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The Apostles and Transformation - Why They Are a Threat to Pluralism in Hawaii By Rachel Tabachnick, 2010-10-30 12:58:47 Section: Front Page, Topic: All Topics Apostles and Transformation 101 It may be difficult for Hawaiians to believe they are under siege by people who call themselves apostles and claim to be taking control over the state by battling demons, curses, and native spirits, but this is no joking matter. On Tuesday, Hawaii could elect a governor who has worked with International Transformation Network (ITN) for years, and a U.S. senator who participated in an ITN ceremony last November in which participants chanted warfare prayers evicting demons and claiming Christian rule over the state. Hopefully the following "Apostles and Transformation 101" will be useful in providing a short overview of the meaning of "Transformation," now a brand name for a unique religious supremacist movement. http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/30/125847/61 ---- "We put our foot on Hawaii !" -Multiple GOP Candidates Confirmed at Supremacist Event By Bruce Wilson, 2010-10-30 12:32:27 Section: Front Page, Topic: All Topics [note: Hawaii activist and AM radio show host Carroll Cox, who confirmed the attendance of Republican candidates at the November 2009 conference discussed below, sent out a press release [http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/30/122747/90], concerning the shocking footage and the attendance of multiple Republican candidates, to Hawaii media outlets yesterday October 29, 2010, at 3:30PM IST. As researcher Rachel Tabachnick explains [http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/30/125847/61/], the International Transformation Network discussed in this story is part of a global evangelical movement that seeks to eradicate all philosophical and religious pluralism, and is tied [http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/1/15/134445/911] to the growing antigay movement in Uganda.] As shown in video [http://www.vimeo.com/16318028] from the event, in November 2009 Hawaii Republican candidate for United States Senate Cam Cavasso [http://camcavasso.com/meet-cam/], currently running against Democratic US Senator Daniel Inouye, attended a ceremony (Cavasso's attendance at the ITN conference has been confirmed by his campaign office) held at the International Transformation Network's 2009 Hawaii conference, near Honolulu, at which evangelist Pat Francis declared, from onstage, before would-be senator Cavasso, "we put our foot on Hawaii. And you said every place we put our foot, we will rule. So we are the Kingdom, the Kingdom is here." http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/30/123227/25 ---- Is The Religious Left Dead? By Frederick Clarkson, 2010-10-29 21:29:14 Section: Front Page, Topic: Taking Action One of the original front pagers here at Talk to Action recently published what I think is an important book, Changing the Script: An Authentically Faithful and Authentically Progressive Political Theology for the 21st Century [http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/24/174319/04]. Among other things, it is important for religious progressives and friends in considering their approach to politics, particularly in sorting out how to consider and address the Religious Right. But apparently the book is having difficulty finding its audience. Or the audience finding the book. Either way, Dan is reconsidering his own thinking on the entire project and has drafted a memo which is reprinted with his permission on the flip. http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/29/212914/75 ---- "We Put Our Foot on Hawaii," "We Will Rule" - ITN Conference 2009 By Rachel Tabachnick, 2010-10-29 14:52:43 Section: Story and Diary Drafts, Topic: All Topics Following is a partial transcript of video from the International Transformation Network conference in Hawaii in 2009. Speakers at the conference included Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona; Apostle Ed Silvoso, founder of ITN; Francis Oda, chairman of Global ITN and founder of Transformation Hawaii; Allen Cardines, president of Transformation Hawaii; and Apostle Pat Francis of Toronto, Canada. http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/29/145243/42 ---- Clarence & Ginni Thomas: Big Breasts + Big Bucks = Big Boobs By Bill Berkowitz, 2010-10-29 11:36:23 Section: Dominionism in the military, Topic: All Topics Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has a lot on her plate these days. Although consumed by working to build Liberty Central, her new Tea Party-type organization, and defeating Democratic candidates in next week's election, she recently took some time to leave a voice message for Anita Hill. Given Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' now oft-testified-to predilection for big breasts, and his wife's seemingly unrestrained desire to resurface questions about her husband's fondness for pornography, this story could easily be called "A Tale of Two Boobs." However, it is also a story of the agglomeration of raw political power through the garnering of unlimited, and undisclosed, financial resources. http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/29/113623/37 ---- Quotes From Ed Silvoso and Other NAR Apostles About Transformation By Rachel Tabachnick, 2010-10-29 01:05:21 Section: Front Page, Topic: All Topics Following are quotes by Silvoso and other NAR apostles on the meaning of Transformation. Gubernatorial candidate James "Duke" Aiona's ties to Transformation Hawaii and International Transformation Network (ITN) have brought attention to ITN founder and NAR Apostle, Edgardo Silvoso, a pioneer in what is called strategic level spiritual warfare [http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/8/6/135752/1937] for the purpose of "transforming" cities. Silvoso introduced these concepts at workshops at Lausanne II in Manila in 1989, an international gathering of evangelicals, where he claimed to have had dramatic success in areas of Argentina that were Roman Catholic (not counted as evangelized). This radical new ideology spawned "Transformation" entities which teach that crime, poverty, and other societal ills can only be addressed by taking control of society and government under the leadership of the movement's apostles. http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/29/1521/6485 ---- Exorcism a Routine Event at Colorado Republican's Addiction-Recovery Clinic, Says Director By Bruce Wilson, 2010-10-28 11:19:03 Section: Front Page, Topic: All Topics Over the last summer in Colorado, as covered in the Columbine Courier News [http://www.lcni5.com/cgi-bin/c2printstory.cgi?038+article+sectionname+201 00823214237038038001] and the Colorado Independent [http://coloradoindependent.com/60734/reporter-unfazed-by-summers-denial-a bout-work-to-%E2%80%98cure%E2%80%99-gay-teens] a controversy broke out concerning Colorado-area Teen Challenge addiction recovery centers overseen by Colorado State Representative and Assemblies of God pastor Ken Summers, when Columbine Courier news reporter Emile Hallez Williams reported that Summer's centers practice "reparative therapy," an evangelical euphemism for attempts to "cure" people of homosexuality. Running for reelection this year [http://kensummers.org/], Ken Summers denied that his centers practiced "reparative therapy" but Williams stuck by his story. That raises questions concerning the methods that Summers' centers might use to "get the gay out." Over the last few months I've been doing a good deal of research on the growing trend of exorcism on the evangelical right. That research led me to a May 1, 2010 podcast [http://www.highpointchurch.us/uploads/20100501SetFree.mp3], in which the Assistant Director of one of Summers' Teen Challenge centers, Matt Lane, recounts an exorcism at the 180 Men's Teen Challenge Denver [http://www.teenchallenge180.com/denvermenscenter.htm] center and states that demon possession is a "very common" problem they deal with at his center. http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/28/11193/546 ---- Constitution Party Candidate For CO Governor Tom Tancredo Tied With Democratic Rival By Bruce Wilson, 2010-10-28 08:46:24 Section: Front Page, Topic: All Topics As the Christian Science Monitor asks, in an October 27 story, Is Tom Tancredo the next governor of Colorado? [http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Election-2010/2010/1027/Is-Tom-Tancredo-the- next-governor-of-Colorado]. Some polls show Tancredo behind in the race, but the Christian Science Monitor says Tancredo is gaining momentum. At this point, depending on voter turnout, the election could swing either way - towards secular democracy or towards 'Biblical law.' In a dead heat with Democratic Party candidate Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, Tom Tancredo is the official candidate of the Constitution Party [http://www.constitutionparty.com/] whose platform claims "The U.S. Constitution established a Republic rooted in Biblical law" and declares, "The goal of the Constitution Party is to restore American jurisprudence to its Biblical foundations." http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/28/84624/943 ---- Sharron Angle & The B-2 Stealth Bomber Pilot, Together in the 'Lord's Army' By Bruce Wilson, 2010-10-26 10:11:04 Section: Dominionism in the military, Topic: All Topics A few weeks ago I learned that one of the two Baptist churches Sharron Angle attends, the Fellowship Community Church [http://www.fccreno.org/] in Reno, hosts [http://www.tfpreno.com/] one of two known chapters of a small ministry called "Task Force Patriot." The ministry slogan? - "Christ is our Commander-in-Chief." [http://www.tfpreno.com/3.html] The ministry logo? - an American flag, a Christian flag, and between them a cross. Under is a slogan, "The Mission Comes First." It's an emblem for an aggressive, militarized form of Christian nationalism. But Task Force Patriot is notable for another reason. http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/26/10114/874 ---- Jewish Voters Dissatisfied, But Not Likely to Desert Democrats By Bill Berkowitz, 2010-10-26 09:31:14 Section: Dominionism in the military, Topic: All Topics Over at least the past thirty years, conservatives have been trying to convince Jewish voters that they would be wise to cast the Democratic Party aside and move on over to the GOP. During the past few weeks, the Republican Jewish Coalition "launched campaigns targeting Jewish communities in eight states," the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported. The campaign, which includes television advertisements, outreach in Jewish newspapers, and direct mail, will "cost more than $1 million and will feature in competitive races in Florida, Nevada, Ohio, California, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Illinois and Washington." At about the same time, the Emergency Committee for Israel, a newly launched group founded by neoconservative William Kristol and Religious Right leader Gary Bauer also unleashed a campaign aimed at "Democratic candidates it perceives as weak on Israel," the Jerusalem Post reported. Mulitple conservative outreach projects to Jewish voters might seem like deja vu all over again, except that this time around, GOP forces have a lot more money to work with, and they just might be playing to a more receptive audience. Are Jewish voters so dissatisfied with the Obama Administration that they will finally turn their back on the Democrats on November 2? http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/26/93114/800 ---- The Apostles and Transformation - Why They Are a Threat to Pluralism in Hawaii By Rachel Tabachnick, 2010-10-30 12:58:47 Section: Front Page, Topic: All Topics Apostles and Transformation 101 It may be difficult for Hawaiians to believe they are under siege by people who call themselves apostles and claim to be taking control over the state by battling demons, curses, and native spirits, but this is no joking matter. On Tuesday, Hawaii could elect a governor who has worked with International Transformation Network (ITN) for years, and a U.S. senator who participated in an ITN ceremony last November in which participants chanted warfare prayers evicting demons and claiming Christian rule over the state. Hopefully the following "Apostles and Transformation 101" will be useful in providing a short overview of the meaning of "Transformation," now a brand name for a unique religious supremacist movement. http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/30/125847/61 ---- "We put our foot on Hawaii !" -Multiple GOP Candidates Confirmed at Supremacist Event By Bruce Wilson, 2010-10-30 12:32:27 Section: Front Page, Topic: All Topics [note: Hawaii activist and AM radio show host Carroll Cox, who confirmed the attendance of Republican candidates at the November 2009 conference discussed below, sent out a press release [http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/30/122747/90], concerning the shocking footage and the attendance of multiple Republican candidates, to Hawaii media outlets yesterday October 29, 2010, at 3:30PM IST. As researcher Rachel Tabachnick explains [http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/30/125847/61/], the International Transformation Network discussed in this story is part of a global evangelical movement that seeks to eradicate all philosophical and religious pluralism, and is tied [http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/1/15/134445/911] to the growing antigay movement in Uganda.] As shown in video [http://www.vimeo.com/16318028] from the event, in November 2009 Hawaii Republican candidate for United States Senate Cam Cavasso [http://camcavasso.com/meet-cam/], currently running against Democratic US Senator Daniel Inouye, attended a ceremony (Cavasso's attendance at the ITN conference has been confirmed by his campaign office) held at the International Transformation Network's 2009 Hawaii conference, near Honolulu, at which evangelist Pat Francis declared, from onstage, before would-be senator Cavasso, "we put our foot on Hawaii. And you said every place we put our foot, we will rule. So we are the Kingdom, the Kingdom is here." http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/30/123227/25 ---- Is The Religious Left Dead? By Frederick Clarkson, 2010-10-29 21:29:14 Section: Front Page, Topic: Taking Action One of the original front pagers here at Talk to Action recently published what I think is an important book, Changing the Script: An Authentically Faithful and Authentically Progressive Political Theology for the 21st Century [http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/24/174319/04]. Among other things, it is important for religious progressives and friends in considering their approach to politics, particularly in sorting out how to consider and address the Religious Right. But apparently the book is having difficulty finding its audience. Or the audience finding the book. Either way, Dan is reconsidering his own thinking on the entire project and has drafted a memo which is reprinted with his permission on the flip. http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/29/212914/75 ---- "We Put Our Foot on Hawaii," "We Will Rule" - ITN Conference 2009 By Rachel Tabachnick, 2010-10-29 14:52:43 Section: Story and Diary Drafts, Topic: All Topics Following is a partial transcript of video from the International Transformation Network conference in Hawaii in 2009. Speakers at the conference included Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona; Apostle Ed Silvoso, founder of ITN; Francis Oda, chairman of Global ITN and founder of Transformation Hawaii; Allen Cardines, president of Transformation Hawaii; and Apostle Pat Francis of Toronto, Canada. http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/29/145243/42 ---- Clarence & Ginni Thomas: Big Breasts + Big Bucks = Big Boobs By Bill Berkowitz, 2010-10-29 11:36:23 Section: Dominionism in the military, Topic: All Topics Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, has a lot on her plate these days. Although consumed by working to build Liberty Central, her new Tea Party-type organization, and defeating Democratic candidates in next week's election, she recently took some time to leave a voice message for Anita Hill. Given Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' now oft-testified-to predilection for big breasts, and his wife's seemingly unrestrained desire to resurface questions about her husband's fondness for pornography, this story could easily be called "A Tale of Two Boobs." However, it is also a story of the agglomeration of raw political power through the garnering of unlimited, and undisclosed, financial resources. http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/29/113623/37 ---- Quotes From Ed Silvoso and Other NAR Apostles About Transformation By Rachel Tabachnick, 2010-10-29 01:05:21 Section: Front Page, Topic: All Topics Following are quotes by Silvoso and other NAR apostles on the meaning of Transformation. Gubernatorial candidate James "Duke" Aiona's ties to Transformation Hawaii and International Transformation Network (ITN) have brought attention to ITN founder and NAR Apostle, Edgardo Silvoso, a pioneer in what is called strategic level spiritual warfare [http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/8/6/135752/1937] for the purpose of "transforming" cities. Silvoso introduced these concepts at workshops at Lausanne II in Manila in 1989, an international gathering of evangelicals, where he claimed to have had dramatic success in areas of Argentina that were Roman Catholic (not counted as evangelized). This radical new ideology spawned "Transformation" entities which teach that crime, poverty, and other societal ills can only be addressed by taking control of society and government under the leadership of the movement's apostles. http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/29/1521/6485 ---- Exorcism a Routine Event at Colorado Republican's Addiction-Recovery Clinic, Says Director By Bruce Wilson, 2010-10-28 11:19:03 Section: Front Page, Topic: All Topics Over the last summer in Colorado, as covered in the Columbine Courier News [http://www.lcni5.com/cgi-bin/c2printstory.cgi?038+article+sectionname+201 00823214237038038001] and the Colorado Independent [http://coloradoindependent.com/60734/reporter-unfazed-by-summers-denial-a bout-work-to-%E2%80%98cure%E2%80%99-gay-teens] a controversy broke out concerning Colorado-area Teen Challenge addiction recovery centers overseen by Colorado State Representative and Assemblies of God pastor Ken Summers, when Columbine Courier news reporter Emile Hallez Williams reported that Summer's centers practice "reparative therapy," an evangelical euphemism for attempts to "cure" people of homosexuality. Running for reelection this year [http://kensummers.org/], Ken Summers denied that his centers practiced "reparative therapy" but Williams stuck by his story. That raises questions concerning the methods that Summers' centers might use to "get the gay out." Over the last few months I've been doing a good deal of research on the growing trend of exorcism on the evangelical right. That research led me to a May 1, 2010 podcast [http://www.highpointchurch.us/uploads/20100501SetFree.mp3], in which the Assistant Director of one of Summers' Teen Challenge centers, Matt Lane, recounts an exorcism at the 180 Men's Teen Challenge Denver [http://www.teenchallenge180.com/denvermenscenter.htm] center and states that demon possession is a "very common" problem they deal with at his center. http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/28/11193/546 ---- Constitution Party Candidate For CO Governor Tom Tancredo Tied With Democratic Rival By Bruce Wilson, 2010-10-28 08:46:24 Section: Front Page, Topic: All Topics As the Christian Science Monitor asks, in an October 27 story, Is Tom Tancredo the next governor of Colorado? [http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Election-2010/2010/1027/Is-Tom-Tancredo-the- next-governor-of-Colorado]. Some polls show Tancredo behind in the race, but the Christian Science Monitor says Tancredo is gaining momentum. At this point, depending on voter turnout, the election could swing either way - towards secular democracy or towards 'Biblical law.' In a dead heat with Democratic Party candidate Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, Tom Tancredo is the official candidate of the Constitution Party [http://www.constitutionparty.com/] whose platform claims "The U.S. Constitution established a Republic rooted in Biblical law" and declares, "The goal of the Constitution Party is to restore American jurisprudence to its Biblical foundations." http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/28/84624/943 ---- Sharron Angle & The B-2 Stealth Bomber Pilot, Together in the 'Lord's Army' By Bruce Wilson, 2010-10-26 10:11:04 Section: Dominionism in the military, Topic: All Topics A few weeks ago I learned that one of the two Baptist churches Sharron Angle attends, the Fellowship Community Church [http://www.fccreno.org/] in Reno, hosts [http://www.tfpreno.com/] one of two known chapters of a small ministry called "Task Force Patriot." The ministry slogan? - "Christ is our Commander-in-Chief." [http://www.tfpreno.com/3.html] The ministry logo? - an American flag, a Christian flag, and between them a cross. Under is a slogan, "The Mission Comes First." It's an emblem for an aggressive, militarized form of Christian nationalism. But Task Force Patriot is notable for another reason. http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/26/10114/874 ---- Jewish Voters Dissatisfied, But Not Likely to Desert Democrats By Bill Berkowitz, 2010-10-26 09:31:14 Section: Dominionism in the military, Topic: All Topics Over at least the past thirty years, conservatives have been trying to convince Jewish voters that they would be wise to cast the Democratic Party aside and move on over to the GOP. During the past few weeks, the Republican Jewish Coalition "launched campaigns targeting Jewish communities in eight states," the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported. The campaign, which includes television advertisements, outreach in Jewish newspapers, and direct mail, will "cost more than $1 million and will feature in competitive races in Florida, Nevada, Ohio, California, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Illinois and Washington." At about the same time, the Emergency Committee for Israel, a newly launched group founded by neoconservative William Kristol and Religious Right leader Gary Bauer also unleashed a campaign aimed at "Democratic candidates it perceives as weak on Israel," the Jerusalem Post reported. Mulitple conservative outreach projects to Jewish voters might seem like deja vu all over again, except that this time around, GOP forces have a lot more money to work with, and they just might be playing to a more receptive audience. Are Jewish voters so dissatisfied with the Obama Administration that they will finally turn their back on the Democrats on November 2? http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/26/93114/800 ---- Grayson Foe Daniel Webster Credits Success To "Hedge of Thorns" Prayer By Bruce Wilson, 2010-10-25 15:45:14 Section: Front Page, Topic: All Topics "I wrote the prayer down, and as a matter of fact I passed it out to all our campaign workers and I asked them to begin praying this prayer. And, I will tell you, it was an absolute miracle that we ended up winning that race in 1984... I thought, "you know that was... I believe that prayer was one of the keys to us winning." " -- Daniel Webster If Republican Daniel Webster prevails against Democratic Representative Alan Grayson in the 2010 race for Florida's 8th Congressional District, will Webster again credit, as in the past, a "hedge of thorns" for his political victory? "It absolutely changed my life," declared Webster, referring to the teachings of evangelist Bill Gothard, in a 2003-published speech Daniel Webster gave before an audience of Gothard's followers. Webster then attributed his political success to a magical prayer called "The Hedge of Thorns of Protection", which Gothard claims can force unfaithful spouses back to their mates, redeeming them from the influence of Satan. Webster also stated [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLtXOAyiSNY#t=4m58s] that the Bible calls on wives to submit to their husbands but emphasized he did not usually demand or pray for that. http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/25/154514/65 Grayson Foe Daniel Webster Credits Success To "Hedge of Thorns" Prayer By Bruce Wilson, 2010-10-25 15:45:14 Section: Front Page, Topic: All Topics "I wrote the prayer down, and as a matter of fact I passed it out to all our campaign workers and I asked them to begin praying this prayer. And, I will tell you, it was an absolute miracle that we ended up winning that race in 1984... I thought, "you know that was... I believe that prayer was one of the keys to us winning." " -- Daniel Webster If Republican Daniel Webster prevails against Democratic Representative Alan Grayson in the 2010 race for Florida's 8th Congressional District, will Webster again credit, as in the past, a "hedge of thorns" for his political victory? "It absolutely changed my life," declared Webster, referring to the teachings of evangelist Bill Gothard, in a 2003-published speech Daniel Webster gave before an audience of Gothard's followers. Webster then attributed his political success to a magical prayer called "The Hedge of Thorns of Protection", which Gothard claims can force unfaithful spouses back to their mates, redeeming them from the influence of Satan. Webster also stated [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLtXOAyiSNY#t=4m58s] that the Bible calls on wives to submit to their husbands but emphasized he did not usually demand or pray for that. http://www.talk2action.org/story/2010/10/25/154514/65
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