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• Actions On a Palestinian State

WASHINGTON, July 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A coalition of Christian leaders representing 25 million Americans of faith sent letters to President Obama, Congress, and foreign Ambassadors and Heads of State, requesting that they take the immediate steps necessary to keep Iran from repressing its citizens, developing nuclear weapons and supporting terrorism through its proxies. The letter comes as an Iranian man, Youcef Nadarkhani, is facing the death penalty if he refuses to recant his Christian faith. The U.S. State Department issued a release calling on the Iranian government "to respect the fundamental rights of all its citizens and uphold its international commitments to protect them.

• U.S. Newswire
• July 08, 2011

• Christian Coalition Falls On Lean Days ; Former Powerhouse of Right 'Will Survive'

The Christian Coalition, once one of the most powerful forces of the religious right, is running a much leaner operation these days. The group - once based in Washington - now has its headquarters in Charleston, S.C., where it is coping with a vastly reduced budget of $1.3 million, down from the $26 million it enjoyed a decade ago.

• The Washington Times
• October 13, 2005

• World Vision, One and Broad Faith-Based Coalition Urge U.S. Senate On Humanitarian Aid

organizations join to call on Congress to reverse cuts to life- saving, effective international assistance in U.S. budget WASHINGTON, March 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A coalition of 30 Christian and Jewish organizations in the U.S. have joined together with the ONE Campaign to urge senators now considering fiscal 2011 budget measures to reverse the disproportionate and devastating cuts to international assistance approved by House lawmakers last week.

• U.S. Newswire
• March 01, 2011

• What's un-Christian about the Christian right.

Much of the Christian Coalition's political agenda conflicts with the true meaning of Christianity: self-sacrifice, helping those in need, and universal love. The group favors a $500 tax credit per child, regardless of income, yet it does not favor the Earned Income Tax Credit.

• Washington Monthly
• Vol. 27 Nbr. 12, December 1995

• Being Righteous Means Being Pragmatic: ; the Marriage of Pat Robertson and Rudy Giuliani

WASHINGTON - When the founder of the Christian Coalition, who blames national disasters on abortion, gives his support to a thrice- married, pro-abortion, pro-gay-rights Catholic, does religion really matter anymore? Pat Robertson's endorsement of Rudy Giuliani for president just shifted "strange bedfellows" into "the weird turn pro" category.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• November 14, 2007

• Many Condemn Robertson's Call to Kill Chavez

Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson's suggestion that U.S. agents assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sparked numerous condemnations that stretched Tuesday from the Venezuelan vice president to a Robertson friend in Bergen County. I'm just disheartened by this," said Bill Thomson, a Washington Township resident and state director of the Christian Coalition, the national organization founded by Robertson. "I love him, he is my friend. But from a religious point of view, I find this unacceptable.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• August 24, 2005

• Robertson Picks His Candidate -- The 'Proven Leader' Giuliani

WASHINGTON -- Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition, endorsed Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday. It is my pleasure to announce my support for America's mayor, Rudy Giuliani, a proven leader who is not afraid of what lies ahead and who will cast a hopeful vision for all Americans," Robertson said during a news conference with Giuliani in Washington.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• November 08, 2007

• Rnc Chairman Ken Mehlman Addresses the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders (Conlamic)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Ken Mehlman today addressed hundreds of pastors of the National Coalition of Latino Clergy and Christian Leaders (CONLAMIC) in Washington, DC. The following are excerpts from Chairman Mehlmanbs remarks, as prepared:

• U.S. Newswire
• September 22, 2005

• Marriott-Adult Movie Update

Background The Arlington Group, a coalition of Christian organizations that includes Focus on the Family, met with Marriott International officials in Washington, D.C., in April to persuade the hotel chain to stop offering pay-per-view adult movies in its rooms. Marriott offers the programming in most of its 3,000 U.S. hotels, and the Arlington Group representatives urged the chain to adopt an "opt- in" television system, in which guests would have to contact the front desk to receive adult entertainment. Currently, the programming is available in hotel rooms until guests opt out.

• Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo.
• August 20, 2008

• Christian Coalition Applauds Missouri Voters for Huge Victory in Marriage Amendment Passage

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Christian Coalition of America applauds the citizens of the state of Missouri for voting to overwhelmingly pass a constitutional amendment which recognizes only marriages between a man and a woman in the state of Missouri. The Missouri marriage amendment which passed by a huge majority (71 percent to 29 percent) says: "To be valid and recognized in this state a marriage shall exist only between a man and a woman." The passage of the Missouri amendment and the anticipated overwhelming passage of constitutional marriage amendments in up to11 more states was a reaction to 4 radical Massachusetts Supreme Court justices - who in a 4-3 decision -- ruled homosexual "marriages" in Massachusetts were constitutional. Analysts are saying that more conserva...

• U.S. Newswire
• August 04, 2004