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CHPP Daily Brief - Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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• Focus: New York City
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• Focus: Family First
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The Daily Brief - Tuesday, January 31, 2012

"The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell in it forever." (Psalm 37:29)

TODAY'S MAJOR HEADLINES:

• Focus on Iran
• New York City Pastors Rally for Their Rights
• U.S. Tax Dollars Promoting Anti-Israel Bigotry
• Congressman Introduces Military Religious Freedom Bill
• Rick Santorum: Putting Family First

The Daily Brief

1. AG Holder Threatened with Contempt - Fox News

House Oversight Committee Chairman Issa is threatening to hold Attorney General Holder in contempt if he fails to comply with subpoenas for documents on 'Operation Fast and Furious,' which Issa charges the Department of Justice is actively trying to 'cover up.'

- Now that Congressman Issa's committee is demanding evidence in this investigation, pray the that Attorney General will be forthcoming in his response and will turn over the documents that have been requested. Let the facts be known, and let the facts speak for themselves.

- "He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into the light." (Job 12:22)

2. Arrests in Oakland protests rise to more than 400 - Reuters

More than 400 anti-Wall Street protesters were arrested in Oakland during a night of skirmishes in which police fired tear gas and bean bag projectiles, the city said on Sunday, marking one of the biggest mass arrests since nationwide economic protests began last year.

- Lord, we pray for the peace of Oakland and all cities where the protests are occuring. We pray for the protection of law enforcement officers. We also pray for the protesters that they would come to the knowledge of the truth in Jesus Christ. We know without Your intervention there will be great destruction. Have mercy, O Lord. We pray all these prayers in the name of Jesus. Amen.

- "There is a cyring for wine in the streets; all joy is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone." (Isaiah 24:11)

3. Family Found Guilty in "Honor Killings" - Fox News

KINGSTON, Ontario - A jury on Sunday found an Afghan father, his wife and their son guilty of killing three teenage sisters and a co-wife in what the judge described as "cold-blooded, shameful murders" resulting from a "twisted concept of honor" in a case that shocked and riveted Canadians. Prosecutors said the defendants allegedly killed the three teenage sisters because they dishonored the family by defying its disciplinarian rules on dress, dating, socializing and using the Internet.

Ontario Superior Court Judge Robert Maranger said the evidence clearly supported the conviction. "It is difficult to conceive of a more heinous, more despicable, more honorless crime," Maranger said. "The apparent reason behind these cold-blooded, shameful murders was that the four completely innocent victims offended your completely twisted concept of honor . . . that has absolutely no place in any civilized society." In a statement following the verdict, Canadian Justice Minister Rob Nicholson called honor killings a practice that is "barbaric and unacceptable in Canada." Read more.

- Lord, we thank you for the verdict regarding this horrible crime. This is not the first time we have heard of honor killings. We intercede concerning this barbaric mindset, and plead the blood of Jesus over this community.

- "Do not murder." (Exodus 20:13)

4. NBC, AP Avoid 'M-word' in Report About 'Honor Killings' - Newsbusters

It is the religion that dare not speak its name . . . at least on NBC News and at the Associated Press among other politically correct circles. Both media outlets reported on a verdict in an "honor killings" case in Canada while managing to avoid mentioning a certain religion whose name starts with "M." To watch or read both reports, you would think that "honor killings" was some sort of bizarre ritual limited to the family in question or perhaps a few other members of an unidentified "patriarchal culture." Read more.

- When you don't know the identity of your enemy, you can be ambushed. In this case, the "enemy" is Islam, and its horrible law of Sharia. This case in Canada demonstrates the horrific results that happen when a Moslem family adheres to the tenets of their faith.

Pray for the deliverance of the Moslems in your own city, and pray especially that this "gag order," based in fear, will be lifted off the media in America. It's time to call a spade a spade . . . it's time to tell the truth about Islam. Pray!

- "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." (Eph. 6:12)

5. H.R. 973: Banning Foreign Laws in American Courts - Daily Caller

Conservative Congresswoman Sandy Adams (R-FL) has taken a stand for liberty and to defend the U.S. Constitution and US law, by sponsoring H.R. 973 -- a bill that stops liberal activist judges from enforcing Muslim Sharia law, or foreign laws, in American Courts.

She states: ""Foreign law poses a very real threat to the American judicial system . . Our Constitution laid the foundation for our nation's judicial system, and referencing or using foreign law in American courts will lead to its erosion. . . " Read more.

- Pray for the protection of the life of Congresswoman Sandy Adams, and pray that many other members of Congress will sign onto this bill. Call your own congressman, too, and demand that he or she support this new law. Pray!

- "The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." (James 5:16)

6. Europe: Pundits fear 'perfect storm' despite official optimism - AFP

Despite attempts by political and business leaders to suggest the eurozone has turned a corner, the prevailing view of pundits is things can only get worse and a "perfect storm" is brewing.

- Lord, help your watchmen to know how to pray about the coming storms in our global economy.

- "The watchman siad, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come." (Isaiah 20:12)

The Middle East in Focus

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

"For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly." (Psalm 84:11)

1. Report: Israel Agrees to Cede Sovereignty of Jordan Valley - Arutz Sheva

Israel does not demand sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and for all practical purposes cedes this sovereignty, according to a report in the daily Maariv about ongoing talks in Jordan between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA).

2. Mashaal in Amman: No Palestinian state in Jordan - Jerusalem Post

Hamas is opposed to the idea of creating a Palestinian state in Jordan, Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal declared Sunday.

3. Pope calls for peace in Holy Land - Ynet News

Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday called for peace in the Holy Land, as preliminary talks to relaunch negotiations between Israel and Palestine ended in a deadlock over the last few days.

4. IDF covert operations rise significantly over past year - Jerusalem Post

The IDF has significantly increased the number of overseas covert operations it has conducted over the past year, an indication of the growing threats Israel faces in the region, The Jerusalem Post has learned.

The Daily Jot

Major Bible Translators Replacing Bible's names of God with Islamic Names

Bible translators Wycliffe, Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) and Frontiers reportedly have begun replacing the names of God to Islamic terms such as allah. On January 4th, Biblical Missiology, an organization dedicated to presenting the Bible truthfully in missions, weighed into the debate by issuing a petition asking the three translators to "commit in writing to preserve the terms "Father," "Son," and "Son of God" in the text of their Bible translations." Biblical Missiology said it is "particularly concerned about new initiatives called "Insider Movements" (IM) and "Muslim Idiom Translations" (MIT) that present a distorted and incomplete portrayal of the person and work of Jesus Christ, the Son of God."

The petition stated: "Western missions agencies Wycliffe, Frontiers and SIL are producing Bibles that remove Father, Son and Son of God because these terms are offensive to Muslims." Biblical Missiology reports that Wycliffe responded in writing, saying, "The titles are not removed, but are translated more accurately to the inspired Greek. The issue is not that the Greek term is offensive to Muslims, rather that traditional translations of it are so inaccurate that they communicate the wrong meaning, appearing to say God has sex with women, and give readers the impression the translation is corrupt." There is no mention of this anywhere on the Wycliffe or SIL websites, so we are dependent on Biblical Missiology as a reputable source.

Notwithstanding, Wycliffe's response should be unacceptable to every Christian. Changing the translation of the Bible to avoid the appearance that the translation is corrupt is in itself corrupt. Hebrews 4:12 says, "For the word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Converts from Islam to Christianity often site the power of the gospel, that God so loved the world that he sent his only begotten son to die on the cross for the remission of our sins, for accepting Christ. The choice becomes clear: death cult of Islam or everlasting life of Christianity.

This is truly a sign of the times. There have been many movements afoot in Christianity to make God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit what man wants them to be rather than what the WORD OF GOD says they are. Now even Bible translators, once considered very reputable, are changing the translations so as to not be offensive to man. If they are changing Christ into their own image, what Christ are we following? The true Christ or the man-made Christ? I will tell you this: if you are depending on your pastor or television set to answer that question for you, you are in troubled waters. Even your pastor will say to study the Bible and check what he says. Arm yourself with a traditional translation, a Greek and Hebrew concordance, and see for yourself who is teaching truth or error. You will be amazed.

Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
www.dailyjot.com

Focus on Iran

1. Top U.N. nuclear team lands in Iran, state media reports - CNN

Top International Atomic Energy Agency officials arrived in Iran Sunday, state media reported, after the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog expressed fresh concerns that the Islamic republic was trying to develop nuclear weapons.

- Lord, give the inspection officials eyes to see and open doors for them to see the truth of what is happening in Iran. Use them as watchmen.

- "Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth." (Isaih 20:6)

2. Iran says oil could reach $120 to $150 per barrel - AP

The head of Iran's state oil company said Sunday that the price of crude will reach $120 to $150 per barrel, as officials in Tehran prepare to discuss a ban on crude sales to European Union countries in retaliation for an EU embargo.

- Lord, the earth is Yours and all that is in it. We trust that You will distribute the wealth as it is deserved. We ask for mercy and provision for those who are in need of oil. In Jesus' Name, amen.

- "Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counselors of Pharaoh is become brutish." (Isaiah 19:11)

3. Iran hits back at EU with own oil embargo threat - Reuters

Fighting sanctions with sanctions in a test of strength with the West over its nuclear ambitions, Iran warned on Friday it may halt oil exports to Europe next week in a move calculated to hurt ailing European economies.

- Lord, give wisdom to the leaders dealing with these problems. Reveal truth of who the wise leaders are in Your eyes and give them favor.

- "Where are they? where are thy wise men and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the Lord of hosts hath purposed . . . " (Isaiah 19:12)

4. Israel Report: May be too late . . . - UK Telegraph

Iran moving closer to stage where it will be too late to destroy nuclear facilities, Israel warns

Iran is moving closer to the point when it will be too late to destroy its nuclear facilities with a precision air strike, Israel's defense minister has warned.

- Lord, it is never too late for You. We pray for the peace of Jerusalem and Israel and blessings for the people of Israel. Remove the veil and bring them to their Messiah, Jesus.

- "In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off." (Isaiah 23:25)

Focus: New York City

New York City Pastors Rally for Their Rights

The number of pastors and churches protesting the Mayor Michael Bloomberg's eviction of churches that rent public school facilities for worship services is growing. On Sunday, January 29th at 3:30 PM, pastors from both conservative and liberal congregations called thousands of believers to a march across Brooklyn Bridge and on to City Hall Park, where they were addressed by Councilmen, Pastors, and nationally known figures, including Rev. Al Sharpton.
- Other jurisdictions are watching. May God grant favor to the pastors and churches. May the Council and the legislature bills overrule Mayor Bloomberg and may the U.S. Supreme Court act soon to affirm and reinforce the Federal Equal Access law!

- "He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm." (Psalms 105:14-15)

Focus: In Congress

U.S. Tax Dollars Promoting Anti-Israel Bigotry

Kudos to Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ).

Last week, Rep. Smith chaired a hearing that exposed the anti-Israel and anti-American bigotry contained in many textbooks used to teach Palestinian children in U.N. refugee camps. For example, a geography lesson for second graders features a map of the Middle East, but Israel is not included. A reading assignment for ninth graders asks students to explain this bit of poetry: "The morning of glory and red liberty watered by the martyrs' blood . . . the hope for the Liberation of Palestine." There is much more and worse.

The level of hatred and bigotry contained in these textbooks is bad enough. But, unbelievably, American taxpayers are helping to pay for these books by subsidizing the United Nations Refugee and Works Agency (UNRWA). In 2010, the UNRWA got nearly $230 million from American taxpayers. Rep. Smith wants to limit UNRWA funding until the textbooks are purged of such hate.

Rep. Smith said, "We are responsible for the content and the content has been, year in and year out, explosively anti-Semitic, anti-American and anti-Israeli. . . . If you teach kids to hate when they're very, very young and just keep feeding them that kind of formula for violence, why are we surprised when they strap on dynamite and other kinds of explosives to kill themselves and think they're doing a good thing?"

Military Religious Freedom

Congressman Introduces Military Religious Freedom Bill

Late last week, Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan., introduced a bill aiming to protect chaplains and other members of the Armed Services who oppose homosexuality from being targeted for discrimination. It also seeks to keep military property from being used to perform same-sex ceremonies.

In part, the Military Religious Freedom Protection Act (HR 3828) reads that "a service member cannot be denied promotion or other training opportunities for any sincerely held beliefs he has about the appropriate or inappropriate expression of human sexuality."

Though the First Amendment to the Constitution already protects those rights, Huelskamp said in a press release it's necessary to shore them up with a law since the repeal of the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) policy.

"Fundamental to the core of this nation is the protection of religious liberty," Huelskamp said. "The Military Religious Freedom Protection Act will ensure that none of our men and women in uniform - including our chaplain corps - is asked to compromise their religious and spiritual beliefs. It will also protect the freedom of those in the military to express vocally the tenets of their faiths. And it will make certain that our military facilities are not used in contravention to the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which states that marriage is between one man and one woman only.

"Military installations exist to carry out the national defense of our nation, not to facilitate a narrow social agenda." (Citizen Link) Read more.

Focus: Family First

Last Weekend:

Rick Santorum Suspended Campaign to Rush to the Bedside of His Daughter

God Has Now Heard and Answered Their Prayers for Their Little Girl, Bella
If you've been following the Santorum campaign, then you know Rick and his wife, Karen, had quite a scare last weekend when their littlest daughter, Bella, was hospitalized. The Santorums' three-year-old suffers from a genetic disorder called Trisomy 18, and a complication like pneumonia can be deadly. Rick cancelled his campaign appearances to be with Bella, but they're happy to report that their daughter is making a miraculous recovery.

I had the opportunity to talk with Fox News's Megyn Kelly yesterday about Bella Santorum and kids like her. FRC had just finished up a special conference on the topic of prenatal disability diagnosis. Tragically, about 90% of the kids who have conditions like Bella's are aborted. Sometimes parents are misled into thinking that their baby or their family will have a poor quality of life. But a study released this fall found the opposite. It showed that adolescent children with Down Syndrome are actually very happy--off-the-charts happy compared to the average teenager. And of all those parents who followed through and had their children, 97% were proud of them. Seventy-nine percent said their outlook on life was more positive because of their Down Syndrome child. Just ask the Santorums. Rick and Karen admit that Bella has some difficulties, but she brings them more joy than anyone could imagine. Join us in praying for a complete and speedy recovery! (Tony Perkins; Family Research Council)

Capitol Hill Prayer Partners salutes the Rick and Karen Santorum, who temporarily suspended his campaign for the presidency to rush back to Philadelphia to be at Bella's bedside. We thank all of our prayer partners, too, for praying for Bella's miraculous recovery, which has now come to pass.

Although we continue to be close-mouthed about the support of any of the candidates for President, we do honor the Santorums for putting the needs of their family ahead of any other pressing matters.

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CHPP On Capitol Hill This Week - Volume XIX, Number 3 January 30 - February 3, 2012

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On Capitol Hill This Week - Volume XIX, Number 3a
January 30 - February 3, 2012

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

"The righteous shall inherit the land, And dwell in it forever." (Psalm 37:29)

On Capitol Hill This Week, Vol. XIX, No. 3a-1

1.    WILL ISRAEL ATTACK IRAN?
2.    NETANYAHU: ISRAEL WILL NOT GIVE U.S. WARNING
3.    SAUDI AIR FORCE TO OUTNUMBER ISRAEL'S U.S. JET FLEET
4.    ISRAELI OFFICIAL: "OBAMA PRESIDENCY HAS HARMED ISRAEL"
5.    SURVEY: RECORD NUMBER OF ISRAELI JEWS BELIEVE IN GOD
6.    ARAB MK OFFERS HIGHEST PRAISE FOR TERRORIST ''MARTYRS''
7.    ELECTION FOR LIKUD CHAIRMAN - THIS TUESDAY - JANUARY 31
8.    NEW PRESIDENT OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SUPPORTS THE JEWISH PEOPLE

1. WILL ISRAEL ATTACK IRAN?

The Sunday New York Times magazine published a must-read story by Israeli journalist Ronen Bergman. It is headlined, "Will Israel Attack Iran?" Excerpts from the first page:

* As the Sabbath evening approached on Jan. 13, Ehud Barak paced the wide living-room floor of his home . . . . He now faces, along with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and 12 other members of Israel's inner security cabinet, the most important decision of his life - whether to launch a pre-emptive attack against Iran. We met in the late afternoon, and our conversation - the first of several over the next week - lasted for two and a half hours, long past nightfall. 'This is not about some abstract concept,' Barak said as he gazed out at the lights of Tel Aviv, 'but a genuine concern. The Iranians are, after all, a nation whose leaders have set themselves a strategic goal of wiping Israel off the map.' . .

Netanyahu and Barak have both repeatedly stressed that a decision has not yet been made and that a deadline for making one has not been set. As we spoke, however, Barak laid out three categories of questions, which he characterized as 'Israel's ability to act,' 'international legitimacy' and 'necessity,' all of which require affirmative responses before a decision is made to attack:

1.) Does Israel have the ability to cause severe damage to Iran's nuclear sites and bring about a major delay in the Iranian nuclear project? And can the military and the Israeli people withstand the inevitable counterattack?

2.) Does Israel have overt or tacit support, particularly from America, for carrying out an attack?

3.) Have all other possibilities for the containment of Iran's nuclear threat been exhausted, bringing Israel to the point of last resort? If so, is this the last opportunity for an attack?

For the first time since the Iranian nuclear threat emerged in the mid-1990s, at least some of Israel's most powerful leaders believe that the response to all of these questions is yes.
(New York Times) Read more. [Reported by by Joel C. Rosenberg]

- Offer praise to the Lord that, if Israel is forced to attack Iran in order to protect its own citizens, the Lord God Jehovah will be fighting with them. Continue in prayer on behalf of P.M. Benjamin Netanyahu and all other Israeli officials, that they be guided only by the Spirit of the LORD and not by the arm of the flesh in this critical, decision-making process. Pray!

- "I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you." (Psalm 32:8)

2. NETANYAHU: ISRAEL WILL NOT GIVE U.S. WARNING BEFORE STRIKE ON IRAN

Last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak told US Chief of Staff General Martin Dempsey that Israel would not give the US more than 12 hours notice before launching a strike against Iran.

Dempsey visited Israel last week on his first official trip to the country and met with Barak and IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz as well as the Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres. During the visit, Dempsey and IDF Chiefs discussed a planned joint military exercise that would test missile defense that was recently postponed as well as Israel's intentions towards Iran. Dempsey said the postponement, which upset Israeli officials, was to ensure "a better outcome".

During the meetings, Netanyahu and Barak told Dempsey that Israel would not coordinate with the US regarding a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities and would not give advance warning, especially in the wake of US President Barack Obama's insistence that he would prevent such as a strike from occurring. The reasons for a lack of coordination are unknown but speculation is that Netanyahu does not trust Obama to back Israel in a confrontation with Iran. . . (World of Judaica) Read more.

Note: this article was also posted on Friday's Daily Brief. Due to its critical report, we ask continued prayer over this issue. Thank you.

- Oh Lord, we know this rising nuclear threat to so many nations needs to be responded to in a way that halts it. We fall before Your throne and ask that this be handled in Your way and in Your time. Be with Israel and her leaders, letting them know how and when to do what You would have done. Lord, have mercy on us as a nation for this betrayal of Your chosen people. Amen and Amen!

- "Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast. The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect. The counsel of the Lord stands forever. The plans of His heart to all generations. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He has chosen as His own inheritance." (Psalm 33:8-12)

3. SAUDI AIR FORCE TO OUTNUMBER ISRAEL'S ADVANCED U.S. JET FLEET

With its latest acquisitions from Washington and Europe, the Saudi Air Force will have more fighter-bombers of more advanced models that the Israeli Air Force. Deep concern over this was recently relayed by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak to President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. IsraelI leaders reminded the Obama administration of its standing pledge to maintain Israel's qualitative military edge in the region. The aircraft supplied to the Saudis will place that edge in doubt.

For now, Israel has brought its concerns to the notice of the Obama administration without making specific requests to hold up delivery. Israel is conscious that the Gulf region is on tenterhooks over its security and the Saudis are deep in military preparations to beat back potentially aggressive Iranian moves in the wake of the oil embargo approved by the US and the European Union against Tehran's nuclear program. Jerusalem also takes into consideration the importance to the flagging American economy of the huge warplane transaction with the Saudis which will support 50,000 jobs in the US air industry and 600 American contractors of aircraft parts.

But none of these considerations allays the deep anxiety prevailing in the top echelons of Israel's high military and air command over the radical upgrade awarded Saudi air power providing it with the capacity to outclass and outgun Israel. (DEBKAfile)

- Oh Abba Father, we fall before You and beg for strength and assurance for Your land Israel and its people! We seek mercy for the evilness of these actions by our national leaders. Lord, may Israel and her people hear within their hearts the story of Gideon, where You are their Lord, their Protector and Defender! May Israeli leaders rise up from being downhearted and fearful, and know how fully You are the Source of their Salvation and in this with them! Amen and Amen.

- "When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then you also blow the trumpets on every side of the whole camp, and say 'the sword of the Lord and of Gideon'. So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the outpost of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just as they had posted the watch; and the blew the trumpets and broke the pitchers that were in their hands. When the three hundred blew the trumpets, the Lord set every man's sword against his companion throughout the whole camp; and the army fled to Beth Accacia." (Judges 7:18-19, 22)

4. "OBAMA PRESIDENCY HAS HARMED ISRAEL," SAYS ISRAELI OFFICIAL

Former Israeli Ambassador to the UN Dan Gillerman firmly stated last week that Barack Obama's time in the White House has caused great harm to Israel. At a time when libelous accusations and efforts to delegitimize Israel are peaking, Obama's "weakness" has meant that "Israel has to keep apologizing for itself all the time," Gillerman said during a panel discussion at the annual Women's International Zionist Organization (WIZO) conference in Tel Aviv. "We shouldn't have to be on the defensive," Gillerman added.

Gillerman went on to note that the ongoing turmoil and regime changes in the Middle East were all the more reason to replace Obama with a stronger president in the upcoming US presidential election. Israeli officials have been critical of Obama's response and approach to the takeover by forces such as the Muslim Brotherhood, which they have labeled as everything from lackadaisical to appeasing.

Obama has been far more unpopular with average Israelis than any US president before him. Most Israelis believe Obama wants them to take unreasonable risks for peace with the Palestinians, and that in the event of a major attack on Israel, Obama would abandon the US commitment to defend the Jewish state. (Israel Today Magazine) Read more.

- Oh Heavenly Father, strengthen Your chosen people and strip the veils off of their eyes so that they fully see and hear how You alone are their Light, Salvation, Redeemer and Defender! You are the source of their strength and will not forsake them. We give You our praise and worship for this, Amen and Amen.

- "Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping. The Lord has heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer. Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled. Let them turn back and be ashamed suddenly." (Psalm 6:8-10)

5. SURVEY: RECORD NUMBER OF ISRAELI JEWS BELIEVE IN GOD

Fully 80% of Israeli Jews believe that God exists - the highest figure found by the Guttman-Avi Chai survey since this review of Israeli-Jewish beliefs began two decades ago. The study also found that 70% of respondents believe the Jews are the Chosen People, 65% believe the Torah and mitzvot (religious commandments) are God-given, and 56% believe in life after death. But that doesn't mean Jews in general are becoming more religious, at least not in an Orthodox Jewish way. Only 37% of Israeli Jews had a problem with fellow Jews not following the biblical commandments, and nearly 70% said they want more entertainment venues to be open on the Shabbat. The numbers, however, coincide with other recent findings that Israelis are increasingly hungry for a deeper spiritual life. (Ha'aretz/Israel Today)

- We rejoice at this good report!

- "May your unfailing love come to me, O Lord, your salvation according to your promise." (Ps 119: 41)

6. ARAB MEMBER OF KNESSET OFFERS HIGHEST PRAISE FOR TERRORIST ''MARTYRS''

In remarks at PA event honoring Palestinian martyrs, MK describes martyrs as "symbols of the homeland." A video purportedly shot at a Palestinian Authority event honoring Palestinian martyrs last week shows MK Ahmed Tibi (UAL-Ta'al) saying that "there is no greater source of praise" than martyrdom.

While the word martyr in Arabic means to die in the name of God, in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict it has come to be associated with suicide bombers and terrorists who are killed while attacking Israel. In the video released by the Palestinian Media Watch NGO Wednesday, Tibi says that "in the history of nations and their conflicts, the martyr is the ultimate source of pride." The martyr, he added, is "the symbol of the homeland."

Following the publication of Tibi's remarks in the Israeli media, MK Michael Ben-Ari (National Union) wrote a letter to Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein, asking him to put the UAL-Ta'al MK on trial. "Your office has not hesitated to prosecute right-wing activists for less severe speeches," Ben-Ari said. "The time has come to stop Tibi's party." (Jerusalem Post) Read more.
- While Israel remains the only nation in the Middle East that is a true partner in democracy, defending the right to freedom of speech, there is a limit to this freedom -- for the good of society. Pray that MK Ben-Ari's appeal to the Attorney General is met with favor, and that the Israelis will begin to draw a line in the sand, forbidding hate-filled words from being accepted or uttered in the public square. Pray!

- "Woe to those who call good evil, and evil, good." (Isaiah 5:20)

7. ELECTION FOR LIKUD CHAIRMAN - THIS TUESDAY - JANUARY 31

Feiglin vs. Netanyahu Over Likud Elections

[Editorial comment: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a member of the Likud Party in the Knesset, of which he now serves as Chairman. Elections for a new chairman are currently scheduled to take place this week on Tuesday, Jan. 31st. Thank you for holding this special election in prayer.]

Opposition to Netanyahu's apparent yielding to American pressure is seething within the Likud. Moshe Feiglin, leader of the party's Manhigut Yehudit (Jewish Leadership) faction, warns that Netanyahu is following the path of former Prime Minister and Likud leader Ariel Sharon in preparing to give up large parts of the Land of Israel. The issue at present is when to hold party elections. Feiglin and Manhigut Yehudit say that if elections are delayed, it could cost Israel its united capital. "Don't pay attention to Netanyahu's declarations," Feiglin wrote in a letter to Likud members on Tuesday, "but rather to his actions. Construction in eastern Jerusalem is already completely frozen. The process we are going through is exactly what led up to the Disengagement from Gush Katif, which nearly killed the Likud." (Israelnationalnews.com) Read more.

- We need to pray that the Lord will direct this election and release the Spirit of Wisdom and Truth over it. We must pray against bitter division coming into the Likud party, which could hand the general election over to the Left. We need to pray that P.M. Netanyahu will see the strong support for Feiglin's priorities in the election, as the call of the people to stay right of center. When he faces off with the Quartet or with Obama, the UN or whomever, Netanyahu will be able to justifiably say, this is the way I must lead, because I am a servant of the people. The people have spoken that they want changes to the right, as well as a strong security and post-1967 borders for Israel. Netanyahu must use Feiglin's popularity in the party as support for governing more from the right. Pray that this election doesn't get ugly and attacking, but that the shalom of the Lord will prevail. (Prayers submitted by Kathleen Mitchell)

- "To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings." (Proverbs 1:2-6)

8. NEW PRESIDENT OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SUPPORTS THE JEWISH PEOPLE

"First responsibility is to defend the Jewish people."

Brussels, January 27th, 2012 - A full week of meetings commemorating the Wannsee Conference in Berlin and the victims of the Holocaust came to a climax in Brussels on Tuesday night, when the newly-elected President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, gave an official speech. In his speech, one of the first as a newly-elected president, he stated that "his first obligation as President of the European Parliament is to defend the Jewish people and the State of Israel." The statement came in his opening address at the 8th Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day in the European Parliament, co-organized by the European Coalition for Israel.

The new president spoke from personal experience when he said that "Germans born after the war are not guilty of what happened 70 years ago, but nevertheless responsible for remembering and passing on the remembrance to the next generation". In a private interview with ECI on Tuesday night he explained that "anti-Semitism is still very much an issue that needs to be monitored in Europe". Earlier in the week he had taken measures to ban Holocaust denial in the European Parliament, a decision that was criticised by some, but applauded by others. (European Coalition for Israel) Read more.

- PRAISE THE LORD! And regarding the Holocaust: When we say NEVER AGAIN, we mean NEVER AGAIN. Amen.

- "Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord." (Acts 3:19)

9. PHOTOS OF GAZA: THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE

We recently came across a set of 20 photos of Gaza that may surprise you . . . Instead of a suffering, underprivileged town, Gaza City is a prosperous, modern gem! You can access these photos by going here, or by visiting our blog.. Amen.

On Capitol Hill This Week, Vol. XIX, No. 3a-2

MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS

1.    U.S. BOMBS CAN'T DESTROY BURIED NUKE PLANTS
2.    OBAMA, NETANYAHU APPLAUD NEW EU SANCTIONS ON IRAN
3.    IRANIAN LAWMAKERS TO TAKE UP BILL BANNING OIL SALES TO EUROPE
4.    INDIA TO PAY GOLD INSTEAD OF DOLLARS FOR IRANIAN OIL
5.    CALL FOR EU TO CONTROL GREEK BUDGET
6.    ASSAD'S TROOPS CARRY OUT ANOTHER MASSACRE IN SYRIA
7.    RUSSIA EMERGES AS SYRIA'S MOST VALUABLE ALLY
8.    IRANIAN PASTOR AGAIN THREATENED WITH DEATH; REFUSES TO RECANT HIS FAITH

1. U.S. BOMBS CAN'T DESTROY BURIED NUKE PLANTS

Even the heaviest US bombs are not powerful enough to destroy some of Iran's more fortified nuclear facilities, the Wall Street Journal quoted US officials as saying Friday. The Pentagon is taking steps to improve its "bunker-busting" capabilities, they added. The US's 30,000-pound (13,600 kilo) "Mass Ordnance Penetrator" (MOP) was specifically designed to be able to take out Iranian and North Korean nuclear facilities. (Jerusalem Post) Read more.http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?id=255468

US building 'mothership' for launching Navy Seal raids

Documents released by the Pentagon show that the military is urgently refitting the USS Ponce, a 1960s transport ship, so that it can accommodate the speed boats and Blackhawk helicopters favoured by America's special forces. The vessel had been scheduled for decommissioning but was given a new lease of life after requests from US Central Command, which has responsibility for American troops in the region, for a floating base that could remain anchored in one spot for weeks at a time. (Telegraph UK) Read more. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/piracy/9046085/US-building-mothership-for-launching-Navy-Seal-raids.html

- Our Great God, we ask that You would give wisdom to our military officials as they deal with budget cuts and still plan new strategies against an enemy who thinks he is doing his god's will. Lord, strengthen our military by giving them creative ideas and incredible intelligence in these matters. We pray for the development of new technologies to accomplish what is necessary to bring about peace and order. Thank You for Your protective hand over our fighting men and women.

- "And they shall fight against thee: but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee." (Jeremiah 1:19)

2. NETANYAHU APPLAUDS NEW EU SANCTIONS ON IRAN

Iran defiant, warns against 'military adventurism'

Obama declared on Monday that the recently passed boycott of Iranian oil and the imposition of a freeze on Iran's central bank by the EU was exactly what was needed in ongoing efforts "addressing the serious threat presented by Iran's nuclear program." He added that the US "will continue to impose new sanctions to increase the pressure on Iran."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a similar statement calling the move a "step in the right direction" adding that these sanctions must be evaluated according to the results they will bring. Today, Iran continues to develop nuclear weapons with no disruption." Other Israeli officials echoed these statements, with a general agreement that the sanctions would finally force Teheran to make a choice between dismantling its renegade nuclear program or facing economic collapse.

Although the new sanctions will not go into effect until 1 July, according to various reports, the economic impact is already being felt on the streets of Iranian cities, with a depressed currency and rising prices for food and consumer goods. (ICEJ News)

- Offer a word of praise the the nations of Europe are standing strong against the threat of a nuclear Iran, by imposing these stronger sanctions on that nation. Pray that the nations will take effect in Iran, but will somehow not have an impact on its innocent civilians. Pray!

- "Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven." (Matthew 18:19)

3. IRANIAN LAWMAKERS TO TAKE UP BILL BANNING OIL SALES TO EUROPE

Iran Threatens Closure of Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's parliament will begin debating a draft bill requiring the government to immediately halt oil exports to Europe, a prominent lawmaker said Wednesday, as Tehran weighs its options following the European Union's decision to stop importing oil from the country. The EU embargo, announced on Monday, was the latest attempt to try to pressure Iran over a nuclear program the United States and its allies argue is aimed at developing nuclear weapons but which Iran says is for purely peaceful purposes. It came just weeks after the U.S. approved, but has yet to enact, new sanctions targeting Iran's Central Bank and, by extension, its ability to sell its oil.

Many Iranian lawmakers and officials have called for an immediate ban on oil exports to the European bloc before its ban fully goes into effect in July, arguing that the 27 EU nations account for only about 18 percent of Iran's overall oil sales and would be hurt more by the decision than Iran. China, a key buyer of Iranian crude, has blasted the embargo. "The bill requires the government to stop selling oil to Europe before the start of European Union oil embargo against Iran," lawmaker Hasan Ghafourifard told the parliament's website, icana.ir. Debate on the bill is to begin on Sunday, he said.

The U.S. sanctions had outraged Iranian officials, prompting repeated threats from various officials that the country could shutter the vital Strait of Hormuz if measures are enacted that affect its oil exports. Roughly a fifth of the world oil passes through the narrow waterway, and the U.S. and others have warned Iran they will not allow it to impede the free flow of traffic in the area. Iran is OPEC's fourth largest producer and most of its crude goes to Europe and Asia.

Iranian officials have said the sanctions will have no effect on the economy and they will find other willing buyers. Analysts and diplomats also have played down the likelihood that Iran will actually move to close the strait - a step that could bring it into direct conflict with U.S. and other Western naval and ground forces stationed in and around the Persian Gulf. (The Associated Press)

- As the noose is pulled ever more tightly around the neck of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadenijad while the nations demand he suspend his nuclear program, pray and bind the spirit of retaliation we see in this report. May Ahmadenijad yield to reality, stand down, and cooperate with the civilized world in all matters related to nuclear technology. Thank the Lord that there are other sources of oil in the world, and call forth an abundant supply for Europe. Pray for a miracle. Pray!

- "Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you." (Jer. 32:17)

4. INDIA TO PAY GOLD INSTEAD OF DOLLARS FOR IRANIAN OIL

India is the first buyer of Iranian oil to agree to pay for its purchases in gold instead of the US dollar, debkafile's intelligence and Iranian sources report exclusively. Those sources expect China to follow suit. India and China take about one million barrels per day, or 40 percent of Iran's total exports of 2.5 million bpd. Both are superpowers in terms of gold assets. By trading in gold, New Delhi and Beijing enable Tehran to bypass the upcoming freeze on its central bank's assets and the oil embargo which the European Union's foreign ministers agreed to impose Monday, Jan. 23. The EU currently buys around 20 percent of Iran's oil exports. India thus joins China in opting out of the US-led European sanctions against Iran's international oil and financial business. Turkey announced publicly last week that it would not adhere to any sanctions against Iran's nuclear program unless they were imposed by the United Nations Security Council.

The EU decision of Monday banned the signing of new oil contracts with Iran at once, while phasing out existing transactions by July 1, 2012, when the European embargo, like the measure enforced by the United States, becomes total. The European foreign ministers also approved a freeze on the assets of the Central Bank of Iran which handles all the country's oil transactions. However, the damage those sanctions cause the Iranian economy will be substantially cushioned by the oil deals to be channeled through Turkish and Indian state banks. China for its part has declared its opposition to sanctions against Iran.

debkafile's intelligence sources disclose that Tehran has set up alternative financial mechanisms with China and Russia for getting paid for its oil in currencies other than US dollars. Both Beijing and Moscow are keeping the workings of those mechanisms top secret. (debkafile)

- Dear Heavenly Father, we humbly come before You in worship and praise as we know You, and You alone, are the source of our strength for facing what is coming upon the earth. Not only are these nations defying the sanctions being imposed to stop the nuclear threat towards so many nations and peoples by Iran, but they are greatly enriching Iran with their gold. These actions are not just a defiance of the sanctions, but will most likely have horrific consequences on financial markets globally. Lord, we repent of how mammon has come to rule the hearts of so many. We know how deserving we are of Your judgment being evoked. Have mercy, Lord, on your people and lead us as You will through the coming times. Amen and Amen!

- "Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; do not fret because of him who prospers In his way, because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; do not fret - it only causes harm. For evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the earth. Forget a little while and the wicked shall be no more; indeed, you will look carefully for his place, but it shall be no more." (Psalm 37:7-10)

5. CALL FOR EU TO CONTROL GREEK BUDGET

The German government wants Greece to cede sovereignty over tax and spending decisions to a eurozone "budget commissioner" to secure a second 130bn euro bail-out, according to a copy of the proposal obtained by the Financial Times. In what would amount to an extraordinary extension of European Union control over a member state, the new commissioner would have the power to veto budget decisions taken by the Greek government if they were not in line with targets set by international lenders. The new administrator, appointed by other eurozone finance ministers, would take responsibility for overseeing "all major blocks of expenditure" by the Greek government.

The German plan, circulated on Friday afternoon to finance ministry officials from eurozone countries who make up the so-called "euro working group", underscores the depths of mistrust between Greece and its European Union lenders. Despite the appointment of economist Lucas Papademos as technocratic prime minister in November, attitudes towards Greece within the EU have continued to worsen. European officials privately say that there has been little movement on public sector reforms under Mr Papademos. A senior Greek finance ministry official said Athens was unaware of the proposal and could not comment. A German finance ministry spokesman declined to comment. (Financial Times; Wall Street Journal) Read more.

-This article reveals the ascent of Germany as it moves to take control over the sovereignty of Greece and other bankrupt EU nations. Understand, too, that America is following the path of Greece and the Socialist policies of the EU nations, so know and understand the day is surely coming when there will be a world wide dollar crisis. The end of the US Dollar as the world's reserve currency will not only usher in a new "One World Currency," but will be accompanied by the rise of a new "One World Order." All of this was prophesied in the book of Daniel written more than 2,500 years ago. Beginning in Daniel 7:23, we read it was prophesied that through financial and political turmoil the nations of the world would seek a one world currency and one world government . . . After reading this article, you will realize that just as it was prophesied beginning in Daniel 7:23, we are witnessing this prophecy beginning to take form and substance, and soon to become a reality.

Will the Greeks accept such a proposal? Will the leaders of the EU back such a proposal knowing their nation may be next? Watch and pray, and understand times and seasons. [Prayer focus submitted by Barry Battelstein]

- "Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their kinsmen were at their command." (I Chronicles 12:32)

6. ASSAD'S TROOPS CARRY OUT ANOTHER MASSACRE IN SYRIA

Turning a deaf ear to the growing chorus of criticism against its brutal actions, the Assad regime in Syria ordered security forces to storm Douma, a flashpoint suburb of Damascus on Thursday, with loyalist troops going house-to-house and clashing with army defectors, civilians and anyone who got in their way. In this and other incidents around the country at least 34 civilians were killed and many more injured, according to opposition groups. Among the dead this week were reportedly a Red Crescent volunteer and a Syrian priest.

Despite the ongoing violence, large crowds turned out in several cities to show their support for Assad. Meanwhile, reports surfaced in the Iranian media that 11 Iranian "pilgrims" who were in Syria on a "spiritual journey" were kidnapped on their way to Damascus on Thursday. (ICEJ News)

- Abba Father, we cry out tonight for the persecuted church worldwide, and for unbelievers who are also fighting for their freedom. We ask You to interveme in the nation of Syria, breaking the hand of tyranny under Hafez Assad and setting these citizens free. Father God, we ask that You either change Assad's heart, or cause him to be toppled from his throne.

- "Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. For You are my hope, O Lord GOD; You are my trust from my youth." (Psalm 71:4,5)

7. RUSSIA EMERGES AS SYRIA'S MOST VALUABLE ALLY

As the Arab League agreed to go to the United Nations Security Council early this week with a resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to step down, Russia was reportedly doing a major arms deal with the beleaguered regime.

The [US] $550 million agreement to sell 36 Yak-130 combat aircraft will not do anything to tip the balance in favor of the Al-Assad regime, which has been engaged in a 10-month conflict with anti-government opposition. But Russia is almost certainly providing arms Damascus needs to hold back the rebels as well as mounting a diplomatic defense of its friend at the U.N.

In a rare glimpse into the Russia-Syrian arms trade, a ship loaded with ammunition from Russia was briefly detained in Cyprus earlier this month before continuing its journey unmolested to the Syrian port of Tartus. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has vowed that Russia will veto any sanctions as "unfair and counterproductive."

"Syria is an important customer for the Russian military industry and the industry is quite keen to maintain the relationship," Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of the Moscow based foreign policy journal Russia in Global Affairs, told The Media Line. "Syria is one of the few remaining customers in the region and it hosts the only military base - a small one but still a base - that Russia still has outside its own borders." (Excerpts from an article by The Media Line, January 26, 2012) [Reported by: Bridges for Peace]

- Pray that the Lord will intervene and bring this very dangerous relationship to an end, eliminating the danger faced by Israel through a disruption in the balance of power.

- "Do not let your heart faint, do not be afraid, and do not tremble or be terrified because of them; 'for the LORD your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.'" (Deuteronomy 20:3b - 4)

8. IRANIAN PASTOR AGAIN THREATENED WITH DEATH; REFUSES TO RECANT HIS FAITH

Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani is facing new pressure to recant his faith in Jesus Christ. Sources in Iran have reported to us that an Iranian judge is once again telling him to deny Christ or he will be executed.

Pastor Youcef is again refusing to recant.

He is still alive today because of international pressure on Iran - people worldwide raising their voices, demanding that his life be spared. We need to keep that pressure on, and the ACLJ is launching a new initiative.

From working closely with Pastor Youcef's Iranian attorney, we know that the more people who speak out for him, the more pressure is placed on Iran to release him. It is absolutely critical that more people learn about Pastor Youcef's plight. Your voice has helped us get the White House, Secretary of State Clinton, Ambassador Rice, the United Nations and countless other elected officials and candidates for office to speak out for Pastor Youcef.

Please take action for Pastor Youcef; follow this link to take action and learn more. (Jay Sekulow; American Center for Law and Justice)

- Jay Sekulow is now utilising a Twitter account to release daily updates about the plight of Pastor Youcef. Please check the link, above, for more information on this new strategy. Let us continue to raise our voices on behalf of the life of this innocent man. Lift up a prayer, too, severing the "political" from the "human" needs here. As Iran is being slowly and deliberately isolated from the nations of the world, may its leaders not use the life of this one man as a "bargaining chip" or an act of retaliation in response. In prayer and through the Blood of the Lamb, cancel any and all agendas surrounding this issue that are not in the will of God. Amen.

- "For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly." (Psalm 84:11)

On Capitol Hill This Week: Vol. XIX, No. 3b

DOMESTIC ISSUES

1.    OBAMA SIGNS ACTA GLOBAL INTERNET CENSORSHIP TREATY
2.    COMBATTING OBAMA'S LAWLESSNESS
3.    WARNING: YOUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH UNDER ATTACK
4.    OBAMA'S MISSTATEMENTS ON THE STATE OF THE UNION
5.    HOMESCHOOLERS CLASH WITH OBAMA'S SCHOOL ATTENDANCE PLAN
6.    ON ABORTION: OBAMA V. THE CHURCH
7.    KEYSTONE XL: OBAMA SAYS NO TO CANADA'S OIL
8.    DHS PRESENTS PLANS TO CONGRESS: WILL MERGE WITH LOCAL/STATE LEO'S
9.    SUPREME COURT FORBIDS WARRANTLESS GPS SPYING
10.    NO BUDGET IN 1,000 DAYS
11.    SENATE: OK TO RAISE DEBT CEILING ANOTHER $1.2 TRILLION
12.    REP. DUNCAN HUNTER INTRODUCES "WAR MEMORIAL ACT"

1. OBAMA SIGNS ACTA GLOBAL INTERNET CENSORSHIP TREATY

Months before the debate about Internet censorship raged as SOPA and PIPA dominated the concerns of web users, President Obama signed an international treaty that would allow companies in China or any other country in the world to demand ISPs remove web content in the US with no legal oversight whatsoever. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement was signed by Obama on October 1 2011, yet is currently the subject of a White House petition demanding Senators be forced to ratify the treaty. The White House has circumvented the necessity to have the treaty confirmed by lawmakers by presenting it an as "executive agreement," although legal scholars have highlighted the dubious nature of this characterization..

Under the provisions of ACTA, copyright holders will be granted sweeping direct powers to demand ISPs remove material from the Internet on a whim. Whereas ISPs normally are only forced to remove content after a court order, all legal oversight will be abolished, a precedent that will apply globally, rendering the treaty worse in its potential scope for abuse than SOPA or PIPA. Read more.

What does it mean? Obama has pulled a "workaround" endrun. He could not get the political support for SOPA to pass through Congress. So, he went right over the heads and behind our backs of the American people and signed onto an internet censorship treaty at the international level. This treaty has brought thousands of protesters to the streets in Poland. This same ACTA international internet control/censorship treaty was signed by Obama this week. Yet, there seems to be no public outcry to this action in the US? (Hebrew Nation News)

To read an article from BBC News on the response in Poland, go here.

- Father God, Obama continues to circumvent the constitution and reject it's laws. Do a swift job, Lord. We ask You to either change his heart, or to remove him from power, by any legal means necessary. In Jesus’ Name, amen.

- "For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, he has rejected you as king." (1 Samuel 15:23)

2. COMBATTING OBAMA'S LAWLESSNESS

After illegally putting unconfirmed appointees into office when there was no recess by the United States Senate and ignoring the United States Constitution, Barack Obama is continuing to govern by executive order when he cannot get his way in the United States Congress.

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is finally beginning to fight back. Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, Republican from Kansas has introduced a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that any Executive Order that would require federal spending has no binding effect until it is enacted into law through the legislative process. This resolution would therefore clarify congressional authority, as detailed in the Constitution. Before she introduces it, Representative Jenkins is seeking more co-sponsors for her bill... (Christian Coalition of America) Read more.

- Thank You, Lord, for moving upon the heart of Congresswoman Jenkins to introduce this bill. We ask that it find favor with the majority of the members of Congress, for swift passage in that chamber. In Your Name, amen.

- "Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven." (Matthew 18:19)

3. WARNING: YOUR FREEDOM OF SPEECH UNDER ATTACK

We have become aware of United Nations Resolution 16/18 that if implemented, can have a direct impact on our right to freedom of speech in the United States. Please be sure to watch this brief video by Best Current News that gives the background of this resolution.

As a concerned citizen we suggest you share this video and information with those on your email address list, including ministry contacts, friends, and all who need informed. (AGLOW)

Note: Full details on this alert can be found in a separate article in this edition of the OCAP.

4. OBAMA'S MISSTATEMENTS ON THE STATE OF THE UNION

Only a president long shielded from criticism and accountability could make the kind of State of the Union speech Obama did Tuesday night.

It's hard to know where to begin, given his repetition of tired ideas from his previous SOTUs, his taking credit for successful policies he resisted and omitting failed ones he promoted, his numerous misrepresentations on issues big and small, and his glaring refusal to address the main issues that threaten the nation. (Newsmax) Read more.

WHAT A CONTRAST -While Obama and his campaign is championing class warfare and central planning, one presidential candidate is telling Americans that rights come from God and not from government. During the most recent presidential debate in Florida, former Senator Rick Santorum received thunderous applause when he reminded the audience that our rights come from God but in Obama's view our rights come from government which means they can be taken away by government. (Religious Freedom Coalition) To view Senator Santorum's message, go here.

Many Turned Off by State of the Union Address

U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn was not the only federal official to skip Obama's annual State of the Union address Tuesday.

In addition, as cameras scanned the audience assembled in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives, it was hard to miss the fact that only five of the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices were present, while four more were conspicuously absent: conservative Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas. (Justice Sonia Sotomayor - one of Obama's appointees - was likely on her way to Guam.) (CitizenLink)

- Gracious God, we praise You that our country was founded by Godly men who knew You and knew that You and You alone are the giver of true freedom. We give honor to You for such a foundation and we affirm that covenant with You made by our country's founders. We thank You for a candidate who will bring attention to this during the debates. We pray for a stirring up in America to return to the God of our Fathers.

- "As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation." (Proverbs 10:25)

5. HOMESCHOOLERS CLASH WITH OBAMA'S SCHOOL ATTENDANCE PROPOSAL

In the State of the Union address Obama called on all states to raise their school compulsory attendance age to 18, unnecessarily adding to bureaucratic requirements for homeschoolers.

Homeschool advocates (believe that) parents - not the federal government and certainly not Obama - are the ones who should decide how children are educated and when they're ready to graduate from high school. But Obama presumptively spoke on behalf of parents and the states: "So tonight, I am proposing that every state - every state - requires that all students stay in high school until they graduate or turn 18."

Ultimately, a formulaic and compulsory approach to education fails to instill in children a love of learning or a quality education. HSLDA President J. Michael Smith confirmed, "HSLDA has consistently protected homeschool families from the harmful effects of compulsory attendance education in their states, reinforcing the parental right to choose the method and duration of education most fitting to the individual needs and gifts of their children." (Oregon Faith Report; Home School Legal Defense Association) Read more.

- Pray that this proposal never sees the light of day.

- "Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted; propose your plan, but it will not stand, for God is with us." (Isaiah 8:10)

6. ON ABORTION: OBAMA V. THE CHURCH

Religious liberty suffered another blow Friday (Jan. 20) when the Obama Administration mandated free contraception coverage, including the abortion drug "ella." Religious groups had sought a waiver from this mandate, but the Administration refused. Instead, the Washington Post reported that they will have "a one-year delay before they must comply with the new rule."

Archbishop Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, blasted the mandate and the Obama Administration's disregard for religious liberty. Here is an excerpt of his statement:

"In effect, the president is saying we have a year to figure out how to violate our consciences. To force American citizens to choose between violating their consciences and forgoing their healthcare is literally unconscionable. The government should not force Americans to act as if pregnancy is a disease to be prevented at all costs."

I would be remiss if I did not take this opportunity in this "End of Day" report to remind folks once again about why politics is so important. It is literally a matter of life and death. The men and women we elect to public office appoint and confirm the justices who sit on the Supreme Court. (Gary Bauer; End-of-Day; Monday, January 23, 2012)

There are four justices on the high court who realize Roe v. Wade is terrible law. There are four justices who will fall on their sword to defend abortion-on-demand. The deciding vote, Justice Anthony Kennedy, seems to have no firm philosophical convictions. If Obama gets four more years and one or two more appointments to the Supreme Court, he will tip the balance on the high court. And abortion-on-demand, not to mention a radical redefinition of marriage, will be enshrined in our laws for generations to come.

- EVERY VOTE COUNTS. CHOOSE WISELY! And pray that the American public will, indeed, heed these words of wisdom from Gary Bauer. CHOOSE LIFE!

- "This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live." (Dt. 30:19)

7. KEYSTONE XL: OBAMA SAYS NO TO CANADA'S OIL

In a stunning development this month, the Obama Administration once again rejected the Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline would have transported crude oil from the Canadian tar sands to refineries along the Gulf Coast. It would have provided more oil from a friendly ally while reducing America's dependence on imported oil from hostile regimes like Venezuela or those in the Middle East.

Last month a bi-partisan majority in Congress passed legislation demanding a decision on the pipeline within 60 days. Congress took this unusual step because the Obama White House said it would wait until after the 2012 elections to make a decision. The administration now claims it is denying approval because it can't make an informed decision in 60 days. But according to the Wall Street Journal, "The U.S. government has been reviewing the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline since 2008."

But Obama just can't bring himself to approve a pipeline that would provide America with oil from Canada and create tens of thousands of jobs in the process -- even when his own advisors recommend it. He rejects the one really "shovel ready" project on his desk while spending billions on failed alternative energy companies. (Gary Bauer; End-of-Day; 1/18/12, excerpt)

- I am not sure any of us understood the true power of the presidency, until we elected one who is using that power to destroy our nation. Ask our Lord, Himself, to impact the heart of Hussein Obama, turning him to righteousness, salvation and sanity. May God yet have mercy upon all of us. (Sara Ballenger; Capitol Hill Prayer Partners)

- "Do not fret because of those who are evil or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away." (Psalm 37:1)

>> Read more in Human Events here.

8. DHS PRESENTS PLANS TO CONGRESS: WILL MERGE WITH LOCAL/STATE LEO'S

Plan will combine databases with local law enforcement officials (LEO's)

(Excerpt from pages 3 and 4 of document at Aspen Institute. To read full article, go here.)

As threats grow more localized, the prospect that a state/local partner will generate the first lead to help understand a new threat, or even an emerging cell, will grow. And the federal government's need to train, and even staff, local agencies, such as major city police departments, will grow. Because major cities are the focus for threat, these urban areas also will become the sources of intelligence that will help understand these threats at the national level, DHS might move toward decentralizing more of its analytic workforce to partner with state/local agencies in the collection and dissemination of intelligence from the local level.

- Pray that God will bring wisdom to state and local governments regarding any actual "merger" with DHS. Sharing information is significantly different than having interference from federal officials who do not know the people or culture of a region. Also pray that people will be protected from "collection and dissemination" of information that could be twisted or used against the innocent.

- "The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him. The Lord will not leave him in his hand . . " (Psalm 37:32,33a)

9. SUPREME COURT FORBIDS WARRANTLESS GPS SPYING

In a rare defeat for law enforcement, the Supreme Court unanimously agreed on Monday to bar police from installing GPS technology to track suspects without first getting a judge's approval. The justices made clear it wouldn't be their final word on increasingly advanced high-tech surveillance of Americans. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said the court's decision was "a victory for privacy rights and for civil liberties in the digital age." He said the ruling highlighted many new privacy threats posed by new technologies. Leahy has introduced legislation to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, a 1986 law that specifies standards for government monitoring of cellphone conversations and Internet communications. (Washington Times) Read more.

- Thank You, Lord, that we are finally seeing some concrete actions in favor of protecting America's citizens from the overwhelming potential abuses of personal privacy through the use of technology. We pray that technological advances will not replace the protections and liberties granted by the American Constitution.

- " Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings." (Psalm 17:7-9)

10. NO BUDGET IN 1,000 DAYS

It has now been more than 1,000 days since the Senate has passed a budget for our federal government. Although the Republican House has passed a budget the last two years, the Democrat controlled Senate last passed a budget on April 29, 2009. At that time the national debt was $11.15 trillion. Today, the national debt is $15.2 trillion. Every American now owes $48,700, or, another way to put it is that every U.S. household owes $128,300. (Religious Freedom Coalition)

- Heavenly Father, we ask that You would bring about fiscal responsibility to our legislative bodies. We ask that all hindrances be removed and all subterfuges be eliminated. We ask that You would removed those who have been used by the enemy to harm our country and make it a debtor nation.

- "Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed ye judges of the earth." (Psalm 2:10)

11. SENATE VOTE GIVES OBAMA OPTION TO RAISE DEBT CEILING ANOTHER $1.2 TRILLION

Senate Republicans were unable to muster enough votes Thursday for a bill opposing another $1.2 trillion increase in the debt ceiling.

The measure was defeated on a 52-44 vote. Lawmakers would have needed 60 votes in order to push the bill through, and more than that to override a presidential veto. The House had approved the measure last week, but it was expected to fail in the Senate.

The vote caps an unusual process set up at the end of the debt-ceiling debate last summer. The process allows lawmakers, mostly Republicans, to vote against debt increases but not actually block them. Blocking them would provoke a first-ever, market-rattling default on U.S. obligations. (Christian Coalition of America) Read more.

- Lord God, we have a president and many in Congress who refuse to operate within the laws of our government. Deliver them from greed and the love of money.

- "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs." (1Timothy 6:10)

12. REP. DUNCAN HUNTER INTRODUCES "WAR MEMORIAL ACT"

Rep. Duncan Hunter introduced H.R. 290, which would ensure that war memorials are able to include religious symbols. The measure specifically states that religious symbols may be included "[t]o recognize the religious background of members of the United States Armed Forces." Rep. Hunter introduced the bill in response to the Ninth Circuit's January 2011 ruling that declared unconstitutional the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial.

- We praise You, Father, for concerned and responsive members of Congress who will use their Constitutionally-given ability to push back at the anti-Christ tide of wicked rulings by liberal judges. We pray for swift and unanimous passage of this bill in both Houses of Congress. Bless this effort, in the name of Jesus.

- "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance." (Psalm 33:12)

An Historic Trial in Georgia

Obama-No-Show at (Eligibility) Trial:

Sworn testimony reveals fake Social Security number, other gaps

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Georgia citizens today delivered sworn testimony to a court that Hussein Obama is slam-dunk disqualified from having his name on the 2012 presidential ballot in the state, because his father never was a U.S. citizen, which prevents him from qualifying as a "natural-born citizen" as the U.S. Constitution requires for a president.

The historic hearing was the first time that a court has accepted arguments on the merits of the controversy over Obama's status. His critics say he never met the constitutional requirements to occupy the Oval Office, and the states and Congress failed in their obligations to make sure only a qualified president is inaugurated. His supporters, meanwhile, argue he won the 2008 election and therefore was "vetted" by America.

The hearing was before Judge Michael Malihi of the Georgia state Office of State Administrative Hearings. In Georgia, a state law requires "every candidate for federal" office who is certified by the state executive committees of a political party or who files a notice of candidacy "shall meet the constitutional and statutory qualifications for holding the office being sought."

State law also grants the secretary of state and any "elector who is eligible to vote for a candidate" in the state the authority to raise a challenge to a candidate's qualifications, the judge determined. (WorldNetDaily) Read more.

- Pray for the protection of Judge Malihi, and pray that many other states will follow the lead of the State of Georgia in examining the evidence in hand to determine whether Barack Hussein Obama is qualified, under the Constitution, to run for the Office of President of the United States.
Pray, too, that truth will be revealed in this situation, and that truth will bring good consequences for America. Pray also that the scales on the eyes of the news media will be lifted.

- "Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, have fellowship with you? . . . But the Lord has been my defense, and my God the rock of my refuge." (Psalm 94:20,22)

Freedom of Speech in Danger

ALERT: UN Resolution 16/18 is a challenge to our freedom of speech in the U.S.Constitution
We have become aware of United Nations Resolution 16/18 that if implemented, can have a direct impact on our right to freedom of speech in the United States. Please watch this brief video by Best Current News that gives the background of this resolution. (More details below.)

Warning: Your Freedom of Speech Under Attack

As a concerned citizen we suggest you share this video and information with those on your email address list, including ministry contacts, friends, and all who need informed.
This past December the U.S. State Department hosted a three-day, closed-door international conference to discuss implementation of Resolution 16/18 with members of the OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) that if passed, will criminalize the criticism of Islam. The OIC is the world's largest Islamic Organization with 56 member states and the Palestinian Authority, and is the second largest intergovernmental agency behind the United Nations. This is composed of Kings and Heads of State as the Supreme authority of the organization. These nations typically vote as a bloc within the U.N.

By discussing the implementation of Resolution 16/18, the U.S. State Department immediately gives validity to the OIC's position. The OIC has attempted for the past 12 years to pass resolutions that would criminalize the 'defamation of religions', specifically Islam. There appears to be nothing in this that mentions criticism of Christianity or Judaism. Under the resolution, even if what you say about Islam is true, if it incites Muslims to violence, you could be held criminally liable. Unlike traditional U.S. defamation laws, truth would not be considered a defense.

To read reports on this meeting click the following links for articles written by reputable sources: The Investigative Project on Terrorism and Hudson Institute.

The next meeting to discuss the implementation of this resolution will be held this spring in Europe. Many Europeans are already limited in what they can say because of 'hate speech' laws in their nations. The OIC nations already restrict speech so the resolution is meant to silence critics of Islam within western nations. Even if the U.S. does not implement the resolution, if it is by Europe, we could be faced with the possibility of it becoming international law.

There are many who are speaking about the ramifications of this resolution. One leader stated: "Christians need to be concerned regarding this measure because if implemented in the way the OIC desires, it would severely limit what Americans could say regarding Islam. This would include examining the beliefs of Islam, criticizing the prophet or any of the practices within Islam (including honor killings, forced marriages, etc.) or taken to its ultimate, yet logical conclusion proclaiming that 'Jesus Christ is the Son of God' since that would be considered blasphemy within Islam. Elected public officials need to be made aware of this resolution and the State Department's activities."

The video lists the Chairmen of committees in our federal government who could hold public hearings.

To contact congressional members of the House of Representatives, go to: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

To contact your U.S. Senator, go to: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

As responsible American citizens it is very important that we let our concerns be known to our national and state representatives. Our freedom of speech must not be compromised!
(Source: AGLOW International)

CALL TO ACTION: Capitol Hill Prayer Partners stands in agreement with AGLOW International of the danger of this move taken by the OIC in the United Nations. In addition to the action recommended above, we ask you to please circulate this video -- and this alert -- to your own networks of friends. Thank you.

- "Thy people shall volunteer freely in the day of Thy power!" (Psalm 110:3)

This Week, Worship Our Lord As . . .

WORD OF GOD (D'vahr Ha'Ehlo-heem)

"He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God." (Revelation 19:13)

Just as You were in the beginning, You are the Word of God. Help me to get to know You more, day by day, by reading and meditating on Your Word, on You. How I love You, Lord!
(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)

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CHPP Daily Brief - Friday, January 27, 2012

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News for Prayer!

• The Daily Brief
• The Middle East in Focus
• The Daily Jot
• Focus: Religious Freedom
• Focus: Obama's Losing Bets
• Focus: Intl. Holocaust Day
• Focus: Florida Primary
• The Good News Corner
• Worship with Us Today!

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The Daily Brief - Friday, January 27, 2012

"You must be born again . . ." (John 3:7)

SUMMARY OF MAJOR HEADLINES
1.    Federal Court Rules in Favor of Religious Freedom
2.    Another "Green" Bankruptcy
3.    International Holocaust Day
4.    Florida Presidential Primary Prayer Guide

The Daily Brief

1. Netanyahu: Israel will not give US warning before strike on Iran - World of Judaica

Last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak told US Chief of Staff General Martin Dempsey that Israel would not give the US more than 12 hours notice before launching a strike against Iran.

Dempsey visited Israel last week on his first official trip to the country and met with Barak and IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz as well as the Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres. . . .

During the meetings, Netanyahu and Barak told Dempsey that Israel would not coordinate with the US regarding a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities and would not give advance warning, especially in the wake of US President Barack Obama's insistence that he would prevent such as a strike from occurring. . . . Read more.

- Father, we thank You for PM Netanyahu being in office at this strategic moment in Israel's history, and for the wisdom You are giving him, as He governs Your tiny nation of Israel. We pray for his protection, and the protection of Israel. Abba, we pray that our nation, and its leaders, will be supportive of Israel in dealing with their enemies. We bind up spirits of intimidation from operating in this situation, and we thank You that You are watching over Your land at all times.

- "He will not allow your foot to slip or to be moved; He Who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand [the side not carrying a shield]." (Psalm 121:3-5)

2. U.S. to open up remaining Gulf oil leases - CNN

The federal government Thursday announced plans to sell off oil and gas leases on 38 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico seafloor in a new domestic energy push by the Obama administration.

- Abba, we thank You that our government is willing to tap into our own domestic oil and gas resources, to lessen our dependence on foreign resources, which are often controlled by their greed and anti-American politics. We thank You for blessing our nation with these resources, and pray they will be used wisely. Amen.

- " I will shake all nations, and what is desired by all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,' says the LORD Almighty. 'The silver is mine and the gold is mine,' declares the LORD Almighty." (Haggai 2:7,8)

3. Federal Mortgage Insurer Headed Toward Collapse - Epoch Times

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is deeply insolvent and headed toward a financial crash like that of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae in 2008, according to analysis from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) released last week.

- Precious Lord, thank You for Your provision for our daily needs. We look to You, as our Provider, and not the federal government. We do ask that the heads of the FHA will humble themselves, and call out to You in the day of trouble, and that You will hear their cries, and answer, giving them much needed wisdom. We ask You to use this situation to turn the hearts of those, who trust in their riches, to instead put their trust in You and find true riches. Amen.

- "Some trust in chariots and some in horses, (riches), but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. They are brought to their knees and fall, but we rise up and stand firm." (Psalm 20:7,8)

4. Death Valley's Big Bang: Volcano "Potentially Active" - National Geographic

A volcano in Death Valley National Park might be more dangerous than previously thought, a new study says.

- Lord, we know that all creation is groaning and travailing at an increased pace, as we are in these "Last Days", when You said there would be an increase in these natural occurences of earthquakes, eruptions, floods, and adverse weather events. We ask that You would give wisdom to those studying these phenomena, so they will be better able to issue warnings to those who might be most affected. We also pray against a spirit of fear, and ask that folks would instead make the Almighty their Refuge and Hope. In Yeshua's Name we pray. Amen.

- "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation." (Psalm 91:14-16)

5. Obama's Former Faith Adviser: 'I, Frankly, Am Glad American Civil Religion is Dying' - CNS News

Shaun Casey, the religious affairs adviser to the U.S. Constitutionally unqualified presidential candidate Obama in 2008, said at a discussion on Tuesday about "God and Politics" that the demise of religious society in the United States is a good thing.

- How sad, Lord, is this statement by Mr. Casey! We ask that You would reveal Yourself to him, and others of like mind, just how real and faithful You are! May they come to realize that belief in You is not a "religion", but a relationship. We pray that they would humble themselves and come into relationship with You, Who is Life.

- "Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do." (John 17:3,4)

6. Park Service Warns Occupy DC to end camps Monday - Fox News

WASHINGTON - U.S. Park Police are warning occupy protesters that they must stop camping at two Washington parks on Monday or risk arrest. The National Park Service is distributing fliers to protesters Friday at McPherson Square on K Street and at Freedom Plaza on Pennsylvania Avenue. The notice says protesters must comply with regulations that prohibit camping at those sites by noon on Monday.The move comes after a House oversight subcommittee hearing Tuesday where Republican lawmakers questioned why camping has been allowed since October. The park service said 24-hour vigils are allowed.The park service defines camping as using park land for "living accommodation purposes such as sleeping." It says camping materials must be removed and temporary structures must be left open to allow for inspection.

- Father, we bind up spirits of lawlessness, anarchy, intimidation, and class warfare, from these "Occupy" movements, and release to them spirits of gratitude and thankfulness that we live in a great country, where everyone is able to demonstrate peacefully, and express their opinions without fear of reprisal. May they ignore the calls from the radical left encouraging them to violence and civil disobedience. We ask that they will come to understand that violence will just turn public opinion against them, increasingly. May these people increase in wisdom and understanding, that they, too, can increase their incomes by hard work, and not through "hand-outs". Amen.

- "For while we were yet with you, we gave you this rule and charge: If anyone will not work, neither let him eat. Indeed, we hear that some among you are disorderly [that they are passing their lives in idleness, neglectful of duty], being busy with other people's affairs instead of their own and doing no work." (2 Thessalonians 3:10,11)

The Middle East in Focus

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

"But the Lord your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies." (II Kings 17:39)

1. 84% of Israelis believe in God - Israel Hayom

A full 84 percent of Israelis believe in God, a new study has shown, and that number is on the rise.

2. Report: IDF officer told cabinet 'we can't stop Iran nuke program' - Ynet News

A senior IDF officer told cabinet last fall that the army does not have the ability to hit the Iranian nuclear program in a "meaningful way," a security official told Time magazine.

3. Dempsey: US, Israel view Iran threat very differently - Ynet News

The United State and Israel view the Iranian nuclear threat very differently, Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said.

4. 'Massive' Blockade Needed to Stop Iran Threat, Israel's Steinitz Says - Bloomberg

A "massive" aerial and naval blockade of Iran, reminiscent of the 1962 U.S. quarantine of Cuba, is needed to stop the Islamic regime from pursuing nuclear weapons, Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said. The European Union's ban on imports of Iranian crude and other economic sanctions "might not be sufficient" to deter Iran's nuclear ambitions, Steinitz, 53, said today in an interview at Bloomberg's headquarters in New York. (Read more.)

5. Former IDF Chief: Israel Must Prepare for War - Israel National News

Former IDF Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi warned, Thursday, that Israel could not afford to cut its defense budget and should prepare itself for war.

"In comparison to 10 years ago, the possibility of a conflict is not something that we just need to talk about," Ashkenazi said during a lecture at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv.

"We never saw it coming. It happened on my watch, so it must be said. But if it's any consolation, Egypt never saw it coming either," Ashkenazi said of the so-called Arab Spring protests that have now turned into an Islamic winter in elections throughout the Arab world.

"The Middle East's plates are shifting. What the Egyptian army didn't know, I couldn't have known. (Egypt's) leaders did not know either," he said, adding the ultimate strategic pi cture was still changing. . .

The Daily Jot

Presidential Deception--Above the law, below the radar

The man who occupies the Oval Office ignored a court order on January 26, thereby breaking the law. He was ordered to attend an Administrative Court hearing in Atlanta, Georgia concerning whether he is eligible to be on the Georgia ballot as a candidate. The president's legal council wrote a letter to Brian Kemp, Georgia's Secretary of State, advising that his client and battery of lawyers will "suspend" participation in the hearing. The hearing took place as scheduled in a packed Atlanta courtroom with the defendant's table empty. There was a small story on Drudge Report giving few details of the hearing. In this case, and others, the president is above the law, and below the radar of the public.

Kemp wrote the president's council: "In following the procedures set forth in the Georgia Election Code, I expect the administrative law judge to report his findings to me after his full consideration of the evidence and law. Upon receipt of the report, I will fully and fairly review the entire record and initial decision of the administrative law judge. Anything you and your client place in the record in response to the challenge will be beneficial to my review of the initial decision; however, if you and your client choose to suspend your participation in the OSAH proceedings, please understand that you do so at your own peril." At the hearing, it appeared that the president had submitted no information for the record.

The hearing was streamed live on the internet. It was difficult to hear witness introductions, etc., and there appears to be no mainstream media having any detailed reports. Sources at the scene report that the judge called plaintiff council into his chamber and wanted to issue a default judgment against the president. Council argued in favor of holding the hearing to place the testimonies into court records. The testimonies from various experts demonstrated three main points: 1) that the man holding the office of president is not a natural born citizen, 2) his identity is in question because his social security number is fraudulent, and 3) his birth certificate is a high tech forgery. There was no rebuttal by the defendant.

The testimonies gave detailed information that cast tremendous doubt on the president's identity, his citizenship, and conflicting information he has provided. They were professional and compelling, and now they are a matter of court record--even if the news media will not report them. Whether the president wants to recognize there is a question about his eligibility, he is defiantly stonewalling the process. Any other American citizen who refused to obey a court order would be held in contempt and perhaps jailed. The news media, given its freedom of speech, is abrogating this essential duty to a free society by not covering it. Jesus said in Matthew 24:4, "Take heed that no man deceive you." Deception abounds as it appears above the law and below the radar.

Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
www.dailyjot.com

Focus: Religious Freedom

Federal Court Rules in Favor of Religious Freedom

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that a graduate student's First Amendment rights were likely violated when Eastern Michigan University (EMU) expelled her from the counseling program in which she was enrolled.

In her graduate-level practicum in 2009, Julea Ward was assigned a client seeking help in reconciling her same-sex relationship in 2009. Ward, who is a Christian, didn't feel she'd be the best counselor for that case, so she asked her supervisor how to handle it - and her supervisor referred the client to another qualified professional, a standard counseling practice. But afterward, EMU started disciplinary proceedings against her, and ultimately expelled her from the program because of her religious beliefs. (CitizenLink) Read more.

In addition, Of the decision Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said:

"Americans should be thankful for Julea Ward's victory in her effort to practice her Christian faith while studying to become a professional counselor. While this case is not over, Judge Sutton's opinion makes the strong argument that professional counselors who practice their faith cannot be denied the ability to refer patients for values-based reasons when a person could refer a patient to another counselor for secular reasons. The decision marks an important step in defending the religious and intellectual freedoms of Americans."

- Offer a chorus of praise for this decision rendered by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Praise the Lord!

- "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord." (Psalm 33:12)

Focus: Obama's Losing Bets

Obama's Losing Bets: Another "Green" Bankruptcy

Another Obama-backed "green energy" company went bankrupt this week, and House Republicans are demanding answers.

Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on oversight and investigations, said, "One bankruptcy may be a fluke, two could be coincidence, but three is a trend. Our investigation continues, and we are working to ensure taxpayers are never again stuck paying hundreds of millions of dollars because of the administration's risky bets."

The [unconstitutionally qualified] Obama condemns speculation on Wall Street, but he is speculating all the time with your tax dollars! Worse, he said in his State of the Union address that he intends to "double-down" on these risky "clean energy" bets. (Gary Bauer; End of Day; Jan. 27, 2012) Read more.

Focus: Intl. Holocaust Day

International Holocaust Day - January 27, 2012

Introduction:

Around the world today, there were many observances in remembrance of the millions who died during the Holocaust.

Never again!

Please note, below, a very special film, "Repentance," that honors the victims of the Holocaust, and provides a means of healing of memories of that tragic era.Thank you.

Film description: Two thousand years of anti-Semitic Church history deeply wounded many Jewish hearts and have burdened the Christian conscience. Is healing and reconciliation still possible? The 1950s saw the rise of a repentance movement in Germany, which has continued to this day. In this documentary, Christians and Jews speak openly. Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel states, "It is rewarding to see good Christians who realize that the past of Christianity for us Jews is a source of anguish." This unique presentation provides an answer that deeply touches the heart.

The airings of "Repentance" will continue on several Jewish networks January 27-29, 2012.

Title: Repentance (Produced and Directed by Joel A. Levitch)

Featuring the Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary's inspiring work of reconciliation with the Jewish people and an interview with Nobel Laureate, Elie Wiesel.
Jewish Life Television - JLTV

1. On DIRECTV - channel 366
2. Streamed Live at: www.jltv.tv
3. Cable systems: check web-site for cable systems in your area - www.jltv.tv/content.php?page=carriage
Airdates this weekend:

January 28, 2012 at 7 PM, 10 PM, and 1 AM (EST)
January 29, 2012 at 3 PM (EST)

-- Please be sure to check your local listings for updates.
On the East Coast, you may be able to view:

National Jewish Television - (NJT)
January 29, 2012 at 3 PM (EST)

-- Please pray that many will tune in and for a good response!

Focus: Florida Primary

Florida Presidential Primary Prayer Guide: January 31

On January 31, 2012, the Florida Republican Presidential Preference Primary will be held. This is an important time for our nation as Florida's voice is heard in the political arena. Let's rise up together in prayer and action to shape the history of our nation through prayer, worship, fasting and activism.

Florida is the first large state to hold its primary. With an estimated population of nineteen million, Florida takes fourth place in size after California, Texas and New York. Over half-a-million citizens are Jewish. Close to six million residents are Christian or Roman Catholic. (2010 U.S. Census) Historically, the state's influence can be seen in the 2008 Florida Republican Primary where winner Senator John McCain went on to receive the Republican Party nomination to run for President. The same is true for former President George W. Bush during the 2000 election year.

What to Pray

* Pray for the church of Florida to rise up as a righteous voice. Call forth those who have been ignorant of the election process to awaken to the state of our nation. Ask the Lord to activate the church to pray and vote to shift our nation.

* Pray for our leaders: 1 Timothy 2:1-3 - "Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior."

* Ask the Lord to reveal His righteous leaders for our nation and our state that will promote Biblical principles and stand with Israel. Declare that God's Eliakim for this hour will come forth (Isaiah 22).

* Pray for the election workers, that they will work with integrity and honesty as they perform their tasks from January 21 - January 31 (early voting opens on January 21) (Source: Reformation Prayer Network) Read more.

The Good News Corner:

CANADA ISSUES STAMP WITH MAGEN DAVID

A TRUE FRIEND OF ISRAEL!

May the nation of Canada be blessed with the blessing of Messiah as she has honored Israel by issuing this new stamp. Shalom!

Worship with Us Today!

"Thank You" by Hillsong United

Thank You for Your kindness
Thank You for Your mercy
Thank You for the cross
Thank You for the price You paid . . .

CHPP Daily Brief -Thursday, January 26, 2012

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News for Prayer!

• The Daily Brief
• The Middle East in Focus
• The Daily Jot
• Focus: State of the Union
• Focus: Supreme Court
• Focus: New York State
• Focus: Congress
• Focus: Arizona Governor
• The Good News Corner
• Worship with Us Today!

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Herndon, VA 20172-1970
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The Daily Brief - Thursday, January 26, 2012

"You must be born again . . ." (John 3:7)

SUMMARY OF MAJOR HEADLINES

1.    Many Turned Off by State of the Union Address
2.    Free-Speech Case Appealed to Supreme Court
3.    New York Senate Committee Passes Church/School Bill
4.    Two Pro-Life Measures Introduced in Congress
5.    Arizona Governor v. Mr. Obama

The Daily Brief

1. Azerbaijan police foil Iran plot to assassinate Israel ambassador - UK Telegraph

Police in Azerbaijan have foiled an Iranian plot to assassinate Israel's ambassador and other prominent Jews in apparent revenge for the killing of nuclear scientists in Tehran, officials in the former Soviet state claimed.

- Lord, we thank You for foiling this plot, and pray for Your protection over Israel's entire leadership. We bind the spirit of murder that constantly tries to destroy Israel.

- "For the Lord loves justice, and does not forsake His saints; they are preserved forever, but the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off." [Psalm 37:28]

2. Iran Preparing Now for Armageddon -WND

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has held several secret meetings with his economic and military advisers in recent days to prepare for the possibility of war with the United States.

- Father, You are the "Supreme Leader" and there is no other. Let every plot and device by the enemies of Your Name be brought to nothing.

- "You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne." [Psalm 89:13,14a]

3. U.S. official: SEAL team in rescue in Somalia also killed bin Laden - Detroit News

Held captive since last fall, an ailing American woman and a Danish man were safely on their way home after a bold, dark-of-night rescue by U.S. Navy SEALs.

- Lord, we rejoice that our U.S. Navy Seal Team is so expert at rescue insertions. We pray Your mighty protection over these men in coming days, remembering that after they killed Bin Laden a tragedy struck their unit. We call forth the Blood of Jesus over them, a hedge of the Fire of God around them, and Your Holy Spirit to touch their hearts and minds.

- "You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot." [Psalm 91:13]

4. Bernanke says Fed pondering further stimulus - Reuters

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the central bank was ready to offer the economy additional stimulus after it announced it would likely keep interest rates near zero until at least late 2014.

- Lord, as the economy continues to struggle, we thank you for keeping interest rates low for the people who desperately need them. We do ask, however, that Mr. Bernanke and his financial advisers find You in the midst of the problems, and that Your wisdom would prevail over his decisions.

- "Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding; for her proceeds are better than the profits of silver, and the gain than fine gold." [Proverbs 3:13,14]

5. Obama Pushes for New Taxes, More Spending in State of the Union - NewsMax

Attempting to lay out his blueprint for an "economy that's built to last," an often impassioned, even defiant Obama vowed Tuesday night to fight obstructionism in Congress and return to a "fairness for all and responsibility from all" approach in his third State of the Union.

- Father, we must not be deceived by words, but stand firm against tyranny in any of its forms. The mouth speaks from the heart, is a reminder to us all to be wise in listening to any speeches during the election season.

- "But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man." [ Matthew 15:18]

6. Pentagon budget to cut military, cancel programs - Reuters

The Pentagon will preview a budget proposal this week that begins to implement $487 billion in spending cuts over the next decade by trimming the size of the military and canceling or scaling back some weapons programs.

- Lord, as we face budget cuts during a time of war against terror, and enemies whose desire is to completely destroy our way of life, we pray for wisdom and military strategies for our leaders. But most of all, we pray for reliance upon You as our protection, and the counsel of the Most High as our guide.

- "Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; but we will remember the Name of the Lord our God." [Psalm 20:7]

7. House Bills Promote Religion at War Memorials - Military.Com

The House on Tuesday passed two bills endorsing the use of religious symbols at military memorials. One writes into law the propriety of displaying religious markers at war memorials while the other orders that the Interior Department add to the World War II Memorial in Washington a plaque with Franklin Roosevelt's prayer to the nation on D-Day.

- Father, we rejoice at the passage of these two bills, and we pray that the Senate will follow suit. The foundations of America are at stake! We ask that You will take the opportunity to move among the members of Congress, bringing truth and life to their lives.

- "Say to God, 'Through the greatness of Your power, Your enemies shall submit themselves to You" [Psalm 66:3]

The Middle East in Focus

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

"But the Lord your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies." (II Kings 17:39)

1. Palestinians: Peace negotiations with Israel have ended - Ha'aretz

The time frame that the Palestinians have allowed for talks with Israel in Amman under Jordanian auspices expires on Thursday. According to diplomatic sources associated with the Middle East Quartet - the United States, United Nations, European Union and Russia - last-minute efforts are underway to head off the talks' collapse, but the prospects seem slim.

2. Palestinians say fifth Amman meeting will be last - Jerusalem Post

Palestinian Authority officials said Wednesday that a fifth meeting between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in Amman scheduled for later in the day would be the final meeting, Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported.

3. Israel to UN: Tomorrow will be too late for action against Iran - Ha'aretz

"Iran's efforts to develop nuclear weapons represent the greatest threat to peace and security in the world," Israel's United Nations Envoy Ron Prosor said. "The silence of the Security Council will be very costly. You must act today. Tomorrow will be too late."

4. UN chief to visit Israel, Palestinian territories - Jerusalem Post

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan in a Middle East tour supporting the peace process, Ban said Wednesday.

5. Pro-Palestinian hackers bring down Haaretz Hebrew website - Ha'aretz

Pro-Palestinian hackers brought down Haaretz's Hebrew website on Wednesday, after several Israeli websites were targeted earlier in the day.

6. Ashton, UNRWA chief sign $72M Palestinian aid agreement - Ynet News

The European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton, and the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Chief, Filippo Grandi, signed a $72 million financing agreement towards the Agency's General Fund.

The Daily Jot

New York Police Force bullied by Islam on anti-terrorism training

The New York Times has taken on the city's police department for showing a training film to some 1,400 police officers depicting the terrorist threat posed by Islamists. The film reportedly states that "much of Muslim leadership here in America" is to "infiltrate and dominate" the United States. Of course, the film has drawn the ire of Muslims and Muslim civil rights groups. The police department is now backing off from its decision to show the film that, according to the Times, "amid images of assassinations, bombings and executions, portrays many mainstream American Muslim leaders as closet radical Islamists, and states that their "primary tactic" is deception."

That Islamist civil rights groups, such as the Council on American Islamic Relations and its affiliates, would fight so hard to prevent police from understanding the Islamic creed of colonizing, radicalizing, and taking over the United States is an obvious and blatant attempt to propagandize the deception of the Islamic movement in America. Evidence suggests that the FBI and Homeland Security are routinely arresting home-grown terrorists who are Islamic or Islamic converts. To run away from the concept of the film is to avoid reality. Preventing law enforcement and the military from understanding the true nature of Islam in America is tantamount to withholding information that could save lives and preserve the nation.

There is no better or concise information about the intentions of cult of Islam in America than what was submitted as evidence by the US Government in the 2008 Holy Land Foundation Trial in Texas. The Muslim Brotherhood plan is to conduct a massive "Concept of Settlement" by coordinating Islamic Centers, news and entertainment media, infiltration of the government, the courts, the congress and various civic and youth organizations to colonize the United States. The plan stated: "The process of settlement is a "Civilization-Jihadist Process" with all the word means...work in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying the Western civilization from within and sabotaging its miserable house..."

Islam is playing for keeps. And for some reason our very own government, under the leadership of a president raised as a Muslim, refuses to accept that Islam is an internal threat to America. From the military to the local police departments, every soldier and officer should know the true intent and methods of this threat. There is a total lack of discernment by America's leadership, and, for the most part, by America's citizenry. This so-called religion of peace is anything but. Jeremiah 8:11 says, For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace." There is no peace with Islam. It is a false religion, a tyrannical political system, and an evil destroyer of life and liberty.

Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
www.dailyjot.com

Focus: State of the Union

State of the Union Address Creates Controversy

Many Turned Off by State of the Union Address

U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn was not the only federal official to skip Obama's annual State of the Union address Tuesday.

As cameras scanned the audience assembled in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives, it was hard to miss the fact that only five of the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices were present - Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. and Justices Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan.

Though Justice Sonia Sotomayor - one of Obama's appointees - was likely on her way to Guam, where she's scheduled to speak at an upcoming judicial conference, conservative Justices Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas were conspicuously absent. (By Karla Dial; CitizenLink) Read more.

Focus: Supreme Court

Free-Speech Case Appealed to Supreme Court

The Thomas More Law Center on Tuesday appealed the case of a Southern California teacher to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Bradley Johnson, a high school math teacher in the Poway Unified School District near San Diego, had banners hanging in his classroom for 25 years with mottos such as "In God We Trust," "One Nation Under God" and "God Bless America."

For the last 30 years, the school district has had a policy allowing teachers to use their classrooms for displays of personal belief - a policy other teachers at Johnson's school have taken advantage of by hanging up Tibetan prayer flags and posters of the Dalai Lama, Malcolm X and Hindu sayings.

In 2007, the school told Johnson his banners needed to be removed, while the other displays remained. A federal district court in 2008 upheld Johnson's First Amendment rights, but a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the decision last year - then turned down a request for an en banc hearing by the full court.

That leaves the U.S. Supreme Court as a last resort, said Thomas More Law Center President Richard Thompson.

"This case is a prime example of how public schools across our nation are cleansing our classrooms of our Christian heritage, while promoting atheism and other non-Christian religions under the guise of cultural diversity," he said. (Citizen Link) Read more.

- Pray fervently over this critical case in southern California for the rights of our citizens to uphold our freedom of speech as Christians! Decree that the decision rendered by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will be overruled by the U.S. Supreme Court. Pray!

- "Thou shalt have no other gods before me." (Exodus 20:3)

Focus: New York State

New York Senate Committee Passes Church/School Bill

Measure would change state law to allow houses of worship to meet in public school buildings.
A New York State Senate committee passed a bill on Tuesday as the first step toward overriding a New York City policy banning churches from holding weekend worship services in rented public schools.

The city's Department of Education gave churches their eviction notice in late December, after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to rule on a 16-year-old viewpoint-discrimination case of a church in the Bronx that was kicked out of a public school. The city has given some 60-odd churches serving primarily poor neighborhoods until Feb. 12 to find other facilities to call home.
I salute the New York State Senate Education Committee on taking bold and decisive action on this important issue," said New York City Councilman Fernando Cabrera, who has urged state legislators to take up the churches' cause. "I am confident the Assembly will follow suit, and urge Gov. (Andrew) Cuomo to sign the legislation when it reaches his desk."

If the bill does not pass, New York City apparently would be the first major city nationwide to ban churches from meeting in public schools. Several peaceful demonstrations protesting the policy have already taken place; Cabrera, who is also a pastor, was one of several people arrested for a show of civil disobedience earlier this month.

Church supporters have scheduled a protest march across the Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday.

- Again, pray that this bill would PASS in the New York State Senate committee. May our people be free to assemble in public buildings, when available, for the purposes of worship. May God be praised for this development in New York State. Pray, too, for the protection of all who are marching in protest over the original ruling in New York City. Pray!

- "Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people." (Proverbs 14:34)

Focus: Congress

Two Pro-Life Measures Introduced in Congress

The March for Life may be over, but the momentum has carried on right into the U.S. Capitol, where two men are doing their part to put feet to the prayers of millions of American seeking to restore the right to life in our nation.

Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) is kicking things off with a push to ban D.C. abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy, when it's widely believed that babies can feel pain. "It will emphasize the humanity of the child and the inhumanity of what is being done to them," Rep. Franks told the Washington Post. As chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee that handles the District, he is all but guaranteed a vote on the House floor

Meanwhile, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has filed the Ultrasound Informed Consent Act, which, like Texas's law, requires doctors to perform an ultrasound and describe the baby's development before a woman consents to abort. So far, the measure has 44 co-sponsors. Encourage your member to become one of them. Contact your representatives and ask them to support the Franks and Jordan bills.

(Family Research Council, "The Measure of a Man," Jan. 26, 2012)

- Pray for passage of each bill. Pray for a groundswell of support to arise from our citizens in all 50 states to support LIFE by calling their members of Congress and asking that they vote for these two bills. Amen.

- "Thy people shall volunteer freely in the day of Thy power." (Psalm 110:3 NAS)

Focus: Arizona Governor

Tension On The Tarmac

Yesterday Barack Obama flew to Arizona and was met on the tarmac by Governor Jan Brewer. Brewer handed the president an envelope with a handwritten letter inviting him to visit the border with her and talk about how the economy in Arizona is improving. Obama wasn't interested.
Instead, according to CBS News, "What she got was a critique. Of her book." In her book, "Scorpions for Breakfast," Brewer recounts an Oval Office meeting in which she said Obama lectured her about Arizona's tough anti-illegal immigration law. Evidently, Obama was offended by her depiction of the meeting and took the opportunity to relay his displeasure. Surprised by the president's reaction, Brewer asked if Obama had actually read the book. He said he had read excerpts.

It was obvious from their body language that the president and the governor were having a tense exchange. When asked what transpired, Brewer told reporters yesterday, "Bottom line is that he generally wants to talk about amnesty and I want to talk about securing our border." She later added that Obama seemed "thin-skinned." Indeed he is.

- Offer praise for the courage shown by Arizona Governor Janice Brewer in standing strong for the rights of the citizens of Arizona against an administration that seems to have deaf ears on the matters of immigration and the economy. Stand in the gap for the rudeness shown her by the sitting president. May he yet understand the ways of godly leadership, to behave as a statesman in all matters that concern him. In Jesus Name, amen.

- "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." (Matthew 21:22)

The Good News Corner:

Man Lost Two Days on Mt. Rainier Marched to "Amazing Grace"

(Tacoma, WA)-Nearly every weekend for the last decade, 66-year-old experienced outdoorsman Yong Chun Kim has gone snowshoeing in Washington's Cascade Mountains.

But, on Saturday, January 14, when Kim led a group of friends on a trek on Mount Rainier, he reportedly fell 150 yards down a steep slope in whiteout conditions and then fell again, ultimately getting buried over his head in snow.

According to a King 5 News report, Kim-armed with only the barest essentials-was able to make his way to a tree where he could take refuge.

Meanwhile, nearly 50 hours after the accident, Kim's family was said to have nearly lost all hope that he had survived or would be found. But not so, Kim.

Pictures Kim took of himself during his ordeal show a smiling, faith-filled face and, indeed, he was staying alive by marching in place while singing Gospel tunes in Korean. . . especially "Amazing Grace."

The report notes that Kim had a "song in his heart and a fire in his belly," that helped him survive and he has no intention of giving up his weekly expeditions on the mountain.

"It takes me close to God," he said.

To see a delightful interview of Kim explaining his ordeal, click on the link provided.
Source: Staff - King 5 News

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Amazing Grace in Rome

Let's sing that song that helped our brother in Washington to SURVIVE!

CHPP Daily Brief - Wednesday, January 25, 2012

2012-01-25T19:06:00.001-05:00

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The Daily Brief - Wednesday, January 25, 2012

"You must be born again . . ." (John 3:7)

The Daily Brief

1. Homeland Security Wants to Spy on 4 Square Miles at Once - Wired News

It's not just for the Afghanistan and Iraq wars anymore. The Department of Homeland Security is interested in a camera package that can peek in on almost four square miles of (Constitutionally protected) American territory for long, long stretches of time. Homeland Security wants the video collected by the system to beam down in "near real time" - 12 seconds or quicker - to a control room and beyond line of sight (BLOS) ruggedized mobile receiver on the ground," just as military spy gear does. The camera should shift to infrared mode for nighttime snooping.

The Army's super-powerful ARGUS camera, heading to Afghanistan, can look out at 36 square miles at a time; the Air Force's Gorgon Stare looks out on an entire city at once. But, those systems are used against insurgents, who are not protected by the Fourth Amendment's prohibitions on unreasonable searches. Even if the wide-area surveillance DHS is just used at borders or airports, those are still places where Americans go about their business, under the presumption that they're not living in a government panopticon. It's hardly clear from the pre-solicitation that the department only expects to operate the cameras after getting a court order - or if it thinks it needs one in the first place.

- Intercessors, it sometimes seems questionable whose side the Department of Homeland Security is actually on; particularly in the light of Janet Napolitano and the White House's crafted list of potential homeland terrorist threats which includes - returning veterans, "right wing" Christians, pro-life citizens, and legal arms owners. No mention of Islamic Terrorists on the DHS's list! As you pray, BIND this tendency of governing powers to make law abiding citizens " the enemy." Pray for righteous leaders who determine policies with respect for Constitutional law; pray for leaders who respect the rights of law abiding American citizens.

- "Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!" (Isaiah 5:19-21)

2. Supreme Court: GPS devices equivalent of a search, police must get warrant - Fox News

In a rare defeat for law enforcement, the Supreme Court unanimously agreed on Monday to bar police from installing GPS technology to track suspects without first getting a judge's approval. The justices made clear it wouldn't be their final word on increasingly advanced high-tech surveillance of Americans. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said the court's decision was "a victory for privacy rights and for civil liberties in the digital age." He said the ruling highlighted many new privacy threats posed by new technologies. Leahy has introduced legislation to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, a 1986 law that specifies standards for government monitoring of cellphone conversations and Internet communications.

- Thank You, Lord, that we are finally seeing some concrete actions in favor of protecting America's citizens from the overwhelming potential abuses of personal privacy through the use of technology. We pray that technological advances will not replace the protections and liberties granted by the American Constitution.

- " Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings," (Psalm 17:7-9)

3. Supreme Court Asked to Permit Religious Banners in Calif. Classroom - NewsMax

A conservative public-interest law group is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that a mathematics teacher near San Diego must remove banners mentioning religion from his classroom. The district has fought since 2007 to force Bradley Johnson to remove banners saying "In God We Trust," "One Nation Under God," and "God Bless America" from his classroom at Westview High School in Rancho Bernardo, Calif. Richard Thompson, president and chief counsel of the Thomas More Law Center, told the Times Tuesday that the school board's decision "is a prime example of how public schools across our nation are cleansing our classrooms of our Christian heritage while promoting atheism and other non-Christian religions under the guise of cultural diversity."

- To think, O Lord, that a school district would insist that the motto of the United States of America may not be displayed before school children because it refers to You!! We repent before You on behalf of our nation's rebellion. We pray that the 9th Circuit Court ruling will be completely repealed. Lord, give the Supreme Court the mind of Christ in their ruling. We pray that believers all across this land will arise with a unified and formidable voice against this attempt to culturally cleanse America from Christianity. We pray for the mighty wind of the Holy Spirit to flow through our school age youngsters who have been willfully deprived of the knowledge of You, that their eyes will be open to You and Your great love.

-" But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!" (Matthew 18:6,7)

4. Judge's order in 'birther' case unlikely to draw Obama - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Even though Obama has been summoned to a court hearing here Thursday, don't expect this guy to come.

In a surprising ruling Friday, a Georgia state administrative judge declined to quash a subpoena directing Obama to attend a hearing Thursday at the Fulton County courthouse on a challenge to strike him from the Georgia ballot this fall on claims he is not a natural born U.S. citizen. Read more.

- In this day of great national debt, it is an outrage to think of the millions of taxpayer dollars that have funded Obama's personal legal battles as he fights to hide his documents from the nation. Lord, bless the efforts of those who have pressed hard, and sacrificed financially, to bring about truthful revelation in this ongoing saga of the documents Obama has chosen to, and succeeded in, hiding from the public - college records, birth records, health records, law school records... Lord, speedily bring forth all those facts that have been inappropriately hidden! May this nation's voters be awake and aware, questioning why Obama has fought so hard to hide his past.

- "For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light." (Mark 4: 21-23)

5. IMF chief unveils euro plan and warns of '1930s moment' - UK Telegraph

IMF head Christine Lagarde set out Monday a raft of proposals to fight the eurozone crisis, including a bigger rescue fund, lower ECB rates and eurobonds as she warned of dimmer world growth prospects. And she had a dire warning for policymakers if they failed to do what was necessary, saying the world could slide into a "1930s moment" of isolationism, which led to the Great Depression and eventually to world war.

- Lord, draw the leaders of the nations to seek understanding from You as they struggle to solve financial problems on such a massive scale. There is no problem so great that You cannot bring answers and resolution, if mankind would just seek You! We pray for Your intervention in this financial crisis. We pray that everything the enemy has come to steal and destroy (John 10:10), will only result in the salvation of souls (1 Timothy 2:1), and the unleashing of Your great Glory in the affairs of men. In Jesus' Name.

- "The thief (satan) comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I (Jesus) came that they (mankind) may have life, and have it abundantly!" (John 10:10) (NASB)

The Middle East in Focus

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

"But the Lord your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies." (II Kings 17:39)

1. PM: World silent while Iran, Hezbollah threaten to destroy Israel - Ynet News

"Seventy years have passed since the Holocaust, and many around the world still remain silent in the face of Iran's threats to wipe Israel off the map, and many stay silent despite Hezbollah's call for the destruction of Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday during a special Knesset session ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which will be marked this week.

2. Withdrawal to '67 lines would signal conflict's end - Ynet News

Marwan Barghouti, former Fatah Secretary-General in the West Bank who is serving a life sentence in Israel for terror activities, told Ynet on Wednesday that "the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will end once Israel withdraws to the 1967 lines."

3. US, UK and Germany: End settlement construction - Ynet News

The US, Britain and Germany leveled harsh criticism at Israel's settlement construction policy on Tuesday.

4. Barak: We will negotiate with Hamas if they halt terror - Jerusalem Post

Israel will negotiate with the Palestinian unity government if Hamas agrees to Quartet conditions and dismantles its terror infrastructure, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in an interview with Israel Radio Tuesday.

The Daily Jot

Safer than a mother's womb--not according to the US government

When I was growing up, sometimes I heard the expression "safer than a mother's womb" when someone was describing the risk associated with flying or driving a certain vehicle or performing a particular job on the farm. Now, a study that was at least partially funded with your hard earned tax money, says that an abortion is actually safer than delivering a baby to full term. This does not pass the straight face test let alone any moral or ethics standards. Think about it. These death culture moderators in the news media and in liberal ivory towers are saying that taking a pre-born life is safer than delivering it to full term. This is an indicator of the absurd and twisted mindset that has permeated American society.

The study, obviously conducted by pro-death researchers from Columbia University and the Guttmacher Institute, says that there is one death of a woman giving birth for every 11,000 babies born. This compares with one woman in 167,000 who has died following a legal abortion. The Columbia researchers used "data" collected by the Guttmacher Institute to conduct their study. Guttmacher is a pro-abort non profit that takes government money and turns it into propaganda for the "reproductive health" industry, not really a trusted source of data. Notwithstanding, this is the type of waste of taxpayer money and research time that the pro-death lobby spends on propaganda to encourage killing the pre-born.

Quite frankly, the Supreme Court in 1973 got it wrong when it ruled that an abortion was a Constitutional right to privacy. Congress got it wrong when it just silently went along with it. Over the years polls have suggested that the majority of Americans are against abortion. Americans have been stonewalled by politicians and powerful eugenics lobbies in overturning that Supreme Court decision. The "Roe" in Roe v. Wade has consistently denied that she was even pro-abortion and says she was used by the abortion supporters against her will. Abortion is murder. Every woman that I have talked to who has had an abortion regrets it--they all know that the decision they made killed a life growing within them.

What does this say about an America that not only allows the legal infanticide of its pre-born, but receives studies from a biased source promoting the safety of killing? Pslam 106:38-41 speaks of a nation like this: "And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood. Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoring with their own inventions. Therefore, was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people...and he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them." This one issue alone should propel us en mass to stand against such evil because an unjust law is no law at all.

Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
www.dailyjot.com

The State of the Union Address

State of the Union - Religious Liberty or Abortion Tyranny?

Obama took credit for glimmers of hope in our struggling economy, the measure by which many define the state of our nation, but President Reagan's words in 1983 show the measure of our nation's real health: freedom and respect for life. Last week Obama took the anniversary of Roe v. Wade as a chance to recognize the "fundamental constitutional right" to abortion and to "continue our efforts to ensure that our daughters have the same rights, freedoms, and opportunities as our sons to fulfill their dreams . . ."

Meanwhile HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that under Obamacare, businesses and organizations that offer employees health insurance must cover sterilization, contraceptives and birth control devices and medicines, including Ella, the abortifacient "morning after pill." Religious organizations will have until August 2013 "to adjust" to the new rules but only churches qualify for the narrow "religious exemption."

Businesses and other organizations, including religious non-profits (church affiliated schools, hospitals, and charities) must comply.

Cardinal-Designate Timothy Dolan reacted, "In effect, the President is saying we have a year to figure out how to violate our consciences." FRC's Tony Perkins said, "This is the time to draw a line and take a stand . . .This is about the ability to live out your faith in public according to the teachings of your faith." (FRC Prayer Targets)

- May God help Congress and the next President to overturn Obamacare, with its many unconstitutional provisions and it assault on Life. May the U.S. Supreme Court overturn the entire bill when it considers it this spring.

- "Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord . . ." (Acts 3:19)

The Good News Corner:

Congress Passes World War II Memorial Prayer Act

Bill was passed by a vote of 386-26.

Congressman Bill Johnson Applauds Actions to Honor Our WWII Veterans

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta) released the following statement applauding the actions of the House of Representatives for passing his legislation, H.R. 2070 - the "World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2011." This legislation passed the full House with overwhelming bipartisan support by a vote of 386-26. Johnson, a 26 year veteran of the United States Air Force, serves on the House Natural Resources Committee where this bill originated.

"Today, the House took a stand to honor members of the greatest generation by passing the World War II Memorial Prayer Act. Adding FDR's prayer to the World War II Memorial is important because this prayer gave comfort and solace to our brave warriors who were about to make history. The President's prayer gave them strength. This honor is fitting for all those who have made and continue to make extraordinary sacrifices to advance the cause of freedom and to stop the spread of tyranny around the world. By passing this bill with bipartisan support and sending it to the Senate, it is now another step closer to becoming law," said Bill Johnson.

Joining Rep. Johnson in Washington for debate on this important legislation was Mr. George "Poppy" Fowler, a resident of Southeastern Ohio, who served as a rear-gunner in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Johnson added, "I was honored that a true American hero, Mr. George "Poppy" Fowler, joined me to see this bill move forward. Mr. Fowler and those he fought with are the inspiration behind this bill." Mr. Fowler will also attend today's State of the Union speech in the House Chamber as a guest of Rep. Johnson.

The passage of the World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2011 is the second bill authored by Rep. Johnson to pass the House. His first piece of legislation, the Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011 (H.R. 2646) was passed on September 20th, 2011 and signed into law by the President on October 5th, 2011.

Background on H.R. 2070 - the World War II Memorial Prayer Act: This legislation sponsored by Bill Johnson directs the Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, to install a plaque or inscription at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the nation on the morning of June 6, 1944 - D-Day. (Press Release from the Office of Representative Bill Johnson)

- Offer praise for the passage of this bill, which honors the prayer of President Roosevelt at the end of this terrible war, and which therefore corrects the historical record on this monument.

- "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free." (John 8:32)

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"Behold The Lord" by Paul Wilbur

Great and marvelous are Your works
O Lord Almighty
True and righteous are all your ways
King of the ages

Who will not fear You O Lord
Glorify Your name

CHPP Daily Brief - Tuesday, January 24, 2012

2012-01-24T21:17:00.001-05:00

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The Daily Brief - Tuesday, January 24, 2012

"You must be born again . . ." (John 3:7)

The Daily Brief

1. Syria rejects new Arab League plan to end violence - Fox News

Syria rejected Monday a new Arab League plan aiming to end the country's 10-month crisis by calling on the government and the opposition to form a national unity government within two months.

- Lord, we ask that leadership of Syria and the new Arab League become servants to you and fulfill the purposes You have for the people of Syria. We pray protection for innocent people and for those in Your kingdom. In Jesus name. Amen

- "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them. Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant." (Matthew 20:25-26)

2. Britain, US and France send warships through Strait of Hormuz - UK Telegraph

Britain, America and France delivered a pointed signal to Iran, sending six warships led by a 100,000 ton aircraft carrier through the highly sensitive waters of the Strait of Hormuz.

- Lord, we thank You for the allies of the United States. We pray for a peaceful solution to the problems with Iran.

- "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." (Matthew 19:26)

3. Senior al Qaeda figure killed in drone strike - Reuters

A militant who acted as a senior operations organizer for al Qaeda was targeted and killed in one of two U.S. drone strikes launched against targets inside Pakistan last week, a U.S. official said.

- Lord, we thank you for the exposure of terrorist leaders, and pray more of them will be revealed and dealt with. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen

- "Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You." (Psalm 139:12)

4. Planes expected to reroute following massive solar eruption - Fox News

An immense blast of plasma spewed late Sunday night from the sun led to the strongest radiation storm bombarding our planet since 2005, and a rare warning from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency -- and even a plan to redirect certain high-flying airplanes.

NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center -- the nation's official source of warnings about space weather and its impact on Earth -- issued a watch for a geomagnetic storm expected to hit our planet Tuesday morning after a satellite witnessed an ultraviolet flash from the massive solar eruption, according to Spaceweather.com.
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- Lord, help us to discern the signs of the times and know what You would have us do. Bring revelation of the times to Your people, so that we may be prepared for the days ahead.

- "You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times." (Matthew 16:3)

5. Supreme Court rejects Texas redistricting map - The Hill

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered a Texas court to take a renewed look at the redistricting maps drawn by the state legislature, saying the court had gone too far in enacting its own plan. The unanimous decision represented a partial victory for Republicans, but plunged the once-per-decade map-drawing process back into chaos ahead of the state's rapidly approaching congressional primaries. In an unsigned decision, the court ruled that a panel of federal judges who drew their own alternative to the GOP-controlled Legislature's initial map deviated too far from what state lawmakers had originally intended.

Read more.

- Lord, we ask You to bring clarity and justice to the confusion over the setting of boundaries. We ask godly wisdom for the court leaders and those who are presenting the right case.

- "You have set a boundary that they may not pass over." (Psalm 104:9)

6. Sen. Mark Kirk suffers stroke - The Hill

Republican Sen. Mark Kirk (R) was hospitalized after experiencing a stroke, his office said Monday. "He was transferred to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, where further tests revealed that he had suffered an ischemic stroke," Kirk's office said, according to The Chicago Tribune. "Early this morning, the senator underwent surgery to relieve swelling around his brain stemming from the stroke. The surgery was successful."

Kirk's office said that doctors are confident that the 52-year-old senator would recover thanks to his "young age" and "good health."

- Lift up Senator Mark Kirk in prayer, asking our Lord to heal him by His stripes. Lift up the medical team that is working on his case, that they may be granted "wisdom from above" as they do so. In His Name, amen.

- " . . . and by His stripes, we are healed . . ." (Isaiah 53:5)

7. White House sides with TSA in Rand Paul standoff - The Hill

The White House is standing by the Transportation Security Administration in its standoff with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and his father, Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas). The elder Paul called the TSA a "police state" Monday after Rand Paul was reportedly detained by TSA after he refused to take a pat-down from TSA officials at the Nashville International Airport.

White House press secretary Jay Carney said Monday that he didn't have any reaction to Paul's "police state" comments. But Carney sided with the TSA saying, "I think it is absolutely essential that we take necessary actions to ensure that air travel is safe." Read more.

- The U.S. Constitution actually protects federal lawmakers from detention while they're on the way to the capital.

"The Senators and Representatives . . . shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same . . ." according to Article I, Section 6.
Pray that all those in authority would memorize and adhere to every portion of the United States Constitution.

Pray that those in authority at the Transportation Security Agency would make an amend to this senator, who was only trying to do his job.

- "A nation without God's guidance is a nation without order. Happy are those who keep God's law!" (Proverbs 29:18)

The Middle East in Focus

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

"But the Lord your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies." (II Kings 17:39)

1. Ashton coming to Israel on heels of EU Iran sanctions - Jerusalem Post

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is set to arrive in Israel on Tuesday for talks, just a day after the EU decided to ratchet up sanctions against Iran, and a day before Israeli and Palestinian officials are expected to meet for a fifth time in Amman.

2. UN Security Council changes won't help PA statehood bid - Jerusalem Post

Security Council dynamics are no more favorable now to a Palestinian UN membership bid than they were last year despite a partial change in the council makeup, the US ambassador to the United Nations said on Monday.

3. EU Foreign Ministers: Israel's settlement building is 'particularly' worrying - Ha'aretz

Israel's continued settlement building on occupied Palestinian land last year was "particularly" worrying, European Union foreign ministers said Monday.

4. IAF strikes Gaza terror weapons site, tunnels - Jerusalem Post

The IAF struck a weapons manufacturing site in central Gaza, two tunnels associated with terrorist activity in northern Gaza and a tunnel in the southern part of the Strip on Monday night, the IDF Spokesman's Office said in a statement.

5. Iran puts US and Israel on 'collision course' - Australian

Israel has warned the US's top general that it will give Washington just 12 hours' notice if it decides to launch a strike against Iran's nuclear facilities.

6. US miffed as Israel hints at unilateral strike on Iran N-sites - Times of India

Israel could launch a unilateral strike on Iran's nuclear facilities without much prior notice to its closest ally for over 60 year, US, according to information reaching here from Tel Aviv.

The Daily Jot

Celebrating the death of a child, of a generation of children

Have we become a people so advanced that the meaning of life is no longer celebrated? According to the man who occupies the Oval Office, the answer is "yes." The president, in celebrating the 39th anniversary of the Supreme Court denying the Constitutional right to life of the pre-born through Roe v. Wade, said the decision affirms a broader principle and ensures that America's daughters have the right to fulfill their dreams. The broader principle, says the president, is that government should not intrude on private family matters. If that were the case, however, the government would not be able to tax an individual, make health care mandatory, or ban prayer in public. But this "principle" is about child sacrifice...

Since 1973 an entire generation of Americans have been sacrificed on the altar of convenience. The guarantee of the unalienable Right to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness has been brutally denied to some 50 million citizens. The Supreme Court was in error; the Congress refused to overturn it; the states that have tried to outlaw abortion have been stonewalled or struck down by the Supreme Court; and the president celebrates the deaths chalking them up to a bogus principle of government not interfering in our private lives. But even more disturbing was the president's immoral justification that abortion gives daughters freedom.

His exact words were: "And as we remember this historic anniversary, we must also continue our efforts to ensure that our daughters have the same rights, freedoms, and opportunities as our sons to fulfill their dreams." Since when is there a Constitutional right to "fulfill a dream"? Given this Administration's record in raising debt, raising unemployment, increasing food stamp participation, fomenting home foreclosures, raising gasoline prices, and forcing back door taxation, can it even pass the straight face test that there is a jot or tittle care about Americans fulfilling their dreams? The horror in all this is that we have a president, politicians, political parties, even Christians, that celebrate abortion--genocide of the pre-born.

Near the ruins of Solomon's stables overlooking the Jezreel Valley, there is a round platform where pagans sacrificed their children. It is a ghastly, spiritually troubled place. It brings some verses to mind. In Jeremiah 2:34, the Lord says, "Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these." In Jeremiah 1:5, the Lord says, "Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee." The Lord says in Deuteronomy 30:19, "I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live." Blessing and cursing. Life and death. Repentance or judgment.

Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
www.dailyjot.com

The Daily Jot - Part Two

The pathetic State of the Union and why it's prophetic

Joseph Curl of the Washington Times has written a preview of the 2012 State of the Union Address to be held on Tuesday when both houses of Congress meet to hear the man who occupies the Oval Office tell us about the condition of our nation. Curl brings up some very interesting facts. First, he says that there is only one person among the over 300 million of us in America who is not to blame for the dismal state of the union--that's the Commander in Chief. Curl says that the president blames every American in some way for the problems of this nation, most especially the previous president, the current Congress, even the Democratic leadership in the Congress. But not himself...

Curl goes on to point out several stark comparisons that those who are the proverbial frogs in the pot to boil may or may not have noticed as they are heating up. I think they are worth repeating. Curl, I'm sure, has validated each claim. Unemployment before the president took office was 6.8%, today it is 8.5%, but the Financial Times says that if the same number of people were seeking work in 2007 as are today, the rate would be 11%. Gas at the pump cost $1.68 a gallon in January 2009, it's up 102% today at $3.39. Average electric bills per household have increased to a record $1,420 a year, up some $300.

Poverty has increased by four million since the president took office--48% of all Americans are now considered "low income," 57% of children are living in poverty. Food stamp use has increased 48% since he took office, now one in seven Americans are using food stamps--14 million more than when he first took office. Curl says, "America's total public debt stands at $15.23 trillion; in January 2009, the debt was $10.62 trillion...[sic "the president"] is on pace to borrow $6.2 trillion in just one term--more debt than was amassed by all presidents from Washington through Bill Clinton combined." Sarcastically, Curl writes the the president "had not one thing to do with it. So don't blame him when you go to the polls. Blame everyone else, especially yourself."

This is the exact "remake" of America that Obama and his gang of socialists promised when he was elected in 2008. He told us exactly what he was going to do. Moreover, his actions both domestically and internationally are prophetic. Curl, through his sarcasm is right. It is the American voter who is to blame. All the signs were there--socialist idealism, Liberation Theology, Islamic sympathizing, and so on. Americans, through their vote determined their destiny. Exodus 18:21 gives us the qualifications of good leadership--"able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness." Our pathetic choice became prophetic. We must take responsibility otherwise we will reap more of what we have sown.

Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
www.dailyjot.com

Pathetic Obama Fails Again

Remember when Obama flew to Europe to lobby for Chicago as a host city for the Olympic Games? He failed in his mission. Remember when he flew to Brazil to lobby for their oil from huge, newly-discovered reserves? Obama said, "We want to help with technology and support to develop these oil reserves safely, and, when you're ready to start selling, we want to be one of your best customers."

Well guess what? We're not getting Brazil's oil either. China is. And this news came just as the Obama Administration was rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline, which would have brought us more oil from Canada.

I know there is a debate among some on the right as to whether Obama is just incompetent or doing exactly what he intends to do. I don't know the answer, but the result is the same and America is losing as a result.. . . (Gary Bauer; End-of-Day; excerpt)

Soros Sees Chaos

George Soros, the billionaire godfather of the political Left, is predicting class warfare and chaos in the streets of America. During a recent interview with Newsweek, Soros warns of "a decade of more stagnation" and possibly "a collapse of the financial system."

When asked about the potential for "riots on the streets of America," Newsweek reported that Soros "almost gleefully" responded, "Yes, yes, yes." Then Soros warns that the violence will be "an excuse for cracking down and using strong-arm tactics to maintain law and order, which . . . could bring about a repressive political system."

But what is the most likely source of the violence he is predicting? It's not the Tea Party.

Remember how the unions behaved in Wisconsin last year during the battle over collective bargaining rights? Remember the New Black Panthers blocking the doorway to a polling station? Democrat pollsters have warned that nearly one-third of Occupy Wall Street protestors "would support violence to advance their agenda." (Gary Bauer; End-of-Day)

- There is a word in the Hebrew language that cancels CHAOS.

That word is: SHALOM!

Begin now to speak SHALOM into every situation and into every circumstance and into every report indicating CHAOS brewing -- whether it be in your personal life or in our nation. The confession of our faith will dismantle, undo, and demolish every work of darkness, leaving His peace.

SHALOM . . .

- "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." (Phil. 4:6,7)

'Israel to Give Obama 12 Hours' Notice on Attacking Iran'

Israeli officials told visiting USS Chief Joint of Staffs Martin Dempsey that it would give President Barack Obama no more than 12 hours notice if and when it attacks Iran, The London Times reported Sunday. The Netanyahu government also will not coordinate with the United States an attack on the Islamic Republic, according to the report, the latest in a number of suposed scenarios concerning cooperation or lack of it between Jerusalem and Washington. It is left to speculation whether the rumors are based on facts or are leaked by officials to mask the possibility of secret military coordination.

The London Times said its sources explained that Israel fears that Obama would try to torpedo an Israel attack if more notice were given because he is concerned that Iran will respond by blocking the Strait of Hormuz, sparking a rise in the price of oil that could cripple Western economies. If the attack were to occur in the next 10 months, it would put President Obama in a tight spot on the eve of his bid for re-election.

President Shimon Peres told Dempsey, "I am sure that in this fight [against Iran] we will emerge victorious. It is a fight that does not belong exclusively to the United States or Israel, but a global struggle to create a safe world for all peoples."

Dempsey, on his first official visit to Israel, was wined and dined by Defense Minister Ehud Barak and IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gants, who went so far as to arrange an IDF orchestra rendition of song made famous by Frank Sinatra, one of Dempsey's favorite singers.
Dempsey tried to play down the postponement of what was billed as the largest-ever joint military drill between the Israeli and American armies, involving thousands of U.S. Army soldiers. Published reasons for the delay have ranged from budgetary constraints, logistical problems to a signal from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that he distrusts President Obama's commitment to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

Dempsey maintained that the delay, which was announced by Israel, will give both countries more time to prepare and "achieve a better outcome."

The top American general left Israel on Friday, before the Sabbath began. (Israel National News) Read more.

Please Weep with Us: Leading Moslem Cleric in Egypt Declares

"War with the Jews"

We have asked for the truth to be seek clearly. If this isn't that clear truth, I do not know what is. Read it . . . weep . . . pray.

(Submitted by: Kathleen Mitchell)

"Oh nation of Muhammad, Allah says to you: If you fear war with the Jews, brace yourselves for war with Allah. It is either a war with the Jews or a war with Allah.

Allah says that the entire nation could be replaced if it is not prepared to sacrifice its blood for the sake of Palestine. My message to all the Jews is that the battle is bound to come and you will be vanquished. Allah has promised that you will be vanquished and that we will prevail.

Why, oh Messenger of Allah? Because these Jews are a cancer. These Jews are a catastrophe. There is not a catastrophe in the world that is not the handiwork of the Jews. These Jews are a cancer in the body of planet Earth, and if permitted, it will spread and infect the entire body. Getting rid of these Jews is a must."

(Source: Memri) Read more.

The Good News Corner:

John 3:16 Commercial Results in Salvations

Stuart Shepard and Gary Schneeberger discuss the impact of Focus on the Family's John 3:16 commercial, which was aired on Saturday night, January 14th, during the playoff game between the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots.

To view the video of their discussion, go here. (Source: CitizenLink)

Worship with Us Today!

"Mountains of Israel"

by Paul Wilbur

From the beginning to the end it's been
This way Your promises they never change
Your people will never be put to shame
From the desert to the endless sea
Shores of Egypt to the eastern hills
The earth and the sky tremble at Your will
Wake up and call on the name of the Lord
Weak be made strong you have now been restored
Oh the darkness is light
Oh Your kingdom is now in sight
Lord God of Israel arise
Consume us now with Your fire
Every people and tribe
Mountains of Israel come alive
It's time to bring forth new wine
From now to the end of time

Spirit pouring out from all around
Living waters now they're raining down
The day of the Lord is at hand
Can you hear the voice in the desert calling out Prepare the way
The way for the Lord make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God
Come like a mighty lion roar with Your glory and Your fire
Come now with Your power
Bo Yeshua Mishecheynu Your people wanna see You
Oh the darkness is light
Oh Your kingdom is now in sight
It's now in sight yeah

CHPP Daily Brief - Monday, January 23, 2012

2012-01-23T19:28:00.001-05:00

News for Prayer!

• The Daily Brief
• The Middle East in Focus
• New Navy Budget Threatens Carriers
• Focus: Congressional Record for 2011
• Impact of Supreme Court Ruling on Prayer
• Norma McCorvey on Roe v. Wade
• The Good News Corner
• Worship with Us Today!

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The Daily Brief - Monday, January 23, 2012

"You must be born again . . ." (John 3:7)

The Daily Brief

1. Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to resign from Congress - Fox News

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords announced Sunday that she has "more work to do" on her recovery after an assassination attempt and will resign from her congressional seat this week. In a video release posted on her website and tweeted from her Twitter handle, the congresswoman said that she is getting better but wants to do what's right for her constituents.

News of Giffords' decision spread quickly. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi issued a statement saying that Giffords "has been a true bright star." "Gabby's message of bipartisanship and civility is one that all in Washington and the nation should honor and emulate," said Pelosi, who was informed of the decision ahead of the announcement.

Republicans also expressed their appreciation for Giffords. "We salute Rep. Giffords for her service, & for the courage & perseverance she has shown in the face of tragedy. She will be missed," tweeted House Speaker John Boehner.

As one of her last acts as a member of Congress, Giffords will attend the State of the Union speech Tuesday evening at the Capitol. Read more.

- Offer praise to the Lord for the amazing process of survival and recovery that Rep. Giffords has shown this past year. Our God surely answers prayer.

- "The LORD is far from the wicked but he hears the prayer of the righteous." (Proverbs 15:29)

2. Arizona to Hold Special Election to Fill Gifford's Seat - Fox News

Giffords will submit her letter of resignation later this week to Boehner and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer. Brewer will set the date for a special primary and general elections within 72 hours of Giffords' resignation. Both votes will likely be held by the end of June. Another regularly scheduled general election will be held in November.

- Begin to pray now for the voters in this district in Arizona, that they will know the man or woman of God's choosing to fill Ms. Gifford's seat in this special election.

- "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you." (James 1:5)

3. Countdown to State of the Union - CNN

Obama is "very engaged" in preparing his Tuesday State of the Union address, but "not at a stage yet where he's practicing," according to White House spokesman Jay Carney. Carney told reporters Friday that the president continued to work with his chief speechwriter, Jon Favreau, on his remarks. The Constitution requires the president ". . . shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union. . ."

- The State of the Union Address will begin at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24th. We continue to ask prayer for protection for all who are gathered in the Capitol Building that night.
These officials will include: Obama, and Vice- President and natural born citizen and, every member of the House and the Senate, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the head of every cabinet agency, and the nine Justices of the United States Supreme Court. [One cabinet director will be asked to stand down as a security precaution.] Pray!

4. Boehner: Obama State of the Union proposals sound 'pathetic' - Fox News

House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday insisted that the next year will be spent on policy, not politics, but said it's "pathetic" if President Obama tries to offer the "same old" ideas at Tuesday's State of the Union that he's been offering in the past three years.

The speaker, appearing on "Fox News Sunday," said those policies haven't helped the economy. "They made it worse," he said. "And if that's what the president is going to talk about Tuesday night, I think it's pathetic. I think it's time for the president to listen to his own jobs council. It's time to go in a new direction."
Read more.

- Lift up all discussion related to this year's State of the Union address, on both sides of the aisle, so that facts can be separated from conjecture, and truth will prevail in this politically-charged year.

- "Get the truth and never sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment." (Proverbs 23:23 NLT)

5. U.S. mulls closing Damascus embassy as security worsens - Yahoo News

The United States warned on Friday that it may soon close its embassy in Syria due to the worsening security situation, a move that could exacerbate tensions between Washington and Damascus over its bloody crackdown on protests.

- Pray for protection for all American citizens still living in the nation of Syria.

- " . . . for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee . . ." (Luke 4:10)

The Middle East in Focus

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

"But the Lord your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies." (II Kings 17:39)

1. US Navy: 'Iran can't do a damn thing' - ICEJ News

China urges Iran to resume talks

The US Navy sent the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier into the Persian Gulf on Sunday, a day after Iranian officials tried to save face by telling reporters that the presence of the US military in the region was a long established fact and not a threat to all the people living in the region that the Islamic Republic would vigorously resist, as they have repeatedly said in recent months. Warships from Britain and France, as well as the carrier's usual escorts, accompanied the Lincoln, with no resistance whatsoever from Iranian forces. . . Read more

2. Assad regime angrily rejects Arab League 'interference' - ICEJ News

Iran sends Hezbollah to guard assets in Syria

The regime of Syrian president Bashar Assad angrily rejected an Arab League proposal on Monday that would have seen Assad step down and be replaced by his deputy, declaring the idea to be "flagrant interference" in Syria's "internal affairs." The plan was hammered out during an Arab League meeting on Sunday in Cairo. Read more.

3. Christians in Iran and Syria under intense persecution - ICEJ News

Various Christian media reports have shown a sharp rise in attacks against churches and pastors in Iran and Syria over the last month. Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who has become a symbol of government brutality against Christians, is on death row and has refused to renounce his faith and convert to Islam in exchange for release.

"After the ethnic cleansing of Jews in 1948 from the Arab countries, Islamic fundamentalism is now trying to push away the Christians from the region" Giulio Meotti, an Italian journalist with Il Foglio told the Jerusalem Post. "They want to establish a pure Islamic environment and the mass exodus already began under our noses. In Syria Christians will be persecuted after Assad's eventual fall, since they were the most loyal allies of the Baathist regime. Christians will be slaughtered or squeezed. From Cairo to Damascus, Arab Christian era is near to its end everywhere."

4. Israel vigilantly guarding against Iranian attacks - ICEJ News

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz reportedly discussed the "transatlantic smuggling" of military equipment from Iran to its terrorist proxies in the region with US Chairman of the Joint chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey during the latter's recent visit.

Gantz expressed Israel's desire to increase international cooperation against the phenomenon, building on earlier discussions he'd had with his European counterparts during a recent NATO summit in Brussels. "This is extremely complicated since it requires intelligence to know which boat is carrying what, as well as new maritime laws to enable navies to board and seize ships," a senior defense official explained.

Meanwhile, an Iranian official made an emotional statement at a memorial service to assassinated Iranian nuclear scientists on Friday, declaring that "the Zionist regime should be punished in a way that it can't play such games with our country again."

NEW NAVY BUDGET THREATENS CARRIERS

As Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta prepares to introduce the strategy's first budget next month, the Navy has been in a furious fight behind the scenes to protect only 10 carriers, sources familiar with the issue told The Washington Times.

The sources say that, while the fiscal 2013 budget may well continue 11 carriers, the Navy will be down to 10 or even nine carriers within in the next five years.

Under Mr. Panetta, the Pentagon has clamped down on the release of any details about the budget - following the model of predecessor Robert M. Gates, who forced senior officials to sign nondisclosure forms.

But sources say a $488 billion in mandated savings will come from two principal sources: cutting the Army and Marine Corps ground forces by more than 100,000 troops combined and reducing the purchase and delaying the procurement of big weapons systems, such as the F-35 fighter. (Source: Intercessors for America) Read more.

- Ask the Lord to give wisdom to our national defense planners. Ask the Lord to grant a deep understanding of our nations needs for defense in the years ahead. Pray that our leaders will look to the Lord for insight and strength rather than relying upon man's wisdom and strength.

- "'If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees their fruit. Your threshing will continue until grape harvest and the grape harvest will continue until planting, and you will eat all the food you want and live in safety in your land. I will grant peace in the land, and you will lie down and no one will make you afraid. I will remove wild beasts from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country. You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you. Five of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.'" (Leviticus 26:3-8)

Focus: Congressional Record for 2011

CONGRESS: 2011 MOST FUTILE LEGISLATIVE YEAR ON RECORD

It's official: Congress ended its least-productive year in modern history after passing 80 bills - fewer than during any other session since year-end records began being kept in 1947.
Furthermore, an analysis by The Washington Times of the scope of such activities as time spent in debate, number of conference reports produced and votes taken on the House and Senate floors found that Congress set a record for legislative futility by accomplishing less in 2011 than any other year in history.

The Senate's record was weakest by a huge margin, according to the futility index, and the House had its 10th-worst session on record.

Of the bills the 112th Congress did pass, the majority were housekeeping measures, such as naming post office buildings or extending existing laws. Sometimes, it was too difficult for the two chambers to hammer out agreements. More often, the Senate failed to reach agreement within the chamber.

That left much of the machinery of the federal government on autopilot, with the exception of spending, where monumental clashes dominated the legislative session.

"Absent unified party control with a bolstered Senate majority, I think it's just very hard to get things done, particularly in a period when revenues aren't growing and the decisions are how to cut, and how to cut in the long term," said Sarah Binder, who studies Congress as a Brookings Institution scholar and professor at George Washington University. "Congress just isn't very good at solving long-term problems." (Washington Times) Read more.

- Pray that our 2012 legislative sessions will reflect the heart of God's will for this nation. The Lord desires to bless the nation that honors Him. Pray that our legislators will be sensitive to the needs of our populous and that they be granted wisdom for how best to address those needs with the stressed 2012 budget. Pray for reconciliation between the House and the Senate on the important issues which include the economy and national defense.

- "Come behold the works of the Lord, who has made desolations in the earth. He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth: He breaks the bows and cuts the spear in two. He burns the chariot in the fire." (Psalm 46: 8, 9) [Reported by: Intercessors for America]

Impact of Supreme Court Ruling on Prayer

Supreme Court's denial of legislative prayer case results in uncertainty
and altered prayer policies

Last week, the Supreme Court declined to review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Forsyth County v. Joyner, which held that a North Carolina county commission's practice of opening meetings with prayer was unconstitutional. The Fourth Circuit reasoned that although the prayer policy was neutral on its face, it violated the Establishment Clause because it resulted in prayers that too often mentioned "Jesus." The Supreme Court's decision this week allows the Fourth Circuit's decision to stand, meaning the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners can open meetings in prayer only if it monitors the content of the prayers to ensure that they are not "too sectarian." However, "several commissioners said prayer may not be brought back since a specific deity can no longer be mentioned."

In response to the Supreme Court's decision, reports indicate that the ACLU plans to contact between twenty-five and thirty other local government bodies across North Carolina to direct them to alter their prayer policies. One city council has already modified its policy, completely removing prayer and replacing it with a moment of silence. The city attorney "said the ACLU had sent them an email shortly after the [Supreme Court's ruling], saying they would potentially consider legal action on behalf of local citizens to end sectarian prayer." Other public deliberative bodies are also concerned about the legality of their prayer policies. According to an attorney for the Alliance Defense Fund-the religious liberty law firm that defended Forsyth County-the Supreme Court's decision to refrain from clarifying the law on this issue "means that, for the time being, the standard for prayer policies in the 4th Circuit will be different from the standard held by the rest of the country."

In November 2011, Members of the Prayer Caucus joined the Family Research Council in submitting an amicus curiae brief asking the Supreme Court to take up the case and reverse the Fourth Circuit's decision. Members of the Prayer Caucus will continue working to preserve the freedom of deliberative bodies across the nation to engage in the important tradition of opening sessions with prayer. (Congressional Prayer Caucus) Read more.

Norma McCorvey on Roe v. Wade

THE AMERICAN MINUTE

January 22 - Norma McCorvey:

"I think abortion's wrong . . ."

JANUARY 22, 1973, the Supreme Court decisions of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton allowed abortion in all nine months of pregnancy.

23 years later, Norma McCorvey, who was the "Jane Roe" in the Roe v. Wade suit, was interviewed by USA Today. She stated that once, while employed at a clinic when no one was in:

"I went into the procedure room and laid down on the table . . . trying to imagine what it would be like having an abortion . . .I broke down and cried."
On ABC's World News Tonight, Norma McCorvey said: "I think abortion's wrong. I think what I did with Roe v. Wade was wrong."

On November 3, 2005, former Democrat President Jimmy Carter stated to reporters at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington, DC, regarding his book, Our Enduring Values -America's Moral Crisis:

"I never have felt that any abortion should be committed-I think each abortion is the result of a series of errors . . . I've never been convinced, if you let me inject my Christianity into it, that Jesus Christ would approve abortion."

Jimmy Carter concluded:

"I have always thought it was not in the mainstream of the American public to be extremely liberal on many issues. I think our party's leaders -some of them- are overemphasizing the abortion issue." (Source: American Minute with Bill Federer)

PLEASE NOTE:

The 39th Anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that ruled abortion to be legal in America, "Roe v. Wade," was yesterday, Sunday, January 22, 2012.

The Annual March for Life will take place TODAY in Washington, D.C.

The Good News Corner

Arab IDF soldier: Proud to serve my country

Muslim soldier serving as medic on IAF's special airborne search and rescue unit is candidate to become airborne medic

While many Jewish youngsters evade military service, 20-year-old Shirin Shlian of Galilee encourages high school students to join combat units. 'It's part of the good education I received at home,' she explains.

Can a person be both Arab and Zionist? The answer appears to be yes.

Ask Shirin Shlian, a 20-year-old IDF soldier from one of the Galilee's Arab villages, whose job in the Israeli army is to encourage high school students to enlist - and better yet, to join combat units.

While many Jewish youngsters are doing their best to evade military service, the story of the Shlian family sounds pretty unbelievable: Shirin isn't the only one serving in the IDF - her brother is a major in a combat unit and another brother served in the Border Guard.

"Many Arabs and Jews ask me why I joined the IDF," Shirin tells her friends in the northern city of Nazareth Illit. "Especially Jews who hear that I'm an Arab and don't understand what business I have in the army and why I enlisted.

"It must be the good education I received at home. I smile to everyone and don't argue with anyone."

Shirin was drafted several months ago and underwent a youth instructors' course. As part of her job, the visits high schools in Nazareth Illit and talks to with 11th and 12th graders about enlisting in the army.

"I give the students a lesson about the first draft notice, IDF enlistment and the jobs the army has to offer. In addition, I hold personal conversations with each student with the aim of encouraging them to have a significant and contributing service.

"The students applaud me for my decision to volunteer, enlist - and make a contribution to the State."

Nonetheless, to be on the safe side, Shirin slips out of her uniform and wears plain clothes instead as she heads home, in order to prevent any harassment from those who may disapprove of her service. She says, however, "I'm not afraid of anyone. I have not received any threats."

Shirin concludes, "I am very proud of my military service. I have always dreamed of joining the IDF and making a contribution to my country."

She says her boyfriend supports her decision to serve in the army as well.

Nazareth Illit Mayor Shimon Gapso has only good things to say about her: "Soldier Shirin serves as a positive example. There are many more like her in Nazareth Illit, a city which symbolizes coexistence between all of its parts." (Israel National News) Read more.

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We pray for peace
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We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things
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CHPP Daily Brief - Friday, January 20, 2012

2012-01-20T21:42:00.001-05:00

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• The Daily Brief
• The Middle East in Focus
• The Daily Jot (Part One)
• The Daily Jot (Part Two)
• "Amerika"
• The Good News Corner
• Worship with Us Today!

Please note: Next Monday, January 23, we will publish the Daily Brief. The next edition of "On Capitol Hill This Week" will be published on Monday, January 30, 2012.

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The Daily Brief - Friday, January 20, 2012

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

The Daily Brief

1. 'Radioactive material stolen from Egypt plant' - Jerusalem Post

Radioactive material has been stolen from a nuclear power station on Egypt's Mediterranean coast that was the site of violent protests last week, state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported on Thursday. A safe containing radioactive material at the Dabaa nuclear power plant was seized while another safe containing radioactive material was broken open and part of its contents taken, the newspaper said.

- Father we pray that this radioactive material will be quickly found or destroyed before it is used to construct any devices of mass destruction.

- "No weapon formed against you shall prosper." [Isaiah 54:17]

2. Congress puts anti-piracy bill on backburner amid uproar - Fox News

Congressional leaders announced Friday that they are putting controversial anti-online piracy legislation on the backburner, amid widespread objections from the tech community and others.

Earlier in the week, major websites and Internet companies protested the proposal. Wikipedia blacked out its site for a day, while Google circulated a petition that generated more than seven million signatures. The White House also raised concerns about the proposal over the weekend, though later claimed the president was not taking sides.

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- Father, we intercede over this bill. As our leaders debate this bill, give them a plan concerning online piracy by foreign websites - and at the same time - would protect against over-regulation and censorship of the internet. Holy Spirit, guide them in this debate and provide a workable plan and strategy.

- When He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. (John 16:13-14)

3. House GOP to push for pipeline despite Obama move - AP

House Republicans say a fresh push for a 1,700-mile Canada-to-Texas pipeline could be part of a new round of negotiations over extending the payroll tax cut and benefits for the long-term unemployed, after the President nixed the pipeline.

- Abba, we ask for Your wisdom to be displayed among the lawmakers regarding this oil pipeline. We do ask for understanding - not only for Congress - but also for the President, as to what needs to happen regarding this pipeline to best benefit America, and American interests. We ask, that as a people, we would seek Your face to know what is the best course of action. May we not continue to be dependent on foreign oil - when we have so many resources of our own - and can also put more people back in the work force, as we deal with this situation. We thank You for Your strength, mercy, and grace.

- "Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place where they refine gold. Iron is taken from the dust, and copper is smelted from rock. Man puts an end to darkness, and to the farthest limit he searches out the rock in gloom and deep shadow. He sinks a shaft far from habitation, forgotten by the foot; they hang and swing to and fro far from men. The earth, from it comes food, and underneath it is turned up as fire. Its rocks are the source of sapphires, and its dust contains gold." (Job 28:1-6)

4. Protesters to demonstrate outside US courthouses - AP

Protesters plan to "occupy" courthouses in more than 100 cities across the U.S. on Friday to protest a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that removed most limits on corporate and labor spending in federal elections.

- "Father, we are concerned about these many "occupy" groups that are trying to stir up strife and "class envy", and dissension. Lord, we ask that these people will have a revelation of how to express their opinions in peaceful ways that will not endanger the public, or cause any calamities. May they carry out their protests lawfully. We thank You, Lord, they are small in number, and pray they will not try to increase their numbers through violence and civil disobedience; but that, rather, engage in discussion of their ideas. In Your Name, we pray. Amen.

- " What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Don't they come from the evil desires at war within you? You want what you don't have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can't get it, so you fight and wage war to take it away from them. Yet you don't have what you want because you don't ask God for it. And even when you ask, you don't get it because your motives are all wrong-you want only what will give you pleasure."(James 4:1-3)

5. Floods, avalanches, outages all effects of Northwest storm - MSNBC

A day after more than a foot of snow, and 100 mph winds made Seattle streets look more like ski runs, freezing rain and accumulating ice shut runways at the city's airport Thursday and made travel even more treacherous, knocked out power to about 250,000 electric customers around Seattle, Tacoma and Olympia after it coated much of Washington in ice and swelled Oregon rivers, killing a child and two adults. Utility crews worked Friday to restore power to hundreds of thousands of Pacific Northwest residents left in the dark by the powerful snow and rain storm. Besides the outages, the big concern now is more flooding in both states with warmer temperatures and rain.

- Lord, we are humbled by the mighty power displayed by the weather, and thank You that You are the One who stills the seas and commands the winds to cease. We ask that no more lives will be lost through this tragedy, and that You would enable the rescue workers to do their important work of restoring utilities and roads and rescuing those stranded. We ask for a gradual warm-up to melt the snow at a pace that will prevent flooding. We also ask for the residents affected by this storm to find their comfort and peace in You! Amen.

- "God thunders marvelously with His voice;He does great things which we cannot comprehend. For He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth'; Likewise to the gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength. He seals the hand of every man,That all men may know His work." (Job 37:5-7)

6. 26 Homes burn as high winds fuel blaze near Reno - MSNBC

Firefighters worked Friday to hold the line on a fast-moving brush fire near Reno that forced more than 10,000 people to flee and destroyed more than 26 homes. Fire officials said one person was dead.

- Father, again we come to You and call upon Your mercy. We thank You these firefighters are doing their best to try and confine this fire and put it out. We ask You to protect them, and the property they are trying to save. Give them wisdom, and cause the winds to cease and be still. We ask that no more lives will be lost. May they cry out to You for their deliverance, and may they see You working on their behalf, we pray.

- "He said to them, "Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?" Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. The men were amazed, and said, "What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?" (Matthew 8:26,27)

7. US home sales rise for third month - Breitbart

Sales of previously owned homes in the United States surged five percent in December from November, industry data showed Friday, in a report that pointed to recovery in the housing market.

- Father, we thank You for this good news of the gradual recovery of the housing market. We pray that this trend will continue and will not cause inflation. We ask that more Americans will be able to take advantage of lower prices to purchase homes for their families, and that also the job market would improve, so more people can afford to keep the homes they have, and/or buy new homes. Amen.

- "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?" (Matt. 6:26,27)

8. Sites back online after Anonymous attack - CNN

Most of the websites shutdown by a hackers group were up and running early Friday including the U.S. Department of Justice, FBI and some entertainment sites targeted after one of the federal government's largest anti-piracy crackdowns.

- Lord, we ask that these computer "hackers" will not be able to cause havoc in compromising the privacy of individuals and their finances. We ask, Lord, especially for the security of our nation, that it not be compromised. We ask for wisdom for protecting these records of our nation against illegal hacking. Thank You, Lord, be our Shield!

- "I love you, LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies." (Psalm 18:1-3)

The Middle East in Focus

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

"Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto Your name give glory, for Your mercy, and for Your truth's sake. Why should the nations say, Where is their God? But our God is in the heavens. He has done whatever He has pleased." (Psalm 115:1-3)

1. Israel arrests senior Palestinian Aziz Dweik - BBC

A senior Palestinian politician and member of the militant group Hamas has been arrested by the Israeli army in the West Bank. Aziz Dweik, speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), was arrested at an army checkpoint, his chief of staff told AFP news agency.

2. Dempsey visits Israel amid regional tensions - ICEJ News

Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff visited IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv on Friday morning as a guest of IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz, following an informal dinner the previous evening with the generals' wives. Dempsey had a full schedule, meeting with Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres. Although many topics were no doubt discussed during the meetings, Iran was widely believed to be at the top of the list, as recent public statements have revealed a sharp disagreement between Washington and Jerusalem on the best way to confront the Islamic Republic's renegade nuclear program. Dempsey's trip was seen by many observers as an effort to reassure Israel as well as extract a promise not to attack Iran without coordinating with the US. Dempsey will also visit the Yad VaShem Holocaust Memorial Museum before departing Israel in the early evening.

3. Iran helping Syria avoid oil sanctions - ICEJ News

Syria's Oil Minister Sufian Allaw admitted during a press conference on Thursday that the Assad regime has lost more than $2 billion in revenues since September 1 as a result of European and US bans on importing Syrian oil, adding that "yhe oil embargo has caused a drop in production of 150,000 barrels, or $15 million, a day." The admission came even as reports surfaced that Iran is assisting the Assad regime in evading the sanctions, by taking Syrian crude to Iran and mixing it in with Iranian shipments, then funneling the profits back to Damascus after taking a small cut.

The Daily Jot (Part One)

Turkey's prophetic influence

During the recent Republican presidential debate Fox News analyst Bret Baier asked Texas Governor Rick Perry: ". . . since the Islamist-oriented party took over in Turkey, the murder rate of women has increased 1,400 percent there. Press freedom has declined to the level of Russia. The prime minister of Turkey has embraced Hamas and Turkey has threatened military force against both Israel and Cypress. Given Turkey's turn, do you believe Turkey still belongs in NATO?" Perry responded, "Not only is it time for us to have a conversation about whether or not they belong to be in NATO, but it's time for the United States, when we look at their foreign aid, to go to zero with it."

Perry also said that many would perceive that Turkey is being ruled by Islamic terrorists. Tuesday, Turkey's foreign ministry condemned Perry for those remarks, saying they were "baseless and improper claims." Of course, the Republican candidates are using the opportunity to drive home that Perry is a foreign policy novice. Victoria Coates, Perry's foreign policy advisor, stepped forward with an explanation: "What he said was that many people associate that kind of behavior with that of Islamic terrorists. I think also their support for the flotilla against Israel this fall. It's deeply concerning, and I think it's something any future American president needs to be aware of."

Outsidethebeltway.com reports Atilla Yesilada, of Istanbul-based political risk consultancy Istanbul Analytics, said that "Ankara and Washington are now walking in lockstep...The essence of the new relationship is one where Turkey is more empowered, and more crucial to the US because of its leverage." The online report said that Turkish and US diplomats claim they cannot remember a time when the US and Turkey have been closer, citing that the man who occupies the Oval Office "called Turkey's prime minister more than any other leader except Britain's prime minister in 2011." If this is true, we see the deep level of cooperation between the US and Turkey, despite Turkey's embrace of terrorists.

Given this Administration's support of the Muslim Brotherhood and all of its trimmings, a little known fact that the US president has spoken with Turkey's prime minister more than any other leader except Britain's is hugely significant. The US has done more in the past ten years to support Islamic expansion than ever before. This has been exponentially accelerated in the past three years. There are numerous accounts in the Bible where the Lord identifies the antichrist as Assyrian (Isaiah 10, 14, 31, 52; Hosea 11; Micah 5 to name a few). For example, Isaiah 14:25 says, "That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot." Assyria is modern day Turkey. Watch and pray.

Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
www.dailyjot.com

The Daily Jot (Part Two)

The great American turn from religious freedom

The US Supreme Court this week announced that it would not take up an appellate court decision banning praying in the name of Jesus in North Carolina. That means that only secular prayers will be given and the mentions of any deity are limited. There are a multitude of cases in the US where religious freedom is under fire--praying in the name of Jesus at the Veterans Cemetery in Houston, no mention of Jesus at graduation services at Medina Valley High School, the attempt to prevent Christmas displays in Athens--these in just one state. But there is a deeper trend to those who would discern--Christian American lives being lost in far away countries to uphold freedom, when those nations are killing off the Church.

Christian Americans have been witnessing the deterioration of religious freedom in the homeland for over a generation now. The federal government, beholden for some reason to secular humanists, has become isolationist in its views regarding religion to the point that it discriminates against anything Christian, while turns a blind eye or even supports non-Christian religious minorities such as Islam in the name of tolerance. Never before in the history of this nation have so many Islamists been heralded as government appointees. If Christians wore their religion on their sleeves like these, the government would have been prevented from hiring them by anti-American, anti-religious groups filing lawsuits.

t is difficult to imagine that an American government policy would shift away from religious freedom in the name of religious freedom, but that is what is happening. In Afghanistan and Iraq, where Christian American men and women have put their lives on the line every day ostensibly for freedom (which includes religious freedom), attacks against Christians have caused the Christian church to go so far underground that the US State Department can't find them--saying that Christian churches in those nations are a thing of the past. So much for ten years of taxpayer funded crusades against the Islamic attacker. At the risk of being sarcastic, it is fair to question this policy and that of the previous White House: What gives?

In Egypt, Coptic Christians are being killed by the dozens, their homes and churches being burned, and Coptics were even prevented from voting according to news reports. Everywhere there was a change due to the US-supported Arab Spring, Sharia law, complete with harsh discrimination against Christians, was established. If you look at actions over words, it appears that the American government policy--both domestically and internationally--is undeniably anti-Christian. Worse, American Christians seem complacent about it. Jesus said in Matthew 10:33, "But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven." We need to get right with God, otherwise we may lose our nation.

Have A Blessed And Powerful Day,
Bill Wilson
Publisher

The Daily Jot

"Amerika" -- the Movie

Editor's Comment:

We recently found a very thought-provoking television series online, viewed on ABC in 1987, in thirteen episodes. The name of this series is: "Amerika."

The following description, taken from Wikipedia, describes the intent and the content of this film.
Although this movie was made 25 years ago, its message rings true for today. We recommend this movie for your weekend viewing . . . over several weekends . . . as we all consider where we are now as a nation, and where we may be going.

Amerika - suggesting a Russified name for the United States - is an American television miniseries that was broadcast in 1987 on ABC. It starred Kris Kristofferson, Mariel Hemingway, Sam Neill, Robert Urich, and a 17-year-old Lara Flynn Boyle in her first major role. Amerika was about life in the United States after a bloodless takeover by the Soviet Union.

Amerika criticized American society in the 1980s, implying that apathy and an unwillingness to defend freedom on the part of many citizens made the Soviet takeover rather easy. At one point, a key Soviet official observes that their plans for conquering the United States succeeded far beyond their wildest dreams, because once the nation had been defeated, Americans turned inward, not caring about national issues, seeking only to retain a piece of the prosperity that had once been theirs. "It (the Soviet coup) worked because you lost your country before we ever got here," says the Soviet leader. "You had political freedom, but you lost your passion ... How could we not win?"

An early scene shows schoolchildren in Chicago learning about Social Darwinism, which is characterized as the dominant philosophy in the old United States before the Soviet conquest and occupation, and a speech delivered by one child later in the series demonstrates the extent of Soviet indoctrination in the new America:

"We are the voice of the new generation. We are the voice of the new people. The destructive ways of the past are gone. We will replace them with our vision of the future. The Party will lead us to the new age. There have been those who have tried to stop the new age. They are the corrupt reminder of the past. They have tried to confuse us with the idea that the old America was a good country. We know that lie. History teaches us that lie. We are grateful to our Soviet brothers who saved the world from destruction, and we can now join them in a world of socialist brotherhood. Everyone will go to school, everyone will have a job, everyone will be equal. No one will exploit or be exploited, and all those who oppose this wonderful vision will be crushed."

Amerika arrived amid much controversy. Many critics and viewers felt it was too long and unrealistic, a number of people argued that it would be damaging to Soviet-American relations, and a spokesperson for the United Nations objected to the U.N. being depicted as an occupying force under Soviet control. Some conservatives felt that Soviet brutality was greatly underplayed; conversely, a number of liberals dismissed the entire miniseries as right-wing paranoia. At various points, the program was scrapped, delayed, and rewritten.

For their part, the Soviet Union threatened to shut down the ABC News Moscow bureau, although this threat was not carried out and indeed seemed to strengthen ABC's resolve regarding the miniseries. "We're going to run that program come rain, blood, or horse manure," said ABC president John B. Sias, after the still-to-be-aired Amerika had generated more controversy and viewer response than any other ABC program before or since, including The Day After.

For now, "Amerika" can be viewed by going here, for Part One of the 13-part miniseries, but we are not sure how long this link will be available, as other links to this movie have already been taken down.

Be sure to watch Part Two, here.

PARENTAL ADVISORY:

"Amerika" is not meant to be viewed by children. Thank you.

P.S. If this movie is removed from the internet, it can be purchased as a DVD.

The Good News Corner:

New Hampshire House Defunds Planned Parenthood

The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 207-147 on Wednesday to pass a bill stripping state funding of Planned Parenthood and any other group performing elective abortions.

The 60-vote majority was plenty to pass HB 228 on to the state Senate, but not enough to override a potential veto from Gov. John Lynch.

"The majority of people agree that, regardless of individual beliefs, taxpayers should not be forced to contribute to the largest abortion provider in American when so many are diametrically religiously and morally opposed to the practice of abortions," House Speaker Bill O'Brien said. (CitizenLink) Read more.

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CHPP Daily Brief - Thursday, January 19, 2012

2012-01-19T23:50:00.002-05:00

News for Prayer!

• The Daily Brief
• The Middle East in Focus
• Iran Threatens Oil and U.S. Targets
• Emergency Prayrer Alert: YEMEN
• Obama Says No To Canada's Oil
• Sunday is the March for Life
• 70 Years Ago: the Wannsee Conference
• The Good News Corner
• Worship with Us Today!

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The Daily Brief - Thursday, January 19, 2012

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

The Daily Brief

1. SOPA on life support after web protests, White House and GOP rebellion - Politico

Controversial anti-piracy legislation, already on life support in the House, is now in serious doubt in the Senate, where the confluence of a Republican rump rebellion, White House concerns and a Wednesday blackout by Wikipedia, Mozilla and other big-name websites is enough to give some senators second thoughts.

- Thank You Lord that many Congressional members are re-thinking their SOPA and PIPA sponsorships. We ask that You protect America from allowing an internet "kill switch" in the hands of those who do not operate in wisdom.

- "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked rule, the people mourn." [Proverbs 29:2]

2. a). IMF seeks $600 bln in new funds, G20 to discuss - Reuters

The IMF is seeking to more than double its war chest by raising $600 billion in new resources to help countries deal with the fallout of the euro zone debt crisis, but the plan faces roadblocks from the United States and other countries.

b). House Votes Against Debt Ceiling Increase - Fox News

The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to reject a request by President Obama to raise the debt ceiling -- a largely symbolic vote, since the Senate is expected to allow the debt ceiling hike. Read more.

- Lord in these difficult economic times, both the IMF and our government seem bent on continually raising their intake rather than learning how to limit it. We pray for wisdom, for restraint, for balance in financial matters across the board.

- "O you simple, understand wisdom: and you fools, be of an understanding heart." [Proverbs 8:5]

3. Rick Perry Drops Out of Presidential Race, Endorses Gingrich - Fox News

Rick Perry dropped out of the presidential race Thursday and endorsed Newt Gingrich, a move that comes just two days before the South Carolina Republican primary. Read more.

- Thank You Lord, that Gov. Perry has been given wisdom so that the pool of candidates can start to coalesce. We continually ask that Your choice come to the forefront, that any choices that are not Yours be removed from this competition.

- "For God shall bring every work into judgment, with evey secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil." [Ecclesiates 12:14]

4. 84 percent of Americans disapprove of job Congress is doing - ABC News

A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that a record 84 percent of Americans disapprove of the job Congress is doing, with almost two-thirds saying they "disapprove strongly." Just 13 percent of Americans approve of how things are going after the 112th Congress's first year of action, solidifying an unprecedented level of public disgust that has both sides worried about their positions less than 10 months before voters decide their fates.

- Lord our nation is polarized and disunity is rampant. Americans are angry with Congress on both sides of the aisle. We ask that Congress heed the voices of the people, and we pray for righteous men and women of integrity to be elected to office this year so that we may return to the foundations of our nation.

- "Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counselors there is safety." [Proverbs 11:14]

5. Widespread snowstorm wallops Pacific Northwest - Fox News

A winter storm that packed winds of 100 mph and dumped more than a foot of snow in the Pacific Northwest could soon give way to another threat: warmer weather and the potential for flooding.

- Father we thank You for the water-bearing snow that is blanketing the Pacific Northwest at this time. We were in danger of drought, but now have a reprieve. We ask that You cover the region with mercy so that flooding will not be the threat that scientists predict.

- "Have you entered into the treasuries of the snow? Or have you seen the treasuries of the hail, which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?" [Job 38:22-23]

6. The Earth is Groaning - Unknown sound phenomena occurring 2011 - CHPP

For your prayerful attention:

If you have not yet heard about this phenomenon, you may want to check out this video, and the many others that are featured alongside this onel

Even though this video was produced in 2011, we are reporting this news to you today,as there has been a marked increase of these reports in the past two weeks of this year: since January 11th. FYI, for prayer.

- "We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time." (Romans 8:22)

7. BREAKING! Iran's Al Qods calls for Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kuwait to hit oil and US targets - Reuters

In the past 48 hours, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Turkey have alerted Washington to intelligence reports of Iranian Al Qods Brigades operatives heading their way for attacks on oil installations and American targets. The alert was accompanied by a query about how the US intended to respond to the approaching menace.

- Father we bind the power of the enemy over that region, and dispel every plan for sabotage against oil installations and American interests. We send forth Your holy angels to protect and fight against the forces of darkness.

- "But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me;" [Daniel 10:13]

The Middle East in Focus

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

"Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto Your name give glory, for Your mercy, and for Your truth's sake. Why should the nations say, Where is their God? But our God is in the heavens. He has done whatever He has pleased." (Psalm 115:1-3)

1. EU delegates: Palestine Liberation Organization should return to Jerusalem - Ha'aretz

A report by European Union delegates in Jerusalem and Ramallah is calling for the reinstatement of the Palestine Liberation Organization and for the advancement of Palestinian Authority policies in East Jerusalem.

2. UN: Gaza blockade -- collective punishment - Ynet News

The United Nations' submitted its annual report on the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territories on Wednesday, painting a grim picture that includes food insecurity, isolation, violence and failing health and education services -- all courtesy of the Israeli "occupation."

3. U.S. rejects Israeli assessment that Iran sanctions are ineffective - Ha'aretz

A senior U.S. official said Wednesday that Iran sanctions are effective, contrasting a recent statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the current sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic are insufficient to curb its nuclear program.

Iran Threatens Oil and U.S. Targets

Iran's Al Qods calls for Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kuwait to hit oil and US targets

In the past 48 hours, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Turkey have alerted Washington to intelligence reports of Iranian Al Qods Brigades operatives heading their way for attacks on oil installations and American targets. The alert was accompanied by a query about how the US intended to respond to the approaching menace.

Intelligence and counter-terrorism sources say the information relayed to Washington was more detailed and specific than the customary tip-off.

Tuesday, Jan. 17, a US spokesman accused Tehran of deepening its involvement in the Syrian conflict. For the second time in a week, Washington disclosed that Al Qods commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani had visited Damascus recently, confirming Iranian arms shipments for ensuring President Bashar Assad's victory over the uprising against him.

Intelligence sources report that another part of Soleimani's Damascus mission was to synchronize the Al Qods cells' strikes across the Middle East - in Turkey, Lebanon, Gaza and Sinai - with the tempo of Assad's crackdown on protest. He also dealt with setting up terrorist attacks against Israeli targets. A US spokesman said: "We are confident that he was received at the highest levels of the Syrian government, including by President Assad."

Four months ago, in October 2011, the US accused Soleimani of a hatching a conspiracy to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington. Tuesday night, the Turkish Security General Directorate-EGM put all the country's 81 districts on guard for the expected arrival of Al Qods operatives to stir up mass unrest against the Erdogan government and attack the US embassy and provincial consulates-general. Their arrival, said the EGM notice, would be coordinated with the infiltration of Hezbollah terrorist teams to Turkey.

Intelligence sources in Ankara believe Tehran is kicking off its first round of Middle East terrorist operations in Turkey as punishment for consenting to the installation of a US radar station on its soil for the NATO shield against incoming Iranian missile attacks, in defiance of Iran's warnings. The Erdogan government is also being penalized for actively supporting Syrian resistance to the Assad regime, especially the Free Syrian Army-SFA. When Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani visited Ankara Jan. 12, he delivered a last warning to the Turkish government to desist from both steps, although the visit was officially billed as focusing on the resumption of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the five powers plus Germany. Larijani's talks clearly ended in disagreement, judging by his parting shot: "We've got our ways of doing things."

A senior counter-terrorism source said on Wednesday, Jan. 18 that the Iranians are setting Turkey up as an example to show the US and their Middle East antagonists what they can expect when Tehran lets the Al Qods Brigades loose against them. According to the information relayed to Washington by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, Al Qods has been placed on the ready for action, such as blowing up oil fields, oil pipelines and oil export terminals. Some of its cells are already present among the two countries' Shiite populations in the guise of longtime Saudi and Kuwaiti nationals of Iranian descent; others to be dropped by sea on the Saudi and Kuwaiti coasts.

A report in the Turkish media states that according to Turkish intelligence, it is likely that a cell of the Quds Unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guard is planning to break into the U.S. Embassy or one of its consulates. The intelligence further stated that the cell is planning on staying at a five-star hotel in the city in which the attack is being planned, cautioning forces to focus on foreigners residing in those hotels.

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YEMEN: AL-QAEDA ON THE MOVE

SUMMARY: A group of about 200 al-Qaeda terrorists has taken control of Rada, a city just 130 kilometers south of Yemen's capital. Opposition leaders have accused President Saleh of allowing al-Qaeda to advance in order to convince the public that he should remain in office. Saleh is supposed to step down in February.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (a terrorist group affiliated with al-Qaeda) seized the Yemeni city of Rada on January 16, 2012. Though the militants have controlled a number of towns in the south, this is the closest they have come to the capital of Sana'a. According to "The Australian," "Many sleeper cells of the terror network are thought to be located" in this area.

In response to protests, President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to step down from office when elections are held in February. However, some believe he is now allowing al-Qaeda to advance in order to remain in office.

When the terrorists took control of Rada, they released hundreds of inmates from the jail. Some were already loyal to al-Qaeda and others chose to join them.

According to ABC News, "Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula now controls seven population centers in Southern Yemen."

PRAY FOR:

- the Lord to accomplish His plans and purposes in this nation. Ask the Lord to raise up leaders who will govern with integrity and in the fear of the Lord. (Daniel 2:21)

- al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to be defeated. Pray for the salvation of leaders and members. (I Timothy 2:1-4)

- the people of Yemen to be set free from the bondage of Islam. Pray for the Lord to open their hearts and minds so they will know Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord. (II Corinthians 4:3,4)

- this time of unrest to become an open door for the Gospel. Pray for Yemenis to be receptive to the Good News of Jesus Christ. (Romans 1:16)

- men, women, and children to put their faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. (Romans 10:13)

- our Father to draw Yeminis by His Spirit to His dear Son. (John 6:44)

- the Kingdom of God to come to Yemen with miracles, signs, wonders, dreams, and visions.
[The Australian, ABC News] [Source: WIN PRAYER ALERT]

Obama Says No To Canada's Oil

(Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2012)

In a stunning development today, Obama once again rejected the Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline would have transported crude oil from the Canadian tar sands to refineries along the Gulf Coast. It would have provided more oil from a friendly ally while reducing America's dependence on imported oil from hostile regimes like Venezuela or those in the Middle East.

Today's decision is inexplicable. It defies common sense and the recommendation of Obama's own jobs council! Consider this excerpt from the 2011 year-end report issued by Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness:

"Additionally, policies that facilitate the safe, thoughtful and timely development of pipeline, transmission and distribution projects are necessary to facilitate the delivery of America's fuel and electricity and maintain the reliability of our nation's energy system."

Last month a bi-partisan majority in Congress passed legislation demanding a decision on the pipeline within 60 days. Congress took this unusual step because the Obama White House said it would wait until after the 2012 elections to make a decision. The administration now claims it is denying approval because it can't make an informed decision in 60 days. But according to the Wall Street Journal, "The U.S. government has been reviewing the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline since 2008."

So this project has been under government review for four years -- that's 1,460 days -- and Obama still can't give us an answer? We developed the atomic bomb in less time. We built the Empire State Building in less time. The Hoover Dam took less than five years to build.

But Obama just can't bring himself to approve a pipeline that would provide America with oil from Canada and create tens of thousands of jobs in the process -- even when his own advisors recommend it. He rejects the one really "shovel ready" project on his desk while spending billions on failed alternative energy companies.

Why would Obama do this? Because the radical environmentalist movement has made the Keystone pipeline a litmus test issue. They have drawn a "line in the sand" on the use of "dirty" tar sands oil.

But the oil will be used. The pipeline will be built -- going west, instead of south, to load the oil on Chinese tankers. China desperately wants it. In fact, the Chinese are already aggressively buying up interests in Canada's tar sands and Prime Minister Harper is headed to China next month. According to Canadian news reports, "A decision by U.S. President Barack Obama to delay approval for a major pipeline expansion through the country led to Harper talk about finding other customers for Canadian oil."

By the way, petroleum analysts are warning that 2012 could be "the most painful year at the pump that we have ever seen."

My friends, let me remind you what Obama's former National Security Advisor, Gen. Jim Jones, said last month about the failure of this administration to develop a serious energy policy:

"If we get to the point where we cannot bring ourselves to do what is in our national interest, then we are clearly in a period of decline . . . A nation that fails to secure the energy its citizens and its economic engine need to keep functioning leaves itself vulnerable to external contingencies in a dangerous and uncertain world and to the whims of foreign leaders and other actors who may not always have its interests at heart." (Gary Bauer; End-of-Day; Wed., Jan. 18, 2012)

Sunday is the March for Life

. . . and News from Operation Outcry

Wherever you are on January 22, 2012, we urge you to join with others in repenting to our Lord for yourself, our churches, and for America for the shedding of innocent blood on a vast scale. As we mourn the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, we urge you to join with other prolife groups who publicly mourn the passage of the law.

We will do an Operation Outcry press conference on January 20, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The title is "Are Women Better Off Under Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton? No!!" (Click here to read the full press release.) You can join us if you are in D.C. then.
Please pray for us and all of the women of Operation Outcry who will be speaking out across the country of how abortion hurts women.

While in Washington, D.C., we will also be co-sponsoring the Youth for Life Rally, marching near the head of the March for Life, and strategizing and coordinating future plans with other pro-life leaders. If you could make a contribution to support these extra expenses right now, it would help us a lot.

Finally, here are my video reflections on the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Doe v. Bolton, and the Word of God. I discuss the history of Operation Outcry (which you may not have heard before) and our foundational scripture. I discuss the three major court cases influenced by Operation Outcry women's testimony. I discuss where I think we will be by 2013. I hope you enjoy it. It is not too long. I would appreciate your feedback or sharing with others, if you feel it is helpful.

In Him,

Allan E. Parker
President
The Justice Foundation

70 Years Ago: the Wannsee Conference

11 Million: Remembering Wannsee

German Christians mark the 70th Anniversary of the 'Final Solution' at Yad Vashem
11 million. That was the number of Jews sentenced to death a brief 90-minute lunch meeting at a beautiful lakeside villa near Berlin 70 years ago. Over the course of the next two days the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem will be hosting a high-ranking delegation of German and Austrian Christian leaders for a series of events marking the 70th anniversary of the Wannsee Conference, the infamous meeting of Nazi officials which decided upon the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question."

Held on January 20, 1942 and attended by 15 high-ranking Nazi bureaucrats, the Wannsee Conference set in motion the implementation of a plan to for the systematic, industrial murder of all the Jews within Germany's reach in Europe and north-west Africa.

The fate of 11 million Jews, followed by a glass of Cognac.

It is important that we remember that the Nazi officials who deliberated at Villa Wannsee over their ghastly plans for exterminating European Jewry were all well-educated, with at least half of them holding doctorate degrees. Some were also the sons of Protestant ministers, yet not one of them raised any moral objections to this heinous plot. (To see a list of the names of those officials, go here.)

[To learn more about the conference hosted this weekend by ICEJ, go here.]

German Christian leaders have come to Jerusalem to deliver a critical message to the world that the abhorrent evil of Nazism represented by the Wannsee Conference must never be allowed to rise again.

Please remember this important event in your prayers and consider making your tax-deductible donation to support our ongoing work. In Christ,

Dr. Juergen Buehler
ICEJ Executive Director

The Good News Corner:
ISRAEL: There She Stands

"Not one of all the LORD's good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled." (Joshua 21:45)

[With thanks to our friends at the Unity Coalition for Israel for calling this wonderful tribute to our attention!]

Worship with Us Today!

"House of God Forever" Jon Foreman

"I will raise them up at the last day." (John 6:40)

CHPP Daily Brief - Wednesday, January 18, 2012

2012-01-18T23:55:00.002-05:00

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The Daily Brief - Wednesday, January 18, 2012

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

The Daily Brief

1. Iran offered Syria's Brotherhood power if it agreed to Assad staying on: official - Al Arabiya

Iran has offered the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood a deal that includes giving the Islamist opposition group all of the government, but under the condition that President Bashar al-Assad remains as the country's premier, an official said in a newspaper interview published on Wednesday.

- Lord God, we ask You to raise up Your strong arm against the Muslim Brotherhood, and the violence and control they have propagated in many nations. Protect believers in all these nations from being slaughtered by enemies who are working to establish the rule of Islam. May Your people be strong and do exploits to stand against their foes. May the people of the United States elect leaders who are wise concerning the Muslim Brotherhood, and courageous to take a firm stand against its agenda. In Jesus' Name.

- "Trust in the Lord forever, for in YAH, the LORD, is everlasting strength." (Isaiah 26: 4)

2. India: Huge ID project offers multitude of challenges - NZ Herald

The Indian Government is dedicated to giving each of its citizens a unique,12-digit number under a scheme called Aadhaar, or Foundation. By the time it is completed it will be 10 times bigger than the world's current largest biometric database, with some estimates saying it will cost a total of $36 billion. The goal is to issue 600 million IDs by 2014. The Government says this is about empowerment - people who don't have an acknowledged existence by the state, suddenly going from a world of no ID, to a world of online ID. Enrollment is voluntary but the Government has advertised heavily to promote the scheme and set up centres in villages and towns across the country. Recently, a team working out of a former factory in the north of Delhi was inputting data and taking fingerprints and retinal scans. One resident said, "It will make things easier because I will have just one number for everything."

- Lord, it is simply amazing to see the prophecies of Your holy Word falling into place with such accuracy and rapidity. Even those projects that governments may be doing with good intentions, may be the very preparations described in Your Word for the coming anti-Christ. We pray this ID system will work for good, especially for the poor of India. May all who call upon Your Name in sincerity, determine in their hearts to walk with You by faith through these end days of human history. Preserve us from the enemy of our souls because we love You Lord!

- "He (the anti-Christ) causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark" (Revelation 13:16,17, 14:11)

3. Indian TB cases 'can't be cured' - BBC

Tuberculosis which appears to be totally resistant to antibiotic treatment has been reported for the first time by Indian doctors. Concern over drug-resistant strains of TB is growing, with similar 'incurable' TB emerging in Italy and Iran. The Indian reports fuel concerns over the ability of doctors to contain the disease in years to come. TB is one of the world's biggest killers, second only to HIV among infectious diseases.

- Lord, it seems drug resistant plagues are growing across the planet, and the best efforts of good doctors cannot contain them. So we look to You for complete protection and healing, for this was fully provided on Jesus' Cross. Thank You for being our Refuge and Fortress from disease. We receive Your many healing promises found in the Bible with thanksgiving through faith in You.

- " Because you have made the Lord - even the Most High your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling place." (Psalm 91: 9,10) " By His stripes (on the Cross) you were healed!" (1 Peter 2:24)

4. Treasury dips into pension funds to avoid debt - Chicago Tribune

The Treasury on Tuesday started dipping into federal pension funds in order to give the Obama administration more credit to pay government bills. The House of Representatives is expected to vote on Wednesday on the Obama administration's request to raise the country's legal debt limit to $16.394 trillion. Unless the lower chamber and the Senate are able to shore up enough votes to block the White House request, the debt limit will be increased by $1.2 trillion next Friday and a repeat of last year's debt ceiling debacle will be averted.

- Dear Lord, we ask for discretion and wisdom in the legislature concerning monetary issues. We pray they will take a stand against increasing debt, and debt limits! We pray they will act in prudence to cut back expenditures and cease from burying our nation in overwhelming debt. We pray that the White house request will be solidly blocked, and instead, huge amounts of useless and repetitive expenditures will be eliminated. May those whose pensions are being dipped into, be protected from becoming the scapegoats for the government's out of control spending habits.

- Awake America lest the Word of the Lord come to pass: "And it shall be - As with the lender so with the borrower; as with the creditor, so with the debtor. The land shall be entirely emptied and plundered, for the Lord has spoken this word." (Isaiah 24:2)

5. The Real 2012 Doomsday: U.S. Falls To Tyranny - Personal Liberty

While many Americans deny that the U.S. government will ever use such weapons on a widespread basis against dissenters, recent developments in the country appear to indicate otherwise. The crackdowns on OWS camps carried out by police in riot/military gear, armed with tear gas canisters and rubber bullets, indicate that when large masses of people cry out, no matter what the political agenda, they will be quieted by local, State and/or Federal officials. The National Defense Authorization Bill gives the President the ability to indefinitely detain terror suspects, but this comes at a time when the lines of what constitutes "terror" are becoming increasingly blurry. The Federal government is currently in active negotiations with members of the Taliban, and Obama has made it clear that anyone who rejects his agenda is considered a "right-wing domestic terrorist." Read more.

- Lord, prayerfully this article will be read in its entirety by many, and its contents given the most serious consideration. As our government has increasingly acted to undermine the Constitution and the premises of the Founding Fathers, citizens are being stripped of their rights and even the basic dignity of privacy. We call upon You Lord to rescue us from those who would brand law abiding citizens as "domestic terrorists." Hear our prayers Lord, protect us and show us what to do! Raise up godly leadership empowered by You to turn this nation around from its current course. Help LORD!

- " A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished." (Proverbs 22:3, 27:12)

[See also: '10 reasons the U.S. is no longer the land of the free' in the Washington Post. Go here.]

The Middle East in Focus

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

"Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto Your name give glory, for Your mercy, and for Your truth's sake. Why should the nations say, Where is their God? But our God is in the heavens. He has done whatever He has pleased." (Psalm 115:1-3)

1. EU: Israel undermines Jerusalem as capital of 2 states - jpost

Israel's policies in Jerusalem are "systematically undermining the Palestinian presence" in the city and making the prospect of it becoming the shared capital of Israel and a future Palestinian state "increasingly unlikely and unworkable," British daily The Independent quoted a report drafted by European diplomats as saying.

2. EU report calls for action against Israeli settlements - BBC

The European Commission is being urged to consider drafting legislation to ensure financial transactions by EU member states do not support Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem. The proposal is made in a confidential report by top EU diplomats in the area.

3. Syrian army 'agrees to ceasefire in Zabadani' - BBC

Syrian troops who were attacking rebels in the town of Zabadani, close to the capital Damascus, have agreed to a ceasefire, an opposition leader says. Radwan Ziadeh told the BBC troops had shelled the town since Friday, but had agreed to stop hostilities as the Free Syrian Army had strong local support. He said many members of the Syrian army had defected to the rebels' side.

4. Syrian 'chemical, biological' weapons concern Israel - Ynet News

Israel has serious concerns about what will happen to "huge stockpiles" of chemical and biological weapons in Syria when the Assad regime collapses, a senior military official said on Tuesday.

The Daily Jot

Encourage, Equip, Evangelize--lessons of a decade

Ten years ago today, the Lord prompted me to begin writing The Daily Jot. At the time, I was not sure what form it would take or what even would be written. I knew, however, that I was to use my journalism experience to encourage and equip Christians to evangelize. The name of the Jot came from Jesus' words in Matthew 5:18, "For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled." The Daily Jot was to be a small writing about something the Lord put on my heart each day that would help equip or encourage someone to evangelize in some way--whether it be through example, by using the Jot to strike up conversations, or by sharing it.

Another lesson I have learned is that there are many deceivers in the world--many are in Christianity. Paul warned in Ephesians 4:14, "That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive." When you actually study the word, you will find that many doctrines were developed out of context. There are many things I once believed were true because they were taught to me as truth, but I now see they were in great error and are causing deception. Don't get angry when your concepts are challenged. Study the Bible in its full context and find out for yourself.

There have been countless times over the past decade that the Lord has prompted me to write things that have, at first, upset people tremendously. To be honest, I knew they would, but I have to write what the Lord impresses upon me to write. Usually, the upsetting things come to pass. As an award winning investigative journalist, many times people would mock what I wrote, only to find that it turned out to be true. In Christianity, the arena is very unforgiving. Covering prophetic events is a full contact sport so to speak. Here is how I deal with it: Ezekiel 3:17-21. Paraphrasing, the Lord says tell them what I tell you to tell them; if you do, their actions are on their hands; if you don't, the blood is on my hand. And so it goes.

In the times ahead, I suspect there will be many warnings, many doctrines that will be called into question, and many who will just want to lash out rather than check it out. Please understand that I love you; that I have no agenda apart from what I believe the Lord is putting on my heart; and that your prayers and support are cherished because I also have learned that the Lord chooses to work through his people, otherwise this ministry would not exist. Thank you for the past ten years, and I look forward to what the Lord has in store for both of us!

Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
www.dailyjot.com

The Good News Corner:

Illinois Abortion Clinic Closes Down

The owners of an abortion clinic in Rockford, Ill., which was just cleared by the state to reopen after violating health standards last year, announced Friday they will shut the clinic for good because of a lack of community support.

On Jan. 4, the state said the Northern Illinois Women's Clinic (NIWC) had satisfactorily corrected the unsanitary conditions inspectors discovered last summer, and gave the owners a choice: Pay a $9,750 fine to keep operating - with the caveat that the least infraction in the future would result in the state closing the clinic for good - or pay $1,000 and voluntarily surrender the clinic's operating license.

The NIWC was one of nine abortion clinics inspected in a statewide sweep, but 13 others in Illinois have never been inspected - and nine of those are exempt from ever being scrutinized, said Eric Scheidler of the Pro-Life Action League.

"It's not enough for officials to step up and enforce the weak laws we already have," Scheidler said. "It's time for the General assembly to close the loopholes that keep public health officials from ensuring other abortuaries aren't similarly violating the law."

The conditions at the NIWC weren't just unsanitary, Scheidler said - they were bizarre. Owner Wayne Webster was seen outside wearing a devil costume, and a crucified rubber chicken was hung in a window.

"It's shocking that it had to get this bad for the state to step in," Scheidler said. "If other clinics in the state are half or even a quarter as bad as Rockford, they too need to be closed down."
(by Karla Dial; CitizenLink)

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When I Get Where I'm Goin' - Brad Paisley

"But when I get where I'm going
And I see my maker's face
I'll stand forever in the light
Of his amazing grace
Yeah when I get where I'm going
There'll be only happy tears"

CHPP Daily Brief - Tuesday, January 17, 2012

2012-01-17T23:29:00.002-05:00

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The Daily Brief - Tuesday, January 17, 2012

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

The Daily Brief

1. Iran warns of consequences if Arabs back oil sanctions - Reuters

Iran warned Gulf Arab neighbors they would suffer consequences if they raised oil output to replace Iranian crude facing an international ban.

- Lord, You know what Iran is doing, and You have provided a way of salvation and provision for all nations. You are also the one who can cut off provision to nations. We pray wisdom for the leaders dealing with the oil situation. The oil belongs to You, Lord. In the name of Jesus, our Savior and Provider we pray. Amen.

- "And He shall divide the spoil with the strong." (Psalm 53:12)

2. S&P defends mass downgrade across Europe - Globe and Mail

Amid a wave of criticism, Standard & Poor's defended its decision to downgrade nine European countries and insisted Saturday that the region's leaders aren't doing enough to solve their debt crises.

- Lord, we pray for the nations of Europe and their leaders. May they turn to You in their time of need. We pray for Your truth and life to invade Europe and show them the Way. We pray this crisis would be used to turn people to You. Teach them biblical ways of finance. In the name of Jesus we stand in the gap for Europe. Amen.

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

3. Obama Seeks New Power to Merge Agencies, Pledges Some Action 'With or Without Congress' - CNS News

Hussein Obama wants more power to reorganize the executive branch, powers he says will only be used to make government more efficient.

- Lord, we ask that President Obama not have more power, but that his power - outside of that which is prescribed by the Constitution - be broken. We thank You that Congress is questioning this move, and is carrying out its own responsibilities in providing oversight over the actions of the Executive Branch, as needed. In Your Name, amen.

- "Righteousness exalts a nation" (Proverbs 14:34)

4. Eleven states, D.C. back Obama on health law - Washington Times

Eleven states and the District of Columbia are siding with the Obama administration in the legal battle over the constitutionality of the new health care law, as more than half the states prepare to challenge the law before the Supreme Court.

- Lord, according to this report - more than half of the states - and probably more than half of the country do not want Obamacare. Lord, we pray that the will of the people be honored, and that the majority of states be victorious in their challenge before the Supreme Court. We pray for wisdom for their attorneys and favor before the Supreme Court. We pray that the Supreme Court makes the right decision, and they not be deceived.

There is nothing in the Constitution that says the Government should have control over our health care and our medical decisions. Give guidance about the health problems in this country. May there be revelation of and from our Healer, Jesus, in whose name we pray and give honor and thanks. Amen.

- He said to them, "You will surely say this proverb to Me, 'Physician, heal yourself!" Whatever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in Your country." (Luke 4:23)

5. Bethlehem to Host Church Conference Which Demonizes Israel

Next March, Bethlehem Bible College will host dozens of US theologians, activists and ministries for the "Christ at the Checkpoint 2012 Conference". It is to be a major religious and political event meant to demonize Israel and to support the Palestinian Intifada against the "ethnocentric" Jewish State. The impressive range of Christian theologians and pastors from many churches located in the United States make the gravity of the upcoming conference clear. (Read more.) - Many intercessors are expecting war to break out momentarily in Israel. Could it be that MARCH would be the time for that to happen . . . even as this delusional group gathers for this meeting?

Pray for the souls of these church leaders, named in this article, and ask God to (somehow) forgive them, for they know not what they are doing. In teaching these lies about the sovereignty of the nation of Israel, they are coming against the apple of God's eye. Pray!

- "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves." (Matthew 7:15)

6. Christians in New York Arrested for Protesting Church Ban - WORLD Magazine

Churches that have been meeting in schools there will have to find new places of worship by Feb. 12, when a new law banning the churches from public school facilities goes into effect. The new ban will affect about 150 churches.

So when Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave his State of the City Address on Thursday, more than 200 pastors and lay people gathered outside the Bronx school where he gave the speech to pray. Police arrested 43 of the praying protesters.

- Pray that these arrests would be appealed in a court of law and overruled. Come before our Great High Priest in the Throne Room of heaven, making intercession for the saints in these perilous times. Pray!

- "The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous . . " (Psalm 125:3)

The Middle East in Focus

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

"Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto Your name give glory, for Your mercy, and for Your truth's sake. Why should the nations say, Where is their God? But our God is in the heavens. He has done whatever He has pleased." (Psalm 115:1-3)

1. Israel 'waging covert war on Iran' - ABC

A report released this week claims agents from Israel's spy agency Mossad posed as CIA officers in 2008 in order to recruit people to carry out attacks and assassinations against Iranian officials.

2. Hamas brutally assaults Shi'ite worshippers in Gaza - Haaretz

Armed Hamas men broke into a gathering of some 30 Shi'ite worshippers in the Gaza Strip last Friday and brutally attacked them, Haaretz has learned. The assault was part of a broader crackdown on Shi'ite organizations, including charities, that has been sparked in part by Hamas' fear of growing Iranian influence in Gaza.

3. Egypt's next parliament to be led by Islamist - Washington Post

Liberals and Islamists in Egypt announced a temporary agreement Monday on a power-sharing plan that would install a Moslem Brotherhood leader as speaker of the country's newly elected parliament. The agreement among six political parties all but guarantees that the Moslem Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party will lead Egypt's first elected parliament since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak in February, with the Islamist party expected to control as many as half the seats.

4. Terror Attack Foiled as Court Sentences Fogel Murderer

Alert IDF soldiers staved off a terror attack that was intended to take place inside the military court at Salem, in Samaria, on Monday. The soldiers neutralized and arrested two armed terrorists who tried to enter the court in an attack planned to coincide with the sentencing of Amjad Awad, who butchered five members of the Fogel family in Itamar last year.

The court deliberations were not disturbed and the court sentenced Awad to five life sentences Monday.

The Daily Jot

The prophetic Middle East leap created by the White House

The man who occupies the Oval Office has created a game changing prophetic leap in the Middle East that may well have set America's course in prophetic eschatology. Christian and Jewish eschatology speak of the Day of the Lord where the Bible plainly prophesies that Arab/Islamic nations attack Israel and Israel is saved by the Messiah, the Christ, in an end time battle that ushers in the Millennial Reign of Christ. There are many current events that point to this eschatology being set up by the actions of leaders of many nations. The support and acceptance by the White House of the Moslem Brotherhood is a major prophetic and eschatological step that has tremendous consequences.

The Moslem Brotherhood's advance to establish a worldwide Sharia-based caliphate has been catalyzed by the White House. The Administration throwing its support behind the Moslem Brotherhood in what was called the Arab Spring has resulted in Islamists using democracy to take over Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Yemen. Additionally, there is strife in Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia that is either a direct or a collateral affect of advancing the Moslem Brotherhood plan. This destabilization of the Middle East has created an even more hostile environment for Israel by legitimizing Islamic control through democracy and by energizing Islamic terror groups in Israel--Hamas, al Qaeda, Hezbollah and others.

It is well known that Moslem Brotherhood operatives hold positions at the highest levels of US government. Starting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's top aide Huma Abedin, whose ties to the Moslem Brotherhood are undeniable, and continuing with Islamic appointments within the departments of Defense and Homeland Security. The Administration apparently is banking on a theory that the Moslem Brotherhood will help isolate Iran, as the Moslem Brotherhood is Sunni and Iran is largely Shiite. The Moslem Brotherhood plan as revealed in the Holy Land Foundation terror trial in Texas, however, indicates that it will unify all Moslems under a worldwide Caliphate, similar to the Ottoman Empire.

Islamic eschatology has its Mahdi returning to earth to establish a seven year worldwide rule of Islamic peace. Islam's version of Jesus (Isa) is to be the Mahdi's prophet in leading Jews and Christians to Islam. Islam's eschatology is strikingly similar to the Biblical antichrist. Indeed, Islam denies the deity of Christ. 2 John 7 says, "For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist." And Zechariah 12:9 speaks of the day of the Lord, "And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem." America has played the eschatological catalyst with its Middle East policy. Its final place in prophecy is yet to be determined.

Have a Blessed and Powerful Day!
Bill Wilson
www.dailyjot.com

At the Supreme Court, All Work and No Pray

Supreme Court Turns Away Prayer Case

Pray before public meetings if you like - just don't dare mention the name "Jesus."

For the time being, that's the law for states falling under the jurisdiction of the 4th U.S.Circuit Court of Appeals, as the U.S. Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear a case arising from North Carolina. (CitizenLink) Read more.

The Supreme Court giveth, and the Supreme Court taketh away. Just days after handing down one of the biggest victories for religious freedom in a half-century, the justices are back to ignoring the principles they upheld. Unlike last week, when it told the government to keep its nose out of church business, the Court sent the exact opposite message this morning to anti-religion opportunists by rejecting a case on public prayer. The decision blindsided religious groups, who thought the suit had a reasonable chance of appeal. Instead, the battle over prayer at government meetings came to a sudden end, leaving in place a ridiculous decision by the Fourth Circuit Court to limit the number of "Jesus" references in every petition offered.

The suit kicked off five years ago, when two women from Forsyth County, North Carolina challenged the policy allowing prayers in Jesus's name. Although opponents said the policy violated the Establishment Clause, FRC and others disagreed. Everyone in town, regardless of their religion, had an open invitation to pray at county meetings. The schedule was decided on a first-come, first-served basis, and leaders even advertised the number for the clerk's office so that churches from as many faiths as possible could volunteer. Until 2007, when the board eliminated prayers altogether, everyone from imams to rabbis had offered invocations. That didn't matter to the Fourth Circuit Court, who seemed to object to the religious make-up of the County. Since Forsyth is overwhelmingly Christian, a majority of the prayers were in Jesus's name. To combat that, the Appeals Court decided that local governments would have to start monitoring any "excessive" mentions of Jesus.

By not hearing the case, the Supreme Court agreed--meaning that it is now law, not just in Forsyth County, but every state under the Fourth Circuit's jurisdiction (Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina), that every government body use this "Jesus-counting approach" in public prayers. When the decision takes effect, it will be illegal for pastors in any government assembly to mention Jesus except once or twice at the end of their prayers--or make any statements about who Jesus is and what He's done for us. FRC and 15 members of the U.S. House of Representatives Prayer Caucus had weighed in with an amicus brief in hopes that the Court would step in and stop this wave of anti-religious censorship. Unfortunately for people (like FRC staff!) who live in these states, our prayers will have to be answered before they can truly be offered. For more on the case and its fallout, you can read our brief here. (Family Research Council)

Texas Meeting

You may have read by now about a weekend meeting of pro-family, pro-life conservatives that took place in Houston, Texas. I, and more than 125 other leaders, attended the meeting to see if we could reach a consensus on which GOP presidential contender to unite around. After hours of discussion and three separate ballots the overwhelming majority of attendees selected Rick Santorum, with a significant minority backing Newt Gingrich.

Media descriptions of the event were often inaccurate and, not surprisingly, in some cases seemed intended to sow divisions. Here are the facts. This was not a "stop Romney" meeting. As I repeatedly told reporters, it was a "stop Obama" meeting!

There were individuals supporting each of the candidates. Our conclusion to support Santorum was a positive statement in favor of him -- NOT a negative statement about the other good conservatives in the race. We realize that reasonable conservatives can reach different conclusions about the best "horse" to ride.

Finally, talking to my colleagues, I found a unanimous view that November 2012 will be the most important election of our lives. America, as a constitutional republic, cannot survive another four years of Obama.

Whomever the GOP nominates, within reason, will receive, in my view, the support of a united conservative movement. Disagreements among conservatives pale in comparison to our disagreements with Barack Obama. Our movement will gain nothing and risks losing everything if Obama is reelected.

We continue to urge all the GOP contenders to stop savaging one another and instead aim their fire at the disaster currently sitting in the Oval Office. (Gary Bauer)

About that Ship . . .

What happened on the doomed Italian cruise liner is a commentary on the division between values-oriented conservatives and pure libertarians. I'm hearing more and more libertarians arguing that we should support limited government and that anything involving morality is off limits. But I agree with the Founders who argued that only a virtuous people could remain free and that the purpose of the law is to uphold the values that promote virtuous lifestyles.

What does this have to do with a capsized cruise ship? The captain and some crewmen evidently lived by the motto "Every man for himself." They saved their own skins before lifting a finger to help the women and children on board. Some commentators today are contrasting their behavior to what happened on the Titanic.
One hundred years ago, the men on that ship were committed to the moral idea of saving women and children before they saved themselves. So much so in fact that proportionally more women in third class survived the Titanic's sinking then did men in first class. And they survived because the men with first class tickets stood on the decks helping women and children of all social ranks into the lifeboats.

Benjamin Guggenheim, one of the wealthiest men on board, didn't try to buy his way off the sinking ship. He helped load women and children into the lifeboats and then changed into a tuxedo when the last boat was gone so that he would "die like a gentleman." It was reported that he gave this message to a survivor, "Tell my wife . . . I played the game out straight to the end. No woman shall be left aboard this ship because Ben Guggenheim was a coward."

Let me make this observation: Before long there will be demands for new regulations of the cruise industry. Perhaps there will be regulations demanding that the captain and crew must remain on the ship. In other words, when morality fails big government grows to fill the gap. The breakdown of the mother/father family, for example, has spurred the growth of the welfare state. And vice versa.

Whether libertarians realize it or not, they have an inconsistent view of government. Their neutrality on issues of morality will guarantee the growth of big government, the very thing they despise most. (Gary Bauer)

Joint US-Israel drill called off by Netanyahu, to Washington's surprise

debkafile's sources disclose exclusively that, contrary to recent reports published in Washington, Jerusalem - and this site too - it was Israel Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, not the Obama administration, who decided to call off the biggest ever joint US-Israeli military exercise Austere Challenge 12 scheduled for April 2012.

Washington was taken aback by the decision. It was perceived as a mark of Israel's disapproval for the administration's apparent hesitancy in going through with the only tough sanctions with any chance of working against Iran's nuclear weapon program: penalizing its central bank and blocking payments for its petroleum exports.

This was the first time Israel had ever postponed a joint military exercise; it generated a seismic moment in relations between the US and Israel at a time when Iran has never been so close to producing a nuclear weapon. . . (Click here) [Source: Unity Coalition for Israel; Debkafile]

The Good News Corner:

Millions Hear John 3:16 During Prime-Time Football Game

When Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow shocked the Pittsburgh Steelers by throwing for 316 yards in overtime to advance in the AFC Divisional playoffs on Jan. 8, it drove more than 94 million people to the Internet to find out what John 3:16 - one of Tebow's favorite verses - actually says.

So this weekend, Focus on the Family decided to simply tell them.

For Saturday's playoff game against the New England Patriots, the ministry conceived, shot, edited and delivered a 30-second ad showing children reciting the verse - a process which, ironically, took approximately 3.16 days from start to finish.

"It was a pretty tight deadline," Focus President Jim Daly said with a chuckle, "but to be fair, we were working with a great, inspired script."

As with so many things directly (and indirectly) related to Tebow, the commercial defied all odds before some 40 million people saw it this weekend.

First, there was the impossible time frame. At 10:05 p.m. on Jan. 9, Gary Schneeberger, the ministry's vice president of communications, e-mailed Chief Development Officer Ken Windebank a USA Today story about Tebow that mentioned the pro-life commercial he and his mom, Pam, shot for Focus that aired during the 2010 Super Bowl. At 8:05 a.m. the next morning, Windebank responded, saying, "Do we place an ad in the Broncos/New England game?"

From there, an entire creative team was off and running - almost simultaneously finding out that an ad spot actually was available, then securing funding, rounding up a cast of local children, getting approval from a television network (which had rejected a John 3:16 ad from another ministry for last year's Super Bowl), and editing the footage before a member of the films department took a red-eye flight from Denver to New York to hand-deliver the DVD to a CBS network executive Friday morning - just 10 minutes before the deadline.

"We've got some talented and passionate people working at Focus on the Family, but we know we're just not *that* good," Daly said. "God was in this from the beginning."

When the ad aired a few minutes into the second quarter, the Internet exploded.

Within minutes, as the YouTube video began going viral, both John 3:16 and Focus on the Family were trending worldwide as the top Internet search terms. By Monday morning, more than 5,600 people had opened a blog by Esther Fleece, Daly's assistant for millennial relations, about Tebow (see Tim Tebow's Good News), and the left-leaning group change.org had started a petition drive for people to force CBS to apologize for running the ad - a sort of backhanded compliment. Twelve hours later, "Focus on the Family" was the fifth most-searched-for term on Google, and "John 3:16" was fourteenth.

But the most important outcome was measured by feedback the ministry received shortly after the ad aired.

"Both my sons just saw your commercial and gave their lives to Christ as a result," one man wrote on Twitter. "Thank you. #John316."

Similarly, another woman said:

"Thanks for running the John 3:16 ad during the Broncos/Patriots game. My husband is not a believer, but he was so taken by those precious kids that he became emotional watching it. Thanks for reaching out in such a warm, compassionate way."
"The Bible says in Isaiah that God's Word does not come back void," Daly said. "That was our prayer going into this effort - to spotlight the Word of the Lord to bring people to the Lord. What a blessing to know that goal was accomplished."

FOR MORE INFORMATION

See Focus on the Family's John 3:16 commercial.

Let CBS know what you thought about the ad.
(by Karla Dial; CitizenLink) Read more.

Worship with Us Today!

"I Lift My Hands"
by Chris Tomlin

Be still, there is a healer
His love is deeper than the sea
His mercy, it is unfailing
His arms are fortress for the weak

Let faith arise
Let faith arise