Not Giving Up!

If your Congressman is on the list below, please call.

From Secure America Now:

 

Tell Congress: It's Time We Learn What Really Happened in Benghazi

On Sept 11, 2012, four Americans, including our U.S. ambassador to Libya were murdered in a vicious terrorist attack. Yet over one year since that terrible attack, the American people still don't know what happened that night.

Virginia Congressman Frank Wolf has introduced legislation in the House calling for the establishment of a "Select Committee". A Select Committee would be a bi-partisan committee with special, extra authority to more comprehensively investigate the events that took place in Benghazi. Tell Congress to Support It!

A Select Committee would remove politics from the process and provide for a comprehensive, exhaustive and complete investigation. Unlike the five current committees conducting investigations, it would have full, cross-jurisdictional subpoena authority and ability to call any witness to testify.

Most importantly, it would focus the nation's attention on the security failures of that fateful night, with the hope of making sure such mistakes are never repeated.

Many of the survivors of the attack have yet to come forward to present their testimony. Some have been threatened or pressured not to do so.

Only a Select Committee can compel them to testify and protect them from retribution.
While many Republicans have signed on to congressman Wolf's bill, there are 59 members who have yet to support a Select Committee.

Please contact these members directly or call Speaker Boehner at (202) 224-3121 and demand that Congress appoint a select committee. The American people deserve to be told the truth and Congress must use every opportunity it has to uncover the truth. It is time we got answers and get beyond the lies of the Obama Administration.

Here is the list of Congress people who have NOT yet expressed their support. Please call them today or call (202) 224-3121:

• Alabama: Mike Rogers, Spencer Bachus
• California: Jeff Denham, David Valadao, Devin Nunes, Kevin McCarthy, Buck McKeon, Gary Miller, Ed Royce, Darrell Issa
• Florida: Jeff Miller, John Mica, Trey Radel, Mario Diaz-Balart
• Georgia: Lynn Westmoreland, Robert Woodall
• Illinois: Peter Roskam, Rodney Davis
• Indiana: Larry Bucshon, Todd Young
• Kansas: Mike Pompeo
• Kentucky: Harold Rogers
• Michigan: Bill Huizenga: Dave Camp, Fred Upton, Mike Rogers, Candice Miller
• Minnesota: John Kline
• Mississippi: Greg Harper
• Missouri: Vicky Hartzler
• Nebraska: Adrian Smith
• New York: Richard Hanna
• North Carolina: Renee Ellmers, Virginia Foxx, Howard Coble, Patrick McHenry, George Holding
• Ohio: John Boehner, Michael Turner
• Oklahoma: James Lankford
• Oregon: Greg Walden
• Pennsylvania: Mike Kelly
• South Carolina: Mark Sanford
• Texas: Jeb Hensarling, Michael Conaway, Kay Granger, Mac Thornberry, Pete Sessions
• Utah: Jason Chaffetz
• Virginia: Bob Goodlatte, Eric Cantor
• Washington: Doc Hastings, Cathy McMorris Rogers
• Wisconsin: Paul Ryan
• Wyoming: Cynthia Lummis

Call Congress now -- or call (202) 224-3121 -- Demand that your representative support Congressman Wolf's bill and appoint a Select committee to investigate Benghazi.

Watchmen

This is an important message from Hal Lindsey.  I hope you will thoughtfully read it and decide to be a "watchman" as well.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

October 11th, 2013

This week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'

On this week's program, I feel compelled to speak to you in my ministry as a "watchman on the wall." In ancient times, the watchmen stood atop the walls of the city. From that vantage point, they scoured the horizon for approaching danger. If they spotted something or someone approaching that implied a threat to the city, they loudly shouted the warnings. The defenders of the city then sprang into action to repel the invader or handle the danger.

In just as vital a capacity, the prophets in the Old Testament were also "watchmen" who warned the leaders and the people of what they saw coming upon them as the Lord revealed it to them. They were often the conscience of the nation. They chastised, warned, and corrected leaders and kings. God used them to speak His will to the nation.

In much the same way, today's church and her ministers of the Gospel should be the conscience of our nation. But, in ways incremental and unnoticeable on the one hand, and fast and furious on the other, that role is being limited and may soon be completely suppressed.

In past shows during the 16 years this program has been on the air (originally as "The International Intelligence Briefing" on TBN), I've warned of threats to the church and its "watchman" role posed by the moral and spiritual deterioration of our society. Today, however, I see dangers even more ominous.

As President Obama's administration finds itself engulfed in multiplying -- and ever-widening -- scandals, it's alarming how many of them involve the restriction of our rights as citizens, the destruction of institutions and liberties vital to our national freedom, and the suppression of any opposition -- especially the church and her ministers -- that is perceived as a threat to the administration's intentions.

Folks, I believe we are at a crossroads. If we turn a blind eye to the cynical and callous actions of some of our elected and appointed leaders, we will regret it sooner rather than later. Don't be misled by the still-sleeping (or brain-dead) mainstream media, the goal of the "operations" that are now being exposed is the total control of our society and its citizens.

Here are just a few of the scandals that are in the news today: the IRS targeting of conservative and religious groups; the Justice Department crusades against the Associated Press and Fox News (the two that we know about so far); the cover-up of the lethal al Qaeda-led attack on our compound in Benghazi in which our Ambassador and three others died; the attacks on the rights of Christians in the armed services; the EPA's prejudicial treatment of non-liberal organizations; "Fast and Furious"; the across-the-board suppression of any information or policy that exposes the true intentions of Islamists in America; the almost-fanatical push to promote same-sex marriage and the abortion agenda; and the mounting revelations of "unintended consequences" in the implementation of Obamacare.

The net result of the success of even a few of these efforts will be the curtailment of our rights as Americans and Christians.

I know whereof I speak. Over the last couple of years, my ministry (and this television program) has been under unusually close scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service. Because of your willingness to stand with me in intercessory prayer for God's protection and also because of the personal integrity and diligence of some of the IRS employees who handled our case, we've made it through okay, thus far.

But I have to admit that I was stunned by the interpretation applied by the IRS as to what constitutes a "church" or a "minister." Under those definitions, the Apostle Paul couldn't have qualified for a 501(c)3! I believe there is a movement afoot to eliminate what the Bible defines as "apostolic" ministry -- where a minister is appointed and gifted to speak to the whole church. That could, in effect, eliminate many non-pastoral or parachurch ministries.

Indeed, I know also that there is coming a push to require churches -- which are and have always been, by their nature, "tax exempt" without having to "qualify" with a government agency -- to apply for status as 501(c)3 organizations to maintain the tax-exempt status they already have! You can see where that's going. The IRS would be the government bureau that decides if your church is qualified to be a church and if your pastor is qualified to be a minister. If that happens, that means the IRS will be the official interpreter of what the Bible teaches. (It's already designated to be the "enforcer" of Obamacare!)

Is that what we want? If the government controls us, then it can effectively mute the voice of God to the people and to the leadership. It can silence the church by starving it and even confining its leaders if they transgress the will of the State.

Well, I suppose you've guessed by now what I'll be discussing on this week's "Report." Tune in and encourage your family, friends, neighbors, and fellow church members to do the same. This is a time when we all need to be informed and united as never before!

Don't miss this week's Report on TBN, Daystar, CPM Network, The Word Network, various local stations, www.hallindsey.com or www.hischannel.com. Please check your local listings.


God Bless,

Hal Lindsey

Hal Lindsey Report for October 4, 2013

I am posting this letter for two reasons:   1. We need to know what will be happening next and we need to prepare. 2.  I love and appreciate his tribute to Pastor Chuck Smith.   This week's letter is definately worth reading.

October 4th, 2013 This week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report' Less than five years ago, the United States had a Commander-in-Chief who was an outspoken born-again, evangelical Christian. He publicly identified the Bible as his favorite book and Jesus Christ as the most important philosophical influence in his life. Today, members of our military who are Christians are forbidden to display a Bible on their desks. They can wear their uniforms if marching in a gay-pride parade, but cannot wear their uniforms if they speak before a church congregation, or any other religious gathering. Military chaplains are allowed to pray in the name of Jesus Christ when they are conducting services in a military chapel, but they're forbidden to use the name of Jesus when praying in public places. I wonder if that includes the battlefield? I could spend this entire letter listing just some of the dramatic changes that have befallen our nation in the last few years - and all under the guise of "political correctness" or its legal term, "hate speech." You may be wondering why I keep hammering on this subject. I do so because I want you to truly understand that it may be only a few short years, or less, before your pastor will be told he or she cannot preach what the Bible says about marriage or the sanctity of life or even proclaim that Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation and heaven. If he does, he'll be prosecuted and maybe even sent to prison. You don't think that can happen in America? Well, it's already happening in Europe and, as you know, our friends on the Left want America to be just like Europe. Even worse, it's happening just north of our border in Canada. And the insidious thing about political correctness is this: you're its prisoner before you even know it's a threat. Trust me, I wish it were not happening, but we know it will because the Bible prophets predicted it. You and I have been entrusted by God to be His representatives on this earth at the most critical, and exciting, time in prophetic history. So lest we blow our opportunity to bring glory to God in the closing days of this Age of Grace, I want to help you prepare for what certainly lies ahead. If you've been watching the last few editions of this Report, you know that I believe times of persecution and prosecution are just around the corner. And when they come, we, as believers, need to be ready to stand strong against the rushing tides of public opinion and public ridicule. We need to be ready to fight. That's why I want to talk to you this week about "Combat Faith." What is "Combat Faith"? How do we get it? In view of the rapidly increasing dangers of these last days, I want to share with you the most important truth God ever showed me. Don't miss this week's Report on TBN, Daystar, CPM Network, The Word Network, various local stations, www.hallindsey.com or www.hischannel.com. Please check your local listings. On a personal note, it saddens me to say "Goodbye" to my dear friend and colleague, Pastor Chuck Smith. Chuck founded the Calvary Chapel movement in Southern California and was a driving force in the Jesus Movement of the 1960's and 1970's. That's when I was active with Campus Crusade for Christ on American college campuses. Chuck's courage and vision were an inspiration to all of us who ministered to the counterculture during those tumultuous years. Chuck had been battling cancer the last two years, but he never lost his warmth, his sense of humor, or his passion to share Jesus with anyone and everyone. When news came yesterday that he had gone home to be with Jesus, I was conflicted. My heart was broken, yet it was filled with joy that my friend's suffering was over and his eternity of happiness was just beginning. It's always difficult to know what to say in moments like these, but I think Chuck himself said it best. Thursday's Los Angeles Times quoted him: "Someday you're going to read in the paper, 'Chuck Smith died.' That's bad reporting. What it should say is, 'Chuck Smith moved.'" So long for now, Chuck. I know we'll see you again soon. Maranatha! God Bless, Hal Lindsey