Only in "religion" could two fornicators be heralded as a "fairy tale" couple while they participate in a grand, royal wedding - with the whole world enthralled - presided over by a pedophilic priesthood as other fornicators, adulterers, idolaters, drunkards, and homosexuals join them at a "church" full of idols to celebrate the occasion.
God says in His word that the inhabitants of the earth would become drunk with the fornication of the harlot with the kings of the earth. Such is certainly true. Only in Sodom and Gomorrah could that which is defiled be exalted as being honorable.
Is all it takes for us to forget God and His ways a pretty dress? A handsome couple? An ornate cathedral?
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Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Dollar Loses More Ground
NEW YORK—The beleaguered dollar extended its broad decline after U.S. economic data pointed to a dismal employment picture and slowing growth, bearing out the Federal Reserve's reluctance to tighten monetary policy anytime soon.
The U.S. Dollar Index was lower for the day, but off the depths it reached overnight.
U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly jumped last week and the government reported the pace of economic growth in the country slowed sharply in the fourth quarter, further adding to the negative dollar sentiment permeating the market.
"There's no fundamental justification to be long dollar right now," said Paresh Upadhyaya, director of G10 FX Strategy at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch in New York.
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The U.S. Dollar Index was lower for the day, but off the depths it reached overnight.
U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly jumped last week and the government reported the pace of economic growth in the country slowed sharply in the fourth quarter, further adding to the negative dollar sentiment permeating the market.
"There's no fundamental justification to be long dollar right now," said Paresh Upadhyaya, director of G10 FX Strategy at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch in New York.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
'Governator' may have sights on EU presidency - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Arnold Schwarzenegger, who made a seamless transition from Hollywood film stardom to California governor, could have his sights set on a new job as next head of the European Union, US media reports.
The Austrian-born former body builder, 63, at loose ends as he tries to figure out what his next act should be, is reportedly being advised by aides to return to his native Europe to run for the EU presidency, Newsweek reports.
"In the next few years, the EU will be looking for a much more high-profile president - somebody who can unify Europe," Schwarzenegger's chief of staff, Terry Tamminen, told the magazine.
Poll: More than half of Egyptians want to cancel peace treaty with Israel - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News
More than half of all Egyptians would like to see the 1979 peace treaty with Israel annulled, according to results of a poll conducted by the U.S.-based Pew Research Center released Monday.
According to the poll results, only 36 percent of Egyptians are in favor of maintaining the treaty, compared with 54 percent who would like to see it scrapped.
The poll highlights the deep unpopularity of the three-decade-old treaty, which was scrupulously adhered to by former President Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted February 11.
Former Obama Adviser Van Jones Helping to Push 'Human' Rights for Mother Nature
Van Jones, the Obama administration's controversial former "green jobs czar," has found a new calling: helping to push for a new, global architecture of environmental law that would give Mother Nature the same rights status as humans.
The new movement is almost certain to be showcased at a U.N.-sponsored global summit on “sustainable development” to take place in Rio de Janeiro in May 2012, when similar issues of “global environmental governance” are a major focus of attention.
Jones is taking up the challenge as one of the newest board members of an obscure San Francisco New Age-style organization known as the Pachamama Alliance, which has been creating a global movement to make human rights for Mother Nature an international reality — complete with enforceable laws — by 2014. The Rio summit will create an important midpoint for that campaign.
Monday, April 25, 2011
The European Union (EU): The 'revived Roman Empire'
How did Europe gets its name? Is there some prophetic significance in the name or its origin?
Let's consider a little Greek mythology. The favoured story goes that Europa, a Phoenician woman of high lineage, was seduced by the god Zeus and carried away to Crete. Zeus did this by disguising himself as a beautiful white bull and coaxing Europa to climb onto his back. Once there, he carried her off into the sea and on to Crete, where he raped her. Europa then became the first queen of Crete. The Romans adopted the myth but substituted their god Jupiter for Zeus.
Watcher's Lamp: The UN, Mother Earth Day and One World Worship
Bolivia's president Morales, having achieved the establishment of pantheism as his country's official religion, has taken his religious agenda to the UN, which has acceded to his wishes by establishing April 22 as Mother Earth Day, thus establishing the worship of the goddess Pachamama (known as Gaia in other circles).
Normally, one would react to a UN resolution giving goddess Mother Earth the same rights as humans with a yawn. But Morales, his Green supporters, fellow globalists, believers in liberation theology and the Marxist dialectic take the resolution quite seriously, as the UN is seen as an international vehicle for accomplishing goals long in the making.
One would suppose the UN would be committed to cultural and religious diversity, eschewing the establishment of a global religion, given the fact it has representatives from countries around the world. But as it turns out, the UN has long had an interest in a global government and universal religion.
China Proposes To Cut Two Thirds Of Its $3 Trillion In USD Holdings | zero hedge
All those who were hoping global stock markets would surge tomorrow based on a ridiculous rumor that China would revalue the CNY by 10% will have to wait. Instead, China has decided to serve the world another surprise. Following last week's announcement by PBoC Governor Zhou (Where's Waldo) Xiaochuan that the country's excessive stockpile of USD reserves has to be urgently diversified, today we get a sense of just how big the upcoming Chinese defection from the "buy US debt" Nash equilibrium will be. Not surprisingly, China appears to be getting ready to cut its USD reserves by roughly the amount of dollars that was recently printed by the Fed, or $2 trilion or so. And to think that this comes just as news that the Japanese pension fund will soon be dumping who knows what. So, once again, how about that "end of QE" again?
Sunday, April 24, 2011
AFP: Chinese Christians held at Easter service: church
BEIJING — Up to 30 members of a Chinese evangelical church were arrested on Sunday for trying to hold an Easter service in defiance of the officially atheist government, a member of the clergy said.
A large number of police began to gather early Sunday in the Zhongguancun area of Beijing where the Shouwang Church had said it would hold an outdoor service to mark the holiest day of the Christian calendar.
"Between 20 and 30 followers were taken away by police," senior pastor Jin Tianming told AFP by telephone from his home, where he is under house arrest. He said there were several police officers posted outside the building.
He added that the members of the congregation who were arrested had been taken to different police stations and that none had so far been released.
Don't Like a Weak Dollar? Might as Well Get Used to It - CNBC
Weakness in the US dollar, which is causing everything to go up—including gas prices, food and stocks—is unlikely to go away soon as a selling frenzy hits the currency market.
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The greenback is approaching pre-financial crisis lows and threatening to smash through its all-time low when measured against the world's predominant national currencies.
A combination of factors accounts for the weakness, with the Federal Reserve's easy-money policies, huge national debts and deficits and the consequential possibility of a debt downgrade because of the financial mess in Washington leading the way.
In short, as trader Dennis Gartman noted Thursday, "the rout of the US dollar" is in full effect.
"Panic dollar selling is setting in," Gartman, a hedge fund manager and author of "The Gartman Letter," wrote in his daily commentary. "This may carry farther than any of us dream of or, worse, have nightmares of."
Friday, April 22, 2011
Soros' Bretton Woods Conference Accelerates Push for New Global Economy
It’s been two weeks since George Soros bought himself a major economic conference designed to remake the entire global economy. Just because the event received little major news attention, it still had an impact Americans might be reeling from for years.
When the anti-American Soros spent $50 million creating the New York City-based Institute for New Economic Thinking(INET), he began a major move against the dollar. The billionaire who once crushed the British pound through currency trading openly declared his plans to “reform the currency system.” In the Machiavellian mind of Soros, the dollar needed to take a back seat and end its stint as the world reserve currency. “The dollar no longer enjoys the trust and confidence that it once did, yet no other currency can take its place,” he wrote in late 2009.
In 2011, he is already pushing aside the dollar.
Apple, Google Receive Phone Users' Locations
Google and Apple are gathering location information as part of their race to build massive databases capable of pinpointing people's locations via their cellphones.
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
Election result spawns attacks on Christians (OneNewsNow.com)
Nigeria's presidential election has been followed by violence against Christians.
Jonathan Goodluck, who is a Christian, is the newly elected president of Nigeria. International Christian Concern (ICC) spokesman Jonathon Racho tells OneNewsNow that Muslims in the northern part of the country began attacking Christians as soon as the outcome was announced.
"According to the information we have, at least 100 Christians have been killed so far -- and more than 40 churches have been burned down and several Christian homes have also been destroyed by Muslim attackers," he says. "This has resulted in thousands of Christians leaving their homes."
"According to the information we have, at least 100 Christians have been killed so far -- and more than 40 churches have been burned down and several Christian homes have also been destroyed by Muslim attackers," he says. "This has resulted in thousands of Christians leaving their homes."
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Atheist publishes a Bible (OneNewsNow.com)
Enemies of God proving once again how threatened they feel. There are no true atheists. Otherwise they wouldn’t make such fools of themselves trying to ridicule something they don’t believe in. I say go for it. It can only help Christians.
The Good Book: A Humanist Bible by atheist philosopher A.C. Grayling, released this month, is being billed as if it is an inspirational collection of ethical tidbits packaged in the familiar biblical literary style. But…
Grayling has, in his words, assembled the “non-religious teaching of civilization’s greatest thinkers.” He has arranged them in two-column versified literary English with a humanist ten commandments.
Grayling claims that even Bible lovers will like his book. However, Isaac Newton, a Bible-believer, would likely be horrified to find himself featured on the very first page.
The Discerning Seller: LifeWay to Drop Warning Labels | Christianity Today
LifeWay Christian Stores, the Southern Baptist-owned U.S. retailer, plans to drop its controversial "Read with Discernment" program.
The program, which began in 2007, listed popular authors such as Rob Bell, Donald Miller, Brian McLaren, and William Young, who the chain said "may have espoused thoughts, ideas, or concepts that could be considered inconsistent with historical evangelical theology." Such books, LifeWay said, are relevant "strictly for critical study or research to … understand and develop responses to the diversity of religious thought in today's postmodern world."
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
An Example of an Oxymoron: Many “Born-Again” Christians Hold Universalist Views
Here's some sobering and truly confounding stats:
25% of "born-again Christians" said ALL people are eventually saved or accepted by God.
26% said a person’s religion does not matter because all faiths teach the same lessons.
40% said they believe Christians and Muslims worship the same God.
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25% of "born-again Christians" said ALL people are eventually saved or accepted by God.
26% said a person’s religion does not matter because all faiths teach the same lessons.
40% said they believe Christians and Muslims worship the same God.
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Glenn Beck at the Chicago Theatre: Beck 2.0 is a preacher man, not a right-wing pundit
“I really believe Chicago is the nicest city in America,” a grinning Glenn Beck said from the stage of the town's namesake theater Thursday night. “Now if we could just get rid of all the commies and progressives, we'd be set.”
That stuff is red meat for his demographic and Beck knows it. He obliged with a quick endorsement of his 2012 dream team: Allen West (president), Michele Bachmann (vice president) and Rand Paul (secretary of the treasury). He proffered his fervent declaration that he would rather “scoop his eye out with spoons” than join in one of the fundraisers for President Barack Obama (whom he called a Marxist), that were taking place in town simultaneously with Beck's show at the Chicago Theatre. And although he walked out on stage dressed like a card-carrying member of the Local Two stagehands union, he took some obligatory licks at Al Gore and the United Nations.
But Beck's heart didn't really seem to be in that stuff anymore.
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That stuff is red meat for his demographic and Beck knows it. He obliged with a quick endorsement of his 2012 dream team: Allen West (president), Michele Bachmann (vice president) and Rand Paul (secretary of the treasury). He proffered his fervent declaration that he would rather “scoop his eye out with spoons” than join in one of the fundraisers for President Barack Obama (whom he called a Marxist), that were taking place in town simultaneously with Beck's show at the Chicago Theatre. And although he walked out on stage dressed like a card-carrying member of the Local Two stagehands union, he took some obligatory licks at Al Gore and the United Nations.
But Beck's heart didn't really seem to be in that stuff anymore.
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U.S. deficit clock 'now ticking loudly' after S&P downgrade
S&P hits U.S.
Standard & Poor`s dropped a bombshell into the U.S. budget debate today, downgrading the outlook for America`s debt to "negative" from "stable" and raising the stakes markedly.
Standard & Poor`s dropped a bombshell into the U.S. budget debate today, downgrading the outlook for America`s debt to "negative" from "stable" and raising the stakes markedly.
``There have been rumblings about the U.S. credit rating for the past two years, and Moody`s warned earlier this year that the rating could be downgraded if progress is not soon made on the $1.5-trillion budget deficit,`` said Douglas Porter, deputy chief economist at BMO Nesbitt Burns.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Keeping our priorities straight in these spritually treacherous times - teampyro.blogspot.com
Preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, "You shall be holy, for I am holy" (1 Peter 1:13-14)
Peter wrote those words to Christians living in exile (1 Peter 1:1) and suffering under the cruelest kind of Satanically-inspired persecution (1 Peter 5:8-9). Their lives were constantly in danger because of their faith; most had already lost all their earthly posessions. Their suffering was multilayered and relentless.
Yet Peter's first concern was their holiness.
He urges them to gird up their minds, and in so doing, he reminds us what spiritual warfare is all about. It is a fight against sin, and it is first and foremost a personal warfare against our own carnal desires. Although we are beset in this world by the enemies of truth and people who would persecute and abuse us, this world is our mission-field, not our battlefield. Rome, and Nero, and the rest of the pagan world are not our main enemies—our own carnal desires are. So that is where Peter focuses our attention.
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Iraq accused of 'religi-cide' (OneNewsNow.com)
An advocacy group protecting the persecuted church says if no action is taken, there will be no more Christians in Iraq in three years.
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Santa Ana-based Open Doors USA is calling for an end to the Christian exodus in Iraq, where believers have been targets in the Muslim-dominated country. Since the attack in Baghdad on October 31, 2010, between 45,000 and 95,000 Christians have fled Iraq for neighboring countries such as Egypt, Jordan, or Lebanon.
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Saturday, April 16, 2011
G20 agrees guidelines to measure economic imbalances - BBC News -
Finance ministers and central bankers from the G20 have agreed a set of "indicative guidelines" to measure potential risks to the global economy posed by national economic policies.
All members of the G20 will be monitored under the new system.
In addition, members who account for more than 5% of total G20 economic output will be subject to a deeper, second-stage analysis of imbalances.
They include the US, China, Japan, Germany and France.
This is to "reflect the greater potential for spillover effects from larger economies", the group said.
The G20 did not formally name the countries this would apply to but French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said that France would be one of seven in total to face higher scrutiny.
The group was meeting in Washington, ahead of the spring meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The G20 accounts for 85% of global output and is now the main forum for trying to reform the world's financial system.
Robert Schuller's Glass House of God - OC Weekly
By R. SCOTT MOXLEY Thursday, Apr 14 2011
Legendary Garden Grove televangelist Robert H. Schuller once noted, "High achievers spot rich opportunities swiftly." The creator of Crystal Cathedral, a best-selling author and star of Hour of Power broadcasts, Schuller has long served as Exhibit A of that credo. In the 1950s, he saw an opportunity to build a profitable church, grabbed it and—thanks largely to donations from poor and lower-middle-class folks trying to win the blessings of God—created an $89-million religious empire with hints of opulence.
But last October, the reverend's church and TV show filed for federal bankruptcy protection after he spent nearly $50 million more than he had in dozens of bank accounts. Church officials have attempted to blame the crisis on Schuller's unswerving, daily commitment to aiding the poor.
Yet the bankruptcy records shatter Schuller's noble public image. For example, in the months leading up to the Chapter 11 filing, the reverend paid himself, a shell corporation he controls, his wife, his son, his daughters and their husbands and children more than $2 million while simultaneously stiffing 550 creditors, including mom-and-pop businesses. Compare that number with Schuller's charity. For example, during a four-month period when the ministry took in donations totaling more than $14 million, Schuller gave an average of just $22 a day to feed the poor, according to church records.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Christians That Partner with False Teachers and Think They are Defending Liberty for the Sake of the Gospel are Compromising the Gospel for the Sake of Liberty
Christians That Partner with False Teachers and Think They are Defending Liberty for the Sake of the Gospel are Compromising the Gospel for the Sake of Liberty
By Brannon S. Howse
A few weeks ago I received a letter from a well-known evangelical leader rebuking me because I was pointing out that Christian leaders such as David Barton and Pastor Jim Garlow should not be speaking at conferences for and with members of the New Apostolic Reformation or partnering with New Age Mormon Glenn Beck. I have sought to give this warning in as loving and Christ-like manner as I know how. This is not a gray issue. The Bible is very clear about partnering with false teachers. I have now waited two weeks for a replay and despite confirmation that this gentleman received my response to his letter; I have not received a response from him as I requested.
I am posting his letter to me and my response to him because I believe the American church has entered into the most dangerous time ever in our nation's history and I am pleading with Christians to join me in warning the church about the greatest threat we face. I believe the imminent and more serious threat to the church in America is coming from a religious Trojan horse rather than from the government.
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I am posting his letter to me and my response to him because I believe the American church has entered into the most dangerous time ever in our nation's history and I am pleading with Christians to join me in warning the church about the greatest threat we face. I believe the imminent and more serious threat to the church in America is coming from a religious Trojan horse rather than from the government.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Rob Bell: “Evangelical and orthodox to the bone?” Hardly.
Rob Bell is reminiscent of the Rich Young Ruler in Mark 10:17-27. He has a warped view of goodness. He talks as if his own standard of good is the norm, and Bell even suggests that God is not good if He sends people to hell.
Jesus’ reply to the young inquirer ("No one is good except God alone"—v. 18) says God himself alone is the standard of true good, not any creature—certainly not a fallen creature.
The Young Ruler was not saved, nor can any person be who thinks his or her own preferences determine what is truly good. That kind of arrogance reflects a damning egotism.
Does the Bible Matter In the 21st Century?
In his quest to change oppressive regimes in Afghanistan and Iraq, President George W. Bush argued, “Everyone desires freedom.” True. Everyone also desires a happy marriage: can everyone therefore have one?
Afghanistan, Iraq, Ivory Coast, and Libya ought to teach secular ideologues that freedom does not flow from the barrel of a gun. Nor does it flourish in every culture.
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Stiglitz Calls for New Global Reserve Currency to Prevent Trade Imbalances
The world economy needs a new global reserve currency to help prevent trade imbalances that are reflected in the national debt of the U.S., said Nobel-prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz.
A “global system” is needed to replace the dollar as a reserve currency and help avoid a weakening of U.S. credit quality, said Stiglitz, a professor at Columbia University in New York. The dollar fell to an almost 15-month low against the euro last week, and the U.S. trade deficit widened more than forecast in January to the highest level in seven months.
“By taking off the burden of any single country, we don’t have to have trade deficits,” Stiglitz said in an interview in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. “Things would be much worse if it were not the case that Europe was having even more of a problem, but winning a negative beauty pageant is not the way to create a strong economy.”
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A “global system” is needed to replace the dollar as a reserve currency and help avoid a weakening of U.S. credit quality, said Stiglitz, a professor at Columbia University in New York. The dollar fell to an almost 15-month low against the euro last week, and the U.S. trade deficit widened more than forecast in January to the highest level in seven months.
“By taking off the burden of any single country, we don’t have to have trade deficits,” Stiglitz said in an interview in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. “Things would be much worse if it were not the case that Europe was having even more of a problem, but winning a negative beauty pageant is not the way to create a strong economy.”
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Emerging economies face watershed moment at summit
SANYA, China (AP) -- The leaders of the world's largest emerging economies gather this week in southern China for what could be a watershed moment in their quest for a bigger say in the global financial architecture.
Thursday's summit comes at a crucial moment for the expanded five-member bloc known as the BRICS, which groups Brazil, Russia, India, China, and, for the first time, South Africa.
Chinese President Hu Jintao, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South African President Jacob Zuma will attend.
With the G-20 group of major economies seeking to remake parts of the global financial architecture, it's time for the BRICS to test whether they can overcome internal differences and act as a bloc pursuing common interests.
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Thursday's summit comes at a crucial moment for the expanded five-member bloc known as the BRICS, which groups Brazil, Russia, India, China, and, for the first time, South Africa.
Chinese President Hu Jintao, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South African President Jacob Zuma will attend.
With the G-20 group of major economies seeking to remake parts of the global financial architecture, it's time for the BRICS to test whether they can overcome internal differences and act as a bloc pursuing common interests.
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Fayyad to request $5 billion to launch Palestinian state
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad will meet with Western representatives in Brussels on Wednesday and request nearly 5 billion dollars in investment to launch a Palestinian state.
The Palestinian Authority's three-year development plan, obtained by Reuters, requires 1.467 billion dollars this year, 1.754 billion dollars in 2012 and 1.596 billion dollars for 2013.
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The Palestinian Authority's three-year development plan, obtained by Reuters, requires 1.467 billion dollars this year, 1.754 billion dollars in 2012 and 1.596 billion dollars for 2013.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Hitting the Political Big-Time
Can God's Supposed Lost Dominion Be Regained By Mere Political Means?
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By Dr. Orrel Steinkamp
"How far into compromise will pastors go to “re-establish” America as a Christian nation? Has that become more important to them than serving the Lord and preaching the unadulterated Gospel of Jesus Christ WITHOUT COMPROMISE? If establishing the lie this kingdom of God on earth is so important that the Gospel fades in comparison, what are they willing to do next. . . ?"[1]
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Middle East eyes on ... Lebanon? (OneNewsNow.com)
An author and foreign policy analyst believes Lebanon is going to be the battleground for the next major war in the Middle East.
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Michael J. Totten has spent a great deal of time living in the Middle East, including war-torn Lebanon. His new book is called The Road to Fatima Gate: The Beirut Spring, the Rise of Hezbollah, and the Iranian War Against Israel.
Totten says the book takes its title from the Fatima Gate, a shuttered Lebanon border crossing that has become a flashpoint in the struggle between the Western powers and the Iranian-led Islamic bloc. He believes Lebanon will push Iraq to the back burner.
Totten says the book takes its title from the Fatima Gate, a shuttered Lebanon border crossing that has become a flashpoint in the struggle between the Western powers and the Iranian-led Islamic bloc. He believes Lebanon will push Iraq to the back burner.
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Monday, April 11, 2011
Ayn Rand's Thoughts on Christianity
From Wikipedia:
Rand developed an integrated philosophical system called "Objectivism." Its essence is "the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute."[86]
As an atheist who rejected faith as antithetical to reason, Rand embraced philosophical realism and opposed all forms of what she regarded as mysticism and supernaturalism, including every organized religion.[87] Rand wrote in her journals that Christianity was "the best kindergarten of communism possible."[88] Rand argued for rational egoism (rational self-interest), as the only proper guiding moral principle. The individual should "exist for his own sake," she wrote in 1962, "neither sacrificing himself to others nor sacrificing others to himself."[89]
Rand developed an integrated philosophical system called "Objectivism." Its essence is "the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute."[86]
As an atheist who rejected faith as antithetical to reason, Rand embraced philosophical realism and opposed all forms of what she regarded as mysticism and supernaturalism, including every organized religion.[87] Rand wrote in her journals that Christianity was "the best kindergarten of communism possible."[88] Rand argued for rational egoism (rational self-interest), as the only proper guiding moral principle. The individual should "exist for his own sake," she wrote in 1962, "neither sacrificing himself to others nor sacrificing others to himself."[89]
The Neo-Liberal Stealth Offensive
The gospel's most dangerous earthly adversaries are not raving atheists who stand outside the door shouting threats and insults. They are church leaders who cultivate a gentle, friendly, pious demeanor but hack away at the foundations of faith under the guise of keeping in step with a changing world.
No Christian should naively imagine that heresy is always conspicuous or that every purveyor of theological mischief will lay out his agenda in plain and honest terms. The enemy prefers to sow tares secretly for obvious reasons. Thus Scripture expressly warns us to be on guard against false teachers who creep into the church unnoticed (Jude 4); wolves who sneak into the flock wearing sheep's clothing (Matthew 7:15); and servants of Satan who disguise themselves as angels of light (2 Corinthians 11:13-15).
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No Christian should naively imagine that heresy is always conspicuous or that every purveyor of theological mischief will lay out his agenda in plain and honest terms. The enemy prefers to sow tares secretly for obvious reasons. Thus Scripture expressly warns us to be on guard against false teachers who creep into the church unnoticed (Jude 4); wolves who sneak into the flock wearing sheep's clothing (Matthew 7:15); and servants of Satan who disguise themselves as angels of light (2 Corinthians 11:13-15).
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Beijing police arrest Christians at church service (OneNewsNow.com)
BEIJING - Beijing police on Sunday detained dozens of worshippers from an unapproved Christian church who were trying to hold services in a public space after they were evicted from their usual place of worship, a parishioner said.
Leaders of the unregistered Shouwang church had told members to gather at an open-air venue in Beijing for Sunday morning services, but police, apparently alerted to their plans, taped off the area and took away people who showed up to take part.
China's Communist government allows worship only in state-approved churches, but many Christians belong to unregistered congregations. Such "house churches" are subjected to varying degrees of harassment by authorities.
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Leaders of the unregistered Shouwang church had told members to gather at an open-air venue in Beijing for Sunday morning services, but police, apparently alerted to their plans, taped off the area and took away people who showed up to take part.
China's Communist government allows worship only in state-approved churches, but many Christians belong to unregistered congregations. Such "house churches" are subjected to varying degrees of harassment by authorities.
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Saturday, April 9, 2011
Pajamas Media » Ahmadinejad: ‘A Mideast Without Israel and America Now Possible’
If he wasn’t into THIS, I wouldn’t think a lot about his ramblings. People will regret taking him lightly.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards website, Sepah News, reports:
In his first press conference of the new year 1390 [Iranian New Year was on March 21] which took place on Monday evening, April 4th, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad asserted that a new Middle East, without the specter of the Zionist regime, America and its proxies, is taking shape.
Ahmadinejad warned that the U.S. and its allies plan to partition Jordan under the guise of creating a Palestinian state which is in fact nothing more than an attempt to save the Zionist regime. He cautioned: “The governments and peoples of the region must be vigilant and aware, not to fall pray to the conspiracy and the deception of the U.S., its allies and the Zionist regime.”
Iran reloads fuel into Bushehr n-plant - Yahoo! News
Moscow, April 8 (IANS) Iran Friday began reloading nuclear fuel into the reactor of its Bushehr power plant, Xinhua reported.
The refuelling is being carried out after a series of checks completed on the plant, said Russian state-run contractor Atomstroyexport, which is carrying out the task.
'On April 8, 2011, loading of fuel into the core began at Bushehr,' the company said in a statement, adding all operations are being carried out as per schedule agreed with Iran.
To ensure safety, it was necessary to remove the fuel from the reactor earlier, as experts had found small metal pieces in a cooling system, it said.
It said the Bushehr plant has fully complied with the nuclear non-proliferation regime and international laws. It, however, didn't say when the plant would be commissioned.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Israel's next war - Israel Opinion, Ynetnews
In all likelihood, the Palestinians are going to unilaterally declare statehood in Judea and Samaria within the coming year. This is not a ploy or a desperate attempt on their part but rather a clear, rational decision. By correctly gauging the stark contrast between the massive international support for their cause as opposed to the steadily increasing de-legitimization of Israel the “apartheid state,” the Palestinians have wisely decided to bypass direct negotiations since there is no point in paying for something when you can get if for free.
Thus, with country after country pledging its support, the Palestinians are going to take their case to the United Nations.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Deadly superbug in New Delhi water | News.com.au
A DEADLY superbug has been found in about a quarter of water samples taken from drinking supplies and puddles on the streets of New Delhi, according to a new study.
Experts say it's the latest proof that the new drug-resistant bacteria, known as NDM-1, named for New Delhi, is widely circulating in the environment - and could potentially spread to the rest of the world.
The superbug can only be treated with a couple of highly toxic and expensive antibiotics.
Since it was first identified in 2008, it has popped up in several countries, including the United States, Australia, Britain, Canada and Sweden.
Battle of the Mind, Part 1: Strongholds
Today we begin an important series by Pastor Anton Bosch which refutes many of the humanistic and esoteric heresies running rampant in evangelicaldom about the "mind" and the "self." It is important to address what Scripture actually says, especially in the context of the faulty emphases of "brain" and the "mind" in Rick Warren's Daniel Plan for healthcare reform.*
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“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:3-5)
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Blair puts his faith in student dialogue - The National
DUBAI // Schools must address the changes of globalisation with an increased focus on interfaith dialogue, said policymakers at yesterday's Education Without Borders conference.
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, emphasised the role of the country's future leaders in promoting tolerance, peace, prosperity and understanding within the region and throughout the world.
He said: "Global society places unusual demands on young people while simultaneously offering unprecedented opportunities.
"This means the balance between local and national culture and world view is shifting. We must help students prepare for this new world so that they might become productive citizens."
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Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, emphasised the role of the country's future leaders in promoting tolerance, peace, prosperity and understanding within the region and throughout the world.
He said: "Global society places unusual demands on young people while simultaneously offering unprecedented opportunities.
"This means the balance between local and national culture and world view is shifting. We must help students prepare for this new world so that they might become productive citizens."
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Two George Soros Events Aim to Remake the Financial Order and the Media -- So Where's the Reporting?
Apparently, megalomaniacs need schedulers.
Just ask George Soros. The left-wing billionaire is helping fund two major conferences that start on the same day, in two different locations just a three hours apart by car. Two liberal events packed into one long weekend. God created the world in six days.
Apparently, Soros, who sees himself as “some kind of god,”needs just a long weekend to start remaking today's world in his image.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Zoellick on a new monetary regime | Newsmaker | Analysis & Opinion | Reuters.com
Over a month ago the president of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, wrote an opinion piece in the Financial Times about how the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the G20 and G7 might be able to establish “a framework to manage a monetary system in transition” that would be more realistic for our modern day world.
Rabbi calls for sacrifice on Temple Mount - Israel Jewish Scene, Ynetnews
The annual attempts to resume the Passover sacrifice received a first significant rabbinical backing recently. Safed's Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, a prominent religious Zionism leader, has called on the public to perform the sacrifice mitzvah on the eve of the Jewish holiday, in about two weeks.
Speaking during a Halacha lesson in Jerusalem last week, the rabbi warned that Jews evading the mitzvah were risking "Kareth" - a supernatural punishment for transgressing Jewish Law.
Gold, Oil Soar to Fresh Highs As Inflation Fears Mount - CNBC
Gold hit record highs a second straight day Wednesday and oil soared to fresh 2-1/2 year highs, sparking fears of inflation that could hurt some of the world's most dependable economies.
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Ryan: Debt on Track to Hit 800 Percent of GDP; 'CBO Can't Conceive of Any Way' Economy Can Continue Past 2037 | CNSnews.com
(CNSNews.com) – House Budget Chairman Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said President Barack Obama’s budget strategy is to “do nothing, punt, duck, kick the can down the road” while the debt remains on track to eventually hit 800 percent of GDP. Ryan added that the CBO is saying it "can't conceive of any way" that the economy can continue past 2037 given its current trajectory.
Ryan also said that the House Republicans’ FY2012 budget, which he unveiled yesterday, would save Medicare and help the United States avoid a debt crisis.
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Ryan also said that the House Republicans’ FY2012 budget, which he unveiled yesterday, would save Medicare and help the United States avoid a debt crisis.
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Christians a minority in Jesus' hometown (OneNewsNow.com)
During the time of Jesus, Nazareth was a small and insignificant village. But the hometown of Jesus now has some 70,000 residents and is Israel's largest Arab city.
Nazareth is a popular destination for Christian pilgrimages. A Jewish town during the time of Jesus, Nazareth is now made up of 70 percent Muslims and serves as a major cultural and commercial center for Israel's Arab community.
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Are We Living in the Last Days?
In probably every century since the death of Christ, Christians could marshal arguments that their generation comprised the end times prior to Christ’s return. Of course, such arguments were wrong. Still today, many Christians are convinced we are approaching the rapture and the Second Coming of Christ. As Hal Lindsey has emphasized on his television show, the time seems to be short: “We [the US] could fall and be forced into a one world government and economy tomorrow… All of this has made the possibility of the Antichrist making his appearance an event that can happen in weeks or days, not months or years… As never before in world history, world conditions are set up perfectly for all of this to take place in literally a matter of days.” And, “The Antichrist could appear at any moment.” (The Hal Lindsey Report May 7, 2010)
Rick Warren's Infiltration of the Reformed Faith
"…Now I don't agree with everything in everybody's denomination, including my own. I don't agree with everything that Catholics do or Pentecostals do, but what binds us together is so much stronger than what divides us," he said. "I really do feel that these people are brothers and sisters in God's family. I am looking to build bridges with the Orthodox Church, looking to build bridges with the Catholic Church."
The speed with which the Reformed faith is being infiltrated by Rick Warren and his Purpose-Driven false teachings should surprise even those who have been watching the Purpose Driven tsunami in action in the last decade.
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The Occult & Secret Societies
Continuing the series entitled, "Know Your Enemy" by Mark Fairley, this selection of videos addresses the occult and secret societies as extensions of the Babylonian mystery religion.
The "enemy" is not a person or even a group of people for we wrestle not against flesh & blood. The "enemy" is Satan who exerts himself as a spiritual force against that which is of God.
While I am posting a number of videos from this series, these particular ones I happen to believe are some of the most important for Christians to watch. I hope that you are able to take time to watch them.
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The "enemy" is not a person or even a group of people for we wrestle not against flesh & blood. The "enemy" is Satan who exerts himself as a spiritual force against that which is of God.
While I am posting a number of videos from this series, these particular ones I happen to believe are some of the most important for Christians to watch. I hope that you are able to take time to watch them.
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'Hyperinflationary great depression' ahead for U.S.? (OneNewsNow.com)
Unless spending cuts are made, one economist predicts that another economic collapse is ahead for the U.S., thanks to the crushing debt incurred by the federal government.
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Monday, April 4, 2011
Jesus « Possessing the Treasure
As we stand firm against the onslaught of false teachers and heretics attacking the modern church, we can wear ourselves out at times seeking every nuance of what they are saying and doing. Sometimes it can be overwhelming. However, most of the time, the very best way to stand against what is false is to teach God’s Truth clearly to all who will hear. When Rob Bell attacks the veracity of the Gospel from every angle or Rick Warren, dummies it down so that it is no longer recognizable, they do these things from a point of motivation. There is a reason or goal in mind. Mostly, it is to simply appear to be non-offensive to people, to be man-pleasers, to attract as many people as possible come under their Big Tent where all forms of theology are welcome, that is, all forms except the one we hold to here. No Exclusivity is allowed. No Five Solas are allowed. No Sovereignty of God! No Justification ALONE! No, there can be none of that for then others would be offended and there would go their artificial unity. Of course, in the make-believe-Christendom they have created, they have a made-up Jesus. He is not Jesus Christ of the Bible, the Son of God. No, because He is the one who said that No One comes to the Father except through Him, and that would be offensive so they have their own Jesus who just loves everyone and died on the Cross either to save everyone or just to show everyone a better way.
State Department, UN Silent on Latest Anti-Christian Violence in Ethiopia
While the Obama administration cited human rights atrocities in Libya as part of the reason for U.S. and U.N. military intervention there, neither the State Department nor the United Nations have apparently condemned an outbreak of violence in western Ethiopia, led by Muslim radicals. Since early March two Christians have reportedly been killed, more than 3,000 displaced and at least 69 churches destroyed.
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Report: ElBaradei Egypt to attack Israel if it strikes Gaza
From the Jerusalem Post:
Former IAEA chief and potential Egyptian presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei said that Egypt would declare war should Israel attack Gaza, Arab news sources reported on Monday.
"If Israel attacked Gaza, we would declare war against the Zionist regime," ElBaradei was quoted as saying by the Tehran Times.
Former IAEA chief and potential Egyptian presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei said that Egypt would declare war should Israel attack Gaza, Arab news sources reported on Monday.
"If Israel attacked Gaza, we would declare war against the Zionist regime," ElBaradei was quoted as saying by the Tehran Times.
Government's Stealth Takeover of Food
Posted 04/01/2011 ET
Been to the grocery store lately? Prices are up and food packages are shrinking. Call it stealth inflation.
There's no hiding the skyrocketing price of gas that hits you in the face every time you fill up the tank. But food? Last year's steep rise in the price of wheat, corn, coffee, and chocolate is now rippling through the food chain, but the food industry is working overtime to mask food price inflation.
Last October, Obama's Agriculture Department predicted food price inflation, indicating in a report that food prices would "accelerate" in the final months of 2010 and through 2011. The acceleration is here and has taken many forms.
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There's no hiding the skyrocketing price of gas that hits you in the face every time you fill up the tank. But food? Last year's steep rise in the price of wheat, corn, coffee, and chocolate is now rippling through the food chain, but the food industry is working overtime to mask food price inflation.
Last October, Obama's Agriculture Department predicted food price inflation, indicating in a report that food prices would "accelerate" in the final months of 2010 and through 2011. The acceleration is here and has taken many forms.
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Church of England To Sponsor New Age Festival
The Church of England was braced for a fresh row today after a cathedral announced plans to host a 'new age' festival. The event - featuring tarot card readers, crystal healers, dream interpretation, and a fire-breathing vicar - is to be held in Manchester Cathedral in May. But the move is certain to anger traditionalists, who feel the Church has already strayed too far from tradition. Hundreds have already defected to the Roman Catholic Church after deep splits over the ordination of gay and women priests. Anglican leaders in Manchester decided to hold the festival in the historic cathedral in a bid to embrace alternative forms of Christianity. Fortune tellers, meditation experts and traditional healers will fill the pews during the day-long festival. The Bishop of Manchester, Rt Rev Nigel McCulloch, said he wanted to celebrate 'all forms of spirituality'. The Church is in trouble. Attendances have fallen for the sixth year in a row, according to official figures that also showed it holding fewer marriages, baptisms and funerals. Meanwhile, earlier this month, the Vatican boasted that 900 disaffected Anglicans have left their parishes to become Roman Catholics. Many are believed to have felt alienated by the Church's 1992 decision to allow women to be ordained as priests.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
» George Soros’ New Plan for Global Financial Regulation - Big Government
What would you think if George Soros were organizing his fellow anti-American, globalist, neo-Marxist “thought leaders,” in pursuit of globally governed banking and finance, in a second Bretton Woods conference?
Would you consider that their goals include dragging American influence and incomes down, while confiscating much of our personal finances and giving them to other nations (and yes, the age-old financier network behind them) in the name of “communitarianism?”
Would you find their goal is to replace the bad influences of the IMF and the World Bank, with a much worse, more powerfully controlling, post-American global apparatus?
What would you think, if that meeting were being held this April 8th through 11th?|
The Latter Days: The Birth of False Religion
The Birth of False Religion
“Know Your Enemy” attempts to look at the world (events, countries, media, policies, religions, prominent figures, etc.) through a Biblical view.
This first section of videos highlights the roots of false religion and the satanic lies which make up the secret knowledge of mystery religions.
There are a number of videos in this series, so feel free to use the arrows on the left and right of the video screen - or the listing of videos at the bottom of the screen - to navigate to the particular topic you wish to review, as listed below:
Part 2 - Lucifer
Who does Scripture say he is? Where is he now? How does he operate? He disguises his appearance. He is a created being and therefore not equal to God. Satan deceived by claiming you could attain godhood by obtaining knowledge. Satan wants to be worshiped.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Designer gods
Who says idol worship is no longer in vogue? The religious world is overflowing with false gods receiving false worship under false pretenses. And I'm talking about Christianity, not Hinduism, animism, Islam, or paganism.
Recently I did a web-search of the words "to me God is." The results are startling. I learned that God is everything from love, to our cumulative good, to the universe itself. It turns out that when we "create" a god, he/she/it is whatever we want him/her/it to be.
Let me give you a startling truth: Unless your belief about God came from the Bible, your belief is wrong. Not only wrong, it is idolatrous. It is an image of God falsely and foolishly invented in the confines of your own head and heart. The big problem is that you are worshiping that false, self-created god!
Jesse Duplantis: Adam Gave Life – Not God! | Slaughter of the Sheep
For years we’ve been watching as the Word of Faith and Prophetic Movements try to convince the church that man is divine – a little god. Jesse Duplantis attempts to drive this point home in this video where he says Adam breathed the breath of life into man, not God.
Duplantis says that when God created the animals, he didn’t know what they were. He said, and I quote, “God made animals and didn’t have the foggiest idea what they were. Want me to prove it to you? Turn with me to the book of Genesis, chapter 2. You think I’m joking? I’ll show you something right now.
Friday, April 1, 2011
IDF prepares for multi-front war in war games
Military holds drill aimed at preparing forces for all-out war against Hezbollah, Syria, Hamas; exercise did not include soldiers, live-fire.
In the face of a changing Middle East, the IDF held a set of war games this week aimed at preparing the military for all-out war against Hezbollah, Syria and Hamas.
The exercise did not include soldiers or live-fire exercises, but was held to drill commanders and their decisions in the event of a large-scale war on multiple fronts.
The exercise was the first overseen by new Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz. It was organized by Maj.-Gen. Gershon Hacohen, head of the IDF Colleges.
The IDF stressed that the drill was part of the military’s routine exercise program and included all of its various branches – ground, air and navy – with an emphasis on interoperability and operational continuity.
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In the face of a changing Middle East, the IDF held a set of war games this week aimed at preparing the military for all-out war against Hezbollah, Syria and Hamas.
The exercise did not include soldiers or live-fire exercises, but was held to drill commanders and their decisions in the event of a large-scale war on multiple fronts.
The exercise was the first overseen by new Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz. It was organized by Maj.-Gen. Gershon Hacohen, head of the IDF Colleges.
The IDF stressed that the drill was part of the military’s routine exercise program and included all of its various branches – ground, air and navy – with an emphasis on interoperability and operational continuity.
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More proof that the false church will accept the antichrist
Tony Blair to headline Union's 14th annual Scholarship Banquet
JACKSON, Tenn. – March 31, 2011– Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair will be the keynote speaker for Union University's 14th annual Scholarship Banquet Oct. 3 at the Carl Perkins Civic Center in Jackson, Tenn."In recent years Mr. Blair has become one of the most admired men in the world with his many efforts to promote good will through numerous means such as his faith foundation, his sports foundation, his charitable work and many other laudable efforts," Union University President David S. Dockery said. "The Union community will be pleased once again to bring a major world leader to West Tennessee."
Blair served as prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1997-2007. He was also the leader of Great Britain's Labour Party from 1994-2007 and the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield, England, from 1983-2007.
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