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DATED:          November 13, 2009

CONTACT:    Dave Welch

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Coalition of Pastors Demands Charges for 14th Victim of Ft. Hood Terror Attack

Inter-racial pastors’ organization asserts that the unborn child of Pvt. Francheska Velez is murder victim also

Houston, TX -   The Texas Pastor Council, an inter-racial, inter-denominational organization representing local pastor councils in Houston, Austin, Beaumont, El Paso and other pastors throughout the state as part of the U.S. Pastor Council, issued the following statement in regarding the pregnancy of Pvt. Francheska Velez, a Ft. Hood soldier and victim of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan’s religion-inspired terror attack:

“As the nation reels with the vile act of terror by a Islamic extremist who had been given free reign in our own military forces, a silent victim must not be forgotten in the corresponding process of meting justice to Maj. Hasan.  We now know that murder victim Pvt. Francheska Velez was pregnant and in the eyes of God, our nation and the laws of Texas her child was also a murder victim so should be treated as such.”

“We join the call by others to elevate the count of murder victims to 14 as required under the Texas Unborn Victims of Violence Act adopted by the state legislature and signed into law in 2003.  The violent and malicious taking of any innocent life is criminal and our laws extend that recognition to children in their mothers’ wombs as is just and right.  Every one of those murdered or injured by this terrorist deserves full justice, including Pvt. Velez’s child who will never run, play or be held by his or her mother.”

“There will be attempts to dismiss the inclusion of Baby Velez in the murder charges by those so radically committed to unrestricted abortion that they have lost any sense of justice, however that must not deter our military and civil government leaders from recognizing that this was not a “potential life”, it was indeed a human life.”

“The abject failure of military leadership to exercise rational application of policies designed to ferret out those unfit to serve, as was obviously the case with Hasan due to his clear anti-American, anti-war views and adherence to radical Islam, should not be exacerbated by failure to recognize this most defenseless of victims.  Ultimately, justice will prevail for all fourteen of those murdered, the many injured and those serving in our military who deserve it from us.”

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Why Pastors Should Oppose Obamacare

HR 3200 - "Red Tape health care" is Unbiblical

By Dave Welch, Executive Director

There is a tendency of most pastors to avoid speaking on anything other than what has been defined as “moral issues” such as sanctity of life, special rights for sexual behavior, pornography, etc.  The fact is that every action of our government should be scrutinized as to its conformity or not-conformity to Biblical standards of justice and righteousness, including the details and intent of HR 3200, what has been dubbed as “Obamacare”.

The fundamental issue here is what the legitimate role of government is, and regardless of where one comes down on providing critical health care for the truly needy and helpless, the legislation goes so far beyond that point, it is incomprehensible.  It is vital that pastors understand the worldview that is driving this issue and why it violates every principle of both Scripture and U.S. Constitution.

The fact is that when government has assumed control over health care – or any service - in any country, quality, access and cost deteriorate irreparbly.  The horror stories of socialized health care in Canada and in Europe are innumerable.  A raw, utilitarian standard to control costs assures a disrespect for the value of every life and places a horde of nameless, faceless bureaucrats directly in between people and our medical decisions.

It is critical that every pastor think through how many times you have ministered to and counseled with parishioners and families making difficult decisions on medical care for loved ones.  Imagine the IRS determining and the U.S. Postal Service implementing those decisions instead of the family and the physicians.  The literal devil in the details of this 1017 page monstrosity reveal an insidious effort to not implement “health care reform” but an entire Marxist takeover of one-seventh of the economy, destroy private-sector physicians and insurance and micromanage every one of our families.

We urge you to take the time to read the following assessments of this plan and make sure your congregants are well informed and communicate to their congressman that this plan should be scrapped in its entirety.  Any “compromise” that contains even most of these elements will only possibly slow down this freight train.

Heritage Foundation assessment of HR 3200

Liberty Counsel assessment of HR 3200

Family Research Council Fellow Ken Blackwell Commentary

Cato Institute Analysis of Massachusetts’ Universal Health Care

Most importantly, the worldview displayed by President Obama and the Democrat leadership on this issue – and many others – reveals their direct rejection of personal responsibility, personal liberty, respect for the value of every life, the belief that government should be involved in every minute aspect of our daily lives and the abuse of the Romans 13 “sword” for tyranny.

As in the same-sex marriage debate, adding sexual perversion to legal protections, etc., we are graphically shown again that God will not be mocked and His word is ALWAYS true.  We are truly being governed by “unruly children” as per Isaiah 3 and it is our own negligence – disobedience – that has brought us to this point.

I urge you to read "When The Wicked Rule" as a reminder that our choices of governing leaders have consequences and it is time more pastors begin taking our duty seriously and leading our congregations in this area of ministry.