Gay marriage will become law of the land

Associated Press | May 28, 2014

Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch conceded Wednesday it's only a matter of time before gay marriage is legal across the country, even though he doesn't think that's the right way to go.

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Bishop TD Jakes: Robbing God's people?

"Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre (money)." 1 Tim. 3:3. "Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre (money), but of a ready mind." 1 Peter 5:2. A true minister of God will not try to live the lifestyle of the rich and famous spending $22,000 for a Learjet, $2,200 a night at the Ritz Carlton, and charging $100,000 for preaching the "Gospel" all in just one 50 minute sermon! These money-hungry deceivers are drunk with the love of money which is the root of all evil. Jesus says that these men "devour (rob) widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation." Luke 20:47 Stop supporting these wolves is sheep clothing. -Advent Messenger Commentary

TD Jakes 14,000 square foot mansion in North Texas is valued at $1.7 Million.

Want Bishop T.D. Jakes For Your Next Revival? Got $122,000.00 For His Honorarium?

PimpPreacher.com | May 21, 2014

If I were to ask you to tell me about the Goodness of Jesus Christ – how much would you charge me for your testimony? Well if you’re Bishop T.D. Jakes then you’re probably going to want $100k before you even clear your throat.

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Pope calls Muslims 'brothers' at Dome of the Rock

"But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren? And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother." Matt. 12:48-50. This is an attempt to smoothly bring the kingdom of Islam under the subjection of Rome. This is prophecy being fulfilled. "And all the world wondered after the beast." Rev. 13:3. -Advent Messenger Commentary

Associated Press | May 26, 2014

Pope Francis on Monday urged his "brother" Muslims to never abuse God's name through violence as he opened the third and final day of his Mideast pilgrimage with a visit to the Dome of the Rock, the iconic shrine located at the third-holiest spot in Islam.

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Pope Francis to heal the deadly wound of the "Faithful"

Pope Francis' trip to the holy land was an attempt to heal the wounds that divide the churches. With much fair speech and true to the Jesuit style he calls the separated brethren "faithful." This is an attempt to win over the hearts and minds of the churches, and to bring them underneath the authority of Rome. The only wound that will be healed is the one found in prophecy. "And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast." Rev. 13:3. In the end Rome will prevail. She is determined to be served by all. Truly prophecy is being fulfilled. -Advent Messenger Commentary

Pope Francis Says Holy Land Visit Aided Christian Unity

Catholic News Agency | May 28, 2014

Pope Francis on Wednesday said his pilgrimage to the Holy Land fed the desire for Christian unity and he encouraged Catholics to pray that God may help "heal the wounds" that divide the faithful.

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Biden challenges graduating Air Force Academy cadets to create a 'new world order

Gazzete.com | May 28, 2014

Under a blazing sun, Vice President Joe Biden challenged graduating Air Force Academy cadets to help create a "new world order for the 21st century."

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Seventh-day Adventists Join in Ecumenical Worship at Baha'i Temple

Advent Messenger | Editorial

This news comes to us from a May 25, 2014 NewsRoomPanama.com article entitled “Multi-faith Choir Concert.” The article describes how different denominations participated in and ecumenical celebration commemorating the first year anniversary since the opening of a new age, eastern philosophical Baha’i temple.

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The Sad reality and tragedy of false worship

This is what happens when our faith and trust is placed on man-made superstitions, traditions, and deceptions. God is not worshiped or honored by these false images. "Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to thinkthat the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device." Acts 17:29. -Advent Messenger Commentary

The Second Coming of Christ

This message is about the certainty of the second coming of Christ and of the preparation needed so that we can be ready.

Sunday Law: Greece says yes

"Rulers and legislators, in order to secure public favor, will yield to the popular demand for a law enforcing Sunday observance." Great Controversy, p. 592. It has been foretold that people will fight for a Sunday law. This movement is bringing us closer to the mark of the beast. Soon these riots will be seen more and more as people fight for Sunday sacredness. We need should be getting ready by equipping ourselves with the truth and by exalting and defending the Lord's true Sabbath, Saturday, the seventh-day. -Advent Messenger Commentary

‘Never on Sunday’: Greece riots over shop openings end with tear gas, clashes

RT.com | April 13, 2014

Two people have been injured as Greeks rioted over the opening of shops on Sunday. Hundreds of protesters gathered in Athens’ main shopping district, resulting in clashes with riot police who tried to disperse the protesters with tear gas.

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Israel puts Jewish extremists under house arrest for pope visit

The Jewish state has incorporated a Nazi-style [papal] oppression against its own citizens. Free speech is a God-given liberty that was given to us by divine right. But now as the pope visits the "holy land" we see the true nature of the so-called religious organizations. "Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?" Rev. 13:4. -Advent Messenger Commentary

AFP News | May 21, 2014

Israel has decided to place under house arrest three young Jewish extremists suspected of planning to disrupt Pope Francis's visit to the Holy Land this weekend, police said on Wednesday.

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Last Unchallenged U.S. State Banning Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ to Face Federal Lawsuit

ChristianNews.net | May 25, 2014

The last U.S. state with laws on the books banning same-sex ‘marriage’ will soon face a federal lawsuit, reports state.

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Israeli, Palestinian leaders accept Pope's invitation to pray

Israeli, Palestinian leaders accept Vatican invite to discuss peace efforts

Fox News | May 25, 2014

Pope Francis plunged Sunday into Mideast politics during his Holy Land pilgrimage, calling the current stalemate in peace efforts "unacceptable" and winning the acceptance from the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to pay a symbolic visit to the Vatican next month to pray for peace.

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Pope Francis entrusts Holy Land trip to Virgin Mary

Look how far from the true gospel the world has fallen. Why not dedicate your trip to the hands of Jesus? The Bible says that there is just one mediator between God and man, Jesus. (1 Tim. 2:5). Why are we going to entrust our lives and salvation to an image that has no life? Is not Jesus our Savior? Is Christs atonement not sufficient enough? May God open our eyes. -Advent Messenger Commentary

Catholic News Service | May 23, 2014

Pope Francis privately visited the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome this morning to pray and entrust to the Virgin Mary his pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

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Virginia county takes aim at home Bible studies, freedom of assembly

Are we coming to the days in which we must belong to an "official" state church in order to worship God? Will home churches, like the first Christian congregations, once again become outlawed by the state church? These things are done in countries such as China, Iran, and North Korea where home churches are outlawed. "As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison." Acts 8:3. -Advent Messenger Commentary

 

Washington Examiner | May 11, 2014

A new Fairfax County, Va., zoning proposal takes direct aim at the right to assemble in the privacy of one’s own home.

This proposed “Group Assembly in Residential Dwellings” zoning ordinance amendment not only poses a grave and fundamental violation of the U.S. Constitution but smacks of the worst type of government overreach.

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Vatican Catholics and Evangelicals working on New Evangelization

Mega Church Pastor Rick Warren Praises Pope Francis

Federal Judge Orders Utah To Recognize Same-Sex Marriages

Huffington Post | May 19, 2014

Utah will be required to recognize gay marriages performed during the short period that they were legal in the state, a federal judge ruled Monday.

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Ten Commandments Billboard under Fire in Texas

Texas under fire for banning 10 Commandments sign

Woman's posted it as part of her 'sincerely held religious belief'

WND.com | May 15, 2014

The state of Texas, whose lawyer joked about posting a verse from the Quran, is under fire now for a ban on a woman’s yard sign listing the Ten Commandments.

Her attorneys with the non-profit Liberty Institute contend her aim is to exercise “her sincerely held religious belief” in a “God-called mission to share the Ten Commandments.”

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Thousands of Toddlers Are Medicated for A.D.H.D., Report Finds, Raising Worries

With the rising cost of ADHD medication, currently about $266 billion per year, it seems that the health and drugs industries, the big corporation lobbyists, and politicians are placing personal profits before the health and well being of our children. -Advent Messenger Commentary

New York Times | May 16, 2014

More than 10,000 American toddlers 2 or 3 years old are being medicated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder outside established pediatric guidelines, according to data presented on Friday by an official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, which found that toddlers covered by Medicaid are particularly prone to be put on medication such as Ritalin and Adderall, is among the first efforts to gauge the diagnosis of A.D.H.D. in children below age 4. Doctors at the Georgia Mental Health Forum at the Carter Center in Atlanta, where the data was presented, as well as several outside experts strongly criticized the use of medication in so many children that young.

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Bring back firing squad executions, Utah lawmaker says

The Washington Times | May 17, 2014

A Utah GOP lawmaker says he plans to push for the state to re-adopt the firing squad for executions following a botched lethal injection in Oklahoma.

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Brazil unveils ‘Robocop’ suit to protect super-elite police unit during World Cup

The National Post | May 14, 2014

There will be a RoboCop style to the face of policing in Rio when football fans turn up for the World Cup in Brazil next month.

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New World Order: The path to complete control

America may have reached a turning point on July 22, 2003 in the battle to restore and protect civil liberties threatened by the Patriot Act. On that day the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to pass two amendments that restore the rule of law by denying the Justice Department the ability to sneak into private homes and peek at private records without a warrant.
The House also unanimously passed an amendment to prohibit the Justice Department from forcing libraries and bookstores to turn over records of books read by their patrons.
- See more at: http://americanpolicy.org/2003/08/06/losing-our-liberty-in-the-name-of-fighting-terrorism/#sthash.WStzeuY0.dpuf

Our civil liberties, freedoms, and privacy have reached a breaking point and are rapidly disappearing before our very eyes. In the name of fighting terrorism our government has become an all-powerful, all-knowing, ever-present beast that has invaded every aspect of the peoples' lives, and not just here in America. This display of unbridled tyranny is the precursor for the mark of the beast of Revelation 13. -Advent Messenger Commentary

 

The feds’ push for Big Data

Politico | May 14, 2014

Far from cracking down on the monitoring of consumer information, the Obama administration has often sought to leverage the power of big data — sometimes running afoul of privacy advocates.

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Catholic priests investigated over stolen babies

The Guardian | May 15, 2014

The Catholic church in Chile is under investigation over allegations that priests played a central role in a network that stole newborn babies from single mothers.

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God's anger over gay marriage may be behind floods, says politician

Soon politicians from all over the world will accredit all the natural disasters and calamities to the violation of the Sunday laws. "Satan puts his interpretation upon events, and they think, as he would have them, that the calamities which fill the land are a result of Suday breaking." Mranatha, p. 176 -Advent Messenger Commentary.

Christian Today | May 17, 2014

The leader of the Christian People's Alliance has said it is possible the storms that caused widespread flooding in the UK last winter were the result of God's anger over gay marriage.


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100 Black Pastors Denounce Gay Rights-Civil Rights Comparison

Christian Post | May 15, 2014

A group of about 100 African American pastors in Michigan have denounced the comparison being made between civil rights and "gays rights."

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City Council Demands Churches Conduct Same-Sex Weddings

CharismaNews.com | May 15, 2014

A local council in the U.K. has been forced to apologize after issuing a letter that incorrectly demanded churches be licensed to perform same-sex marriages.

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Pope Francis will take rabbi and Muslim leader with him to Holy Land

The world wants unity but it doesn't want truth. We cannot secure any lasting unity that is built upon lies. It is only as we hold fast to God's truth both in faith and in practice that we will come into true unity. All other falsehoods that appear to give an appearance of unity will turn into chaos and destruction. "For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape." 1 Thessalonians 5:3. -Advent Messenger Commentary

ReligiousNews.com | May 15, 2014

Pope Francis will be accompanied on his first visit to the Middle East by Argentine Rabbi Abraham Skorka and Muslim leader Omar Abboud — two friends from Buenos Aires.

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Shoppers ditch wallets for hand scanners

News.com.au | April 23, 2014

FORGET carrying a wallet because all you could soon need is your hand to pay for goods.

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Balkan floods: Fears of new surge on Serbia's River Sava

The end times are upon us. We see it in gay marriage, in violence, high crime, floods, droughts, earthquakes, wars, diseases, and in all the present conditions of our day. The name of God and His truth is ridiculed, everyone is preoccupied doing their own thing (Matt. 24:6-7). These are the conditions the will exist upon the earth just before God will reveal Himself from heaven. The end truly is here. -Advent Messenger Commentary

BBC News | May 18, 2014
Emergency workers in Serbia are preparing for a "flood wave" on one of the country's main rivers. Water levels on the River Sava are expected to peak later, threatening the country's biggest power plant.  It comes after the worst floods in the Balkans for decades left at least 20 dead and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes.

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Federal Agents Seek to Loosen Rules on Hacking Computers

Bloomberg | May 12, 2014

A U.S. proposal to expand the U.S. Justice Department’s ability to hack into computers during criminal investigations is furthering tension in the debate over how to balance privacy rights with the need to keep the country safe.

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'Killer robots' to be debated at UN

BBC News | May 9, 2014

Killer robots will be debated during an informal meeting of experts at the United Nations in Geneva. Two robotics experts, Prof Ronald Arkin and Prof Noel Sharkey, will debate the efficacy and necessity of killer robots.

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Pope Should Redistribute Vatican's Income First, Says Michael Savage

NewsMax | May 12, 2014

Conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage says if Pope Francis wants income redistribution he should start with his own Church.

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Pope Francis Says He Would Baptize Martians

The Huffington Post | May 12, 2014

Pope Francis said in his morning Mass on Monday that if Martians came to him asking to be baptized he wouldn't turn them away, Vatican radio reports.

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Security camera surge in Chicago sparks concerns of 'massive surveillance system'

Fox News | May 12, 2014

Between traffic-light cameras, blue-light cameras that scan neighborhoods for violent crime, cameras on board city trains and buses -- not to mention private security cameras -- there are few places you can go in Chicago without being monitored.

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Will Oprah play God in New "Christian" Movie?

Will Oprah Play God in 'The Shack' Film?

Charisma News | May 6, 2014

Hoping to capitalize on the recent success of faith-based films, Hollywood has plans for the best-selling novel The Shack to hit the big screen.

Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker will direct The Shack adaptation, and it will reportedly star Oprah Winfrey and British actor Idris Elba. Whitaker may also play a supporting role in the film.

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Christianity is being infiltrated by demonic activities

The Christian church is being infiltrated by demonic forces, by the occult, and by modern spiritualism. This will attempt destroy the spirituality and truth of God's word. The devil's eastern philosophies, meditations, and paranormal activities are sweeping both the world and the church. This will eventually lead them to join in with the antichrist and to rebel completely against God and His truth. -Advent Messenger Commentary

Major Christian conference accused of 'pushing mysticism'

WND.com | May 5, 2014 | by Jim Fletcher

A major Christian church-leadership organization, which brought thousands of pastors and church workers together in Carrollton, Texas, this week, raised the eyebrows of some attendees because of its promotion of “contemplative spirituality.”

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Christians are being killed abroad while American Christians don't seem to care

America fiddles while Christians are slaughtered

WND.com | May 7, 2014 | by Michael Brown

Have you heard about the disgraced NBA owner Donald Sterling? Yes? Perhaps even his mistress, V. Stiviano? Yes again?

Well, let’s check on world events. Have you heard about the crisis in Ukraine? The sunken ferry in South Korea? The missing airplane in Malaysia? Yes to all? You’re doing great!

Let’s try some more. Can you tell me about the slaughter of Christians in Egypt? No? How about in Iraq and Syria? Oh, you didn’t know that Christians were being killed there?

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New World Order: Is Artificial Intelligence a threat to humanity?

Militaries throughout the world are working to develop autonomous weapon systems.

Artificial intelligence 'could be the worst thing to happen to humanity': Stephen Hawking warns that rise of robots may be disastrous for mankind

The Daily Mail | May 2, 2014

In an article written in the Independent, the renowned physicist discusses Jonny Depp's latest film Transcendence, which delves into a world where computers can surpass the abilities of humans. Professor Hawking said dismissing the film as science fiction could be the ‘worst mistake in history’.

He argues that developments in digital personal assistants Siri, Google Now and Cortana are merely symptoms of an IT arms race which ‘pale against what the coming decades will bring.’

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Harvard University Will Host Satanic Mass

Flyer advertising the Satanic Black Mass at Harvard University.

Harvard Will Host 'Reenactment' of Satanic Mass

CNSNews.com | May 7, 2014

A Satanic Black Mass reenactment is scheduled to take place at the Queen’s Head Pub in Memorial Hall at Harvard University on May 12, with the Mass performed by The Satanic Temple, which is being hosted for the event by the Harvard Extension Cultural Studies Club.

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Decline of religious belief means we need more exorcists, say Catholics

The Telegraph | May 8, 2014

The decline of religious belief in the West and the growth of secularism has “opened the window” to black magic, Satanism and belief in the occult, the organisers of a conference on exorcism have said. The six-day meeting in Rome aims to train about 200 Roman Catholic priests from more than 30 countries in how to cast out evil from people who believe themselves to be in thrall to the Devil.

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School Making Kids 'Bow to the Sun God'

CA School Making Kids 'Bow to the Sun God' in Yoga Program

The Christian Post | May 9, 2014

Encinitas Union School District's decision to implement Ashtanga yoga into its curriculum, which involves "bowing to the sun god" among other Hindu traditions, has resulted in a legal battle in California. The expansion of the yoga-based health and wellness program to Cajon Valley Union School District, Monarch School in San Diego and three New York schools has prompted conservative advocates to remind the school of their legal precedent of keeping religious practices out of the classroom.

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Rare skin disease causing Brazilian villagers to melt away

Associated Press | May 7, 2014

This is a village where the people melt away.

Tucked into the sunbaked rolling hills of Brazil's midwest, Araras is home to what is thought to be the largest single group of people suffering from a rare inherited skin disease known as xeroderma pigmentosum, or "XP."

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Scientists create first living organism containing artificial DNA

Wall Street Journal | May 8, 2014
Researchers for the first time created microbes containing artificial DNA, expanding the universal genetic code that guides life. The advance one day could lead to new antibiotics, vaccines and other medical products not possible with today's bioscience.

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Arkansas issues same-sex marriage licenses

Associated Press | May 10, 2014

Gay marriage arrived in the Bible Belt on Saturday, beginning with two women who had traveled overnight to ensure they'd be first in line.

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Man Killed Wife and Kids, Set Home Ablaze, Deputies Say

Living in a mansion, having a lot of money doesn't give you happiness. Happiness comes when we are living right with God and with our fellow men. There is always hope and opportunities to better our situations. Christ is our hope and He gives us the grace to endure all of our trials so that we can move forward in life. Never stop believing that through Him we can have hope, peace, and love to overcome life's situations. -Advent Messenger Commentary

Associated Press | May 9, 2014

A Florida man shot his wife and two teenage children in the head, then scattered gasoline and fireworks around the mansion they rented before setting the home ablaze and killing himself, deputies said Friday. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Col. Donna Lusczynski said at a news conference Friday that Darrin Campbell had purchased fireworks, gas cans and gasoline in the days before the family was killed.

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Seventh-day Adventist Church Repudiates Dr. Eric Walsh and his positions

A Seventh-day Adventist minister has been publicly reprimanded for expressing his beliefs that reflect the fundamental teachings of the church on homosexuality, creationism, exposing evolution, and worldly entertainment. This poor minister has been hung out to dry and is being sacrificed on the alter of multiculturalism. It seems that our unique witness and message is being compromised by outside influences. God help us to stand firm for His truth. Advent Messenger Commentary

Seventh-day Adventist Church: Pasadena Public Health Director Dr. Eric Walsh does not represent church

Pasadena Star-News | May 6, 2014 | by Lauren Gold

The Southern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists issued a statement Tuesday stating that Pasadena Public Health Director and SDA associate pastor Dr. Eric Walsh does not represent the views of the church.

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Vatican and United Nations have same goals

Ban Ki-Moon Says UN and Holy See Have 'Same Goals and Ideas'

ROME, May 07, 2014 (Zenit.org) - In an interview published Wednesday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has said the United Nations and the Holy See have the "same goals and ideas".

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New World Order: Lawmaker tries to disarm Federal "paramilitary units"

Utah lawmaker moves to disarm BLM, IRS, says ‘They’re not paramilitary units’

The Washington Times | April 30, 2014 | by Cheryl K. Chumley

Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah, concerned about the armed agents that surrounded Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s property, is mulling a measure to cut funding for any “paramilitary units” that work for the Bureau of Land Management, the Internal Revenue Service and other federal regulatory agencies.

“There are lots of people who are really concerned when the BLM shows up with its own SWAT team,” he said, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. “They’re regulatory agencies. They’re not paramilitary units, and I think that concerns a lot of us.”

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Oprah Denies Jesus Christ

Vatican to debate teachings on divorce, birth control, gay unions

LA Times | April 30, 2014

Contraception, cohabitation, divorce, remarriage and same-sex unions: They're issues that pain and puzzle Roman Catholics who want to be true to both their church and themselves.

Now those issues are about to be put up for debate by their leader, a man who appears determined to push boundaries and effect change.

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United Methodist Church Approves Same-Sex Marriage Benefits

 

Religion News Service | April 30, 2014

Same-sex partners can’t marry in a United Methodist Church. But if one of the spouses works at one of the denomination’s 13 general agencies, the couple can get benefits if state laws allow it.

The decision, made at last week’s meeting of the UMC’s Judicial Council in Little Rock, Ark., affirms one made in October by the church’s General Council on Finance and Administration, which expanded the definition of “spouse” to include same-sex spouses and partners.

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CDC Confirms First Case of MERS Virus In U.S.

 Associated Press | May 2, 2014
 
Health officials on Friday confirmed the first case of an American infected with a mysterious virus that has sickened hundreds in the Middle East.

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‘No Hope’ for Those Buried by Mudslide, Afghanistan Official Says

New York Times | May 3, 2014

KABUL, Afghanistan — A day after landslides buried much of a village in northeastern Afghanistan, local officials said they feared that more than 2,000 people were dead, entombed in a blanket of earth nearly 30 feet deep.

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Happy Sabbath! May-3-2014

Catholic Church to profit off of People's ignorance

Editorial | AdventMessenger.com

The Catholic church is due to make millions of dollars off the ignorance its people. Take for example these new commemorative medals of St. John Paul II and St. John XXIII that are on sale at catholicshopping.com. For only $4,981.00 you can own a 14kt Gold, double sided commemorative medal of St John Paul II / St John XXIII. (While supplies last!)

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Vatican urges communication with the dead - SPIRITUALISM

Editorial | AdventMessenger.com

The Vatican has produced a new prayer card for "Saint" John Paul II. They are being published and translated into every language and are being distributed at large. The Vatican wants the world to pray to the dead. They want you to seek blessings and help from the spirits of the departed.

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