I do wish that Obama would quit making me deny his Christianity so often. David Block [email protected]
> On May 1, 2015, at 2:40 PM, BILROJ via Centroids: The Center of the Radical > Centrist Community <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Obama Abandons Pastor Abedini, Would Veto Bill That Requires Iran Release Him > for Nuke Deal Approval; ACLJ Calls Decision 'Despicable, Outrageous' > > > By Stoyan Zaimov <http://www.christianpost.com/author/stoyan-zaimov/> , > Christian Post Reporter > May 1, 2015|7:46 am > President Barack Obama's administration has warned that it will veto a > proposed amendment that would require the release of Pastor Saeed Abedini and > three other American citizens held prisoners in Iran before any final nuclear > deal agreement is reached. The American Center for Law and Justice, which > represents Abedini's family, called the admittance "despicable" and > "outrageous." > > "That is simply unbelievable. Refusing to discuss the Americans being held > hostage by Iran at the bargaining table and rejecting any congressional > attempt to make any deal with Iran contingent on the release of the Americans > is unacceptable. It's quite frankly appalling," the law group wrote > <http://aclj.org/persecuted-church/obama-administration-threatens-to-veto-measure-requiring-pastor-saeeds-freedom> > in an update on Thursday. > > > "This is despicable. This is outrageous. And it is an insult to the captive > Americans and their families," it added. > > The response is aimed at comments made by White House Press Secretary Josh > Earnest to an ABC News reporter asking about the Corker Bill and amendments > being debated by the U.S. Senate that would require Iran to release the > imprisoned Americans before any sanctions are lifted. > > "The President would certainly veto any amendment or any bill with an > amendment that undermined the unanimous compromise that was reached in the > Senate Foreign Relations Committee or that interfered with the ongoing > negotiations," Earnest said > <http://www.c-span.org/video/?325665-1/white-house-briefing>. > > "Certainly a provision, an amendment, that made this nuclear deal contingent > on Iran's release of those three American citizens would fall, I think > frankly, into both categories." > > The U.S., Iran, and several other Western nations reached a historic deal at > the beginning of April, which is yet to be finalized, but promises to lift > international sanctions on Iran in exchange for restricting its nuclear > program. > > The ACLJ has seen the negotiations as a vital opportunity for Obama to press > Iran for the release of the Americans. The law group, which represents > Abedini's wife and two children in the U.S., has said that the pastor has > been imprisoned for over two years and a half because of his Christian faith. > > Obama has spoken out on a number of occasions for Abedini's release, and > visited with the pastor's family in Boise, Idaho, earlier this year to tell > them that the pastor's freedom remains a "top priority" for his > administration. > > Naghmeh Abedini, the pastor's wife, has said: "Our government must not forget > that Saeed is not being held by the reformists with whom they negotiate but > by radical hardliners who oppose what he represents – a Christian convert and > an U.S. citizen" > > She added: "We cannot leave my husband's fate in the hands of these radicals. > I implore our government to remember the urgency of bringing Saeed home to > our family." > > The ACLJ has argued > <http://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-abedini-and-3-other-americans-imprisoned-by-iran-likely-to-be-forgotten-by-obama-in-nuclear-deal-aclj-warns-138075/>, > however, that the evidence suggests Obama's promises cannot be trusted. > > "The Obama administration has refused to ask for the release of Pastor Saeed > and the other imprisoned Americans at the bargaining table. And that is a > tremendous mistake," ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow wrote last week. > > Over 190,000 people have signed an online petition started by the law group > insisting that there should be no nuclear deal with Iran unless Abedini is > freed. > > > -- > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > <http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism> > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org > <http://radicalcentrism.org/> > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. 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