INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL PULSE Period: April / May 2002 6666666 End-Time Church / Pluralism Global Politics Israel

END-TIME CHURCH / PLURALISM Just a reminder that the Bible is about discerning the truth and that is what we are about. John 3:21 "But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God." John 8:32: "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." John 17:19 "And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth." 2 Thessalonians 2:7-13 "For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming; Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and wonders and lying wonders. And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT THE LOVE OF THE TRUTH THAT THEY MIGHT BE SAVED. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth." Some of the links are not going to be working because they are headlines and have been deleted from the newspaper. Since we only publish approximately once a month it can't be helped. What we are trying to achieve is give you an overview of what is happening relating to the final days described in the Gospel. This link for Christians Only: The Perfect Rose http://www.alighthouse.com/rose.htm ALL UPGRADED AREAS ARE LISTED ON http://cephas-updates.cephasministry.com SHARE THIS NEWSLETTER WITH OTHERS. IT WILL BE LISTED PERMANENTLY IN THIS NEWS INDEX A NUMBER OF NEW FILES IN INDEX OF CHURCH AND STATE REGARDING THE POPE'S KNIGHTS OF MALTA, THE NEW LAWS, AND THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT http://www.cephasministy.com/index_church_and_state.html CROSSWALK IS NOT GOING TO BE ANYMORE. THEY SOLD THEIR WEBSITE AND MINISTRY FOR A LARGE AMOUNT. THEY REPORTED THAT NEARLY $30 BILLION CONTRIBUTED TO PROTESTANT CHURCHES IN 2000 - to 65 Protestant denominations, representing a $2.5 billion increase, according to a new report by the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States. May 1, 2002 http://news.crosswalk.com         "THE RESURRECTION MAN" BONNKE RAISES MAN FROM THE DEAD - DETAILS ON: http://www.cephasministry.com/world_church_resurrection_man.html (CBS) A ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIEST SHOT OUTSIDE HIS HOME 5.14.02 - Roman Catholic priest who admitted to having sex with one teen-age boy was shot and wounded by a second alleged sex-abuse victim outside his Baltimore home, police said on Tuesday. Despite the sexual abuse scandal, the Archdiocese of Detroit reports its annual fund-raising appeal is drawing more donations than last year... Cardinal Adam Maida hopes to raise $15.1 million through the Catholic Service Appeal, launched this month. As of last week, parishioners had pledged more than $1.1 million to the appeal up $77,472 from the same time last year, The Detroit News reported. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/05/08/national/main508312.shtml         IS CHURCH AND STATE 'AS ONE' GOING TO WORK CONSIDERING THE OZZY OSBOURNE CONNECTION. FOR DETAILS: http://www.cephasministry.com/church_and_state_and_ozzy.html ELCA CONGREGATION SPEND AN ESTIMATED $30 MILLION ANNUALLY IN local social ministry activity, according to the study. The vast majority of these congregations are engaged in collecting and distributing food and clothing, according to ECLA News. The study found evidence that a growing number of families are coming to ELCA congregations for food assistance. May 10, 2002 http://news.crosswalk.com "THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: GOD'S IMPOSSIBLE STANDARD FOR MEN." Once we understand how impossible it is for any person to live up to just 10 commandments, you will fully comprehend the miracle of Salvation Through Grace. http://www.cuttingedge.org/articles/p176.htm "TWO MAJOR PROPHECIES IN ONE WEEK". [ Ed note: this notice times the tribulation take it with a grain of salt. It may not be the big event yet, but its worth noting.End of note] [Cutting Edge Ministry] reports that the Bush/Sharon Regional Peace Plan will allow for "at least 7 years" for Peace to be in effect before a Palestinian State is formed. We Christians are expecting a man to arise who will serve for 7 years, are we not? We also report on the almost unbelievable event where human beings were implanted with electronic chips under their skin. http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1650.cfm MORMONS TRY TO JUSTIFY THEIR MASONIC RITUALS AND BAPTISMS FOR THE DEAD WITH CHRISTIAN HISTORICAL RECORDS AND ART. This is very interesting art. You can see the Masonic influence in Catholicism. http://www.cephasministry.com/lds_early_christianity_vs_mormonism.html STAND & COMFORT by Ed Tarkowski A Deeper Popularity Of Necromancy We're all probably familiar with the term whispered by the child star of "Sixth Sense": "I see dead people." The phrase is enough to make one cringe if one realizes what life and death are all about according to God's word. But, the "hope" expressed in those four little words is now being promoted on a wider basis as the seeking hearts of those "left behind" want to know what happened to those who have passed on, and worry about unresolved issues between them. John Edwards is the host of a show called "Crossing Over" on the CBS television network. His most telling attribute is sincerity and gentleness. Psychically, he is a mediator between the living and the dead. For the whole letter go to: http://www.cephasministry.com/stand_and_comfort_april_2002.html PAT ROBERTSON SELLING HORSE INTERESTS [He in trouble again] According to AP, Pat Robertson plans to sell his horse racing interests to quiet the objections of some of his followers. The New York Times reported on Robertson's involvement in horse racing last month, causing a furor among those who object to gambling.[Did you know he is a lawyer?] May 10, 2002 http://news.crosswalk.com J.K. ROWLING, AUTHOR OF HARRY POTTER PLANS TO DO THREE MORE BOOKS CNN 5.26.02 Her books are sold in 130 countries and in their languages. MSNBC 6.4.2002 ROLLED QUEEN ELISABETH'S '50TH ANNIVERSARY ON THE THRONE' A group of Skull and Bones were marching in her parade waving their red flag garnered with the Skull and Bones emblem. We were told that she really doesn't like Rock concerts but tolerates them because people like them. She knights homosexuals. Ozzy Osbourne was invited and will probably be knighted next. It looks like everything is now out of the closets. Sodom and Gonorrah is here. CNN 4.3.02 PALESTINIANS CHERISH HOLY SITES. They believe that Mohammed climbed up to heaven on a ladder. THE FULL GOSPEL BUSINESS MEN'S FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL has become "The Fellowship" providing spiritual Christian fellowship for those of like faith and calling. Demos Shakarian in 1951 originally founded FGBMFI.org and merged faith with business. Richard Shakarian, son of Demos, is faith-based. On Demos 40th anniversary he was honored on TBN (video 1991) by President Reagan: "Nothing gives me greater pleasure to speak to the members of the Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship International. It has been serving Americans and serving God... that inspires us that America can be a great nation. We have every right to believe in ourselves.. We have a duty to support all who struggle for freedom to BEGIN THE WORLD ALL OVER AGAIN.. WE CAN BE A SHINING CITY." A website from a former member has a testimony, a confession of its ecumenical nature. The writer has abandoned FGBMFI due to that turn of events. We have the discussion on our website in the ecumenical section. FOCUS ON THE FAMILY'S LATEST TURN TO INTERFAITH, READ IT TO BELIEVE IT. http://www.cephasministry.com/index_ecumenism.html THERE ARE NEW FILES IN 9/11 AND A GRAPHIC ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE OF THE CLOSURE OF GROUND ZERO - http://www.cephasministry.com/index_terror_in_the_land_of_the_living.html C-SPAN 5.14.2002 A WHITE HOUSE HEARING ABOUT TWO NEW LAWS THAT ALLOWS THE CHURCH TO BECOME A POLITICAL PLATFORM LEGALLY AND USE 5% OF DONATIONS FOR POLITICAL CANDIDATES. INTERFAITH ALLIANCE FOUNDATION FEATURED BAPTIST PASTOR Welton Gaddy spoke first. He was opposed to the two bills. The Interfaith Alliance Foundation has 150,000 members in 38 states. Pastor Gaddy said, "lifting the ban on politicking should not be allowed. A pastor should not have to worry about donations given to politicians. A house of worship should not be translated into public policy dealing with education, healthcare, housing, and justice." BARRY LYNN, who is for separation of church and state said it would be devastating for pastors to let the money from the collection plate go to bumper stickers. The legislation opens a Pandora's box. It will be a form of cleric's money laundering. He advised to reject the legislation. DR. JAMES KENNEDY, who wants this bill along with Pat Robertson and Beverly LaHaye, claimed that clergy do not have freedom of speech due to President L.B.Johnson who passed a law to silence anti Communist groups and with this law he took away 334 years of rights to say what preachers wanted to say. [Check out "Who is Who" http://www.cephasministry.com/who_is_who.html ] Kennedy went on: "The legislators should authorize churches' tax deductible contributions to the church to have the freedom to designate where the money goes. Kennedy stated that he recommends leaders even if it means a jail sentence. Another contributor to this hearing stated that churches will be known as Democratic or Republican churches. Martin Luther King never endorsed a candidate. Barry Lynn said that the politicians want this so no one will know where their dollars are coming from. [Ed note: Having been an auditor the audits would be a nightmare. Churches are notorious for poor bookkeeping because it depends on volunteers and they get away with it. So this law will provide "the sky is the limit." funding for politicians. We believe it is a disaster all the way around.] TO SHOW YOU THAT GNOSTICISM IS SATANIC: In the book: Ancient Egyptian Divinities of Principles personified by the trinity, Gnostic Thelemic Satanic theological system utilizes divinities of various culture and religions. As personifications of specific archetypical and cosmic forces. Diverse religions are grounded in universal truths in gnosticism. Traditional gnosticism teaches that each person has a soul or "Body of Light" arranged in "layers" or "sheaths," surrounding the physical body. "Higher self" or "Fire Within" is a magical being = Augoeides = immortality. [Ed note: all people are immortal, the question is where are they going to spend eternity? in heaven or hell?] Parallel to Buddhism fate after death determined by will of individual. Formula involved is devotion to mother earth in return for shelter. She provided Osiris, the paternal principle to Father God. Modern Horus dominated by the principle of child. Sovereign individual growth in consciousness of and love toward self realization. Important (Aeon) = aspect of freedom from slave religion." In Gnosticism "God" is not eternal. There is no "God" to be subservient to other than one's own "self". In Gnostic Thelemic Satanism MAN IS GOD. Divine Law in the Aeon of Horus = do as thou will. The true purpose is to accomplish it. The "Acceptance" of the law defines Gnostic Order and Temple of Satanas. Occultism, astrology, divination, numerology, alchemy, yoga, discourses with demons or spirits are acceptable practices by member insights into harmonious evolutionary works. Now you know the reason why Freemasonry, Mormonism and Word of Faith are so popular: they offer godhood. The Gospel is anything but slavery. Its liberation from slavery to mankind. If you truly study the WORD OF GOD without input from others and stop listening to what's coming from hirelings that will leave the sheep when the going gets rough. C-SPAN 5.26.02 BOOKNOTES INTERVIEWED FAMOUS FATHER RICHARD JOHN NEUHAUS Now Catholic Father Neuhaus authored a book about his illness and death experience and shared that he assisted approximately a hundred people in giving them their last rites. He said that the people who had lived a "good life" had the most peaceful experience. "The best preparation for death is a "good life." How disappointing to miss a world wide opportunity to share the good news that it's not about the good life but about believing that Jesus is the Christ and that He died for our sins. Grace is a gift that cannot be purchased with the "good life." Father Neuhaus said: "As I lay dying and meditating upon returning a "force" or a power is still holding you which must have been Christ on the cross." C-SPAN 11.8.01 - THE KING OF JORDAN pleaded for Muslims, Jews and Christians to come together in the House of Common. He plays a central role in the Middle East. The Palestinians have a right to statehood. He said to "Think outside the box. Build a New Age of trust and hope for all humanity." FOX NEWS JAN. 7, 2002 ARCHBISHOP DEMETRIOS, PRIMATE OF GREEK ORTHODOX Represented "Unity in Diversity," at the inauguration of the new mayor of New York. EPISCOPALIANS URGE CONGRESS TO PASS HATE CRIMES BILL [the bill is anti-Christ] (ENS) -- With comprehensive hate crimes bills just a few days away from appearing on the Senate's agenda, more than 130 Episcopal clergy have signed a letter calling on Congress to pass legislation to fight hate crimes in the United States. The letter in support of the Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2001 S.625/ H.R. 1343) is part of an effort organized by the Episcopal Church's Office of Government Relations in coalition with the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and the Interfaith Alliance. The bills are cosponsored by 51 senators and 206 representatives. May 10, 2002 http://news.crosswalk.com CNN WORLD NEWS 6.2.02: U.S. TURNS TO RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. No sooner had Bill Gertz, defense & national security correspondent of the Washington Times completed his advice that the Federal government should support Muslims, moderate Muslims, to get their help in fighting terrorists, it was announced that U.S. Federal agencies want to improve ties with the Muslim Mosques. The Islamic Center was recruiting Muslims for careers at the job fair. Muslims should be represented in law enforcement, even Muslim detainees. We need more people of Arabic descent, they said. Bill Gertz also gave advice on how to handle the crisis in India. The Washington Times is owned by Rev. Moon. CNN WORLD NEWS - WORLD CUP HITS THE SCREEN SO OFTEH THAT ONE CAN'T MISS IT. TEXE MARRS HAS AN ARTICLE IN HIS LAST NEWSLETTER ABOUT THE WORLD CUP which is too rough for us to repeat. See links below to check it out. You are not going to believe this: In England they brought the World Cup into the church service on those big screens. That isn't all, we have beer served now in some churches in England as well as the U.S. http://www.texemarrs.com/052002/world_cup_conspiracy.htm http://www.texemarrs.com/world_cup_conspiracy_partii.htm [IF HAVE BEEN TO THE WEBSITE NOTE THE NEXT LINE:] CUTTING EDGE MINISTRY IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT FORCED VACCINATIONS UPON EVERYONE - On April 19, we saw an article in which the Cato Institute issued a warning that the government should inoculate everyone in the population "right now". We are very concerned about vaccinations that will be forced upon everyone during the time of the planned outbreak, as we detail in our report, http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1577.cfm WHY WE HAVE TO HAVE BIBLICAL SEPARATION [highly recommended ] http://www.wayoflife.org/fbns/biblicalseparation.html THE SHEPERDING MOVEMENT [NOW CNP ECUMENICAL] WAS CONNECTED TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH FROM THE BEGINNING. http://www.cephasministry.com/church_and_state_cnp_bios.html THE CATHOLIC SCANDALS PORTEND A GREAT LOSS OF POWER AND CREATE A VACUMM FOR SOME 'NEW FAITH' TO FILL http://www.cephasministry.com/catholic_will_scandal_create_vacumm.html VATICAN KNEW OF SCANDAL COVERUP IN 1973 Previously sealed records in the case of defrocked pedophile priest James A. Porter show Catholic church officials - including Pope Paul VI, Humberto Cardinal Medeiros and top aides to Richard Cardinal Cushing - knew of and took part in the coverup of cleric sexual abuse as far back as 1964. It is believed to be the first time records show Vatican officials were aware as long as 30 years ago that priests were molesting children and bishops were shuffling the pedophiles around the country and covering up their acts. It also is the first time involvement by the Boston archdiocese under Cushing has been documented. http://www2.bostonherald.com/news/local_regional/prie05162002.htm FOX NEWS 4.4.02 BISHOP J. WILKOWSKI SAID A THIRD OF LEADERSHIP of the Catholic Church is DISFUNCTIONAL. NEW AGE: A WORLD WIDE MOVEMENT HAS ESTABLISHED THE NEW WORLD ORDER: Shortly after 1975, a century after this whole preparation started, the New Age Movement started to go public. What is New Age? What is New Age? In "New Age Reforms", Prof. J.S. Malan, University of the North, South Africa, writes: "The New Age objective is ... to unite all religions in an alliance of world religions. In association with demonic doctrines such as evolution, reincarnation, metaphysics, parapsychology, astrology, pantheism and socialism, all faiths and philosophies must revert to their common Luciferian origin. In this way, unity can be achieved in the world and all people’s lives be ordered according to the same principles.".. "In 1922, therefore, he inaugurated the New Group of World Servers, which is the most important group existing in the world, although it has no outer form or organization. Each member of it is related subjectively (i.e. on the inner, soul level) to Hierarchy; they know and understand the Plan and their part in it. On the outer plane there are two groups: one large group, unaware of their subjective link with Hierarchy and working only under impression from the Masters; the other, a small inner nucleus which works consciously on the outer plane under the direct supervision of the Masters. Made up of men and women of all levels of society, the New Group of World Servers has members in every country in the world, without exception. . They are to be found in the educational, political, economic and scientific fields. .... The New Group of World Servers forms a bridging group between humanity and Hierarchy.It is several million strong today. " (Frequently Asked Questions, website Indo-Pakistani Maitreya, Share International) http://www.cephasministry.com/nwo_maitraya_freemasonry.html FOX NEWS 5.2.2002 LAWRENCE SCHILLER SHARED THAT ROBERT HANSSEN WAS PART OF OPUS DIE AND A DEVOUT CATHOLIC WHO REPORTED TO THE POPE. FOX FACTOR 5.14.2002 FEATURED CATHOLIC JAMES MARTIN WHO SHARED THAT 25% OF THE PRIESTS ARE JESUIT PRIESTS, GAY PRIESTS AND THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT IS GUIDING THE CHURCH. DIAKRISIS INTERNATIONAL DISCERNMENT OR DECEPTION? "I have long wanted my writings to break outside the purely Christian scene. I believe that this subject [the Illuminati] provides the perfect opportunity. This is the ideal era for 'cross-over' work, as there are many people who are not Christians who see very clearly what is developing in the world. It is for this reason that I e-mailed you about the fact that some of us are discussing a pan-European conference on this subject which would involve Christian academics and authors and an open international audience drawn from all religions or none, diverse cultures and walks of life, rather than merely being closed sessions for conspiracy freaks and Christian fundamentalists. Please pray that this will become a reality." ~ Alan Morrison, Diakrisis Mailing List, Sept. 23, 2001.. Harold Fuller, first president of the World Evangelical Fellowship, also documented the wide range of WEF's interactivity with the World Council of Churches [WCC], Lausanne and the A.D. 2000 Prayer Network. Like the World Council of Churches, WEF is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations. WCC representatives have also attended the Lausanne Consultations: "Because of its positive, well-defined position, WEF is now recognized by [the World Council of Churches] and other global councils as representing a distinct worldwide constituency. For instance, WEF participates in the annual Conference of Secretaries of World Christian Communities, for purposes of communication. WEF also maintains close ties with other evangelical global organizations. The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelism (LCWE, or 'Lausanne') and WEF at times have formed joint task forces and co-published reports. The two movements are currently examining a closer relationship, while recognizing their distinctives: WEF derives its authority from ongoing evangelical fellowships, while Lausanne functions through ad hoc committees.(17) Another global evangelistic conglomerate, AD2000, often works through WEF leaders and personnel in national projects... ff. 17. In 1980 WEF actually proposed a merger with LCWE (Fuller, People of the Mandate, p. 68)." [From the Evangelical Alliance to the World Evangelical Fellowship: 150 years of unity with a mission.] Alan Morrison has written two books and numerous articles on the ecumenical movement which do not so much as allude to the World Evangelical Fellowship-nor, claims Morrison, has he have ever seen the Lausanne Covenant, which is the "binding contract" between Evangelicals and the One World Religion. In Morrison's coverage of the ecumenical movement one finds only a fleeting allusion to the Lausanne Movement; in a brief discussion of Jay Gary's book The Star of 2000 he adds: "...Gary was formerly involved with the Lausanne Movement launched by Billy Graham..." [Saving That Which Is Lost, 1999] To presume to expose the ecumenical movement without a reasonably broad treatment of the Lausanne Movement-and the World Evangelical Fellowship which is the shadow government to Lausanne-is tantamount to explaining the Christian faith with only a vague reference to Jesus Christ. The ecumenical movement since 1974 "IS" the Lausanne Movement - which networks thousands of international leaders of evangelical Protestantism, thereby sweeping whole denominations and ministries into its marathon race to join the United Nations' United Religions Organization! http://watch.pair.com/cult-diakrisis.html PROMISE KEEPERS OPEN 16-CITY TOUR AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SUN DOME The Bomber's leader, head of the Islamic Jihad, General Ramadan Shallah, who killed 16 people in Ramallah, Israel, taught on this campus where the PK crusade took place. (Admission $69/person) The Tampa Tribune 5.26.2002: More than 7,000 men are expected to pack the University of South Florida Sun Dome next weekend for the Promise Keepers' third Bay area conference. Founded in 1990 by former University football coach Bill McCartney, the international Christian organization for men also hosts radio programs, sells a line of apparel and even offers a filtered Internet service provider. "In 12 years, we have held 140 stadium and arena events, reaching 4.8 million men," McCartney said in a prepared statement... Not all Christians share that commitment to Promise Keepers."Christianity means respecting all people, regardless of male or female," Pastor Hilton said, "In my experience, I've heard [Promise Keepers] address that men need to reassert their authority in the home." The arena-sized events, he says, create a "strong flow with the mind of the leader," with too powerful an aura of mass psychology. The national Organization for Women says the group takes mass psychology to an even higher level: cultism. NOW plans to protest outside the Sun Dome during the event... Motivational speakers include Bruce Wilkerson, author of the best seller "Prayer of Jabez"; lecturer and futurist Erwin McManus; Crawford Loritts of Campus Crusade for Christ; past and author S. Weber; and James Ryle, author, pastor and a founding board member of Promise Keepers." A NUMBER OF ADDED FILES IN THE PROMISE KEEPERS INDEX http://www.cephasministry.com/index_promise_keepers.html END TIMES APOSTASY ONLINE DATABASE: PROMISE KEEPERS by David W. Cloud http://www.wayoflife.org/special/spec0001.htm THE LORD OF THE RINGS MOVE HAS MADE MORE THAN $260 MILLION SINCE ITS RELEASE on December 19; and in spite of its PG-13 rating and its occultic imagery, it and its literary counterpart are being praised by some professing Christians. The Lord of the Rings is the first in a proposed fantasy trilogy based on the books by J.R. Tolkien. Christianity Today ran a positive review of the books and the movie entitled "Lord of the Megaplex." Focus on the Family praised Tolkien's fantasies and promotes the book "Finding God in the Lord of the Rings" by Kurt Bruner and Jim Ware (Tyndale House). The glowing advertisement at the Focus on the Family web site calls fantasy a "vehicle for truth" and says: "In Finding God in the Lord of the Rings, Kurt Bruner and Jim Ware examine the 'story behind' the stories the inspirational themes of hope, redemption and faith that Tolkien wove into his classic tales." World magazine's review is titled "Powerful Rings" and claims that the "movie version of Tolkien's book speaks to today's culture." There is no warning in these reviews about Tolkien's occultic imagery. [Read the comprehensive review of this film for Christians] http://www.wayoflife.org/fbns/tolkien-lordoftherings.html POPE JOHN PAUL II ON A FOLLOW UP TRIP TO BULGARIA IN AN ATTEMPT TO SHATTER BARRIERS BETWEEN FAITHS. The Pope said there is no truth to the rumor that Bulgaria had a role in the 1981 assassination attempt. There are allegations that the former Communist government was involved. "His Holiness' judgment was that it was an insinuation and a great injustice to the Bulgarian people," President Georgi Parvanov said after the meeting. John Paul, 82, met earlier in the day with Patriarch Maxim, head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, to promote closer understanding between the faiths. The Pope stated again his anguish at divisions within Christianity. (The Tampa Tribune 5.25.2002) 176 PRIESTS REMOVED IN 28 STATES At least 176 priests suspected of molesting minors have either resigned or been taken off duty in 28 states and the District of Columbia since the clerical sex scandal erupted in January, a nationwide review of Roman Catholic dioceses by The Associated Press found. The review also showed that in 18 other states, where priests have not been taken off the job, dioceses still have responded to the crisis in a variety of ways. They include turning over allegations to prosecutors, scouring personnel records to see whether old claims were properly handled, and reviewing and publicizing policies for handling complaints. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60721-2002Apr27.html ON JANUARY 24, 2002 THE VATICAN ADDED ANOTHER INTERFAITH CONFERENCE TO MANY PREVIOUS ONES in Assisi for which the Pope has become famous. 33 cardinals were present including Cardinal Francois-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan; the president of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, Cardinal Walter Kasper; and Cardinal Etchegaray, who organized the original inter-religious ceremony in Assisi in 1986. Also present were representatives of the episcopal conferences of Algeria, Angola, the Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Sudan-- countries where inter-religious dialogue was particularly important. The Orthodox churches of the world sent 11 patriarchs to Assisi, led by the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople. About 50 Islamic leaders attended, coming from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt, Iran, the Philippines, and Jordan. And Jewish rabbis came from Jerusalem, France, and the United States-- along with Elio Toaff, the former chief rabbi of Rome. Protestant bodies were represented by Konrad Kaiser, the secretary-general of the World council of Churches; Anglican Bishop Richard Garrard of Rome; Setri Nyomi of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches; George Freeman of the World Methodist Council; CECIL ROBECK OF THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH; Alvin Jackson of the Disciples of Christ; Theodor Angelou of the European Baptist Federation; and Bert Beach of the Seventh-Day Adventists. The Vatican also welcomed representatives of Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, and traditional African faiths. The Italian government was represented in Assisi by President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. 23 JANUARY 2002 MULTIFAITH SERVICE IN LONDON ECHOES POPE'S ASSISI MEETING "WE ARE FOR PEACE BASED ON JUSTICE FOR ALL" As Pope John Paul II welcomes leaders of the world's religions to Assisi on Thursday 24 January, the Catholic Church in London has organised a multifaith celebration of peace and reconciliation, at Maria Assumpta Centre, 23 Kensington Square, 11.30am Bishop James O'Brien, representing Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor who is with the Pope in Assisi, will lead a service including nine other representatives of the world religions, who will each deliver a testimonial: BAHA'I tradition: Mr Barnabas Leith, Secretary General of the Baha'i community in the UK BUDDHIST tradition: The Ven Dr Medagama Vajirajnana, Abbot of the London Buddhist Vihara, Sanghanayake of Great Britain CHRISTIAN tradition: The Rev John Scott, inter-faith advisor to the Anglican Bishop of Kensington and Chelsea HINDU tradition: Varsana Devi Dasi, International Society for Krishna Consciousness JAIN tradition: Mr Subhaj Bakkhai, President, Navan Vanik Association JEWISH tradition: The Rev Rabbi Jacqueline Tabick, North West Surrey Synagogue MUSLIM tradition: Zaffar Ashraf, Islamia Islamic School Trust SIKH tradition: Mrs Charanjit Ajit Singh ZOROASTRIAN tradition: The Rev Ervad Sethna After a period of silent prayer and meditation, all the guests will recite a commitment to peace and reconciliation: "The escalation of violence in recent months in various parts of the world urges us to come together today to raise our voice to denounce violence in all its forms. We are for peace based on justice for all. ... We pray and make a pledge to work for peace and to heal the wounds of discord and division." The guests will then exchange a sign of peace, before singing a version of St Francis of Assisi's prayer, "Make me a channel of your peace". Before the meeting Bishop O'Brien said: "It was my great privilege to attend the last meeting of world faith leaders in Assisi in 1986. At that time there was a certain amount of cynicism about the meeting, but within months there was substantial agreement on arms reduction between the two superpowers. Since then it has become even more urgent that there should be contact and discussion between the world faiths. The Assisi meeting this week and our meeting in London are evidence not only of the concern of the Catholic Church but also of other faiths for the need to improve relations between religious communities, and to work together for peace." The interfaith celebration has been organised by Westminster Interfaith. Source: Catholic Church in England - http://217.19.224.165/CN/02/020123.htm Catholics and Protestants ever closer due to this meeting. Christians and Muslims agree: values of peace and justice united all believers. The Pope's Assisi day of prayer for peace. The breath of the Spirit created witness of peace. On the eve of Assisi Catholics fasted and prayed for unity. The Assisi meeting encouraged interfaith dialogue. The Twin Towers were the center piece for peace and unity. Every diocese united with the Pope in prayer. CHAPTER ELEVEN OF SMOKESCREEN THE BLUEPRINT FOR CATHOLIC AMERICA http://www.cephasministry.com/catholic_smokescreen.html CATHOLICS SEEK U.N. ACTION AGAINST VATICAN - A coalition of Catholic abuse victims, legal experts and liberal Catholic groups accused the Vatican of violating the 1980 Convention on the Rights of the Child and called Wednesday for the U.N. committee monitoring the treaty to hold the Vatican accountable for the coverup of church sex abuse cases. However, the United States is not a signatory to the treaty and is not monitored. Any compliance monitoring would have to be handled in reviews of the Holy See, a treaty signatory and an official U.N. observer, or a third country where abuses have been recorded, committee rapporteur Judith Karp told United Press International. http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=08052002-070224-9297r LAST WORD ON ABUSE POLICY WILL BE VATICAN'S, LAW SAYS Cardinal Bernard F. Law said on Sunday that any new guidelines for handling clerical sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church would have to be approved by the Vatican. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/29/national/29BOST.html?todaysheadlines AT LARGELY GAY CHURCH, A TEST OF FAITH - Being gay and a practicing Roman Catholic, never an easy proposition, is especially hard in these days of scandal. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/29/national/29GAYS.html?todaysheadlines BE CAREFUL WHOM YOU MAKE YOUR HERO - Since June 2001, former New York City mayor Rudy Guiliani - called "America's mayor" for his firm hand in the wake of September 11 - has been sharing an apartment with a homosexual couple. Since leaving his position as mayor, Guiliani has played a cameo role as a homosexual on the TV series Queer as Folk (Citizen, 3/02). (www.cnview.com [editor] The heading is my comment.) [Ed note: Not only was Rudy knighted by the Queen of England personally (he did better than Dr. Billy Graham) but Rudy moved into a $3 million mansion in Florida according to the Tampa Tribune.] TBN 4.6.02 BENNY HINN, "THE ANOINTING CAN BE TRANSFERRED THROUGH THE LENS?? and a witness of the spirit is on you." "Dehorn the devil and defang him." He lifted his foot to kick the devil. [As usual his unbiblical self] In another incident in Africa, 4 people died trying to get a healing from Benny Hinn. AVANA'S DANGEROUS DIRECTION http://www.cephasministry.com/avana.html A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE POSITION STATEMENT OF FOCUS ON THE FAMILY: Why Focus on the Family has Formed an Alliance with Mormons, Muslims and Hindus http://www.cephasministry.com/ecumensim_focus_family_alliance.html THE FOUNDER OF THE JESUITS WAS IGNATIUS VON LOYOLA, A CATHOLIC ARISTROCRAT IN SPAIN, HE DATES BACK TO 1521 WHEN HE LOST A LEG. DURING THE FOLLOWING PAINFUL EXPERIENCES HE DECIDED NOT TO BE DEFEATED. HE DEVELOPED A PASSION FOR HEROISM VOWED TO THE VIRGIN MARY THAT HE WOULD BECOME HER KNIGHT. He studied philosophy, theology and writing. He escaped the Inquisition and became a member of a mystic sect.He attracted a group of men and the Jesuit Order came into existence. They called themselves the "Compagnie Jesu". They went to Rom and after proving their worth they became part of the church. Ignatius died July 31, 1556. (Geheime Gesellschaften Verbindungen und Orden, Georg Schuster, pp. 472-5) 1979 AD Pope John Paul II visits Chicago while the Grand Lodge is in session. The Grand Master and Grand Wardens, by special invitation, attend a Mass conducted by the Pope in Grant Park. Freemasonry is banned in Iran. Several Arab nations assume an anti-Masonic stance under the erroneous belief that the Craft is controlled by the Jews. http://www.nobbys.net.au/~gumtree/history.htm THE FREEMASONS, MAITREYA & AHMEDIYYA CONNECTION http://www.cephasministry.com/index_masonic_files.html A HISTORY OF THE WORLD CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT by Media Spotlight - Albert J. Dager (4 Parts) Al wrote: "Before we progress too far into the details of the World Christian Movement it is prudent that we address some history that has led to its formation. We will leave the World Christian Movement for the time being to focus on how world evangelization came about, and how it has managed to capture the minds of so many Christians. Keep in mind that while we will be dealing with personalities involved in the movement, we are not judging motives. In some cases motives may become apparent, and even the faith of some may become suspect. But we will leave judgment of the heart to God The historical highlights that follow are not arbitrarily cited, but are found in the movement's own histories. Until the middle of the nineteenth century missions were conducted by denominations and individual churches with a vision to take the Gospel to heathen lands. Those going to the mission field took advantage of colonial expansion of Western nations in order to establish footholds in those lands. At the same time, the colonial powers saw the missionaries as allies in their attempts to civilize the peoples over whom they established their rule. The former were, for the most part, altruistic in their efforts; the latter, though offering some betterment in living conditions for less developed peoples, had as their primary motive financial profit. Thus, some engaged in unspeakable atrocities including genocide and slavery. The churches were either powerless to oppose those powers, or many chose to remain silent, seeking to provide spiritual blessings even if they could not provide hope for this world... [Editor's Note: We learned a great deal from this four part report and highly recommend it. It is located in the index: http://www.cephasministry.com/index_lausanne_covenant.html or file: http://www.cephasministry.com/1_world_christian_movement.html UNDERSTANDING THE BOOK OF REVELATION: THE ECONOMY Part I 1. NEW BUSINESS A. Price-Fixing (Standardization) B. Babylon the Great Destroyed (European Economic Community) C. Economic Crisis (Redistribution of Wealth) 2. NEW MONEY A. Buying & Selling (Barter & Exchange System) B. Gold (World Bank) C. Servitude (Volunteerism) Part II 3. NEW EDUCATION A. Knowledge Increased (Mystery Schools) B. Universal Enlightenment (World Core Curriculum) C. Memories Erased (Mind Control) 4. New Teachings A. Sorcery, Magic & Miracles (Hermetic Sciences) B. Images/Idols (Art & Culture) C. Belief System (Global Ethic) D. Fornication (Sex Education) E. Philosophy (Occultism) F. God All & In All (Pantheism) Excellent insight into what's happening: links to website from following index: http://www.cephasministry.com/index_nwo.html KINGDOM THEOLOGY PART I - III by Media Spotlight [great description of the new religion in action. http://www.cephasministry.com/index_kingdom_theology.html INQUEST INTO THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA "[T]wo recent pontificates, that of Pope John and Pope Wojtyla, have equally valued the two communities of the Church and Masonry" . http://www.cephasministry.com/catholic_inquest_into_knights_of_mal.html FAMOUS MASONS, TEMPLE AND SYMBOLISM This page is very interesting and has a message to Masons and potential Masons. http://www.cephasministry.com/masonic_famous_masons_temple_symbolism.html IF YOU HAVE BEEN WONDERING LIKE WE HAVE WHY THE CONGRESS AND C-SPAN QUOTE FROM THE WASHINGTON TIMES AS MUCH AS THEY DO? WE HAVE JUST DISCOVERED WHY. Go to: http://www.perkel.com/politics/moonies/bush.htm VAST RIGHT WING CONSPIRACY 1266 FRONT GROUPS OF THE MOONIES As part of his plan to take over the world, Moon has initiated numerous organizations. Although they are often established by members and although church members towards the public often vehemently deny ANY affiliation with the UC, inside the church these organizations are proudly viewed as "Father's projects" ...intended to further the establishment of "God's Kingdom of Heaven on Earth" ...under Mr. Moon's rule as the Messiah and "True Parent of Mankind." To us as members this was another sign that "he must be the Messiah" ...since he is so incredibly successful in "furthering God's providence." Well, if that were a measure for truth - UC members should leave their movement to follow the Mormons or Jehovah's Witnesses who are much more successful and use the same argument. Just as you can be sincere but wrong you can be successful but wrong. (Didn't Hitler, Al Capone, Stalin, and others demonstrate that already?) http://www.perkel.com/politics/moonies/front.htm RADIO NATIONAL RELIGION REPORT REGARDING POPE JOHN PAUL II AND BIRTH CONTROL, 20/06/01 - Lyn Gallacher: And to mark the occasion, Pope John Paul II made a commemorative speech to thousands gathered in St Peter’s Square. He called for an increase in efforts to understand and assist refugees. Refugees are also on the mind of the US President, George W. Bush as the White House recently announced its nomination of a Vatican diplomat to head the State Department’s Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration. John M. Klink is a member of the Vatican’s United Nations Mission, and he’s on record as opposing the use of condoms and other birth control methods. So there are fears that if he’s appointed to head the refugee bureau, he’ll be in a position to withhold government funding from groups that diverge from the Vatican on matters of family planning... David Rutledge: Has Mr Klink made any kind of public statement as to whether or not he would, for example, withhold funding from groups that distribute birth control? Sally Ethelston: He is on the record in the past as being explicitly opposed to for example, emergency contraception. This is something that he supports, that contraceptives should not be used, that they go against the teachings of the Catholic Church, and also that condoms, even for the prevention of HIV/AIDS, are not an option. David Rutledge: Do you think that this could be an example of the President trying to put Christian values back at the centre of government policy, or Catholic Christian values we might say? Sally Ethelston: Well you probably have to ask Bush about that one, but it’s very clear that the Bush election campaign did reach out, try to reach out to Catholic voters and Klink was a member of the Catholic task force within the Republican National Committee. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/stories/s315769.htm NEO EVANGELICALISM , ITS DESIGN WAS DENOMINATIONAL INFILTRATION Part I - III This page (originally published in 1977) constitutes a brief sketch of Neo-evangelicalism, a movement that began its death march some twenty-five years ago, in the wrong direction, and under the wrong banner. Its design was denominational infiltration, its banner was brains. It avoided the crucifixion of the Cross, ultimately to fall to the ground, alone and fruitless. Had Neo-evangelicalism marched away from denominational Liberalism - under the banner of the Cross -- the march would have resulted in death unto life, with much fruit for the glory of the Lord. http://withchrist.org/MJS/neoevan1.htm THE COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL POLICY SELECTED MEMBER BIOGRAPHIES, NOTE CHRISTIAN LEADERS WHO ARE IN THIS ORGANIZATION - Extraordinary memberships: James G. Watt- CNP 1984,1988; Former Secretary of the Department of the Interior; Fellow, Heritage Foundation 1996 - Watt pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of attempting to mislead a grand jury, bringing to a close a $20 million investigation of influence peddling in the Reagan administration's Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The plea bargain knocked a 25-count felony indictment down to a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail. Watt has agreed to pay a $5,000 fine. He got five years probation. Robert T. Weiner- CNP Board of Governors, 1984,1988, member 1996, 1998; Apostolic Church leader and charismatic evangelical speaker for more than thirty years; Weiner Ministries International, "Our vision is to see a cell church planted on every university campus in the world."; was president, Maranatha Campus Ministries, Christian Youth International; Editor/publisher, The Forerunner; of the shepherding groups; planted over 100 campus and youth-related fellowships and churches throughout the world , "preaching of the Lordship of Jesus Christ and His Dominion in the earth. Maranatha's vision was to plant a New Testament Church on every major university campus in the world."; Executive Board member of International Charismatic Bible Ministries (ICBM), Accelerating International Mission Strategies (AIMS), North American Congresses On The Holy Spirit And World Evangelism [Catholic Charismatic], The Executive Committee for Mission America, and China Harvest and China Campus Outreach. He is a member of The Council for National Policy and Weyrich's The International Policy Forum and is on Coalition for Revival's Steering Committee, member of Ed McAteer's Religious Roundtable Council of 56 JOURNAL: VOLUME 1, NUMBER 1 Prepare for the Harvest Part I, by Rick Joyner and Bob Weiner This is the first part of a series devoted to help the church prepare for the multitudes of new believers soon to be gathered. Bible Studies for a Firm Foundation, by Bob & Rose Weiner The atonement: God’s provision for man’s sin Contributors to the Journal over the years have included Francis Frangipane, Dudley Hall, Reuven Doron, Aaron Katz, Paul Cain, Dennis Peacocke, Bob Mumford, Art Katz, Derek Prince, Wellington Boone, James Ryle and others. THIS PAGE INCLUDES A DETAILED REPORT ABOUT MARANTHA MUSIC Sara Diamond wrote, " ...Maranatha members describe themselves as "God's Green Berets." They are the most aggressively evangelistic and politically rightwing of any campus crusader. Members are not permitted to date and must ask the shepherd's permission to marry.(2) Maranatha Campus Ministries embody a post-millennium theology about the Kingdom of God on earth. Its first goal is "to change the face of the world" by proclaiming Christian principles everywhere, and overthrowing humanism, atheism, and communism.(l) They think that in a Christian world, the Kingdom of God will be compatible with capitalism and the conservative ideology.(l,2,6)...In the booklet "Christian Dominion," Weiner says God chose English- speaking Teutonic people to come to America and "administer government among savages and senile people." Richard B. Wirthlin -CNP 1996, 1998; member/elder, THE CHURCH of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints; Chairman of the Board of Wirthlin Worldwide, a strategic opinion research firm he founded in 1969; known as President Reagan’s strategist and pollster; expertise includes marketing, political and public affairs research and strategy, specializing in communications strategy and assessment; doctorate at the University of California at Berkeley; taught economics and statistics at Berkeley, the University of California Medical School and Brigham Young University [Mormon], where he served as Department Chairman; speaker at the 1997 Mormon conference, "...In closing, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to our prophet, President Gordon B. Hinckley, his counselors, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, my brethren in the Quorums of the Seventy, and the Presiding Bishopric..." [Four Absolute Truths] "...Twelve men ordained to the Melchizedek Priesthood office of apostle constitute the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the second-highest presiding quorum in the government of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The highest presiding quorum is the First Presidency, three high priests who have generally been apostles who hold all keys (authority) pertaining to the spiritual and temporal affairs of the Church. The Twelve serve under the direction of the First Presidency. Latter-day Saints sustain these fifteen men as prophets, seers, and revelators for the Church, who receive "a special spiritual Endowment in connection with their teaching of the people…. Others of the General Authorities are not given this special spiritual Endowment and authority covering their teaching" (J. Reuben Clark, Jr., Church News [July 31, 1954]:9)." [Quorum] http://www.cephasministry.com/state_of_the_union_cnp_w-z_bios.html FROM SAME WEBSITE MUST READ FOR CHRISTIANS Update: Due to an article circulated from the pen of Cliff Kincaid, [Source: America's Survival, Inc. http://www.usasurvival.org/ , "Conservative" Washington Times Used by Sun Myung Moon in Pro-United Nations Scheme,] about Moon and his fronts, an email query was sent to Mr. Kincaid noting his, " objections to a reporter not telling all the story. So I wonder why your org. does not tell everyone about your involvement with the Council for National Policy which is a group of Moonies, neo-conservatives, CFR types, CIA types, Birchers, Opus Dei types, Knights of Malta types, ecumenicals, psycho-babblers, New Agers, politicians, populists and so forth. Since Moon has plenty of connections to the CNP and so do a lot of other very questionable people, what is your interest in being a member?" The following is his reply in full: From: Cliff Kincaid [mailto:antiun@earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 3:58 PM Subject: Re: cliff Kincaid I am NOT a member. I let my membership lapse because it was too expensive. So there! ::The correspondent replied with: So the only reason you're not a member is because it was too expensive? Is this supposed to be funny? When people like the Coors and Weyrich and Ollie North and people with Rockefeller connections and NWO connections are all in the same organization it's obvious that something is rotten in Denmark. What do all these people have in common? As a reporter maybe you can enlighten many of us out here who are curious about their agenda. ::Mr. Kincaid responded: From: Cliff Kincaid [mailto:antiun@earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 4:21 PM Subject: Re: cliff Kincaid The CNP meetings are as boring as any meetings you could attend up here in D.C. CNP-type meetings are held by various conservative groups around this town every day. They deal with all kinds of issues. There's nothing hidden about anything I saw there. My point about the Times is that they concealed a Moon connection to a news story they covered. That is a violation of their own ethics on covering Moon. Also, Moon has changed his orientation, to a pro-UN, pro-Farrakhan view. This is very dangerous. Quit fretting over the CNP. You've been sold a bill of goods about the "conspiracy." If there is one, it's not there. Take a breath. And yes, the meetings were too expensive. ::Correspondent response: "Also, Moon has changed his orientation, to a pro-UN, pro-Farrakhan view. This is very dangerous." So I gather that up until Moon "changed his orientation" you were all for him. Even though his followers have been married in mass weddings, their spouses chosen for them by Moon, and even though Moon has made blasphemous, outrageous, absurd statements, including that Jesus failed in his work and Moon is the savior and disgusting remarks about God's sexual practices? And the fact that Moon is a convicted felon is not a problem?.Just a few months ago Moon was traveling through America trying to get more followers. I didn't hear any "watchmen" putting out the word of Moon's campaign for followers. I find it difficult to believe all the CNPers thought Moon was a good guy until recently. If Moon claimed to be against Communism, whether he was or wasn't, was that a reason to give him a pass? Does the end justify the means?" ::Kincaid's final response: From: Cliff Kincaid [mailto:antiun@earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 9:11 PM Subject: Re: cliff Kincaid Who don't you save your venom for those who are in Moon's camp? Don't waste any more of my time. This is what I would expect from a Moonie. http://www.seekgod.ca/cnp.ijk.htm PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH WORSHIP AT SHINTO SHRINE AND THE MEANING OF IT. http://www.cephasministry.com/nwo_bush_goes_to_shinto_worship.html WHAT DOES MOTIVATIONAL TEACHER STEPHEN COVEY REALLY BELIEVE? PROVO, UTAH - Stephen Covey is a world renowned teacher, motivational leader and time management consultant. He, his Covey Leadership Seminars, books and other materials are sought after by Christian denominations, churches, businesses, schools, universities and seminaries. Many defend him strongly while others are wary of this member of the LDS church from Utah who has served his church as a missionary, bishop, mission president, and regional representative of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles along with his duties as a professor at the J.W. Marriott school of business at BYU. In his best selling book Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Covey says: "To the degree which we align ourselves with correct principles, divine endowments will be released within our nature enabling us to fulfill the measure of our creation." http://www.cephasministry.com/mormon_stephen_covey.html FORMER MEMBER OF FULL GOSPEL BUSINESSMEN'S FELLOWHSIP INTERNATIONAL'S CONFESSION OF ECUMENICAL FELLOWSHIP OF ECUMENICAL SPIRIT http://www.cephasministry.com/ecumenism_fgbmf.html CRITICISM LEADS CANADIAN JEWISH CONGRESS TO PULL OUT OF INTERFAITH GROUP Vancouver (ENI). 23 April 2002 - Canada's most prominent Jewish organization has withdrawn its participation of 30 years in an interfaith consultation following the appearance of a website message critical of Israeli policy written by a church dialogue partner. The Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) announced on 10 April that it was pulling out of the inter-religious Canadian Christian Jewish Consultation (CCJC). A message on the Anglican Church of Canada's website was "the straw that broke the camel's back", said Manuel Prutschi, the CJC's national director of community relations, who accused the Anglican church and the United Church of Canada of being "one-sided". [Ecumenical News, Geneva Switzerland] DUTCH CHURCHES SET 2004 AS DEADLINE FOR MERGER Ecumenical News International 29 April 2002 - Amsterdam (ENI). Aiming to inject a sense of urgency into a long-running church unification process, officials of three Dutch denominations have set a target date for their merger into one church. The officials named 2004 as the provisional deadline for completing the merger of the three denominations: the Netherlands Reformed Church (NHK), the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (GKN) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The three denominations are currently linked together in a federation called the Uniting Protestant Churches in the Netherlands (UPCN), but the merger will create a single, 2.7-million-member Protestant church. [Ecumenical News International ] US CHURCH LEADERS HOPE FOR 'MORE INCLUSIVE' ECUMENICAL DIALOGUE Ecumenical News International -New York (ENI) 24 May 2002. US Christian leaders have taken a key step towards enlarging ecumenical dialogue in the United States in a move that might lead to the creation of a new national body that could eventually replace the US National Council of Churches (NCC). The new body would include Anglican, Evangelical, Orthodox, Pentecostal, Roman Catholic and mainline and predominately black Protestant churches. [ENI-Ecumenical 24 May 2002] BARRING OF CATHOLIC CLERICS FROM RUSSIA FEARED TO BE PART OF 'CAMPAIGN' Moscow (ENI) 25 April 2002. In one of the latest events in a series described by the Roman Catholic Church in Russia as an "organized campaign" against it, a Catholic bishop was turned back at Moscow's international airport as he was trying to return from Poland to his diocese in eastern Siberia. On 19 April, border guards cancelled without explanation Catholic Bishop Jerzy Mazur's visa for Russia. Two days after Mazur was barred from entering Russia, his cathedral in Irkutsk was picketed during Sunday mass by about 100 Orthodox protesters denouncing Catholic "expansion" in Russia. US CARDIANLS RETURN HOME AMID CRITICISM OF CHILD ABUSE STANCE Rome and New York (ENI). US cardinals summoned to the Vatican by Pope John Paul II because of a growing sexual abuse scandal have returned to the United States amid claims that they have failed to deal decisively with the issue. Bishop Wilton Gregory, head of the US Catholic Conference of Bishops, told reporters in Rome that there was a "growing consensus" in the church that a priest who had committed child sexual abuse should not be reassigned to another parish. However, the unprecedented summit from 23 to 24 April, called in an attempt to stem the crisis in the US Catholic church, saved a final decision on policy as well as procedures for dealing with paedophile clergy for a June meeting of US bishops in Dallas. [Ecumenical News International 25 April 2002] EPISCOPAL BISHOP FINDS BROTHERHOOD WITH MUSLIM Church News Notes, April 19, 2002 (David W. Cloud, Fundamental Baptist Information Service] In a radio address on March 11, Frank Griswold, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in America, told of an experience of brotherhood with a Muslim (Anglican Communion News Service, ACNS 2911, March 20, 2002). Griswold said he was in Florida last October and was walking along a beach holding a Russian Orthodox prayer rope. A Muslim approached him and asked what he was doing. Griswold replied that he was praying "that I may be made one with Christ." The Muslim said his father used a string of beads similar to the Orthodox prayer cord to pray, "Allah, Allah, Allah." Griswold asked the Muslim what happened when his father prayed this prayer, and the Muslim replied, "His heart was purified and he was made one with God." Did the Episcopal bishop then take this fine opportunity to preach the blessed and only gospel of salvation to this pagan man? No, nothing like that. He continues: "A deep joy welled up within me as I recognized the profound unity of our prayer regardless of our different paths. My fear had been transformed in friendship and a sense of brotherhood." SCIENTOLOGY CHURCH FIGHTS GOOGLE The Church of Scientology has taken its long-running battle against the distribution of its material on internet sites - especially sites critical of the church - to Google, one of the most popular search sites on the internet. Google catalogues more than two billion pages on the internet, but cyber civil libertarians cried foul when the site removed links to a website called Operation Clambake, due to a legal challenge from the Church of Scientology. The Operation Clambake site portrays the church as a money-hungry cult. The church, citing a controversial US law, said the site illegally displayed copyrighted church materials. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1949000/1949879.stm CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY WINS RULING The Church of Scientology has won a ruling in a Moscow court preventing authorities from using a widely criticized religion law to stop the group from registering, church officials said Wednesday. The ruling draws on a Constitutional Court decision earlier this year over the same 1997 law in a case involving the Salvation Army, which also had been targeted for liquidation. In a one-day trial Tuesday in a Moscow district court, judges used the Salvation Army verdict to argue that liquidating a religious organization that doesn't pose a threat to public order is a violation of freedom of religion, the church said. http://www.russiajournal.ru/news/index.shtml?nd=13053#n13053 MEGACHURCHES AS MINITOWNS Patty Anderson and her husband, Gary, found faith where they least expected it - he on the free-throw line and she swathed in sweats in an aerobics class. It happened at the 50,000-square-foot activities center of the Southeast Christian Church here, where pumping iron and praising the Lord go hand and hand. Amenities at the gym include 16 basketball courts and a Cybex health club, free to churchgoers, where the music is Christian and the rules ban cursing even during the crunch. "I really had no intention of being part of a church," recalled Gary Anderson, a physiology professor at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. But hoops at this 22,000-member megachurch led him to the sanctuary. And after three years, he said, like a slam dunk, "the sermons sunk in." http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/09/garden/09CHUR.html STUDENT TOLD: SUPPORT GAY RIGHTS OR GET AN 'F' A class at Lakeland Community College was told to wear a pink triangle for the day to symbolize gay pride. One student decided to fight it, but it almost cost him the school year. "It's a moral issue I have," he said. "I pay tuition to come to this school. I shouldn't have to defend my moral issues." The assignment was to wear a pink triangle around school for the day as a symbol of gay rights and then write about the experience. Ian confronted his teacher. "I asked 'What if a student were to feel uncomfortable with this -- would there be an alternate assignment?'" he said. "She said no." He, in turn, got an F and faced expulsion. http://www.newsnet5.com/news/1441748/detail.html EX-SCIENTOLOGIST COLLECTS $8.7 MILLION IN 22-YEAR-OLD CASE Nearly 22 years ago, Lawrence Wollersheim, a disaffected member of the Church of Scientology, filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles accusing the church of mental abuse that pushed him to the brink of suicide. Teams of lawyers and various rulings came and went, all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Judgments against the church hit $30 million, then dropped to $2.5 million. But the Church of Scientology never paid -- until yesterday, when officials wrote a check for more than $8.6 million to end the case, one of the longest-running in California history. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63143-2002May9.html GLOBAL POLITICS CHILD SEX BOOK GIVEN OUT AT U.N. SUMMIT A UNICEF-funded book being passed out at the United Nations Child Summit encourages children to engage in sexual activities with other minors and with homosexuals and animals. As the delegations to the summit remain deadlocked on abortion, international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that support the U.S. delegation's anti-abortion stance circulated copies of pages from a UNICEF-funded book given to delegates from Latin America that promotes sexual activity and abortion among teens in their countries. http://www.washtimes.com/national/20020510-25256488.htm ARE WE TAKING LIFE TOO SERIOUS? FROM A PAKISTANI PERSPECTIVE: BUBBLING BUSH http://www.cephasministry.com/nwo_bubbling_bush.html SENATE APPROVES BILL GIVING WIDER TRADE AUTHORITY TO BUSH The Senate on Thursday night passed a bill that would give President Bush the authority to reach trade agreements that are largely immune from Congressional tinkering. See what all this is about.. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/24/politics/24TRAD.html?todaysheadlines 7 WORLD TRADE CENTER IS ENVISIONED AS A GATEWAY Edward Wyatt: Providing the first public glimpse of plans to replace the destroyed 7 World Trade Center, architects for Larry A. Silverstein said yesterday that the new building would be a transparent, "light-emanating shaft" designed as a gateway to the planned World Trade Center memorial and other buildings that are expected to be built there. David M. Childs, a consulting partner at Skidmore Owings & Merrill, told a meeting of two committees of the local community board that the new structure would be the equivalent of 52 stories, significantly taller than the previous building, and would have a soaring glass lobby opening onto Greenwich Street to the east. The previous building was 47 stories and opened onto Vesey Street and the trade center plaza to its south. Mr. Silverstein said excavation of the site, which started last week, will be completed by the middle of June. The Con Edison substation that will take up much of the bottom part of the building will be finished by September or October of 2003, though a portion of the station would be operational by that summer. The entire building would be finished by the end of 2005, he said. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/14/nyregion/14TOWE.html SECURITY COUNCIL UNITES AP: UNITED NATIONS, May 14 The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved an overhaul of sanctions against Iraq today in a victory for the United States with backing from Russia, Saddam Hussein's most important council ally. Syria had considered abstaining because amendments it proposed favoring Saddam's government and opposing U.S. policies toward Iraq were rejected. But after consultations with Damascus overnight, it decided to vote with the 14 other members and make it unanimous. The resolution aims to tighten the 11-year-old military embargo on Saddam's regime while easing the flow of civilian goods into Iraq. The 15-0 vote caps months of negotiations between Russia, which wants sanctions against Iraq suspended, and the United States, which is committed to removing Saddam and has threatened to use force if he doesn't allow U.N. weapons inspectors to return. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/iraq020514.html E.U. CALLS ITSELF A SUPERNATURAL DEMOCRACY: GET READY FOR CHANGES IN THE U.S. Conceived in the Treaty of Rome in 1951, in the Year 2002? This article is a 'must read' for anyone who wants to know what the effects of Globalism are that we have not been told. It's a shocker. It also describes the recent developments in the European Union. - http://www.cephasministry.com/nwo_eu_progress.html IN REICHSTAG PRESIDENT BUSH CONDEMNS TERROR AS NEW DESPOTISM President Bush sought to reassure clearly skeptical Germans on Thursday about his intentions as he pursues his next steps against terrorism. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/24/international/europe/24PREX.html?todaysheadlines ENGLAND'S PRIME MINISTRY, TONI BLAIR, succeeded in [getting] a draconian bill through Parliament that would give the government even more authority to kill any animal for any reason at any time. For a nation that thought they were past the Foot-and-Mouth disaster that has already killed 10 million animals and devastated the entire animal husbandry business, this news was catastrophic. Seemingly, the government is poised to deliver the final deathblow to the animal slaughter industry. Please read http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1507.cfm and http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1498.cfm SENATE APPROVES TRADE PROMOTION BILL [FASTTRACK] NEW YORK TIMES 5.23.2002 - The Senate handed President Bush a major victory Thursday by approving a bill that, for the first time in eight years, would give the White House broad powers to negotiate new trade agreements. http://www.nytimes.com/?8na BRITAIN PLANS 'REFUGEE VILLAGES' FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS LONDON - (Reuters) Ed Cropley - Britain outlined plans for three "refugee villages" in rural England Tuesday to try and ease the problem of the thousands of asylum seekers many fear are overwhelming the nation's schools and hospitals... The ambitious scheme drew immediate fire from immigrant groups, with one saying the new centers risked becoming "ghetto camps." The total number of refugees seeking a British passport remains constant at 1,500 a week, but a backlog of some 35,000 is clogging up the whole asylum system. The asylum debate is also fueled by an almost daily stream of mainly young Asian men stowing away on Channel tunnel trains in the belief that asylum laws are more lenient and economic prospects brighter in Britain. For the whole story: http://www.miami.com/mld/miami/news/world/3260980.htm CNN LIVE 3.8.02 AT THE MEMORIAL FOR FLIGHT 93 that went down in Pennsylvania, a relative who lost a person in that flight, stated that remains of the passengers on that flight are not retrievable pointing again to an explosion in mid air. More on the 9/11 investigation of ground zero disallowed by FEMA http://www.cephasministry.com/terror_reports_keep_coming_9.11.html http://www.cephasministry.com/index_terror_in_the_land_of_the_living.html U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY MILLENNIUM DECLARATION 3.21.02 MONTERY, MEXICO: U.N. General Assembly Millennium Declaration included desire to doubling of their funding from $50 billion to $100 billion from the well to do countries namely the U.S.. They plan to achieve it by 2015. http://www.cephasministry.com/nwo_un_millennium_declaration.html C-SPAN 4.5.02 FEMINISTS PROMOTING WOMEN FOR PRESIDENT Former U.S.Rep. Patricia Schroeder from 1973-1997 spoke at the Truman Library at the University of Kansas City. The talk was to encourage women into running for president. The podium was garnered with large down pointing pentagrams and Pat Schroeder, a member of CFR was wearing a phoenix on a globe pin pointing to the right [which is significant to some]. She believes that President Bush's cabinet member, Secretary of Defense, Ms. Rice, is a very likely possibility for a first female president. She shared that Mrs. Clinton would also make a good candidate. Eleanor Clift, Newsweek Magazine, talked about the book: Madam President Shattering the Glass Ceiling. She kidded "If god herself was on the ticket to run.." FOX NEWS: PRESIDENT BUSH STATED IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT FAITH In one of his daily speeches on 4.9.02, stated, that we should be serving SOMETHING greater than ourselves, sacrifice to save somebody else's life... The camera did not show who was at the rally, it stayed on the President throughout the speech. He addressed his requirement of 4,000 hours of service for the remainder of American's lives in the USA Freedom Corps or the Citizen Corps. "Our government welcomes FAITH in a faithbased nation.. it doesn't matter what religion. It is a universal call... We are a joyous nation.." He offered scholarships to grandmothers in return for volunteering their services. At another event in a group of teens represented the Freedom Corps in gray sweat shirts with Masonic symbols. C-SPAN: A caller was very upset that their group was not allowed close to the president when a busload brought in by the presidential visit was allowed. THIRD FORCE VOLUNTEERS: TIP Program, share information with local law enforcement to make homeland safe. MSNBC 4.8.02 WHY VOLUNTEER? President Bush said that we can't hire people. The funding is meant to enable not to pay for "love thy neighbor like yourself!" "Best way to fight is to do some good." "Abroad best way is with military." OTHER PRESIDENTIAL SLOGANS: A BUSH SLOGAN: "OUT OF EVIL WILL COME SOME INCREDIBLE GOOD." "Through darkness our characters shined." "We are overcoming the evil done to us through the military. OUT OF THIS EVIL WILL COME EVERLASTING PEACE." "Peace is the cornerstone of this nation's policy." "Social entrepreneurs." "All religions are under the almighty God." "Faith moves people the way government can't." Newsreporter Bill Sammon, Catholic, was there when President Bush visited with the Pope for a 20 minute meeting behind closed doors. He said the President gave the Pope a gift, a silver medallion of the Virgin Mary. FOX NEWS: FACTOR 4.11.02 AND THE RED CROSS Addressed nonprofits by interviewing an executive of a nonprofit organization. She admitted to making $309,000 salary plus benefits (401 k). She stated that Dr. Healy of the Red Cross earned $519,000 annually. HERE IS THE TRUE REASON MRS. HEALY LOST HER LUCRATIVE JOB C-SPAN 2, 4.21.02 AIPAC, American Israel Public Affairs Committee representative stated that they refused to turn against Dr. Healy but instead honored her. Silence equals acceptance. Dr. Healy will never be silenced. She accepted a gift of pottery from Israel. She was recently forced into leaving her post as the president of the Red Cross. This event revealed that the reason of her departure was not the fact that she had rerouted funds to the general fund from the 9/11 donations, but she wanted to adapt the Star of David for the Red Cross. $4.5 million dues were withheld. Healy was told to abandon her idea that donations would fall off. During this discussion a caller stated on C-Span: "If the Star of David, why not the Swastika too." FOX HANNITY & COLMBS INTERVIEWED DICK ARMEY R-TX HE STATED RUSSIA HAS A FLAT TAX AND IT WORKS, THAT WE SHOULD HAVE IT TOO. [(federal) It's over 32%] DELINEATING VARIOUS SOCIAL ORDERS, GET READY FOR ONE OF THESE An American University professor discussed Fascism & Totalitarianism in that it is promoted by Charismatic personalities within the Charismatic movement. It is a form of sensual philosophy, a more irrational ideology with an aesthetic component and promotes danger and risk of violence. People surrender themselves has to do with insidious ideas that are pounded into the people over and over. Totalitarianism is total state control such as Communism. It dominates the people. On the other hand, liberalism is liberal primitive government. Liberalism believes in equal distribution of wealth. Conservatives are dedicated to liberty. Darwinism is part of Fascism. Sacrifice of the mass for the sake of a higher level of mankind. People sacrifice themselves for the sake of the state. Dictatorship and democracy is compatible. Fascist had a fair amount of capitalism. Totalitarianism lacks other parties. Anyone who disagrees gets shot. C-SPAN 4.22.02 ALFRED DECRANE, U.S. - SAUDI: ARABIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL, U.S. Co-Chair CFR and Ali Al-Naimi Saudi Arabian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources agreed that Saudi Arabia and President Bush are partners in developing great oil reserves. 1000s of Saudis work and go to school here and vice versa. They are involved in joint ventures. Saudi Arabia is the cradle of Islam, in size a quarter of the U.S. and is an important trading center. Spencer Abraham, U.S. Secretary of Energy, said that Russia plans to develop their oil wells to 45 million per day. He stated that we have a shared interest in a stable oil market and Saudi has the largest oil reserve. The U.S. receives oil from Canada, Venezuela, Mexico and Saudi Arabia. The use of oil as a political weapon against the U.S., the world's largest importer of oil, is unacceptable. Saudi Arabia has joined the WTO to support growth of the world economy. Price changes are a problem as well as the millions of missing barrels of oil. Iran and Iraq want to increase their oil production. What is happening in Israel has had no effect on the oil market according to this discussion. The Saudis were soliciting continued investments and they expressed a desire to be included in Opec. [Ed note: here is a well kept secret: Oil replenishes itself which means there are no shortages, only created shortages for price fixing.] TV NEWS: 4.22.02 THE MAYOR OF JERUSALEM STATED THAT THERE ARE 10 HEADQUARTERS OF TERRORISM IN DAMASCUS. [Ed note that is why the Bible states it's going to be destroyed.] CNN FBI KNEW OF 2 TERRORISTS INVOLVED IN 9/11 WHERE TAKING FLYING LESSONS AND THEY SLIPPED OUT OF SIGHT 18 MONTHS BEFORE 9/11 WALTER WILLIAMS OF GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY stated that Washington is playing the same game that Enron played; creating a debt in another entity that doesn't show up on the books alluding to Social Security. It is not considered a debt when it is a TRUST FUND? What Williams doesn't realize is that the Congress added a couple of words which makes it okay, "pay as you go" Get it from payrolls today and pay as you get it, There is no lock box. They don't believe they owe the surplus they spent back to the TRUST FUND. It's spent. That is why Social Security is going under. Our work force is dwindling now rapidly due to mergers and globalism and lack of children. [Note:IBM got an offer for $52 billions from Japan. Who can refuse such offers. Just think how many will be out once again]. WE RECEIVED A DISTURBING PAGE [internal memo] FROM SOMEONE IN THE GROUP THAT READS AS FOLLOWS: "Retirees: Interesting in Helping the FDIC Close Institutions? The FDIC has developed a Corporate Readiness Plan to provide short term assistance to deal with a significant and unexpected increase in bank failures. If this were to occur DRR would need help with preclosing and closing activities. The plan calls for DRR to "borrow" approximately 1,400 employees from certain divisions in the Corporation. In addition, DRR is creating a database of retirees who would be willing and able to provide assistance to DRR during an emergency. If you are a retiree, or plan on retiring soon, and are interested in participating in closing activity, tell us where to contact you for a future assignment if the need arises. Please provide your name, etc.. [If retirees are awarded a contract, they would not be considered federal employees]. U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Washington, DC. The page has pictures of people who are participating already. Email on the form jschantz@fdic.gov Russia just went through bank failures in 1998 so did Argentina just recently. In Russia the banks were closed and people received a piece of paper with $100. It is possible this has to do with the war and terrorism that we have to be prepared for the worst. The Twin Tower and Pentagon attack cost a great deal to the economy. WTO, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, REQUIRES WEAKENING OF OUR TRADE LAWS: SECTION 201. Dumping is a major problem. Foreign governments take care of their own. C-SPAN 5.15.02 IN A SENATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING WITH THE CALIFORNIA POWER AUTHORITY ABOUT ENRON AND ELECTRICITY PRICES, we witnessed the following: The handsome young man who runs this Power Authority is a friend of President Bush. He had no solution as to how to curtail the problem except to ride it out. He said that the WTO Treaty calls for free trade which means no controls. One of the Senators said that there is a clause that there has to be competition and there is no competition which gives them an out. It looks like California is in for another power rate hike in the fall that calls for quadrupled rates. The Senators called it grand larceny. Other states around California will feel the effect also. The reason is price caps expire September 30, 2002. The California governor got in a lot of hot water the last time by borrowing billions to keep things afloat. He obviously can't do that again. No plan of action was discussed in closing. They are living on hope that this handsome young man will find a way to save California from disaster. IN 1993 THE SAUDI TERRORISTS EXPECTED TO KILL 250,000 PEOPLE IN THE TWIN TOWERS WHEN THEY TRIED TO TOPPLE THE TOWERS. DID YOU KNOW THE HOLE WAS SIX STORIES DEEP. The terrorists were training to fly large planes in the Philippines. It was said in the report that President Clinton did not view the damage at the World Trade Center. VISITING A SYNAGOGUE, BUSH PRAISES RUSSIAN RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE President Bush on Sunday pronounced himself satisfied that the officially sanctioned anti-Semitism of Soviet times was a thing of the past. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/27/international/europe/27RELI.html?todaysheadlines WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS THAT WILL AFFECT EVERY WORKER IN AMERICA? You'll find the answers here: What is happening in our schools that will affect every worker in America? What happened to local control of our schools? Why are kids spending class time training for entry level jobs? Why is time spent on projects and group learning instead of the basics? Why are businesses training teachers in job skills? Why are reading, writing and math skills going down? The answer to these and many other questions are found on this website. The federal government has set in motion a restructuring of our schools, our workforce and our economy to create a new system called School-to-work or STW. Minnesota and all other states are incorporating a central planning system to implement STW. http://www.cephasministry.com/nwo_educational_changes.html THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CONDUCTED AN EXHAUSTIVE TRANSLATION OF THE 5,000-PAGE MANUAL DESCRIBING FUTURE PLANS OF TERRORISTS - IMPORTANT READ From AP, 02feb02 http://www.cephasministry.com/nwo_5000_page_manual.html The Rowley Memo [I'm watching the Coleen Rowley while writing & organizing this information. She can't share what is important with the Senate Judiciary Committee (the usual excuse because the meetings are public. The reason for floundering is an antiquated system. Coleen said she was worried about her job.)]. William Safire wrote: Why did F.B.I. Director Robert Mueller desperately stamp "classified" on last week's memo to him from the Minneapolis agent and counsel Coleen Rowley? http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/27/opinion/27SAFI.html?todaysheadlines G.O.P. FIGHTS PROPOSED RULES ON AUDITORS Republicans led by Senator Phil Gramm of Texas and the accounting industry's trade group are working to kill a Democratic measure that would impose new rules on auditors. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/18/business/18ACCO.html?todaysheadlines F.B.I. AGENT SAYS SUPERIOR ALTERED REPORT FOILING INQUIRY, A senior F.B.I. agent has accused a supervisor of altering a report in a way that curtailed efforts to obtain evidence in the case of Zacarias Moussaoui. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/25/national/25INQU.html?todaysheadlines PRE-ATTACK MEMO CITED BIN LADEN An F.B.I. memo written last summer urging bureau headquarters to investigate Middle Eastern men enrolled in U.S. flight schools also cited Osama bin Laden by name. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/15/national/15INQU.html?todaysheadlines MORE FILES ABOUT 9/11 http://www.cephasministry.com/index_terror_in_the_land_of_the_living.html 9/11 : A DESPERATE PROVOCATION BY U.S. CAPITALISM http://sf.indymedia.org/news/2002/01/114281.php WHO WE NEED FEAR - WHAT IS GLOBAL HAWK? http://www.rense.com/general15/whoweneedfear.htm LOCAL HOSPITALS AND PHYSICIANS PARTICIPATE IN "GET CHIPPED". The historic ``chipping'' procedure will take place in the first Authorized VeriChip Center in Palm Beach County, Florida, on May 10, 2002. VeriChip is a miniaturized, implantable, radio frequency identification device (RFID) that can be used in a variety of security, emergency and healthcare applications. On April 4, 2002, the company announced that it had received written guidance that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not consider VeriChip's personal verification device to be a regulated medical device, enabling the company to begin sales, marketing and distribution of VeriChip in the United States. The company believes its first-mover advantage will enable it to gain significant market share in the emergency information and verification market that is estimated to exceed $15 billion. Each VeriChip is composed of FDA-accepted materials and contains a unique verification number that can seamlessly integrate to the Global VeriChip Subscriber (GVS) Registry. This Registry program will enable VeriChip subscribers to store pertinent personal verification and healthcare information in the company's secure database. The GVS Registry is hosted and maintained by Digital Angel Corporation's (Amex: DOC - news) state-of-the-art, FDA-compliant operations center in Owings, Maryland. http://www.cephasministry.com/nwo_verichip_on_the_way.html AUSTRALIANS REPORT SOME FACTS February 2, 2002 Letters: Add Russia and China E. de Montfort's anti-American vilification of President George Bush claims that the US's weapons of mass destruction "far outnumber those of any other country" (Letters, February 1). If the number of stockpiled nuclear warheads is an indicator of the possession of such weapons, then a recent count (February 1999) by the left-wing Natural Resources Defense Council shows that this claim is false. In fact, it is Russia (22,500 stockpiled) whose nuclear weapons far outnumber those of any other country (16,000 for the rest of the world combined). And, since 1993, China has been the leader in conducting tests of nuclear weapons. So the only real criticism of the State of the Union address is that President Bush failed to include these two countries with North Korea, Iran and Iraq. Source: Dr Alex Robson, Australian National University, Canberra (ACT), February 1.2002 Years ago I read a book titled Report from Iron Mountain. It purported to be based on the leaked confidential report of a US Senate committee. The main thesis was that the powers-that-be had decided that the "health" of the US economy was inextricably tied to war or the threat of war. I found it convincing then and even more so right now. Source: M.H. Edwards, Figtree, January 31. Memo to George Bush: beware lest you become what you seek to destroy. - Ken Fraser, Armidale, February 1. Copyright © 2002. Sydney Morning Herald.Sidney Australia ALL FALL DOWN: The Politics of Terror and Mass Persuasion by William Thomas 225 p. $30 including shipping. Free electronic updates, please include an email address Will Thomas Heron Rocks 1-9 Hornby Is. BC Canada V0R1Z0 EMAIL: willthomas@telus.net (not available at Amazon) We didn't ask how frightened young men who couldn't fly Cessnas could navigate and steer heavy jets into their targets. Or why none of their names turned up on the passenger lists of the four airplanes they were supposed to have commandeered. (Total number of Middle Easterners among 257 passengers and crew: zero.) http://www.cybernaute.com/earthconcert2000/MediaCompilation28.htm PRESIDENT BUSH SEEKING TO SQUEEZE SCHOOL LOAN PROGRAM The Bush administration is seeking to ease its budget shortfalls by squeezing $1.3 billion from a huge federal student loan program. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/28/national/28LOAN.html?todaysheadlines TALK IN YOUR SLEEP? IS THE RADIO LISTENING? A new book by Richard Hunter, "World Without Secrets: Business, Crime and Privacy in the Age of Ubiquitous Computing," reminds us that the technologies of the 90's are still being deployed rapidly. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/28/business/yourmoney/28VALU.html?todaysheadlines VOTE ON OFSHORE TAX HAVENS BILL BLOCKED IN HOUSE Republicans in the House of Representatives are blocking an attempt by Democrats to force a vote on a measure that would combat offshore tax havens. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/16/business/16STAN.html?todaysheadlines FIVE, INCLUDING F.B.I. AGENTS, ARE NAMED IN A CONSPIRACY Five people were charged by federal prosecutors with using confidential government information to manipulate stock prices and extort money from companies. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/23/business/23FRAU.html?todaysheadlines U.S. REJECTS ALL SUPPORT FOR NEW COURT ON ATROCITIES Bush administration officials said on Monday that the new International Criminal Court should expect no cooperation from the U.S. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/07/international/07TRIB.html?todaysheadlines FOR CHINA'S WEALTHY, THERE ARE NOW THOUSANDS OF MULTIMILLIONAIRES IN CHINA Try as they might to keep capitalists from amassing huge amounts of capital, there are now thousands of multimillionaires in China. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/15/international/asia/15CHIN.html?todaysheadlines NATO FORMALLY EMBRACES RUSSIA AS A JUNIOR PARTNER NATO on Tuesday formally welcomed Russia as a participant, but not a full-fledged member, in the organization created 53 years ago to contain Soviet expansion. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/29/international/europe/29PREX.html?todaysheadlines THE PULPIT, HOUSES OF WORSHIP POLITICAL SPEECH PROTECTION ACT" (H.R. 2357) http://www.cephasministry.com/church_and_state_R2357.html BUSH WINS THE FINAL BATTLE FOR STAR WARS http://www.cephasministry.com/nwo_star_wars.html LAWMAKERS INTRODUCE A BILL FOR A DE FACTO NATIONAL ID CARDS EQUIPPED WITH A COMPUTER CHIP AND "BIOMETRIC" TECHNOLOGY. http://www.cephasministry.com/nwo_national_id_bill.html THE DRIVER'S LICENSE MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2002 http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=30042002-113901-6626r THE INTERNATIONAL JUDICIAL COURT IS NOW A REALITY and it was established by the "elevens". The final vote to ratify occurred on April 11, by a vote of '66' [11 x 6] nations. As we have noted before, occultists consider "11" to be the number of their New Age Christ; the attacks on 9/11 had so many elevens associated with it that it almost reached the level of being ridiculous [Read: http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1533.cfm , http://www.cuttingedge.org/news/n1541.cfm for full understanding] COURTS BRING CRIMINAL RECORDS ONLINE By Gwendolyn Mariano - CNET News.com - May 7, 2002 - The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts said Tuesday it has selected 11 federal courts to provide Net access to criminal case files. As part of a pilot program adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, the principal policy-making body of the federal court system, the "pilot" courts will include one appellate court and 10 trial courts. Among them are the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and district courts for the Southern District of California, the District of Columbia, the Northern District of Illinois, and the District of Massachusetts. The Administrative Office said access to such records is already or will soon be available over the Public Access to Court Electronic Records, or PACER system, which provides federal court case files for 7 cents a page. The 27-member Judicial Conference approved the pilot program two months ago; it will re-examine the issues at its September 2003 meeting. http://news.com.com/2100-1023-901964.html SCIENTIST REVEALS GENOME SECRET: IT'S HIM Dr. J. Craig Venter, the scientist who led Celera Genomics's effort to decode the human genome, now says the genome decoded was largely his own. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/27/science/27GENO.html?todaysheadlines NEWSWEEK REPORTED IN EARLY MARCH OF A DEVOUT MEMBER OF THE SECRET controversial and ultraconservative Catholic lay order known as Opus Dei. Liberal Catholics have frequently accused Opus Dei, which answers directly to the Vatican, of pursuing secular political influence and quashing modern reforms in the Church. Now it appears that Mr. Hanssen once held a key bureaucratic position from which he may have promoted these objectives. On July 29, the Los Angeles Times published a lengthy investigation of his role as a top F.B.I. overseer of domestic counterintelligence operations. From documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, many of which bear his handwritten initials, the Times discovered that Mr. Hanssen spent several years directing the bureau's notorious Reagan-era probes of American liberal and peace organizations. Such groups were deemed inimical to the objectives of the conservatives then in power, who tended to regard dissent over the nuclear-arms race and war in Central America as Soviet-influenced and subversive. SADDAM RECEIVES QURAN WRITTEN IN OWN BLOOD Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has taken delivery of a copy of the Quran he ordered written in his own blood to thank God for escaping unharmed from his long political career, Iraqi newspapers reported Sunday. The special-edition Quran, the Muslim holy book, took three years to finish and was handed over to Saddam during a ceremony Saturday at the Dar Al Nasser presidential palace in Baghdad, papers said. The Iraqi leader commissioned the work in 1997 for his 60th birthday to thank God for having escaped unharmed from "a life full of dangers, during which I will have lost a lot of blood." The press gave no indication how much blood Saddam provided for the team of Iraqi religious leaders and calligraphers to complete the work. http://www.arabia.com/life/article/english/0,11827,29541,00.html RAELIANS CLAIM CLONING FIRST Scientists from Clonaid, a firm linked to the Raelian movement, say they have implanted the first cloned human embryos in women in the hope of bringing the first human clone into the world. "We have developed human embryos up to the blastocyst stage," French researcher Brigitte Boisselier, Clonaid's scientific director said. "When they are well-developed, we implant them. "When I say that we are doing this, we are doing it, but I cannot tell you where we are in terms of an actual birth." Blastocyst is a stage generally about five or six days after fertilisation at which the embryo is made up of more than 100 cells. http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,4125004%255E13762,00.html ISRAEL  NEWSLETTERS  NEWS INDEX  MAIN INDEX