This week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'

On this week's edition of "The Hal Lindsey Report": In 1993, Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat (as well as Shimon Peres and Mahmoud Abbas) signed the Oslo Accords. It was an agreement intended to bring peace and security to both the Israelis and the Palestinians. It promised to settle all the contentious issues and provide secure homelands for both populations. All within a strict seven year framework.

Sixteen years later, there is little peace and less security. In fact, the Palestinians are now threatening to declare their independence, ask the United Nations to recognize their state, and essentially scuttle the entire peace process. And they say the United States has indicated it won't veto the plan in the Security Council.

Apparently, they want to start over from square one. More specifically, they want the UN to engineer a do- over of the 1967 war. Only this time, the Palestinians want to be declared the winners of the war lost by the Egyptians and Jordanians during those fateful six days.

Palestinian spokesmen are now openly talking about "the endgame." Unfortunately, their concept of "the endgame" is just a bit different than the one foretold by the ancient prophets. Daniel, Jeremiah, and Zechariah outline a scenario that doesn't bode well for those who seek the destruction of God's people.

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, I want to share with you why I think it's more important than ever that we understand the power of thanksgiving to God. Our nation faces real and present dangers. As I report weekly on "The Hal Lindsey Report," the threats are mounting and the odds appear to be impossible. But it's precisely at those moments that the power of praise and gratitude to God can be our pathway to victory.

Don't miss this week's Report on TBN, Daystar, Inspiration, CPM Networ

This week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'

On this week's edition of "The Hal Lindsey Report": In 1993, Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat (as well as Shimon Peres and Mahmoud Abbas) signed the Oslo Accords. It was an agreement intended to bring peace and security to both the Israelis and the Palestinians. It promised to settle all the contentious issues and provide secure homelands for both populations. All within a strict seven year framework.

Sixteen years later, there is little peace and less security. In fact, the Palestinians are now threatening to declare their independence, ask the United Nations to recognize their state, and essentially scuttle the entire peace process. And they say the United States has indicated it won't veto the plan in the Security Council.

Apparently, they want to start over from square one. More specifically, they want the UN to engineer a do- over of the 1967 war. Only this time, the Palestinians want to be declared the winners of the war lost by the Egyptians and Jordanians during those fateful six days.

Palestinian spokesmen are now openly talking about "the endgame." Unfortunately, their concept of "the endgame" is just a bit different than the one foretold by the ancient prophets. Daniel, Jeremiah, and Zechariah outline a scenario that doesn't bode well for those who seek the destruction of God's people.

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, I want to share with you why I think it's more important than ever that we understand the power of thanksgiving to God. Our nation faces real and present dangers. As I report weekly on "The Hal Lindsey Report," the threats are mounting and the odds appear to be impossible. But it's precisely at those moments that the power of praise and gratitude to God can be our pathway to victory.

Don't miss this week's Report on TBN, Daystar, Inspiration, CPM Networ

This week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'

On this week's edition of "The Hal Lindsey Report": In 1993, Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat (as well as Shimon Peres and Mahmoud Abbas) signed the Oslo Accords. It was an agreement intended to bring peace and security to both the Israelis and the Palestinians. It promised to settle all the contentious issues and provide secure homelands for both populations. All within a strict seven year framework.

Sixteen years later, there is little peace and less security. In fact, the Palestinians are now threatening to declare their independence, ask the United Nations to recognize their state, and essentially scuttle the entire peace process. And they say the United States has indicated it won't veto the plan in the Security Council.

Apparently, they want to start over from square one. More specifically, they want the UN to engineer a do- over of the 1967 war. Only this time, the Palestinians want to be declared the winners of the war lost by the Egyptians and Jordanians during those fateful six days.

Palestinian spokesmen are now openly talking about "the endgame." Unfortunately, their concept of "the endgame" is just a bit different than the one foretold by the ancient prophets. Daniel, Jeremiah, and Zechariah outline a scenario that doesn't bode well for those who seek the destruction of God's people.

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, I want to share with you why I think it's more important than ever that we understand the power of thanksgiving to God. Our nation faces real and present dangers. As I report weekly on "The Hal Lindsey Report," the threats are mounting and the odds appear to be impossible. But it's precisely at those moments that the power of praise and gratitude to God can be our pathway to victory.

Don't miss this week's Report on TBN, Daystar, Inspiration, CPM Networ

This week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'

On this week's edition of "The Hal Lindsey Report": In 1993, Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat (as well as Shimon Peres and Mahmoud Abbas) signed the Oslo Accords. It was an agreement intended to bring peace and security to both the Israelis and the Palestinians. It promised to settle all the contentious issues and provide secure homelands for both populations. All within a strict seven year framework.

Sixteen years later, there is little peace and less security. In fact, the Palestinians are now threatening to declare their independence, ask the United Nations to recognize their state, and essentially scuttle the entire peace process. And they say the United States has indicated it won't veto the plan in the Security Council.

Apparently, they want to start over from square one. More specifically, they want the UN to engineer a do- over of the 1967 war. Only this time, the Palestinians want to be declared the winners of the war lost by the Egyptians and Jordanians during those fateful six days.

Palestinian spokesmen are now openly talking about "the endgame." Unfortunately, their concept of "the endgame" is just a bit different than the one foretold by the ancient prophets. Daniel, Jeremiah, and Zechariah outline a scenario that doesn't bode well for those who seek the destruction of God's people.

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, I want to share with you why I think it's more important than ever that we understand the power of thanksgiving to God. Our nation faces real and present dangers. As I report weekly on "The Hal Lindsey Report," the threats are mounting and the odds appear to be impossible. But it's precisely at those moments that the power of praise and gratitude to God can be our pathway to victory.

Don't miss this week's Report on TBN, Daystar, Inspiration, CPM Networ

Page last updated at 15:50 GMT, Friday, 27 November 2009 E-mail this to a friend Printable version Commonwealth summit in Trinidad targets climate change The Queen told delegates tackling climate change gave them the "opportunity to lead once more" Commonwealth leaders have begun meeting in Trinidad with climate change high on the agenda in the last major summit before the Copenhagen climate talks. For the first time, a number of other world leaders have been invited to take part in the biennial meeting. UN chief Ban Ki-moon, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Danish PM Lars Rasmussen are attending to give weight to any statement on climate change. Another key issue will be Rwanda's bid to join the Commonwealth. The 60th anniversary Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Port of Spain will also discuss the issue of the venue for the 2011 Commonwealth summit - with the UK vowing to block Sri Lanka's bid. Rising sea levels The global summit on climate change is due to start in Copenhagen on 7 December, and the topic is the only issue on Commonwealth summit's agenda for the first day. About half of members, like the Maldives, are island states UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has described the meeting as "an important springboard towards Copenhagen". Opening the Trinidad meeting, Queen Elizabeth II said the Commonwealth had an opportunity to lead once more on climate change. "The threat to our environment is not a new concern but it is now a global challenge which will continue to affect the security and stability of millions for years to come," she said. "Many of those affected are among the most vulnerable and many of the people least well able to withstand the adverse effects of climate change live in the Commonwealth." About half of the Commonwealth's members are island states, many of them threatened by rising sea levels. Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning, who is hosting the three-day meeting, said he hoped the summit could boost momentum for an agreement on carbon emissions at Copenhagen, amid "concerns about the way the negotiations were going". "We hope to arrive at a political statement that can add value to the process that will culminate in Copenhagen next month... what we can do is raise our voices politically," he said. The Commonwealth's 53 nations comprise nearly two billion people, a third of the planet's population. The leaders are meeting days after pledges by the US and China to limit their greenhouse gas emissions, amid concerns that the Copenhagen meeting could fail to agree substantial cuts. Conservationist Dennis Sammy shows James Robbins the effects of climate change on Trinidad & Tobago India has admitted that China's decision to unveil emissions targets two weeks before the Copenhagen summit has put it under pressure. Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said China's decision was a "wake-up call to India". But in another Commonwealth country, Australia, the government's plans to enact a law for an emissions trading scheme have been thrown into chaos by a revolt within the opposition Liberal Party, whose support is required to pass the bill. Rwanda membership The summit will also discuss Rwanda's entry into the English-speaking club. THE COMMONWEALTH Made up of former British colonies, dependencies and other territories, plus Mozambique Founded in 1931 Currently 53 members, with combined population of 1.8 billion Headed by British monarch, but no allegiance to Crown since 1947 Heads of government meet every two years Profile: The Commonwealth What would the Commonwealth do for Rwanda? What's your Copenhagen solution? The Francophone nation has been seeking membership following disagreements with France over events leading up to the 1994 genocide. The issue is likely to be controversial. The nation's entry bid has received strong backing from some member states. However, some rights activists are angry that entry would reward a nation they say is guilty of abuses dating back to the 1994 genocide. BBC diplomatic correspondent James Robbins, in Trinidad, says the leaders are expected to admit Rwanda. He says most of the leaders apparently believe that if Rwanda is admitted, then they will be able to apply peer pressure to improve the lives of its people. Zimbabwe's possible re-entry could also be brought up at the meeting. Sri Lanka controversy The UK has indicated it will try to block Sri Lanka's bid to host the next Commonwealth summit over its handling of the recent war. Tens of thousands of Sri Lankans are still displaced A UK government source said Mr Brown had "real concerns about Sri Lanka's bid". The source said: "We simply cannot be in a position where Sri Lanka - whose actions earlier this year had a huge impact on civilians, leading to thousands of displaced people without proper humanitarian access - is seen to be rewarded for its actions." The UN estimates the conflict with Tamil Tiger rebels left at least 7,000 civilians dead with 150,000 people still displaced and living in camps. At a state dinner ahead of the summit, the Queen acknowledged her hosts by wearing a gown featuring two of the Caribbean nation's national birds and its national flower. At the banquet in the grounds of President George Maxwell Richards' official home in Port of Spain, she paid tribute to Trinidad's efforts to combat drug trafficking. Bookmark with:

AMERICA IS DECING

This week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'

On this week's edition of "The Hal Lindsey Report": Last week's massacre at Fort Hood, Texas, by an Army psychiatrist who is a Muslim, may finally expose the almost stupefying adherence to political correctness by Big Media, our government, and the Left. The levels to which they're willing to sink to be "PC" is almost mind-boggling. What's more, it's insidious and deadly.

For years I've thought that America's decline in the last days may be caused by economic excess, failures, or catastrophe. But, now, I'm beginning to think that America's inevitable decline may well be caused by the millstone now firmly affixed around her neck: "political correctness."

TheFreeDictionary.com defines 'political correctness' as "relating to or supporting broad social, political, and educational change, especially to redress historical injustices in matters such as race, class, gender, and sexual orientation." It then puts on the clincher when a secondary definition includes being "over-concerned with such change, OFTEN TO THE EXCLUSION OF MORE IMPORTANT FACTORS." (Capitalization is mine.)

I have never seen our government, the military, the media, and those enlightened ones on the Left work so hard to avoid even intoning the words "Muslim," "Islam," or "terrorism" in any story relating to Major Nidal Malik Hasan or the shooting rampage at Fort Hood. Instead, the panoply of ideas as to why Hasan tried to murder at least one hundred unarmed people (that's how many bullets he fired) include any and everything you can imagine, EXCEPT the possibility that he may have been influenced by the teachings of violence and martyrdom he's been exposed to all of his life in Islam.

We have already forgotten a great lesson from our own recent history: it's more important to be 'correct' than 'politically correct.' The Bible warns that a nation that has been given great light from God, and rejects it, will be given a mind, by God, that cannot even think in its own best interest. That's a perfect definition of 'political correctness.' And that's what's happening in America right now.

You've probably discerned by now that my major topic on this week's "Report" will be the issue of 'political correctness.' However, I'm also going to discuss why so many people are confused about Islam. Many Muslims (and all of our recent Presidents), seem to genuinely believe that it's a "religion of peace." That's because there is a dramatic contradiction within the foundations of Islam itself. Once you understand this contradiction, you will be able to see the danger Islam poses for the rest of the world as a whole and for each of us individually.

AMERICA IS DECING

This week on 'The Hal Lindsey Report'

On this week's edition of "The Hal Lindsey Report": Last week's massacre at Fort Hood, Texas, by an Army psychiatrist who is a Muslim, may finally expose the almost stupefying adherence to political correctness by Big Media, our government, and the Left. The levels to which they're willing to sink to be "PC" is almost mind-boggling. What's more, it's insidious and deadly.

For years I've thought that America's decline in the last days may be caused by economic excess, failures, or catastrophe. But, now, I'm beginning to think that America's inevitable decline may well be caused by the millstone now firmly affixed around her neck: "political correctness."

TheFreeDictionary.com defines 'political correctness' as "relating to or supporting broad social, political, and educational change, especially to redress historical injustices in matters such as race, class, gender, and sexual orientation." It then puts on the clincher when a secondary definition includes being "over-concerned with such change, OFTEN TO THE EXCLUSION OF MORE IMPORTANT FACTORS." (Capitalization is mine.)

I have never seen our government, the military, the media, and those enlightened ones on the Left work so hard to avoid even intoning the words "Muslim," "Islam," or "terrorism" in any story relating to Major Nidal Malik Hasan or the shooting rampage at Fort Hood. Instead, the panoply of ideas as to why Hasan tried to murder at least one hundred unarmed people (that's how many bullets he fired) include any and everything you can imagine, EXCEPT the possibility that he may have been influenced by the teachings of violence and martyrdom he's been exposed to all of his life in Islam.

We have already forgotten a great lesson from our own recent history: it's more important to be 'correct' than 'politically correct.' The Bible warns that a nation that has been given great light from God, and rejects it, will be given a mind, by God, that cannot even think in its own best interest. That's a perfect definition of 'political correctness.' And that's what's happening in America right now.

You've probably discerned by now that my major topic on this week's "Report" will be the issue of 'political correctness.' However, I'm also going to discuss why so many people are confused about Islam. Many Muslims (and all of our recent Presidents), seem to genuinely believe that it's a "religion of peace." That's because there is a dramatic contradiction within the foundations of Islam itself. Once you understand this contradiction, you will be able to see the danger Islam poses for the rest of the world as a whole and for each of us individually.