Entries by Air Spark

Chairman’s Report August 7 2014

In this issue: Son of missionary David Ortiz serving in IDF in Gaza Strip / Christian  IDF member killed in Gaza / Russia and the persecuted Christians of the Middle East / William J. Murray to speak at two major conferences in Russia / Christmas for Refugees and Russia / France to accept Iraqi Christian Refugees

Religious Freedom Coalition chairman to speak at Moscow conference

William Murray to speak at World Russia Forum 2014 Advancing a Constructive Agenda for U.S. – Russia Relations to be held September 8 – 9, 2014 in Moscow, Russia  The current state of U.S. – Russia relations is coming to resemble the confrontational Cold War era. This is extremely harmful to both nations and underscores the urgency […]

Faith, Freedom, and Fanaticism in the Middle East

Millions of Muslims “are looking for a way out of their misery,” Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia (CDHR) President Executive Director Ali Alyami stated at a July 17 Washington, DC, panel.  Yet the Saudi dissent Alyami’s discussed with his fellow panelists including William Murray of the Religious Freedom Coalition only emphasized how difficult an escape from this misery for Muslims and non-Muslims alike would be.

Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation Launches Social Media Campaign

The Congressional Prayer Caucus Foundation has launched a social media campaign to promote the message of our national motto: “In God We Trust.”

This social media project is scheduled for July 30th.

It’s called the “Million Voice” shout out – and it will be using Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr to reach millions of Americans with the message that we trust in God and no one else!

Chairman’s Report July 17th 2014

In this issue:  William J. Murray speaks this week at two events in Washington, DC, each concerning religious freedom.  The first rally was sponsored by the Falun Gong, whose members are sometimes imprisoned in China for their faith; some have even been executed and their organs harvested for transplants to  wealthy Westerners.  Murray called on the Chinese government to stop persecuting the peaceful Falun Gong, and stop tearing down the churches of peaceful Christians, and to focus instead on the Islamic terrorists who are their real enemies.  Murray also spoke on Capitol Hill at a conference sponsored by the Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia, where he explained how Saudi influence is behind many of the seemingly incomprehensible foreign policy decisions of our government.

U.S. House Reauthorizes Commission On Internatonal Religious Freedom

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom on Tuesday, with commission supporters urging more attention to religious persecution. “Given the state of religious freedom abroad today, the sobering reality is that the commission’s voice is as needed as it has ever been,” U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) said in a July 8 statement.

The Declaration Of Independence

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

Chairman’s Report June 27th 2014

In this issue: William J. Murray discusses his mothers’ attempted defection to the Soviet Union in 1960 and how that brought about the Supreme Court ban on school prayer on the occasion of his first return to the Russian Embassy since 1961

Chairman’s Report June 6th, 2014

In this issue of the Chairman’s Report – William Murray meets Syrian Christian advocate Sister Hutane Dogan / Sister Dogan reports more atrocities by Obama backed “rebels” / Did Chairman Mike Rogers sabotage the Benghazi hearings to hide Obama gun running he approved? / Atheist Newdow lost yet again in battle against “In God We Trust” / Congressional Prayer Caucus battles Newdow lawsuits / Prayer breakfast for retiring Senate “top cop”