Tag: Islamic terrorists
Where Was Amy Klobuchar That Day? (a Cross-post from Frauds and Crooks)
That would be the day the FBI and the National Counterterrorism Center went to the Senate Homeland Security Committee to testify about potential Islamic radicalization in her home state of Minnesota!
I don’t know how many readers at RRW also read my other blog ‘Frauds and Crooks’ where I have a category entitled: Politicians as frauds.
If you didn’t see my post yesterday about Amy Klobuchar, please go have a look. Hint! It has to do with Somali refugees who left Minnesota to get their jihad training in Somalia.
World Relief and ‘Evangelical’ Group Send Misleading Letters to 15 Governors
Sometimes ‘Christians’ don’t tell the whole truth!
Yesterday I reported on the Religious Left’s ongoing campaign to pressure governors to oppose the President on one of the President’s most important 2016 campaign promises—to reduce the flow of ‘refugees’ from around the globe to your towns.
The Christian Post alerted us to a series of letters to governors of 15 states in which one of the nine federal resettlement contractors***, World Relief, teamed up with a Far Left religious extremist activist group connected to George Soros—the Evangelical Immigration Table. See also here.
You can find the letters here, see if your governor got one, but even more importantly see if you can identify those who signed the deceptive letter in your state!
The Tennessee-based Dailyrollcall.com noted a common talking point (found in the boiler-plate letters) that the contractors and their friends often cite—they claim no refugee has killed an American in an act of terrorism (on our soil). LOL! See how they use weasel words!
Well, they sure as hell tried!
What they don’t tell you is that many were apprehended before they accomplished the deed, others tried and failed, and many others committed some heinous crimes.
(I just checked my crimes category and see that I have over 2,000 posts about refugee crimes archived here.)
What do these three featured by the Dailyrollcall.com have in common?
Yup! Refugees who killed people on American soil.
This is what Dailyrollcall.com said about them and the so-called Tennessee evangelicals:
Religious moralizing by Tennessee evangelicals doesn’t cut it either. In a cleverly worded letter to Governor Lee they state that “since the Refugee Act of 1980, no refugee resettled to the U.S. has taken a single American life in an act of terrorism.”
According to these compassionate Christians, it’s not good enough that the victim(s) attacked is severely injured; they have to actually die and it has to be labeled “terrorism” for it to matter.
Two years ago, Sudanese refugee Emanuel Samson, shot up a church in Nashville, killing Melanie Crow and injuring seven other worshippers.
In 2011, Omar Mohamed Kalmio, a Minnesota Somali refugee, murdered 4 people in North Dakota. This was after he and a group of Somali men had knife attacked a man in Minneapolis five years earlier.
In 2008 Esar Met, a Burmese Muslim refugee raped and murdered a young Burmese Christian refugee girl in Salt Lake City.
Much more here.
And here is the letter that World Relief (Form 990 here) and the ‘Evangelical’ Immigration Table sent to Republican Governor Lee. Be sure to find your state letter here. Find out who in your state is working to change America by changing the people.
***For new readers these (below) are the nine federally-funded refugee contractors that monopolize all refugee placement in America. For decades they have decided in secrecy where to place refugees and they don’t want to lose that power because even as they pontificate about their religious convictions and humanitarian zeal, they are Leftwing political groups working to change America by changing the people and using your money to do it!
- Church World Service (CWS)
- Ethiopian Community Development Council (ECDC) (secular)
- Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM)
- Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)
- International Rescue Committee (IRC) (secular)
- US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) (secular)
- Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS)
- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)
- World Relief Corporation (WR)
Here (below) are the over 600 who signed the Tennessee letter to Republican Governor Lee.
True evangelicals will quickly notice that large numbers of those who signed are not evangelicals.
I’m wondering if you Tennesseans know these political activists who are asking your Republican governor to oppose President Trump. I’m betting that these are all hardcore Democrats, so why would a Republican governor listen to them?
Let me know if you see any on this list who are fans of the President and America First. And, is your church listed?
James Allman, Pastor, Christ City Church, Memphis
Rev. Andrew Arp, Pastor, Church of the Nazarene, Nashville
Rev. Jeremiah Bauer, Pastor, Gateway Community Church, Franklin
Andrew Beach, Pastor, First Evangelical Church, Memphis
Elijah Berry, Pastor, First Evangelical Church, Memphis
Rev. Barrett Bowden, Senior Pastor, Island Community Church, Memphis
Danny Bryant, Senior Pastor, St. Mary of Bethany Parish, Nashville
Jamin Carter, Pastor, Christ City Church, Memphis
Jathaniel Cavitt, Senior Pastor, Colonial Park UMC, Memphis
Ali Chambers, Senior Pastor, Mosaic Church, Memphis
JP Conway, Senior Pastor, Acklen Avenue Church of Christ, Nashville
Rev. Keri Cress, Pastor, Hillcrest United Methodist Church, Nashville
Daryl Crouch, Senior Pastor, Green Hill Church, Mount Juliet
Daniel Darling, Pastor, Green Hill Church, Hermitage
Bailee Davis, Pastor, Church of the Nazarene, McMinnville
Marty Duren, Pastor, Green Hill Church, Hermitage
Rev. Chris Eaves, Senior Pastor, Heartsong United Methodist Church, Cordova
Shane England, Senior Pastor, Resonate Church, Nashville
Dr. Brian Fikkert, Senior Pastor, Chattanooga
Heather Fisher, Children’s Pastor, Renewal Church, Cordova
Rev. Betsy Flory, United Church of Christ, Knoxville
Rev. Caleb Frazier, Senior Pastor, United Methodist, Jonesborough
Micah Fries, Senior Pastor, Brainerd Baptist Church, Chattanooga
Thomas Fuerst, Senior Pastor, Bluff City Church, Memphis
Wes Gristy, Rector, Senior Pastor, All Saints Anglican Church, Jackson
Drew Haltom, Executive Pastor, Christ City Church, Memphis
Gus Hernandez Jr., Pastor, Long Hollow Baptist Church, Gallatin
Rev. Travis Hines, Pastor, St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Nashville
Cole Huffman, Senior Pastor, First Evangelical Church, Memphis
Greg Jackson, Senior Pastor, The Table Church Memphis, Memphis
Jason Jones, Senior Pastor, Bartlett UMC, Bartlett
Andrew Keasling, Executive Pastor, Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church, Knoxville
Aaron Kennedy, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Jackson
Josh Kilbourne, Senior Pastor, Signal Crest United Methodist Church, Signal Mountain
Ryan Linkous, Senior Pastor, Dalewood Baptist Church, Nashville
Rev. Joseph Maloney, Belmont Church, Nashville
Rev. Amanda Marshall, Pastor, Church of the Nazarene, Nashville
Justin McCain, Pastor, Grace Evangelical Church, Germantown
Brian McCurry, Pastor, Fellowship Memphis, Germantown
Rev. Matthew Miller, Senior Pastor, Woodland Presbyterian Church, Memphis
Timothy Mindemann, Senior Pastor, Memorial Presbyterian Church, Elizabethton
Thi Mitsamphanh, Pastor, Lifepoint Church, Murfreesboro
Barry M Morris, Senior Pastor, Christ Community SBC, Memphis
Ken Morris, Pastor, Church of the City, Franklin
Rev. Stephen Morrison, Senior Pastor, Church of the Nazarene, Cookeville
Nathan Parker, Senior Pastor, Woodmont Baptist Church, Nashville
Douglas Renfro, Pastor, First Baptist Church of Jackson
Richard Rieves, Senior Pastor, Downtown Church, Memphis
George Robertson, Senior Pastor, Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis
Josh Ross, Senior Pastor, Sycamore View Church, Memphis
Nathan Sawyer, Pastor, Memphis
Justin Sembler, Senior Pastor, All Saints Presbyterian, Memphis
Fred Shackelford IV, Senior Pastor, Ellendale Baptist Church, Bartlett
Caleb Sigler, Pastor, Mosaic Church, Memphis
Rev. Shelby Slowey, Pastor, Brentwood UMC, Brentwood
Abraham Song, Senior Pastor, Germantown Korean Baptist Church, Memphis
Steven Spears, Senior Pastor, New Covenant Church of God, Cleveland
Mason Tanner, Pastor, Cross Point Church, Nashville
Ben Taylor, Pastor, Bellevue Baptist Church, Memphis
Dr. Kennon Vaughan, Senior Pastor, Harvest Church, Germantown
Justin Wainscott, Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Jackson
Ronda Waters, Pastor, New Song Nashville, Franklin
Micah Whitaker, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Jackson
Rev. Sammy Wood, Senior Pastor, St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Nashville
Jeremy Wright, Senior Pastor, Redeemer Baptist Fellowship, Memphis
Zachary Young, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Jackson
Laura Adkins, Director of Worship and Young Adults, Grace Church of the Nazarene,
Nashville
Maria Aguiar, Incarceration Catholic Church, Collierville
Andrew Allen, Missionary, The Church at Woodbine, Brentwood
Arthur Alligood, Springfield
Michelle Allmon, First Baptist Alcoa, Alcoa
Grace Alms, New City Fellowship, Chattanooga
Rachel Alms, Crosspoint Church, Dickson
Ashley Anderson, Maryville
Rachel Anderson, First Evangelical Church, Memphis
Patrick Andrews, Christ Presbyterian Church, Nashville
Laura Andrews, Nashville
Jordan Arellano, Global Missions Committee Member, Christ City Church, Memphis
Scott Arnwine, Memphis
Sydney Ashby, All Saints Presbyterian Church, Memphis
Leah Augustine, Nazarene, Ashland City
Emily Ausmus, Johnson City
Joel Avila, Church of the Redeemer, Franklin
Jessica Bailey, Chattanooga
Thomas Bailey, Minister, Nashville
Kori Bailey, Brentwood
Andrew Baker, Nashville
David Ball, First Evangelical Church, Memphis
Andrea Bangean, Gallatin
Janna Barber, Christian, Knoxville
Liz Barnard, Groups Director, Cross Point Church, Nashville
Christina Barnes, Guest Experience Director, Cross Point Church, Nashville
Jenny Barrett, Sycamore View Church of Christ, Memphis
Corbin Barron, Ethos, Nashville
Lina Bates, Hope Church, Collierville
Ashley Bauer, Gateway Community Church, Franklin
Cassidy Beam, Forest Hills Baptist Church, Franklin
Abby Bell Harville, Church of Christ, LaVergne
Kelsey Berry, First Evangelical Church, Memphis
Dylan Bhakta, Memphis
Ashley Black, Resurrection Church, Chattanooga
Will Blanchard, Memphis
Tess Blaugrund, Bellevue Baptist, Memphis
Brittany Boeninghaus, Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Gallatin
Rachael Boer, First Evangelical Church Memphis, Germantown
Katelyn Bolinsky, Student, Calvary Baptist Church, Knoxville
Janean Bollinger, Antioch
Chalise Bondurant, First Evangelical Church Memphis, Bartlett
Bethany Bordeaux, St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Nashville
Tika Bordelon, Please Select, Seattle
Meredith Boulden, Be the Bridge to Racial Unity, Memphis
Christina Bouler, Welcome House Knoxville, Knoxville
Michelle Bowden, Island Community Church, Memphis
John Mark Bowers, New City Fellowship, Chattanooga
Hannah Brandon, Maryville
Bethany Brashier, Cordova
Lauren Brewer, ICC, Memphis
Amy Briwn, New City East Lake, East Ridge
Richard Broadhurst, Siloam Family Health Center, Nashville
Barbara Brock, St Barnabas, Jefferson City
Travis Brooker, Woodmont Baptist, Nashville
Sarah Brown, Clarksville
Emily Brown, Redeemer Baptist Fellowship, Memphis
Bailey Brown, TrekX, Antioch
David Brumfield, Collierville
Justine Brunett, Unashamed Church Memphis, Memphis
Tiffany Bukowski, Memphis
Alicia Bunch, Nashville
Evan Burcham, SBC, Columbia
Elliott Burgess, World Relief/Connect Language Center, Savannah
David Burgess, Gracepoint Church, Savannah
Tenika Burgess, River Community Church, Cookeville
Kathy Byrd, Highpoint, Bartlett
Russell Byrd, Bartlett
Kathleen Caldwell, I attend Springhouse Worship and Arts Center, Smyrna
Alayna Cameron, Mosaic Church Memphis, Memphis
Lee Camp, Professor of Theology & Ethics, Lipscomb University, Nashville
Noel Campagna, Franklin
Jennifer Campbell, All Saints Presbyterian, Memphis
Erin Campbell, Powell
Olivia Cantrell, Second Pres, Memphis
Katelyn Carlson, New City East Lake, Chattanooga
Patrick Carmichael, Board Member, Welcome House Knoxville
Lisa Carner, Germantown
Jan Carrier, First Evangelical Church Memphis, Cordova
Tiffany Carter, Germantown
Connie Cavett, Chattanooga
Lori Chaffer, St Mary of Bethany, Nashville
Ashley Chambless, Trinity Church Spring Hill, Spring Hill
Amy Chandler, Englewood Baptist Church, Medina
Sarah Chandler, Journey Church, Nashville
Rutherford Charlot, Saint Albans
Rebecca Cherman, Nashville
Alex Chinn, Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis
Zack Church, Nazarene, Nashville
Dalton Church, Nashville
Treble Cierpke, Hermitage
Kathryn Clancy, Woodland Presbyterian Church, Memphis
Dr. Anderson Clark, Hermitage
Morgan Clouse, Church at 8th Avenue South, Nashville
Kelly Coblentz, Ekklesia, Soddy Daisy
Susan Coker, Baptist, Nolensville
Mollie Comer, Jacks Creek Church of Christ, Henderson
Kim Cook, Co-Founder, Bridgetown Ventures, Memphis
Ashton Cope, Harvest Church, Memphis
Andy Cornett, Signal Mountain
Analise Cox, Ministerial Assistant, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova
Maria Cox, Preschool Coordinator, First Evangelical Church, Germantown
Sarah Beth Crabtree, Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, Knoxville
Susan Crawford, Christ for the Nations, Antioch
Kennedy Crider, Nashville
Adney Cross, Knoxville
Christina Crutchfield, Young Adults/ Singles Coordinator, Mosaic Church Memphis
Brookelyn Culley, Memphis
Richard Dalton, Education Director, World Relief, Memphis
Hope Dalton, Memphis
Dawn Dalton, First Evangelical Church, Cordova
Katelyn Dalton, First Evangelical Church, Collierville
Demarious Danovi, Bartlett
Joy Davidson Young, Chattanooga
Megan Davis, Nashville
Rachel Davis, First Presbyterian Church of Nashville, Nashville
Bailee Davis, Nazarene Church, McMinnville
Mary Kathryn Davis, Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis
Jennifer Davis, International Operations Ministries, Knoxville
John Dawidow, World Relief, Memphis
Alix de Witt, Downtown Church, Memphis
Taylor Debbie, Church if the Redeemer, Nashville
Dustin Desheles, Siloam Health, Nashville
Chris Devine, Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis
Emily DeVore, Nazarene, Madison
Morgan Dewbre, The Mission Chattanooga, Chattanooga
Jennifer Dickson, Christian Church, Memphis
Sarah Dingus, Johnson City
Patrick Donahue, Providence Reformed Presbyterian, Bartlett
Madeline Dormois, First Evan, Memphis
Nancy Dunn, Central Baptist Bearden, Knoxville
Abigail Duren, Nashville
Sonya Duren, Green Hill Church, Hermitage
Sami Durham, Nashville
Aaron Earls, Murfreesboro
Joy Eastridge, RN Parish Nurse, First Broad Street United Methodist Church, Kingsport
Melanie Eby, Mennonite Central Committee, Nashville
Stephanie Edwards, First Baptist Church Lawrenceburg
Shelley Ellis, PCA, Brentwood
Loye Ellsworth, Church, Memphis
Cynthia Eschbach, Evangel Church, Memphis
Kari Essenpreis, Redeemer Church Hendersonville
Anna Evans, Memphis
Brandon Ezell, Memphis
Kellen Farmer, All Saints Presbyterian Church, Memphis
Annalyse Faulk, Christ City Church, Memphis
Susan Fendley, Central Baptist Church, Bearden, Knoxville
Darlene Ferrell, Brighton
Kate Ferrell, Siloam Health, Nashville
Sydney Ferrell, Volunteer Coordinator, Cross Point Church, Nashville
Jill Fikkert, Director of Nursing, New City Fellowship, PCA, Chattanooga
Anna Fikkert, Chattanooga
Rachel Finkenstaedt, Harvest Church, Memphis
William Fite, Eastside Community Church, Germantown
Liz Forb, Memphis
Bailee Ford, Crosspoint, Nashville
Kelly Ford, Memphis
Ernie Ford, South Harriman Baptist Church, Harriman
Sarah Michelle Forlines, Memphis
Nancy Foster, Second Presbyterian, Memphis
Barbara Fox, Gallatin
James Franks, Freed-Hardeman University, Savannah
Vicki Frazier, First Evangelical Church, Memphis
Emily Frazier, Fellowship Memphis
Laura Frederick, Lookout Mtn Presbyterian
Victoria Fuentes, World Relief Memphis
Lynette Fullner, Renewal Memphis, Bartlett
Kara Gahagen, City Church, Chattanooga
Seleena Gaither, Memphis
Sarah Galbreath, Cookeville
Ashley Gallion, Island Community Church, Memphis
Chad Garber, Jonesborough
Katherine Gaushell, Highpoint Church, Germantown
Charles Gaushell, Germantown
Mary-Katherine Gaushell, Germantown
Almaz Gemechu, Director, Refugee/International Ministry, Cedar Springs Presbyterian
Church, Knoxville
Lori Giblin, Missions Team Member, Redeemer Church, Old Hickory
Bailey Gilbert, Operations Manager, World Relief Memphis
Luanne Gillock, Memphis
RR Girdler, Jr, Forest Hills Baptist Church, Franklin
Emily Gnetz, Immanuel Baptist Church, Nashville
Nina Goad, Nashville
Sarah Gong, Christ Community Church, Memphis
Sierra Gonzalez, Otter Creek Church of Christ, Nashville
Mallory Gordon, Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, Knoxville
Annie Gorman, Cordova
Mitch Goskie, Elder, Midtown Fellowship, Nashville
Rachel Green, Cornerstone Baptist Church, Cordova
Anastasia Green, World Relief Memphis, Memphis
Susan Greenhut, Midtown Fellowship, Nashville
Larissa Gregory, Renewal Church, Memphis
Kendall Griffin, Su Casa Family Ministries, Memphis
Mary Grimm, Christ Presbyterian/Nashville Neighbors Siloam Health, Nashville
Kayla Grimmett, Fellowship, Memphis
Josie Grooms, Memphis Teacher Residency, Memphis
Casey Grooms, Mosaic Church – Memphis
Catherine Gross, World Relief Memphis
Andy Gross, World Relief Memphis
Laura Guthrie, Concord West Hills, Knoxville
Tim Haley, The Mission Chattanooga, Chattanooga
Camille Hallstrom, Professor, Chattanooga
Laura Haltom, Christ City Church, Memphis
Taylor Hamblin, Island Community Church, Memphis
Isabel Hampton, Chattanooga
Ben Hancock, Christ City Church, Memphis
John Haney, Hermitage
Jennifer Hanks, Cordova
Leslie Hanson, Kids Director, Cross Point Church, Nashville
Whitney Hardy, Bartlett
Julia Harkins, Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis
Penny Harrington, Cathedral of the Incarnation, Nashville
Chris Harris, Bartlett
Katherine Harwell, Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis
Marialice Hatch, Chattanooga
Rachel Hatfield, World Relief, Memphis
Mary Hawkins, World Relief, Memphis
Allie Haynes, Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis
Mary Elizabeth Haynes, North Shore Fellowship (PCA), Chattanooga
Keith Hays, Church of the City, Franklin
David Heller, Franklin
Dewey Hemphill, First Evangelical Church, Memphis
Victoria Henderson, Springfield
Haley Henderson, Island Community Church, Brighton
Selah Hendrickson, Smyrna
Sandi Henry, First United Methodist, Oak Ridge
Lindsay Herrera, Su Casas, Memphis
Wendy Hesselman, Experience Community Church, Murfreesboro
Jean Hewitt, Germantown
Lauren Higdon, Memphis
Stephens Hiland, Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville
Alyssa Hillard, Pleasant Grove at College Street, Maryville
Erin Hillis, Memphis
Angela Hodges, Pleasant Grove at College Street, Maryville
Casey Hodges, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Maryville
Robin Hoffecker, Chattanooga
Kimberly Hoffman, Renewal Memphis, Memphis
Joyce Hoffman, Christ Community Church, Memphis
Robert Holder, Missional Community Leader, Resonate Church Nashville, Madison
Christie Holmes, Nashville
Cindy Hood, Director, Welcome House Knoxville, Knoxville
Janet Hood, First Baptist Concord, Lenoir City
Candace Hovater, Blount Community Church, Alcoa
Drew Howerton, Nashville
Josh Hudson, College Director, First Evangelical Church, Memphis
Katy Hutson, ACNA, Nashville
Jonathan Ingraham, Director, Chattanooga Fellows Program, Chattanooga
Susan Ishikawa, M.D., World Relief Memphis, Cordova
Rebecca Jarvis, Memphis
Elizabeth Jarvis, First Evangelical Church, Memphis
Cayce Jeanes, Mosaic Church, Memphis
Michael Jenkins, Memphis
Leesa Jensen, Memphis
Jarrell Johnson, Island Community Church, Memphis
Lynne Johnson, Voter, Johnson City
Hannah Jones, Collierville
Kacie Jones, Brinkley Heights Baptist Church, Memphis
John Jordan, Cornerstone Church of Knoxville, Lenoir City
Bennett Judkins, United Methodist Church, Cleveland
Katherine Kamin, Redeemer, Nashville
Molly Kanter, Media Production Specialist, Hope Church, Memphis
Lynn Keller, Renewal Memphis, Memphis
Ginger Kelley, Memphis
Sarah Kennedy, Maryville
Elizabeth Killins, Emerging Leader Women’s Director, Downline Ministries, Memphis
Erin Kim, Connect Language Center, Memphis
Emily Kirk, Rolling Hills Community Church, Franklin
Amy Klinefelter, Brentwood
Grace Knight, Second Presbyterian and World Relief Memphis, Memphis
Shannon Kozee, Franklin
Jade Kravat, Trevecca Community Church, Nashville
Cassandra Kruse, Murfreesboro
Carmen LaBerge, ReconnectWithCarmen.com, Kingston Springs
Al Landers, Lakeland
Ann Lankford, Memphis
Brian P Larsen Wells, Priest, All Saints Anglican Church, Jackson
Matt Lattner, Fellowship Memphis, Memphis
Britton Laughlin, Memphis
Rebecca Lavender, Woodmont Hills Church, Brentwood
Sister Mary Lechner, Sisters of Providence, St.Mary of the Woods, Chattanooga
Cute Lee, First International baptist Church, Memphis
Josiah Lee, Chattanooga
Kenneth Litscher, Medina
April Lloyd, First Christian, Dyersburg
Jason Lloyd, First Christian Church, Dyersburg
Savannah Locke, Nashville
Olivia Logan, St. Patrick’s Presbyterian, Memphis
Brooks Lokey, Ethos Church, Nashville
Justin Lonas, East Ridge Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga
Dana Long, Harvest, Collierville
Amanda Long, Long Hollow Baptist Church, Goodlettsville
Sarah Longserre, Harvest Church, Cordova
Lindsay Loper, The Chapel Cleveland, Chattanooga
Brian Lord, Franklin
Laura Love, Cordova
Kris Love, Columbia
Jenny Loving, Hope Fellowship, Smyrna
Charlie Lowell, Journey Franklin, Franklin
Kaitlyn Luce, Midtown Fellowship, Nashville
Leah Luttrell, Christ Community Church, Memphis
Betsy Lyons, The Church at Station Hill, Columbia
Jonathan Mace, Christ City, Memphis
Alexa MacKay, Antioch
David Madogo, Church Leader, Christ Community, Memphis
Basuze Madogo, Christ Community Church, Memphis
Kimberly Madsen-Thomas, Refuge Church Lakeland, Bartlett
Jared Malament, Sexton, St. John’s Anglican Church, Franklin
Jesse Malott, Chair of Behavioral Health, Christ Community Health Services, Memphis
Adrianna Manaugh, Smryna
Katie Mann, Immanuel Nashville
Whitney Marbry, Lone Oak Baptist Church, Clarksville
Mikenn Marin, Fellowship Memphis, Collierville
Christopher Marino, First Evangelical Church Memphis
Damaris Marino, First Evangelical Church, Memphis
Kris Marlowe, Hixson
Jennifer Marshall, Memphis
Laurel Martens, Memphis
Stacie Martin, Elder, Christ City Church, Memphis
Darlene May, Eastside Community Church, Memphis
Katherine May, Island Community Church, Atoka
Lindy May, Island Community Church, Memphis
Matthew Mays, Bartlett Baptist, Memphis
Katherine McCall, Church of the Nazarene, Nashville
Kelsey McCammon, Hope Fellowship, Knoxville
Mark McCaw, Christian, Nashville
Kristy McClanahan, Murfreesboro
Colleen McGarry, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church in Franklin, Nashville
Amanda McGimsey, Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, Knoxville
Maureen McGuirt, Second Presbyterian, Memphis
Don McMinn, Ellendale Baptist, Memphis
Mary Ann Meiners, The Church of Grace Village, Nashville
Vaughan Meiss, Programs Specialist, World Relief Memphis
Mathilde Mellon, Founder and CEO, Mulier Care, Nashville
Audrey Menard, Mission Chattanooga, Chattanooga
Karson Merkel, Harvest Church of Memphis, Memphis
Christina Meyer, Catholic, Salina
Michelle Miller, Fellowship Memphis, Memphis
Brandy Miller, Woodland Presbyterian, Memphis
Drew Miller, Worship & Administrative Director, St. Mary of Bethany Parish, Nashville
Maeven Miller, City Church of East Nashville, Nashville
Chelsea Mills, Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis
Elizabeth Mindemann, Memorial Presbyterian Church, Elizabethton
Stu Minshew, River City Church, East Ridge
Sharmarke Mohamed, Columbus
Lily Moll, Trevecca Nazarene University, Hendersonville
Karen Monahan, Chattanooga Valley Presbyterian Church
Mariah Monk, Trevecca Community Church, Nashville
Stephanie Moore, First Evangelical Church – Memphis, Cordova
PJ Moore, Director, World Relief Memphis, Memphis
Hayley Moore, Memphis
Heather Morozov, Midtown Fellowship, Nashville
Hannah Morris, Franklin
Alphonse Muhubiri, Memphis
Chelsea Murphy, Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, Knoxville
Constance Myers, Pleasant Grove at College Street, Maryville
Rachael Nakano, Second Presbyterian, Memphis
Becky Neal, Cookeville
Laura Neal, Second Presbyterian Church, Collierville
Nancy Neal, Second Presbyterian Church, Collierville
Aubrey Neely, Christ Community Church, Memphis
John Nelson, Christ Community House Church, Memphis
Amy Nelson, Christ Community, Memphis
Wendy Lee Nentwig, The Village Chapel, Nashville
Charlie Newman, Retired Pastor, Belmont Church, Nashville
Katelyn Newsome, Sports Ministries Director, Chattanooga Football Club Foundation
Justin Nichols, Smyrna Hispanic SDA Church, Murfreesboro
Steven Nikkel, New City Fellowship, Chattanooga
Emily Noblett, Office Manager, Su Casa Family Ministries, Memphis
Catherine Norman, Memphis
Katie Novikoff, Memphis
Emily O’Dell, Fellowship Memphis, Memphis
Caroline O’Hare, Memphis
Abbie Oates, Sojourn Community Church, Chattanooga
Gabrielle Oechsle, Springhouse Worship and Arts Center, Smyrna
Haydin Oechsle, Smyrna
Kandis Oliver, Downtown Church, Memphis
Tracey Oliver, Christ Community, Memphis
Andrew Osenga, Integrity Music / The Pivot podcast, Nashville
Melissa Owen, First Methodist Covington, Covington
Marcus Owen, Fellowship Bible Church, Brentwood
Kristin Paddon, Mount Juliet
Rachel Page, Church of the Redeemer, Nashville
Erin Palmer, Mount Juliet
Georgia Pannell, Sycamore View Church of Christ, Bartlett
Rebekah Park, Church, Memphis
Laura Parkhill, Calvary Chapel Knoxville
Abbye Pates, Bluff City Church, Memphis, Memphis
Kate Patrick, First Evangelical Church, Memphis
Rick Peck, Southwoods Baptist Church, Memphis
James Pendleton, Director of Global Missions, First Evangelical Church, Germantown
Vivian Penuel, Long Hollow Baptist Church, Hendersonville
Emily Perez, Memphis
Kim Perez, Christ Presbyterian Church, Nashville
Pete Peterson, Executive Director, The Rabbit Room, Antioch
Anne Marie Peterson, Grace Community Church, Antioch
Ashley Pfeiffer, Pleasant Grove @ College St, Maryville
Michael Phillips, Su Casa Family Ministries, Memphis
Alana Phillips, Norwood UMC, Knoxville
Emilie Pillow, Memphis
Thomas Pillow, English Teacher, The Collegiate School of Memphis
Karissa Pletta, Renewal Church, Memphis
Christian Pletta, Renewal Church, Memphis
Kimberly Poore, Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, Knoxville
Stacy Preston, Director of All Saints Immigration Servicees, All Saints Anglican Church,
Jackson
Payton Price, Local Minister, Blackman Community Church, Nashville
Staci Proctor, Kingston
Donroy Providence, World Relief Memphis, Memphis
Brittney Pruitt, Hope Church, Memphis
Gabrielle Pryor, City Church of East Nashville, Nashville
Ryan Pryor, City Church of East Nashville, Nashville
Brian Pugh, InterVarsity Christian fellowship, Nashville
Gianantonio Racchetti, Catania
Patricia Ralston, Emeritus Professor, Covenant College, Chattanooga
Gabrielle Rapp, Collierville
Debbie Rexer, Covenant Presbyterian Church, Nashville
Bethany Reynolds, Music Director, Telos at Southminster, Nashville
Dr. Michael Rhodes, MCUTS, Union University, Memphis
Cherita Rice, Chattanooga
Jill Richards, Fellowship Church of Knoxville, Knoxville
Amy Richardson, Siloam Health, Nashville
Jessica Rider, Antioch
Abigail Riley, Memphis
Anna Lea Ritchie, Nashville
Christian Rivera, Station Hill, Thompsons Station
Esther Ro, Mosaic Church, Memphis
Hayley Roberts, Campus Missionary, University Christian Mission, Chattanooga
Rachel Rodriguez, Christ Community House Church, Memphis
Dr. David Rogers, Unashamed Church Memphis, Memphis
Alece Ronzino, Nashville
Lilly Russell, Holy Communion Episcopal, Memphis
Heidi Saballos, Chattanooga
Christina Sadlow, Christ Presbyterian, Nashville
David Sadlow, Christ Presbyterian Church, Nashville
Tara Samples, Clinical Psychologist, Bartlett
Amelia Samples, Sycamore View, Memphis
April Samuels, Volunteer, World Relief, Germantown
Brennan Sandefer, Riverdeep Church, Memphis
David Sanders, Nazarene, Bartlett TN
Kimberley Savidge, Renewal Memphis, Memphis
Carletta Scarberry, Knoxville
Nicole Scarbrough, Gateway Baptist Church, Memphis
Devin Schniepp, Christ Community House Church Network, Memphis
Stephanie Schoer, Nashville
Brian Schrayer, Grace Community Church, Nashville
Christi Schroader, The Village Chapel, Creve Coeur
Dave Schroeder, Nashville
Naomi Schweitzer, Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville
Rachel Scott, Fellowship Nashville, Nashville
Lauren Scott, Second presbyterian, Memphis
Nathan Seann, Anglican Church of the Redeemer, Chattanooga
Langley Seibert, Christ Community Church, Franklin
Lauren Sellers, Memphis
Alexa Shaunak, St Patrick Presbyterian, Memphis
Sara Shaw, Fellowship Memphis, Memphis
Danny Shearer, Mosaic Church, Memphis
Rebecca Shearer, Mosaic Church, Memphis,
Danielle Shelley, Memphis
Natalie Sherman, First Evangelical Church, Memphis
Daniel Silliman, Johnson City
Julia Slagle, Knoxville
Jennifer Slate, Knoxville
Joshua Sloan, Memphis
Alice Smith, St. Mary of Bethany, Nashville
Rachel Song, Memphis
Lindsey Sparrow, Church of the Nazarene, Old Hickory
Annette Spence, Communicator, United Methodist Church, Knoxville
Nathan Spencer, World Relief Memphis, Cordova
Karen Spencer, Renewal Church, Cordova
Kristi Spencer, Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, Powell
Ashley Spilker, Executive Director of Groups, Midtown Fellowship, Nashville
Josh Squires, Nashville
Sara Stanton, Memphis
Brent Stenberg, Executive Drector, Christian Psychological Center, Memphis
Sarah Stephanoff, Cross Point Church, Nashville
Debi Stephens, Trevecca Community Church, Nashville
Duane Stephenson, Nashville
Kenn Stilger, Old Hickory
Alexandra Stockton, Alcoa
John Studdard, Board member, Su Casa Family Ministries, Germantown
Mike Studdard, ED, Africa Bible Project, Germantown
Sam Stueckle, Professor, Nazarene, La Vergne
Janessa Stultz, Church of the Redeemer, Maryville
Joanna Suddath, Nashville
Erica Summers, First Evangelical Church, Memphis
Avery Sutton, Knoxville
David Swain, Franklin
Sally Swanson, All Saints Anglican, Jackson
Leigh Ann Swords, Missions Minister, The Church at Station Hill, Spring Hill
Catherine Tandy, Memphis
Kristy Tarrant, Renewal Church, Memphis
Leigh Tatum, Memphis
Grace Terhune, Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis
Jenny Thomas, Rock Bridge Community Church, Chattanooga
Elina Thomas, International Christian Fellowship, Cordova
Gena Thomas, Author, Ekklesia Vineyard, Chattanooga
Norfleet Thompson, Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis
Emily Thompson, Collierville
James Tillman, Sojourn Community Church, Chattanooga
Hilary Timmons, Journey Church, Franklin
Olivia Tipton, Chattanooga
Candace Todd, Ministry Support, Island Community Church, Memphis
Allison Tracy, Church of the Nazarene, Nashville
Stephanie Traylor, All Saints Anglican Church, Jackson
Melissa Traynom, Gateway Baptist Church, Atoka
Kathleen Tucker, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova
David Tucker, Bellevue Baptist Church, Cordova
Jill Tyson, Cordova
Alyssa Valletta, Christ Church Nashville, Nolensville
Lea VanMerkestyn, Grace Hill, Collierville
Sarah VanSteinberg, Harvest Church of Memphis, Memphis
James Vaughn, UnashamedChurch Memphis, Germantown
Lauren Vernon, Internationals in Memphis Ministry Coordinator, Island Community
Church, Memphis
Bonnie Vetterick, Chattanooga
Brittany Villondo, Christ Community Church—Rivertrace, Memphis
Anne-Claire Vos, New City East Lake, Chattanooga
Jennifer Wadefamily, Christ Community House Church, Memphis
Carol Waldo, Executive Director, Knoxville Internationals Network-KIN
Shea Ward, First Evangelical Church, Memphis
Karla Wardlow, Manchester
Anna Warren, Germantown Presbyterian Church
William Webb, Memphis
Rachel Webb, Word Relief, Memphis
Jeni Weber, Knoxville
Kedric Webster, St. Elmo Presbyterian Church, Chattanooga
Shelbi Weiner, Island Community Church, Memphis
Veronica Weiner, Millington
Tori Wentz, West Hills Baptist Church, Knoxville
Pamela Weston, Sweetwater
Eric Wheeler, Christ Presbyterian Church – Nashville, Brentwood
Joshua White, CoC, Memphis
Juliana White, Southern Baptist, Mcewen
Kanika White, Knoxville
Cherrie White, Mosaic Church, Memphis
Robert Whitsitt, Executive Director, EZRA52, LLC, Memphi
Samuel Wilcox, Memphis
Amanda Wilkinson, Director, Su Casa Family Ministries, Memphis
Cory Williams, Cory H Williams, Nashville
Delaney Williams, Second Presbyterian Church – Memphis, Memphis
Laurie Williams, Dyersburg
Jessica Williamson, Memphis
Dorena Williamson, Franklin
Morgan Wills, President & CEO, Siloam Health, Nashville
Bennett Wilson, Fellowship Bible Church, Jackson
J BJI onits Wilson, Knoxville
Mary Wilson, The Village Chapel, Nashville
Allison Wilson, Nashville
Jason Winkle, Christ United Methodist Church Memphis
Steve Winstead, Harvest, Memphis
Jan Winterburn, Living Hope, Colliervill
John Wise, Woodland Presbyterian, Memphis
Matthew Wiser, Smyrna
Nina Woodard, Christ Presbyterian Church, Nashville
Daniel Woods, Memphis
Stephanie Woods, Director, Redeemer Baptist fellowship, Germantown
Kristen Worley, ECC, Murfreesboro
Michael Wozny, Christ Community Church, Memphis
Kyle Wright, Union Avenue Baptist Church, Memphis
Cyndy Wright, Secnd Presbyterian, Germantown
Joyce Wyatt, Central Baptist Church Bearden, Knoxville
Ashley Yates, Cordova
Neel Young, West End Community, Nashville
Rachel Younger, Peace Tree UMC, Memphis
Bernardo Zapata, Bartlett United Methodist Church, Bartlett
Kristen Zeigler, Cross Point Nashville, Nolensville
Republican Governors All Talk No Action (Memory Lane!)
Do you remember this headline only four short years ago? Probably not. I hadn’t, although I surely wrote about it at the time. It was right after one of those horrible Islamic terrorist attacks in Europe and it woke from slumber some Republican governors for a few minutes.
30 Governors Call For Halt To U.S. Resettlement Of Syrian Refugees
My how things have changed.
They talked tough then (mostly because Obama was in office and they knew they had no voice), but now when the President has actually presented them with an opportunity to put up or shut up and go on record saying NO to more refugees from the Middle East and elsewhere, well now they are worried about their “workforce” and they tuck their tails and run fearing they will be perceived as mean and unwelcoming by the Dems.
Here is a very cool graphic from NPR at the time.
Nothing has changed by the way! We bring fewer Syrians these days, but the vast majority of Syrians who do come are Muslims.
And, not just Syrians, but Iraqis, Somalis, Burmese Rohingya and literally tens of thousands of Afghans.
The vetting can’t really be improved because as Senator Marco Rubio said at the time:
“There is no background-check system in the world that allows us to find that out, because who do you call in Syria to background-check them?”
That same common sense applies to most places in the Middle East, Asia and Africa—who you gonna call?
Although I should be writing on all sorts of things on this subject, not to mention that my other blog ‘Frauds and Crooks’ is suffering from lack of attention, I found myself rummaging around Wrapsnet (the Refugee Processing Center) and holy cow!
Four years: 19,514 Syrians!
In the 4 years since NPR posted their story (from November 17, 2015 to today December 11, 2019) we admitted 19,514 Syrians—19,514! 19,195 of those are Muslims!
Although most of those came as Obama was leaving town, 6,413 of the Syrian Muslims came in Trump’s first (partial) year with 602 since.
Here is where the nearly 20,000 Syrians were placed:
Amazing how we forget!
Don’t miss Daniel Horowitz today at Conservative Review:
GOP governors betraying constituents by pushing refugee resettlement
He linked a list of today’s Republican Governors and so far that we know of (some might be hiding!), Republican governors of Utah, New Hampshire, Arizona and North Dakota are opposing the President (and America Firsters) on the issue of Refugee Resettlement.
Your tax dollars flowed to terrorists around the world via food stamp fraud
That is what a new report says.
Longtime readers know that a pet project of mine for several years was following the food stamp fraud busts going on around the country. See my complete file on the subject here.
I’m relieved to see that some organization of stature has taken the issue of food stamp “trafficking” seriously.
From Breitbart (Hat tip: Richard @highblueridge):
Report: Millions in Food Stamp Dollars Flowed to Terrorists
Millions of taxpayers dollars trafficked through food stamp fraud went to terrorists who funded their activities at home and abroad, according to an explosive report from the Government Accountability Institute (GAI).
The report from GAI, where Breitbart News Senior-Editor-at-Large Peter Schweizer serves as president, highlighted several instances where money obtained through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits fraud went to fund acts of terrorism, including the 1993 World Trade Center bombings and the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing.
“Hawalas” used to launder money
The U.S. Treasury Department and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) identified that many terrorists would get away with funding their illicit activities by using businesses known as “hawalas” to launder money.
A “hawala”— which is an Arabic term defined in English as transfer (or trust)— is a method of transferring money through informal agents from international networks, and many Muslim immigrants settled in western countries use the “hawala” method to transfer funds to family members.
GAI, citing a U.S. Treasury report, found that more than $7 billion flows into Pakistan alone through hawalas every year.
[….]
Investigators say it is very difficult to track the money moved around through hawalas, even though the federal government has known about the use of hawalas and their alleged role in financing terrorism for years.
But as federal investigators became more familiar with the welfare fraud mechanisms used to fund terrorist activities after the September 11 attacks, investigators have cracked down on a number of instances where terrorists have used the benefit fraud for such purposes.
Much more here.
By the way, even if your tax dollars don’t make it into the hands of terrorists, the billions of US dollars sent out of the country via remittances to ‘home’ countries have a huge impact on the US as it is money that is not available to our economy.