PRAISES AND PRAYER REQUESTS:
PRAISE! - "North Carolina Governor Signs New Pro-Life Legislation into Law"- 7/30/2013 http://www.presidentialprayerteam.com/Prayerwatch?pw=1706
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed pro-life legislation into law late Monday requiring abortion clinics to comply with basic medical standards used in outpatient surgical clinics...Court action is certain to follow challenging the law. Considering abortion is a surgical procedure, holding abortion clinics to the same standards as surgical clinics is nothing extreme. Not to mention, nearly half of the states in the country now have this requirement. On the national level, Florida Senator Marco Rubio is preparing to introduce legislation in the U.S. Senate limiting abortions to five months of pregnancy.
(Sources: New York Times, TownHall) As the Lord leads, please pray:
- For the courage and integrity of more state legislatures to take pro-life positions.
- About the sanctity of life issues in America.
- For the national legislative attempts that will be introduced by Senator Marco Rubio.
ATTENTION: TODAY is the 24th day of the 30 days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (see link below for resource material you can download.) Please join me in focusing your prayers EVERY DAY for these over one billion people who need to hear the gospel of Jesus.[NOTE: 1) You can download a page of helpful basic information about Islam and Ramadan at: http://www.opendoorsusa.org/downloads/pdf-downloads/Islam_reference_guide-1.pdf ; and 2) The following is from a 30-day prayer guide you can download at: http://www.opendoorsusa.org/downloads/pdf-downloads/2013-ramadan-prayer-calendar-1.pdf (The following is from that prayer guide.August
1 – 24th Day of Ramadan -
PRINCE OF PEACE (Sudan) “For to us a child is born… and the government will be
on his shoulders. And he will be called… Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6) Sudan,
known worldwide for its inhumane treatment of the people of Darfur, was divided
in 2011, forming two states: Sudan and South Sudan. The new Sudanese government
quickly announced its intention to implement Islamic law. With the majority of its
population Muslim, Christians face persecution from Islamic communities and
government officials, and yet, the number of believers is rising! During
Ramadan, pray for Christians to be instruments of the Prince of Peace in Sudan
"Angry Islamists Turn Wrath on Egypt's Christians," By George Thomas, CBN News Sr. Reporter http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2013/July/Angry-Islamists-Turn-Wrath-on-Egypts-Christians/ Friday, July 12, 201 - "Egyptian Christians are facing growing retaliation by angry Islamists for opposing ousted President Moham3med Morsi. His supporters say Christian leaders were behind his removal from office....On Thursday, the body of a Christian merchant was found decapitated in a cemetery. Last Saturday, a Coptic Christian priest was shot by gunmen in an outdoor market. Also, days after the military coup that removed Morsi from office, Muslim extremists in southern Egypt burned dozens of Christian homes and stabbed four believers to death. "It's part of the Brotherhood's mobilization that they are targeting Christians, that they are renouncing them as behind this. If the Brotherhood is able to portray what happened as a Christian-dominated or Christian-driven protest, then they get to gain massive support in the streets," Tadros explained.PRAY for the nation of Egypt, as it faces a crucial moment, 1) that the recent events would result in its becoming a true democracy and NOT an Islamic state; 2) that the peoples' freedoms, in particular the religious freedom of its minorities (specifically its oppressed Christians) would be protected; 3) for peace and stability to return; 4) that the U.S. will effectively reach out to the new government, and 3) for safety for Americans living in Egypt
"American Pastor Saeed: 300 Illegal Days in an Iranian Prison," - by Jordan Sekulow, July 23, 2013 http://aclj.org/iran/american-pastor-saeed-300-illegal-days-iranian-prison
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed pro-life legislation into law late Monday requiring abortion clinics to comply with basic medical standards used in outpatient surgical clinics...Court action is certain to follow challenging the law. Considering abortion is a surgical procedure, holding abortion clinics to the same standards as surgical clinics is nothing extreme. Not to mention, nearly half of the states in the country now have this requirement. On the national level, Florida Senator Marco Rubio is preparing to introduce legislation in the U.S. Senate limiting abortions to five months of pregnancy.
(Sources: New York Times, TownHall) As the Lord leads, please pray:
- For the courage and integrity of more state legislatures to take pro-life positions.
- About the sanctity of life issues in America.
- For the national legislative attempts that will be introduced by Senator Marco Rubio.
"Angry Islamists Turn Wrath on Egypt's Christians," By George Thomas, CBN News Sr. Reporter http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2013/July/Angry-Islamists-Turn-Wrath-on-Egypts-Christians/ Friday, July 12, 201 - "Egyptian Christians are facing growing retaliation by angry Islamists for opposing ousted President Moham3med Morsi. His supporters say Christian leaders were behind his removal from office....On Thursday, the body of a Christian merchant was found decapitated in a cemetery. Last Saturday, a Coptic Christian priest was shot by gunmen in an outdoor market. Also, days after the military coup that removed Morsi from office, Muslim extremists in southern Egypt burned dozens of Christian homes and stabbed four believers to death. "It's part of the Brotherhood's mobilization that they are targeting Christians, that they are renouncing them as behind this. If the Brotherhood is able to portray what happened as a Christian-dominated or Christian-driven protest, then they get to gain massive support in the streets," Tadros explained.PRAY for the nation of Egypt, as it faces a crucial moment, 1) that the recent events would result in its becoming a true democracy and NOT an Islamic state; 2) that the peoples' freedoms, in particular the religious freedom of its minorities (specifically its oppressed Christians) would be protected; 3) for peace and stability to return; 4) that the U.S. will effectively reach out to the new government, and 3) for safety for Americans living in Egypt
''Today [7/23] is the 300th day of American Pastor Saeed Abedini’s illegal imprisonment in Iran – 300 days away from his wife and kids, 300 days of torment for his Christian faith, 300 days and counting...Pastor Saeed’s wife, Naghmeh Abedini, responded to this positive step:"Thank you to all of the individuals who have prayed, written letters, signed petitions, called government officials, run benefit races, tweeted, and shared Saeed’s story. Thank you to all the government officials from around the world who have stood for my husband. Iran has listened to your pleas. While I am encouraged that Saeed is finally getting medical care, the fight is not yet over. It has been a difficult 300 days – 300 days of torment simply because Saeed loves Jesus Christ. I am hopeful Iran will do the just and honorable thing and release Saeed.'' ...We continue to work in this country and in the international community to secure Pastor Saeed’s freedom. And more than 600,000 people around the world now stand in solidarity with Pastor Saeed at SaveSaeed.org. [ I urge you to pray DAILY for this courageous brother in Christ and his family and the hundreds of thousands of other Christians worldwide suffering persecution for their faith. - Stan]
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"The Royal Baby and Class-Based Health Care ,"- by Grace McElhenny On July 25, 2013 
On Monday, Duchess Kate gave birth to royal baby Prince George in a private suite in the posh Lindo Wing of St. Mary’s Hospital for a cool $9,600 [2] a night. And while we’re sure the duchess received excellent (private) health care, for ordinary Britons enrolled in the public National Health Service (NHS), the quality of care is certainly not the same.
Just a month ago, a particular maternity hospital in northwest England was under investigation for the deaths [3] of at least 15 newborn babies, three mothers, and 38 stillborns between 2002 and 2009—all due to substandard care. And what’s more, nearly 13,000 needless deaths [4] occurred in 14 NHS hospital trusts since 2005, according to a 2013 internal report from the NHS. And with increasing wait times to see general practitioners, seek out medical treatments, and obtain hospital admission, the system of socialized medicine that celebrated its 65th birthday this month hasn’t had the best publicity.
On this side of the pond, patient access to care is already declining—even before Obamacare has been fully implemented. A 2012 Health Affairs [5] study confirmed that nearly one-third of doctors were refusing to accept new Medicaid patients, and a July 2013 update posited that existing Medicaid beneficiaries may be denied preventative care [6]. Less than 60 percent [7] of doctors in Texas will take on new Medicare patients. Finally—and perhaps most alarmingly—last week the Portland Press Herald [8] reported that half of all Massachusetts primary care doctors are refusing to accept new Medicare patients and that wait times for existing patients are growing ever longer. What’s more, Obamacare will not only fail to reverse these problems but actually make them worse [9].
It’s ironic that both the NHS and Obamacare are designed to increase access to care, because they actually make it more difficult for ordinary people to get the care they want and need.
The legacy of Obamacare may very well turn out to be a new class-based system in American health care, not unlike Britain’s two-tiered system. Obamacare’s economic incentives will surely encourage American employers to drop lower-income workers and their families into the new exchanges next January. Millions more will end up enrolled in Medicaid, where it is not unusual for patients to have trouble finding a doctor.
Meanwhile, upper-income folks—including Congressmen—will fight to keep their employer-based insurance or create other financial arrangements. They at least will have a better shot than the rest of their fellow citizens at keeping their quality of care.
[bold and italics emphasis mine]
Grace McElhenny is currently a member of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation. For more information on interning at Heritage, please click here [10].
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Article printed from The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation: http://blog.heritage.org; URL to article: http://blog.heritage.org/2013/07/25/the-royal-baby-and-class-based-health-care/
URLs in this post:
[1] Image: http://blog.heritage.org/wp-content/uploads/RoyalBaby130725.jpg
[2] $9,600: http://dailycaller.com/2013/07/22/boutique-care-for-the-royal-baby-substandard-medicine-for-everyone-else/
[3] deaths: http://socialistworker.co.uk/art/33745/NHS+officials+accused+of+covering+up+investigation+into+Furness+maternity+deaths
[4] 13,000 needless deaths: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/07/16/nhs-deaths_n_3602472.html
[5] Health Affairs: http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2012/08/07/health-affairs-study-one-third-of-doctors-wont-accept-new-medicaid-patients/
[6] existing Medicaid beneficiaries may be denied preventative care: http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2013/07/08/new-health-affairs-issue-examines-the-states-and-medicaid-expansion/
[7] Less than 60 percent: http://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2013/06/11/what-to-do-if-your-doctor-wont-take-medicare/
[8] Portland Press Herald: http://www.pressherald.com/news/half-of-mass_-family-doctors-not-accepting-new-patients_2013-07-16.html
[9] make them worse: http://blog.heritage.org/2013/06/25/cbo-graphs-obamacare-shortcomings-in-two-charts/
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