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IT IS ALMOST REFRESHING WHEN
A BEAUTY PAGEANT BECOMES A
MAJOR NEWS STORY

Perhaps "almost" is not the best choice of a word --
"somewhat" might be better . . . and perhaps also
"refreshing" is not the best choice -- "interesting"
might be better. In which case we would start by
saying that it is somewhat interesting when a
beauty pageant becomes a major news story.

On the front page of a major metropolitan newspaper
this past week, the 4 column wide headline "Miss
California USA won't lose her title" ran above the
headline "Pope laments Christianity's decline in Holy
Land."

Surely the drop from 20% just a century ago to 5%
today (and still declining) in the Christian population
of the land where Jesus lived and ministered, is of
more concern to us Christians, than news of Carrie
Prejean retaining her title as "Miss California USA."

However, the reasons for this beauty pageant story
making the headlines merit our serious consideration.
Miss Prejean is a sincere, Bible believing Christian,
not ashamed of descriptive terms like "born again,"
or "conservative." In the finals of the Miss USA
pageant, she answered a question about same-sex
"marriage" by stating it is her belief that marriage
is between a man and a woman. That simple answer
cost her the Miss USA title, and made her the target
of much criticism and abuse from almost all of the
main-stream media. But she has been unwavering in
affirming her Christian faith, and even Donald Trump,
who owns the pageant, stood by her. In fact, "the
Donald," whose odd hair-do makes him the point
of so many jokes, seemed to gain respect for his
handling of the complicated situation.

One sad thing arising out of this story is that here in
America, originally founded as a Christian nation,
where our freedom of speech and worship are
guaranteed by the Constitution, an individual is
criticized and viciously attacked for her statement
of belief by a vociferous and ever-growing more
powerful homosexual and atheistic minority.

Another sad thing arising out of the story is the
fact that Candidate Obama used these exact
words during his campaign: "I believe marriage
is between a man and a woman." During her
campaign for the presidential nomination, Hillary
Clinton used these exact words: "I think a
marriage is as a marriage has always been,
between a man and a woman." It is very clear
that a double standard exists on the part of the
media and homosexual advocates. Obama and
Clinton were not attacked; Miss Prejean, a Bible
believing Christian, was.

That should concern us, but what should
concern us more is Pope Benedict XVI's report
on the ever dwindling number of Christians in
those countries which make up the "Holy Land."
Benjamin Sleiman, the Catholic Archbishop of
Baghdad said in this regard, "I fear the
extinction of Christianity in Iraq and the
Middle East."

Concurrent with the obvious decline in the
Christian population in the Middle East, is an
even more dramatic increase in the Muslim
population. Many of us who regularly use the
Internet have recently received a "You Tube"
video presentation titled "Muslim Demographics,
the Islamic Tidal Wave." (Here at ANC we
have already received at least 5 copies of this
video from friends who share our concerns.)
This video presents in clear-cut, understandable
facts the scope of the growth of the Muslim
population, and the attendant growth of the
Islamic religion, in nations all over the world.
Europe is shown as being well on the way to
becoming a Muslim continent in a few decades.
In France, for example, there has been a 90%
increase in Muslims since 1990, and in parts of
that country there are now more mosques than
churches. Similar data is given for Germany,
Holland, Italy, Great Britain (see the item in
"Afterthoughts") and even for Russia. Islam has
already surpassed the Catholic church in total
numbers, and it is estimated that in just 5 - 7
years it will become the dominant religion in the
world, surpassing Christianity.

The United States is not exempt from this dramatic
growth. In 1970 there were 100,000 Muslims in
this country. Today there are an estimated 10
million. The entire "You Tube" video takes only
a few minutes to play -- go to this link to view it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK1pnCldKZI

Perhaps the most frightening aspect of this
video is in the closing words of the narration: "This
is a call to action." There is, of course, nothing
wrong with a "call to action." The "frightening" or
perhaps the "disheartening" aspect is that no plan of
action is given . . . no encouragement for American
Christians to wake up and do something about the
ever growing danger -- not only the danger that is
obvious in the growth of Islam here in America
and throughout the world, but in the present program
of destroying here in our country our heritage of a
nation founded in the Christian faith.

Do you want more examples than the more than
50 million babies killed since the infamous Roe v.
Wade court decision making abortion legal . . .
or the 5 states which have by court or legislative
action made same-sex marriage legal (not by
vote of the people)? Then consider this fact,
just released this week, that unwed mothers now
account for 4 in 10 newborns in this country.

That figure represents a 26% rise since 2002,
and is double the rate in 1980 according to a
report from the National Center for Health
Statistics. Obviously a sharp decline in our
nation's moral standards.

Which brings us to three issues in the news.

First, there is the reaction to President Obama's
speech at Notre Dame on Sunday, where he was
given an honorary degree. In essence we heard a
man -- the President of the United States -- state
as arrogant and uninformed a position as we will
possibly ever hear. Of course, the anti-religion,
pro-Obama media completely missed the point at
issue. They dwelt on his conflict with the Catholic
church as represented by Notre Dame. But it goes
way beyond that. We have to ask: who is he to
ignore two thousand years of Bible-based Christian
teaching, and declare that we can hold in balance
two absolutely opposing views on the right to life?

But he is correct in this respect - there are two
views. There is the Bible-based Christian view, and
there is the anti-Christian view. But where he is in
error is that there can be no compromise, no "open
minds" on this. What is there to debate? you accept
the Christian view or you reject it. However, brought
up and educated as he has been, in the Islamic
religion of the Muslims, there is no reason to assume
that he would hold to the Christian view, even though
that has been the basic belief of this nation through
its history. Just being at Notre Dame is not the big
issue. The big issue, the major concern for us, is to
witness this disclosure of his opposition to the
historic Christian faith.

Another issue is the incomprehensible position of
the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, the third
person in line for the presidency who was caught in
her own lies, and who then accused the CIA of
lying to Congress. Every relevant piece of evidence
is against her. So much so, that Newt Gingrich,
former Speaker of the House, has called upon her
to resign, saying, "I think this is the most
despicable, dishonest, and vicious political effort
I've seen in my lifetime. She is a trivial politician,
viciously using partisanship for the narrowest of
purposes, and she dishonors the Congress in her
behavior." The dangerous effect of what she has
done is that it appears to be in line with the radical
philosophy which our government has adopted.

And conceivably the most important issue in the
news is the confrontation between President
Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

The half-way anticipated disagreement flare-up
did not materialize, and on the surface there was
the appearance of harmony in the long standing
alliance between Israel and the United States. But
underlying the surface politeness, however, was the
difference of opinion about what is the most urgent
and most dangerous issue in the mid-East situation.

To Israel it is the threat of a nuclear armed Iran
which has never drawn back from its threat to cause
Israel to cease to exist. In President Obama's mind
the proper course is "diplomacy" in dealing with Iran,
and the continued pressure on Israel to surrender
more territory and yield to a two-state arrangement
with Palestine. As or America's relationship with
Israel, this is a time when God's promise to Abraham
will be referred to, "I will make of thee a great
nation, and I will bless thee and make thy name
great ... and I will bless them that bless thee,
and curse him that curseth thee" (Gen. 12: 2-3)

And this other word, "Pray for the peace of
Jerusalem; they shall prosper that love thee."
(Psalm 122:6) If there is one right decision for
America, it is to be on the side of Israel and God's
beloved city of Jerusalem.

Oh yes, and by the way: not only is President
Obama out of touch with the Christian faith, he is
also out of touch with the views of the American
people. Two polls released this week show that
more Americans are pro-life than pro-choice:

Gallup poll: pro-life 51%, pro-choice 42%; and
Fox News poll: pro-life 49%, pro-choice 43%.

What can individual Christians do? You can
vote and replace liberal politicians who are
reshaping the moral and ethical standards of our
nation ("Remake" is the term of choice by the
Obama administration.) You can contact your
elected representatives in Washington -- your
Senators and your House of Representatives
member -- simply by calling this number:
(202) 224-3121, and ask to speak to your
Senator or your Representative. That is your
right, your privilege. They represent you. You
put them there by your vote. You can replace
them by your vote. And you can pray for God's
guidance and direction for the people in authority.

At least three things to do: Vote . . . Contact . . .
Pray. But this is no time to sit back and do nothing.

Here is a surprising comment and from a
surprising source. Stanislav Mishin, writing in
Pravda, the Russian news source, made this
evaluation of what is now happening in America.

We have often expressed concern about trends
toward socialism. Mishin goes even further: "It
must be said, that like the breaking of a great
dam, the American descent into Marxism is
happening with breath taking speed, against
the back drop of a passive, helpless people."

If someone living under a communist-type
government sees trends in this country moving in
this direction, surely we who live here should at
least pay some attention to what he is saying.

We often offer "one liners" for your information,
and here is one which fits in with this week's quote
from a Founding Father which applies to our
government today. From Gary Bauer: "Our
apprentice president is learning on the job."

And the Founding Father's quote is: "Men, to act
with vigour and effect, must have time to
mature measures, and judgment and experience,
as to the best method of applying them. They
must not be hurried on to their conclusions by
the passions or the fears of the multitude. They
must be deliberate as well as resolved."

(Joseph Story, writing in "Commentaries on the
Constitution," 1833)


Some Random Afterthoughts . . .


Some more "one liners" our readers seem to
enjoy: "Secularism turns the bedrock of western
society -- the moral code derived from Judeo-
Christian faith -- into sand." (Herb London,
in "America's Secular Challenge")

"Americans are looking for more government
in their life, not less." (Colin Powell, speaking
in Washington last week.)

We couldn't have said it better: "As President
Obama exits the 'honeymoon period' that every
president enjoys, he and his staff are still
executing a 'control the message campaign,' and
doing so with a vicious effectiveness aided by a
complicit mainstream media." (Frank Salvato,
writing in the New Media Journal)

And in Europe they're saying: " The U.S.
Treasury Secretary talks about permanent
action ... all of those ideas, their combination
and their permancy is a way to hell." ( Czech
Prime Minister, Mirek Topolanek, President of
the European Union)

Hard to believe news from Britain: In a nation
where the Church of England was once dominant,
the BBC (the major voice on radio and TV) has
appointed Aaqil Ahmed -- a Muslim -- as the new
head of religious broadcasting.

Your tax dollars at work: Next week, May 26,
President Obama will fly to Las Vegas to speak
at what will probably be a multi-million dollar
fund raising event to help Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid retain his seat in the upcoming election.
According to the formal invitations circulating
among Democrat donors, individual admissions
start at $2,400.

Your taxes at work, #2: The National Institute
of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (part of NIH) will
pay $2.6 million in US tax dollars to train Chinese
prostitutes to drink responsibly on the job. Dr.
Xiaoming Li of Wayne State University School of
Medicine in Detroit is the researcher in charge of
the program.

Not from a Founding Father, but from an award
winning present day journalist, Claudia Rosett:
"This week alone you can take your pick among
the mysteries of the spreading swine flu, the
drumbeat of Iranian nuclear pursuits, the
conundrums of American self-flagellation over
Guantanamo Bay, the wild uncertainties of the
modern world's financial system, or the Taliban
onslaught in nuclear-armed Pakistan ... and
while you are doing that, another crisis will
turn up."

And from a truly great president, these words
when this nation faced difficult times: "The ways
of God are mysterious and profound beyond all
comprehension. Who by searching can find Him
out? He has destroyed nations from the map of
history for their sins. Nevertheless, my hopes
prevail generally above my fears for our
Republic. The times are dark, the spirits of ruin
are abroad in all their power, and the mercy of
God alone can save us." (Abraham Lincoln, 1862)

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