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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!
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.
"Radicalized: ISIS Propaganda Attracting American Youth" - By Erick Stakelbeck, Tuesday, December 16, 2014; http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2014/December/Radicalized-ISIS-Propaganda-Attracting-American-Youth/ [NOTE: The recent attack on civilians in Australia by someone who at least made mention of the Islamist terrorist group ISIS is a great reminder of the threat of citizens of any democratic country traveling to get trained by ISIS and then returning to their home country to launch an attack. The following article explains how real that threat is. P.S. - Go to the weblink of this article to find a video clip version of this article.]]
MINNEAPOLIS -- Which city is America's biggest hotbed for terrorists? If you're thinking New York or Los Angeles, you'd be mistaken. Think middle America.
Dozens of young men and women have left Minneapolis-Saint Paul in recent years to join Islamic terrorist groups overseas. Most of these U.S. passport holders hail from the Twin Cities' large Somali Muslim community.Some have been suicide bombers. Others star in propaganda videos.
Destination: Islamic State
Their exodus from the Twin Cities began in 2007, with a call to jihad in Somalia, courtesy of the al Qaeda-linked group, al-Shabaab. Today, their destination is the Islamic State.
"Since July of 2012, we haven't had any kids leave to go join al-Shabaab, but we have had several leave now to go join ISIS," Bob Fletcher, with the Center for Somalia History Studies, told CBN News."And the reason is that ISIS controls land, they control cities," he explained. "They are in a position to be able to recruit differently than al-Shabaab." "Al-Shabaab, all they have to promise is 'Come join us in the jungles while we ambush and plot our terrorist attacks.' But what ISIS is selling now is the opportunity to build something, to build a new society, and that is very, very exciting for a lot of kids," Fletcher said.
At least 12 Twin Cities residents have traveled to Syria to join terrorist groups in recent years. All were Somalis except Douglas McCain, an African-American convert killed fighting alongside ISIS last summer. One Somali-American ISIS recruit even worked at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport before joining the Islamic State. "The recruiters get a hold of these young people, they mentor them, they assess them, they identify them," Abdirizak Bihi, with the Minneapolis-based Somali Advocacy Center, told CBN News.
Unlikely Recruits
Bihi's teenage nephew fell prey to terrorist recruiters and was killed in Somalia in 2008. "Nobody would believe that a Somali-American kid who grew up here, had nothing to do with Somalia, no culture, or anything, or language, would be brainwashed, radicalized, by the same people, by some of the people we trusted so much, and return him to hellfire in Somalia," Bihi told CBN News.
Bihi has received threats for speaking out against the radicalization of his Somali Muslim community.He said he's fighting an uphill battle here as unemployed young people respond to the message of jihad."We are trying with everything we can, but our challenges are plenty because we don't have the resources to work with. It is zero," Bihi said.
The Twin Cities is home to the largest Somali population in North America. Many of the more than 100,000 Somali residents came as part of a taxpayer-funded refugee resettlement program run by the U.S. government.
Assimilation has been a major problem. A large number live in neighborhoods like "Little Mogadishu."
War-torn Somalia has had no functioning central government for nearly 25 years and has become a hotbed for radical Islam. Somali community activist Omar Jamal left behind that chaos only to confront a similar menace in the Twin Cities.
Recruiters Having Chilling Success
He says terror recruiters are having success beyond just the high school dropout types.
"The idea has always been that ISIS and even al-Shabaab targets those kids. But we later came to find out that even an "A" student in universities and colleges are also vulnerable to this powerful propaganda machine," Jamal said. "And it has been very successful -- kids are responding to it."
According to Jamal, radical Islamic ideology is a powerful recruitment tool for ISIS -- and the Islamic State's success breeds attraction. "ISIS thus far has succeeded in putting up an image where they are righting the wrongs and respecting the Muslim world -- that they're bringing respect back," Jamal told CBN News. "And it's working for them."
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"Police End Hostage Standoff with Islamist Gunman" - By George Thomas, December 15, 2014; http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2014/December/ISIS-Gunman-Takes-Hostages-in-Australian-Cafe/
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)
NOW THAT THE ELECTION IS OVER:1) Let's be praying that God showed us grace in giving us representatives who will sincerely work to DO NO HARM to us and future generations. Let's also be praying that should He have chosen to give us those who WILL do us harm, that He extends mercy to us now and for the years ahead. His will is now done as far as the results we have. Now it's up to us to be diligent to hold those elected accountable!, and 2) Let's be praying that the present lame-duck session in Congress will not be allowed to pass legislation that will do harm to our country as they can easily do. (See post #1051 - 'Return of the Zombie).
NOW THAT THE ELECTION IS OVER:1) Let's be praying that God showed us grace in giving us representatives who will sincerely work to DO NO HARM to us and future generations. Let's also be praying that should He have chosen to give us those who WILL do us harm, that He extends mercy to us now and for the years ahead. His will is now done as far as the results we have. Now it's up to us to be diligent to hold those elected accountable!, and 2) Let's be praying that the present lame-duck session in Congress will not be allowed to pass legislation that will do harm to our country as they can easily do. (See post #1051 - 'Return of the Zombie).
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.
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!
WORLD-WDE PRAYER REQUESTS:
Friday, Sept. 26th - Two Year Anniversary of Pastor Saeed Abedini's Imprisonment in Iran! - 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] For comfort and .\
"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. 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 Ukraine [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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"Radicalized: ISIS Propaganda Attracting American Youth" - By Erick Stakelbeck, Tuesday, December 16, 2014; http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2014/December/Radicalized-ISIS-Propaganda-Attracting-American-Youth/ [NOTE: The recent attack on civilians in Australia by someone who at least made mention of the Islamist terrorist group ISIS is a great reminder of the threat of citizens of any democratic country traveling to get trained by ISIS and then returning to their home country to launch an attack. The following article explains how real that threat is. P.S. - Go to the weblink of this article to find a video clip version of this article.]]
MINNEAPOLIS -- Which city is America's biggest hotbed for terrorists? If you're thinking New York or Los Angeles, you'd be mistaken. Think middle America.
Dozens of young men and women have left Minneapolis-Saint Paul in recent years to join Islamic terrorist groups overseas. Most of these U.S. passport holders hail from the Twin Cities' large Somali Muslim community.Some have been suicide bombers. Others star in propaganda videos.
Destination: Islamic State
Their exodus from the Twin Cities began in 2007, with a call to jihad in Somalia, courtesy of the al Qaeda-linked group, al-Shabaab. Today, their destination is the Islamic State.
"Since July of 2012, we haven't had any kids leave to go join al-Shabaab, but we have had several leave now to go join ISIS," Bob Fletcher, with the Center for Somalia History Studies, told CBN News."And the reason is that ISIS controls land, they control cities," he explained. "They are in a position to be able to recruit differently than al-Shabaab." "Al-Shabaab, all they have to promise is 'Come join us in the jungles while we ambush and plot our terrorist attacks.' But what ISIS is selling now is the opportunity to build something, to build a new society, and that is very, very exciting for a lot of kids," Fletcher said.
At least 12 Twin Cities residents have traveled to Syria to join terrorist groups in recent years. All were Somalis except Douglas McCain, an African-American convert killed fighting alongside ISIS last summer. One Somali-American ISIS recruit even worked at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport before joining the Islamic State. "The recruiters get a hold of these young people, they mentor them, they assess them, they identify them," Abdirizak Bihi, with the Minneapolis-based Somali Advocacy Center, told CBN News.
Unlikely Recruits
Bihi's teenage nephew fell prey to terrorist recruiters and was killed in Somalia in 2008. "Nobody would believe that a Somali-American kid who grew up here, had nothing to do with Somalia, no culture, or anything, or language, would be brainwashed, radicalized, by the same people, by some of the people we trusted so much, and return him to hellfire in Somalia," Bihi told CBN News.
Bihi has received threats for speaking out against the radicalization of his Somali Muslim community.He said he's fighting an uphill battle here as unemployed young people respond to the message of jihad."We are trying with everything we can, but our challenges are plenty because we don't have the resources to work with. It is zero," Bihi said.
The Twin Cities is home to the largest Somali population in North America. Many of the more than 100,000 Somali residents came as part of a taxpayer-funded refugee resettlement program run by the U.S. government.
Assimilation has been a major problem. A large number live in neighborhoods like "Little Mogadishu."
War-torn Somalia has had no functioning central government for nearly 25 years and has become a hotbed for radical Islam. Somali community activist Omar Jamal left behind that chaos only to confront a similar menace in the Twin Cities.
Recruiters Having Chilling Success
He says terror recruiters are having success beyond just the high school dropout types.
"The idea has always been that ISIS and even al-Shabaab targets those kids. But we later came to find out that even an "A" student in universities and colleges are also vulnerable to this powerful propaganda machine," Jamal said. "And it has been very successful -- kids are responding to it."
According to Jamal, radical Islamic ideology is a powerful recruitment tool for ISIS -- and the Islamic State's success breeds attraction. "ISIS thus far has succeeded in putting up an image where they are righting the wrongs and respecting the Muslim world -- that they're bringing respect back," Jamal told CBN News. "And it's working for them."
[bold and italics emphasis mine]
"Police End Hostage Standoff with Islamist Gunman" - By George Thomas, December 15, 2014; http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2014/December/ISIS-Gunman-Takes-Hostages-in-Australian-Cafe/
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