News Desk by Bobs Your-Anchor: May 2010

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115 comments to News Desk by Bobs Your-Anchor: May 2010

• Elmarie

  1 May, 2010 at 5:32 pm

  “Geneva – The UN Security Council on Friday laid bare sharp divisions over the issue of human rights in the disputed Western Sahara but unanimously agreed to extend by one year the mandate of the UN mission in the Moroccan-controlled territory.
  The 15-member body backed a resolution sponsored by Britain, France, Russia, Spain and the United States that extends the mandate of the UN mission (MINURSO), which expires Friday, until April 30, 2011.” ♦ –UN divided over human rights
  2010-05-01 16:30–

  
• Elmarie

  1 May, 2010 at 7:14 pm

  “Iceland’s volcano is still erupting, but at a slower pace. Its earlier tantrum could cost Europe more than three billion dollars in lost revenues. The region is beginning a slow recovery, reports MNN.Despite the crisis, Evangelist Andrew Palau, son of renowned evangelist Luis Palau, turned up the heat in Southern England’s challenging spiritual climate during a recent 10-day mission. “We came to start a fire in the lives of God’s people to think of their friends, pray for them faithfully, and invite them to know Jesus Christ. Ultimately our goal is to win as many people as possible to Christ.”The harvest was ready. Andrew Palau notes, “Once there’s a conversation going and they recognize a sense of humility and care and concern, the conversation quickly turns to personal things, spiritual things–questions they’ve been longing to ask someone.”Working alongside local churches in Tonbridge, Haywards Heath, Chesham, Horsham, Burgess Hill and Marlow, Andrew gave a clear Gospel message in every venue where the Association held events. The result? “We saw hundreds of people make decisions for the Lord. Every event was in partnership with the local churches that had come together in those towns.”.” ♦ –Evangelist turns up the heat in England during volcanic ash crisis–

  
• Elmarie

  1 May, 2010 at 7:25 pm

  “A Los Angeles ministry that assists thousands of poor, homeless and addicted people each week will soon launch a college to train students for service, reports Charisma News Online.The Dream Center College will allow students to earn college credits as they give one year of their lives to help inner-city youth and families.”It’s kind of like the Peace Corps of colleges where people can learn, grow and develop at the same time they get college credits,” said Matthew Barnett, co-founder of the Dream Center and pastor of the nearby Angelus Temple, a 7,000-member church founded in 1923 by charismatic evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson.”They can go to the college onsite and get all the things the Dream Center provides with hundreds of outreaches on a daily basis,” Barnett said.The college will be located in a newly refurbished, 160,000 square-foot tower at the Dream Center, established in 1994 by Barnett and his father, pastor Tommy Barnett of Phoenix First Assembly of God..” ♦ –Dream Center launches college to train students for service–

  
• Elmarie

  1 May, 2010 at 7:54 pm

  “”We are looking forward to establish Zion Drilling Inc., as this will help us to drill as many wells as it takes, in order to recover the ‘treasures of the deep that lie beneath,’” said John Brown, founder and chairman of Zion Oil & Gas, referring to Deuteronomy 33:13-16, one of several biblical passages the company believes point to oil reserves in Israel.Several companies, both Christian and Jewish, believe the Bible points to vast amounts of petroleum deposits in Israel that could enable the Jewish nation to become energy independent.” ♦ –Christian Oil Exploration Company Expands Reach in Israel–
  Read more: http://www.charismamag.com/index.php/news/28119-christian-oil-exploration-company-expands-reach-in-israel#ixzz0mhYScx6p

  
• Amanda

  1 May, 2010 at 8:01 pm

  “Iran has won a seat on the UN Commission on the Status of Women, which works to promote gender equality, it was reported Friday… In Iran, women are required to be covered from head to toe in public, and may be beaten for dressing in what is considered an “immodest” manner. Earlier this month a top Iranian cleric blamed immodest women for earthquakes. Women also possess fewer rights in the areas of marriage, parenthood, inheritance and career.” ♦ –Iran on UN women’s rights c’tee–

  “The Wall Street Journal quoted senior Obama administration officials as saying that the US officials would meet with their Egyptian counterparts in New York in efforts to promote the idea of a nuke-free Middle East which would encompass Arab countries as well as Israel, Iran and Turkey.” ♦ –’ME may become nuke-free zone’–

  “Recently the number of emails and Facebook messages telling me that I have gotten it all wrong, wrong, wrong, and that Islam is actually a Religion of Peace and Tolerance, has sharply increased. Someone somewhere must have called for me to be bombarded with messages about my alleged ignorance of Islam. The only problem with all such messages, and with various windy pseudo-academic “refutations” of my explanations of Islam’s doctrines of warfare against unbelievers and their subjugation under Sharia, is that however good they sound on paper, somehow the last people to be convinced seem to be Muslims themselves.” ♦ –Misunderstanders of Islam abounding: 10 Muslim countries among 13 worst violators of religious freedom–

  “Particularly noteworthy in this story is the claim that banning polygamy will force women into prostitution because they can’t find husbands. There are no other options for women to be considered, apparently. ” ♦ –Malawi: Muslims angered by move to ban polygamy–

  “Racially motivated? No. Islam is not a race. Religiously motivated? Yes, and very obviously so. But craven fear drives authorities to outdo Orwell himself, and sweep this affair under the rug as being merely “political” in nature. ” ♦ –U.K.: Vandalism of war memorial with “Islam will dominate the world” deemed “not religiously motivated”–

  “The State Department seems to think that, among the other attacks carried out by Doku Umarov’s group, a massacre on the Moscow subway isn’t jihadi enough for the jihadi club. This decision seems far more political than practical, though it is not clear what Foggy Bottom hopes to gain by looking the other way.” ♦ –State Department leaves Chechen jihadist group that killed dozens on Moscow subway off official list of terrorist groups–

  “Contrary to the predictions of the doomsayers, it could just be that the Greeks have got away with it, and that the euro is off the hook – for the time being. The reckoning, though, has yet to come. “Greeks face tax, pensions and pay misery in austerity plan,” is what The Times is writing, thus announcing the “austerity package” that is going to have to be swallowed in return for its financial bail-out. The crisis is given a human face by The Daily Mail and it would be hard not to have sympathy with the people who have been caught up in this. There but for the grace of God go we … and, even then, it may be our turn soon enough.” ♦ –Euro off the hook?–

  “At least 30 people have been killed by two bomb blasts in a mosque in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, reports say. More than 70 were injured in the explosions in the Bakara market. One report said a senior member of the al-Shabab militia was the target. It was not immediately clear if Fuad Mohamed Khalaf survived the attack. ” ♦ –Somali blasts kill ‘at least 30 at militants mosque’–

  ““We were very impressed by the video of Rick’s 2008 appearance on Hannity & Colmes when he asked people to try Jesus for 60 days and then offered a money back guarantee,” said Lewton. “When we saw him say that, we just looked at each other and said, ‘Now THERE’S a man who knows how to pitch a product!’”” ♦ –Rick Warren Selected to Replace Billy Mays as OxiClean Pitchman–

  
• Elmarie

  1 May, 2010 at 8:02 pm

  “The man who coined the name Earth Day was a Pentecostal minister who thought the observance would help promote peace and unity.According to the Assemblies of God (AG) Heritage magazine, 95-year-old John McConnell Jr., a longtime Pentecostal and peace activist, first proposed the idea for Earth Day in 1969. His plan was to mark the day in late March at the start of spring to promote peace and justice as a prerequisite for ecological preservation.But McConnell also was motivated by his faith. “We love God … [and therefore should] have an appreciation for His creation,” McConnell told AG Heritage, which is published by the Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center..” ♦ –Earth Day Has Pentecostal Roots –

  
• Elmarie

  1 May, 2010 at 8:08 pm

  “Rev Mark Binney, vicar of St Andrew’s Church, Hampton, Worcs, said he had been told he needed planning permission if he wanted to fly a flag “advertising Christianity” in future.
  The flag was put up outside the church in the week preceding Easter Sunday displaying the words ‘This is Holy Week’ and an image of Jesus on the cross.” ♦ –Church warned that flag of Jesus is ‘religious advertising’ A vicar has been warned by council officials about flying a flag depicting Jesus Christ outside his church because it was deemed to be “religious advertising”–

  
• Elmarie

  1 May, 2010 at 8:15 pm

  “Following my column last week, I have been asked by someone to write something about the phenomenon of being ’slain in the Spirit,’ which we often see being performed by televangelists. It is a term associated with the practice of the ’laying on of hands,’ and in many of these services we find people falling down when they are touched or prayed over by ’men of God.’ They claim that it is the power of God’s Spirit coming upon them that causes them to fall down.
  However, some of these people are easily susceptible to suggestion, some are pushed, some fake it, while others are under a form of hypnotic spell. They all fall backwards and there are people in position to catch them before they hit the floor. Some even go into a sort of epileptic fit with jerky movements of the legs and hands. Not too divinely elegant! In fact, one would have thought that if indeed the Holy Spirit truly caused them to fall, He would also ensure that they would not injure themselves and that they would fall, shall we say, ’softly’! .” ♦ –Is the opposition really united?–

  
• Elmarie

  1 May, 2010 at 9:44 pm

  “Arbor Day is a counterfeit holiday that has long since drifted from its original mission. According to the Arbor Day Foundation, the initial observance was established in 1872 by J. Sterling Morton in Nebraska City, Neb. Morton’s push to plant trees in the plains of North America was threefold: create artificial windbreaks to keep soil on farms in place, grow trees as a source of fuel, and grow even more trees for building material. By the 1920s, each state in the United States had passed public laws that stipulated a certain day to be Arbor Day. Now it is a national observance noted on the last Friday in April that has nothing to do with its founding principles. Instead in has become a silly exercise in junk science and pagan worship .” ♦ –Arbor Day: Junk science and pagan worship–

  
• Elmarie

  1 May, 2010 at 9:48 pm

  “This morning, and numerous times throughout the day, I spoke directly to the God of this universe–no switchboard, secretaries, call screeners or voice mail. What an amazing thing! Even more amazing, God was waiting on my call and anxious to hear from me and talk to me, no matter how many times I called. Prayer–talking to God–is a vibrant and vital personal practice; but it is also a very real part of our national history. At least on May 6, let’s put aside our political labels, corporate titles, skin color and philosophical differences and reach out directly to almighty God, the Creator and Sustainer of Life. Let’s pray for our president and his family; for those in authority, for those like my son wearing the uniform of our armed services, for those hurting financially and emotionally, and for God’s will to be done above our own. And while I pray that God would bless America, I also pray Americans would turn their hearts once more to the God of our fathers.” ♦ –Every day a National Day of Prayer By Franklin Graham
  evangelist–

  
• Elmarie

  2 May, 2010 at 11:02 am

  Yikes!!

  “Yolandi Kruger sal binnekort 22 jaar oud wees en sy het onlangs naam gemaak deur binne vier dae 40 000 mense vir ‘n Facebook-groep te werf wat aan Eugene Terre’Blanche se herinnering gewy is. PRAAG het ‘n hele aantal vrae aan haar gestel.PRAAG: Yolandi, sou jy sê die benaming Afrikaneraktivis pas by jou? Yolandi Kruger: Ja definitief, want aktivisme beteken eenvoudig ekonomiese, sosiale of politieke verandering, en ek wil poog om ‘n bewusmaking daar te stel dat Afrikaners nie ‘n minderheidsgroep is wat besig is om uit te sterf nie, maar eerder dat ons daagliks uitgemoor word. Daar moet daadwerklik iets gedoen word om die wêreld se oë op dít wat besig is om te gebeur, binne die grense van SA, bloot te lê. Volgens die skrywer Sandor Veign is aktivisme ‘n bewusmakingproses van organisering, mobilisering, aksies en reaksies.” ♦ – Portret van ‘n Afrikaneraktivis Sondag, 02 Mei 2010 05:55 Praag –

  
• Amanda

  2 May, 2010 at 1:51 pm

  Burning Lamp

  From Bobs April page:

  I wasn’t aware of the May 1 event that has now passed.

  Don’t fret. the Global Day of Prayers is coming up on 23 May and the main event will be transmitted from Newlands, Cape Town on GOD TV. You don’t want to miss this one! After all, Dr. Dion Forster, him from an uncommon path, ‘serves as a consultant and spiritual adviser / Chaplain to the Global Day of Prayer and Unashamedly Ethical movements and their founder, Graham Power’. If you do miss it you could just wait for Dr. Dion to release a video of himself telling everybody what the speakers meant to say.

  Ad for the Global Day of Prayer It is slated to take place on Sunday, May 23, 2010, at Newlands Rugby Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa – the venue where it all started!

  Speaking on the forthcoming event, Mark Anderson, President of the Global Pastors Network (GPN) and Call2All, said that last year, the Global Day of Prayer movement which was founded by South African businessman, Graham Power, has successfully mobilized every nation on earth to gather in large crowds and small groups to pray simultaneously on the same day.

  He stated: “There is no doubt that the rising surge of the Global Prayer Movement and the accelerated Global Missions has become the greatest strategic alliance of our time. With Call2all in partnership with the Global Day of Prayer, I am inviting you to join me at the Cape Town International Convention Center for Missions and Business Network pre-conference and Network sessions, from May 19-22.”

  Speakers include:
  GDOP 2010 – Youth Track speakers

  Ms Grace Samson is a member of the National Leadership Team of Youth with a Mission and currently serves as Director of Partner Relations for Call2All.

  Rev. Jerome Ocampo is currently serving as senior pastor at Jesus Flock and leads in the vision of the Jesus Revolution.

  Olgavaro Bastos Jr is the coordinator for Tribal Generation throughout Latin America. He is also one of the councillors of Go To The Nations Mission Project, in which he is responsible for the Emergent Generation subjects.

  Gabriella Nagy was born and has been living in Budapest, Hungary, where she is part of a vibrant Christian and a progressive Jewish youth community.

  Jaeson Ma currently functions as the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of Asian Digital Ventures Network (ADVN), a global media and entertainment company.

  Dr. Loren Cunningham is the Founder of Youth With A Mission (YWAM), which was created in 1960 and has since reached into every nation of the world.

  GDOP 2010 – Church Track speakers

  Rev Aiah Foday – Khabenje is the General Secretary of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa, based in Nairobi Kenya.

  Dr Geoff Tunnicliffe is the International Director/CEO for the World Evangelical Alliance.

  Dr Sammy Tippit is the founder of the evangelistic organisation: God’s Love in Action in 1970 – now called the Sammy Tippit Ministries

  Dr Francois Carr is the Executive Director of Heart Cry in South Africa.

  Rev. Dr. Sameh Maurice Tawfik is the Senior Pastor of Kasr El Dobara Evangelical Church in Cairo Egypt, which is the largest Evangelical (Presbyterian) Church in the Middle East – 7000 people regularly attend services and reach out to the City and region through multiple ministries and activities.

  Peter Malan is a Regional Director (Gauteng) of the Kingfisher Mobilising Centre and one of the pastors of Churchwithoutwalls in Pretoria.

  Andrew Ngangai comes from Kenya and is the Director of Rhema Missionary Outreach International.

  Joseph Bwalya comes from Zambia and has a passion to mobilise and guide leaders towards a kingdom vision in order to make an impact in the world.

  Theunis Scheepers serves as Operations Manager and fulltime mobiliser with Kingfisher Mobilising Centre.

  Floyd McClung is the founder and director of All Nations, an international leadership training and church-planting network.

  GDOP 2010 – Mission Track speakers

  Rev. Dr. Nicholas Osameyan is the Africa Area Director of World Thrust International.

  Rev. Mukengeshay Mpunga (Shay) is the Director of Campus Crusade for Francophone Africa.

  Dr. Avery T. Willis is the Executive Director of the International Orality Network.

  Dr. Paul Eshleman is Vice President – Networks and Partnerships, for Campus Crusade for Christ International and consults on all of the major evangelism strategies of CCCI.

  Peter Tarantal is currently the facilitator for the National Christian Leadership Development Forum which seeks to encourage a new generation of leaders, as well as respond to critical leadership issues.

  Dr. Paul Becker is founder and President of Dynamic Church Planting International.

  CCH is the DOA of Singapore Campus Crusade over an expanded area of Asia. CCH and his wife began full time ministry with SCC in 1975. He has also served as CCC’s Singapore National Director for about 10 years. He has extensive experience working with students, military, adults and professionals.

  Rev. Samuel Chiang currently serves as the Global Coordinator of the International Orality Network (ION).

  Mark Anderson is President of the Global Pastors Network and International Director of Call2All. He is the founding member of Table 71 and also serves on the YWAM Global Leadership Advisory Board of Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College, Executive committee of Proclamation Evangelism Network of Mission America.

  Rev. Reuben E. Ezemadu is the founding (and currently the International) Director of the Christian Missionary Foundation Inc. Reuben served as the pioneer General Secretary and later as the Chairman of NEMA (Nigerian Evangelical Missionary Association), the General Coordinator of the Third World Missions Association (TWMA) and currently the Continental Coordinator of the Movement for African National Initiatives (MANI) as well as the Nigeria Ministry Center Director of the Development Associates International (DAI).

  Steve Evans is a senior research fellow and communications specialist affiliated with the International Center for Ethnographic Studies in Atlanta-USA. He specialises in both cross-cultural communications and oral cultures. In addition to numerous articles on orality and biblical storytelling, he has authored three book chapters.

  GDOP 2010 – Prayer Track speakers

  Pastor Austen Chimdi Ukachi is the Senior Pastor of He’s Alive Chapel, Lagos and the Chairman of the Watchman Ministries in Nigeria.

  Rev. Etienne Piek is currently the International Coordinator for Global Day of Prayer and gives leadership to the Prayer Theme on the Call2All Management Team.

  Ms Lena Wan is the General Secretary of the South-East Asia Prayer Council, a regional prayer network.

  Father Anton Cruz is the founder of Royalkids Ministry, Children House of Prayer (CHOP), RevivalKids, Gateway International Schools and Rhonie Media.

  Mrs Jane Mackie is founder and Coordinator of the Children’s Prayer Network in Australia.

  Dr. Bennie Mostert heads up an organisation called Jericho Walls International Prayer Network.

  Dr. Dick Eastman is the international president of Every Home for Christ, a 60 plus year old ministry that has planted over 2.6 gospel messages home to home in 198 nations resulting in over 61.5 million followed-up decision cards and responses.

  Carla Harding’s life changed course after two hours in the first 24-7 Prayer Room.

  Laban Jjumba came to know the Lord in 1965. Laban was among the founding leaders of the “Deliverance Church” family of churches in Uganda in the early 1970’s, which currently numbers about two hundred and fifty congregations across the country.

  Dr. Cindy Jacobs is the co-founder, along with her husband Mike, of Generals International, formerly known as Generals of Intercession. Intercession is still a major thrust of the ministry as they have “generals” around the world who are starting prayer networks in regions such as Central Asia and Turkey.

  GDOP 2010 – Transformation Track speakers

  Mr Graham Power is the founder and Chairman of the Power Group of Companies; he is founder of Global Day of Prayer, and the Unashamedly Ethical Campaign.

  Mr Steve Johnstone is an evangelist, and the International Coordinator of Unashamedly Ethical.

  Rev. Ed Silvoso is the founder and president of Harvest Evangelism and the International Transformation Network

  Dr Dion Forster is an ordained Minister in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa.

  Al Caperna is the CEO of CMC Group an association of companies that has been selling to retail and industrial customers in the U.S and Internationally for over 29 years. He is currently a member of the Call2All Executive Team, where he is serving to bring awareness to the role business has in the completion of the Great Commission.

  Brett Johnson founded The Institute for Innovation, Integration & Impact, Inc in 1996.

  George Otis, Jr. is the founder and President of The Sentinel Group, a Seattle-based Christian research and media agency dedicated to helping communities discover the pathway to spiritual and societal transformation.

  Datuk Edward Ong is the founder and President of the Sutera Harbour Resort.

  
• Elmarie

  2 May, 2010 at 4:19 pm

  Amanda

  Yikey yikes…Now that is allot of people involved for One day only ! about 45 speakers!!!!!

  
• Amanda

  2 May, 2010 at 5:41 pm

  Oops. Sorry. That is the list of speakers for the conference preceding the GDOP. Program available here (pdf). Tune in to GOD TV on 23 May if you want to see who gets the platform on the day.

  
• Amanda

  2 May, 2010 at 7:37 pm

  “Investigators are poring over a wealth of evidence to find out who tried to detonate a car bomb in Times Square – New York’s bustling entertainment area. The bomb, described as “amateurish”, consisted of propane tanks, fireworks, petrol and a clock device. It was planted in a sports utility vehicle. ” ♦ –US studies bomb evidence from New York’s Times Square –

  “In any case, we know that when Napolitano thinks “terrorist” she doesn’t think “Islamic jihadist” but rather “right-wing extremist,” so even if this was an attempted Islamic jihad attack, it might take DHS awhile to find that out, and the mainstream media awhile to report it. But one clue comes from Jihad Watch reader Michael M.: “the vehicle was parked on 45th Street between 7th and 8th avenues in New York City. This is the location of VIACOM, Inc. offices. VIACOM owns Comedy Central. Comedy Central as we all know is the home of ‘South Park’. ” ♦ –Car bomb in Times Square near Comedy Central–

  “A veteran rises to the occasion all over again. On the other hand, as for Comedy Central, it is clear their act of cowardice did not protect anybody from those who are determined to attack. Will they respond with more censorship, or decide now is the time for the gloves to come off? ” ♦ –Times Square car bomb: Alert street vendor summoned police over smoking SUV–

  “President Obama is flying out to the Gulf of Mexico coast as the emergency grows post the “Deepwater Horizon” catastrophe. The problem with the dirty “black gold” oil spill is that it is not a spill: it is an abundant flow, like an underwater oil volcano.” ♦ –Underwater Dirty ‘Black Gold’ Volcano: Unprecedented Environmental Emergency–

  “(CNN) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left Sunday for the United States to take part in a conference on nuclear nonproliferation, a Foreign Ministry spokesman told state television. Ahmadinejad will address the the United Nations Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference in New York on Monday, spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told Iran’s News Network.” ♦ –Iran’s Ahmadinejad heads for U.S.–

  “MAY DAY protests in Greece turned violent yesterday as youths in gas masks and hoods set fire to vehicles, smashed shop fronts and threw molotov cocktails and rocks at police in an explosion of fury over austerity measures they claim will hurt only the poor. Tourists were cut off from their hotels as thousands of communists, civil servants and private-sector workers converged on a main square in Athens to vent their rage at the European Union and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). ” ♦ –Greece erupts as men from IMF prepare to wield axe–

  “The President of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet, told Forbes that global governance is extremely necessary if we want to prevent another financial crisis. In his prepared printed and spoken remarks to the Council on Foreign Relations, Trichet emphasized that politicians, economists, and financiers must work across the Atlantic and collaborate on methods to create an international set of standards.” ♦ –ECB President Favors Global Governance–

  “”Saturday’s riots on the streets of Athens, in which police fired tear gas canisters after being pelted with stones and petrol bombs by crowds protesting at the proposed new austerity measures, may prove to be the start of a long, hot summer,” writes The Sunday Telegraph. And, it continues, as the details of an economic life raft from the EU and IMF are announced today, prime minister Papandreou will be forced to survey not simply the wreckage of the Greek economy, but the beginnings of “cultural revolution” that analysts say his homeland’s crisis is set to unleash across the continent of Europe.” ♦ –Our phony war–

  “After it aired, a group called Revolution Muslim posted on its website the graphic images of slain Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, who was murdered in 2004 by Muslim extremists for making a movie about Muslim women. The caption under the images read: “Have Matt Stone and Trey Parker Forgotten This?” Another message on the site said “South Park” producers would “probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh” for airing the show. The website also posted Comedy’s Central’s New York address, Parker and Stone’s California production studio address, and the creators’ photos. After that “warning,” Comedy Central – without the permission of Parker or Stone – bleeped out every mention of the word “Muhammad” and the entire speech at the end of episode 201.” ♦ –Majority of Americans Oppose South Park’s ‘Muhammad’ Censor–

  “Jennifer Knapp, the Christian music artist who announced this month that she is gay, recently questioned the authenticity of Bible translations on the issue of homosexuality. During her appearance on CNN’s Larry King Live on Friday, Knapp pointed out that believers rely on a text that is not in the original language. She said scholars have questioned the interpretation of the original Greek words that have been translated to homosexuality.” ♦ –Jennifer Knapp Questions Bible Translation on Homosexuality–

  “Today, one of the greatest seductions is that there could be world peace if only the Palestinians had a homeland. So this month, a new film was launched titled “With God On Our Side.” It is aimed at changing the end-time views of evangelicals and the theology that says the Jews are God’s chosen people and have a divine right to the land of Israel.” ♦ –Film Warning: “With God on Our Side” – Championed by Jim Wallis, Tony Campolo, Brian McLaren & Steve Haas (World Vision)–

  
• Elmarie

  2 May, 2010 at 7:47 pm

  Amanda

  Tune in to GOD TV on 23 May if you want to see who gets the platform on the day

  Can it be done via internet do you know?

  
• Amanda

  2 May, 2010 at 8:29 pm

  Elmarie

  I don’t think so. But they might make the program available later on the Internet. See here and here.

  
• Elmarie

  2 May, 2010 at 8:55 pm

  Amanda

  Ok thank you.:-)

  
• Elmarie

  3 May, 2010 at 8:34 am

  “Johannesburg – The Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) church in Soweto must meet the holistic needs of society and make use of resources for ministering purposes, Revered Frank Chikane said on Sunday.”We need to broaden this ‘go ye’ message to include the social needs of the people,” he said, after being reappointed as the church’s presiding pastor.
  The church must use its own resources, including a multi-purpose centre, to minister to the Soweto area, said Chikane..” ♦ –Frank Chikane pastor again
  2010-05-02 21:34–

  
• Amanda

  3 May, 2010 at 8:48 am

  “The Prayer Company & Global Day of Prayer are partnering to provide a gift of one case of 7+7 Anointing Oil, with a Mustard Seed of Faith in each bottle, to each Nation. The Mustard Seeds were given to us by Graham Power to bless each Nation with Faith. God gave this vision in 2002 to mix the 7 fragrances and 7 nations together and one day it would touch the world helping to bring Love and Healing to all the Nations of the World through prayer. Be apart of this historical day, May 23, 2010, when all Nations of the World will come together. God willing there will be people from all 220 Nations of the World. This is the first time that all the Nations will be in one place to pray, And through obedience, God has Blessed us to be apart of Blessing each Nation with a Gift of Oil and Prayer.” ♦ –Breaking News Pentecost Sunday May 23, 2010, 100′s of million of people around the world are gathering for The Global Day of Prayer.–

  “Then I noted that the last Global Day of Prayer event (these prayer meetings have been going on for ten years and this is the last one), will be held on Pentecost Sunday in Capetown, South Africa. God wants His winds of Pentecost to blow at Pentecost. The Lord says, “I want my people to pray in a new Pentecost that will sweep the face of the earth for I am coming with divine visitation that will touch heaven and earth. Many will be swept into the Kingdom of God and my glory will pour our with signs and wonders both in heaven and the earth!” ” ♦ –The Winds of Pentecost–

  “With every week that passes, the words and thoughts of Maitreya resonate in the minds of millions of people who know not the source of these inspiring ideas and hopeful concepts. Many ponder deeply on their meaning and vision and are strangely comforted. Others feel enabled and energized, filled with fresh courage and resolve. Still others wonder who this man can be, so simple and relaxed, yet wonderfully wise. Many are the feelings of delight and love that His appearances have wrought.” ♦ –The Master’s article for Share International magazine, April 2010–

  “As Your deeds increase throughout the earth,
  and as Your blessings abound to all the nations,
  they will seek You, asking, “Who is this King of glory?”” ♦ –The Global Day of Prayer–

  “Two bombs exploded minutes apart Sunday near buses carrying Christian students in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing at least one bystander and injuring around 100 others, a security official said. Sunni Muslim insurgents have frequently targeted members of Iraq’s Christian minority, especially in Mosul, which is home to a large Christian community. Some extremist Sunnis consider Christians to be nonbelievers and supporters of the Shiite-led government they oppose.” ♦ –Misunderstanders of Islam explode bombs near buses of Christian students, killing one, injuring over 100–

  “Polygamy is one of several issues, like forced marriage or genital mutilation, that France and other European nations face, as immigrants arrive with customs that conflict with the law of the land. But experts say polygamy in France can also be linked to fraud, where husbands hijack a generous social welfare system to line their pockets with state funds from each of their wives.” ♦ –”I’d go so far as to say that polygamists here (in France) are breeding for cash”–

  
• Elmarie

  3 May, 2010 at 7:04 pm

  “A Christian street preacher has been arrested and charged with a public-order offence after saying that homosexuality was sinful.Dale Mcalpine was handing out leaflets to shoppers when he told a passer-by and a gay police community support officer that, as a Christian, he believed homosexuality was one of a number of sins that go against the word of God.” ♦ –Christian preacher on hooligan charge after saying he believes that homosexuality is a sinRead –

  
• Elmarie

  3 May, 2010 at 7:16 pm

  “One pastor, a Methodist, said he no longer believes that God exists, but his church members do not know that he is an atheist. Most of them, he said, don’t even believe Jesus literally rose from the dead or literally was born of a virgin.

  Another pastor, from the United Church of Christ, said he didn’t even believe in the doctrinal content of the Christian faith at the beginning of his ministry, but he continues to preach as if he believes because it’s the way of life he knows.

  A Presbyterian pastor in the study said he remains in ministry largely for financial reasons and acknowledged that if he were to make known that he rejects most tenets of the Christian faith he would obliterate his “ability to earn a living this way.”

  A Church of Christ pastor explained how he continues to lead his church despite losing all theological confidence.

  “Here’s how I’m handling my job on Sunday mornings: I see it as play acting. I see myself as taking on the role of a believer in a worship service, and performing,” the pastor said.

  He describes himself as an atheistic agnostic and said he still needs the ministerial job and no longer believes hypocrisy is wrong.

  A Southern Baptist pastor included in the study said he was attracted to Christianity as a religion of love and now has become an atheist. If someone would offer him $200,000, he said, he’d leave the ministry right away.

  “‘Preachers Who Are Not Believers’ is a stunning and revealing report that lays bare a level of heresy, apostasy and hypocrisy that staggers the mind,” R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, wrote on his blog in March.

  “In 1739, Gilbert Tennett preached his famous sermon, ‘On the Danger of an Unconverted Ministry.’ In that sermon, Tennett described unbelieving pastors as a curse upon the church. They prey upon the faith and the faithful. ‘These caterpillars labor to devour every green thing.’.”

  One pastor, a Methodist, said he no longer believes that God exists, but his church members do not know that he is an atheist. Most of them, he said, don’t even believe Jesus literally rose from the dead or literally was born of a virgin.

  Another pastor, from the United Church of Christ, said he didn’t even believe in the doctrinal content of the Christian faith at the beginning of his ministry, but he continues to preach as if he believes because it’s the way of life he knows.

  A Presbyterian pastor in the study said he remains in ministry largely for financial reasons and acknowledged that if he were to make known that he rejects most tenets of the Christian faith he would obliterate his “ability to earn a living this way.”

  A Church of Christ pastor explained how he continues to lead his church despite losing all theological confidence.

  “Here’s how I’m handling my job on Sunday mornings: I see it as play acting. I see myself as taking on the role of a believer in a worship service, and performing,” the pastor said.

  He describes himself as an atheistic agnostic and said he still needs the ministerial job and no longer believes hypocrisy is wrong.

  A Southern Baptist pastor included in the study said he was attracted to Christianity as a religion of love and now has become an atheist. If someone would offer him $200,000, he said, he’d leave the ministry right away.

  “‘Preachers Who Are Not Believers’ is a stunning and revealing report that lays bare a level of heresy, apostasy and hypocrisy that staggers the mind,” R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, wrote on his blog in March.

  “In 1739, Gilbert Tennett preached his famous sermon, ‘On the Danger of an Unconverted Ministry.’ In that sermon, Tennett described unbelieving pastors as a curse upon the church. They prey upon the faith and the faithful. ‘These caterpillars labor to devour every green thing.’

  
• Elmarie

  3 May, 2010 at 7:29 pm

  Debs

  argh man me silly. Debs please remove from below the blue thingkie that goes to link … Please.

  [EDITED: Elmarie, I think I removed the wrong link...please check your last 2 news posts and tell me where I messed up]

  
• Amanda

  3 May, 2010 at 7:58 pm

  “Dale McAlpine was charged with causing “harassment, alarm or distress” after a homosexual police community support officer (PCSO) overheard him reciting a number of “sins” referred to in the Bible, including blasphemy, drunkenness and same sex relationships. The 42-year-old Baptist, who has preached Christianity in Wokington, Cumbria for years, said he did not mention homosexuality while delivering a sermon from the top of a stepladder, but admitted telling a passing shopper that he believed it went against the word of God. ” ♦ –Christian preacher arrested for saying homosexuality is a sin –

  “Most South Africans are unlikely to be familiar with the name William Lane Craig and so would not recognise how influential this world-renowned American speaker and author is. When it comes to things American, we are mostly over-stimulated by its entertainment culture and sometimes bemused by its political intricacies, but for the most part we are ignorant of great American and Christian thinkers such as Dr. Craig. It would be a momentous oversight, though, especially for Christians who realise the importance of both their intellectual life and their faith, not to take note of Dr. Craig’s upcoming visit to South Africa.” ♦ –Info on the Faith & Reason Conference 2010–

  “In the video below, you will see people who behave like trained seals. They approach Hinn and mistakenly believe they are going to get zapped by the Holy Spirit. When he touches them or waves his arms, they fall on cue. But they don’t stay down because Hinn’s ushers are jerking them up off the floor and are very brusquely slinging them towards the edge of the stage. It’s quite a spectacle to watch!” ♦ –Benny Hinn: Video Proof He’s a Charlatan–

  “The following essay is chapter two from Bob DeWaay’s book The Emergent Church – Undefining Christianity. We publish it here because the terminology and concept of missional has spread throughout evangelicalism. Christians need to be warned that being “missional” has nothing to do with the fulfillment of the Great Commission.” ♦ –”Undefining” God’s Mission – The Emerging Church “On a Mission from God”–

  “But wait! I thought all the learned analysts had assured us that there is no death penalty for apostasy in Islam! Isn’t that right, Dr. Bassiouni? Mr. Kruse? Ms. Heagney?” ♦ –Crimes punishable by death in the UAE include…apostasy–

  “ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud has vowed to attack major US cities in two purported new videos released months after his reported killing in a US missile strike. The videos emerged after an attempted car bombing in New York City, for which his faction claimed responsibility in a third video, and provided the most substantial evidence so far that he survived a US attempt on his life…. “The time is very near when our fedayeen will attack the American states in the major cities,” said Mehsud, who was seen flanked by two armed and masked men in the video released by the SITE and IntelCenter monitoring groups.” ♦ –Undead jihad leader: “The time is very near when our fedayeen will attack the American states in the major cities”–

  “While the U.S. president has consistently sought dialogue with the Muslim world, he has not put in the same effort to protect oppressed Christians, says Sabatina James, who has lived for the past nine years in fear of being murdered for leaving Islam. ” ♦ –Ex-Muslim criticizes Obama for failing to speak out about Muslim persecution of Christians–

  “The US has given private assurances to encourage the Palestinians to join indirect Middle East peace talks, including an offer to consider allowing UN security council condemnation of any significant new Israeli settlement activity, the Guardian has learned. ” ♦ –Obama promises Abbas privately that he will throw Israel under the bus at the UN–

  “Patron of world terrorism, financier of Hamas and Hizballah, accuses the U.S. of being a patron of world terrorism. “Ahmadinejad likely to stir sanctions debate with address at U.N. nuke summit,” by Bridget Johnson for The Hill, May 2” ♦ –Thug-In-Chief: “We have documents that prove [Washington] is the root of world terrorism”–

  
• Amanda

  4 May, 2010 at 11:10 am

  “NEW YORK – Authorities arrested a suspect in the attempted weekend car bombing in Times Square, NBC News’ justice correspondent Pete Williams reported early Tuesday morning. A U.S. citizen of Pakistani descent, Shahzad Faisal, was trying to leave the country Monday night at John F Kennedy International Airport when he was picked up by Customs and Border Protection agents, Williams reported. Earlier, an official told The Associated Press that the potential suspect recently traveled to Pakistan. ” ♦ –Pakistani Muslim Shahzad Faisal arrested in NYC car bomb case–

  “Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was back in New York Monday, continuing his effort to intimidate and shame Barack Obama into dropping his policy of retaining first-strike capability against rogue states such as Iran. For 35 minutes at the UN, Ahmadinejad did his best impression of an anti-nuke crusader, working to eradicate these weapons for humanity’s sake. Behind his peacenik façade (which is sure to take in many on the Left), however, lurks a reality that couldn’t be more contrasting.” ♦ –Ahmadinejad Swaggers at the UN–

  “Only a week ago, the ash cloud seemed very much in the news, and then it fell off the agenda with remarkable rapidity. But … it’s back. North-easterly winds, that have brought the Bank Holiday chill and snow to some parts of the UK have also delivered another unwelcome package from Iceland. From 0700 BST today, no clearance will be given to flights originating or terminating in Northern Ireland controlled airspace, while Belfast International, Belfast City and City of Derry airports will all be closed until further notice.” ♦ –The ash returns–

  
• Deborah (Discerning the World)

  4 May, 2010 at 7:01 pm

  Amanda

  “Only a week ago, the ash cloud seemed very much in the news, and then it fell off the agenda with remarkable rapidity. But … it’s back. North-easterly winds, that have brought the Bank Holiday chill and snow to some parts of the UK have also delivered another unwelcome package from Iceland. From 0700 BST today, no clearance will be given to flights originating or terminating in Northern Ireland controlled airspace, while Belfast International, Belfast City and City of Derry airports will all be closed until further notice……”

  Oo oh! I really don’t like soccer, but I really hope people can get to SA to attend with world cup – otherwise SA will be taking another loan from the EU.

  I am thinking of buying a vuvuzla to just say, “I was there” and to blow it for the sole purpose of drowning out the noise of my neighbours and any Angus Buchan Shofar blowers in the near future.

  Aiyobaaaaa!

  
• Amanda

  4 May, 2010 at 7:03 pm

  “Let’s just drop the bomb right from the word go and ask ourselves: “Is the Moreleta Park DRC a Christian church or what?” Well, of course they are, you may protest immediately. How can we doubt their sincerity, enthusiasm, love and commitment to the Christian cause when you read the following statement on their website.” ♦ –The Moreleta Park DRC Re-imagined–

  “There is a great difference between moralism and the gospel. Moralism, in fact, inoculates us from the gospel by giving us something of “the real thing” ensuring that we miss out on the true gospel all together. We must remember that Christ came first not to make bad people good but to make dead people live. If we forget that, our Christianity will turn out to be Christless.” ♦ –Christless Christianity–

  
• Elmarie

  4 May, 2010 at 8:17 pm

  “Lawlis is endeavoring to use the internet to bring a new comic book vision to the world, and has made his first go at the effort with the comic called “Orange Peel” – a story set in a technologically advanced future, where evil aliens plot to take-over the neighboring planet Godderth for conquest. However, they first plan to make conquest easy by getting the inhabitants of Godderth to abandon their morality, destroy the family unit, and become so morally impoverished that they will welcome their would-be conquerors with open arms.The main character, “Paul Roman” wears an orange jumpsuit with a “3” emblazoned on the front – a reference to the Trinity – drives a futuristic roadster called “Orange Peel,” and engages in sharing the Good News with a bunch of alien thugs on Godderth, who call themselves “the Red Menace.”
  For Lawlis, this is his first attempt in a goal of creating a product that has a Christian/pro-life message within it, but can be accessible to a mainstream audience. While he admits he may not yet have hit the mark, he hopes to improve the comic with input and ideas from pro-life advocates.“What I am asking for is feedback/support from the Pro-Life community,” said Lawlis. “The art community is very pro-abortion and I don’t think my comic book will be received well by them,” adding that he may face repercussions in the industry as well.
  .” ♦ –Marvel/DC comics illustrator creates pro-life comic book–

  
• Elmarie

  4 May, 2010 at 8:22 pm

  “President Obama has issued a proclamation declaring this Thursday as National Day of Prayer.In his proclamation, he states that prayer has long been an important part of U.S. history. The nation upholds as fundamental principles the exercise of religion and freedom of conscience, he said. Thus Americans have long considered it “fitting and proper” to publicly observe the importance of prayer on May 6. “On this day, let us give thanks for the many blessings God has bestowed upon our Nation,” said Obama in the proclamation. “Let us rejoice for the blessing of freedom both to believe and to live our beliefs, and for the many other freedoms and opportunities that bring us together as one Nation.”.” ♦ –President Obama Proclaims National Day of Prayer–

  
• Amanda

  5 May, 2010 at 12:20 pm

  “In Human Events this morning I discuss how the latest annual report from the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) doesn’t gibe with the Obama Administration’s views of Islam and Muslim countries” ♦ –Spencer: Obama Ignores Islamic Violations of Religious Freedom–

  “Bloomberg later told CBS Evening News Anchor Katie Couric that the suspect behind the bombing attempt could be a domestic terrorist angry at the government who acted alone. “If I had to guess 25 cents, this would be exactly that. Homegrown, or maybe a mentally deranged person, or somebody with a political agenda that doesn’t like the health care bill or something. It could be anything,” he said. ” ♦ –Hoping for the right kind of terrorist — a white non-Muslim–

  “TEHRAN – An Iranian navy plane that came close to a US aircraft carrier in the Gulf was filming the vessel, the Fars news agency quoted Iran’s naval chief as saying on Tuesday. “The F27 plane of the navy flew above this aircraft carrier and took a thorough film. Despite the carrier’s objection we insist that this is our right,” the agency quoted Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayari as saying.” ♦ –Iran navy plane was filming US carrier–

  “The descendants of genocidal jihadists taunt the descendants of those their ancestors murdered, Washington, April 24, 2010.” ♦ –Turkish Americans dance in celebration of the Armenian genocide–

  “Robert Dreyfuss’ piece also ran in The Guardian and elsewhere. And that stands to reason, since Dreyfuss summed up the common line of thinking held by the likes of Mayor Bloomberg of New York City and MSNBC’s Contessa Brewer: Muslims are non-white, non-Western, and non-Christian, and hence are always victims. Reality seldom fits this narrative, but that seems to lead those who hold it only to cling to it all the more tenaciously, and to do their best to tailor the facts to fit that narrative. ” ♦ –The Nation, May 3: Times Square bomber probably not a jihadist, but “more likely…a member of some squirrely branch of the Tea Party, anti-government far right”–

  “Ezra Klein in the Washington Post led the way in the imaginative department. Observing that Shahzad defaulted on the mortgage on his home in Connecticut and that the property is now in foreclosure, Klein discovered a hitherto-unnoticed motivated for violent jihad: “foreclosures generate an enormous amount of misery and anxiety and depression that can tip people into all sorts of dangerous behaviors that don’t make headlines but do ruin lives. And for all that we’ve done to save the financial sector, we’ve not done nearly enough to help struggling homeowners.” Help struggling homeowners, or they’ll try to set off car bombs in Times Square!…” ♦ –Spencer: Denying Jihad — Again–

  “LONDON (RNS) A top British judge has ruled that Christian beliefs have no standing under secular law because they lack evidence and cannot be proven. Lord Justice John Grant McKenzie Laws made the declaration on Thursday (April 29) in throwing out a defamation suit by Christian relationship counselor who refused to offer sex therapy to gay couples. Gary McFarlane protested that he was fired because offering sex therapy to same-gender couples violates his Christian principles.” ♦ –British Judge: Christian Beliefs Have No Legal Standing–

  Caution:

  “This disturbing footage was taken last year at “apostle” Rick Joyner’s church service. This allegedly is the “New Wave” or “New Breed” of Christianity. It is part and parcel of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). Their aim is to take down demonic spirits in order to take back territories and institutions for Christ. After viewing this video it would appear that demonic spirits took over Rick Joyner’s church. Joyner was on the committee of the May Day 2010 event held last Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial. Leaders of the Christian Right, including James Dobson, partnered with “apostles” and “prophets” of NAR to pray for our nation. ” ♦ –Some scary stuff (voodoo?) going on in “apostle” Rick Joyner’s church–

  “Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg are into their final day push for votes ahead of the UK election. After campaigning through the night Mr Cameron, the Conservative leader, said the election was “close” and he was fighting “for every vote”. ” ♦ –Election 2010: Leaders into final push for votes–

  “The Times and The Daily Telegraph have done it and The Sun came out ages ago, rooting for the Tories. Amazingly, the Economist did it as well, followed in short order by The Financial Times. Unkind souls have suggested that support from the latter two indicate quite how far the Tories have departed from the Conservative Path.” ♦ –Split down the middle–

  
• Amanda

  5 May, 2010 at 9:32 pm

  “Cape Town – No threat of global terrorism to South Africa’s upcoming Soccer World Cup has been identified, South Africa’s intelligence minister said on Wednesday. “Our assessment to date does not indicate any security threat to the event including the cancer of global terrorism. However we are not lowering our guard,” minister of state security Siyabonga Cwele told lawmakers.” ♦ –SWC: No threat of terrorism–

  “Today’s Crosstalk Show will feature Sarah Leslie of the Discernment Research Group. The subject is what is called the New Apostolic Reformation, the leaders of which are linking arms with groups that are fighting the culture war in our country. What do ‘prophetesses’ like Cindy Jacobs teach and believe? Why is the revelation of Holy Scripture insufficient for these spiritual leaders, and what is their ultimate goal?” ♦ –The New ‘Apostles’ and Their ‘Reformation’ –

  “The effort among some Christian churches to meet with Muslims and dialogue about faith is a betrayal of the basic foundations of Christianity, asserts a critic of the developing trend. “Useful idiots,” is how Christian talk show host and Muslim analyst Ingrid Schlueter assessed the participants in a recent interfaith dialogue session between the Acts 29 Network-affiliated Harambee Church and MAPS, the Muslim Association of Puget Sound, a group that has connections to the Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR.” ♦ –Muslim-Christian Interfaith Leaders Serving as “Useful Idiots”?–

  ““In any case, Bogardus then breaks ranks, calling Schlueter an “extremely anti-muslim right-wing fanatic with a bone to pick with Mars Hill.” Interfaith dialogue between Muslims and evangelical Christians is a good thing, he adds. As for CAIR’s alleged ties to Hamas, Bogardus says he doesn’t know enough to say. Mars Hill, he says, “doesn’t currently keep up with extremist groups and their ties.”” ♦ –Quote of the Day–

  “As we had been reporting lately, Janet Porter of Faith 2 Action had become increasingly involved in “dominion” theology, the idea that Christians are called to take complete control over every aspect of human life in order to bring about the return of Christ. There is something called “7 Mountains” theology that sets out seven specific aspects of the national culture that Christians are supposed to retake and this “7 Mountains” theology was at the very center of Porter’s May Day prayer rally at the Lincoln Memorial over the weekend.” ♦ –Title of the article here–

  “Chris Rosebrough of Fighting for the Faith” ♦ –A Recent Emerging Church Conference–

  “At least three people have been killed in the Greek capital as protesters set fire to a bank during a general strike over planned austerity measures. The bodies were found inside the Marfin Bank in Athens. The Greek prime minister said it was a “murderous act”. The protest became violent, with petrol bombs thrown at police who responded with pepper spray and tear gas.” ♦ –Three dead as Greece protest turns violent –

  “Why do we do the things we do? Scholars struggle to understand human nature and, in particular, what theologians call sin. Where does it come from and why do we do it? In 2002, James Waller produced a careful work of psychology called Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing.” ♦ –Simul iustus et peccator–

  
• Elmarie

  6 May, 2010 at 7:36 am

  Olak doing carpet rol……….banging head on floor!! Look at the buzzzz words here: “Interkerklike Bedieningsgroep”

  “Elf vroue van verskillende bedienings in gegoede woonbuurte in Pretoria het gister sowat 30 behoeftige vroue se voete gaan was as simbool dat hulle “almal voor Jesus gelyk” is.Dié voetewassery was vir al die vroue, lede van die Interkerklike Bedieningsgroep, ’n eerste en hulle meen dit het hulle nader aan die Here en aan mekaar gebring.
  Mev. Anna Cronjé het namens die 11 vroue gesê: “As jy iemand se voete was, moet jy voor hom afbuk.
  “Jesus was ’n koning, maar Hy het afgebuk om sy dissipels se voete te was om vir hulle te wys niemand is te belangrik vir die ander persoon nie. Jesus wil met elkeen van ons praat. Dien hom.”.” ♦ –
  Vroue wys ‘almal is voor Jesus gelyk’
  2010-05-06 00:02–

  
• Amanda

  6 May, 2010 at 8:57 am

  *Updated* Acts 29 Church Works with CAIR, a Hamas Front Group

  My name is Mike Gunn, pastor of Harambee Church. I want to clarify a couple of things.

  One I find it shameful that your hatred and vitriol toward Mark Driscoll, could link him in some way to this event. Mark and Mars Hill had absolutely nothing to do with this event, and linking him the way you did only reveals your slanderous heart.

  Secondly, you are also very quick to judge us for this event, without actually knowing that much of what you are talking about. The last time I checked having 150 non-believers in your building listening to a clear presentation of the gospel narrative is a good thing and the commanded aim of every church on this planet (Matthew 28:19; Acts 1:8). When’s the last time you did the same? Do you even know a Muslim??

  Lastly, even if CAIR had terrorist ties (Which is absurd), so what? Aren’t we told to love our enemies, and I would assume that includes preaching the gospel to them (Matthew 5:43-44; Romans 12:9-20)?

  Are you people more interested in American values and xenophobic rhetoric than you are the value of preaching the gospel to the lost, which would include those that don’t share our values, and are different than us?

  This blog, and many of these comments are nothing more than a woeful attempt to slander a man (Mark Driscoll) who has been extremely faithful to the call of God to proclaim Jesus, and Him crucified!

  That is such a tragedy!

  Pastor Mike Gunn
  Harambee Church

  Mike, I’ve given you your chance.

  #1. If Mark Driscoll had nothing to do with your Muslim/Christian event, then he needs to get his mug shot off the Acts 29 Network website where he’s listed as “founder and chief visionary” and you need to drop your title of field director at Acts 29. Secondly, you should take the reference to Acts 29 off your church website. I have no doubt you probably already have.

  #2. I don’t frankly care whether you find it absurd that CAIR has terrorist ties or not. The FBI found that they did have terrorist ties in the Hamas Funding case and called them “unindicted co-conspirators.” I posted a copy of a letter from three Senators who wrote to Robert Muller, head of the FBI out of concern that other government agencies were also working with them. Read much news, Mike?

  http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=144905

  #3. Had the Gospel “narrative” been preached as the only way to eternal life and the false god of Islam warned about at your pow wow, you would have cleared the room in about 5 minutes, and the only ones left would be those who would be seeking to know the living Christ. Instead you swapped Jesus stories and shut off the lights, with the Muslims claiming the event was a “tremendous success.”

  #4. Yes, I happen to know several muslims personally and our son plays with a boy in the neighborhood who is Muslim. Your arrogance is on display when you insinuate that those who object to Interfaith chats in the name of evangelism are somehow promoting isolation and a lack of love and witnessing.

  #5. As to your defense of Mark Driscoll, having just read once again the contents of his sermon in Scotland that was pure pornography over the pulpit, I am convinced that he is not a faithful man of God, but someone whose flesh and pride have blinded himself to his own error. My own son in college told me what a stumbling block Mark’s speech and sex obsession in his sermons and writings were to him in trying to keep his mind thinking pure thoughts. Mr. Driscoll has caused many such young ones in the faith to have the same problem. Shame on a man who claims to speak for God and stands in the pulpit on a Sunday morning in Scotland talking about vaginas. God help the scattered and wounded sheep who look to leaders for godliness and find only the stench of the flesh. God help all of us at a time when the evangelical church has become a punch line.

  Ingrid Schlueter

  Islam 101

  Islam 101 is meant to help people become better educated about the fundamentals of Islam and to help the more knowledgeable better convey the facts to others. Similarly, my book and documentary are meant to serve as concise explanations of the major moving parts of Islam and their implications for Western society. Islam 101 is a condensation of the book and documentary with the aim of lending clarity to the public understanding of Islam and of exposing the inadequacy of prevailing views. All should feel free to distribute and/or reproduce it.

  The Truth Abour CAIR and Terrorism

  CAIR was founded in 1994 by alumni of an older group, the Islamic Association for Palestine. The IAP, founded by senior Hamas figure Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook, calls for the destruction of Israel and the creation of an Islamic state under Islamic law in Israel’s place. (In 1996, CAIR would condemn the U.S. government’s decision to deport Marzook as an “anti-Islamic” act.)

  CAIR’s first executive director, Nihad Awad, publicly declared himself a supporter of Hamas at a 1994 forum at Barry University in Florida.

  One of CAIR’s original advisory board members, Siraj Wahhaj, served as a character witness for Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman. Rahman is the blind Egyptian cleric convicted in 1995 of conspiracy to bomb New York landmarks. CAIR described Rahman’s conviction as a hate crime.

  CAIR’s founding chairman, Omar Ahmed, also an IAP alumnus, is said to have declared at a public event in California in July, 1998: “Islam isn’t in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran . . . should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on earth.” Ahmed has since disputed the accuracy of the quote–five years after it was reported by a California newspaper.

  After the 9/11 attacks on the United States, CAIR’s Web site featured a link titled, “Donate to the NY/DC Disaster Relief Fund.” The link connected to the Web site of the Holy Land Foundation, a charity closed down by the United States three months later as a Hamas front.

  
• Amanda

  6 May, 2010 at 10:38 am

  “On Tuesday, during one of the conference tracks, Claude Nikondeha shared why Amahoro was birthed. It came out of his quest to find other Africans who believed there had to be something more than a Gospel that taught: “Repent, because Jesus is coming soon.” Growing up in the church in Burundi, it became increasingly hard for Claude to believe in good news that was only for a life to come without piercing the circumstances he saw everywhere around him.” ♦ –Amahoro Africa 2010: Christ, Creation & Community –

  “I’m in Kenya with a group of about 150 emerging leaders from across East and South Africa. A brilliant and diverse group of clergy, social activists, aid workers, and others have come together to discuss the relation between Christian faith and care for the environment. I can hardly speak as I write these words. I’ve spent all today in conversations about the environment with people who live and work in slums where you literally walk on human excrement … in cities where the factories pour untreated waste into streams … in villages along lakes whose waters would qualify as untreated sewage … in slums that reek with the stench of mountains of garbage. For people here, global climate change isn’t a theory: they can see the desert spreading year by year, and they’re coping with the unrest and migration that happens when formerly fertile lands become dry and hard.” ♦ –A Dirty Way of Life–

  “Hassan’s calm call and confession to the police is consistent with the behavior of the perpetrators of other Islamic honor killings around the world. Many times they are quite calm after doing the deed, turn themselves in, and sometimes even express gratitude to Allah for the chance to cleanse their family’s honor. ” ♦ –”I want to tell you that I just killed my wife and I’m here to turn myself in” –

  “ NAIROBI, Kenya, May 5 (CDN) — Islamic militants yesterday killed another leader of the underground church movement in Somalia, sources said. Before he was fatally shot on Tuesday (May 4) in Xarardheere, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Jowhar, 57-year-old Yusuf Ali Nur had been on a list of people the Islamic extremist al Shabaab suspected of being Christian, sources who spoke on condition of anonymity told Compass. Al Shabaab, said to have links with al Qaeda, has vowed to rid Somalia of Christianity.” ♦ –Somali jihadists execute man “suspected of being a Christian”–

  “Faisal Shahzad was never one to draw attention to himself. An average student in college, an average employee in the workplace, an average neighbor in suburbia. Shahzad parlayed this into jobs crunching data for corporate America’s elite like Elizabeth Arden, which enabled him to buy a single-family home for his wife and children in Shelton.” ♦ –Latest non-jihad explanation for Times Square jihad: Shahzad was “the runt of the litter; the child who couldn’t meet his parents’ expectations”–

  “Of course there is always response and retaliation in war. That’s what war is. But what Makhdoom Qureshi is trying to do is put the blame on America for Shahzad’s jihad attack. The implication of his statement is that if we stop resisting the jihadis, they will stop fighting us. But of course they wouldn’t stop, for the Qur’an and Islamic theology and law mandate warfare against unbelievers simply because they are unbelievers, not solely because they are fighting back. ” ♦ –Pakistani Foreign Minister on Times Square jihad car bomb: “This is a blowback. This is a reaction. This is retaliation. And you could expect that.”–

  
• Amanda

  6 May, 2010 at 11:10 pm

  “Stocks plummeted in a flashback to the panicked trading of 2008. Selling accelerated late in the day due to a wave of automated sell orders that turned an ugly drop into full-blown market washout. At its afternoon low the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down almost 1,000 points, hurt by sharp drops in Procter & Gamble, 3M and other companies that traders said were subject to heavy selling by so-called black boxes, or automated trading systems.” ♦ –Stocks’ Skid Deepens –

  “Comedy Central might censor every image of the Prophet Muhammad on “South Park,” yet the network is developing a whole animated series around Jesus Christ. Jesus-south-park As part of the network’s upfront presentation to advertisers (full slate here), Comedy Central is set to announce “JC,” a half-hour show about Christ wanting to escape the shadow of his “powerful but apathetic father” and live a regular life in New York City. ” ♦ –Comedy Central developing Jesus Christ cartoon–

  “VIENNA – The head of the U.N. atomic watchdog is asking for international input on an Arab-led push to have Israel join the Nonproliferation Treaty, in a move that adds to pressure on the Jewish state to disclose its unacknowledged nuclear arsenal. Israel, in turn, is suggesting efforts should focus instead on giving teeth to the nuclear treaty to prevent signatories like Iran from acquiring such weapons.” ♦ –IAEA chief focuses on Israel–

  “Although the main Westminster parties – as always – have been at pains during this election campaign to avoid references to the European Union, this is the one issue that stands above all others. There is not and cannot be anything more important to us as a nation than the questions of who governs us and who makes our laws. Increasingly, that body is not the Westminster parliament or the British government, and over the term of the next parliament, their powers will diminish further as the Lisbon Treaty begins to bite.” ♦ –Anyone But Cameron–

  “Despite the queues, the ranks of election monitors and the security, I struggled through to the polling station to cast my votes – one for the locals and the other for the national reshuffle. Appearances, however, can be deceptive. The tellers reported that by midday, they had registered as many votes as they had in the whole day, back in 2005. This seems to be borne out by other local reports, and The Guardian is also reporting a higher than usual turnout in some areas. Thus, one of our earlier expectations is confounded – the initial thoughts were that the turnout might be quite low.” ♦ –Reshuffle special–

  “Of course, like many practices in Sharia law that violate modern standards of human rights and prohibitions on cruel and unusual punishment, amputation for theft persists in the Islamic world because it is enshrined in the Qur’an (5:38). ” ♦ –Pakistan: Taliban amputates hands of three men accused of theft–

  “Jim Belcher announced on Sunday May 2 that he has decided to leave the church he planted, Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, California, to write his next book. Earlier this year, Leadership Journal named Belcher’s first book, Deep Church, “the best of the best” for a “Leader’s Outer Life.” It also won a Christianity Today book award in the church/pastoral leadership category.” ♦ –Jim Belcher, Francis Chan, N.T. Wright, and Others Leave the Pastorate to Write and Speak–

  “Calvinists and non-Calvinists agree on the central truths of Christianity and should continue to work cooperatively in the Southern Baptist Convention. Nevertheless, Calvinists are wrong in many of their interpretations of Scripture. That is the claim of “Whosoever Will: A Biblical and Theological Critique of Five-Point Calvinism,” a new book published by B&H Academic.” ♦ –New Book Critiques Calvinism–

  “Yet, to even suggest that the Gospel can be reduced to that implies that the Gospel is any of those things at all. Scripture clearly teaches that the Gospel is the work and action of Christ through his atoning sacrifice on the cross. The Gospel (good news) then is that he did the work for us, he paid the debt for us, and makes the way to heaven for us. It is his work and not ours.” ♦ –Gospel Trouble With Rick Warren–

  “I see from my diary that Scot McKnight, an Emerging Church fundi from overseas, is due to be speaking at Tukkies on Wednesday 12 May at 10:30 am, the topic being “Conversion and why folks walk away from the faith”.” ♦ –Scot McKnight at Tukkies–

  
• Amanda

  7 May, 2010 at 9:13 am

  “The Emergent Church, of which Joubert is a close and ardent follower, is making itself guilty of the very same sins as Israel. She is saturated with the philosophies and spiritual practices from the East. Two of his biggest mates, Rob Bell and Ron Martoia, have proven this without a dash of doubt. Stephan Joubert is noted for saying things that are entirely alien to the Christian doctrine. His tongue has been in need of the purification of the fire from the altar for quite some time.” ♦ –A drop of water on an emblazed tongue–

  “The blog on velocityculture.com has been an effort to call out how our modern textual information based methods have left people cold, unchanged and frustrated… Someone has to be the tour guide for the new terrain…People from several continents coming together in an online community to do daily practices together…What is transformation? How is it defined? What things lead to it? What is a centering practice? What do the mystics say are the three critical factors in all transformation? Why have more sermons and bible studies and reading not really changed peoples lives according to all the statistics? What do the ancient sages teach us about deep change in us? How is a spirituality of seeing, one taught by all the great teachers and the model employed by Jesus, different than the spirituality of textual study taught in our modern religious system?” ♦ –ttTribe — The Transformational Trek Tribe-Ron Martoia–

  “greed and violence and abuse they are not right
  and they cannot last
  they belong to death and death does not belong

  resurrection says that what we do with our lives matters
  in this body
  the one that we inhabit right now
  every act of compassion matters
  every work of art that celebrates the good and the true matters
  every fair and honest act of business and trade
  every kind word
  they all belong and they will all go on in God’s good world” ♦ –RESURRECTION-Rob Bell–

  “The Winner of the Worst Easter Sermon of 2010 [Resurrection - Rob Bell]” ♦ –”Big Tent” Christianity??–

  “The current paradigm shifts happening in the world and the church, and also in South Africa, has been well thought through in many blogposts, academic articles, conversations, books and more. But on Sunday morning when I go to church our music still seem to reflect either the Renaissance era from which our tradition was born, of the height of the revivalist, late-modern fundamental, era which has strongly influenced the mega-church movements. Here and there you’ll find some of the old mystical hymns which is refreshing, but much of the words we sing would sound totally strange is we were to ever say them to each other in a conversation. Along come my friend Nic Paton and the Sout Project.” ♦ –review: Sout Project–

  “I was close to tears when watching this! It confirmed for me what I have believed for a long time: that everyone has a deep spirituality but that it doesn’t need to be grounded in any particular religious system for it to be meaningful and authentic.” ♦ –Atheist spirituality–

  “God is at work in the world. In the mundane, everyday going to work, eating, drinking, playing, doing love life, we are able to stumble upon the fresh footprints of God. I call these footprints missional pockets. Small (and big) signs of God’s presence, his will and the things God’s up to.” ♦ –missional pockets–

  “This process of questioning or interrogating or confronting whiteness feels like agony because it destroys deep foundations of certainty and sensibilities of superiority amongst other things. Doing so (as Krog did through the book) leads to an unsettling of cemented identities and opens ways towards a new kind of becoming – or not.” ♦ –Begging to be black–

  Watch out, Cape Town. Coming your way soon.

  “Thanks to Right Wing Watch, here’s a video of Cindy Jacobs and Dutch Sheets as they plead frantically for God’s intervention in America during the May Day prayer rally at the Lincoln Memorial on May 1, 2010. Jacobs claims that many people are having dreams about massive devastation and leads the crowd into screaming for May Day! May Day! GOD SAVE US! [etc] Jacobs screams about the Hate Crimes bill and leads a passionate cry for freedom.” ♦ –More May Day Prayer Highlights: Cindy Jacobs and Dutch Sheets–

  
• Elmarie

  7 May, 2010 at 11:48 am

  “Ahead of the National Day of Prayer, Franklin Graham expressed dismay at how Islam is receiving preferential treatment by the Obama administration.The evangelist, who was recently disinvited from a Pentagon prayer event over past comments he made about Islam, pointed to the violence against Muslim women.“It’s just horrific,” Graham said to Newsmax.TV this week. “If you just take women alone … I just don’t understand why the president would be giving Islam a pass.”.” ♦ –Franklin Graham: Islam Is Not Faith of America–

  
• Elmarie

  7 May, 2010 at 11:54 am

  Nooooooo man.

  “Mass. church to offer worship services for dogs
  The Associated Press
  Posted: 05/05/2010 02:05:45 PM MDT
  Updated: 05/05/2010 02:05:46 PM MDT

  DANVERS, Mass.—A Massachusetts church is scheduled to launch a new monthly worship service—for dogs. Calvary Episcopal Church will offer later this month its first “Perfect Paws Pet Ministry” aimed at giving area pooches and their owners improved odds at getting canines into heaven. The Danvers church plans to hold the service on the third Sunday of every month, complete with communion for the humans and special blessings for pets. Dogs will get special treats.Church officials said well-mannered, leashed dogs are invited. People can submit a paper prayer if their pets are sick, not good around other dogs or deceased. Prayers can also be offered for other types of pets.Rev. Thea Keith-Lucas told The Salem News dogs will have a say during service because barking won’t be banned. .” ♦ –Mass. church to offer worship services for dogs–

  
• Elmarie

  7 May, 2010 at 11:57 am

  One very sick lady.

  “One of Poland’s most famous and controversial pop stars faces two years in gaol after suggesting that the Bible was written by drunks and people with a fondness for “herbal cigarettes”. .” ♦ –Pop star claims Bible written by drunks –

  
• Elmarie

  7 May, 2010 at 12:23 pm

  “Burning Down ‘The Shack,’ which WND Books publishes June 1, challenges readers to consider the perilous religious beliefs of the author. While writing The Shack, Young, a victim of child molestation, had recently embraced “universal reconciliation” — a belief identified as far back as the sixth century as heresy — which emphasizes that Jesus’ loving nature renders him incapable of eternally damning people.”It’s often said that one can understand a book better by knowing the author,” Burning Down ‘The Shack’ states, which De Young wrote to “expose the greatest deception to blindside the church in the last 200 years!”In confronting The Shack, De Young says he feels a little like David, with stone and slingshot in hand, taking on the nine-foot success of the book. As of January 2010, The Shack had spent 70 weeks at number one on the New York Times Best-seller List, had sold at least 7 million copies worldwide, and had been translated into two foreign languages. It still ranks on several best-sellers’ lists and whispers are circulating of a widespread feature film release. .” ♦ –New Book ‘Burning Down ‘The Shack” Exposes Great Deception Lurking in Church’s Blindside–

  
• Robbie

  7 May, 2010 at 4:15 pm

  >>>One very sick lady.<<<

  … oh boy… two years in gaol could only be the beginning of her sentence… if she does not repent.

  
• Burning Lamp

  7 May, 2010 at 4:28 pm

  Franklin Graham is garnering admiration while he is leading youth down the road to hell. Check out his “ministry” to youth through heavy metal bands. Pragmatism at its worst. Similar to Acquire the Fire but with the Graham endorsement.Interested to know what others think after checking this out.

  
• Elmarie

  8 May, 2010 at 9:12 am

  World Gone Mad!

  “New York – Comedy Central has a cartoon series about Jesus Christ in the works.Titled JC, the series depicts Christ as a “regular guy” who moves to New York to “escape his father’s enormous shadow”.His father is depicted as an apathetic man who would rather play video games than listen to his son talk about his new life.Comedy Central has pushed the envelope in the past: the long-running South Park features Christ as a regular character.The network says JC is on its development slate, steps away from the pilot stage and eventual airing. Many television series in development never make it to air.- AP.” ♦ –Jesus series on the cards
  2010-05-07 22:30–

  
• Elmarie

  8 May, 2010 at 9:18 am

  Some interesting stats on page 2 of this article.

  “The subject of attacks on white farmers is deeply disliked by the ruling African National Congress for the unflattering comparisons that it brings with neighbouring Zimbabwe, but it has come to the fore since the murder of the white supremacist leader Eugène Terre’Blanche a month ago. That incident followed a sharp deterioration in race relations after Julius Malema, the outspoken leader of the ANC’s Youth League, started singing at rallies an old anti-apartheid struggle song that includes the words “shoot the boer [farmer]”.The High Court banned the song but the ruling is now under appeal. Mr Malema faces an ANC disciplinary hearing after he defied orders and continued to sing the song while visiting Zimbabwe, where he praised President Mugabe for land reform policies, under which 4,000 white commercial farmers have been driven off the land in the past decade. .” ♦ –‘We’re in the final days of white life in South Africa’
  –

  
• Elmarie

  8 May, 2010 at 9:26 am

  “”It was April 20 when Rick Warren was at a Los Angeles synagogue with a group of imams and the rabbi from Temple Sinai. They were having an interfaith dialogue there,” Schlueter said. “This is happening. Whether it’s Mark Driscoll’s Acts 29 churches or whether it’s Rick Warren, this is a growing trend and it disturbs me,” the Crosstalk host said.She said an April 22 edition of Jewish Journal included a photograph of Warren in which he appeared to be wearing a Muslim prayer cap.”When I see photos like this, I see the influence of Islam in the church has gone a lot further than we think,” Schlueter said.A spokesman from Warren’s Texas-based publicity firm, A. Larry Ross Communications, said Warren was wearing an Ethiopian Jewish cap in the photo.Observers said while that may be the case, it leaves a questionable impression.A Massachusetts pastor who asked not to be identified said real interfaith dialogue means being who you are.”In real interfaith dialogue, each person brings their distinctives to the dialogue. Warren’s donning of the Muslim cap in the synagogue is compromise,” the pastor said.Schlueter says appearances are important.”It still looks like a kufi or taqiya, the Muslim prayer cap. But it doesn’t matter if it’s a yarmulke or an Islamic prayer cap. The point is that because he’s sitting with a group of imams, a lot of people will think it’s a Muslim cap,” Schlueter said.”When you do interfaith dialogue, you be who you are. So why didn’t he participate as an evangelical Christian? Why did he compromise and wear something that will bring confusion?” Schlueter asked.It was a year ago when Warren addressed the Islamic Society of North American convention, explaining he wanted to promote interfaith cooperation.”I am not interested in interfaith dialogue but interfaith projects. As the two largest faiths on this planet – more than 1 billion Muslims and 2 billion Christians – as Muslims and Christians, we must believe in this. As more than half the world, we must do something to model what it is to live in peace, to live in harmony,” Warren said in his ISNA speech.
  Not all Christian leaders are alarmed by the developments. Harambee Church associate pastor Michael Ly, who’s also the vice president of Peace Catalyst International, said the event was primarily to build relationships.Ly said the event focused on discussing the two faith’s perspectives on who Jesus is, but its purpose wasn’t specifically aimed at evangelism. .” ♦ –TRAIL OF TERROR
  Christian question: ‘Interfaith dialogue’ or ‘useful idiots’? Growing trend to meet with Muslims rings alarm bells for somePosted: May 04, 2010
  10:17 pm Eastern
  –

  
• Elmarie

  8 May, 2010 at 10:58 am

  Burning Lamp

  Yikes oooh I see what you mean and yes it is terrible. The man is totally deluded and blinded. I won’t be surprised if he is in Capetown too with the big Lausanne meeting coming up as his father BG is at the forefront.

  These people have become unstopable !!!

  I will give you more info and updates later.

  
• Burning Lamp

  8 May, 2010 at 11:40 am

  Elmarie/Deborah

  Would this be something you might consider writing an article about? People are lauding FG for his stand on Islam when this is just a smokescreen of the enemy.Dave Hunt in his updates is sending out about Graham – I wrote them and pointed out his flip side – will see if they respond. If you do the research on some of the bands he is using it is downright creepy. For instance Thousand Foot Krutch is one of the bands. Interested to know what others here think of their website. I could barely stand to look at it as it seemed demonic to me. http://www.thousandfootkrutch.com/

  
• Burning Lamp

  8 May, 2010 at 6:26 pm

  P.S. If you decide to expose this travesty posing as a ministry to teens, Acquire the Fire with Ron Luce does essentially the same thing. http://www.acquirethefire.com/
  It is a spinoff of Teen Mania started by Luce with board members Myles Munroe and Jack Hayford among others.

  Fire and Mania – Where is the Scripture to back this up?
  What happens after the “glow” of these events wears off?

  
• Deborah (Discerning the World)

  9 May, 2010 at 8:42 am

  Burning Lamp

  This is a good reminder to me to post an article on an SA band being used to lure in kids. This will fit in perfectly with that article to show it’s a world wide occurance. I will do that today. Thank youuuuuuu!

  
• Elmarie

  9 May, 2010 at 11:04 am

  Burning Lamp
  My 2c
  I went and had a quick look at the site of Thousand Foot Krutch . I read their bio and the word that stood out is Transformation. So yes therein lies a problem for me. There are however other points too that worry me yes. But is will take time to discern them properly.

  Below is how the word Transformation is used. I have a problem with this. There should be no need for Transformation the way they talk about. I think they are talking about transforming society.

  Tapping back into the album’s theme of insecurities and the need for transformation, the track mixes a sweetly melodic, stripped-down verse with a ferocious chorus marked by lyrics about how we camouflage ourselves.

  http://www.thousandfootkrutch.com/#/bio

  
• Elmarie

  9 May, 2010 at 11:09 am

  Burning Lamp

  “Acquire the Fire with Ron Luce does essentially the same thing”

  That has to do with the whole Toronto thing.

  
• Amanda

  9 May, 2010 at 1:32 pm

  “Ismail made reference to a new book by Muslim philosopher Shabeer Akhtar called the “The Final Imperative in Islamic Theology of Liberation”, in which he scribes basic conditions for being accepted as a Christian. In his theory, Akhtar cites the “belief in the existence of one God”, the acceptance of the “ethical and religious leadership of Jesus” and the “commitment to viewing the life of Jesus as a human exemplification of the moral excellence of deity.” Ismail simplified that this was “not a claim to be making Jesus equal or on par with God.”

  “If a Christian were to accept these three primary characteristics which he suggests are the defining factors for being Christian it would negate the divinity of Christ. In a sense, there would be nothing barring both Muslims and Christians from coming together on a common platform and overcoming the centuries of prejudice that existed between both religious communities.” ♦ –Jesus issue in debate–

  “New York (CNN) — Plans to build a mosque two blocks away from ground zero have set off an emotional debate among area residents and relatives of victims of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. Cordoba House project calls for a 15-story community center including a mosque, performance art center, gym, swimming pool and other public spaces. The project is a collaboration between the American Society for Muslim Advancement and the Cordoba Initiative, both of which work to improve relations with followers of the religion.” ♦ –Mosque to go up near New York’s ground zero–

  “BRUSSELS, May 8 (Reuters) – The countries sharing the euro will do everything they can to ensure the stability of their currency union and intend to crack down on financial market speculation, European Union President Herman van Rompuy said. Speaking after a summit of euro zone leaders on Friday, Van Rompuy said euro zone members would take steps to improve their budget deficits and strengthen economic management as they seek to prevent the spread of Greece’s debt-fuelled problems.” ♦ –Euro zone will secure its stability – EU president–

  “Pakistan has test-fired two short-range missiles, capable of delivering a nuclear warhead. The Pakistani Army Command says in a statement that the Gaznavi and Shahin-1 ballistic missiles with an effective range of 300 kilometres and 650 kilometres respectively were effectively tested earlier today in the presence of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and top Army chiefs.” ♦ –Pakistan test-fires two short-range nuclear missiles–

  “From the moment Mr Cameron emerged from nowhere as leader in 2005, his defining characteristic was his ruthless drive to create a new “Not the Conservative Party”, in his own image. On issue after issue, from his infatuation with “greenery” and global warming to his insistence that his followers should not “bang on about Europe”, he sought to ditch traditional Conservative values and to pursue the Lib Dem, Guardianista “centre” vote. As for his party’s more traditional core supporters, he did not so much take them for granted as treat them with contempt. ” ♦ –A gamble that failed–

  
• Amanda

  9 May, 2010 at 1:36 pm

  Men awaken to Maitreya

  Echo

  Thus do the simple words of Maitreya echo through the world. Thus do they awaken in men the hope of renewal. Where enough men are so awakened and ready for change Maitreya will increase the tempo and energy of His delivery and galvanize millions to call for action on their own behalf. Men must understand that action must come from themselves, else nothing new can happen. Where men realize this they will act, spontaneously and with hearts ablaze with hope. So will it be, and so will men fulfil their destiny and create the better framework for the new age which opens before them.

  Beginning

  Maitreya is at the beginning only of His task to guide men into right relationship; but already He finds that His words encourage, and soon will galvanize, millions to act and claim their destiny, not through revolution but through revelation of their own divinity.

  New Message from Maitreya

  Give Me the opportunity to help you;
  that is why I have come.
  If you accept Me I will lead you into your destiny;
  that which has been destined from the beginning of this world.
  All depends on you: you have to take the steps which make this possible.
  We have to see ourselves as One, brothers and sisters, and work together for the good of all.

  We are not separate, despite appearances,
  we are one group of which I am part,
  and for whom I work every moment of My Life.
  I would have you know that at this moment

  My Blessing is upon you.
  Accept My Blessing, and live simply and with love.
  These qualities are close to My Heart.

  
• Burning Lamp

  9 May, 2010 at 3:49 pm

  Deborah/Elmarie

  Thank you for your response to this concern that has been on my heart. Just a cursory look at the demeanor of these bands trying to look Goth or “cool” and even seductive, their lyrics, not to mention their loud and brash trashy screamo music style is enough to convince me this is not glorifying the Lord. There is some good contemporary Christian music with biblical lyrics, but it seems it is gravitating more and more to the flesh. And that is what these typed of bands do.

  Example: Stryper’s Oz Fox is supposedly a born-again Christian but still keeps his nickname he chose to honor Ozzie Osbourne. He recently married Annie Lebert of Hookers for Jesus who pals around with the Pussycat Preacher. There is a video on You Tube of them even clowning around with the Gospel! She credits her salvation to Joyce Meyer. Her home church is in Las Vegas – Benny Perez.

  Michael Bloodgood heads up a band called Bloodgood with Oz Fox as guitarist ( in addition to being in Stryper) – Bloodgood is a senior pastor if you can believe it.

  These are two separate branches from the same main tree, as I don’t think Stryper is on the agenda for the Graham or Luce “ministries”, but they are infiltrating the more fundamental churches through other means.

  I have warned our pastor about Acquire the Fire and Oz Fox and his bride who are soon to be featured speakers at a retreat sponsored by a trusted church group.

  This whole thing stinks to high heaven. As far as Thousand Foot Krutch is concerned, the opening image on their website looks to me like Satan himself staring through the mask. It seems like pure evil to me. And I shudder to think of the kids who are being sucked into stuff like this.

  
• Deborah (Discerning the World)

  9 May, 2010 at 5:19 pm

  BL

  Yeah, all of this is a joke. There is no such thing as Christian heavy metal. Many might disagree, but I can say through experience that no, there is no such thing as Christian heavy metal. It’s heavy metal with the name of ‘christian’ attached too it.

  
• Elmarie

  9 May, 2010 at 6:24 pm

  “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” Proverbs 18:20 – 21 Are Death and life in the power of the tongue? The faith teachers interpret this in a metaphysical sense instead of using a biblical interpretation. But this is not the whole Scripture, it goes on to say “And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” In other words, what you sow to others you will reap.Lets read the whole portion of Scripture to gain the context. Prov. 18:19-21: ‘A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, and contentions are like the bars of a castle.A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth, from the produce of his lips he shall be filled.
  Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”From what they speak will come consequences – good or bad. Not because they control reality from their words but because what one says can affect others – words can hurt ones emotions or build them up. In fact this is the context as he starts with v.19 about a brother being offended..” ♦ –Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” Proverbs 18:20 – 21 –

  
• Elmarie

  9 May, 2010 at 6:37 pm

  “Oftentimes the Pentecostal/charismatic faddish experiences wane only to surface again with renewed vigor and influence. Take for example drunk in the Spirit (the close cousin of being slain in the spirit). This was first widely promoted by a man from S. Africa, Rodney Howard- Browne that Benny Hinn promoted at his meeting. It was then brought to Toronto then to Brownsville and spread everywhere as a spiritual virus with no inoculation.

  Looking back at the experiences that have become part of the “open church” should immunize us against accepting practices that go further than the Biblical parameters allowed. Often the same aberrant practices come back with even greater intensity when they are permitted again.

  Lets look at the Scripture they use- Acts 2 where it says they were drunk in the Spirit. Well not exactly, if one wants to make a paraphrase and distort the words they can come up with this interpretation. It actually says that it was the mockers who said they were drunk. Acts 2:11-13 (after listing the many languages spoken) “ — we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God.” So they were all amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “Whatever could this mean?” Others mocking said, “They are full of new wine.”

  Who are these mockers- those who did not understand the spiritual gift that was being exercised..” ♦ –They were not drunk as you suppose!–

  
• Amanda

  11 May, 2010 at 11:14 pm

  “The old Religious Left has long championed virtual open borders and slammed national sovereignty as idolatrous. Now the new Evangelical Left is chiming in with its own sentimentalization of illegal immigration, identifying Jesus Christ Himself as an illegal immigrant. “We are exiles who follow an alien, undocumented, migrant Messiah,” insisted Debra Dean Murphy, a religion professor at United Methodist affiliated West Virginia Wesleyan College.” ♦ –Christ: An “Undocumented” Migrant?–

  “It should be patently obvious to anyone with a passing interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that the Western pro-Palestinian movement has long since gone beyond the bounds of justifiable criticism and moral acceptability. Israel is of course facing ever-increasing hostility at every level internationally. This immense hostility has largely been brought into effect by the populist successes of the Western anti-Israeli/pro-Palestinian movement so it is time to expose this collective entity to greater scrutiny – to ask difficult questions due to the significant power it now wields.” ♦ –A Movement of Hate, Pt. I–

  “There is no limit to the depravity of the cultists who worship at the altar of multiculturalism. 100 to 140 million girls and women around the world have been subjected to genital mutilation. And now, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is embracing this barbaric expression of misogyny in the name of cultural sensitivity and immigrant outreach.” ♦ –Embracing Female Genital Mutilation–

  “Video is from Alabama resident John Wathen as a volunteer pilot flew him over the area where the oil rig sank. Officials have stopped guessing at the amount of oil leaking although some speculate it may be closer to 1 million gallons per day.” ♦ –Amateur Video Of Gulf Oil Slick – Worse Than BP Admits–

  “The idea of a single sky for Europe is one of long-standing. Indeed, EUROCONTROL was created in 1960 for the express purpose of creating a single upper airspace by its six founding member states. This purpose was only partially fulfilled at the time – but the idea remained a tenacious one.” ♦ –The Single European Sky–

  “British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced Monday he will stand down as Labour leader by September, and that his party is to hold formal talks on a power-sharing deal with the Liberal Democrats. Brown said he would “ask the Labour party to set in train the processes needed for its own leadership contest” but he would “play no part”, adding he hoped a successor will be in place for Labour’s annual conference in September. ” ♦ –
  British PM announces stepping down as Labour leader–

  “EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – US President Barack Obama telephoned German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the weekend to persuade her to agree to the €750 billion bailout package for the eurozone. Mr Obama made two phone calls to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the last three days and also spoke to French President Nicolas Sarkozy as EU leaders and then their finance ministers were struggling to pin down the deal, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Monday.” ♦ –Obama phoned Merkel on euro bail-out–

  “PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. — Preston Blackwelder proudly showed off a painting of his grandmother that had hung next to the front door of his Port Wentworth home. She was the woman who led him to God, Blackwelder said Friday. And with that firm religious footing, Blackwelder said it would be preposterous to stop praying before meals at Port Wentworth’s Ed Young Senior Citizens Center near Savannah because of a federal guideline.” ♦ –Ga. Seniors Told They Can’t Pray Before Meals–

  “Shortly after 2:15 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, hedge fund Universa Investments LP placed a big bet in the Chicago options trading pits that stocks would continue their sharp declines. On any other day, this $7.5 million trade for 50,000 options contracts might have briefly hurt stock prices, though not caused much of a ripple. But coming on a day when all varieties of financial markets were deeply unsettled, the trade may have played a key role in the stock-market collapse just 20 minutes later.” ♦ –Did a Big Bet Help Trigger ‘Black Swan’ Stock Swoon? –

  “Another farcical aspect is the Tory prattling about a “strong, stable government”, when the regime will be anything but. And nor will this alliance reflect or represent anything like the whole nation. Cameron managed a dismal 23.5 percent of the popular vote – a mandate this most certainly is not.” ♦ –’Tis done – the Cleggerons rule–

  “Meanwhile, this just might not be the rich tapestry (or mosaic, if you prefer) of diverse viewpoints that idealistic politicians were likely hoping for. There can be no stable society, and therefore no prosperous society, if its members do not possess the self-restraint and humility not to fly into a rage at when their sense of entitlement not to be offended is ever challenged. ” ♦ –This is Sweden: Muslims shout “Allahu akbar” as Lars Vilks is attacked–

  “From our Thank You For Proving Our Point Department. Was it a jihadist, or a useful idiot and illiberal leftist? In either case, the perpetrator will scramble to explain how he attempted to defend human rights and tolerance by utterly violating both principles. ” ♦ –Motoonist Lars Vilks attacked while giving lecture on free speech–

  “We’re sending mixed signals. No we’re not. Yes we are. Okay, maybe. Definitely maybe. Maybe a little. An all too unsurprising update on this story. “U.S. military tries to reassure Pakistan amid Times Square probe,” by Barbara Starr for CNN, May 11” ♦ –Pakistan “under pressure” to stop jihadists — no, wait…–

  “In what can only be construed as a complete loss of any semblance of goodness and morality in the name of multicultural poison, the most advanced civilization on the world is sanctioning…clitorectomies. They have issued a policy statement suggesting that doctors in the US perform a mild form of this sick barbarity on girls to keep their families from sending them overseas for it. ” ♦ –Geller: American Academy of Pediatrics and the New York Times sanction FGM–

  “The Amahoro gathering in Africa came to an end Thursday. It’s hard to imagine a more impressive and inspiring group of people – the East and South Africans, and the non-African guests who came as well. Through the week, participant after participant shared stories of amazing creativity in embodying God’s love and goodness in the African context. On Thursday afternoon, Tom Yaccino of La Red del Camino shared some parallel stories from the Latin American context. The cross pollination was wonderful to see … and nobody can imagine where all of this could lead.” ♦ –Breathtaking Beauty–

  “ Angus Buchan, Sammy Tippett, Francois Carr, Richard Blackaby, Dirkie van der Spuy, Elza Meyer, Willem Badenhorst and Bennie Mostert” ♦ –Heart Cry – Vat Vlam 2010 Herlewingskonferensie–

  
• Amanda

  12 May, 2010 at 1:25 pm

  “Tripoli – A Libyan plane arriving from South Africa crashed on Wednesday at Tripoli airport, killing all 105 people on board, a security official told AFP. Among the dead were 94 passengers and 11 crew members, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. There was no immediate indication of the cause of the crash, which occurred as the Afriqiyah Airways plane was landing after a flight from Johannesburg at around 06:00 (04:00 GMT).” ♦ –Plane flying from SA crashes in Libya–

  “Cape Town – Officials from the Department of International Relations and Co-operation say they can’t yet confirm how many South Africans were on board the plane that crashed in Libya on Wednesday morning. Eyewitness News and e.News reported that the South African embassy in Tripoli confirmed South Africans were travelling on the doomed plane. At least 104 people are believed to have been killed in the crash. The department has set up an emergency line that those who may have had relatives on board can contact, on 012 351 1000.” ♦ –South Africans on doomed plane–

  
• Burning Lamp

  12 May, 2010 at 1:40 pm

  “ Angus Buchan, Sammy Tippett, Francois Carr, Richard Blackaby, Dirkie van der Spuy, Elza Meyer, Willem Badenhorst and Bennie Mostert” ♦ –Heart Cry – Vat Vlam 2010 Herlewingskonferensie–

  Richard Blackaby? As in Henry Blackaby? Yep, his eldest son. This has been a burr under my saddle for some time. So many Christians rave about his “Experiencing God” and revere Henry. Now his son whom he blesses has joined w/Angus? As the old saying goes: “Any dead fish can swim downstream” and we all know dead fish stink. If you think Angus is confined to SA, think again. Thanks to TBN the false teaching spreads like wildfire. I feel a spiritual migraine coming on………….groan*sigh*groan

  
• Deborah (Discerning the World)

  12 May, 2010 at 2:49 pm

  BL

  I can fax you some headache pills? Also got copious amounts of tranquilisers ahha

  I’ve been working on a long article which I hope to publish in the next hour.

  
• Amanda

  12 May, 2010 at 10:10 pm

  “The pro-Palestinian movement is profoundly undemocratic with regard to dissenting views. All contentious issues have at least two points of view. A level of reasoned discussion is often required to bring about a fair resolution to a given issue.” ♦ –A Movement of Hate, Pt. II–

  “Israel has been subjected to forceful criticism for decades. When those criticisms are hysterical, irrational and/or do not address Israel’s concerns to the slightest extent, are we not obliged to query why these frequent criticisms seem so unbalanced. If any commentator treats a serious topic in an unbalanced fashion it is quite right to be concerned.” ♦ –A Movement of Hate, Pt. III–

  “While it cannot be proven, there is little reason to doubt that many on the Left are disappointed that the Times Square bomber didn’t turn out to be the “white male” he was originally identified as. This allegation may be wrong, but it is made on the basis of compelling evidence. There is a perfectly clear pattern on the Left — the normative Left, not just the “far” Left — that denies the obvious when it comes to Islamic terrorism.” ♦ –A Tale of Two Groups–

  “Barack Obama is pressuring Spain to make austerity cuts as the European debt crisis rumbles on, it has emerged. The U.S. President has also been credited with helping to save the Euro, after giving advice to European leaders on how to handle the debt crisis. U.S. officials have been adamant that Europe must take the lead in resolving the crisis. But amid fears for the impact on the American economy, behind closed doors the U.S. has been taking a far more active role.” ♦ –Who’s running Europe?–

  “So, the leader of the Cleggerons (now with his own website – cleggerons.com) beams into No 10 after all. I got that wrong – totally and completely. I never thought that a Conservative Party could make a formal alliance with the Libdims. But then, I should have remembered that this is the “not-the-Conservative Party”.” ♦ –”We have … to rebuild trust”–

  “With the appointment if Chris Huhne as energy and climate change secretary, the “not-the-Conservative Party” has morphed into the “not-the-Conservative government”. The unelected leader of the unelected Cleggerons is to announce more appointments today. Already, he has confirmed that former News of the World editor, the unelected Andy Coulson, will be the voice of the Cleggerons.” ♦ –It gets worse–

  “Edict #2701 from the Cleggeron High Command is set to abolish parliamentary democracy. In a change from current procedures, where a government may be defeated in the Commons by a single vote majority, the Cleggerons are introducing the concept of an “enhanced majority”. In future, the votes of 55 percent of MPs are required before a vote of no confidence can succeed. By such means, the Cleggerons are locking themselves into power for the next five years – until May 2015.” ♦ –And even worser–

  “It is interesting to note that the “strong and stable government” foreseen by the Cleggeron coalition agreement does not run to dealing with the vital area of defence, other than brief statements about the future of Trident and the need for a strategic defence review. As Think Defence points out, in the 3,000 published words of the agreement we get a commitment to make possession of illegal timber a criminal offence but nothing about Afghanistan, that very same Afghanistan where thousands of UK service personnel are currently in harm’s way, where we are fighting and losing a war and where billions of pounds are draining into the desert sands.” ♦ –Defence on the back burner?–

  “A Catholic schoolgirl has been branded a ‘truant’ by her teachers after she refused to dress as a Muslim for a school field trip to a mosque. Staff had ordered 14-year-old Amy Owen and her classmates to dress in headscarf, wear trousers or leggings and keep her arms covered for the compulsory visit to the mosque after it was arranged to promote ‘community cohesion.’ ” ♦ –U.K.: Catholic schoolchildren told to dress as Muslims — headscarves included — for mosque visit, or be marked as truants–

  “Omid Safi is a professor at the University of North Carolina. He is also a liar who has defamed me, in a manner that is strongly reminiscent of the vicious libels that jihadists and their allies in the West routinely retail against those who oppose the jihad and Islamic supremacism. In a Facebook message that the recipient forwarded to me, Safi wrote: “I have not looked at Spencer’s latest piece of trash, but I have to caution you against taking what he says seriously. He is a hateful man, who has personally threatened me and my family with death. These are not people who are interested in serious scholarly debate.” ” ♦ –UNC seems to think Muslim professor’s defamation is just “disagreement”–

  
• Elmarie

  13 May, 2010 at 12:17 am

  Burning Lamp

  Hope you got the tabs from Debs. lol lol I need some please Debs. Ohhhhhhhh SA has been hit by this huge wave upon wave. Thank you for the info on RB and HB. oooooh I need those tablets………..lol lol

  
• Elmarie

  13 May, 2010 at 11:23 pm

  “Netanyahu told a parliamentary session commemorating Israel’s capture of East Jerusalem from Jordan in the 1967 war that “Jerusalem” and its alternative Hebrew name “Zion” appear 850 times in the Old Testament, Judaism’s core canon.
  “As to how many times Jerusalem is mentioned in the holy scriptures of other faiths, I recommend you check,” he said..” ♦ –Netanyahu turns to Bible in tussle over Jerusalem–

  
• Elmarie

  14 May, 2010 at 8:17 am

  “There are two ways of dealing with sin, one way is to repent and receive forgiveness through the cleansing blood of Jesus, the other is to cheat and re-define the definitions of righteousness.True repentance requires an acceptance of God’s holiness and our utter wretchedness by comparison. It requires brokenness as we acknowledge that we can, by no means of our own, be relieved of our sin. We must fall at the feet of Jesus in full and complete surrender..” ♦ –The living dead–

  
• Elmarie

  14 May, 2010 at 11:48 am

  “Pic 1 -The Winged Serpent – Satan 1. Right hand on hip to form a Wing 2. Left arm extended in a seemingly feminine posture but it depicts, and moves, like a Snake.Snake like body movements and Masonic symbolism are used throughout this dance routine Pic 4 – 3 Angels flying around a Sun Disc. The Sun Disc, aka UFO, is a prime symbol of Satanic / Pagen worship..” ♦ –BEYONCE – CHECK THIS INFO – SCARY! SCROLL UNTIL THE END–

  
• Elmarie

  14 May, 2010 at 9:34 pm

  “The American Dream in many ways conflicts with the teachings of Jesus, warns an up-and-coming megachurch pastor. In his new book Radical, Pastor David Platt of The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Ala., points out how the gospel and the American Dream have fundamentally different starting points leading to different paths in life. “The American Dream begins with self. Exalts the self [and] says you are inherently good and you have in you what it takes to be successful,” said Platt in an interview with The Christian Post. “The gospel’s starting point is completely different. The gospel begins with God and the reality that we were created to exalt His name.”.” ♦ –Pastor: American Dream Clashes with Jesus’ Teachings–

  
• Elmarie

  16 May, 2010 at 3:22 pm

  “ohannesburg – Altesaam 347 dorpe gaan op 19 Mei aan ‘n nasionale protesoptog teen misdaad deelneem, het die Solidariteitbeweging Sondag gesê.In ‘n verklaring sê die beweging – opgemaak deur Solidariteit, AfriForum en Helpende Hand – dit sal die grootste misdaadoptog nog in Suid-Afrika wees..” ♦ –Grootste SA protesoptog nog teen misdaad–

  
• Elmarie

  16 May, 2010 at 3:32 pm

  Hatfield Christian Church scandal?? Shocking stuff ooooi

  “Munnik was, soos die De Beers, ’n lidmaat van die Hatfield Christian Church, maar het hulle nie persoonlik geken nie.Munnik en haar vriendinne het hul Nissan Hardbody-bakkie voor De Beer-hulle se woning geparkeer. Later wou mev. De Beer haar Mercedes uit die motorhuis trek.
  Toe Munnik en haar vriende nie gou genoeg die bakkie verwyder het nie, het ’n onderonsie ontstaan.
  Mev. De Beer het glo erg teenoor Munnik en twee van haar vriendinne begin uitvaar.“Sy het vir my gesê sy gaan vir die pastore sê dat ek gay is. Sy het soos ’n dier en ’n besetene tekere gegaan,” vertel Munnik. Sy het Munnik glo ’n “abominasie in God se oë” genoem.Die gesprekke is glo opgeneem..” ♦ –Gay vrou aangeval: ‘Ek sal jou reg skop’–

  
• Deborah (Discerning the World)

  16 May, 2010 at 3:41 pm

  Hmmm…. well…. is there an english version of this article?

  
• Elmarie

  16 May, 2010 at 3:49 pm

  Debs

  Im still looking for one will post if i find one :-)

  
• Elmarie

  17 May, 2010 at 11:22 am

  Found it Debs

  “Pretoria – A lesbian woman has instituted a R1.52m damages claim against a couple who allegedly beat her and a friend.Cecilia (Liana) Munnik from Pretoria alleges that Margaret de Beer repeatedly kicked her between the legs and told her that she’s going “straight to hell” for being gay. She was also told that she is “an insult to Christianity”.
  De Beer apparently said she wanted to kick Munnik to “convert her”..” ♦ –Lesbian kicked to ‘convert’ her
  2010-05-17 09:18–

  
• Elmarie

  17 May, 2010 at 9:54 pm

  “The plan calls for tearing down five buildings and keeping the 1890s-era sanctuary. The centerpiece would be a new 3,000-seat glass-front sanctuary. It would be connected by a sky bridge to a six-story education building. A major feature will be a fountain topped by a cross.”We plan to be a spiritual oasis in the heart of Dallas,” Jeffress said in November at the beginning of the capital campaign.At that time he announced that $62 million had already been pledged. Since then, Jeffress and a committee headed by Mark Lavvorn, president of Southlake-based Providence Bank of Texas, have encouraged sacrificial giving.Member Ron Harris of Fort Worth said people of all ages have given testimonies of being blessed after making sacrificial pledges for the project.
  .” ♦ –First Baptist Church of Dallas set to launch $130 million building –

  
• Elmarie

  17 May, 2010 at 10:03 pm

  “He started reading about Eastern mysticism and told his wife, Tami, he was going to raise their two sons as Buddhists. She laughed and called him crazy, he said. He then started reading philosophy.Allen said: “I wanted to know if God existed. I said, ‘If you’re real, reveal yourself to me.’ ”Soon afterward, he met someone who also was doing comedy and was the first person to talk to him about the Bible. Allen said he had looked at Bibles in hotels but didn’t understand the King James translation.His new friend sent him an easier-to-read New International Version and Bible-based sermon tapes from his church. Allen didn’t touch them. Still, his marriage was rocky, and he was questioning if comedy was his total purpose in life..” ♦ –Christian comedians stand up for God–

  
• Elmarie

  19 May, 2010 at 8:18 am

  “When Akasha Lonsdale was a child in London, her agnostic family prohibited her from participating in religious services at the Church of England school she attended. Required to sit at the back of a Hebrew class for the school’s Jewish students, she befriended a girl whose family invited her to the Friday night Sabbath meal.”I found it an enriching experience,” says Lonsdale, who years later became a therapist and then an interfaith minister. “Even from age 4, I was aware there was something more than this earthly life. I was on a spiritual quest from that age..” ♦ –Eight major world religions meet up in a book Akasha Lonsdale, a therapist and interfaith minister, has published “Do I Kneel or Do I Bow?,” a concise guide to the ceremonies of various faiths.–

  
• Elmarie

  19 May, 2010 at 8:43 am

  We sort of spoke about this A lol lol …..

  “Parys – ‘n Sestigjarige prokureur het ‘n Moslem vrou se burka (Islamitiese gesigsluier) afgeruk tydens ‘n voorval wat polisie in Frankryk na verwys as die eerste geval van ‘burka-woede’.

  Frankryk beplan om binnekort ‘n verbod op hierdie kledingstuk te plaas.

  Die voorval het in ‘n winkelsentrum plaasgevind nadat die vroulike prokureur en die Moslem vrou in ‘n argument betrokke geraak het .

  Die Moslem vrou (26) het glo gehoor hoe die prokureur opmerkings maak oor haar gesigsluier en gesê het sy wens die verbod op hierdie kledingstuk tree so vinnig as moontlik in.
  .” ♦ –
  Vrou ruk Moslem se burka af–

  
• Elmarie

  21 May, 2010 at 6:49 pm

  “Sasolburg. – God was by toe die ANC gebore is.
  So het pres. Jacob Zuma gister hier gesê toe hy ’n skare van ongeveer 15 000 mense op ’n nasionale biddag vir voorspoed met WB 2010 toegespreek het.“Die ANC het gevoel dit sal nie reg wees as daar nie gebid word nie. Ek het nog nooit gehoor dat enige ander land wat voorheen die toernooi aangebied het, aan die vooraand daarvan gebid het nie.
  .” ♦ –‘God was by tydens ANC se geboorte’–

  
• Elmarie

  21 May, 2010 at 6:52 pm

  “Q: If Elena Kagan is confirmed to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, the Supreme Court would for the first time in its history be without a justice belonging to America’s largest religious affiliations — the Protestant traditions. If Kagan is confirmed, six of the justices will be Roman Catholic and three will be Jewish. Should the Supreme Court be more representative of America’s religious traditions? Does religion matter in the mix of experience and expertise that a president seeks in a Supreme Court nominee?
  Since the Supreme Court works on actuary time tables, membership is a lifetime behind the rest of the nation. We rejected the Protestant Establishment as a nation a generation ago, but now the Supreme Court will reflect the change. Though once legally dominant, not one member of that group will now sit on the nation’s highest court..” ♦ –
  Evangelicals will rise to replace old Protestant establishment–

  
• Elmarie

  21 May, 2010 at 6:54 pm

  “MONTREAT — The Rev. Billy Graham hopes to deliver at least one more sermon as the 91-year-old evangelist enters his sunset years, a spokesman said Tuesday.No final decision has been made about a time, location or format, said A. Larry Ross, a longtime spokesman for Graham.

  “At this point, anything else is speculation,” he said.

  A Charlotte television station reported that Graham could preach at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, though Ross stressed that might not happen.

  Graham and his son, the Rev. Franklin Graham, have discussed the possibility of videotaping a sermon, Ross said.

  “While it is yet to be seen whether that vision will become a reality, it is encouraging that he remains healthy, alert and committed to his lifelong calling,” Ross said.

  Graham’s last crusade was in New York in 2005, and his strength now is limited.

  “At 91 years of age, he realizes that he’s quite possibly in the sunset years of his life,” Ross said. “He’s trying to make every day count, knowing that one day he will join his wife, Ruth, in Heaven,” Ross said.

  Graham has previously joined his son on crusades, including one in 2006 in New Orleans in which he saw areas destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

  He most recently met in his Montreat home with President Barack Obama while the president was vacationing in Asheville and hosted former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in November.” ♦ –Billy Graham wants to give 1 more sermon–

  
• Elmarie

  22 May, 2010 at 7:23 pm

  Welcome Back Debs. missed you lots \

  
• Elmarie

  22 May, 2010 at 11:06 pm

  Yikes!!!

  “Scientists tag animals to monitor their behavior and keep track of endangered species. Now some futurists are asking whether all of mankind should be tagged too. Looking for a loved one
  ? Just Google his microchip.
  The chips, called radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, emit a simple radio signal akin to a bar code, anywhere, anytime. Futurists say they can be easily implanted under the skin on a person’s arm.
  Already, the government of Mexico has surgically implanted the chips, the size of a grain of rice, in the upper arms of staff at the attorney general’s office in Mexico City. The chips contain codes that, when read by scanners, allow access to a secure building, and prevent trespassing by drug lords.
  In research published in the International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, Taiwanese researchers postulate that the tags could help save lives in the aftermath of a major earthquake. “Office workers would have their identity badges embedded in their RFID tags, while visitors would be given temporary RFID tags when they enter the lobby,” they suggest. Similarly, identity tags for hospital staff and patients could embed RFID technology. .” ♦ –Where’s Jimmy? Just Google His Bar Code Scientists currently tag animals to study their behavior and protect the endangered, but some futurists wonder whether all humans should be tagged too. –

  See the pics on the link also.

  
• Elmarie

  23 May, 2010 at 5:27 pm

  GDOP online feed

  Ok I got some snippets from the online feed and team it was terrible to look at. As I started the sreaming ya rite CJ screamed as I presume only she can do in prayer. Ha she said nothing that I could say that was of any value. It is absolutely shocking how they twist and turn the Word. GP said we are currently at the 2 nd tsunami wave. lol lol I just thought oh my word. Transforming the world oiiii. I do not want to be part of their transformation noooooo!!! A I cannot wait to get your feedback in more detail to the team.
  Oh and online they are needing pledging to keep the Godtv satalites running.

  GOD TV Broadcast Alert – LIVE
  Don’t miss Rory & Wendy Alec LIVE from Jerusalem from 16-23 May for a critically important GOD TV Broadcast Alert starting at 10:30 US EST / 15:00 UK. Tune in for a time of corporate intercession as the GOD TV founders and other members of the team share vital information with our viewers across the world.

  Right now GOD TV is experiencing an urgent shortfall in our broadcast budget and we are appealing to the entire GOD TV family to stand with us to raise $4 million before the end of the month.

  Let’s keep standing together for breakthrough.
  Donate Now
  Agree with us in prayer
  http://www.god.tv/homepage?region=42

  
• Elmarie

  23 May, 2010 at 5:31 pm

  Global Day of Prayer
  LIVE with Rory & Wendy Alec, and Graham Power
  Africa

  23 May at 11:30, 23 May at 12:00
  Hundreds of millions of Christians all over the world will be gathering on Pentecost Sunday for a day of prayer and repentance. You can be a part of this historic moment through GOD TV’s exclusive coverage of the Day’s flagship event – LIVE from Newlands Stadium in Cape Town.

  GOD TV’s marathon broadcast will be hosted LIVE by Rory & Wendy Alec in Jerusalem, along with Graham Power in Cape Town. This will be a time for the worldwide Body of Christ to see the Glory of God poured out over His people and over the earth.

  Rory & Wendy and the GOD TV Team will also be presenting all your Missions Week prayer requests before the Lord on the altar, during this special broadcast. Started by South African Businessman, Graham Power, this prayer event has grown exponentially and in 2009 was attended by 220 territories and 2010 will be the GDoP 10th anniversary!

  Now is the time for the worldwide Body of Christ to unite in humble prayers of repentance to see revival come to the nations.

  Please note: The broadcast for your region may not be LIVE. Please view your regional schedule for more detail.

  http://www.gdop2010.com
  http://www.god.tv/node/904

  
• Elmarie

  24 May, 2010 at 9:15 am

  “Having been through PhD studies, would you recommend other pastors pursue this course of education?You mean, already-pastoring pastors or planning-to-be pastors? I’ll answer both.If you’re already a pastor, I wouldn’t get a PhD. It’s a lot of work, and the payoff is really small. Really small.When I say really small, I don’t mean studying the Bible is small payoff. But the way most PhD programs are set up it is small payoff. Because you have to read so much junk in order to get your PhD. You have to become an expert in what other people are saying, most of which is wrong.Most of the stuff that is written in the world isn’t true. And a PhD has to be an expert. And so you have to read gobs and gobs of stuff that is unhelpful..” ♦ –Should Pastors Get PhDs?
  By John Piper–

  
• Elmarie

  24 May, 2010 at 9:18 am

  “In his debut book, rising conservative voice Nathan Tabor offers a frightening exposé of the United Nations’ global power grab and its ruthless attempt to control US education, law, gun ownership, taxation, and reproductive rights.“We are already very nearly at the point of no return,” says Tabor, “and most Americans aren’t even aware of the impending danger. This book is a call to immediate action—read its contents very carefully. What you will discover may surprise and anger you.”Tabor explains their goals and methods of subversion and warns that we as American citizens must cling to our sovereignty as a nation. Goals include brainwashing Americans to think negatively about their nation, controlling iconic American landmarks, and gaining financial independence by global taxation..” ♦ –The Beast on the East River (book)
  By Nathan Tabor Do not underestimate the driving force of the United Nations toward global control and the downfall of American life as we know it.–

  
• Elmarie

  24 May, 2010 at 9:27 am

  “WND Exclusive BLAZE OF GLORY
  Up in flames: Melting false teachings of ‘The Shack’
  Professor takes torch to ‘blasphemous doctrine’ of best-seller
  .” ♦ –Professor takes torch to ‘blasphemous doctrine’ of best-seller–

  
• Elmarie

  24 May, 2010 at 6:19 pm

  “”Apostle” Ed Silvoso has said:The church has now been placed potentially in control of the heavenly places once ruled by the prince of the power of the air. But this reconstituted church must engage and defeat the enemy and retake the heavenlies in the name of her Lord.[5]
  This Dominion mythology is totally at odds with biblical teaching ..” ♦ –The Controlling Mythology Underlying the Dominion Mandate –

  
• Elmarie

  24 May, 2010 at 6:26 pm

  “On 16th January 2009 I posted an article to our website entitled ‘Mark Driscoll’s approach to preaching’ and it can be viewed on this link http://www.takeheed.net/Assorted_Articles/Contemporary/Mark_Driscoll_article.htm
  It had not been my intention to return so soon to this topic but as it has been announced on Mark Driscoll’s church website that he has been lined up as the guest speaker for the 2010 MANDATE (men’s) conference in Belfast from 13th-15th November 2010 (details can be viewed on this link http://calendar.marshillchurch.org/archives/mandate-2010?ec3_id=1169) the Lord has impressed upon me the urgent need to write more on this issue.
  In my earlier article I referred to a secular newspaper article that can be accessed on http://www.apologeticsindex.org/789-mark-driscoll and I quoted extracts from that newspaper article. Before doing so I also wrote this –.” ♦ –Mark Driscoll’s deviant teachings and MANDATE 2010–

  
• Elmarie

  24 May, 2010 at 6:41 pm

  “Please read these quotes again. These statements are not being made by an Oral Roberts or Benny Hinn; they are uttered by the pastor of the largest church in the Southern Baptist Convention. Where is the accountability? Who is rebuking Warren on his faulty doctrine and man-centered theology? How does this kind of program enjoy such acceptance? I believe the answer is pragmatism. Many pastors are unhappy and even depressed with their smaller congregations. They feel as if preaching the Word expositionally is not interesting enough. They see a Rick Warren take off his socks and put on a Hawaiian shirt and think the power of God is behind it. There is a famine of the Word of God in our land. There is no famine of mega-churches or Rick Warren’s books. And, I fear that those who are trying to subsist on a diet of “purpose-driven” philosophy will find their ears tickled and spiritual strength gone..” ♦ –An Examination of Rick Warren’s Teaching on “Exponential Growth”
  by Brian Jonson–

  
• Elmarie

  25 May, 2010 at 8:51 am

  “LONDON – “God is good and He’s better than you think,” pastor and faith healer Bill Johnson told a packed Methodist Central Hall Sunday night.“And He’s in a good mood too. He’s not mad with me and that’s reason to be very happy,” he added.Johnson, who serves as senior pastor of Bethel Church, Calif., encouraged Christians on Sunday to believe that God had already dealt with their sins and that they could perform the miracles they so often read about in the Bible.“My assignment is not to go to Heaven but to bring Heaven to Earth. We’ve got to stop confusing my destiny with my assignment,” he said..” ♦ –Pentecost Festival Draws Thousands to London–

  
• Elmarie

  26 May, 2010 at 6:59 pm

  “Unbiblical teaching has been going on since the early church took root. Peter cautioned that “there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction” (2 Peter 2:1).

  Today there is a damnable heresy in the Church that many Christians haven’t yet heard of: The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) a.k.a. Dominionism/ Kingdom Now/Replacement Theology. Those who disagree with their false gospel must be removed through intense “spiritual warfare” and by raising up a “new breed “of Christian they call an “Army of God.”

  The NAR is not new at all. Only the name has been changed — many times — to fool people into thinking there is a “New Wave” or a “Paradigm Shift” taking place in Christendom. Over the years they have dubbed themselves Joel’s Army, Latter Rain, Manifest Sons of God, and the list goes on. They’re ushering in “a reformation greater in scale than the reformation of the 1500′s.”

  A liberal pundit lamented that NAR is on a mission to “take control of communities and nations through large networks of ‘prayer warriors’ whose spiritual warfare is used to expel and destroy the demons that cause societal ills. Once the territorial demons, witches, and generational curses are removed, the ‘born-again’ Christians…take control of society.”

  The concept of spiritual warfare comes from the Bible. It warns of invisible beings who want to harm us and advises us to put on armor (spiritual armor) in order to ward off their vicious attacks. Problem is, the way in which NAR practices spiritual warfare is both unorthodox and extra-biblical. First of all, they teach three levels of spiritual warfare:
  .” ♦ –May 25, 2010
  Damnable heresies invading the Church By Marsha West–

  Read on please this makes allot of sense too.

  
• Elmarie

  26 May, 2010 at 8:36 pm

  “Winfrey Show, Julia Roberts joined Oprah to promote the upcoming film, Eat, Pray, Love, based on Elizabeth Gilbert’s New York Times Best Selling book with the same name. The movie will be released this summer and will most likely be a box office hit with Roberts starring in the film and Brad Pitt producing. Sadly, the message in Gilbert’s book is a New Age one that encourages eastern meditation as a way to find peace and fulfillment in life..” ♦ –Oprah and Julia Roberts Make Push for New Age Eat, Pray, Love Summer 2010 Movie–

  
• Elmarie

  26 May, 2010 at 8:43 pm

  “Pupils at a leading public school are to receive weekly 40-minute classes in meditation and stress relief in a ground-breaking addition to the school curriculum.

  Schoolboys aged 14 and 15 at Tonbridge School, in Kent, were given their first lesson yesterday as part of a course designed with psychologists from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

  The project — the first to introduce meditation skills as a regular subject on the curriculum — has been designed specifically for adolescents and comes after the success of a pilot study at the school last year..” ♦ –United Kingdom: School teaches boys to meditate to reduce stress–

  
• Elmarie

  26 May, 2010 at 8:47 pm

  “LTRP Note: We believe the following commentary is thought-provoking and useful in further understanding the methods of the new spirituality. Keep in mind that a growing number of Christian musicians are becoming involved in the contemplative emerging movement.

  By Ellen Pope
  Free-Lance Writer
  A Commentary

  Maybe you’ve noticed the difference on some of the Christian radio stations – how that songs lifting up Jesus Christ are blended with many others that sometimes make you scratch your head and wonder: “What are they actually saying?” or “Is that biblical?” or “This sounds a lot like … [insert name of secular band here].”

  Vague and indistinguishable lyrics are sometimes yelled (or whined, or moaned) amidst raw electric guitar chords, emotional electronica, and mind-numbing freight train drum beats moving at break-neck speeds. Other times young men and women rap and hip-hop their way into frenzy. Some sing ballads about their doubt and confusion to the tune of sorrowful violins and piano solos, synthesized to be as hauntingly sad as possible. Once in a while words like “forgiveness,” “justice,” “peace,” “save,” “love” and “God” show up. Much of the time, it’s hard to tell if it’s a Christian singing or not; hence some songs have been granted play-time on secular radio rotations too..” ♦ –ON CREATION 2010 – “Contemporary Christian Music Sways Youth to Worldly Lifestyles, Doctrinal Confusion and New Age Spirituality”May 25th, 2010–

  
• Elmarie

  27 May, 2010 at 2:28 pm

  This is so good and short I decided to post the whole article here:

  SHOULD A CHRISTIAN “JUDGE” OTHERS?

  By Marsha West

  May 2, 2010
  NewsWithViews.com

  One of the biggest problems in the Church is that some Christians are way too trusting. Jesus warned, “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.” (Mat 7:15). Far too many of the sheep do not heed our Lord’s words. Even when believers are cautioned about certain false teachers, they blow off the warning and blindly follow these wolves.

  You’ve probably heard this many times: “The Bible says not to judge.” What the Bible actually says is that we are not to judge a person’s heart or motives. “But he that is spiritual judgeth all things,” says Paul, “yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ” (1Cor 2:15-16). According to Paul true followers of Jesus are of the same mind. When you have the mind of Christ you have spiritual discernment. Christians (who are walking with Christ) have the authority to judge people’s words and actions. How do you know if someone is a false teacher? Go to the scriptures! In 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Paul says: “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.”

  No doubt some Christians will continue to complain that “judging” is unbiblical and play the Mat. 7:1-3 card: “Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?”

  What they fail to understand is that the Spirit of God abides in regenerate Christians. Hence we have the mind of Christ! As for the unbeliever, Scripture clearly teaches that the natural man [unregenerate] “receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned” (1 Cor 2:14). So the unregenerate person does not?cannot–understand the things of God. Amazingly, a growing number of self-professed Christians think the things of God are foolishness.

  Today many Christians are attending churches where their pastors teach outright heresy! They just assume they’re being taught the truth. Unfortunately that’s not always the case. Granted, there are a lot of ministers who preach the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. Still, there are a growing number of false teachers who can charm an Eskimo into buying a beach umbrella.

  The good news is that believers who read and study the Bible are not easily taken in by apostates. But even mature believers can have the wool pulled over their eyes if they stop being Bereans. It was for this very reason that John penned this warning: “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world” (1 John 4:1).

  Christians who have the good fortune to own a Bible must gain a thorough understanding of what God says in His Word. “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path” (Psalm 119:105). Those who truly desire a Christian worldview will look to the Bible for wisdom and guidance.

  © 2010 Marsha West – All Rights Reserved

  http://newswithviews.com/West/marsha194.htm

  
• Deborah (Discerning the World)

  27 May, 2010 at 3:48 pm

  >> One of the biggest problems in the Church is that some Christians are way too trusting

  Boy is that only true. *Remembers incident that happened not so long ago*

  
• Elmarie

  27 May, 2010 at 4:29 pm

  Deborah (Discerning the World)

  Yip me tooo

  
• Elmarie

  29 May, 2010 at 5:23 pm

  “Johannesburg – Rhema Church founder and chief pastor, Ray McCauley, was “recovering well” after heart surgery, a spokesperson for the church said on Saturday afternoon.

  McCauley underwent heart surgery on Friday after falling ill the same day, spokesperson Giet Khoza said earlier in a statement.

  He did not want to give details of the nature of the surgery or in which hospital 61-year-old McCauley was being treated.

  “This is all I can tell you at the moment,” he said.

  “He is currently recuperating in hospital and the Rhema leadership asks the Christian community and other faith communities to pray for his speedy recovery.”

  The Rhema leadership also appealed for McCauley to be given the privacy and space to fully recover.

  “…much as the outpouring of love towards Pastor McCauley is appreciated, the Rhema leadership appeals that he be accorded the privacy and space he needs while recovering,” they said.

  - SAPA.” ♦ –Ray McCauley recovering well
  2010-05-29 16:34–

  
• Elmarie

  29 May, 2010 at 5:25 pm

  Now why is everybody soooo secretive about Ray’s condition ????

  
• Amanda

  30 May, 2010 at 10:50 am

  The Rev. Dr. Guillaume Smit, who applauded Brian McLaren for fasting with his Muslim friends through Ramadan, still does not understand that Islam means submission and that Sharia is for the whole world.

  “5. This conversation should be based on accepting the partners in discussion’s views as legitimate and valid, even when I disagree with it.
  6. Yet, I should be allowed to freely question or discuss the fallacies and flaws in these views in order to learn the underlying premises and in order to contribute to a new understanding of the issue at hand.” ♦ –IN SUPPORT OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION–

  Sorry, I don’t link to clergy websites with porn links.

  
• Elmarie

  31 May, 2010 at 11:30 am

  National Interfaith Leaders Council – why no Pagans?
  Posted Wed, 07/29/2009 – 07:25

  Why were Pagans religious leaders not invited to join this National Interfaith Leaders Council ?

  Damon

  McCauley gets even closer to Zuma

  By Political Bureau

  Ray McCauley of Rhema Ministries is leading a group of religious leaders who have formed a council to help President Jacob Zuma and his government deal with service-delivery protests and other problems.

  The new National Interfaith Leaders Council was formed at a meeting on Monday attended by about 25 religious leaders from Christian and African traditional churches as well as the Muslim community.

  ANC chief whip Mathole Motshekga, who addressed the meeting, said Zuma had called on all sectors of society to partner the government in dealing with the challenges facing the country. Parliament supported the council, he said.

  o This article was originally published on page 5 of Cape Times on July 29, 2009

  NB NOTE:
  http://www.pagancouncil.co.za/node/425 (I don’t think it a good idea to link to this webite where I got info as can see it is the Pagan Council of SA)

  I am trying to find the Cape Times article.

  It is Obvious Ray did not attend this meeting maybe he sent his delegation. I will try and follow up of what happened at this meeting.

  
• Elmarie

  31 May, 2010 at 11:46 am

  Day of prayer for Bafana — but who will attend?
  LISA STEYN | JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – May 27 2010 14:36

  A “National Day of Prayer” for Bafana Bafana and the World Cup has been scheduled for May 29, but it appears that some religious groups won’t be attending.

  Pastor Ray McCauley, chairperson of the National Interfaith Leaders Council (NILC) and leader of Rhema Christian Church, announced plans for the day of prayer on May 26.

  NILC, in partnership with the South African Broadcasting Corporation, Gauteng and the City of Tshwane, will hold the event at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville.

  Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe, as well as Gauteng premier Nomvula Mokonyane, are expected to attend.

  McCauley told the Mail & Guardian this week that the event had been structured to “make all religions feel included”. He said that all religious denominations would be represented at the event, including those of the Jewish, Hindu and Muslim faiths.

  However Ashwin Trikamjee, president of the South African Hindu Maha Sabha and co-chairperson of the National Religious Leaders Forum said: “I know nothing about it. He has not invited everyone.”

  Sinthal Ramiah, chairperson of the Gauteng branch of Hindu Maha Sabha, said he had heard of the event but had not yet received an invitation. “We would have loved to have been part of it,” Ramiah said.

  Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein confirmed to the M&G that he had received an invitation from NILC but had declined, as the event takes place on a Saturday — the Jewish holy day of Sabbath. On this day members of the Jewish faith are forbidden to drive in a car, use electricity and write, among other things.

  In his response to NILC, Goldstein regretfully declined the invitation and added: “The South African ethos of ‘Unity in Diversity’ obviously requires that any joint national event such as this be done at a time that all religious communities can participate. I am sure that this is an oversight and would urge you that on all future such occasions thought be given to the individual religious requirements of the many diverse communities that make up our wonderful country.”

  Moulana Ebrahim Bham, chief theologian and general secretary of the Jamiatul Ulama, told the M&G that he had received the invitation but had forwarded it to their Pretoria office as the venue for the event was in Atteridgeville. The Darus Salaam Islamic Centre confirmed they had received the invitation and were still unsure of who would attend the event.

  General secretary of the South African Council of Churches, Eddie Makue, categorically told the M&G, “No, the SACC is not involved at all [in organising the National Day of Prayer].”

  The M&G previously reported that the ANC had marginalised the South African Council of Churches in favour of NILC because it refused to “cosy up” to the ruling party.

  “As general secretary I have been invited. But as it is just an invitation, there is no role for us other than as passive participants,” Makue said.

  Secretary general of NILC, Professor David Mosoma said “we did not exclude anybody”, and said that an invitation has certainly been sent to the Hindu Maha Sabha and if it had not reached them, perhaps “it is still in the pipeline”.

  Mosoma said it was “understandable” that Goldstein would be unable to attend and that “interfaith is not about undermining the religions of other people”.

  He noted that Saturday was simply chosen for logistical reasons and “in future we will take that [the Sabbath] into account”.

  http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-05-27-day-of-prayer-for-bafana-but-who-will-attend

  
• Elmarie

  31 May, 2010 at 12:45 pm

  “’Let us all pray that God will bless the World Cup!’ said Archbishop Thabo Makgoba on Monday this week as he launched a special prayer for the tournament.

  ‘It is a short and simple prayer which is easy to learn, and I hope many people, of many backgrounds, will join me in praying it daily in the coming weeks’ added the Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town.

  ‘We are asking for the well-being of everyone who is in any way associated with the FIFA 2010 World Cup: players, spectators, South Africans as host nation, and everyone who travels here.

  Apart from the Olympics, this is the most widely supported sports event in the world, countless millions, even billions, love “the beautiful game” and we want to share this love with one another, for the good of the world.’.” ♦ –South Africa: Prayer for the 2010 Fifa World Cup Proposed–

  
• Elmarie

  31 May, 2010 at 1:02 pm

  Ecumenical News International (Geneva)
  Africa:

  Church Mission to Be Viewed Through Different Prism 100 Years On
  Trevor Grundy
  27 May 2010

  Edinburgh — There was only one black African and 19 Asians among more than 1000 delegates present 100 years ago at the historic World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh.

  The demographics of those present in early June for an event to mark the centenary of that conference, will, however, reflect more of where the centre of Christian gravity is heading in the 21st century.

  There will be fewer delegates, however, when more than 300 people representing 30 traditions from 60 countries gather in the Scottish capital on 2 June at the start of the five-day 2010 World Missionary Conference.

  “The 2010 Conference will be held in the same city and in the same month as the epic-making World Missionary Conference of 1910 which many say witnessed the birth of the ecumenical movement,” Roman Catholic Marist Brother Stephen Smyth told ENInews. “We will remember, celebrate and be inspired by events of 100 years ago and work together for unity.”

  The 1910 conference led to the creation of the International Missionary Council in 1921, and inspired other church unity movements, culminating in the official formation in 1948 of the World Council of Churches.

  The 2010 gathering will be hosted by New College of the University of Edinburgh with the backing of more than 20 international stakeholders.

  They are drawn from Evangelical, Orthodox, Pentecostal, Protestant and Roman Catholic traditions as well as the WCC, whose general secretary, the Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit, is among those who will attend and speak at the conference.

  In April, Smyth was seconded by Action of Churches Together in Scotland to help coordinate the arrangements for the conference which Scottish academic, Kenneth Ross, believes could provide a “compelling vision” for Christian missionaries during the 21st century.

  “Edinburgh draws its inspiration, not so much from historical memory, as from the need today for a compelling vision, a sense of common purpose and viable practical plans to fulfil the worldwide mandate which is fundamental to Christian faith,” Ross said.

  On 6 June, the closing day, the (Anglican) Church of England’s second ranking leader, Uganda-born John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, is set to deliver a sermon at a ceremony in the (Presbyterian) Church of Scotland’s general assembly hall, the location for the 1910 conference.

  Brian Stanley, a professor of world Christianity at the University of Edinburgh, told ENInews, “The most desirable thing would be for some message to come out of the Edinburgh Conference which ordinary churches can relate to and grapple with and begin to translate into their own Christian allegiances.

  “There is always a danger with events of this kind that they exist in either the stratosphere of academic debate or at the level of mission leadership and ordinary church life carries on totally regardless,” said Stanley, who is considered the global historian of the meeting. “I think that’s our biggest challenge.”

  He noted that in 1910, most Christian missionaries were aligned to Western imperial endeavours throughout the world. “At that time, the belief was that missionary activity went from the West to the Rest,” said Stanley.

  “There was a close affinity between the power of empire and the advance of the Christian faith. Often, the language used by missionaries was military – the rhetoric of combat against the powers of darkness,” he added.

  “In 1910, there was only one African delegate, Mark Christian Hayford from Ghana. In 2010, the African voice will be heard, providing, of course, people get their visas to enter the UK which is always a problem,” Stanley said. He told ENInews, “The role of women is of great importance because globally over 60 percent of all Christians are women and I dare say it’s even higher in Africa, maybe two thirds.”

  Asked if human sexuality and the role of gay men and lesbians in the churches would be discussed, he said, “It is almost certainly going to be raised but this conference will not be about everything. It is one of the major issues that churches are grappling with, but I wouldn’t describe it as a mission issue. It is not on the agenda.”

  Kirsteen Kim, a Leeds Trinity University College theology lecturer who is also working for Edinburgh 2010, said, “This unique global conversation will both inform future mission practices and stimulate further mission studies.”

  A hundred years ago, John R. Mott, the conference chairperson, said that the Edinburgh conference was “the most notable gathering in the interests of the worldwide expansion of Christianity ever held, not only in missionary annals but in all Christian annals”.

  But 100 years ago, American, British and European missionaries were often regarded by Africans and Asians as part of the colonial and imperial systems they so disliked and in 1910 there were no Roman Catholics or member of the Eastern Orthodox churches at the Edinburgh Conference.

  “All that has changed,” said Smyth.

  http://allafrica.com/stories/201005310530.html

  
• Elmarie

  31 May, 2010 at 2:25 pm

  “Pietermaritzburg – Over 100 children were urgently evacuated from the Natal Children’s Home in Pietermaritzburg on Friday night amid serious allegations of neglect, possible abuse, mismanagement and financial irregularities at the home.

  The decision to remove the children was taken by the Social Development Department after an investigation by a research team from the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature.

  They were relocated to a safe venue while discussions are held on the way forward.

  Matters came to a head at the weekend when it was discovered the children were moved out of their beds – and expected to sleep in tents and a garage – in order to make room for about 120 participants in the Comrades Marathon who allegedly hired accommodation for R150 per night per person.

  The children, who range in age from babies up to 17 years, are wards of the state. Most of them were removed from their parents for reasons relating to their welfare, while a few are orphans.
  .” ♦ –Kids moved for Comrades runners
  2010-05-31 11:37–

  
• Elmarie

  31 May, 2010 at 3:32 pm

  “Israel: Activists on Gaza sail had weapons Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon holds press briefing several hours after IDF takes over flotilla headed to Strip, accuses fleet’s organizers of having ties to Hamas, al-Qaeda.Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon said Monday morning that the pro-Palestinian activists on the flotilla sailing to the Gaza Strip had weapons on board. At least 10 people were killed in the raid and some 50 were injured. Six IDF soldiers were also hurt, two of them sustaining serious wounds.In a first official Israeli response to the deadly Israel Defense Forces takeover of the ships, Ayalon accused the sail’s organizers of having ties to the Hamas and al-Qaeda terror organizations. .” ♦ –Israel: Activists on Gaza sail had weapons –

  
• Elmarie

  31 May, 2010 at 3:39 pm

  “EU foreign policy chief calls for comprehensive enquiry into deaths aboard aid ships seized by Israel’s Navy. White House says examining circumstances of clash. Spain, Sweden and Greece summon Israeli ambassadors to their capitals to demand explanations. “High Representative Catherine Ashton expresses her deep regret at the news of loss of life and violence and extends her sympathies to families of the dead and wounded,” said a spokesperson for Ashton, the EU’s foreign policy chief.”On behalf of the European Union she demands a full enquiry about the circumstances in which this happened … She calls for an immediate, sustained and unconditional opening of the crossing for the flow of humanitarian aid, commercial goods and persons to and from Gaza.”UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the violence, saying, “I am shocked by reports of killing of people in boats carrying supply to Gaza. I heard the ships were in international water. That is very bad.” He called for a “thorough investigation.”.” ♦ –World in shock at deadly Gaza ship raid–

  
• Amanda

  31 May, 2010 at 8:55 pm

  “Okay, it’s official. Mark Driscoll is a problem. I hate to say this because I started out really, really liking him. I first heard about Driscoll when my husband and I were searching for a good church.” ♦ –Mark Driscoll: The Face of Contemplative Calvinism–

  “Here’s Todd Friel being his brilliantly creative self showing the similarities between fainting farm goats and the ‘ministry’ of Benny Hinn. The goats tickle me, the deception of Benny Hinn, not so much.” ♦ –Benny Hinn Slays ‘Em–

  “There’s a video I did a while back on Rob Bell (it’s at the end of the article). In particular, the video is about Rob Bell’s answer to his interviewer from the magazine Christianity Today. The question given to Rob Was: “How would you present this gospel on Twitter?”” ♦ –Rob Bell, Christianity Today, Twitter, and the Gospel?! –

  “ I had learned that the vision of “social justice” is infused with deceptive dreams. Promising economic equality, its well-trained “organizers” would destroy personal incentive, undermine family values, twist God’s Word, and breed dependence and poverty for all but its elite leaders! There wouldn’t be much wealth left to spread. Yet the lie survives — even in today’s churches. A major advocate for this agenda is Jim Wallis, a member of the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. He founded the left-leaning magazine, Sojourners, which promotes an idealistic view of “social justice.” Its February 2007 issue gave us a glimpse of its position: ” ♦ –Social Justice and the New Morality–

  “Before writing my book, A Time of Departing, I made sure I could prove, beyond a doubt, that contemplative prayer had not only slipped into the Christian faith, but also prove it is an integral part of the New Age movement. In fact, New Agers see contemplative prayer as one of their own practices. Why would both New Agers and Christians claim contemplative prayer as their own?” ♦ –Contemplative Spirituality = New Age Movement –

  “Bruce Waltke is one of the most well-known Old Testament scholars in the Reformed tradition of this generation. Known by many as a conservative, his comments made in a recently-released 2009 interview may have created one of the most significant theological firestorms to sweep through the evangelical community in recent memory” ♦ –Bruce Waltke’s Comments Create Firestorm –

  “The “Two Kingdoms” each have their own gospel message. One is true and biblical. One is a false gospel. One seeks to change men internally via repentance upon hearing the Gospel of Salvation, the message of the Cross, regeneration and the indwelling Holy Spirit. The other seeks to change men externally via institutional changes, moral codes, economic structures, mysticism, etc. These two gospels do not mix, even though the men who promote the false gospel often fool people by giving lip service to the true Gospel.” ♦ –Two Gospels –

  
• Amanda

  31 May, 2010 at 10:22 pm

  “EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – Six months after the UN climate summit in Copenhagen ended in a shambles of mistrust and vitriol, with an accord widely agreed to be lacking in ambition negotiated in backrooms by a handful of nations, the conversation restarts on Monday in Bonn under an atmosphere that has hardly improved since the winter.” ♦ –UN climate talks re-start amid widespread pessimism, mistrust–

  “Armed with rifles that could shoot paintballs – which can hurt but not kill – the soldiers landed on the ship and immediately came under attack by dozens of activists armed with knives, bats and metal pipes. Activists grabbed soldiers and tried to hold them hostage, stripping them of their helmets and equipment. One of the soldiers tried to protect a commando who was being lynched by a group of activists. They were instructed by the flotilla commander to refrain from using their sidearm unless their lives were at risk” ♦ –Navy commandos:‘They came for war’–

  “”Once an individual claims any kind of state subsidy, his privacy is forfeit: the humblest benefits recipient could confirm that,” writes Gerald Warner. Simples really, so it is quite amazing that a politician like David Laws, slated as the “pocket genius” by The Guardian, couldn’t see it. But then, he lives in the bubble and, as we keep saying, in the bubble they are blind.” ♦ –You can’t fault the logic–

  “Demonstrators throwing soldier off of boat.” ♦ –Video: Flotilla jihadists attacking IDF soldiers–

  “In the information battlespace, the jihadis can count on the complicity of the subdued, Islamophiliac press. They can physically attack Israeli troops and count on the corrupt media to package any act of Israeli self-defense as an aggression. Then this repackaging will lead to international condemnation, United Nations Security Council resolutions, and further delegitimization of Israel.” ♦ –Geller: The Jihad Flotilla and the Media War Against Israel–

  “Washington’s unprecedented backing for a UN resolution for a nuclear-free Middle East that singles out Israel has both angered and deeply worried the Jewish state although officials are cagey about openly criticising their biggest ally. The resolution adopted by the United Nations on Friday calls on Israel to join the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and urges it to open its facilities to inspection.” ♦ –U.S. backs resolution to disarm Israel–

  “A incident provoked by genocide-minded jihadists gains traction among those anxious to demonize Israel and see those jihadists as victims. “Mideast: Flotilla; Israel’s Crimes Could Lead To War, Syria,”” ♦ –Syria and Lebanon move in for the kill, “invite the international community to take measures as soon as possible to end Israel’s crimes, which could lead to war in the Middle East”–

  “Palestinian jihad propaganda — as we have come to expect from AP. Nothing here, of course, about how jihad flotilla participants were celebrating a massacre of Jews by Islam’s prophet Muhammad.” ♦ –AP: Israel’s self-defense against jihad flotilla “tarnishes its image,” notes with skepticism that jihad flotilla attacked first–

  “Throwing bottles at the Israeli consulate in a protest that appears to be as orchestrated as the jihad flotilla itself. Do these protesters even know that the jihad flotilla participants were chanting an Arabic rhyme celebrating Muhammad’s massacre of the Jews at Khaybar? The whole thing was a set-up. ” ♦ –Jihad flotilla outrage: 5,000 anti-Israel protesters in Istanbul decry Israel’s self-defense–

  “As I explain in my book The Truth About Muhammad, Muhammad led a Muslim force against the Khaybar oasis, which was inhabited by Jews — many of whom he had previously exiled from Medina. When he did so, he was not responding to any provocation.” ♦ –Gaza jihad flotilla participants chanted Islamic battle cry invoking Muhammad’s massacre of Jews–

  “There was no humanitarian crisis and nobody is dying with hunger in the Gaza Strip, where the real problem is the fact that control of the territory is in the hands of a terrorist organisation (Hamas), said Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak today.” ♦ –Barak: No humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and Israel will defend itself–

  “The organizers of the Palestine Flotilla to Gaza consisted of some of the worst global terror groups including Hamas, Islamic Jihad, al-Qaeda and their fund raisers the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation. What made this Palestine PR stunt or electronic Jihad exercise even more barbaric was the blatant use of volunteers on the ship who had good and true humanitarian intentions. Some of these humanitarian volunteers were unaware that they were being used by the terror group Hamas as Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation used both diplomats and volunteers from the UK, the US, Sweden, France, Germany and other countries as human shields as Hamas attacked a peaceful IDF boarding force with guns, knives and clubs.” ♦ –Hamas Gaza jihad flotilla organizers not humanitarian, wanted massacre for propaganda purposes–

  “The international condemnations are already raining down upon Israel, the only nation in the world that is not allowed to defend itself. If we had an American President (that is, one who was primarily concerned with upholding the best interests of the United States), rather than a Post-American President (that is, a doctrinaire socialist internationalist), he would be speaking out strongly in favor of Israel today. ” ♦ –IDF officer on Gaza flotilla: “It was like a well-planned lynch. These people were anything but peace activists.”–

  
• Elmarie

  31 May, 2010 at 11:05 pm

  “debkafile’s military sources report Israeli concerns that Turkey may not confine itself to strong diplomatic retaliation for the Israel Navy’s seizure Monday, May 31, of the Marmora, the Turkish vessel leading the flotilla for breaking the Gaza blockade and resort to military action along with the Iranian-backed Hizballah and Hamas. A statement from Ankara threatened “unprecedented and incalculable” reprisals, following which the Turkish chief of staff Gen. Ilker Basbug was recalled urgently to Ankara from a visit to Egypt. Greece has since halted its joint exercise with Israel in protest against the naval action.

  debkafile reports from Ankara that the Turkish government is planning to continue pounding the Israeli blockade with more flotillas and have them escorted by Turkish warships and fighter jets. Israel merchant vessels moored outside Ashdod port have been instructed to sail into port and take shelter in case of missile attacks from the Gaza Strip against Ashdod and Ashkelon.

  Monday morning, Israeli warplanes headed west over the Mediterranean in support of the still ongoing Israeli commando operation aboard the Turkish Marmora, the scene of violent clashes between Israeli troops and the 600 “peace activists,” some of them armed. Ankara later reported 15 dead aboard the vessel.

  Israeli army spokesman, Col. Avi Beneyahu, called the incident “an act of terror on the high seas.” Far from being a humanitarian mission, the flotilla was sponsored personally by Turkish prime minister Recep Erdogan to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza and permit arms supplies and terrorist to reach the Strip unrestricted. It aimed at provoking a widely publicized international incident with fatalities and showing Israel using strong-arm tactics against unarmed peace-lovers..” ♦ –Israel braces for Turkish, Hizballah, Hamas reprisals after Flotilla Killing

  http://debka.com/
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• Deborah (Discerning the World)

  1 June, 2010 at 2:51 pm

  Should get kobus to come and lay hands on him – zap!

  
• Elmarie

  7 June, 2010 at 1:54 pm

  “As the number of bank failures in the United States continues to accelerate, many analysts are warning that we could soon see unprecedented changes in the U.S. banking industry. In fact, there are some economists that are warning that we could be about to witness the greatest banking consolidation in U.S. history. As dozens of small and medium size banks have failed, the megabanks have systematically been gobbling up larger and larger slices of market share. In fact, if current trends continue, it doesn’t take much imagination to foresee a future where the entire U.S. banking industry has been consolidated down to between 5 and 10 “superbanks”. .” ♦ –Superbanks May Rule America–

  
• Elmarie

  7 June, 2010 at 8:57 pm

  “The goals for the meetings were three-fold: to listen to God for the global evangelical Church by studying Ephesians inductively, to develop a community of leaders and teachers marked by the values expressed in Ephesians, and to lay the foundation for an Ephesians book/DVD resource to be produced after Cape Town 2010. Ephesians 1 speaks prophetically to the prosperity gospel common in Africa, Latin America, and North America. David and Calisto noted that the Church in Africa needs the reassurance from this text that Christ is not an equal and opposite force to the demonic and that God is still in control, even when we suffer. The metanarrative of God’s good purposes described by Paul is desperately needed in Europe and North America, where a sense of grounding truth has been lost. Ramez commented that Middle Eastern Christians are often so concerned about their own problems that they don’t have a world vision. Ephesians 1 lifts our eyes to see far beyond ourselves and to refocus on God’s plan and will. .” ♦ –Ephesians Expositors Meet in Cairo By Lindsay Olesberg June / July 2010 –

  
• Philip Kelly

  26 August, 2010 at 10:47 am

  Elmarie wrote:

  “Following my column last week, I have been asked by someone to write something about the phenomenon of being ’slain in the Spirit,’ which we often see being performed by televangelists. It is a term associated with the practice of the ’laying on of hands,’ and in many of these services we find people falling down when they are touched or prayed over by ’men of God.’ They claim that it is the power of God’s Spirit coming upon them that causes them to fall down.
  However, some of these people are easily susceptible to suggestion, some are pushed, some fake it, while others are under a form of hypnotic spell. They all fall backwards and there are people in position to catch them before they hit the floor. Some even go into a sort of epileptic fit with jerky movements of the legs and hands. Not too divinely elegant! In fact, one would have thought that if indeed the Holy Spirit truly caused them to fall, He would also ensure that they would not injure themselves and that they would fall, shall we say, ’softly’! .” ♦ –Is the opposition really united?–

  This is the Zeitgheist, the spirit of the Age.

  It would be a change if they fell forward .In the Word of God, they usually fell forward on their faces in reverence and awe.

  Example Isaiah : Depoart from me O Lord for I am a man of unclean lips

  
• Elmarie

  26 August, 2010 at 11:24 am

  Philip Kelly

  This is the Zeitgheist, the spirit of the Age.

  You may read the complete article here : Can You Really Be ‘Slain in the Spirit’?
  http://www.bcnn6.com/2010/05/can-you-really-be-slain-in-the-spirit.html

  It seems that posts link is not working any longer.

  

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