Medical Mission to the Dominican Republic by Doctors of Cuban Association Order of Malta- Miami
MIAMI, June 12 /Christian Newswire/ -- Medical Mission to the Dominican Republic Organized by Doctors and volunteers of the Cuban Association of the Order of Malta.
Miami, Florida, June 2009. During the weekend of May 28th to June 1st the semiannual medical mission of 2009 to the Hospital Manuel J. Centurion at ILAC Center, Licey al Medio medical facility in the Dominican Republic was undertaken, under the leadership of Doctors Jorge Echenique, MD and José Joaquín Centurión, MD both Knights of Malta and members of the Cuban Association, residing and practicing in South Florida.
As it has been the case for the past several years, 33 participants: twelve doctors, eight nurses, five pharmacists and eight volunteers, plus a Dental Team and their medical supplies, flew with the collaboration of American Airlines to the Dominican Republic from Miami, Florida. Their mission was to give medical assistance to more than 1,000 patients in this poor area, just a few miles outside Santiago de los Caballeros, the second largest city in the country.
The doctors included specialists in cardiology, pediatric medicine, gynecology, urology, gastroenterology, otolaryngology, infectious diseases and internal medicine. They were locally assisted by the Cooperadores de Salud, a group of health workers who did the screening of the patients prior to the visit, and by a local radiologist and other supporting staff at the clinic. Over the four day mission, the doctors saw over 1,000 individual patients resulting in over 2,500 patient visits. The mission distributed free of charge medicines and other medical supplies valued at over $100,000, including a supply for the following six months.
ILAC is a Catholic faith-based group that has a free- standing clinic near Santiago with three operating rooms and five exam rooms. ILAC has a system of health-care workers, called cooperadores, who live in remote villages and perform health screenings. The cooperadores bring surgical candidates to the clinic. It is a collaborative health care and educational organization that exists to promote the integral well- being and spiritual growth of all participants. The small hospital at this facility was made possible with a donation from a local businessman through one of the MD members of the Cuban Association.
The Order of Malta is the third oldest religious order of the Catholic Church, having been established in 1048. Since its humble beginnings in the Holy Land, this Order and its members have dedicated themselves to serving the poor and the sick, particularly in the area of health care. This tradition of service is maintained today by the approximately 12,500 members and over 100,000 volunteers working in over 50 countries. It operates ambulance corps, blood banks, clinics, hospitals, refugee camps, and disaster relief operations. You can learn more about the Order at www.orderofmalta.org.
The Cuban Association of the Order of Malta was established in 1952. It was reorganized in Miami, Florida in 1990, where new activities were established for the poor and the elderly in cooperation with the local Catholic Church.
Presently it has 113 Knights, Dames and Chaplains, including three living in Cuba. Our volunteer doctors have served the San Juan Bosco parish clinic-Our Lady of Philermo- for many years; the Cuban Association also conducts medical missions to the Dominican Republic and to other countries of the Caribbean and Central America. We have been working closely with the Catholic Church in Cuba since 1996, currently funding forty elderly support centers associated with a similar number of catholic parishes throughout the Island; living facilities for retired priests, hospitals and other institutions, including one which serves children suffering from Down's syndrome. We also cooperate with the Embassy of the Order of Malta in Havana with many of our local projects. You can learn more about the Cuban Association at www.ordendemaltacuba.com.
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
Todesstrafe: Menschen christlichen Glaubens dürfen nicht aus Moslemischen Tee-Tassen trinken
Todesstrafe: Menschen christlichen Glaubens dürfen nicht aus Moslemischen Tee-Tassen trinken
Von Andreas Klamm
Washington / Punjab, Pakistan. 13. Juni 2009. Menschen mit christlichen Glauben dürfen nicht aus Moslemischen Tee-Tassen trinken. Darauf steht die Todesstrafe nach dem Moslemischen Glauben. Darauf weist International Christian Concern (www.persecution.org) hin. Bereits am 9. Mai wurde in einem Tee Shop in der Stadt Machharkay in Punja Pakistan ein junger Mann, Ischtiaq Masih, von einem Inhaber eines Tee-Shops und 14 weiteren seiner Angestellten hingerichtet.
In einer Pause seines Reise-Busses hatte Ishtiaq Masih einen Tee bestellt. Als der junge Mann seinen Tee bezahlte, sah der Inhaber ein Halskette mit einem christlichen Kreuz bei seinem Kunden. Der Inhaber des Tee Shops Mubarak Ali, ein 42 Jahre alter Mann Moslemischen Glaubens und 14 seiner Angestellten haben daraufhin den Kunden christlichen Glaubens mit Steinen und Küchenmessern zu Tode geprügelt und erstochen. Noch während des Aktes der Ermordung bat der Kunde christlichen Glaubens um Vergebung und Gnade. Darauf konnte der Inhaber und die Angestellten des Moslemischen Tee Shops keine Rücksicht nehmen.
Mit einem Warn-Schild wird ausdrücklich hingewiesen, dass in dem Tee Shop „Menschen die nicht des Moslemischen Glaubens sind, ihren Glauben an eine andere Religion melden müssen, bevor eine Tasse Tee bestellt wird“.
Der junge Mann christlichen Glaubens hatte allerdings das große Warnschild mit einem „Toten-Kopf“ übersehen.
Weitere Mitreisende und Zeugen haben noch eingegriffen und brachten den schwer verletzten Mann in das Rural Gesundheits-Zentrum, wo der Mann in der Folge der Steinigung und den schweren Stich-Verletzungen durch mehrere Küchenmesser verstorben ist. Der helfende Arzt konnte nur noch schwerste innere und äußere Blutungen, einen zertrümmerten Schädel und Verletzungen des Gehirns des Mannes feststellen.
Das Warnschild am Tee Shop weist ausdrücklich daraufhin, wer dem Befehl „...seinen Glauben zu nennen, so dieser ein andere Glaube ist, als der Moslemische Glaube, nicht beachtet, ...muss mit ernsten Konsequenzen rechnen...“
Der Tee Shop bedient normalerweise nur Kunden Moslemischen Glaubens. Ein Zeuge sagte gegenüber einem ICC-Korrespondenten, dass der Inhaber und seine Angestellten frühere Studenten des radikalen Moslemischen Seminars „madrassas“ seien. Die Familie des ermordeten Ischtiaq Masih hat Anzeige bei der Polizei erstattet. Die Inhaber des Tee Shops betreiben ihr Geschäft weiter und wurden nicht verhaftet.
International Christian Concern konnte in einer Anfrage bei der Polizei-Station Pindi Bhatian Saddar Police Station erfahren, dass der zuständige Polizei-Chef sagte: „Ermittlungen seien eingeleitet. Man betrachtet das Ereignis als ein Handeln streng gläubiger Menschen Moslemischen Glaubens.“
Der Polizei-Chef Iftikhar Bajwa versicherte, dass es keinen Grund für die Schließung des Tee Shops gibt und er eine Schließung nicht veranlassen könne Die Verfassung des Landes Pakistan verbietet eine Diskriminierung aus religiösen Gründen.
Grundsätzlich gilt die Warnung, dass Menschen christlichen Glaubens, keine Tee-Tassen , weitere Moslemische Bestecke, Teller und andere Utensilien benutzen sollten, da Menschen christlichen Glaubens im Moslemischen Glauben als so wörtlich „Schweine“ betrachtet werden und damit als „unrein“ im strengen Moslemischen Glauben gelten.
Vielmehr wird dazu geraten, dass sich Menschen christlichen Glaubens, den strengen und Heiligen Gesetzen des Islams unterwerfen sollten, da diese nicht nur in Pakistan mit einer Verletzung der Heiligen Gesetze des Islams mit der sofortigen Durchführung der Todesstrafe rechnen müssten. Der Islam gilt bei vielen Menschen weltweit als die Religion des Friedens. Menschen christlichen Glaubens gelten in vielen Teilen der Welt als „unrein“, werden gehasst und sollten sich dem Frieden nicht in den Weg stellen.
Menschen im Moslemischen Glauben stehen als Symbols des Friedens und der Gerechtigkeit, doch wenn die Heiligen Islamischen Gesetze verletzt werden, muss die Todesstrafe, je nach Schwere der Verletzung der Heiligen Islamischen Gesetze an Ort und Stelle durchgeführt werden.
Die internationale Organisation ICC ruft Menschen in aller Welt auf, in Pakistan gegen eine mögliche Form der Diskriminierung von Menschen mit christlichen Glauben zu protestieren.
Botschaften des Landes Pakistan
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika: Tel. 001 (202) 243-6500, info@embassyofpakistanusa.org
Kanada: Tel. 001 (613) 238-7881, parepottawa@rogers.com
Groß Britannien: Tel. 001 0870-005-6967, hoc@phclondon.org
Von Andreas Klamm
Washington / Punjab, Pakistan. 13. Juni 2009. Menschen mit christlichen Glauben dürfen nicht aus Moslemischen Tee-Tassen trinken. Darauf steht die Todesstrafe nach dem Moslemischen Glauben. Darauf weist International Christian Concern (www.persecution.org) hin. Bereits am 9. Mai wurde in einem Tee Shop in der Stadt Machharkay in Punja Pakistan ein junger Mann, Ischtiaq Masih, von einem Inhaber eines Tee-Shops und 14 weiteren seiner Angestellten hingerichtet.
In einer Pause seines Reise-Busses hatte Ishtiaq Masih einen Tee bestellt. Als der junge Mann seinen Tee bezahlte, sah der Inhaber ein Halskette mit einem christlichen Kreuz bei seinem Kunden. Der Inhaber des Tee Shops Mubarak Ali, ein 42 Jahre alter Mann Moslemischen Glaubens und 14 seiner Angestellten haben daraufhin den Kunden christlichen Glaubens mit Steinen und Küchenmessern zu Tode geprügelt und erstochen. Noch während des Aktes der Ermordung bat der Kunde christlichen Glaubens um Vergebung und Gnade. Darauf konnte der Inhaber und die Angestellten des Moslemischen Tee Shops keine Rücksicht nehmen.
Mit einem Warn-Schild wird ausdrücklich hingewiesen, dass in dem Tee Shop „Menschen die nicht des Moslemischen Glaubens sind, ihren Glauben an eine andere Religion melden müssen, bevor eine Tasse Tee bestellt wird“.
Der junge Mann christlichen Glaubens hatte allerdings das große Warnschild mit einem „Toten-Kopf“ übersehen.
Weitere Mitreisende und Zeugen haben noch eingegriffen und brachten den schwer verletzten Mann in das Rural Gesundheits-Zentrum, wo der Mann in der Folge der Steinigung und den schweren Stich-Verletzungen durch mehrere Küchenmesser verstorben ist. Der helfende Arzt konnte nur noch schwerste innere und äußere Blutungen, einen zertrümmerten Schädel und Verletzungen des Gehirns des Mannes feststellen.
Das Warnschild am Tee Shop weist ausdrücklich daraufhin, wer dem Befehl „...seinen Glauben zu nennen, so dieser ein andere Glaube ist, als der Moslemische Glaube, nicht beachtet, ...muss mit ernsten Konsequenzen rechnen...“
Der Tee Shop bedient normalerweise nur Kunden Moslemischen Glaubens. Ein Zeuge sagte gegenüber einem ICC-Korrespondenten, dass der Inhaber und seine Angestellten frühere Studenten des radikalen Moslemischen Seminars „madrassas“ seien. Die Familie des ermordeten Ischtiaq Masih hat Anzeige bei der Polizei erstattet. Die Inhaber des Tee Shops betreiben ihr Geschäft weiter und wurden nicht verhaftet.
International Christian Concern konnte in einer Anfrage bei der Polizei-Station Pindi Bhatian Saddar Police Station erfahren, dass der zuständige Polizei-Chef sagte: „Ermittlungen seien eingeleitet. Man betrachtet das Ereignis als ein Handeln streng gläubiger Menschen Moslemischen Glaubens.“
Der Polizei-Chef Iftikhar Bajwa versicherte, dass es keinen Grund für die Schließung des Tee Shops gibt und er eine Schließung nicht veranlassen könne Die Verfassung des Landes Pakistan verbietet eine Diskriminierung aus religiösen Gründen.
Grundsätzlich gilt die Warnung, dass Menschen christlichen Glaubens, keine Tee-Tassen , weitere Moslemische Bestecke, Teller und andere Utensilien benutzen sollten, da Menschen christlichen Glaubens im Moslemischen Glauben als so wörtlich „Schweine“ betrachtet werden und damit als „unrein“ im strengen Moslemischen Glauben gelten.
Vielmehr wird dazu geraten, dass sich Menschen christlichen Glaubens, den strengen und Heiligen Gesetzen des Islams unterwerfen sollten, da diese nicht nur in Pakistan mit einer Verletzung der Heiligen Gesetze des Islams mit der sofortigen Durchführung der Todesstrafe rechnen müssten. Der Islam gilt bei vielen Menschen weltweit als die Religion des Friedens. Menschen christlichen Glaubens gelten in vielen Teilen der Welt als „unrein“, werden gehasst und sollten sich dem Frieden nicht in den Weg stellen.
Menschen im Moslemischen Glauben stehen als Symbols des Friedens und der Gerechtigkeit, doch wenn die Heiligen Islamischen Gesetze verletzt werden, muss die Todesstrafe, je nach Schwere der Verletzung der Heiligen Islamischen Gesetze an Ort und Stelle durchgeführt werden.
Die internationale Organisation ICC ruft Menschen in aller Welt auf, in Pakistan gegen eine mögliche Form der Diskriminierung von Menschen mit christlichen Glauben zu protestieren.
Botschaften des Landes Pakistan
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika: Tel. 001 (202) 243-6500, info@embassyofpakistanusa.org
Kanada: Tel. 001 (613) 238-7881, parepottawa@rogers.com
Groß Britannien: Tel. 001 0870-005-6967, hoc@phclondon.org
Thursday, June 11, 2009
NYCLU Urges Legislators to Consider Civil Rights Concerns as they Weigh HIV Testing
NYCLU Urges Legislators to Consider Civil Rights Concerns as they Weigh HIV Testing
New York City/NYCLU/Jnue 10, 2009-- The New York Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 urged state legislators to reject proposed legislation that would impair efforts to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS in New York State.
Three bills currently under consideration purport to increase access to HIV testing. In testimony before the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus, the NYCLU argued that these bills would do more harm than good. It advised lawmakers to support a fourth bill that streamlines testing procedures while providing stronger protections for patients’ rights.
“We all want to increase the number of New Yorkers who know their HIV status, but stripping patients of their rights and eliminating critical counseling requirements is a mistake,” NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman said. “A positive test for HIV remains a life-changing event, with consequences unlike those of any other medical test. If this legislation passes there will be no guarantee that people will understand the risks of HIV or even what they’re being tested for.”
The NYCLU opposes the following three bills: A7757/S4484, sponsored by Senator Shirley Huntley and Assemblywoman Annette Robinson; S5660/A7892A, sponsored by Senator Hiram Monserrate and Assemblyman Daryl Towns; and A4016, sponsored by Assemblywoman Nettie Mayersohn.
Each of these bills would eliminate requirements in state public health law that health care providers obtain written consent from people before conducting HIV tests. Under all three of the bills, counseling would no longer be required before performing the test so that people understand what a positive HIV diagnosis means in terms of treatment availability, transmission prevention, and confidentiality and anti-discrimination protections. In addition, under the proposed legislation, those who test negative would never be warned about the dangers of risky behavior so that they know how to avoid becoming infected in the future.
Proponents of eliminating written consent point to the high rates of HIV and lack of knowledge of HIV status in communities of color. They suggest that those who seek to protect patients’ rights are not concerned about those communities hardest hit by the epidemic.
“It is outrageous to suggest that poor people and people of color do not deserve the same kinds of patient's rights as middle class people expect,” said NYCLU Public Policy Counsel Corinne Carey, who testified before the committee. “Patient’s rights—civil rights in medical settings—are just as important, perhaps even more so, to people with few economic resources and communities of color.”
The NYCLU gave its qualified support to a bill sponsored by Senator Thomas Duane and Assemblyman Richard Gottfried (A7610/S3293) that would require written consent for HIV testing, pre-test counseling on the risks and benefits of an HIV test, and post-test counseling regardless of the test result.
While the NYCLU strongly believes in maintaining affirmative consent for HIV testing, the Duane/Gottfried bill simply provides for an “opt-out” option on a general medical consent form. Despite this flaw, the NYCLU believes that the Duane/Gottfried bill is far superior to the other three bills being considered.
New York City/NYCLU/Jnue 10, 2009-- The New York Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 urged state legislators to reject proposed legislation that would impair efforts to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS in New York State.
Three bills currently under consideration purport to increase access to HIV testing. In testimony before the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus, the NYCLU argued that these bills would do more harm than good. It advised lawmakers to support a fourth bill that streamlines testing procedures while providing stronger protections for patients’ rights.
“We all want to increase the number of New Yorkers who know their HIV status, but stripping patients of their rights and eliminating critical counseling requirements is a mistake,” NYCLU Executive Director Donna Lieberman said. “A positive test for HIV remains a life-changing event, with consequences unlike those of any other medical test. If this legislation passes there will be no guarantee that people will understand the risks of HIV or even what they’re being tested for.”
The NYCLU opposes the following three bills: A7757/S4484, sponsored by Senator Shirley Huntley and Assemblywoman Annette Robinson; S5660/A7892A, sponsored by Senator Hiram Monserrate and Assemblyman Daryl Towns; and A4016, sponsored by Assemblywoman Nettie Mayersohn.
Each of these bills would eliminate requirements in state public health law that health care providers obtain written consent from people before conducting HIV tests. Under all three of the bills, counseling would no longer be required before performing the test so that people understand what a positive HIV diagnosis means in terms of treatment availability, transmission prevention, and confidentiality and anti-discrimination protections. In addition, under the proposed legislation, those who test negative would never be warned about the dangers of risky behavior so that they know how to avoid becoming infected in the future.
Proponents of eliminating written consent point to the high rates of HIV and lack of knowledge of HIV status in communities of color. They suggest that those who seek to protect patients’ rights are not concerned about those communities hardest hit by the epidemic.
“It is outrageous to suggest that poor people and people of color do not deserve the same kinds of patient's rights as middle class people expect,” said NYCLU Public Policy Counsel Corinne Carey, who testified before the committee. “Patient’s rights—civil rights in medical settings—are just as important, perhaps even more so, to people with few economic resources and communities of color.”
The NYCLU gave its qualified support to a bill sponsored by Senator Thomas Duane and Assemblyman Richard Gottfried (A7610/S3293) that would require written consent for HIV testing, pre-test counseling on the risks and benefits of an HIV test, and post-test counseling regardless of the test result.
While the NYCLU strongly believes in maintaining affirmative consent for HIV testing, the Duane/Gottfried bill simply provides for an “opt-out” option on a general medical consent form. Despite this flaw, the NYCLU believes that the Duane/Gottfried bill is far superior to the other three bills being considered.
Innovative Film Workshop Re-Directs Christian Filmmakers
Innovative Film Workshop Re-Directs Christian Filmmakers
MEDIA ADVISORY, June 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- Advent Film Group (AFG), the producer of the bestselling Christian movie, COME WHAT MAY, is offering a unique Two-Day Film Workshop in Purcellville, Virginia, July 18-19, 2009. "Unlike other film programs, our approach is not focused on the filmmaker at all," explains George Escobar, founder of AFG. "We intentionally aim to turn filmmakers' focus away from themselves. We want them centered on learning what God is doing in their community. That's the source for great stories, which God wants told. It's also the means by which the movie can be financed and distributed."
This new model was birthed by the success of recent films such as FACING THE GIANTS, FIREPROOF, and THE WIDOW'S MIGHT, according to Mike Snyder, former Senior VP of Prison Fellowship, who recently joined AFG to lead business affairs and marketing.
"We take our inspiration from the vantage point of where God is working in people's lives," Snyder says. "We do our best to make 'His' stories, not our own. We want to reach audiences whom God has prepared. More importantly, we acknowledge His sovereignty in shaping culture for His glory. He knows which stories are enduring, have lasting values--the stories that matter."
AFG used this new model during the making and release of COME WHAT MAY. This spring AFG also field-tested the film workshop at conferences held across the country, including New Mexico, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Virginia, and Florida.
Workshop attendees say: "It's off-the-chart good, more than I hoped for." "The depth and emphasis placed on a personal relationship with God and serving where you are now was amazing and refreshing." "I was impressed that the focus was on the relationship with Christ, not just how to make a movie." "Gave me hope for the future of the film industry."
The workshop is ideal for students and parents considering film as a vocation. Attendees will learn the advantages and disadvantages of film schools. It also covers the elements for making and distributing movies from start-to-finish. This workshop will benefit adults (with film experience or not) looking to switch careers or bolster their media ministry toward feature filmmaking. AFG will reveal their next projects and how attendees can get involved. Registration is limited. Go to: www.adventfilmgroup.com/workshop to register.
About AFG
Advent Film Group was founded to shape culture for Christ and to train the next generation of Christian filmmakers. See the movie trailer at www.comewhatmaythemovie.com.
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MEDIA ADVISORY, June 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- Advent Film Group (AFG), the producer of the bestselling Christian movie, COME WHAT MAY, is offering a unique Two-Day Film Workshop in Purcellville, Virginia, July 18-19, 2009. "Unlike other film programs, our approach is not focused on the filmmaker at all," explains George Escobar, founder of AFG. "We intentionally aim to turn filmmakers' focus away from themselves. We want them centered on learning what God is doing in their community. That's the source for great stories, which God wants told. It's also the means by which the movie can be financed and distributed."
This new model was birthed by the success of recent films such as FACING THE GIANTS, FIREPROOF, and THE WIDOW'S MIGHT, according to Mike Snyder, former Senior VP of Prison Fellowship, who recently joined AFG to lead business affairs and marketing.
"We take our inspiration from the vantage point of where God is working in people's lives," Snyder says. "We do our best to make 'His' stories, not our own. We want to reach audiences whom God has prepared. More importantly, we acknowledge His sovereignty in shaping culture for His glory. He knows which stories are enduring, have lasting values--the stories that matter."
AFG used this new model during the making and release of COME WHAT MAY. This spring AFG also field-tested the film workshop at conferences held across the country, including New Mexico, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Virginia, and Florida.
Workshop attendees say: "It's off-the-chart good, more than I hoped for." "The depth and emphasis placed on a personal relationship with God and serving where you are now was amazing and refreshing." "I was impressed that the focus was on the relationship with Christ, not just how to make a movie." "Gave me hope for the future of the film industry."
The workshop is ideal for students and parents considering film as a vocation. Attendees will learn the advantages and disadvantages of film schools. It also covers the elements for making and distributing movies from start-to-finish. This workshop will benefit adults (with film experience or not) looking to switch careers or bolster their media ministry toward feature filmmaking. AFG will reveal their next projects and how attendees can get involved. Registration is limited. Go to: www.adventfilmgroup.com/workshop to register.
About AFG
Advent Film Group was founded to shape culture for Christ and to train the next generation of Christian filmmakers. See the movie trailer at www.comewhatmaythemovie.com.
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How to Avoid Messing up Your Life at a Young Age
How to find success. Photo Christian Newswire
How to Avoid Messing up Your Life at a Young Age
Youth pastor delivers practical and powerful techniques for youth and young adults in new book, Success Killers.
ATLANTA, June 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- It is so sad to see young people make decisions that mess up their life. Regrettably, it is more painful to see young people with supportive parents, loving family members, and concerned friends attempt to steer them in the correct direction, but still make terrible choices. Unknowingly, when most youth and young adults make bad decisions they are primarily hurting themselves. In his new self-published book Success Killers, Jerome Baker exposes nine things that most youth will encounter that can ruin their life.
Success Killers is an easy to read book that encourages and teaches this generation how to be more productive and how to avoid the traps and temptations that so often rob youth of being successful. With a straightforward approach, Success Killers gives personal testimonies and Biblical truths that today's young person can relate to and immediately apply. Success Killers also addresses issues teenagers must overcome in order to be productive in a fresh and thought provoking way.
Success Killers is available to purchase for $7.00 online at www.jeromeabaker.com.
ISBN #978-0-578-02291-8
For more information about Success Killers or the author please visit www.jeromeabaker.com or email info@jeromeabaker.com. To order copies for bookstores, set an interview, or other requests please send an email to info@jeromeabaker.com.
About Author
Since 1995, Pastor Jerome Baker has happily served as the youth pastor at his local church. In addition, Pastor Baker also oversees the church's college outreach ministry. While hosting several annual youth conferences throughout the year, Jerome also mentors and speaks at schools, youth detention facilities, and churches.
Contact Information:
Office: 770-834-7885
Email: info@jeromeabaker.com
Website: www.jeromeabaker.com
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Contact: Jerome Baker, 770-834-7885, info@jeromeabaker.com
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GMC Headlines Major Artists in June 'Gospel Dream' Premier
GMC Headlines Major Artists in June 'Gospel Dream' Premier
Michelle Williams ("Destiny's Child"), Kimberly Locke ("American Idol®"), Join Line-Up for Fourth Season of "Gospel Dream"
"Gospel Dream" to be Seen Weds. Nights @ 10:00 P.M. ET/9:00 P.M. CT this Summer, Series Premiere June 24th on GMC
ATLANTA, June 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- Gospel Music Channel ( www.gospelmusicchannel.com) announced its line-up of celebrity judges and hosts for the fourth season of the network's popular American Idol®-style talent search series Gospel Dream, to be seen Wednesday nights this summer at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT beginning on June 24.
The judges who will give one lucky person the chance to live their "Gospel Dream" will be: Michelle Williams from the GRAMMY- winning group "Destiny's Child"; one of Gospel music's most prolific talents, Stellar Award winner J. Moss; and one of the music industry's most respected executives, Mitchell Solarek. Kimberly Locke, the first "American Idol®" alumnae to debut at #1 on the Billboard charts with a non-Idol single, will serve as co-host with Mike Kasem ("MTV's Top 20 Video Countdown" "American Top 10.") In addition, two major musical artists will serve as surprise coaches during the season. The theme for the show's fourth season: The Greatest Inspirational Songs of All Time.
Gospel Dream talent scouts combed the country this spring, auditioned thousands and decided upon the 37 contestants who will have an once-in-a-lifetime chance to pursue their dream of a musical career and do so in front of a national television audience in the fourth season of Gospel Dream. Solo artists between 16-40 years of age, from all genres of Gospel/Christian music styles, including traditional, rock, pop, country and soul will compete. Ten finalists-- and ultimately one winner--will be chosen. The winning artist will receive record and music video exposure, among other prizes.
MICHELLE WILLIAMS (Talent Judge) From the very title of her latest album project--"Unexpected"-- Michelle Williams describes the career she's enjoyed-- first as part of the groundbreaking trio "Destiny's Child" with Beyonce Knowles and Kelly Rowland who rocked the music world globally early in this new millennium with millions of unit sales of their music, multiple Grammys and a string of #1 records, More recently, Williams became a Grammy winning artist in her own right with the success of her first solo Gospel album "Heart To Yours", which became the best selling Gospel album of 2002.
J. MOSS (Talent Judge) Moss is not only an accomplished artist; he is also part of one of music's hottest production companies, the three-man team known as PAJAM. He has been the co-writer and/or producer behind some of the biggest artists in both Gospel and secular music for the better part of the last decade, including The Clark Sisters, Hezekiah Walker, N'SYNC, Michelle Williams, Trin-i-tee 5:7, Dru Hill, Boyz II Men and Kelly Price.
MITCHELL SOLAREK (Talent Judge) Solarek is the founder of Maximum Artist Management, a multi- faceted creative complex that represents a diverse roster of major label artists, songwriters, and producers in a broad genre that includes, pop, rock, country and Christian music clients--among them current Top Female Artist in contemporary Christian music, Natalie Grant.
KIMBERLY LOCKE (Co-Host) Locke sets a standard for the true definition of "versatile artist." Launching to instant national stardom from the 2003 season of "American Idol," she has since established her remarkable career as a successful singer, songwriter, model, TV personality, and entrepreneur. She has topped Billboard in both AC and Hot Dance formats with hits such as "Change," "Fall," and "Band of Gold."
MIKE KASEM (Co-Host) Hosting comes naturally for Mike Kasem, who first came to win a large fan following among teens in the late 90's as the host of MTV's "Top 20 Video Countdown." The son of radio and music industry legend, Casey Kasem, Mike has also been heard nationally behind the microphone of both highly popular Casey Kasem weekly syndicated radio programs, "American Top 10" and "American Top 20."
The Gospel Dream series was created by Executive Producer Elvin Ross who is also the series' executive producer and musical director. Gospel Music Channel is the fastest-growing network in television and can be seen in 45 million homes on various cable systems around the country, on DIRECTV on channel 338 and on Verizon FiOS on channel 224.
MEDIA CONTACT: JIM WEISS (770) 692-4579
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Michelle Williams ("Destiny's Child"), Kimberly Locke ("American Idol®"), Join Line-Up for Fourth Season of "Gospel Dream"
"Gospel Dream" to be Seen Weds. Nights @ 10:00 P.M. ET/9:00 P.M. CT this Summer, Series Premiere June 24th on GMC
ATLANTA, June 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- Gospel Music Channel ( www.gospelmusicchannel.com) announced its line-up of celebrity judges and hosts for the fourth season of the network's popular American Idol®-style talent search series Gospel Dream, to be seen Wednesday nights this summer at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT beginning on June 24.
The judges who will give one lucky person the chance to live their "Gospel Dream" will be: Michelle Williams from the GRAMMY- winning group "Destiny's Child"; one of Gospel music's most prolific talents, Stellar Award winner J. Moss; and one of the music industry's most respected executives, Mitchell Solarek. Kimberly Locke, the first "American Idol®" alumnae to debut at #1 on the Billboard charts with a non-Idol single, will serve as co-host with Mike Kasem ("MTV's Top 20 Video Countdown" "American Top 10.") In addition, two major musical artists will serve as surprise coaches during the season. The theme for the show's fourth season: The Greatest Inspirational Songs of All Time.
Gospel Dream talent scouts combed the country this spring, auditioned thousands and decided upon the 37 contestants who will have an once-in-a-lifetime chance to pursue their dream of a musical career and do so in front of a national television audience in the fourth season of Gospel Dream. Solo artists between 16-40 years of age, from all genres of Gospel/Christian music styles, including traditional, rock, pop, country and soul will compete. Ten finalists-- and ultimately one winner--will be chosen. The winning artist will receive record and music video exposure, among other prizes.
MICHELLE WILLIAMS (Talent Judge) From the very title of her latest album project--"Unexpected"-- Michelle Williams describes the career she's enjoyed-- first as part of the groundbreaking trio "Destiny's Child" with Beyonce Knowles and Kelly Rowland who rocked the music world globally early in this new millennium with millions of unit sales of their music, multiple Grammys and a string of #1 records, More recently, Williams became a Grammy winning artist in her own right with the success of her first solo Gospel album "Heart To Yours", which became the best selling Gospel album of 2002.
J. MOSS (Talent Judge) Moss is not only an accomplished artist; he is also part of one of music's hottest production companies, the three-man team known as PAJAM. He has been the co-writer and/or producer behind some of the biggest artists in both Gospel and secular music for the better part of the last decade, including The Clark Sisters, Hezekiah Walker, N'SYNC, Michelle Williams, Trin-i-tee 5:7, Dru Hill, Boyz II Men and Kelly Price.
MITCHELL SOLAREK (Talent Judge) Solarek is the founder of Maximum Artist Management, a multi- faceted creative complex that represents a diverse roster of major label artists, songwriters, and producers in a broad genre that includes, pop, rock, country and Christian music clients--among them current Top Female Artist in contemporary Christian music, Natalie Grant.
KIMBERLY LOCKE (Co-Host) Locke sets a standard for the true definition of "versatile artist." Launching to instant national stardom from the 2003 season of "American Idol," she has since established her remarkable career as a successful singer, songwriter, model, TV personality, and entrepreneur. She has topped Billboard in both AC and Hot Dance formats with hits such as "Change," "Fall," and "Band of Gold."
MIKE KASEM (Co-Host) Hosting comes naturally for Mike Kasem, who first came to win a large fan following among teens in the late 90's as the host of MTV's "Top 20 Video Countdown." The son of radio and music industry legend, Casey Kasem, Mike has also been heard nationally behind the microphone of both highly popular Casey Kasem weekly syndicated radio programs, "American Top 10" and "American Top 20."
The Gospel Dream series was created by Executive Producer Elvin Ross who is also the series' executive producer and musical director. Gospel Music Channel is the fastest-growing network in television and can be seen in 45 million homes on various cable systems around the country, on DIRECTV on channel 338 and on Verizon FiOS on channel 224.
MEDIA CONTACT: JIM WEISS (770) 692-4579
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Free Abortions in Honor of Tiller Denounced as 'Sick'
Free Abortions in Honor of Tiller Denounced as 'Sick'
PHILADELPHIA, June 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- Operation Rescue is appalled to learn that Philadelphia Women's Center gave away free abortions on Tuesday as a means of "honoring" slain late-term abortionist George Tiller.
"There seems to be no comprehension of the value of human life with these people. Killing babies for free to honor someone who was murdered can only be described as sick," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.
The abortion clinic told the media that an unspecified number of abortions were done free of charge, but there are no further plans to offer additional free abortions.
"There is no such thing as a 'free abortion,'" said Newman. "It costs the life of an innocent baby and puts the woman at risk for increased problems in her life. The loss of each innocent life diminishes us all."
Studies show that women who have received abortions are more at risk for problems such as suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, and mental illness.
"If the people running that abortion clinic really wanted to help women, they would follow the Tiller family's example and close their clinic for good," said Newman.
Read more on abortion risks to women
About Operation Rescue®
Operation Rescue is one of the leading pro-life Christian activist organizations in the nation. Operation Rescue recently made headlines when it bought and closed an abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas and has become the voice of the pro-life activist movement in America. Its activities are on the cutting edge of the abortion issue, taking direct action to restore legal personhood to the pre-born and stop abortion in obedience to biblical mandates.
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PHILADELPHIA, June 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- Operation Rescue is appalled to learn that Philadelphia Women's Center gave away free abortions on Tuesday as a means of "honoring" slain late-term abortionist George Tiller.
"There seems to be no comprehension of the value of human life with these people. Killing babies for free to honor someone who was murdered can only be described as sick," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.
The abortion clinic told the media that an unspecified number of abortions were done free of charge, but there are no further plans to offer additional free abortions.
"There is no such thing as a 'free abortion,'" said Newman. "It costs the life of an innocent baby and puts the woman at risk for increased problems in her life. The loss of each innocent life diminishes us all."
Studies show that women who have received abortions are more at risk for problems such as suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, and mental illness.
"If the people running that abortion clinic really wanted to help women, they would follow the Tiller family's example and close their clinic for good," said Newman.
Read more on abortion risks to women
About Operation Rescue®
Operation Rescue is one of the leading pro-life Christian activist organizations in the nation. Operation Rescue recently made headlines when it bought and closed an abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas and has become the voice of the pro-life activist movement in America. Its activities are on the cutting edge of the abortion issue, taking direct action to restore legal personhood to the pre-born and stop abortion in obedience to biblical mandates.
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Choose Life' Specialty License Plate Celebrates its 10th Anniversary: Illinois Still in Battle for Plate Approval; 24 Other States See Profit and Succ
Choose Life' Specialty License Plate Celebrates its 10th Anniversary: Illinois Still in Battle for Plate Approval; 24 Other States See Profit and Success
CHICAGO, June 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- Today, June 10, marks the 10th anniversary of the Choose Life specialty license plate. According to a Gainesville Sun article, the plates are available in 24 states and have generated more than $10 million in user fees nationwide. Six of these states, including Arizona and Missouri, approved their own versions of the plate only this year.
Illinoisans, however, remains unable to buy the Choose Life plate, though the Chicago-based Thomas More Society is working to change this. In April of this year, the Thomas More Society filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review and reverse a decision prohibiting the issuance and sale of "Choose Life" specialty license plates in Illinois. The Supreme Court's decision could have a major effect on the availability of these plates in every state in the U.S.
While the odds against the Supreme Court agreeing to hear any given appeal may seem overwhelming (only 1 of every 120 petitions has been granted in recent years), Brejcha and the other Choose Life Illinois lawyers are optimistic.
"If anything, our clients' claim against Illinois is overripe for review," continues Brejcha. "Our petition for review highlights the fact that litigation concerning the 'Choose Life' plates over the last ten years has created a patchwork of conflicting decisions. We will be greatly surprised, as well as disappointed, if the Court fails to grant review."
Background of Illinois "Choose Life" Plates
Over 25,000 Illinois citizens have signed petitions for the "Choose Life" plate, sale proceeds of which were to fund Illinois adoption agencies to help children find lifetime homes with loving families. However, Illinois authorities stymied efforts to get the plate approved, even though scores of other specialty plates, from supporting troops or peace to celebrating college fraternities, were approved routinely.
After the "Choose Life" petitions were submitted, bills introduced in the Illinois General Assembly were diverted to a special subcommittee, chaired by then State Senator Barack Obama, where they died without any hearing.
A COMPLETE COPY OF THE PETITION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Contacts for the Media
Tom Brejcha, Thomas More Society, Chicago: 312- 782-1680, 312-590-3408 (cell)
Tom Ciesielka, TC Public Relations: 312-422-1333, tc@tcpr.net
About the Thomas More Society
The Thomas More Society Pro-Life Law Center is a public interest law firm in Chicago that counsels and defends those who work to protect innocent human life, defends those who proclaim faith-based values in our nation's public square, and strives to protect the institution of marriage as a union of man and woman formed to beget, bear and nurture new human lives. For more information, please visit: www.thomasmoresociety.org.
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CHICAGO, June 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- Today, June 10, marks the 10th anniversary of the Choose Life specialty license plate. According to a Gainesville Sun article, the plates are available in 24 states and have generated more than $10 million in user fees nationwide. Six of these states, including Arizona and Missouri, approved their own versions of the plate only this year.
Illinoisans, however, remains unable to buy the Choose Life plate, though the Chicago-based Thomas More Society is working to change this. In April of this year, the Thomas More Society filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review and reverse a decision prohibiting the issuance and sale of "Choose Life" specialty license plates in Illinois. The Supreme Court's decision could have a major effect on the availability of these plates in every state in the U.S.
While the odds against the Supreme Court agreeing to hear any given appeal may seem overwhelming (only 1 of every 120 petitions has been granted in recent years), Brejcha and the other Choose Life Illinois lawyers are optimistic.
"If anything, our clients' claim against Illinois is overripe for review," continues Brejcha. "Our petition for review highlights the fact that litigation concerning the 'Choose Life' plates over the last ten years has created a patchwork of conflicting decisions. We will be greatly surprised, as well as disappointed, if the Court fails to grant review."
Background of Illinois "Choose Life" Plates
Over 25,000 Illinois citizens have signed petitions for the "Choose Life" plate, sale proceeds of which were to fund Illinois adoption agencies to help children find lifetime homes with loving families. However, Illinois authorities stymied efforts to get the plate approved, even though scores of other specialty plates, from supporting troops or peace to celebrating college fraternities, were approved routinely.
After the "Choose Life" petitions were submitted, bills introduced in the Illinois General Assembly were diverted to a special subcommittee, chaired by then State Senator Barack Obama, where they died without any hearing.
A COMPLETE COPY OF THE PETITION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Contacts for the Media
Tom Brejcha, Thomas More Society, Chicago: 312- 782-1680, 312-590-3408 (cell)
Tom Ciesielka, TC Public Relations: 312-422-1333, tc@tcpr.net
About the Thomas More Society
The Thomas More Society Pro-Life Law Center is a public interest law firm in Chicago that counsels and defends those who work to protect innocent human life, defends those who proclaim faith-based values in our nation's public square, and strives to protect the institution of marriage as a union of man and woman formed to beget, bear and nurture new human lives. For more information, please visit: www.thomasmoresociety.org.
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Update: Three Christian Prisoners and Their Families Suffer in Zhoukou, Henan
Shu Wenxiang's father, wife and two daughters. Photo: Christian Newswire
Update: Three Christian Prisoners and Their Families Suffer in Zhoukou, Henan
HENAN, June 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- Shu Wenxiang, Tang Houyong and Xie Zhenqi, three Christians sentenced to one year of re-education through labor, in Zhoukou, Henan, have been suffering greatly along with their families since their arrests more than six months ago.
The three Christian men were first arrested on December 3, 2008, when they gathered in a home with more than 50 house church Christians who are part of the China Gospel Fellowship house church network. All of the Christians were arrested and about 20 Christians were sentenced to 15 days of administrative detention and a 1,000 yuan fine. Shu Wenxiang, Tang Houyong and Xie Zhenqi were sentenced to re-education through labor for "illegal proselytizing" and for organizing an "illegal gathering."
The three Christians have been in No. 3 Re-education through Labor Center of Henan in Xuchang city for more than six months. The prisoners call the labor camp "hell on earth." They must rise at 6 a.m. for running, then have breakfast at 7 a.m. They work making wigs for export from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. with only two 30 minute breaks for lunch and dinner. If the prisoners do not meet their quota, their work day is extended.
Because Shu Wenxiang, Tang Houyong and Xie Zhenqi provided the financial support for their families, while the men are suffering in prison, their families struggle to survive at home.
Tang Houyong has five family members. His wife serves the Lord in a house church in Xinyang city while the rest of his family must live in the countryside. In the past, the family was able to make a living through a tea business, but now they lack even basic food and clothing.
Xie Zhenqi's livelihood was farming. His wife is currently recovering from a heart attack, and his son is in college. Xie Zhenqi's daughter and son-in-law were forced to return to their hometowns in order to help harvest wheat. No one has been able to cultivate his field.
Shu Wenxiang's family also supported themselves through farming, but without Shu Wenxiang at home, they do not have the labor necessary to maintain their fields. Shu Wenxiang's two daughters are caring for their mother, Liu Fengquan, who has recently undergone a hysterectomy, as well as their 79-year- old grandfather.
ChinaAid condemns the Chinese authorities' persecution of the three Christian men in Zhoukou, Henan, and the suffering it has caused their families. ChinaAid strongly urges the authorities to release the three innocent Christians immediately. ChinaAid also encourages the Body of Christ in China and abroad to pray for and support these three Christians and their families, according to Jesus' promise, "Truly I say to you, because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
Read more about imprisoned Christian Shu Wenxiang.
Contact the Chinese Embassy for the immediate release of Shu Wenxiang, Tang Houyong and Xie Zhenqi:
Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong
3505 International Place, NW, Washington, D.C. 20008
Tel: (202) 495-2000
Fax: (202) 588-9760
ChinaAid grants permission to reproduce photos and/or information for non-fundraising purposes, with the provision that www.ChinaAid.org is credited. Please contact: Katherine@ChinaAid.org with questions or requests for further information.
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Grenzenlose Angst und Schrecken: Wie gefährlich sind potentielle „Terror“-Kinder in Deutschland ?
Grenzenlose Angst und Schrecken:
Wie gefährlich sind potentielle „Terror“-Kinder in Deutschland ?
Experten warnen vor Terrorphobie - Jerzy Montag: „ ...Union gebe sich dem allgemeinen Wahn nach totaler Überwachung hin...“
Von Andreas Klamm
Pullach / Köln / Berlin. 9. Juni 2009. Zur Erhaltung der absoluten Staats-Sicherheit in Deutschland gibt es möglicherweise erneut Pläne innerhalb der CSU und der Unions-Parteien im Krieg gegen durch eine möglicherweise drohende Gefahr des Terrors in Deutschland auch Kinder durch Geheimdienste überwachen zu lassen. Dies geht aus einem Bericht der Zeitung Rote Hilfe (www.rote-hilfe.de) hervor. Bereits im Februar 2009 berichtete das Magazin Focus über die Pläne des innenpolitischen Sprechers der CSU-Bundestagsfraktion, Hans Peter Uhl, im Kampf gegen die Bedrohung durch potentielle „Terror-Kinder“ die Alters-Grenze für die Speicherung Personen-bezogener Daten von 16 auf 14 Jahre und sogar auf zwölf Jahre herabzusetzen.
Mit dieser Maßnahme soll möglicherweise die totale Staatssicherheit in Deutschland hergestellt und erhalten werden. Hans Peter Uhl erklärte die Vorhaben dienen „einer besseren Überwachung Terror-verdächtiger Minderjähriger.“. Nur knapp drei Monate vor den Bundestags-Wahlen besteht zur Zeit vor allem in Unions-Kreisen der Politik offenbar nur noch Angst und Schrecken vor Terror-Angriffen gegen Deutschland. Im „Krieg gegen Terror“ will man sich jetzt offenbar auch gegen verdächtige, potentielle „Terror-Kinder“ in Deutschland verstärkt schützen mittels des umstrittenen Lausch-Angriffs.
Die Geheim-Dienste in Deutschland, dazu zählen Verfassungsschutz (VS), Bundesnachrichten-Dienst (BND, Pullach) und der Militärische Abschirmdienst (MAD) haben im Jahr 2007 insgesamt 43mal offiziell bei Telekommunikations-Unternehmen, Banken und Finanz-Dienstleistern Auskunft über Verbindungsdaten oder Inhabern von Konten verlangt. Diese Erkenntnisse liegen, Informationen des Pressedienstes des Deutschen Bundestags zufolge, aus einer Untersuchung durch das Parlamentarische Kontrollgremium über so genannte „Anti-Terror-Maßnahmen“ vor.
Das teilte der Pressedienst bereits im Januar 2009 mit. Die neuen „Anti-Terrror-Überwachungs-Pläne gegen Kinder“ sind noch vor der Sommer-Pause des Bundestags geplant.
In insgesamt 34 Fällen habe das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz Auskunft über Telekommunikations-Verbindungen geprüft, der Bundesnachrichtendienst und der Militärische Abschirmdienst (MAD) hätten in jeweils zwei Fällen Auskunft angefordert.
Banken und Finanzdienstleiter wurden fünfmal um Auskunft von den Geheimdiensten ersucht.
Verfassungsschutz und der Militärische Abschirmdienst hätten zudem in neun Fällen die technische Möglichkeit genutzt, um den Standort von Handys zu ermitteln.
Nach dem Bericht der Zeitung zufolge, wurden zur Überwachung durch Polizei, Bundeskriminalamt, die Landeskriminalämter und die Bundespolizei keine Zahlen der Überwachungsfälle bekannt gegeben.
Um die absolute Staats-Sicherheit und Total-Kontrolle im „Krieg gegen den Terror“ in Deutschland gewährleisten zu können, würden im Rahmen der „Anti-Terror-Gesetze“ weitreichende Befugnisse eingeräumt, die es den Überwachungs- und Geheim-Diensten auch möglich machten von Unternehmen, etwa der Lufthansa, Ryanair und anderen Verkehrs-Dienstleistern zu Wasser, Land und Luft, von Kredit-Instituten, Post- und Teledienst-Anbietern, Informationen anzufordern.
In Deutschland seien erst zwei Fälle über so genannte verdächtige, minderjährige „Terror-Kinder“ bekannt.
Ins Visier der Geheimdienst-Schützer sind offenbar auch Kinder, die „im Zusammenhang mit neo-faschistisch motivierter Kriminalität auffällig geworden sind" geraten. In einer zweijährigen Praxis habe der Verfassungsschutz in Sachsen-Anhalt die Daten von mehreren Dutzend Kindern gesammelt, die in den Verdacht des Zusammenhang neo-faschistisch motivierter Kriminalität gebracht wurden.
Gerichte in Deutschland erklärten die Überwachung der Kinder für zulässig. Offenbar gibt es jetzt Pläne, die Überwachung von Kindern durch die Geheim-Dienste und Anti-Terror-Spezialisten bundesweit einzuführen.
Nach weiteren Berichten von Focus und der Berliner Zeitung vom Februar 2009 ist eine Änderung des Gesetzes noch vor der Sommerpause mehr oder weniger schon fast klammheimlich geplant.
Vertreter der politischen Opposition kündigten Widerstand gegen die neuen Geheim-Dienst-Überwachungs-Pläne von Kindern an, die auch in der SPD als umstritten gelten. „Das sind Vorschläge, die mir überhaupt nicht nötig erscheinen.“, sagte der Vorsitzende des Innenausschusses, Sebastian Edathy (SPD).
Weitere Sprecher verschiedener Organisationen warnten davor, dass Deutschland im Krieg gegen „potentielle Terror-Kinder“ nicht ein Opfer von Terrorphobie werden dürfe, vor allem nicht die Grundrechte, Demokratie und die Allgemeine Erklärung der Menschenrechte der Vereinten Nationen.
Der stellvertretende Vorsitzende der FDP, Max Stadler, kritisierte die „Überschreitung einer Grenze“ und ergänzte „Ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass es ein unabweisbares Bedürfnis für solche Praktiken gibt.“
Noch deutlichere Worte der Kritik an den geplanten Vorhaben mittels der Überwachung von Kindern die absolute Staatssicherheit herzustellen, fand der Grüne-Politiker: Jerzy Montag, der davor warnte, die Union gebe sich dem „allgemeinen Wahn nach vollständiger Überwachung “ hin.
In einem Bericht der Zeitung Hamburger Abendblatt sieht der Präsident des Bundesnachrichtendienstes, Ernst Uhrlau, vor der Bundestagswahl am 27. September „...eine erhöhte Gefahr für Terror-Anschläge auf Deutsche. Al-Qaida, aber auch Taliban haben immer sehr sorgfältig darauf geachtet, Einfluss auf nationale Entscheidungs-Prozesse zu nehmen".
Dies sagte Uhrlau dem „Handelsblatt“.
Nähere Erkenntnisse darüber, weshalb Al-Qaida, Taliban und möglicherweise jetzt auch „potentielle Terror-Kinder“ in Deutschland die Unions-Parteien in ein mögliches Ziel für Terror-Anschläge gefasst haben könnten, liegen nicht vor.
Hintergrund-Informationen
Sprecher mehrerer Menschenrechts-Organisationen sehen mit den geplanten Vorhaben auch die deutliche Gefährdung von Allgemeinen Menschenrechten entsprechend der universell gültigen Allgemeinen Erklärung der Menschenrechte der Vereinten Nationen im so genannten „sozialen und demokratischen Bundesstaat Deutschland“.
Bisher habe die Unschulds-Vermutung gegenüber eines einer Tat verdächtigen Menschen, dazu zählen auch Kinder in Deutschland und in der Welt, gegolten. Mit der neuen geplanten Geheimdienst-Überwachung von Kindern würden im Handeln einer vermeintlichen Staats-Sicherheit jedoch jetzt auch Kinder unter den allgemeinen präventiven (vorsorglichen) General-Verdacht gestellt werden, Terroristen zu sein. Damit schaffe man Bedrohungs-Szenarien von „potentiellen Terror-Kindern“ in Deutschland, die so nicht der Realität entsprechen könnten.
Solange nicht in einem ordentlichen und öffentlichen Verfahren und Prozess vor einem ordentlichen Gericht die Schuld eines erwachsenen Menschen und auch von Kindern nachgewiesen seien, müssten erwachsene Menschen und Kinder zunächst als unschuldig auch in Deutschland gelten.
Die Vorhaben, Kinder unter den generalisierten „Terror-Verdacht“ zu stellen könnten auch eine Verletzung der universell gültigen Allgemeinen Erklärung der Menschenrechte der Vereinten Nationen (www.un.org ), des Grundgesetzes und europäischer Gesetze und Rechte zum Schutz der Menschenrechte bedeuten. Dies müsse geprüft werden.
Artikel 11
1.Jeder, der wegen einer strafbaren Handlung beschuldigt wird, hat das Recht, als unschuldig zu gelten, solange seine Schuld nicht in einem öffentlichen Verfahren, in dem er alle für seine Verteidigung notwendigen Garantien gehabt hat, gemäß dem Gesetz nachgewiesen ist.
2.Niemand darf wegen einer Handlung oder Unterlassung verurteilt werden, die zur Zeit ihrer Begehung nach innerstaatlichem oder internationalem Recht nicht strafbar war. Ebenso darf keine schwerere Strafe als die zum Zeitpunkt der Begehung der strafbaren Handlung angedrohte Strafe verhängt werden.
Artikel 1
Alle Menschen sind frei und gleich an Würde und Rechten geboren. Sie sind mit Vernunft und Gewissen begabt und sollen einander im Geist der Brüderlichkeit begegnen.
Artikel 2
Jeder hat Anspruch auf die in dieser Erklärung verkündeten Rechte und Freiheiten ohne irgendeinen Unterschied, etwa nach Rasse, Hautfarbe, Geschlecht, Sprache, Religion, politischer oder sonstiger Überzeugung, nationaler oder sozialer Herkunft, Vermögen, Geburt oder sonstigem Stand.
Des weiteren darf kein Unterschied gemacht werden auf Grund der politischen, rechtlichen oder internationalen Stellung des Landes oder Gebiets, dem eine Person angehört, gleichgültig ob dieses unabhängig ist, unter Treuhandschaft steht, keine Selbstregierung besitzt oder sonst in seiner Souveränität eingeschränkt ist.
Allgemeine Erklärung der Menschenrechte, Vereinte Nationen, United Nations, www.un.org , proklamiert im Jahr 1948, New York City, United States of America (U.S.A.).
Quellen:
Rote Hilfe- Zeitung, Juni 2009, www.rote-hilfe.de
Indymedia, Juni 2009, http://de.indymedia.org/2009/06/252512.shtml
Fokus, Februar 2009, http://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/terrorverdacht-kinder-sollen-ueberwacht-werden_aid_373190.html
Hamburger Abendblatt, Juni 2009, : http://www.abendblatt.de/politik/deutschland/article1035544/BND-Chef-sieht-Terrorgefahr.html
Vereinte Nationen, United Nations, UN, www.un.org
MJB Mission News, ISSN 1999-8414, Juni 2009, www.radiotvinfo.org
Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters
internationales Medien-Projekt für Menschenrechte seit 2006
www.radiotvinfo.org/menschenrechtsreporter
www.radiotvinfo.org/libertypeacenow
www.radiotvinfo.org/humanrightsreporters
www.menschenrechtsreporter.blogspot.com
www.humanrightsreporters.wordpress.com
Books by Andreas Klamm journalist, broadcast journalist, author, writer and independent Television- Radio and Film producer since 1984
Bücher von Andreas Klamm, Journalist, Rundfunk-Journalist, Schriftsteller, Autor und freier Fernseh- Radio- und Film Produzent seit 1984
France (Frankreich)
Liberty, Peace and Media: Amy Goodman And The Freedom Of The Press - Excellent Journalists In Extraordinary Times, Books on Demand Gmbh; Paris, France; (Februar 2009), 276 pages (Seiten), Author: Andreas Klamm, Journalist. Language: English / German (Sprachen: Englisch / Deutsch, bi-lingual); ISBN-10: 2-8106-0269-7 , ISBN-13: 978-2-8106-0269-8. 19,49 Euro
Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters 2, Human Rights, abuses and violations of Human Rights, international understanding, Editeur BOD Paris, France, (February 2009), 280 pages (Seiten). Author: Andreas Klamm, Journalist, Language: English / German (Sprachen: Englisch / Deutsch, bi-lingual); ISBN-10: 2-8106-0427-4, ISBN-13: 9-782-8106-0427-2. 19.49 Euro
Germany (Deutschland)
Liberty, Peace and Media: Amy Goodman - Excellent Journalists In Extraordinary Times, Books on Demand Gmbh; Norderstedt, Deutschland; (Februar 2009), 264 pages (Seiten). Author: Andreas Klamm, Journalist. Language: English / German, (Sprachen: Englisch / Deutsch, bi-lingual); ISBN-10: 3-8370-7473-0, ISBN-13: 978-383707473. 18,90 Euro
Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters :: Medienprojekt Menschenrechts-Reporter :: Edition 2008, No. 1, Human Rights, abuses and violations of Human Rights, international understanding: Books on Demand Gmbh; Edition 1, (October 2008), 272 pages (Seiten). Author: Andreas Klamm, Journalist. Language English / German (Sprachen: Englisch / Deutsch, bi-lingual), ISBN-10: 3-8370-7243-6 , ISBN-13: 978-3-8370-7243-3. 19,99 Euro
British Newsflash Magazine :: Magazin-Buch: Edition 2008, No. 1, Themen und Berichte aus Politik, Soziales und Gesellschaft, Issues from politics, social affairs and society, 200 pages (Seiten). Author: Andreas Klamm, journalist, Publishing house /Publishing centre: Books on Demand Gmbh; Edition 1, (June 2008), Language: German / English (Sprachen: Deutsch mit weiteren Artikel in englischer Sprache), ISBN-10: 3-8370-4600-1, ISBN-13: 978-3-8370-4600-7. 28,90 Euro
Die Kinder der John Baptist Mission in Togo: Mission und Hilfe für Kinder, (The children of the John Baptist Mission in Togo: Mission and help for children), 200 pages (Seiten), Author: Andreas Klamm, Journalist, Publishing house / Publishing centre: Books on Demand Gmbh; Edition 1, (August 2008), Language: English, German and articles by co-authors in the French language. (Sprachen: Deutsch und mit Artikel von Co-Autoren in französischer und englischer Sprache), ISBN-10: 3-8370-5762-3, ISBN-13: 978-3-8370-5762-1. 15,99 Euro
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Wie gefährlich sind potentielle „Terror“-Kinder in Deutschland ?
Experten warnen vor Terrorphobie - Jerzy Montag: „ ...Union gebe sich dem allgemeinen Wahn nach totaler Überwachung hin...“
Von Andreas Klamm
Pullach / Köln / Berlin. 9. Juni 2009. Zur Erhaltung der absoluten Staats-Sicherheit in Deutschland gibt es möglicherweise erneut Pläne innerhalb der CSU und der Unions-Parteien im Krieg gegen durch eine möglicherweise drohende Gefahr des Terrors in Deutschland auch Kinder durch Geheimdienste überwachen zu lassen. Dies geht aus einem Bericht der Zeitung Rote Hilfe (www.rote-hilfe.de) hervor. Bereits im Februar 2009 berichtete das Magazin Focus über die Pläne des innenpolitischen Sprechers der CSU-Bundestagsfraktion, Hans Peter Uhl, im Kampf gegen die Bedrohung durch potentielle „Terror-Kinder“ die Alters-Grenze für die Speicherung Personen-bezogener Daten von 16 auf 14 Jahre und sogar auf zwölf Jahre herabzusetzen.
Mit dieser Maßnahme soll möglicherweise die totale Staatssicherheit in Deutschland hergestellt und erhalten werden. Hans Peter Uhl erklärte die Vorhaben dienen „einer besseren Überwachung Terror-verdächtiger Minderjähriger.“. Nur knapp drei Monate vor den Bundestags-Wahlen besteht zur Zeit vor allem in Unions-Kreisen der Politik offenbar nur noch Angst und Schrecken vor Terror-Angriffen gegen Deutschland. Im „Krieg gegen Terror“ will man sich jetzt offenbar auch gegen verdächtige, potentielle „Terror-Kinder“ in Deutschland verstärkt schützen mittels des umstrittenen Lausch-Angriffs.
Die Geheim-Dienste in Deutschland, dazu zählen Verfassungsschutz (VS), Bundesnachrichten-Dienst (BND, Pullach) und der Militärische Abschirmdienst (MAD) haben im Jahr 2007 insgesamt 43mal offiziell bei Telekommunikations-Unternehmen, Banken und Finanz-Dienstleistern Auskunft über Verbindungsdaten oder Inhabern von Konten verlangt. Diese Erkenntnisse liegen, Informationen des Pressedienstes des Deutschen Bundestags zufolge, aus einer Untersuchung durch das Parlamentarische Kontrollgremium über so genannte „Anti-Terror-Maßnahmen“ vor.
Das teilte der Pressedienst bereits im Januar 2009 mit. Die neuen „Anti-Terrror-Überwachungs-Pläne gegen Kinder“ sind noch vor der Sommer-Pause des Bundestags geplant.
In insgesamt 34 Fällen habe das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz Auskunft über Telekommunikations-Verbindungen geprüft, der Bundesnachrichtendienst und der Militärische Abschirmdienst (MAD) hätten in jeweils zwei Fällen Auskunft angefordert.
Banken und Finanzdienstleiter wurden fünfmal um Auskunft von den Geheimdiensten ersucht.
Verfassungsschutz und der Militärische Abschirmdienst hätten zudem in neun Fällen die technische Möglichkeit genutzt, um den Standort von Handys zu ermitteln.
Nach dem Bericht der Zeitung zufolge, wurden zur Überwachung durch Polizei, Bundeskriminalamt, die Landeskriminalämter und die Bundespolizei keine Zahlen der Überwachungsfälle bekannt gegeben.
Um die absolute Staats-Sicherheit und Total-Kontrolle im „Krieg gegen den Terror“ in Deutschland gewährleisten zu können, würden im Rahmen der „Anti-Terror-Gesetze“ weitreichende Befugnisse eingeräumt, die es den Überwachungs- und Geheim-Diensten auch möglich machten von Unternehmen, etwa der Lufthansa, Ryanair und anderen Verkehrs-Dienstleistern zu Wasser, Land und Luft, von Kredit-Instituten, Post- und Teledienst-Anbietern, Informationen anzufordern.
In Deutschland seien erst zwei Fälle über so genannte verdächtige, minderjährige „Terror-Kinder“ bekannt.
Ins Visier der Geheimdienst-Schützer sind offenbar auch Kinder, die „im Zusammenhang mit neo-faschistisch motivierter Kriminalität auffällig geworden sind" geraten. In einer zweijährigen Praxis habe der Verfassungsschutz in Sachsen-Anhalt die Daten von mehreren Dutzend Kindern gesammelt, die in den Verdacht des Zusammenhang neo-faschistisch motivierter Kriminalität gebracht wurden.
Gerichte in Deutschland erklärten die Überwachung der Kinder für zulässig. Offenbar gibt es jetzt Pläne, die Überwachung von Kindern durch die Geheim-Dienste und Anti-Terror-Spezialisten bundesweit einzuführen.
Nach weiteren Berichten von Focus und der Berliner Zeitung vom Februar 2009 ist eine Änderung des Gesetzes noch vor der Sommerpause mehr oder weniger schon fast klammheimlich geplant.
Vertreter der politischen Opposition kündigten Widerstand gegen die neuen Geheim-Dienst-Überwachungs-Pläne von Kindern an, die auch in der SPD als umstritten gelten. „Das sind Vorschläge, die mir überhaupt nicht nötig erscheinen.“, sagte der Vorsitzende des Innenausschusses, Sebastian Edathy (SPD).
Weitere Sprecher verschiedener Organisationen warnten davor, dass Deutschland im Krieg gegen „potentielle Terror-Kinder“ nicht ein Opfer von Terrorphobie werden dürfe, vor allem nicht die Grundrechte, Demokratie und die Allgemeine Erklärung der Menschenrechte der Vereinten Nationen.
Der stellvertretende Vorsitzende der FDP, Max Stadler, kritisierte die „Überschreitung einer Grenze“ und ergänzte „Ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dass es ein unabweisbares Bedürfnis für solche Praktiken gibt.“
Noch deutlichere Worte der Kritik an den geplanten Vorhaben mittels der Überwachung von Kindern die absolute Staatssicherheit herzustellen, fand der Grüne-Politiker: Jerzy Montag, der davor warnte, die Union gebe sich dem „allgemeinen Wahn nach vollständiger Überwachung “ hin.
In einem Bericht der Zeitung Hamburger Abendblatt sieht der Präsident des Bundesnachrichtendienstes, Ernst Uhrlau, vor der Bundestagswahl am 27. September „...eine erhöhte Gefahr für Terror-Anschläge auf Deutsche. Al-Qaida, aber auch Taliban haben immer sehr sorgfältig darauf geachtet, Einfluss auf nationale Entscheidungs-Prozesse zu nehmen".
Dies sagte Uhrlau dem „Handelsblatt“.
Nähere Erkenntnisse darüber, weshalb Al-Qaida, Taliban und möglicherweise jetzt auch „potentielle Terror-Kinder“ in Deutschland die Unions-Parteien in ein mögliches Ziel für Terror-Anschläge gefasst haben könnten, liegen nicht vor.
Hintergrund-Informationen
Sprecher mehrerer Menschenrechts-Organisationen sehen mit den geplanten Vorhaben auch die deutliche Gefährdung von Allgemeinen Menschenrechten entsprechend der universell gültigen Allgemeinen Erklärung der Menschenrechte der Vereinten Nationen im so genannten „sozialen und demokratischen Bundesstaat Deutschland“.
Bisher habe die Unschulds-Vermutung gegenüber eines einer Tat verdächtigen Menschen, dazu zählen auch Kinder in Deutschland und in der Welt, gegolten. Mit der neuen geplanten Geheimdienst-Überwachung von Kindern würden im Handeln einer vermeintlichen Staats-Sicherheit jedoch jetzt auch Kinder unter den allgemeinen präventiven (vorsorglichen) General-Verdacht gestellt werden, Terroristen zu sein. Damit schaffe man Bedrohungs-Szenarien von „potentiellen Terror-Kindern“ in Deutschland, die so nicht der Realität entsprechen könnten.
Solange nicht in einem ordentlichen und öffentlichen Verfahren und Prozess vor einem ordentlichen Gericht die Schuld eines erwachsenen Menschen und auch von Kindern nachgewiesen seien, müssten erwachsene Menschen und Kinder zunächst als unschuldig auch in Deutschland gelten.
Die Vorhaben, Kinder unter den generalisierten „Terror-Verdacht“ zu stellen könnten auch eine Verletzung der universell gültigen Allgemeinen Erklärung der Menschenrechte der Vereinten Nationen (www.un.org ), des Grundgesetzes und europäischer Gesetze und Rechte zum Schutz der Menschenrechte bedeuten. Dies müsse geprüft werden.
Artikel 11
1.Jeder, der wegen einer strafbaren Handlung beschuldigt wird, hat das Recht, als unschuldig zu gelten, solange seine Schuld nicht in einem öffentlichen Verfahren, in dem er alle für seine Verteidigung notwendigen Garantien gehabt hat, gemäß dem Gesetz nachgewiesen ist.
2.Niemand darf wegen einer Handlung oder Unterlassung verurteilt werden, die zur Zeit ihrer Begehung nach innerstaatlichem oder internationalem Recht nicht strafbar war. Ebenso darf keine schwerere Strafe als die zum Zeitpunkt der Begehung der strafbaren Handlung angedrohte Strafe verhängt werden.
Artikel 1
Alle Menschen sind frei und gleich an Würde und Rechten geboren. Sie sind mit Vernunft und Gewissen begabt und sollen einander im Geist der Brüderlichkeit begegnen.
Artikel 2
Jeder hat Anspruch auf die in dieser Erklärung verkündeten Rechte und Freiheiten ohne irgendeinen Unterschied, etwa nach Rasse, Hautfarbe, Geschlecht, Sprache, Religion, politischer oder sonstiger Überzeugung, nationaler oder sozialer Herkunft, Vermögen, Geburt oder sonstigem Stand.
Des weiteren darf kein Unterschied gemacht werden auf Grund der politischen, rechtlichen oder internationalen Stellung des Landes oder Gebiets, dem eine Person angehört, gleichgültig ob dieses unabhängig ist, unter Treuhandschaft steht, keine Selbstregierung besitzt oder sonst in seiner Souveränität eingeschränkt ist.
Allgemeine Erklärung der Menschenrechte, Vereinte Nationen, United Nations, www.un.org , proklamiert im Jahr 1948, New York City, United States of America (U.S.A.).
Quellen:
Rote Hilfe- Zeitung, Juni 2009, www.rote-hilfe.de
Indymedia, Juni 2009, http://de.indymedia.org/2009/06/252512.shtml
Fokus, Februar 2009, http://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/terrorverdacht-kinder-sollen-ueberwacht-werden_aid_373190.html
Hamburger Abendblatt, Juni 2009, : http://www.abendblatt.de/politik/deutschland/article1035544/BND-Chef-sieht-Terrorgefahr.html
Vereinte Nationen, United Nations, UN, www.un.org
MJB Mission News, ISSN 1999-8414, Juni 2009, www.radiotvinfo.org
Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters
internationales Medien-Projekt für Menschenrechte seit 2006
www.radiotvinfo.org/menschenrechtsreporter
www.radiotvinfo.org/libertypeacenow
www.radiotvinfo.org/humanrightsreporters
www.menschenrechtsreporter.blogspot.com
www.humanrightsreporters.wordpress.com
Books by Andreas Klamm journalist, broadcast journalist, author, writer and independent Television- Radio and Film producer since 1984
Bücher von Andreas Klamm, Journalist, Rundfunk-Journalist, Schriftsteller, Autor und freier Fernseh- Radio- und Film Produzent seit 1984
France (Frankreich)
Liberty, Peace and Media: Amy Goodman And The Freedom Of The Press - Excellent Journalists In Extraordinary Times, Books on Demand Gmbh; Paris, France; (Februar 2009), 276 pages (Seiten), Author: Andreas Klamm, Journalist. Language: English / German (Sprachen: Englisch / Deutsch, bi-lingual); ISBN-10: 2-8106-0269-7 , ISBN-13: 978-2-8106-0269-8. 19,49 Euro
Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters 2, Human Rights, abuses and violations of Human Rights, international understanding, Editeur BOD Paris, France, (February 2009), 280 pages (Seiten). Author: Andreas Klamm, Journalist, Language: English / German (Sprachen: Englisch / Deutsch, bi-lingual); ISBN-10: 2-8106-0427-4, ISBN-13: 9-782-8106-0427-2. 19.49 Euro
Germany (Deutschland)
Liberty, Peace and Media: Amy Goodman - Excellent Journalists In Extraordinary Times, Books on Demand Gmbh; Norderstedt, Deutschland; (Februar 2009), 264 pages (Seiten). Author: Andreas Klamm, Journalist. Language: English / German, (Sprachen: Englisch / Deutsch, bi-lingual); ISBN-10: 3-8370-7473-0, ISBN-13: 978-383707473. 18,90 Euro
Liberty and Peace NOW! Human Rights Reporters :: Medienprojekt Menschenrechts-Reporter :: Edition 2008, No. 1, Human Rights, abuses and violations of Human Rights, international understanding: Books on Demand Gmbh; Edition 1, (October 2008), 272 pages (Seiten). Author: Andreas Klamm, Journalist. Language English / German (Sprachen: Englisch / Deutsch, bi-lingual), ISBN-10: 3-8370-7243-6 , ISBN-13: 978-3-8370-7243-3. 19,99 Euro
British Newsflash Magazine :: Magazin-Buch: Edition 2008, No. 1, Themen und Berichte aus Politik, Soziales und Gesellschaft, Issues from politics, social affairs and society, 200 pages (Seiten). Author: Andreas Klamm, journalist, Publishing house /Publishing centre: Books on Demand Gmbh; Edition 1, (June 2008), Language: German / English (Sprachen: Deutsch mit weiteren Artikel in englischer Sprache), ISBN-10: 3-8370-4600-1, ISBN-13: 978-3-8370-4600-7. 28,90 Euro
Die Kinder der John Baptist Mission in Togo: Mission und Hilfe für Kinder, (The children of the John Baptist Mission in Togo: Mission and help for children), 200 pages (Seiten), Author: Andreas Klamm, Journalist, Publishing house / Publishing centre: Books on Demand Gmbh; Edition 1, (August 2008), Language: English, German and articles by co-authors in the French language. (Sprachen: Deutsch und mit Artikel von Co-Autoren in französischer und englischer Sprache), ISBN-10: 3-8370-5762-3, ISBN-13: 978-3-8370-5762-1. 15,99 Euro
Die Bücher sind in allen Buch-Handlungen und auch Online-Buchhandlungen, wie bei www.amazon.de, www.amazon.fr in Frankreich, Deutschland und weiteren Ländern erhältlich.
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Friday, June 5, 2009
Menschen von Dresden: „Willkommen, Mr. Präsident“
Menschen von Dresden: „Willkommen, Mr. Präsident !“
U.S. Präsident Barack Obama ist sicher in Deutschland angekommen
Von Andreas Klamm, Nachrichten-Korrespondent
Washington D.C. / Dresden. 5. Juni 2009. Der 44zgiste amerikanische U.S. Präsident Barack Obama (47) ist gestern Abend sicher in Deutschland angekommen. Am Morgen des gestrigen Tages hielt der Präsident eine so genannte “High Profile”-Rede an der Universität zu Kairo in Ägypten. Barack Obama wird für rund 20 Stunden in Deutschland bleiben und wird sich mit Bundeskanzlerin Dr. Angela Merkel von der Christlich Demokratischen Union Deutschlands (CDU) treffen.
Überraschend viele Menschen in Deutschland lieben den U.S. - amerikanischen Präsidenten U.S. Präsidenten Barack Obama. Photo: Ground Report, Creative Commons License
Kanzlerin Angela Merkel plant über den Friedens-Prozess im Nahen Osten, die globale Finanz-Krise und weitere Themen mit dem U.S. Präsidenten für knapp 30 Minuten zu sprechen.
Am heutigen Freitag wird Barack Obama das frühere Konzentrations Lager von Buchenwald besuchen, das jetzt eine Gedenkstätte für die Opfer des deutschen Nazi Holocaust ist. Ein Verwandter des Präsidenten war im Jahr 1945 einer der tapferen Soldaten, die halfen die Opfer im Jahr 1945 zu befreien, die im Konzentrationslager vom Nazi Regime gefangen gehalten wurden.
In Deutschland, in der Stadt und Innenstadt von Dresden feiern viele Menschen den Besuch von Barack Obama. Viele Menschen in Deutschland mögen den neu gewählten Präsidenten sehr und sind erfreut darüber, dass er die Chance nutzte, um Deutschland zum dritten Mal zu besuchen nach seiner Wahl im November 2008.
Mit dem Motto “Change – Yes we can”, leitete Barack Obama den Wechsel in Amerika ein. Nicht wenige Menschen hoffen darauf, dass Barack Obama auch in Deutschland wichtige Impulse für einen Wechsel ins Land bringen kann. Vielen Menschen, die voller Freude und Hoffnung durch die Anwesenheit des Präsidenten sind, erfüllt das Gefühl der Hoffnung “Ja – unser Präsident ist wieder in Deutschland.”
Präsident Barack Obama gelingt es die Herzen seiner Freunde und Unterstützer in Deutschland zu erreichen und irgendwie ergreift auch mich als Afrikanisch-Europäischer Journalist und Nachrichten-Korrespondent, dessen Großvater in Afrika geboren wurde, in der Aura von Barack Obama ein Gefühl das sich am besten mit den Worten beschreiben lässt “...wahrhaftig unser Präsident ist im kaltem Deutschland, wenn auch nur für kurze Zeit.”
Dem U.S. Präsidenten gelingt es nicht nur große Teile des amerikanischen Volk zu begeistern sondern viele Menschen in der Welt zu erreichen, die Präsident Obama als ersten Afrikanisch-Amerikanischen Präsidenten in der Geschichte der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika (U.S.A.) nicht nur als das Staatsoberhaupt der U.S.A. betrachten, sondern in Barack Obama auch “...ihren Präsidenten...” sehen.
Es ist traurig, dass eine Vielzahl der Menschen, wenn nicht sogar die meisten Menschen in Dresden, die Barack Obama mit großer Freude “Willkommen heißen und begrüßen” und den Präsidenten lieben, keine Chance haben den U.S. Präsidenten und “ihren Präsidenten” näher zu begegnen oder zumindest die Chance haben ihren Lieblings-Präsidenten aus der Nähe zu sehen.
Mehr als 7.000 deutsche Polizisten, das Militär, Spezial-Einheiten, der U.S. Geheimdienst und Kampf-Flugzeuge schützen den Präsidenten und verursachen, dass der Präsident von seinem Publikum getrennt wird und getrennt bleibt, das so sehr darauf hofft ihn in der Nähe erleben zu dürfen.
Der amerikanische Präsident plant für heute Mittag das Militär-Krankenhaus von Landstuhl zu besuchen, ein Militär-Krankenhaus der U.S. Streitkräfte.
Schon am Samstag wird Barack Obama seine 2-Tages-Visite in Europa fortsetzen und an den Gedenkfeierlichkeiten des D-Day, in Erinnerung an die amerikanische Invasion in der Normandie in Frankreich teilnehmen.
Bereits am Donnerstag früh hielt der Präsident an der Universität zu Kairo eine sogenannte “High Profile”-Rede an die Menschen in der moslemischen Welt und baute Brücken für neue Beziehungen.
Foto: U.S. Präsident Barack Obama, Ground Report, Creative Commons License
MJB Mission News, ISSN 1999-8414, June 5, 2009, international report on the U.S. President
U.S. Präsident Barack Obama ist sicher in Deutschland angekommen
Von Andreas Klamm, Nachrichten-Korrespondent
Washington D.C. / Dresden. 5. Juni 2009. Der 44zgiste amerikanische U.S. Präsident Barack Obama (47) ist gestern Abend sicher in Deutschland angekommen. Am Morgen des gestrigen Tages hielt der Präsident eine so genannte “High Profile”-Rede an der Universität zu Kairo in Ägypten. Barack Obama wird für rund 20 Stunden in Deutschland bleiben und wird sich mit Bundeskanzlerin Dr. Angela Merkel von der Christlich Demokratischen Union Deutschlands (CDU) treffen.
Überraschend viele Menschen in Deutschland lieben den U.S. - amerikanischen Präsidenten U.S. Präsidenten Barack Obama. Photo: Ground Report, Creative Commons License
Kanzlerin Angela Merkel plant über den Friedens-Prozess im Nahen Osten, die globale Finanz-Krise und weitere Themen mit dem U.S. Präsidenten für knapp 30 Minuten zu sprechen.
Am heutigen Freitag wird Barack Obama das frühere Konzentrations Lager von Buchenwald besuchen, das jetzt eine Gedenkstätte für die Opfer des deutschen Nazi Holocaust ist. Ein Verwandter des Präsidenten war im Jahr 1945 einer der tapferen Soldaten, die halfen die Opfer im Jahr 1945 zu befreien, die im Konzentrationslager vom Nazi Regime gefangen gehalten wurden.
In Deutschland, in der Stadt und Innenstadt von Dresden feiern viele Menschen den Besuch von Barack Obama. Viele Menschen in Deutschland mögen den neu gewählten Präsidenten sehr und sind erfreut darüber, dass er die Chance nutzte, um Deutschland zum dritten Mal zu besuchen nach seiner Wahl im November 2008.
Mit dem Motto “Change – Yes we can”, leitete Barack Obama den Wechsel in Amerika ein. Nicht wenige Menschen hoffen darauf, dass Barack Obama auch in Deutschland wichtige Impulse für einen Wechsel ins Land bringen kann. Vielen Menschen, die voller Freude und Hoffnung durch die Anwesenheit des Präsidenten sind, erfüllt das Gefühl der Hoffnung “Ja – unser Präsident ist wieder in Deutschland.”
Präsident Barack Obama gelingt es die Herzen seiner Freunde und Unterstützer in Deutschland zu erreichen und irgendwie ergreift auch mich als Afrikanisch-Europäischer Journalist und Nachrichten-Korrespondent, dessen Großvater in Afrika geboren wurde, in der Aura von Barack Obama ein Gefühl das sich am besten mit den Worten beschreiben lässt “...wahrhaftig unser Präsident ist im kaltem Deutschland, wenn auch nur für kurze Zeit.”
Dem U.S. Präsidenten gelingt es nicht nur große Teile des amerikanischen Volk zu begeistern sondern viele Menschen in der Welt zu erreichen, die Präsident Obama als ersten Afrikanisch-Amerikanischen Präsidenten in der Geschichte der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika (U.S.A.) nicht nur als das Staatsoberhaupt der U.S.A. betrachten, sondern in Barack Obama auch “...ihren Präsidenten...” sehen.
Es ist traurig, dass eine Vielzahl der Menschen, wenn nicht sogar die meisten Menschen in Dresden, die Barack Obama mit großer Freude “Willkommen heißen und begrüßen” und den Präsidenten lieben, keine Chance haben den U.S. Präsidenten und “ihren Präsidenten” näher zu begegnen oder zumindest die Chance haben ihren Lieblings-Präsidenten aus der Nähe zu sehen.
Mehr als 7.000 deutsche Polizisten, das Militär, Spezial-Einheiten, der U.S. Geheimdienst und Kampf-Flugzeuge schützen den Präsidenten und verursachen, dass der Präsident von seinem Publikum getrennt wird und getrennt bleibt, das so sehr darauf hofft ihn in der Nähe erleben zu dürfen.
Der amerikanische Präsident plant für heute Mittag das Militär-Krankenhaus von Landstuhl zu besuchen, ein Militär-Krankenhaus der U.S. Streitkräfte.
Schon am Samstag wird Barack Obama seine 2-Tages-Visite in Europa fortsetzen und an den Gedenkfeierlichkeiten des D-Day, in Erinnerung an die amerikanische Invasion in der Normandie in Frankreich teilnehmen.
Bereits am Donnerstag früh hielt der Präsident an der Universität zu Kairo eine sogenannte “High Profile”-Rede an die Menschen in der moslemischen Welt und baute Brücken für neue Beziehungen.
Foto: U.S. Präsident Barack Obama, Ground Report, Creative Commons License
MJB Mission News, ISSN 1999-8414, June 5, 2009, international report on the U.S. President
Thursday, June 4, 2009
People of Dresden: „Barack Obama - Welcome, Mr. President !“
People of Dresden: „Barack Obama - Welcome, Mr. President !“
U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived save in Germany
By Andreas Klamm, news correspondent
Washington D.C. / Dresden. June 5, 2009. The 44th U.S. President Barack Obama (47) has arrived save on Thursday evening in Germany. On Thursday morning he has addressed a high profile speech at the Cairo University in Egypt. He will stay for about 20 hours in Germany and will meet German chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel from the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU).
Many people in Germany love the U.S. President Barack Obama. Photo: Ground Report, Creative Commons License
German chancellor Mrs. Merkel is planning to talk about the peace process in the Middle East, the global financial crisis and other issues with U.S. President Barack Obama for about half an hour.
On Friday Barack Obama is going to visit the former concentration camp of Buchenwald which is now a memorial site for the victims of the German Nazi Holocaust. A relative of U.S. President Barack Obama was in 1945 one of these brave American soldiers which helped to free the victims in 1945 which have been held in the concentration camp by the Nazi regime.
In the city of Dresden people are celebrating the visit of Barack Obama. Many people in Germany do like the new President elect and are happy that he took a chance to visit Germany the third time since he has been elected in November 2008.
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It is sad that most people in the city of Dresden which do welcome Barack Obama and which do love the U.S. President will have no chance to get in close contact with him or might have the chance to see their favorite U.S. President.
More than 7.000 German Police officers, the German Military, Special Forces, the U.S. Secret Service and fighter airplanes are going to protect the President and will cause to separate the audience of the President from the people which do like him.
Mr. Obama is planning to visit on Friday also the Landstuhl Military Hospital of the U.S. Armed Forces and will continue his journey in Europe to attend the D-Day memorial service in Normandy in France on Saturday.
At the Cairo University on Thursday morning President Obama has delivered a high profile speech to the people of the Muslim world building bridges for new relations.
Photo: U.S. President Barack Obama, Ground Report, Creative Commons License
MJB Mission News, ISSN 1999-8414, June 5, 2009, international report on the U.S. President
U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived save in Germany
By Andreas Klamm, news correspondent
Washington D.C. / Dresden. June 5, 2009. The 44th U.S. President Barack Obama (47) has arrived save on Thursday evening in Germany. On Thursday morning he has addressed a high profile speech at the Cairo University in Egypt. He will stay for about 20 hours in Germany and will meet German chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel from the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU).
Many people in Germany love the U.S. President Barack Obama. Photo: Ground Report, Creative Commons License
German chancellor Mrs. Merkel is planning to talk about the peace process in the Middle East, the global financial crisis and other issues with U.S. President Barack Obama for about half an hour.
On Friday Barack Obama is going to visit the former concentration camp of Buchenwald which is now a memorial site for the victims of the German Nazi Holocaust. A relative of U.S. President Barack Obama was in 1945 one of these brave American soldiers which helped to free the victims in 1945 which have been held in the concentration camp by the Nazi regime.
In the city of Dresden people are celebrating the visit of Barack Obama. Many people in Germany do like the new President elect and are happy that he took a chance to visit Germany the third time since he has been elected in November 2008.
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It is sad that most people in the city of Dresden which do welcome Barack Obama and which do love the U.S. President will have no chance to get in close contact with him or might have the chance to see their favorite U.S. President.
More than 7.000 German Police officers, the German Military, Special Forces, the U.S. Secret Service and fighter airplanes are going to protect the President and will cause to separate the audience of the President from the people which do like him.
Mr. Obama is planning to visit on Friday also the Landstuhl Military Hospital of the U.S. Armed Forces and will continue his journey in Europe to attend the D-Day memorial service in Normandy in France on Saturday.
At the Cairo University on Thursday morning President Obama has delivered a high profile speech to the people of the Muslim world building bridges for new relations.
Photo: U.S. President Barack Obama, Ground Report, Creative Commons License
MJB Mission News, ISSN 1999-8414, June 5, 2009, international report on the U.S. President
World Environment Day: DIAC Secretary Andrew Metcalife will plant a tree
World Environment Day: DIAC Secretary Andrew Metcalife will plant a tree
Melbourne/Australia/June 5, 2009. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) will celebrate World Environment Day on June 5 by launching the department’s National Environment Policy.
To mark the occasion, DIAC Secretary Andrew Metcalfe will plant a tree at the department’s national office at Belconnen, Canberra.
"The department’s National Environmental Policy is a mark of our commitment to reducing the impact of the department’s operational activities on the environment,” Mr Metcalfe said.
“The policy recognises that all activities, products and services can affect the environment. Through some very simple measures staff can reduce our environmental footprint – and at the same time lessen our operating costs.
“Turning off lights and unused electrical equipment – and making sure you are aware of how the after-hours air-conditioning system works – won’t affect your comfort or productivity, but can make a difference.”
DIAC tracks consistently below the energy targets set by the government and recorded a 1.5 per cent reduction in energy use in 2007-08, despite some significant operational demands and changes.
The department introduced a comprehensive waste management system in 2001 and now manages 52 tonnes of mixed recyclables, 85 tonnes of organic waste and 15 tonnes of cardboard annually.
World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.
The theme for this year’s World Environment Day is Your Planet Needs You – UNite to Combat Climate Change. A different United Nations member state plays host to World Environment Day each year. Australia was the host in 2000; this year, it is Mexico.
“To highlight the launch of the department’s National Environment Policy, we will plant a Eucalyptus melliodora or Yellow Box tree in the forecourt at the national office in Canberra,” Mr Metcalfe said.
Melbourne/Australia/June 5, 2009. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) will celebrate World Environment Day on June 5 by launching the department’s National Environment Policy.
To mark the occasion, DIAC Secretary Andrew Metcalfe will plant a tree at the department’s national office at Belconnen, Canberra.
"The department’s National Environmental Policy is a mark of our commitment to reducing the impact of the department’s operational activities on the environment,” Mr Metcalfe said.
“The policy recognises that all activities, products and services can affect the environment. Through some very simple measures staff can reduce our environmental footprint – and at the same time lessen our operating costs.
“Turning off lights and unused electrical equipment – and making sure you are aware of how the after-hours air-conditioning system works – won’t affect your comfort or productivity, but can make a difference.”
DIAC tracks consistently below the energy targets set by the government and recorded a 1.5 per cent reduction in energy use in 2007-08, despite some significant operational demands and changes.
The department introduced a comprehensive waste management system in 2001 and now manages 52 tonnes of mixed recyclables, 85 tonnes of organic waste and 15 tonnes of cardboard annually.
World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment.
The theme for this year’s World Environment Day is Your Planet Needs You – UNite to Combat Climate Change. A different United Nations member state plays host to World Environment Day each year. Australia was the host in 2000; this year, it is Mexico.
“To highlight the launch of the department’s National Environment Policy, we will plant a Eucalyptus melliodora or Yellow Box tree in the forecourt at the national office in Canberra,” Mr Metcalfe said.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
3rd Party Seeks to Mobilize Christian Voters
3rd Party Seeks to Mobilize Christian Voters
Constitution Party Will Highlight Speakers at Newark Meeting Who Say "Put Your Vote Where Your Values Are"
NEWARK, NJ, June 3 /Christian Newswire/ -- The fastest-growing third party in America, ( ballot-access.org) the Constitution Party ( www.constitutionparty.com), will discuss a nationwide effort to encourage Christians to vote "like their faith depended on it." The CP will host a number of notable values-oriented speakers at its Spring National Committee meeting June 12th and 13th at the Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel ( www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ewrnr-renaissance- newark-airport-hotel/). The party will gather to discuss its unprecedented growth which coincides with widespread voter dissatisfaction with the Republican and Democratic parties. The Constitution Party, the only political party in America which is 100% pro-life is challenging all Believers to put an end to the "lesser of two evils" approach to voting.
"Christians must vote their values and leave the results to God," noted Constitution Party National Committee Chairman Jim Clymer adding, "Our country was founded on Biblical principles, that's why it was so blessed. Without returning to God's law, we cannot expect America to change for the better."
The Constitution Party is seen by many as the 'antidote' to the "Big Box" parties and run-away big government.
Speakers at the 2 day event will include:
Former U.S. Congressman Virgil Goode (R, VA), a one-time Democrat, whose stands against abortion, illegal immigration and gun control won him high praise from conservatives. Goode has been a vocal supporter of the Constitution Party.
Author and prison chaplain Reverend Steven Craft, the Executive Director of Christian Citizenship Ministries, Inc., author of Morality and Freedom: America's Dynamic Duo, Craft serves as Correctional Chaplain at Moshannon Valley Correctional Center, Philipsburg, PA and regularly speaks on issues from a Black American's perspective.
Champion of traditional values, Rabbi Yehuda Levin, founder, Congregation Mevakshei Hashem Synagogue, Brooklyn. Levin is a member of the advisory committee of Jews Against Anti-Christian Defamation and is a vocal opponent of abortion and homosexual marriage.
The Constitution Party's Newark meeting will focus on how best to rally the vast numbers of disaffected voters across the political spectrum who feel they've been ignored by their respective parties.
To schedule interviews with Goode, Craft, Levin or Clymer, please contact:
mstarrett@constitutionparty.com 602 315 6193
About the Constitution Party:
The Constitution Party is the only party which is completely:
Pro-Life
Pro-Second Amendment
Pro-Constitutional, Limited Government
Against- illegal immigration
Against- unconstitutional wars ( Iraq and Afghanistan)
Constitution Party Will Highlight Speakers at Newark Meeting Who Say "Put Your Vote Where Your Values Are"
NEWARK, NJ, June 3 /Christian Newswire/ -- The fastest-growing third party in America, ( ballot-access.org) the Constitution Party ( www.constitutionparty.com), will discuss a nationwide effort to encourage Christians to vote "like their faith depended on it." The CP will host a number of notable values-oriented speakers at its Spring National Committee meeting June 12th and 13th at the Renaissance Newark Airport Hotel ( www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/ewrnr-renaissance- newark-airport-hotel/). The party will gather to discuss its unprecedented growth which coincides with widespread voter dissatisfaction with the Republican and Democratic parties. The Constitution Party, the only political party in America which is 100% pro-life is challenging all Believers to put an end to the "lesser of two evils" approach to voting.
"Christians must vote their values and leave the results to God," noted Constitution Party National Committee Chairman Jim Clymer adding, "Our country was founded on Biblical principles, that's why it was so blessed. Without returning to God's law, we cannot expect America to change for the better."
The Constitution Party is seen by many as the 'antidote' to the "Big Box" parties and run-away big government.
Speakers at the 2 day event will include:
Former U.S. Congressman Virgil Goode (R, VA), a one-time Democrat, whose stands against abortion, illegal immigration and gun control won him high praise from conservatives. Goode has been a vocal supporter of the Constitution Party.
Author and prison chaplain Reverend Steven Craft, the Executive Director of Christian Citizenship Ministries, Inc., author of Morality and Freedom: America's Dynamic Duo, Craft serves as Correctional Chaplain at Moshannon Valley Correctional Center, Philipsburg, PA and regularly speaks on issues from a Black American's perspective.
Champion of traditional values, Rabbi Yehuda Levin, founder, Congregation Mevakshei Hashem Synagogue, Brooklyn. Levin is a member of the advisory committee of Jews Against Anti-Christian Defamation and is a vocal opponent of abortion and homosexual marriage.
The Constitution Party's Newark meeting will focus on how best to rally the vast numbers of disaffected voters across the political spectrum who feel they've been ignored by their respective parties.
To schedule interviews with Goode, Craft, Levin or Clymer, please contact:
mstarrett@constitutionparty.com 602 315 6193
About the Constitution Party:
The Constitution Party is the only party which is completely:
Pro-Life
Pro-Second Amendment
Pro-Constitutional, Limited Government
Against- illegal immigration
Against- unconstitutional wars ( Iraq and Afghanistan)
Scotland's Highlands to be Reached through World Evangelist Luis Palau's Campaign
Scotland's Highlands to be Reached through World Evangelist Luis Palau's Campaign
Highland Festival with Luis Palau includes nearly 50 evangelistic events over two weeks
INVERNESS, Scotland, June 3 /Christian Newswire/ -- In an otherwise declining spiritual climate, an excitement is burning today in Scotland. More than 100 churches have come together to partner with world evangelist Luis Palau for a far-reaching campaign with the goal of winning Scotland back to Jesus Christ.
"I have a tremendous love for Scotland," said Palau. "My family in Argentina became Christians back in the 1940s through the witness of missionaries from this area. Today, it is an honor for me to partner with the churches and believers there."
More than half the region's churches are involved, representing most denominations. Highland Festival with Luis Palau is anticipated to be the largest and most significant outreach since the Highland Revivals in the 1940s and 50s.
The mission spans two weeks and includes nearly 50 events that will culminate in Inverness. Starting June 8, Luis Palau, son Andrew Palau, and other partner evangelists with Luis' Next Generation Alliance® will proclaim the Gospel in 8 towns and villages throughout the Highlands. They include Gairloch, Mallaig, Lochinver, Golspie, Buckie, Fort William, Thurso, and Forres. In addition, affinity events are planned specifically for women and business leaders, and thirty school assemblies will feature live action sports demos for youth.
On June 17-18, Luis Palau will speak at large indoor gatherings featuring traditional music performances by the All Souls Orchestra from London. The culminating outdoor festival will be on June 19-20 at Bught Park in Inverness. Performing artists include Delirious, Hillsong London, LZ7, and other musicians well-known in the United Kingdom. Local churches have committed to follow up with those who respond to the Gospel or have questions about the Christian faith.
In an effort to bless the community through this campaign, a massive area-wide food drive is being conducted throughout June, helping meet the needs of the community and replenish area food banks.
Luis Palau and his ministry have shared the Gospel with more than 1 billion people worldwide through events and media. His radio broadcast in both English and Spanish are heard by millions on over 2,600 radio stations in 48 countries. His festivals have produced some of the largest audiences ever recorded in cities from south Florida to South America.
http://media.palau.org
www.highlandfestival.org
Highland Festival with Luis Palau includes nearly 50 evangelistic events over two weeks
INVERNESS, Scotland, June 3 /Christian Newswire/ -- In an otherwise declining spiritual climate, an excitement is burning today in Scotland. More than 100 churches have come together to partner with world evangelist Luis Palau for a far-reaching campaign with the goal of winning Scotland back to Jesus Christ.
"I have a tremendous love for Scotland," said Palau. "My family in Argentina became Christians back in the 1940s through the witness of missionaries from this area. Today, it is an honor for me to partner with the churches and believers there."
More than half the region's churches are involved, representing most denominations. Highland Festival with Luis Palau is anticipated to be the largest and most significant outreach since the Highland Revivals in the 1940s and 50s.
The mission spans two weeks and includes nearly 50 events that will culminate in Inverness. Starting June 8, Luis Palau, son Andrew Palau, and other partner evangelists with Luis' Next Generation Alliance® will proclaim the Gospel in 8 towns and villages throughout the Highlands. They include Gairloch, Mallaig, Lochinver, Golspie, Buckie, Fort William, Thurso, and Forres. In addition, affinity events are planned specifically for women and business leaders, and thirty school assemblies will feature live action sports demos for youth.
On June 17-18, Luis Palau will speak at large indoor gatherings featuring traditional music performances by the All Souls Orchestra from London. The culminating outdoor festival will be on June 19-20 at Bught Park in Inverness. Performing artists include Delirious, Hillsong London, LZ7, and other musicians well-known in the United Kingdom. Local churches have committed to follow up with those who respond to the Gospel or have questions about the Christian faith.
In an effort to bless the community through this campaign, a massive area-wide food drive is being conducted throughout June, helping meet the needs of the community and replenish area food banks.
Luis Palau and his ministry have shared the Gospel with more than 1 billion people worldwide through events and media. His radio broadcast in both English and Spanish are heard by millions on over 2,600 radio stations in 48 countries. His festivals have produced some of the largest audiences ever recorded in cities from south Florida to South America.
http://media.palau.org
www.highlandfestival.org
Christian Leader Who Was Arrested in Tiananmen Square During the Summer Olympics to Hold Prayer Service in Front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington,
Christian Leader Who Was Arrested in Tiananmen Square During the Summer Olympics to Hold Prayer Service in Front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, June 3 /Christian Newswire/ -- Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney will leave roses to honor those killed during the Tiananmen Square massacre and also to pray for those who are being brutalized under the current Chinese regime today.
June 4 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
Rev. Mahoney will leave the roses outside of the Chinese Embassy on Thursday, June 4, at 11:00 A.M.
The Chinese Embassy is located at 2300 Connecticut Ave. NW
During the 2008 Summer Olympics Rev. Mahoney joined with Christian leaders Brandi Swindell and Michael McMonagle to hold the first ever public faith service in Tiananmen Square to honor the victims of the massacre.
They were dragged out of Tiananmen Square twice, arrested and finally deported.
Rev. Mahoney will also be challenging the Obama Administration to stop ignoring the human rights abuses and religious persecution by the Chinese government against their own people.
Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition, states;
"Today we honor all those who were brutally massacred by the Chinese government 20 years ago in Tiananmen Square. Their only crime was speaking out for human rights and democratic freedoms. I will also be praying for the millions in China who today are being persecuted, intimidated and brutalized because of their faith traditions and political beliefs.
"As a nation, we must never forget the price these heroic students paid in the their struggle for freedom and justice. One of the great honors of my 32 years in ministry, was helping organize the first ever public faith service in Tiananmen Square to honor their courage, boldness and faith.
"Sadly, President Obama, Secretary of State Clinton and House Speaker Pelosi have chosen to ignore the cries of not only these students, but all those who are still being brutalized in China. In trips in China, Secretary Clinton and Speaker Pelosi have failed to speak out against the human rights abuses by the Chinese government. To President Obama and these congressional leaders we say shame on you for putting economic interests above social justice and human rights.
"The President promised an Administration dedicated to progressive social justice but he has failed to deliver on those promises. We can only hope and pray that President Obama will lay aside economic concerns and embrace the passion and courage of these students who gave their lives for the cause of freedom and justice."
For more information and interviews call:
Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney at 202.547.1735 Cell: 540.538. 4741
3mnewswire.org
WASHINGTON, June 3 /Christian Newswire/ -- Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney will leave roses to honor those killed during the Tiananmen Square massacre and also to pray for those who are being brutalized under the current Chinese regime today.
June 4 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
Rev. Mahoney will leave the roses outside of the Chinese Embassy on Thursday, June 4, at 11:00 A.M.
The Chinese Embassy is located at 2300 Connecticut Ave. NW
During the 2008 Summer Olympics Rev. Mahoney joined with Christian leaders Brandi Swindell and Michael McMonagle to hold the first ever public faith service in Tiananmen Square to honor the victims of the massacre.
They were dragged out of Tiananmen Square twice, arrested and finally deported.
Rev. Mahoney will also be challenging the Obama Administration to stop ignoring the human rights abuses and religious persecution by the Chinese government against their own people.
Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition, states;
"Today we honor all those who were brutally massacred by the Chinese government 20 years ago in Tiananmen Square. Their only crime was speaking out for human rights and democratic freedoms. I will also be praying for the millions in China who today are being persecuted, intimidated and brutalized because of their faith traditions and political beliefs.
"As a nation, we must never forget the price these heroic students paid in the their struggle for freedom and justice. One of the great honors of my 32 years in ministry, was helping organize the first ever public faith service in Tiananmen Square to honor their courage, boldness and faith.
"Sadly, President Obama, Secretary of State Clinton and House Speaker Pelosi have chosen to ignore the cries of not only these students, but all those who are still being brutalized in China. In trips in China, Secretary Clinton and Speaker Pelosi have failed to speak out against the human rights abuses by the Chinese government. To President Obama and these congressional leaders we say shame on you for putting economic interests above social justice and human rights.
"The President promised an Administration dedicated to progressive social justice but he has failed to deliver on those promises. We can only hope and pray that President Obama will lay aside economic concerns and embrace the passion and courage of these students who gave their lives for the cause of freedom and justice."
For more information and interviews call:
Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney at 202.547.1735 Cell: 540.538. 4741
3mnewswire.org
Prison Ministry Launches Program for Children of Imprisoned People
Program for Children of Imprisoned People. Photo: Christian Newswire
Prison Ministry Launches Program for Children of Imprisoned People
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., June 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- Crossroad Bible Institute, a non-profit ministry providing in-depth biblically-based reentry education to men and women behind bars, announces the launching of a new children's program aimed at the children of people in prison.
Using a Bible study titled Manga Messiah, the program enables children of imprisoned men and women to learn biblical lessons in an easy-to-read format. Manga Messiah adapts the words of the Bible into the format of a graphic novel. The ten Manga Messiah Notebooks provided by CBI to work with this study are written at a third-grade level; they include puzzles, Bible verses and practical application. So far, children enrolled in the program are between the ages of 6 and 18.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, on any given day, 1.5 million children have at least one of their parents in prison. With eight years old being the average age of these children, a program that encourages and empowers them is needed. "Research reveals that these children are likely to be involved in the justice system in the future; this program was designed to be a positive influence and source of encouragement in their lives," says president of CBI, Dr. David Schuringa.
Following a similar format to CBI's program for imprisoned persons, the program provides the opportunity for the child to develop skills through lessons that yield a greater understanding of what the Bible means for their lives while increasing their literacy skills. In addition, each corrected lesson includes encouragement in the form of a personal letter written by the instructor.
With a parent imprisoned, many children experience social stigma and instability; this program allows students the opportunity to be proud of their new skills as well as find comfort and stability in a deepened faith. CBI asks their current students to give their child an enrollment form "to encourage them to grow in Christ." As one child said "Christ has made a big difference in my life."
If you know a child that would benefit from this program, please contact CBI for an enrollment form or visit CBI's website to download the forms. All of CBI's courses are free to prisoners and their families.
Dr. Tiller's Death: Randall Terry Releases Video for Pro-life Leaders Concerning Dr. Tiller's Killing
Dr. Tiller's Death: Randall Terry Releases Video for Pro-life Leaders Concerning Dr. Tiller's Killing
Video can be seen at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=08C9O_4BbcA
WASHINGTON, May 31 /Christian Newswire/ -- Background: In 1991, Mr. Terry was arrested by federal agents in front of Dr. Tiller's office for his part in leading the "Summer of Mercy." Mr. Terry's leadership gave birth to multitudes of protests in front of Tiller's office.
Following is the statement of Randall Terry, Founder, Operation Rescue.
"Dr. Tiller was a mass murderer.
"I grieve for him that he did not have an opportunity to properly prepare his soul to face his Maker. Unless some miracle happened, he left this life with his hands drenched with the innocent blood of tens of thousands of babies that he murdered. Surely there will be a dreadful accounting for what he has done.
"I believe George Tiller was one of the most evil men on the planet; every bit as vile as the Nazi war criminals who were hunted down, tried, and sentenced after they participated in the 'legal' murder of the Jews that fell into their hands. But even Mr. Tiller - like other murderers - deserved a trial of his peers, and a legal execution, not vigilantly justice.
"His killing presents us a severe challenge.
"The arch proponents of child killing such as Planned Parenthood, the National Organization of Women, NARAL, and a host of other enemies of children are already blaming the pro-life movement for Dr. Tiller's death.
"The child killers, and their allies in the Obama administration and on Capitol Hill, will attempt to browbeat the pro-life movement into surrendering our most effective weapons in this battle: our rhetoric, our actions, and our images.
"Pro-lifers must not flinch, waver, or in any way alter our course in our epic struggle to make child killing illegal again.
"Our rhetoric must bear witness to the truth: abortion is murder.
"Our actions must be equal to this crime: we must continue with vigorous (yet peaceful) actions such as have been used by every social revolution since America's birth. The easiest picture to have is that of the civil rights activists of the 1960s. They held 'illegal' marches, freedom rides, and 'sit-ins' at lunch counters; they were met with water canons, dogs, police brutality, arrests, and jail. If we are going to end child killing, we must unflinchingly adopt the strategies of heroes past.
"Our images must reflect the truth. We must continue to show the victims' bodies that we have pulled out of dumpsters; we must not retreat a single inch from showing the decapitated heads of little boys and girls, the arms and legs that were suctioned or carved out of their mothers wombs; we must paint the picture of sewers and landfills being used as unholy graves for these holy victims.
"Of course we are peaceful; that is why this horrific shooting in a church has immediately garnered national attention. It is precisely because we are peaceful that Dr. Tiller's killing sticks out like a huge wart on an otherwise flawless complexion. If abortionists were gunned down every week, it would gather no more attention than crack dealers who are gunned down every week."
To interview Mr. Terry, call: 904-687-9804
Go to www.StopObamaNotreDame.com to see Mr. Terry Latest project.
Video can be seen at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=08C9O_4BbcA
WASHINGTON, May 31 /Christian Newswire/ -- Background: In 1991, Mr. Terry was arrested by federal agents in front of Dr. Tiller's office for his part in leading the "Summer of Mercy." Mr. Terry's leadership gave birth to multitudes of protests in front of Tiller's office.
Following is the statement of Randall Terry, Founder, Operation Rescue.
"Dr. Tiller was a mass murderer.
"I grieve for him that he did not have an opportunity to properly prepare his soul to face his Maker. Unless some miracle happened, he left this life with his hands drenched with the innocent blood of tens of thousands of babies that he murdered. Surely there will be a dreadful accounting for what he has done.
"I believe George Tiller was one of the most evil men on the planet; every bit as vile as the Nazi war criminals who were hunted down, tried, and sentenced after they participated in the 'legal' murder of the Jews that fell into their hands. But even Mr. Tiller - like other murderers - deserved a trial of his peers, and a legal execution, not vigilantly justice.
"His killing presents us a severe challenge.
"The arch proponents of child killing such as Planned Parenthood, the National Organization of Women, NARAL, and a host of other enemies of children are already blaming the pro-life movement for Dr. Tiller's death.
"The child killers, and their allies in the Obama administration and on Capitol Hill, will attempt to browbeat the pro-life movement into surrendering our most effective weapons in this battle: our rhetoric, our actions, and our images.
"Pro-lifers must not flinch, waver, or in any way alter our course in our epic struggle to make child killing illegal again.
"Our rhetoric must bear witness to the truth: abortion is murder.
"Our actions must be equal to this crime: we must continue with vigorous (yet peaceful) actions such as have been used by every social revolution since America's birth. The easiest picture to have is that of the civil rights activists of the 1960s. They held 'illegal' marches, freedom rides, and 'sit-ins' at lunch counters; they were met with water canons, dogs, police brutality, arrests, and jail. If we are going to end child killing, we must unflinchingly adopt the strategies of heroes past.
"Our images must reflect the truth. We must continue to show the victims' bodies that we have pulled out of dumpsters; we must not retreat a single inch from showing the decapitated heads of little boys and girls, the arms and legs that were suctioned or carved out of their mothers wombs; we must paint the picture of sewers and landfills being used as unholy graves for these holy victims.
"Of course we are peaceful; that is why this horrific shooting in a church has immediately garnered national attention. It is precisely because we are peaceful that Dr. Tiller's killing sticks out like a huge wart on an otherwise flawless complexion. If abortionists were gunned down every week, it would gather no more attention than crack dealers who are gunned down every week."
To interview Mr. Terry, call: 904-687-9804
Go to www.StopObamaNotreDame.com to see Mr. Terry Latest project.
George Tiller - Killed
George Tiller - Killed
WASHINGTON, May 31 /Christian Newswire/ -- "He died the way he lived. His was a bloody death." Rev Rusty Thomas, Operation Save America(OSA). "Someone 'chose' to end George Tiller's life this morning, in his church."
"What was an abortionist doing 'in' church, any church...being allowed, welcomed, even venerated? This man killed babies for a living. He charged large sums of money to do it. Then he went to 'church,' made large contributions, and the 'church' (Reformation Lutheran Church) accepted it??" Pastor Mark Holick, Spirit One Christian Center, & OSA.
This is an apostate church, fully complicit in Mr. Tiller's murderous rampage against preborn children. It has provided cover and respectability for him. We have confronted both pastor and church with this trashing of the Gospel of Christ. I can still recall one board member saying, "We have members who believe both ways (pro-life or pro-choice)." Please!
"A man who stiffens his neck after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed -- without remedy." Proverbs 29:1. "George Tiller has been confronted innumerable times with the claims of Christ." Rev Flip Benham, Director of Operation Save America. "We were in Wichita in 1991, pleading for him to receive Christ and stop murdering children. In April 2001, I wrote him a personal letter with the book, Won By Love hoping to speak with him. Every day outside his abortion mill, gentle Christians pleaded with mothers to choose life and with George to choose Christ. We have been to his home, his church, and his work. He is now bowing before Jesus and confessing that He (Jesus) is right and that he (George Tiller) was wrong!"
No doubt the media will paint every Christian, who loves life and lives out that belief in the streets of his city, as a wild-eyed, lunatic, fanatic bent on shooting abortionists. They will attempt to silence the voice of many by using the violence of one. This ploy is the devil's "straw man."
Beware! The one who murdered George Tiller became exactly what George Tiller was -- a murderer.
We will not be silenced nor will we stop opposing the murder of "any" person - born or unborn. If I were at Reformation Lutheran Church this morning my duty would be to stand in between the shooter and George Tiller. The love of Christ compels us!
What - Press Conference
When - Monday, June 1, 2009, 11:00AM
Where - Spirit One Christian Center, Wichita, KS
WASHINGTON, May 31 /Christian Newswire/ -- "He died the way he lived. His was a bloody death." Rev Rusty Thomas, Operation Save America(OSA). "Someone 'chose' to end George Tiller's life this morning, in his church."
"What was an abortionist doing 'in' church, any church...being allowed, welcomed, even venerated? This man killed babies for a living. He charged large sums of money to do it. Then he went to 'church,' made large contributions, and the 'church' (Reformation Lutheran Church) accepted it??" Pastor Mark Holick, Spirit One Christian Center, & OSA.
This is an apostate church, fully complicit in Mr. Tiller's murderous rampage against preborn children. It has provided cover and respectability for him. We have confronted both pastor and church with this trashing of the Gospel of Christ. I can still recall one board member saying, "We have members who believe both ways (pro-life or pro-choice)." Please!
"A man who stiffens his neck after many rebukes will suddenly be destroyed -- without remedy." Proverbs 29:1. "George Tiller has been confronted innumerable times with the claims of Christ." Rev Flip Benham, Director of Operation Save America. "We were in Wichita in 1991, pleading for him to receive Christ and stop murdering children. In April 2001, I wrote him a personal letter with the book, Won By Love hoping to speak with him. Every day outside his abortion mill, gentle Christians pleaded with mothers to choose life and with George to choose Christ. We have been to his home, his church, and his work. He is now bowing before Jesus and confessing that He (Jesus) is right and that he (George Tiller) was wrong!"
No doubt the media will paint every Christian, who loves life and lives out that belief in the streets of his city, as a wild-eyed, lunatic, fanatic bent on shooting abortionists. They will attempt to silence the voice of many by using the violence of one. This ploy is the devil's "straw man."
Beware! The one who murdered George Tiller became exactly what George Tiller was -- a murderer.
We will not be silenced nor will we stop opposing the murder of "any" person - born or unborn. If I were at Reformation Lutheran Church this morning my duty would be to stand in between the shooter and George Tiller. The love of Christ compels us!
What - Press Conference
When - Monday, June 1, 2009, 11:00AM
Where - Spirit One Christian Center, Wichita, KS
Pro-Leben-Bewegung: “Mord ist immer ein Fehler” - Menschen in aller Welt trauern um Dr. George Tiller
Pro-Leben-Bewegung: “Mord ist immer ein Fehler”
Menschen in aller Welt trauern um Dr. George Tiller
Arzt für reproduktive Medizin auf dem Weg zum Pfingst-Sonntags-Gottesdienst erschossen – Befürworter von Abtreibungen und Gegner von Abtreibungen verurteilen Mord an dem Arzt und Familien-Vater
Von Andreas Klamm
Wichita / Kansas /U.S.A. 2. Juni 2009. In den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika und in aller Welt trauern Menschen um den 67jährigen Arzt Dr. George Tiller, der sein Leben der Reproduktiven Medzin und den reproduktiven Rechten von Frauen und deren Unterstützern gewidmet hatte. Der Arzt wurde beim Gang zur Lutheranischen Reformations-Kirche in Wichitia im U.S.- Bundesstaat Kansas, in der er als aktives Mitglied diente und bei der er für viele Jahre Mitglied war, von einem bislang nicht bekannten Täter erschossen. Der Täter flüchtete unerkannt mit einem hellblauen Ford Taurus.
Die Anhänger der Pro Leben-Bewegungen (Pro-Life movement) und Anhänger der reproduktiven Medizin und der Bewegung für die reproduktiven Rechte der Frauen in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, trauern und verurteilen beide den Mord an dem Arzt, der den Gottesdienst am Pfingst-Sonntag besuchen wollte.
Bereits vor einigen Jahren wurde ein Anschlag auf das Leben des Arztes verübt. Dabei wurde der Arzt an beiden Armen verletzt. Für mehrere Jahre soll der Arzt unter Polizei-Schutz gestanden haben, da es immer wieder Angriffe gegen seine Tätigkeit als Vertreter für Abtreibungen und die reproduktiven Rechte von Frauen in der Vergangenheit gab.
Dr. George Tiller (1941- 2009) hat vielen Frauen mit insgesamt mehr als 60.000 Abtreibungen von Baby´s geholfen. Dr. Tiller war einer der wenigen Ärzte in den U.S.A. ,die Spät-Abtreibungen durchführten, die bei den Gegnern von Abtreibungen als sehr umstritten gelten.
Der Tat verdächtigt wird, der 51jährige Scott Roeder, der in seiner Vorgeschichte als Aktivist der Abtreibungs-Gegner tätig gewesen sein soll, das berichtet das amerikanische Nachrichten-Fernseh-Magazin “Democracy NOW!” und Amy Goodman. Der Mann war bereits wegen des Vorwurfs des Umgangs mit Sprengstoffen inhaftiert. Er soll Verbindungen zur rechten Separatisten-Gruppe haben, die bekannt ist als “Freemen” (Freie Menschen).
Dr. Tiller wird von vielen Frauen in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika geschätzt und für seine Arbeit gewürdigt von Anhängern der Reproduktiven Gesundheits-Rechte von Frauen ( Women´s Reproductive Health ), die sich zum Teil für Abtreibungen und Spät-Abtreibungen von Baby´s und die reproduktiven Rechte von Frauen engagieren.
Gemeint ist damit auch die Selbstbestimmung von Frauen über ihren eigenen Körper, die nicht als “Gebär-Maschinen missbraucht” werden wollen.
Dr. Tiller wirkte an der Seite von fünf weiteren Frauen im Engagement für die reproduktiven Rechte von Frauen, die Woche für Woche, Frauen mit Abtreibungen geholfen haben.
“Wir sind schockiert über die brutale Tat der Erschießung von Dr. George Tiller und wir verurteilen solche Akte der Gewalt.”, erklärte Dr. James Dobson.
In Amerika habe man seit der Gründung von Amerika die Regeln der Gesetze und des Rechts beachtet, das jedem Bürger, die Sicherheit für sein Leben zugestehe, Freiheit und das Recht Glück zu finden. Ausnahmen habe es nur gegeben, wenn ein Mensch sich eines Verbrechens schuldig gemacht habe und dies von einem Gericht und einer unabhängigen Jury festgestellt wurde.
Die Anteilnahme gelte daher der Familie von Dr. George Tiller, der eine Ehefrau, vier Kinder und zehn Enkel-Kinder nach dem tödlichen Anschlag auf sein Leben hinterlässt.
Dr. Albert Mohler, Präsident des Theologischen Seminars der Süd-Baptisten und ein Mitglied von Focus of on the Family sagte: “Tiller´s Tod bedeutet für die Pro-Leben-Bewegung in Amerika ein ernster moralischer Test. Gewalt als Mittel um gegen Abtreibungen zu demonstrieren, ist ohne Moral, nicht zu rechtfertigen und schrecklich schmerzlich und falsch für die Sache des Engagements für das Leben. In den Schlagzeilen stehe jetzt die Ermordung von Dr. George Tiller im Foyer seiner Kirche und nicht die Sache, die er sein Leben lang repräsentierte.”
Der Schrecken von Abreibungen könnte nicht mit Mitteln der Gewalt begegnet werden und auch nicht mit Mitteln der Gewalt korrigiert werden, speziell nicht durch den Akt einer Erschießung die außerhalb von Recht, Gesetz und Ordnung stehe.
Tony Perkins, Präsdient des Family Research Council (Familien Forschungs-Kommission) erklärte zur Ermordung von Dr. Tiller. “Die Schrift könnte nicht klarer sein. Jeder Mensch, der mit Vorsatz einen anderen Menschen tötet, begeht einen schweren Fehler und es ist falsch. Als Christen beten und sehnen wir uns nach dem Ende der Gewalt und der Rettung von Seelen anderer Menschen und nicht für die Vernichtung des Lebens anderer Menschen. Wir verurteilen auf das Schärfste die Tat eines brutalen Mörders. Daher bitte ich Sie für die Familie von Dr. Tiller zu beten in ihrer Trauer und Bestürzung und für die Nation, für das Leben von Menschen.”
June 2009, MJB Mission News, ISSN 1999-8414
Menschen in aller Welt trauern um Dr. George Tiller
Arzt für reproduktive Medizin auf dem Weg zum Pfingst-Sonntags-Gottesdienst erschossen – Befürworter von Abtreibungen und Gegner von Abtreibungen verurteilen Mord an dem Arzt und Familien-Vater
Von Andreas Klamm
Wichita / Kansas /U.S.A. 2. Juni 2009. In den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika und in aller Welt trauern Menschen um den 67jährigen Arzt Dr. George Tiller, der sein Leben der Reproduktiven Medzin und den reproduktiven Rechten von Frauen und deren Unterstützern gewidmet hatte. Der Arzt wurde beim Gang zur Lutheranischen Reformations-Kirche in Wichitia im U.S.- Bundesstaat Kansas, in der er als aktives Mitglied diente und bei der er für viele Jahre Mitglied war, von einem bislang nicht bekannten Täter erschossen. Der Täter flüchtete unerkannt mit einem hellblauen Ford Taurus.
Die Anhänger der Pro Leben-Bewegungen (Pro-Life movement) und Anhänger der reproduktiven Medizin und der Bewegung für die reproduktiven Rechte der Frauen in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika, trauern und verurteilen beide den Mord an dem Arzt, der den Gottesdienst am Pfingst-Sonntag besuchen wollte.
Bereits vor einigen Jahren wurde ein Anschlag auf das Leben des Arztes verübt. Dabei wurde der Arzt an beiden Armen verletzt. Für mehrere Jahre soll der Arzt unter Polizei-Schutz gestanden haben, da es immer wieder Angriffe gegen seine Tätigkeit als Vertreter für Abtreibungen und die reproduktiven Rechte von Frauen in der Vergangenheit gab.
Dr. George Tiller (1941- 2009) hat vielen Frauen mit insgesamt mehr als 60.000 Abtreibungen von Baby´s geholfen. Dr. Tiller war einer der wenigen Ärzte in den U.S.A. ,die Spät-Abtreibungen durchführten, die bei den Gegnern von Abtreibungen als sehr umstritten gelten.
Der Tat verdächtigt wird, der 51jährige Scott Roeder, der in seiner Vorgeschichte als Aktivist der Abtreibungs-Gegner tätig gewesen sein soll, das berichtet das amerikanische Nachrichten-Fernseh-Magazin “Democracy NOW!” und Amy Goodman. Der Mann war bereits wegen des Vorwurfs des Umgangs mit Sprengstoffen inhaftiert. Er soll Verbindungen zur rechten Separatisten-Gruppe haben, die bekannt ist als “Freemen” (Freie Menschen).
Dr. Tiller wird von vielen Frauen in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika geschätzt und für seine Arbeit gewürdigt von Anhängern der Reproduktiven Gesundheits-Rechte von Frauen ( Women´s Reproductive Health ), die sich zum Teil für Abtreibungen und Spät-Abtreibungen von Baby´s und die reproduktiven Rechte von Frauen engagieren.
Gemeint ist damit auch die Selbstbestimmung von Frauen über ihren eigenen Körper, die nicht als “Gebär-Maschinen missbraucht” werden wollen.
Dr. Tiller wirkte an der Seite von fünf weiteren Frauen im Engagement für die reproduktiven Rechte von Frauen, die Woche für Woche, Frauen mit Abtreibungen geholfen haben.
“Wir sind schockiert über die brutale Tat der Erschießung von Dr. George Tiller und wir verurteilen solche Akte der Gewalt.”, erklärte Dr. James Dobson.
In Amerika habe man seit der Gründung von Amerika die Regeln der Gesetze und des Rechts beachtet, das jedem Bürger, die Sicherheit für sein Leben zugestehe, Freiheit und das Recht Glück zu finden. Ausnahmen habe es nur gegeben, wenn ein Mensch sich eines Verbrechens schuldig gemacht habe und dies von einem Gericht und einer unabhängigen Jury festgestellt wurde.
Die Anteilnahme gelte daher der Familie von Dr. George Tiller, der eine Ehefrau, vier Kinder und zehn Enkel-Kinder nach dem tödlichen Anschlag auf sein Leben hinterlässt.
Dr. Albert Mohler, Präsident des Theologischen Seminars der Süd-Baptisten und ein Mitglied von Focus of on the Family sagte: “Tiller´s Tod bedeutet für die Pro-Leben-Bewegung in Amerika ein ernster moralischer Test. Gewalt als Mittel um gegen Abtreibungen zu demonstrieren, ist ohne Moral, nicht zu rechtfertigen und schrecklich schmerzlich und falsch für die Sache des Engagements für das Leben. In den Schlagzeilen stehe jetzt die Ermordung von Dr. George Tiller im Foyer seiner Kirche und nicht die Sache, die er sein Leben lang repräsentierte.”
Der Schrecken von Abreibungen könnte nicht mit Mitteln der Gewalt begegnet werden und auch nicht mit Mitteln der Gewalt korrigiert werden, speziell nicht durch den Akt einer Erschießung die außerhalb von Recht, Gesetz und Ordnung stehe.
Tony Perkins, Präsdient des Family Research Council (Familien Forschungs-Kommission) erklärte zur Ermordung von Dr. Tiller. “Die Schrift könnte nicht klarer sein. Jeder Mensch, der mit Vorsatz einen anderen Menschen tötet, begeht einen schweren Fehler und es ist falsch. Als Christen beten und sehnen wir uns nach dem Ende der Gewalt und der Rettung von Seelen anderer Menschen und nicht für die Vernichtung des Lebens anderer Menschen. Wir verurteilen auf das Schärfste die Tat eines brutalen Mörders. Daher bitte ich Sie für die Familie von Dr. Tiller zu beten in ihrer Trauer und Bestürzung und für die Nation, für das Leben von Menschen.”
June 2009, MJB Mission News, ISSN 1999-8414
As Tiller's Murder Proves, Lack of Church Discipline Can be Deadly
As Tiller's Murder Proves, Lack of Church Discipline Can be Deadly
MEDIA ADVISORY, May 31 /Christian Newswire/ -- There is nobody more to blame for the murder of George Tiller than Reformation Lutheran Church, ELCA, in Wichita Kansas.
Mr. Tiller lived quite the murderous life himself, pulling viable babies out by their legs and sucking their brains out with a vacuum. Other Churches called him to repentance and excommunicated him, but Reformation Lutheran, ELCA, enthusiastically embraced him, pocketbook and all.
Church discipline, and the call to repentance, is a matter of life and death in the Church. As Reformation Lutheran mops up Tiller's blood from their foyer floor, let them not forget that his blood is also on their hands.
Had they called Tiller to repentance, as Jesus commands the Church, he would not have been there this Pentecost Sunday to face a violent death. The failure of the Church to fulfill God's commission is deadly, and has eternal implications. But just perhaps Reformation Lutheran, ELCA, will humbly repent for the evil they have been complicit in all these years.
Members at Reformation Lutheran are shocked that the safety and peace of their sanctuary has been destroyed by such violence this morning. They have gotten a glimpse of what it was like for babies, whose sanctuary was the womb, to be viciously torn apart piece by piece by a man who masqueraded as both a doctor and a Christian.
As the executioner says before carrying out the judgment of the court in the death chamber, "God have mercy on his soul."
Rev. CJ Conner is the author of "Jesus and the Culture Wars: Reclaiming the Lord's Prayer." http://revcjconner.com
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MEDIA ADVISORY, May 31 /Christian Newswire/ -- There is nobody more to blame for the murder of George Tiller than Reformation Lutheran Church, ELCA, in Wichita Kansas.
Mr. Tiller lived quite the murderous life himself, pulling viable babies out by their legs and sucking their brains out with a vacuum. Other Churches called him to repentance and excommunicated him, but Reformation Lutheran, ELCA, enthusiastically embraced him, pocketbook and all.
Church discipline, and the call to repentance, is a matter of life and death in the Church. As Reformation Lutheran mops up Tiller's blood from their foyer floor, let them not forget that his blood is also on their hands.
Had they called Tiller to repentance, as Jesus commands the Church, he would not have been there this Pentecost Sunday to face a violent death. The failure of the Church to fulfill God's commission is deadly, and has eternal implications. But just perhaps Reformation Lutheran, ELCA, will humbly repent for the evil they have been complicit in all these years.
Members at Reformation Lutheran are shocked that the safety and peace of their sanctuary has been destroyed by such violence this morning. They have gotten a glimpse of what it was like for babies, whose sanctuary was the womb, to be viciously torn apart piece by piece by a man who masqueraded as both a doctor and a Christian.
As the executioner says before carrying out the judgment of the court in the death chamber, "God have mercy on his soul."
Rev. CJ Conner is the author of "Jesus and the Culture Wars: Reclaiming the Lord's Prayer." http://revcjconner.com
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Susan B. Anthony List Statement on Death of George Tiller
Susan B. Anthony List Statement on Death of George Tiller
WASHINGTON, May 31 /Christian Newswire/ -- Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser offered the following statement in response to the death of abortionist George Tiller from an unidentified gunman today:
"The Susan B. Anthony List condemns this anti-life act in the strongest of terms. The heart of the pro-life movement is one founded in love. Without this driving powerful center no justice can possibly be achieved. Authentic progress in women's rights has always encompassed the protection of human rights of every person across the board. The rights of one human being can never be honored by diminishing or ignoring the rights of another. This week as we gather for our annual June Tea event, themed Love Lets Live, we will lift up George Tiller's loved ones in prayer."
George Tiller was shot and killed by an unidentified assailant shortly after 10 a.m. at Reformation Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Wichita, Kansas this morning. The 67-year-old was one of the few U.S. physicians who still performed late-term abortions. He had previously survived a 1993 shooting outside his clinic. Law enforcement officials are searching for an unidentified assailant who fled in a powder-blue Ford Taurus.
To schedule an interview, please contact Joy Yearout at (703) 380-6674 or by email, jyearout@sba-list.org.
The Susan B. Anthony List is a nationwide network of Americans, over 158,000 residing in all 50 states, dedicated to mobilizing, advancing, and representing pro-life women in politics. Its connected Candidate Fund increases the percentage of pro-life women in the political process. www.sba-list.org
WASHINGTON, May 31 /Christian Newswire/ -- Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser offered the following statement in response to the death of abortionist George Tiller from an unidentified gunman today:
"The Susan B. Anthony List condemns this anti-life act in the strongest of terms. The heart of the pro-life movement is one founded in love. Without this driving powerful center no justice can possibly be achieved. Authentic progress in women's rights has always encompassed the protection of human rights of every person across the board. The rights of one human being can never be honored by diminishing or ignoring the rights of another. This week as we gather for our annual June Tea event, themed Love Lets Live, we will lift up George Tiller's loved ones in prayer."
George Tiller was shot and killed by an unidentified assailant shortly after 10 a.m. at Reformation Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Wichita, Kansas this morning. The 67-year-old was one of the few U.S. physicians who still performed late-term abortions. He had previously survived a 1993 shooting outside his clinic. Law enforcement officials are searching for an unidentified assailant who fled in a powder-blue Ford Taurus.
To schedule an interview, please contact Joy Yearout at (703) 380-6674 or by email, jyearout@sba-list.org.
The Susan B. Anthony List is a nationwide network of Americans, over 158,000 residing in all 50 states, dedicated to mobilizing, advancing, and representing pro-life women in politics. Its connected Candidate Fund increases the percentage of pro-life women in the political process. www.sba-list.org
A.L.L. Statement on George Tiller Killing
A.L.L. Statement on George Tiller Killing
WASHINGTON, May 31 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is a statement from Shaun Kenney, executive director of American Life League, on the killing of abortionist George Tiller.
"Leaders within the pro-life movement often discuss justice in connection with our mission to end the tragedy of abortion. Today, Dr. George Tiller's life ended in an act defying those principles.
With genuine sorrow, we reflect on today's events in prayer. Justice for all human beings includes the lives of those with whom we fundamentally disagree as well as the victims of abortion. We firmly hope the perpetrators of this act are apprehended, that the facts be made known, and that justice according to the law is preserved and dispensed.
Today's actions were tragic, and serve as another reminder that all human life is sacred. Pro-lifers by our nature and commitment to human rights reject violence as a means of resistance. Our thoughts and prayers indeed extend to the Tiller family and the community at Reformation Lutheran Church."
American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro- life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to natural death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.907.5826.
WASHINGTON, May 31 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is a statement from Shaun Kenney, executive director of American Life League, on the killing of abortionist George Tiller.
"Leaders within the pro-life movement often discuss justice in connection with our mission to end the tragedy of abortion. Today, Dr. George Tiller's life ended in an act defying those principles.
With genuine sorrow, we reflect on today's events in prayer. Justice for all human beings includes the lives of those with whom we fundamentally disagree as well as the victims of abortion. We firmly hope the perpetrators of this act are apprehended, that the facts be made known, and that justice according to the law is preserved and dispensed.
Today's actions were tragic, and serve as another reminder that all human life is sacred. Pro-lifers by our nature and commitment to human rights reject violence as a means of resistance. Our thoughts and prayers indeed extend to the Tiller family and the community at Reformation Lutheran Church."
American Life League was cofounded in 1979 by Judie Brown. It is the largest grassroots Catholic pro- life organization in the United States and is committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to natural death. For more information or press inquiries, please contact Katie Walker at 540.907.5826.
Auditions for 'America's Next Girl Band' Ongoing in Allen, Texas
Auditions for 'America's Next Girl Band' Ongoing in Allen, Texas
ALLEN, TX, June 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- Auditions are underway for the exciting new reality TV show -- 'America's Next Girl Band'. Executive Producers of PERISSION Entertainment, Inc. are looking for fun, strong-willed, outgoing women with a great sense of humor who can sing and/or play the guitar, bass, drums or keyboard. Contestants will compete to win a professional recording contract and tour package.
The first auditions have started and response has been overwhelming. PERISSION Entertainment, Inc made the right choice when its Board of Directors hired Harry Keane, Jr, the original concept creator/writer of 'American Idol', to produce his newest creation -- 'America's Next Girl Band' (a registered trademark of PERISSION Entertainment, Inc). Mr. Keane noted that all auditions are taking place in Texas the first year. Becky Purcell, Vice President of PERISSION stated, "I am amazed by the response our company is getting regarding the show and I hope that America will help find 'America's Next Girl Band'." Mr. Keane is a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and two of his children attend St. Joseph Catholic School. His values are a strong influence in the way PERISSION produces its 'Family Entertainment the Way It Should Be(tm)'.
Do you have what it takes to Make the Stage of 'America's Next Girl Band'? Contestant Applications and Requirements are found on Perission's home page.
Mr. Keane is working closely with longtime friend from Placerville, California -- Mitch Samboceti. Mitch has been a supporting Actor in such films as The Cooler, The Parent Trap, Dr. Dolittle, The Net, and Sister Act, and has several television credits to his name such as Nash Bridges, Party of Five, Dharma & Gregg and Unsolved Mysteries. Mitch has also has been in numerous movies of the week and industrial videos.
For additional information about 'America's Next Girl Band', contact Becky Purcell, or visit our website.
About PERISSION Entertainment, Inc -- PERISSION is a full service production, family entertainment and educational company. PERISSION engages in the development, production and distribution of educational, informational, broadcast media, films, music, television and has numerous shows in development in the US and internationally. PERISSION provides products and services utilizing current and emerging technologies. Our unique concepts in family friendly programming will entertain, educate and foster family values.
CONTACT:
Becky Purcell, Vice President
PERISSION Entertainment, Inc.
972-996-4710 or 866-402-9804
Email Becky Purcell bpurcell@perission.com
Find us on MySpace
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ALLEN, TX, June 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- Auditions are underway for the exciting new reality TV show -- 'America's Next Girl Band'. Executive Producers of PERISSION Entertainment, Inc. are looking for fun, strong-willed, outgoing women with a great sense of humor who can sing and/or play the guitar, bass, drums or keyboard. Contestants will compete to win a professional recording contract and tour package.
The first auditions have started and response has been overwhelming. PERISSION Entertainment, Inc made the right choice when its Board of Directors hired Harry Keane, Jr, the original concept creator/writer of 'American Idol', to produce his newest creation -- 'America's Next Girl Band' (a registered trademark of PERISSION Entertainment, Inc). Mr. Keane noted that all auditions are taking place in Texas the first year. Becky Purcell, Vice President of PERISSION stated, "I am amazed by the response our company is getting regarding the show and I hope that America will help find 'America's Next Girl Band'." Mr. Keane is a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and two of his children attend St. Joseph Catholic School. His values are a strong influence in the way PERISSION produces its 'Family Entertainment the Way It Should Be(tm)'.
Do you have what it takes to Make the Stage of 'America's Next Girl Band'? Contestant Applications and Requirements are found on Perission's home page.
Mr. Keane is working closely with longtime friend from Placerville, California -- Mitch Samboceti. Mitch has been a supporting Actor in such films as The Cooler, The Parent Trap, Dr. Dolittle, The Net, and Sister Act, and has several television credits to his name such as Nash Bridges, Party of Five, Dharma & Gregg and Unsolved Mysteries. Mitch has also has been in numerous movies of the week and industrial videos.
For additional information about 'America's Next Girl Band', contact Becky Purcell, or visit our website.
About PERISSION Entertainment, Inc -- PERISSION is a full service production, family entertainment and educational company. PERISSION engages in the development, production and distribution of educational, informational, broadcast media, films, music, television and has numerous shows in development in the US and internationally. PERISSION provides products and services utilizing current and emerging technologies. Our unique concepts in family friendly programming will entertain, educate and foster family values.
CONTACT:
Becky Purcell, Vice President
PERISSION Entertainment, Inc.
972-996-4710 or 866-402-9804
Email Becky Purcell bpurcell@perission.com
Find us on MySpace
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Catholic Pro-Family Group Condemns the Murder of George Tiller
Catholic Pro-Family Group Condemns the Murder of George Tiller
HANOVER, Penn., June 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- The American TFP and its America Needs Fatima campaign have issued a statement of rejection and condemnation of the May 31, 2009 assassination of Wichita, Kan. late-term abortionist George Tiller. They also pray that his murderer will be brought to justice.
According to TFP: "Those few individuals who state they are against abortion and resort to crime in anarchical vigilantism believe they are heroes but in fact do nothing to advance the cause of the unborn. Rather, they do it great harm and help perpetuate abortion in our country."
TFP director, Preston Noell, said: "Each crime these outlaws commit is a windfall for the abortionist movement."
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As many have already noted, such "crimes help the promoters of abortion and their allies in liberal media to present a twisted, caricatured image of the millions upon millions of law-abiding, peaceful, yet unyielding Americans who see the killing of their innocent unborn fellow-citizens as morally wrong."
Preston Noell, later added: "by their vigilante crimes, these outlaws boost the simmering anarchical subculture. As such, they constitute a serious threat to established government and the rule of law. Society has the right to defend itself against them and they deserve to bear, therefore, the full force of the law."
The TFP statement also decried "the hypocrisy and callousness of pro-abortion America which rightly condemns the murder of George Tiller, but does not shed a single tear over the undeserved, unjust, and merciless death sentences handed down to 50 million innocent unborn Americans by the Supreme Court's iniquitous 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade."
Finally, the organization stated that "legalized abortion on demand in America is a most grievous sin that cries out to Heaven for vengeance and draws down God's punishments upon the entire nation."
To do public reparation for the sin of abortion, the American TFP is promoting thousands of public square rosary rallies across America on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at noon local time. Those interested in joining this vast network of prayer and reparation can call 866-584-6012 or visit www.ANF.org for more information.
Contact: John Horvat, American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property, 717-225-7147 ext 227, jh1908@aol.com
HANOVER, Penn., June 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- The American TFP and its America Needs Fatima campaign have issued a statement of rejection and condemnation of the May 31, 2009 assassination of Wichita, Kan. late-term abortionist George Tiller. They also pray that his murderer will be brought to justice.
According to TFP: "Those few individuals who state they are against abortion and resort to crime in anarchical vigilantism believe they are heroes but in fact do nothing to advance the cause of the unborn. Rather, they do it great harm and help perpetuate abortion in our country."
TFP director, Preston Noell, said: "Each crime these outlaws commit is a windfall for the abortionist movement."
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As many have already noted, such "crimes help the promoters of abortion and their allies in liberal media to present a twisted, caricatured image of the millions upon millions of law-abiding, peaceful, yet unyielding Americans who see the killing of their innocent unborn fellow-citizens as morally wrong."
Preston Noell, later added: "by their vigilante crimes, these outlaws boost the simmering anarchical subculture. As such, they constitute a serious threat to established government and the rule of law. Society has the right to defend itself against them and they deserve to bear, therefore, the full force of the law."
The TFP statement also decried "the hypocrisy and callousness of pro-abortion America which rightly condemns the murder of George Tiller, but does not shed a single tear over the undeserved, unjust, and merciless death sentences handed down to 50 million innocent unborn Americans by the Supreme Court's iniquitous 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade."
Finally, the organization stated that "legalized abortion on demand in America is a most grievous sin that cries out to Heaven for vengeance and draws down God's punishments upon the entire nation."
To do public reparation for the sin of abortion, the American TFP is promoting thousands of public square rosary rallies across America on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at noon local time. Those interested in joining this vast network of prayer and reparation can call 866-584-6012 or visit www.ANF.org for more information.
Contact: John Horvat, American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property, 717-225-7147 ext 227, jh1908@aol.com
The Southern Baptist Convention is Finally 'Throwing in the Towel' on Government Schools
The Southern Baptist Convention is Finally 'Throwing in the Towel' on Government Schools
President and Executive Director of the SBC Executive Committee Proposes Major Expansion of Christian Schools by Churches
COLUMBIA, SC, June 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- In 2004 Brig. Gen. T.C. Pinckney, USAF Ret. and former 2nd Vice President of the SBC, and Dr. Bruce Shortt, Houston attorney, opened a debate over education by submitting a resolution to the Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention urging Baptists to remove their children from government schools and, instead, give them a Christian education. Although the Pinckney/Shortt Resolution was met with howls of execration from many Christian leaders, and the Resolutions Committee prevented it from being voted on by the Annual Meeting, the Resolution initiated an important debate over education, both inside and outside the SBC.
Despite the Pinckney/Shortt Resolution's hostile reception, in 2005 Dr. Albert Mohler, President of the SBC's "flagship" seminary, Southern Theological Seminary, called for the SBC to develop an "exit strategy" from the government's schools. ( www.albertmohler.com/commentary_read.php? cdate=2005-06-17) Since then other Christian leaders have endorsed, in part or in whole, the call to provide Christian children with a Christian education.
Now, the SBC has come full circle. In an article that recently appeared in The Baptist Messenger, Dr. Morris H. Chapman, president and chief executive officer of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, called for churches to provide many more Christian elementary and secondary schools as alternatives to the government's schools. ( www.baptistmessenger.com/story/11E2669E88B513F 2EAC03509EACA78D3) The anti-Christian moral teaching within government schools was among Dr. Chapman's chief motivations for calling for a major expansion of Christian education: "In far too many public schools throughout the country our children are being bombarded with secular reasoning, situational ethics and moral erosion."
Moreover, Dr. Chapman sees the need for greatly expanding Christian education as urgent: "In recent days, two questions have weighed heavily on my soul. If Southern Baptists don't do it, who will? If we don't do it now, do we risk forever losing the opportunity to build schools for God's glory and the future of our children, grandchildren and the land we love?"
To implement his vision of a major expansion of Christian education, Dr. Chapman advocates two initial concrete steps. First, he identifies the inner cities as places where a Christian education ministry is much needed and would be welcomed. As Dr. Chapman sees it: "In such areas, Kingdom schools would serve as a central ministry among a myriad of ministries that would help families recover from the chaos that now exists and help them establish Christ in the home."
Second, Dr. Chapman calls on every local Baptist association to create new schools: "Why shouldn't we have at least one Christian school in every association that merges dynamic biblical principles with academic excellence? At minimum, a number of Southern Baptist churches in the same association could band together to create an outstanding Christian school for the area. In our voluntary fellowships with each other, Southern Baptists still have shown themselves uniquely structured and resourced to take on such a challenge. Elementary and secondary education is an area we can add to how we cooperate in missions and ministries."
Dr. Chapman's proposal has been warmly welcomed by Dr. Shortt, the co-sponsor of the 2004 education resolution and of education resolutions in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008: "As the chief administrator of the SBC, Dr. Chapman's voice is extremely powerful. With his recent call to greatly expand Christian education among Southern Baptists and others, Dr. Chapman has, in effect, laid out the first step in the "exit strategy" called for by Dr. Mohler in 2005. All Christians should note this sea-change in sentiment within the SBC. The spiritual, moral, and intellectual pathologies of the government school system are now obvious even to casual observers. Christian parents and pastors need to ask themselves just how much longer they intend to render our children to Caesar's spiritually dark, morally decaying, and physically dangerous government schools."
E. Ray Moore of Exodus Mandate expressed his hearty agreement: "Dr. Morris Chapman's clarion call for a major expansion of Christian elementary and secondary schools is an example of bold leadership, not only for the SBC, but for the entire Christian community. This could not have come at a more opportune moment when families are crying out for assistance with their children and churches are losing the next generation of youth to worldliness, humanism and post modernism due to public schooling. In the last several decades, Christian organizations and publishers have created excellent curriculum materials and online Christian education programs that will work for small or large churches as well as for home school families. Technology combined with good curriculum have made K-12 Christian education available to anyone anywhere anytime and at reasonable cost."
Additional information and the text of Dr. Shortt's 2009 resolution in support of Dr. Chapman's proposal can be found at www.exodusmandate.org.
To schedule an interview with Dr. Bruce Shortt or Chaplain E. Ray Moore (Lt. Col., USAR Ret.) call Exodus Mandate at 803-714-1744 ( www.exodusmandate.org).
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President and Executive Director of the SBC Executive Committee Proposes Major Expansion of Christian Schools by Churches
COLUMBIA, SC, June 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- In 2004 Brig. Gen. T.C. Pinckney, USAF Ret. and former 2nd Vice President of the SBC, and Dr. Bruce Shortt, Houston attorney, opened a debate over education by submitting a resolution to the Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention urging Baptists to remove their children from government schools and, instead, give them a Christian education. Although the Pinckney/Shortt Resolution was met with howls of execration from many Christian leaders, and the Resolutions Committee prevented it from being voted on by the Annual Meeting, the Resolution initiated an important debate over education, both inside and outside the SBC.
Despite the Pinckney/Shortt Resolution's hostile reception, in 2005 Dr. Albert Mohler, President of the SBC's "flagship" seminary, Southern Theological Seminary, called for the SBC to develop an "exit strategy" from the government's schools. ( www.albertmohler.com/commentary_read.php? cdate=2005-06-17) Since then other Christian leaders have endorsed, in part or in whole, the call to provide Christian children with a Christian education.
Now, the SBC has come full circle. In an article that recently appeared in The Baptist Messenger, Dr. Morris H. Chapman, president and chief executive officer of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, called for churches to provide many more Christian elementary and secondary schools as alternatives to the government's schools. ( www.baptistmessenger.com/story/11E2669E88B513F 2EAC03509EACA78D3) The anti-Christian moral teaching within government schools was among Dr. Chapman's chief motivations for calling for a major expansion of Christian education: "In far too many public schools throughout the country our children are being bombarded with secular reasoning, situational ethics and moral erosion."
Moreover, Dr. Chapman sees the need for greatly expanding Christian education as urgent: "In recent days, two questions have weighed heavily on my soul. If Southern Baptists don't do it, who will? If we don't do it now, do we risk forever losing the opportunity to build schools for God's glory and the future of our children, grandchildren and the land we love?"
To implement his vision of a major expansion of Christian education, Dr. Chapman advocates two initial concrete steps. First, he identifies the inner cities as places where a Christian education ministry is much needed and would be welcomed. As Dr. Chapman sees it: "In such areas, Kingdom schools would serve as a central ministry among a myriad of ministries that would help families recover from the chaos that now exists and help them establish Christ in the home."
Second, Dr. Chapman calls on every local Baptist association to create new schools: "Why shouldn't we have at least one Christian school in every association that merges dynamic biblical principles with academic excellence? At minimum, a number of Southern Baptist churches in the same association could band together to create an outstanding Christian school for the area. In our voluntary fellowships with each other, Southern Baptists still have shown themselves uniquely structured and resourced to take on such a challenge. Elementary and secondary education is an area we can add to how we cooperate in missions and ministries."
Dr. Chapman's proposal has been warmly welcomed by Dr. Shortt, the co-sponsor of the 2004 education resolution and of education resolutions in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008: "As the chief administrator of the SBC, Dr. Chapman's voice is extremely powerful. With his recent call to greatly expand Christian education among Southern Baptists and others, Dr. Chapman has, in effect, laid out the first step in the "exit strategy" called for by Dr. Mohler in 2005. All Christians should note this sea-change in sentiment within the SBC. The spiritual, moral, and intellectual pathologies of the government school system are now obvious even to casual observers. Christian parents and pastors need to ask themselves just how much longer they intend to render our children to Caesar's spiritually dark, morally decaying, and physically dangerous government schools."
E. Ray Moore of Exodus Mandate expressed his hearty agreement: "Dr. Morris Chapman's clarion call for a major expansion of Christian elementary and secondary schools is an example of bold leadership, not only for the SBC, but for the entire Christian community. This could not have come at a more opportune moment when families are crying out for assistance with their children and churches are losing the next generation of youth to worldliness, humanism and post modernism due to public schooling. In the last several decades, Christian organizations and publishers have created excellent curriculum materials and online Christian education programs that will work for small or large churches as well as for home school families. Technology combined with good curriculum have made K-12 Christian education available to anyone anywhere anytime and at reasonable cost."
Additional information and the text of Dr. Shortt's 2009 resolution in support of Dr. Chapman's proposal can be found at www.exodusmandate.org.
To schedule an interview with Dr. Bruce Shortt or Chaplain E. Ray Moore (Lt. Col., USAR Ret.) call Exodus Mandate at 803-714-1744 ( www.exodusmandate.org).
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