Election recommendations for conservative Christian voters http://realityalert.electionforum.org Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:52:46 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://realityalert.electionforum.org/images/M_images/Election-Forum_rss.png http://realityalert.electionforum.org Election recommendations for conservative Christian voters http://realityalert.electionforum.org/Judicial-Activism/9th-Circuit-Court-of-Appeals-Anti-Christian-ruling.html Christian groups can’t require Christian beliefs The ultra-liberal 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a Christian high school club. The club invited all to its meetings but required members to be Christians. These membership requirements were similar to other groups. The Gay-Straight Alliance was approved, and it required members to agree to their objectives. The “Earth Corps” required members to believe in environmental issues. But the court ruled that the club could not discriminate in membership. What do you think about this? Email me at craig@electionforum.org (mailto:craig@electionforum.org). Reality Alert - Judicial Activism Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:13:25 +0100 http://realityalert.electionforum.org/Thanksgiving/Cyber-attack-on-Christian-organizations.html Hackers now target Facebook groups Last year the website of the Christian Capital Resource Institute was hacked and disabled. Now these types of attacks have hit Facebook. Last month hackers changed the name of the group “Christians on Facebook” to “La ilaha illallahu Muhammadur Rasulullah.” The hackers also changed the group photo to one of “Shahadah,” or Islam’s’ declaration of faith. Christians on Facebook had over 327,000 members but after the attack it dropped to 324,000. Reality Alert - Thanksgiving Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:11:39 +0100 http://realityalert.electionforum.org/Thanksgiving/San-Francisco-taxes-church.html Backlash over church’s stance on Prop 8? Phil Ting is trying to tax the Catholic Church $15 million after the church consolidated its property. “San Francisco Recorder Phil Ting has taken a step that is unprecedented in the history of the state of California. He has determined that an internal reorganization of church property, within the family of corporations of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, constitutes a ‘sale’ and is subject to a property transfer tax,” archdiocese spokesman Maurice Healy told the San Francisco Chronicle. This is a direct assault on the tax-exempt status currently afforded the church and all nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations. It’s probably because Phil Ting was upset with the church’s position on Proposition 8. Reality Alert - Thanksgiving Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:09:01 +0100 http://realityalert.electionforum.org/Kids-School-and-Society/Judge-attacks-homeschooling.html Legislating radical views from the bench Judge Ned W. Mangum stripped Venessa Mills of the right to homeschool, and ordered her three children to enter public school. Mills was forced to defend her right to homeschool during divorce proceedings. Evidence showed two children tested several grades ahead. The liberal activist judge is imposing his views on a successful homeschool situation. Pray for the family and for the protection of homeschooling. Reality Alert - Kids, School and Society Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:07:28 +0100 http://realityalert.electionforum.org/California-Government-Problems-and-Solutions/Are-local-government-salaries-too-high.html Approaching the Obama definition of “rich” As cities and schools face financial crisis, the outrageous salaries of public officials seem to be sliding under the radar. For example, in the small city of Rancho Palos Verdes, the City Manager was just given a raise to $193,415, approaching Obama’s designation of “rich.” What do the salaries of your local government managers look like? Are they bloated and excessive or are they fair market salaries? Email me your thoughts at craig@electionforum.org (mailto:craig@electionforum.org). Reality Alert - California Government Problems and Solutions Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:02:06 +0100 http://realityalert.electionforum.org/Marriage/Proposition-8-marriage-update.html Something big is about to happen… Here’s the latest news on where the nation stands when it comes to homosexual marriage: Prayers for the Supreme Court. While we await the California Supreme Court’s ruling on Proposition 8, I’ve noticed something in churches I’ve visited and from what I’m hearing on the radio: The church isn’t asking the fellowship to pray for each Supreme Court judge and their decision. The justices are: Chief Justice Ronald M. George Associate Justice Carlos R. Moreno Associate Justice Joyce L. Kennard Associate Justice Kathryn Mickle Werdegar Associate Justice Ming W. Chin Associate Justice Marvin R. Baxter Associate Justice Carol A. Corrigan Iowa rules in favor of homosexual marriage. The Iowa Supreme Court legalized gay marriage, and new liberal anti-traditional marriage moves have been made in other states. Pray this will not influence California’s judges and pray for God’s people, as they must act as we have in California. Miss California defends traditional marriage…and it probably cost her the crown. She says she had to stand up for what she believed in, even knowing it would be unpopular. It’s a clash of values—and those who stand for Biblical principles and objective truths are under persecution. Click here (https://www.citizenlink.org/turnsignal/A000009838.cfm) to watch this special short video. Evangelicals: Trending away from Scripture? Most Evangelicals hold to 3 positions on homosexuality: Reality Alert - Marriage Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:59:57 +0100 http://realityalert.electionforum.org/War-on-Terrorism/The-growing-threat-of-a-terrorist-attack.html Islamic hate from Kuwaiti lectern. Here is an alarming short video of a Kuwaiti Islamic Professor, Abdullah Al-Nafisi, on Al-Jazeera TV (http://forthardknox.com/index.php?s=alarming+video+every+westerner+should+see) in February. Eye opening…are we ready? Is this on your prayer list? Reality Alert - War on Terrorism Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:55:53 +0100 http://realityalert.electionforum.org/Obama-and-Religion/New-directions-for-faith-based-office.html Faith-based organizations must hire nonbelievers President Obama has appointed Joshua DuBois as his religious affairs director. DuBois led the aggressive efforts to persuade Christians to vote for Obama—the most effective effort in modern Democratic history to win the Evangelical vote. The office has been renamed the Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. The two big questions: Will faith-based organizations receiving federal funds be forced to hire people who oppose their doctrine?It looks like all Christian organizations will be defunded if they have any restriction on belief or sexual orientation. Can faith-based organizations talk freely about Jesus and salvation?It looks like all Christian groups cannot talk about Jesus and salvation. If they refuse to comply, they will lose their funding. Obama, during a campaign speech last year, said that if a group received a federal grant then it “can’t use that grant money to proselytize to the people you help and you can't discriminate against them—or against the people you hire—on the basis of their religion.” Reality Alert - Obama and Religion Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:53:57 +0100 http://realityalert.electionforum.org/Obama-and-Religion/Wicked-Friday-announcements-and-Obama-s-Christian-opposition.html No rest for government watchdogs on Fridays Every time President Obama issues a new executive order that Christians oppose, it’s done on a Friday. On Fridays fewer people pay attention to the news, the news media cuts back and less discussion takes place over the weekends. Here are some whoppers delivered on Wicked Friday so far: Lifting restrictions on tax funding of international abortions Reversing conscience protection for healthcare workers Removing restrictions on embryonic stem cell research Secrecy is not what the president promised while he was campaigning. “Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not use trickery or pervert God's Word. By clear statements of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience before God.”—2 Corinthians 4:2 Reality Alert - Obama and Religion Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:53:18 +0100 http://realityalert.electionforum.org/Obama-and-Religion/Obama-s-public-prayer-doesn-t-include-Jesus.html Focus is on nonbelievers…not Christ Prayer at President Obama’s pre-election campaign meetings was common. Now that he is president, prayer at post-election events is common…kinda. For example, recent budget rally meetings have indeed been opening in prayer. But the prayers are always nonsectarian, often scripted and reviewed in advance by the one giving it. Obama wants to invite piety and spirituality at this meeting, but not “in Jesus’ name.” The emphasis is on interfaith and the inclusion of atheists. For example, he often mentions “nonbelievers,” even when he announced his faith-based office at the National Prayer Breakfast. Bush allowed prayers to be orchestrated by the event organizers, not dictated by the White House, and he was not afraid to have them ended with “in Jesus’s name.” “But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.”—Jesus (Matthew 10:33) What do you think? Are these politically correct prayers OK with you? Email me your thoughts at craig@electionforum.org (mailto:craig@electionforum.org). Reality Alert - Obama and Religion Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:51:10 +0100