3 papal visit days declared special non-working days

Philippine Daily Inquirer | December 23, 2014

Under Proclamation No. 936, three of the five days the Supreme Pontiff will spend in the country will be be non-working days in Metro Manila. They are January 15, 16, and 19. January 17 and 18 fall on weekends.

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Ohio town threatens legal action against ‘zombie’ baby Jesus Nativity scene on man’s lawn

Rawstory.com | December 23, 2014

A man in Ohio is facing legal action if he does not take down his Nativity scene that features zombies instead of traditional biblical characters.

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U.S. pastor faces ‘crimes against humanity’ charges for opposing gay agenda as First Circuit refuses to toss suit

Lifesitenews.com

The First Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed a lawsuit to proceed against U.S. pastor Scott Lively accusing him of “crimes against humanity” for his overseas activism opposing the homosexual agenda.

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Woman arrested after damaging Satanic display at Florida Capitol

Fox News | December 24, 2014

A woman was arrested Tuesday after she began to tear down a display by the Satanic Temple in the lobby of the Florida Capitol.

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Ten-year-old boy mutilated and sacrificed in witchcraft ceremony

Daily Mail | December 27, 2014

A 10-year-old boy was mutilated and sacrificed in a witchcraft ceremony, police have reportedly said.

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UK police misuse pre-charge bail to ban activists from protesting

RT.com | December 25, 2014

UK police forces are misusing pre-charge bail by banning hundreds of protesters from attending lawful demonstrations, The Guardian newspaper has revealed. Of all bailed protesters, eighty-five percent are never charged with any crime.

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Feds ease ban on blood donations from gay men

The Hill | December 23, 2014

The federal government is moving to ease a 31-year-old prohibition on blood donations from gay and bisexual men, the Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday.

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'Caged Rat': Man Shoots, Kills, Runs Over Florida Police Officer

NBC News | December 19, 2014

A veteran police officer was shot and killed — and even run over — early Sunday in Florida by a wanted man who felt like a "caged rat" and didn't want to go back to prison, officials said.

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Cancel Christmas - Jesus was born June 17, say scientists

Daily Mail

It may not be too late to send the presents back, as astronomers have calculated that Christmas should not be celebrated on December 25 - but on June 17 instead.

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Oil for peace? China to send 700 peacekeepers to S. Sudan, signs energy deal

RT.com | December 22, 2014

China has announced it will deploy a 700-strong infantry battalion in South Sudan at the beginning of 2015. It comes as the war-torn African country signed an agreement with Chinese petroleum giant CNPC to boost oil production.

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Did the U.S. Government take down North Korea's Internet?

North Korea Loses Its Link to the Internet | December 23, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO — A strange thing happened to North Korea’s already tenuous link to the Internet on Monday: It failed.

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Atheist Invokes Mother Earth, Zeus, Satan, Krishna During City Commission Prayer

Christian News | December 12, 2014

An atheist recently led a Florida commission meeting in “prayer” to a variety of entities from across the spectrum of religions, invoking the names of Mother Earth, Allah, Zeus, Satan and Krishna in addition to Jesus.

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Pope Francis' international diplomacy brought US and Cuba to sign historic deal

Pope Francis played key role in U.S.-Cuba deal

USA Today | December 18, 2014

A personal appeal by Pope Francis played a key role in finalizing a deal to open relations between the United States and Cuba for the first time in 53 years.

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US City bans negative comments

City of South Pittsburg bans negative comments

Times Free Press | December 14, 2014

Over the past year, city leaders say their work has been hampered by criticism and lies on social media. At its December meeting, the South Pittsburg City Commission voted 4-1 to approve an "all-inclusive" social networking policy.

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Vatican and other faith groups ask governments and UN to stop religious extremism

Inter-faith summit charts action plan against religious extremism

Gulf News | December 14, 2014

Leading religious leaders who gathered in Abu Dhabi on Saturday to discuss an action plan to combat violent religious extremism called on governments of the world to cease and desist from all forms of funding and support for religious extremist groups.

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Pakistani School attack leaves 141 dead

BBC News | December 16, 2014

Militants from the Pakistani Taliban have attacked an army-run school in Peshawar, killing 141 people, 132 of them children, the military say.

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Catholics and Evangelicals working together on political and social issues

Catholics and Evangelicals Have an Enormous Overlap on Social Political Issues, Says Ron Sider at Micah Summit

Christian Post | December 12, 2014

Theologian and founder of Evangelicals for Social Action Ron Sider recently spoke at the Micah Summit Event in New York City where he discussed the impact of Catholics and Evangelicals working together for social reform.

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Feds File Murder Charges in Fungal Meningitis Outbreak

NBC News | December 17, 2014

The owners and senior officers of a Massachusetts pharmacy that distributed contaminated drugs that killed 64 people have been arrested and two were charged with second degree murder.

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U.S. Navy has an underwater drone that looks, moves like a shark

San Francisco Gate | December 17, 2014
If you're afraid of sharks and paranoid about drones, you probably should avoid the ocean. The U.S. Navy now has an unmanned underwater vehicle called "Ghost Swimmer" that looks and moves like a shark, according to a Navy news release.

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Pope Francis continues to take the world by storm

The Pilot | December 19, 2014

During the second year of his pontificate, Pope Francis was still feeling the love, and not just from Catholics or those from his homeland of Argentina.

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Adventists, Jesuits in India share in ecumenical Christmas celebration

Bengaluru: Archbishop Bernard Moras hosts Christmas Sneha Milan

Daijiworld | December 18, 2014

Archbishop Moras welcoming the religious leaders and all others explained the meaning of Christmas. He said Christmas brings peace, joy and love among other good qualities. Jesus came on earth to give peace to the humanity and not only to Catholics or other Christians alone. He said "Christmas is time when we recall God’s love for us, how he becomes human so that we might recognize Him in all human beings. Hence Christmas is a time for recognizing Him, not only in Jesus but in everybody. It is also time for renewing relationships and reaching out to one another. It is for this reason, families come together, people send greetings to one another and Christians are happy to greet all our brothers and sisters of other religions."

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Plague of 60,000 CROWS descends on Ohio city

Daily Mail | December 11, 2014

A city in Ohio is battling a plague of crows with swarms estimated to be 60,000-strong - meaning there's almost one bird to every human inhabitant.

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Why Online Evangelism Is the Wave of the Future

Charisma News | December 11, 2014

In a world of seemingly ever-present iPhones, iPads and laptops, it's difficult to go anywhere without seeing people transfixed by their technology devices. Could it be they're doing more than updating Twitter and Pinterest? One study says yes.

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Pornography use affects ‘real’ relationships

Washington Times | December 11, 2014

Men who regularly watch pornography are more likely to depend on it to stay aroused but are less likely to enjoy sex with a real-life partner, a new study says.

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Muslim Teens Join Adventists in Refusing Sabbath Exams

Adventist Review | December 12, 2014

Muslim students at an Adventist school in the former Soviet Union were so confident that God would intervene to change the day of their state finals from a Sabbath that they stood in solidarity with their Adventist classmates in refusing to take the exams at a public school, even if it meant that they would not graduate.

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Spy Drone hacks WiFi networks, listens to calls

Wusa9.com | December 12, 2014

It's small. It's bright yellow, and it's capable of cracking Wi-Fi passwords, eavesdropping on your cell phone calls and reading your text messages. It's an unmanned spy drone and it just landed in Washington, D.C.

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Germans Cling to Shop-Free Sundays as France Opens Doors

Bloomberg.com | December 12, 2014

In Germany, where hard work is prized, one day of the week remains sacred for rest.

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New U.S. Laser Weapon System takes down jet

Child With Cancer Has Just One Wish - To See Pope Francis

Huffington Post | December 10, 2014

Little Grace has just one wish -- to see Pope Francis.

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Russell Simmons: America Has Not Seen Protests Like Those That Are Coming if Justice Doesn't Start to Come Down

Truth Revolt | December 9, 2014

Russell Simmons, co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, appeared on CNN last night on Out Front with Erin Burnett to warn there are more protests coming if "demands" are not met.

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‘We Love Jesus!’ Iraqi Children Proclaim Love for Christ in Face of Islamic Beheading

Christian News | December 13, 2014

Four Iraqi children firmly declared their love for Jesus in the face of death when Muslims in the country recently demanded that they convert to Islam.

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Parents angry after school tells 13-year-olds they can have sex, choose gender

Fox News | December 10, 2014

Students at Acalanes High School in Northern California were given this gender identity chart in a sex ed class conducted by the local Planned Parenthood chapter.

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A 17-Year-Old Allegedly Enrolled In the sixth grade To Recruit Child Porn Victims

Buzzfeed | November 21, 2014

A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of posing as a sixth-grader at an elementary school in Texas, where he allegedly tried to recruit child porn victims.

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Family Guy airs controversial Jesus episode - The 2,000-year-old Virgin

Christian Today | December 8, 2014

A controversial episode of hit TV show Family Guy aired last night entitled 'The 2,000-year-old virgin', in which Peter and his friends meet Jesus and try to help him lose his virginity.

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America Is Becoming ‘Dangerously Close to a Police State’

The Blaze | December 2, 2014

Judge Andrew Napolitano on Tuesday warned that America is becoming “dangerously close to a police state.”

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Grand Theft Auto fans push for ban on the Bible

Cnet.com | December 7, 2014

After Target and Kmart in Australia decide to stop stocking the game, fans of Grand Theft Auto demand that the Bibleer  is also banned as it is misogynistic.

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Marriage Not Important Enough to Study? Census Bureau May Eliminate Marriage Questions From Major Survey

Christian Post | December 8, 2014

The U.S. Census Bureau is considering a plan to eliminate questions about marriage from the American Community Survey. Researchers who use that data and recognize marriage as an important explanatory variable are dismayed by the proposal.

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Police Chief Asks City Residents To Allow Their Homes To Be Searched For Guns

Breitbart.com | December 8, 2014

Beloit, Wisconsin, police chief Norm Jacobs is asking city residents to volunteer to allow police to search their homes for guns.

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Russia To Conduct Observation Flight Over US

MSN News | December 8, 2014

In an attempt to promote transparency in military activities between the two countries, Russia will conduct an observation flight over the United States as part of the Treaty on Open Skies between Dec. 8 and Dec. 13, Sergei Ryzhkov, head of Russia’s National Nuclear Risk Reduction Center, said Monday.

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Our world is in trouble!

This is a wake up call to every faithful believer. May God open our eyes and may we see that we are at the end of time. -Advent Messenger Commentary

Pope Francis Prays Toward Mecca, Calls On Europe To Open Borders To Muslims

Western Journalism | December 2, 2014

Pope Francis recently visited the Blue Mosque during his three day visit to Turkey. While there, he bowed his head and prayed in the direction of Mecca.

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Roman Catholics in London start Pope Francis billboard campaign

Roman Catholic Diocese of London running billboard campaign asking people to pray

News360.com | December 4, 2014

Pope Francis is about to become a familiar face in London. As part of an experiment, the Roman Catholic Diocese of London is putting the Pope's face on city billboards and including quotes from his Twitter account.

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Denver student protesters cheered when car struck officer

Fox News | December 5, 2014

Denver high school students protesting recent civilian deaths involving police chanted "Hit him again!" after a car struck four bicycle officers - injuring one critically - Wednesday night, the city's police union charged.

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Obama Requests $263 Million For 50,000 Police Body Cameras And Additional Training After Ferguson Unrest

HNGN.com | December 2, 2014

In response to the Ferguson protests and police reaction, President Barack Obama proposed on Monday new funding designed to help improve relations between police departments and the minority communities they are supposed to protect and serve.

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The Best Way to Save Money

Editorial | Advent Messenger

The old, ancient, Biblical story of Joseph may have a lot more to say about saving money than it does about learning how to forgive our hard-headed siblings? Remember, it was Joseph who told the King of Egypt to save 1/5 (20%) of all the grain during the times of prosperity so that Egypt could have means saved during the times of adversity.

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Rick Warren on Uniting with Catholicism

Seasons Greetings from the New World Order

Season's Greeting from the Ferguson Police

Editorial | Advent Messenger

We are fast becoming a police state. Local law enforcement is fast becoming a new military force with heavy grade weapons. Local communities and governments are ordering military hardware and riot gear in anticipation to any civil unrest that may arise.

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