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The ‘New’ Charisma
Much has happened since Charisma was started in 1975—in the church, in our culture and with technology. Over those 30-plus…
He Was a Spiritual Giant
How Oral Roberts touched Charisma’s publisher Growing up in the 1950s, I knew there were two Christian leaders who stood…
I’m on a Sabbatical
After publishing Charisma for 34 years, Steve Strang is taking a much-needed sabbatical. He will not be writing The Strang…
Good News for Charismatics
A widely publicized study released in late April about why Americans have given up their faith or changed religions is…
Right Wing Extremist Classified As Terror Threats
From time to time something is e-mailed to me that I think is worth passing along. The item below by Mat Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel, highlights the recent outrageous attack by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) against the rights of Christians. On their DHS Threat Assessment list, they recorded conservatives, veterans, pro-gun people and others as “right-wing extremists,” and as possible terror threats. Mat articulates the details about this in the letter below. Read it and let me know what you think.
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Stop the ‘Pedophile Protection’ Bill
Though the hate crimes bill, which could put pastors in jail and protect pedophiles, has already passed in the House, we still have a chance to stop it in the Senate. The Traditional Values Coalition (TVC) does a nice job of explaining the bill and sharing how Christians can help stop it. Read their newsletter below and then give your comments about it on our Web site.
The other side is on the run. The Traditional Values Coalition did not let them get away with their lies about their so-called hate crimes bill. We worked to force them to go on record about what this bill really does — it protects bizarre sexual behaviors, pedophiles and could send pastors to jail.
Calling America Back to God
About two weeks ago the nation celebrated the National Day of Prayer. I had the privilege of being invited to speak to a group of 100 business people in Jacksonville, Fla., as part of an outreach called Christian Professional Resources. The half-hour message was videotaped and put on the Internet. I’m sharing it with you here because I spoke about “Calling America Back to God” and mentioned some things that I’ve reported on in the Strang Report. I hope you’ll watch it, share it with others and then give me your feedback in the comments section.
New Hampshire House Opposed a Same-Sex Marriage Bill Because it Protected Religious Liberties
Here is a letter from Mathew D. Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel, a religious freedoms law firm.
On Wednesday by a vote of 188-186, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted down a same-sex marriage bill because it contained a religious liberty protection clause. The state Senate had previously passed the bill along party lines by a vote of 14-10. Governor George Lynch, who is opposed to same-sex marriage, said he would veto the bill unless it contained a religious liberty protection amendment. The amendment was added to the House version of the bill, and that is where it met opposition by an openly homosexual member of the House, who lobbied against the bill because of the amendment.
Oppose Federal Funds for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
This was sent in a newsletter by Tony Perkins, president of the Washington, D.C.-based Family Research Council.
On March 9, 2009, President Obama issued an executive order that opened the floodgates for funding more human embryonic stem cell experiments. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has drafted guidelines for distributing these funds. These guidelines devote your tax dollars to experiments with embryonic stem cells, from destroyed human embryos. But the only successful treatments and cures come from adult stem cells, taken from bone marrow, umbilical cord blood, fat tissue and other body tissues. Thousands of patients have had their health improved and their lives saved with adult stem cells. Dozens of diseases and injuries including cancer, juvenile diabetes, heart disease, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease have already been treated using adult stem cells and more treatments are being developed.
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The Eve of the American Reawakening
Rep. Tom McClintock gave the following speech to the Council for National Policy in Washington D.C. on May 16, 2009.
Here, in the winter of our despair, I want to pause to take stock of the state of our nation on this date of May 16.
Voters have swept our party from office after a failed Republican administration that abandoned conservative principles. The most left-wing President in our nation’s history has taken office with a 66 percent approval rating and strong majorities in both houses. His agenda includes radical intervention into energy markets, highly inflationary monetary policy, a determination to dramatically reduce our military spending while dramatically increasing overall domestic spending with deficits as far as the eye can see.
That was the state of our nation on May 16 … 1977.
Meeting God on the Mountain
Somehow it seemed impossible-retracing Moses’ footsteps in the Sinai desert in nine days when it took the children of Israel 40 years. When I was first invited to join a pilgrimage to the mountain of God, it seemed so remote, I could barely comprehend the fact I might actually go.
But I determined to go, despite the tough preparation that was necessary. I needed to shop for special equipment for the desert, spend weary miles jogging to get into shape, and read-including the first five books of the Bible.