BHUBANESHWAR, India (AP) — Officials ordered tens of thousands of coastal villagers to flee their homes Friday as a massive cyclone that filled nearly the entire Bay of Bengal gathered strength and headed toward India’s eastern seaboard. LINK
Monthly Archives: October 2013
VIDEO: Vatican Misspells Jesus’ Name on Papal Medal
Someone is going to be saying a “mea culpa.” A medal issued by the Vatican commemorating Pope Francis’ first year as the Bishop of Rome included a rather glaring spelling error, a typo of Biblical proportions. Engraved with the Latin phrase that the pope says inspired him to join the priesthood as a young man, LINK
If anyone is still so deluded as to think Obama actually cares about the poor, this should extinguish your delusion for good.
After that, Lucifercare — via its minions in the IRS — will remove the nonprofit status from those hospitals. Currently, some 60% of U.S. hospitals are nonprofits. Of those, a sizeable number are Catholic. 615 Catholic hospitals account for 12.5% of community hospitals in the United States, and over 15.5% of all U.S. hospital admissions.LINK
News In Two Minutes – Earth’s Core Changing – US Default Plans – Typhoon Nears India – Radiation
VIDEO: Ceasar’s Messiah Conspiracy Theory is Easily Refuted
A sensational headline is making its way around the internet: Ancient Confession Found: ‘We Invented Jesus Christ.’ Accordingly, I have received quite a few messages about this new “Covert Messiah” claim by conspiracy theorist Joseph Atwill. This is actually old hat from Atwill who authored the book Ceasar’s Messiah back in 2005. LINK
Shutdown worsens historic blizzard that killed tens of thousands of South Dakota cattle
An unusually early and enormous snowstorm over the weekend caught South Dakota ranchers and farmers unprepared, killing tens of thousands of cattle and ravaging the state’s $7 billion industry — an industry left without assistance because of the federal government shutdown. LINK
Doctors: Patients Don’t Need to be Dead Before We Harvest Their Organs
The pro-killing for organs article–by Robert D. Truog, M.D., Franklin G. Miller, Ph.D., and Scott D. Halpern M.D. Ph.D., contends that past assurances about donors being dead were, essentially, lies. (I disagree.) But rather than urge a return to ethical standards, the authors go all in for legalizing homicide for organs. LINK
Company’s ‘Designer Baby’ Patent Divides Bioethicists
23andMe, the test-your-own-genes company, has come under fire on moral grounds today for patenting a DNA prediction service that critics say could lead to “designer babies.”The company received a U.S. patent last week for software it offers clients to estimate the chances that a theoretical child might have key genetic traits. LINK
VIDEO: News In Two Minutes – Libyan PM Kidnapped – Anti Government Violence – US Mustard Gas Leak
Madonna is now studying the Quran
And speaking of superstars, Madonna is now studying the Quran LINK and has a young (OK, hot) Muslim boyfriend. Omid Safi unpacks this latest development and points out that spirituality is part of Madonna’s public performance: “It is Madonna’s job, her calling, and her training to say things to tantalize us, engage us, and keep us captivated. And what better way than to identify with one of the most maligned and marginalized groups today, Muslims?”
Hello, she’s been a spokes-person for the State of Israel now for many years. Could she be an Israeli plant to help corrupt the Muslim people?
“Virgin” or “Young Woman”? Isa 7:14
The first reading on March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation, is from Isaiah 7 and includes the famous words: “the virgin shall be with child, and bear a son and shall name him Emmanuel…” (Isa 7:14). This verse is important since Matthew 1:22-23 explains that Jesus’ birth by the Virgin Mary is a fulfillment of this prophecy: LINK
Gravity ‘celebrates presence of God’ say US Christian reviewers
It has picked up almost universally positive reviews and is being tipped for Oscars glory next year. Now Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity has begun to pick up praise from a surprising source – Christian critics who say the 3Dspace spectacular celebrates the presence of God in the universe LINK
CALIFORNIA’S BROWN SIGNS BILL PERMITTING NON-PHYSICIAN ABORTIONS (Just kill the thing!)
Gov. Jerry Brown of California signed AB 154 on Wednesday, legalizing non-physician abortions in the state. The legislation, which had been pushed vigorously by Planned Parenthood, had been strongly opposed by pro-life groups and some physicians, arguing that it amounted to legalizing back-alley abortions for profit. LINK
Attack on Jerusalem graves unnerves Christians
Christian leaders in Israel are up in arms over what they say is a string of relentless attacks on church properties and religious sites — most recently the desecration of a historic Protestant cemetery where vandals toppled stone crosses from graves and bludgeoned them to pieces. LINK
VIDEO: Diabetic man calls 911 for an ambulance, POLICE show up, and KILL HIM!! Walked right in and shot him!
Police in Georgia say they had no choice but to shoot a man who was, according to his family, experiencing an adverse reaction to medication he took for his diabetes. The family of Jack Lamar Roberson claims they called 911 on Friday for medical help and that the 43-year-old was not a threat at all. Police say Roberson was armed. LINK