts will strengthen the bond between the two nations, creating in Japan a true ally for Israel and bringing great blessing to the Japanese.

- "Let Your mercy, O LORD, be upon us, just as we hope in You." (Psalm 33:22)

[Reported by BFP: Bridges for Peace]

	Focus on Antisemitism

Focus on Antisemitism:

1. FUNDAMENTALLY FREUND: ANTI-SEMITISM ON THE TEMPLE MOUNT
2. WESTERN GOVERNMENTS FUND ANTI-ISRAEL CHURCH ACTIVISM
3. PALESTINIANS LAY CLAIM TO CHURCH OF NATIVITY IN BETHLEHEM
4. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN U.S. VOTES TO BOYCOTT ISRAELI SETTLEMENT GOODS
5. GERMAN COURT MAKES CIRCUMCISION FOR RELIGIOUS REASONS A CRIME

1. FUNDAMENTALLY FREUND: ANTI-SEMITISM ON THE TEMPLE MOUNT

In recent weeks, there have been a string of incidents that should have sparked outrage across the Jewish world but instead were met with stony silence.On a number of occasions, Jews seeking to exercise their basic human rights such as freedom of worship and assembly, and freedom of speech, have seen their liberties callously disregarded, and even trampled upon. Those wishing to pray have been hushed and even threatened with arrest, while others have been asked to remove their yarmulkes while in public. Needless to say, these detestable acts of anti-Semitism elicited neither a single press release nor even a peep of public protest from world Jewish leaders or organizations.

Had they occurred in Paris, London or New York, the guardian lions of civil rights would surely have made their roars heard. But since these affronts against Jews have all taken place on the Temple Mount, in the heart of Jerusalem, the raucous lions have instead turned into silent lambs, refusing even to bleat in disapproval.

The root of the problem lies in the humiliating arrangements that exist on the Mount, where the extremist Muslim Wakf is allowed a large measure of control. In addition to doing their utmost to erase any trace of Israel's historical heritage at the site, the Wakf has also regularly harassed Jewish pilgrims who, despite all the restrictions, continue to visit the Mount. Long ago, Israel should have asserted full control over the Temple Mount and stripped the Wakf of any power. Restrictions on Jewish prayer should be lifted immediately and the harassment of Jewish visitors must be brought to an end. The government and police hide behind excuses such as "maintaining public order" to justify the current situation. But let's drop the meaningless euphemisms and call this policy by its real name: this is anti-Semitism on the Temple Mount.
And the time has come for it to end. (Jerusalem Post) Read more.

- Lord Jesus, What are we to say in response to this travesty? Evilness continues to arise, demanding more and more in its arrogance. We as the body of Christ declare according to Your Word, defeat and confusion to the enemy's camp, and declare that as the enemy rises up, the You Lord, like a flood will raise up a standard and defeat this enemy, in Jesus' Name we ask this prayer, Amen and Amen

- "Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me." (Psalm 50:15)

2. WESTERN GOVERNMENTS FUND ANTI-ISRAEL CHURCH ACTIVISM

The report mentions Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center, located in Jerusalem, founded in 1989 and led by Anglican Canon Naim Ateek. Sabeel seeks to build a critical mass of influential church leaders who will amplify its message that Israel is solely culpable for the origin and continuation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Since the 2001 NGO Forum at the UN's Durban Conference, boycotts, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) aimed at Israel have developed as a key issue in mainline Christian denominations in the United States, Europe, Canada, and elsewhere. A number of European governments, plus the United States and Canada provide funds for these church-based efforts to delegitimize Israel. These tax-payer funds are disbursed as grants to church-based humanitarian NGOs, which then transfer these funds to highly politicized pro-Palestinian NGOs, including Christian groups that promote BDS, the one-state solution and, in many cases, antisemitic supercessionist, or replacement, theologies within mainline churches worldwide.
The most recent initiatives in 2012 include:

- In May, the United Methodist Church (U.S.) voted down an anti-Israel divestment resolution, but passed a resolution calling for selective boycotts of settlement products.

- In July and August, anti-Israel resolutions supporting divestment and/or boycotts are to be debated and voted upon at the national policy gatherings of the Presbyterian Church-USA and the United Church of Canada.

- The Episcopal Church (U.S.) in July will deliberate on a resolution that, according to an email action alert with the subject line "The Episcopalians Need Our Support Too!" circulated by Anna Baltzer of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, "is similar to the ground work that the Methodists and Presbyterians were laying several years ago as part of their long-term campaign" for divestment and boycotts.

- The Church of England at its General Synod in July will deliberate and vote on whether to recognize the World Council of Church's Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI), which supports the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement and a Palestinian "right of return".
(NGO Monitor) Read more.
- Abba Father, this rising anti Israel spirit within the Christian denominations is reflecting more clearly the split between the sheep and the goats. O Heavenly Father, confront these churches who have not taught Your ways and statutes, so that so many among them follow false doctrine. We fall before You and repent in dust and ashes for this brokenness, in Jesus' Name, Amen and Amen.

- "Those who are of a perverse heart are an abomination to the Lord, but the blameless in their ways are His delight." (Proverbs 11:20)

3. PALESTINIANS LAY CLAIM TO CHURCH OF NATIVITY IN BETHLEHEM AND SAY 'JESUS WAS A PALESTINIAN!'

More than 20 years ago I confronted Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, a noted Palestinian apologist at the Madrid Peace Conference. After her remarks, I asked her why Israel should give up Judea and Samaria (the so-called West Bank) in exchange for peace when Arab nations had started three wars against Israel before Israel conquered that land in 1967. She replied that she was descended from the first Palestinian Christian-Jesus. I said, "No you are not! Jesus was a Jew born in the Jewish city of Bethlehem!"

Now this same woman who claims Jesus was a Palestinian led the charge to have the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem added to the UNESCO World Heritage List as a Palestinian landmark . . .and they are likely to succeed. The approval has been placed on the fast track after a vote that Ashrawi described as "a welcome recognition by the international community of our historical and cultural rights in this land."
Prime Minister Netanyahu's office released a statement after the vote saying, "Instead of taking steps to advance peace, the Palestinians are acting unilaterally in ways that only distance it. The world should remember that the Church of the Nativity, which is sacred to Christians, was desecrated in the past by Palestinian terrorists." This move is part of the spiritual warfare being waged against Israel and the Jewish people. (Jerusalem Prayer Team)

- Lord Jesus, it is truly mind numbing to read some of these claims to so-called truths! Where does all of this arise, O Lord, but from the darkness of hell. Forgive us, Lord; we repent and beg for mercy for these souls, but bind and rebuke the dark spirits who evoke this, in Jesus' Name, Amen and Amen.

- "I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in His word I do hope." (Psalm 130:5)

4. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN U.S. VOTES TO BOYCOTT ISRAELI SETTLEMENT GOODS
Move comes a day after Presbyterian General Assembly narrowly voted down a proposal to divest from three companies that do business with Israel.

On Friday, divestment supporters in the the Presbyterian General Assembly received some good news as the assembly passed a resolution to boycott settlement goods ("Ahava" cosmetics and "Hadiklaim" products), and also voted to accept a recommendation to create an option for individual pension holders not to chose to invest in Caterpillar, Motorola, and Hewlett Packard stock . . . (Haaretz) Read more. Note: [The full text is available for Haaretz subscribers.]
- Have mercy, Abba Father! We fall before You to repent and beg for forgiveness for these actions by religious 'Christian' institutions. An evil darkness is arising more and more across this earth. We ask You Lord to place the fear of You in their hearts, in Jesus' Name, Amen and Amen.

- " Whoever rewards evil for good, evil will not depart from his house." (Prov. 17:13)

6. GERMAN COURT MAKES CIRCUMCISION FOR RELIGIOUS REASONS A CRIME

A German court has ruled that circumcising male infants for religious reasons, as Jews in particular have done for thousands of years, constitutes grievous bodily harm and is a crime, regardless of parental consent.

A public health specialist who is also a traditional Jewish circumciser called the ruling "stupid," suggesting Wednesday that while "politically-correct modern liberal thinkers" would not be open to persuasion about Jewish values, they should at least consider studies finding wide-ranging health benefits from the procedure. In a ruling bound to fuel a long-running debate over circumcision, a regional court in Cologne said Tuesday that the "fundamental right of the child to bodily integrity outweighed the fundamental rights of the parents." (CNSNews.com) Click here to continue reading.
- Lord Jesus, this is not the first occurrence of this prohibition recently. It also arose in San Francisco, USA. Why Lord? What is churning in the minds and souls who are giving birth to these mandates? Have mercy on their souls if they will turn to you Lord and grant Your Wisdom upon us as to how to respond to stop these mandates, in Jesus' Name, Amen and Amen.

- "It is time for You to act, O Lord, for they have regarded Your law as void."
(Psalm 119:126)

	More International News

More International News:

1. PUTIN'S JULY 4TH MESSAGE: BOMBERS ENTER U.S. AIR DEFENSE ZONE
2. IRAN SAYS MISSILES COULD DESTROY US MISSILE BASES
3. IRAN ELECTED TO TOP POST AT UN ARMS TRADE CONFERENCE
4. AHMADINEJAD INVITES EGYPT'S MORSI TO TEHRAN SUMMIT
5. HEZBOLLAH AND IRAN SAY THEY WILL FIGHT WITH ASSAD
6. AL QAEDA PLOT UNCOVERED
7. TERRORIST ATTACK AT LONDON OLYMPICS A "STRONG POSSIBILITY"
8. NEW TRIAL DATE SET FOR CONDEMNED PASTOR YOUCEF

1. PUTIN'S JULY 4TH MESSAGE: BOMBERS ENTER U.S. AIR DEFENSE ZONE

Two Russian strategic nuclear bombers entered the U.S. air defense zone near the Pacific coast on Wednesday and were met by U.S. interceptor jets, defense officials told the Free Beacon.

It was the second time Moscow dispatched nuclear-capable bombers into the 200-mile zone surrounding U.S. territory in the past two weeks. An earlier intrusion by two Tu-95 Bear H bombers took place near Alaska as part of arctic war games that a Russian military spokesman said included simulated attacks on "enemy" air defenses and strategic facilities.

The bomber flights near the Pacific and earlier flights near Alaska appear to be signs Moscow is practicing the targeting of its long-range air-launched cruise missiles on two strategic missile defense sites, one at Fort Greely, Alaska, and a second site at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
In May, Russian Gen. Nikolai Makarov, the chief of the Russian General Staff, said during a Moscow conference that because missile defense systems are destabilizing, "A decision on pre-emptive use of the attack weapons available will be made when the situation worsens." The comments highlighted Russian opposition to planned deployments of U.S. missile defense interceptors and sensors in Europe. (Washington Free Beacon) Read more.
- It is most important that we continue to pray for the safety of continental USA, regardless of Obama's conciliatory attitude toward Russia. Pray against any effort to take down the role of NORAD in protection. Praise the Lord that we have such a strong system! What a horrific message Putin has sent on our founding holiday! Also, pray that the Russian people can escape the web Putin has woven around them.

- "Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; do not plunder his resting place. For a righteous man may fall 7 times and rise again, but the wicked shall fall by calamity." (Proverbs 24:15,16)

2. IRAN SAYS MISSILES COULD DESTROY US MISSILE BASES

Iran has threatened to destroy U.S. military bases across the Middle East and target Israel within minutes of being attacked, Iranian media reported on Wednesday, as Revolutionary Guards extended test-firing of ballistic missiles into a third day.

Iran on Tuesday test-fired in its central desert a ballistic missile capable of striking Israel as part of war games designed to show its ability to retaliate if attacked, media said. Israel has hinted it may attack Iran if diplomacy fails to secure a halt to its disputed nuclear energy program. The United States also has mooted military action as a last-resort option but has frequently nudged the Israelis to give time for intensified economic sanctions to work against Iran.

"These bases are all in range of our missiles, and the occupied lands (Israel) are also good targets for us," Amir Ali Haji Zadeh, commander of the Revolutionary Guards aerospace division, was quoted by Fars news agency as saying. Haji Zadeh said 35 U.S. bases were within reach of Iran's ballistic missiles, the most advanced of which commanders have said could hit targets 2,000 km (1,300 miles) away. 'We have thought of measures to set up bases and deploy missiles to destroy all these bases in the early minutes after an attack," he added. It was not clear where Haji Zadeh got his figures on U.S. bases in the region. U.S. military facilities in the Middle East are located in Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Turkey, and it has around 10 bases further afield in Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan. (Reuters)
- Again, are these declarations more intimidation than fact? Iran needs to face some sabre rattling for power is the only negotiation that nation now respects. Ask the Lord to provide some strategies in dealing with Iran. How much more shaking does Iran need to bring its missiles to a halt? Several earthquakes could shut down its nuclear/missile manufacturing. But the Lord knows best. Ask the Lord to strengthen the determination of our own military. Our military leaders seem to be kowtowing to the whims of our president.

- "The Lord is my strength and shield; my heart trusts in Him and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices; and with my song I will praise Him." (Psalm 28:7)

3. IRAN ELECTED TO TOP POST AT UN ARMS TRADE CONFERENCE

Iran has been named to a top post at the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty Conference, which opened last week in Geneva, U.N. Watch reported on Sunday.

Although the conference's website fails to name the 15 members who were elected to serve on the conference earlier this month, U.N. Watch, a nongovernmental organization that monitors U.N. activities, revealed that Iran was elected as a representative of the Asian working group, together with Japan and South Korea, and deputy head of the U.N. Arms Trade Treaty Conference earlier in the week. The conference, which continues until July 27, aims to formulate a binding multilateral treaty regulating the global arms trade.
On Saturday, IRNA, Iran's official news agency, confirmed the country's election to the conference, saying that Iran was selected for the senior role of deputy head during the talks.

"Some 193 participating countries unanimously voted in favor of Iran during the 4th day of the meeting underway in the United Nations headquarters to draft a bill on regulating arms trade in the world," IRNA reported. In response to Iran's election, U.N. Watch has called on U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who spoke to the conference last week, to condemn the move.

"Right after a U.N. Security Council report found Iran guilty of illegally transferring guns and bombs to Syria, which is now murdering thousands of its own people, it defies logic, morality and common sense for the U.N. to now elect this same regime to a global post in the regulation of arms transfers," said Hillel Neuer, executive director of U.N. Watch. The U.N.'s scandalous choice of Iran is exactly why we fear that Syria's declared bid for a U.N. Human Rights Council seat is not impossible," he added.
Last week, U.N. Watch revealed that Syria is a candidate for a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council, saying that the country would likely win a seat on the council "due to the prevalent system of fixed slates, whereby regional groups orchestrate uncontested elections, naming only as many candidates as allotted seats." (Israel Hayom)

- Ask the Lord to cause this top post at the UN to fall apart so that it can never convene with Iran sitting at the table. Syria must never sit on the Council of Human Rights. Both countries should be forbidden to hold any power at the UN until they learn right from wrong. Why should the free world be subjected to the antics of two criminal countries?

- "Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloodthirsty men." (Psalm 59:2)

4. AHMADINEJAD INVITES EGYPT'S MORSI TO TEHRAN SUMMIT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has invited his newly elected Egyptian counterpart, Mohamed Morsi, to a summit of Non-Aligned Movement nations to be held in Tehran in late August, his presidency website said on Thursday. "Your excellency's presence as the current head of the Non-Aligned Movement at Tehran's summit would be effective in progressing negotiations and decisions," Ahmadinejad was quoted telling Morsi by telephone. "Egypt's role in this movement is undeniable, and constructive cooperation between Iran and Egypt in this movement can have many positive outcomes," he added.

The presidency website quoted Morsi also saying: "The Non-Aligned Movement is an important meeting which is like an umbrella covering many Islamic and non-Islamic nations, and I hope to witness the realisation this international organisation's aims." The Non-Aligned Movement is a grouping of nations that consider themselves independent of the world's major political blocs.

Ahmadinejad last month called for stronger ties between Iran and Egypt after Morsi's presidential election victory. Diplomatic ties between the two countries have been cut for the past three decades, following Iran's Islamic revolution and Egypt's signing in 1980 of a peace pact with Iran's arch-foe Israel. Morsi, a Muslim Brotherhood politician who quit the powerful Islamist movement after his victory, became Egypt's first democratically elected president since the ouster of veteran pro-US leader Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
Iran's clerical leadership contends that the Arab Spring that toppled Mubarak and other long-time US allies in the Arab world last year was inspired by its own 1979 Islamic revolution.

Although Iran's predominant faith is Shiite Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood adheres to the Sunni branch of Islam, Tehran has been reaching out to the organization in Egypt in recent months. (Yahoo!@news)

- Pray that this summit never takes place , but if it does pray that confusion reigns. The Shiites and the Sunnis generally fight one another, but now must see a need for cooperation.to gain domination of the world.

- "When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increases,But the righteous will see their fall." (Proverbs 29:16)

5. HEZBOLLAH AND IRAN SAY THEY WILL FIGHT WITH ASSAD TO DEFEND SYRIA AGAINST ANY INVASION

Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah and Iran will fight alongside the Syrian regime if it is attacked by foreign forces, a pro-Damascus Palestinian fighter leader said on Tuesday. In the event of "a foreign attack, we discussed with our brothers (in the Syrian regime), with (Hezbollah chief) Hassan Nasrallah and our brothers in Iran, we will be part of this battle," said Ahmad Jibril of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command.

In an interview with Beirut-based Mayadeen television, Jibril said that if a "Turkish-European alliance or NATO escalate . . . we will take to the streets and fight on behalf of all those with honor and our Syrian brothers." Jibril also cited Nasrallah as saying Hezbollah would fight on behalf of the Syrian regime, and described the Iran-Syria-Hezbollah alliance as "one axis" that the PFLP-GC is part of. He added that he met recently with Nasrallah, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, without specifying when.
He also noted that the Hezbollah chief "said he would join this battle, in the event of a foreign attack" on Syria. The Iranian regime, he said, told him it would not allow a strike on Syria. "We have warned the Turks several times not to play with fire," Jibril said. Echoing the Syrian regime's discourse, the PFLP-GC chief said the 16-month uprising against Assad was not a genuine local movement, but rather "a change in the foundations of this region in order to create a new Middle East," referring to a term coined in 2006 by former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Jibril described the defense of the Syrian regime as "a decisive battle." Victory would be necessary, he said, in order to "defeat the American and Zionist projects." (Gulf News)

- Are these statements from Hezbollah and Iran more ranting and boasting? They think that they fill their enemies with fear. Are these statements calculated to intimidate the free world, the Jews, and the Christians? Let us turn to the Lord for His direction, for God is able. Man is not able to out think the Lord! These "allies" are demon-crazed; we can bind the demons so that they can hear the voice of the Holy Spirit. Pray for these men and the peoples suffering under their rule.

- "But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly they shall be wounded. So He will make them stumble over their own tongue." (Psalm 64:7,8)

6. NEW AL QAEDA PLOT UNCOVERED

Intelligence officials have uncovered a new al Qaeda plot to bomb a U.S. passenger jet in the run-up to the London Olympics, according to a new report.

Al Qaeda's Yemen-based terror cell, the same organization behind the 2009 attempted underwear bombing and a similar terror plot uncovered by a CIA informant less than two months ago, is believed to be behind this latest planned attack, according to the Sunday Times of London. The plan is not specifically targeted to the Olympics, intelligence officials told the paper, and instead should be seen as another attempt by al Qaeda's Yemen affiliate to blow up a U.S. plane. "There is terrorist plotting going on irrespective of the Olympics. The only thing that connects this to the Olympics is the fact that they are about to happen," said a Whitehall official.

Al Qaeda has recruited a Norwegian convert who goes by the Islamic name of Muslim Abu Abdurrahman at a training camp in Yemen to carry out the plot, the paper reports. Abdurrahman is thought to be in his thirties and a "clean skin," meaning he has no previous criminal record. He converted in 2008, became radicalized and later traveled to Yemen, where he's spent several months, to complete his training. He was believed to have been in Azzan, al Qaeda's longtime Yemen base, until last month when he moved to Dammaj, a town in north Yemen.
British intelligence officials last week declined to disclose the timing, target or any further details of the plot or how they discovered it to the London paper. They also would not comment to the Times on the measures they were taking to try to avert it.

Just two months ago, a CIA informant, who had infiltrated al Qaeda's inner circle in Yemen, volunteered to be a suicide bomber and brought the latest version of the terror cell's underwear bomb to U.S. authorities. (Contributor: The New York Post)

- Father, we call forth the exposing of Muslim Abu Abdurrahman to the proper authorities, and intercede that his attempt to blow up an airliner be completely thwarted. We thank You for this specific information, so that we might pray specifically over this target. We ask the the life of Muslim Abu Abdurrahman be spared, that he might find salvation in our Messiah. We cry out in Jesus' Name, amen.

- "He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail." (1 Samuel 2:9)

7. TERRORIST ATTACK AT LONDON OLYMPICS A "STRONG POSSIBILITY"

This morning, British police raided a home near London's Olympic Park in what they labeled a "pre-planned anti-terror operation." A total of six people were arrested there and in separate raids in other parts of the capital, but Scotland Yard said the operation was not linked to the upcoming games, due to kick off on July 27.

Police didn't identify the suspects, who range in age from 18 to 30. However Mizanur Rahman, who is involved with a Muslim activist group, said all those arrested were British Muslims. He said the three men taken into custody in Stratford, the neighborhood that contains Olympic Park, were brothers and claimed that one was a former police officer. A police press officer declined to comment on the claim.
Resident John Smallshaw said a raid took place at a residence on Abbey Road, only about a mile (1.6 kilometers) from the Olympic Park. (TownHall.com) Read more.

- Pray for the safety of attendees of the Olympics and also for the athletes, their coaches, and security workers. A terrorist might slip into the events in any disguise. Keep a prayer focus on the Israeli athletes and the Americans. Cover all the grounds of the events with prayer. A map of the events with the schedule of events would be good to have in front of you.

- "The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: how much more when he brings it with wicked intent?" (Proverbs 21:27)

8. NEW TRIAL DATE SET FOR CONDEMNED PASTOR YOUCEF

The apostasy charges against jailed Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani may have been dropped, Present Truth Ministries reports. The ministry said the house church pastor is now reportedly being charged with committing "crimes against national security," and that a new trial is set for September. Experts say the move suggests that Nadarkhani's death sentence has been overturned.

"We assume by implication that this means the charges of apostasy have been dropped since the new charges have been issued, but we have no confirmation of that," Jason DeMars, director of the Present Truth Ministries, said Thursday.

But BosNewsLife reports that Iranian Christians and activists are worried the new trial is an attempt by Iranian leaders to make Nadarkhani's death sentence more palatable to the global community. "The Iranian government is increasingly bringing charges against Christians on political grounds to mask the fact that, like Pastor Nadarkhani and Pastor Fathi Malayeri, they have been arrested and imprisoned solely on account of their faith," Andrew Johnston, advocacy director of Christian Solidarity Worldwide, told BosNewsLife.

Meanwhile, world leaders have been petitioning Iran for the pastor's release. His new trial is scheduled to begin Sept. 8. (CBN News) Reported by: Christian Coalition of America (Read more)
- Father, we pray righteousness and justice upon Pastor Youcef. May the Iranian government drop all charges, and set him free. Deliver him out of the hand of the oppressor. May no weapon formed against him prosper and every tongue that rises against him in judgment he shall show to be in the wrong. In Jesus Name.

- "Thus says the Lord: Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver out of the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And do no wrong; do no violence to the stranger or temporary resident, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place." (Jeremiah 22:3) 


Focus on Health Care:

1. SUPREME COURT TERM ENDS, 2010 HEALTH CARE LAW STANDS
2. HOUSE TO VOTE ON TOTAL REPEAL OF THE 2010 HEALTH CARE LAW
3. HOUSE TO VOTE ON FUNDING IMPLEMENTATION OF 2010 HEALTH CARE LAW
4. HOUSE HEARING TUESDAY ON TAX RAMIFICATIONS OF NFIB V. SEBELIUS
5. 2010 HEALTH CARE LAW THREATENS PRACTICE OF MEDICINE
6. 2010 HEALTH CARE LAW HINDERS MISSIONS
7. 2010 HEALTH CARE LAW IGNORES RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
8. NFIB V. SEBELIUS WAS FRAUDULENT BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT
9. TAX INCREASES INCLUDED IN THE 2010 HEALTH CARE LAW
10. STATES REJECTING THE 2010 HEALTH CARE LAW

1. SUPREME COURT TERM ENDS, 2010 HEALTH CARE LAW STANDS

Since our last weekly publication on domestic issues, the Supreme Court of the United States concluded its 2011 term at the end of June, and issued its opinion in the case of the National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius on its final day, June 28, 2012.

After initially writing what became the dissent, and then writing the opinion of the Court, Justice Roberts found the individual mandate unconstitutional under the Commerce Clause and constitutional under the powers of Congress to tax.

Reaction has been all over the map, even among those of us who would prefer to see the law disappear in its entirety. Some see silver linings; others see no silver lining. Abortion remains an issue. One thing is clear: restoring freedom in health care must happen in Congress. (CHPP/Tim McGhee)

- Praise the Lord that whatever "sharp disagreement" was produced is being effectively channeled into action, and not just frustration. Ask the Lord to give the People and our leaders His wisdom for how to move forward with where we stand today. Pray for the will to pursue God's will with health care in America. Pray that the true agendas in this health care law be clearly known throughout the land. Pray for protection for the unborn who are clearly placed at greater risk under this law.

- "Talk no more so very proudly; Let no arrogance come from your mouth, For the LORD is the God of knowledge; And by Him actions are weighed. (1 Samuel 2:3)

2. HOUSE TO VOTE ON TOTAL REPEAL OF THE 2010 HEALTH CARE LAW

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced the House would vote Wednesday, July 11, on a repeal of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The full text of the bill was released last Thursday. (The Hill)

Included in the bill are findings related to abortion funding and conscience protections. (Pray for Congress)

- Even if this is a symbolic vote, pray that it would be a resounding symbol throughout the land of the will of God's people who want freedom and protection for life in their health care community.

- "Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice." (Psalms 55:17)

3. HOUSE TO VOTE ON FUNDING IMPLEMENTATION OF 2010 HEALTH CARE LAW

Added to the normal annual appropriations process this year is the question of funding the implementation of the health care law. The Obama administration has requested an additional $1 billion for the IRS to implement the healthcare law.

The House bill, H.R. 6020, gives no new money to the IRS and prohibits the IRS from receiving any money from HHS for implementing the 2010 health care reform law. The House votes as early as this week on this legislation. (The Hill)

- Pray that Congress would neither provide nor allow any funds to be used to implement the 2010 health care law. Pray that the House would exercise its Constitutional restraint for spending measures to originate in the House, and may they hold fast until the FY 2013 Financial Services appropriations bill becomes law without any funds for this new bill.

- "The lazy man says, 'There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion is in the streets!'" (Proverbs 26:13)

4. HOUSE HEARING TUESDAY ON TAX RAMIFICATIONS OF NFIB V. SEBELIUS

The July 10 hearing will mark the first chance for members of Congress to formally hash out the surprise ruling, which allowed the law's mandate to buy health insurance by treating it as a tax, even though Chief Justice John Roberts said it could not be upheld as a way to regulate commerce under the Commerce Clause.

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.): "As the tax-writing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives - where, under the Constitution, all revenue measures must originate - we have a responsibility to fully understand the court's interpretation of Congress's taxing authority and what that means for potential actions taken by future Congresses, the future of our country and the relationship that the government has with the American people." (The Hill)

Individuals who don't get qualified health insurance will be required to pay the penalty—or tax—starting for the 2014 tax year, unless they are exempt because of low income, religious beliefs, or because they are members of American Indian tribes.

The penalty will be fully phased in by 2016, when it will be $695 for each uninsured adult or 2.5 percent of family income, whichever is greater, up to $12,500. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that 4 million people will pay the penalty that year.

The law, however, severely limits the ability of the IRS to collect the penalties. There are no civil or criminal penalties for refusing to pay it and the IRS cannot seize bank accounts or dock wages to collect it. No interest accumulates for unpaid penalties. (AP)

- Praise the Lord for clarity about the tax. Pray for clarity about potential actions taken by future Congresses of the American people.

- "But I am the LORD your God, Who divided the sea whose waves roared-The LORD of hosts is His name. And I have put My words in your mouth; I have covered you with the shadow of My hand, That I may plant the heavens, Lay the foundations of the earth, And say to Zion, 'You are My people.'" (Isaiah 51:15-16)

5. 2010 HEALTH CARE LAW THREATENS PRACTICE OF MEDICINE

A new survey of Doctors has been released. If the health care law is fully implemented, 83 percent will consider leaving the practice of medicine. 61 percent say it's an affront to their ethics. 85 percent say it destroys the doctor-patient relationship. 65 percent say governmental involvement is the cause of the problems in medical care now. 72 percent say the insurance mandate won't result in improved access to medical care. 74 percent say they'll stop accepting Medicare patients, or leave Medicare altogether. 70 percent say reducing governmental involvement would be the single best fix for healthcare in this country. (LeavenworthTimes.com)

- Father, we pray for humility in all our leaders to recognize the error of their ways, and to leave room for others to humbly do the same. You are the Great Physician, and we believe it is your will for us to have thriving health care providers and innovators. Protect the practice of medicine in America.

- "Have You utterly rejected Judah? Has Your soul loathed Zion? Why have You stricken us so that there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but there was no good; And for the time of healing, and there was trouble. We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness And the iniquity of our fathers, For we have sinned against You." (Jeremiah 14:19-20)

6. 2010 HEALTH CARE LAW HINDERS MISSIONS

From the administrator for a self-funded insurance program at a missions organization with thousands of missionaries: Premiums for all health insurance plans are projected to go up at least ten percent each year for the next five years. Medical expenses will continue to soar ever upward as more and more government mandates and regulations are put into place. Members' medical premiums come out of their donors' monthly support. (Tim McGhee)

- Pray that the work of spreading the Gospel would go forward. Pray that God would raise up voices that normally avoid public policy discussions yet are greatly and increasingly affected by ever-encroaching public policies.

- "Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city." (Acts 18:9-10)

7. 2010 HEALTH CARE LAW IGNORES RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Now that the Supreme Court has allowed Obamacare to proceed, the weight of the massive law's implementation will begin to close in on Americans' freedoms. One of the first places that will be felt is in religious liberty, when an especially controversial provision of the HHS preventive services mandate takes effect in a few short weeks on August 1.

After that, as employers renew their health plans in the coming year, they will have to comply with the HHS mandate's coercive requirement to cover abortion drugs, contraception and sterilization - regardless of religious or moral objections. The religious exemption to the mandate effectively applies only to houses of worship.

Other employers with religious objections may be able to get a one-year delay of enforcement if they meet certain conditions. But this so-called "safe harbor" applies only to certain non-profit organizations, meaning that it doesn't help the family business owners who want to run their enterprises without having to check their faith and morals at the door.

23 religious liberty lawsuits challenging the HHS mandate are proceeding. These are currently the primary challenge to the health care law. More than 50 plaintiffs are involved in the cases. They include businesses, Catholic and Protestant colleges, religious schools serving inner-city children, and charities providing care for the abused and neglected. (National Review)

Dr. Ken Smith, president of Geneva College, explained: "The issue that we have with the entire law is that the Obama Administration has tried to define religion as being that which churches do. We believe that religion takes us into the marketplace. There is both an internal community of faith responsibility of religion, but there is also an external service to community. That is religion." (Heritage Foundation)

- Pray that whether officially religious or not, the rights of all Americans to worship in their work and to live their faith would be protected.

- "You, brethren, have been called to liberty." (Galatians 5:13)

8. NFIB V. SEBELIUS WAS FRAUDULENT BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT

Chief Justice John Roberts has voted to strike down the insurance mandate as exceeding the power of the government under the Commerce Clause, but he has upheld it as a tax. The Administration argued that this was not a tax when it passed it to Congress, then switched its position to argue that it was a tax in the court.

One of the parties can file for rehearing now on the issue of Estoppel. Equitable Estoppel means that a party cannot claim one thing at one time and then change its position to claim another thing. That is fraud which the courts will not allow. We believe that constitutional integrity requires that if something is a tax it be called a tax and passed by Congress as a tax. Obamacare would not have passed as a tax.

We have already asked Texas and another party to consider rehearing. We would then call the Nation for prayer for Chief Justice Roberts to change his mind. (Allan Parker, Justice Foundation)

- Pray one of the parties will file for rehearing at this time on the issue of Estoppel.

- "Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. " (James 4:8)

9. TAX INCREASES INCLUDED IN THE 2010 HEALTH CARE LAW

The law contains 20 new or higher taxes on the American people. These taxes are gradually phased in over the years 2010 to 2018. Five come into force in January 2013: The medical device manufacturing tax, the high medical bills tax, the Flexible Spending Account cap, the surtax on investment income, and the Medicare payroll tax increase. (Fox News)

- Pray that these 20 taxes would not be hidden from the American people and businesses, but that they would be clearly seen until they are fully implemented or fully repealed. Pray for repeal!

- "Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up; Fighting all day he oppresses me." (Psalms 56:1)

10. STATES REJECTING THE 2010 HEALTH CARE LAW

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has refused to establish a federally mandated health care exchange in his state, and said Friday that he will continue to ignore it. "We're not going to start implementing Obamacare," Jindal said during a conference call with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell. "We're committed to working to elect Gov. Romney to repeal Obamacare."

Under the Affordable Care Act, states must set up a health insurance exchange program by Jan. 1, 2014, and will receive grants from the federal government to implement it.

Several Republican governors, including both Jindal and McDonnell, have put off setting up the exchanges in the hope that the law would be repealed or struck down by the court. Now that the law has been upheld, Jindal said he won't change course. (Yahoo! News)

Florida Gov. Rick Scott now says Florida will do nothing to comply with President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and will not expand its Medicaid program. (NBC Miami)

Maine Gov. Paul LePage used his weekly radio address to blast President Obama's health care law and described the Internal Revenue Service as the "new Gestapo." (The Portland Press Herald)

- Father, we praise you for leadership among the states in limiting the power of the federal government. We ask you to give them wisdom in fostering a thriving and innovative system of health care in their states, and in presenting the proposals to the residents of their states. We ask for more leadership like this in states across the country.

- "And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous." (Exodus 23:8) 


On Capitol Hill This Week

Volume XIX, Number 17c

MORE DOMESTIC ISSUES

July 9 - 13, 2012

"For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall you be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength . . ."
(Isaiah 30:15)

Update: Emergency Call to Prayer: Day Six

We wish to thank all of you who have been standing in the gap for our nation, ontinuing in fasting, in prayer, and in repentance for God's hand of mercy to rest again upon our people, and heal our land . . .

Tonight, the floods have subsided in Florida and in Georgia; and the heat wave has completely broken off in our own area.

However, the fires continue raging out West, and the heat wave has continued in other parts of our nation.

God is good; things are easing off. We stand with you in agreement as we enter our last day of this special call, tomorrow.

Shalom . . .

	On the Hill

On the Hill

1. U.S. HOUSE FINDS ERIC HOLDER IN CIVIL CONTEMPT
2. BOEHNER: WE'RE CHALLENGING EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE IN COURT
3. OVER 100 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS OPPOSE U.N. GUN TREATY
4. SEN. MORAN INTRODUCES S. 2205: DEFUNDING U.N. ARMS TREATY
5. 20 REPUBLICAN SENATORS REFUSE TO OPPOSE LOST TREATY
6. REP. RON PAUL'S "AUDIT THE FED" BILL EXPECTED ON HOUSE FLOOR THIS MONTH
7. H.R. 3803: D.C. PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT
8. REP. ALLEN WEST WARNS OF SHARIAH COMPLIANT FINANCE
9. REP. ANDRE CARSON: PUBLIC SCHOOLS MUST BE BASED UPON THE KORAN

1. U.S. HOUSE FINDS ERIC HOLDER IN CIVIL CONTEMPT

Vote was 258 - 95; 21 Democrats Cross Aisle to Vote for Contempt

The United States House has passed House Resolution 706, finding Attorney General Eric Holder in civil contempt of Congress. This vote comes on the heels of an earlier, unprecedented finding of contempt for Eric Holder on criminal grounds by a vote of 255-67, which marked the first time a sitting attorney general and presidential Cabinet member has been cited for contempt by the full House.

On the civil charges, the House voted 258-95 with 75 Did Not Votes and 5 voted Not Present. There were 75 Democrats and 5 Republican House members who opted out of voting on the resolution. No Republicans opposed the civil contempt resolution while 21 Democrats voted in favor of passage.

The 21 Democrats who sided with Republicans on passage are: Altmire, Barber, Barrow, Boren, Boswell, Chandler, Critz, DeFazio, Donnelly (IN), Hochul, Kind, Kissell, Matheson, McIntyre, Michaud, Miller (NC), Owen, Peterson, Rahall, Ross (AR), Walz (MN).

Barber, DeFazio, Michaud, and Miller (NC) joined the other 17 Democrats 'Yes' votes from the previous criminal contempt vote. (Christian Coalition of America) Read more.

- Father God, the vote has been cast and the finding of contempt for Eric Holder on criminal grounds is established. We therefore pray that he be in Your hands to bring down the punishment accordingly. Block any unfair discrimination of law. We call forth divine justice to prevail. In Jesus' Name.

- "Thus saith the Lord unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained their feet, therefore the Lord does not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins. Then said the Lord unto me, 'Pray not for this people for their good.'" (Jeremiah 14:10-11)

2. BOEHNER: WE'RE CHALLENGING EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE IN COURT

House Speaker John Boehner said today that Republicans are preparing to file a civil suit in an attempt to gain access to more information pertaining to the Justice Department's botched Fast & Furious drug cartel gun tracking program. The planned civil suit, which comes on the heels of a letter sent by the Justice Department stating that the DOJ would not prosecute Attorney General Eric Holder following a House vote to hold him in criminal contempt of Congress.

"It's not clear to me that the U.S. District Attorney will in fact, go down that path. That's why we're going to file, in District Court, a civil suit, over the issue of executive privilege," Boehner said on CBS's "Face the Nation." The Obama administration, in response to a request by Holder, asserted the right to executive privilege several weeks ago, in effect blocking Congressional access to documents pertaining to the affair. . . .

"The American people have a right to know what happened," Boehner said today. "Brian Terry's family has a right to know what happened here." (ABC News; July 1, 2012) Read more.

- Once again, we offer praise for the system of checks and balances proscribed by the United States Constitution. Offer prayer that this challenge will be met with the full force of the law, and that justice will be done. In Jesus' Name, amen.

- "Be instructed, you JUDGES of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry." (Psalm 2: 10, 12)

3. OVER 100 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS OPPOSE U.N. GUN TREATY

Over 100 members of Congress appear to share the concerns of a former Army general who has sounded the alarm over efforts by the Obama Administration to push through the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty. Retired Lt. Gen. William Boykin earlier this year, in a video in which he claimed Obama was leading America down the path of a quiet, Marxist revolution, blasted the small arms treaty, saying it would regulate private gun ownership. (WorldNetDaily)

- Pray that Americans hear 'loud and clear' the words of General Boykin and the more than 100 Congressmen also opposed to the ratifying of this treaty. Praise the Lord for the opposition to the treaty. Mr. Obama needs a strong spanking, and we call on the "strong right hand" of the Lord to provide that spanking. Does Mr. Obama really know American history and understand why the 'right to bear arms' is part of our Bill of Rights?

- "He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed." (Proverbs 13:20)

4. SENATOR MORAN INTRODUCES S. 2205: DEFUNDING U.N. ARMS TREATY

Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) has introduced S. 2205: The `Second Amendment Sovereignty Act of 2012. This is a bill that, if passed in both the Senate and the House, would prohibit funding to negotiate a United Nations Arms Trade Treaty that restricts the Second Amendment rights of United States citizens.

In addition, a number of U.S. Representatives recently sent a letter to Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice. The coalition, led by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), cited advancing "human rights" as a goal that required the United States to "take a leadership role in pushing for a strong, verifiable Arms Trade Treaty." In their minds, such a treaty should include "controls on a comprehensive list of weaponry, including small arms and light weapons," as well as controls on ammunition.

Please bear in mind that "small arms," in the UN definition, includes weapons capable of being carried and fired by one person . . . every rifle you own. As usual, the UN is being secretive about their ultimate goal of total civilian disarmament. But just the parts they've been open about are horrifying. They want AT A MINIMUM to see:

- Establishment of a new UN agency, the Implementation Support Unit, with power to regulate anything having to do with guns that might be sold internationally;
- A requirement that every country submit its gun control plan to the ISU;
- A requirement for every country to implement internal tracking of all gun sales within its borders (outright registration!); and,
- A ridiculously expensive requirement for every single of round of ammunition to be stamped with a unique serial number.
Congress can stop all of this and thwart Obama and Clinton if you act now! (Conservative Daily; Eagle Forum)
[Please note: Other sources now report that this U.N. Small Arms Treaty will be voted upon in the Senate on Friday, July 27th. The House has no jurisdiction over the passing of treaties. However, S. 2205, which would then DEFUND this "treaty," can and must be passed in both the Senate AND the House to be then sent to the president for signature into law. PLEASE CALL YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS TODAY TO ASK THAT HE OR SHE VOTE TO PASS THIS BILL. THANK YOU.]

- Father, put a holy restraint on the participants at the United Nations who are attempting to control our possession of small arms and light weapons, as well as controls on ammunition. We need godly intervention regarding our privacy from government intrusion, so we ask that You will block the Treaty that is the plan to dismantle our gun rights. Remove this from their agenda and allow us this right to protect ourselves, the farmers and our citizens from extraordinary circumstances that would be harmful without our small arms and light weapons and the ammunition. In Jesus' Name.

- "Now what is your petition? and it shall be granted you: or what is your request further? and it shall be done." (Esther 9:12)

5. 20 REPUBLICAN SENATORS REFUSE TO OPPOSE LOST TREATY

U.N. Global Taxation Scheme Designed To Hand Over Our Sovereignty To The Third World

Senator Jim DeMint is championing the fight against LOST, and has already lined up the signatures of 27 Republican Senators who have pledged to oppose LOST; and since treaties must pass the Senate by a two-thirds vote, that means we are just SEVEN VOTES SHY of the 34 we need to doom the passage of this United Nations global taxation scheme. . .

Here are the names of the "Republican 20," we can only hope that some of them, have the common sense to take their names off the list by jumping on board with Senator DeMint and the American people: Lamar Alexander, Kelly Ayotte, Scott Brown, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, Michael Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Charles Grassley, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Johnny Isakson, Mike Johanns, Mark Kirk, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Rob Portman, Olympia Snowe and Patrick Toomey.

And LOST is still a poisonous treaty. If we ratify it: LOST would instantly become a permanent part of United States law and America would immediately surrender control of the free oceans and seas to the International Seabed Authority (ISA) . . . a United Nations front organization. The ISA would have the sole power and authority to issue "permits" for fishing and drilling and mining operations at sea. In other words, if we wanted to drill for oil under the ocean, we'd have to crawl on our knees, tin cup in hand, and beg for permission from a gang of America-haters. And even U.S. fishermen would have to come to ISA, hat in hand, and plead for the right to cast their nets into waters that have previously been open to all fishermen. 

If this treaty is approved by the Senate, Americans will surrender freedoms they can never regain and we must act now to preserve our freedom and our sovereignty.

If LOST is ratified, the International Seabed Authority would have the power to impose taxes on the people of the United States. The ISA will call them "assessments," "fees," and "permits," but they would be taxes that American businesses . . . and therefore consumers (that's you) would be forced to pay to third-world despots. Oh yes, that cost of doing business will be passed along to you. How much do you pay in taxes now for such exploration? Not one penny. Can you see any reason why Americans should be forced to pay a United Nations style bureaucracy to do something we now do for free? Of course not.

But that's not all. This treaty . . . would not only tax Americans, it would also imperil our national security.

LOST would empower the International Seabed Authority to cripple the United States Navy - one of the most powerful forces for good in the world today - and leave us vulnerable to attack. It would forbid our Navy from gathering intelligence in waters proximate to our nation's enemies. U.S. submarines would have to travel on the surface in those same waters. And we would be obliged to share our intelligence with the International Seabed Authority, where it would be funneled to Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and others around the world - all of whom have vowed to destroy the Great Satan. (Western Journalism) 

- Father God, we see this LOST treaty as an end-time sign of the One World Government attempting to promote their takeover before the appointed time. All times and seasons are directed from the ever-glorious Throne Room of the Lord God, Himself, and no one has the ability to compromise God's plan for the ages to come. So we stand on the Rock Christ Jesus and declare in agreement with the divine Word of God that the holy gates are closed to all mankind's plans until the Lord speaks from heaven and declares that now is the time. It is all in God's timing. We therefore do not wrestle with the attempts of insignificant men to work their madness. In Jesus' Name.

- "You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways." (Job 22:28)

6. REP. RON PAUL'S "AUDIT THE FED" BILL EXPECTED ON HOUSE FLOOR
THIS MONTH

A bill requiring a full audit of the Federal Reserve Board - including the Fed's open market operations that determine interest rates - is expected to be considered on the House floor sometime in late July. The Federal Reserve Transparency Act, H.R. 459, has 263 co-sponsors, and was approved by the house Committee on Government Oversight and Reform last week. Paul called it a major victory that should set up floor consideration of the bill by late July, before Congress leaves for its August break. "This is an unprecedented opportunity for transparency into how the currency of the United States is handled, and mishandled by the Federal Reserve," Paul said this week.

Paul is one of Congress's harshest critics of the Fed, in particular because of its simultaneous creation of new money that devalues the dollar, and the use of this money to help bail out Wall Street firms. Under current law, Congress cannot audit the Fed's monetary policy decisions, even though the Fed's own financial statements are audited annually. According to Paul, the Dodd-Frank law of 2010 allowed for audits of the Fed's emergency credit programs, but Paul argues that this addition still does not give Congress the full picture it needs. "H.R. 459 does not limit the focus of the audit, making a full audit finally possible," he said. "An entity that controls the value and purchasing power of the dollar should not be permitted to operate in the dark without oversight by Congress and accountability to the people." (The Hill) Read more.

- This is one bill we would like to see passed. Please support H.R. 459 in prayer and in action, and send this news on to others, too. At present, the U.S. Congress has no oversight authority over the actions of the Federal Reserve. It is time to hold that agency accountable!

- "Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power . . ." (Psalm 110:3)

7. H.R. 3803: D.C. PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT

On Tuesday, July 10, 2012 the House Judiciary Committee will hold a mark-up of several bills including H.R. 3803, the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. This legislation would prohibit any abortion from being conducted in the District of Columbia on unborn children 20 weeks post-fertilization age or later. H.R. 3803 currently has 209 cosponsors.

A companion bill by the same name has been introduced in the Senate as S. 2103 by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), with 29 cosponsors. To read the language of this bill, go here. (The Hill)

- Pray for passage of these critical bills! The blood of the innocent cries out against our capital city, until abortion has been eradicated here. These two bills are a great beginning at turning the tables on this iniquity. Pray!

- " . . . and also because of the innocent blood that he had shed; for he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, which the LORD would not pardon." (2 Kings 24:4)

8. REP. ALLEN WEST WARNS OF SHARIAH COMPLIANT FINANCE

In an article posted on Investor's Business Daily, Rep. Allen West wrote the following:

As a vehicle for legitimizing and promoting Shariah throughout the world, Shariah-compliant finance is a phenomenon that is taking the financial world by storm right under the noses of American investors.

Given the stated mission of Shariah is to bring about the rule of Islam worldwide, anything that promotes the Shariah mission warrants careful scrutiny. American investors deserve to know where their money is being invested, and the fact that their hard-earned dollars could be helping fund the very radical terrorist groups that are seeking to destroy this nation is shocking.
It is vital that we come to grips and recognize not just the kinetic aspects of radical Islam, but also the idea of "stealth jihad," which can infiltrate our operating systems. Shariah mandates as a religious obligation:

- Violent jihad against non-Muslims to establish Islam's rule worldwide.
- The killing of apostates from Islam.
- The killing of adulterers and homosexuals.
- Severe discrimination against women, including stoning theft.
- Severe discrimination against, and the subjugation of, non-Muslims.
- Last, and most pertinent to this subject, is Shariah mandates that Muslims who cannot engage in physical jihad using force, must support jihad with money.
Shariah is at the heart of the ideology of terrorist groups such as al-Qaida, Hezbollah, Hamas and other jihadist organizations, including the Muslim Brotherhood and those who orchestrated the 9/11 attacks on American soil and continue to terrorize and threaten Americans and their way of life. (Investor's Business Daily) Read more.

-Thank you, Father, for the strong warnings of this patriotic Congressman who sees the danger in the creeping in of laws foreign to the American way of doing business. Father, wake America up to the fact that Shariah is a system aimed at taking over all aspects of our lives according to those who follow a deadly and oppressive religion. Lord, give our leaders wisdom in handling the demands of this system that is infiltrating so many areas of our daily living.

- "And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God: For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: and the kingdom was quiet before him." (2 Chronicles 14:2,3,5b)

9. REP. ANDRE CARSON: PUBLIC SCHOOLS MUST BE BASED UPON THE KORAN

A U.S. lawmaker - who prides himself on being only the second Muslim elected to Congress - has declared that America "needs Muslims" and U.S. public schools should be modeled after Islamic madrassas, "where the foundation is the Quran."

In a dramatic video dated May 26, U.S. Rep. Andre Carson, D-Ind., addressed an Islamic Circle of North America convention, saying the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was hard on Muslims and that Americans should look to Muslim schools for guidance. At the 6:19 mark, Carson declares: 

"America will never tap into educational innovation and ingenuity without looking at the model that we have in our madrassas, in our schools, where innovation is encouraged, where the foundation is the Quran. And that model that we are pushing in some of our schools meets the multiple needs of students.

"Most of us are visual learners. Some of us are auditor learners - we learn by hearing. Many of us are kinesthetic learners. We learn by doing, touching, feeling. I have found . . . that we need an educational model that is current, that meets the need of our students. America must understand that she needs Muslims."

He adds, "There are over 7 million Muslims in this country. And while we are under attack, we cannot retreat."
 
To listen to Congressman Carson's brief remarks, click on this link. (Source: WorldNetDaily) Read more.

[The Islamic Schools (Madrassas) teach the Koran. Note that the foundation is not to be the Bible, the true Word of God!] 

- Lord God in heaven, we pray that You put the blood of Jesus around the entire state of Indiana and this Islamic Congressman, in particular, and that he be limited by Constitutional powers, and have no influence or strength to promote evil. Father, break all ungodly chains upon the educational system in this state, or any other state. Send holy angels to hover over every classroom, office, playground, textbook, and strip away every demonic control by casting them to the feet of the Cross of Christ in utter defeat. Replace the evil with the holy, the righteous, the godly presence of Jesus Himself. In His Name we pray.

- "And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the Lord at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savor unto the Lord. And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute forever unto them throughout their generations." (Leviticus 17:6-7)

	The Executive Branch

The Executive Branch

1. POWERFUL STORM EXPOSES LACK OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
2. IN D.C. REGION: 911 SERVICE KNOCKED OUT DURING AND AFTER STORM
3. NASA PLANS FOR LARGE SCALE POWER GRID FAILURE
4. OBAMA'S EO: NATIONAL SECURITY AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION ORDER
5. OBAMA RELEASES NEW RESTRICTIVE ENERGY PLAN
6. OBAMA'S NEW STUDENT LOAN BILL DEEPLY FLAWED
7. NEW DHS REPORT: IF YOU LOVE LIBERTY, YOU MIGHT BE A TERRORIST
8. ONE HUNDRED MORE "MAJOR HASANS" INSIDE THE MILITARY?

1. POWERFUL STORM EXPOSES LACK OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

CONSEQUENCES: Twenty-six deaths, over 5 million without electricity for up to one week, widespread telecommunications outages (including 911 system failures), water quality concerns in West Virginia, suburban Maryland and other locations, transportation system stress due to reduced fuel pumping capabilities, traffic signal failures, and increased traffic, as a result of both the storm and Independence Day holiday. Economic impact - from both physical destruction and loss-of-trade - not yet calculable.

THE FREAK SUMMER STORM that laid waste to much of the mid-Atlantic on Friday night left chaos in its howling wake - and a mess of questions about the region's capacity to cope with the unexpected.

In Northern Virginia, where Verizon handles most 911 calls, emergency phone service simply did not exist for much of the weekend, even as residents scrambled to absorb a surge of bona fide emergencies. Suburban Maryland's main power provider, Pepco, once again scrambled to restore electricity to hundreds of thousands of customers who have come almost to expect wildly inconvenient outages in extreme temperatures.

In both cases, residents of the national capital region could only wince as they imagined what might befall them in more cataclysmic circumstances - a terrorist attack targeting not just population centers but critical infrastructure, for instance - and pondered the painfully evident lack of disaster preparedness.

Verizon, for its part, has been opaque about the 911 service crash in Northern Virginia, furnishing only vague answers to questions about why its primary and backup power sources were vulnerable and what can be done to avoid a repetition. (Homeland Security Watch)

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- Dear Lord, we ask that You would put in place wise men and women to oversee our electric grids in America. Lord, we humble ourselves before you and seek Your protection over our land from such destructive storms as have recently occurred. Hide us under Your wings. We pray for full restoration of services to those who are still without, and that their interrupted lives will be fully taken care of by You.

- "Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;" (Psalm 103:4)

2. IN WASHINGTON, D.C. REGION: 911 SERVICE MOSTLY WORKING AGAIN AFTER STORM

Derecho knocked out emergency call lines throughout the past weekend.

Verizon says 911 service has been mostly restored in northern Virginia after being knocked out by Friday night's storm. The storm known as a derecho knocked out power to a Verizon facility in Arlington that resulted in 911 calls not working in Arlington, Fairfax and Prince William counties and the city of Manassas.

Limited 911 service was restored in Fairfax late Saturday, but County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova says the 911 system was still not fully functional Monday afternoon. She says she plans to appoint a regional task force to find out what went wrong and how to avoid it in the future.

Prince William County spokesman Jason Grant says 911 calls in the county started going through again on Monday morning after not working for two days.

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- Lord, we pray for this task force that is assigned to investigate what went wrong with the emergency services during this storm. We pray for a strong plan of action for such emergencies.

- I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. (Psalm 4:8)

3. NASA PLANS FOR LARGE SCALE POWER GRID FAILURE

For many it's either tin foil conspiracy theory or an action packed Hollywood Armageddon flick. For the National Aeronautics and Space Administration it's a serious threat, with the potential to wipe out the technologically driven lives we've become so used to.

Our sun is approaching a period of high turbulence, referred to as the solar maximum, with many scientists suggesting a peak in activity around 2013. The cycle occurs every 11 years, and the next time around it is predicted to be one of the weakest in decades.

However, some contrary opinions hold that the next solar maximum may be stronger than we expect, citing a 26,000 year galactic alignment cycle, scheduled to occur on or around 2012.

One organization that isn't taking any chances is NASA. As the sun begins to awaken, scientists are keeping a close eye on space weather: "The sun is waking up from a deep slumber, and in the next few years we expect to see much higher levels of solar activity. At the same time, our technological society has developed an unprecedented sensitivity to solar storms. The intersection of these two issues is what we're getting together to discuss."

The National Academy of Sciences framed the problem two years ago in a landmark report entitled "Severe Space Weather Events-Societal and Economic Impacts." It noted how people of the 21st-century rely on high-tech systems for the basics of daily life. Smart power grids, GPS navigation, air travel, financial services and emergency radio communications can all be knocked out by intense solar activity. A century-class solar storm, the Academy warned, could cause twenty times more economic damage than Hurricane Katrina.

A 132-page NASA funded report titled Severe Space Weather Events-Understanding Societal and Economic Impacts, suggests that the right magnitude storm could be devastating:

The problem begins with the electric power grid. "Electric power is modern society's cornerstone technology on which virtually all other infrastructures and services depend," the report notes. Yet it is particularly vulnerable to bad space weather. Ground currents induced during geomagnetic storms can actually melt the copper windings of transformers at the heart of many power distribution systems. Sprawling power lines act like antennas, picking up the currents and spreading the problem over a wide area. The most famous geomagnetic power outage happened during a space storm in March 1989 when six million people in Quebec lost power for 9 hours. (Before Its News)

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- Dear Lord of the Universe, we seek Your protection from all solar storms that would cause a vast interruption in our lives, and give an excuse for government to exert an unneeded control of our country and our infrastructure. Father, we thank you for the technology You have allowed mankind to develop, but in the end it all rests on Your workings in the earth. May we abide under the shelter of the Almighty.

- "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist." (Colossians 1:16-17)

4. OBAMA'S EO: NATIONAL SECURITY AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION ORDER

On Friday Barack Obama issued an Executive Order putting in place re-establishing a national security measure and emergency preparedness telecommunications functions. This EO will cover a broad spectrum of emergencies. This order piggybacks on previous EO's of this nature, including Executive Order 12472 which established The National Communications System (NCS).

"The federal government must have the ability to communicate at all times and under all circumstances to carry out its most critical and time sensitive missions," the order reads, which calls for "survivable, resilient, enduring and effective communications" during emergencies.

In this order Barack Obama establishes the Executive Committee on National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications, or NS/EP communications, to be staffed with high-ranking officials from eight agencies and departments. Interestingly enough the order comes a week after a severe storm brought widespread power outages in and around the D.C. area.

These officials to the committee will come from a combination of eight cabinet departments and federal agencies.

The committee will be chaired by the secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security. A yearly report on NS/EP will be presented to the President by the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The Department of Defense will develop capabilities to support national security interests and the Department of Homeland Security will develop policies to support continuity of government operations. The NCS, which was created back in the 1960′s following the Cuban missile crisis gave birth to the Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS), that allows government agencies to access both land line and wireless communications services in the even of power outages or disruptions in service. (Freedom Outpost)

The full text of this EO is found here

- Father, we submit this Executive Order NS&EC into Your hands to guide, change, renounce, or repeal according to Your highest power over the affairs of our government. We look to the undaunted Lordship of heaven to steer this matter into a closed compartment that is controlled by God. Strip all enactment power of this Order out of the hands of those who created it. Let the kingdom of heaven reign. In Jesus' Name.

- "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear God who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." (Matthew 10:16, 28)

5. OBAMA RELEASES NEW RESTRICTIVE ENERGY PLAN

Issued on the Same Date of the Supreme Court Decision and Holder's Contempt Charges Filed, the Obama Administration unveiled its new five-year energy plan on Thursday, when the rest of us were conveniently preoccupied with SCOTUS and the Holder contempt vote - the plan opens up a miniscule percentage of our offshore resources, but not nearly enough to make a dent in our energy use, and what's more, by constraining the number of jobs that this could produce, it does nothing to help the economy.

Republicans pounced on President Obama on Thursday afternoon for his administration's failure to include Virginia in the final five-year plan for offshore oil and gas drilling. But it wasn't just Republicans complaining. Sen. Jim Webb (D) joined the bipartisan dissent. "I regret that the administration failed to include Virginia in its proposed final five-year lease plan," Webb said. "Energy exploration - would boost domestic energy production, while benefiting the commonwealth's economy." The plan announced Thursday postpones drilling off Virginia's coast until at least 2017.

The last study of the Atlantic Ocean by the federal government, conducted two decades ago, estimates that at least 130 million barrels of oil and at least 1.14 trillion cubic feet of natural gas could be off Virginia's coast. That's equal to the amount of oil used in six days and the amount of gas used in less than a month in the United States.

Indeed, the fact that the Obama administration released the plan on one of the busiest news days in recent history is all the more reason to take a look at it now. It's yet another reminder of the damage four more years could do, both to energy policy and job growth. (TownHall.com)
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- Father God, we come asking You to remedy this situation of bad tares being sown while prayerful people were otherwise occupied. We ask that You would make known the secretive manner in which this ruling was passed, and also the inadequacy of it for actually helping our country. Lord, open the eyes of our citizens to this deception, but also do a work to change the conditions of exploration and drilling to ones that will provide enough oil for the country, and create real energy sector jobs. We speak a release of the provision You have placed in our soil and offshore.

- "For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil." (Ecclesiastes 12:14)

6. OBAMA'S NEW STUDENT LOAN BILL DEEPLY FLAWED

On Friday, Barack Obama signed legislation that kept transportation workers employed by spending more than $100 billion of our money over the next two years. The legislation also kept the 3.4% rate on federal loans instead of letting it double to 6.8%. The legislation was a sop, of course, to two constituencies that are key to Obama's reelection, the youth vote and the construction workers who have been out of work.

Of course, the construction workers might want to consider who put them out of work in the first place, and as for the college students, well - they aren't concerned about the rest of us working stiffs; they just want what they want, and they want it now! Forget the fact that if the loans had doubled, it would cost them an average of $1,000 extra to pay after they were done with college, which, amortized over the years, is a rather paltry sum; forget the fact that it was the Democratic Congress in 2007 that separated the student loan rate from the treasury-bill rate; forget the fact that if the two rates were still tied to each other, the student-loan rate would now be roughly 1%. (Breitbart)

- Father, forgive our leaders for manipulation tactics and playing the game of politics. We cry out for leaders with integrity and compassion, for the people of this nation. We ask for leaders with servant hearts.

- "Each of you should be concerned not only about your own interests, but the interests of others as well." (Philippians 1:4)

7. NEW DHS REPORT: IF YOU LOVE LIBERTY, YOU MIGHT BE A TERRORIST

A report on terrorism in the United States has been published by the Department of Homeland Security. The authors of the report are Gary LaFree, professor of criminology at the University of Maryland, and Bianca Bersani, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts-Boston.

The goal of the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) program is to sponsor research that will aid the intelligence and law enforcement communities in identifying potential terrorist threats and support policymakers in developing prevention efforts.

And what should law enforcement agencies be looking for when it comes to domestic terrorism? Americans "suspicious of centralized federal authority, reverent of individual liberty" and protecting their personal freedoms are categorized as extreme right-wing terrorists. The study claims that "right-wing extremists" are "groups that believe that one's personal and/or national 'way of life' is under attack and is either already lost or that the threat is imminent."

Given this definition, our founding fathers were terrorists. A nice thought on July 4th - if you believe in liberty and freedom and distrust the government, then you might be a terrorist. (By Gary DeMar; Godfather Politics)

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- Almighty God, the distorted reasoning in the minds of the men and women who disdain Americans who love liberty and hold to the basic soundness of the Constitution, is the complete opposite of the truth. We bind this mentality under the blood of Jesus and commit it to be refrained by the power of God, and brought under the power of the mighty Holy Spirit. May this mindset be annihilated as the Lord appears and brings right thinking to bear. In Jesus' Name.

- "It is God that avenges me, and subdues the people under me. He delivered me from mine enemies: yea, You lift me up above those that rise up against me: You have delivered me from the violent man. Therefore will I give thanks unto You, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto Your Name." (Psalm 18:47-49)

8. ONE HUNDRED MORE "MAJOR HASANS" INSIDE THE MILITARY?

The FBI is investigating more than 100 Muslim soldiers and military contractors with the potential to carry out Fort Hood-style attacks. The administration has kept a lid on the growing threat.

It's covering up the truth about an alarmingly widespread Islamist penetration of the military. The dangerous fifth column was discovered more than two years after Army Maj. Nidal Hasan opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, killing 13 and wounding 29.

The administration whitewashed the jihadist massacre as a run-of-the-mill case of "workplace violence." Now it's trying to postpone Hasan's trial until after the election to keep Islamic terrorism out of the headlines. Details about the 100-plus investigations of other jihadist soldiers are only now coming out after being suppressed for several months. The FBI and Defense Department first revealed the numbers in a closed House-Senate committee hearing in December.

"I was surprised and struck by the numbers," Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., told NPR. "They were larger than I expected." That's quite an understatement. The numbers show we're a long way from finishing the war on Islamic terror, as much as this administration wants to pretend we're no longer even at war.

Of the 100-plus probes, at least a dozen have advanced to full-blown investigations, which means agents have enough evidence to believe that a dozen Muslim soldiers are plotting major attacks against the military. The rest are preliminary investigations of suspect Muslim traitors in the ranks who have radicalized to the point of posing a serious threat. It's not clear if the dozen full investigations include the case of a Muslim soldier named Naser Abdo, who was convicted last month of plotting another attack at Fort Hood. Police found components for a bomb in his hotel room not far from the base. Abdo, citing his Islamic faith, told the judge the planned attack on the base was supposed to exact some "justice" for Muslims in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Since 2001, authorities have disrupted or prosecuted more than 30 plots or attacks against military targets within the U.S. Still, the administration is loathe to call it a conspiracy. In briefing Congress, it mislabeled the 100-plus investigations of suspect Muslim soldiers as "insider threats," as if they came from random sources. In fact, the threats come from a common source: Islamic extremism. (Investor's Business Daily)

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- Father, deception continues to place our troops and our citizens in harm's way. We pray for Your hand of intervention against the threats, and Your wisdom against the deception in our government. We ask that You disrupt and dispel every plan of the enemy.

- "No weapon formed against you shall prosper and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn." (Isaiah 54:17)

	Moslems in the Military: A Special Prayer

Moslems in the Military: A Special Prayer

Father God, You are the God of heaven and earth and there is no power that can compromise the ultimate authority of God Himself. So we call for reinforcements from heaven, the warrior angels, that with one sweep can drive all this evil into the sea. By the power of the blood of Jesus, save the souls of as many of these Moslem traitors as possible. Deliver their souls from hell. God, let not the trial of Hasan be postponed until after the election but bring him before the judges speedily to be tried for his evil deeds.

Father, we call forth an Expositor(s) who will reveal all the hidden agendas, the numbers and the names, of those involved in Islamic terrorism here in America, exposing the dozen Moslem soldiers who are plotting major attacks against our military like the Moslem soldier Naser Abdo who attacked Fort Hood; exposing this administration -- who is loathe to call it a conspiracy -- that Moslem soldiers are insider threats. Father God, expose all Islamic extremism; expose the hidden plans of the Muslim Brotherhood for the jihadist conspiracy to infiltrate the military, whose plans are to infiltrate and destroy the United States from within. Break the unity that exists between this administration and the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and its front groups inside America.

God, expose all this speedily, even today, before the election, before more deception happens. Bind all this under the blood of Jesus Christ, and bring these to their knees as they face the mighty God of heaven. They have never seen the power of God, but we call for Your divine intervention today, Lord God. Wrap Your arms around America and cast down our enemies for they shall not exact vengeance upon us, nor will the sons of wickedness afflict us. We ask all this in the mighty Name of the Lord of lords, and the King of kings, Jesus Christ. Amen and Amen.

"God says, My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of My lips. Once have I sworn by my holiness and I will not lie unto my people. Their seed shall endure forever, and his throne as the sun before Me. It shall be established forever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven."
(Psalm 89:34-37)

	This Week, Worship Our Lord As . . .

This Week, Worship Our Lord As . . .

ETERNAL KING
(Meh-lekh O-lahm)

"But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal King. When he is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure his wrath." (Jer. 10:10)

You are the Everlasting King. Before time began, You reigned. You reign today. You will reign forevermore. Eternal King, I praise You. What assurance and peace this truth is, that no matter what assails me, Your power will ultimately conquer. Thank You for this perfect divine plan. Amen.
(Taken from: Intimate Moments with the Hebrew Names of God, by Barri Cae Malin and Shmuel Wolkenfeld; Bridge-Logos Publishers; Gainesville, FL, 32614. ISBN: 0-88270-801-5)