Listed below
in chronological order are (1) numerous records of his attacks on Biblical
persons or organizations; (2) examples of the hostility toward Biblical
faith that have become evident in the past three years in the Obama-led
military; (3) a listing of his open attacks on Biblical values; and finally
(4) a listing of numerous incidents of his preferential deference for
Islam’s activities and positions, including letting his Islamic advisors
guide and influence his hostility toward people of Biblical faith.
1.
Acts of Hostility Toward People of Biblical Faith:
· April 2008—Obama
speaks disrespectfully of Christians, saying they “cling to guns or
religion” and have an “antipathy to people who aren't like them.” [1]
· February
2009—Obama announces plans to revoke conscience protection for health
workers who refuse to participate in medical activities that go against
their beliefs, and fully implements the plan in February 2011. [2]
· April 2009—When
speaking at Georgetown
University, Obama
orders that a monogram symbolizing Jesus' name be covered when he is making
his speech. [3]
· May 2009—Obama
declines to host services for the National Prayer Day (a day established by
federal law) at the White House. [4]
· April 2009—In a
deliberate act of disrespect, Obama nominated three pro-abortion
ambassadors to the Vatican;
of course, the pro-life Vatican
rejected all three. [5]
· October 19,
2010—Obama begins deliberately omitting the phrase about “the Creator” when
quoting the Declaration of Independence—an omission he has made on no less
than seven occasions. [6]
· November
2010—Obama misquotes the National Motto, saying it is “E pluribus unum” rather than “In God We Trust” as established by
federal law. [7]
· January 2011—After
a federal law was passed to transfer a WWI Memorial in the Mojave Desert to
private ownership, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled that the cross in the
memorial could continue to stand, but the Obama administration refused to
allow the land to be transferred as required by law, and refused to allow
the cross to be re-erected as ordered by the Court. [8]
· February
2011—Although he filled posts in the State Department, for more than two
years Obama did not fill the post of religious freedom ambassador, an
official that works against religious persecution across the world; he
filled it only after heavy pressure from the public and from Congress. [9]
· April 2011—For the
first time in American history, Obama urges passage of a non-discrimination
law that does not contain hiring protections for religious groups, forcing
religious organizations to hire according to federal mandates without
regard to the dictates of their own faith, thus eliminating conscience
protection in hiring. [10]
· August 2011—The
Obama administration releases its new health care rules that override
religious conscience protections for medical workers in the areas of
abortion and contraception. [11]
· November
2011—Obama opposes inclusion of President Franklin Roosevelt’s famous D-Day
Prayer in the WWII Memorial. [12]
· November
2011—Unlike previous presidents, Obama studiously avoids any religious
references in his Thanksgiving speech. [13]
· December 2011—The
Obama administration denigrates other countries' religious beliefs as an
obstacle to radical homosexual rights. [14]
· January 2012—The
Obama administration argues that the First Amendment provides no protection
for churches and synagogues in hiring their pastors and rabbis. [15]
· February 2012—The
Obama administration forgives student loans in exchange for public service,
but announces it will no longer forgive student loans if the public service
is related to religion. [16]
2. Acts of Hostility from the Obama-led
Military Toward People of Biblical Faith:
· June 2011—The
Department of Veterans Affairs forbids references to God and Jesus during
burial ceremonies at Houston
National Cemetery.
[17]
· August 2011—The
Air Force stops teaching the Just War theory to officers in California
because the course is taught by chaplains and is based on a philosophy
introduced by St. Augustine in the third century AD—a theory long taught by
civilized nations across the world (except America). [18]
· September 2011—Air
Force Chief of Staff prohibits commanders from notifying airmen of programs
and services available to them from chaplains. [19]
· September 2011—The
Army issues guidelines for Walter
Reed Medical
Center stipulating
that “No religious items (i.e. Bibles, reading materials and/or artifacts)
are allowed to be given away or used during a visit.” [20]
· November 2011—The
Air Force Academy rescinds support for Operation Christmas Child, a program
to send holiday gifts to impoverished children across the world, because
the program is run by a Christian charity. [21]
· November 2011—The
Air Force Academy pays $80,000 to add a Stonehenge-like worship center for
pagans, druids, witches and Wiccans. [22]
· February 2012—The
U.S. Military Academy at West Point
disinvites three star Army general and decorated war hero
Lieutenant General William G. (“Jerry”) Boykin (retired) from speaking at
an event because he is an outspoken Christian. [23]
· February 2012—The
Air Force removes “God” from the patch of Rapid Capabilities Office (the
word on the patch was in Latin: Dei). [24]
· February 2012—The
Army orders Catholic chaplains not to read a letter to parishioners that
their archbishop asked them to read. [25]
3. Acts of Hostility Toward Biblical
Values:
· January 2009—Obama
lifts restrictions on U.S.
government funding for groups that provide abortion services or counseling
abroad, forcing taxpayers to fund pro-abortion groups that either promote
or perform abortions in other nations. [26]
· January
2009—President Obama’s nominee for deputy secretary of state asserts that
American taxpayers are required to pay for abortions and that limits on
abortion funding are unconstitutional. [27]
· March 2009—The
Obama administration shut out pro-life groups from attending a White
House-sponsored health care summit. [28]
· March 2009—Obama
orders taxpayer funding of embryonic stem cell research. [29]
· March 2009—Obama
gave $50 million for the UNFPA, the UN population agency that promotes
abortion and works closely with Chinese population control officials who
use forced abortions and involuntary sterilizations. [30]
· May 2009—The White
House budget eliminates all funding for abstinence-only education and
replaces it with “comprehensive” sexual education, repeatedly proven to
increase teen pregnancies and abortions. [31] He continues the
deletion in subsequent budgets. [32]
· May 2009—Obama
officials assemble a terrorism dictionary calling pro-life advocates
violent and charging that they use racism in their “criminal” activities. [33]
· July 2009—The
Obama administration illegally extends federal benefits to same-sex
partners of Foreign Service and Executive Branch employees, in direction
violation of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. [34]
· September 16,
2009—The Obama administration appoints as EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum, who asserts
that society should “not tolerate” any “private beliefs,” including
religious beliefs, if they may negatively affect homosexual “equality.” [35]
· July 2010—The
Obama administration uses federal funds in violation of federal law to get Kenya to
change its constitution to include abortion. [36]
· August 2010—The
Obama administration Cuts funding for 176 abstinence education programs. [37]
· September 2010—The
Obama administration tells researchers to ignore a judge’s decision
striking down federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. [38]
· February
2011—Obama directs the Justice Department to stop defending the federal
Defense of Marriage Act. [39]
· March 2011—The
Obama administration refuses to investigate videos showing Planned
Parenthood helping alleged sex traffickers get abortions for victimized
underage girls. [40]
· July 2011—Obama
allows homosexuals to serve openly in the military, reversing a policy
originally instituted by George Washington in March 1778. [41]
· September 2011—The
Pentagon directs that military chaplains may perform same-sex marriages at
military facilities in violation of the federal Defense of Marriage Act. [42]
· October 2011—The
Obama administration eliminates federal grants to the U.S. Conference of
Catholic Bishops for their extensive programs that aid victims of human
trafficking because the Catholic Church is anti-abortion. [43]
4. Acts of Preferentialism
for Islam:
· May 2009—While
Obama does not host any National Day of Prayer event at the White House, he
does host White House Iftar dinners in honor of
Ramadan. [44]
· April
2010—Christian leader Franklin Graham is disinvited from the Pentagon’s
National Day of Prayer Event because of complaints from the Muslim
community. [45]
· April 2010—The
Obama administration requires rewriting of government documents and a
change in administration vocabulary to remove terms that are deemed
offensive to Muslims, including jihad, jihadists, terrorists, radical
Islamic, etc. [46]
· August 2010—Obama
speaks with great praise of Islam and condescendingly of Christianity. [47]
· August 2010—Obama
went to great lengths to speak out on multiple occasions on behalf of
building an Islamic mosque at Ground Zero, while at the same time he was
silent about a Christian church being denied permission to rebuild at that
location. [48]
· 2010—While every
White House traditionally issues hundreds of official proclamations and
statements on numerous occasions, this White House avoids traditional
Biblical holidays and events but regularly recognizes major Muslim
holidays, as evidenced by its 2010 statements on Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr, Hajj, and Eid-ul-Adha.
[49]
· October
2011—Obama’s Muslim advisers block Middle Eastern Christians’ access to the
White House. [50]
· February 2012—The
Obama administration makes effulgent apologies for Korans being burned by
the U.S.
military, [51] but when Bibles
were burned by the military, numerous reasons were offered why it was the
right thing to do. [52]
Many of these actions are literally
unprecedented—this is the first time they have happened in four centuries
of American history. The hostility of President Obama toward Biblical faith
and values is without equal from any previous American president.
Endnotes
[1]
Sarah Pulliam Baily, "Obama: ‘They cling to guns or religion’," Christianity Today,
April 13, 2008.
[2] Aliza Marcus, "Obama to Lift ‘Conscience’ Rule for Health Workers," Bloomberg, February
27, 2009; Sarah Pulliam Baily, "Obama Admin. Changes Bush ‘Conscience’ Rule for Health Workers," Christianity Today,
February 18, 2011.
[3]
Jim Lovino, "Jesus Missing From Obama’s Georgetown Speech," NBC Washington,
April 17, 2009.
[4]
Johanna Neuman, “Obama end Bush-era National Prayer Day Service at White House," Los Angeles Times,
May 7, 2009.
[5]
Chris McGreal, “Vatican vetoes Barack Obama’s nominees for U.S. Ambassador,” The Guardian, April 14,
2009.
[6]
Meredith Jessup, “Obama Continues to Omit ‘Creator’ From Declaration of Independence,” The Blaze, October 19,
2010.
[7]
"Remarks by the President at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta,
Indonesia,"
The White House, November 10, 2010.
[8] LadyImpactOhio, "Feds sued by Veterans to allow stolen Mojave Desert Cross to be
rebuilt,"
Red State, January 14, 2011.
[9] Marrianne Medlin, “Amid criticism, President Obama moves to fill vacant religious
ambassador post,”
Catholic News Agency, February 9, 2011; Thomas F. Farr, “Undefender of the Faith,” Foreign Policy, April 5,
2012.
[10] Chris Johnson, “ENDA passage effort renewed with Senate introduction,” Washington Blade, April
15, 2011.
[11] Chuck Donovan, “HHS’s New Health
Guidelines Trample on Conscience,” Heritage Foundation, August 2, 2011.
[12] Todd Starns, “Obama Administration Opposes FDR Prayer at WWII Memorial,” Fox News, November 4,
2011.
[13] Joel Siegel, “Obama Omits God From Thanksgiving Speech, Riles Critics,” ABC News, November 25,
2011.
[14] Hillary Rodham Clinton, “Remarks in Recognition of International Human Rights Day,” U.S. Department of
State, December 6, 2011.
[15] Ted Olson, “Church Wins Firing Case at Supreme Court,” Christianity Today,
January 11, 2012.
[16] Audrey Hudson, “Obama administration religious service for student loan forgiveness,” Human Events, February
15, 2012.
[17] “Houston Veterans Claim Censorship of Prayers, Including Ban of ‘God’
and ‘Jesus’,”
Fox News, June 29, 2011.
[18] Jason Ukman, “Air Force suspends ethics course that used Bible passages that train
missile launch officers,” Washington Post, August 2, 2011.
[19] "Maintaining Government Neutrality Regarding Religion," Department of the Air
Force, September 1, 2011.
[20] "Wounded, Ill, and Injured Partners in Care Guidelines," Department of the Navy
(accessed on February 29, 2012).
[21] "Air Force Academy Backs Away from Christmas Charity," Fox News Radio,
November 4, 2011.
[22] Jenny Dean, "Air Force Academy adapts to pagans, druids, witches and Wiccans," Los Angeles Times,
November 26, 2011.
[23] Ken Blackwell, "Gen. Boykin Blocked
At West Point,"
cnsnews.com,
February 1, 2012.
[24] Geoff Herbert, "Air Force unit removes 'God' from logo; lawmakers warn of 'dangerous
precedent',"
syracuse.com, February 9, 2012.
[25] Todd Starnes, "Army Silences Catholic Chaplains," Fox News Radio,
February 6, 2012.
[26] Jeff Mason and Deborah Charles, "Obama lifts restrictions on abortion funding," Reuters, January 23,
2009.
[27] "Obama pick:
Taxpayers must fund abortions," WND, January 27, 2009.
[28] Steven Ertelt, "Pro-Life Groups Left Off Obama’s Health Care Summit List, Abortion
Advocates OK,"
LifeNews, March 5, 2009.
[29] "Obama Signs Order Lifting Restrictions on Stem Cell Research Funding," Fox News, March 9,
2009.
[30] Steven Ertelt, "President Barack Obama’s Pro-Abortion Record: A Pro-Life Compilation," LifeNews,
February 11, 2012.
[31] Steven Ertelt, "Barack Obama’s Federal Budget Eliminates Funding for Abstinence-Only
Education,"
LifeNews, May 8, 2009.
[32] Steven Ertelt, "Obama Budget Funds Sex Ed Over Abstinence on 16-1 Margin," LifeNews,
February 14, 2011.
[33] Steven Ertelt, "Obama Admin Terrorism Dictionary Calls Pro-Life Advocates Violent,
Racist,"
LifeNews, May 5, 2009.
[34] "Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies," The White House,
June 17, 2009.
[35] Matt Cover, "Obama’s EEOC
Nominee: Society Should ‘Not Tolerate Private Beliefs’ That ‘Adversely
Affect’ Homosexuals," cnsnews.com, January 18, 2010.
[36] Tess Civantos, "White House Spent $23M of Taxpayer Money to Back Kenyan Constitution
That Legalizes Abortion, GOP Reps Say," Fox News, July 22,
2010.
[37] Steven Ertelt, "Obama, Congress Cut Funding for 176 Abstinence Programs Despite New
Study,"
LifeNews, August 26, 2010.
[38] Steven Ertelt, "President Barack Obama’s Pro-Abortion Record: A Pro-Life Compilation," LifeNews,
February 11, 2012.
[39] Brian Montopoli, "Obama administration will no longer defend DOMA," CBSNews,
February 23, 2011.
[40] Steven Ertelt, "Obama Admin Ignores Planned Parenthood Sex Trafficking Videos," LifeNews,
March 2, 2011.
[41] Elisabeth Bumiller, "Obama Ends ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy," New York Times, July
22, 2011.
[42] Luis Martinez, "Will Same Sex Marriages Pose a Dilemma for Military Chaplains?," ABC News, October 12,
2011.
[43] Jerry Markon, "Health, abortion issues split Obama administration and Catholic
groups,"
Washington Post, October 31, 2011.
[44] Alexander Mooney, "President Obama marks Ramadan," CNN, August 1, 2011.
[45] "Franklin Graham Regrets Army's Decision to Rescind Invite to Pentagon
Prayer Service,"
Fox News, April 22, 2010.
[46] “Obama Bans Islam, Jihad From National Security Strategy Document,” Fox News, April 7, 2010; "Counterterror Adviser Defends Jihad as 'Legitimate Tenet of Islam'," Fox News, May 27,
2010; "'Islamic Radicalism' Nixed From Obama Document," CBSNews,
April 7, 2010.
[47] Chuck Norris, "President Obama: Muslim Missionary?," Townhall.com,
August 17, 2010.
[48] "Obama Comes Out in Favor of Allowing Mosque Near Ground Zero," Fox News, August 13,
2010; Pamela Geller, "Islamic Supremacism Trumps Christianity at
Ground Zero,"
American Thinker, July 21, 2011.
[49] "WH Fails to Release Easter Proclamation," Fox Nation, April
25, 2011; "President Obama ignores most holy Christian holiday; AFA calls act
intentional,"
American Family Association (accessed on February 29, 2012).
[50] "Report: Obama’s Muslim Advisers Block Middle Eastern Christians’
Access to the White House," Big Peace (accessed on February 29, 2012).
[51] "USA/Afghanistan-Islamophobia: Pentagon official apologizes for Quran
burning,"
International Islamic News Agency (accessed on February 29, 2012).
[52] "Military burns unsolicited Bibles sent to Afghanistan," CNN, May 22, 2009.
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