Google engineering director and futurist Ray Kurzweil believes we are close to realizing everlasting life and is dead-set on getting us there. The inventor and noted author believes the key to such a scientific breakthrough is a system of ‘bridges’ that enable the body to move from strength to strength over time. LINK

“We need to agree on common values for all religions as soon as possible, a kind of secular Ten Commandments on which we will build the world of tomorrow,” he said in an opening speech kicking off the three-day summit. LINK

Talk about competing with slave labor. Ha. LINK

A student at a Nevada middle school opened fire with a semi-automatic handgun on campus just before the starting bell Monday, wounding two 12-year-old boys and killing a math teacher who was trying to protect children from their classmate. LINK

A Catholic church has beensold to the Muslim community after a decline in worshippers. St Peter’s has closed its doors to Christian worshippers following the recent sale. Despite the sale, the church said that the local parish, Cobridge, in Stoke-on-Trent, would continue to exist and money from the sale will be used to benefit parishioners. LINK

As the deadline looms for American citizens to comply with the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, many Christians are scrambling to understand their enrollment options. But many may be unaware of the fact that Obamacare provides a heath insurance exemption for people of faith who enroll in a Biblically-based healthcare sharing program. LINK

In an ironic twist of fate, the former head of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility in eastern Japan has died, according to new reports. After battling a bout of throat cancer that emerged just months after the stricken plant was overrun by a historic tsunami and subsequent earthquake, LINK

The video below is an excellent recap of the past since the Fukushima meltdown after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, as well as information leading right up until today, explained concisely and logically without embellishment. LINK

Just as Noah did in ancient times, world-renowned evangelist Billy Graham is sounding the alarm that the Second Coming is “near” and signs of the end of the age are “converging now for the first time since Jesus made those predictions.” LINK

” Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.” ~ Albert Einstein LINK

Taiwanese Special Forces and a select few other military units recently received updated bulletproof armor that includes a ballistic face mask that serves to protect operators from lethal headshots and to reduce fighting effectiveness of opposing forces, LINK

Kanye West was joined onstage by the only man he considers bigger than himself – Jesus Christ. The 36-year-old rapper kicked off his Yeezus Tour Saturday night at Seattle’s Key Arena in typical grandiose style. LINK

The viral photo below shows Mt. Rushmore on the first day that it reopened after the US government shutdown courtesy of Tea Party Command Center. The photograph IS NOT photoshopped according to the person who had taken it. Is this another sign of the ‘end of America’? Our founding fathers wouldn’t possibly be happy about what has happened to America. LINK