if Hillary Clinton is elected president, here are a few things that very well might happen:
- She will try to control the media, specifically "conservative" news and radio stations, and she'll use the "Fairness Act" to back her.
- Gay rights will be heavily promoted as normal and natural
- Women's rights/feminism promoted - men will become even more of an afterthought
- Illegal immigration will be promoted by doing nothing about it
- U.S. national sovereignty abolished; will force US to become aligned with UN
- Will offer assistance to help found Palestinian state; Israel will be quashed
- National health care will be forced upon us
- Christianity in all its forms (except religions outside Christianity like Islam and paganism) will be called 'hate speech' and will even threaten pastors giving sermons in churches
More of the craziness we are fighting!
God was right. The descendants of Ishmael are bad news:
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8T88JT80&show_article=1&cat=0
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL3023671820071130?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true
See, this is the thing. Who can stand up against this type of barbaric, hair-trigger, dangerous type of thinking? First it was a cartoon, now it's a TEDDY BEAR!!! And the teacher wasn't even the one to name it, it was named by one of her students, for cryin' out loud. And there was really no outcry or backlash in Kartoum until the MEDIA managed to whip up the local people into a frenzy.
Ms. Gibbons was "sentenced to 15 days in jail Thursday after she was convicted of insulting religion. She was cleared of charges of inciting hatred and showing contempt for religious beliefs."
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING.
After all that people have done over the millenia against, about, and in the name of God and Jesus Christ--the blasphemies, the hatred, the utter contempt, the sinfulness and the total derision of the very creator of the universe, because humanity thinks it knows better--and these people get ticked off over naming a TEDDY BEAR??? My goodness...Christians should be rioting in streets around the world if we followed this mentality!
I'm sorry. I really try hard not to overreact when I read about things like this, but right now I'm thinking: these people are IDIOTS. They don't think. They don't even attempt to understand or think outside their tiny little confined Muslim boxes. They refuse to look at both sides. They have a mob mentality, they don't care about THE TRUTH, or listening to another viewpoint, like normal, rational people might do. No. Like rabid dogs, they simply react. They fly off the handle, blow things out of proportion, and actually call for someone's death, when all of this could have been fixed by nothing more than, oh, say...CALLING THE TEDDY BEAR BY ANOTHER NAME. There, problem solved.
But why stop there? If it's this bad from a cartoon or a teddy bear, then why allow human children to be named Mohammed? I mean,it seems logical to me that like it would be the MOST blasphemous thing, to name someone after their 'great prophet'; to think that a mere human could measure up to the name of the 'prophet'??? Why is that not an insult, but naming a stupid TOY BEAR 'Mohammed' cause enough to call for for someone's death?
It truly is complete ignorance and utter INSANITY. My prayers go out to poor Gillian Gibbons. I really hope that she can somehow get shuttled out of that country to somewhere safe.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8T88JT80&show_article=1&cat=0
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL3023671820071130?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true
See, this is the thing. Who can stand up against this type of barbaric, hair-trigger, dangerous type of thinking? First it was a cartoon, now it's a TEDDY BEAR!!! And the teacher wasn't even the one to name it, it was named by one of her students, for cryin' out loud. And there was really no outcry or backlash in Kartoum until the MEDIA managed to whip up the local people into a frenzy.
Ms. Gibbons was "sentenced to 15 days in jail Thursday after she was convicted of insulting religion. She was cleared of charges of inciting hatred and showing contempt for religious beliefs."
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING.
After all that people have done over the millenia against, about, and in the name of God and Jesus Christ--the blasphemies, the hatred, the utter contempt, the sinfulness and the total derision of the very creator of the universe, because humanity thinks it knows better--and these people get ticked off over naming a TEDDY BEAR??? My goodness...Christians should be rioting in streets around the world if we followed this mentality!
I'm sorry. I really try hard not to overreact when I read about things like this, but right now I'm thinking: these people are IDIOTS. They don't think. They don't even attempt to understand or think outside their tiny little confined Muslim boxes. They refuse to look at both sides. They have a mob mentality, they don't care about THE TRUTH, or listening to another viewpoint, like normal, rational people might do. No. Like rabid dogs, they simply react. They fly off the handle, blow things out of proportion, and actually call for someone's death, when all of this could have been fixed by nothing more than, oh, say...CALLING THE TEDDY BEAR BY ANOTHER NAME. There, problem solved.
But why stop there? If it's this bad from a cartoon or a teddy bear, then why allow human children to be named Mohammed? I mean,it seems logical to me that like it would be the MOST blasphemous thing, to name someone after their 'great prophet'; to think that a mere human could measure up to the name of the 'prophet'??? Why is that not an insult, but naming a stupid TOY BEAR 'Mohammed' cause enough to call for for someone's death?
It truly is complete ignorance and utter INSANITY. My prayers go out to poor Gillian Gibbons. I really hope that she can somehow get shuttled out of that country to somewhere safe.
Jews are ready to build new Temple
Crown of gold for high priest completed
http://www.prophecynews.co.uk/content/view/537/2/
http://www.prophecynews.co.uk/content/view/537/2/
Great. Now there's a deadly COLD Virus
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/conditions/11/15/deadly.virus.ap/index.html#cnnSTCText?iref=werecommend
Backwards thinking produces backwards results
Saudi punishes gang rape VICTIM with 200 lashes
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=071115145104.rykb7bub&show_article=1&cat=0
Punishing the VICTIM!!! SHE was gang raped and they blame HER! AUGH!!!
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=071115145104.rykb7bub&show_article=1&cat=0
Punishing the VICTIM!!! SHE was gang raped and they blame HER! AUGH!!!
Some in the next gen actually 'get it'
The next generation does have a few smart ones:
http://media.www.thedailyaztec.com/media/storage/paper741/news/2007/11/15/ScienceTechnology/Death.Is.Imminent.Global.Warming.Kills-3102819.shtml
http://media.www.thedailyaztec.com/media/storage/paper741/news/2007/11/15/ScienceTechnology/Death.Is.Imminent.Global.Warming.Kills-3102819.shtml
We need research to tell us this? It's OBVIOUS
Sex-Obsessed Culture Can Damage Young Brains
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200711/CUL20071113b.html
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200711/CUL20071113b.html
Why I'll never give my money to PBS
One of the MANY reasons anyway.
PBS Tells Teachers to Violate First Amendment, Group Says
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/john-stephenson/2007/11/13/pbs-telling-teachers-violate-first-amendment
PBS Tells Teachers to Violate First Amendment, Group Says
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/john-stephenson/2007/11/13/pbs-telling-teachers-violate-first-amendment
And she'll do it if she gets elected
Hillary's attempt to control the media. Oh yeah....thre's no blatant left-wing mainstream media going on here.
http://www.hillaryproject.com/index.php?/en/story-details/hillarys_paid_bloggers/
http://www.hillaryproject.com/index.php?/en/story-details/hillarys_media_gestapo_hit_team/
Sheesh.
http://www.hillaryproject.com/index.php?/en/story-details/hillarys_paid_bloggers/
http://www.hillaryproject.com/index.php?/en/story-details/hillarys_media_gestapo_hit_team/
Sheesh.
Would a candidate like this even stand a chance?
Probably not. But I might vote for him just because his views seem to let me follow my own conscience.
Huckabee: http://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Issues.Home
As for the other candidates?
Rudy: Although he may truly be the only candidate who can stand up to Hellary, he's pro-abortion. And I just can't go there.
Romney: Yep, I'm one of those who feel that his being a Mormon is just a little too spiritually creepy for me.
Thompson: The jury's still out on this one. He's definitely taking the low-key approach.
McCain: Unsure. Seems very short tempered. Makes me feel somewhat unsettled.
Duncan Hunter: Strong on being anti-illegal immigration which I like, but still mulling over this guy.
Alan Keyes: I've liked Alan Keyes' politics for awhile now, his views are very similar to my own. He gave a speech during the Clinton elections that was the first time a political speech had ever made me cry! But I fear there would be no way he'd ever win. Not because he's black, but because he's too conservative for many. Ok, and because he's black. Sad to say, but I'm still not sure the country is ready for that.
Ron Paul: Really like his views, as he's a strict Constitutionalist, but I didn't like his conspiracy theory that our government was somehow involved in the 9/11 attacks. That's just a little too wacky for me. But will keep an eye on him just the same. People definitely seem to love the guy.
Tom Tancredo: very strong on anti-illegal immigration; will have to check him out further.
Huckabee: http://www.mikehuckabee.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Issues.Home
As for the other candidates?
Rudy: Although he may truly be the only candidate who can stand up to Hellary, he's pro-abortion. And I just can't go there.
Romney: Yep, I'm one of those who feel that his being a Mormon is just a little too spiritually creepy for me.
Thompson: The jury's still out on this one. He's definitely taking the low-key approach.
McCain: Unsure. Seems very short tempered. Makes me feel somewhat unsettled.
Duncan Hunter: Strong on being anti-illegal immigration which I like, but still mulling over this guy.
Alan Keyes: I've liked Alan Keyes' politics for awhile now, his views are very similar to my own. He gave a speech during the Clinton elections that was the first time a political speech had ever made me cry! But I fear there would be no way he'd ever win. Not because he's black, but because he's too conservative for many. Ok, and because he's black. Sad to say, but I'm still not sure the country is ready for that.
Ron Paul: Really like his views, as he's a strict Constitutionalist, but I didn't like his conspiracy theory that our government was somehow involved in the 9/11 attacks. That's just a little too wacky for me. But will keep an eye on him just the same. People definitely seem to love the guy.
Tom Tancredo: very strong on anti-illegal immigration; will have to check him out further.
Sarkozy Touts 'Mediterranean Union' Plan
Next comes the 'Mediterranean Union' then will come the N. American Union.
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/oct2007/gb20071026_986338.htm?chan=globalbiz_europe+index+page_top+stories
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced his intentions to hold a summit in France next year to gauge opinion on whether it would be possible to establish a Mediterranean Union between Europe's closest neighbours. The French President had proposed such an idea before, but his idea has so far received a mixed response. Courtesy of Javier Solana, the High Representative for the European Common, Foreign and Security Policy, many Middle Eastern and North African states have already signed up to the European Neighbourhood Policy. The ENP offers participating states economic incentives in return for political and democratic reforms. Then there is what's known as EuroMed or the Barcelona Process, again the brainchild of Javier Solana. EuroMed serves as a catalyst for peace in the Middle East, by providing a "wide framework of political, economic and social relations between the Member States of the European Union and Partners of the Southern Mediterranean". But Sarkozy's plan for a Mediterranean Union would go much further than that, allowing Middle Eastern countries to set up a union similar to that of the European Union, which would promote peace and stability in the region.
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/oct2007/gb20071026_986338.htm?chan=globalbiz_europe+index+page_top+stories
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced his intentions to hold a summit in France next year to gauge opinion on whether it would be possible to establish a Mediterranean Union between Europe's closest neighbours. The French President had proposed such an idea before, but his idea has so far received a mixed response. Courtesy of Javier Solana, the High Representative for the European Common, Foreign and Security Policy, many Middle Eastern and North African states have already signed up to the European Neighbourhood Policy. The ENP offers participating states economic incentives in return for political and democratic reforms. Then there is what's known as EuroMed or the Barcelona Process, again the brainchild of Javier Solana. EuroMed serves as a catalyst for peace in the Middle East, by providing a "wide framework of political, economic and social relations between the Member States of the European Union and Partners of the Southern Mediterranean". But Sarkozy's plan for a Mediterranean Union would go much further than that, allowing Middle Eastern countries to set up a union similar to that of the European Union, which would promote peace and stability in the region.
A Dem in RINO clothing
Gov. Ah-nold shows his RINO stripes!
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58130
"Mom and Dad" as well as "husband and wife" have been banned from California schools under a bill signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who with his signature also ordered public schools to allow boys to use girls restrooms and locker rooms, and vice versa, if they choose.
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58130
"Mom and Dad" as well as "husband and wife" have been banned from California schools under a bill signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who with his signature also ordered public schools to allow boys to use girls restrooms and locker rooms, and vice versa, if they choose.
As if his head wasn't big enough already
Albore, the most unlikely of Nobel candidates, actually WINS one, UGH:
http://www.prophecynews.co.uk/content/view/389/2/
Which is completely ironic and asinine, seeing as Mr. Gore is quite the energy hog, with his multi-room mansion, his SUVs, and all the travel for his myriad speaking engagements, all to talk about a "theory" that he touts as fact:
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200702/CUL20070227c.html
August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWh -- consuming more than twice as much electricity in one month as the average American family uses in an entire year. Gore's average monthly electric bill topped $1,359.
READ: "A Tale of Two Houses" and judge for yourself:
http://www.conservative.org/pressroom/2007/070806twohouses.htm
(add to this story, the gasoline required to keep the lawn of the top house as pristine as in the picture!)
http://www.prophecynews.co.uk/content/view/389/2/
Which is completely ironic and asinine, seeing as Mr. Gore is quite the energy hog, with his multi-room mansion, his SUVs, and all the travel for his myriad speaking engagements, all to talk about a "theory" that he touts as fact:
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200702/CUL20070227c.html
August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWh -- consuming more than twice as much electricity in one month as the average American family uses in an entire year. Gore's average monthly electric bill topped $1,359.
READ: "A Tale of Two Houses" and judge for yourself:
http://www.conservative.org/pressroom/2007/070806twohouses.htm
(add to this story, the gasoline required to keep the lawn of the top house as pristine as in the picture!)
I do, Robot:
For those who are REALLY desperate for companionship:
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=upiUPI-20071011-122541-6886&show_article=1&cat=0
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=upiUPI-20071011-122541-6886&show_article=1&cat=0
A firey backlash?
Could the raging fires in California have occurred as a Biblical 'response' to the Governator's passing of a bill removing the words 'mother,' father,' 'husband,' and 'wife' from school curriculums?
Something to think about.
Something to think about.
Judge wants everyone in UK on DNA database
Now this is really scary, but is where it's all headed.
First they DNA profile convicts and prisoners, then the military, then potential suspects in crimes, then families of missing children...soon it'll be everyone.
And don't think the U.S. isn't close behind:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/humanrights/story/0,,2162746,00.html
First they DNA profile convicts and prisoners, then the military, then potential suspects in crimes, then families of missing children...soon it'll be everyone.
And don't think the U.S. isn't close behind:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/humanrights/story/0,,2162746,00.html
EU considers creating a registry of non-EU visitors
That would include you and me in the U.S., folks:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/01/europe/EU-GEN-EU-Terror-Measures.php
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/01/europe/EU-GEN-EU-Terror-Measures.php
Islamists urge young Muslims to use violence
WHY does anyone let them get away with this?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/30/nhizb130.xml
Blatant treason, treachery, and sedition. All grounds for having them thrown out of the country...or how about hanged?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/30/nhizb130.xml
Blatant treason, treachery, and sedition. All grounds for having them thrown out of the country...or how about hanged?
Gay parade in SF depicts S&M 'Jesus & disciples'
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57831
"...during this event the city of San Francisco suspends the law and allows 'gay' men and women to parade the streets fully nude, many having sex – even group orgies – in broad daylight, while taxpayer-funded police officers look on and do absolutely nothing."
This is so sick and so disgusting. Hmmm...should Christians riot in the streets, breaking windows, smashing cars, and harming our fellow citizens? Why not? If this were done with the 'last supper' depicting Muhammad, blood would be running in the streets of San Francisco!
This is an abomination to our Lord Jesus Christ! We're given free will and this is what we do with it?
It's a 21st century Sodom & Gomorrah - Lord FORGIVE US!
"...during this event the city of San Francisco suspends the law and allows 'gay' men and women to parade the streets fully nude, many having sex – even group orgies – in broad daylight, while taxpayer-funded police officers look on and do absolutely nothing."
This is so sick and so disgusting. Hmmm...should Christians riot in the streets, breaking windows, smashing cars, and harming our fellow citizens? Why not? If this were done with the 'last supper' depicting Muhammad, blood would be running in the streets of San Francisco!
This is an abomination to our Lord Jesus Christ! We're given free will and this is what we do with it?
It's a 21st century Sodom & Gomorrah - Lord FORGIVE US!
More posts en masse for the last couple of weeks
First Africa is too dry...now too wet.
More of what our great southern neighbors are bestowing upon us.
Africanized killer bees have hit the U.S.
Creating "human" robots - might this be the beginning of creating a "virtual antichrist" that people will worship around the world?
Revelation 13:14
Because of the signs he was given power to do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived the inhabitants of the earth. He ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
Revelation 13:15
He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed.
And along those same creepy lines: Human/animal hybrids given the OK
More of what our great southern neighbors are bestowing upon us.
Africanized killer bees have hit the U.S.
Creating "human" robots - might this be the beginning of creating a "virtual antichrist" that people will worship around the world?
Revelation 13:14
Because of the signs he was given power to do on behalf of the first beast, he deceived the inhabitants of the earth. He ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived.
Revelation 13:15
He was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that it could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed.
And along those same creepy lines: Human/animal hybrids given the OK
Blog posts, en masse
Why the 'Fairness Doctrine' will not work...because no one listens to left-leaning radio ('Air America' anyone?)
The left doesn't want to admit it, but the war is actually going better than expected and things are improving!
This is creepy and just plain wrong. Only God can create life...but apparently some scientists think they can as well.
A very cold day in August in NYC!
Is God now trying to wake up Mexico?
You mean...it's not all mankind's fault?
The left doesn't want to admit it, but the war is actually going better than expected and things are improving!
This is creepy and just plain wrong. Only God can create life...but apparently some scientists think they can as well.
A very cold day in August in NYC!
Is God now trying to wake up Mexico?
You mean...it's not all mankind's fault?
Is this guy crazy?
Hmmm...perhaps not 'crazy' per se, but obviously this bishop is very much mistaken in his thought that the names of God and Allah are synonymous.
THEY ARE NOT.
Not only is this just another symptom of the off-kilter thought processes brought on by RELIGION in general, it's yet another attempt to appease the muslims at the expense of 'christianity' or any religion other than Islam.
Heaven forbid we should make the Muslims try to toe the line in any way, shape or form when it comes to their religion, and force them into assimilating into society, when many of them outright refuse to do so, and even use our own legal system against us to get their way. Talk about criminal!
THEY ARE NOT.
Not only is this just another symptom of the off-kilter thought processes brought on by RELIGION in general, it's yet another attempt to appease the muslims at the expense of 'christianity' or any religion other than Islam.
Heaven forbid we should make the Muslims try to toe the line in any way, shape or form when it comes to their religion, and force them into assimilating into society, when many of them outright refuse to do so, and even use our own legal system against us to get their way. Talk about criminal!
Hurrah for Michael Savage and talk radio!
While I'm actually amazed that this proposal didn't pass in the Leftiest place in the country, San Francisco, I am very happy that it didn't pass.
What people like San Francisco Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval don't seem to understand, is that 'free speech' means just that - FREE SPEECH - whether or not you don't like it, or it hurts your poor little feelings, or you think someone's remarks are mean or even disparaging. You should not be able to sue, pass proposals against, intimidate or threaten someone (or someone's livelihood) simply because you DON'T LIKE THEIR OPINION.
Just because you don't like someone's opinion does NOT mean it's hate speech, simply because YOU think it is.
Michael Savage is correct about illegal immigrants - according to the LAWS OF THIS COUNTRY, they are criminals, and should be treated as such. It doesn't matter if 'they're just trying to find a job', or they're 'hard workers', or they're 'trying to provide for their family.' If they are here illegally, IT IS ILLEGAL, and they are criminals, because they have broken the law. We need to simply enforce the laws that are already on the books!
So grow a backbone, and stop being a bunch of litigious pantywaists!
What people like San Francisco Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval don't seem to understand, is that 'free speech' means just that - FREE SPEECH - whether or not you don't like it, or it hurts your poor little feelings, or you think someone's remarks are mean or even disparaging. You should not be able to sue, pass proposals against, intimidate or threaten someone (or someone's livelihood) simply because you DON'T LIKE THEIR OPINION.
Just because you don't like someone's opinion does NOT mean it's hate speech, simply because YOU think it is.
Michael Savage is correct about illegal immigrants - according to the LAWS OF THIS COUNTRY, they are criminals, and should be treated as such. It doesn't matter if 'they're just trying to find a job', or they're 'hard workers', or they're 'trying to provide for their family.' If they are here illegally, IT IS ILLEGAL, and they are criminals, because they have broken the law. We need to simply enforce the laws that are already on the books!
So grow a backbone, and stop being a bunch of litigious pantywaists!
3rd SPP Meeting this month in Canada
For the third time in just under 3 years, President Bush, the Mexican president and the Canadian prime minister will convene another meeting on SPP (Securuity and Prosperity Partnership) on August 20-21, 2007.
These meetings have been held in relative secret, with a 'a multinational business agenda (industry, security, transportation)...issues which may very well pave the way toward erasing the borders between our 3 countries, creating a 'North American Union.'
These meetings have been held in relative secret, with a 'a multinational business agenda (industry, security, transportation)...issues which may very well pave the way toward erasing the borders between our 3 countries, creating a 'North American Union.'
China, the sleeping giant, is awakening
More news out of China, and it doesn't sound good. Seems like there isn't much news coming out of China lately that is good....save for the fact that the 'underground' Christian church is growing by leaps and bounds!
Muslims call for caliphate
I'm thinking that all of the recent weather, earthquakes, etc. in Indonesia may not be all that random. Now there is this news, also coming out of Indonesia.
God may be trying to shake things up over there.
God may be trying to shake things up over there.
More threats from China
This is what happens when we let foreign countries, industries and entities buy up our companies, our industries, and our land. Then if we do something they don't like, they threaten to sink us financially.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/08/07/bcnchina107a.xml
I don't think they quite understand that if they cause financial instability in the U.S., it will affect the entire world, including them.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/08/07/bcnchina107a.xml
I don't think they quite understand that if they cause financial instability in the U.S., it will affect the entire world, including them.
World faithism
Here is a group that fosters "harmony" among all of the religions of the world:
http://www.cpwr.org/
The only problem is, only one "religion" can be right. Only one way to God and eternal life.
That way is Jesus Christ!
Salvation is a relationship, not a religion.
Because sinful humans have conceived of, corrupted, advanced, advocated and promoted all of the world's religions, they are not of God. They are impure and corruptible, and are merely mankind's idea of what it takes to reach God.
Christ, as God's own "device" sent to reach mankind in his sinlful state, is pure, holy, sinless, and incorruptible, and He offers us the gift of eternal life FREE of charge! All God asks in return is the 3 R's:
REALIZE that we are sinners, lost in our sins, and we cannot save ourselves
REPENT sincerely of our sinful lives, surrender our lives to Christ, and let him "take control of the reins"
RECEIVE the free gift of salvation, and your sins will be forgiven!
Yes, it IS just that simple, God intended it to be so that ALL can come to him freely!
http://www.cpwr.org/
The only problem is, only one "religion" can be right. Only one way to God and eternal life.
That way is Jesus Christ!
Salvation is a relationship, not a religion.
Because sinful humans have conceived of, corrupted, advanced, advocated and promoted all of the world's religions, they are not of God. They are impure and corruptible, and are merely mankind's idea of what it takes to reach God.
Christ, as God's own "device" sent to reach mankind in his sinlful state, is pure, holy, sinless, and incorruptible, and He offers us the gift of eternal life FREE of charge! All God asks in return is the 3 R's:
REALIZE that we are sinners, lost in our sins, and we cannot save ourselves
REPENT sincerely of our sinful lives, surrender our lives to Christ, and let him "take control of the reins"
RECEIVE the free gift of salvation, and your sins will be forgiven!
Yes, it IS just that simple, God intended it to be so that ALL can come to him freely!
Now this is marriage as God intended!
3 men marrying 3 women....all celebrating many years of marriage and long lives together!
Aside from my own grandparents (married nearly 75 years, thankyouverymuch), it's stories like this that really warm my heart.
Too bad, in this day and age, marriages like this are becoming nearly non-existent. :(
Aside from my own grandparents (married nearly 75 years, thankyouverymuch), it's stories like this that really warm my heart.
Too bad, in this day and age, marriages like this are becoming nearly non-existent. :(
Global warming, natural selection...or mankind?
The way of the dodo bird: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6935343.stm
One step closer....
One step closer to going about tracking every person on the planet...a new search engine:
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070807125802.nnazzs2q&show_article=1&cat=0
It's all the small little pieces that continue to fall into place, until it becomes too late to turn around and RUN!
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070807125802.nnazzs2q&show_article=1&cat=0
It's all the small little pieces that continue to fall into place, until it becomes too late to turn around and RUN!
Hmm...I don't think GOD will go for this
This is extremely troubling...that some major players in the evangelical world would even entertain this thought, let alone contact the President about putting it into action, is merely another product of the End Times: Christians being too worldly and trying to appease the enemy...and enemy, by the way, who is bent on our total and complete anhialation! John Hagee is oh, so right on this one:
"What has the policy of appeasement ever produced for Israel that was beneficial?" Mr. Hagee said.
“God gave to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob a covenant in the Book of Genesis for the land of Israel that is eternal and unbreakable, and that covenant is still intact,” he said. “The Palestinian people have never owned the land of Israel, never existed as an autonomous society. There is no Palestinian language. There is no Palestinian currency. And to say that Palestinians have a right to that land historically is an historical fraud.”
AMEN!
"What has the policy of appeasement ever produced for Israel that was beneficial?" Mr. Hagee said.
“God gave to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob a covenant in the Book of Genesis for the land of Israel that is eternal and unbreakable, and that covenant is still intact,” he said. “The Palestinian people have never owned the land of Israel, never existed as an autonomous society. There is no Palestinian language. There is no Palestinian currency. And to say that Palestinians have a right to that land historically is an historical fraud.”
AMEN!
SPP number 3
The third in a succession of ongoing SPP meetings between Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. will be occurring in Quebec August 20-21. These meetings discuss topics such as Strengthening Competitiveness (whatever that's all about), pandemic disease management, Emergency Management, Energy Security and "Secure Borders."
I put that last one in quotes because these meetings are just smokescreens for the real agenda, which is to erase the borders between the 3 countries, and create--like the European Union--a "North American Union" (don't laugh, it'll happen soon enough; there are already some entities who are starting to use that very phrase on a regular basis).
Our nation's very sovereignty is at stake, but the way things are progressing, it won't be long until that is a mere relic of the past, before "globalism" takes over this half of the globe as well.
The way I see it, our current influx of illegals will (is) wreak havoc on our economy and will start to cause unrest and economic collapse from within; then the borders will be erased; a new NAU will be formed (to great fanfare of course); and because combining these 3 massive political structures will undoubtedly cause turmoil during the "transition phase," the NAU will probably be put under the umbrella of the UN, which by that point, we'll all pretty much in bed with anyway...I mean, look at Europe.
Yup, it's all coming down the pike....won't be long now.
I put that last one in quotes because these meetings are just smokescreens for the real agenda, which is to erase the borders between the 3 countries, and create--like the European Union--a "North American Union" (don't laugh, it'll happen soon enough; there are already some entities who are starting to use that very phrase on a regular basis).
Our nation's very sovereignty is at stake, but the way things are progressing, it won't be long until that is a mere relic of the past, before "globalism" takes over this half of the globe as well.
The way I see it, our current influx of illegals will (is) wreak havoc on our economy and will start to cause unrest and economic collapse from within; then the borders will be erased; a new NAU will be formed (to great fanfare of course); and because combining these 3 massive political structures will undoubtedly cause turmoil during the "transition phase," the NAU will probably be put under the umbrella of the UN, which by that point, we'll all pretty much in bed with anyway...I mean, look at Europe.
Yup, it's all coming down the pike....won't be long now.
X MARKs the spot...on your hand or forehead, that is
REMEMBER THIS NAME:
VERICHIP is changing its name to "XMARK," which ought to send alarm bells ringing in the ears of many.
Quote: "Welcome to Xmark, the new corporate identity for our healthcare security products. Our new name emphasizes our focus on healthcare security. You may have known us under the eXI or VeriChip brand, but we are now bringing all our products under the Xmark name."
The Greek translation of the word "mark" mentioned in Revelation 13 is "charagma", and it's literal interpretation means an "incision" or a "cutting". This is how Strong's concordance renders it:
χάραγμα
charagma - khar'-ag-mah
A scratch or etching, that is, stamp (as a badge of servitude), or sculptured figure (statue): graven, mark.
This reveals to us how the Mark of the Beast will be applied, though an incision or injection into the flesh. And this is exactly how RFID chips are implanted, through a cutting in the skin. As you can also see, the first letter of the word "charagma" is also the letter X or "Chi" in the Greek. So it seems the new name "Xmark" is quite intriguing, for its Greek translation identifies it closely with the book of Revelation.
Revelation 14:9-11
And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive [his] mark in his forehead, or in his hand...he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone ...And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
VERICHIP is changing its name to "XMARK," which ought to send alarm bells ringing in the ears of many.
Quote: "Welcome to Xmark, the new corporate identity for our healthcare security products. Our new name emphasizes our focus on healthcare security. You may have known us under the eXI or VeriChip brand, but we are now bringing all our products under the Xmark name."
The Greek translation of the word "mark" mentioned in Revelation 13 is "charagma", and it's literal interpretation means an "incision" or a "cutting". This is how Strong's concordance renders it:
χάραγμα
charagma - khar'-ag-mah
A scratch or etching, that is, stamp (as a badge of servitude), or sculptured figure (statue): graven, mark.
This reveals to us how the Mark of the Beast will be applied, though an incision or injection into the flesh. And this is exactly how RFID chips are implanted, through a cutting in the skin. As you can also see, the first letter of the word "charagma" is also the letter X or "Chi" in the Greek. So it seems the new name "Xmark" is quite intriguing, for its Greek translation identifies it closely with the book of Revelation.
Revelation 14:9-11
And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive [his] mark in his forehead, or in his hand...he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone ...And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
25 years of lives tragically lost
This year marks the 25th anniversary of one of most horrendous diseases ever to hit the planet. Not a single continent has escaped its touch, and millions of lives have been lost.
HIV / AIDS is a disease that is TOTALLY PREVENTABLE! Whether it's a man, woman, or child, if they got it from sex, drugs, or infected blood, it all comes back to doing things outside what God wants for us. Sex outside of marriage, prostitution, drug use, the gay lifestyle. It boils down to the fact that people cannot--and WILL not--control themselves, which can lead to death, destruction of families, rampant drug costs, not enough of the right drugs, the list goes on and on. It's shameful, it's SINFUL, and it's 100% preventable!
Even Sir Bono's pleas may not be making a difference.
Along with this article, there is also this extremely SICK type of lifestyle among--who else?--gays.
May God forgive us!!!
HIV / AIDS is a disease that is TOTALLY PREVENTABLE! Whether it's a man, woman, or child, if they got it from sex, drugs, or infected blood, it all comes back to doing things outside what God wants for us. Sex outside of marriage, prostitution, drug use, the gay lifestyle. It boils down to the fact that people cannot--and WILL not--control themselves, which can lead to death, destruction of families, rampant drug costs, not enough of the right drugs, the list goes on and on. It's shameful, it's SINFUL, and it's 100% preventable!
Even Sir Bono's pleas may not be making a difference.
Along with this article, there is also this extremely SICK type of lifestyle among--who else?--gays.
May God forgive us!!!
More persecution
http://www.worthynews.com/christian/egypt-security-police-torture-christian-convert-woman/
When one is brought up to hate, this is not surprising
This poor beautiful young woman! How tragic that one's own family--those who are supposed to love you unconditionally--takes it upon themselves to do this because they have a completely warped sense of honor and "respect"!
They'll just take over by force if necessary
Part of the gay agenda is to just mainstream the gay lifestyle by force if necessary, as if that is supposed to endear them to us....when God has put it in writing that this lifestyle is wrong!
I found this line intriguing: "A lot of gay guys are scared" to get out of their comfort zone, he said. "They think people are going to judge them."
Well, golly, WHY do you think that is? Are you so stupid as to think that normal, "straight" people will agree to and accept this lifestyle simply based upon the idea that YOU think it's "normal," so we should simply say, "Gosh, you're right!" and buy it lock, stock and barrel? I think you've got another thing coming!
Whether those pushing the gay agenda realize it or not, or they're simply turning a blind eye to this fact, the majority of people in this country still tend to look at this lifestyle as disgusting, dangerous, wrong, perverted, and bad for our country and our families. Get a clue--no matter how you try to pretty it up, mainstream it, or cram it down our throats, it'll never be what you want it to be, because there will always be those in the community who know the truth!
I found this line intriguing: "A lot of gay guys are scared" to get out of their comfort zone, he said. "They think people are going to judge them."
Well, golly, WHY do you think that is? Are you so stupid as to think that normal, "straight" people will agree to and accept this lifestyle simply based upon the idea that YOU think it's "normal," so we should simply say, "Gosh, you're right!" and buy it lock, stock and barrel? I think you've got another thing coming!
Whether those pushing the gay agenda realize it or not, or they're simply turning a blind eye to this fact, the majority of people in this country still tend to look at this lifestyle as disgusting, dangerous, wrong, perverted, and bad for our country and our families. Get a clue--no matter how you try to pretty it up, mainstream it, or cram it down our throats, it'll never be what you want it to be, because there will always be those in the community who know the truth!
The Taliban back in action
This time, kidnaping and killing south Korean Christians:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070721.wafghankidnap0721/BNStory/International
They look so joyful in this picture:
http://images.theglobeandmail.com/archives/RTGAM/images/20070721/wafghankidnap0721/koreans_5002big.jpg
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070721.wafghankidnap0721/BNStory/International
They look so joyful in this picture:
http://images.theglobeandmail.com/archives/RTGAM/images/20070721/wafghankidnap0721/koreans_5002big.jpg
They'll overtake us by sheer numbers
Muslims having many children all around the globe, for instance in Russia:
http://www.asiantribune.com/index.php?q=node/211
They will overtake us from the inside by their sheer numbers.
http://www.asiantribune.com/index.php?q=node/211
They will overtake us from the inside by their sheer numbers.
The one "true" church?
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/26755.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19692094/
Throughout the centuries, Catholic dogma and traditions have taken so many liberties and have become so far removed up from what true Biblical scripture is, that their collective mindset has become completely warped about what is--or is not--the "true church."
According to the Bible, the "church" is the collective body of true believers in Jesus Christ, not a mere religion of the lineage of one of the disciples (Peter), or the word of a mere man (pope) whose words are at times held in even higher esteem than those of God Himself! Along with changing the 10 Commandments, the whole issue with Mary, praying the rosary, "transmutation" of the host, repetitive meaningless prayer, not eating meat on Fridays, its long and corrupted history, and a litany (no pun in tended) of other man-made traditions, the Catholic church as done much to send millions, if not billions, of souls to hell!
As well, the Catholic church may indeed be the "harlot" who sits on the beast, as described in the book of Revelation. She wears scarlet and purple, the colors of catholic cardinals and bishops, and will probably also be hand-in-hand with the anti-christ and the false prophet, since the church has always been both political and religious (the Vatican being its own nation-state). The "harlot" may be akin to Europa on the bull, an image already being used by the European union on coins, in documents and other areas of the marketplace (Europa is a goddess of Babylonian origin; the bull, which was the god Jupiter in disguise, carried her away, and then later on threw her off his back and raped her). Some examples:
Greek coin: http://www.giveshare.org/BibleStudy/198.europabeast_files/image002.jpghttp://www.cogwriter.com/EUpic.jpg
http://www.jerryrobinson.org/europa_stamp.gif
http://www.raptureready.com/featured/reagan/WomanBeast-DerSpiegel.jpg
http://www.jerryrobinson.org/europa_statue.jpg
http://churchofphiladelphia.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/europatime.jpg
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19692094/
Throughout the centuries, Catholic dogma and traditions have taken so many liberties and have become so far removed up from what true Biblical scripture is, that their collective mindset has become completely warped about what is--or is not--the "true church."
According to the Bible, the "church" is the collective body of true believers in Jesus Christ, not a mere religion of the lineage of one of the disciples (Peter), or the word of a mere man (pope) whose words are at times held in even higher esteem than those of God Himself! Along with changing the 10 Commandments, the whole issue with Mary, praying the rosary, "transmutation" of the host, repetitive meaningless prayer, not eating meat on Fridays, its long and corrupted history, and a litany (no pun in tended) of other man-made traditions, the Catholic church as done much to send millions, if not billions, of souls to hell!
As well, the Catholic church may indeed be the "harlot" who sits on the beast, as described in the book of Revelation. She wears scarlet and purple, the colors of catholic cardinals and bishops, and will probably also be hand-in-hand with the anti-christ and the false prophet, since the church has always been both political and religious (the Vatican being its own nation-state). The "harlot" may be akin to Europa on the bull, an image already being used by the European union on coins, in documents and other areas of the marketplace (Europa is a goddess of Babylonian origin; the bull, which was the god Jupiter in disguise, carried her away, and then later on threw her off his back and raped her). Some examples:
Greek coin: http://www.giveshare.org/BibleStudy/198.europabeast_files/image002.jpghttp://www.cogwriter.com/EUpic.jpg
http://www.jerryrobinson.org/europa_stamp.gif
http://www.raptureready.com/featured/reagan/WomanBeast-DerSpiegel.jpg
http://www.jerryrobinson.org/europa_statue.jpg
http://churchofphiladelphia.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/europatime.jpg
This should be illegal!
Why is it not illegal to accept anything other than U.S. currency in the U.S.?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289140,00.html
It should be!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289140,00.html
It should be!
Another quake hits Japan
What happens when you live within the "ring of fire:"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070716/wl_nm/quake_japan_dc_12;_ylt=Av2FfgUX3V0LX.a_zTVH.tllM3wV
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070716/wl_nm/quake_japan_dc_12;_ylt=Av2FfgUX3V0LX.a_zTVH.tllM3wV
Blame the PARENTS not the internet
Dear Lord, why do people who have no business whatsoever procreating, do so?
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070715/D8QD02LO0.html
These two sound like they are from the far end of the gene pool... :-(
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070715/D8QD02LO0.html
These two sound like they are from the far end of the gene pool... :-(
No respect for human life
Matthew 24:12: "...and because of the abounding of the lawlessness, the love of the many shall become cold."
Case in point:
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/ap/article.html?mi=D8Q5ON180&apc=9001
Case in point:
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/ap/article.html?mi=D8Q5ON180&apc=9001
The church will NOT change
http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/06/29/poll.reaction/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular
"Until the church changes, this debate will go on and on and on," he said. "Once the church changes, it'll be over."
Yeah, if the church changes, it'll be over all right...but not the way Mel White would like it to be. Homosexuality will ALWAYS be wrong, whether or not it is accepted by society.
"Until the church changes, this debate will go on and on and on," he said. "Once the church changes, it'll be over."
Yeah, if the church changes, it'll be over all right...but not the way Mel White would like it to be. Homosexuality will ALWAYS be wrong, whether or not it is accepted by society.
Why we NEED the death penalty
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/26348.html
Mark 9:42 “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea.”
Mark 9:42 “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea.”
What the left doesn't 'get'
Is that we are at WAR:
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8Q3TDF00&show_article=1&cat=0
It is clear, he [PM Brown] said, "that we are dealing, in general terms, with people who are associated with al-Qaida."
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8Q3TDF00&show_article=1&cat=0
It is clear, he [PM Brown] said, "that we are dealing, in general terms, with people who are associated with al-Qaida."
Ruth Graham, now supping with the Lord!
Ruth Graham, the wife of global minister Billy Graham, died today, and is now with the Lord, halleluia!
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/14/ruth.graham.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
May God be with the Graham family going forward....I know Billy himself is in ill health, and the loss of his beloved Ruth may very well "kick things up a notch" for him. :-(
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/14/ruth.graham.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
May God be with the Graham family going forward....I know Billy himself is in ill health, and the loss of his beloved Ruth may very well "kick things up a notch" for him. :-(
Of course it does
Why are you surprised, O man? Our DNA was created by THE Creator, and links us to Him!
http://freeinternetpress.com/story.php?sid=12232
http://freeinternetpress.com/story.php?sid=12232
"The take-home message is, 'Oh, my gosh, this is really complicated'."Gee, YA THINK?!?
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
Pay attention...this is your government in action...and they don't care about the voters...us!
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8PONNTG0&show_article=1&cat=0
"Massachusetts lawmakers on Thursday blocked a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage from reaching voters, a stunning victory for gay marriage advocates and a devastating blow to efforts to reverse a historic 2003 court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. "
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8PONNTG0&show_article=1&cat=0
...and knowledge will increase
Technology is moving ahead so fast, that now 1 in 5 people on the planet (20%) has high speed internet:
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2102652,00.html
While technology in and of itself is be a very good thing, it can also be corrupted when in the wrong hands (take the internet and the proliferation of porn, for instance). The Antichrist will use the world's technology against it, monitoring every move people make, where they go, what they do, who they talk to, what they talk about...and what they purchase. Adding RFID technology (tracking every item manufactured in the world with its own unique number), and the extreme violence he will use to destroy Jews, Christians, and anyone else against him, and he will make Orwell's "1984" look like a walk in the park.
http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2102652,00.html
While technology in and of itself is be a very good thing, it can also be corrupted when in the wrong hands (take the internet and the proliferation of porn, for instance). The Antichrist will use the world's technology against it, monitoring every move people make, where they go, what they do, who they talk to, what they talk about...and what they purchase. Adding RFID technology (tracking every item manufactured in the world with its own unique number), and the extreme violence he will use to destroy Jews, Christians, and anyone else against him, and he will make Orwell's "1984" look like a walk in the park.
Coincidence? Perhaps not.
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/1967toc.html
The Six-Day War occurred around June 4 - June 10, 1967. Nearly all of Israel's "neighbors" surrounded this little country, expecting to easily wipe it off the map.
However, God had other plans, and the State of Israel was victorious in this skirmish. Centuries ago, God had predicted in the Bible that the nation of Israel would once again appear, and after that, it will never again be destroyed, no matter what its enemies think or try to do.
Now, exactly 40 years later, a huge and highly unusual storm appears in the Gulf of Oman and--also not coincidentally--is expecting to make landfall in IRAN.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,278435,00.html
One is reminded of hurricane Katrina, the most destructive storm to ever hit the United States. It occurred shortly after Israel's disengagement from Gaza, and was perceived by many to be a divine judgment on the U.S. for its part in the division of God's land.
As this is the 40th anniversary of the Six Day War, and 1 year before the 60th anniversary of the birth of Israel, perhaps God is reminding Arab nations of their harsh treatment of His people Israel, and what to expect if they continue down this path...by sending the biggest storm to hit the Arabian Peninsula in 60 years!
The Six-Day War occurred around June 4 - June 10, 1967. Nearly all of Israel's "neighbors" surrounded this little country, expecting to easily wipe it off the map.
However, God had other plans, and the State of Israel was victorious in this skirmish. Centuries ago, God had predicted in the Bible that the nation of Israel would once again appear, and after that, it will never again be destroyed, no matter what its enemies think or try to do.
Now, exactly 40 years later, a huge and highly unusual storm appears in the Gulf of Oman and--also not coincidentally--is expecting to make landfall in IRAN.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,278435,00.html
One is reminded of hurricane Katrina, the most destructive storm to ever hit the United States. It occurred shortly after Israel's disengagement from Gaza, and was perceived by many to be a divine judgment on the U.S. for its part in the division of God's land.
As this is the 40th anniversary of the Six Day War, and 1 year before the 60th anniversary of the birth of Israel, perhaps God is reminding Arab nations of their harsh treatment of His people Israel, and what to expect if they continue down this path...by sending the biggest storm to hit the Arabian Peninsula in 60 years!
More Christian persecution
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55990
This sentence is very telling:
"This judgment ... is an example of the blatant abuse of the blasphemy laws. The laws require absolutely no evidence, and no proof of intent, and as such they are a tool in the hands of extremists to threaten and destroy the lives of anyone they disagree with."
This sentence is very telling:
"This judgment ... is an example of the blatant abuse of the blasphemy laws. The laws require absolutely no evidence, and no proof of intent, and as such they are a tool in the hands of extremists to threaten and destroy the lives of anyone they disagree with."
Keep an eye on Michigan
WOW. Some interesting news:
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/ap/article.html?mi=D8PFSQHG2&apc=9001
I hope the Gov't is keeping a close eye on Michigan...
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/ap/article.html?mi=D8PFSQHG2&apc=9001
I hope the Gov't is keeping a close eye on Michigan...
Let's hear it for homeschooling!
Yay Evan!
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/ap/article.html?mi=D8PG0UBO1&apc=9001
Even better yet, YAY MOM!
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/ap/article.html?mi=D8PG0UBO1&apc=9001
Even better yet, YAY MOM!
More on the TB patient
This story just seems to get more and more odd with every article:
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/ap/article.html?mi=D8PFHNH02&apc=9001
His father in law....is a CDC microbiologist...specializing in TB.
Could this be how he contracted TB in the first place???
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/ap/article.html?mi=D8PFHNH02&apc=9001
His father in law....is a CDC microbiologist...specializing in TB.
Could this be how he contracted TB in the first place???
Role model: NO. Selfish: YES.
Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD.
Some role model, she'll probably be dead before they finish high school:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18841574/
Some role model, she'll probably be dead before they finish high school:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18841574/
Oh, there they are
Sheesh, we can't even find illegal aliens even when they're right in the middle of everything!
http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-may2307-illegal_immigrants.33e1b10.html
*smacks forehead*
http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/stories/ktvbn-may2307-illegal_immigrants.33e1b10.html
*smacks forehead*
Caution: very graphic...THIS IS WHY WE FIGHT!
Get it through your heads people...they do not have compassion nor empathy. They want to TAKE OVER THE WORLD:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0524072torture1.html
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0524072torture1.html
How to start a global pandemic
Catch a deadly form of tuberculosis.
Go to CDC in Atlanta for diagnosis.
Get told by CDC not to travel.
Brazenly and completely ignore advice of CDC.
Fly from Atlanta to Greece, on a plane filled with unsuspecting people.
Get married in Greece, surrounded by yet more people.
Fly back to Montreal, Canada on yet another plane full of people.
Get quarantined, as should have been in the first place.
What an idiot.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8PER3502&show_article=1
Go to CDC in Atlanta for diagnosis.
Get told by CDC not to travel.
Brazenly and completely ignore advice of CDC.
Fly from Atlanta to Greece, on a plane filled with unsuspecting people.
Get married in Greece, surrounded by yet more people.
Fly back to Montreal, Canada on yet another plane full of people.
Get quarantined, as should have been in the first place.
What an idiot.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8PER3502&show_article=1
the Bilderbergs are coming!
They are some of the most secretive, secure, and un-talked about global meetings wherever they're held. Here is the list of some of the most powerful and influential people in global politics, industry, finance, and media, all meeting in one place: Instanbul, Turkey from June 1-3, 2007...and apparently the country of Turkey is not even aware this meeting is occurring in their midst:
George Alogoskoufis, Minister of Economy and Finance , (Greece)
Ali Babacan, Minister of Economic Affairs , (Turkey)
Edward Balls, Economic Secretary to the Treasury , (UK)
Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Chairman and CEO IMPRESA S.G.P.S., Former Prime Minister , (Portugal)
José M. Durão Barroso, President, European Commission , (Portugal/International)
Franco Bernabé, Vice Chairman, Rothschild Europe , (Italy)
Nicolas Beytout, Editor-in-Chief, Le Figaro , (France)
Carl Bildt, Former Prime Minister , (Sweden)
Hubert Burda, Publisher and CEO, Hubert Burda Media Holding , (Belgium)
Philippe Camus, CEO, EADS , (France)
Henri de Castries, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, AXA , (France)
Juan Luis Cebrian, Grupo PRISA media group , (Spain)
Kenneth Clark, Member of Parliament, (UK)
Timothy C. Collins, Senior Managing Director and CEO, Ripplewood Holdings LLC , (USA)
Bertrand Collomb, Chairman, Lafarge , (France)
George A. David, Chairman, Coca-Cola H.B.C. S.A. , (USA)
Kemal Dervis, Administrator, UNDP , (Turkey)
Anders Eldrup, President, DONG A/S , (Denmark)
John Elkann, Vice Chairman, Fiat S.p.A , (Italy)
Martin S. Feldstein, President and CEO, National Bureau of Economic Research , (USA)
Timothy F. Geithner, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of New York , (USA)
Paul A. Gigot, Editor of the Editorial Page, The Wall Street Journal , (USA)
Dermot Gleeson, Chairman, AIB Group , (Ireland)
Donald E. Graham, Chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Company , (USA)
Victor Halberstadt, Professor of Economics Leiden University; Former Honorary Secretary General of Bilderberg Meetings , (the Netherlands)
Jean-Pierre Hansen, CEO, Suez-Tractebel S.A. , (Belgium)
Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations , (USA)
Richard C. Holbrooke, Vice Chairman, Perseus LLC , (USA)
Jaap G. Hoop de Scheffer, Secretary General, NATO , (the Netherlands/International)
Allan B. Hubbard, Asst to the President for Economic Policy, Director National Economic Council , (USA)
Josef Joffe, Publisher-Editor, Die Zeit , (Germany)
James A. Johnson, Vice Chairman, Perseus LLC , (USA)
Vernon E. Jordan Jr., Senior Managing Director, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC , (USA)
Anatole Kaletsky, Editor at Large, The Times , (UK)
John Kerr of Kinlochard, Deputy Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc , (the Netherlands)
Henry A. Kissinger, Chairman, Kissinger Associates , (USA)
Mustafa V. Koç, Chariman, Koç Holding A.S. , (Turkey)
Fehmi Koru, Senior Writer, Yeni Safek , (Turkey)
Bernard Kouchner, Minister of Foreign Affairs , (France)
Henry R. Kravis, Founding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. , (USA)
Marie-Josée Kravis, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute Inc. , (USA)
Neelie Kroes, Commissioner, European Commission , (the Netherlands/International)
Ed Kronenburg, Director of the Private Office, NATO Headquarters , (International)
William J. Luti, Special Asst to the President for Defense Policy & Strategy, National Security Council (USA)
Jessica T. Mathews, President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace , (USA)
Frank McKenna, Ambassador to the US, member Carlyle Group , (Canada)
Thierry de Montbrial, President, French Institute for International Relations , (France)
Mario Monti, President, Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi , (Italy)
Craig J. Mundie, Chief Technical Officer Advanced Strategies and Policy, Microsoft Corporation , (USA)
Egil Myklebust, Chairman of the Board of Directors SAS, Norsk Hydro ASA , (Norway)
Matthias Nass, Deputy Editor, Die Zeit , (Germany)
Adnrzej Olechowski, Leader Civic Platform , (Poland)
Jorma Ollila, Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc/Nokia , (Finland)
George Osborne, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer , (UK)
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Minister of Finance , (Italy)
Richard N. Perle, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research , (USA)
Richard Perry, Governor, State of Texas, (USA)
Heather Reisman, Chair and CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc. , (Canada)
David Rockefeller (super rich guy) (USA)
Matías Rodriguez Inciarte, Executive Vice Chairman, Grupo Santander Bank, (Spain)
Dennis B. Ross, Director, Washington Institute for Near East Policy , (USA)
Otto Schily, Fmr Minister Interior Affairs; Member of Parliament, Member Committee on Foreign Affairs (Germany)
Jürgen E. Schrempp, Former Chairman of the Board of Management, DaimlerChrysler AG , (Germany)
Tøger Seidenfaden, Executive Editor-in-Chief, Politiken , (Denmark)
Peter D. Sutherland, Chairman BP plc and Chairman, Goldman Sachs International , (Ireland)
Giulio Tremonti, Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies , (Italy)
Jean-Claude Trichet, Governor, European Central Bank , (France/International)
John Vinocur, Senior Correspondent, International Herald Tribune , (USA)
Jacob Wallenberg, Chairman, Investor AB , (Sweden)
Martin H. Wolf, Associate Editor and Economics Commentator, The Financial Times , (UK)
James D. Wolfensohn, Special Envoy for the Gaza Disengagement , (USA)
Adrian D. Wooldridge, Foreign Correspondent, The Economist
Robert B. Zoellick, Deputy Secretary of State , (USA)
Klaus Zumwinkel, Chairman of the Board of Management, Deutsche Post AG , (USA)
Noooo....there's no conspiracy!
George Alogoskoufis, Minister of Economy and Finance , (Greece)
Ali Babacan, Minister of Economic Affairs , (Turkey)
Edward Balls, Economic Secretary to the Treasury , (UK)
Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Chairman and CEO IMPRESA S.G.P.S., Former Prime Minister , (Portugal)
José M. Durão Barroso, President, European Commission , (Portugal/International)
Franco Bernabé, Vice Chairman, Rothschild Europe , (Italy)
Nicolas Beytout, Editor-in-Chief, Le Figaro , (France)
Carl Bildt, Former Prime Minister , (Sweden)
Hubert Burda, Publisher and CEO, Hubert Burda Media Holding , (Belgium)
Philippe Camus, CEO, EADS , (France)
Henri de Castries, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, AXA , (France)
Juan Luis Cebrian, Grupo PRISA media group , (Spain)
Kenneth Clark, Member of Parliament, (UK)
Timothy C. Collins, Senior Managing Director and CEO, Ripplewood Holdings LLC , (USA)
Bertrand Collomb, Chairman, Lafarge , (France)
George A. David, Chairman, Coca-Cola H.B.C. S.A. , (USA)
Kemal Dervis, Administrator, UNDP , (Turkey)
Anders Eldrup, President, DONG A/S , (Denmark)
John Elkann, Vice Chairman, Fiat S.p.A , (Italy)
Martin S. Feldstein, President and CEO, National Bureau of Economic Research , (USA)
Timothy F. Geithner, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of New York , (USA)
Paul A. Gigot, Editor of the Editorial Page, The Wall Street Journal , (USA)
Dermot Gleeson, Chairman, AIB Group , (Ireland)
Donald E. Graham, Chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Company , (USA)
Victor Halberstadt, Professor of Economics Leiden University; Former Honorary Secretary General of Bilderberg Meetings , (the Netherlands)
Jean-Pierre Hansen, CEO, Suez-Tractebel S.A. , (Belgium)
Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations , (USA)
Richard C. Holbrooke, Vice Chairman, Perseus LLC , (USA)
Jaap G. Hoop de Scheffer, Secretary General, NATO , (the Netherlands/International)
Allan B. Hubbard, Asst to the President for Economic Policy, Director National Economic Council , (USA)
Josef Joffe, Publisher-Editor, Die Zeit , (Germany)
James A. Johnson, Vice Chairman, Perseus LLC , (USA)
Vernon E. Jordan Jr., Senior Managing Director, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC , (USA)
Anatole Kaletsky, Editor at Large, The Times , (UK)
John Kerr of Kinlochard, Deputy Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc , (the Netherlands)
Henry A. Kissinger, Chairman, Kissinger Associates , (USA)
Mustafa V. Koç, Chariman, Koç Holding A.S. , (Turkey)
Fehmi Koru, Senior Writer, Yeni Safek , (Turkey)
Bernard Kouchner, Minister of Foreign Affairs , (France)
Henry R. Kravis, Founding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. , (USA)
Marie-Josée Kravis, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute Inc. , (USA)
Neelie Kroes, Commissioner, European Commission , (the Netherlands/International)
Ed Kronenburg, Director of the Private Office, NATO Headquarters , (International)
William J. Luti, Special Asst to the President for Defense Policy & Strategy, National Security Council (USA)
Jessica T. Mathews, President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace , (USA)
Frank McKenna, Ambassador to the US, member Carlyle Group , (Canada)
Thierry de Montbrial, President, French Institute for International Relations , (France)
Mario Monti, President, Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi , (Italy)
Craig J. Mundie, Chief Technical Officer Advanced Strategies and Policy, Microsoft Corporation , (USA)
Egil Myklebust, Chairman of the Board of Directors SAS, Norsk Hydro ASA , (Norway)
Matthias Nass, Deputy Editor, Die Zeit , (Germany)
Adnrzej Olechowski, Leader Civic Platform , (Poland)
Jorma Ollila, Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc/Nokia , (Finland)
George Osborne, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer , (UK)
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Minister of Finance , (Italy)
Richard N. Perle, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research , (USA)
Richard Perry, Governor, State of Texas, (USA)
Heather Reisman, Chair and CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc. , (Canada)
David Rockefeller (super rich guy) (USA)
Matías Rodriguez Inciarte, Executive Vice Chairman, Grupo Santander Bank, (Spain)
Dennis B. Ross, Director, Washington Institute for Near East Policy , (USA)
Otto Schily, Fmr Minister Interior Affairs; Member of Parliament, Member Committee on Foreign Affairs (Germany)
Jürgen E. Schrempp, Former Chairman of the Board of Management, DaimlerChrysler AG , (Germany)
Tøger Seidenfaden, Executive Editor-in-Chief, Politiken , (Denmark)
Peter D. Sutherland, Chairman BP plc and Chairman, Goldman Sachs International , (Ireland)
Giulio Tremonti, Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies , (Italy)
Jean-Claude Trichet, Governor, European Central Bank , (France/International)
John Vinocur, Senior Correspondent, International Herald Tribune , (USA)
Jacob Wallenberg, Chairman, Investor AB , (Sweden)
Martin H. Wolf, Associate Editor and Economics Commentator, The Financial Times , (UK)
James D. Wolfensohn, Special Envoy for the Gaza Disengagement , (USA)
Adrian D. Wooldridge, Foreign Correspondent, The Economist
Robert B. Zoellick, Deputy Secretary of State , (USA)
Klaus Zumwinkel, Chairman of the Board of Management, Deutsche Post AG , (USA)
Noooo....there's no conspiracy!
More from around the world
Cyberwars:
http://www.iht.com/bin/print.php?id=5901141
China to reach U.S. levels:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070528/ts_alt_afp/uschinaeconomypoll_070528205219
Disease among the poor: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070528/D8PDK1003.html
http://www.iht.com/bin/print.php?id=5901141
China to reach U.S. levels:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070528/ts_alt_afp/uschinaeconomypoll_070528205219
Disease among the poor: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070528/D8PDK1003.html
Think teachers don't have an agenda?
even subsitute teachers? How stupid must this woman be?
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,271935,00.html
I'd say $500K is nothing compared to what a Liberal might have sued for if they didn't happen to like something one of their kids might have seen at school (like a Bible or something!).
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,271935,00.html
I'd say $500K is nothing compared to what a Liberal might have sued for if they didn't happen to like something one of their kids might have seen at school (like a Bible or something!).
HOORAY! IT'S A START!
Tim O'Hare for president! :)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/4799191.html
I hope this grass roots ordinance spreads like wildfire across the country!
Illegal is illegal, no matter if you're a hard worker or "just want a better life."
DO IT THE LEGAL WAY.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/4799191.html
I hope this grass roots ordinance spreads like wildfire across the country!
Illegal is illegal, no matter if you're a hard worker or "just want a better life."
DO IT THE LEGAL WAY.
LOVE your children, don't torment them!
This is one of the sickest "rights of passage" I've ever seen....but as it comes from a country that worships millions of gods, it's not all that hard to fathom:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=453652&in_page_id=1811
I love this comment at the bottom from some loony liberal, who feels worse for the POOR SNAKES:
This is the most stupid thing to do, not only for the children but the poor snakes. When are humans going to learn that cruelty has to stop?! One day we will all have to pay for this type of action against nature.
- Pamela, Moreno Valley
Pamela is the type of person who, after the Rapture occurs, will undoubtedly believe that the earth simply "spit out" or vaporized all of the "evil" people who are harming our poor "mother Earth."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=453652&in_page_id=1811
I love this comment at the bottom from some loony liberal, who feels worse for the POOR SNAKES:
This is the most stupid thing to do, not only for the children but the poor snakes. When are humans going to learn that cruelty has to stop?! One day we will all have to pay for this type of action against nature.
- Pamela, Moreno Valley
Pamela is the type of person who, after the Rapture occurs, will undoubtedly believe that the earth simply "spit out" or vaporized all of the "evil" people who are harming our poor "mother Earth."
Hamas' horrific version of Mickey Mouse
Well, Hamas will never be called "PC" by any stretch:
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Hamas "Mickey Mouse" urges kids to kill Jews
His name is Farfour, with big ears and white gloves just like the Disney creation, but this is no Mickey Mouse. If Mickey Mouse ever had an evil twin, this would be it.
This is a children's program run by Al Quaeda TV. The Israeli foreign ministry denounced the programme and issued a lengthy statement accusing the programme-makers of using seeking to "indoctrinate Palestinian children to violence, hatred and murder".
The video, posted to YouTube by Palestinian Media Watch in order to expose this death cult propaganda, has been removed due to "terms of use violation" but you can see the video here.
It's a sick and sad regime that lets little children watch this stuff and get indoctrinated in hate at such young ages!
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Hamas "Mickey Mouse" urges kids to kill Jews
His name is Farfour, with big ears and white gloves just like the Disney creation, but this is no Mickey Mouse. If Mickey Mouse ever had an evil twin, this would be it.
This is a children's program run by Al Quaeda TV. The Israeli foreign ministry denounced the programme and issued a lengthy statement accusing the programme-makers of using seeking to "indoctrinate Palestinian children to violence, hatred and murder".
The video, posted to YouTube by Palestinian Media Watch in order to expose this death cult propaganda, has been removed due to "terms of use violation" but you can see the video here.
It's a sick and sad regime that lets little children watch this stuff and get indoctrinated in hate at such young ages!
MSM obviously good friends with ACLU
Why else would we not have heard anything about this particular news story? I know I sure didn't!
The horror at VA Tech
April 16, 2007: Another satan-inspired, mentally ill wack job kills 32 people and then--as cowards tend to do--himself:
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/virginiatech.shootings/
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/cho.profile/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/vtech.nbc/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/virginiatech.shootings/
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/cho.profile/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/vtech.nbc/index.html
Could technology be affecting bees?
from the www.evenmore.co.uk website:
Scientists worried mobiles are affecting bees - 4/15/07
Questions have often been raised in the past on whether prolonged use of mobile phones can affect human health. Within the last five years in the UK, I have noticed a vast amount of mobile phone towers being erected in my home town of Bangor. After I use my mobile phone sometimes my ear feels cold. The magnetic radiation affects my monitor screen in work, and I sometimes wonder what it is doing to my brain. While there has been no conclusive proof that the microwaves cause permanent cell damage, it seems scientists are starting to worry that the humble mobile phone may be causing a much greater problem that isn't as readily apparent - the disappearance of pollinating bees from their hives. Countries that have a greater mobile phone usage such as the US, have recently lost vast numbers of bee colonies across half their states. The bees just seem to disappear, and the hives they belong to can no longer function. Some research is pointing to the fact that these abandoned hives may be located in places where mobile phone use is frequent, and mobile phone signals may be disorientating the bees from finding their way home.
Quote: "The implications of the spread are alarming. Most of the world's crops depend on pollination by bees. Albert Einstein once said that if the bees disappeared, "man would have only four years of life left".
No one knows why it is happening. Theories involving mites, pesticides, global warming and GM (genetically manufactured) crops have been proposed, but all have drawbacks. German research has long shown that bees' behaviour changes near power lines. Now a limited study at Landau University has found that bees refuse to return to their hives when mobile phones are placed nearby.
Dr Jochen Kuhn, who carried it out, said this could provide a "hint" to a possible cause. Dr George Carlo, who headed a massive study by the US government and mobile phone industry of hazards from mobiles in the Nineties, said: "I am convinced the possibility is real."
Jesus Christ said that one of the characteristics of the last days would be famines in various places. In the West we are very privileged, we currently have so much food we don't know what to do with it. In many places in Africa, people don't even know where their next meal is coming from. Famine to them is part of everyday living. I don't think many Europeans could even imagine living like that. But what about paying around £30 ($50) to buy a loaf of bread? According to the book of Revelation it will happen, and as Einstein states it may not take very much to push us over the brink.
Revelation 6:5-6 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny (a day's wages), and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
Scientists worried mobiles are affecting bees - 4/15/07
Questions have often been raised in the past on whether prolonged use of mobile phones can affect human health. Within the last five years in the UK, I have noticed a vast amount of mobile phone towers being erected in my home town of Bangor. After I use my mobile phone sometimes my ear feels cold. The magnetic radiation affects my monitor screen in work, and I sometimes wonder what it is doing to my brain. While there has been no conclusive proof that the microwaves cause permanent cell damage, it seems scientists are starting to worry that the humble mobile phone may be causing a much greater problem that isn't as readily apparent - the disappearance of pollinating bees from their hives. Countries that have a greater mobile phone usage such as the US, have recently lost vast numbers of bee colonies across half their states. The bees just seem to disappear, and the hives they belong to can no longer function. Some research is pointing to the fact that these abandoned hives may be located in places where mobile phone use is frequent, and mobile phone signals may be disorientating the bees from finding their way home.
Quote: "The implications of the spread are alarming. Most of the world's crops depend on pollination by bees. Albert Einstein once said that if the bees disappeared, "man would have only four years of life left".
No one knows why it is happening. Theories involving mites, pesticides, global warming and GM (genetically manufactured) crops have been proposed, but all have drawbacks. German research has long shown that bees' behaviour changes near power lines. Now a limited study at Landau University has found that bees refuse to return to their hives when mobile phones are placed nearby.
Dr Jochen Kuhn, who carried it out, said this could provide a "hint" to a possible cause. Dr George Carlo, who headed a massive study by the US government and mobile phone industry of hazards from mobiles in the Nineties, said: "I am convinced the possibility is real."
Jesus Christ said that one of the characteristics of the last days would be famines in various places. In the West we are very privileged, we currently have so much food we don't know what to do with it. In many places in Africa, people don't even know where their next meal is coming from. Famine to them is part of everyday living. I don't think many Europeans could even imagine living like that. But what about paying around £30 ($50) to buy a loaf of bread? According to the book of Revelation it will happen, and as Einstein states it may not take very much to push us over the brink.
Revelation 6:5-6 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny (a day's wages), and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.
Well, here's a happy scenario
Remember kids, 2035 is LESS than 20 years away!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,2053020,00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,2053020,00.html
HOORAY for this scientist!
Faith and science can go hand in hand:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/03/collins.commentary/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/03/collins.commentary/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular
A not so bee-eautiful day....
Bee afraid. Bee very afraid.
http://www.religionandspiritualityforum.com/spirit_metaphysical/view.php?StoryID=20070403-080248-2657r
http://vegetablegardens.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_honey_bee_crisis_of_2007?CFID=70949085&CFTOKEN=53848284
That Einstein was a smart guy...I just hope he's wrong on this theory!
http://www.religionandspiritualityforum.com/spirit_metaphysical/view.php?StoryID=20070403-080248-2657r
http://vegetablegardens.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_honey_bee_crisis_of_2007?CFID=70949085&CFTOKEN=53848284
That Einstein was a smart guy...I just hope he's wrong on this theory!
This news is really not surprising
with all of the studies that have shown that a child does best in a home with a father and a mother, with the mother mostly at home spending time child-rearing, this news is really no big surprise, and is just one of the many things contributing to our rampantly out of control society:
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/ap/article.html?mi=D8O3TM5G0&apc=9001
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/ap/article.html?mi=D8O3TM5G0&apc=9001
This is baaaaaad news
If they start talking, I'm outta here.
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=444436&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source=
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=444436&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source=
Be as wise as snakes...
But don't BECOME one...unlike many televangelists.
Since we're talking about Ole Anthony, I'll add this as well. I personally have a particular aversion to televangelists and other flim-flam artists who have the gall to call themselves "Christian." The fact that someone would use the very Word of God to manipulate, shake down and extort money from people who are typically very poor (and many times, very naive), absolutely makes my blood boil.
I found this very interesting article on Ole Anthony, a modern day John the Baptist. He and his small band of "soldiers" fight against false doctrine, shady snake oil evangelists, and others who would steer people from the real Truth of Christ. While the article was published in the New Yorker, that doesn't detract from the character of this fascinating person:
http://www.thedoormagazine.com/archives/newyorker.html
Since we're talking about Ole Anthony, I'll add this as well. I personally have a particular aversion to televangelists and other flim-flam artists who have the gall to call themselves "Christian." The fact that someone would use the very Word of God to manipulate, shake down and extort money from people who are typically very poor (and many times, very naive), absolutely makes my blood boil.
I found this very interesting article on Ole Anthony, a modern day John the Baptist. He and his small band of "soldiers" fight against false doctrine, shady snake oil evangelists, and others who would steer people from the real Truth of Christ. While the article was published in the New Yorker, that doesn't detract from the character of this fascinating person:
http://www.thedoormagazine.com/archives/newyorker.html
I tend to side with Ole Anthony on this one
GOD'S CHEERLEADER
BY SHERRI DAY
St. Petersburg Times
HOUSTON -- Flashing his trademark smile, Joel Osteen raises his Bible toward the sky and urges his congregation to join him in recitation. “I am what it says I am,” they say together, Bibles aloft. “I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do. Today, I will be taught the Word of God.” Thousands of people, as many as 16,000 in any given service, chime in. Osteen, pastor of the largest church in America, moves effortlessly into his sermon: “Being Seed-Oriented Rather than Need-Oriented.”
The topic was classic Osteen, full of exhortations to look beyond one's own problems and focus on the positive.
“The best thing you could do is get your mind off yourself and go do something good for somebody else,” Osteen said from the pulpit of Lakewood Church on a recent Sunday morning. “When you reach out to others, that's the seed God will use to bring a harvest into your own life.”
Osteen's easy-going, all-inclusive gospel has made him a spiritual rock star.
He's unrelentingly positive, more Norman Vincent Peale than Pat Robertson. His deliberately nonjudgmental sermons, which he will deliver in Tampa at the St. Pete Times Forum on Thursday and Friday, have made him into a bestselling author who is even popular among agnostics and atheists.
Osteen's critics say he's soft, a cotton-candy preacher who specializes in Christianity lite.
“He's a nice guy,” said Ole Anthony, president of Trinity Foundation in Dallas, a nonprofit watchdog group that investigates televangelists. “But his popularity is a testimony of the spiritual infantilism of American culture. He isn't challenging people with the cross. He's qualified to be an excellent spiritual kindergarten teacher.”
In keeping with his teachings, Osteen, 43, brushes off criticism like it's a gnat.
“We talk about being faithful in your marriage and having integrity and making good choices,” Osteen said in an interview. “But I don't necessarily beat people up...it's just not my style.”
A preacher's kid, Osteen says he would have preferred to remain in Lakewood's shadows.
Osteen's parents, the Rev. John and Dodie Osteen, founded Lakewood Church in a deserted Houston feed store in 1959. The elder Osteen started preaching at 17, first as a Southern Baptist and later as a Pentecostal. Utilizing television, he grew the ministry to megachurch status, with a 7,800-seat sanctuary.
Joel, an Oral Roberts University dropout, ran the church's television ministry for 17 years. He thrived in the background, but the spotlight beckoned. In 1999, John Osteen asked Joel to fill in for him one Sunday morning. Reluctantly, Joel agreed. His father died five days later, leaving Joel at the church's helm.
He never went to seminary and lacked preaching experience. But that didn't seem to matter to his followers. With Osteen at the helm, Lakewood experienced meteoric growth.
In 2005, the church completed a $95-million renovation of the Compaq Center, the former home of the NBA's Houston Rockets. Now, when Osteen preaches, he looks out at a 16,000-seat auditorium, with jumbo viewing screens flanking the stage. Two waterfalls gurgle to life during high points in the worship service. A gigantic golden globe rotates behind him.
About 38,000 people attend services at the church each weekend, said Donald Iloff Jr., the church's spokesman and Osteen's brother-in-law. More than 200 U.S. television markets broadcast his sermons. He's also on major networks in Asia, Europe, Australia, Canada and the Middle East.
Osteen's positive messages recent sermon topics include “Having Confidence in Yourself” and “Stop Listening to the Accusing Voices” have helped make him a religious everyman. He touts a loving God. There is no condemnation. No talk of judgment or damnation. No declarations of Christianity as the only way to heaven.
His congregation regularly includes Christians, Jews and Muslims. On a typical Sunday, the sanctuary resembles a Benetton ad, an equal mix of whites, blacks and Hispanics, church leaders say.
Osteen didn't ask for any of it. He says he only wanted to hold the church together after his father's death. Osteen says he was once so unsure of his preaching ability that he canceled all of the church's television air time. His wife encouraged him to re-book it.
He's “kind of a reluctant prophet, somebody who's called of God and says 'I'm not a public speaker,” said Scott Thumma, a professor of religion and sociology at the Hartford Institute for Religion Research in Connecticut. “God says, 'No, you're the person I choose.' And lo and behold, he becomes a Moses or Abraham and a tremendous prophet for God. Whether consciously or unconsciously, that story gets played out in Joel.”
Despite his celebrity status, Osteen says he's a regular guy who enjoys spending time with his wife, Victoria, and their children Jonathan, 11, and Alexandra, 8.
But popularity comes with a price. Osteen has been chastised for his inclusiveness. In a 2005 interview with Larry King, Osteen did not say that accepting Jesus is the only way to heaven, infuriating some Christians. He later posted a letter on his Web site apologizing for the oversight.
Others call Osteen a prosperity preacher out to bilk a naive public. He disputes that characterization. He doesn't ask for money on his television broadcasts. But viewers send in about $20-million a year, boosting the church's $75-million budget, church officials said. Anthony, the megachurch investigator, said he has found no evidence of fraud or financial wrongdoing at Lakewood.
After all, Osteen doesn't need the church's money. He stopped taking his $200,000 salary last year . Osteen's 2004 book, Your Best Life Now, sold 4-million copies, making him a millionaire. He has signed a deal for another tome, set for an October release, which could reportedly make him $13-million, according to a report in the New York Times.
'He changed my life'
Near the end of a recent sermon, Osteen weeps. His parents and the original Lakewood Church planted the seeds that have blossomed into his success, he says. The longer he cries, the more the crowd roars.
Moments later, Osteen leaves the sanctuary to greet an eager public. They have queued up in about nine lines, each some 30 people deep.
The visitors have come from near and far. Koreans speak through a translator. An Idaho woman asks the church staff to videotape her exchange with Osteen. An Atlanta evangelist wants him to sign her book. A Houston woman asks Osteen to pray that God would grant her favor before immigration officials. Osteen obliges them all. It takes nearly an hour and a half.
“It's a dream come true,” Dickson Idusuyi, an economics professor from Jackson, Miss., said after meeting Osteen. “I'm a devout Catholic, but I spend much of the time watching him on TV.” (this smacks of interfaithism)
Sonia Stevenson, who traveled with her husband, David, from San Juan, Puerto Rico, wept after Osteen shook her hand.
“He changed my life,” she said dabbing her eyes.
At 5-foot-9, Osteen looks smaller in person than on television, they say. But he doesn't disappoint. His smile, which has earned him the nickname the “smiling preacher,” is as bright and warm as they expect.
Absent the bodyguards and tight security favored by many megachurch pastors, Osteen seems just a man. That is as he likes it. He says he's a normal guy: a channel surfer, eager to play pickup basketball games and quick to eschew dishwashing.
He struggles to explain his popularity, pauses a moment and finally settles on his refusal to play judge and jury with people's lives.
“People respond to the message that is sincere and helps them in their everyday lives,” Osteen said. “Most people know what they're doing wrong. They're looking for somebody to say: 'You know what, here's how you can get out of this.' "
Times researcher John Martin contributed to this report.
BY SHERRI DAY
St. Petersburg Times
HOUSTON -- Flashing his trademark smile, Joel Osteen raises his Bible toward the sky and urges his congregation to join him in recitation. “I am what it says I am,” they say together, Bibles aloft. “I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do. Today, I will be taught the Word of God.” Thousands of people, as many as 16,000 in any given service, chime in. Osteen, pastor of the largest church in America, moves effortlessly into his sermon: “Being Seed-Oriented Rather than Need-Oriented.”
The topic was classic Osteen, full of exhortations to look beyond one's own problems and focus on the positive.
“The best thing you could do is get your mind off yourself and go do something good for somebody else,” Osteen said from the pulpit of Lakewood Church on a recent Sunday morning. “When you reach out to others, that's the seed God will use to bring a harvest into your own life.”
Osteen's easy-going, all-inclusive gospel has made him a spiritual rock star.
He's unrelentingly positive, more Norman Vincent Peale than Pat Robertson. His deliberately nonjudgmental sermons, which he will deliver in Tampa at the St. Pete Times Forum on Thursday and Friday, have made him into a bestselling author who is even popular among agnostics and atheists.
Osteen's critics say he's soft, a cotton-candy preacher who specializes in Christianity lite.
“He's a nice guy,” said Ole Anthony, president of Trinity Foundation in Dallas, a nonprofit watchdog group that investigates televangelists. “But his popularity is a testimony of the spiritual infantilism of American culture. He isn't challenging people with the cross. He's qualified to be an excellent spiritual kindergarten teacher.”
In keeping with his teachings, Osteen, 43, brushes off criticism like it's a gnat.
“We talk about being faithful in your marriage and having integrity and making good choices,” Osteen said in an interview. “But I don't necessarily beat people up...it's just not my style.”
A preacher's kid, Osteen says he would have preferred to remain in Lakewood's shadows.
Osteen's parents, the Rev. John and Dodie Osteen, founded Lakewood Church in a deserted Houston feed store in 1959. The elder Osteen started preaching at 17, first as a Southern Baptist and later as a Pentecostal. Utilizing television, he grew the ministry to megachurch status, with a 7,800-seat sanctuary.
Joel, an Oral Roberts University dropout, ran the church's television ministry for 17 years. He thrived in the background, but the spotlight beckoned. In 1999, John Osteen asked Joel to fill in for him one Sunday morning. Reluctantly, Joel agreed. His father died five days later, leaving Joel at the church's helm.
He never went to seminary and lacked preaching experience. But that didn't seem to matter to his followers. With Osteen at the helm, Lakewood experienced meteoric growth.
In 2005, the church completed a $95-million renovation of the Compaq Center, the former home of the NBA's Houston Rockets. Now, when Osteen preaches, he looks out at a 16,000-seat auditorium, with jumbo viewing screens flanking the stage. Two waterfalls gurgle to life during high points in the worship service. A gigantic golden globe rotates behind him.
About 38,000 people attend services at the church each weekend, said Donald Iloff Jr., the church's spokesman and Osteen's brother-in-law. More than 200 U.S. television markets broadcast his sermons. He's also on major networks in Asia, Europe, Australia, Canada and the Middle East.
Osteen's positive messages recent sermon topics include “Having Confidence in Yourself” and “Stop Listening to the Accusing Voices” have helped make him a religious everyman. He touts a loving God. There is no condemnation. No talk of judgment or damnation. No declarations of Christianity as the only way to heaven.
His congregation regularly includes Christians, Jews and Muslims. On a typical Sunday, the sanctuary resembles a Benetton ad, an equal mix of whites, blacks and Hispanics, church leaders say.
Osteen didn't ask for any of it. He says he only wanted to hold the church together after his father's death. Osteen says he was once so unsure of his preaching ability that he canceled all of the church's television air time. His wife encouraged him to re-book it.
He's “kind of a reluctant prophet, somebody who's called of God and says 'I'm not a public speaker,” said Scott Thumma, a professor of religion and sociology at the Hartford Institute for Religion Research in Connecticut. “God says, 'No, you're the person I choose.' And lo and behold, he becomes a Moses or Abraham and a tremendous prophet for God. Whether consciously or unconsciously, that story gets played out in Joel.”
Despite his celebrity status, Osteen says he's a regular guy who enjoys spending time with his wife, Victoria, and their children Jonathan, 11, and Alexandra, 8.
But popularity comes with a price. Osteen has been chastised for his inclusiveness. In a 2005 interview with Larry King, Osteen did not say that accepting Jesus is the only way to heaven, infuriating some Christians. He later posted a letter on his Web site apologizing for the oversight.
Others call Osteen a prosperity preacher out to bilk a naive public. He disputes that characterization. He doesn't ask for money on his television broadcasts. But viewers send in about $20-million a year, boosting the church's $75-million budget, church officials said. Anthony, the megachurch investigator, said he has found no evidence of fraud or financial wrongdoing at Lakewood.
After all, Osteen doesn't need the church's money. He stopped taking his $200,000 salary last year . Osteen's 2004 book, Your Best Life Now, sold 4-million copies, making him a millionaire. He has signed a deal for another tome, set for an October release, which could reportedly make him $13-million, according to a report in the New York Times.
'He changed my life'
Near the end of a recent sermon, Osteen weeps. His parents and the original Lakewood Church planted the seeds that have blossomed into his success, he says. The longer he cries, the more the crowd roars.
Moments later, Osteen leaves the sanctuary to greet an eager public. They have queued up in about nine lines, each some 30 people deep.
The visitors have come from near and far. Koreans speak through a translator. An Idaho woman asks the church staff to videotape her exchange with Osteen. An Atlanta evangelist wants him to sign her book. A Houston woman asks Osteen to pray that God would grant her favor before immigration officials. Osteen obliges them all. It takes nearly an hour and a half.
“It's a dream come true,” Dickson Idusuyi, an economics professor from Jackson, Miss., said after meeting Osteen. “I'm a devout Catholic, but I spend much of the time watching him on TV.” (this smacks of interfaithism)
Sonia Stevenson, who traveled with her husband, David, from San Juan, Puerto Rico, wept after Osteen shook her hand.
“He changed my life,” she said dabbing her eyes.
At 5-foot-9, Osteen looks smaller in person than on television, they say. But he doesn't disappoint. His smile, which has earned him the nickname the “smiling preacher,” is as bright and warm as they expect.
Absent the bodyguards and tight security favored by many megachurch pastors, Osteen seems just a man. That is as he likes it. He says he's a normal guy: a channel surfer, eager to play pickup basketball games and quick to eschew dishwashing.
He struggles to explain his popularity, pauses a moment and finally settles on his refusal to play judge and jury with people's lives.
“People respond to the message that is sincere and helps them in their everyday lives,” Osteen said. “Most people know what they're doing wrong. They're looking for somebody to say: 'You know what, here's how you can get out of this.' "
Times researcher John Martin contributed to this report.
Homeschooling? Nein, says the German government
Just remember, what happens in Europe, doesn't stay in Europe:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54817
Some very telling bits from the article:
"The judge had concluded that the children were well-educated, but accused the parents of failing to provide their children with an education in a public school. The court noted that one of the daughters expressed the same opinions as her father, showing they have not had the chance to develop "independent" personalities." (that's secret code for "liberal" personalities)
"Melissa had fallen behind in math and Latin, and was being tutored at home. When school officials in Germany, where homeschooling was banned during Adolf Hitler's reign of power, found out, she was expelled. School officials then took her to court, obtaining a court order requiring she be committed to a psychiatric ward because of her "school phobia."
And this paragraph really says it all:
"In 1937, Adolph Hitler said, 'This Reich stands, and it is building itself up for the future, upon its youth. And this new Reich will give its youth to no one, but will itself take youth and give to youth its own education and its own upbringing.' "
PLEASE WRITE FOR MELISSA'S RELEASE!
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54817
Some very telling bits from the article:
"The judge had concluded that the children were well-educated, but accused the parents of failing to provide their children with an education in a public school. The court noted that one of the daughters expressed the same opinions as her father, showing they have not had the chance to develop "independent" personalities." (that's secret code for "liberal" personalities)
"Melissa had fallen behind in math and Latin, and was being tutored at home. When school officials in Germany, where homeschooling was banned during Adolf Hitler's reign of power, found out, she was expelled. School officials then took her to court, obtaining a court order requiring she be committed to a psychiatric ward because of her "school phobia."
And this paragraph really says it all:
"In 1937, Adolph Hitler said, 'This Reich stands, and it is building itself up for the future, upon its youth. And this new Reich will give its youth to no one, but will itself take youth and give to youth its own education and its own upbringing.' "
PLEASE WRITE FOR MELISSA'S RELEASE!
It was 50 years ago today.....
European leaders will meet this weekend to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, which founded the European Economic Community and began what we have come to know today as the European Union.
The Treaty of Rome was signed by France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg on March 25th, 1957, and resulted in the formation of a common market between the nations, allowing the free movement of goods and services, capital and people. The celebrations are to be held in Berlin, Germany on Sunday, and will see EU President Angela Merkel, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering sign a political declaration promising to implement the European Constitution by 2009.
The European Constitution will of course see the creation of the post of EU Foreign Minister, which Javier Solana, the High Representative for the European Common, Foreign and Security Policy, is slated to fill.
Quote: "Supporting the idea of a common EU foreign minister, the Germans have also granted Javier Solana, the EU's top foreign-policy chief, the chair in no less than 11 of 21 EU meetings. 'We thought Solana would get to chair one or two meetings for symbolic reasons,' Maurer said. 'But 11, that's more than just a symbol.'
The Treaty of Rome was signed by France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg on March 25th, 1957, and resulted in the formation of a common market between the nations, allowing the free movement of goods and services, capital and people. The celebrations are to be held in Berlin, Germany on Sunday, and will see EU President Angela Merkel, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and European Parliament President Hans-Gert Pöttering sign a political declaration promising to implement the European Constitution by 2009.
The European Constitution will of course see the creation of the post of EU Foreign Minister, which Javier Solana, the High Representative for the European Common, Foreign and Security Policy, is slated to fill.
Quote: "Supporting the idea of a common EU foreign minister, the Germans have also granted Javier Solana, the EU's top foreign-policy chief, the chair in no less than 11 of 21 EU meetings. 'We thought Solana would get to chair one or two meetings for symbolic reasons,' Maurer said. 'But 11, that's more than just a symbol.'
Blatant Muslim against Christian persecution
A very scary, very "1984"-esque scenario coming out of Nigeria:
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21426086-38195,00.html
In reality, it seems one doesn't need to "desecrate" a Koran to get into trouble. A few years ago, the media reported that US soldiers stationed in Iraq had flushed a Koran down a toilet. The story was completely blown out of proportion across the liberal media, prompting riots across the Islamic world which resulted in the deaths of dozens of people. It was later discovered the story was a complete fabrication, with the news media never bothering to corroborate the facts.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21426086-38195,00.html
In reality, it seems one doesn't need to "desecrate" a Koran to get into trouble. A few years ago, the media reported that US soldiers stationed in Iraq had flushed a Koran down a toilet. The story was completely blown out of proportion across the liberal media, prompting riots across the Islamic world which resulted in the deaths of dozens of people. It was later discovered the story was a complete fabrication, with the news media never bothering to corroborate the facts.
Elton John - just another mouthpiece of the left
You know, back in the day, I used to love Elton John; I was actually obsessed with him. I had every record, every tape, every album, I knew every lyric. He and Bernie Taupin made a formidable musical team.
Fast forward about 30 years and Elton has come out of the closet--way, WAY out--and in doing so in this ever permissive society, become another tired mouthpiece for the left. I guess Elton is another person that I won't get to meet in Heaven, unfortunately.
The article below was written by someone who resides in the U.K. and has a great outlook on prophecy as it relates to the End Times and the Bible:
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Elton John urges homosexuals to fight back - 3/22/07
the pop-star who was one of the first men to "marry" under the British gay civil-partnerships legislation today urged fellow homosexuals to fight against bigots that discriminate against them. This kind of news concerns me, because the government has now made it illegal to "discriminate" against homosexuality in any way, and through public figures like Elton John pushing the homosexual agenda, Christians in this country could find it a lot harder to remain part of British society.
Quote: "Sir Elton, who turns 60 on Sunday, "married" long-time partner David Furnish in a civil partnership in 2005. The singer said the union was his legal and human right, adding: "And I wanted everyone to know, I wanted to shout about it." But he went on: "In some countries, my voice would have been drowned out. Maybe even stamped out. "Men and women are persecuted and attacked every day all over the world, just because of who they love and who they make love to."
It's not the first time the singer has courted controversy. Not so long ago, he also expressed his desire that organized religion would be banned, because it turned people against homosexuality.
Quote: "On Sunday, November 12, 2006, Sir Elton told interviewer Jake Shears (a performer with the group "Scissor Sisters") that he wants to see an organized effort to suppress institutionalised faith. "From my point of view I would ban religion completely," the superstar declared, "even though there are some wonderful things about it... But the reality is that organized religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate."
That's something I find very hard to understand. The world expects Christians to be tolerant, just as Christ demonstrated love to all men. And so we should be. Jesus Christ is our greatest example, and no man can out-love God. But when Christians condemn sin for what it is (really the Scriptures condemn it, not Christians), they are slammed as being intolerant bigots. Why? Because Christians believe in moral absolutes (God defines right and wrong, Leviticus 11:44), while men believe in moral relativism (every man doing that which is right in his own eyes, Judges 17:6). Jesus Christ was never tolerant of sin, even though He showed compassion and mercy to those who were caught up in it. He did not approve of the lifestyle of the woman at the well (John 4), who had five husbands and was living with another man. Neither did He approve of the woman who was caught in the act of adultery (John 8:4). If He did, there would have been no reason why the Lord had to go to the cross and die for our sins. And this is why Elton John (says we) must ban religion, despite believing it has so many good points, because God's Word condemns him in his sin and commands him to be reconciled to God.
Fast forward about 30 years and Elton has come out of the closet--way, WAY out--and in doing so in this ever permissive society, become another tired mouthpiece for the left. I guess Elton is another person that I won't get to meet in Heaven, unfortunately.
The article below was written by someone who resides in the U.K. and has a great outlook on prophecy as it relates to the End Times and the Bible:
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Elton John urges homosexuals to fight back - 3/22/07
the pop-star who was one of the first men to "marry" under the British gay civil-partnerships legislation today urged fellow homosexuals to fight against bigots that discriminate against them. This kind of news concerns me, because the government has now made it illegal to "discriminate" against homosexuality in any way, and through public figures like Elton John pushing the homosexual agenda, Christians in this country could find it a lot harder to remain part of British society.
Quote: "Sir Elton, who turns 60 on Sunday, "married" long-time partner David Furnish in a civil partnership in 2005. The singer said the union was his legal and human right, adding: "And I wanted everyone to know, I wanted to shout about it." But he went on: "In some countries, my voice would have been drowned out. Maybe even stamped out. "Men and women are persecuted and attacked every day all over the world, just because of who they love and who they make love to."
It's not the first time the singer has courted controversy. Not so long ago, he also expressed his desire that organized religion would be banned, because it turned people against homosexuality.
Quote: "On Sunday, November 12, 2006, Sir Elton told interviewer Jake Shears (a performer with the group "Scissor Sisters") that he wants to see an organized effort to suppress institutionalised faith. "From my point of view I would ban religion completely," the superstar declared, "even though there are some wonderful things about it... But the reality is that organized religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate."
That's something I find very hard to understand. The world expects Christians to be tolerant, just as Christ demonstrated love to all men. And so we should be. Jesus Christ is our greatest example, and no man can out-love God. But when Christians condemn sin for what it is (really the Scriptures condemn it, not Christians), they are slammed as being intolerant bigots. Why? Because Christians believe in moral absolutes (God defines right and wrong, Leviticus 11:44), while men believe in moral relativism (every man doing that which is right in his own eyes, Judges 17:6). Jesus Christ was never tolerant of sin, even though He showed compassion and mercy to those who were caught up in it. He did not approve of the lifestyle of the woman at the well (John 4), who had five husbands and was living with another man. Neither did He approve of the woman who was caught in the act of adultery (John 8:4). If He did, there would have been no reason why the Lord had to go to the cross and die for our sins. And this is why Elton John (says we) must ban religion, despite believing it has so many good points, because God's Word condemns him in his sin and commands him to be reconciled to God.
Get a clue, people...
THIS is the kind of evil we're dealing with:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/20/iraq.main/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi insurgents used two children as a cover to get through a checkpoint in Baghdad and then blew up the car while the kids were still inside, a U.S. general said Tuesday.
Two adults jumped from the car, leaving the children in the back. Moments later, the car exploded, witnesses said.
The car went through a checkpoint Sunday and parked by a market across the street from a school, said Maj. Gen. Michael Barbero, deputy director for regional operations in the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The two children and three bystanders died in the blast, and seven others were hurt, Pentagon officials said.
The attack raises concerns that insurgents are trying a new tactic: using children to throw off troops, Barbero said.
"Children in the back seat lower suspicion. We let it move through," he said.
Barbero and Pentagon officials said this is the only attack of its kind they have seen.
A U.N. report released in January highlighted insurgents' use of children as suicide bombers in Iraq.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/20/iraq.main/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi insurgents used two children as a cover to get through a checkpoint in Baghdad and then blew up the car while the kids were still inside, a U.S. general said Tuesday.
Two adults jumped from the car, leaving the children in the back. Moments later, the car exploded, witnesses said.
The car went through a checkpoint Sunday and parked by a market across the street from a school, said Maj. Gen. Michael Barbero, deputy director for regional operations in the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The two children and three bystanders died in the blast, and seven others were hurt, Pentagon officials said.
The attack raises concerns that insurgents are trying a new tactic: using children to throw off troops, Barbero said.
"Children in the back seat lower suspicion. We let it move through," he said.
Barbero and Pentagon officials said this is the only attack of its kind they have seen.
A U.N. report released in January highlighted insurgents' use of children as suicide bombers in Iraq.
Have these people never heard of the "JUST war"?
Being against the war is one thing, but the Bible does say that we are to dispell evil in the light of the truth of Christ, and to give respect to our leaders where it's due! (president Bush for instance)
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/ap/article.html?mi=D8NTNNMO0&apc=9001
From Bill Bennett, on why we fight:
I pass by the Marine Corps Memorial on my way to work every day; it recalls and memorializes the taking of Iwo Jima. We honor the bravery and victory there, but too often we forget the tough struggle and the hard cost involved there. Almost 7,000 American soldiers died in one month at Iwo Jima. In the Battle of Okinawa, we lost over 12,000 men in two months. In Europe, on D-Day, we lost 2,500 of our brave men in just 24 hours. Those numbers are astounding to think about, but they are not the whole story: the whole story was the ultimate success born of our resolve, from not quitting when the going got tough, and we freed Europe and Japan from tyranny; from a treachery determined to blow out the moral lights around us.
What was Iraq before we went in? It was a place led by a ruthless barbarian who, thanks to our work, is now in jail. Today, the world is free of a tyrant who had not only attacked two of our allies but had run a regime where, as one observer in the Washington Post put it: "His police and intelligence services starve babies within sight of the agonizing mothers, gouge out the eyes of children before their parents, offer a male suspect the spectacle of the repeated rape of his wife and daughters, or slowly immerse a victim in a vat of acid." We can put all of that in the past-tense now. Or, if we leave, we will leave a vacuum of power and see that kind of regime take power again.
We are at war with terror in Iraq. Know that many many terrorists were in Iraq long before the American military got there. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who heads an organization he calls Al-Qaeda, in Iraq, lived in Iraq freely at least a year before we arrived. So too did Abu Abbas, the mastermind of the Achille Lauro hijacking and Abu Nidal-perhaps the world's worst terrorist until Osama bin Laden.
We cannot leave today. In three years, Iraq has gone from an entrenched tyranny to a fledgling democracy, but it cannot YET stand alone. Terrorists, insurgents, dead-enders, and tyrants either want Hussein back, or their own version of a perverted rule of Nazism.
Don't take my word for it, just read the last several messages of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri: they want us OUT, and they want us out NOW. If we heed the desires of bin Laden, Zawahiri, and Zarqawi rather than our own soldiers and our allies, we will hand the terrorists a victory, we will endanger the entire region, and we will be taken less seriously on the world stage-something we cannot afford. Especially now. Radical Islam is on the march, we must stop that march.
Remember, bin Laden said we were a paper tiger: he said we would leave when the going got tough. We must prove him wrong. But, people say, "The War goes on too long; its cost is too terrible." Well, no war has ever not been so, and no country can go from barbarism to democracy on somebody's theoretical deadline. Terrorists who behead civilians cannot be left alone to destroy our new ally, the first democracy in the Arab world.
What we have done in Iraq and what we are doing there now are among the noblest things we have ever done. You know, we truly are the last best hope of earth. We dare not quash that hope in Iraq, and, in the process, destroy our valiant, struggling friends--and their hope for peace and justice.
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/ap/article.html?mi=D8NTNNMO0&apc=9001
From Bill Bennett, on why we fight:
I pass by the Marine Corps Memorial on my way to work every day; it recalls and memorializes the taking of Iwo Jima. We honor the bravery and victory there, but too often we forget the tough struggle and the hard cost involved there. Almost 7,000 American soldiers died in one month at Iwo Jima. In the Battle of Okinawa, we lost over 12,000 men in two months. In Europe, on D-Day, we lost 2,500 of our brave men in just 24 hours. Those numbers are astounding to think about, but they are not the whole story: the whole story was the ultimate success born of our resolve, from not quitting when the going got tough, and we freed Europe and Japan from tyranny; from a treachery determined to blow out the moral lights around us.
What was Iraq before we went in? It was a place led by a ruthless barbarian who, thanks to our work, is now in jail. Today, the world is free of a tyrant who had not only attacked two of our allies but had run a regime where, as one observer in the Washington Post put it: "His police and intelligence services starve babies within sight of the agonizing mothers, gouge out the eyes of children before their parents, offer a male suspect the spectacle of the repeated rape of his wife and daughters, or slowly immerse a victim in a vat of acid." We can put all of that in the past-tense now. Or, if we leave, we will leave a vacuum of power and see that kind of regime take power again.
We are at war with terror in Iraq. Know that many many terrorists were in Iraq long before the American military got there. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who heads an organization he calls Al-Qaeda, in Iraq, lived in Iraq freely at least a year before we arrived. So too did Abu Abbas, the mastermind of the Achille Lauro hijacking and Abu Nidal-perhaps the world's worst terrorist until Osama bin Laden.
We cannot leave today. In three years, Iraq has gone from an entrenched tyranny to a fledgling democracy, but it cannot YET stand alone. Terrorists, insurgents, dead-enders, and tyrants either want Hussein back, or their own version of a perverted rule of Nazism.
Don't take my word for it, just read the last several messages of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri: they want us OUT, and they want us out NOW. If we heed the desires of bin Laden, Zawahiri, and Zarqawi rather than our own soldiers and our allies, we will hand the terrorists a victory, we will endanger the entire region, and we will be taken less seriously on the world stage-something we cannot afford. Especially now. Radical Islam is on the march, we must stop that march.
Remember, bin Laden said we were a paper tiger: he said we would leave when the going got tough. We must prove him wrong. But, people say, "The War goes on too long; its cost is too terrible." Well, no war has ever not been so, and no country can go from barbarism to democracy on somebody's theoretical deadline. Terrorists who behead civilians cannot be left alone to destroy our new ally, the first democracy in the Arab world.
What we have done in Iraq and what we are doing there now are among the noblest things we have ever done. You know, we truly are the last best hope of earth. We dare not quash that hope in Iraq, and, in the process, destroy our valiant, struggling friends--and their hope for peace and justice.
Syria...be warned
If Syria tries to attack Israel in an all-out war, they'd best beware. The Bible predicts that Damascus will be obliterated if they try anything. Israel may be small, but they have the God of Abraham on their side:
http://www.raidersnewsnetwork.com/full.php?news=3580
The city of Damascus has been around for thousands of years, and while it was conquered at one time, it has never been destroyed in battle. The Prophet Isaiah predicted that someday this city would be destroyed and it will become "ruinous heap:"
Isa 17:1
Behold, Damascus is taken away from [being] a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
Isa 17:3
The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.
http://www.raidersnewsnetwork.com/full.php?news=3580
The city of Damascus has been around for thousands of years, and while it was conquered at one time, it has never been destroyed in battle. The Prophet Isaiah predicted that someday this city would be destroyed and it will become "ruinous heap:"
Isa 17:1
Behold, Damascus is taken away from [being] a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
Isa 17:3
The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.
This is VERY big news
Sanhedrin buys flock of sheep to sacrifice at Temple site
3/1/07
Group Wants To Resume Animal Sacrifices at Jerusalem Holy Site
JERUSALEM (AP) - A fringe group of extremist rabbis is trying to resume the biblical practice of animal sacrifices at the site known to Jews as the Temple Mount. The re-established Sanhedrin group says it has decided to buy sheep and try to find one that's ritually perfect for sacrifice. Animal sacrifices were routinely conducted when the Jewish Temples stood in Jerusalem more than 2,000 years ago. However, the practice was banned following the destruction of the Temples. The site has been a center of controversy, as it is currently home to the Al Aqsa Mosque, where Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven.
The recently formed Sanhedrin, a legal body consisting of 71 prominent Rabbis in Israel, was formed several years ago. The Sanhedrin had not existed for over 1600 years, having been dissolved after the destruction of the Temple. The group reformed on the 13th of October, 2004, and are actively seeking to re-establish the monarchy of Israel. The Sanhedrin considers itself the highest legal body in the land of Israel, and opposed the government's decision to disengage from Gaza, stating that it was against the Torah. They are also researching the exact location of where Solomon's Temple once stood to enable the building of the Third Temple.
The Bible states that the Temple rituals will resume, after the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. Daniel's prophecy states that halfway through the seven year tribulation period, the Antichrist will cause the "sacrifice and oblation to cease", Daniel 9:27. It is during this time that the Antichrist takes his seat in the Temple and proclaims himself to be God (2nd Thessalonians 2:4). Another interesting link from my friend Ed, states that the European Union has up until now guaranteed the rights of Jews wanting to sacrifice animals.
3/1/07
Group Wants To Resume Animal Sacrifices at Jerusalem Holy Site
JERUSALEM (AP) - A fringe group of extremist rabbis is trying to resume the biblical practice of animal sacrifices at the site known to Jews as the Temple Mount. The re-established Sanhedrin group says it has decided to buy sheep and try to find one that's ritually perfect for sacrifice. Animal sacrifices were routinely conducted when the Jewish Temples stood in Jerusalem more than 2,000 years ago. However, the practice was banned following the destruction of the Temples. The site has been a center of controversy, as it is currently home to the Al Aqsa Mosque, where Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven.
The recently formed Sanhedrin, a legal body consisting of 71 prominent Rabbis in Israel, was formed several years ago. The Sanhedrin had not existed for over 1600 years, having been dissolved after the destruction of the Temple. The group reformed on the 13th of October, 2004, and are actively seeking to re-establish the monarchy of Israel. The Sanhedrin considers itself the highest legal body in the land of Israel, and opposed the government's decision to disengage from Gaza, stating that it was against the Torah. They are also researching the exact location of where Solomon's Temple once stood to enable the building of the Third Temple.
The Bible states that the Temple rituals will resume, after the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem. Daniel's prophecy states that halfway through the seven year tribulation period, the Antichrist will cause the "sacrifice and oblation to cease", Daniel 9:27. It is during this time that the Antichrist takes his seat in the Temple and proclaims himself to be God (2nd Thessalonians 2:4). Another interesting link from my friend Ed, states that the European Union has up until now guaranteed the rights of Jews wanting to sacrifice animals.
Gee...here's a newsflash
Liberals raise a generation of spoiled brats and this is what you get:
Study: Vanity on the rise among college students
POSTED: 10:17 a.m. EST, February 27, 2007
NEW YORK (AP) -- Today's college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than their predecessors, according to a comprehensive new study by five psychologists who worry that the trend could be harmful to personal relationships and American society.
"We need to stop endlessly repeating 'You're special' and having children repeat that back," said the study's lead author, Professor Jean Twenge of San Diego State University. "Kids are self-centered enough already."
Twenge and her colleagues, in findings to be presented at a workshop Tuesday in San Diego on the generation gap, examined the responses of 16,475 college students nationwide who completed an evaluation called the Narcissistic Personality Inventory between 1982 and 2006.
The standardized inventory, known as the NPI, asks for responses to such statements as "If I ruled the world, it would be a better place," "I think I am a special person" and "I can live my life any way I want to."
The researchers describe their study as the largest ever of its type and say students' NPI scores have risen steadily since the current test was introduced in 1982. By 2006, they said, two-thirds of the students had above-average scores, 30 percent more than in 1982.
Narcissism can have benefits, said study co-author W. Keith Campbell of the University of Georgia, suggesting it could be useful in meeting new people "or auditioning on 'American Idol."'
"Unfortunately, narcissism can also have very negative consequences for society, including the breakdown of close relationships with others," he said.
The study asserts that narcissists "are more likely to have romantic relationships that are short-lived, at risk for infidelity, lack emotional warmth, and to exhibit game-playing, dishonesty, and over-controlling and violent behaviors."
Twenge, the author of "Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled -- and More Miserable Than Ever Before," said narcissists tend to lack empathy, react aggressively to criticism and favor self-promotion over helping others.
The researchers traced the phenomenon back to what they called the "self-esteem movement" that emerged in the 1980s, asserting that the effort to build self-confidence had gone too far.
As an example, Twenge cited a song commonly sung to the tune of "Frere Jacques" in preschool: "I am special, I am special. Look at me."
"Current technology fuels the increase in narcissism," Twenge said. "By its very name, MySpace encourages attention-seeking, as does YouTube."
Some analysts have commended today's young people for increased commitment to volunteer work. But Twenge viewed even this phenomenon skeptically, noting that many high schools require community service and many youths feel pressure to list such endeavors on college applications.
Campbell said the narcissism upsurge seemed so pronounced that he was unsure if there were obvious remedies.
"Permissiveness seems to be a component," he said. "A potential antidote would be more authoritative parenting. Less indulgence might be called for." (ya think???)
The new report follows a study released by UCLA last month which found that nearly three-quarters of the freshmen it surveyed thought it was important to be "very well-off financially." That compared with 62.5 percent who said the same in 1980 and 42 percent in 1966. Yet students, while acknowledging some legitimacy to such findings, don't necessarily accept negative generalizations about their generation.
Hanady Kader, a University of Washington senior, said she worked unpaid last summer helping resettle refugees and considers many of her peers to be civic-minded. But she is dismayed by the competitiveness of some students who seem prematurely focused on career status.
"We're encouraged a lot to be individuals and go out there and do what you want, and nobody should stand in your way," Kader said. "I can see goals and ambitions getting in the way of other things like relationships."
Kari Dalane, a University of Vermont sophomore, says most of her contemporaries are politically active and not overly self-centered.
"People are worried about themselves -- but in the sense of where are they're going to find a place in the world," she said. "People want to look their best, have a good time, but it doesn't mean they're not concerned about the rest of the world."
Besides, some of the responses on the narcissism test might not be worrisome, Dalane said. "It would be more depressing if people answered, 'No, I'm not special."'
Study: Vanity on the rise among college students
POSTED: 10:17 a.m. EST, February 27, 2007
NEW YORK (AP) -- Today's college students are more narcissistic and self-centered than their predecessors, according to a comprehensive new study by five psychologists who worry that the trend could be harmful to personal relationships and American society.
"We need to stop endlessly repeating 'You're special' and having children repeat that back," said the study's lead author, Professor Jean Twenge of San Diego State University. "Kids are self-centered enough already."
Twenge and her colleagues, in findings to be presented at a workshop Tuesday in San Diego on the generation gap, examined the responses of 16,475 college students nationwide who completed an evaluation called the Narcissistic Personality Inventory between 1982 and 2006.
The standardized inventory, known as the NPI, asks for responses to such statements as "If I ruled the world, it would be a better place," "I think I am a special person" and "I can live my life any way I want to."
The researchers describe their study as the largest ever of its type and say students' NPI scores have risen steadily since the current test was introduced in 1982. By 2006, they said, two-thirds of the students had above-average scores, 30 percent more than in 1982.
Narcissism can have benefits, said study co-author W. Keith Campbell of the University of Georgia, suggesting it could be useful in meeting new people "or auditioning on 'American Idol."'
"Unfortunately, narcissism can also have very negative consequences for society, including the breakdown of close relationships with others," he said.
The study asserts that narcissists "are more likely to have romantic relationships that are short-lived, at risk for infidelity, lack emotional warmth, and to exhibit game-playing, dishonesty, and over-controlling and violent behaviors."
Twenge, the author of "Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled -- and More Miserable Than Ever Before," said narcissists tend to lack empathy, react aggressively to criticism and favor self-promotion over helping others.
The researchers traced the phenomenon back to what they called the "self-esteem movement" that emerged in the 1980s, asserting that the effort to build self-confidence had gone too far.
As an example, Twenge cited a song commonly sung to the tune of "Frere Jacques" in preschool: "I am special, I am special. Look at me."
"Current technology fuels the increase in narcissism," Twenge said. "By its very name, MySpace encourages attention-seeking, as does YouTube."
Some analysts have commended today's young people for increased commitment to volunteer work. But Twenge viewed even this phenomenon skeptically, noting that many high schools require community service and many youths feel pressure to list such endeavors on college applications.
Campbell said the narcissism upsurge seemed so pronounced that he was unsure if there were obvious remedies.
"Permissiveness seems to be a component," he said. "A potential antidote would be more authoritative parenting. Less indulgence might be called for." (ya think???)
The new report follows a study released by UCLA last month which found that nearly three-quarters of the freshmen it surveyed thought it was important to be "very well-off financially." That compared with 62.5 percent who said the same in 1980 and 42 percent in 1966. Yet students, while acknowledging some legitimacy to such findings, don't necessarily accept negative generalizations about their generation.
Hanady Kader, a University of Washington senior, said she worked unpaid last summer helping resettle refugees and considers many of her peers to be civic-minded. But she is dismayed by the competitiveness of some students who seem prematurely focused on career status.
"We're encouraged a lot to be individuals and go out there and do what you want, and nobody should stand in your way," Kader said. "I can see goals and ambitions getting in the way of other things like relationships."
Kari Dalane, a University of Vermont sophomore, says most of her contemporaries are politically active and not overly self-centered.
"People are worried about themselves -- but in the sense of where are they're going to find a place in the world," she said. "People want to look their best, have a good time, but it doesn't mean they're not concerned about the rest of the world."
Besides, some of the responses on the narcissism test might not be worrisome, Dalane said. "It would be more depressing if people answered, 'No, I'm not special."'
Well, he's got the 'antichrist' part right
because he definitely is one:
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/16/miami.preacher/index.html
Matthew 24:4-5, 23-25
"Jesus answered them, ‘Watch out that no one misleads you. For many will come in my name, saying, "I am the Christ," and they will mislead many ... Then if anyone says to you, "Look, here is the Christ!" or "There he is!" do not believe him. For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. Remember, I have told you ahead of time.’"
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/02/16/miami.preacher/index.html
Matthew 24:4-5, 23-25
"Jesus answered them, ‘Watch out that no one misleads you. For many will come in my name, saying, "I am the Christ," and they will mislead many ... Then if anyone says to you, "Look, here is the Christ!" or "There he is!" do not believe him. For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. Remember, I have told you ahead of time.’"
SICKENING...how far we have fallen
Child rape and beastiality...at a theater near you:
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/22243.html
http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/22243.html
Soon now, very soon...
Around 1 in 4 American's believe the Lord Jesus Christ could return (for the rapture of the Church) in 2007, according to a recent poll by Ipsos. The group carried out the survey by telephone over the Christmas period, which involved 1000 adults...
Quote: "A poll by Ipsos, an international polling firm, found that 11 percent of respondents said it is "very likely" that Jesus will return to Earth this year and 14 percent said it was "somewhat likely." Among white evangelical Christians, 46 percent said it's at least somewhat likely that Jesus will return in 2007 compared to 17 percent of Catholics and 10 percent of those with no religion. Overall, 25 percent said it was "not too likely" that Jesus will make his second coming this year and 42 percent said it was "not at all likely."
I don't know how these figures compare to previous polls, but it's encouraging to see that many Christians believe that the Lord's return for His Church is imminent. While we don't necessarily know if this will come in 2007 or not, the events that are happening around us do point to the soon return of Jesus Christ to the earth as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. The Lord Jesus upbraided the Pharisees for their failure to recognize His first coming. He said, you can discern the face of the sky, yet how is it you cannot discern the signs of the times? (Matthew 16:3). The Pharisees had asked Him for a sign, yet they completely ignored the miracles that Jesus did, how He made the deaf to hear, the blind see, the lame walk, raised the dead and the preached the gospel (Luke 7:22), all things that the prophesied Messiah would accomplish. Daniel prophesied the very day the Lord Jesus would enter in through the gates of Jerusalem, and only a handful of people recognized who He was. Jesus later wept over Jerusalem, and said if only they had known the day of their visitation (Luke 19:42-44).
Friends, the time of our visitation is drawing to a close. Christians across the world are discerning the signs of the times, but millions of the unsaved aren't. To them the "red sky in the morning" is just another sign of global warming, and not a sign of impending judgement. God has stated in His Word, My Spirit shall not always strive with man (Genesis 6:3). One day the events prophesied in the Scriptures concerning the end times will take place. Like 9-11, to many it may seem like just another day, but for those who aren't saved it may just be the day that seals their fate. Trust in Jesus Christ for salvation today.
Luke 21:29-32 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
Quote: "A poll by Ipsos, an international polling firm, found that 11 percent of respondents said it is "very likely" that Jesus will return to Earth this year and 14 percent said it was "somewhat likely." Among white evangelical Christians, 46 percent said it's at least somewhat likely that Jesus will return in 2007 compared to 17 percent of Catholics and 10 percent of those with no religion. Overall, 25 percent said it was "not too likely" that Jesus will make his second coming this year and 42 percent said it was "not at all likely."
I don't know how these figures compare to previous polls, but it's encouraging to see that many Christians believe that the Lord's return for His Church is imminent. While we don't necessarily know if this will come in 2007 or not, the events that are happening around us do point to the soon return of Jesus Christ to the earth as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. The Lord Jesus upbraided the Pharisees for their failure to recognize His first coming. He said, you can discern the face of the sky, yet how is it you cannot discern the signs of the times? (Matthew 16:3). The Pharisees had asked Him for a sign, yet they completely ignored the miracles that Jesus did, how He made the deaf to hear, the blind see, the lame walk, raised the dead and the preached the gospel (Luke 7:22), all things that the prophesied Messiah would accomplish. Daniel prophesied the very day the Lord Jesus would enter in through the gates of Jerusalem, and only a handful of people recognized who He was. Jesus later wept over Jerusalem, and said if only they had known the day of their visitation (Luke 19:42-44).
Friends, the time of our visitation is drawing to a close. Christians across the world are discerning the signs of the times, but millions of the unsaved aren't. To them the "red sky in the morning" is just another sign of global warming, and not a sign of impending judgement. God has stated in His Word, My Spirit shall not always strive with man (Genesis 6:3). One day the events prophesied in the Scriptures concerning the end times will take place. Like 9-11, to many it may seem like just another day, but for those who aren't saved it may just be the day that seals their fate. Trust in Jesus Christ for salvation today.
Luke 21:29-32 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
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