A November Surprise?
by Gary Kah
I was in our bedroom, watching the Republican convention on our small television, when John
McCain announced his running mate, Sarah Palin. As I observed Governor Palin stepping out
onto the platform with her children and husband at her side, I was unexplainably overcome with
emotion and began to weep. Why was I reacting this way? I didn't even know this family.
In the moments that followed I believe the Spirit of the Lord impressed on my heart that the
Palins are a genuine, Christian family and that the media - together with the far-left political
establishment - will do everything possible to shred them to pieces. After some time, I regained
my composure and, together with my wife, voiced a prayer on their behalf, asking God to shield
them from the darts of the enemy.
Based on what we have learned about Sarah Palin
since that time, I am firmly convinced that she is
"one of us" and has been raised up by the Lord for
such a time as this. She has a solid record on all the
issues confronting our nation and faith - even on the
alleged impact of global warming. She comes from a
Christian background that teaches we are living in the
last days and believes that Alaska might be a place of
refuge for God's people when hard times come to
America. She is also known to be a prayer warrior.
Those on the left will undoubtedly assault her
vigorously as this information becomes more public.
As for John McCain, he may have taken Sarah as his running mate because he had no other
choice. With Obama far ahead in the polls and with many Evangelicals vowing not to vote for
McCain, he had to do something drastic to get Christians on board - if he was to have any chance
of winning in November. To his credit, he realized what he needed to do and had the courage to
do it.
Regardless of what one may think of John McCain, he has brought Sarah Palin, a solid bornagain believer with deep biblical convictions, to the forefront of American politics. Perhaps God
is using him without him realizing it.
Although McCain has trended toward being more conservative over the last few years and is
generally to the right of Obama on many issues, there are still numerous concerns about his
background. While I would like to believe that he has experienced a great spiritual conversion in
his elder years, this is probably not the case. Therefore, Governor Palin may find herself in some
precarious situations in the days ahead - not unlike Daniel under the authority of King
Nebuchadnezzar.
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A Call to Prayer
Sarah Palin will be expected to stay in line with John McCain's program and to present a united
front - even if she disagrees with him on important issues. For this and other reasons I believe the
Lord would have us pray fervently for Sarah and her family on the following specific points.
Pray that:
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she will campaign effectively and honorably, with courage and strength, leading to a win
on November 4th.
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God would shield and protect Sarah and her family (physically and spiritually) from the
principalities and powers being unleashed against them by Satan.
•
her family would stay close and unified in Christ in the midst of the enormous pressures
they will be facing.
•
Sarah would retain her deep convictions and maintain her close walk with the Lord,
unhindered by the powers and pressures of Washington.
•
she would continue to have access to the truth concerning national/global developments
and that she would be surrounded by honest, straight-forward advisors.
•
she would find real favor with John McCain, and that he would genuinely consider her
views and advice in making his decisions.
•
the Lord would give her discernment to know when it would be acceptable to
compromise and when it is necessary to stand firm.
•
the Lord would give her the wisdom to tactfully disagree with McCain and even to
strongly challenge him if necessary.
Please take this matter seriously. This family needs our steadfast prayers on their behalf!
This could be one of the closest elections in our nation's history. Every vote will be needed to get
Sarah Palin into office, especially since Obama has a sizeable lead among young voters (those
under 35). I believe God has given us an excellent opportunity to get a true Christian believer
into power at a very high level. If elected she would be only a heartbeat away from the
presidency. With McCain at age 72, it is possible she may become our leader and determine our
next three Supreme Court justices.
For those who take issue with the fact that she is a woman, be reminded that God raised up
Deborah as a prophetess during a difficult time in Israel's history, using her mightily to fulfill His
purpose (Deut. 4 & 5). The fact is, God has used women on numerous occasions to work out His
will in the past. Why would it be different today? Given the choices we have, I have no problem
knowing who to vote for come November!
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Oprah's Man
On the other side of the aisle is a competitive and determined opponent who doesn't like to lose.
Backing him are hundreds of ultra-liberal activists including many of Hollywood's biggest
celebrities. Barack Obama owes much of his initial campaign success to Oprah Winfrey whose
public endorsement and immense popularity catapulted him to political stardom. Without
Oprah's concerted efforts and support, it is doubtful that Obama would have beaten Hillary
Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Oprah's "new spirituality" meshes very well with
Obama's religious views - tolerate everything except the "narrow" teachings of the Bible.
Barack Obama is admittedly hard to resist. He has a
certain likable quality which together with his
smooth style and admirable communication skills
can mesmerize audiences. But we must look beyond
personality to his fruits. The fact remains: He is the
number one most liberal politician in the US Senate,
based on his voting record.
His positions on nearly every important issue put
him squarely in the far-left/anti-biblical Christianity
camp. His most vocal supporters are found among
the MTV crowd. Just this week I saw one MTV
"phenom" from Britain pleading with Americans to
vote for Obama. Hopefully, if enough rock sensations from this crowd speak out for Obama,
common-sense Americans will be so repulsed they will vote against Obama/Biden - if for no
other reason.
While most people are now somewhat aware of Obama's voting record, there are a few details
that the secular media has withheld from the public. As the watchdog group Accuracy in Media
reports,
There has been some comment about Barack Obama's legislative accomplishments or
lack thereof. But there has been little major media coverage of his sponsorship of the
Global Poverty Act, a global tax proposal that could force the U.S. to spend $845
billion over a 13-year period in order to meet the goals that the U.N. has set for us in
foreign aid spending…the major media still don't want to talk about it. Why? It would
expose Obama as the international socialist he is.1
In a similar vein, one of our friends recently expressed his concern in a letter to us:
This is definitely turning into one of the oddest presidential elections we have ever
witnessed. It is a bit frightening that the democrats so boldly and unashamedly are
rolling out their socialist agenda and not even trying to disguise it (you mentioned a
few years ago they would get bolder with their message). It is incredible that Obama
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openly decries that it is evil for people to be rich. I guess he has forgotten that we are,
after all, a capitalistic society (at least for now anyway). I guess it's okay for him to
live in a $1.2 million dollar house and earn $4 million dollars but not okay for
everyone else. I always have trouble following the democrat's logic.
Obama's Family Background
The fact is, Barack Obama supports the measures that he does because he is a socialist through
and through. His indoctrination into far-left principles began at a young age through his mother's
influence. Barack's mother, Stanley Ann Dunham (known as Ann) spent her early childhood
years in Kansas with her family, who Barack claims were conservative Methodists or Baptists. At
around the age of 12, Ann's family moved to the Seattle area where they became involved in a
left-wing Unitarian church. The church was nicknamed "the little RED church" because of its
Communist leanings.2
After about a year, Ann's family moved to Mercer Island so that she could attend the island's new
high school where she would eventually be on the debate team. According to Newswatch
Magazine,
The school Ann attended, Mercer Island High School, was a hotbed of pro-Marxist
radical teachers. John Stenhouse, board member, told the House Un-American
Activities Subcommittee that he had been a member of the Communist Party USA,
and this school had a number of Marxists on its staff. Two teachers at this school, Val
Foubert and Jim Wichterman, BOTH Frankfurt School style Marxists, taught a critical
theory curriculum to students which included: rejection of societal norms, attacks on
Christianity and the traditional family, and assigned readings by Karl Marx. The
hallway between Foubert's and Wichterman's classrooms was sometimes called
"anarchy alley."3 [emphasis in original]
Upon her graduation, Ann's family moved to Hawaii where she would attend the University of
Hawaii and study anthropology. While at U of H she met Barack Obama, Sr. in her Russian
language class. By this time she was a "full fledged radical leftist" and practitioner of critical
theory. She would eventually work for the pro-world government Ford Foundation (which in
years gone by was cited by the House Committee on Un-American Activities as being subversive
to our republic.) Ann Dunham, who died in 1995 of cancer, was described by her friends as "a
fellow traveler," meaning "a communist sympathizer."4
Senator Obama's father, who was from Kenya, was also heavily linked to socialist activities. Sen.
Obama identifies very closely with his Kenyan family roots. In August 2006 he made a special
trip to Kenya to meet with a man named Raila Amolo Odinga. Odinga is the head of the National
Muslim Leaders Movement (ODM) which is dedicated to overthrowing the legitimate
democratic government of Kenya. Odinga is extremely anti-Christian, and it is widely believed
that he would outlaw Christianity if he took power. Odinga refers to Barack Obama as a close,
personal friend; although some Christian missionaries in Kenya allege that he is, in fact, Barack's
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cousin. Odinga's revolutionary activities led to Kenya's recent political unrest and resulted in a
bloodbath - especially of Christians who protested Odinga's agenda.5
Raila Odinga is a Muslim socialist who received his training in East Germany. Kenya's last
president threw him into prison for trying to subvert his country. Some have alleged that Obama,
under the name "Friends of Obama" gave a large sum of money to the opposition campaign
headed by Odinga.6 We have had no way of verifying this allegation.
It should not come as a surprise that Obama holds Marxist-Muslim leaders in high regard.
According to Accuracy in Media, Barack Obama's mentor during his teen years "was a hard-core
Communist." AIM reports,
...Obama's first book Dreams from My Father mentions someone named "Frank" who
was a strong influence during Obama's youth. We discovered that "Frank" was
actually young Barack's mentor, a member of the Moscow-controlled Communist
Party USA named Frank Marshall Davis, with whom the young Obama developed
something akin to a father-son relationship while he was living in Hawaii from
1971-1979.7
AIM concludes,
...the liberal media will give Senator Barack Obama a pass. They already excuse
Obama's 20-year relationship with his anti-American pastor [Dr. Jeremiah Wright];
they dismiss his association with American terrorist William Ayers and his wife
Bernardine Dohrn; and they ignore the fact that Senator Obama's mentor during his
teenage years was a hard-core Communist. This is the worst case in political history
of reporters being in the tank for one candidate. Whatever happened to the public's
right to know?8
[For a gift of $25, Accuracy in Media will send you a special report titled "The Truth about
Barack Obama" along with a one-year subscription to the AIM Report which provides stories
about Obama, McCain and others that the media aren't telling you. Send your request and gift to:
Accuracy in Media, 4455 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Suite 330, Washington, D.C. 20008.]
Many Christians overseas are also becoming concerned over the prospects of an Obama
presidency. This week our Israeli colleague, Barry Segal, emailed these news items about
Obama's appeal to Muslims.
ARAB NATIONS DON'T WANT REPUBLICAN WIN: The Arab world is voicing its
increasing uneasiness at the possibility of another Republican administration in the
White House. In years past, Muslim leaders have remained silent about their
preferences during US presidential campaigns. Clearly in 2008 they prefer a
Democratic, Barack Obama win…Many Muslims fear a McCain contingent would
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pursue more aggressively the anti terror policies of the outgoing government.
(METimes)
OBAMA'S CHILDHOOD: PRAYING TO SAINTS AND BOWING IN MOSQUES:
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama continues to be questioned about
his dual religious upbringing. In his childhood, Obama was registered as a Muslim
and bowed toward a mosque on Fridays while praying to a Catholic saint on other
days, according to a 2007 report in The LA Times. The article quoted his former
Roman Catholic and Muslim teachers, and others who said that Senator Obama was
registered by his family as a Muslim at both of the schools he attended while in the
third and fourth grades. (Jerusalem Post)
In his second book The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream, Obama
makes a provocative and telling statement: "I will stand with the Muslims should the political
winds shift in an ugly direction."9
Conclusion
This is just the tip of the iceberg concerning Barack Hussein Obama. Much more disturbing
information is surfacing about his closest contacts, chief supporters, and his voting record. Yet
the establishment media is refusing to share these details, preferring instead to present him as the
next messiah (figuratively speaking). You can rest assured the media will not grant Sarah Palin
the same favor. They will go after her with great vengeance, sparing nothing!
Having said all that, Governor Palin is not a perfect individual, just as none of us are perfect. If
she takes her eyes off the Lord she will be overcome by the raw politics and pressures of
Washington. We should be careful not to put our main hopes and aspirations into a person or
persons. Only God deserves that position in our lives.
One person by themselves will not be able to single-handedly alter the course of our nation.
Their being elected would only be one step in the right direction. In these last days what we need
in America is not a reformation, but a transformation - a mass repentance that sweeps our nation,
where individuals surrender their lives completely to Jesus Christ and turn from their wicked
ways. If Americans would heed the warnings of the Lord and begin living in obedience to His
truth, it is incredible what He would do. For nothing is impossible with God. Regardless of how
difficult and challenging the times are, we must purpose to be used by Him to impact our nation
and world - one person at a time - for His honor and glory.
Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales;
he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust… He brings princes to naught and
reduces the rulers of this world to nothing. No sooner are they planted, no sooner are
they sown, no sooner do they take root in the ground, than he blows on them and they
wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff… but those who hope in the
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LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and
not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. - Isaiah 40:15, 23-25, 31
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Accuracy in Media newsletter, Donald Irvine, Chairman, Washington D.C., August 2008.
Newswatch Magazine, Sept. 2008, p. 14.
Ibid, pp.14-15.
Ibid, pp 12-15.
Ibid, pp. 9, 19-22.
Ibid.
Accuracy in Media newsletter.
Ibid.
Barack Obama, The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (New York,
Vintage Books, 2008), . Originally published by Crown Publishers in 2006.
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