by Staff
August 17, 2010
(christiansunite.com) - Imprisoned Uyghur house church pastor Alimujiang Yimiti, who was finally allowed to visit with his family in recent months, has been prevented further visits. Alimujiang's mother, wife and children were able to meet with him for the first time in two years in April.
In May, they were permitted a second meeting for 20 minutes. However, authorities have since demanded that a letter stamped by the local police verifying Alimujiang's relationship with his wife and mother be brought to each meeting. The local police, meanwhile, claim the letter is unnecessary and refuse to cooperate. Alimujiang's lawyers have not been permitted to meet with him since he was moved into prison.
Although Alimujiang's wife, Gulinuer, mails a letter to him every week, she only knows of two letters that have reached her husband. She has yet to receive a reply. One letter mailed to Alimujiang from the United States was returned to the sender with the word "deceased" written across the envelope. Sources have been unable to confirm the validity of the message. (Source: ChinaAid)
source:http://news.christiansunite.com/Religion_News/religion09600.shtml
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Poll: Growing number incorrectly call Obama Muslim
US survey based on interviews conducted before controversy over ground zero mosque shows 18% think their president is Muslim, up from 11% who said so in March 2009
Associated Press
Published: 08.19.10, 08:03 / Israel News
Nearly one in five people, or 18%, said they think Obama is Muslim, up from the 11% who said so in March 2009, according to a poll released Thursday. The proportion who correctly say he is a Christian is down to just 34%.
The largest share of people, 43%, said they don't know his religion, an increase from the 34% who said that in early 2009.
The survey, conducted by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center and its affiliated Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, is based on interviews conducted before the controversy over whether Muslims should be permitted to construct a mosque near the World Trade Center site. Obama has said he believes Muslims have the right to build an Islamic center there, though he's also said he won't take a position on whether they should actually build it.
About three in 10 of Obama's fiercest political rivals, Republicans and conservatives, say he is a Muslim. That is up significantly from last year and far higher than the share of Democrats and liberals who say so. But even among his supporters, the number saying he is a Christian has fallen since 2009, with just 43% of blacks and 46% of Democrats saying he is Christian.
Among independents, 18% say Obama is Muslim – up from 10% last year.
Pew analysts attribute the findings to attacks by his opponents and Obama's limited attendance at religious services, particularly in contrast with Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, whose worship was more public.
Andrew Kohut, the Pew Research Center's director, said the confusion partly reflects "the intensification of negative views about Obama among his critics." Alan Cooperman, the Pew Forum's associate director for research, said that with the public hearing little about Obama's religion, "maybe there's more possibility for other people to make suggestions that the president is this or he's really that or he's really a Muslim."
'We got information from media'
Obama is the Christian son of a Kenyan father who was raised Muslim. From age 6 to 10, Obama lived in predominantly Muslim Indonesia with his mother and Indonesian stepfather. His full name, Barack Hussein Obama, sounds Muslim to many Americans.
White House officials did not provide on-the-record comments on the survey, but they prompted Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell of Houston to call The Associated Press.
Caldwell, who said he has known Obama for years, said the president is a Christian who prays every day. He said he was not sure where the public confusion about the president's religion came from, but he called false media reports about it "a 24-hour noise box committed to presenting the president in a false light."
Six in 10 of those saying Obama is a Muslim said they got the information from the media, with the largest portion – 16% - saying it was on television. Eleven percent said they learned it from Obama's behavior and words.
Despite the confusion about Obama's religion, there is noteworthy support for how he uses it to make decisions. Nearly half, or 48%, said he relies on his religion the right amount when making policy choices, 21% said he uses it too little and 11% too much.
At the same time, the poll provides broad indications that the public feels religion is playing a diminished role in politics today, with fewer people than in 2008 saying the Democratic and Republican parties are friendly toward religion.
With elections for control of Congress just over two months away, the poll contains optimistic news for Republicans. Half of white non-Hispanic Catholics, plus three in 10 unaffiliated with a religion and a third of Jews support the GOP – all an increase since 2008.
The survey also found:
* The Democratic Party is seen as friendly to religion by 26%, while 43% say the same about the Republicans. That's a 9 percentage point drop for Republicans since 2008, and 12 points lower for Democrats.
* Fifty-two percent say churches should stay away from politics, a reversal of the slim majorities that supported churches' political involvement from 1996 to 2006.
The poll, overseen by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, involved landline and cell phone interviews with 3,003 randomly chosen adults. It was conducted July 21-August 5 and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
source:http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3939636,00.html
Associated Press
Published: 08.19.10, 08:03 / Israel News
Nearly one in five people, or 18%, said they think Obama is Muslim, up from the 11% who said so in March 2009, according to a poll released Thursday. The proportion who correctly say he is a Christian is down to just 34%.
The largest share of people, 43%, said they don't know his religion, an increase from the 34% who said that in early 2009.
The survey, conducted by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center and its affiliated Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, is based on interviews conducted before the controversy over whether Muslims should be permitted to construct a mosque near the World Trade Center site. Obama has said he believes Muslims have the right to build an Islamic center there, though he's also said he won't take a position on whether they should actually build it.
About three in 10 of Obama's fiercest political rivals, Republicans and conservatives, say he is a Muslim. That is up significantly from last year and far higher than the share of Democrats and liberals who say so. But even among his supporters, the number saying he is a Christian has fallen since 2009, with just 43% of blacks and 46% of Democrats saying he is Christian.
Among independents, 18% say Obama is Muslim – up from 10% last year.
Pew analysts attribute the findings to attacks by his opponents and Obama's limited attendance at religious services, particularly in contrast with Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, whose worship was more public.
Andrew Kohut, the Pew Research Center's director, said the confusion partly reflects "the intensification of negative views about Obama among his critics." Alan Cooperman, the Pew Forum's associate director for research, said that with the public hearing little about Obama's religion, "maybe there's more possibility for other people to make suggestions that the president is this or he's really that or he's really a Muslim."
'We got information from media'
Obama is the Christian son of a Kenyan father who was raised Muslim. From age 6 to 10, Obama lived in predominantly Muslim Indonesia with his mother and Indonesian stepfather. His full name, Barack Hussein Obama, sounds Muslim to many Americans.
White House officials did not provide on-the-record comments on the survey, but they prompted Pastor Kirbyjon Caldwell of Houston to call The Associated Press.
Caldwell, who said he has known Obama for years, said the president is a Christian who prays every day. He said he was not sure where the public confusion about the president's religion came from, but he called false media reports about it "a 24-hour noise box committed to presenting the president in a false light."
Six in 10 of those saying Obama is a Muslim said they got the information from the media, with the largest portion – 16% - saying it was on television. Eleven percent said they learned it from Obama's behavior and words.
Despite the confusion about Obama's religion, there is noteworthy support for how he uses it to make decisions. Nearly half, or 48%, said he relies on his religion the right amount when making policy choices, 21% said he uses it too little and 11% too much.
At the same time, the poll provides broad indications that the public feels religion is playing a diminished role in politics today, with fewer people than in 2008 saying the Democratic and Republican parties are friendly toward religion.
With elections for control of Congress just over two months away, the poll contains optimistic news for Republicans. Half of white non-Hispanic Catholics, plus three in 10 unaffiliated with a religion and a third of Jews support the GOP – all an increase since 2008.
The survey also found:
* The Democratic Party is seen as friendly to religion by 26%, while 43% say the same about the Republicans. That's a 9 percentage point drop for Republicans since 2008, and 12 points lower for Democrats.
* Fifty-two percent say churches should stay away from politics, a reversal of the slim majorities that supported churches' political involvement from 1996 to 2006.
The poll, overseen by Princeton Survey Research Associates International, involved landline and cell phone interviews with 3,003 randomly chosen adults. It was conducted July 21-August 5 and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
source:http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3939636,00.html
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Italy? Life in Israel better
Despite the security situation and growing corruption, Israel is one of the best countries to live in according to Newsweek Magazine.
The magazine rated 100 countries based on health, education, economic and corruption criteria, ranking Israel 22nd, one spot above Italy and one below Spain. the United States ranked 11th, while Finland took the top spot.
Israel scored a total of 79 points out of a possible 100. The US scored 85 points.
The leading country in the report, Finland, was followed by Switzerland, Sweden, Australia, Luxemburg, Norway, Canada, Holland, Japan and Denmark.
In the health category, Israel was ranked 8th; in economic dynamism - 15th; in quality of life - 25th; in political environment - 27th, and in education – 40th.
Japan received the highest score in the health category. Japanese women's life expectancy is the highest in the world – 86.
Rated above Israel were Spain, New Zealand, Britain, France and Singapore. African countries Nigeria and Cameroon were at the bottom of the list, with Burkina Faso at the last place. Turkey was rated 52nd, Syria 83rd and Iran 79th.
source:http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3938255,00.html
The magazine rated 100 countries based on health, education, economic and corruption criteria, ranking Israel 22nd, one spot above Italy and one below Spain. the United States ranked 11th, while Finland took the top spot.
Israel scored a total of 79 points out of a possible 100. The US scored 85 points.
The leading country in the report, Finland, was followed by Switzerland, Sweden, Australia, Luxemburg, Norway, Canada, Holland, Japan and Denmark.
In the health category, Israel was ranked 8th; in economic dynamism - 15th; in quality of life - 25th; in political environment - 27th, and in education – 40th.
Japan received the highest score in the health category. Japanese women's life expectancy is the highest in the world – 86.
Rated above Israel were Spain, New Zealand, Britain, France and Singapore. African countries Nigeria and Cameroon were at the bottom of the list, with Burkina Faso at the last place. Turkey was rated 52nd, Syria 83rd and Iran 79th.
source:http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3938255,00.html
Senator Reid says mosque shouldn't be built near ground zero
Breaking from President Obama, top Democrat says despite First Amendment, mosque should not be built near site of 9/11 attacks
WASHINGTON - The Senate's top Democrat says a mosque should not be built near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada on Monday became the highest-profile Democrat to break with President Barack Obama, who on Friday backed the right for the developers to build a mosque near ground zero.
In a statement, Reid said the First Amendment protects freedom of religion and he respects that, but the mosque should be built somewhere else.
Critics have said the location of the mosque is insensitive because the terrorists who struck were Islamic extremists.
The plan to build a mosque and Muslim cultural center not far from ground zero in Manhattan has irked the Right. Many Republicans, including former Alaskan governor, Sarah Palin, are working hard, and with significant success, to place the issue on the public agenda ahead of the mid-term elections on November 2.
Reid is in a tight campaign for re-election in Nevada. His opponent, Republican Sharron Angle, earlier in the day called for Reid to say whether he agreed with Obama.
source:http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3937824,00.html
WASHINGTON - The Senate's top Democrat says a mosque should not be built near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada on Monday became the highest-profile Democrat to break with President Barack Obama, who on Friday backed the right for the developers to build a mosque near ground zero.
In a statement, Reid said the First Amendment protects freedom of religion and he respects that, but the mosque should be built somewhere else.
Critics have said the location of the mosque is insensitive because the terrorists who struck were Islamic extremists.
The plan to build a mosque and Muslim cultural center not far from ground zero in Manhattan has irked the Right. Many Republicans, including former Alaskan governor, Sarah Palin, are working hard, and with significant success, to place the issue on the public agenda ahead of the mid-term elections on November 2.
Reid is in a tight campaign for re-election in Nevada. His opponent, Republican Sharron Angle, earlier in the day called for Reid to say whether he agreed with Obama.
source:http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3937824,00.html
Monday, August 16, 2010
Palestinian kids taught to idolize terrorists
The Palestinian Authority of "moderate" leader Mahmoud Abbas continues to teach local Arab children to idolize those who have given their lives in suicidal mass terrorist attacks against Israeli Jews.
Palestinian Media Watch reports that a number of summer camps that wrapped up this week in Judea and Samaria (the so-called "West Bank") were named after Dalal Mughrabi, the female terrorist who led the 1978 Coastal Road bus hijacking in which 37 Israelis were massacred.
Palestinian Authority official Yousuf Al-Aref remarked on a summer camp for girls in Bethlehem being named after Mughrabi, insisting that "naming such summer camps after the Shahida (martyr) Dalal Mughrabi strengthens the sense of belonging and citizenship among Palestinian girls."
The government controlled PA TV channel also enthusiastically reported on a Syrian summer camp that was named after Mughrabi where the youthful participants actually wore t-shirts with the terrorist's likeness printed on the back.
To cap off a summer of honoring the Palestinians' most successful terrorist to date, Abbas' Palestinian Authority hosted an event in Ramallah where a song was performed that glorified the Coastal Road massacre as the most "heroic" event in modern Palestinian history.
Abbas continues to maintain that there is no incitement or encourage to practice anti-Israel terrorism under his regime.
source:http://www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=178&nid=21689
Palestinian Media Watch reports that a number of summer camps that wrapped up this week in Judea and Samaria (the so-called "West Bank") were named after Dalal Mughrabi, the female terrorist who led the 1978 Coastal Road bus hijacking in which 37 Israelis were massacred.
Palestinian Authority official Yousuf Al-Aref remarked on a summer camp for girls in Bethlehem being named after Mughrabi, insisting that "naming such summer camps after the Shahida (martyr) Dalal Mughrabi strengthens the sense of belonging and citizenship among Palestinian girls."
The government controlled PA TV channel also enthusiastically reported on a Syrian summer camp that was named after Mughrabi where the youthful participants actually wore t-shirts with the terrorist's likeness printed on the back.
To cap off a summer of honoring the Palestinians' most successful terrorist to date, Abbas' Palestinian Authority hosted an event in Ramallah where a song was performed that glorified the Coastal Road massacre as the most "heroic" event in modern Palestinian history.
Abbas continues to maintain that there is no incitement or encourage to practice anti-Israel terrorism under his regime.
source:http://www.israeltoday.co.il/default.aspx?tabid=178&nid=21689
Lt. Gen. Ashkenazi: “The next flotillas will be stopped”
12 August 2010 , 10:55
Chief of General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi spoke at a graduation ceremony for the Israeli Naval Corps on Wednesday night (Aug. 11) and stressed that the next flotillas will be stopped
Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi delivered a speech at the graduation ceremony for the Naval Captain’s Course which was held Wednesday evening (Aug. 11) in the Haifa Naval base. While addressing the crowd, he stressed that the Israel Naval Corps will serve as a maritime shield stopping flotillas intending to travel to the Gaza Strip in the coming months. “We find ourselves in times where the Mediterranean Sea and its shores are more agitated than usual and we are experiencing de-legitimization attempts by our enemies”, he said.
“Parallel to your training, academic qualification and studies, there were some among your sons who took an active part in a series of military operations, including the interception of the Turkish protest flotilla which made its way towards the shores of the Gaza Strip, and this interception was executed in an admirable manner”, he said to the graduates’ parents.
According to him, “These were the most complex test known by the Naval Corps in recent years. These operations and missions were so important for the IDF and the entire State of Israel. They prove to us beyond any doubt that there are none better suited to take this great responsibility which will now be placed on your shoulders.”
“Thanks to them, we know that the next flotillas which will attempt to break our borders and the weapons ships which seek to arm terrorist organizations will be stopped by the maritime defensive shield of the State of Israel and its Navy”, Lt. Gen. Ashkenazi said.
source:http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/News/today/10/08/1202.htm
Chief of General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi spoke at a graduation ceremony for the Israeli Naval Corps on Wednesday night (Aug. 11) and stressed that the next flotillas will be stopped
Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi delivered a speech at the graduation ceremony for the Naval Captain’s Course which was held Wednesday evening (Aug. 11) in the Haifa Naval base. While addressing the crowd, he stressed that the Israel Naval Corps will serve as a maritime shield stopping flotillas intending to travel to the Gaza Strip in the coming months. “We find ourselves in times where the Mediterranean Sea and its shores are more agitated than usual and we are experiencing de-legitimization attempts by our enemies”, he said.
“Parallel to your training, academic qualification and studies, there were some among your sons who took an active part in a series of military operations, including the interception of the Turkish protest flotilla which made its way towards the shores of the Gaza Strip, and this interception was executed in an admirable manner”, he said to the graduates’ parents.
According to him, “These were the most complex test known by the Naval Corps in recent years. These operations and missions were so important for the IDF and the entire State of Israel. They prove to us beyond any doubt that there are none better suited to take this great responsibility which will now be placed on your shoulders.”
“Thanks to them, we know that the next flotillas which will attempt to break our borders and the weapons ships which seek to arm terrorist organizations will be stopped by the maritime defensive shield of the State of Israel and its Navy”, Lt. Gen. Ashkenazi said.
source:http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/News/today/10/08/1202.htm
“Hamas is Responsible for Rocket Attacks against Israel”
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| Photo: IDF Spokesperson |
15 August 2010 , 16:18
The Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center has issued a report showing Hamas operatives with Iranian weapons to be responsible for rocket attacks against Israel and Jordan
A report released on Sunday (Aug. 15) by the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, based on reports by Egyptian and Palestinian sources, shows Hamas to be responsible for the two incidents of rocket attacks fired at Israel from the Sinai Desert this year. A terrorist cell of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the militant wing of the Hamas terrorist organization, has been proven responsible in both instances.
On August 2, 2010, six 122mm rockets were fired from the Sinai Desert towards Israel. Three of the rockets fell inside Eilat, one of which fell inside a drainage pool located in the northern section of the city. No injuries were reported. Two additional rockets fell in the city of Aqaba at the Intercontinental Hotel there. A Jordanian civilian was killed and five were injured. The sixth rocket fell in the sea.
Earlier this year, on April 22, 2010, three 122mm grad rockets were fired from the Sinai Desert toward Eilat and Aqaba. One rocket was identified falling in the sea south of Eilat and another was found in Jordanian territory in Aqaba. Two days later, scuba divers discovered the third grad rocket approximately 70 meters south of the Eilat shores, at a depth of about 30 meters.
In both instances, Hamas operatives used rockets from Iran. These rockets were smuggled into the Gaza Strip mainly through smuggling tunnels between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. The Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center report quotes Egyptian press blaming Iran for using Hamas operatives and additional subcontractors who smuggle in return for payment by Iran.
Behind the attacks: A strong desire to disrupt direct peace talks
The report by the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center claims that the reason for these rocket attacks being carried out in places such as the Sinai Desert is a desire by Hamas’ militant wing to broaden terrorist activities to areas outside of the Gaza Strip and the Judea and Samaria region. In the Gaza Strip, Hamas has been practicing restraint with regards to carrying out terrorist attacks, because of strong Israeli deterrence measures and because of Hamas’ own political considerations. In the Judea and Samaria region, this restraint by Hamas is seen as a result of successful thwarting and prevention actions taken by Israel and the security forces of the Palestinian Authority.
An additional reason for these rocket attacks is the desire by Hamas to disrupt the peace process in general, and the direct talks in particular. As a reminder, Khaled Mashal, the Chairman of Hamas’ Political Bureau was recently quoted discussing the importance of Jihad and armed struggle against the legitimization of the existence of Israel and the negotiations taking place with Israel.
source:http://dover.idf.il/IDF/English/News/today/10/08/1501.htm
Muslims Seek to Censor Gospel of Christ
by Staff
August 13, 2010
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., (christiansunite.com) -- In an unprecedented move, Muslim leaders in Connecticut are staging a press conference in Hartford this afternoon, to plead with legislators to censor the Gospel of Christ from the public forum around mosques.
That's right! They are using their own potential for violence to silence the Gospel of Christ. Gentle Christian saints will be conducting a press conference on the public sidewalk in front of the Bridgeport Islamic Center, aka Mafjid An-Noor Mosque in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Truth is hate to those who hate the truth.
Islam is not a religion, nor a cult, but a total and complete 100 % system of life. It has religious, legal, political, economic, social, and military components. In all of the 27 countries ruled by Islam, the church is the state! No other religion will be tolerated.
"Islam presents a monstrous worldview, birthed in the pit of hell, which brings untold misery and murder upon precious people created in the image of God. Religion is its cover (its beard) by which it gains entrance into nations where the 'freedom of religion' is sacrosanct. It then takes this freedom afforded to it, and begins its insidious takeover." Rev. Flip Benham of Operation Save America.
"Like a python, slowly moving upon its prey with almost imperceptible and hypnotic movement, it begins to coil around its victim until it squeezes every last breath of air out of him. When dead, the victim is swallowed whole."
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion, yet the Quran states in Sura 4:89, "Those who reject Islam must be killed. If they turn back (from Islam) take hold of them and kill them wherever you find them."
The key difference between Islam and Christianity is that Islam believes that we are to lay the lives of others down to promote the cause of Allah. Christianity, on the other hand, believes that we are to lay down our own lives that others might live. There is a huge difference between a Christian martyr (laying his own life down) and a martyr for Islam (laying the lives of others down). One requires courage. The other is the supreme act of cowardice.
source:http://news.christiansunite.com/Religion_News/religion09587.shtml
August 13, 2010
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., (christiansunite.com) -- In an unprecedented move, Muslim leaders in Connecticut are staging a press conference in Hartford this afternoon, to plead with legislators to censor the Gospel of Christ from the public forum around mosques.
That's right! They are using their own potential for violence to silence the Gospel of Christ. Gentle Christian saints will be conducting a press conference on the public sidewalk in front of the Bridgeport Islamic Center, aka Mafjid An-Noor Mosque in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Truth is hate to those who hate the truth.
Islam is not a religion, nor a cult, but a total and complete 100 % system of life. It has religious, legal, political, economic, social, and military components. In all of the 27 countries ruled by Islam, the church is the state! No other religion will be tolerated.
"Islam presents a monstrous worldview, birthed in the pit of hell, which brings untold misery and murder upon precious people created in the image of God. Religion is its cover (its beard) by which it gains entrance into nations where the 'freedom of religion' is sacrosanct. It then takes this freedom afforded to it, and begins its insidious takeover." Rev. Flip Benham of Operation Save America.
"Like a python, slowly moving upon its prey with almost imperceptible and hypnotic movement, it begins to coil around its victim until it squeezes every last breath of air out of him. When dead, the victim is swallowed whole."
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise of religion, yet the Quran states in Sura 4:89, "Those who reject Islam must be killed. If they turn back (from Islam) take hold of them and kill them wherever you find them."
The key difference between Islam and Christianity is that Islam believes that we are to lay the lives of others down to promote the cause of Allah. Christianity, on the other hand, believes that we are to lay down our own lives that others might live. There is a huge difference between a Christian martyr (laying his own life down) and a martyr for Islam (laying the lives of others down). One requires courage. The other is the supreme act of cowardice.
source:http://news.christiansunite.com/Religion_News/religion09587.shtml
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