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PRAY FOR AMERICA: THANK GOD for His many blessings on America throughout it's history. May we then ask that AMERICA once again be a blessing TO GOD, by once again submitting to HIS will in our affairs - both personal and national - that He may truly "heal our land." (2 Chron. 7:14)
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST: Save Christian Mom Asia Bibi from Execution - A Christian mom has been sentenced to death in Pakistan for her faith. Asia Bibi was falsely accused of “blasphemy” – speaking against the prophet Muhammad. Now this wife and mother of five will hang for her Christian faith.She would be the first woman executed under Pakistan’s Shariah blasphemy law.This is the ultimate human rights violation. We’re mobilizing our international affiliate – the European Centre for Law and Justice – and its partner in Pakistan to stop this atrocity. Add your name to our letter to the government of Pakistan demanding Asia Bibi’s freedom.Go to > http://aclj.org/persecuted-church/save-christian-mom-asia-bibi-from-execution; please add your signature to mine and over 35,000 others AND pray for Asia Bibi.
URGENT REQUEST: Pray for Brittany Maynard (discussed in past posts #1025 and #1026 and the second article in post #1032) who plans to commit suicide SAT., NOV. 1. Pray that there are family and friends who will finally persuade her to change her mind.
U.S. Supreme Court has Reconvened: Let's be praying WHENEVER the Court is in session as their decisions can have impact on GENERATIONS to come. The fact that they may have an opportunity this session to actually vote on same-sex "marriage" where it has the same impact on this country that Roe v. Wade did should be motivating enough!
ELECTION DAY, NOV. 4th. Let's begin praying that the American people will have wisdom in voting into office those who will lead our communities and nation with integrity and wisdom from God and DO NO HARM!.
WORLD-WDE PRAYER REQUESTS:
Friday, Sept. 26th - Two Year Anniversary of Pastor Saeed Abedini's Imprisonment in Iran! - [NOTE TODAY'S POST!]
We need to continue to pray for Pastor Saeed - that his health will improve and that he will be re-united with his wife and two young children who live in the United States. [If you have not yet, please sign the petition for his clemency- http://beheardproject.com/saeed#sign]
"Not Everyone Happy with Religious Ambassador Pick," Caitlin Burke,July 29, 2014;
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2014/July/Obama-Taps-Rabbi-for-Religious-Freedom-Ambassador/ "..An estimated 76 percent of the world's population live in countries where religious freedom is restricted. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States must take a strong stand against those violations. "Around the world repressive governments and extremists groups have been crystal clear about what they stand against, so we have to be equally clear about what we must stand for," Kerry said. "We stand for greater freedom, for greater tolerance, greater respect, for rights of freedom of expression and freedom of conscience," he said A key development in the 2013 report is the large number of displaced members of religious communities, including entire Christian communities in Syria and Iraq that have been forced to flee their homes because of persecution."
SIGN A PETITION TO THE UN FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHRISTIANS :" The church in Syria has shone brightly for 2,000 years. But today violence and persecution threatens its survival. Thanks to an incredible response, Open Doors is helping 8,000 families in Syria survive each month. We believe the signatures and prayers of 500,000 people will encourage the UN to act and protect the rights and lives of all Syrians, especially the vulnerable Christian community." Go to: http://lp.opendoorsusa.org/emails/nov-13-action/save-syria.html?utm_source=action&utm_medium=email&utm_content=button&utm_campaign=november
Of course, let's CONTINUE PRAYING FOR AN END TO THE EBOLA CRISIS IN WEST AFRICA AND THE HEALING OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INFECTED.
PRAY FOR THE CRISIS HAPPENING NOW IN IRAQ (see post #907) Pray that allied forces will be able to drive the group ISIS back (see post #964)
/PRAYER ALERT- UKRAINE: As the Lord leads, please pray:
*For God to suppress President Putin’s ambitions to "restore" the Soviet empire.
*For the people of Ukrainen [esp. for the church 'to be THE church'] as they wait to see if the Russian troops will advance.
*About President Obama and to use wisdom in crafting our foreign policy, and wisdom for his advisers.
Continue to Pray for EGYPT - Continue to pray for the tense situation in Egypt and especially for the Christian believers who are being targeted with violence by Muslim Brotherhood members.]
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"Would a Travel Ban Stop the Spread of Ebola?" - Josh Siegel / @JoshDailySignal / October 16, 2014 / http://dailysignal.com/2014/10/16/travel-ban-stop-spread-ebola/
The nation’s top public health official told a House of Representatives panel today that the Obama administration has not ruled out restricting travel to and from West Africa to help keep Americans safe from Ebola. “We will consider any options to better protect Americans,” Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in response to a question from Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., who chaired the hearing.Frieden’s comments came as a growing number of Republicans are calling for a travel ban.
On Wednesday, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, became the highest-ranking lawmaker to do so, writing in a statement that “a temporary ban on travel to the United States from countries afflicted with the virus is something that the president should absolutely consider.” Besides Boehner, other high-profile Republicans have already called for travel bans or temporary restrictions. They include Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas, Marco Rubio of Florida and Rand Paul of Kentucky, and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.Three Democrats—Reps. Alan Grayson of Florida, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Dave Loebsack of Iowa—have also endorsed travel restrictions.Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., today drafted the Contain Ebola and Stop the Epidemic (CEASE) Act, which restricts commercial flights to and from countries facing an Ebola outbreak. The ban would remain in place until the virus no longer poses a threat.
“Lawmakers are understandably looking for ways to reassure a shaken American public,” said Dan Holler, Heritage Action’s communications director.“Heritage Action is not standing in the way of that effort, but we believe the focus needs to be on the Obama administration’s response. The president and his team needs to be doing everything possible to prevent the spread of Ebola.”
The White House continues to resist a flight ban, arguing it would make it harder to deliver relief supplies to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three countries bearing the brunt of the Ebola outbreak.
Stopping the Spread -
Health officials say the U.S. government should focus its resources on West Africa because preventing the spread of the virus requires stopping Ebola at its source. That’s a point echoed by James Carafano, vice president of foreign and defense policy at The Heritage Foundation and E.W. Richardson fellow.“The most critical task is preventing an outbreak in the United States and helping stem the expansion of outbreaks in West Africa,” Carafano told The Daily Signal. “These are the essential steps that our government should be focusing on to diminish the threat of this deadly disease. Focusing on these efforts puts first things first.“Decisions to ban or limit travel should be based on their merit,” he added, “but regardless they will not be the decisive steps in dealing with the danger of disease outbreak in the United States.”
Today, the White House offered another reason for not restricting travel, saying in a statement that a ban provides “direct incentive for individuals seeking to travel to the U.S. to go underground and to seek to evade screening.” Late Thursday, in remarks to the press pool after a meeting with health leaders to discuss Ebola, Obama said he does not have a “philosophical objection” to a travel ban, but experts tell him it’s less effective than passenger screening.
Federal Response -
Obama said he might need to appoint an Ebola czar or single point person to lead the federal response. [He HAS now done this.]
Last week, the U.S. government announced a new airport screening procedure for incoming travelers from West Africa. Passengers arriving from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to five U.S. airports will now be questioned about potential Ebola exposure and have their temperatures checked. The administration has said its screening at John F. Kennedy, Newark, Washington Dulles, O’Hare and Hartsfield-Jackson international airports would reach 94 percent of people who are arriving in the United States from the West African countries. Exit screening has already been occurring in West Africa since the summer.
Liberian visitor Thomas Duncan, who last week became the first person to die of Ebola in America, made it past such a screening.Two nurses who treated Duncan at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas have since been diagnosed with Ebola.
[bold and italics emphasis mine]
Josh Siegel is a news reporter for The Daily Signal.
"Q&A: The Pentagon’s New Ebola Team" - Steven Bucci/ @SBucci / October 20, 2014 ;http://dailysignal.com/2014/10/20/qa-pentagons-new-ebola-team/
"Why Weren’t US Hospitals Equipped to Handle Ebola Patients?" [video interview] - Kelsey Harkness/ @kelseyjharkness / October 19, 2014 /http://dailysignal.com/2014/10/19/top-official-blames-cdcs-bad-protocol-ebola/
"White House Declared Ebola a National Security Concern. Why That Was a Total Mistake." - James Carafano/ @JJCarafano / October 18, 2014;http://dailysignal.com/2014/10/18/white-house-declared-ebola-national-security-concern-thats-mistake/
"Political Correctness and Ebola" - Jack Kerwick | Oct 17, 2014;
http://townhall.com/columnists/jackkerwick/2014/10/17/political-correctness-and-ebola-n1906550/page/full [AS I SEE IT: This article is an interesting perspective. I don't know if I agree with it. Also, I honestly don't understand the second point of the article's author. - Stan]
PRAY FOR AMERICA: THANK GOD for His many blessings on America throughout it's history. May we then ask that AMERICA once again be a blessing TO GOD, by once again submitting to HIS will in our affairs - both personal and national - that He may truly "heal our land." (2 Chron. 7:14)
URGENT PRAYER REQUEST: Save Christian Mom Asia Bibi from Execution - A Christian mom has been sentenced to death in Pakistan for her faith. Asia Bibi was falsely accused of “blasphemy” – speaking against the prophet Muhammad. Now this wife and mother of five will hang for her Christian faith.She would be the first woman executed under Pakistan’s Shariah blasphemy law.This is the ultimate human rights violation. We’re mobilizing our international affiliate – the European Centre for Law and Justice – and its partner in Pakistan to stop this atrocity. Add your name to our letter to the government of Pakistan demanding Asia Bibi’s freedom.Go to > http://aclj.org/persecuted-church/save-christian-mom-asia-bibi-from-execution; please add your signature to mine and over 35,000 others AND pray for Asia Bibi.
URGENT REQUEST: Pray for Brittany Maynard (discussed in past posts #1025 and #1026 and the second article in post #1032) who plans to commit suicide SAT., NOV. 1. Pray that there are family and friends who will finally persuade her to change her mind.
U.S. Supreme Court has Reconvened: Let's be praying WHENEVER the Court is in session as their decisions can have impact on GENERATIONS to come. The fact that they may have an opportunity this session to actually vote on same-sex "marriage" where it has the same impact on this country that Roe v. Wade did should be motivating enough!
ELECTION DAY, NOV. 4th. Let's begin praying that the American people will have wisdom in voting into office those who will lead our communities and nation with integrity and wisdom from God and DO NO HARM!.
WORLD-WDE PRAYER REQUESTS:
Friday, Sept. 26th - Two Year Anniversary of Pastor Saeed Abedini's Imprisonment in Iran! - [NOTE TODAY'S POST!]
We need to continue to pray for Pastor Saeed - that his health will improve and that he will be re-united with his wife and two young children who live in the United States. [If you have not yet, please sign the petition for his clemency- http://beheardproject.com/saeed#sign]
PRAY ALSO : - For comfort and peace for Saeed’s wife and children here in the U.S.\
- For a strong witness and testimony from Pastor Abedini in the prison where God has placed him
- For Christians around the world who are being persecuted for their faith in Christ
- For leadership from the White House and State Department in defending the freedoms of Abedini and other Americans
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2014/July/Obama-Taps-Rabbi-for-Religious-Freedom-Ambassador/ "..An estimated 76 percent of the world's population live in countries where religious freedom is restricted. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States must take a strong stand against those violations. "Around the world repressive governments and extremists groups have been crystal clear about what they stand against, so we have to be equally clear about what we must stand for," Kerry said. "We stand for greater freedom, for greater tolerance, greater respect, for rights of freedom of expression and freedom of conscience," he said A key development in the 2013 report is the large number of displaced members of religious communities, including entire Christian communities in Syria and Iraq that have been forced to flee their homes because of persecution."
SIGN A PETITION TO THE UN FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHRISTIANS :" The church in Syria has shone brightly for 2,000 years. But today violence and persecution threatens its survival. Thanks to an incredible response, Open Doors is helping 8,000 families in Syria survive each month. We believe the signatures and prayers of 500,000 people will encourage the UN to act and protect the rights and lives of all Syrians, especially the vulnerable Christian community." Go to: http://lp.opendoorsusa.org/emails/nov-13-action/save-syria.html?utm_source=action&utm_medium=email&utm_content=button&utm_campaign=november
Of course, let's CONTINUE PRAYING FOR AN END TO THE EBOLA CRISIS IN WEST AFRICA AND THE HEALING OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INFECTED.
PRAY FOR THE CRISIS HAPPENING NOW IN IRAQ (see post #907) Pray that allied forces will be able to drive the group ISIS back (see post #964)
/PRAYER ALERT- UKRAINE: As the Lord leads, please pray:
*For God to suppress President Putin’s ambitions to "restore" the Soviet empire.
*For the people of Ukrainen [esp. for the church 'to be THE church'] as they wait to see if the Russian troops will advance.
*About President Obama and to use wisdom in crafting our foreign policy, and wisdom for his advisers.
Continue to Pray for EGYPT - Continue to pray for the tense situation in Egypt and especially for the Christian believers who are being targeted with violence by Muslim Brotherhood members.]
"Would a Travel Ban Stop the Spread of Ebola?" - Josh Siegel / @JoshDailySignal / October 16, 2014 / http://dailysignal.com/2014/10/16/travel-ban-stop-spread-ebola/
The nation’s top public health official told a House of Representatives panel today that the Obama administration has not ruled out restricting travel to and from West Africa to help keep Americans safe from Ebola. “We will consider any options to better protect Americans,” Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in response to a question from Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., who chaired the hearing.Frieden’s comments came as a growing number of Republicans are calling for a travel ban.
On Wednesday, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, became the highest-ranking lawmaker to do so, writing in a statement that “a temporary ban on travel to the United States from countries afflicted with the virus is something that the president should absolutely consider.” Besides Boehner, other high-profile Republicans have already called for travel bans or temporary restrictions. They include Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas, Marco Rubio of Florida and Rand Paul of Kentucky, and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.Three Democrats—Reps. Alan Grayson of Florida, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Dave Loebsack of Iowa—have also endorsed travel restrictions.Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., today drafted the Contain Ebola and Stop the Epidemic (CEASE) Act, which restricts commercial flights to and from countries facing an Ebola outbreak. The ban would remain in place until the virus no longer poses a threat.
“Lawmakers are understandably looking for ways to reassure a shaken American public,” said Dan Holler, Heritage Action’s communications director.“Heritage Action is not standing in the way of that effort, but we believe the focus needs to be on the Obama administration’s response. The president and his team needs to be doing everything possible to prevent the spread of Ebola.”
The White House continues to resist a flight ban, arguing it would make it harder to deliver relief supplies to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three countries bearing the brunt of the Ebola outbreak.
Stopping the Spread -
Health officials say the U.S. government should focus its resources on West Africa because preventing the spread of the virus requires stopping Ebola at its source. That’s a point echoed by James Carafano, vice president of foreign and defense policy at The Heritage Foundation and E.W. Richardson fellow.“The most critical task is preventing an outbreak in the United States and helping stem the expansion of outbreaks in West Africa,” Carafano told The Daily Signal. “These are the essential steps that our government should be focusing on to diminish the threat of this deadly disease. Focusing on these efforts puts first things first.“Decisions to ban or limit travel should be based on their merit,” he added, “but regardless they will not be the decisive steps in dealing with the danger of disease outbreak in the United States.”
Today, the White House offered another reason for not restricting travel, saying in a statement that a ban provides “direct incentive for individuals seeking to travel to the U.S. to go underground and to seek to evade screening.” Late Thursday, in remarks to the press pool after a meeting with health leaders to discuss Ebola, Obama said he does not have a “philosophical objection” to a travel ban, but experts tell him it’s less effective than passenger screening.
Federal Response -
Obama said he might need to appoint an Ebola czar or single point person to lead the federal response. [He HAS now done this.]
Last week, the U.S. government announced a new airport screening procedure for incoming travelers from West Africa. Passengers arriving from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to five U.S. airports will now be questioned about potential Ebola exposure and have their temperatures checked. The administration has said its screening at John F. Kennedy, Newark, Washington Dulles, O’Hare and Hartsfield-Jackson international airports would reach 94 percent of people who are arriving in the United States from the West African countries. Exit screening has already been occurring in West Africa since the summer.
Liberian visitor Thomas Duncan, who last week became the first person to die of Ebola in America, made it past such a screening.Two nurses who treated Duncan at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas have since been diagnosed with Ebola.
[bold and italics emphasis mine]
Josh Siegel is a news reporter for The Daily Signal.
"Q&A: The Pentagon’s New Ebola Team" - Steven Bucci/ @SBucci / October 20, 2014 ;http://dailysignal.com/2014/10/20/qa-pentagons-new-ebola-team/
"Why Weren’t US Hospitals Equipped to Handle Ebola Patients?" [video interview] - Kelsey Harkness/ @kelseyjharkness / October 19, 2014 /http://dailysignal.com/2014/10/19/top-official-blames-cdcs-bad-protocol-ebola/
"White House Declared Ebola a National Security Concern. Why That Was a Total Mistake." - James Carafano/ @JJCarafano / October 18, 2014;http://dailysignal.com/2014/10/18/white-house-declared-ebola-national-security-concern-thats-mistake/
"Political Correctness and Ebola" - Jack Kerwick | Oct 17, 2014;
http://townhall.com/columnists/jackkerwick/2014/10/17/political-correctness-and-ebola-n1906550/page/full [AS I SEE IT: This article is an interesting perspective. I don't know if I agree with it. Also, I honestly don't understand the second point of the article's author. - Stan]
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