Senate Bill 1, The true story! *Must Read* Also, email/forward this article out to all your family and friends! Also, Listen to Dr. James Dobson at the bottom of this article...
Speaking UP for Speaking Out
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
The U.S. Senate is about to vote on legislation aimed at curbing lobbying corruption: Senate Bill 1 aims to clean up recent lobbying scandals that have plagued the halls of our government. While most of the bill is good, it contains a provision, Section 220, that will severely limit the ability of Americans to stay abreast of the important issues facing our country.
Instead of addressing the true lobbying problems – high-paid lobbyists buying influence with members of Congress with international trips and fancy dinners – Section 220 will place the bulls-eye squarely on you.
Section 220 will require that organizations such as Focus on the Family Action that alert Americans to important legislation affecting our country be burdened by miles of new red tape. These bureaucratic restrictions are unconscionable, and failure to comply could result in $100,000 fines.
Focus on the Family Action's Dr. James Dobson is urging you to place phone calls today to your federal lawmakers urging them to prevent these travesties. Call both of your U.S. senators and urge them to oppose the unfair grassroots lobbying provisions (Sec. 220) and ensure that they are removed from S. 1. Then call your representative and ask him or her to vote against HR 3 -- because there is no need to destroy life to save life.
To reach your congressman and senators, call the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121.
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The U.S. Senate is about to vote on legislation aimed at curbing lobbying corruption. There is a section of the bill which unfairly targets grassroots lobbying organizations and would penalize them for alerting Americans about important issues and attempting to influence government policy. If the bill passes, organizations like Focus on the Family Action, the American Family Association, FRC Action and American Values may be severely hampered from informing you in the future about significant legislation affecting the family. Representatives from each of these ministries join Dr. Dobson to tell you what you can do to prevent this ill-advised Senate measure from passing.
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Tuesday, January 9, 2007
'Catastrophic': Now thousands of birds fall from sky
'Catastrophic': Now thousands of birds fall from sky
Wildlife officers baffled, autopsies shed no light on mystery
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Posted: January 9, 2007
9:07 p.m. Eastern
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Thousands of birds inexplicably dropped like rocks from the sky over Australia.
The mysterious catastrophe has taken place over a period of three weeks in Esperance, about 450 miles southeast of Perth. The area was declared a disaster zone by government officials.
So far, authorities are clueless as to the cause. Autopsies on the birds have shed no light.
The main casualties, according to Australian news sources, are wattle birds, yellow-throated miners, new holland honeyeaters and singing honeyeaters. Some dead crows, hawks and pigeons have also been found.
Some birds were seen convulsing when they died.
Wildlife officers are baffled by what they characterize as a "catastrophic" event. It does not appear to be weather-related.
District nature conservation coordinator Mike Fitzgerald said: "It's very substantial. We estimate several thousand birds are dead, although we don't have a clear number because of the large areas of bushland."
Birds Australia, the nation's main bird conservation group, said it had not heard of a similar occurrence. "Not on that scale, and all at the same time, and also the fact that it's several different species," chief executive Graeme Hamilton said. "You'd have to call that a most unusual event and one that we'd all have to be concerned about."
Just yesterday, some 60 birds fell out of the sky in Austin, Texas, without explanation.
http://biblicalnews.blogspot.com/2007/01/bird-deaths-shut-down-austin-texas.html
The incident prompted street closings for several hours.
Officials said they had tested the air for dangerous substances but found nothing, and they declared the area safe.
The dead birds – grackles, sparrows and pigeons – were being checked for avian flu, but officials said they saw no symptoms of the illness and believed it more likely they had been poisoned, possibly deliberately, or affected by near-freezing weather.
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Wildlife officers baffled, autopsies shed no light on mystery
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Posted: January 9, 2007
9:07 p.m. Eastern
© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com
Thousands of birds inexplicably dropped like rocks from the sky over Australia.
The mysterious catastrophe has taken place over a period of three weeks in Esperance, about 450 miles southeast of Perth. The area was declared a disaster zone by government officials.
So far, authorities are clueless as to the cause. Autopsies on the birds have shed no light.
The main casualties, according to Australian news sources, are wattle birds, yellow-throated miners, new holland honeyeaters and singing honeyeaters. Some dead crows, hawks and pigeons have also been found.
Some birds were seen convulsing when they died.
Wildlife officers are baffled by what they characterize as a "catastrophic" event. It does not appear to be weather-related.
District nature conservation coordinator Mike Fitzgerald said: "It's very substantial. We estimate several thousand birds are dead, although we don't have a clear number because of the large areas of bushland."
Birds Australia, the nation's main bird conservation group, said it had not heard of a similar occurrence. "Not on that scale, and all at the same time, and also the fact that it's several different species," chief executive Graeme Hamilton said. "You'd have to call that a most unusual event and one that we'd all have to be concerned about."
Just yesterday, some 60 birds fell out of the sky in Austin, Texas, without explanation.
http://biblicalnews.blogspot.com/2007/01/bird-deaths-shut-down-austin-texas.html
The incident prompted street closings for several hours.
Officials said they had tested the air for dangerous substances but found nothing, and they declared the area safe.
The dead birds – grackles, sparrows and pigeons – were being checked for avian flu, but officials said they saw no symptoms of the illness and believed it more likely they had been poisoned, possibly deliberately, or affected by near-freezing weather.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53708
News of Ethical Amniotic Stem Cells Won't Slow ESCR Push, Expert Says
News of Ethical Amniotic Stem Cells Won't Slow ESCR Push, Expert Says
By Jim Brown
January 9, 2007
(AgapePress) - A pro-life biochemist and international expert on stem-cell research and cloning is hailing a new report that says powerful and potentially medically beneficial stem cells can be found in the amniotic fluid that cushions babies in the womb. However, he doubts the finding will have much impact on proponents of embryonic stem-cell research, or ESCR.
Harvard and Wake Forest University researchers have recently reported that they were able to extract stem cells from human amniotic fluid without harm to the mother or to the unborn child; and the extracted cells were able to become several different tissue cell types, including brain, liver, and bone.
Dr. David Prentice is senior fellow for life sciences at the Family Research Council and former professor of life sciences at Indiana State University. He says the report from Harvard and Wake Forest validates what the pro-life community has been saying all along.
"You don't need to go to the unethical and unsuccessful embryonic stem-cell research that requires destroying a human life," Prentice explains. "We have cells in amniotic fluid, placenta, umbilical cord blood, bone marrow, and lots of other tissues that can actually help patients," he says.
The Family Research Council's life sciences expert says news agencies are finally starting to recognize that ethical sources of stem cells for successful stem-cell research do exist. Many are beginning to acknowledge that "there are sources of stem cells ... that don't require destruction of human life," he says, "and we're seeing this more and more."...
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By Jim Brown
January 9, 2007
(AgapePress) - A pro-life biochemist and international expert on stem-cell research and cloning is hailing a new report that says powerful and potentially medically beneficial stem cells can be found in the amniotic fluid that cushions babies in the womb. However, he doubts the finding will have much impact on proponents of embryonic stem-cell research, or ESCR.
Harvard and Wake Forest University researchers have recently reported that they were able to extract stem cells from human amniotic fluid without harm to the mother or to the unborn child; and the extracted cells were able to become several different tissue cell types, including brain, liver, and bone.
Dr. David Prentice is senior fellow for life sciences at the Family Research Council and former professor of life sciences at Indiana State University. He says the report from Harvard and Wake Forest validates what the pro-life community has been saying all along.
"You don't need to go to the unethical and unsuccessful embryonic stem-cell research that requires destroying a human life," Prentice explains. "We have cells in amniotic fluid, placenta, umbilical cord blood, bone marrow, and lots of other tissues that can actually help patients," he says.
The Family Research Council's life sciences expert says news agencies are finally starting to recognize that ethical sources of stem cells for successful stem-cell research do exist. Many are beginning to acknowledge that "there are sources of stem cells ... that don't require destruction of human life," he says, "and we're seeing this more and more."...
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Pastor's Biblical Argument Expunged from CNN Feature on Intolerance
Pastor's Biblical Argument Expunged from CNN Feature on Intolerance
By Ed Thomas
January 9, 2007
(AgapePress) - A south Florida pastor whose views on Islam were critiqued on a CNN program examining racism and intolerance in America says several crucial points were left out of the airing of interview segments with him for the program.
Worldwide Christian Center pastor Dr. O'Neal Dozier was featured on a segment of Paula Zahn's nightly show last week because of his highly publicized grassroots efforts to keep a mosque out of a Northwest Pompano Beach neighborhood. A news story about him featured his opposition to the Islamic religion as a cult, and the city's approval of a mosque in an urban neighborhood that he says city leaders originally targeted for low-income housing. Included also was the pastor's concern that the mosque would be a potential recruiting location for possible future terrorists.
But according to Dr. Dozier, there was much left out of the interview. "I thought there were more crucial things that I said in [the interview] that were not aired," he says. For example, he explains, comments that specifically outlined biblical reasons for his opposition to Islam.
"I said that Jesus Christ is the only Way," says the pastor. "I quoted the verse there [John 14:6] ... Therefore one cannot be saved outside of Jesus Christ. I said that Islam cannot get one to heaven." And inclusion of that statement, he says, would have explained another unaired statement -- that President Bush and his administration need to stop referring to the "war with terrorists" and, instead, call it what it is: a war with Islamic fascism...
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By Ed Thomas
January 9, 2007
(AgapePress) - A south Florida pastor whose views on Islam were critiqued on a CNN program examining racism and intolerance in America says several crucial points were left out of the airing of interview segments with him for the program.
Worldwide Christian Center pastor Dr. O'Neal Dozier was featured on a segment of Paula Zahn's nightly show last week because of his highly publicized grassroots efforts to keep a mosque out of a Northwest Pompano Beach neighborhood. A news story about him featured his opposition to the Islamic religion as a cult, and the city's approval of a mosque in an urban neighborhood that he says city leaders originally targeted for low-income housing. Included also was the pastor's concern that the mosque would be a potential recruiting location for possible future terrorists.
But according to Dr. Dozier, there was much left out of the interview. "I thought there were more crucial things that I said in [the interview] that were not aired," he says. For example, he explains, comments that specifically outlined biblical reasons for his opposition to Islam.
"I said that Jesus Christ is the only Way," says the pastor. "I quoted the verse there [John 14:6] ... Therefore one cannot be saved outside of Jesus Christ. I said that Islam cannot get one to heaven." And inclusion of that statement, he says, would have explained another unaired statement -- that President Bush and his administration need to stop referring to the "war with terrorists" and, instead, call it what it is: a war with Islamic fascism...
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Indiana House Opened 2007 Session With a Carefully Crafted Prayer:
Commentary & News Briefs
January 9, 2007
Compiled by Jody Brown
...The Indiana House has opened its 2007 session with an official prayer that was carefully crafted so as not to violate a federal judge's ban on sectarian invocations. The brief prayer by new House Speaker Patrick Bauer was directed to "almighty God" but contained no specific references to Christianity. Judge David Hamilton ruled in November 2005 that official House prayers that mentioned Jesus Christ or used terms such as "Savior" amounted to state endorsement of a religion. That case is now on appeal before the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. State Representative Brian Bosma, who was speaker at the time of the ruling, has argued that Hamilton's ruling is unconstitutional because it blocks the free exercise of religion. [AP]
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/1/afa/92007h.asp
January 9, 2007
Compiled by Jody Brown
...The Indiana House has opened its 2007 session with an official prayer that was carefully crafted so as not to violate a federal judge's ban on sectarian invocations. The brief prayer by new House Speaker Patrick Bauer was directed to "almighty God" but contained no specific references to Christianity. Judge David Hamilton ruled in November 2005 that official House prayers that mentioned Jesus Christ or used terms such as "Savior" amounted to state endorsement of a religion. That case is now on appeal before the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. State Representative Brian Bosma, who was speaker at the time of the ruling, has argued that Hamilton's ruling is unconstitutional because it blocks the free exercise of religion. [AP]
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/1/afa/92007h.asp
CHRISTIAN WORLD NEWS: Religion Roundup
Religion Roundup:
Christians Hail Report of New Stem Cell Source...
Indiana House Opens with Carefully Crafted Prayer...
New Church Conducting Bible-Reading Marathon...
Rev. Mohler Released from Intensive Care...
Church Members Send Bad Habits Up in Smoke...
City to Celebrate Religious Freedom Anniversary...
Pope Reviews World Trouble Spots...
Another Polish Cleric Resigns over Communist Police Links...
Hindu Holy Men Protest Pollution in River...
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Christians Hail Report of New Stem Cell Source...
Indiana House Opens with Carefully Crafted Prayer...
New Church Conducting Bible-Reading Marathon...
Rev. Mohler Released from Intensive Care...
Church Members Send Bad Habits Up in Smoke...
City to Celebrate Religious Freedom Anniversary...
Pope Reviews World Trouble Spots...
Another Polish Cleric Resigns over Communist Police Links...
Hindu Holy Men Protest Pollution in River...
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50 Militants Said Killed in Iraq Battle
Jan 9, 9:13 AM (ET)
By LAUREN FRAYER
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. and Iraqi soldiers, backed by American warplanes, battled suspected insurgents for hours Tuesday in central Baghdad, and 50 militant fighters were killed, the Defense Ministry said.
Elsewhere, a cargo plane carrying Turkish construction workers crashed during landing at an airport near Baghdad, killing 30 people and injuring two, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said. Initial reports indicated the plane crashed due to bad weather and heavy fog, a Foreign Ministry official said on condition of anonymity because an official announcement had not yet been authorized.
U.S. helicopters circled above the Haifa Street area where the battle took place, and witnesses said they had seen the aircraft firing into the combat zone. Explosions rang out across the area, just north of the heavily fortified Green Zone.
Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Shaker, a ministry spokesman, said 21 militants were captured, including seven foreign Arabs - including three Syrians - and one Sudanese.
Police said the clashes began when gunmen attacked Iraqi army checkpoints, and that Iraqi soldiers called for U.S. military help.
Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said Iraqi forces had decided to wipe out "terrorist hide-outs" in the area once and for all. "God willing, Haifa Street will never threaten the Iraqi people again," he said.
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By LAUREN FRAYER
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. and Iraqi soldiers, backed by American warplanes, battled suspected insurgents for hours Tuesday in central Baghdad, and 50 militant fighters were killed, the Defense Ministry said.
Elsewhere, a cargo plane carrying Turkish construction workers crashed during landing at an airport near Baghdad, killing 30 people and injuring two, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said. Initial reports indicated the plane crashed due to bad weather and heavy fog, a Foreign Ministry official said on condition of anonymity because an official announcement had not yet been authorized.
U.S. helicopters circled above the Haifa Street area where the battle took place, and witnesses said they had seen the aircraft firing into the combat zone. Explosions rang out across the area, just north of the heavily fortified Green Zone.
Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Shaker, a ministry spokesman, said 21 militants were captured, including seven foreign Arabs - including three Syrians - and one Sudanese.
Police said the clashes began when gunmen attacked Iraqi army checkpoints, and that Iraqi soldiers called for U.S. military help.
Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said Iraqi forces had decided to wipe out "terrorist hide-outs" in the area once and for all. "God willing, Haifa Street will never threaten the Iraqi people again," he said.
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U.S. Launches New Attacks in Somalia
Jan 9, 10:03 AM (ET)
By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - U.S. helicopter gunships launched new attacks Tuesday against suspected al-Qaida members, a Somali official said, a day after forces launched airstrikes in the first offensive in the African country since 18 U.S. troops were killed there in 1993.
Monday's attack was the first overt military action by the U.S. in Somalia since it led a U.N. force in the 1990s that intervened in Somalia in an effort to fight famine. The mission led to clashes between U.N. forces and Somali warlords, including the "Black Hawk Down" battle that left 18 U.S. servicemen dead.
Helicopter gunships launched new attacks Tuesday near the scene of a U.S. airstrike in the village of Hayi, although it was not clear if they were American or Ethiopian aircraft, and it was not known if there were any casualties.
Two helicopters "fired several rockets toward the road that leads to the Kenyan border," said Ali Seed Yusuf, a resident of the town of Afmadow in southern Somalia.
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived off Somalia's coast and launched intelligence-gathering missions over Somalia, the military said. Three other U.S. warships are conducting anti-terror operations off the Somali coast.
U.S. warships have been seeking to capture al-Qaida members thought to be fleeing Somalia after Ethiopia invaded Dec. 24 in support of the government and drove the Islamic militia out of the capital and toward the Kenyan border.
The White House would not confirm the attack, nor would the Pentagon.
But a U.S. government official said at least one AC-130 gunship was used. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the operation's sensitivity.
AC-130 gunships have elaborate sensors that can go after targets day or night. They are operated by the Special Operations Command and have been used heavily against the Taliban in Afghanistan...
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By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - U.S. helicopter gunships launched new attacks Tuesday against suspected al-Qaida members, a Somali official said, a day after forces launched airstrikes in the first offensive in the African country since 18 U.S. troops were killed there in 1993.
Monday's attack was the first overt military action by the U.S. in Somalia since it led a U.N. force in the 1990s that intervened in Somalia in an effort to fight famine. The mission led to clashes between U.N. forces and Somali warlords, including the "Black Hawk Down" battle that left 18 U.S. servicemen dead.
Helicopter gunships launched new attacks Tuesday near the scene of a U.S. airstrike in the village of Hayi, although it was not clear if they were American or Ethiopian aircraft, and it was not known if there were any casualties.
Two helicopters "fired several rockets toward the road that leads to the Kenyan border," said Ali Seed Yusuf, a resident of the town of Afmadow in southern Somalia.
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived off Somalia's coast and launched intelligence-gathering missions over Somalia, the military said. Three other U.S. warships are conducting anti-terror operations off the Somali coast.
U.S. warships have been seeking to capture al-Qaida members thought to be fleeing Somalia after Ethiopia invaded Dec. 24 in support of the government and drove the Islamic militia out of the capital and toward the Kenyan border.
The White House would not confirm the attack, nor would the Pentagon.
But a U.S. government official said at least one AC-130 gunship was used. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of the operation's sensitivity.
AC-130 gunships have elaborate sensors that can go after targets day or night. They are operated by the Special Operations Command and have been used heavily against the Taliban in Afghanistan...
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Another North Korea nuclear test likely: U.S. general
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is likely to test another nuclear device, the commander of U.S. military in South Korea said on Tuesday, but he declined to comment on reports that an explosion was imminent.
South Korean officials have said activity had been spotted near a suspected nuclear test site in North Korea but there was no evidence to suggest Pyongyang was about to test again. The North conducted its first test in October.
"There is no reason to believe that at some time in the future, when it serves their purposes, that they won't test another one," General B.B. Bell told a news conference.
"So I suspect some day they will," Bell said.
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South Korean officials have said activity had been spotted near a suspected nuclear test site in North Korea but there was no evidence to suggest Pyongyang was about to test again. The North conducted its first test in October.
"There is no reason to believe that at some time in the future, when it serves their purposes, that they won't test another one," General B.B. Bell told a news conference.
"So I suspect some day they will," Bell said.
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U.S. nuclear sub collides with ship
U.S. nuclear sub collides with ship
American vessel reportedly strikes Japanese commercial fishing craft
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USS Newport News (file photo)
A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine has collided with a Japanese commercial fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea, according to reports.
Tokyo's Foreign Ministry received the report from U.S. officials, and the Pentagon has confirmed the incident.
The fast-attack USS Newport News was surfacing in the Arabian Sea south of the Straits of Hormuz when it hit the Japanese ship, a Navy official told CNN...
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American vessel reportedly strikes Japanese commercial fishing craft
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© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com
USS Newport News (file photo)
A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine has collided with a Japanese commercial fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea, according to reports.
Tokyo's Foreign Ministry received the report from U.S. officials, and the Pentagon has confirmed the incident.
The fast-attack USS Newport News was surfacing in the Arabian Sea south of the Straits of Hormuz when it hit the Japanese ship, a Navy official told CNN...
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Hamas: We'll obtain U.S. money transfer
Hamas: We'll obtain U.S. money transfer
Washington providing $86.4 million to bolster Abbas security forces
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By Aaron Klein
© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com
JERUSALEM – A portion of $86.4 million in aid the United States pledged last week to bolster security forces affiliated with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party will fall into the hands of the Hamas terror group, Hamas officials told WND.
Also, a leader of the Popular Resistance Committees, a terror group allied with Hamas, told WND his organization is planning attacks against Israel using weapons recently transferred to Fatah by the U.S. and Egypt.
The Popular Resistance Committees leader said attacks using the foreign weapons are meant "to prove the Zionist-American conspiracy to bolster forces against us won't work."
"We will obtain the U.S. weapons," the Committees leader said.
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Washington providing $86.4 million to bolster Abbas security forces
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By Aaron Klein
© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com
JERUSALEM – A portion of $86.4 million in aid the United States pledged last week to bolster security forces affiliated with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party will fall into the hands of the Hamas terror group, Hamas officials told WND.
Also, a leader of the Popular Resistance Committees, a terror group allied with Hamas, told WND his organization is planning attacks against Israel using weapons recently transferred to Fatah by the U.S. and Egypt.
The Popular Resistance Committees leader said attacks using the foreign weapons are meant "to prove the Zionist-American conspiracy to bolster forces against us won't work."
"We will obtain the U.S. weapons," the Committees leader said.
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Muslim seminar pushes for Islamic state
Local push for Islamic state
Barney Zwartz
January 9, 2007
AN ULTRA-radical Muslim group banned in many countries will promote support for an Islamic superstate in a seminar in Australia this month.
Christian critics claim that the seminar, to be conducted by the group Hizb ut-Tahrir, will be a recruiting ground for extremists.
Hizb ut-Tahrir believes that the caliphate — a part of the world under Muslim rule that, at its peak, ran from Spain to Iran and beyond — is about to be re-established.
Hizb ut-Tahrir is banned in Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Russia and most Muslim countries in the Middle East because of alleged links to terrorism, including the bombers behind the 2005 London attacks.
It is not banned in Australia but is controversial because it opposes democracy and Muslim integration, has tried to recruit young Muslims and ran a lecture last year titled "Israel is an illegal state that Muslims will never accept"...
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Barney Zwartz
January 9, 2007
AN ULTRA-radical Muslim group banned in many countries will promote support for an Islamic superstate in a seminar in Australia this month.
Christian critics claim that the seminar, to be conducted by the group Hizb ut-Tahrir, will be a recruiting ground for extremists.
Hizb ut-Tahrir believes that the caliphate — a part of the world under Muslim rule that, at its peak, ran from Spain to Iran and beyond — is about to be re-established.
Hizb ut-Tahrir is banned in Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Russia and most Muslim countries in the Middle East because of alleged links to terrorism, including the bombers behind the 2005 London attacks.
It is not banned in Australia but is controversial because it opposes democracy and Muslim integration, has tried to recruit young Muslims and ran a lecture last year titled "Israel is an illegal state that Muslims will never accept"...
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