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“On Saturday, the CSI co-sponsored 2nd All-Iraqi Christian Leadership Conference issued an eight-point appeal urging the Baghdad government to help Iraq’s dwindling minority community survive inside the country.” ♦ –Iraqi Christians ask Baghdad government to defend minority rights–
“UMP: How many Muslims in the world, do you think, are “moderate Muslims”?
RS: It depends on how one defines “moderate.” If by it you mean those who are not engaged in violent jihad, then the number is huge. If you mean those who actively disapprove of violent jihad and Islamic supremacism in general, and are working against the jihad imperative, the number is minuscule. If you mean those Muslims who simply aren’t concerned with such matters, the number is considerable” ♦ –Spencer interview: “The problem of jihad has been drastically misdiagnosed by the authorities, leading to numerous policy errors”–
“Islam is not a religion, nor is it a cult. In its fullest form, it is a complete, total, 100% system of life. Islam has religious, legal, political, economic, social, and military components. The religious component is a beard for all of the other components. Islamization begins when there are sufficient Muslims in a country to agitate for their religious privileges.” ♦ –Islam Explained in Layman’s Terms–
“Though Stephanie Meyer is not a brilliant author, she knows how to make an illicit romance with a vampire look like a clean, pro-abstinence story of unconditional love and good vs. evil (and convince even Christians.) We believe her greatest genius, though, is her keen intuition into the sin nature and fleshly desires of women. Being, ourselves, young women in her target demographic, we know Twilight presents a very attractive alternate universe to tempt any girl’s flesh: a self-centered, autonomous life, a self-gratifying romance, and no real-world responsibilities or consequences.” ♦ –How Twilight is Re-Vamping Romance–
“The short answer is that every agency — each with its own particular bureaucratic agenda — was able to veto each aspect of any plan to fight the spill with the unintended consequence that nothing stopped the oil from destroying hundreds of miles of wetlands, habitats, beaches, fisheries and recreational facilities.” ♦ –How Obama Botched the Oil Spill–
“The United Nations is pressuring the world’s most developed countries to pony up more money to fund the world’s all-time biggest give-away wealth redistribution aid program to the developing countries — the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These goals, scheduled to be achieved by 2015, are eight internationally-agreed targets which aim to reduce poverty, hunger, maternal and child deaths, disease, inadequate shelter, gender inequality and environmental degradation.” ♦ –Welfare World–
“The exercise is supposed to be a show of force in the wake of the sinking of the South Korea corvette Cheonan with the loss of 46 lives in March. An international investigation of the sinking in May concluded that the corvette was sunk by a North Korean torpedo probably fired in ambush from a submarine. The exercise was expected to start June 8, then June 28. The question now is whether it will be held at all.” ♦ –Bowing to North Korea–
“If you believe that Americans have lousy health care, it is probably not because you have experienced inferior heath care. It is probably because you were told America has lousy health care. Last week, major news media featured these headlines:
Reuters: “U.S. scores dead last again in healthcare study”” ♦ –The Media’s Health Care Lies–
““The Bounty Hunter” star Gerard Butler will play the role of the drug-dealing biker who turns into a gun-toting pastor that defends children in the new film “Machine Gun Preacher. Based on the true story of Sam Childers, the movie will capture how he changed from a violent, high school dropout who started using drugs at age 11 to a Christian preacher that protects Sudanese children from the rebel group Lord’s Resistance Army. “I don’t condone violence at all,” Childers responded when The Christian Post asked about his use of heavy firearms. “I don’t believe in violence but at the same time I don’t believe that children should be raped, murdered, or cut up.”.” ♦ –Gerard Butler to Play ‘Machine Gun Pastor’ in Film–
“There is no such thing as a perfect marriage.With that said, Southern California Pastor Rick Warren and his wife, Kay, along with dozens of other couples at his megachurch renewed their marriage vows on Sunday. “We live in a broken world and because none of us is perfect, there is no such thing as a perfect marriage,” Warren told thousands at Saddleback Church. “Every marriage is broken. You can’t take two imperfect people and make a perfect marriage.Warren and Kay led dozens of couples in an informal “remarrying” ceremony over the weekend. One of the primary goals of Saddleback Church is to strengthen marriages. Nothing, Warren said, can be strong unless the families in it are strong.”.” ♦ –Rick Warren, Dozens of Couples Renew Marriage Vows–
Ps I just wonder how much RW charged ea couple?
Here’s the Emergent version of Acts 17:11 re: how the Bereans examined the word of God to test whether or not the Gospel Paul preached was true.
The new Emergent version of Acts 17:11 reads:
Now the Emergents were of more tolerant and open character than the Bereans, for they received the message with a bemused grin and examined the Scriptures every day in community and each conversation resulted in several alternative ideas, but all agreed it helped their progress toward a greater social consciousness.
“The Methodist Church of Britain voted on Wednesday to boycott Israeli-produced goods and services from the West Bank because of Israel’s “illegal occupation of Palestinian lands.”“A majority of governments recognize the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories as illegitimate under international law,” the church body said at its annual conference in Portsmouth.The church body will now encourage Methodists across the UK to follow suit..” ♦ –UK Church to boycott Israeli goods–
“Presbyterians gathering next week will choose between two divergent paths. The first seeks to change the church’s definition of marriage to a relationship between any “two people,” while the second seeks to preserve the church’s teachings that marriage is between a man and a woman.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will take up a series of items, among them proposed constitutional amendments to change the definition of marriage in the PCUSA Book of Order. The effect would be to allow churches to host and ministers to officiate at same-sex marriages. Other proposals would interpret the PCUSA constitution as allowing any state-recognized same-sex marriage to be celebrated as a Christian marriage.
The Final Report of the Special Committee on Civil Union and Christian Marriage asserts that “members of the PC(USA) cannot agree” on “the place of covenanted same-gender partnerships in the Christian community” and must therefore show “mutual forbearance.” Traditionalists have instead encouraged the adoption of a minority report that upholds “the church’s biblical, historic, and confessional position that, among all varieties of sexual relationships, only marriage between a man and a woman is ordained by God and blessed by our Lord Jesus Christ.”.” ♦ –Next Week Presbyterians Will Face Two Choices – Obey or Abandon God’s Word –
“Muslim students attacked a Christian professor at the University of Peshawar this month after he refused their demand to convert to Islam, the instructor told Compass.
Psychology professor Samuel John, a father of four who has been teaching at the university in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province for 12 years, said that as he came out of his house on the university campus at 8:30 a.m. on June 14, about 20 to 25 students rushed and assaulted him.
“I shouted for help, but no one came to help,” he said.
.” ♦ –Christians Who Refuse To Convert To Islam Facing Increasing Persecution In Pakistan –
“Moroccan Christians say Muslim extremists in the country are aiding and encouraging the government to pursue them by exposing and vilifying them on social networking site Facebook. Facebook user Gardes Maroc Maroc has posted 32 image collages featuring dozens of Christian converts, calling them “hyena evangelists” or “wolves in lamb’s skins” who are trying to “shake the faith of Muslims.” That terminology on the website, which is in Arabic, matches that of Morocco’s anti-proselytizing law, which outlaws efforts to “shake the faith of Muslims.”The online images depict Christian converts and their families from across the country and include details about their roles and activities in churches, their personal addresses and anecdotal stories attempting to malign them.“These are some pics of Moroccan convert hyenas,” reads one image.
.” ♦ –Moroccan Islamists Use Facebook to Target Christians–
“He apparently did pray toward Mecca, but Dematra says it was meaningless, and that to have included such a scene in the film would have been misleading. Very well. Nonetheless, the full breadth of Obama’s pro-Islam and essentially pro-jihad policies since he took office is startling. See the long list at the end of this article, and get the full story in The Post-American Presidency. ” ♦ –Filmmaker of movie about Obama’s Indonesian youth drops scene of him praying toward Mecca–
“This has the looks of an attempted honor killing: the father and brother working together to kill the sister — the same thing happened to Amina and Sarah Said, as well as to Aqsa Parvez. “Dad charged over threat to kill Harry Potter star,” from Menmedia,” ♦ –Muslim father and brother of Harry Potter star charged with threatening to kill her–
“If Hannah Rosenthal really wants to end “Islamophobia,” here is an easy way. She can call upon Muslims to:
1. Focus their indignation on Muslims committing violent acts in the name of Islam, not on non-Muslims reporting on those acts.
2. Renounce definitively not just “terrorism,” but any intention to replace the U.S. Constitution (or the constitutions of any non-Muslim state) with Sharia even by peaceful means. In line with this, clarify what is meant by their condemnations of the killing of innocent people by stating unequivocally that American and Israeli civilians are innocent people.” ♦ –Obama’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism speaks out against “Islamophobia”–
“The sight of the Statue of Liberty remains a symbol of hope and equality for millions of people in America and across the world. Very few people realise that the statue is designed to represent a very different meaning.There are few better examples of blatantly pagan and occult symbolism. Its official title is “Liberty enlightening the world”, the embodiment of what many have termed, “The cult of Freedom”.Commissioned, sculpted, designed and financed by French and American Freemasonry, this Pagan goddess, represents defiance against the God of real truth and justice and promises bondage to demonic powers rather than true freedom..” ♦ –The Freedom Deception–
“President Obama’s call on Thursday for the federal government to quickly pass immigration reform was backed by diverse and somewhat unlikely groups of religious leaders.The Rev. Bill Hybels, senior pastor of the 12,000-member Willow Creek Community Church outside of Chicago, introduced President Obama who went on to call Republicans and Democrats to work together to overhaul the country’s broken immigration system. The African-American and Hispanic coalition includes Esperanza for America; the National Baptist Convention, USA; the African Methodist Episcopal Church; and the Progressive National Baptist Convention.There are an estimated 11 to 12 million undocumented immigrants in the United States..” ♦ –Faith Leaders Back Obama on Immigration Reform–
“By including Wallis in the speaker line-up, some accused the festival of compromising the Gospel. Crosstalk radio host Ingrid Schlueter expressed her opposition to presenting Wallis as “a credible Christian leader” and said youth are in “spiritual peril” if they attend the five-day event.”There is spiritual danger here,” she said. Youth will be “sitting under the tutelage of a religious and political radical who is … hostile to the biblical Gospel.”Mary Danielson of Calvary Chapel in Appleton, Wis., said Wallis claims to be an evangelical pastor, but is merely using Scripture to “justify his radicalism.”"He does not hold to the central tenets of biblical Christianity but he reads a brand of social justice into the Bible,” Danielson said on Crosstalk radio..” ♦ –Christian Music Fest Draws Fire Over Jim Wallis Invitation–
“A mission group on Thursday sued a Florida district school board for banning Bible distribution on public school campuses on Religious Freedom Day.For years, the Collier County School District allowed World Changers to offer Bibles to interested students during non-school hours on Jan. 16 in honor of Religious Freedom Day. But since last year, the superintendent and the Community Request Committee have refused to grant permission to the Southern Baptist Convention-related mission group to do so. School officials claim Bibles do not provide any educational benefit to the students and thus distribution should stop. .” ♦ –Fla. School Sued for Banning Bible Distribution–
“Port Elizabeth – The pitch at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium went from bad to worse during Friday’s World Cup quarterfinal match when the already delicate turf appeared to give way to form a sinkhole late in the match.In the second minute of injury time, Netherlands substitute Klaas Jan Huntelaar was holding the ball up in the right corner at the north end of the field and several Brazilian players were trying to kick it from under his feet.The pitch gave way and a large hole appeared in the turf..” ♦ –PE pitch caves in–
“I became aware the day before the event that President Obama was inviting pastors to his speech about immigration reform at American University on July 1. There was no surprise there, for clergy have been used and abused by politicians as props as long as there have been politics. My greatest disappointment was that Pastor Bill Hybels of Willow Creek Church in Illinois took the stand to introduce the president and thereby gave Obama the cover he was looking for. Hybels is the driving force behind the “seeker friendly” phenomena that essentially neutralized the evangelical church as a moral force over the last 30 years.
Does Rick Warren’s spiritual agenda include New Age elements? Find out in Warren Smith’s “Deceived on Purpose” .” ♦ –Pastors as props–
“That’s why you see so many stonings and beheadings here, you see. Moral equivalence on steroids from an intelligent man apparently completely lacking a moral compass (hence his support for the Palestinian jihad), who insists on engaging in utterly witless and ideology-driven moral equivalence:” ♦ –Noam Chomsky: U.S. more “fundamentalist” than Saudi Arabia or the Taliban–
“Because she was dating a Hindu man. Islamic law forbids a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim man. An update on this story:” ♦ –Stockholm Syndrome: Harry Potter actress pleads with police to drop charges against father and brother who threatened to murder her in honor killing–
“David G. Littman: “The Government of Pakistan vigorously condemns the practice of so-called ‘Honour Killings’ and that such actions do not find any place in our religion or law.” – this is a quotation from President Musharraf on 28 April 2000. Yet this murderous practice seems to be on the increase in Pakistan and elsewhere – even in Europe in certain communities.” ♦ –Iran lies at UN: “Completely false” that women are stoned for adultery in Iran; family of woman awaiting stoning says she was unjustly accused–
“And that’s a Qur’anic imperative: “Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies of Allah and your enemies…” (8:60) “Radical Muslims threaten to kill Christian man in Bekasi,”” ♦ –Indonesian Islamic supremacists persecute Christians: “we are doing this because we want to strike fear in the hearts of Christians”–
“Note also that Islamic law forbids a Muslim to kill another Muslim intentionally (cf. Qur’an 4:92), and so when al-Qaeda does kill fellow Muslims, that’s when they arouse ire within the Muslim community. No such ire is seen when they kill non-Muslims.” ♦ –MSU spokeswoman: Muslim supporters of jihad “did not cite Quranic verses or Islamic teachings in their support of such terrorist acts”–
“In accordance with Qur’an 5:38. Will they deny that, too?” ♦ –Iran cuts off hand of convicted thief–
“”In April nearly 7,000 Muslim religious leaders backed the deportations by signing a document describing the work of Christians within Morocco as ‘moral rape’ and ‘religious terrorism’.” If we had a prize for ridiculous moral equivalence, that would be hard to beat. An update on this story, in which Modern, Moderate Morocco continues to enforce Sharia’s prohibition on the propagation — or even the alleged propagation — of non-Islamic religions. ” ♦ –Morocco continues purge of foreign Christians–
“ the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), with its false apostles and doctrines of demons, wants to take over the world.
Faytene Kryskow, a false prophetess, is head, shoulders, knees, and toes involved with the NAR/prophetic movement, and heavily promotes Dominionism, and Dominionists want to rule the world. For those who have any doubt about that, listen to her shoot interview in this video.” ♦ –They Want to Take Over the World!–
“Make no mistake, there is ample evidence available to show that Wallis (and Sojourners) is a conduit for contemplative (ie., New Age/New Spirituality) (which we believe is the driving force behind this emerging/emergent church and will be the propeller to bring about a global “awakening” (i.e., a global mass deception).” ♦ –Dialectic Deception: Do you know where they are taking you?–
“During the talk, Young told the audience that “the God of evangelical Christianity is a monster.” He was referring to the evangelical belief that God is a God of judgment and will judge the unbelieving. Young also rejects the biblical view of atonement (wherein Jesus died as a substitute for us to pay the price of our sins).” ♦ –The Shack Author Says: The God of Evangelical Christianity is a Monster.” –
“We are now convinced that the 7 Mountains theme is about to go viral. The 7 mountains mandate is already becoming a unifying rally point among evangelicals from many diverse theological camps and from some very unexpected quarters. The May Day event served as a launching platform to give credibility to this agenda and to exalt key New Apostolic Reformation leaders promoting Dominionism.” ♦ –Seven Mountains–
“Indeed, work can be difficult – but, the good news is that there is MORE to work than just working! There is an immeasurable opportunity to find blessing at work by allowing God to use you to BECOME a blessing at work. And, it may be much simpler and easier to do than you think!” ♦ –There is more than this! Finding blessing at work!–
“Quoting E. Michael Jones on the subject, O’Brien notes that Vampirism is the anti-thesis of Christianity, “Both Christ and Dracula deal with blood and eternal life … Whereas Christ shed his blood so that his followers could have eternal life, Dracula shed his followers’ blood so that he could have eternal life.” But beyond the evidence in the books, O’Brien points to Meyer’s own accounts of the inspiration for her novels to warn of its questionable revelation. Meyer said she received the main characters in a dream, and that they were “quite literally, voices in my head” as she wrote the novels.” ♦ –’Twilight’ of the West – Films with Demonic Influence?–
“We were restored by Jesus to connect because we carry divine seed, the sperma of God, inside us (1 John 3:9). Sperma, the Greek word for seed, always refers to human offspring in the New Testament. So and so is the sperma, the offspring, of so and so. Sam is the sperma, the physical son, of Jack.” ♦ –Cracking our new genetic code: Sperma of God–
“Sadly, this pragmatic approach has absolutely no scriptural support whatsoever, and in fact, is an outright denial of the true spiritual power that builds, protects, and strengthens the Church. This current practice of casting off our biblical arsenal to mollify the world does not make us stronger, it only weakens us and leaves us open to spiritual attack by the enemies of Christ.” ♦ –Are We Still The Body Of Christ Without The Full Armor of God?–
“But I would not want to force my truth claims on you. Your truth claims would be equally valid. As you see, we are both on a journey; and we both find ourselves on the same road. So, it follows that our destination is also the same. So, let’s just enjoy this time of community and not divide ourselves by discussing meanings and dogma,” said Philippe.” ♦ –Philippe, The Postmodern Evangelist–
“The real problem within the Church today is not the lack of doctrinal devotion, as Apostle seems to believe, but in our inability to be transformed by our individual journeys in the Spirit. Evidently, Apostle has failed to detach himself from his legalistic background as a Pharisee, and is unable to let go and experience the genuine love for Christ that is coming from the Galatians who strive to worship God in their own special way.” ♦ –If Paul’s Epistle to the Galatians was Published in Christianity Today–
“According to a leading minority rights organization, religious minorities are facing attack, detention, torture and the repression of their fundamental freedoms on every continent.“Religious intolerance is the new racism,” says Mark Lattimer, director of Minority Rights Group International. “Many communities that have faced racial discrimination for decades are now being targeted because of their religion.”.” ♦ –Report: Religious Intolerance Is the ‘New Racism’–
“”The sangoma is alleged to have accepted money from soccer fans who requested that he communicates to the ancestors and appeal to them to allow their specific football team to progress in the game.” “The Cape of Good Hope SPCA in Grassy Park rescued a Burmese Rock Python from a sangoma in Nyanga on 30 June 2010,” said SPCA regional spokesperson Sarah Scarth..” ♦ –Sangoma’s ’2010′ snake seized–
“Durban – Barefoot and dressed in white, thousands of pilgrims gather on a hilltop overlooking Durban blowing on long metal “imbomu” tubes, the forerunner of the vuvuzela. Good for the church”We saw Bill Clinton blowing in a vuvuzela in a stadium. It makes us very proud. It is good for the church,” said Enoch Thembu, spokesperson for the evangelical church which claims 5.2 million followers across southern Africa. Mixing Christianity and African traditions, the Shembe base their beliefs on the Old Testament. They practise polygamy, and they avoid pork.Before entering, the faithful must purify themselves by donating a small amount of money..” ♦ –Pilgrims use vuvuzelas to pray 2010-07-05 11:32–
“Which political party’s members are most likely to believe that Jesus will definitely return to earth before midcentury? The Republicans, right? Wrong. The Democrats. The unanswerable questions are whether these highly religious, socially conservative Democrats will remain loyal to a liberal agenda as they become the majority of the party and their financial and social standing improves. Or whether Republicans will finally make headway in recruiting them. The future only knows.Then again, the world as we know it may not have much of a future if, as these Democrats believe, a deity will soon descend from the sky. .” ♦ –Rise of the Religious Left–
““You can preach against Sunday morning sports … and you will lose.”–The Rev. Jorge Acevedo . “If you think you’re going to be generating disciples out of alternative worship times, it ain’t necessarily so,” he said. “What you may just be doing is generating a sense that Sunday doesn’t matter, that Sabbath doesn’t matter, that Christianity is just where you can fit it in to your schedule — not that it places any responsibility on you to make some decisions about things.”The Bible commands the faithful to keep the Sabbath holy. Christians are supposed to keep the day separate from worldly activities.The current World Cup fever offers churches one clue on how they might reach more people, said Mary Dalton, pastor of San Pablo United Methodist Church in Selma, Calif.She said many of the world’s professional teams — including her favorite Mexican team “The Sacred Flock” — have “hymns” that fans exuberantly sing at matches..” ♦ –Soccer Sundays: How do churches compete?–
Helpfull information
http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/006/discernment/throes-of-transformation.htm
“Every time you think that the global warming crowd couldn’t be any more ridiculous or brazen, somebody manages to turn the shameless meter up another notch. This month’s offering from the alarmists is a “scientific” study that basically demonstrates that alarmists are right about climate change because alarmists who believe they are right about climate change publish a lot of papers that demonstrate how right they are about climate change. That isn’t circular logic. Circular logic would be embarrassed to be seen in the same room as this study.” ♦ –Science in an Echo Chamber–
“In other words, Jews have the unique status of being singled out for millennial execration, malevolence, hostility and extirpation. It is a prejudice that knows no surcease. The spectre of discrimination, xenophobia, pogroms and even annihilation never disappears and always threatens to re-emerge, as it has once again today with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Iran vowing to “wipe Israel off the map” in a second Holocaust. As I have written before, the destiny of the Jews, unlike other minorities, “is to be eternally unsafe in this world,” which is precisely the factor that differentiates the Jewish people from other peoples on the historical continuum of human ignominy. It keeps happening.” ♦ –Are Jews Different from History’s Other Victims?–
“First, war is the natural order of mankind. The majority of human history is conflict between peoples. Peace is a parentheses. This stands in stark contrast to those (like President Barack Obama) who think that peace is the way civilization functions. Second, human nature is flawed. We are broken creatures, separated from God, incapable of making a utopia, and unable to reason with every enemy.” ♦ –How Science Crushes the Left–
“ One more entry in the endless list of stories bearing headlines such as Taliban beheads headmaster in Afghanistan raises the question: when are these sorts of activities going to end? Muslims claim their religion is all for enlightenment, peace and harmony. Why then this continuous onslaught on education? I do not know of any other religion whose followers kill people to prevent the spread of education.” ♦ –Muslim commentator: “I find many statements in [the] Quran are not defensible in the justice system of the civilized world”–
“The question? Supply the punctuation for a narrative that included a character named Mohammad being asked: “Why are you calling God, God, God….” Clearly, the standards for an excuse to attack a non-believer were not particularly high, if that trumped-up act of “blasphemy” demanded a severed hand in return — and it appears from the article below that the attackers tried for more than that. ” ♦ –India: Muslims cut off professor’s hand over months-old test question about punctuation–
“Rebuffing Turkey’s demands for an apology, an “impartial” (remember Goldstone?) inquiry, or the end of ties between the two countries after the Fraud Flotilla incident. In the third case, it’s not as though Erdogan’s Turkey has been much of an ally, anyway. And as is standard practice, the Turkish foreign minister later claimed he had been misquoted.” ♦ –”Israel will never apologize for defending its citizens”–
“The Taliban were well known for requiring Afghans to paint their windows black, lest passers-by catch sight of a woman inside. Now, complaints from Muslim swimmers have generated this decision to do the same in England. ” ♦ –Talibanization of Britain: Windows blacked out to protect “modesty” of Muslim women swimmers–
“Since his death, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah has been hailed as a “merciful father” by Hassan Nasrallah, and in the West as a “moderate” Muslim, largely for having expressed disapproval of the 9/11 attacks. But there is much more to Fadlallah’s story that has been so quickly forgotten. “Sheikh Fadlallah was the terrorist mastermind behind the Lebanon hostage crisis,”” ♦ –”Don’t be fooled” by tributes to “moderate” Hizballah cleric–
Amanda
“Every time you think that the global warming crowd couldn’t be any more ridiculous or brazen,
one word CHOPS !!
“A fine piece of rhetoric finds its way into the first comment on Watts up with that, the piece about the current ice extent: The main stream media has no intellectual honesty. All they have is talking points that the commentators regurgitate from the teleprompter written by their corporate overlords. It’s good to see the MSM dying a free market death. Long live the alternative media.” ♦ –Intellectual honesty–
“In this way, the report has missed crucial evidence and completely skirted the central issue. It thus makes no judgement that the IPCC claim was unsupported, referenced only to a non-peer reviewed WWF report and completely misses the fact that the relevant part is actually unreferenced and only latterly, attributed to a claim on a now-defunct educational website.” ♦ –See no evil–
“That leaves the second and rather more serious issue of what I allege to be defamation by Monbiot, and we have so far reached tentative agreement on a “right of reply”. However, The Guardian is at the moment relying on a “fair comment” defence, arguing that this relieves Mr Monbiot of any responsibility to apologise. On this, I find myself in the rather unusual position of instructing The Guardians senior lawyer on matters of basic law pertaining to the defence of fair comment.” ♦ –Mealy-mouthed Monbiot–
“In a considerably less well-reported statement, Ambler adds, the UK Daily Telegraph had in turn apologised two weeks earlier, to the Tata Group, for comments made in an article published in December 2009, by Christopher Booker and his co-author, Dr Richard North. The article related to Dr Pachauri, chairman of the IPCC, enumerating his various business activities and challenging his chairmanship of the IPCC. ” ♦ –An apology too far–
“He is, for instance, also messing about with the voting system and planning a referendum on what is called the AV system. My indifference to this is matched only by the indifference of the rest of the population. Nevertheless, the irony of being offered a referendum for something we don’t want, and being refused one for something we do – a referendum on the EU – has not escaped us. Clegg thinks this will give the electoral system “a new legitimacy”. In fact, the insult simply reinforces the detachment of the political classes from the rest of us. ” ♦ –The big, fundamental questions–
“”We don’t expect to be lied to,” he explains. “And often, people are telling us what we want to hear: that we are doing a good job, or that we’ve been successful. The liar is trying to lie successfully and we want to believe them, so we do. There are no obstacles.” ” ♦ –The science of lying: Why the truth really can hurt–
“Besides the silliness of a sermon being delivered by what sounded like a comedy duo at times, there was a more serious problem with the sermon itself: panentheistic Universalism. The sermon, based on Ephesians 1:15-23, entitled “Uncaging the Lion,” took a decidedly panentheistic turn when Rob Bell, using the Scripture as a proof text, began to discuss how Jesus is so omnipresent that He “fills” all the world, including cultures that evangelicals traditionally recognize as pagan, lost, and in need of the gospel and the message of salvation. This thought, that God “fills” all the world and is “in” all things is not Christian, but is in fact an eastern view:” ♦ –Rob Bell & Shane Hipps: Blood on Their Hands–
Amanda
–Rob Bell & Shane Hipps: Blood on Their Hands–
AND what struck me in your link posted also was :
“’n Heldersiende medium is “die demoniese teenpool van Bybelse profete”. So sê dr. Isak Burger, president van die Apostoliese Geloof-sending, op ’n stel van twee DVD’s met die titel Die Ander Kant, Wat sê die Bybel? wat pas uitgereik is.Burger voer aan dat God dit in die Bybel verbied dat mense met die geeste van dooies kontak maak.
Hy bestempel dit as ’n okkultiese en demoniese praktyk.
Behalwe in die titel van die DVD’s, verwys hy nie direk na Marietta Theunissen se program Die ander kant wat op kykNET uitgesaai is nie, maar daar word wel tonele uit die program as agtergrondmateriaal op een DVD gebruik. Burger sê ook dis godslasterlik as mediums voorgee dat God iets wat Hy as gruwel bestempel aan hulle as gawe gegee het.
.” ♦ –Dr. Isak pak Marietta: ‘Dis demonies om dooies te kontak’–
“Now that will fix all of society’s problems! Economy? Standard of living? It’s all the consequence of one gigantic, collective bad (i.e. un-Islamic) hair day. Oh, and Israel. Can’t forget that. In any case, Sharia is what happens when “government knows best” meets “Allah knows best.”” ♦ –Oh, boy: Iran proudly presents the “Islamic haircut catalog”–
“The founder of the Council of Ex-Muslims in Britain ably catalogs all the things that are wrong with what is advertised as “just a little” Sharia in the U.K. A full-length report in .pdf format is linked below. ” ♦ –Sharia courts in the U.K.: “these privatized legal processes were ignoring not only state law intervention and due process but providing little protection and safety for the women”–
“Her own words, in a tribute to the cleric who green-lighted Hizballah’s suicide attacks, including the 1983 barracks bombing that killed 241 Americans. “One of Hizballah’s giants,” indeed. “CNN reporter on terrorist: ‘I respect him a lot’,” by Aaron Klein for World Net Daily, July 5” ♦ –CNN’s Mideast editor writes on Twitter: “Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah … one of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot”–
“As Muslims around the world continue to deny basic human rights to women and non-Muslims, Muslim spokesmen maintain a pattern of denial and deception. Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 43-year-old Iranian woman, is facing death by stoning this week for adultery, a capital crime in Iran. Yet when the redoubtable human rights activist David G. Littman, asserted at the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2008 that “the stoning of women for alleged adultery still occurs regularly in Iran,” Iran’s spokesman declared that this was “not true, it is completely false and is out of the question.”” ♦ –Spencer: Muslims lying about Islamic atrocities–
“I was speaking in Sweden yesterday, and during the Q&A a Muslim presented with the little box of “Islamophobia” pills I’m holding in the photo above. It’s a clever little piece, if you like that sort of thing, listing the ingredients of this “cure” for “Islamophobia” as “multiculturalism,” “open-mindedness,” and the like. But of course none of that will cure this disease, which is non-existent in any case. If Muslims really wants to cure “Islamophobia,” here is an easy way.” ♦ –A cure for what ails you–
“The former head of NASA on Tuesday described as “deeply flawed” the idea that the space exploration agency’s priority should be outreach to Muslim countries, after current Administrator Charles Bolden made that assertion in an interview last month. “NASA … represents the best of America. Its purpose is not to inspire Muslims or any other cultural entity,” Michael Griffin, who served as NASA administrator during the latter half of the Bush administration, told FoxNews.com. ” ♦ –Former NASA chief says Obama’s idea that the agency should be devoted to outreach to Muslims is “deeply flawed”–
“Mahmoud Al-Zahhar: We have liberated Gaza, but have we recognized Israel? Have we given up our lands occupied in 1948? We demand the liberation of the West Bank, and the establishment of a state in the West Bank and Gaza, with Jerusalem as its capital – but without recognizing [Israel]. This is the key – without recognizing the Israeli enemy on a single inch of land.” ♦ –Hamas top dog: “This is our plan for this stage – to liberate the West Bank and Gaza, without recognizing Israel’s right to a single inch of land, and without giving up the Right of Return for a single Palestinian refugee”–
“She suggests a part of the reason why so many women and children (some 28 000) died in these camps, was their lack of personal hygiene – the use of proper toilets wasn’t all that widespread among the Boers apparently. The incredible suffering of Afrikaner women and children kept in concentration camps by the British is a bitter memory that hasn’t disappeared from Afrikaner consciousness. Just last year there was a concerted effort among some right-wing loonies to sell the story to the world that British soldiers had actually raped large numbers of Boer women. It was simply a thumb-sick.” ♦ –Distorting history–
So says Max du Preez.
The cultured Rooinekke provided them with modern ablutions, but they insisted on going behind the bush, those dirty beasts. Those woman and children deserved to die. Is that why so many Jews died in concentration camps too?
“Every spoken language in the world may have part of the Bible written in their own heart language within 15 years because of new technological advances as well as translation strategies.Wycliffe Bible Translators, the world’s largest scripture translation organization, believes Bible translation into all of the remaining 2,200 languages used by some 350 million people is possible by 2025.There are a total of 6,905 spoken languages in the world and about a third do not have Scripture in their heart language..” ♦ –Bible Translators’ New Tactics Put Finish Line at 2025–
“America currently stands in a very dangerous position, said renowned pastor and author Dr. Charles Stanley. Today more than ever, the country is turning away from God and moving closer toward socialism, he warned. And the consequences will be grave..” ♦ –Influential Pastor Warns of Socialism, Departure from God–
“In Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren describes the practice of “breath prayers” and positively endorses Roman Catholic mystics Brother Lawrence and Madame Guyon. Those references have most likely gone over the heads of most readers, but as a former mystic myself, I can tell you that “breath prayers” is code for mantra meditation, which both Brother Lawrence and Madame Guyon practiced. But in today’s undiscerning church – and with a little help from Rick Warren and his Purpose Driven empire, this pagan practice has been flowing into churches because its proponents insist that this is a Christian practice and has been practiced by Christians for centuries. After all, what could be wrong with something called “Spiritual Formation,” right? It sounds kind of Christian and churchy, doesn’t it? And we know there’s something about Christ being formed in us (Gal 4:19), so that has to be what this is talking about, right?.” ♦ –Saddleback Promotes “Christianized” Mantra Meditation–
Please read complete artice at link above. :-)
“The popular books and products of Richard Foster, Dallas Willard, John Ortberg and Pete Scazzero all promise the buyer that if they master the practices taught in their books and DVD’s they will not only grow spiritually but will also be able to have direct mystical experiences of the divine. Yet, what these men are not telling the public is that these practices and disciplines were originally developed in Roman Catholic monasteries by men who were mystics and rejected the Biblical Gospel of salvation by grace alone through faith alone by Christ’s work alone. (That means that these mystical monks were not Christians. Instead, they were heretics who were trying to earn God’s favor and salvation through their monkery.) ” ♦ –Examining the Claims That You Can “Experience God” by Practicing Certain Disciplines & Spiritual Practices–
“This article will reveal similarities between the philosophies prevalent in Germany that characterized fascism and those of postmodern thinkers today. I am not suggesting that because these similarities exist postmoderns would be in favor of a new Hitler. I am suggesting that ideas have consequences and that history ought to teach us how serious they can be. The key issue is the rejection of a transcendent God who has revealed moral law. The result of such a rejection will most certainly be some form of lawlessness.” ♦ –Ideas Have Consequences: A Partial Paraphrase and Review of Modern Fascism by Gene Edward Veith –
“The Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California is funding research in 23 countries on charismatic and Pentecostal Christianity. Grants totaling $3.5 million are being awarded to five centers and another 16 scholar teams to conduct research in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the former Soviet Union..” ♦ –Grants awarded to study Pentecostals, charismatics–
“I know, I know…two Joshua Mills posts in a row….but I can’t help it! When I saw this next tidbit, I just couldn’t pass it up! I promise I’m not making this up. Go look. I mean it! Please, go look!
Mills says that while he was preaching, oil began to flow from his hands and feet. So much of it began to flow that they began capturing it on a cloth. They cut that cloth in strips, and because it contains the oil from his feet, it is uber-anointed! And guess what??? He wants to send one to YOU so that “new miracles can begin to happen in your life!” Folks, Joshua Mills is not only a heretic, he’s a huckster of the highest rank. A snake oil salesman who will sell “heavenly oil” from his own feet in order to make a buck! Don’t be taken in by him. .” ♦ –Get a Prayer Cloth Soaked with Oil from Joshua Mills’ Feet–
“When we come to the topic of social justice it can be understood by what ones definition of social justice is. Some may not be aware of its true meaning and are using the term, applying it in a general manner. Many assume Social justice” is the same as “Christian charity” but it is NOT.
The Bible has a lot to say on the matter of helping the needy. But there is a large difference between helping those who are down and out and those who just want a handout to live. The Bible says: “If a mans does not work he shall not eat” (2 Thess. 3:10). What if he can’t find a job, is it our duty to feed, and care for his family? It depends on the situation..” ♦ –Social justice – coming to a church near you–
“The General Assembly of the almost 3 million-member Presbyterian Church (USA) meeting this week is debating whether to endorse an official church study committee report essentially endorsing the Palestinian “Nakba” narrative that faults Israel for nearly all Middle East strife and suffering. That Middle East Study Committee report is so extreme that even left-leaning J Street, a Jewish group usually Palestinian friendly, urged Presbyterians to reject it.” ♦ –The Church Led Astray–
“Going “green” is not going well. The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s 2010 forecast predicts fossil fuels will “continue to provide most of the energy consumed in the United States…” Only 6 percent of the “energy consumed by 2035 will be replaced by renewable fuel sources.” They will be principally wind and solar, for electricity and home heating, respectively, but with oil as our energy mainstay.” ♦ –Going Green Doesn’t Work–
“In this special edition of Frontpage Symposium, we have assembled a distinguished panel to discuss the question: What psychological impulses and neuroses prevent people from objectively considering whether or not Islam is a religion of peace? In other words: Why the rigid disinclination to even consider the evidence that suggests that someone like Geert Wilders might be right?” ♦ –Symposium: The Fear that Wilders is Right–
“It seems almost unthinkable, but Islamist groups are, as we speak, hard at work creating Muslim states-within-states in the U.S. Indeed, this process has been unfolding for a long time across the Western world, through the creation of isolated Muslim enclaves in both rural and urban areas, as well as through the designation of “no-go zones” where governments admit to having little authority over Muslims living there, essentially leaving them to function as autonomous regions.” ♦ –Muslim Enclaves U.S.A.–
“Nothing changes. There are still those poor deluded fools who think that, just because we have had a general election, we got a new government. But, as we kept saying, time and time again, the faces may change, but the laws go on just the same – given to us courtesy of our masters in Brussels.” ♦ –Meanwhile–
““Religious leadership must end its intellectual and imaginative failure to think through what it is doing in the light of the new emerging cosmology, which is hospitable to spirit-matter theories and mindbody experiences.” Leonard Sweet[1] Today [June 1] is the launching of a new book, co-authored by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola. This marks the open marriage of the Emergent movement with the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). Sweet and Viola’s book, Jesus Manifesto, is subtitled “Restoring the Supremacy and Sovereignty of Jesus Christ,” and it pushes the envelope on redefining Jesus, including “You can be a Jesus Manifest.”” ♦ –THE OTHER SIDE OF EMERGENT: THE NEW APOSTOLIC REFORMATION–
“Once upon a time, in a country half a century away, obscenity laws were enforced, parents forbade their kids (especially girls) to date until they were 16, sex was an intimate and private matter, schools emphasized academics and good manners, modesty and humility were virtues, and children were protected from disturbing and violent materials. Not anymore. The only kinds of safeguards afforded to modern youth are protection from (a) parents, (b) religious morality, (c) fast food and “trans-fats,” and (d) global warming … or cooling, whichever.” ♦ –Normalizing Perversion, Traumatizing Kids–
“In a move that should raise further questions about Rick Warren’s doctrinal soundness, “America’s Pastor” has written the foreword to a new book loaded with theological error and which promises to be heavy on pragmatic, self-focused, “Word Faith-y” narcissism (as if American Christians needed any more encouragement for that). The book, authored by female pastor Dr. LaVerne Adams, is titled “Driven By Destiny” and is slated for release October 2010. One promotional blurb about the book promises: “Readers of “Driven by Destiny” are sure to see immediate results of transformation seeing the possibilities to awaken their potential.”” ♦ –Rick Warren, Driven By Destiny?–
“I find it amusing when I hear people talk about the end of the emergent conversation. My sense is that it has just begun, and that the most interesting times are ahead – especially as it becomes more ecumenical and more global. This fall’s theological conversation is a case in point … Here’s the link and vital information: Theological Conversation – Creating Liberated Spaces in a Postcolonial World” ♦ –Emergent Theological Conversation – Be there!–
“In my research on the Hegelian Dialectic and Diaprax it was amazing how many and how often some very well known “Christian” leaders kept coming up. I watched part of an interview done with Billy Graham several years ago in which he gave the reasons for his moving from “evangelism” as the primary focus of his ministry to that of Social Justice, world hunger, et cetera. He called it “his fourth conversion.” The result of that “conversion” was the creation of the Lausanne Movement.” ♦ –God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness–
“NEW ORLEANS — Where would Jesus drill? Religious leaders who consider environmental protection a godly mission are making the Gulf of Mexico oil spill a rallying cry, hoping it inspires people of faith to support cleaner energy while changing their personal lives to consume less and contemplate more. “This is one of those rare moments when you can really focus people’s attention on what’s happening to God’s creation,” said Walt Grazer, head of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment.” ♦ –Green religion movement hopes spill wins converts –
“Alas! Alas! Because of the impotency of many Christian soldiers who could not rise up and take action that they knew was according to insight, many a young preacher has gotten away in his private boat and smashed his chances of ever making good for God.” ♦ –The “Unlovely” Ministry–
“For weeks now I have been writing regular posts on the increasing intersection between the “mainstream” Religious Right and Dominionist prophetic intercessors like Lou Engle, Cindy Jacobs, Rick Joyner and others.
But I have always been careful to note that just because the more “mainstream” leaders have been joining forces with these self-proclaims prophets and apostles, it didn’t mean that they necessarily shared their Dominionist agenda.
But I think it is fair to say that I no longer need to be so careful, as the leaders of the Religious Right have now openly embraced Seven Mountains Dominionist theology, which is described thusly:
First, human beings are blessed by God. Secondly, these blessed human beings are given a mandate to take dominion of the earth for the purpose of blessing it. … The first advent of Christ was for the purpose of creating a blessed seed upon the earth – the church. The second coming of Jesus will take place after this blessed seed has completed the Dominion Process upon the earth by making disciples of all nations.
In short, Dominionist theology believes that Christians are called to take “dominion” over every aspect of our culture and use them to create God’s kingdom on Earth in order to bring about the return of Jesus Christ. And their method for gaining “dominion” is through something called the “Seven Mountains Mandate,” which seeks to place Christians at the top of seven distinct spheres that shape our culture: (1) Business; (2) Government; (3) Media; (4) Arts and Entertainment; (5) Education; (6) Family; and (7) Religion.
One of the leading authorities on the Seven Mountains Mandate among the new apostles and prophets is a man named Lance Wallnau, and here is a video of him explicitly explaining how it is to work.” ♦ –Dominionism and The Religious Right: The Merger Is Complete–
“Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, branded a “moderate” by the international community, let his true colors show during a recent meeting with writers and journalists when he stated that he would favor a pan-Arab military offensive against the Jewish state. The official Palestinian Authority daily newspaper Al-Hayat Al-Jadida on Tuesday wrote that when Abbas met recently with media figures at the home of the Palestinian ambassador to Jordan, he recounted that during an Arab League Summit in Libya in March he told his fellow leaders that he still preferred war against Israel, but could not do it alone.” ♦ –”Moderate” Palestinian top dog Abbas to Arab states: “If you want war, and if all of you will fight Israel, we are in favor”–
“Of course! That’s it! It’s just anti-Muslim bigotry! Obama may have forgotten all the foes of Israel among his appointees and associates. Here are a few:” ♦ –Obama claims Israelis suspicious of him because his middle name is Hussein–
“And they want to impose the death penalty for apostasy — yes, right there in modern, moderate Indonesia. Don’t they know that Islam is a Religion of Peace™ that teaches tolerance and has no penalty for apostasy? Honest Ibe Hooper, call your office! ” ♦ –Indonesian city of Bekasi: Jihad threat level high–
“Watch for the howls of “Islamophobia.” I will shed a tear for this Moroccan man, however, on the day that construction is completed on a church or synagogue in Mecca.” ♦ –France denies citizenship to Muslim immigrant who failed to “assimilate into French society”–
“I will label this a Free Speech Death Watch Update and shed a tear for Hizballah’s loss of its CNN mouthpiece when CNN actually stops reflecting the terror group’s political line, and when Hizballah begins carrying my columns on its websites.” ♦ –Hizballah whines about free speech after CNN fires Hizballah groupie Mideast editor Octavia Nasr–
“”Abu Hamza is serving a seven-year sentence in Britain for inciting his followers to kill nonbelievers and has been indicted in the U.S. on 11 charges related to the planned development of the Bly [Oregon] site and for sending cash and volunteers to support al-Qaida and the Taliban.” — Seattle Times, April 2009. What about the human rights of his intended victims?” ♦ –Eurodhimmis halt extradition of bloodthirsty jihadist to U.S. because long jail term might violate his human rights–
“International pressure works. But the Sharia punishment for adultery is still in place. An update on this story. “Iran backs down: World fury forces Tehran to spare ‘adulterous’ mother from being stoned – but will they hang her instead?,”” ♦ –Iran backs down, won’t stone “adulterous” mother — but she is not safe yet–
“As I said here, “We must no longer treat journalists as if they were objective reporters when they are ideologues and propagandists.” And here I am doing just that, withdrawing my sanction and refusing to accept their false pretense of objectivity, in Sweden last Monday.” ♦ –Spencer vs. mainstream media “journalist”–
“At the Arab League summit last week, Abbas said to the Arab states: “If you want war, and if all of you will fight Israel, we are in favor. But the Palestinians will not fight alone because they don’t have the ability to do it.” And now this” ♦ –Just after Abbas calls on Arab states to war against Israel, Obama calls him and expresses “strong support” for his “commitment to peace”–
“The mainstream media constantly demands of us that we assume, without examination, that most Muslims in the U.S. — all but a few “wackos,” such as are found in “any religious group” — are loyal citizens who love Constitutional liberties, abhor jihad terrorism, and have no intention of bringing Sharia here, at any time or in any way, in whole or in part, now or in the future. So why would “thousands” of Shi’ites in Detroit be mourning this cleric, who green-lighted the 1983 Hizballah attack on the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241? Hizballah’s founder Hassan Nasrallah has said, “If they (Jews) all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide.” Wouldn’t patriotic, pluralistic American Muslims oppose Fadlallah, and not engage in such a public display of mourning, simply as a matter of principle?” ♦ –Detroit: Thousands mourn designated terrorist Hizballah cleric–
“London, England (CNN) — Britain’s foreign office yanked Friday a blog posted by its ambassador to Lebanon that mourned the death of an “admired” Shiite cleric once considered Hezbollah’s spiritual leader. Frances Guy wrote that she left the presence of Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, who died Sunday, feeling a better person. “Lebanon is a lesser place the day after, but his absence will be felt well beyond Lebanon’s shores,” she said. “The world needs more men like him, willing to reach out across faiths.”” ♦ –UK Ambassador to Lebanon on dead Jew-hating jihad terrorist cleric: “The world needs more men like him”–
“Just as the media outrage over the planned stoning of an accused adulteress in Iran is winding down, with the predictable claims that Islam doesn’t sanction stoning, more Misunderstanders of Islam crop up, this time in Pakistan. ” ♦ –Pakistan sentences woman to be stoned to death for “illicit relations”: walking together with a man–
“So there shouldn’t be a problem, right? Wrong. That does not begin to exonerate Islam from playing a role in stonings committed under Islamic law. Apologists like to give the impression that Islam is a sola scriptura affair, relying entirely on the content of the Qur’an. It makes it easier to sell unbelievers the notion of the Qur’an as uncreated, complete unto itself, and not dependent on the cultural and temporal context in which it was purportedly revealed to Muhammad. But that is not the case, and in that regard, the “experts” in the story below are being incredibly disingenuous. There is a Qur’an-only movement within Islam, but it is an extreme minority view at variance with the views of the major sects.” ♦ –Islamic apologists featured at CNN: Relax, stoning isn’t in the Qur’an!–
“There is no such protest, because, of course, Christians aren’t allowed inside Mecca in the first place. But Muslims are allowed in Cardiff, and they are enraged at being asked to conform to the existing customs and practices of Great Britain — although they unhesitatingly demand that non-Muslims conform to the local customs and practices in any majority-Muslim country.” ♦ –Christians to protest in Mecca against “anti-Christian laws” — no, wait…–
“If one were to add up the amounts that have been received from the sale of oil and natural gas, that alone would make the Muslim Arabs, or a great many of them, the beneficiaries of the largest transfer of wealth in human history – more than thirteen trillion dollars since 1973 alone (and hundreds of billions before that). Yet not a single oil-or-gas-rich Arab state has created a modern economy; not one can afford to exist without vast armies of foreign workers, with the most important ones being non-Muslims, who in some of the smaller sheiklets outnumber the natives by 2-1 or 3-1 or 4-1. No Arab Muslim land can do without access to Western medical care and Western education and Western technology – not one.” ♦ –Fitzgerald: How the Failure to Understand Jihad is Costing Americans Trillions–
“There’s been lots of whooping and celebrating by the warmist crowd lately over the retraction by the Sunday Times Jonathan Leake story about Amazongate. The claim was that the sensitivity to rainfall reduction was based on peer reviewed literature. I’m here to tell you that claim is totally unsupportable, I’ll even go so far as to call the claim “bogus”, it is that bad. The proof lies in the screencap below:” ♦ –Amazongate proven: IPCC based their claim of rainforest sensitivity on a “probably” sentence in a now defunct activist website–
“Last week, after six months of evasions, obfuscation, denials and retractions, a story which has preoccupied this column on and off since January came to a startling conclusion. It turns out that one of the most widely publicised statements in the 2007 report of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – a claim on which tens of billions of dollars could hang – was not based on peer-reviewed science, as repeatedly claimed, but originated solely from anonymous propaganda published on the website of a small Brazilian environmental advocacy group. ” ♦ –Amazongate: At last we reach the source–
“In a variety of ways, history has repeated itself, right up to now when we are forced to retreat from the field of combat under the guise of “redeployment”, letting the Americans do the heavy lifting – the final humiliation which we also experienced in Al Amarah when it was left to US and Iraqi forces to recover that which we had abandoned. On that issue at least, history has not repeated itself. No longer trusting us, the Americans have decided to move in before we leave. That much is progress, but nothing much else has changed. And if David Cameron thinks more can be achieved, he is deluding us and himself. This half-hearted war is not going to be won by defeat dressed up as redeployment.” ♦ –Richard North: Another half-hearted war, another defeat–
TAKE HEED PLEASE:
http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/mwest/100706
“In short, they have adopted the left’s position that any resistance to incentivizing homosexuality is evidence of hate or bigotry or ignorance. Their reasoning does not run very deep and tends toward this: According to surveys, lots of young people now think it’s cool to be “gay,” so who are we to oppose it? Plus, I know some nice gay people.” ♦ –KNIGHT: Truth in labeling for former ‘Conservatives’–
“On the cover of Gregory A. Boyd’s recently published book, Present Perfect: Finding God in the Now, this endorsement appears: “Discover a spiritual secret that is as simple as it is profound. Highly recommended.” —Brian D. McLaren author, speaker, and activist[1] One “spiritual secret” in Boyd’s book may be discovered in a footnote to the second chapter, Finding Home.[2] The secret is: “We no longer have a ‘sinful nature’.” ” ♦ –“SPIRITUAL SECRET” OF GREG BOYD DENIES SINFUL NATURE–
“The term sin/sinner is an identity marker that belongs to the past lives of all who follow Jesus. Sinners are people who are still trapped in UNgrace. Their words and deeds advertise a 24/7@365 addiction to thoughts, words and deeds of UNgrace. ” ♦ –That notorious brand is dropped, finally!–
“Any person who denies that followers of Christ are still sinners, despite the fact that they have already been redeemed for all eternity, does not only make God a liar but also denies the need for the followers of Christ to confess their sins. Any Tom Dick and Harry will tell you that anyone who claims to be sinless is also confession-less. Those who claim that they are no longer sinners do not need Jesus Christ and therefore cannot possibly claim that they are his followers.” ♦ –The “non-notorious” (famous) brand of Christ-followers–
“God spoke into my heart regarding the promises He made regarding South Africa and the way in which we keep hold of those promises, even in times of disillusionment, high walls, enemies like giants and difficult circumstances. Therefore I would like to release a spiritual press declaration. During the Hadassa-, Ester- and Danielprocess God confirmed several truths over our country. Without taking you through the whole process again,* I would like to remind you of a promise God made to us in November 2007. He cut a covenant with us that He will remove the mountain of unbelief from SA and that He will turn our hearts of stone into hearts of flesh, on which His will, law and words are written.” ♦ –June 2010 Message–
“God gave me a vision during that prayer time: I saw people standing on the coasts all around the whole continent of Africa. They bent down at one time and grabbed the corners of a dark covering that was over the land and all pulled at the same time. This dark veil was pulled off the entire continent.” ♦ –The Cape Town, South Africa Report –
“The Pray In Jesus Name Project is faxing more than 140,000 petitions to the North Carolina State-House, demanding legislators reverse Speaker Joe Hackney’s ban against the forbidden word “Jesus” during public prayers spoken by volunteer pastors giving the invocation.
Nearly 1,000 citizens from all 50 states signed the free petition on the first day, which was then faxed to each of 120 North Carolina State Representatives and all 50 Senators.
On May 31, Speaker Hackney verbally banned Jesus’ name as “illegal speech” by disinviting Pastor Ron Baity from praying before the legislature after pre-screening the prayer content and objecting to his closing words, “in Jesus name.” No written policy exists banning prayer content, but the Speaker is now writing one.
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“Johannesburg – National prayer and a party would keep the World Cup spirit alive in South Africa, President Jacob Zuma told the SABC in an interview on Tuesday. “We must maintain this spirit. It’s not something you can buy,” Zuma said. “Government is working on a prayer on how to sustain this. I think it is important as a nation that we have a national prayer to thank God for helping us with this success.” ♦ –Prayer, party to keep gees alive–
“Buenos Aires, Argentina – In life, Ernesto “Che” Guevara fought to overthrow a corrupt, capitalist elite. In death, he is spawning his own tourism industry – soon to include a three-country “Che Trail.” Tourism officials in Argentina, Cuba and Bolivia are collaborating on a historic route that will allow Guevara buffs to retrace the footsteps of the Argentine medical student turned revolutionary in Cuba who was killed in a failed mission to foment an uprising in Bolivia.” ♦ –Trailing the iconic Che–
“Willow Creek Community Church welcomes Rob Bell, pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church (Grand Rapids, MI), as speaker for its July 14 South Barrington midweek service. In his message, Turn the Other Cheek, Bell offers a unique perspective on Matthew 5:38–42, a well-known portion of Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount. ” ♦ –”Turn the Other Cheek”: Rob Bell to Speak at Willow Creek–
““God has commanded us to kill those who leave Islam.” These are the words of Islamic scholar Sheikh Youssef Al-Badri, a member of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Egypt, which were stated on Egyptian television. The interior minister of Egypt agrees with the Sheikh and is quoted in a newspaper saying: “Converts are to be killed.” Islamic scholars and the majority of public opinion in Egypt all agree with them — conversion to Christianity is a mortal sin legally punishable by death.” ♦ –Death to Deserters–
“A name in Arabic – “Filastin” – that has no historical connotations or etymological meaning for Arabs and other Muslims – has now taken on the properties of a wholesale myth that could fill volumes of vitriolic and venomous propaganda. Indeed, the whole distortion and myth of an Arab “Palestine” has become a virtual religion unto itself.” ♦ –The Truth about “Palestine”–
“I am finished with playing along with the grand pretense that reporters are objective, neutral observers of events, and not the relentless and viciously unfair ideologues that they are. Also on Monday, a minor Associated Press piece about some minor jihadists in Toledo, Ohio, offered a case in point as to why mainstream media journalists deserve no professional respect whatsoever.” ♦ –Media Obfuscates Jihad–
“That doesn’t mean that Obama didn’t actually express such a sentiment to the ex space shuttle astronaut who now heads up NASA, it more likely means that somebody in the administration belatedly recognized that kissing up to the Muslim world that much would be more than a little embarrassing. Admittedly, they’re setting the bar pretty low, but it’s a start. Perhaps the next time the president hooks up with Saudi royalty he won’t feel as inclined to bow, or at least not quite so low. ” ♦ –Left to Swing in the Breeze–
“Why haven’t national media outlets reported on the vile and violent rants of the New Black Panther Party (NBPP) thugs whose 2008 voter intimidation tactics got a pass from the Obama administration? Simple: Radical black racism doesn’t fit the Hope and Change narrative. There’s no way to shoehorn Bush-bashing into the story. And, let’s face it, exposing the inflammatory rhetoric of the left does nothing to help liberal editors and reporters fulfill their true calling — embarrassing the right.” ♦ –Whitewashing Black Racism–
“This was written before the piece in the Independent on Sunday by Jonathan Owen and Brian Brady. This revealed that the strategic plan of creating an Afghan security force to replace US and British troops is in serious disarray with local forces a fraction of their reported size, infiltrated by the Taliban at senior levels, and plagued by corruption and drug addiction.” ♦ –Beyond demonstrable failure–
“This is dribble … utter, vapid dribble. It would actually make more sense to have a two-year-old on telly, and have two minutes of it sucking a dummy. As even the most basic research will show, there is not a hope in Hades of getting the Pashtuns to think of themselves as anything other than Pashtuns, and they are never going to think of the Tajiks and the other northern ethnics as anything other than oppressors.” ♦ –Fighting and losing–
“When asked about opinions attributing radical Islam’s impact on the development and stability on the African continent, Obama called Islam “a great religion,” but added that the radical version views as anti-Islam “any efforts to modernize, any efforts to provide basic human rights, any efforts to democratize.” “And I think that is absolutely wrong,” he said. “I think the vast majority of people of the Islamic faith reject that. I think the people of Africa reject it.”” ♦ –Obama calls Islam a “great religion,” decries “radical Islam”–
“Islam makes it incumbent on all adult males, provided they are not disabled or incapacitated, to prepare themselves for the conquest of [other] countries so that the writ of Islam is obeyed in every country in the world. . . . But those who study Islamic Holy War will understand why Islam wants to conquer the whole world. . . . Those who know nothing of Islam pretend that Islam counsels against war. Those [who say this] are witless. Islam says: Kill all the unbelievers just as they would kill you all!” ♦ –Quote of the day: Khomeini spits on those who say Islam is peaceful–
“He says that “jihad, holy fighting in Allah’s course, with full force of numbers and weaponry, is given the utmost importance in Islam….By jihad, Islam is established….By abandoning jihad, may Allah protect us from that, Islam is destroyed, and Muslims go into inferior position, their honor is lost, their lands are stolen, their rule and authority vanish. Jihad is an obligation and duty in Islam on every Muslim.”” ♦ –Times Square jihad bomber explains it all for you–
“It’s interesting that the mainstream media identified Zead Ramadan so vaguely. Maybe they did that because of who he really is. Ramadan did indeed rile the crowd with his spurious charges of “Islamophobia” at yesterday’s Landmarks Commission hearing over whether 45 Park Place, the proposed site of the Islamic supremacist Ground Zero mega-mosque, should be designated a New York City landmark. And that wasn’t all he did. ” ♦ –Hamas-linked CAIR leader charges Islamic supremacist Ground Zero mega-mosque opponents with “Islamophobia”–
“This argument has been going on for years. We have addressed it here many times. What Obama’s approach essentially amounts to is an attempt to pretend that things are other than what they are. As such, Obama’s approach is doomed to fail. ” ♦ –Obama at odds with Petraeus over identifying enemy as “Islamic”–
“Let Jack Nicholson label their captive homeland “paradise.” Let Bonnie Raitt rasp out her ditty calling it a “happy little island.” Let Ted Turner hail their slave-master as a “helluva guy.” Let Democratic party boss Frank Mankiewics proclaim Castro “one of the most charming men I’ve ever met.” Let Michael Moore hail the glories of Cuba’s healthcare. Let Barbara Walters praise: “you have brought great health to your country.” But the people boarding the tug knew better. And for a simple reason: the cruel hand of fate had slated them to live under Fidel Castro and Che Guevara’s handiwork.” ♦ –Cuba’s Maritime Massacre–
“Facing a precarious future, Europe has only just begun to reckon with increasing Muslim populations and Islamic extremism. If current demographic trends persist, Europe’s democratic secular foundations will be in serious jeapordy in about twenty five years. This disturbing reality is causing a backlash, forcing European governments to confront the threat of Sharia law — and even some Muslims are joining the fight. The battle for the fate of the continent is intensifying.” ♦ –Europe’s Backlash Against Islamization–
“Priding himself on being for “tolerance” and, therefore, for being in favor of allowing Muslim women to veil, he affirms that “most” Muslim women want to veil themselves. A vile statement like this reveals such ignorance and heartlessness in the face of mass human suffering that one does not even know where to begin in response. But here, nevertheless, the attempt shall be made” ♦ –O’Reilly’s Burqa Betrayal–
“The United Kingdom, the mother of all democracies, is about to change its political system in fundamental ways — changes that will spell disaster for the nation and for its politics. For those who love Britain, the news of these impending alterations can only cause angst and distress.” ♦ –The End of Britain–
“Jews are once again fleeing their countries in the wake of the resurgence of anti-Semitism. Europe has apparently ended its moratorium on this foul bigotry. Since the 1980s, incidents have been steadily increasing.” ♦ –Europe’s War on the Jews–
“Professional deception and clever fraudulence are running rampant in mystical claims to experience God. Thus, the signature of Satan is seen in:
St. John of the Cross
Ignatius Loyola
Madame Guyon
Carl Jung
Richard Foster
Mother Teresa
Rick Warren
Brian McLaren
Leonard Sweet
Phyllis Tickle
… and other deceivers of the Emerging Church movement who transmit this plague. In this illustrated DVD, former Roman catholic priest Richard Bennett and author James Sundquist expose the deceitful shams that prevail at the present time. They also explain the scriptural method of biblical meditation and genuinely experiencing God.” ♦ –The Purpose Driven Plague of Mysticism–
–The Purpose Driven Plague of Mysticism–
Yikes !!! Thank you Amanda :-)
“One of the more divisive issues that concerns Church Theologians is that of the Rapture of the Saints, the drawing of the true Church to Jesus upon His return. Opinions vary on the timing of this event but one thing everyone agrees upon, is that it WILL happen, and when it does, It will be like nothing else, the greatest show that the earth has ever seen. Some adherents on each side of the pre/post tribulation rapture debate are so ardent in their views that they consider anyone who disagrees with them to be on the verge of biblical apostasy.“Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.” 2 Co 6:17 The timing of the rapture is known only to the Father Himself. But what a joy. Christians will be the envy of the world when the Lord, in splendour and majesty, returns to collect His bride. .” ♦ –The Rapture–
“William Paul Young’s bestselling novel about a father’s renewal of faith after suffering an unspeakable tragedy has spawned a tangle of lawsuits over royalties and even the book’s authorship.Meanwhile, “The Shack” sells thousands of copies every week as the royalties continue to pile up. But that’s no cause to celebrate. Rather, it seems that, as Hachette Book Group stated in its filing, “similar suits among Young, Windblown, Jacobsen and Cummings are likely to arise in the future.”.” ♦ –The flak over ‘The Shack’–
““A lot of young Muslims have said to me in recent years, ‘You ask me to integrate, but what are we integrating into? What is Britain, what are British values?’ It’s very hard to tell people to integrate if you don’t tell them what they are integrating into. It’s very hard to tell them to be British if they don’t know and you don’t know what Britishness is. The fact is that we have been very poor in saying what we are and we have also been very poor is saying what we expect people to be. We’ve been very good in stressing what rights people get when they come to Britain and very bad at explaining what responsibilities come with them.”Britain, says Murray, has made a terrible mistake in the direction it has taken with its Muslim minority since the Salman Rushdie Satanic Verses affair.
.” ♦ –A political culture gone bad. Douglas Murray says it’s five minutes to midnight in Britain’s battle against radical Islam.–
“In response to a proposed mosque blocks from ground zero, controversial televangelist Bill Keller announced on Tuesday that he plans to open a Christian center nearby. “How do you battle the darkness? With the light!” he states on the 9/11 Christian Center at Ground Zero website. The Christian center will serve to “combat this new evil being constructed near ground zero” and “bring people the Truth of God’s Word and the love and hope of Jesus Christ,” the fire-and-brimstone preacher states..” ♦ –Televangelist Counters Ground Zero Mosque with Christian Center–
“Skroeiende woorde word tans gewissel oor ’n artikel deur dr. Elizabeth van Heyningen, historikus van die Universiteit van Kaapstad, wat pas in South African Journal of Science gepubliseer is. Daarin veralgemeen sy dat ’n gebrek aan sindelikheid by die Boerevroue en -kinders in die Britse konsentrasiekampe gedurende die Anglo-Boereoorlog die rede was vir die enorme sterftesyfer. Martiens van Bart lewer kommentaar.” ♦ –Gewente word gewoonte–
I found this kinda funny jikes !!! lol lol Now what where they thinking ooooi !!! Oh my Goodness.
“”Gods and goddesses are meant to be worshipped in temples, not dragged into commercial activities like share trading,” the judges said. Ganesha, also known as Lord Ganpati, is one of the most popular and well-known gods of the Hindu pantheon and is worshipped widely in Mumbai and Maharashtra.
.” ♦ –Hindu gods ‘can’t trade in shares’–
“The minister added that it collects data such as phone numbers saved in its users’ devices, thereby gathering personal information of people who never agreed to share it. German data protection officials last week launched legal proceedings against Facebook for illegally accessing and saving personal data of people who don’t use the site. .” ♦ –German minister slams Facebook–
“ A dynamic Christian pastor has died after being shot in the head as he was leaving church, in what is being seen as a bid to intimidate converts from Islam in the strongly Islamic republic of Dagestan. Artur Suleimanov (49), himself a convert from Islam, was murdered by a gunman who approached and opened fire as the pastor got into a car outside Hosanna House of Prayer in the capital, Makhachkala, on Thursday 15 July. He died from his wounds in hospital around an hour later. ” ♦ –Dagestan: Pastor and apostate from Islam shot and killed–
“According to Reuters, the murderers were “machete attackers,” “raiders,” and “unknown assailants,” but then the rest of the story is about “religious violence” in Nigeria, making it likely to the point of certainty that Nuhu Dawat’s family was murdered by Islamic jihadists. But for Reuters, as for the rest of the mainstream media, Muslims are only identified as such when they are the victims, not when they’re the attackers.” ♦ –Nigeria: Muslims with machetes kill priest’s family and set fire to his church–
“This would be laughable if it didn’t involve a woman without a head. In any case, it is a classic example of the essentially universal tendency on the part of Islamic supemacists and jihadists to blame everyone but themselves for what they have done. In a larger sense, this is exactly like the jihadis blaming American foreign policy for the global jihad, and is related to the campaign to get the West to “stop linking Islam with terrorism”: Islamic jihadists link Islam with terrorism with consistency and religious fervor, but if a Western non-Muslim notices this, he is “hateful,” “bigoted,” “Islamophobic,” “ignorant of Islam,” etc.” ♦ –Buffalo: Moderate Muslim who beheaded wife says he’s the real victim–
“By itself, this story is absurd, and even comical. If nothing else, at least it’s not public money for a change, unlike the squat toilet recently installed for the use of inmates at Canterbury Prison. But it is most noteworthy, of course, as part of a larger trend of self-congratulating, self-righteous, politically correct pandering to Muslims, and to the exclusion of other groups.” ♦ –U.K.: Manchester mall installs squat toilets to cater to Muslims–
“When in Muslim countries, non-Muslims must conform their behavior to Islamic sensibilities. When in non-Muslim countries, non-Muslims must conform their behavior to Islamic sensibilities. Got it? Dogs are “unclean” in Islam, with a few exceptions, and so the guide dogs have to go. ” ♦ –UK: Muslim bus drivers refuse to allow guide dogs for blind on board–
“Speaking of the “wilding sprees” perpetrated by men against women in such Islamic countries as Egypt, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, Dr. Chesler said that just about any woman in the Muslim world could be targeted for an honor killing by their men folk, including their own husbands, brothers, and fathers. She also addressed the egregious reality of the collaboration of Islamic women in the persecution of their own gender. She recounted examples of mother-in-laws tormenting their daughter-in-laws as they had been barbarically tormented as young brides, and the actions taken by these older women to lead the younger women to their death at the hands of the male hegemony:” ♦ –In Defense of Muslim Women–
“Academic freedom continues to be destroyed by the tenured Left. Academic freedom today increasingly means that faculty members have the right to agree with radical leftists and Marxists but not the right to disagree with them. And criticism of radical leftist academics is never permitted. It is considered “McCarthyism.”” ♦ –A Tale of Two Professors–
“Dr. Jamie Glazov had justifiable reason to state that Bill O’Reilly had “publicly promoted submitting to Sharia Law” in his recent article, O’Reilly’s Burqa Betrayal. He was referring to a debate that O’Reilly had with Laura Ingraham over the French ban of the burqa. In it O’Reilly portrayed himself as being tolerant and asserted that most Muslim women want to veil themselves. In doing so he demonstrated a flippant and appalling disregard for his own culture, women’s rights globally, and the threat of increasing Islamic Fundamentalism.” ♦ –Hidden From the Gaze of Men–
“”They decided to mark the occasion [and] that they would pray. They just simply circled…bowed their heads and quietly prayed,” Kellum reports. “And yet what happened is they were abruptly stopped [by] a police officer for the Supreme Court building who told them that what they were doing was violating a federal statute and said that they had to take their prayer elsewhere.”” ♦ –Prayer shushed on Supreme Court steps–
“ Rome – Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and his recently-elected German counterpart, Christian Wulff, on Wednesday called on the European Union to show greater cohesion in dealing with global problems including those afflicting the financial markets. ‘Europe runs the risk, also due to demographic decline, of losing political weight, unless we are able to speak in one voice and to take unanimous decisions,’ Wulff said. ” ♦ –Italian and German presidents call for greater EU unity –
“HAVANA (AP) — At a state project to refurbish a decaying building in Old Havana, one worker paints a wall white while two others watch. A fourth sleeps in a wheelbarrow positioned in a sliver of shade nearby and two more smoke and chat on the curb. President Raul Castro has startled the nation lately by saying about one in five Cuban workers may be redundant. At the work site on Obispo street, those numbers run in reverse. It’s a common sight in communist Cuba.” ♦ –Jobless in Cuba? Communism faces the unthinkable–
“There is not a single expert in the field who says different, who does not agree that the present “green” policy is the road to perdition. Wind does not work, solar is an expensive rip-off and the rest of the renewables don’t amount to diddly squat.” ♦ –Worse than stupid–
“”Local communities will get the power and money to run bus services, set up broadband internet networks and take over neighbourhood recycling schemes under a mass transfer of power from the state to the people.”…The real question to address, though, is whether local communities could decide to abandon their “neighbourhood recycling schemes” and revert to landfill, as a cheaper and more environmentally friendly option. If the answer is “no”, which of course it would be, then there is no transfer of power.” ♦ –A different set of pigs–
“”End Times” authors Tim LaHaye and Craig Parshall say the Obama administration may be killing religious freedom by redefinition.In a statement posted on their website this past week, the co-authors of the political thriller Edge of Apocalypse claim there is a shadow growing over religious freedom in America. “We are talking about the Obama Administration’s subtle, but apparently deliberate use of a language-sleight-of-hand, substituting the phrase ‘freedom of worship’ for ‘freedom of religion,’” they wrote this past Tuesday..” ♦ –’End Times’ Authors Warn of Potential Threat to Religious Freedom in U.S.–
“Holographic preachers are stirring another technology-gone-too-far debate among Christians.While the dust over beaming preachers on a video screen on multi-site campuses has somewhat settled, the new 3D tool is raising more questions and concerns among some believers. “Wow!!! Who needs fellowship anymore? Soon I will be able to sit at home in my pj’s and have my Pastor in my living room. Who needs a Pastor? We can have one hologram preacher for the whole world and then we wouldn’t need to pay for one. What is the church coming to?” one commenter named Schuyler Hedrick wrote in response to Morgan’s blog..” ♦ –Hologram Preachers Slated to Appear in Churches–
“n the 1960s, the ecology movement was launched with a fundamental insight: Everything is part of a system. If you alter one thing, it will affect something else—for good or ill. For example, we discovered back then that using the pesticide DDT to control mosquitoes and malaria (a good thing) also weakened the shells of birds’ eggs and threatened their ability to reproduce (a bad thing). Such discoveries helped us think beyond our immediate actions and anticipate the collateral damage created by the way we live.
Are evangelization, compassionate justice ministry, and earth care similarly connected in a spiritual ecology? In this essay for the Global Conversation, Scott Sabin, author of the newly published Tending to Eden, connects those dots. There is no need to prioritize between love of neighbor and care for God’s creation. .” ♦ –Whole Earth Evangelism. Creation care is part and parcel of the Great Commission and the Great Commandment.–
Talking about the Green church?? Hmmmm I wonder Transformation toward this is also moving at a Tsunami pace?
Another skew view of Revival !
“However, a common factor preceding each of these historic movements of God was a unified call to prayer within the church. I mean authentic, Christ-centered prayer. The people praying during these periods of “sleep” were not praying for the Lord to “bless the nation” or bless them and their families. They were praying that the Lord, in his mercy, would pour out his Spirit upon his people and utterly transform them so that through them individually and his church corporately, he would be glorified! They longed to be like Christ and were willing to let him have his way in their lives, knowing that nothing was off-limits to his lordship.This is not a safe prayer; this kind of prayer has the supernatural potential to change everything about us, including those things that, in our flesh, we really don’t want to change.The times in which we live bear striking resemblance to those periods preceding previous outpourings of God’s Spirit or revivals. God still desires and providentially determines to bring glory to the Son through his church. Our part is to earnestly seek the manifestation of Lord’s glory in our own lives and corporately in his church, regardless of what this may cost us. We beseech the Lord with hope that he will once again be merciful to us sinners.Place quoted text from the article here (+/- 2 to 3 sentences).” ♦ –Revival: What It Is and Why We Need It!–
Warning : Another Cult leader to visit a well known church Lewende Woord , Brumeria in Pretoria His name is Arthur Burk, founder of Plumbline Ministries, is the antithesis of one who seeks to know God through the diligent study of his word and the worst nightmare of those with loved ones trapped the snare of his delusions. Just who is Arthur Burk? Well…that’s a good question. I first heard the name of this enigmatic figure mentioned by a woman in my Church who, at the time, gravitated towards the highly mystical and hyper-spiritual teaching of the modern day ‘prophetic’ movement. and I found that Arthur Burk has Plumbline Ministries Seminars in South Africa – August/September 2010 It is with great joy that we now announce that Arthur Burk will be coming to South Africa during August and September 2010 to present certain workshops.
Please take Heed !!!
“Faisalabad, 20 July (AKI) – Two brothers were shot dead outside a courtroom in the Pakistani’s Punjab province where they faced blasphemy charges after allegedly distributing Christian pamphlets. According to reports, two unidentified gunmen shot dead Pastor Rashid Emmanuel and his brother Sajjad, and left their police escort critically wounded, as they were leaving the court following a hearing.” ♦ –Pakistan: After Muslims call for murder, two Christians shot dead outside courtroom where they were to face blasphemy charges–
“We hear this kind of thing in the U.S. as well, although usually in opposition to a specific counter-terror measure rather than as a comprehensive criticism of the government’s entire approach: CAIR has opposed virtually every counter-terror measure that has come down the pike, and other Islamic advocacy groups have joined in also to oppose specific counter-terror strategies that are denounced for supposedly “alienating” otherwise peaceful Muslims.” ♦ –UK: New report says counter-terror efforts are alienating Muslims–
“It appears yet again that the more observant and devout one is in Islam, the more likely one is to Misunderstand the Religion of Peace.” ♦ –New German study: boys growing up in pious Muslim families are more likely to be violent–
“Yes, you read that right. And Wilders, only Wilders, is standing up to this breathtaking short-sighted idiocy:” ♦ –Dutch government helping pay for Islamic supremacist mega-mosque at Ground Zero — with Dutch taxpayer money–
“In “Balancing rights and prudence” at the Washington Post’s On Faith panel, July 20, Tom Flynn not only comes out against the mega-mosque at Ground Zero, but admits that Islamic supremacism in its political manifestation is “not a distortion of Islam; it is a particular understanding of Islam that crops up far too frequently to be so casually dismissed.”” ♦ –Washington Post columnist on Ground Zero mega-mosque: “there’s a profound cultural tone-deafness in pursuing this project at this time and in that place”–
“Of course, with his enemy not pursuing victory and preparing to leave Iraq soon, it isn’t hard for Zawahiri to see victory in sight. Regarding Afghanistan, he says: “We will show you who will be soon fleeing Kabul, in defeat, fear and humiliation.” Given Washington’s openness to find an accord with a mythical “moderate Taliban,” that may not even be necessary for Zawahiri to achieve his goals.” ♦ –Al-Qaeda’s second banana says victory coming for the jihadists in Iraq and Afghanistan–
“Another day, another Donors’ Conference, in downtown Kabul. Again, it will be the non-Muslim nations who will commit, and actually deliver, still more tens of billions to a place, Afghanistan, that was never a nation but always a collection of warring tribes – and even warring families, and individuals. Afghanistan is of no real consequence except as a land area where, for a time, the Taliban who were raised up and put in place by Pakistan, then gave refuge and succor to Al Qaeda. ” ♦ –Fitzgerald: What To Do About Pakistan’s “Mistrust”–
“”I understand that we are the junior partner – just as we were in the 1940s and, indeed, in the 1980s,” says TGL. “But we are a strong, self-confident country clear in our views and values, and we should behave that way.” As it stands, we’re not even a country, or barely so, as the EU increasingly usurps our role on the world stage. And as long as we have to play handmaiden to our masters in Brussels, there is not a chance of us being strong, self-confident, or clear in our views and values.” ♦ –Delusion or deception?–
“Ambrose says it augurs ill for Greece. This is the collapse of Hungary’s talks with the International Monetary Fund and the EU that we picked up on Sunday. It is a chilly reminder that sovereign debt crises do not end with a rescue package and a click of the fingers. As austerity drags on for year after year, democracies react, he writes. The thing is, if it is as bad as he makes out, and as bad as I think it is, then it would be on the front page, instead of this meaningless fluff about a “big society”. If this goes down, we’ll be lucky to have a society at all, unless you count Grozny as a model (pictured).” ♦ –Hungary’s revolt–
“The following is a partial transcript of a response Dr. John Piper of Bethlehem Baptist Church gave in answer to the question “What should we teach about creation?”” ♦ –Dr. John Piper Okay With “Old Earth?”–
“While watching the following video featuring Joshua Mills, I tried as hard as I could to find not just some Biblical doctrine, but any Biblical doctrine at all. I couldn’t find it. After you watch the video, I’ll have commentary below.” ♦ –Joshua Mills Don’t Want No Bottom of the Barrel Miracles!–
“I will give you one that is from a prophetic word given to me yesterday—take it or leave it. I’m cautious when people come to me with these kinds of things. But this rung true, and you can see that it is true without making a claim to special divine authority.” ♦ –What cautions do you have for the New Reformed Movement? John Piper–
“THIMPHU, Bhutan (Compass Direct News) – Christians in this Himalayan nation who are still longing to openly practice their faith were disheartened this month when the government proposed the kind of “anti-conversion” law that other nations have used as a pretext for falsely accusing Christians of “coercion.”” ♦ –Buddhist Bhutan Proposes Anti-Conversion Law–
“President Barack Obama has signed into law the biggest overhaul of American financial regulation in decades. The president said the law will ensure “that everyone follows the same set of rules, so that firms compete on price and quality, not tricks and traps”. The law is a major victory for Mr Obama and the Democrats, who passed it with little Republican support after months of political wrangling.” ♦ –Obama signs sweeping US financial reform into law–
“ BEIJING — China’s largest reported oil spill emptied beaches along the Yellow Sea as its size doubled Wednesday, while cleanup efforts included straw mats and frazzled workers with little more than rubber gloves. An official warned the spill posed a “severe threat” to sea life and water quality as China’s latest environmental crisis spread off the shores of Dalian, once named China’s most livable city. ” ♦ –China oil spill doubles in size, called ‘severe threat’–
“Ninety percent of honor killings worldwide are done by Muslims. Yet the world human rights organizations continue to look the other way and treat the practice as purely “cultural,” instead of calling Islamic countries to account for their tolerance of honor killing. ” ♦ –Honor killing in Turkey: Girl murdered by 15-year-old brother–
“And here is yet another. The rate of various failures of discipline among Afghan soldiers — defections, disappearances (including those 46 or more who have disappeared in the U.S. after coming here for “training”), and outright murder should point to far more at work here than the official story of a developing country getting its bearings and facing some bumps in the road. But as always, there is the ideological component of jihad, together with a pervasive disregard for non-Sharia law, that constitute a persistent “elephant in the room.”” ♦ –Another Afghan soldier turns gun on Americans during weapons exercise–
“But, without his speech writer to hand, having to go solo on Sky News, The Great Leader completely ballses it up, telling Boulton: “We were the junior partner in 1940 when we were fighting the Nazis.” No we weren’t – everybody knows that. The Septics weren’t even in the war then and, as for being partners, they were even less well equipped than we were. In Europe, at least, we were very much the senior partner until the Allies were safely ashore at Normandy in 1944, and Ike took over as supreme commander. Up until then, we had called the shots, including the “Europe first” policy.” ♦ –The calamity cretins–
“Of Sec-Gen Ban Ki-moon, she says: “Your actions are not only deplorable, but seriously reprehensible … Your action is without precedent and in my opinion seriously embarrassing for yourself,” in an introduction to a 50-page memo, which was first obtained by The Washington Post. “I regret to say that the secretariat now is in a process of decay,” she goes on. “Rather than supporting the internal oversight, which is the sign of strong leadership and good governance, you have strived to control it which is to undermine its position.” The UN Secretariat, she says, is “drifting into irrelevance”.” ♦ –Take your pick–
“Megachurch pastor Rick Warren is home recovering after his eyes were burned as he pruned a firestick plant in his yard, his spokesman told CNN Thursday. Warren was hospitalized Monday after the incident and released Tuesday, said his spokesman, A. Larry Ross. Warren is expected to make a full recovery, Ross said.” ♦ –Pastor Rick Warren hospitalized after eyes burned–
“Ted Haggard is back preaching, and his new church is growing. CNN affiliate KUSA sat down with Haggard this weekend. One the most interesting responses from Haggard: “I lost my faith to the point I didn’t think God could use a person like me.”” ♦ –Haggard back in the pulpit–
“When I finished my online E-booklet, My Life in “The Way”, exposing the Buddhist/Taoist/New Age roots of the martial arts,[1] I also documented the inseparable relationship to its Western point man, Chuck Norris.[2] Norris is a martial artist, actor, author, political activist—and professing Christian—which necessitates the need for discerning Christians influenced by his celebrity to weigh his beliefs, his associations, and his mission with the Bible.” ♦ – CHUCK NORRIS HIS BELIEFS, HIS ASSOCIATIONS, HIS MISSION–
“It was impossible to attend every seminar, but there seemed to be some common themes among most of the seminars I attended. These were: social justice, poverty, monastic wisdom, environmentalism, philosophy, evolution, and Bono. I quickly learned that terms such as “Fundamentalist,” “Evangelical,” and “those King James people,” were spat out with bitter animosity. I was also quickly learning that: (1) Protestants and Catholics aren’t all that different because we can all agree on the Nicene Creed; (2) the Desert Fathers should be held in high regard; and (3) that getting people to be productive in their community seemed much more important than the condition of their eternal souls.” ♦ –The CORNERSTONE Festival –
I could not help but thinking Oh my Goodness No!!
“There’s a new televangelist soap opera. Reports this week suggest a still-married Benny Hinn is now romantically involved with Paula White, another television preacher with a colourful past.Earlier in his career, Hinn was given to wearing white suits, with his hair parted in a fashion once described as resembling Niagara Falls.He now most often sports a monogrammed Nehru jacket, and his signature flourish — getting people to fall backwards with the “fire of God” at his touch or command — has become a YouTube staple..” ♦ –Married Toronto preacher Benny Hinn romantically linked to healer–
“Hundreds of orthodox Anglicans were urged on Friday to uphold Scripture as the church in the West continues to abandon Christ’s path. “The Western world has become afraid or is unwilling to acknowledge that there is right and wrong – that there is good and evil,” Archbishop Nicholas Okoh, primate of the Church of Nigeria, told members of the Convocation of Anglicans in North America. “The West, Nations and Church, are disinheriting their Christian inheritance.” Amid the crisis, he urged CANA members to be the “Church in the World” by holding fast to sound teaching, offering acceptable worship to God and loving their brethren and others.”If we are to be God’s Church in the world then we must be a people who believe that God has spoken and that what God has said is true and is useful for exposing what is false and rescuing us from lies and deceit,” he said. “It is only by trusting in the Word of God that we truly become the People of God.”.” ♦ –Orthodox Anglicans Urged to Hold Fast to Sound Teaching–
“Southern California pastor Rick Warren was hospitalized this week after his eyes were burned with sap from a firestick plant..” ♦ –Rick Warren Recovering from Eye Burns–
“”When a congregation is searching for new pastor, they are much more interested in pastoral skills, a way with people, inspiring sermons. They tend not to give the candidate the third degree about theology,” Dennett said. And the last thing a bishop wants to hear is that “one of the front line preachers is teetering on the edge of default,” the pair wrote. .” ♦ –When a Job is a Job – Preachers Who Are Not Believers –
Prophetic Glasses Movement The point is Prophetic movement teaches its followers they can live in perfect health. If that is true why are so many wearing glasses?
Pictorial of Self-Proclaimed Gods and Messiahs and we would say to them : Isaiah 43:10-11 (Amplified Bible) 10 You are My witnesses, says the Lord, and My servant whom I have chosen, that you may know Me, believe Me and remain steadfast to Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me.11 I, even I, am the Lord, and besides Me there is no Savior.
Credit given toe Bud Press from http://www.christianresearchservice.com/
Oh what a load of rubbish. Anglicans are just as false as the rest. “primate of the Church of Nigeria” Primate? What the….
Oh my !#$%^@ <– no that's not a swearword just me expressing a lack of words.
RayMcCauley suffers massive heartattack….”Just months after announcing his second marriage was over, the charismatic leader of the Rhema Bible Church, Pastor Ray McCauley, underwent emergency open-heart surgery after suffering a massive heart attack on Friday night. McCauley, 60, is recovering at an undisclosed hospital in Pretoria after undergoing an eight-hour operation, which ended yesterday morning. News of his heart attack shocked thousands of people attending a national interfaith prayer service in Atteridgeville, Pretoria, yesterday, where McCauley had been scheduled to offer prayers for Bafana Bafana and a delegation from the South African Football Association.” ♦ –McCauley recovering after heart operation–
Deborah (Discerning the World)
My point too primate sounds like a evolution Buzzword lol lol lol
“The head of the Evangelical Church in Germany has spoken of his grief over the deaths of 19 people at a music festival in Duisburg, Germany, over the weekend.The revelers were killed in a stampede at Love Parade on Saturday. More than 300 people were injured in the tragedy, which has been blamed on poor access to the site and the inadequate response of police and security personnel..” ♦ –German Christians Pray After Love Parade Tragedy–
“This being the case, what can we say about the fact that a once Christian denomination–the Episcopal Church–and an Episcopal cathedral no less– is welcoming a pagan group of witches onto their property? We might be dismayed, but why should we be surprised? So why be surprised when the same ladies take the short hop to fully fledged pagan Goddess worship? Fifteen years ago those of us who were opposed to this warned, “This is pagan and will lead to witchcraft in the church.” Hate to say I told you so…
.” ♦ –Mother Grove Goddess Temple to celebrate spring equinox inside Episcopal Church–
“Johannesburg – ‘n Herrie het losgebars om die kop van prof. Piet Strauss, moderator van die NG Kerk, na aanleiding van ’n standpunt wat hy oor evolusie ingeneem het.Dr. Jurie van den Heever, paleontoloog van die Universiteit van Stellenbosch, het selfs woorde soos “dom” en “belaglik” gebruik in sy reaksie op Strauss se standpunt.Hy’t ook gesê dis miskien gevaarlik om so iemand as moderator te hê van ’n kerk wat baie hoog oor die waarheid opgee.Dit het begin toe die teologies konserwatiewe glanstydskrif Juig by Strauss wou weet wat die NG Kerk se amptelike standpunt oor evolusie is.“Word die Bybel nog onvoorwaardelik as die Woord van God aanvaar?” wou Juig weet.
.” ♦ –Herrie oor NG moderator se evolusie-mening
2010-07-27 08:50–
“ Married TV evangelist Benny Hinn is hiding a shocking secret love affair from his flock!
In a blockbuster exclusive sure to rock the worldwide Christian community, the Enquirer has learned the popular televangelist recently sneaked off with fellow minister Paula White for a romantic trip to Rome.We caught the couple walking hand-in-hand out of the five-star Hotel Hassler, where Pastor Benny was booked into the presidential suite under a false name, on July 13.Although the 57-year-old multimillionaire faith healer and host of TV’s “This Is Your Day” is separated from his wife Suzanne, the couple are not yet divorce..” ♦ –Benny Hinn and the National Enquirer–
“A religion adviser to President Obama has close ties to the imam who wants to build a 13-story Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero. The two have been documented together discussing America as “the ideal place for a renewal of Islam,” WND has learned. In February, Obama named a Chicago Muslim, Eboo Patel, to his Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Patel is the founder and executive director of Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Core, which says it promotes pluralism by teaming people of different faiths on service projects. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the controversial Muslim leader behind the plan to build the Islamic center and mosque two blocks from Ground Zero, wrote the afterword to Patel’s 2006 book, “Building the Interfaith Youth Movement: Beyond Dialogue to Action.”.” ♦ –NOT YOUR FATHER’S AMERICA
Obama adviser: U.S. ‘ideal place for renewal of Islam’
Religion aide closely linked to imam seeking to build Ground Zero mosque–
““The greatest battle of our time is the battle for the biblical truth,” stated Youssef in an e-mail to The Christian Post on Monday. “Universalism is rampant in evangelical churches and nothing short of a Holy Spirit revival sweeping across the land will save Christ’s Church from total apostasy.”Youssef believes that the daily prayers of the 100,000 Christians who participate in the campaign will save the “Church and thus the country.”A major emphasis of the prayer campaign is to remind American Christians that the United States was founded on dependence upon God. But today, Youssef says, the country’s leaders and citizens try to attain success in their own terms..” ♦ –Megachurch Pastor Seeks 100,000 Christians to ‘Save America’–
“The Evangelical Left’s penetration of American evangelical culture accelerated with Sojourners chief Jim Wallis’s high profile appearance at the annual “Lifest” Christian music festival in Oshkosh, Wisconsin earlier this month.Previously non-political and devoted to inspirational music and spiritual lectures for tens of thousands of American heartland Christians, Lifest seems to have crossed the threshold into the Evangelical Left orbit with Wallis’s entrance. Adding to the leftward slant was the less high profile but still significant appearance of anti-American pacifist preacher Shane Claiborne, a popular “urban monastic” who sinisterly equates America with ancient Babylon, the Roman Empire, and the Third Reich..” ♦ –The Pearly Gatecrasher–
“The Wikileaks release of 92,000 mostly secret documents on the Afghanistan War has produced no bombshell revelations, but it has revealed the dangers of the “open government” movement. The main impact of the document dump may be to teach the enemy how better to kill our fighting forces.
Reporters are naturally trying to find scandal in the massive document trove, but these are not the Pentagon Papers. Not all secret documents have news value or historical importance. Most of the 92,000 records – in fact, almost all of them – have no news value. Several thousand are unclassified or the classification is not noted, and the highest classification appears to be “secret,” which is about at the level of detail and significance of most news reports..” ♦ –Leaking death
Wikileaks is putting American troops in danger–
“HOSPITAL bosses who want to ban Bibles from patients’ bedside lockers have been attacked by religious leaders.They warned that sick people will be deprived of spiritual comfort just when they need it most.
The ban, at the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, is intended to help cut levels of infectious superbugs such as MRSA.Trust bosses said the Gideon International Bibles are hard to clean. They want all bedside areas in Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital kept tidy and “clutter-free” to stop deadly viruses breeding.
But Christian protesters said the holy texts pose a “minimal” risk of infection and called for the plans to be scrapped. A spokeswoman for the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham, which oversees 300 churches, said: “For many patients Bibles have been a source of comfort and support through uncertainty and illness. It is unsatisfactory that patients may now have to ask a nurse for a Bible to look at.”
She urged the trust to look at solutions such as shrink-wrapping or placing plastic covers on the Bibles. Hospital officials are now consulting staff, patients and chaplains before bringing in the ban. Director of nursing Jenny Leggott said: “We will take into account all needs and views before coming to a final decision.”Other religious texts and prayer mats are kept in the trust’s multi-faith centre and are available to all patients who want them.
.” ♦ –BASHING FOR HOSPITALS OVER BAN ON THE BIBLE–
TAMPA – Without Walls International Church senior pastor Paula White and worldwide televangelist and faith healer Benny Hinn posted statements on their websites denying a National Enquirer report that they’ve become romantically involved. White, who could not be reached for comment at her Tampa church, called the article “misguided and untruthful” in the statement directed to “friends, partners and ministry colleagues…Hinn’s statement, which has since been removed from his site, was directed to “my precious partner.” He “forcefully, categorically and absolutely renounce(s) the lies that have been spread about me and want to set the record straight with you. There is nothing inappropriate or morally improper about my friendship with Paula White. There has been no immorality whatsoever!”" ♦ –Paula White, Benny Hinn deny report of affair–
Apprising Ministries pointed out yesterday that Benny Hinn And Paula White Respond To “False And Misleading” News where the National Enquirer and The Toronto Sun were reporting that Benny Hinn and Paula White are having an affair. The Tampa Tribune reports today in Paula White, Benny Hinn deny National Enquirer report:
Without Walls International Church senior pastor Paula White and worldwide televangelist and faith healer Benny Hinn posted statements on their websites denying a National Enquirer report that they’ve become romantically involved. (Online source)
Now my friend Bud Press of Christian Research Service alerted me that while the statement by pastrix Paula White—Pastor Paula Responds To False And Misleading Article—remains at her website, the one by Benny Hinn (seen below)—Pastor Benny Responds to False and Misleading News Reports— is now gone ♦ –STATEMENT BY BENNY HINN CONCERNING PAULA WHITE DISAPPEARS–
“Obadiah 1:15 For the day of the LORD draws near on all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you. Your dealings will return on your own head. (NASB) Charisma magazine reports that self-proclaimed prophet to the nations, Cindy Jacobs, has just received a word about the American economy. Jacobs says the balance of the American economy depends on how you fast, pray, and cast your vote in the next election. She’s calling upon people to join her in a 40-day prayer challenge. Jacobs says: “This is not something that will be easily turned,” she said. “It will not be turned without a battle, a battle both through our prayers … [and] on our feet. We must vote with our feet for righteousness for these pro-life, pro-biblical values candidates. We must engage as we have never engaged before.” “I know that if we will do this that God is going to have mercy upon the nation,” she added. “He’s going to do miraculous things, things that no one else could do because He will give God-inspired, God-breathed ideas.” Jacobs doesn’t get it – she just doesn’t get it! There’s nothing wrong with praying for our country, but upon further scrutiny of Jacobs and her doctrine, you’ll find it’s just more hypercharismatic hysterics from a card-carrying member of the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR).” ♦ http://slaughteringthesheep.wordpress.com/2010/07/27/cindy-jacobs-doesnt-get-it/>– Cindy Jacobs Doesn’t Get It –
“SANTA ANA, Calif. — Televangelist Benny Hinn has posted a plea for $2 million in donations on his website.Hinn says he accumulated the deficit in the past few months because offerings at some international appearances did not cover expenses.Hinn’s reputation as an advocate of prosperity gospel has attracted millions of followers but has also drawn criticism from lawmakers and watchdog groups..” ♦ –elevangelist Benny Hinn asks for $2M in donations–
“I’ve finally figured out why so many Canadians now tell anyone who’ll listen that they’re “spiritual, but not religious.”They’re looking for a date, or at least to have people desire them.A sweeping new psychological survey has come to the conclusion that North Americans tell others they have spiritual beliefs to appear more attractive, especially to prospective mates..” ♦ –Want to appear more attractive? Tell people you’re spiritual–
“ New Australian PM refused to take oath on bible.CANBERRA, Australia — New Prime Minister Julia Gillard assured Australia’s Christian majority on Thursday that her atheism would not affect government funding to church-run schools if she is re-elected.
Gillard, who was sworn in last month and promptly called elections, was the first prime minister in the federation’s 109-year history to take an affirmation of office instead of swearing on a Bible..” ♦ –’My atheism is no threat to the church’–
“LONDON – It may tempting to think the church can win converts if it has the right strapline or soundbite, but the most effective way remains telling people about Jesus Christ, said a British theologian. Speaking at this year’s Keswick Convention in Cumbria, Derek Tidball said the church often wanted to “keep the Gospel back” and “hook people by other messages first”.“Judging by the way the church in England behaves, we don’t have confidence in the Gospel,” he said. He also urged Christians to be on their guard against any models of Christian life that tried to avoid weakness and promoted the idea that those who face hardships or trials are outside of God’s blessings..” ♦ –England Has Lost Confidence in Gospel, Says Theologian–