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September 25 Rally to protest U.S. religious leaders “honoring” AHMADINEJAD at NYC Hyatt Hotel
Jewish Action Alliance ^ | September 24, 2008 | Beth Galinsky

Posted on 09/24/2008 1:56:04 PM PDT by Ziva

RAIN OR SHINE - Join Us September 25!

September 25 Rally to protest U.S. religious leaders “honoring” AHMADINEJAD at NYC Hyatt Hotel

Join us to raise your voice of conscience against religious appeasers of tyrant Ahmadinejad! On Thursday, Sept 25, at 6pm in New York City at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, The American Friends Service Committee, Mennonite Central Committee, Quaker UN Office, Religions for Peace, and the World Council of Churches-UN Liaison Office will be “honoring” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at an Iftar (dinner to break the day’s Ramadan fast). Other organizations, political leaders and media have also been invited. Read the Text of the Invitation.

These religious leaders are about to betray their brethren across all religions, parties, and countries by “honoring” the tyrannical regime of Ahmadinejad and the Iranian mullahs of this terrorist state.

At the same time, Women United, the Jewish Action Alliance, Stand With Us, Center for Security Policy, the Catholic League, the The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, the Alliance of Iranian Women and over 30 organizations of all faiths and political affiliations will hold an interfaith rally to counter this betrayal of principles, to protest Ahmadinejad’s presence at the United Nations, and to oppose Iran’s nuclear weapons program and outrageous threats against the USA and America’s ally, Israel. See the full list of participating organizations HERE , updated daily. UPDATE - RAIN OR SHINE, THE RALLY WILL GO ON! WEATHER REPORTS DAILY ON THIS PAGE…

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been invited to speak along with many other civic and religious leaders and politicians, both Democrats and Republicans.

Please join us at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, East 42nd St, near Lexington Ave and Grand Central Station in Manhattan, at 5:30pm. PLAN EXTRA TRAVEL TIME because the large number of attendees will affect traffic near the event.

Send a message to the Mullahs in Iran!

For more information, or to bring your organization on board, call 212-726-1124

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UPDATES

9-22: 2:00 pm - Participant list now posted

9-22 4:00 pm - International Christian Embassy of Jerusalem joins the coalition.

9-22 4:30 pm - Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs joins the coalition.

9-22 7:00 pm - Assemblyman Rory Lancman joins the coalition

9-22 8:00 pm - Open Doors USA joins the coalition

9-22 11:00 pm - Arabs for Israel joins the coalition

9-22 Baptist Press article on 9-19-2008 U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom letter to religious leaders to cancel dinner with Ahmadinejad

9-22 - See many more press articles on the Rally and the 9-25 meeting in the Press page

9-23 - 3:00 pm many groups joined, details to follow - American Values, World Committee for the Land of Israel, United American Committee, Jihadwatch, Silent Majority No More

9-23 - 6:55 p.m. - Fuel For Truth just joined - welcome! And Eye on the U.N., particularly appropriate today…

9-24 - 10:30 a.m. - Welcome to the Rally Coalition: Dov Hikind, New York State Assembly, Rory Lancman, New York State Assembly, and David Weprin, New York City Council!

9-24 - 10:43 a.m. - 50 organizations now supporting the Rally and speakers list to be made public shortly!


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KEYWORDS: ahmadinejad; iran; protest; rally
Over 50 organizations! See you all there!
1 posted on 09/24/2008 1:56:06 PM PDT by Ziva
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To: Ziva

Definitely never going to patronize the Hyatt again.


2 posted on 09/24/2008 1:57:50 PM PDT by diamond6 (Is SIDS preventable? www.stopsidsnow.com)
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To: Ziva
Religious leaders?
If you are a leader, shouldn't people actually know who you are.
3 posted on 09/24/2008 1:59:55 PM PDT by svcw (Great selection of gift baskets: http://baskettastic.com/)
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To: Ziva
World Council of Churches

Among others, the WCC includes the United Methodist Church, the Episcopal Church, the United Church of Christ and the Presbyterian Church USA. Anyone putting a penny in the collection plates of these denominations is supporting the America-hating WCC.

4 posted on 09/24/2008 2:02:17 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: Ziva
Here's the list for all you Freepers that still do not get the message that you're supporting terrorism and the promotion of communism by attending one of these "churches" that belong to the NCC and WCC. SHAME ON YOU!!!

• African Methodist Episcopal Church
• The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
• Alliance of Baptists
• American Baptist Churches in the USA
• Diocese of the Armenian Church of America
• Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
• Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
• Church of the Brethren
• The Coptic Orthodox Church in North America
• The Episcopal Church
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
• Friends United Meeting
• Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
• Hungarian Reformed Church in America
• International Council of Community Churches
• Korean Presbyterian Church in America
• Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
• Mar Thoma Church
• Moravian Church in America Northern Province and Southern Province
• National Baptist Convention of America
• National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc.
• National Missionary Baptist Convention of America
• Orthodox Church in America
• Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA
• Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends
• Polish National Catholic Church of America
• Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
• Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.
• Reformed Church in America
• Serbian Orthodox Church in the U.S.A. and Canada
• The Swedenborgian Church
• Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch
• Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America
• United Church of Christ
• The United Methodist Church •

5 posted on 09/24/2008 2:05:06 PM PDT by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: Ziva

These are the most naive AND/OR the most evil religious groups.


6 posted on 09/24/2008 2:15:38 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault ("..this administration is planning a 'Right Wing Assault' on values and ideals.." - John Kerry)
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To: Admin Moderator

Any chance this could be posted under activism/chapters, so it appears at the top of the sidebars? The rally is tomorrow, so it needs some attention now. Many thanks!


7 posted on 09/24/2008 3:58:58 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: StarFan

ping


8 posted on 09/24/2008 4:05:27 PM PDT by firebrand
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To: firebrand

I heard she cancelled/delayed her California trip but wonder if the rally prompted her decision. Do hope she plans to attend.


9 posted on 09/24/2008 5:55:57 PM PDT by StarFan
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To: Yehuda
They are all members of the National Council of Churches which are also members of the WCC. Yes, they are HONORING Imanutjob.

Stupid, stupid, stupid. I'm losing patience with the whole bunch. I was raised in the American Lutheran Church which through a series of mergers became the evil, wicked, ELCA. They're in with this bunch up to their eyeballs. Mr. CGG and I left 14 years ago for the far more conservative Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.

Unfortunately, we still have naive family members who just can't bring themselves to leaving. They know it's wrong but they have hopes of reforming the ELCA. One would think, that this latest travesty would be enough to wake them up that the ELCA is hopelessly lost.

11 posted on 09/25/2008 5:19:31 AM PDT by Conservativegreatgrandma
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To: firebrand; Yehuda; Fudd Fan

Hey youze.


12 posted on 09/25/2008 8:39:04 AM PDT by AliVeritas (All stolen from http://directorblue.blogspot. com)
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