April, 30th 2010
This week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'
On this week's edition of "The Hal Lindsey Report": When the military rescinded its invitation to Rev. Franklin Graham to speak at the Pentagon on the National Day of Prayer on May 6th, it was an act of appeasement. A group of Muslim clerics, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, and the Secular Coalition for America had objected to Graham's invitation because of remarks he made about Islam shortly after the 9/11 attacks in 2001. They remembered that the "hideously Islamophobic" Graham had called Islam an "evil and wicked religion." They apparently forgot that thousands of Muslim clerics worldwide and much of the Islamic world applauded the terror strike.
Selective memory is a necessary job skill. Especially if you're a Muslim, secular humanist, or atheist.
But that wasn't the only blow the National Day of Prayer Task Force received recently. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb declared the national prayer observance unconstitutional. Judge Crabb apparently feels that the annual national call to prayer and meditation, established by Harry Truman in 1952, in effect establishes a religion. Never mind the fact that it doesn't require citizens to pray or even suggest to whom they should pray. Nonetheless, the judge feels that it is a no-no and should be prohibited. Her decision seems to suggest that the First Amendment to the Constitution forbids religion in the name of freedom of religion. Huh? I'll take a shot at untangling her reasoning this week.
Senator Charles Schumer from New York. You know him, he's one of the more liberal members of the U.S. Senate. He's almost always in lock-step with President Obama. Until this week. Senator Schumer has fired a salvo across the bow of the "USS Steamship Obama." He's fed up with the Administration's rough treatment of Israel and its Prime Minister, Benyamin Netanyahu. Schumer told a New York radio host, "This has to stop!" He also said some other juicy and commonsensical things I'll share with you this week.
On the other hand, Martin Indyk, a former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and current foreign policy advisor to Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, continued the Administration's arrogant handling of our ally. He told Israel Army Radio that the tiny nation needs to fall in line with American foreign policy or suffer the consequences. Among other threats, he said, "If you need the United States, then you need to take account of America's interests." He said that Mr. Netanyahu has a very simple choice: "Take on the President of the United States, or take on his right wing." Indyk knows that if Netanyahu heeds the President's demands, the right wing parties in his fragile coalition will walk. If they walk, the Israeli government will collapse -- which is precisely what Obama and Clinton want. That way, Netanyahu will be forced to accept the Kadima party into his coalition and give the chronic appeaser, Tzipi Livni, a major role in the government. Goodbye, Israeli sovereignty. Hello, national suicide.
It must be an adventure having America as a 'trusted' friend and ally.
Finally, one of television's most offensive programs, the adult cartoon series "South Park," has run headfirst into the only religious figure in the world it has been unable to successfully make fun of: Mohammad. Well, not Mohammad himself, just some of his rabid protectors. During a recent two-part series, the show's creators, who routinely savage Christians, Jews, Mormons, Hindus, Buddhists, and, especially, Catholics and Scientologists, gingerly tried to lampoon Islam's founder by NOT showing his image (no kidding!). Even that isn't acceptable with Muslims, so a radical Islamic website threatened the normal "religion of peace" response: kill the producers! Will they escape their tormentors' diabolical plans? Will they meet their ends at the hands of religionists they've only mildly attempted to poke gentle fun at? Will they live to produce another episode? Tune in this week to find out!
Don't miss this week's 'Report' on TBN, Daystar, CPM Network, Inspiration, various local stations,
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God Bless,
Hal Lindsey
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