CHRISTIAN HOMESCHOOLERS TARGETED BY FRAUDULENT "CHRIST-CENTERED ENERGY HEALING" ORGANIZATION

2 Timothy 3:6-7-"For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth."
2 Timothy 3:13-"But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived."
Galatians 1:6-8-"I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed."
Acts 20:28-30-"Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them."
2 Tim 4:3-4-"For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."

TAMMY ANDERSON WARD, 

PRESIDENT OF HOPE HAVEN EVENTS' 

FRAUD FILLED NEW AGE

"CHRIST-CENTERED ENERGY HEALING CONFERENCES"

TARGETING THE SPIRITUAL DESTRUCTION 

OF HOMESCHOOLERS WITH 

NEW AGE TECHNIQUES

SEE: 

http://shop.energyhealingconference.com/homeschooling-conferences.html

http://www.energyhealingconference.com/

Dr. Bradley Nelson (Author, Teacher, Chiropractor, Medical Intuitive, Energy Healer) and Tammy Ward

THERE'S A FORTUNE TO BE MADE OFF GULLIBLE CHRISTIANS

CHRISTIAN HOMESCHOOLERS TARGETED BY "CHRIST-CENTERED ENERGY HEALING" ORGANIZATION

BY LIGHTHOUSE TRAILS RESEARCH

http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/newsletters/2016/newsletter20160516.htm; republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:

"Are you looking for reliable, Christ-centered information and healing that is safe, affordable and that really does work? Are you sick & tired of being sick & tired? Are you a healer or are you searching for effective healing that is Christ-centered? You have found your tribe."
So says Tammy Anderson Ward, President of Hope Haven Events, who presents the "Christ-Centered Energy Healing Conferences." If Christ-centered energy healing sounds like an oxymoron, that's because it is. And all one needs to do is cruise around on the website to see that the nature of these conferences is blatantly New Age. But we'll get to that in a little bit. The group is reaching out to a broad audience and is being billed as "the world's largest Christ-centered energy healing conference;" but what caught the attention of Lighthouse Trails and author Ray Yungen more than anything is that they are reaching out to homeschool kids and parents, a traditionally conservative segment of the population. It's understandable that Tammy Anderson Ward is trying to reach homeschool families, she is a homeschool mom who has eight children, and we don't doubt that she loves her children very much and seems to be a person of good will. But when you hear what these events are promoting, we think you will agree that this should NOT be called "Christ Centered." In the video below, Tammy Anderson Ward explains how her family got involved with energy healing. (If you cannot view this video below, click here.)

What is energy healing? For those of you reading this who have been reading material from Lighthouse Trails for some time, you know that energy healing is supernatural in nature and is generally connected with an occultic worldview. In Ray Yungen's booklet titled The Truth About Energy Healing, he explains how energy healing is tied in with the chakras, which are said to be "energy centers" or "spinning balls of psychic energy." The chakras are the basis for energy healing. The energy healer places his or her hands on or over (touch is not necessary) the patient, and this energy is transferred from the practitioner to the patient. It is believed by energy healers that the chi energy connects everything together. This may sound like science fiction or something completely surreal, but after years of study and research, Ray Yungen has come to the conclusion that this transferred energy is demonic because of the underlying belief that God is in all things and man is divine. There are many theologians in the church who would agree with his assessment.
Evangelical Christianity has always presented healing in a religious sense (i.e., we pray to God and ask Him to heal with His power, not a power within ourselves that we learn to manipulate and utilize). New Age healing is always presented in a therapeutic context. In other words, it's something you tap into or learn to do (which explains the need for conferences - you have to go there and learn to do it). Some may be thinking right now that perhaps Tammy Anderson Ward is merely calling her techniques energy healing but does not bring chakras into the picture. A study of speakers she invites to her conferences throws that assumption out the window. On the Christ Centered Energy Healing store site, there is a section selling products from past conferences. Here are some of the titles: Chakras and the Armor of God, Chakras: Know Your Energy Centers, The Spirit of the Chakras, Are Chi and Chakras for Christians? (no doubt, this speaker says yes), and Energy Healing: Dance to Heal Your Chakras. If you feel like you have just been read a list of New Age titles, we hope this news article we are writing will deeply concern you.
From Christ Centered Energy Healing website; used in accordance with the US Fair Use Act for the purpose of critique and review[/caption] This past March, Hope Haven held a "Christ Centered Energy Healing" conference in Mesa, Arizona. Some of the seminars that were offered were: Creating Health: The New Era, Healing Games to Play With Your Children, Crystal Connections: Another of Heaven's Tools, Group Energy Healing, The Peace & Power of BE-ing Present, and Sailing into the 5th Dimension, Gracefully. By the way, the 5th dimension is referring to the altered state of consciousness reached during deep meditation. Sheena Davis, one of the presenters at March's conference, taught a workshop called Healing Methods for everyone. The website describes the class:

This class is all about experiencing various energy healing methods that you can use to help you in your healing journey. Learn how to stop an emotion in its tracks and prevent it from becoming trapped in your body. Subjects we will be engaging include body language, visualizations, sound therapy using Tibetan and crystal bowls, kundalini yoga, the power of prayer and faith, and how to become an active creator in your life. Come and sample these various methods taught from a Christ centered approach to see what resonates with you!

For those reading this who are not aware of what kundalini entails, in Hinduism, kundalini is called the serpent power. We have listed below here a list of some of the symptoms that can occur during kundalini arousal:

* Burning hot or ice cold streams moving up the spine.
* Pains in varying locations throughout the body.
* Vibrations, unease, or cramps in legs and other parts of body.
* Fast pulse and increased metabolism.
* Disturbance in the breathing–and/or heart function.
* Sensitivity to sound, light, smell, and proximity of other people.
* Mystical/religious experiences.
* Parapsychological abilities.
* Persistent anxiety or anxiety attacks, confusion
* Insomnia, manic high spirits or deep depression. Energy loss.
* Impaired concentration and memory.
* Total isolation due to inability to communicate inner experiences out.
* Experiences of possession and poltergeist phenomena.

What's tragically ironic is that Ms. Anderson Ward is presenting this material thinking that this is how families can be healthy and overcome sickness, disease, and emotional scars. But based on the list above, there is a high price to pay in seeking New Age techniques to find health. And the outcome is detrimental in more ways than one.
We contacted Hope Haven this past week and learned that the next Homeschool Conference will be in 2017. While the students and parents attending the homeschool conferences by Hope Haven may not be directly taught the energy healing techniques presented at the Christ Centered Energy Healing Conferences, they will still come in contact with them by being involved with this group. For example, if one goes to the Hope Haven website to register for the homeschool conference, she will see advertising for the book The Healer’s Call: Christ-centered Energy Healers.

We can't help wonder how many Christian homeschool families will be participating in "Christ centered" energy healing conferences, unbeknownst to them that they will be entering into a realm of which the Bible clearly warns us to stay clear. One thing for sure, don't expect Christian leaders or most pastors to warn about such things. They will be too busy conditioning Christians for this kind of deception by quoting from mystics like Henry Nouwen or Brennan Manning or quoting from The Message and Jesus Calling.

Lest you think that energy healing is a harmless benign practice consider this: Traditionally, energy healing is synonymous with spirit guides. And in case you think energy healing is on the narrow fringe edges of society, just type the terms chakras and "spirit guides" together into a search engine and see how many times it comes up. Yahoo shows over 19 million entries. Bing search engine shows over 22 million.

For More Information:

In the following YouTube video, you can learn more about Reiki (one of the more popular forms of energy healing): (If you cannot view this video below, click here.)
Vital Recommended Resources     

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HOPE HAVEN EVENTS PREVIEWS 2016

VIDEOS:

"AURAS & CHAKRAS TALKED ABOUT IN THE BIBLE" ???

NO WAY!

"HINDU YOGA, MOTHER EARTH, WEIGHT LOSS, & ESSENTIAL OILS" TOO!

ALTERNATIVE HEALING THAT IS NOT CHRIST CENTERED

Episode 111-Tammy Ward, Hope Haven Events
BY "THE LUMINOUS MIND"

Published on Nov 2, 2015

Tammy is the Founder and President of Hope Haven Events. Hope Haven Events hosts conferences, retreats, trainings, specialty camps and other events to help "empower the individual, strengthen the family and connect community." She is a homeschooling mother to 8 awesome kids and is a highly sought after, intuitive healer, presenter and mentor. To learn more about Tammy, go to theluminousmind.net

Winter Home School Conference 2015 Indoctrinates Naive Youth Into Apostasy

Winter Homeschool Conference January 30, 2016;
Destructive Anti-Christian Charlatan New Age Practitioners Spreading Anti-Biblical Philosophies

Homeschool Mother & Daughter Retreat 2015

                              

Applied to Teach "Vibrations" at Hope Haven

FROM: http://beforeitsnews.com/christian-news/2015/10/false-teachers-in-the-christian-church-charlatans-that-twist-scriptures-to-facilitate-the-plunder-of-the-gullible-unmasking-the-trickery-and-deceit-2519830.html?currentSplittedPage=0:

There are many other manipulative techniques used by false teachers in the Christian Church, here are a few of them:

1- Lying by omission is when you leave out some of the truth to present your truth, this is also known as propaganda.

2- Laying a guilt trip is a favorite tactic used by most professional, yet false teachers in the Christian Church today. The manipulator suggests to the audience, that already is in a state of agreeableness (who typically want to please and be accepted) that they are selfish, do not care, or are spoiled. The result is usually one where the person feels bad or unworthy, leading to self doubt. Ultimately the victim will wind up in a position of submission to the teacher, thus allowing this control to continue.

3- Note that the submission is now towards a man (usually employing these tactics for power and financial control) who does not submit to others.

4- Subtle but effective shaming or put-downs are utilized to intensify the fear of ones actions as not being acceptable; the self doubt continues or grows to the point where there is now a dependency on the teacher. This technique is widely used especially when the leader is questioned on his authority or doctrines, and when money is required. At this point the subject can be led to accept control by other means.

5- Seduction is a favorite tool of the false teachers in the Christian Church, who are professional manipulators. They use their voice, stance, confidence and image to grab the attention of a crowd and keep it. With almost a magical charm they can allure or captivate the audience with a hypnotic like manipulation of the truth. This tool can be very profitable in dealing with inter personal relationships; the seducer becomes like a drug dealer. He has what you think you need. After the magic of charm has taken hold of an individual or group, flattery can be put into practice to lower their defenses. This will usually allow the manipulator to gain trust and possibly even loyalty, which is the goal.

6- The victim mentality method is used for pity, sympathy or concern about himself personally or his organization. False teachers in the Christian Church make claims that the ministry is in trouble, and without immediate financial contributions many will suffer. People do not like to see or hear of sufferings, and if they are made to feel responsible, it is usually fairly easy to get them to cooperate.

7- The ultimate and end game of this manipulation, is one in which the false teachers in the Christian Church are seen as having the role of being God’s ordained teachers, or prophets. Once they have obtained this cult like status, people no longer even think for themselves. As well they sometimes violently protect the belief system and the leader(s) that they unwittingly worship.

LARRY CRABB, SPIRITUAL FORMATION LEADER, PUSHES PSYCHOHERESY, CONTEMPLATIVE MYSTICISM & SOCIALIST COMMUNITARIANISM FOR PROFIT UNDER GUISE OF CHRISTIANITY

THERE'S MONEY TO BE MADE 

OFF GULLIBLE CHRISTIANS

SEE OUR PREVIOUS POST: 

"LARRY CRABB TO JOIN RICHARD FOSTER'S "RENOVARE" CONTEMPLATIVE CONFERENCE":

http://ratherexposethem.blogspot.com/2014/03/larry-crabb-to-join-richard-fosters.html

ALSO SEE: 

http://willowcreek.com/ProdInfo.asp?invtid=pr32821&f=x

http://www.newwayministries.org/

https://newwaymin.wordpress.com/about/

"About the School of Spiritual Direction"

SEE: http://www.newwayministries.org/ssd.php;

QUOTE: "Led by myself and two colleagues, the course offers a newly developed model of spiritual direction that draws on both the age-old wisdom of the church and more recent perspectives. I call it the Passion/Wisdom Model of Spiritual Direction, and I see it as offering the opportunity for our interior worlds and supernatural reality to meet."

Certificate in Spiritual Direction:
The Ministry of Healing ($40)

SEE: http://www.newwayministries.org/ssd_certif_about.php;

QUOTE: "This certificate will be awarded through NewWay Ministries, intentionally non-accredited by a recognized accrediting agency, and will serve as indication that those receiving the certificate have completed all required training and are prepared not for professional counseling (for therapeutic, psychological work) nor for vocational ministry, (though certificate holders may be equipped for vocational Christian ministry), but rather for organic, relational opportunities to engage in conversations that matter, that further the purposes of God in people's lives."

SoulCare Experience Curriculum

SEE: http://www.newwayministries.org/soulcare-exp-curriculum.php;

Spiritual Formation Leader, Larry Crabb, Says “The greatest need in modern civilization is the development of communities.”

BY LIGHTHOUSE TRAILS RESEARCH

http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/newsletters/2016/newsletter20160516.htm; republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:

Larry Crabb's recent remarks perfectly illustrate the "fruit" of contemplative spirituality - a move away from the Gospel and personal salvation through Jesus Christ and a move toward an emerging, ecumenical all-paths-lead-to-God kind of mentality. Where did Christ or the disciples ever say man's greatest need in in the development of communities?

The Greatest Need In Modern Civilization | Larry Crabb's New Way Ministries Blog

“The crisis of care in modern culture, especially in the Western church, will not be resolved by training more therapists….It will be worsened by moralists who never reach deeply into the hearts of people in their efforts to impose their standards of behavior on others, even when those standards are biblical.
The greatest need in modern civilization is the development of communities—true communities where the heart of God is home, where the humble and wise learn to shepherd those on the path behind them, where trusting strugglers lock arms with others as together they journey on.” - Dr. Larry Crabb, Connecting, Introduction pg xvi-xvii

Quotes by Larry Crabb:

I’ve practiced centering prayer. I’ve contemplatively prayed. I’ve prayed liturgically . . . I’ve benefited from each, and I still do. In ways you’ll see, elements of each style are still with me.—Larry Crabb in The Papa Prayer, p.9
I’m glad that as a conservative evangelical who still believes in biblical inerrancy and penal substitution, I’ve gotten over my Catholic phobia, and I’ve been studying contemplative prayer, practicing lectio divina, valuing monastic retreats, and worshipping through ancient liturgy. I appreciate Bernard of Clairvaux’s provocative insights. I’m drawn to Brother Lawrence’s profoundly simple ways to practice God’s presence. I’m intrigued and enticed by Julian of Norwich’s mysterious appearings of Jesus.—Larry Crabb, Real Church, p. 41

Quote by Roger Oakland:

This togetherness/community mindset is the same message that [occultist] Alice Baileyreferred to as “right human relations” and the same one the emerging church hopes to convey to the people of the world. A personal, individual relationship with Christ is considered self-centered,6 because it doesn’t focus on the global, common good. Communal spirituality is seen as the only path to the world’s survival. Listen to today’s new reformation thinkers:
"The church is only an anticipation of the full, promised community of the whole world … the church itself is not a goal of God’s creation."—Walter Brueggemann, An Emergent Manifesto of Hope, p. 311.
"The Church, in all its expressions—Catholic, Evangelical, Pentecostal, Protestant and many others—has 2.3 billion followers.… Let’s use the grassroots network that is already on the ground. It’s time to lay aside our prejudices and work together"—Rick Warren,“The Power of Parishioners” (Forbes magazine, May 7, 2007, http://www.forbes.com).
"We are emerging into a new era of Christian faith as a “living color” global community. … It is immediately clear that this kind of emergence must lead to a convergence … a kind of relationship that has never before existed."—Brian McLaren, An Emergent Manifesto of Hope, p. 149.
Unfortunately, the “global community” so often spoken of in the emerging church camp is disguised language for a world-wide religious body that incorporates all belief systems. As [New Age leader] Neale Donald Walsch said, it’s a “global movement … which makes no one else wrong for the way in which they are doing it.” (from Faith Undone)

Quote by Lighthouse Trails and Ray Yungen:

Perhaps one of the most sure-tell indicators of where Larry Crabb’s spiritual sympathies lie . . .  can be found in a book Crabb wrote the foreword to. The book, Sacred Companions(written by David Benner), heartily recommends a plethora of contemplative mystics: Thomas Keating, Henri Nouwen, Basil Pennington, Richard Foster, John of the Cross, Gerald May, John Main, Thomas Merton, Richard Rohr, Alan Jones and several others. Many of these are panentheistic (God is in all), universalist (all are saved), and interspiritual (all paths lead to God). Ray Yungen talked about Benner’s book in the first edition of A Time of Departing. Yungen stated: “[C]ontemplative prayer stands on the threshold of exploding worldwide. Dr. Larry Crabb . . . has written the foreword to a book [Spiritual Companions] that expounds on the future of spiritual direction in the evangelical church. . . . It is safe to assume then that we are looking at a contemplative approach. With that in mind, Dr. Crabb predicted [in Sacred Companions]: ‘The spiritual climate is ripe. Jesus seekers across the world are being prepared to abandon the old way of the written code for the new way of the Spirit.’” (ATOD, 1st ed., p. 137)
A Christianity Today article, “Got Your Spiritual Director Yet?,” confirmed two things, one that spiritual direction is contemplative, and two that it is on its way to becoming an integral part of evangelical Christianity. The article explains that popular Christian author Larry Crabb changed his views and went from psychology thinking to "spiritual direction."

Related Information:
Trusted Evangelical Leaders Endorse The Papa Prayer by Larry Crabb!
The Moody Church of Chicago Welcomes Contemplative Advocate Larry Crabb As Guest Speaker
Chuck Swindoll’s Book “So You Want to Be Like Christ? (Eight Essential Disciplines to Get Your There)—A Fiasco of No Discernment Pointing to the “Silence”

TIM KELLER STAFF MEMBER SAYS HOMOSEXUALITY ISN'T SIN; PART OF "CHURCH PLANT" BEHIND TRANSGENDER RESTROOM PLAN

"REFORMED" CHRISTIANITY 
SINKS INTO PERVERSION FROM HERESY
TIM KELLER STAFF MEMBER 

SAYS HOMOSEXUALITY ISN'T SIN; 

PART OF "CHURCH PLANT" BEHIND TRANSGENDER RESTROOM PLAN

BY HEATHER CLARK

SEE: http://christiannews.net/2016/05/16/tim-keller-staff-member-says-homosexuality-isnt-sin-part-church-plant-behind-transgender-restroom-plan/; republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:

NEW YORK — A staff member at New York’s Redeemer Presbyterian Church, led by popular megachurch pastor and author Tim Keller, and who handles sermon orders for Keller, identifies as a progressive who doesn’t believe homosexuality is sinful and is part of a so-called church plant whose leader recently made recommendations to do away with male/female-separated restrooms nationwide.

In addition to his leadership of Redeemer Presbyterian, which sees up to 5,000 in attendance each week, Keller is known for his best-selling books “The Reason for God” and “The Prodigal God,” as well as “The Meaning of Marriage” and “Counterfeit Gods.”

He is also the vice president and co-founder of the Gospel Coalition, a network of reformed congregations that “educates current and next-generation Christian leaders by advocating gospel-centered principles and practices that glorify the Savior.”

Additionally, Keller is known for his “City to City” effort, which seeks to plant new churches in cities worldwide. He is credited with helping to establish over 250 congregations over the past decade.

Casey Fulgenzi, formerly of Tennessee, serves as the manager of social media for Redeemer Presbyterian Church, as well as the assistant manager for Keller’s resource site Gospel in Life, where he handles the orders for Keller’s sermons. His name is included on the staff page of the Redeemer website. Fulgenzi has worked for Keller since 2014.

Fulgenzi was first involved with Forefront Church, which has dual locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and remains an active supporter.

The congregation is affiliated with the Convergence Initiative, “a collective of Post-Evangelical, Progressive Evangelical, Non-Denominational and Free-Church tradition churches, organizations, leaders and networks,” as well as the Open Network, both of which are homosexual-affirming and have hosted conferences featuring Rob Bell. Fulgenzi himself had his photo taken with the controversial Bell in 2013 (pictured above).

As previously reported, the Open Network recently posted an article by Forefront Manhattan leader Ryan Phipps, who posted a “solution” to the transgender restroom use debate that would eliminate male and female restrooms altogether and replace them with one “human” multi-stall restroom.

“We have dressing rooms in just about every major clothing store that are not gender segregated. Why can’t we have bathrooms be the very same?” Phipps wrote in regard to the issue. “We mustn’t cling to antiquated ways of reasoning and separation that have long reached their time. We should think, dream, and pray about how we can be more ‘whole’ in our treatment of people.”

Fulgenzi shared Phipp’s article, stating that he was “laying down the truth.”

Fulgenzi’s wife, Lindsey Luff, a secular musician who he describes as a “bada**,” sings with Forefront Brooklyn’s worship leader Ben Grace at various venues throughout the city and beyond.

Fulgenzi is himself supportive of those who identify as homosexual and transgender, posting on his social media pages, for example, Macklemore’s “One Love” video and notating his visit to Big Gay Ice Cream in New York City, as well as other mentions regarding his views on homosexuality—that he understands the Christian objection to the lifestyle, but “I think it’s not accurate.”

“How does homosexuality effect (sic) you and other Christians? I guarantee it doesn’t directly or even indirectly effect Christians as much as greed, gluttony, theft, rape, racism, or even foul language,” he wrote during one discussion. “Yet, for what topic (aside from abortion) do Christians break out the biggest soapbox? Why? Why not focus on all of those other things that actually impact your everyday life and millions of others in a negative way?”

“Who said you had to ‘express your views’ to someone who is gay in the first place? Jesus? Nope. The gay person? Nope. Do you think they’ll listen? Nope. Why should they?” he later contended.

In February, Fulgenzi, who identifies as progressive, wrote that he will “happily vote for either [Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders] when the time comes.” He had shared an article last September on “The Christian Case for Bernie Sanders.”

“He’s Jewish, but his character, words and actions are more Christ like than any of the Christian candidates,” Fulgenzi wrote on April 16 in sharing that he went to hear Sanders speak at a local church. “We deserve that in our next president, whether he or she be Muslim, Atheist, Christian or Jewish.”

Keller himself has raised concerns for some of his comments about homosexuality, such as when he stated during the Veritas Forum at Columbus University, “[H]eterosexuality does not get you to Heaven, I happen to know this, so how in the world can homosexuality send you to Hell?”

“[W]hat sends to Hell is self-righteousness, thinking you can be your own savior and lord. What sends you to Heaven is getting a connection with Christ because you realize that you are a sinner and you need intervention from outside,” he said.

“That’s why it is very misleading even to say homosexuality is a sin because …. yes, of course, homosexuality is a sin, because greed is a sin, because all kinds of things are sins, but what most Christians mean when they say that and certainly what non-Christians think they hear when they hear that, is that if you are gay you are going to Hell for being gay. It is just not true, absolutely not true.”

Keller has also suggested that he supports at least some form of theistic evolution, writing in his essay “Creation, Evolution, and Christian Laypeople” for Biologos, “[I]f ‘evolution’ remains at the level of scientific biological hypothesis, it would seem that there is little reason for conflict between the implications of Christian belief in the Creator and the scientific explorations of the way which—at the level of biology—God has gone about His creating processes.”

Andi Brindley, Keller’s assistant at Redeemer Presbyterian Church, did not return calls for comment, nor could any of the elders be reached.

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SEE ALSO:

http://christiannews.net/2016/04/24/pastor-proposes-elaborate-plan-to-overhaul-restrooms-nationwide-to-accommodate-men-dressed-as-women/

http://www.forefrontnyc.com/brooklyn

http://www.nicolamenzieonline.com/pastor-of-nyc-church-that-embraces-lgbt-believers-says-this-conversation-is-long-overdue/

http://www.faithfullymagazine.com/gay-christian-network-founder-says-the-church-and-lgbt-believers-need-not-agree/

TEXAS REPUBLICAN PARTY APPROVES PLATFORM LANGUAGE CALLING FOR ABOLITION OF ABORTION

TEXAS REPUBLICAN PARTY APPROVES PLATFORM LANGUAGE CALLING FOR ABOLITION OF ABORTION 

BY HEATHER CLARK

SEE: http://christiannews.net/2016/05/16/texas-republican-party-approves-platform-language-calling-for-abolition-of-abortion/; 

republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:

DALLAS, Texas — The Republican party of Texas has approved language for its platform expressing support for the total abolition of abortion.

“We call upon the Texas legislature to enact legislation stopping the murder of unborn children; and to ignore and refuse to enforce any and all federal statutes, regulations, executive orders, and court rulings, which would deprive an unborn child of the right to life,” it reads.

The text was approved last week during the Texas GOP’s bi-annual convention at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. The complete platform was voted upon by delegates on Friday, and the results were announced on Saturday. There were over 20 planks, or issues, that were put forward for consideration as statements to represent the position of the party and its delegates.

Various abortion abolitionists spoke before the Temporary Platform Committee of the Republican Party of Texas in urging the approval of the language, which was later accepted as a legislative priority.

“All innocent human life must be respected and safeguarded from fertilization to natural death; therefore, the unborn, the aged, and the physically or mentally challenged have a fundamental individual right to life, which cannot be infringed,” the abortion plank reads. “We are resolute in our support of the reversal of Roe v. Wade.”

As a remedy, it urges the party and the Texas legislature “to assist in educating the public regarding alternatives to abortion, especially adoption.”

The platform also expresses support for the complete defunding of Planned Parenthood in the state, the elimination of lawsuits over “wrongful birth,” the prohibition of the manufacturing and sale of abortifacients, and the end of liability and malpractice insurance coverage for abortionists.

In addition to abortion, the GOP approved other pro-life measures, such as calling for the reformation of existing law that allows for the overriding of a patient’s desire to continue to receive medical care.

“We also support the passage of legislation to amend the Advance Directive Act by requiring hospitals intending or threatening to withdraw life-sustaining treatment against the patient’s wishes or their advance directive to continue all treatment and care for such patients pending transfer to another facility,” the platform reads.

As previously reported, concerns over the law had been highlighted last year after the family of Christopher Dunn, 46, was informed by officials at Houston Methodist Hospital that its bioethics committee believed that life-sustaining treatment should be discontinued. Dunn’s mother fought the decision, and hired an attorney to help intervene. Dunn later died from what was believed to be cancer, but his mother vowed to continue fighting to have the law altered.

The Texas Advance Directives Act (TADA) of 1999 states that “[i]f the patient or the person responsible for the health care decisions of the patient is requesting life-sustaining treatment that the attending physician has decided and the review process has affirmed is inappropriate treatment,” the patient will be kept alive for 10 days, and on the 11th day, doctors are permitted to discontinue treatment, unless the patient is transferred to another doctor or facility.

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE: DON BEYER & DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE BILL TO OPPOSE TRUMP'S PROPOSED MUSLIM IMMIGRATION BAN

THE ONLY MUSLIMS HE KNOWS ARE THE "PEACEFUL" ONES

SEE OUR PREVIOUS POST:

"ARE YOU INCITING MUSLIMS BY EXPOSING THEIR VIOLENT MANDATES?: CONGRESS MOVES TO CRIMINALIZE SPEAKING AGAINST MUSLIMS~FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH VIOLATED":

http://ratherexposethem.blogspot.com/2016/01/are-you-inciting-muslims-by-exposing.html

CRIMINALIZING SPEECH:
HOUSE RESOLUTION #569
"CONDEMNING VIOLENCE, BIGOTRY & HATEFUL RHETORIC TOWARDS MUSLIMS IN THE UNITED STATES" 

EXCERPT: "Whereas the rise of hateful and anti-Muslim speech, violence, and cultural ignorance plays into the false narrative spread by terrorist groups of Western hatred of Islam, and can encourage certain individuals to react in extreme and violent ways:"

DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE BILL 

TO OPPOSE TRUMP'S PROPOSED 

MUSLIM IMMIGRATION BAN 

BY ROBERT SPENCER

SEE: https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/05/democrats-introduce-bill-to-oppose-trumps-proposed-muslim-immigration-ban; republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:

“Beyer said the legislation is an attempt to ‘appeal to hope rather than fear.'” In our pusillanimous and puerile age, “fear” is not just a weakness of character, but a moral flaw: if you fear being beheaded or blown up by Islamic jihadists, you’re an evil person. And to be sure, fear is never to be encouraged or given into, but its opposite is not hope, it’s courage and resoluteness.

Beyer is not offering courage or resoluteness. He is proposing a ban on using someone’s religion as a reason for blocking them from entering the country based on the politically correct fiction that Islamic jihad terrorism has nothing to do with Islam, and that therefore to be concerned about jihad terrorists entering the country along with peaceful Muslim refugees is simply a manifestation of bigotry, racism and “Islamophobia.”

What Beyer is offering is “hope” and a rejection of “fear.” We should “hope” that there will be no jihadis among the immigrants. We should “hope” that there will not be another jihad attack a la San Bernardino perpetrated by another refugee like Tashfeen Malik, the San Bernardino jihad murderer who had passed five separate background checks from five separate U.S. government agencies. We should “hope” that the Islamic State will not make good on its threat to send jihadis into Europe and North America among the refugees. We should “hope” that we can continue to pursue self-destructive and suicidal policies without suffering any negative consequences.

To reject all of Beyer’s “hopes” would be, in his view, to succumb to “fear,” and remember: fear is morally wrong.

“Democrats Introduce Bill That Would Oppose Trump’s Proposed Immigration Ban on Eve of His Capitol Hill Visit,” by Margaret Chadbourn, ABC News, May 11, 2016:

A group of Democrats on Capitol Hill are using Donald Trump’s visit to Washington this week to highlight their opposition to the presumptive Republican nominee’s immigration policies, including his past calls to ban Muslims from coming to the United States.

On Wednesday, they introduced legislation, which is just one paragraph, that would restrict the United States from using someone’s religion as a reason for blocking them from entering the country. The new bill, known as the Freedom of Religion Act, would do so by keeping religious tests out of the immigration process.

“It’s very narrow in scope. We’re not going to discriminate when it comes to immigration based on religion,” Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, who authored the bill, told ABC News.

Following the December shootings in San Bernardino, California, Trump called for a ban on Muslims entering the United States “until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.” His comments were condemned by Democrats and Republican congressional leaders, but he has not backed down on this stance.

Beyer said the legislation is an attempt to “appeal to hope rather than fear.”

The bill has little chance of advancing in the Republican-controlled House, but Democrats say that’s not the point. “At the very least, having the bill out there gives encouragement out there to Americans that Donald Trump’s ideas are not ruling the day on this issue,” Beyer said. “We’re pushing back with a strong, clear voice.”

Trump will hold high-profile meetings in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, including with House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, who is so far withholding his support for Trump, saying he wants learn more about how the candidate will unite the party after a divisive primary.

Democrats don’t want to let his visit go to waste and are trying leverage the attention surrounding the trip to score some political points.

“We didn’t plan it based on his visit but I think it is a coincidence is a fortuitous one,” Beyer said….

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ALSO SEE: 
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2016/05/robert-spencer-in-frontpage-democrats-try-to-outlaw-trumps-muslim-immigration-ban
EXCERPT:
"What Beyer is offering is “hope” and a rejection of “fear.” We should “hope” that there will be no jihadis among the immigrants. We should “hope” that there will not be another jihad attack a la San Bernardino perpetrated by another refugee like Tashfeen Malik, the San Bernardino jihad murderer who had passed five separate background checks from five separate U.S. government agencies. We should “hope” that the Islamic State will not make good on its threat to send jihadis into Europe and North America among the refugees. We should “hope” that we can continue to pursue self-destructive and suicidal policies without suffering any negative consequences."
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Officials Visit Virginia Mosque in Solidarity

Published on Dec 4, 2015

Northern Virginia congressman Don Beyer and other elected officials attended prayer services at a northern Virginia mosque as a show of solidarity with the region's Muslim population. 

Congressman Don Beyer speaks at Dar Al-Hijrah

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TSA BLACKMAIL: CAUSED FOUR HOUR WAITING LINES FOR AIRPORT SCREENING TO GET MORE MONEY & STAFF

VIRAL VIDEO SHOWS UNBELIEVABLE LENGTH OF SECURITY LINE

Invasive security procedures, lack of staff 

blamed for delays

BY PAUL JOSEPH WATSON

SEE: http://www.infowars.com/wtf-tsa-viral-video-shows-unbelievable-length-of-security-line/; republished below in full unedited for informational, educational, and research purposes:

A viral video posted on YouTube shows the unbelievable length of a TSA security line at Chicago’s Midway International Airport.

Entitled “TSA are you f***ing kidding me?,” the man filming the clip states, “OK here’s the start, let’s see how long this thing is.”

He then proceeds to walk all the way down the line, which snakes all around the terminal building.

“This is still just the beginning….we’re just getting started,” he comments.

The line stretches right back to the train terminal.

“Are you f**king kidding me TSA? What the f**k?” asks the man.

Travelers posted images of the line on social media, with some complaining that it took them nearly two hours to get through the checkpoint.

James Asher blamed the TSA’s insistence on people removing their belts and shoes for the delays.

#TSA: Flew out of Chicago Midway Wed., took 1:45 hours to get thru security. Isn't time to stop with the shoes & belts & computers. Awful!!!

— James Asher (@jimasher) May 13, 2016

Last week, the TSA announced that poor staffing would lead to more travel delays this summer.

“This is going to be a rough summer; there is no doubt about it,” Gary Rasicot, TSA chief of operations, told the New York Times. “We are probably not at the staffing level we would like to be to address the volume. This is why we are talking about people getting to the airport a little earlier than planned.”

Many will see the video as more evidence that airports need to ditch the TSA altogether and hire more efficient, less invasive private screeners.

The New York the Port Authority issued an ultimatum earlier this week in a letter that stated, “We can no longer tolerate the continuing inadequacy of TSA passenger screening services. The long waits are prompting complaints from passengers, terminal operators, and airlines alike.”

Security expert and former FBI agent Manny Gomez is calling for JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark Liberty airports to take on private screeners.

“Privatizing it would hold the people that are selected to be the screeners more accountable. It would cost the federal government infinitely less, and it would make the process a lot more streamlined and seamless,” Gomez told ABC7.

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Video Shows Unbelievable Length Of Security Lines

Witness: TSA Caught Holding America Hostage

Eyewitness Speaks Out About TSA

Published on May 16, 2016

Infowars producer tells all about the TSA breakdown in Chicago O'Hare.How the public was used as pawns in a wage war against your rights.

TSA Clowns with Security Theatre