Tuesday, February 18, 2014
From: Gary L. Bauer
Obama’s Priorities
Radical Islamists in Nigeria launched attacks on Christians in two villages, killing more than one hundred people this weekend.
Saturday morning residents of Doron Baga, a fishing village, came under attack. One survivor said, “They opened fire from all directions, forcing residents to jump into the lake in a bid to escape, and many drowned while others were gunned down.”
The second attack occurred later in the day when members of the jihadi terrorist group Boko Haram targeted men in a farming village. Some were shot while others were reportedly dragged to the town square and hacked to death.
Sunday the White House released a statement from President Obama, which began: “As a country and a people, the United States has consistently stood for the protection of fundamental freedoms and universal human rights. We believe that people everywhere should be treated equally, with dignity and respect, and that they should have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential…”
Sadly, the message had absolutely nothing to do with the anti-Christian jihad in Nigeria. Instead, Obama was publicly condemning Uganda after its president announced that he would sign legislation criminalizing homosexual behavior.
What did the White House have to say about the slaughter of Christians in Nigeria? Not a word. See for yourself. But the persecution of homosexuals in Uganda warranted a rare Sunday press statement.
The continent of Africa, and jihadists throughout the Islamic world, learned this week that Obama places a greater priority on defending the rights of homosexuals than ending the massacre of Christians.
Faith Under Fire
Meanwhile, here in America, there is a growing intolerance toward expressions of faith. Most of the intolerance is aimed at Christianity. The latest example involves Ernest Jones, the former running backs coach and director of player engagement for the University of Connecticut football team.
Jones quit his job yesterday. His resignation comes a month after he was publicly chastised by the university’s leadership for sharing his Christian faith with players.
In a recent interview with The Courant, Jones discussed his role with the team and how it was important for players to develop their faith and character. During his remarks, Jones said, “We’re going to make sure they understand that Jesus Christ should be in the center of our huddle…”
In response to these comments, UConn President Susan Herbst wrote a letter to the The Courant attesting to the university’s commitment to diversity and effectively reminding employees to keep their faith to themselves.
Now let’s imagine other huddle possibilities. Suppose Jones said to his players, “I want you to know that I am sexually attracted to men and I want everyone else to know.” If a football player complained that Jones was pushing his sexual orientation on players, that football player might have been suspended pending successful completion of multiple diversity training seminars.
If Coach Jones had said, “I’ve found Allah,” I suspect President Herbst would have applauded.
Here’s a prediction: The first lady will not be making a call to Ernest Jones, a black football coach who loves Jesus, to say how proud she is of him for standing up for his faith. Barack Obama will not hold Jones up as an example of the kind of unacceptable discrimination that exists in America. I intend to make sure that Ernest Jones knows that there are millions of Americans who applaud him!
Is Obamacare A National Emergency?
A recent Fox News poll found that 55% of voters wish Obamacare had never become law. And nearly two-thirds said it would not have passed in 2010 if we had known then what we know now.
Given everything we know, it’s not surprising that some politicians are having trouble defending Obamacare. On Fox News Sunday this weekend, host Chris Wallace grilled Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) about Obama’s authority for making two dozen unilateral changes to the law without congressional approval.
When Wallace asked how Obama was justified in repeatedly delaying Obamacare’s employer mandate for three years in violation of the plain text of the law, Rep. Becerra offered a bizarre explanation:
WALLACE: “If I may sir, when the healthcare law says it will begin after December 31, 2013, isn’t that pretty specific? …”
BECERRA: “Well the president said, ‘We’ll start it after 2013, but we’re going to make sure it works well for small businesses.’ And the fact is, what he’s trying to do is make things work. When Congress can’t pass bills, when Congress shuts down the government, the president can’t just sit there.”
WALLACE: “That’s the way the Constitution’s written. The president is just supposed to sit there.”
BECERRA: “If we have an emergency the president is just supposed to sit there? If we’re under national security attack…”
WALLACE: “Well, we’re not talking about an emergency with Obamacare. … We’re not talking about a foreign threat here, sir.”
BECERRA: “I would hope that we would never have a chief executive who would twiddle his thumbs because Congress can’t get its act together. We need to move! We need to move.”
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