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June 5, 2010
Cynthia McKinney: 'Israel bought the executive branch'
February 21, 2010
Members of the United Muslim Christian Forum Receive Relief Training with the American Red Cross

The Alaska chapter of the United Muslim Christian Forum (UMCF) membership has extended its community service mission to become volunteers with the American Red Cross in Anchorage, Alaska. Some members are now attending classes, receiving specific training that will allow them to be of valuable assistance in the community in times of crisis. The course, entitled “Client Casework,” which normally takes 9 hours, was condensed into 3 hours, and will equip them to be at the ready, providing emergency services, when needed.

The Alaska chapter of the United Muslim Christian Forum (UMCF) membership has extended its community service mission to become volunteers with the American Red Cross in Anchorage, Alaska. Some members are now attending classes, receiving specific training that will allow them to be of valuable assistance in the community in times of crisis. The course, entitled “Client Casework,” which normally takes 9 hours, was condensed into 3 hours, and will equip them to be at the ready, providing emergency services, when needed.

February 21, 2010
Texas: ‘Rebel Line’ Denigrates into Direct Attack

The waves of right-wing extremism wracking the United States peaked on February 18 when Joe Stack flew a plane into a government building housing Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ) offices. However, the nation continues rippling after “government haters [began] cheering suicide pilot Joe Stack and calling him a hero,” says Helen Kennedy, a New York Daily News staff writer.

“The concept of taxation appears to be particularly troublesome to them. While naming themselves after a colonial tax revolt, they appear not to have any appreciation that the taxation by King George was followed closely by levies for support of our brand new nation. The income tax, as we know it, was placed into effect by the Sixteenth Amendment in 1913.”
- Stephen Harrington, Huffington Post

December 1, 2009
In the Wake of Fort Hood Tragedy People of Faith Unite

It is too soon to have forgotten about the day 39 year old Army Major and psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan allegedly killed 13 and wounded 31 others. During the commemoration of Veterans Day, just days after the shootings, President Obama encouraged Americans to remember those whose lives were lost, as well as those who were injured in the tragedy at the army base located in Fort Hood, Texas.