This week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'

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This week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'
On this week's edition of "The Hal Lindsey Report": A few weeks ago, I began reporting in earnest about the choking effects of 'political correctness' and pre-emptive thought control on our society. At the time, I didn't anticipate that we would see it played out so quickly and in such graphic detail as we're witnessing in each day's newscasts.

All my life I've heard the story about the old preacher who challenged his congregation with these words: "If you were arrested for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?" I'll take this a step further. What if you claimed to be a Christian and nobody believed you? Two recent polls have discovered that as many as one-quarter of all Americans believe that President Obama is actually a Muslim. This is despite the fact that during his campaign he put enormous effort into convincing the voters that he was a Christian.

I remember thinking at the time, "Why is no one on the Left howling about Senator Obama's claims of faith in God and His Son Jesus Christ?" When George W. Bush, early in his campaign, told reporters that the person who had most profoundly affected his life was Jesus Christ, it almost derailed his campaign! Even during his presidency, I don't remember White House spokespersons having to reassure reporters that President Bush was really a Christian. The press took his faith at face value and constantly threw it back at him.

And remember how the Left ridiculed him for appointing John Ashcroft, a devout and open evangelical Christian, as his Attorney-General? When it was discovered that Mr. Ashcroft held personal Bible studies in his DOJ office, the Left and the press demanded his resignation. Yet, when Mr. Obama's deputy press secretary insisted to reporters aboard Air Force One last week that, indeed, the President is "obviously a Christian [because] he prays every day," every member of the Mainstream Media was as quiet as a church mouse!

As Mister Rogers might have put it, "Can you say 'double standard'?" But, then, that's the modus operandi for practitioners of political correctness, social Marxism, and thought-control.

But trust our old friend, Reality, to break up the party. Because of all the controversy over the Ground Zero Mosque (Formerly called "Cordoba House," then "Park 51 Mosque", and now we learn it's not really a mosque, but a community center with a small prayer space!), 'Happy Ramadan' dinners at the White House, and the growing suspicion that our President may be a 'closet' Muslim, we've recently heard a lot of folks give Islam some wonderful reviews. Unfortunately, the truth about Islam doesn't quite measure up to the good press that Islam has been getting lately. On this week's program, I'll examine some of the gaps between 'reality' and the politically correct view of Islam.

Also, if you're a fan of that time-honored literary tradition known as "irony," you'll be in high clover this week. A group of 'interfaith' leaders gave a press conference in Washington recently in support of The Cordoba Initiative. You will never believe the examples and parallels they cited in their efforts to shame us into going along with the idea. Either these guys are ignorant of Islamic history, they're blatantly duplicitous (which is my bet), or they're just plain stupid. Frankly, I wouldn't want to have to claim any of these options to describe myself, but they're spoiled for choice.

Finally, I fear that we Americans may be experiencing a kind of national "Stockholm Syndrome." The more our national self-image is battered and abused, the more we cozy up to our abusers. But all we have to do is take a look at the growing threat presented by the burgeoning Muslim populations in Europe to realize that we need to confront our own internal dangers before they get too big to handle.

Don't miss this week's Report on TBN, Daystar, Inspiration, CPM Network, various local stations, www.hallindsey.com or www.hischannel.com.

God Bless,

Hal Lindsey




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This week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'

On this week's edition of "The Hal Lindsey Report," I present the first in a newly revised two-part series that examines God's five great 'Divine Institutions.' A 'Divine Institution' is a fundamental principle God ordained for the preservation of the human race. It may be a custom, a practice, a relationship, or a behavioral pattern of importance in the life of a community or society.

I believe God designed these 'institutions' to benefit all human societies, to produce the best chance of happiness, and to insure their survival. These 'institutions' were not given just for the benefit of those who know the true God, but for all mankind. History confirms that to the extent any human society practices and preserves them, it is strengthened and preserved.

In this series, I'll discuss the vital role each 'institution' plays in the stability and survival of our nation. I will look at how those five pillars of society are eroding and, in some cases, being forcibly destroyed by the spirit of anti-Christ in America.

As we approach this Fall's general elections, it's a perfect time to reflect on the future of those 'institutions' in our nation. It's also the perfect time to consider what we, as Christians, can do to help our country in this time of moral and spiritual crisis.