INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL PULSE Period: November 2007 6666666 End-Time Church / Pluralism Global Politics Israel

END-TIME CHURCH / PLURALISM GREETINGS ----- QUICK VIEW OF UPDATED INDEXES http://cephas-updates.cephasministry.com -----  "And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." "And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities." "Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans, with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob." "Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD." "Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks." "Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence." "My people, go ye out of the midst of her, and deliver ye every man his soul from the fierce anger of the LORD."   Why we must get out of Babylon:   "O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us." "And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground." "And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath." "And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird." "And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird." "Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come." "And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all." "And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication. Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD'S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." {2 Corinthians 6:16-18; Revelation 18:4-5; Isaiah 48:20; Isaiah 52:11; Jeremiah 50:8; 51:6, 45; Psalms 137:8; Isaiah 21:9; Revelation 16:19; 18:2, 10, 21 Revelation 14:8; Jeremiah 51:7; Revelation 17:4-5. (kjv)}   Who is Babylon the Great, the mother of harlots and abominations of the earth?   Commentary: Re 17:5       5. upon . . . forehead . . . name--as harlots usually had. What a contrast to "HOLINESS TO THE LORD," inscribed on the miter on the high priest's forehead!       mystery--implying a spiritual fact heretofore hidden, and incapable of discovery by mere reason, but now revealed. As the union of Christ and the Church is a "great mystery" (a spiritual truth of momentous interest, once hidden, now revealed, Eph 5:31-32), so the Church conforming to the world and thereby becoming a harlot is a counter "mystery" (or spiritual truth, symbolically now revealed). As iniquity in the harlot is a leaven working in "mystery," and therefore called "the mystery of iniquity," so when she is destroyed, the iniquity heretofore working (comparatively) latently in her, shall be revealed in the man of iniquity, the open embodiment of all previous evil. Contrast the "mystery of God" and "godliness," Re 10:7; 1Ti 3:16. It was Rome that crucified Christ; that destroyed Jerusalem and scattered the Jews; that persecuted the early Christians in pagan times, and Protestant Christians in papal times; and probably shall be again restored to its pristine grandeur, such as it had under the Cæsars, just before the burning of the harlot and of itself with her. So HIPPOLYTUS [On Antichrist] (who lived in the second century), thought. Popery cannot be at one and the same time the "mystery of iniquity," and the manifested or revealed Antichrist. Probably it will compromise for political power (Re 17:3) the portion of Christianity still in its creed, and thus shall prepare the way for Antichrist's manifestation. The name Babylon, which in the image, Da 2:32,38, is given to the head, is here given to the harlot, which marks her as being connected with the fourth kingdom, Rome, the last part of the image. Benedict XIII, in his indiction for a jubilee, A.D. 1725, called Rome "the mother of all believers, and the mistress of all churches" (harlots like herself). The correspondence of syllables and accents in Greek is striking; "He porne kai to therion; He numphe kai to arnion." "The whore and the beast; the Bride and the Lamb."       of harlots--Greek, "of the harlots and of the abominations." Not merely Rome, but Christendom as a whole, even as formerly Israel as a whole, has become a harlot. The invisible Church of true believers is hidden and dispersed in the visible Church. The boundary lines which separate harlot and woman are not denominational nor drawn externally, but can only be spiritually discerned. If Rome were the only seat of Babylon, much of the spiritual profit of Revelation would be lost to us; but the harlot "sitteth upon many waters" (Re 17:1), and "ALL nations have drunk of the wine of her fornication" (Re 17:2; 18:3; "the earth," Re 19:2). External extensiveness over the whole world and internal conformity to the world -- worldliness in extent and contents -- is symbolized by the name of the world city, "Babylon." As the sun shines on all the earth, thus the woman clothed with the sun (Israel) is to let her light penetrate to the uttermost parts of the earth. But she, in externally Christianizing the world, permits herself to be seduced by the world; thus her universality or catholicity is not that of the Jerusalem which we look for ("the MOTHER of us all," Re 21:2; Isa 2:2-4; Ga 4:26), but that of Babylon, the world-wide but harlot city! (As Babylon was destroyed, and the Jews restored to Jerusalem by Cyrus, so our Cyrus--a Persian name meaning the sun -- the Sun of righteousness, shall bring Israel, literal and spiritual, to the holy Jerusalem at His coming. Babylon and Jerusalem are the two opposite poles of the spiritual world). Still, the Romish Church is not only accidentally and as a matter of fact, but in virtue of its very PRINCIPLE, a harlot, the metropolis of whoredom, "the mother of harlots"; whereas the evangelical Protestant Church is, according to her principle and fundamental creed, a chaste woman; the Reformation was a protest of the woman against the harlot. The spirit of the heathen world kingdom Rome had, before the Reformation, changed the Church in the West into a Church-State, Rome; and in the East, into a State-Church, fettered by the world power, having its center in Byzantium; the Roman and Greek churches have thus fallen from the invisible spiritual essence of the Gospel into the elements of the world [AUBERLEN]. Compare with the "woman" called "Babylon" here, the woman named "wickedness," or "lawlessness," "iniquity" (Zec 5:7-8,11), carried to Babylon: compare "the mystery of iniquity" and "the man of sin," "that wicked one," literally, "the lawless one" (2Th 2:7-8; also Mt 24:12). 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We are called 'Watchmen on the Wall' which God always had during the Old / New Testament Times. To understand what is happening, one has to know the Bible to compare notes. The first section is about the church. The news about churches is unedited unless indicated by Ednotes. The church as we knew it, is undergoing disintegration. This began on a fast track in the early nineteen sixties when the Catholic Church produced liberal Vatican II to replace Vatican I. The trend since then has been ecumenical which is truly what the word 'Catholicism' means: a universal religion all inclusive and multicultural. The Bible calls for a final church and today's church doesn't resemble what Jesus taught. The Word of God has undergone many changes to fit the progressive modes. Many new Bible tranlations have brought confusion. The Bible calls for a falling away from the truth before Jesus comes back for His Bride. The true believers are called 'Ekklesia.' 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Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed. But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. "Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: "As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls." (1 Peter 2:1-25 KJV) ----- SOCIAL ENCYCLICAL NEXT? Rome, August 13, 2007 - CWNews.com - The second encyclical by Pope Benedict XVI (bio - news) will focus on economic issues, Vatican officials say. The forthcoming encyclical would continue the series of papal statements on Catholic social teaching. The Holy Father is preparing the document for the 40th anniversary of Populorum Progressio, the social encyclical released in 1967 by Pope Paul VI. The Vatican has not formally confirmed that the Pope is writing an encyclical, nor have officials given any indication of when the document could be released. However in July, as the Pontiff began his vacation in the Alps, Father Federico Lombardi, the director of the Vatican press office, told reporters that the Pope would spend part of his time working on a new encyclical. Ignazio Ingrao, who covers the Vatican the Italian magazine Panorama, reports that the focus of the new papal statement will be the process of globalization. Pope Benedict will emphasize the need for economic structures and regulations that promote solidarity and favor the equitable distribution of resources, he said. In Italy, the Panorama report drew widespread attention because Ingrao predicted that the Pope would explicitly condemn tax evasion. The use of tax havens by wealthy individuals has become a hot topic in that country. Deus Caritas Est, the long-awaited first encyclical by Benedict XVI, was released in January 2006. Shortly after his election, the Pope disclosed that he did not expect to issue many papal documents-- a statement that surprised the many readers familiar with the prolific work of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger prior to his election as Roman Pontiff. ----- JUAN CARLOS ALFONSO VICTOR MARIA DE BORBON Y BORBON Juan Carlos is better known as H.M. Juan Carlos I of Spain, Birth: January 5, 1938 in Rome, Italy [A Papal Knight] R. Taylor forcefully made the case for Juan Carlos in his book The Antichrist King: Juan Carlos (1994), and many antichrist watchers have recently taken up his cause. Among other pieces of evidence, the Juan Carlos proponents (”JCers,” I call them) cite the following: According to Daniel 7:23-25, the “prince who will come” will be the leader of the 11th nation to join the revived Roman Empire, or, as interpreted by the JCers, the European Union. Spain was the 11th nation to join the EU. According to Daniel 9:27, the antichrist shall “confirm a treaty with many for one week.” “One week” is taken to mean “seven years” by JCers; but more importantly, when surveying the world for places in desperate need for a treaty of some kind which also have some biblical significance, the JCers point to tensions in the Middle East. Oddly enough, it appears that Juan Carlos has been playing either an indirect or a direct role in the Middle East peace process for some time. The 1991 Madrid Conference which kicked off multi-lateral talks among Israel, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and representatives of Palestine, initiated by the Americans and the Russians, was hosted by the Spanish government. Subsequently, Israel lobbied hard for Juan Carlos to take a leading role in mediating Israeli and Palestinian differences in 2001; and many have observed that the body most likely to monitor any resolution of Middle East tensions is NATO, which from 1995-99 was headed by former Spanish foreign minister Javier Solana. Various renderings of Juan Carlos’ name (in Hebrew, Greek, Latin, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German and Russian) apparently add up to ‘666' under numerological scrutiny. Juan Carlos is said to be a descendant of those dastardly Merovingians, the ancient Frankish kings who were the focus of Dan Brown’s ramblings in The Da Vinci Code. Juan Carlos allegedly has a yacht called The Dragon, seen as a reference to Satan, who is depicted as a dragon in Revelations 13: 2, 11-14. Continued: http://armageddoncocktailhour.wordpress.com/category/spain/ ----- KING JUAN CARLOS OF SPAIN TOP CANDICATE FOR ANTICHRIST AND THE REASONS WHY By Douglas James Bender - In these times, like others before, many are claiming that they have identified the Antichrist. Napoleon, Hitler, Mussolini, Gorbachev, and even Reagan are some who have been "identified" as the Antichrist. Now, however, with the apparent decrease of U.S. influence in the Middle East peace process, due to the negative relations currently between President Clinton and Yasser Arafat, a leader of the "Revived Roman Empire" (the European Union, it would seem) appears ready to fulfill the prophecy of Daniel 9:27 regarding the "'prince who is to come'" who shall "'confirm a treaty with many for one week'" (where "one week" means "7 years"). The Bible indicates, in Daniel 7:23-25, that this "'prince who is to come'" will be the leader of, apparently, the 11th nation to join what is referred to as the "Revived Roman Empire". The European Union, given its form as a "union" of nations from the Old Roman Empire, and given its "arising" during the same generation that witnessed both Israel becoming a nation in 1948 A.D. and Israel regaining control of the holiest sites of Jerusalem in 1967 A.D., is quite likely the fulfillment of the prophecy of the "beast with 10 horns" described in Daniel 7. The "'prince who is to come'", the Antichrist, will apparently be the ruler of the 11th nation to join this "Beast". If the European Union is the fulfillment of the "beast with 10 horns" of Daniel 7:7, then the Antichrist will be the ruler of the 11th nation to have joined that Union. Spain was the 11th nation to join the European Union, and the current ruler of Spain is King Juan Carlos. It appears to be quite likely that King Juan Carlos of Spain is the Antichrist. King Juan Carlos was born in Rome, Italy on January 5, 1938 A.D.. His full name is, "Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor Maria de Borbon y Borbon". His father's full name was, "Juan Carlos Teresa Silverio Alfonso de Borbon y Borbon". His father was in exile from Spain while Francisco Franco ruled Spain following Franco's overthrow of the Spanish monarchy. Juan Carlos (the son), from the age of 10, was personally trained under Franco's direction, and graduated from all three of Spain's military academies. In 1962 A.D., Juan Carlos married Princess Sophia of Greece, and they had two daughters, and a son (Felipe). Juan Carlos was appointed Franco's successor as ruler of Spain, against the wishes of Juan Carlos' father, who still laid claim to the throne of Spain. In November of 1975 A.D., Juan Carlos became king of Spain after Franco's death. Juan Carlos is a highly respected and honored king and "statesman", having led Spain through a crisis in 1981 A.D. when some of the military sought to wrest control of Spain from the monarchy. According to Daniel 9:27, the "'prince who is to come'" (the Antichrist) shall "'confirm a treaty with many for one week'". A recent news report (Reuters - August 12, 2000 A.D.) stated that Israel is requesting that King Juan Carlos help "mediate" the current Middle East peace process between Israel and several of Israel's Arab enemies, primarily the PLO. The news report stated that those involved were hoping the planned meeting in Spain in early 2001 A.D. (or perhaps before) would "consolidate" the peace process. The term, "consolidate", is a synonym for "confirm", and means to "strengthen". What is also interesting in regard to Spain and the Middle East peace process is that the peace process began in Madrid, Spain in 1991 A.D.. Also, see The Covenant for a copy of a document supposedly circulated among all Jews in 1992. http://vaulterjohn.tripod.com/King_Juan_Carlos.htm ----- JUAN CARLOS ENHANCES THE ROLE OF SPAIN IN ACHIEVING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE Europa Press - 28 January 2007 by Christine - in PDF format - download article. Don Juan Carlos I, King of Spain, has enhanced the role of Spain in achieving peace in the Middle East by integrating the envoy of Spanish soldiers to Lebanon as part as the UN Force. The monarch also expressed his satisfaction with the beginning of the Spanish Arabic House activities as an excellent example of intercultural dialogue and a step towards solving serious problems affecting Spanish society. http://www.euro-islam.info/spip/article.php3?id_article=216 ----- PROTESTERS BURN PICTURES OF KING JUAN CARLOS IN SPAIN Europe News - Deutsche Presse - September 14, 2007 - Agentur - Madrid - About 400 protesters championing the independence of the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia burnt images of King Juan Carlos during his visit to the Catalan city of Gerona, media reported Friday. 'The Bourbon out of Gerona' and 'Catalans do not have a king,' the demonstrators chanted while the monarch inaugurated a technology park belonging to a local university on Thursday. The protesters displayed large images of the king and of Queen Sofia upside down, setting them on fire. Such demonstrations are rare in Spain, where the royal family enjoys widespread popularity. The royals have, however, come under increasing criticism especially in Catalonia and in the Basque region, which are seeking more autonomy from Spanish rule. Basque senator Inaki Anasagasti blasted the royals as a 'bunch of idlers,' and the small Catalan republican party ERC accused the royals of lack of financial transparency. King Juan Carlos recently appointed an auditor to scrutinize his spending. Source: Deutsche Presse - Agentur http://news.monstersandcritics.com/europe/news/article_1355696.php ----- "We do not stand looking for the anti-christ but for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." JAVIER (SAVIER) SOLANA, WHY HIS NAME IS NEVER MENTIONED IN THE U.S. From: "andrea" abonner411@comcast.net August 15, 2007 [Andrea's note: Hi, I was on your site and see that you follow the end time events. I'm leery of news paper eschatology but recently came upon this site and information about Javier Solana. He is the single most powerful man in the world and we never hear his name mentioned in the USA. this site shows why. He heads the EU and the WEU the article that names his position in the EU is Article 666 this is not a joke I went to the EU own site and reviewed the information but I don't think anyone is able to see the importance - and that is just the tip of the iceberg. Please take 10 minutes if nothing else it a powerful read. It is quite amazing to realize that the prophecy regarding this final empire began with Daniel interpreting a dream for Nebuchadnezzar, and now seems to be ending with the toppling of a man who truly believed he was the re-incarnation of Nebuchadnezzar, Saddam Hussein . It is well known that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has connected himself with Nebuchadnezzar. It was more than $500 million he spent in the 1980s on the reconstruction and the re-establishment of ancient Babylon–the capitol of Nebuchadnezzar. Then there are the over 60 million bricks, fashioned to place in the walls of Babylon. Each one engraved with the inscription, "To King Nebuchadnezzar in the reign of Saddam Hussein". [EDNOTE: I TEND NOT TO AGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING SINCE HORNS ARE KINGS [ROYALS] BUT IT IS WORTH KEEPING ON THE TABLE. THERE ARE OTHERS WHO BELIEVE THIS.] Mr. Europe Part I: Dr. Javier Solana- Possibly the little horn Daniel warned us about .. 1. Francisco Javier Solana Madariaga: · B orn on July 14, 1942 in Madrid, Spain · Currently the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Secretary-General of both the Council of the European Union (EU) and the Western European Union (WEU). · He was a physicist who became a political minister for 13 years before serving as Secretary General of NATO from 1995 to 1999. Dr. Solana was designated to become European Union Minister for Foreign Affairs in 2006, but is likely to continue in his present role while the future of the EU is decided. On December 5, 1995, Solana became the new Secretary-General of NATO , replacing Willy Claes who had been forced to resign in a corruption scandal. His appointment created controversy as he had been an opponent of NATO in his past. He had written a pamphlet called 50 Reasons to say no to NATO , and had been on a US subversives list. ..On December 5, 1995, Solana became the new Secretary-General of NATO , replacing Willy Claes who had been forced to resign in a corruption scandal. His appointment created controversy as he had been an opponent of NATO in his past. He had written a pamphlet called 50 Reasons to say no to NATO , and had been on a US subversives list. Continued: .http://www.livinghopeinjesus.com/JAVIERSOLANAANTICHRISTCODENAMEENDGA MEEXTREMELYURGENTLASTDAYSINFORMATION.dsp ----- WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION The transfer of the WEU Headquarters to its present address (see left) and the parallel closure of the WEU Military Staff were the main measures taken in the context of the ending of WEU's crisis management responsibilities following the decisions taken, since its meeting in Cologne in June 1999, by the European Council, aimed at strengthening the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) within the EU. As called for by WEU Ministers in Marseille in November 2000, the necessary WEU functions and structures are in place to enable the Member States to fulfil the commitments arising from the modified Brussels Treaty, particularly those in Articles V and IX. See links on this website for various Treaties etc. http://www.weu.int/ -- Europa Constitution: http://europa.eu/geninfo/query/ "Constitution" Europe actually consists of 2 separate and very distinct groups of nations (The European Community/European Union (EC/EU) and the WEU) that have been organized through various treaties dating back to 1948, which, coincidentally, just happens to be the same year Israel was reborn. ... [speaking of Antichrist this is] from where the Antichrist will emerge. It is because of Daniel’s warning of the emergence of a 10 nations/horned Revived Roman Empire that the WEU launched itself to the prophetical front lines with the accession of Greece in 1995 which officially made it a 10 nation military alliance. WEU is just another military alliance. ----- POPE BENEDICT'S EDICTS Story aired: Monday, August 13, 2007 - Pope Benedict XVI created controversy this summer by lifting restrictions on the traditional Latin Mass, which contains readings some consider anti-Semitic and issuung a document asserting the Catholic Church is "the one true Church of Christ." Christopher Belitto, assistant professor of history at Kane University, talks about the Pope's decisions. http://realserver.bu.edu:8080/ramgen/w/b/wbur/herenow/2007/08/hn_0813.rm?start=21:00 ----- POPE SAYS EVOLUTION IS TRUE Church News Notes, August 10, 2007 - Speaking to a group of 400 priests, Pope Benedict XVI said evolution is backed by "strong scientific proof," though it does not answer life's "great philosophical question." He says it is wrong to present creationism and evolution as contradictory, and that you can believe in God while being an evolutionist. The pope claims that "there are many scientific tests in favor of evolution, which appears as a reality that we must see and enriches our understanding of life and being" ("Evolution and God Do Mix," New York Post, July 26, 2007). In fact, the Bible cannot be reconciled with the theory of evolution. Following are just a few of the Bible facts that cannot be reconciled with the theory of evolution: (1) Genesis says God created the world and everything in it in six days. (2) Genesis says all creation was made to reproduce after its kind. (3) Genesis says man and animals are distinctively different creations. (4) Genesis says the world was created in six days and then the process of creation was finished. (5) Genesis says the world was created perfect then fell under sin and God's curse and has been deteriorating ever since. http://www.wayoflife.org ----- BENEDICT XVI TO MEET WITH SAUDI ARABIA CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT OF ISRAEL EWTNews - September 5, 2007 - N Rome (CNA).- This Thursday Pope Benedict XVI will meet in separate audiences with the Chancellor of Saudi Arabia, Prince Saud Al-Faisal Bin Adbul Aziz Al-Said and with Israeli President Shimon Peres. The ANSA news agency reports that the meetings will take place at the Pope’s summer residence of Castelgandolfo, some 25 kilometers south of Rome. As was announced in Jerusalem and confirmed by the Holy See Press Office, that same day the Pope will meet with Israeli President Shimon Peres, who will be visiting Italy and the Vatican on his first foreign trip since taking office in July. http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory_print.asp?number=81875 ----- LOOK TO MARY, POPE URGES FAITHFUL Pope makes 1st Stop on Mariazell Pilgrimage - VIENNA, Austria, SEPT. 7, 2007 (Zenit.org).- On the first leg of his three-day pilgrimage to the Marian shrine of Mariazell, Benedict XVI urges the faithful to turn to Mary, who will lead them to Christ. The Pope visited Vienna's Am Hof Platz today, site of the Mariensaeule -- a bronze Marian column dating from 1667 -- and presided over a liturgical prayer service from the balcony of the Church of the Nine Angelic Choirs. "As the first stop of my pilgrimage to Mariazell," the Holy Father said during the service, "I have chosen the Mariensaeule, to reflect briefly with all of you on the significance of the Mother of God for Austria past and present, and her significance for each one of us." "In her maternal love, Mary continues to take under her protection people of all languages and cultures, and to lead them together, within a multiform unity, to Christ. In our problems and needs we can turn to Mary," he added. A place for all The Pope continued: "Yet we must also learn from her to accept one another lovingly in the same way that she has accepted all of us: each as an individual, willed as such and loved by God. "In God's universal family, in which there is a place for everyone, each person must develop his gifts for the good of all." The Pope commented on the significance of the Mariensaeule to Vienna: "How many persons, over the years, have stood before this column and lifted their gaze to Mary in prayer! How many have experienced in times of trouble the power of her intercession! "Our Christian hope includes much more than the mere fulfillment of our wishes and desires, great or small. We turn our gaze to Mary, because she points out to us the great hope to which we have been called, because she personifies our true humanity! Instruments - Benedict XVI then recited a prayer to Mary: "Help all of us to follow your example and to direct our lives completely to God! "Grant that, by looking to Christ, we may become ever more like him: true children of God! "Then we too, filled with every spiritual blessing, will be able to conform ourselves more fully to his will and to become instruments of his peace for Austria, Europe and the world." After the conclusion of the prayer service, the Pope entered the church to pray before the Blessed Sacrament. Youth from Vienna will continue adoration of the Eucharist in the Church for the duration of the papal trip. "In this way," the Benedict XVI said in his address, "they will very concretely accomplish what all of us wish to do in these days: With Mary, look to Christ." Innovative Media, Inc. ZENIT' http://www.zenit.org/article-20445?l=english ----- THE POPE GOES GREEN Pope Urges Young to Care for Planet - LORETO, Italy (AP) - The planet risks irreversible decline from environmentally unsustainable development, Pope Benedict XVI warned Sunday, urging young Catholics to take the lead in caring for the Earth and its precious resources. During an open-air Mass on the final day of a weekend religious youth rally that drew about 500,000 people to the town of Loreto, Italy's most important shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary, Benedict said the world's water supply particularly needed to be preserved and shared equitably to avoid conflicts. The Loreto meeting organized by the Italian bishops' conference carried a strong environmental message. Participants were given biodegradable plates, recycling bags for their trash and a hand- cranked cell-phone recharger. ... Full story: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8RDHKBG0&show_article=1&image=large ----- POPE SAYS SALVATION IS BY WORKS AND MARY IS "HEAVEN'S GATE" Friday Church News Notes, September 14, 2007, www.wayoflife.org - In his Sunday address on August 26, Pope Benedict XVI said that salvation is by works and Mary is "Heaven's Gate." Of salvation he said: "The path to the eternal life is open to all, but it is narrow because it's demanding, asks for commitment, abnegation, and the mortification of selfishness. ... it is not on the basis of alleged privileges that we shall be judged but on the merit of our deeds. ... [Good works] is the 'passport' that will let us enter eternal life" ("All can enter eternal life, but the door is narrow," Catholic News Agency, Aug. 27, 2007). Of Mary, the Pope said, "Christians call upon Her as Ianua Caeli, Heaven's Gate." In fact, salvation is a gift of God's grace and Mary has nothing whatsoever to do with our salvation. The apostle Paul said: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them" (Ephesians 2:8-10). Thus, salvation is a gift of God's grace that was purchased by Jesus Christ and is received by faith. Good works follow after as the evidence and fruit of genuine salvation. To add works to God's grace for salvation is to pervert the gospel and to bring upon oneself the curse of Galatians 1. "I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed" (Galatians 1:6-8). http://www.wayoflife.org ----- NORWAY: CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS SIGN DECLARATION ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AUGUST 26, 2007 - The Islamic Council of Norway and the Church of Norway Council on Ecumenical and International Relations have issued a joint declaration outlining the scope of religious freedom entitled to people of faith, particularly Christians and Muslims. Among those involved in the dialogue to produce the document were the leader of the Islamic Council of Norway, Senaid Kobilica, Church of Norway pastor Anne Hege Grung, General Secretary for the Islamic Council of Norway, Shoaib Sultan, and General Secretary for the Church of Norway Council on Ecumenical and International Relations, Olav Fykse Tveit. In the declaration, the leaders stated, “We denounce, and are committed to counteracting all violence, discrimination and harassment inflicted in reaction to a person’s conversion, or desire to convert, from one religion to another, be it in Norway or abroad. Full story: http://www.christiantoday.com/article/norway.christians.and.muslims.sign.declaration.on.religious. freedom/12636.htm ----- NEARLY HALF OF BRITISH MOSQUES ARE "HARDLINE" Friday Church News Notes, September 14, 2007 - www.wayoflife.org - The following is excerpted from "Hardline Takeover of British Mosques Undefined," The Times, London, September 7, 2007: "Almost half of Britain's mosques are under the control of a hardline Islamic sect whose leading preacher loathes Western values and has called on Muslims to 'shed blood' for Allah, an investigation by The Times has found. Riyadh ul Haq, who supports armed jihad and preaches contempt for Jews, Christians and Hindus, is in line to become the spiritual leader of the Deobandi sect in Britain. The ultra-conservative movement, which gave birth to the Taleban in Afghanistan, now runs more than 600 of Britain's 1,350 mosques, according to a police report seen by The Times. The Times investigation casts serious doubts on government statements that foreign preachers are to blame for spreading the creed of radical Islam in Britain's mosques and its policy of encouraging the recruitment of more 'home-grown' preachers. Mr ul Haq, 36, was educated and trained at an Islamic seminary in Britain and is part of a new generation of British imams who share a similar radical agenda. He heaps scorn on any Muslims who say they are 'proud to be British' and argues that friendship with a Jew or a Christian makes 'a mockery of Allah's religion.' Seventeen of Britain's 26 Islamic seminaries are run by Deobandis and they produce 80 per cent of home-trained Muslim clerics." http://www.wayoflife.org ----- TURKS ELECT EX-ISLAMIST PRESIDENT Sent from: David Turnbull bornagaingaz@tiscali.co.uk - August 28, 2007 - BBC - This rally is fulfilling Scripture. As you know Turkey will join forces with China eventually in the final end times. Praise God that we know Our Lord & Saviour, Christ The King. "Abdullah Gul has pledged to respect Turkey's institutions Reaction to election Turkey's controversial Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has been sworn in as the country's new president. He is the first politician with an Islamist background to become head of state since the creation of the deeply secular Turkish Republic in 1923. His swearing-in follows a third round of voting in parliament, which he won by a clear majority. Mr Gul took his oath at a ceremony in parliament, pledging loyalty to democracy and to the secular Republic. "As long as I am in office, I will embrace all our citizens without any bias," he said. Mr Gul used to belong to an Islamist party, and his candidacy split Turkey for months, inspiring street protests and forcing an early general election. On Monday the military warned about threats to the secular constitution. Boost for EU talks The European Union welcomed Mr Gul's election, calling it a positive step in the country's campaign to join the bloc. Mr Gul's wife has been criticised for wearing the headscarf European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said the election was "an opportunity to give fresh, immediate and positive impetus to the accession process to the European Union through progress in a number of key areas". Turkey was made a candidate for EU membership in October 2005, but the talks are blocked on a number of fronts. Joost Lagendijk, the Euro-MP who leads the EU-Turkey delegation, called on Mr Gul to reassure critics he posed no threat to Turkey's secular order. Mr Gul, whose wife wears a Muslim headscarf, has pledged to respect Turkey's secular institutions. The headscarf is currently banned from public institutions in Turkey and Mr Gul has said wearing it is a matter of personal choice. Mr Gul secured 339 votes in the 550-seat parliament, which is dominated by the AKP, following the party's triumph in an early general election last month. He had needed a simple majority of 276 votes in the third round. Two earlier rounds after the election had not produced the two-thirds majority that Mr Gul needed. Mr Gul, who has established himself as a skilled diplomat by steering Turkey towards European Union entry talks, has pledged to be a ruler for all Turks. Military anxiety Turkey's military chief warned on Monday that "centres of evil" were trying to undermine the state. Gen Yasar Buyukanit did not name those he said were "trying to corrode the secular nature of the Turkish Republic." But analysts said the statement was clearly aimed at Mr Gul, a devout Muslim. The army, which sees itself as the guardian of Turkey's secularism, has ousted four governments in the past 60 years. It was the second warning issued by the military in recent months. In April, the army expressed its concern after Mr Gul only narrowly failed to gain enough support from MPs to become president in a first round. Secularist politicians also organised mass demonstrations by their supporters in an effort to block Mr Gul's presidential bid. The stand-off between the AKP and secularist parties triggered a political crisis that led to snap elections in July. The AKP won those polls convincingly with 47% and again nominated Mr Gul for the post of president. Turkey's military and secular establishment suspect he might harbour a secret Islamist agenda. The founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, banished religious influence from public life when he founded the modern Western-style republic on the ruins of the Ottoman Empire. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6966216.stm ----- SCIENTOLOGY CHURCH FACES CRIMINAL CHARGES September 4, 2007 AP BRUSSELS, Belgium - A Belgian prosecutor on Tuesday recommended that the U.S.-based Church of Scientology stand trial for fraud and extortion, following a 10-year investigation that concluded the group should be labeled a criminal organization. Scientology said it would fight the criminal charges recommended by investigating prosecutor Jean-Claude Van Espen, who said that up to 12 unidentified people should face charges. Van Espen's probe also concluded that Scientology's Brussels-based Europe office and its Belgian missions conducted unlawful practices in medicine, violated privacy laws and used illegal business contracts, said Lieve Pellens, a spokeswoman at the Federal Prosecutors Office. "They also face charges of being ... a criminal organization," Pellens said in a telephone interview. An administrative court will decide whether to press charges against the Scientologists. In a statement, Scientology's Europe office accused the prosecutor of hounding the organization and said it would contest the charges. "For the last 10 years, the prosecutor has been using the media, trying to damage the reputation of the Church of Scientology and not being able to put a case in court," Scientology said. "As a consequence, this created a climate of intolerance and discrimination" in Belgium. Continued: http://www.roguegovernment.com/news.php?id=3773 ----- SOLD OUT: EVANGELICAL LEADERS JOIN GLOBAL WARMING INITIATIVE By LAURIE GOODSTEIN - Published: February 8, 2006 - Damian Dovarganes/Associated Press - Despite opposition from some of their colleagues, 86 evangelical Christian leaders have decided to back a major initiative to fight global warming, saying "millions of people could die in this century because of climate change, most of them our poorest global neighbors." The megachurch pastor Rick Warren is a signer of the "Evangelical Climate Initiative." Forum: The Environment - Among signers of the statement, which will be released in Washington on Wednesday, are the presidents of 39 evangelical colleges, leaders of aid groups and churches, like the Salvation Army, and pastors of megachurches, including Rick Warren, author of the best seller "The Purpose-Driven Life." "For most of us, until recently this has not been treated as a pressing issue or major priority," the statement said. "Indeed, many of us have required considerable convincing before becoming persuaded that climate change is a real problem and that it ought to matter to us as Christians. But now we have seen and heard enough." The statement calls for federal legislation that would require reductions in carbon dioxide emissions through "cost-effective, market-based mechanisms" — a phrase lifted from a Senate resolution last year and one that could appeal to evangelicals, who tend to be pro-business. The statement, to be announced in Washington, is only the first stage of an "Evangelical Climate Initiative" including television and radio spots in states with influential legislators, informational campaigns in churches, and educational events at Christian colleges. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/national/08warm.html?ei=5088&emc= rss&en=c3998565b07f9657&ex=1297054800&partner=rssnyt ----- TUTU SAYS UNITY WITH HOMOSEXUALS MAKES GOD SMILE Friday Church News Notes, August 31, 2007, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - Desmond Tutu, the retired head of the Anglican Church in South Africa, recently wrote an open letter to Anglican leaders urging them to put unity above all their differences so that Jesus will smile at them. Tutu, who consistently comes up with cutting-edge heretical statements, particularly mentioned the issue of homosexuality, which is causing divisions in Anglicanism. Addressing the Archbishop of Canterbury and the upcoming Lambeth Conference, Tutu said, "Please invite ALL those in Episcopal orders who are not retired, even those irregularly consecrated or actively gay; please, now I appeal to you all, do not excommunicate one another seemingly so easily. Be welcoming and inclusive of one another" ("Be United and Let Jesus Smile Again," Church Times, Aug. 24, 2007). Tutu concluded by saying: "Our Lord is weeping to see our Communion tearing itself apart on the issue of human sexuality, when the world for which he died is ravaged by poverty, disease, war and corruption. We are one of God's agents to deal with these scourges. God has no one but us. Please, I beg you all in our Lord's name, agree to disagree, argue, debate; disagree, but do all this as members of one family. Accept one another as God accepts us, however we are, in Christ." This man is deeply confused. The Lord Jesus warned that without repentance there is no salvation (Luke 13:3, 5). Jesus accepts sinners as they are, but only on the basis of repentance and faith, and He then tells them what he told the blind man: "Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee" (John 5:14), and the woman that was caught in adultery, "Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more" (John 8:11). The Tutu gospel is a cheap gospel of license rather than the biblical gospel of true conversion. The Tutu "church" is not a true New Testament church after the pattern of the first churches that required their members to exhibit new birth salvation (Acts 2:41-42) and exercised discipline toward those who persisted in sin (1 Corinthians 5). The Tutu Commission of changing the world is not the one that Jesus left us five times in Scripture (Mat. 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:44-48; John 20:21; Acts 1:8). Nowhere do we see the Lord's apostles going about to heal the world of poverty, disease, and war. Tutu's Christianity is described in 2 Timothy 3. "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, ... Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away" (2 Timothy 3:1-2, 5). http://www.wayoflife.org ----- HATE CRIME BILL PASSES SENATE 09-27-2007 - The Carpet Bagger Report - If the president plans to sign a massive defense spending bill, Bush will have to make a new hate-crimes bill the law of the land, as well — the Senate added the hate-crimes measure as an amendment today. The Senate attached hate crimes legislation to a must-pass Pentagon spending bill Thursday, but opponents predicted it ultimately would fail.“The president is not going to agree to this social legislation on the defense authorization bill,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. “This bill will get vetoed.” Well, we’ll see. The White House opposes the hate-crimes bill because it extends new protections to gay people, but would Bush reject funding the military just to prevent these protections from becoming law? Graham’s convinced he’d rather veto the whole package; I’m not convinced. Rejecting funding for the Pentagon during a war just to limit safeguards for gays seems a little over the top, even by Republican standards. The GOP, of course, filibustered the proposed amendment, but supporters just barely shut it down, 60 to 39. Nine Republicans — Warner (VA), Lugar (IN), Collins (ME), Snowe (ME), Voinovich (OH), Specter (PA), Coleman (MN), Gregg (NH), and Smith (OR) — most of whom are up for re-election next year, broke party ranks and voted to allow the measure to move forward. From there, it was added to the defense spending bill on a voice vote. Every Dem and both independents (Sanders and Lieberman) supported the measure. McCain did not vote. Continued: http://www.roguegovernment.com/news.php?id=4176 ----- BUSH PREPARED TO VETO 'HATE CRIMES' BILL By Michelle Vu - Christian Post Reporter - October 03 2007 - WASHINGTON – President Bush is ready to veto a contentious hate crimes bill that was attached last week to a massive defense spending bill, said the White House on President Bush walks with Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., right, October. 3, 2007, after returning to the White House from a trip to Lancaster, Pa. Bush Pressed on Iraq-Linked Hate Crimes Bill Evangelical Ministry to Send Bush Over 33,000 Petitions against Hate Crimes Bill Introducing the Thought Police Hate Crimes Bill Opponents Protest for Right to Preach on Biblical Sin Christian, Pro-Family Groups Stand Up Against 'Criminalizing' Right to Speak Truth The Senate had attached the hate crimes legislation to the high-priority defense spending bill – which includes funding for the Iraq War – in a political maneuver to pressure Bush to pass the amendment. However, the White House said Bush will not sign the hate crimes bill into law. “The president has said overwhelmingly that these are two separate issues – that they should not be combined; and the president has reiterated his commitment to vetoing the hate crimes provision,” said White House spokesman Tim Goeglein on Tuesday, according to OneNewsNow. “So until it comes to the president either in two bills or in one bill, we will hold off getting a straight statement of administration policy,” he added. The hate crimes measure seeks to add violence against individuals based on sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or disability to the list of federal hate crimes. If passed, the federal government would be more involved and have greater power to investigate alleged hate crimes. Conservative Christian groups have denounced the Senate’s attachment of the hate crimes amendment to the defense funding bill, arguing that the former bill elevates some violent crimes above others. “Congress needs to remember that preserving equal justice under the law is more important than scoring points with advocates of homosexual behavior,” said Tony Perkins, president of Washington-based Family Research Council, in a statement. “All violent crimes are hate crimes, and every victim is equally important … All our citizens deserve equal justice under the law,” he said. “Congress should represent all Americans, not give special protections for some.” Co-sponsors Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) claim it is appropriate to attach the hate crimes amendment to the massive defense funding bill because both combat terrorist behavior. However, opponents retorted that Kennedy’s action will delay funds to U.S. troops and that raising a “special interest” bill at such an urgent time is inappropriate. “I think it’s shameful we’re changing the subject to take care of special interest legislation at a time like this,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), according to The Associated Press. White House’s Goeglein also agrees it is “the height of irresponsibility” for senators to link the hate crimes legislation, which Bush has repeatedly vowed to veto, with the “necessary” Pentagon spending bill. Many Christian leaders fear that the hate crime bill will inhibit pastors from speaking about homosexuality as a biblical sin and be interpreted in a way that bans even peaceful speech against the lifestyle. As example, leaders have pointed to hate-crime laws in England, Sweden and Canada, where Christians have been prosecuted for breaking these laws. Furthermore, in the United States, 11 Christians in Pennsylvania were prosecuted under the state’s hate crimes law shortly after “sexual orientation” was added as a victim category several years ago. According to reports, the ten adults and one teenager were singing hymns and carrying signs peacefully at a homosexual celebration in Philadelphia when they were arrested. “The Hate Crimes Act will be the first step to criminalize our rights as Christians to believe that some behaviors are sinful,” Dr. James C. Dobson, founder and chairman of Focus on the Family Action, said in a message for a petition to oppose the bill. On Monday night, the Senate passed the $648.30 billion defense spending bill with the hate crimes amendment. The Senate and House committees will now have to find common grounds between their two versions before a single bill reach the president’s desk for signing. http://www.christianpost.com/article/20071003/29558_Bush_Prepared_to_Veto_%5C'Hate_Crimes%5C'_Bill.htm ---- CALLING SIN A TRIAL Friday Church News Notes, September 21, 2007, http://www.wayoflife.org - On August 23 Randy and Paula White, co-pastors of Without Walls International, a charismatic megachurch based in Tampa, Florida, announced that they were divorcing after 17 years of marriage. Randy said he takes responsibility for the breakup, but the couple ultimately blamed the two different directions their lives are going ("Interruption during Megapastors' Divorce Announcement," Tampa Tribune, Aug. 23, 2007). That is not a biblical reason for divorce. Christ gave only one legitimate cause, and that is fornication, yet the two said "the split involves no third party on either side." If they are going in two different directions, that is sin on both their parts. God says the wife is the husband's help-meet and she is to be the keeper of the home (Titus 2:4-5), and the husband is to "dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life" (1 Peter 3:7). Randy has spent months commuting to Malibu, California, where he has a beachfront home. Paula, a preacher and motivational speaker, makes many speaking trips to San Antonio, where she recently purchased a home and is "oversight pastor" to the Family Praise Center. She also travels frequently to New York City where she has a Trump Tower condo and leads monthly services at New Life by Design Empowerment Center. This is open disobedience to God's Word, which forbids her to be a preacher or a pastor (1 Timothy 2:12). And this is not the first divorce for the two charismatic preachers. They have four children from previous marriages. In reality they are sinning against God's Word while pretending to be undergoing a "trial" and to be victims of circumstance, and this, sadly, is typical for charismatics today. When Paula appeared on Carman's show on Trinity Broadcasting Network on September 12 and 13, she was greeted with loud applause. She told the enthusiastic crowd, "Some of the greatest development in the men and women of God ... were those in adverse situation, those in opposition. ... You can either gravitate and put your hand to the plow and say, 'Okay, God, I don't get this one; I don't even like this one. But still what do You have to say to me? I will not be moved.'" Joseph and Job could say things like that and take a stand on simply trusting God in undeserved adversity, but when you are suffering for your own sin and rebellion to the Scriptures that is an entirely different story! "For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently?" (1 Peter 2:20). An article in the Tampa Tribune in May included statements by former Without Walls staff members who testified that the Whites have shifted their focus to money and fame. They preach a charismatic prosperity message and live lavishly. Their home in Tampa is valued at $2.22 million and the condo in New York, at $3.5 million. http://www.wayoflife.org ----- TILL DEATH DO US ... OH, WHATEVER August 29, 2007 - hey, hey, Paula -- Bible Girl's losing faith in you.I learned everything I need to know about living a sexually pure life in the ghetto. You heard me right. I came to a tough neighborhood -- to a black Pentecostal church in the heart of South Dallas -- with all my white middle-class notions in tact. Couldn't help it. I was raised that way. One notion was that I could have some innocent relationships with guy friends, even after I got married. Never mind that the past friendships I’d filed in that category weren't quite as innocent as I wanted to think they were; in South Dallas, I ran smack up against an ironclad belief that there is no innocent context whatsoever for a close friendship between a grown man and a grown woman. It is always assumed, Ghetto 101 here, that something is going on. Here's another one that my South Dallas church training bludgeoned into my thick head: A woman shouldn't be calling another woman's husband without the wife's permission. Yes, there are a few exceptions, but if you have to ask, you’re the kind of person who’s looking for loopholes. “Don’t let your good be spoken of as evil,” my leaders would always tell me, alluding to Romans 14:16. Want some more? If you're in ministry, never travel without your spouse for any length of time. You think you’re both fine with it? Think again. “Make no provision for the flesh” -- that’s my leaders talking again -- and “Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought." More http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2007/08/till_death_do_us_oh_whatever.php ----- JUANITA BYNUM UNCOVERED September 02, 2007 Email: http://youtube.com/watch?v=uzIkMY2JEHQ&mode=related&search She believes that the giving of money $ 1,000.00 solves life's problem and that is foolish and is nothing but a tyical Robert Tilton Scam. All their problems started when Juanity Bynum and Bishop Meek bought a $2.5 million dollar exclusive home on a monthly mortgage. Greed and love of money is the root problem of all their present troubles. http://youtube.com/watch?v=zpsOHj-OZas&mode=user&search=   Fox 5 Atlanta investigated Thomas Weeks and this is what they found. First, they found his leased home is in the name of "Thomas Weeks Jr.", but he goes by the name "Thomas Weeks III". A $2.5 Million home in a gated (with guard at the front) country club in Forsyth County, GA (St. Marlo), He has been evicted from for not keeping up the payments. He's keeping up the payments. He's worked a new deal to try and outright purchase the home by April 2008. Here's what else they found. Several Court Judgments against him for outstanding bills $63,000+ Xerox - $22,000+ Tiffany & Co. - $13,000+ (a credit card company) - $6,000+ Ford Motor Credit Over $100,000 in civil court judgments against him. . Email from: Darnell McGavock - September 02, 2007 What Bishop Thomas W. Weeks III did allegedly beating his wife, popular televangelist Juanita Bynum was very wrong in every sense of the word! http://youtube.com/watch?v=LdYLCROWdI4   ----- JUANITA BYNUM, PAULA WHITE, RANDY WHITE, THOMAS WEEKS FOR PASTORS, DIVORCE'S STAIN FADES? St. Petersburg Times, USA - September 1, 2007 - Sherri Day - www.sptimes.com Hours after the Revs. Randy and Paula White announced their impending divorce last week, Christians began discussing how the evangelical power couple had come undone. It had, in fact, been a tough week for televangelist couples. The day before the White’s revelation, Atlanta Bishop Thomas W. Weeks III alledgedly assaulted his estranged wife, evangelist Juanita Bynum, in a hotel parking lot. The couple had met to discuss reconciliation. But it turned violent when Weeks choked, kicked and threatened to kill his wife, police said. Both couples’ histrionics - the Whites made their announcement from the pulpit of their Tampa church Aug. 23 - rocked the evangelical world and left many tongues wagging about the state of clerical marriage and the ability of divorced clerics to minister. In both relationships, each of the ministers had been divorced before. “The clergy is supposed to be setting an example for the other lay families,” said Adair T. Lummis, a faculty associate at Hartford Seminary in Connecticut. “It looks strange to people.” At Without Walls International Church, the Whites’ megaministry, Randy White told members that he expected some in the congregation to leave because of their divorce. Indeed, a small exodus appears to have begun. But plenty of the church’s 22,000 members say they will continue to support their pastors. “From my understanding, they’ve been through counseling for quite a long period of time, and if things don’t work, they just don’t work,” said member Stewart Yoder, 45. “We have to forgive. … My heart breaks, but God knows what is best.” Patty Gray, a seven-year Without Walls member, says her support of the Whites won’t waiver. “You don’t just run out on people,” said Gray, a divorcee who recently remarried. “You support them to the end. … They’re great people, but we have to remember they’re human as well.” Full story: http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19223/paula-white-juanita-bynum ----- HINDU OFFERS PRAYERS IN U.S., CALIFORNIA, AND NEVADA STATE SENATES Friday Church News Notes by David Cloud - September 7, 2007 - 2007 is a sad milestone in U.S. history, for this was the year that a Hindu first offered prayers in the U.S. Senate as well as in the California and Nevada state Senates. Rajan Zed, who works at a Hindu temple in Reno, Nevada, offered the prayers on each occasion. At the Nevada State Senate on May 12 all of the senators stood to honor the Hindu scriptures, and ministers from various Presbyterian, Episcopal, United Methodist, and Seventh Day Adventist "attended the prayers as a gesture of support" ("Nevada State Senate Opens with Sanskrit Prayer," Indolink News Bureau, Sept. 7, 2007). At the U.S. Senate on July 12, Zed's prayer was interrupted by protests from Christians who shouted, "Lord Jesus, forgive us, Father, for allowing the prayer of the wicked, which is an abomination in your sight." The Christians, who were simply exercising their first amendment right to the free exercise of their religion, were arrested and are facing criminal charges. At the California Senate on August 27 Zed prayed: "We meditate on the transcendental Glory of the Deity Supreme, who is inside the heart of the earth, inside the life of the sky and inside the soul of the Heaven. .. Lead me from the unreal to the Real. Lead me from darkness to Light. Lead me from death to immortality" ("Hindu Leads Senate in Prayer," WorldNetDaily, Aug. 29, 2007). According to the Bible, the sky has no life and heaven has no soul, and light and life are found ONLY in Jesus Christ. Further, the Bible says that God hates idolatry. In California, Zed sprinkled water from an Indian river on the podium before saying his prayer, which makes us wonder where the environmentalists were and why they didn't require that the suspicious water be tested before it was poured out or even before it was brought into the country? http://www.wayoflife.org ----- CHINA MOVES AGAINST CHRISTIAN GROUPS BEIJING (AP) – August 24, 2007 - Authorities have increased arrests on Christian groups operating outside China's sole official government church following a crackdown ordered last month, an overseas monitoring group reported today. At least 15 leaders in the unofficial church have been detained in recent days across six provinces and regions, according to the China Aid Association, based in Midland, Texas. They include seven church leaders arrested during a worship service in Inner Mongolia on Tuesday and six others detained for up to 10 days in the neighboring provinces and Shandong and Jiangsu. In another case, Christian businessman Zhou Heng was arrested while picking up an order of two tons of Bibles at a bus station, the association said. ... http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070824/FOREIGN/108240104 ----- MORE 'ORTHODOX' HERETICS Deception comes as 'Purpose Driven'! Rick Warren continues to deceive the unwary WARREN CLAIMS THAT FOCUSSING ON 'INTERPRETATIONS' OF SCRIPTURE RESULTS IN DIVISION! Anyone using The Purpose Driven Life as a guide to their spiritual life may well become the 'type' of 'Christian' Rick Warren wants him to become, but he is going to be seriously side-tracked from becoming the 'type' of Christian God desires him to become - one dedicated to the whole counsel of God and to faithful obedience and holy living (Isaiah 6v3; Romans 6v19,22; Ephesians 1v4; 4v23,24; Titus 1v8; 1 Peter 1v15; 1 Corinthians 1v30; 2 Corinthians 7v1; Revelation 15v4). Anyone who minimizes the importance of doctrine and sound Biblical interpretation, as Warren has done, can make the Bible say whatever they want it to say. In contradiction of Scripture (1 Corinthians 11v18-19), Warren specifically claims that focussing on 'interpretations' of Scripture results in division (p. 162). Obviously supporters of The Purpose Driven Life will follow Warren's lead and reject charges of faulty interpretation of Scripture as 'divisive' - whereas Scripture makes it clear that it is those who reject true doctrine who are divisive (Romans 16v17; Eph 4v14; 1 Tim 1v3,10; 4v6; Titus 1v9; 2v1,10; Hebrews 6v1; 2 John 1v9-10). Thus it is clear that interpretation and doctrine are important and a central part of the Christians spiritual journey - whereas Warren's deception depends on following cultic methods and making interpretation relative and irrelevant.... WARREN'S SYSTEM FOR WIDESPREAD INDOCTRINATION OF THE 'UNSTABLE AND IGNORANT' In many ways Warren has merely constructed a system for widespread indoctrination of the 'unstable and ignorant' (2 Peter 3v16) that, to some extent at least, many liberal leaders of Christian denominations have already been familiar with for many years. If you doubt this you may have been fortunate in not being exposed to the kind of liberal teaching that has been rife in many churches in the West for many years before Warren. It is not so long ago that we heard views from the pulpit of a local church that could have come straight from Warren's material. In a desperate piece of eisegesis (interpretation of a text by inserting one's own ideas and views into the meaning in order to support your own agenda) Dr Michael Ball stated that 'Jesus would not have approved of the zeal shown by Phinehas.' In the account from Numbers 25, we read: Continued: http://www.thechristianexpositor.org/page146.html ----- FARRAKHAN SAYS HE BELIEVES BOTH THE BIBLE AND THE QURAN Friday Church News Notes, July 27, 2007, http://www.wayoflife.org - Former Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, speaking at a Catholic church in Chicago, said he believes both the Bible and the Quran. Appearing at the St. Sabina Catholic Church on May 25, Farrakhan preached from the Bible and said: "I hate the division ... between people who believe in God. I love the Bible, I love the Quran and I don't know how I can come in a Christian church with a Christian pastor and not speak from the book that Christians believe in, because I believe in it as well" ("Former Nation of Islam Leader Speaks," Associated Press, May 28, 2007 . In fact, Farrakhan believes neither the Bible nor the Quran. Following is an overview of his strange beliefs: "The Nation of Islam, which has mosques or temples in 120 American cities, was founded in Detroit by Wallace D. Fard in 1930. Farrakhan became its leader in 1975 upon the death of Elijah Muhammad, the man followers believed to have been the most recent 'messenger from Allah.' In the 1960s the movement came to public attention through the conversion of the world heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay (who consequently changed his name to Muhammad Ali) and the assassination in Harlem of its spokesman, Malcolm X. ... Farrakhan's speeches, published in a volume titled Back Where We Belong, are an alarming mix of bogus scholarship, black racism and Islamic fundamentalism. He teaches that the white race was created six thousand years ago by a black scientist called Yakub in order to test the mettle of the black race. The white race won, and ever since then the black race has been in bondage. The time has come, Farrakhan says, for blacks to escape from captivity and become the master race again. The Jews, the World Bank and the Club of Rome are among the enemies he singles out" (Steve Turner, Hungry for Heaven, 1995 ed., pp. 199-202). http://www.wayoflife.org ----- FOR MOTHER TERESA, A PROFOUND DARKNESS August 26, 2007 - Mother Teresa's hidden faith struggle, laid bare in a new book that shows she felt alone and separated from God, is forcing a re-examination of one of the world's best known religious figures. The depth of her doubts could be viewed by nonbelievers and skeptics as more evidence of the emptiness of religious belief. But Roman Catholic scholars and supporters of the woman who toiled in Calcutta's slums and called herself "a pencil in God's hand" argue that her struggles make her more accessible and her work all the more remarkable. This revelation about Mother Teresa's dark years of the soul is not new. Her ordeal, laid out to a series of confessors and confidants, became public knowledge in 2003 during the investigation into her cause for sainthood, a process fast-tracked by Pope John Paul II. Link unavailable: Full story: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/25/AR2007082500836.html ----- WHRE WILL IT STOP? TENNESSEE FOOTBALL - A SHOCKING REVELATION SEPTEMBER 1, 2007 EMAIL: ( I READ LONG TIME AGO), " BECAUSE THEY DID NOT LIKE TO RETAIN GOD IN THEIR THOUGHT...GOD GAVE THEM OVER TO A REPROBATE MIND), IS THIS AMERICA? HAVE WE LOST OUR MINDS OR HAS GOD'S JUDGMENT BEGUN TO OUR NATION? PRAY FOR OUR LEADERS! God is our shelter and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. So we will not be afraid...Psalms 46 (GNB) Subject: Tennessee Football - This is a statement that was read over the PA system at the football game at Roane County High School , Kingston , Tennessee , by school Principal, Jody McLeod. "It has always been the custom at Roane County High School football games, to say a prayer and play the National Anthem, to honor God and Country." Due to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court, I am told that saying a Prayer is a violation of Federal Case Law. As I understand the law at this time, I can use this public facility to approve of sexual perversion and call it "an alternate lifestyle," and if someone is offended, that's OK. I can use it to condone sexual promiscuity, by dispensing condoms and calling it, "safe sex." If someone is offended, that's OK. I can even use this public facility to present the merits of killing an unborn baby as a "viable! means o f birth control." If someone is offended, no problem... I can designate a school day as "Earth Day" and involve students in activities to worship religiously and praise the goddess "Mother Earth" and call it "ecology." I can use literature, videos and presentations in the classroom that depicts people with strong, traditional Christian convictions as "simple minded" and "ignorant" and call it "enlightenment." However, if anyone uses this facility to honor GOD and to ask HIM to Bless this event with safety and good sportsmanship, then Federal Case Law is violated. This appears to be inconsistent at best, and at worst, diabolical Apparently, we are to be tolerant of everything and anyone, except GOD and HIS Commandments. Nevertheless, as a school principal, I frequently ask staff an d students to abide by rules with which they do not necessarily agree. For me to do otherwise would be inconsistent at best, and at worst, hypocritical... I suffer from that affliction enough unintentionally. I certainly do not need to add an intentional transgression. For this reason, I shall "Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's," and refrain from praying at this time. "However, if you feel inspired to honor, praise and thank GOD and ask HIM,in the name of JESUS, to Bless this event, please feel free to do so As far as I know, that's not against the law---- yet." One by one, the people in the stands bowed their heads, held hands with one another and began to pray. They prayed in the stands. They prayed in the team huddles. They prayed at the concession stand and they prayed in the Announcer's Box! The only place they didn't pray was in the Supreme Court of the United States of America- the Seat of "Justice" in the "one nation, under GOD." Somehow, Kingston , Tennessee Remembered what so many have forgotten. We are given the Freedom OF Religion, not the Freedom FROM Religion. Praise GOD that HIS remnant remains! JESUS said, "If you are ashamed of ME before men, then I will be ashamed of you before MY FATHER." If you are not ashamed, pass this on . I'm not one bit ashamed to pass this on, Are you? (Email) ----- TAX CHARGES AGAINST EVANGELIST DISMISSED ASSOCIATED PRESS - SAN DIEGO -- A federal judge has dismissed tax evasion charges against the founder of a worldwide evangelical movement after determining that federal prosecutors and IRS agents did not tell a grand jury about a key provision of the law. Morris Cerullo, head of Morris Cerullo World Evangelism, was scheduled to go to trial August 21, 2007 on three counts of filing false tax returns that misstated his income by $550,000 between 1998 and 2000. Each count could have carried a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $100,000 fine. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez found that grand jury members were not told that a donor's intent is key to determining whether money given to religious ministers is subject to tax. The judge said grand jury members asked several times about how to make that distinction, but each time Assistant U.S. Attorney George Hardy did not tell them the significance of donor intent. Internal Revenue Service agents who testified answered incorrectly and in one case stated the exact opposite of the law, the judge wrote in a ruling issued last week. Cerullo is known for his cable network and worldwide crusades. He bought PTL television network and Heritage USA theme park in 1990, three years after the park closed amid the scandal surrounding PTL founder Jim Bakker. Hardy was out of the country and could not be reached for comment Tuesday, said Debra Hartman, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office. She said the office had no further comment on the case. [Emailer: Sept. 01, 2007 ] ---- REORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD INTO 10 SUPER NATIONS! 1. North America [N.A.F.T.A.] 2. Western Europe 3. Japan 4. Australia, South Africa, and the rest of the market-economy of the developed world. 5. Eastern Europe, including Russia 6. Latin America 7. North Africa and the Middle East 8. Tropical Africa 9. South and Southeast Asia 10. China http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1231.cfm ----- THE 4TH SEASON OF DR. PHIL WILL FOCUS ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT August 27, 2007 - It will include topics on how to leave an abusive husband and find the right man." - What horrible advice! Is this what God wants us to do? Here's what the Word of God teaches in Matthew 5:32... "But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery." Clearly, Dr. Phil does not believe the Bible. There is nothing in the Word of God which permits anyone from breaking their marriage vows. You do remember don't you? "For better, for worse; for richer, for poorer; in sickness, as in health, 'til death do us part." But Dr. Phil says move on to greener pastures. Only God knows how many divorces Dr. Phil has caused, and how many millions of people are now living in adultery because of his evil advice. What a sorry attitude ... when the going gets tough, quit! No wonder the Bible forewarned in 2nd Timothy 4:3, "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears." Dr. Phil is a false prophet! http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Wolves/dr_phil.htm ----- RELIGIOUS INSANITY, DAVID SHAYLER:: UK: EX-SPY SAYS HE'S NEW MESSIAH Sunday Sun, UK September. 2, 2007 - Sarah Robertson - icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk - "... Shayler” who was jailed for breaching the Official Secrets Act after revealing information about MI5 including claims it tried to assassinate Libyan Leader Colonel Gaddafi has based his bizarre conclusions on what he sees as two pieces of evidence. Firstly, he claims that during a visit to a psychic the spirit of Mary Magdalene came to him and anointed him the new Messiah. He also claims that the Rod of Aaron, the staff said to have been carried by Moses’s brother, has an anagram written on it in Hebrew which says "David Shayler is God." He said: "Three years ago I became spiritual. As a result of my experiences ” going to court and prison ” I found myself in a dark place and kept reading about Kabbalah." My family are slightly worried. My brother phoned me up and thought I had gone mad. More http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19235/uk-ex-spy-says-hes-new-messiah ----- WILL EVANGELICALS SUPPORT A MORMON? The State, South Carolina, USA - September. 2, 2007 - Carolyn Click - www.thestate.com Robert Balmer, pastors of a small evangelical congregation, came to see Mitt Romney on their lunch hour last week, curious whether the values of the Republican presidential candidate matched their own. Their issues? "Pro-life and pro-marriage that's the two," said Balmer, who walked away from an informal "Ask Mitt Anything" forum satisfied with what he heard. That helped the two part-time pastors of Olympia's Faith Assembly of God answer, at least for themselves, the question that looms over the Romney campaign: Will a Southern evangelical Christian support a Mormon for president? Romney's faith "might make a difference in the (GOP) primary," said Heuer, who leans toward fellow evangelical Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, "but not in a general election." If it comes down to a match between Romney and Democratic front- runners Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama or John Edwards, evangelicals are likely to side with Romney, said Mark DeMoss, a former aide to the late Rev. Jerry Falwell who now runs an Atlanta public relations firm. "Without exception and I've been talking to people in small groups and individually for almost a year "anytime I talk to somebody who had a strong objection or conviction toward supporting a Mormon, when I would say, "If the Republican primary comes down to Romney and, drop in any other name, what would you do then?" "They say, "I would go with Romney," DeMoss said. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, is a life-long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a worldwide church that, while Christ- based, is at fundamental doctrinal odds with mainstream Christians. Romney has been both bishop and stake president of his congregation in Belmont, Mass. More: http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19230/mitt-romney-10 ----- LUTHERANS VOTE NOT TO DISCIPLINE HOMOSEXUAL PASTORS Friday Church News Notes, August 17, 2007, http://www.wayoflife.org - The annual assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) passed a resolution urging bishops to refrain from disciplining pastors who are in "faithful committed same-gender relationships" (Reuters, August 11, 2007). The resolution, which was made by Chicago's Bishop Paul Landahl and was passed by a margin of 538-431, is contrary to the denomination's own laws, which forbid practicing homosexuals to hold the office of a pastor. In typical liberal doublespeak, ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson said, "I interpret that as a way to reflect this journey of conversation, discussion, decision, seeking to be faithful to the authority of Scripture, the interpretation of our confession and mindful of the very context in which we are engaged in God's mission" ("Lutherans Ask Bishops to Keep Gay Clergy," Chicago Tribune, Aug. 12). He did not explain how it is possible to be faithful to Scripture and to the denomination's confession by ignoring them or how it is possible to engage in God's mission while disobeying His Word. The ELCA, with a reputed 4.8 million members, is the largest Lutheran denomination in America. "For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage" (2 Peter 2:18-19). http://www.wayoflife.org ----- MY STRUGGLE AGAINST SPIRITUAL FORMS OF WICKEDNESS IN HEAVENLY PLACES Stephen Yulish Ph.D. http://www.ufodigest.com/news/0907/struggle.html ----- HOMOSEXUAL PASTOR CONDUCTS TAMMY FAYE SERVICE Emerging Church General News - July, 30, 2007 - This can also be filed: Actions speak Much Louder Than Words. Ingrid Schlueter has more on Tammuy Faye Bakker/Messner over at Slice of Laeodicea: claimed Tammy Faye taught us "how to die." "That she has become, in death, something of an evangelical cultural icon surprises me very little in our lawless age." The news from ABC that the private family service after Tammy Faye's death was conducted by a homosexual "pastor" illustrates very clearly what she believed about the authority of the Scriptures. In fact her son Jay Bakker is emerging church planter and "pastor" in the neo-lliberal cult of the Emergent Church. He said, "The service was performed by my good friend Randy McCain of Open Door Community Church in Sherwood, AR." And why not? Bakker's already had a personal conversation with God where the Lord told him sin is no longer sin: "The more I follow grace, the more I'm drawn to him [God], the more I'm willing to stand up for people being persecuted," says Jay. "This sounds so churchy, but I felt like God spoke to my heart and said '[homosexuality] is not a sin.'" Source: Today, the Bible & You Newsletter September 2007 ----- ELTON JOHN WANTS TO BAN RELIGION Lamplighter, July/August 2007 - "From my point of view, I would ban religion completely. Organized religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into really hateful lemmings, and it's not really "compassionate.. I think religion has always tried to turn hatred towards gay people.." Source: Today, the Bible & You Newsletter September 2007 ----- TWO ARRESTED IN GRAFFITI ATTACK ON LONG ISLAND SYNAGOGUE AP, via NY Daily News, USA - September 2, 2007 - http://www.nydailynews.com A member of a white supremacist group and a teenage accomplice were arrested on charges of scrawling swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti on the side of a synagogue and on a school bus, a school and a house, police said Sunday. Swastikas and Jewish slurs scrawled in red spray paint were found Saturday on the Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore in Plandome, on a school bus parked at Roslyn High School and on a Roslyn Estates home, police said. Graffiti also was found at a nearby elementary school. Police on Saturday arrested John Rocissano, 20, and Matthew Felicetti, 17, in all four incidents. Rocissano, of Manhasset, and Felicetti, of Floral Park, were to be arraigned Sunday on several counts of aggravated harassment and criminal mischief. More: http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19239/anti-semitism ----- PETER POPOFF MINISTRIES CHARITY NAVIGATOR REPORT Received Funds: $23,556.469.00 Propserity Theology As of 2005 Popoff's infomercials can be seen late nights and early mornings on the Travel Channel, BET, and Comedy Central.[5] He is also once again buying time on selected local stations in the U.S.[6] Popoff's miracle water and a copy of James Randi's book The Faith Healers, which details Popoff's activities.Since his return to television, there have been several reports of Popoff gaining financially from donations. Some people have received several letters from Popoff, with each succeeding letter asking for more money than the last. A recent report from Fox affiliate WDAF-TV in Kansas City revealed that Popoff's salary in 2004 was over $500,000, and his assets include a 2006 Porsche convertible worth $90,000. Some reporters are urging those who have donated money to Popoff in hopes of receiving "miracles" to report to the Attorney General in their state.[2] In February 2007 Inside Edition did an exposé on his continued faith healing and "Miracle Spring Water." The show explained his new television programs feature him "healing the sick" in a manner identical to his method prior to James Randi's exposé. The investigation led by Matt Meagher featured clips from the infamous Carson show, an interview with Randi, and Inside Edition seeking comment from Popoff.[7] Meagher confronted Popoff as he got into his $100,000 silver Porsche, turning his back to the camera Popoff shut his car door smashing Meagher.[7] Asking Popoff why he took thousands of dollars from a desperate married couple, Popoff refused to answer questions and declined to be interviewed. The interview ended with Randi saying "flim flam is his profession, that's what he does best. He's very good at it and naturally he's going to go back to it."[7] In May 2007 ABC's 20/20 focused on Popoff's "comeback" and explored the lives of a few people who felt cheated.[8] As of 2007, Popoff's program is broadcast on Network Ten in Australia. Full story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Popoff http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/5206.htm ----- MEL GIBSON BUILDS $37M CHURCH IN THE MALIBU HILLS The Daily Telegraph, Australia - September. 5, 2007 - Peta Hellard - http://www.news.com.au Mel Gibson has poured a further $10 million into his controversial sect in the Malibu hills as he oversees the construction of a 400-seat church to expand his flock of followers. A federal tax filing reveals that the troubled actor-director made the large lump sum donation earlier this year to his Holy Family Catholic Church, which is situated in the secluded Agoura Hills. The private church now has $37 million in its coffers - up from $27 million last year, according to the tax document. Gibson’s secretive sect is not recognised by the Roman Catholic Church because it does not acknowledge the authority of the Pope or the Vatican and rejects the universally accepted teachings of the Second Vatican Council. The church - which offers a daily morning mass in Latin - follows an antiquated ideology of Catholicism dating back to the 16th century. http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19269/mel-gibson ----- AN INVITATION TO DO BUSINESS? ----- SAUDI ARABIA FORBIDS BIBLES Friday Church News Notes, August 17, 2007, http://www.wayoflife.org - Saudi Arabia prohibits Christians from bringing Bibles into the country. The Saudi Arabian Airlines website declares: "Items and articles belonging to religions other than Islam are also prohibited. These may include Bibles, crucifixes, statues, carvings, items with religious symbols such as the Star of David, and others" ("Traveling Americans Threatened with Bible Confiscation," WorldNetDaily, August 9, 2007). Muslims demand the liberty to practice their religion in non-Islamic nations, but they do not grant liberty to Christians in their own nations. http://www.wayoflife.org ----- WARNING ABOUT HAROLD CAMPING Friday Church News Notes, August 17, 2007, http://www.wayoflife.org. The following is excerpted from The Berean Call, April 2007: "Harold Camping is a confused man who is leading many astray. He owns and controls everything that is said on Family Radio Network (40 + stations and 100 + translators). His unbiblical teaching goes out in 23 languages by short wave. Very little outside ministry is aired on his network. He believes that the church replaced Israel and that the Church Age ended in 1988; God is done with organized churches, we are to worship only in our homes, listen to Family Radio, and follow Camping. In these fellowships there is no authority except Camping's teachings, no baptism, no breaking of bread. In 1992 he wrote and self-published 1 94?, which predicted that the world would end September 6, 1994. When that didn't happen, he decided .... that the date was right but the interpretation wrong. Then, in 2002, Camping published The End of the Church Age...and After. He says the Bible's meaning is progressively revealed, and much that was previously unknown is now being revealed through him. The 'end of the world' will now be 2011. So says his 2005 book titled Time Has an End: A Biblical History of the World, 11,013 BC - 2011 AD. He's way off on the 'BC' also. His background is Dutch Reformed and his Calvinism dominates the booklet aforementioned. According to Camping, you can't know whether you are one of the elect for whom Christ died; you can hope you are, but there is nothing one can do about it. He says: 'God ... can save an elect individual at any time... The only requirement is [to] be under the hearing of the Bible. At the moment of salvation, God gives that individual spiritual ears and a new eternal soul. Thus, a baby [as Calvin said] can be saved as readily as a mature adult. ... Under the heading on page 17, 'What Must I Do to Become Saved?' he responds: 'I cannot do anything ... I must patiently wait upon the mercy of God. ... It is entirely possible that I, too ... could be one of those who are chosen by God to become saved.' He says that verses such as, 'Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved,' don't tell the sinner how to get saved, because, 'When God is speaking to unsaved people, He is speaking to spiritual corpses.'" http://www.wayoflife.org ----- GAZA'S CHRISTIAN BOOKSELLER KILLED Independent, UK - October 8, 2007 - Eric Silver in Jerusalem - http://news.independent.co.uk The manager of Gaza’s only Christian bookshop, who was abducted on Saturday by suspected Muslim extremists, was found dead yesterday. Medical officials said Rami Ayyad, 31, had been shot and stabbed. He was the father of two small children and his wife is pregnant with their third. He is reported to have received several death threats since his Protestant bible shop was fire bombed six months ago, destroying shelves of books and pamphlets. He told friends that bearded men in a car stalked him and looked at him strangely after he locked up on Thursday. The killers seized him as he left the shop on Saturday night. Suhad Massad, the director of the local Baptist bible society which runs the shop, said friends called his mobile phone when he did not arrive home. He told them he was running late. Mr Ayyad’s mother, Anisa, said he phoned his family. “He said he was going to be with the ‘people’ for another two hours and that if he was not back by then, he would not be returning for a long, long time.” She added that Mr Ayyad, who was born into a Greek Orthodox family but worshipped in a Baptist congregation, had “redeemed Christ with his blood”. Con