On Capitol Hill This Week: Vol. XVI, No. 20

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On Capitol Hill This Week - Volume XVI, Number 20

June 22 - 26, 2009

"O, Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their heart . . ." (Psalm 10:17)

1. OBAMA STANDS FIRM ON RESTRAINED RESPONSE TO IRAN PROTESTS
2. CONGRESS VOTES TO SUPPORT IRAN PROTESTS
3. OBAMA: U.S. "FULLY PREPARED" FOR NORTH KOREAN THREATS
4. CONGRESS QUESTIONS PRICE TAG FOR OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE PLAN
5. UPDATE: S. 909: HATE CRIMES BILL
6. OBAMA CHANGES FEDERAL REGULATIONS ON GAY BENEFITS
7. MRS. CLINTON EXTENDS GAY BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEES OF DEPT. OF STATE
8. OBAMA WILL WORK WITH CONGRESS TO OVERTURN DOMA
9. SENATE REJECTS TRIBUTE TO ABORTION PROVIDERS
10. SOTOMAYOR'S PROBLEMS ON GUN RIGHTS AND ABORTION
11. UPDATE: OBAMA FIRES HIS AMERICORPS INSPECTOR GENERAL
12. U.N. TREATY THREATENS LOSS OF PARENTAL RIGHTS
13. ISRAELI GOVERNMENT FACES CHALLENGES AFTER NETANYAHU'S SPEECH
14. GAY PARADE IN JERUSALEM ON JUNE 25TH

1. OBAMA STANDS FIRM ON RESTRAINED RESPONSE TO IRAN PROTESTS

President Obama is sticking with his call for a restrained U.S. response to Iran's post-election protests as pressure mounts from the GOP for him to "lead" by declaring his support for the country's pro-reform demonstrations. "The last thing that I want to do is to have the United States be a foil for those forces inside Iran who would love nothing better than to make this an argument about the United States," Obama said in an interview broadcast Monday on CBS' "The Early Show."

GOP lawmakers said the president should make a less muted statement about the quest for democracy in Iran, whose leaders run the country according to Sharia law and are believed to be pursuing nuclear weapons. "The president of the United States is supposed to lead the free world, not follow it," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R- SC) said Sunday. "He's been timid and passive more than I would like." Obama's Republican opponent in last year's election, Sen. John McCain, and others noted that Western leaders, including French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, have demanded a recount or more forcefully condemned the government crackdown.

Like other Democrats who spoke Sunday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein backed the president's approach. Obama's defenders say his measured response speaks up for human rights while preserving U.S. options and lessening the chance that he becomes a scapegoat for the cleric-led government. Sen. Richard Lugar, a moderate Republican who holds the party's top position on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, seemed to echo Obama's caution. (AP) Read more.

• Pray that the president's muted response does not hide an agenda that agrees with sharia law. Ask the Lord to send into Congress more voices who will continue to pressure the president to stand for democracy, for his excuses are flimsy at best. Of course, President George W. Bush called for the spread of democracy throughout the Middle East, but President Obama ought also to believe in such support and measures. Pray that the Lord brings dreams in the night to Mr. Obama about standing for righteousness, a word he seems to avoid.

• "Remember this, and show yourselves men. Recall to mind, you transgressors . . .For I am God, and there is no other God. I am God, and there is none like Me." (Isaiah 46:8,9)

2. CONGRESS VOTES TO SUPPORT IRAN PROTESTS

Despite Obama's silence, the House passed a bi-partisan resolution today supporting the Iranian dissidents who share our values. Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) and Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) introduced the following legislation on the House floor: "Expressing support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law, and for other purposes. Resolved, That the House of Representatives-

(1) expresses its support for all Iranian citizens who embrace the values of freedom, human rights, civil liberties, and rule of law;

(2) condemns the ongoing violence against demonstrators by the Government of Iran and pro-government militias, as well as the ongoing government suppression of independent electronic communication through interference with the Internet and cell phones; and

(3) affirms the university of individual rights and the importance of democratic and fair elections."

The resolution passed by an overwhelming margin of 405-to-1. Who was the single representative who voted against the resolution? Nancy Pelosi? Barney Frank? No, it was none other than Republican isolationist Ron Paul of Texas. At least one of our branches of government has offered its support for the courageous Iranian citizens risking their lives in the name of freedom and democracy. (Gary Bauer)

• Praise the Lord that the youth in Iran have smelled independence - freedom from oppression and dictatorship - and want that for their home country. Praise the Lord for His use of electronic devices to spread freedom. Pray that the violence will be stopped but not the drive for freedom. Also, many Christians, though hidden, live in Iran, and they need the protection of the Lord. Ask the Lord to open up Iran like a ripe tomato that needs eating now.

• "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11)

3. OBAMA: U.S. "FULLY PREPARED" FOR NORTH KOREAN THREATS

With North Korea reportedly getting ready for a long-range missile test, President Barack Obama says the U.S. is prepared for any threat the secretive and unpredictable regime might pose. "This administration -- and our military is fully prepared for any contingencies," Obama said during an interview with CBS News. The interview was taped Friday and broadcast Monday morning. "I don't want to speculate on hypotheticals," Obama said. "But I want . . . to give assurances to the American people that the t's are crossed and the i's are dotted in terms of what might happen. . . What we're not going to do is to reward belligerence and provocation in the way that's been done in the past," he said.

A senior U.S. military official told The Associated Press on Friday that a Navy ship, the USS John S. McCain, was relatively close to the North Korean vessel but had no orders to intercept it and had not requested that authority. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive issue of ship movements.

The Navy ship, a guided missile destroyer, is named after the grandfather and father of Republican Sen. John McCain. Both were admirals. Sen. McCain, who lost the 2008 presidential election to Obama, said Sunday that the U.S. should board the Kang Nam even without North Korean permission if hard evidence shows it is carrying missiles or other cargo in violation of U.N. resolutions. "I think we should board it. It's going to contribute to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to rogue nations that pose a direct threat to the United States," McCain said on CBS. (AP) Read more.

• Father we ask that Your mercy reign over the people of America. We erect a hedge of the Blood of Jesus over Hawaii, Alaska, and all places in between North Korea and the farthest range of their missiles. We call upon You to destroy the wicked and evil schemes of DPRK leadership.

• "But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth . . . " (Proverbs 2:22a)

4. CONGRESS QUESTIONS PRICE TAG FOR OBAMA'S HEALTH CARE PLAN

Obama Allies Worried Health Care Plan Lacks Necessary Votes

Obama's proposal to provide health care coverage for some 50 million Americans who lack it has become a contentious point for a Democratic-controlled House and Senate struggling to reach a consensus Obama desperately wants. Much of the concern came after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that the plan would cost $1 trillion over 10 years but cover only about one-third of those now lacking health insurance.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, the top Republican on the Finance Committee, said officials would have to rethink their best-case scenario for providing a sweeping overhaul of the health care system at a relatively low price. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, said she wasn't certain there are enough votes in the president's own party to support the proposal. "I think there's a lot of concern in the Democratic caucus," she said.

Republican Senators John McCain of Arizona, and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, said the bill's cost was problematic. "You do the math," McCain said. "It comes up to $3 trillion. And so far, we have no proposal for having to pay for it." (AP).

• Continue to pray for WISDOM for THIS CONGRESS in all matters related to the complicated issue of health care. We recall that, after prayer and careful investigation, another health care plan

-- proposed in 1994 under Mrs. Clinton (then First Lady) -- never saw the light of day for a vote in either the House or the Senate. If God could do this then, He can do this now. Pray that any changes that are made to providing health care for all Americans would be in the center of God's will and would help -- not bankrupt -- our country.

• "He who speaks truth declares righteousness, but a false witness, deceit - but the tongue of the wise promotes health." (Proverbs 12:17a,18b)

5. UPDATE: S. 909: HATE CRIMES BILL

Many Washington insiders expected the Democrats' thought crimes bill to be attached as an amendment to an existing bill this week without notice or hearings. However, so many calls and letters have been received by Senators that today the Senate Committee on the Judiciary announced it would hold a hearing on the "Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009' on Thursday, June 25, 2009. This is a major setback for homosexual groups who had hoped no one who opposes the thought crimes legislation would have an opportunity to speak at hearings. (Religious Freedom Coalition)

To learn more about what is included in this bill, we recommend an article by Traditional Values Coalition entitled: "Protecting 30 Bizarre "Sexual Orientations" And "Gender Identity" -- Ever-Expanding Definitions."

• Please call the offices of your senators to tell them to not vote for any legislation that promotes "Hate Crimes," whether as 'stand alone' resolution or as an amendment. If necessary, remind your senators' offices that the senators represent the electorate, not Harry Reid nor the president. Stand for the truth and God's principles. Be bold, for we cannot allow our freedom of speech to be violated in any way. There is no viable reason for the passage of this bill.

• "Therefore, to him that who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin." (James 4:17)

6. OBAMA CHANGES FEDERAL REGULATIONS ON GAY BENEFITS

This week, Obama announced that he is changing government regulations to begin extending federal benefits to the partners of gay federal employees - which will essentially treats them like married couples. According to the details, gay and lesbian partners of federal employees will be given access to health care benefits, financial benefits and relocation fees. And of course this comes after Obama declared June to be "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month". Obama's actions come after he received letters from prominent gay-rights groups, complaining that he had not done enough for them.

Then there was the decision this week by the Washington DC Board of Elections to reject the request of a coalition of black ministers to allow voters in the nation's capital to vote on overturning the City Council's recent decision to begin giving official recognition to gay marriages performed in other states. They claimed the vote could lead to "discrimination". This comes the same week that a new CBS News poll found that support for gay marriage has dropped by nine points in the last two months to only 33%.

Clearly the majority of the American people are opposed to gay marriage. But the politicians in Washington have to hear from you. (Christian Coalition of America)

• Stand in repentance for another wicked decree from the White House. We must remember that the wicked act wickedly, because they are wicked. Walking without the light of Christ can Bring only darkened understanding in all things. Pray for the salvation of our president, for God Commands that we do so.

• "I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone - for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth." (I Tim. 2:1-4)

7. MRS. CLINTON EXTENDS GAY BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEES OF DEPT. OF STATE

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Thursday issued an order granting diplomatic passports, medical care and U.S. government jobs overseas to homosexual partners of U.S. diplomats. In effect a homosexual "partner" of a diplomat will be given employment preference over other applicants, even if he has no experience. As a result of receiving these diplomatic passports, homosexual partners of diplomats can no longer be arrested in the vast majority of nations where homosexuality is illegal. Later that same day, Clinton fell on the way to the White House breaking her elbow. (Religious Freedom Coalition)

• Once again, the wicked produce wicked decrees . . . Because they are Wicked. Pray for the salvation of Hillary Rodham Clinton. Pray!

• "Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners-of whom I am the worst." (I Tim. 1:15)

8. OBAMA WILL WORK WITH CONGRESS TO OVERTURN DOMA

While attempting to wrestle with the recession, socialize our healthcare, reconstruct the financial industry, run our car companies and swatting flies, the president found time yesterday evening to reaffirm his commitment to fundamentally redefine the meaning of marriage. At an Oval Office ceremony, the Mr. Obama issued a presidential memorandum directing the heads of various government departments to begin providing whatever taxpayer-funded benefits they could to the partners of homosexual federal employees.

However, the president also acknowledged that he could only go so far because of the Defense of Marriage Act - a federal law that defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman, which protects the people of one state from being forced to recognize the homosexual "marriages" performed in another state. President Obama reiterated his desire to see that law repealed, saying, ". . . this Presidential Memorandum is just a start. I stand by my long-standing commitment to work with Congress to repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act."

I hope you understand and appreciate the significance of that statement. This president wants to repeal the one law that stands in the way of having same-sex "marriage" forced on every state in the union by unelected judges. The people of 30 states have voted to define marriage as the union of a man and woman, but Barack Obama believes that is "discriminatory," and he wants to force the people of Virginia [and all states] to affirm the values of Vermont. (Gary Bauer)

• Fervently pray that the DOMA act is never overruled and that the Lord prevents the president from maneuvering same-sex marriage into the federal law of the land. When the president was honored for his first 100 days in office, he said words to the effect that the next 73 days would bring about stunning changes. This removal of the DOMA act is possibly one of those changes. Pray for the Lord to work in our president's heart.

• "The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?" (Jeremiah 17:9)

9. SENATE REJECTS TRIBUTE TO ABORTION PROVIDERS

The U.S. House had its busiest day in the history of Congress yesterday, voting a record 53 times. To put that number in perspective, those 53 votes were almost a quarter of all the votes conducted in the House this year! Over in the Senate chamber, the members weren't nearly as productive--but that was just fine with pro-lifers, who were staring down a resolution in honor of the slain abortionist, George Tiller.

The Kansas doctor, who presided over 60,000 late-term abortions, has been the subject of congressional talks ever since his murder. Rather than praise Tiller's legacy of death, House members decided to pass a resolution condemning all violence. That didn't satisfy the most militantly pro-abortion Senators, who tried--without success--to find enough sponsors to introduce a resolution paying tribute to all abortion providers and "the services they provide."

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) spoke on the Senate floor yesterday, lamenting the fact that her colleagues wouldn't support the idea. "I know that there are many heartfelt feelings on both sides of this issue and on both sides of the aisle," she said. "However, I was hopeful that regardless of our differences of opinion... the Senate could come together and pass a resolution that rejects the use of violence against reproductive care providers."

Interestingly enough, Shaheen says that people advised her to strip any mention of abortionists if she wanted to pass the measure. She refused, and her cause failed. What an encouragement to the pro-life community that while some Senators may vote in favor of abortion, they stand strongly against any effort to glorify it. Like us, they realize that just as violence cannot be tolerated, neither can any effort to exalt those who practice it against the unborn. (Family Research Council)

• Praise the Lord that many of our senators do exercise their consciences, either because of the godly values with which they were reared or because they listened to their constituents. Pray for Senator Shaheen to receive Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior and all other senators who sponsored this resolution to honor abortionists.

• "The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in Him, And all the upright in heart shall glory." (Psalm 64:10)

10. SOTOMAYOR'S PROBLEMS ON GUN RIGHTS AND ABORTION

The more information that becomes public on Sonia Sotomayor, the more cause for concern Americans seem to have about the possibility of her sitting on the highest court in the land for a lifetime appointment. During the past few weeks, she's made the rounds in the Senate, paying courtesy calls to various senators so they can "get to know her". . . as she's made these visits, she appears to be raising some eyebrows on some pretty important issues.

When it comes to gun rights, she seems to have some hostility to the Second Amendment, or at least the way in which the vast majority of Americans interpret it. After her meeting with Senator Jim DeMint, he stated that she was "unwilling to say the Second Amendment protects a fundamental right that applies to all Americans, which raises serious questions about her view of the Bill of Rights". . .

In her meeting with Senator DeMint, he asked her about abortion - whether or not an unborn child had any rights whatsoever, to which she responded that she had never thought about it. . . If she hasn't "thought" about the rights of the unborn, what other rights hasn't she thought about?

Hopefully, the Senate Republicans will make an effort to shed light on these and other issues in the coming confirmation hearings. (Christian Coalition of America) Read more.

• Please contact the senators from your state and let them know how you think they should vote on the confirmation of Judge Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Pray that all senators will listen to their constituents' voices and will yield to the Constitution in their vote of confirmation. Praise the Lord for Sen. DeMint and other like-minded senators regardless of their political affiliation.

• ". . .the Lord . . . may show you mercy, have compassion on you, and multiply you . . . because you have listened to the voice of the Lord your God, to keep all His commandments which I command you today to do what is right in the eyes of the Lord you God." (Deuteronomy 13:17a, 18)

11. UPDATE: OBAMA FIRES HIS AMERICORPS INSPECTOR GENERAL

Every year, the federal government disperses hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars - your tax dollars - to various projects and programs. In order to ensure that your money is not wasted, each department has an office of independent auditors known as inspectors general or IGs. Last year, Congress passed a law designed to strengthen their independence from political pressure. Then Senator Obama was one of the co-sponsors of that legislation. But now it appears as though President Obama has run afoul of that very law and a scandal is brewing that has yet to be noticed by the "mainstream media."

In a move denounced by both Republicans and Democrats as a violation of the new protections for IGs, President Obama recently fired Americorps IG Gerald Walpin. Walpin's work was getting very close to some very big Obama supporters and he recently received a call from the White House telling him he had one hour to resign or be fired. Walpin refused to go and was sacked. The White House responded to the controversy with wild accusations suggesting Mr. Walpin suffered from dementia. Today there is breaking news that Walpin isn't the only IG to be fired. But there's another story here too.

When Bush fired eight political appointees it was front page news, and, believe it or not, Democrats in Congress are still investigating that. But when Obama fires not one, but now three inspectors general, just as his administration is getting ready to spend billions of stimulus dollars even faster, Democrats and the media are silent. As one commentator observed, "WHERE ARE THE WATCHDOGS of the establishment media? Oh, that's right: They are no longer watchdogs but lapdogs, and particularly slobbering ones at that. . ." (Gary Bauer)

• Several commentators have recently said that journalism is dead. Pray for its resurrection in the mainstream media. Christian journalists must join the media and then be protected by our prayers so that they are neither silenced nor fired from reporting the truth. Pray that wicked minds cannot devise strategies against those who are assigned to be watchmen on the walls of our government. Pray for honesty to return to the White House.

• "But each one is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own desires. Then when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death." (James 1: 14,15)

12. U.N. TREATY THREATENS LOSS OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

This is not just about the right to homeschool. This is much more insidious. This is the beginning of the loss of our parental rights to train our children as we see morally fit. In essence, this is about handing our sovereign rights to raise our children over to the United Nations: Currently, family and education laws are state-based; however, ratification of the UNCRC would transfer the jurisdiction for making family and education law to the U.S. Congress. Congress would, in turn, be obligated to follow the UN mandates contained in the CRC. "

This is dangerous legislation that would allow the United Nations to dictate how we can raise our children. I implore that everyone contact your congressmen and ask them to support the Parental Rights Amendment that would offer protection of our freedoms to parent. Senate Joint Resolution 16, was introduced by Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina in May. Currently, Senator DeMint is the only sponsor. There are 93 sponsors for the House version of the Parental Rights Amendment, to date. However, only one senator is currently sponsoring the senate version. So, now is the time to contact your senators and urge them to sign on as cosponsors to S.J.Res. 16, the Parental Rights Amendment, in the U.S. Senate. Also, please contact your representatives in the House and insure that they will support this crucial amendment.

This may be one of the most devastating pieces of legislation ever that could affect Christians. If UNCRC is ratified by our Congress, it would lead to the eventual loss of our rights to Biblically train up our children and would destroy even further the moral fabric of our country. Please pass this on to all your email contacts and take a stance. If we don't, we as parents will be under the dictates of the liberal United Nations.

HSLDA has been warning that the UNCRC could bring an end to homeschool freedom in the U.S., if the treaty was ever ratified by the U.S. Senate because Article VI of the U.S. Constitution says that treaties become the supreme law of the land. For the UNCRC to be ratified it must gain a two-thirds vote in the U.S. Senate. The only answer at this point would be to add a Parental Rights Amendment (PRA) to the Constitution.

To find out more about the Parental Rights Amendment, visit www.parentalrights.org.

• Pray that more sponsors in the Senate join Sen. DeMint in backing this amendment. Americans are not willing to give parental rights to Congress or to a UN treaty. Please pass this information to your email list, for the UNCRC is another wicked device of the devil to keep people out of heaven, especially your children. Check with your representatives also, for 93 representatives is not enough votes for a resolution. There are 435 representatives in the House.

• "Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it." (Proverbs 22:6)

13. ISRAELI GOVERNMENT FACES CHALLENGES AFTER NETANYAHU'S SPEECH

(From: Intercessors for Israel) In the wake of an amazing speech by Netanyahu, the government is faced with many challenges. Members of the far right part of the coalition are rising up against Netanyahu. The PA immediately rejected the WHOLE speech showing the world where they really stand. The international community was quick to support the speech, but the US State Department has continued its demand to freeze all settlement activity.

We prayed:

• Netanyahu and his advisors would have wisdom on how to deal with the internal dissent in the coalition.

• That gains made through the speech would not be undercut by the demands to cease settlement activity.

• May the government unite under Netanyahu's leadership the way the Israeli people seem to have in the last week.

• Thank you Lord that he began his speech with the prophets and emphasized that Israel's right to this Land is not simply a result of the Holocaust. Israel's right to the Land extends through history according to the promises of God.

• Help the people and the government to not give into fear or intimidation that will come in the wake of the speech.

• Give Netanyahu the wisdom of Solomon to discern truth and to be able to act with Godly Justice.

• May his counselors be sent from You Lord. May Netanyahu listen to good counsel and nothing that is meant to manipulate or control.

• "Give the king Your judgments, O God, and Your righteousness to the king's Son. He will judge Your people with righteousness, and Your poor with justice. The mountains will bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. He will bring justice to the poor of the people; He will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor." (Psalm 72:1-4)

14. GAY PARADE IN JERUSALEM ON JUNE 25TH

(From: Intercessors for Israel) Not many people are aware that a Gay Pride Parade is scheduled for June 25th in Jerusalem. This parade got massive amounts of media coverage last year and was widely protested. This year, it has almost slipped under the radar. In the wake of the riots by the Orthodox community last week over the opening on a parking lot on Shabbat, it is feared that more violence is coming this week. For this parade to happen in the city which God has chosen to put His name it is like giving a slap in His face.

We prayed:

• May this parade be cancelled which rises up to insult the God of Israel and His reputation.

• Let the mayor Nir Barket and the police chief be given the wisdom to know how to act.

• That there would be know violence or rioting by the Orthodox Jews.

• May the Lord turn back this perverse spirit that seeks to invade His city.

• "Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah; Who swear by the name of the LORD, And make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth or in righteousness; For they call themselves after the holy city, And lean on the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts is His name." (Isaiah 48:1-2)

This Week, Worship Our Lord As . . .

THE LORD WHO HEALS YOU (Adoni Rofehkha)

He said, "If you listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you." (Exodus 15:26)
Thank You, Lord, that when I have nowhere to turn for help for the sinful things that still combat my soul, You are there. Father, temptations assail me daily, yet You are the LORD who heals me. Thank you for healing me from the things of the past and from things hidden now. 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)

CHPP Daily Brief - June 19, 2009

In This Issue
• The Daily Brief
• The Middle East in Focus
• A Very Busy Man
• Why Is The Great Orator Silent?
• The Daily Jot
• The Good News Corner

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The Daily Brief - Friday, June 19, 2009

"The LORD Almighty is the One you are to regard as holy, He is the one you are to fear." (Isaiah 8:11-13)

The Daily Brief

1. A. U.S. Fortifies Hawaii to Meet Threat From Korea - Wall Street Journal

The U.S. is moving ground-to-air missile defenses to Hawaii as tensions escalate between Washington and Pyongyang over North Korea's recent moves to restart its nuclear-weapon program and resume test- firing long-range missiles. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday that the U.S. is concerned that Pyongyang might soon fire a missile toward Hawaii. Some senior U.S. officials expect a North Korean test by midsummer, even though most don't believe the missile would be capable of crossing the Pacific and reaching Hawaii. Mr. Gates told reporters that the U.S. is positioning a sophisticated floating radar array in the ocean around Hawaii to track an incoming missile. The U.S. is also deploying missile-defense weapons to Hawaii that would theoretically be capable of shooting down a North Korean missile, should such an order be given, he said.

B. Navy Positions Destroyer For Possible Intercept of North Korean Ship Suspected of Proliferating Missiles, Nukes - Fox News

The U.S. military is preparing for a possible intercept of a North Korean flagged ship suspected of proliferating weapons material in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution passed last Friday, FOX News has learned. The USS John McCain, a Navy destroyer, is positioning itself in case it gets orders to intercept the ship Kang Nam as soon as it leaves the vicinity off the coast of China, according to a senior U.S. defense official. The order to inderdict has not been given yet, but the ship is moving into the area.

- Lord, we pray for protection against those who are using weapons to threaten the world. We pray for those who are charged with intelligence gathering and pray that they will have rested minds in order to have the focus they need for their jobs.

- "They were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hand; for they cried out to God in the battle, and He answered their prayers because they trusted in Him." (1 Chronicles 5:20)

2. Treasury to Auction $104 Billion In Debt Next Week, a Record - CNBC

The Treasury announced Thursday a record $104 billion worth of bond auctions for next week, part of its herculean efforts to finance a rescue of the world's largest economy.

- As this sell off of America's debt continues, we pray for an awakening for those in the government, that they will stop giving over control of America's economy and will begin to cut spending to stop this debt snowball.

- "But I will have compassion on the house of Judah and deliver them by the LORD their God, and will not deliver them by bow, sword, battle, horses or horsemen." (Hosea 1:7)

3. Study: 19 Ambassador Nominees Bundled $4.8 Million for President's Campaign, Inauguration - ABC News

The information comes from the Center for Responsive Politics, which in a recent study concluded that the president's new nominees for ambassadorships to Belize, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Romania and Switzerland "brought in at least $1.1 million for Obama's presidential bid as bundlers, and at least another half-a-million as bundlers for his inauguration. To date, this brings the contribution histories of Obama's ambassador nominees to roughly $1.8 million in donations since 1989. The 19 ambassadors that CRP has found in our campaign contribution database, along with their spouses and children, have given more than $98,200 to Obama personally, bundled at least $3.4 million for his 2008 presidential run and bundled another $1.4 million for his inauguration."

- If positions are being bought, we pray this will be found out, and we pray for a new breeze to blow through Washington that will reward those who use education and hard work to advance, not money.

- "They have acted corruptly toward Him, They are not His children, because of their defect; But are a perverse and crooked generation." (Deuteronomy 32:5)
4. Iran in the News

a. Iran's leader: End protests or risk 'bloodshed' - AP

Iran's supreme leader sought Friday to end the deepening crisis over disputed elections with one decisive speech - declaring the vote will almost certainly stand and sternly warning opposition leaders to end street protests or be held responsible for any "bloodshed and chaos" to come. But a first sign of possible resistance came shortly after nightfall in Tehran. Cries of "Death to the dictator!" and "Allahu akbar" - "God is great" - rang from rooftops in what's become a nightly ritual of opposition unity. The sharp line drawn by Iran's most powerful figure, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is a gambit that pushes Iran's opposition to a pivotal moment: either back down or risk a crushing response from police and the forces at Khamenei's disposal - the powerful Revolutionary Guard and their volunteer citizen militia, the Basiji.

b. Iran elections: Google and Facebook launch Farsi services to aid protesters - UK Telegraph

Google has unveiled a Farsi translation service to help Iranians "communicate directly" to the world while Facebook has launched a version of its site in Persian they said on Friday.

c. Basij Militia Allegedly Use Axes, Daggers to Attack Iranian Protesters - AP

The pro-government Basij militia has held back its full fury during this week's street demonstrations. But witnesses say the force has unleashed its violence in shadowy nighttime raids, attacking suspected opposition sympathizers with axes, daggers, sticks and other crude weapons. At least once, the militiamen opened fire on a crowd of stone-throwing protesters. State media said seven were killed. If supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei authorizes a crackdown on protesters calling for a new presidential election, as he warned on Friday, the Basij will almost certainly be out in force.

- Lord, we pray for the protection of the Iranian people who are voicing their discontent. We pray that any armed forces will choose to protect their fellow citizens and will refuse to obey any orders that mandate violence. We praise You that internet companies are choosing to help the Iranian people and pray they will choose the same path with other oppressive governments, especially China.

- "Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise," says the LORD; "I will set him in the safety for which he longs." (Psalm 12:5)

5. Russia-US Talks on Nuclear Arms `Constructive' - NewsMax

Russia says talks with the United States on nuclear arms reductions have been constructive, but suggests a summit next month may not bring a new deal. Talks on an arms reduction deal to replace the 1991 START treaty are a keystone of efforts to improve troubled Russian-American ties. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko says the talks have been held in a "constructive and businesslike" atmosphere. He said Thursday that Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev will likely be able to "announce intermediate results" at the summit in early July, suggesting an actual deal is more likely to come later.

- We pray that the conditions of any new agreements will come to light. May those in decision-making positions be aware of their charge to protect the people of this nation and that they will not fall prey to wanting to seize glory for themselves at the risk of others.

- "Do not be envious of evil men, Nor desire to be with them." (Proverbs 24:1)

The Middle East in Focus

This week, for all the headlines cited below, please join us in proclaiming THIS DECREE:

Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mont Zion in the far north, the city of the great King. (Psalm 48:2)

1. Blair: Mideast peace deal could happen 'within year' - Ynet News

A Middle East peace deal is possible "within the year," but only if all sides agree to peaceful negotiations, international envoy Tony Blair says in comments to be aired Friday.

2. '6% see US administration as pro-Israel' - Jerusalem Post

Only 6 percent of Jewish Israelis consider the views of American President Barack Obama's administration pro-Israel, according to a new Jerusalem Post-sponsored Smith Research poll.

3. Foreign minister: US wants to bridge gaps - Ynet News

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman told Israeli reporters in Washington Thursday that the US administration was displaying "good will to bridge the gaps" in relations with Israel.

A Very Busy Man

While attempting to wrestle with the recession, socialize our healthcare, reconstruct the financial industry, run our car companies and swatting flies, the president found time yesterday evening to reaffirm his commitment to fundamentally redefine the meaning of marriage. At an Oval Office ceremony, the Mr. Obama issued a presidential memorandum directing the heads of various government departments to begin providing whatever taxpayer-funded benefits they could to the partners of homosexual federal employees.

However, the president also acknowledged that he could only go so far because of the Defense of Marriage Act - a federal law that defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman, which protects the people of one state from being forced to recognize the homosexual "marriages" performed in another state. President Obama reiterated his desire to see that law repealed, saying, ". . . this Presidential Memorandum is just a start. . . stand by my long-standing commitment to work with Congress to repeal the so-called Defense of Marriage Act."

I hope you understand and appreciate the significance of that statement. This president wants to repeal the one law that stands in the way of having same-sex "marriage" forced on every state in the union by unelected judges. The people of 30 states have voted to define marriage as the union of a man and woman, but Barack Obama believes that is "discriminatory," and he wants to force the people of Virginia to affirm the values of Vermont. (Gary Bauer; End-of-Day; 6/18/09)

- Lord, we pray that there will be an awakening of the people of this nation that they will protect the institutions that You created. May the people hold their leaders to the will that has been expressed over and over whenever the people vote on the issue of marriage.

- "In all this, they are surprised that you do not run with them into the same excesses of dissipation, and they malign you." (1 Peter 4:4)

Why Is The Great Orator Silent?

Barack Obama has been hailed as one of the greatest orators of our day, yet he has been silent in recent days, refusing to speak up in defense of democracy in Iran. Instead, the Washington Post reported yesterday that our president is trying not to "alienate the ayatollah," all so he can keep alive his hopes for diplomacy with the Islamofascist regime, like Neville Chamberlain seeking "peace in our time."

While the president stays tight lipped, the media are making excuses for his silence. Isolationists on the right like Pat Buchanan to left wingers like Keith Olbermann are all saying that President Obama should keep his mouth shut so that "American meddling" doesn't become the issue in Iran. Guess what? The tyrants in Tehran are already denouncing America for "interventionist statements." The idea that our words matter to this regime any more than they mattered to Hitler is laughable. But this president promised us that he would restore America's moral authority around the world. Let's think about that for a moment.

How did America win that moral authority to begin with? We won World War II and liberated Europe and Japan from tyrannical regimes. Then we rebuilt our defeated enemies and turned them into allies. We rallied the free world in defense of liberty against the evil empire that was the Soviet Union. And our free enterprise economy, combined with the generosity of American foreign aid and individual charitable giving, did more to create wealth and lift people out of poverty than at any other time in human history.

But somewhere along the way, Mr. Obama insists we lost our moral authority. How? According to Mr. Obama, we lost it when George W. Bush invaded Iraq and freed 25 million Muslims from the brutality of Saddam Hussein's rape rooms and child prisons. Now it is the Left's position to talk with tyrants rather than to stand with slaves yearning for freedom.

Today, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reaffirmed the "absolute victory" of Iran's Holocaust-denying president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. During his speech, he led the crowd in chants of "death to America," "death to Israel" and "death to the U.K." Thank goodness Obama avoided alienating the ayatollah! (Gary Bauer; End-of-Day; 6/19/09)

GOOD NEWS IN CONGRESS!!

Despite Obama's silence, the House passed a bi-partisan resolution today supporting the Iranian dissidents who share our values.

The resolution passed by an overwhelming margin of 405-to-1. Who was the single representative who voted against the resolution? Nancy Pelosi? Barney Frank? No, it was none other than Republican isolationist Ron Paul of Texas. At least one of our branches of government has offered its support for the courageous Iranian citizens risking their lives in the name of freedom and democracy.

The Daily Jot

Americans Are Waking, But So Are America's Enemies--Who Will Move First?

Never before in the history of the United States has national debt been so high. That Congress and the White House, through their socialist power grab positioning the Federal government as the personal "savior" of the citizenry, have run up a record $2 trillion in debt just this year is in the least malfeasance, if not treason. Congress and the man who occupies the Oval Office should be impeached immediately before they can do any additional damage to this nation. From a Christian perspective, it is immoral that these politicians strap future generations with such debt; it is immoral that they are aiding and abetting America's enemies by weakening this nation beyond recovery.
The US Treasury announced a record $104 billion worth of bond auctions, exceeding the previous April record of $101 billion. These bond sales are selling Federal government debt in order to fund the federal budget deficit. Among the buyers of such debt are Arab nations and China--countries that are funding operations worldwide against the interest of every American citizen. If China--a trading partner, but a traditional untrustworthy enemy of freedom and free enterprise--chose to sell its near-trillion dollar debt holdings, the American government and economy could collapse. April marked the first time since June 2008 that China did not buy Treasury Bonds.

Furthermore, China is beginning to sell its dollars. China sold about $4.4 billion in T-bills during the last month--a signal to the US that China is growing impatient with how the US government is handling its economy, according to Chinese officials. China is not the only one expressing concerns about the heavy handed US government. American citizens are waking up. A recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll suggests that 69% of Americans are concerned about the Administration's intervention in the economy and 58% believe that the government should focus on controlling the budget deficit rather than on boosting the economy.

There is a convergence point. If America's enemies become to believe that America is worth more to them if they took it than it is as an investment opportunity, they could band together and topple it because of the debt policy of this Administration and Congress. But there is hope. Americans, after only six months of heavy handed socialism, are starting to wake up. Question is: Will Americans wake up and remove these sons of satan from office before our enemies overcome the nation? This is why Christians must become vocal and active for their nation by expelling the godless and establishing righteousness. Proverbs 14:34 says, "Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to all people."

Bill Wilson
Word of Life Ministry
www.dailyjot.com

The Good News Corner

The LORD is Your Shepherd
From: Praying the Character of Your Father

By Sylvia Gunter

For every need, there is a name of Father-God that corresponds to the need. His faithfulness and his caring meet in the 23rd Psalm to portray our intimately personal Shepherd. God's character in all of his covenant names can be seen in this psalm. Ask him what he wants you to know about who he is, what he does, what you have in him through each name. Cultivate your personal communion with God praying this Scripture.

The Lord is my Shepherd -
Jehovah-Rohi: The Lord my Shepherd

Thank your Shepherd that he knows you by name and wants to communicate with you. Talk to him about your intimate relationship with him. Write your response.

I shall lack nothing -
Jehovah-Jireh: The Lord my Provider

Thank your good Shepherd that he provides all your needs, beginning with redemption. Ask him to carry all your worries, burdens, and cares. Write what he says to you.

He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside quiet waters -
Jehovah-Shalom: The Lord my Peace

Thank Jesus your Peace for his attention to the details of your life. Tell him you want to see him more clearly in your "dailies." Let him speak to you.

He restores my soul -
Jehovah-Rapha: The Lord my Healer

Because Jesus your Healer became man, he understands everything you have experienced. Thank your Healer for healing the hurts. Write remembrances of his restoration.

He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake -
Jehovah-Tsidkenu: The Lord my Righteousness

Thank the Righteous One that you are accepted in him and completely forgiven. Thank your Shepherd for his guidance of your life for his name's sake.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me -
Jehovah-Shammah: God who is there

Thank God who is there for his presence with you that dispels all fear. Your Shepherd is always there for you. Thank him that he will never leave you nor forsake you.
Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Thank God for his loving authority in your life to discipline, correct, and give you the security of loving limits. Thank him that you can never mess up so bad that you fear punishment by him.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies -
Jehovah-Nissi: The Lord my Banner of victory

Thank your Banner for his strength and protection against the enemy. Thank him that Jesus lives victorious in you.

You anoint my head with oil. My cup overflows.

Thank your Shepherd for his grace and favor that he gives you so generously. Thank him that you can enjoy fellowship with him.

Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Thank your Shepherd that you can continuously sense his presence because of his faithfulness. Worship him with a song that speaks of his nearness and love.

CHPP Daily Brief - June 18, 2009

In This Issue
• The Daily Brief
• The Middle East in Focus
• Iranian Mystery in Manhattan
• The Daily Jot
• The Good News Corner

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The Daily Brief - Thursday, June 18, 2009

"The LORD Almighty is the One you are to regard as holy, He is the one you are to fear." (Isaiah 8:11-13)

The Daily Brief

1. Senate Approves Resolution Apologizing for Slavery, Segregation - AP

The Senate has unanimously passed a resolution apologizing for slavery and racial segregation and sent the measure to the House.

Iowa Democrat Tom Harkin first introduced the measure years ago but wanted it passed Thursday on the eve of Juneteenth -- a day of celebration commemorating the end of the Civil War and the release of African Americans from slavery. He said the House is to take it up soon and that a formal celebration will be held next month in the Capitol Rotunda.

The resolution passed Thursday includes a disclaimer saying that nothing in it supports or authorizes reparations by the United States.

• Thank you all for your "instant" prayer support, offered last night over this breaking news out of the Senate. Continue to lift up this bill in prayer, as the members of the House of Representatives next consider its passage.

Our Lord HAS heard . . . and He has answered. We ask now that the healing would begin, that the balm of Gilead be applied to the racial divide in our nation . . . that we might be ONE NATION UNDER GOD, once again. Praise the Lord.

• "For the eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, and His ears attend to their prayer." (I Peter 3:12)

2. NORTH KOREA IN THE NEWS

a) U.S.Military Tracking North Korean Ship Suspected of Proliferating Missiles, Nukes - AP

A ship named Kang Nam left a port in North Korea Wednesday and could be carrying missile parts or nuclear materials in violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution. Read more.

b) Report: North Korea May Fire ICBM Toward Hawaii - Fox News

North Korea may fire a long-range ballistic missile toward Hawaii in early July -- perhaps even on Independence Day - a Japanese news report said Thursday, as Russia and China urged the regime to return to international disarmament talks on its rogue nuclear program.

c) North Korea Warns of "Thousand Fold" Military Action - Fox NEws

North Korea warned Wednesday of a "thousand-fold" military retaliation against the U.S. and its allies if provoked, the latest threat in a drumbeat of rhetoric in defense of its rogue nuclear program.

• Father we ask that Your mercy reign over the people of America. We erect a hedge of the Blood of Jesus over Hawaii, Alaska, and all places in between North Korea and the farthest range of their missiles. We call upon You to destroy the wicked and evil schemes of DPRK leadership.

• "But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth . . . " (Proverbs 2:22a)

3. Rights Groups: Reformists Seized in Iran Crackdown - AP

International human rights organizations said Wednesday that many prominent activists and politicians have been arrested in response to protests over Iran's disputed election.

• Lord we thank You for the upheaval in Iran at this time, but we ask Your mercy over the dissenters who have been targeted. We especially ask for Your Spirit to move across the Iranian people, granting them boldness, changing their lives, and ultimately removing the deceived powers that rule them.

• "For you have trusted in your wickedness: you have said "No one sees me." Your wisdom and your knowledge has perverted you, and you have said in your heart, I am and there is no one else besides me. Therefore evil shall come upon you; you shall not know from whence it rises." (Isaiah 47:10-11a)

4. Brazil finds new strain of H1N1 virus - AFP

Brazilian scientists have identified a new strain of the H1N1 virus after examining samples from a patient in Sao Paulo, their institute said Tuesday.

• Father we ask that this new virus fall to the ground and not mutate or be spread. We call upon Your Name for protection, and pray that Your people will not fear, but will pray according to the leading of Your Spirit.

• "There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling." (Psalm 91:10)

5. China sells US bonds to 'show concern' - AFP

A decision by China to reduce its US Treasury holdings suggests concern about the US attitude towards its economic woes, Chinese economists were quoted as saying in state media Wednesday.

• Lord ,as nations lose confidence in America, this is a sign of even more difficult times ahead. We ask that You provide a pathway that our leaders can see, understand, and follow through these difficult economic minefields, in every step revealing Yourself to them.

• "To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace." (Luke 1:79)

6. House to Cough Up Money US Owes to UN - USA Today

The United States is closer to no longer being a United Nations deadbeat. The House of Representatives passed a war-funding bill Tuesday that includes about $900 million for U.N. peacekeeping missions and related activities. That funding includes $175 million in arrears accrued since fiscal year 2005, according to the United Nations Foundation, a charitable group that promotes U.N. causes.

• Father, we thank You that we are paying a debt that should have been paid 4 years ago. May this be a prophetic act that begins a renewal of confidence in America, and a moving of Your Spirit to change the scope of debt throughout America - from political to personal.

As America takes the lead now on this very sensitive issue, we ask that all other nations that are similarly in debt to the UN would follow suit. May our own voice be heard, and heeded - especially in defense of our ally, Israel -- in this assembly of the nations. Amen.

• ". . . and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors . . . " (Matthew 6:12)

7. Total Jobless Numbers Drop Sharply, First Time Claim Rise Slightly - AP

The total number of people on the unemployment insurance rolls dropped for the first time since early January, the government said Thursday, while new claims for benefits rose slightly.

• Lord we praise You for this small bit of good news, as it appears layoffs are easing slightly. We pray that You will provide for Your people during this time of unemployment. Have mercy upon our nation, Lord, and remember Your promise of help in times of trouble.

• "Give us help in the time of trouble, for vain is the help of man." (Psalm 60:11)

8. Clinton Fractures Elbow- Will Undergo Surgery - Fox News

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton fractured her right elbow during a fall Wednesday, her chief of staff said.

• Lord we pray a speedy recovery for Mrs. Clinton, and a successful surgery. We ask that You hover over her during this time, and draw her to Yourself.

• "For the Son of man is come to seek and save that which was lost." (Luke 19:10)

The Middle East in Focus

This week, for all the headlines cited below, please join us in proclaiming THIS DECREE:

Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mont Zion in the far north, the city of the great King. (Psalm 48:2)

1. Sheikh Salah: Netanyahu wants to rebuild Temple - Ynet News

Sheikh Raed Salah, leader of the Islamic Movement's northern branch, spoke Wednesday afternoon in front of Muslim students at Haifa University and warned them that Benjamin Netanyahu was intending on completing his plan to gain control of the Temple Mount, which he said the prime minister had tried to do during his first tenure.

2. Lieberman to Clinton: Settlement freeze not an option - Jerusalem Post

Sharp differences remained between the US and Israeli positions on key issues Wednesday following Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's first meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington.

3. Iran claims it foiled Israeli bomb plot on election day - ICEJ News

Iran's Ministry of Intelligence claimed on Thursday that it has foiled an Israeli-linked terror plot to plant bombs in mosques and other crowded places in Tehran during last week's presidential election. State broadcaster IRIB quoted a ministry statement as saying several terrorist groups had been discovered, adding they were "in contact with Iran's foreign enemies, including the Zionist entity."

4. Israel's Persian Jewish community anxious over Iranian protests - ICEJ News

Members of Israel's small Persian Jewish community have been watching events in their former country with a mixture of concern and hope, and a wide variety of opinions about whether the post-election protests will fizzle out soon or topple the hard-line clerical regime. "Everything will be back to normal in a week, and the regime will be identical no matter which candidate is president," Shmuel, a young Iranian-born shop owner in the Israeli capital, told The Jerusalem Post.

But Aharon Yunanyan, who runs an electronics store in Jerusalem, insisted that "with God's help, this is the start of the revolution that will bring back the shah, or even democracy. Historically, every 35 years Persians change their regime. This regime's time is up," he says.

5. Iranian election protests now aiming for regime change - ICEJ News

One million mourn losses so far in crackdown on defiant marches Another huge throng, estimated at up to one million people, took to Tehran's streets on Thursday to stage a fifth day of massive protests against Iran's tainted presidential elections last week and to mourn those killed so far in the Islamist government's crackdown on what appears to be turning into an unprecedented movement for regime change.

Iranian Mystery in Manhattan

5th Avenue Skyscraper Center of Iranian Mystery

Just blocks from Rockefeller Center, 650 Fifth Avenue is at the center of a federal probe, involving the FBI, two firms linked to Iran's national bank and a wealthy U.S. foundation that supports Islamic charitable causes - whose former president has been accused of obstruction of justice. In December, the Department of Justice charged the building's co-owners, the Assa Corporation and Assa Limited, of being front companies for Iran 's national bank, Bank Melli. The bank had been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department for allegedly helping fund Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

The other owner of the building is the Alavi Foundation, which was founded by the Shah of Iran and has been operating as a New York state charity for 35 years. Alavi owns 60 percent of the building and bills itself as a charitable effort to "support Interfaith harmony and promote Islamic culture and Persian language, literature and civilization." It claims assets of more than $121 million. A look at its donation list from tax records shows some of America 's most prominent institutions have benefited from Alavi's largess, from Harvard and Columbia universities, to former President Clinton's work. Tax records show the William J. Clinton Foundation was given $30,000 in 2006. Alavi has also distributed millions to schools, mosques and Islamic Centers through the years. But others have accused the Alavi Foundation of doing Iran 's bidding right here in America, and even alleged it is "controlled" by Tehran.

"There's no question that Alavi's activities are questionable," claims Joe Kildea, General Counsel for the group "United Against Nuclear Iran," which is fighting Tehran 's nuclear program. He believes Alavi spreads Tehran's message inside our country. Kildea says, "It's very sophisticated and I think 650 Fifth Avenue is a perfect example of that. We're in the middle of the biggest city in the world and we had no idea that a terrorist government owned one of the best buildings in the city." (Fox News)

• Please pray that the knowledge of all plans or attacks be revealed to those who provide our national and international security. Ask the Lord to strengthen and bless this nation and to loose in great abundance His mighty ones for this work. Declare the Shield of the Lord over His people and extreme, disruptive confusion in all enemy camps. Ask the Lord to sabotage the enemy in turning the hearts of the violent and the ungodly to Himself. "Father, as evil men carry their agenda with them, lying in wait, we thank You in advance for Your prevailing plan to shelter Your people. We ask that You would grant guiding wisdom for all authorities to seek out and eradicate all terrorists. In Jesus' Name, amen."

• "You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways. When they cast you down, and you say, 'Exaltation will come!' Then He will save the humble person. He will even deliver one who is not innocen; Yes, he will be delivered by the purity of your hands." (Job 22:28-30)

The Daily Jot

New White House Proposals Aimed At Restricting
Economic And Religious Freedom

The United States has always served as a roadblock to the one world order. Its fierce heritage of rugged individualism, entrepreneurship, and private enterprise has been a stalwart bulwark against the types of dictatorships necessary to foment a one world order. Presidents such as Jimmy Carter, George HW Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W Bush have all enacted policies that inched America closer to the one world order--they involve control of energy, banks, business regulation, free trade agreements and the list goes on and on. But no Administration has gone so far, so fast as the current one in preparing America for the one world order.

The White House and Congress are sprinting toward integrating America's businesses and finances into a worldwide network. Using the economic crisis as an excuse, the first action was to take ownership of key American industries--banking, mortgage, insurance and auto. They did so by amassing debt which forces citizens to participate because the ultimate responsibility for the debt lies with the taxpayers. This cleaver scheme allowed the Federal government to not only take ownership of companies and property through stock and mortgages, it also took ownership of the citizenry through debt.

Now that business and citizens are properly leveraged, the government will advance the one world agenda even faster. The current Administration will announce wide-sweeping regulations that would allow the government to take over private companies if the government considers them a threat to the stability of the economy. The man who occupies the Oval Office will also announce a plan to unify, coordinate and regulate global financial firms through a regulatory college. These measures will effectively place government control over all financial entities. International banker Meyer Rothschild said in the 1800s, "Give me the right to issue and control a nation's money and I care not who governs the country."

The Federal government controls the nation's money, and it is seizing control of the industry and personal finances. The result of this is seen ever so slightly in car dealerships of certain political persuasions being closed by policies forced by a government committee. This will only worsen as more restrictions are levied on the people. Perhaps the most devastating impact of America entering the one world order will be the restrictions on spreading the gospel. That alone should raise a fierce battle cry as Jesus Christ commanded us in Mark 16:15, "Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." You can't do that if you are a slave to an anti-Christian government.

Bill Wilson
Word of Life Ministry
www.dailyjot.com

The Good News Corner

Video of the 50 states ~ it's awesome!

[This takes 3 minutes to view - - time well spent!] When you click your mouse, the outline of the United States will appear and frame all of the pictures slowly, in a slide type presentation.

Put your speakers on in a low tone, to go along with the mood that is created.

Make sure your sound is on. Absolutely beautiful!!!

To view this magnificent slide show, http://oldbluewebdesigns.com/mybeautifulamerica.htm

Thought for the day:

Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free! ----Ronald Reagan

CHPP Daily Brief - June 17, 2009

In This Issue
• This Just In
• Today's Daily Brief
• The Middle East in Focus
• Iran: Day of Mourning
• ABC -- The "All Barack Channel"
• CBO on Kennedy Care: Ouch!
• Hansell and Our Regrettal
• Setback for Voters in D.C.
• The Good News Corner

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The Daily Brief - Wednesday, June 17, 2009

"The LORD Almighty is the One you are to regard as holy, He is the one you are to fear." (Isaiah 8:11- 13)

This Just In...

U.S. Senate to Vote on Slavery Apology Resolution
Tomorrow Morning: Thursday, June 18, 2009
From: Matt Lockett
Bound4LIFE Director

"I wanted to let you know of an exciting development and answer to prayer. Tomorrow (Thursday, 7/18/09) as a first order of business the U.S. Senate is scheduled to debate on S.CON.RES.26. This is a "concurrent resolution" being presented that, if passed, will not require the signature of the President. This is the SLAVERY APOLOGY RESOLUTION. It issues a federal apology for both slavery and Jim Crow laws.

Please understand that these APOLOGIES carry serious weight in the spirit. This is a huge answer to prayer. It opens doors on a grand scale with governmental authority leading to God doing a deep work in our hearts and culture.

Please be in prayer that this would pass without opposition."

• We are asking all of our Prayer Partners to join forces with us QUICKLY and to lift up S.CON.RES.26 for passage tomorrow morning when it comes up for a vote on the floor of the Senate. This effort has been YEARS in the making . . . let's trust our GOD to bring this vote to the FINISH LINE, so that our government can formally and officially offer an apology for the sin of slavery that was once upon our land. Pray!

• "The LORD your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes . . . " (Dt. 1:30)


Today's Daily Brief

1. Obama to call for new financial regulator, stronger Fed - Worthy News

The Obama administration is proposing the broadest changes in financial regulation since the Great Depression, calling for the elimination of some bank regulators and giving the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve vast new authority. "We are going to put forward a very strong set of regulatory measures we think can prevent this kind of crisis from happening again," President Barack Obama said Tuesday from the Rose Garden. Senior administration officials late Tuesday confirmed that on Wednesday Obama would propose the elimination of the much-maligned Office of Thrift Supervision, which regulates savings and loan institutions, and had oversight of the financial products division of failed insurer American International Group. The company's collapse has cost taxpayers more than $180 billion, and AIG is now almost 80 percent owned by the Federal Reserve.

• Pray the Father will forcefully unleash His plan to expose, deal with, and abolish any institution, American or otherwise, that insists on being dishonest with the American people. Pray that the Lord of Glory will take down falsely erected establishments and their associations, here and around the world, as a recompense for this evil done to His people. Intercede for leadership to come forth who will deal honestly and righteously and govern according to godly principles and not those of mammon kings.

• You cannot serve God and mammon." Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him. And He said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. (Luke 16:14a-15a)

2. Why ObamaCare Will Cost American Lives - Family Security Matters

It is amazing. The administration piles lie on top of lie when trying to sell to Americans a nationalized, single payer health care program, and no one in our political establishment challenges them. Where are our spokesmen? At the very least, our opposition political "leaders" should be saying the following.

The Obama administration claims that the health care plan they will propose is not a single payer plan because Americans will not have to give up their existing insurance plans if they are happy with them. The truth, however, is that Obama and most of the advocates are on the record saying a plan like theirs is the first step toward creating a single payer system. In fact, if a single payer system gets adopted by this Congress, Americans will not be able to keep their current insurance plans - or any other private plan - because most, if not all, private insurers will be bankrupt. The government insurance "option," which the advocates argue will "create competition," will undoubtedly do the reverse: put the current 13,000 health insurance companies out of business. And who needs to "create competition" in the health care industry? With that many companies already competing in the marketplace, we certainly don't need the government to intervene.

• Father, we pray that this whole issue submitted by Mr. Obama will be deeply inspected and then annihilated. Pray that the government of the people, by the people, and for the people will absolutely not be allowed to run said people out of business in order to own their businesses, and ultimately them. Pray for the Lord to intercept this plan and not allow it's realization. Intercede that this administration will champion a cause for America and not a cause for massive, destructive government. Ask God to allow them to see their own hearts. Rather than stealing the heart of America by stealing it's jobs and it's right to make it's own choices, declare and decree that this government will give America back to her people.

• Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own life; He swears to tell the truth, but reveals nothing. The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe. (Proverbs 29:24-25)

3. Philly Abortion Giveaways In Honor of Tiller - Christian Headline News

The nation was shocked to learn that George Tiller was shot to death while serving as an usher in his church. Ironically, one abortion clinic is offering free abortions in honor of George Tiller. The Philadelphia Women's Center gave away free abortions on Tuesday as a means of "honoring" slain late-term abortionist George Tiller. The abortion clinic told the media that an unspecified number of abortions were done free of charge, but there are no further plans to offer additional free abortions.

One worker confirmed that there had not been free abortion giveaways in the past and under normal circumstances, abortions would not be au gratis at the clinic. But they were today, in honor of Dr. Tiller's "memory and legacy." "There seems to be no comprehension of the value of human life with these people. Killing babies for free to honor someone who was murdered can only be described as sick," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. "There is no such thing as a 'free abortion,'" said Newman. "It costs the life of an innocent baby and puts the woman at risk for increased problems in her life. The loss of each innocent life diminishes us all." An organization called The Elliot Institute News has released some revealing studies that show women who have received abortions are more at risk for problems such as suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, and mental illness.

• Father, we come and continue to stand against the compound problem, the constant ambush, and the bitter deception that results in the killing of innocent life. Please pray that America will turn it's back on greed and delusion so they will find their day of reckoning as this fiasco tries to escalate yet even more. Ask that sound mindedness will dawn on murdering 'puppets and pawns'. Never give up on interceding, so that they will no longer be allowed to resist the truth of this matter. Pray that their hearts will be turned to see the value of human life and the truth of human destiny, both of which are stolen, before the chance to be born, in the act of abortion.

• they say, "Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without reason; we shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our houses with plunder. (Proverbs 1:11,13)

4. Arabs unmasked by Netanyahu speech - The Voice

Like a well-smacked pool ball, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Sunday night policy speech reverberated around the world, triggering reactions ranging from the extremely positive to the vigorously negative. While not unexpected, the universally rejectionist Arab response unmasked yet again the people's disinterest in living in peace with Israel. Palestinian Arabs reacted with anger to the Israeli leader's offer of a homeland inside the Land of Israel and his call for their reciprocal recognition of Israel as the national home of the Jewish people.

"Netanyahu wants to put us in a situation where he looks like he offered something, and we said no," Palestinian Authority spokesman Sa'eb Erekat said. "Netanyahu's speech was very clear. He rejects the two-state solution." According to the Reuters news agency, PA 'Prime Minister' Salam Fayyad said Netanyahu had "failed to meet the expectations of the international community."

• Thank the Father for equipping PM Netanyahu with the words to re-educate Israel's neighbors and the rest of the world to know that she will not be parceled out to others, no matter what. Give thanks and praise that this telling response came forth. Pray for continued protection for Israel as she takes her strong stand for her homeland. Intercede for perpetual guidance for the Prime Minister and others who will support a plan that will serve Israel's rights to her land. Ask God to allow her enemies to, without a doubt, see His Mighty Hand. Pray that many come to glory in this process.

• So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. (Isaiah 52:15)

5. Pakistan Taliban Threatens To Kill, Rape, Non Muslims - Worthy News

A loose Pakistan-based umbrella group of factions linked to the militant Taliban organization has threatened to kill or rape all non-Muslims to enslave their children and take away their properties, unless they meet tough conditions. In a letter, seen by Worthy News Monday, June 15, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said non-Muslims should "embrace Islam", or pay an Islamic tax known as 'Jaziva Tax' to Muslim rulers, or leave Pakistan "forever", if they don't want to be harmed.

"If the infidels rejected this suggestion, they would be killed and they would be responsible for it", wrote TTP leader Muslim Khan. And, "The women of these disobedient infidels would be enslaved and raped according to [an Islamic ritual] Mut'a," he said.

• Intercede for the lives and well being of innocent victims of these wretched crimes. Ask the Lord for a turning of this evil, the pulling down of demonic strongholds, and for deliverance for His people. Intercede to tear down false prophesy and destroy every yolk of bondage and destruction the enemy is planning. Pray that the Spirit of the Lord would rise up in these countries to unveil the hearts of men, to promote freedom of speech, and to generate love for the work of the kingdom, protecting the laborers in the fields.

• Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. (II Corinthians 3:16-17)

The Middle East in Focus

This week, for all the headlines cited below, please join us in proclaiming THIS DECREE:

"But I have trusted in Your mercy; my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation. I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me." (Psalm 13:5-6)

1. Mitchell: Resumption of talks a matter of weeks - Ynet News

The Obama administration's special envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell, urged Israel and the Palestinians Tuesday to renew peace negotiations. Mitchell refused to set a timetable, but said he hoped negotiations will be resumed within weeks.

2. Haaretz poll: Netanyahu approval rating leaps after policy speech - Ha'aretz

U.S. President Barack Obama has reservations, the Arabs are protesting and the Europeans are doubtful, but for the Israeli public, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech on Sunday evening was a big success. Right and left, Kadima and Likud, new immigrants and old-timers all found something they liked in the address at Bar-Ilan University.

3. Barak: Selling arms to Iran, Syria risky - Jerusalem Post

Defense Minister Ehud Barak called on Russia to halt military sales to Iran and Syria on Tuesday during a meeting with the Russian chief of staff in Paris.

Iran: Day of Mourning

Protests Go Global / Day of Mourning Tomorrow in Iran

Mahmoud Admadinejad calls Mousavi supporters "weeds." Mousavi laments loss of lives and calls for Thursday as a Day of Mourning. Iranians demonstrate around the world.

Iranian election protests are spreading in Iranian communities worldwide as multitudes of Iranians continue to demonstrate in Iran. Hardline president Mahmoud Admadinejad took to calling Mirhossein supporters who are protesting and calling for a new national election "weeds" who would no longer be tolerated.

Mirhossein Mousavi continues to call for peaceful protests, and for tomorrow, Thursday, to be observed as a Day of Mourning for those killed in this time of Iran's greatest unrest since 1979.

Prayerfully track the news (Reurters; Intercessors for America)

Prayer requests from Intercessors for America:

Offer thanksgiving for the large underground house church network in Iran; pray for the protection of Iranian believers.

Pray that multitudes of Iranians receive revelation of Jesus of Nazareth as Messiah during this turbulent time.

Pray for the protection of human life and families in Iran.

Pray for the just resolution of disputed election results.

Pray for the establishment of civil and religious freedom.

ABC -- The "All Barack Channel"

In a primetime special on June 24th, ABC News will be broadcasting out of the Obama White House in an effort to promote President Obama's government-run health care plan. When the Republican National Committee learned of this planned primetime promo, it asked for the opportunity to include a spokesman for its views. (It's worth noting that nearly 70% of doctors serving in Congress are Republicans, such as Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma.) However, ABC News denied the request. Instead, a pre-selected audience will ask the president questions in a town-hall-style format. (I suspect the questions will be pre-selected too!)

The reports of ABC's "infomercial" for Obama's socialized healthcare scheme have sparked a tremendous outcry against this blatant example of media bias. A major media news outlet teaming up with the White House to sell its healthcare plan sounds like something that would take place in Russia or China, not the United States. Many conservative commentators are now referring to ABC as the "All Barack Channel."

The reaction from ABC was an arrogant statement from Senior Vice President Kerry Smith, who said, "Like any programs we broadcast, ABC News will have complete editorial control. To suggest otherwise is quite unfair to both our journalists and our audience." Really? I wonder how many people know that the Director of Communications at the White House Office of Health Reform is Linda Douglass, a former ABC news reporter who worked at the network for nearly ten years. I'm sure that's just a remarkable coincidence and that Douglass had absolutely nothing to do with arranging this broadcast. (Gary Bauer; End-of-Day; 6/17/09)

CBO on Kennedy Care: Ouch!

Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), the main architect of the President's health care reform, can now count the Chamber of Commerce, the Washington Post, and the White House among his bill's latest critics. Even the administration, which tapped Kennedy to lead the overhaul, is backing away from the proposal that it helped conceive. After the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an unflattering picture of the bill's cost, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs couldn't backpedal fast enough. "This is not the administration's bill," he tried to explain.

The President may sidestep his involvement in the legislation, but he cannot distance himself from the expensive reality of a government takeover of health care--a goal that could cost well over $1 trillion in the next decade. He claims the government can cut billions from Medicare and Medicaid to pay for the initiative, but the only way the President could possibly save money is to limit benefits, that is, by rationing health care.

According to the CBO, liberals are lowballing the price of Kennedy's plan. As the Cato Institute points out, when Medicare was launched in 1965, Part A (coverage for seniors) was projected to cost $9 billion. By 1990, it had cost $67 billion. "It's hard to know whether President Obama's health care 'reform' is naive, hypocritical or simply dishonest. Probably all three," writes Newsweek and Washington Post columnist Robert Samuelson. "The president keeps saying it's imperative to control runaway health spending. He's right. The trouble is that what's being promoted as health care 'reform' almost certainly won't suppress spending and, quite probably, will do the opposite." (Family Research Council)

Hansell and Our Regrettal

The Obama administration continues to attack the family from the inside. According to our sources, the Department of Health and Human Services is poised to name David Hansell to a key post in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). This is particularly disturbing since Hansell served in leadership positions at Gay Men's Health Crisis, a nonprofit that actively lobbies for the radical homosexual agenda. His promotion to Assistant Secretary of ACF is a slap in the face of mainstream America, who relied on this office to promote heterosexual adoption, traditional families, abstinence education, child care, and healthy marriages.

To give you a picture of the extreme makeover underway at ACF, Hansell's predecessor was Dr. Wade Horn, a well-respected family advocate who used to head the Fatherhood Initiative. Under Hansell's direction, ACF would radically morph from a federal program meant to empower traditional families into a government vehicle aimed at sabotaging marriage with your tax dollars. (Family Research Council)

Setback for Voters in D.C.

D.C. Voters Lose Say in Same-Sex Marriage Debate

Washington, D.C., elections officials have blocked a proposal that would let voters decide on whether the nation's capital will recognize same-sex marriages performed outside the District. The Board of Elections and Ethics has suggested only Congress and the courts should have input on the issue.

The two-member board said that allowing a referendum that lets the people decide is akin to authorizing "discrimination."

Bishop Harry Jackson, chairman of the High Impact Leadership Coalition, and the Alliance Defense Fund plan to file an appeal of the decision in Superior Court.

"We believe we have strong legal precedence with which to block this first step toward D.C. having same-sex marriage," Jackson said.

• Believers in Washington, D.C. are grieving over this decision, and we tonight ask the nation to stand in the gap with us for our city. There are MANY RIGHTEOUS in your nation's capital; pray that their voices WILL be heard in the public square, and that they will find favor when this decision is appealed in Superior Court. Amen.

• "When a man's ways are pleasing in His sight, He causeth even his enemies to be at peace with him." (Proverbs 16:7)

The Good News Corner

Christian Rally Set for Same Day as Gay-Pride Parade

President Barack Obama recently designated June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month.

The Coalition for Conscience, in Charlotte, N.C., is responding to the gay activists in its city with truth and righteousness. The group will hold a praise and worship rally on July 25 --- the same day as the city's gay-pride parade.

"If you love Jesus, you qualify," according to the coalition's Web site. "We need worshippers, intercessors, musicians, soul-winners, walkers, talkers and believers of every age, color and size to stand together as a prophetic witness to our society."

The coalition is setting an example for churches across the land on how to respond to gay events with truth and grace. (CitizenLink)