Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc settled with Freddie Mac (FMCC.OB) a $1.2 billion claim, freeing up millions of dollars which will be available for distribution to the bank’s creditors. Under the settlement, Lehman will make a one-time cash payment of $767 million toFreddie Mac, Lehman said in a court filing on Wednesday. LINK
Monthly Archives: February 2014
VIDEO: Belgium: Lawmakers vote for children’s ‘right to die’ euthanasia law
Does a terminally ill child in intolerable pain have a right to die? Belgian lawmakers said yes. The lower house of the Belgian Parliament adopted a bill that extends the right to euthanasia for minors, the Parliament said Thursday on its official Twitter account. The law passed 86 to 44 with 12 abstentions. LINK
Another St. Valentine’s Story
There’s a lot of confusion, actually, about St. Valentine, whose feast we celebrate today.
The most popular legend places Valentine near Rome in the third century, during the reign of the Emperor Claudius III (nicknamed Claudius the Cruel). According to the story, Claudius sought to expand the Roman Empire, and so needed a strong army to conquer new settlements. He was having trouble getting soldiers to join his military forces; and Claudius believed that this was because young men were unwilling to leave their wives and families. Therefore, the Emperor banned all marriages and engagements in Rome.
Snowden copied co-worker password, NSA tells Congress
Snowden has denied in interviews that he stole computer passwords or tricked some co-workers into giving him their passwords. But the NSA letter suggests that Snowden tricked at least one of them and copied his password without the co-worker’s knowledge. LINK
Eyeball tattoos, fanged teeth and a set of horn implants: ‘Body modification artist’ spends £10,000 turn himself into the Devil
With his forked tongue, razor-sharp fangs and horns that poke from his forehead, Diablo Delenfer, 43, from Kent, looks like most people’s idea of a terrifying demon. Now the former security guard and self-described ‘body modification artist’ is to have screws implanted into his skull in a bid to create a devilish metal mohawk. LINK
As in the Days of Noah and the End Times Flood of Lies
In Genesis 9:12-15 God promised He would never flood the earth again, our token of that promise is the rainbow. So we know Christ is not speaking of a literal flood. Rather, Christ is talking about the flood of lies and deception Satan will shower on the earth during the Tribulation. The accounts of this fact are numerous in God’s Word. LINK
It’s Happening Now: Famine is Coming To A City Near You
We watch the famines that roll by in foreign nations and most of us have a mixture of feelings. Sympathy at the suffering, anger at those nations rulers for not doing more…there’s a gamut of emotions particularly for the children who are powerless to do anything about it. What rarely crosses our minds though is ‘how would I cope?’. LINK
Church’s ‘unacceptable’ offer to abuse victims
The Archdiocese of Milwaukee said Wednesday that it was prepared to set aside $4 million in its bankruptcy reorganization plan to compensate clergy sexual abuse victims, an amount one victim called “obscene” in its stinginess. LINK
Death penalty + Nigeria Pentecostal movement hits States
Hanging on a thread Justice is denied without Capital punishment. See books
Forbes ranks Francis as 4th most powerful person in the world
Pope Francis is ranked ‘the 4th most powerful’ person in the world after Presidents Putin (Russia), Obama (USA), and Xi Jinping (China), by Forbes, the prestigious US business magazine. Pope Francis is the 4th ‘most powerful’ person in the world according to Forbes, the prestigious American business magazine, LINK
Belgium has an extensive network of quality childcare
FERTILITY BEFORE AND AFTER ECONOMIC CRISIS
Fertility rates – Number of children born to women
| 2007 | 2011 | |
| Belgium | 1.82 | 1.81 |
| France | 1.96 | 2.01 |
| Germany | 1.37 | 1.36 |
| Iceland | 2.09 | 2.02 |
| Spain | 1.39 | 1.36 |
| UK | 1.90 | 1.96 |
| US | 2.12 | 1.89 |
Source: Eurostat
Day care centers are characterized by two main features, one is the type of facilities and the other is the type of financial participation. In Brussels, childcare facilities are subject to regulation. LINK
An Italian Monastery Becomes a Fashion Destination for Brides in a Frugal Era
CASCIA, Italy — The seamstress gently fastened the ivory-colored silk-covered buttons of the lace corset. She took out the embroidered veil and laid it over the bride-to-be’s long black hair. Girlfriends and family members watched in silence, their eyes glistening. LINK
VIDEO: Locals Claim Virgin Mary Statue Is Crying
If true, I could understand why. More persecution by the Jews?
A family in Israel believes a statue of the Virgin Mary they purchased last year is weeping, prompting hundreds of people to come witness the phenomenon. LINK
Traditionalist Sit in No Man’s Land with the Papacy.
Corrected with my commentary in red. Joseph
Neil Obstat said: From a friend:
It is the rejecting of New-Rome or modernist
Rome or New-church Rome that’s the problem.
I am being careful, and Catholic.
Traditionalists sit in no man’s land, accepting the pope and rejecting his authority at the same time. It is a simple lie. Not at all Catholic. It is schism, period. A mortal sin. Continue reading
I am being careful, and Catholic.
Traditionalists sit in no man’s land, accepting the pope and rejecting his authority at the same time. It is a simple lie. Not at all Catholic. It is schism, period. A mortal sin. Continue reading
Free Masons church law and Pope John 23 + Pius IX
To my friends who feel Pope John XXIII was not a Pope because of a Free Masonic accusation.
I agree, but, again canon law which, comes from those decrees, states, 2335,……which plot against the church or legitimate civil powers, incur….excommunications. Another problem was that the Bishops did not enforce the law, that’s why there were so many bulls issued on it. Continue reading