JANUARY 14, 2018

Hour 1	"Trump's Recognition of Jerusalem is Correct"
	Raheel Raza
Hour 2	"God and Donald Trump"
	Stephen Strang

Hour 1:

"Trump's Recognition of Jerusalem is Correct"

Raheel Raza - Clarion Project Advisory Board Member

Raheel Raza http://raheelraza.com/ is a Clarion Project Advisory Board member, a founding member of the Muslim Reformer Movement, and international human rights activist. She will be speaking to us about President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

Raheel Raza contends that the decision—which has caused controversy—is correct. She notes that Jews not only have a special connection with Jerusalem, but a history of protecting the holy sites for Christians, Muslims, and Jews alike—creating a free, peaceful, and secure environment for everyone to access the Holy Land.

Raheel Raza: “President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has been met by mixed responses, and yet it’s a step in the right direction….No President before Trump has taken such a decisive step. As leader of the free world, he has taken a bold and decisive step to clarify how concrete steps should be taken for lasting peace.”

Raheel Raza: “Bold decisions are not welcomed by everyone. There is resistance and opposition. However waffling on the issue as we have seen in Obama’s time leads to no peace at all.”

Raheel Raza: "There is massive denial about Jerusalem's connection to the Jews but this denial does not rest on facts. Any Muslim who believes in the Quran must also believe in the verses where the Quran acknowledges the historicl ties of Jewish people with the land of Israel. Instead of violent backlash let us hope that this move will bring peace to humanity."

Her website: http://raheelraza.com/

Her blog: https://raheelraza.wordpress.com/

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Author of THEIR JIHAD…NOT MY JIHAD (Download PDF), Raheel Raza is a public speaker, Consultant for Interfaith and Intercultural diversity, documentary film maker, freelance journalist and founder of SAMA' (Sacred Arts ad Music Alliance). She was appointed to and served three years on The Public Service Committe for Ontario College of Teachers.

Raza started writing at a young age because she grew up in a culture where women were supposed to "be seen and not heard.” Travelling extensively throughout the Middle East, Europe, Far East and North America, Raza brings a fresh new global perspective to her mandate “there is unity in diversity”.

Raza bridges the gap between East and West, promoting cultural and religious diversity. She has appeared in print, on television and radio to discuss diversity, harmony and interfaith. In a presentation to Members of Parliament and international diplomats at the House of Commons, Raza received a standing ovation for her speech called "Celebrating our Differences".

An outspoken advocate for gender equality and an activist for women's rights internationally, she has appeared many times in print, radio and television media to reveal and debate Canadian issues related to media, diversity, gender and immigrants. Raza has received many awards for her work to build bridges of understanding. She is a recipient of the City of Toronto’s Constance Hamilton Award and is the first South Asian woman to narrate a CBC documentary on “Passionate Eye”. A fervent advocate for human rights, Raza is the first Muslim woman in Canada to lead mixed gender prayers.

Growing up in a culture where women were supposed to “be seen and not heard”, Raza turned to writing at a young age and is a freelance journalist. Travelling extensively throughout the world, Raza brings a fresh global perspective to her mandate “there is unity in diversity”. Raza has spoken at places of worship, the private sector, the Justice Department, School Boards and government institutions. She has also been invited to speak at Universities in USA and Canada, including Harvard and Columbia.

Hour 2

"God and Donald Trump" - Stephen Strang

Stephen E. Strang

Stephen Strang is an award-winning journalist and successful businessman who began his career as a newspaper reporter at the Orlando Sentinel before founding a Christian publishing house and media company while interviewing and writing about nearly every Christian leader in the country over the past four decades. He is author of the book, God and Donald Trump. He joined other Christian leaders who campaigned for Trump's election. Strang is CEO of Charisma Media and founder of Charisma magazine.

About Today's Show:

Stephen Strang—CEO of Charisma Media and author of God and Donald Trump— will be speaking with us today about “Trump’s Second Revolution.” Stephen Strang reveals how Donald Trump went from a brash self-promoter, casino owner, and man of the world to securing the confidence of Christians in a stunning election victory. Donald Trump’s stances on defending religious liberty, confronting radical Islamic terrorism, appointing conservative Supreme Court justices, and other issues have helped him maintain support from religious voters since his victory—transforming the American political landscape by helping religious voters discover their political voice.

Stephen Strang notes that Donald Trump won 82 percent of the evangelical vote, and predicts that Donald Trump will win more than 400 Electoral Votes in the 2020 Election.

Stephen Strang: “Most evangelical Christians did not support Donald Trump when he announced he was running for President in 2015. Why should they have? He had made a fortune in gambling. He was thrice married, and he was known to use some pretty salty language at times—hardly the model politician the religious right could enthusiastically support….As it turned out, however, most evangelicals did get behind him in the 2016 election, giving Trump 82 percent of the evangelical vote—reportedly the highest percentage ever. Since then his support from the Christian community has remained steady.”

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Stephen Strang: “In fact, it seems likely that President Trump will again garner most of the evangelical vote when the 2020 election rolls around. Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon made headlines recently when he predicted Trump will receive 400 electoral votes in 2020—a boast that no longer seems so unreasonable. Even the Never-Trumpers who howled loudest about Trump’s tactics in the 2016 election are coming around: they can see that the President is, slowly but surely, making good on his promises.”

Stephen Strang: “It is becoming increasingly apparent that men and women in the heartland believe Donald Trump has their back. The President is proving by his words and actions that he is concerned about religious liberty, protecting life, empowering the strongest economy in decades, enacting tax reforms, and making progress in health care reform by repealing the Obamacare individual mandate, with language written into the recent Senate tax bill at the President's urging.”

Stephen Strang: “The national news media are still scratching their heads, asking how the outrageous New Yorker could have pulled off such a victory, but the men and women who showed up for Trump on election day have no such questions. They believe Donald Trump is shifting the paradigm in a new and better direction. Some have called it a second American Revolution, and who’s to say it isn’t? Christian voters have discovered their voice. They believe they can change the future course of the country. They were key players in Trump’s first revolutionary victory, and it’s more than likely they’ll have a say in the second one as well.”

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Trump’s Second Revolution

By Stephen E. Strang

Most evangelical Christians did not support Donald Trump when he announced he was running for President in 2015. Why should they have? He had made a fortune in gambling. He was thrice married, and he was known to use some pretty salty language at times—hardly the model politician the religious right could enthusiastically support.

As it turned out, however, most evangelicals did get behind him in the 2016 election, giving Trump 82 percent of the evangelical vote—reportedly the highest percentage ever. Since then his support from the Christian community has remained steady. When others part company with him over his latest outlandish tweet, the President has discovered that the evangelicals stick with him. And it’s well documented that loyalty is very important to this president.

In fact, it seems likely that President Trump will again garner most of the evangelical vote when the 2020 election rolls around. Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon made headlines recently when he predicted Trump will receive 400 electoral votes in 2020—a boast that no longer seems so unreasonable. Even the Never-Trumpers who howled loudest about Trump’s tactics in the 2016 election are coming around: they can see that the President is, slowly but surely, making good on his promises.

How and why evangelicals made the migration to Trump was the main reason I began following the campaign. There was an untold story that needed to be on the record. Many leaders in the faith community would have supported any candidate but Hillary Clinton, who promised to accelerate the lurch toward globalism the country had been on since midway through the Bush years. Hillary dismissed conservatives as “a basket of deplorables” during the campaign and advocated policies the faith community could never support.

Donald Trump did the opposite. Even before he ran Trump reached out to evangelicals, and he surrounded himself with Christian leaders such as James Robison, Cleveland pastor Darrell Scott, Jerry Falwell, Jr., Robert Jeffress, and others. And equally important, he kept his promise to appoint a conservative Supreme Court justice. He has championed religious liberty in the face of LGBT activists who want not only to silence but to punish anyone who, for religious purposes, does not back their radical redefinition of marriage.

Even though Trump had often said he was not interested in running for public office, his demeanor began changing about ten years ago. He cleaned up his act and became more serious about his public persona and he began showing greater interest in religious faith. He was watching televangelists such as Paula White Cain and Dr. David Jeremiah. He invited a group of pastors “who know how to pray” to meet with him at Trump Tower and pray about whether or not he should run in 2012. These leaders would eventually become his earliest supporters when he decided to enter the race in 2015. These were also the core of what is now called the President’s Faith Advisory Council.

It is becoming increasingly apparent that men and women in the heartland believe Donald Trump has their back. The President is proving by his words and actions that he is concerned about religious liberty, protecting life, empowering the strongest economy in decades, enacting tax reforms, and making progress in health care reform by repealing the Obamacare individual mandate, with language written into the recent Senate tax bill at the President's urging.

In light of all the negative news bursting forth today about the Clintons, it’s ironic Mrs. Clinton chose to publish her book, “What Happened,” to sort out the reasons for her defeat. Voters in both parties would be happy to answer the question, but a majority felt the nation was headed in the wrong direction. They believed a dramatic change was needed, but there was more to it than that. As he has done throughout history, God raised up an imperfect man to stop the downward spiral and renew the hope of the millions who felt they had no other choice.

The national news media are still scratching their heads, asking how the outrageous New Yorker could have pulled off such a victory, but the men and women who showed up for Trump on election day have no such questions. They believe Donald Trump is shifting the paradigm in a new and better direction. Some have called it a second American Revolution, and who’s to say it isn’t? Christian voters have discovered their voice. They believe they can change the future course of the country. They were key players in Trump’s first revolutionary victory, and it’s more than likely they’ll have a say in the second one as well.

—Stephen E. Strang is Founder and CEO of Charisma Media, and author of the new book,God and Donald Trump