“Honor Killings”: Coming Your Way!

 “Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.” Gen 4:8 

“The voice of your brother's blood cries out to Me from the ground.” Gen 4:10

“Honor Killings”?  What is going on? Is this the norm in Islamic cultures? Could this possibly be happening here in America? Can we expect more of this? 

This topic is so bizarre and strange to our ears that I will use excerpts from news articles to explain: 

From Texas:

“Amina Said, 18, and her sister Sarah, 17, smile happily in one widely circulating photo, and Amina is wearing what looks like a sweatshirt bearing the name ‘AMERICAN.’ But their fate may have been the herald of a new, disquieting feature of the American landscape: honor killing. Amina and Sarah were shot dead in Irving, Texas, on New Year’s Day. Police are searching for their father, Yaser Abdel Said, on a warrant for capital murder.”

“The girls’ great aunt, Gail Gartrell, told reporters, ‘This was an honor killing.’” 

“Honor killing, the practice of murdering a female family member who is believed to have sullied the family honor, enjoys widespread acceptance in some areas of the Islamic world.” 

“And to be sure, the Qur’an or Islamic tradition does not sanction honor killing. Muslim spokesmen have hastened, after the recent killing in Canada of another teenage Muslim girl, Aqsa Parvez, by her father to tell the public that honor killing has nothing to do with Islam, but is merely a feature of Islamic culture in some areas. Aqsa Parvez was sixteen years old; her father, Muhammad Parvez, has been charged with strangling her to death because she refused to wear the hijab.” 

See: Honor Killing in Texas

From Ontario, Canada:

“The nightmare of sharia is alive in Canada. Shame, shame, shame:”

“A Mississauga, Ont. man will be formally charged on Tuesday with murder in connection with the death of his 16-year-old daughter.”

“The girl, Aqsa Parvez, was in critical condition on Monday after being strangled, apparently after a dispute with her family over her refusal to wear the hijab, the Islamic headscarf worn by some Muslim women.”

“However Peel Regional Police said Tuesday the girl died late Monday night.”

See: The murder of Aqsa Parvez

From Georgia:

“A Clayton County man was behind bars Sunday, accused of killing his own daughter. Police said the father was angry because he felt his daughter was disgracing the family.”

“Investigators said 54-year-old Chaudhry Rashad was so outraged at his daughter, Sandela Kanwal, and her plans for divorce that he killed her after a heated argument at the family's home. Investigators said Rashad confessed to strangling the 25-year-old woman.”

See: Honor killing in Clayton County, Georgia

From England:

“The 29-year-old Pakistani man had hoped to build an exciting new life when he moved to Britain in 2006 to join the woman he had married secretly after they met and fell in love.”

“Twelve months later he was driven to a narrow and isolated moorland lane in the hills above Halifax, West Yorkshire. As Mr Mehmood knelt in the darkness, the lights of the textile town sparkling in the valley below, he was shot twice in the back and then left to die.”

“His killers were three thugs, hired for murder by a man for whom Mr Mehmood’s marriage represented an affront to family dignity: his wife’s elder brother, Arza Khan.”

“The jury listened to a tale of secrets, fear and misery, born of a bullying, patriarchal culture that found no room - even in Britain - for a woman to have a role in determining her own destiny.”

 “Yasmin’s crime lay in defying the family code. She had been promised by her father to her first cousin. Any threat to the fulfillment of that contract risked a stain on the family's honour.”

See 'Honour' killing victim Mehmood shot and left to die

There are others! Are we still to believe Islam is a “religion of peace”? You can be assured very little of this will be told by our major media which seems intent on covering up for Islam and allowing more and more barbaric Muslim practices to take root in America as we go on our merry way.

So, again we ask, “What can I do about this?” Here are some ideas:

1. CARE! Become outraged! Become determined to stop being passive and get engaged! 
2. BECOME INFORMED about Islam. Start by reading the most recent books by Robert Spencer [e.g., The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (And the Crusades), and The Truth About Muhammad (Founder of the World’s Most Intolerant Religion)] and continually check out his website www.jihadwatch.com;
3. WORK and VOTE for candidates(at every governmental level) who understand the signs of the times;
4. TALK to your Pastor, Priest, elders, deacons and get them engaged;
5. ENCOURAGE prayer meetings crying out for our country and REVIVAL, which is OUR ONLY HOPE!  

Our Prayer: 

“Lord, Honor Killings certainly are stark violations of your laws against murder.

“Please intervene wherever abusive men are planning to kill their daughters; Save them! 

“Please EXPOSE this abomination and all others associated with this idolatrous religion.

“Finally, please bring REVIVAL to these people so they can be saved and live righteously. In Jesus’ Name, Amen!”  

Harry Valentine, CHPA Founder/Publisher

Relevant Articles:

'My daughter deserved to die for falling in love'

Honor killing in Canada: Father gets first-degree murder charge

REMINDER:                            THE CALL

“A MASSIVE GATHERING OF THOSE WHO ARE DESPERATE FOR REVIVAL IN OUR NATION”

Watch: TheCall DC - Promo VIDEO

For more information visit: THECALL.com

THE CALL and A Great Awakening! 

1. It’s not too big for God (is 40:17, 23);  
2. It’s essentially a spiritual matter calling for spiritual responses (Eph 6:10-13); 
3. Really, since all the Elite (and demonic) forces in the universe are arrayed against us, we MUST CRY OUT for the Lord’s help and intervention (Ps 60:11-12). Such an opportunity is here. THE CALL!! Which is scheduled for August 16^th on the Mall in D.C. (and in San Diego, three days before the elections on November 1^st). 

Here is some information about THE CALL:

“TheCall is a divinely initiated, multi-racial, multi-generational, and crossdenominational gathering to corporate prayer and fasting. We believe that our nation is in desperate need of the mercy of God and a great Spiritual Awakening. TheCall is committed to mobilizing people from all across America to gather together to petition God for His undeserved mercy for our nation in 12-hour solemn assemblies.”  

[Visit their website for more information: TheCall; The above is excerpted from a pdf file which can be located at TheCall : Plan Your Trip then click on “What to Expect the day of THE CALL” at the bottom of the page. ]

COME! (See Judges 5:2) This is HOW this battle for the soul of our beloved nation can be fought and WON!! This is our ONLY HOPE! 

Prayer:                                      

Almighty God! Please come to our help! Make us desperate! Have MERCY! May THE CALL be so anointed that you will “break in” and ignite REVIVAL!  

Harry Valentine, CHPA Founder/Publisher

  Surrender! Or Else! 

 “O, our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You.” 2 Chron 20:12

Regarding the increasing implementation of Sharia law amongst the Muslim communities in the United Kingdom (and elsewhere in the West, including efforts to introduce it here in the USA), Cal Thomas states:

“The most senior judge in England has declared that Islamic legal principles in Sharia law may be used within Muslim communities in Britain to settle marital arguments and regulate finance.”

 “And so the English who gave us the Magna Carta in 1215, William Blackstone and the foundation of American law are slowly succumbing to the dictates of intolerant Islam and sowing seeds of their own destruction.”

(See entire column here: Surrender)

Frank Gaffney also comments on the goals of the Islamists:

“At the moment, another totalitarian ideology characterized by techniques and global ambitions strikingly similar to those of yesteryear’s communists is on the march. It goes by varying names: ‘Islamofascism,’ ‘Islamism,’ ‘jihadism’ or ‘radical,’ ‘extremist’ or ‘political Islam.’” 

“Unlike the communists, however, adherents to this ideology are making extraordinary strides in Western societies toward criminalizing those who dare oppose the Islamist end-state - imposition of brutal Shariah Law on Muslims and non-Muslims alike.”

(Note: His column goes on to describe “a few indicators of this ominous progress”…see entire column here: Islamists' Catch-22)

Likewise, we must notice the identical goals of another world-wide group, the radical homosexuals. They, too, want to take over our culture and enforce their perverse worldviews. 

As with the Islamists, the homosexuals can only accomplish this by silencing all opposition, especially those nasty, bigoted Christians. 

Here is Tony Perkins’ report on a symposium (which I attended) on the subject of the California “Marriage” issue and its potential impact on Religious Liberty:

“FRC held a standing-room-only panel discussion this morning about the California same-sex marriage ruling and its effects on religious liberty. Many religious organizations in California and elsewhere are worried about the possible erosion of their First Amendment rights and religious liberty protections.” 

“The panel addressed key issues being asked by religious organizations: Will churches be able to refuse to marry homosexual couples? Will they be able to deny access to their facilities? Will other Christian organizations be able to retain their religious identity and beliefs in light of the court's decision?”  

“The reality is that the religious liberty of Americans is under fire, as evidenced by the loss of tax exempt status for a New Jersey Methodist organization that refused to allow lesbians to have a commitment ceremony at their site, and a lawsuit against a Christian photographer in Arizona who refused to take pictures of a lesbian commitment ceremony, to name just a few examples. The panel also addressed the incidents in Sweden and Canada under their hate speech laws.”

FRC Action Update: Religious Liberty in the Crosshairs

[note: emphases mine, throughout] 

Brethren, we are being told to “Surrender! Or go to jail if you resist an Islamic and/or Homosexual takeover!” 

Pastors! Please awake! Brethren! Please awake!

We are under attack by shrewd and determined anti-Christ forces! 

Join our Prayer: 

• Lord, as a nation, we have turned from Your ways; Grant us REPENTANCE and FORGIVENESS; 

• In your MERCY, Lord, would You turn the hearts of this nation back to You? May we NOT SURRENDER to the wicked intent behind the Homosexual and Islamic ideologies that are determined to silence any opposition, redefine our culture, and thus silence YOUR TRUTH (John 17:17; John 14:6);     

• You are GOD ALONE and You established human relationships. May YOUR TRUTH on these matters be Lifted High and may Your Holy Spirit give us BOLDNESS (Prov 14:26; Heb 4:16) and WISDOM (Jas 1:5) to PROCLAIM Your Truth (John 16:13) and to STAND (Eph 6:13f).   

Harry Valentine, CHPA Founder/Publisher

VERY Relevant Articles:

                Foreign Courts Take Aim at Our Free Speech           

            Durban II: Trashing human rights

“Fairness Despotism”

The Erosion of our Freedoms – (Part II) 

Two weeks ago, I drew attention to the assault being waged against our freedoms of speech and religious liberty (if you missed it, you can read it here). Today, I bring you Part II, sharing insights from fellow conservatives about this attack and the future implications.  

Gary Bauer discloses how the radical left is “furiously working to build a permanent liberal majority”:

“Barack Obama recently sent out a fundraising appeal …in which he wrote, ‘…a new president isn’t enough…big changes don’t happen without big Senate majorities. …This November, we have a chance to create a Democratic Senate majority like we haven’t seen in decades…’”

“Freedom of speech and religious liberty will be curtailed after the expanded liberal majority in Congress passes so-called ‘hate crimes laws’ silencing pastors and pro-family organizations… Our courts will be packed with ACLU radicals, and same-sex ‘marriage’ will be forced on every state in the union by judicial fiat. Christian business and ministries will be forced to hire homosexuals and offer benefits to their ‘married’ partners.”

“Congress now has a ‘Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender Equality Caucus’ comprised of 52 members of the House of Representatives – 50 of the Democrats!”

He also noted how in 2004, “Americans turned out in droves to defend faith, family and freedom…” and, that “The stakes in 2008 aren’t any less than they were in 2004. In fact” he says, “I believe they are even greater!”

Excerpts above are from Gary Bauer’s End of Day report of June 25, 2008; a subscription based report from Campaign for Working Families.

Secondly, the Fairness Doctrine (or similar “broadcast localism” regulation), is again on the horizon, threatening to silence conservative views and the free market of ideas. Paul Weyrich comments on an effort to secretly bring back the Fairness Doctrine:

“[E]arlier this month in a public letter to FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) charged that the [fairness] doctrine was going to be re-imposed secretly upon broadcast media.” 

“Under the rubric of ‘broadcast localism’ it is clear the Commission is proposing no less than a sweeping takeover by Washington bureaucrats of broadcast media.” 

“‘The proposals and recommendations … amount to the stealth enactment of the Fairness Doctrine, a policy designated to squelch the free speech and free expression of specifically targeted audiences,’ wrote Boehner.”

 “One may think that the liberals who dominate other media would be willing to overlook talk radio; they are not…The Democrats want complete control of all media.”

(See entire piece here: There Should Be No Fairness-Doctrine Secret Agenda)

Additionally, consider the words of this Editorial from Investor’s Business Daily –The title of which I borrowed for this Alert, Fairness Despotism:

“There has never been more access to national political discourse. We all enjoy the true fairness of freedom.”

“Yet Speaker Nancy Pelosi would have Uncle Sam again become speech policeman — because in the free market of mass communication, her party’s message is losing.”

“Under a President Obama and Democratic Congress, a Fairness Doctrine could mean all three branches of government, plus the media, would be under the iron-fisted control of big-government, anti-national security liberals.”

Rush Limbaugh, on his June 25^th show stated:

“[T]here is an all-out attempt here to snuff out as much individual liberty as possible…This is going to be a giant grab of federal power, if these people get everything they want in the upcoming election.”  

See the entire show transcript here: The Fairness Doctrine Will Just Be the Tip of the Iceberg

[NOTE: The Broadcaster Freedom Act, introduced last summer, would permanently repeal the Fairness Doctrine. To find out more, please read: Time to Bury the Fairness Doctrine Once and For All by Rep. Greg Walden and Rep Mike Pence.]

Just last week, David Limbaugh wrote about the threats to our freedoms in “Obama’s Leftist Armies”; here are some excerpts:

“It’s not just Republicans who should be worried… the Obama leftists will purge from the Democratic ranks conservative…Democrats, who are just getting in the way.” 

“What this all means… is that voters need to keep their eye on… Obama’s real leftism -- and its potentially devastating consequences for the country.”

“‘Democrats will be more likely to pass progressive legislation: ending the war’, meaning surrender; providing ‘health care for all Americans,’ meaning poorer quality health care… and bringing about ‘a renewed investment in green energy,’ meaning, to them, a radical assault on our economy in the name of the global warming hoax -- in deference to the pantheistic devaluation of the dignity of human beings that drives it.”

“So let’s not just focus on Obama’s increasingly evident character flaws, but the catastrophic restructuring he likely has in store for this nation and its institutions.”

Once again quoting from Bauer’s 6/25 report:   

“What is your response going to be? To throw your hands up and give up, or to work harder and give more in the fight for our children and grand children’s future?” 

Brethren, what will YOUR response be?

Some Possible Responses:                                      

• REPENT for APATHY and INDIFFERENCE;  Ask God to AWAKEN His people, to REMOVE blinders from eyes (Joel 2:12-14; Ps 146:8, Prov 2:3f);

• SEEK God; ask for His MERCY on our nation and for our children’s futures (Isa 55:6; Ps 69:16; 90:14);

• PARTICIPATE in events that facilitate PRAYER (Ps 9:10; 1 Thess 5:17; Ps 145:18-19); [e.g., THECALL, DC – see details at their website; corporate prayer at your local church; etc., etc., etc.]. 

[note: emphases mine, throughout] 

Harry Valentine, CHPA Founder/Publisher

  July 4^th: Thanks Be To God!

As we gather for July 4 celebrations, we need to reflect on the purposes and faith (in Jesus) of the Founders of the United States of America.

In this regard, some Congressmen recently gave statements in support of Resolution HR 888: “Affirming the Rich Spiritual and Diverse Religious History of Our Nation’s Founding.”  

Here are some anointed excerpts from several of the Resolution’s sponsors:

1.      From Rep. Trent Franks (R., Arizona):

“President George Washington, on the very same day that Congress finished drafting the first amendment, declared, ‘It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to Obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and to humbly implore His protection and favor.’”

“William Penn, one of our great champions of liberty and founder of what would become Pennsylvania said, ‘Those people who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants.’”

“And President Andrew Jackson said, ‘The Bible is the bedrock on which our Republic rests.’”

“[T]oday the secular left often seeks to destroy any vestige of this Nation’s religious heritage in history. They seek not to prevent the establishment of religion, but rather, to relentlessly destroy the free exercise thereof. Indeed, theyare determined to rewrite America’s history, devoid of any mention or trace of the very ideal that gave birth to this Nation in the first place.”

 View Rep. Franks

2.      From Rep. John Carter (R., Texas):

“It is so important that Americans and Members of this House remember the history of this country and how important the Christian religion has been to the history of the United States of America, and what an important part of the very basis of our society it is.”

“I would hope that every Member of this Congress and every American citizen would take to their knees and pray for the future of our country and for the salvation of America.”

View Rep. Carter

3.      From Rep. Doug Lamborn (R., Colorado):

“There are traces of America’s religious history all across this Nation. And many things, even here in this very room, convince me that our Nation’s founders were intent on preserving the religious beliefs and principles upon which our liberty depends.”

“We are greatly indebted to the faith of our founders, which changed history. In fact, in 1818, our second President of the United States, John Adams, shared this reflection on the true American Revolution. He said, ‘The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people, a change in their religious sentiments … This radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments and affections of the people was the
real American Revolution.’”

View Rep. Lamborn

4.      From Rep. David Davis (R., Tennessee):

“We understand today that America isn’t great because we have a large government. We’re great because down through history, if we had a problem, we turned to God first and then we turned to our neighbors, not to a big government. And if we want to continue to be that great Nation, we need to look to II Chronicles 7:14, which says, ‘If my people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.’’’

View Rep. Davis

5.      From Rep. James Jordan (R., Ohio):

“They understood that we did, in fact, get our rights from the Almighty, and it is government’s job not to grant us privileges, not to grant us rights, but to protect the rights we have by the very fact we were created in God’s image.”

            View Rep. Jordan

[You may view each speaker as he shares his comments on the House Floor, and read the entire text of his statement using the link provided below each excerpt. All appearances: C-SPAN Congressional Chronicle, Created by Cable. Offered as a Public Service] 

So, as devoted and thankful Christians, these men’s statements remind us of the debt we owe our forefathers and, of course, the Lord!  

Please JOIN US in our July 4^th Prayer:

“Almighty and Wonderful Lord, You have blessed us so! We thank You for our beloved Founders and for using them to establish this wonderful, Christian country.  

“Many wicked forces are working ardently to dismantle what You created and, in effect, to get rid of You! It gives us pleasure to know from Psalm 2 that You rule from heaven and are laughing at their efforts.  

“We have always needed You, Lord! Come, rend the heavens and come down (Is 64:1)! Thanks again for July the 4^th. In Jesus’ Name, Amen!”  

Harry Valentine, CHPA Founder/Publisher