Well that makes sense, since our government hasn’t the will to secure our borders… just give the land back to Mexico!

Once again the news is most shocking… I mean what country is this that we have become?

Certainly it cannot be the United States of America!

Who ever thought the day would come that our own government would turn on us and betray us?

Well all you have to do is look at what’s going on in the economic world, and how our government gave billions to private bankers, who now refuse to be accountable and tell us what the money was used for.

We have this huge problem now in the Gulf, with this oil spill, and our government is caught with its hands in its pocket.

Now there’s this ongoing problem with the hole that they refuse to close at our southern most border; where not only are drugs being smuggled, but we know for a fact that Spanish speaking Palestinian terrorists have been using this corridor to come into our country, bringing God only knows what sort of chemical and/or biological, or maybe even nuclear weapons into our country… and again our government has its hands in its pocket!

Folks there is an obvious HUGE disconnect between what our government is doing today, in all of these things, and the will of the American people; and if We the People fail to see what’s going on; and if we fail to take action to take back our Republic, then our days as a free people are numbered… that’s all I can say!

We are going to need God’s wisdom, big time, if we are ever to extricate ourselves from this quagmire that our government has gotten us into on all these fronts; and whether it is on purpose or not, the results are the same, in that all of this will only serve to further destabilize and undermine both our government and our economy.

Pray for America… and pray for God’s mercy and grace to be upon our land.

Shalom,

Skip Barland

The Question is now being raised as to whether the Deepwater Horizon disaster was caused by…

A scalar weapon attack, from something called HAARP (High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program), in order to force through the controversial cap-n-trade bill?

As far out as all of this sounds, having just read what Scalar Weapons are, listen to this video:

My thanks goes out to Mary Helen, for forwarding the above link to me.

It all sounds very bazaar doesn’t it; but I might add, so does the stuff we read about in the Book of Revelation sound bazaar too!

One other point, regarding this Gulf oil spill that I think is worth mentioning; the Bible talks about how 1/3 of the seas would turn blood red in the last days, do you remember reading that?

Revelation 8:8–9
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;

9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.

Now mind you, I’m not saying for sure that what is happening here, with this oil spill is what Revelations is talking about; but it very well may be, espeically if what this man in the video says turns out to be true, that it will be over a year before they stop this leak.

I know that it says a mountain falls into the sea; but I suppose if one where looking at this from the first century, as John the Revelator was, who wrote the Book of Revelations, from his perspective I suppose something as big as this the Horizon Oil platform could look like a mountain. It certainly is something to watch however, I think.

As far as these Scalar Weapons are concerned, obviously not being a scientist myself, I have no way of knowing exactly what this weapon can do? I just know that I have heard others talk about it, and that it is top, top secret!

I would say however that I do believe that our level of proficiency and technical advancement of weaponry has increased exponentially over the last number of years, and what we are told and what our actually capabilities are, with regard to the weaponry that we have today, I think certainly if we knew the truth, that it would blow most of our minds.

I do know this, if it is true, and I can only hope I am wrong, that our government, or rather the “Shadow Government” that operates in the dark, if they could have had anything to do with this, or any other disaster, where innocent people have been killed; or as it has even been suggested (in this video) that such a weapon could have been used to trigger the earthquake in Haiti; all I can say is that this is beyond evil!!!

But then again, so was the killing of over 6 million Jews during World War II; and all the millions of innocent lives that were exterminated in both the U.S.S.R., and Communist China.

If history has shown anything, it is that men are capable of some really wicked and evil things; and Jesus said that what we are about to experience, in what He called the “Beginning of Sorrows,” in those events that would precede His return to earth, that they would be the absolute worst period of evil atrocities of all time!!!

I do believe that we are living in that time; and I also believe that same evil, which originates from Satan himself, is very active and real, and is influencing people both behind the scenes, and in the spotlight of public attention right now, today, in our government; as this world is today being set up for the Antichrist!

Please pray folks, that’s all I can say… watch and pray!

And may God have mercy on our country!

Shalom,

Skip Barland

We will either learn from history, or we will repeat it…

and whereas our memories are short, may God help us that we don’t make that mistake!!!

What started under former President George W. Bush, under heading of national security, is today being implemented under Obama to move us towards socialism,  just as happened in pre-Nazi Germany…

The 10 steps towards Fascism are as follows:

1. Invoke a terrifying internal and external enemy
2. Create a gulag
3. Develop a thug caste
4. Set up an internal surveillance system
5. Harass citizens’ groups
6. Engage in arbitrary detention and release
7. Target key individuals
8. Control the press
9. Equate dissent with treason
10. Suspend the rule of law

Whereas the above video is a bit dated, going back to 2007; nevertheless I think it is still relevant.

The woman being interviewed is obviously left of center in her own political beliefs; but it is good that she is being interviewed, because don’t you see that is the plan, to pit the Left against the Right, all for the reason to keep the attention off the Globalist Agenda and the oligarchy that is behind this movement, that is in fact a shadow government that is now operating behind the scenes.

Also let me start by saying that I was someone who supported and voted for former President George W. Bush, and his father before him, when he was in office. I also believed George W. Bush to be a Christian, and I can’t tell you how disappointed I was to hear all of this and want to say I did not accept this information without doing my own homework; and the evidence is there folks.

As Alan Keyes has said before, and it is true, that when it comes to partisan politics, as practiced here in the United States for years now, whether you are talking Democratic or Republican, partisan issues aside, on the issue of the Globalists agenda to move us towards a New World Order, they both are on the same page, and are two sides of the same coin.

I have often said that our real problem is not Barack Hussein Obama, he and everyone who is like him, in my opinion, are but political opportunists, who are out for themselves… and what else should we expect from people who are in the world?

These men who are in the spotlight so to speak, are but puppets on a string, and they are taking their orders from their handlers, who operate behind the scenes and out of sight, like someone else we know… the Devil, I might add. Neither can stand the light of day!

But on the issue of what our real problem is, as it relates to political opportunism, and one’s ambition to gain more power and wealth, you and I struggle with the same sort of tendencies ourselves, as Christians, as we all do, every single day.

If it were not for the fact that we have had an encounter with Jesus Christ, have been born-again, and have been influenced by the Bible, then most of us would probably be right there beside them, doing the very same things; or at the very least we’d be like the people who voted them into office.

No, our real problem in America is at the grassroots of our country, that the people who vote do not have the discernment and good sense to see the red flags, and despite all the evidence that this man was not who he claimed to be, they voted him into office anyway.

Folks, as I have said before, the same thing exactly happened in Pre-Nazi Germany, in the 30’s, that gave rise to Hitler… and having not learned that lesson from history, we are repeating exactly that same history again, here in America!

As evidence of the truth of what I have just spoken, I would like you to read the following article.

Again I say Pray for America… and may God bless America!

Shalom,

Skip Barland

26 SIMILARITIES BETWEEN AMERICA AND NAZI GERMANY Posted: 05/05/09 26 Similarities Between America and Nazi Germany Three Forces Destroying the America We Know By Brannon Howse This article was published in the January 2008 Worldview Weekend Digest and was only available to those that ordered this free publication from our website. However this magazine is now out of print after distributing an estimated 100,000 copies in just 16 weeks.  Our next magazine will be released in June and the theme of this next magazine is “Understanding the Perilous Times and A Christian Response“.  You can order your free copy or copies today but when they are gone they are gone. To place your order now please click here: http://www.worldviewweekend.com/digest.shtml If you would like to place an ad in our publication please visit this link: http://www.worldviewweekend.com/digest/ Even the most nominally aware person knows all too well that our nation-and the world-is engulfed in a major economic catastrophe. Thanks to the variety of factors at work, some observers have characterized it as the perfect economic storm. Yet this drama is a mere thunder shower by comparison with a far more devastating potential that threatens to wreck not just the American dream but the entire American ideal. If this maelstrom reaches its full power, liberty and justice for all-to say nothing of the pursuit of happiness-will be wiped from the face of the earth. A perfect cultural storm is developing from the convergence of three forces, any one of which would seriously harm our way of life. But together they portend the near certain doom of the most cherished American values. Socialism, pagan spirituality, and pragmatism have come together over the last several decades to produce a cataclysm waiting to happen. Socialism imposes the redistribution of wealth and private property through an all-powerful, freedom-robbing central government. Pagan spirituality embraces the worship of nature along with occult practices and beliefs. Pragmatism proclaims that the truth or worth of an idea is based solely upon the results it brings (pragmatists believe that truth is relative, situational, and that a desired end justifies any means required to reach it). All three of these political, spiritual, and intellectual systems have taken a dominant place in the American worldview. Doomsday-Again It’s been said that if we don’t learn from history we are doomed to repeat it. There are those who have even compared the rumblings in America today as similar to those in pre-Nazi Germany of the 1930s. While I don’t buy the notion that our government might be ready to establish concentration camps, the storm clouds heading this way have brought ideas into our public policy, laws, and national consciousness that bear a frightening resemblance to what has gone before-in the worst of times. This same collection of worldviews laid a foundation for the atrocities and godless government of Hitler’s Germany. Adolph Hitler, you’ll recall, established the National Socialist German Workers’ Party. He also bought into what I call One World Spirituality, a merging of the three worldviews of evolutionary humanism, Hindu pantheism, and occultism. Atheism in America is no longer in vogue among our “intellectual elite.” It’s being replaced by the far more insidious pantheism-insidious because it is more acceptable to the masses than outright disbelief in God. Pantheism is on track to become the dominate worldview in America and around the world in very short order. Similar Is as Similar Does Please understand that I’m not sensationalizing when making these observations. First Chronicles 12:32 says men of the tribe of Issachar were called wise because they “understood the times and knew what God would have them to do.” To help you make your own assessment of the situation, I’ve distinguished 26 benchmark issues that clearly define the intensity of the tempest that is nearly upon us. And yes, there are obvious comparisons with the growth of Nazism in Germany. I will point them out unabashedly because it’s only reasonable to say so if something that looks similar to an earlier, dangerous historical parallel actually is similar. After all, storm warnings, by nature, foretell bad news. As you read through my list, I invite you to understand the times and prepare to respond with a Biblical worldview. Hitler outlawed school prayer in Germany. In 1962, The U.S. Supreme Court did the same for us. Hitler eliminated Christian holidays in the schools first by calling Christmas “Yuletide.” Most American public schools now call Christmas vacation a “winter break.” Hitler took Easter out of schools and instead honored that time of year as the beginning of spring. It has likewise become common for schools in America to refer to time off at Easter as “spring break.” Hitler controlled the church using intimidation and threats. A half-century ago, U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Baines Johnson, promoted a bill that included an amendment to use the Internal Revenue Service to remove the non-profit status of a church that speaks against the election of any specific political candidate. Hitler enticed thousands of pastors to promote paganism in their congregations. Neopaganism is one of the fastest growing religions in America, doubling every 18 months according to a June 2008 article in The Denver Post.  Many American church-goers practice paganism such as “Christian” yoga, contemplative prayer, and walking a labyrinth. As evidence that church doors continue to open further to aberrant beliefs, a 2008 survey found that 57% of evangelicals do not believe Jesus Christ is the only way to God. Hitler was an environmentalist and vegetarian. Marriages performed by the Nazi state frequently included blessings of “Mother Earth” and “Father Sky.” Today Americans increasingly accept radical environmentalism, pantheism, and the celebration of Earth Day. Hitler was fascinated by eastern mysticism. Today an increasing number of American pastors encourage their followers to become “mystic warriors”. Hitler believed in reincarnation. He even convinced SS officers that by murdering millions of Jews and other “undesirables” they were allowing them to get on with the reincarnation process and come back more quickly in an advanced status. Americans increasingly accept the idea of reincarnation as well as good and bad karma. Hitler’s holocaust killed between 8 and 11 million Jews and non-Jews. Americans have killed an estimated 50 million babies since abortion was legalized through the U.S. Supreme Court in 1973. According to a July 7, 2008 article on worldnetdaily.com “An abortionist who claims to have destroyed more than 20,000 unborn children and who once was Hillary Clinton’s OB-GYN says he is doing ‘God’s work’ when he terminates a pregnancy…He admits that abortion kills a human soul.” Hitler killed 270,000 handicapped people through active euthanasia.[1] America and the courts are rushing toward the same with the murder of individuals such as Terri Schiavo. Oregon voters passed their Death with Dignity Act in 1994 and re-affirmed it in 1997. Washington state voters legalized doctor-assisted suicide on November 4, 2008. In December 2008, a Montana judge ruled terminally ill residents of that state have the right to physician-assisted suicide, and “death with dignity” is gaining acceptance in other states as well. Private schools were abolished by Hitler and all education placed under Nazi control. There is constant pressure from federal and many state education authorities to require that Christian schools use state-mandated, humanistic textbooks. The Home School Legal Defense Association is fighting numerous battles at any given time to prevent parents from loosing the right to educate their children as they see fit. In August 2008, a federal district court ruled that the state of California university system may choose not to recognize the diplomas-and thereby deny college entrance to-students who attended a school using textbooks that express a Biblical worldview in the areas of history and science (i.e., Christian schools). Hitler prevented dissenters from using radio to challenge his worldview. Many powerful liberals in America have made clear their intent to reintroduce the “Fairness Doctrine” that would require conservative and religious radio stations to offer equal time to anti-Christian, anti-conservative worldviews. Pastors who spoke against Hitler’s worldview and his murderous regime found themselves on trial and frequently imprisoned for “Abuse of Pulpit.” In America, hate-crime legislation has the potential to criminalize Christians and pastors who speak out against the homosexual agenda. Many Christians in Germany justified their allegiance to Hitler through a belief that “Their duty to God was spiritual; their duty to the state was political.”[2] Many American Christians now have bought the lie that their worldview can be divided between the secular and the sacred-the politician has one area of responsibility, the pastor another, and never shall the two meet. Yet the Bible teaches that all issues are fundamentally spiritual. Hitler outlawed the cross and replaced it with the swastika. Today many churches, Christian colleges, and universities have willingly removed the cross from their buildings. Numerous court cases sponsored by the ACLU have required the removal of the cross from public grounds. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2005 that the Ten Commandments cannot be posted on public grounds for religious purposes. Hitler was fascinated with Friedrich Nietzsche and distributed his writings to his inner circle. Nietzsche promoted Nihilism, the belief that life has no meaning, and he is best known for his position that “God is dead”. Nietzsche is presently one of the most widely read authors by American college students. Hitler exploited the economic collapse of Germany to take over as dictator and usher in his brand of socialism. America’s financial crisis has given liberals in both political parties the opportunity to grow the size of government and implement freedom-robbing socialism at lightning speed. Hitler was obsessed with globalism, and many of America’s most powerful political leaders are willing to subjugate American sovereignty to contemporary globalism. Many Germans responded to Hitler by retreating into neutrality. Today most Americans prefer to remain neutral on moral issues that they think don’t affect them personally. On trial after World War II, Hitler’s henchmen used the defense that they had not broken any laws. True, they had not defied the laws of Germany since those had been re-written to fit the goals and objectives of Hitler. The Nazi leaders were nevertheless found guilty because the courts at the time recognized a “law above the law.” Yet now the U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the law of nature and nature’s God by claiming that as society evolves, morals evolve, and so the law, too, must evolve. Calling upon Darwinian evolution, Hitler convinced the German people that purging millions of people was acceptable because of the need to create a pure race; also referred to as eugenics. American students across the board have been educated in Darwinian evolution because the Supreme Court has ruled that creation cannot be taught in our schools-even if both creation and evolution are taught side by side. Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood in America became acquainted with the doctors and scientists that had worked with Nazi Germany’s eugenics program and had no quarrel with the euthanasia, sterilization, abortion, and infanticide programs of the early Reich.[3] Sanger even published several articles in Birth Control Review that reflected Hilter’s White Supremacist worldview. Planned Parenthood now grosses one billion per year. In Germany, pastors often cited Romans 13:1-2 to encourage Christians to obey the Nazis. Today in America, many pastors have a false view of Romans 13:1-2 and have convinced millions that to disobey governing authorities is to disobey God. This poor training would facilitate Christians here doing just as the German Christians did if faced with similar challenges. Germans accepted socialism to avoid pain. Today’s Americans are rejecting capitalism in exchange for government-sponsored “free” healthcare, education, and countless other government handouts. Many Americans accept what I call, One World Spirituality. This is actually an amalgamation of the three worldviews of evolutionary humanism, Hindu pantheism, and occultism. I noted earlier that Hitler embraced all of these. America is rushing toward government-sponsored, national healthcare. We already have a form of this in Medicare and Medicaid. Hitler, too, expanded and centralized Germany’s healthcare system. As Melchior Palyi explained, “The ill-famed Dr. Ley, boss of the Nazi labor front, did not fail to see that the social insurance system could be used for Nazi politics as a means of popular demagoguery, as a bastion of bureaucratic power, [and] as an instrument of regimentation.” If the church in Germany had truly acted like the Church of Jesus Christ, if Christians had understood and lived out a Biblical worldview, Germany would never have accepted Hitler. I believe he would have been rejected and overthrown within weeks of his true worldview coming to light. Most American church members today are simply reflect the culture instead of correcting and changing it. If we are to quiet the brewing storm, apathy, political correctness, and intellectual laziness must be replaced with a passion for Biblical truth, sound reasoning, logic, and the desire to lead. Becoming a leader does not mean you must be on the radio, give speeches, or even stand up in front of a group. An effective influencer leads through his or her actions and lifestyle. Lovingly defending and proclaiming truth in a world bent on  political correctness is being a leader. Even in private conversation, leadership can take the form of lovingly correcting someone’s false beliefs or ideas. America needs Christians now more than ever to take the lead. If not, the perfect storm is ready, and annihilation is what it portends. http://www.worldviewweekend.com/worldview-times/article.php?articleid=4881

This is not the proper position for any Christian to be in!

I would say there are even Christians today, who have assumed this position as their position of prayer… but the Bible instructs us to watch and pray, does it not?!

This is still American, and mind you this is going on today in our country:

Need I remind you that our nation was not founded by pacifists, but it was founded by Christians; and neither has our liberty been preserved by pacifists, but by people who put themselves in harm’s way, many at the cost of their lives, and died in order to preserve this liberty that so many today are taking for granted!

This pattern of eating an elephant one bite at a time takes both patience and time; and for those who have the eyes to see and ears to hear, who have heard the warnings from people like Brigitte Gabriel, who is founder and president of an organization called American Congress for Truth, will understand that this is exactly what the plan is for our United States of America; as it is today in the UK; as it is in France; and as it has already happened in Lebanon, where Mrs. Gabriel is from.

It is because this Administration, as well as the last Republican Administration (under George W. Bush), and the one before that (under Clinton) were all soft on the problem of the illegals invading our borders; and also given the fact that this present administration, under Obama, is on record himself as being pro Islamic in his own beliefs; and also because of the fact that all of this serves the Globalist ultimate agenda to move our nation closer towards a “New World Order;” all of this together is the reason why you won’t be hearing about this on the evening news.

Well, that elephant is being eaten right before our eyes… as I would add, happened once before in a place called pre-Nazi Germany; but even as I write, I can hear some of you are saying, “Dearborn is not my problem and it is far from where I live; and besides I have enough problems myself locally, just trying to survive in this economy, not to be concerned about what’s going on the other side of the country.”

I know sure as shooting that this is exactly what some of you are saying; and I can tell you that is exactly what the enemy is counting on; and when I say the “Enemy,” I mean Satan, the Devil.

Obama, Bush, and Clinton ALL have been puppets on his string, and they all have been both recruited and mentored, since their college days, in secret societies and such to betray their country; as this meal to serve up this proverbial elephant began long ago, more than 200 years ago, and even goes back before the founding of our country… and I can tell you this, the enemy is counting on your inaction and your acquiescence to what is happening today.

Christians, the world, the unbelievers in our country do not have the biblical perspective that you and I have; and they aren’t aware of the prophecies regarding these last days, and the New World Order, as you and I are… they don’t know what they don’t know… and so possibly even they have an excuse for their ignorance, and for not seeing the danger; but you and I don’t!

Need I remind you that it was definitely not a soft and weak people who came here to shape our nation; but rather they were for the most part Christians, who came here as Pilgrims.

They were a people who were fleeing the same sort of religious persecution and abuse that is today developing in our country, and though it is in the beginning stages, it nevertheless is happening; howbeit for the Pilgrims, their source of persecution was from a corrupt church hierarchy, not from Secular Humanism (which is a religion folks), or Islamic fundamentalism, as we see in our country today.

Satan is very religious folks, and he doesn’t care what the label is over you church or synagogue, or mosque, he will use them all to serve his purpose, to enslave and deceive; and that is exactly the reason why Jesus warned us that we need to be wise as serpents; and also the Apostle Paul warned us not to be ignorant of the enemy’s devices, meaning his strategies and mode of operation that the enemy uses.

However, I’m sad to say that is exactly where much of the church is today, where Christians are most comfortable with their heads in the sand… and are hoping against hope, in fear, that all of this goes away!

This nation was not formed by Christians like that, who were passive, who were just going with the flow, I can tell you that; and even in our war to gain our Independence, against Mother England, it required people just like you and I going against the flow, and the status quo; in order to resist the evil that was being forced upon them.

The question is, do we not care enough for the liberty that we have today, that so many have shed their blood to preserve, that we won’t even speak up?

Again, I can tell you that is exactly what the enemy is counting on, and if you are fearful and are paralyzed and are not willing to speak up, we will most certainly repeat the same history here in America, that happened in pre-Nazi Germany… and you can count on it!

Folks I can tell you, if you ever felt a need to pray for our nation, please do so now; as we are at a definite crossroads in our history.

I really don’t think it is set in stone yet what our role is to be, that will be played by the United States in these last days, as to which side we will be on (either for or against God), and whether we are a sheep nation or a goat nation when our Lord comes back.

I do however believe that what we do and don’t do right now, whether we are praying and interceding or not, will determine just that. And so I urge you ALL, who are Christian, to pray, to both watch and pray, as though our future and the future of our children depended upon it… because I can tell you this, it most certainly does!

In conclusion, once again I would like to direct your attention to an effort that is on going right now, as I write; and it is a peaceful movement by all fifty states of the union to take back our country, and restore our Constitutional Republic once again, as it was originally established by our founding fathers.

If you have ever wondered and have been frustrated, as I have been, as to why our government today is so unresponsive and obtuse, and why our elected representatives, especially of late, just seem to go ahead and blatantly do whatever they want, regardless of the will of the People, well there is a reason.

They are not representing us; but as our nation is formed now, and has been since 1871, under articles of a corporation, our elected officials are legally officers of the corporation; and as such they no longer serve We the People, nor the Republic, but they serve the Corporation!

Now mind you this is a peaceful movement and these people have the Constitution, and therefore the law on their side.

As soon as they started presenting these letters to the governors, however the media tried to paint these people as extremists.

Here is what the media was saying; but ever since they found out different, that these people are not extremist… there has been a media blackout. Again I want to remind you that the media is highly influenced and controlled by the Globalist agenda, and they are NOT on the side of a Free Republic, and so they are not on our side at all!

I would like you to read a note I got from a friend, who is the California Coordinator for this movement, and is someone I have known for years:

“The military SUPPORTS US as a people now.  We need to establish this movement in front of all, so they know and can support their new government.  What people don’t realize is that all media is controlled by a few people.  Those few are heavily tied into the bankers and global agenda.   When we first served the Governors on March 31^st of 2010, we were all over the news.” ~ Kelby Smith

This movement is called the RESTORE AMERICAN PLAN, and the reason you are not hearing anything about it is because, as I have told you the media is no longer trustworthy, and they are for the most part already bought and paid for, just as many of our politicians are.

And for those of you who are reading this, and still don’t believe what I’m telling you, who aren’t even aware that we are no longer legally a Constitutional Republic, and that our government illegally changed us, back in 1871, form a Constitutional Republic to the UNITED STATES CORPORATION, this is exactly what I’m talking about, and that is exactly the reason why we are in real danger today of losing our freedom.

If you aren’t careful, what you don’t know, and what you aren’t willing to confront, resist and speak out against will soon over run you and your family like a freight train!

Shalom,

Skip Barland

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Subject: America, 2010: Christians hauled to jail for preaching Jesus

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 FAITH UNDER FIRE WorldNetDaily Exclusive America, 2010: Christians hauled to jail for preaching Jesus ‘Apparently the Constitution carries little weight in Dearborn’ Posted: June 22, 2010 9:06 pm Eastern WorldNetDaily One of the nation’s top legal teams regarding civil and religious rights has stepped into a dispute stemming from last weekend’s Arab Festival in Dearborn, Mich., where police are accused of enforcing Islamic law. “Officers arrested four Christian missionaries and illegally confiscated their video cameras which were recording the events surrounding their arrests,” said a statement today from the Thomas More Law Center of Ann Arbor, Mich. Officials in the police department with the city of Dearborn declined to comment to WND. Be a champion for the absolute truth of Scripture, and learn your spectacular destiny direct from your Bible that’s hardly ever mentioned in church: Get “Shocked by the Bible: The Most Astonishing Facts You’ve Never Been Told” — autographed! But the law center announcement said the incident has been described as “police enforcement of Shariah law.” The organization said it would represent the Christians. “These Christian missionaries were exercising their constitutional rights to free speech and the free exercise of religion, but apparently the Constitution carries little weight in Dearborn, where the Muslim population seems to dominate the political apparatus,” said Richard Thompson, president and chief counsel of the Thomas More Law Center. “It’s apparent that these arrests were a retaliatory action over the embarrassing video of the strong arm tactics used last year by festival security guards. This time, the first thing police officers did before making the arrests was to confiscate the video cameras in order to prevent a recording of what was actually happening,” Thompson said. Arrested on charges of breach of the peace were Negeen Mayel, Dr. Nabeel Qureshi, Paul Rezkalla and David Wood, the legal team said. Mayel, an 18-year-old woman whose parents emigrated from Afghanistan and a recent convert from Islam to Christianity, also was charged with failure to obey a police officer’s orders. She was approximately 100 feet away and videotaping a discussion with Muslims when her camera was seized, the law firm said. “Contrary to the comments made by Police Chief Ron Haddad, our Constitution does not allow police to ban the right of free speech just because there are some hecklers. Not all police officers approve of the way their department treated these Christians,” said Thompson. The Christian missionaries reported police told them they would have to be five blocks away from the festival to give away copies of the Gospel of John. The law center also is representing Pastor George Saeig, who was prohibited by the festival and police authorities from distributing religious material at last year’s festival. That case is ongoing and a federal appeals court ruled prior to the 2010 event that handing out Christian literature in the proximity of the festival was allowed. WND reported earlier that at least two people claim a crowd was cheering “Allahu Akbar!” while the Christians were led away in handcuffs for doing nothing more than engaging in peaceful dialogue and videotaping the event. The Arab event was June 18 in Dearborn, where an estimated 30,000 of the city’s 98,000 residents are Muslim. The American Arab Chamber of Commerce announced the event was expected to draw “over 300,000 people from across the country, Canada and the Middle East.” The festival covers 14 blocks and is free and open to the public. All the Christian missionaries are from a Christian group called Acts 17 Apologetics. Qureshi said people at the festival recognized his group from its visit in 2009. Last year, the Acts 17 Apologetics team was escorted from the grounds while being allegedly assaulted by security personnel and several attendees. The following is the group’s footage of the incident: This year, Qureshi said some attendees who recognized them “would come up to us, accusing us, threatening us, saying we were racists, saying they were going to hurt us and yelling curses and insults at us.” However, he said his group was able to engage in civil conversations with many people who initiated discussion. But then the group was arrested by local police. Each of the four are now free on bond. “Paul, David, Negeen, and I went to the festival to see and comment on the situation,” Qureshi wrote on his blog. “Thankfully, we recorded every second of our activity at the festival.” In Saieg’s case, WND reported, a federal appeals court granted an emergency motion allowing him to hand out information about his faith at the same festival. A three-judge panel from the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, citing the precedent that even a minimal loss of a fundamental right is irreparable, granted the motion requested by the Thomas More Law Center on behalf of the Sudanese Christian.

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PUTTING WASHINGTON DC ON NOTICE…

And any President, Senator, Congressman, or Judge who aren’t going to go along with the program had better start packing now; and don’t let the door hit you in the butt!!!

We the people of these United States, from all fifty states of the union, have just about had it with you people; and all of you potentate dictator wannabes in DC had better start packing your bags now!!!

This is still America, and though many of you bums, who have forgotten that fact, and have also failed to honor your oath of office to preserve, defend and protect our U.S Constitution, because obviously you have demonstrated by your actions that you have no honor, we are putting ALL of you on notice now that your days are numbered… and if I have my way, my vote will be to have all of you brought up on charges for treason, in that you have betrayed our country; you have betrayed our constitution, and you have also betrayed what we stand for as a nation, not to mention all the lives that were sacrificed to defend our Liberty!

I’m here to tell you that these good people who have died in defense of our liberty, and are defending it today, it is not so that the likes of you can trample our flag and betray our country!

As a Christian I have prayed for you, and I have prayed that you would do the right thing.

I also have prayed for God to either change your little pea picking hearts; or that He remove you from office… and it looks to me like the latter is what is about to happen!

So be it… and it can’t happen too soon, for my taste!

I guess that about says it… and if you ask me sometime, I’ll tell you how I really feel. 🙂

May God bless America, the land that I love…

Shalom,

Skip Barland