28 September 2011

Presbyterians Week Headlines

[1] Is This What Winston Churchill Meant by “…So Much Owed by So Many to So Few”? - Part I

[2] Is This What Winston Churchill Meant by “…So Much Owed by So Many to So Few”? - Part II

[3] Is This What Nineteen GIs from Bedford, Virginia, Died for on D-Day at Omaha Beach? – Part I

[4] Is This What Nineteen GIs from Bedford, Virginia, Died for on D-Day at Omaha Beach? – Part II

[5] Is This What Nineteen GIs from Bedford, Virginia, Died for on D-Day at Omaha Beach? – Part III

[6] High Resolution Digitized Versions of the Dead Sea Scrolls Now Online

[7] Audio and Video of Dr. Carl Trueman at the “17th Century Spirituality in the 21st Century” Conference Available Online

[8] Music Ministry Position Available at Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Dyersburg, Tennessee

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[1] Is This What Winston Churchill Meant by “…So Much Owed by So Many to So Few”? - Part I

Christian Concern reported 23 September 2011 that Great Britain’s General Medical Council (GMC) Investigatory Committee decided 23 September 2011 to continue pursuing the case against Kent, England General Practitioner (GP) Dr. Richard Scott who was accused by a patient of sharing Kent’s Christian faith during a consultation. The complainant did not attend the hearing, and is described as “showing an ‘unconditional disinclination to attend’.”

Dr. Scott commented:

“As a member of the GMC, I look to my professional body to act with the same professional standards that any court in this land would. I am astounded that the GMC are continuing to pursue this allegation on the basis of hear-say evidence from a witness that will not turn up. This case should have been struck-out, but the GMC appears to be determined to pursue this.”

“I cannot imagine that any court in the land would act like this, and so on behalf of every GP I must insist that proper professional standards on cross examination be adopted in all disciplinary hearings. Without it, a fair ‘trial’ is impossible and every GP is left totally vulnerable to any accusation.”

Andrea Williams of the Christian Legal Centre commented:

“It appears that the GMC is determined to punish Dr. Scott despite there being no witness and the complaint only being made after encouragement from the complainant’s mother. An experienced GP has spent 48 hours in an aborted disciplinary hearing in Manchester when he could and should be helping his patients in Kent.

“The procedures of the GMC in this case are ones which every GP in the land should be concerned about as their future and reputation now seems to be able to be challenged by hearsay allegations with no opportunity to cross examine in order that a panel can make a just decision.”


+ Christian Concern, 70 Wimpole Street, London W1G 8AX, England, 020 7935 1488, Contact Page

+ General Medical Council, Regent's Place, 350 Euston Road, London NW1 3JN, England, 0161-923-6602, Fax: 44-20-7189-5401, gmc@gmc-uk.org

+ Christian Legal Centre Limited, Post Office Box 655, Hayward Heath, West Sussex RH16 9AT, England, 07712 591164, info@christianlegalcentre.com


[2] Is This What Winston Churchill Meant by “…So Much Owed by So Many to So Few”? - Part II

The Christian Institute reported 24 September 2011 that police in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, on 19 September 2011 ordered the owner of the Salt & Light Coffee House, a Christian café, to stop displaying Bible texts on a video screen because the café was in breach of Section 5 of the Public Order Act that forbids displaying offensive or insulting words. The police officers went to the café after receiving a complaint that the coffee house was displaying “insulting” and “homophobic” material.

The Bible texts are displayed on a television screen, and are from the DVD set called the Watchword Bible, which cycles verse by verse through the entire New Testament. The café owner said that the officers did not specify which Bible texts had offended the complainant.

The café owner stopped the Bible display long enough to consult with The Christian Institute, and are now again playing the Bible DVD’s in the café.


+ The Christian Institute, Wilberforce House, 4 Park Road, Gosforth Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 8DG, England, 44-0-191-281-5664, Fax: 44-0-191-281-4272, info@christian.org.uk


[3] Is This What Nineteen GIs from Bedford, Virginia, Died for on D-Day at Omaha Beach? – Part I

A 20 September 2011 article by Katie Pavlich on Townhall.com titled “Attorney General in Mexico: 200 Murders Result of Operation Fast and Furious” reports that during a 20 September 2011 conference call with U.S. Congressman Darrell Issa, Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee, Issa said: “I would be remiss if I didn’t mention, as the Attorney General in Mexico is so concerned, she’s made the point that at least 200 Mexicans have been killed with these weapons and probably countless more.”

‘These weapons’ are the 2500 weapons the U.S. Justice Department allowed to be purchased in the U.S. and then be brought into Mexico in the operation known as “Fast and Furious”. Only 600 of the weapons have been recovered.

In addition to the growing number of Mexicans killed by these illegally trafficked weapons, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was killed by a ‘Fast and Furious’ weapon.


+ Townhall Magazine, 1901 North Moore Street, Suite 701, Arlington, Virginia 22209, 703-247-1230, Fax: 703-247-1257, Contact Form


[4] Is This What Nineteen GIs from Bedford, Virginia, Died for on D-Day at Omaha Beach? – Part II

U.S. President Barack Hussein Obama has established a new web site called “Attack Watch” in order for people to “Get the Facts” and to “Fight the Smears” against the actions of the Obama administration.

Readers are invited to “Report an Attack” by providing information from any TV interview, public statement, forwarded email, rumor, TV ad, video ad, radio ad, robocall, web site, or blog that disagrees with the Obama agenda, and to provide the offending URL or to upload supporting photos or videos.

Under the “Support the Truth” heading, the website solicits donations “to fight the attacks” because “[t]he smears didn't end with the 2008 election” and “President Obama's opponents are still using false claims against him and his record in an attempt to derail [the Obama administration] momentum.” Four different major credit cards can be used to contribute.

No specific information is provided about how the Obama administration will use the sent attack reports.


+ Obama for America, PO Box 803638, Chicago, Illinois 60680, 312-698-3670, info@barackobama.com


[5] Is This What Nineteen GIs from Bedford, Virginia, Died for on D-Day at Omaha Beach? – Part III

A 23 September 2011 article by Leigh Jones in World on Campus titled “Fighting for Autonomy, Free Exercise” reports that Vanderbilt University is threatening to withdraw official recognition of five Christian campus organizations which could lead to the groups being denied access to university facilities and equipment, and to lose funding from student fees, because the groups may be in violation of the school's nondiscrimination policy by requiring group leaders to share the group’s religious beliefs.

Vanderbilt administrators began reviewing all student organizations earlier this year after Christian fraternity Beta Upsilon Chi asked an openly homosexual member to resign. The homosexual student subsequently filed a discrimination complaint with the university.


+ World Magazine, 85 Tunnel Road, Suite 12, Asheville, North Carolina 28805, 828-232-5415, Fax: 828-253-1556, mailbag@worldmag.com

+ Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37240, 615-322-7311, Contact Form

+ Brothers Under Christ, 741 Kentucky Derby Lane, Fort Worth, Texas 76179, 877-250-4512, Contact Form



[6] High Resolution Digitized Versions of the Dead Sea Scrolls Now Online

High resolution digitized versions of the Dead Sea Scrolls are now available online at the following URL:

http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/

The Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Project is made possible by a partnership between The Israel Museum and Google.


+ The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel, 972-2-6708811, info@imj.org.il

+ Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California 94043, 650-253-0000, Fax: 650-253-0001, press@google.com


[7] Audio and Video of Dr. Carl Trueman at the “17th Century Spirituality in the 21st Century” Conference Available Online

An audio recording from the 23 September 2011 weekend “17th Century Spirituality in the 21st Century” conference is available at the following URL:

http://www.sermonaudio.com/search.asp?sourceonly=true&currSection=sermonssource&keyword=oceansideurc&subsetcat=series&subsetitem=17th+Century+Spirituality

Part I of a video interview of conference speaker Dr. Carl Trueman is available at the following URL:

http://vimeo.com/29690327


+ Meet the Puritans, c/o 4318 Forest Ranch Way, Oceanside, California 92057, 760-803-0981, pastor@oceansideurc.org


[8] Music Ministry Position Available at Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Dyersburg, Tennessee

First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Dyersburg, Tennessee has a position open in music ministry. This person is responsible for the music and arts ministry of the Dyersburg Church.

-- Directs the Chancel Choir for the Sunday morning worship service.

-- Directs the Praise Team/Praise Band for the Sunday evening service.

-- Directs the Youth Choir, Praise Band and Drama Team for seventh through twelfth grades, and oversees the annual Youth Choir Tour.

-- Directs/Coordinates music for special services (Cantatas, Christmas Eve, Holy Week, Good Friday, etc.)

-- Oversees all children’s choir ministries.

-- Oversees the handbell ministry of the church.

-- Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in music.

-- Intermediate level piano skill preferred.

-- Experience preferred but not required.

Resumes may be sent to: larry@cumberlandchurch.com

Resumes may be mailed to:

Search Committee
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church
2280 Parr Avenue
Dyersburg, TN 38024


+ Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8207 Traditional Place, Cordova, Tennessee 38016, 901-276-4572, Fax: 901-272-3913

21 September 2011

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” [Ephesians 6:12]


Presbyterians Week Headlines

[1] Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) Investment Committee Recommends Divestment of Caterpillar, Motorola Solutions, and Hewlett-Packard for Violations of International Law

[2] Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal Rules State Trust Law Must Be Followed in The Presbytery of South Louisiana of the Presbyterian Church(USA) vs. Carrollton Presbyterian Church

[3] Illinois Christian Foster Care Group Loses State Contract

[4] California City Files Couple $300 for Holding Bible Study in Home

[5] Christians in Mexico Forced from Village

[6] Somali Christian Beheaded by Al-Shabaab Terrorist; Christian Family of Fourteen in Nigeria Murdered in Bed by Muslim Terrorists

[7] Council on American-Islamic Relations Condemns Orange, California, Councilman’s Tribute to 9 September 2001 Victims

[8] U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley of Illinois Apologizes to Muslim Conference for U.S. Discrimination against Muslim Faith

[9] Jihad Update from the Religion of Peace Website

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[1] Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) Investment Committee Recommends Divestment of Caterpillar, Motorola Solutions, and Hewlett-Packard for Violations of International Law

An 18 September 2011 article by Peter Smith in The Courier-Journal titled “Divestment Urged by Louisville-Based Presbyterian Church” reports that the investment committee of the Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) is recommending that the PCUSA divest itself of all investments in Caterpillar, Motorola Solutions, and Hewlett-Packard, because the PCUSA committee contends that the three corporations are in violation of international law because they do business with the Israeli military and thus facilitate Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands.


+ The Courier-Journal, 525 West Broadway, Post Office Box 740031, Louisville, Kentucky, 40201-7431, 502-582-4011, publisher@courier-journal.com

+ Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, 888-728-7228, Fax: 502-569-8005


[2] Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal Rules State Trust Law Must Be Followed in The Presbytery of South Louisiana of the Presbyterian Church(USA) vs. Carrollton Presbyterian Church

A15 September 2011 article in The Layman Online titled “Court Rules Trust Clause Negated and State Trust Laws Must Be Followed” reports that the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal issued a 14 September 2011 opinion in The Presbytery of South Louisiana of the Presbyterian Church(USA) vs. Carrollton Presbyterian Church, ruling that Carrollton Presbyterian Church of New Orleans, Louisiana’s timely vote on the application of the PCUS 6-8 negates the Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS) and the Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) trust clauses, and that in a separate issue from PCUS 6-8, state trust law must be followed in order to create an enforceable trust.

Mary Koss, Carrollton's clerk of session, commented that, “Carrollton is very pleased with what we believe is the right decision in this case. We are anxious to have this case behind us and move forward with the business of being the church. This has preoccupied our time and talent and resources for far too long, but we recognized that staying the course was not only for us, but for lots of other churches for whom our case sets a precedent. We wanted to do whatever we could to help them.”


+ Presbyterian Lay Committee, Post Office Box 2210, Lenoir, North Carolina 28645, 828-758-8716, Fax: 828-758-0920, laymanletters@layman.org

+ Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, 888-728-7228, Fax: 502-569-8005


[3] Illinois Christian Foster Care Group Loses State Contract

A 14 September 2011 article by Karla Dial of Focus on the Family titled “Illinois Christian Foster Care Group Loses State Contract” reports that during the week of 4 September 2011, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services informed the Evangelical Child and Family Agency, a sixty-one-year-old group that has been contracting with the state to place foster children in homes since 1965, that its contract will not be renewed in the new fiscal year, since the agency won’t place kids with same-sex couples.


+ Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80995, 800-232-6459

+ Evangelical Child and Family Agency, 1530 North Main Street, Wheaton, Illinois 60187, 630-653-6400, Fax: 630-653-6490, mail@evancfa.org

+ Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, 406 East Monroe Street, Springfield, Illinois 62701, 217-524-2029, CFS.Webmaster@illinois.gov


[4] California City Files Couple $300 for Holding Bible Study in Home

A 19 September 2011 article by Madeleine Morgenstern in The Blaze titled “California City Fines Couple for Holding Bible Study in Their Home” reports that the city of San Juan Capistrano, California, fined Mr. And Mrs. Chuck and Stephanie Fromm US$300 for holding Christian Bible study sessions in their home, and have threatened additional fines of US$500 for each additional gathering.

The Frommes hold a Wednesday Bible study for twenty people and a Sunday service for fifty people. All attendees park on the Frommes large property, and there is no noise generated by the gatherings.

The city of San Juan Capistrano requires that regular gatherings of three or more people require a conditional use permit, which can be costly and difficult to obtain.

Brad Dacus, president of the Pacific Justice Institute, commented: “Imposing a heavy-handed permit requirement on a home Bible study is outrageous. An informal gathering in a home cannot be treated with suspicion by the government, or worse than any other gathering of friends, just because it is religious. We cannot allow this to happen in America, and we will fight as long and as hard as it takes to restore this group’s religious freedom.”


+ The Blaze, 1270 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor, New York, New York 10036, contact@theblaze.com

+ Pacific Justice Institute, Post Office Box 276600, Sacramento, California 95827, 916-857-6900 Fax: 916-857-6902, pji@pacificjustice.org


[5] Christians in Mexico Forced from Village

MEXICO CITY, 16 September 2011 (Compass Direct News) – About seventy Protestant Christians lived in the village of San Rafael Tlanalapan, Puebla state, until Monday (12 September 2011), when they faced a frightening ultimatum – leave immediately or be “crucified or lynched.” Traditionalist Catholics in the village, near the municipality of San Martín Texmelucan about sixty miles from Mexico City, reportedly threatened to burn down or otherwise destroy their homes. The Protestants left. The traditionalist Catholics, who practice a blend of indigenous and Catholic rituals, reportedly asserted that twenty years ago an assistant village president had vowed that no temple of any non-Catholic faith would ever be permitted in San Rafael Tlanalapan. On 7 September 2011, the village assistant president, Antonio Garcia Ovalle, reportedly met with the Protestants. The evangelicals promised to leave, though the 200 traditionalist Catholics present sought to beat them and expel them right then. The evangelicals’ departure date was set for Monday (12 September 2011). In a newscast two days later on TV Azteca of Puebla, area traditionalist Catholic Irma Diaz Perez rejoiced, saying, “They will never return, because we have drawn up a document wherein they have no permission to come back now or ever.”


+ Compass Direct News Service, Post Office Box 27250, Santa Ana, California 92799, 949-862-0304, Fax: 949-752-6536, info@compassdirect.org


[6] Somali Christian Beheaded by Al-Shabaab Terrorist; Christian Family of Fourteen in Nigeria Murdered in Bed by Muslim Terrorists

Elizabeth Kendal of ASSIST News Service in a 14 September 2011 dispatch reports that on 2 September 2011, the decapitated body of Somali Christian Juma Nuradin Kamil was found on the outskirts of Hudur City in southwestern Somalia. Kamil had been kidnapped on 21 August 2011 by three Muslim terrorists thought to be members of Al-Shabaab, an Al Qaeda affiliated terrorist organization.

Kamil is at least the 25^th Somali Christian murdered by Al Shabaab terrorists since September 2008.

Al-Shabaab includes large numbers of veterans of the Afghan jihad, and wants to turn Somalia into the next Afghanistan: a base and training center for international jihad.

Ms. Kendal additionally reports that on 9 September 2011, all fourteen members of the Christian Mallam Danboyi family of Vwang Fwil Village in Jos South Local Government Area were massacred in their beds by a mob of Fulani Muslim herdsmen wearing military uniforms. The dead ranged in age from nine months to seventy years, and included a pregnant woman. Another twelve Christians were massacred in several other villages. Approximately 100 Nigerian Christians were murdered by Muslim terrorists in the month prior to the publishing date of the article.


+ Assist USA, Post Office Box 609, Lake Forest, California 92609, 949-380-1558, danjuma1@aol.com


[7] Council on American-Islamic Relations Condemns Orange, California, Councilman’s Tribute to 9 September 2001 Victims

During the days leading up to the tenth anniversary of the 11 September 201 Muslim terrorist attacks on the U.S., Orange, California, Councilman Jon Dumitru published his strong feelings about Islam on his own computer by displaying a picture of the burning Twin Towers on his official Facebook page, and writing underneath:

“It was 10 years ago today that most Americans learned first-hand of the teachings of Islam and the Koran being filled with messages of peace....as they killed thousands of our fellow Americans! Today I remember those lost, left behind, and those across the world searching for these pure evil terrorists and dispatching them from this world! WE WILL NEVER FORGET, WE WILL NEVER FORGIVE!”

Subsequently, the Los Angeles, California, chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), an organization with links to the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood, responded to Councilman Dumitru’s statement, saying:

"Your hateful statement in which you falsely insinuate that the teachings of Islam and the Quran would allow the terrorist attacks of 9/11 is deeply troubling to all Muslims, including many who live in your city. Muslims across the world, especially those here in the United States have unequivocally condemned the 9/11 attacks and all forms of terrorism. Using the tragedy of 9/11 as an opportunity to spread misinformed views about Islam and the Quran is a failure of leadership. At a time when our entire nation was mourning that tragic day and emphasizing unity among all Americans, you unfortunately decided to falsely blame an entire faith community. We have learned from history that such smears and stereotypes have only led to scapegoating of entire communities.”

Dr. Gary Cass of DefendChristians.Org commented:

“Councilman Jon Dumitru, one of our brave first responders, has every right to say what he wants. CAIR is an organization with known links to the vicious Muslim Brotherhood. They seem angry that Islamic propaganda and intimidation doesn't work on all Americans….Can anyone blame Dumitru for his feeling after seeing hundreds of his fellow first responders killed in the name of Allah? CAIR wants us to think Muslims were the victims. This is just another ploy to keep Americans off balance when confronting the threat of encroaching Islam….Poppycock and tommyrot. We know what Islam is all about and some Americans will not be silenced or intimidated.”


+ DefendChristians.org, Post Office Box 1115, Vista, California 92085, 866-508-2232, Fax: 760-630-2232, contact@christianadc.org

+ Council on American-Islamic Relations, 453 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington DC 20003, 202-488-8787, Fax: 202-488-0833, info@cair.com


[8] U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley of Illinois Apologizes to Muslim Conference for U.S. Discrimination against Muslim Faith

Speaking before the American Islamic College Conference “Islam and Muslims in America” in Chicago, Illinois, on 17 September 2011, U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley of Illinois, on behalf of the U.S., apologized to the assembled Muslims for America’s discrimination against the Muslim faith.


+ Rebel Pundit Blog, Chicago, Illinois

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[9] Jihad Update from the Religion of Peace Website

The Religion of Peace website as of 9:00 p.m. EDT 20 September 2011 records that Islamic terrorists, since 11 September 2001, have carried out 17,766 deadly terror attacks.

Occurring since 22 July 2011, the Religion of Peace website lists 333 separate Islamic terror attacks which killed 1381 persons and injured 2810.


+ Religion of Peace Website

14 September 2011

Presbyterians Week Headlines

[1] New Christian Observer Articles for September 2011

[2] Reformed Church in Hungary Operating State-Owned Schools as Local Governments Suffer from Economic Recession

[3] Public Prayer Service Held at Ground Zero after New York City Mayor Bloomberg Bans Clergy from 9 September 2001 Anniversary Memorial

[4] 11 September 2001 American Airlines Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, is a Muslim Crescent Pointing to Mecca

[5] Free Ebook “Amazing Grace: The History & Theology of Calvinism” from the Nicene Council

[6] Full Transcript of “Fight the Good Fight of Faith” – J. Gresham Machen’s Last Princeton Sermon – Available from PCA Historical Center

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[1] New Christian Observer Articles for September 2011

New articles in the Christian Observer for September 2011 include:

‘Where Was God Last Tuesday?’ – by the Rev. Frank Smith, Ph.D., D.D. – Frank Smith’s 16 September 2001 sermon updated for the tenth anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks on the U.S. by Muslim terrorists; and,

The Board of Education – by Christian Observer Contributing Editor Dr. Joe Renfro – the different outcomes of corporal punishment and positive behavior reinforcement in school discipline;

Plus, regular features including weekly Sabbath School Lessons and Westminster Shorter Catechism lessons by Christian Observer Assistant Editor Dr. Robert LaMay, and Daily Devotionals by T.M. Moore, dean of the Centurions Program of the Wilberforce Forum and principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe.

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+ Christian Observer, Post Office Box 1371, Lexington, Virginia 24450, christianobserver@christianobserver.org


[2] Reformed Church in Hungary Operating State-Owned Schools as Local Governments Suffer from Economic Recession

An 8 September 2011 Ecumenical News International article by Jonathan Luxmoore titled “In Recession-Hit Hungary, Churches Take Over State Schools” reports that local governments in Hungary suffering from the economic recession and unable to afford upkeep of schools are turning the schools over to the Reformed Church in Hungary and twelve other denominations.

Reformed Church in Hungary ecumenical officer Balazs Odor explained: “Churches are entitled to run schools in Hungary as public service providers, receiving the same taxpayers' money as public sponsors.”


+ Ecumenical News International, Post Office Box 2100, CH – 1211, Geneva 2, Switzerland, 41-22-791-6111, Fax: 41-22-788-7244, eni@eni.ch

+ Reformed Church in Hungary, MRE Zsinata1146 Budapest, Abonyi u. 21., Hungary, 30-3361-666, info@reformatus.hu


[3] Public Prayer Service Held at Ground Zero after New York City Mayor Bloomberg Bans Clergy from 9 September 2001 Anniversary Memorial

After New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg banned clergy from the official memorial service marking the tenth anniversary of the 9 September 2001 attacks by Muslim terrorists, New Your City clergy and national faith leaders received permission from the New York City Police to hold a prayer service at Ground Zero at 10:00 a.m. on 11 September 2011.

Reformed Presbyterian pastor and Director of the Christian Defense Coalition the Rev. Pat Mahoney stated:

“In the dark days after 9/11, millions of Americans turned to God in prayer for strength, comfort, guidance and assurance. This was especially true for those who lost loved ones.

“During the past 10 years, it has only been faith in God and prayer that has enabled so many to move forward and rebuild their lives and protected America from another major terrorist attack.

“Therefore, it is extremely troubling for Mayor Bloomberg to exclude public prayer and expressions of faith from the 9/11 Memorial Service.

“In response to this tragic decision by the Mayor, we felt it was imperative to have a public prayer service at Ground Zero during the 9/11 weekend.

“During our prayer time at Ground Zero, we will seek God for His continued protection, especially with new credible terrorist threats, pray for those who lost loved ones, pray for our leaders and elected officials and turn to God in repentance recognizing only He can bring healing and restoration to our nation.”

National Clergy Council President the Rev. Rob Schenck stated:

“On September 11, 2001, millions of Americans did the most important and natural thing in the face of such an enormous tragedy, they prayed. In the days following, they went to church to pray, to remember, to grieve to cry.

“Pastors around the nation spent countless hours comforting the bereaved, assuring their flocks, engaging in acts of compassion and speaking words of hope.

“The absence of both at this weeks 9/11 Memorial at Ground Zero may seem like a reasonable situation to some, but it will only compound the pain and loss for some many others.

“Our intention is to address that need in the hearts and minds of so many affected by the pain of that infamous day.”

Founder of Expectant Mother Care Chris Slattery stated:

“To exclude prayer and public expressions of faith from the 9/11 Memorial Service by Mayor Bloomberg, is to exclude one of the most important factors in helping millions of Americans get through the shock and grief of that brutal attack.

“Prayer and gracious acts of compassion and kindness by so many Priests, Ministers and churches played a critical role in helping our nation heal and rebuild after 9/11.

“We are going to pray at Ground Zero because it is essential that we honor God and continue to look to Him for strength and protection.”


+ Christian News Wire, 2020 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20006, 202-546-0054, newsdesk@christiannewswire.com

+ Christian Defense Coalition, Post Office Box 77168, Washington DC 20013, 202-547-1735, ChristianDefense@gmail.com

+ National Clergy Council, 109 Second Street Northeast, Washington DC 20002, 202-546-8329, Fax: 202-546-6864, Info@FaithandAction.org

+ Expectant Mother Care, PO Box 134, Bronx, New York 10470, 718-884-9210, Fax: 718-504-4761, SlatteryNY@aol.com


[4] 11 September 2001 American Airlines Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, is a Muslim Crescent Pointing to Mecca

A paid ad dated 31 August 2011 run in the Somerset, Pennsylvania, Daily American during the tenth anniversary of the 11 September 2001 hijacking by Muslim terrorists and subsequent crash into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, of American Airlines Flight 93 titled “Muslim Consultants LIED to Park Service” reports that the “Crescent of Embrace” memorial being built at the Flight 93 crash site is actually “a giant mihrab: the Mecca-direction indicator around which every mosque is built.”

The ad reports that three outside Muslim consultants hired by the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) to determine whether the memorial design was actually a mihrab, lied to the NPS in their conclusions that the memorial is not a mihrab, and the ad explains in detail the misleading information provided by the Muslim experts.

The ad was written by author and blogger Alec Rawls and by Tom Burnett Sr., father of Tom Burnett Jr., who was killed in the crash of Flight 93. Both men continue their work to expose the fact “that the Flight 93 memorial [is] going to be a terrorist memorial mosque.”


+ Crescent of Betrayal, alec@rawls.org


[5] Free Ebook “Amazing Grace: The History & Theology of Calvinism” from the Nicene Council

The Nicene Council is offering the free ebook “Amazing Grace: The History & Theology of Calvinism” on the council website:

http://store.nicenecouncil.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=112&products_id=1106


+ Nicene Council, Box 411, Draper, Virginia 24324, 866-735-9582,
admin@nicenecouncil.com


[6] Full Transcript of “Fight the Good Fight of Faith” – J. Gresham Machen’s Last Princeton Sermon – Available from PCA Historical Center

Wayne Sparkman, director of the PCA Historical Center has made available the full transcript of J. Gresham Machen’s last sermon at Princeton Seminary preached Sunday morning 10 March 1929 titled “The Good Fight of Faith”:

http://continuing.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/fight-the-good-fight-of-faith-machens-last-princeton-sermon/#more-1746

The sermon was originally published in The Presbyterian 99.13 (28 March 1929).


+ Presbyterian Church in America, 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 105, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043, 678-825-1000, Fax: 678-825-1001, ac@pcanet.org

+ Princeton Theological Seminary, 64 Mercer Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08542-0803, 609-921-8300

7 September 2011

Presbyterians Week Headlines

[1] Christian Observer Website Reappears 2 September 2011

[2] Erskine College Senior English Professor William Crenshaw, PhD, Suspended from Teaching

[3] Prepublication Sale on Sermons Preached before the English Houses of Parliament by the Scottish Commissioners to the Westminster Assembly of Divines, 1643-1645

[4] Reformed Churches of New Zealand Begin 27^th Synod Sunday Evening 4 September 2011

[5] Nine Percent of 1.8 million, or 162,000, American Muslims Approve of Suicide Bombings

[6] New York Times Editorial Counsels America Not to Fear Sharia Law

[7] U.S. Presidential Candidate Ron Paul Says U.S. Government Preparing for “Breakdown of Law and Order”

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[1] Christian Observer Website Reappears 2 September 2011

Eleven days after the 21 August 2011 disappearance from the Internet of the Christian Observer website, a new domain registrar assumed responsibility and pointed the christianobserver.org domain to the appropriate address.

New Christian Observer articles for September 2011 will soon be posted, as will several weeks of archives of T.M. Moore’s Daily Devotionals that along with some already restored Christian Observer archives inexplicably disappeared while the Christian Observer website was unavailable.

To paraphrase a modern adage: “To err is human, to really foul up things you need Internet information technology.”


+ Christian Observer, Post Office Box 1371, Lexington, Virginia 20110, christianobserver@christianobserver.org


[2] Erskine College Senior English Professor William Crenshaw, PhD, Suspended from Teaching

In the 3 September 2011 ARPTalk Blog Extra # 18 titled “Crenshaw is GONE!”, the Rev. Dr. Charles W. Wilson reports that Erskine College senior professor of English William Crenshaw, PhD, has been suspended from teaching for the Fall 2011 semester by Erskine College president Dr. David Norman, and that Dr. Crenshaw has additionally had his Erskine College email account revoked.

Dr Wilson writes:

“A tip of the hat is due President David Norman of Erskine College and Seminary. The story coming out of Due West. SC, is scant and cryptic; however, the news is that Dr. Norman has done what four other Erskine Presidents were unable or unwilling to do: he has disciplined Dr. Bill Crenshaw and suspended him from his teaching position.

“A senior English professor, Crenshaw has made a career of using his classroom to ridicule both the mission of Erskine as a Christian college and the faith of Christian students. For years, Bill Crenshaw has been the bane of multiple Erskine administrations that were unwilling and seemingly unable to deal with his antics.”

Among the general term “antics” cited by Dr. Wilson includes the case of Christian Erskine student Zach Keuthan, who after defending a Christian position in the classroom reported that Erskine professor Dr. William Crenshaw told Keuthan that he was a liar and to enjoy his evangelical hell.


+ ARPTalk Blog, 864-882-6337, wilson6114@bellsouth.net

+ Erskine College, 2 Washington Street, Due West, South Carolina 29639, 864-379-2131, 864-379-2167, norman@erskine.edu

+ Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, 1 Cleveland Street Suite 110, Greenville, South Carolina, 29601, 864-232-8297, Fax: 864-271-3729


[3] Prepublication Sale on Sermons Preached before the English Houses of Parliament by the Scottish Commissioners to the Westminster Assembly of Divines, 1643-1645

Naphtali Press through 30 September 2011 is offering a pre-publication sale on Sermons Preached before the English Houses of Parliament by the Scottish Commissioners to the Westminster Assembly of Divines, 1643-1645 for US$19.95 plus US$4.00 postage to U.S. addresses.

The retail price increases to US$54.50 on 1 October 2011.

Pricing information for addresses outside the U.S. can be obtained by emailing Naphtali@naphtali.com.


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[4] Reformed Churches of New Zealand Begin 27^th Synod Sunday Evening 4 September 2011

The Reformed Churches of New Zealand began their 27^th Synod on Sunday evening 4 September 2011 in Bucklands Beach, Auckland, New Zealand. The synod meeting was relocated from Christchurch, New Zealand, due to the devastating earthquake of February 2011.

Serving as the fraternal delegate to this synod on behalf of the United Reformed Churches in North America is the Rev. William Boekestein, pastor of Covenant Reformed Church of Carbondale, Pennsylvania. Boekestein is blogging about the synod meeting at http://boekblog.tumblr.com/post/9812321686/rcnz-synod-1.


+ United Reformed Churches in North America, c/o the Rev. Bradd Nymeyer, 227 1st Avenue Southeast, Sioux Center, Iowa 51250, 712-722-1965, statedclerk@urcna.org

+ Reformed Churches of New Zealand, stated-clerk@rcnz.org.nz


[5] Nine Percent of 1.8 million, or 162,000, American Muslims Approve of Suicide Bombings

A 2 September 2011 Godfather Politics article titled “American Muslims Still Approve of Suicide Bombings,” citing a new study by the Pew Research Center, reports that nine percent , or 162,000, of 1.8 million American Muslims approve of suicide bombings of civilians.

The article additionally cites Council on American-Islamic Relations figures claiming that there are 7 million American Muslims “that would give us at least 630,000 that are ok with murdering civilians for Islam!”


+ Godfather Politics, Contact Form

+ Pew Research Center, 1615 L Street Northwest, Suite 700, Washington DC 20036, 202-419-4300, Fax: 202-419-4349, info@people-press.org

+ Council on American-Islamic Relations, 453 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington DC 20003, 202-488-8787, Fax: 202-488-0833, info@cair.com


[6] New York Times Editorial Counsels America Not to Fear Sharia Law

A 2 September 2011 New York Times editorial by assistant professor of religious studies and history at Yale University Eliyahu Stern titled “Don’t Fear Islamic Law in America” cites the fact that more than a dozen U.S. state legislatures are considering whether to forbid certain aspects of Muslim Sharia law, and counsels America that passing such laws “undermines American democracy, ignores our country’s successful history of religious tolerance and assimilation, and creates a dangerous divide between America and its fastest-growing religious minority.”


+ New York Times, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10018, 212- 556-1234, executive-editor@nytimes.com


[7] U.S. Presidential Candidate Ron Paul Says U.S. Government Preparing for “Breakdown of Law and Order”

A 1 September 2011 PrisonPlanet.com article by Paul Joseph Watson titled “Ron Paul: Feds Preparing For “Breakdown Of Law And Order” reports that U.S. presidential candidate Ron Paul recently elaborated on how the federal government was preparing for a “breakdown in law and order”, and that the feds are “planning for any provision.”

Paul continued: “You can have a breakdown of law and order so the people will unfortunately be begging for stabilization, and they’ll be inviting the federal government to come in and destabilize things, so I think they’re making plans along those lines.”

Asked if such preparations were about a power grab on behalf of the federal government, Paul responded, “That’s their goal, it’s all about power”, and said the “they” were Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The article continues:

“Preparations for civil unrest in the United States have long been on the books, but those plans have recently been refreshed.

“Immediately following the riots in the [United Kingdom], the [New York Police Department] announced that it was training police to deal with disobedience, “should out-of-control riots break out here.”

“As [PrisonPlanet.com] reported three years ago, U.S. troops returning from Iraq were being re-allocated to occupy America, running checkpoints and training to deal with “civil unrest and crowd control” under the auspices of a Northcom program that revolved around deploying 20,000 active duty troops inside America to “help” state and local officials during times of emergency.

“The date set for the completion of this program was 2011.”


+ PrisonPlanet.com, Post Office Box 19549, Austin, Texas 78760, 512-291-5750, writers@infowars.com

+ U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington DC 20528, 202-282-8000, Contact Form