Presbyterian Church USA Criticizes Israel, Ignores Christian Persecution ~ By Raymond Ibrahim

First, the obvious: Why is it that self-professed Christians completely ignore the horrific Islamic persecution of fellow Christians in the Middle East, while grandstanding against the Jewish state for trying to defend itself against the same ideology that persecutes Christians?

[Netanyahu] is absolutely right to say that the persecution of Christians in the Mideast has reached a point of “savagery of unimaginable proportions.” Perhaps the only thing more shocking than the atrocities Mideast Christians are exposed to – the slaughters, crucifixions, beheadings, torture and rape – is the absolute silence emanating from so-called mainline Protestant churches in the U.S.

When I saw this article by Raymond Ibrahim on theBlaze.com, I cringed as I read the title.  It says it all.  It's baffling that this could possibly be happening.  Don't the leaders of those mainline Protestant churches know what is going in the Middle East?  Are they helping their congregations be part of the low-information public that Hamas depends on? Why are those churches being silent about the attack on Christianity in the Middle East?

For the leaders and congregations of the Presbyterian Church USA, watch the following video. This is something that you don't want to be wrong about, just because you weren't informed or you had been misinformed.

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UPDATE, September 8, 2014

But wait! There's more! Not that I'm trying to sound like TV sales ad, but yes, there is more. While doing my blogging prep for this week, I came across a two part article today which goes into more detail regarding this particular post. I have to tell you about this even though it may cause some controversy, even amongst Faithful readers of this Blog. Right, as if this post didn't already cause some disagreement... But I digress.

Marsha West wrote a two-part column about what she calls the "Low-Information Evangelical," and it has everything to do with the column brought to you in this post.

• August 17, 2014 ~ THE LOW-INFORMATION EVANGELICAL - Part 1

• September 7, 2014 ~ THE LOW-INFORMATION EVANGELICAL - Part 2

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Presbyterian Church USA Criticizes Israel, Ignores Christian Persecution

Raymond Ibrahim

By Raymond Ibrahim

Jul. 31, 2014 1:00pm

From TheBlaze.com

Days before the recent Israel-Hamas conflict erupted, the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. withdrew $21 million worth of investments from Israel because, as spokesman Heath Rada put it, the Israeli government’s actions “harm the Palestinian people.”

Soon after, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press” and was asked if he was “troubled” by the Presbyterian Church’s move. Netanyahu responded:

It should trouble all people of conscience and morality because it’s so disgraceful. You know, you look at what’s happening in the Middle East and I think most Americans understand this, they see this enormous area riveted by religious hatred, by savagery of unimaginable proportions. Then you come to Israel and you see the one democracy that upholds basic human rights, that guards the rights of all minorities, that protects Christians – Christians are persecuted throughout the Middle East. So most Americans understand that Israel is a beacon of civilization and moderation. You know I would suggest to these Presbyterian organizations to fly to the Middle East, come and see Israel for the embattled democracy that it is, and then take a bus tour, go to Libya, go to Syria, go to Iraq, and see the difference. And I would give them two pieces of advice: One is, make sure it’s an armor plated bus, and second, don’t say that you’re Christians.

It’s difficult – if not impossible – to argue with Netanyahu’s logic. Indeed, several points made in his one-minute response are deserving of some reflection.

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Gun Parts Store Owner Claims ATF Tried to Make a Secret Deal for the Names of His Customers

The ATF “is conducting a lawful criminal investigation of the illegal manufacture, distribution, sale, and possession of AR-15 variant lower receivers, which are considered firearms under the Firearms Control Act,” the federal agency said in its ex parte application.

The federal agency in its application referred to the receivers in question as “firearms,” a designation Karras claims is outright false.

“It’s not a firearm,” he said on Real News. “The ATF knows the information that they put in their determination letter is false. It’s incorrect. It’s based on fiction. It’s a fantasy. They already know that.”

Because I am not an attorney, I won't try to tell you if the gun parts store CEO, Dimitri Karras, is correct or not. The ATF was saying a certain gun part that the store was selling violated Federal law. That is part of this case that is in question. But the biggest question is whether or not the ATF really needed to carry out a raid on the store locations with guns drawn, and then confiscated not just the gun parts, but all of the store's computers, which of course, had the customer information on them.

This story is being brought to you here because of the highly questionable motives and tactics of this federal agency, known as the ATF.  Below, you will see a video of an interview segment on Fox News Network's "Real Story," with guest host Jenna Lee filling in for Gretchen Carlson.

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There was also an interview of Dimitri Karras on TheBlazeTV's Real News (a coincidence?) with Buck Sexton. But, for some reason, TheBlazeTV video embed code isn't working, so here is the link to it.

By now, I am sure, you probably got the gist. Not only is the U.S. government crossing the line when it comes to the 2nd Amendment, they are also willing to assault the 4th Amendment. What happened to Dimitri Karras can happen to any of us. Keep that in mind. But, don't be afraid. You are not alone. We surround you. Just sayin'...

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Gun Parts Store Owner Claims ATF Tried to Make a Secret Deal for the Names of His Customers

By Becket Adams

March 19, 2014 ~ 12:25pm

On TheBlaze.com

The CEO of a gun parts store in California on Monday accused the ATF of trying to obtain the names of nearly 5,000 of his customers by striking a secret deal with him.

Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives “basically said, ‘Listen, we know you’re a legitimate business. We know you’re doing everything fine. Hand over the list of names, hand over this particular product that we have now deemed to be a firearm and everything’s going to be fine. Nobody will know about it. It will be swept under the rug,’” Ares Armor owner Dimitrios Karras said.

Karras, whose store was raided over the weekend by federal agents, made the claim during an interview on TheBlaze TV’s Real News.

“‘Nobody’s going to know that you handed over these names.’”

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National Anthem by Dr. Jesse McGuire 'Brings Tears to Your Eyes'

Yesterday, I happened to be getting ready to watch a little bit of the NFL Playoff game between the North Carolina Panthers and San Francisco 49ers, when I saw the very amazing rendition of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ prior to the game. It was played by Jesse McGuire.  As the song went on, I became more and more impressed with the ability of McGuire as higher and higher notes kept being hit perfectly.  Just as I was thinking, no, he can't possibly hit any higher notes, he would do what I've never heard anyone do!  And my ears did not deceive me.  The rendition was commended by TheBlaze, which is the perfect way for me to include this on a post today.

And for me, just an FYI, I thought I was going to tear up like Knowshon Moreno before a Broncos-Chiefs game on December 1, 2013 (before the playoffs). Look for Knowshon's show of his emotions at the end of the Huckabee segment in the video below:

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‘Brings Tears to Your Eyes’: Did You Catch Stirring Rendition of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ Before Panthers-49ers Game?

By Dave Urbanski

Published January 12, 2014 10:30pm on TheBlaze

For Jesse McGuire, playing America’s national anthem before sporting events isn’t exactly a novelty. The well-known trumpeter has been doing it for years, as is evidenced by several videos of him serenading crowds before World Series games and elsewhere.

But McGuire turned in a performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the NFL playoff game between the Carolina Panthers and the San Francisco 49ers Sunday that’s drawing major kudos everywhere. Some say it rivals other famous renditions, including the performance Whitney Houston turned in before Super Bowl XXV.

Here’s McGuire rocking the house via YouTube raw video:

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