(pope) Francis popularity growing

POPAccording to “Religion & Ethics,” PBS TV 90% of American Catholics like (pope) Francis, and 70% of all other American faiths like him. When you stop and think of the fact that he’s only been in office 2 years. At this rate he could surpass John Paul II in popularity if he could be in office for 25 years. What wasn’t mention in the poll was that the minority of conservative Catholics dislike for him has also grown as well. I would have to conclude that he’s doing even better world  wide with the same groups of people with the exception of the Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists and other similar religions.

Daughter of Two Moms Comes Out Against Gay Marriage

Who would not want to know who their real Mom is or their real Dad.
Heather Barwick, who has come out against gay marriage despite having a lesbian mom. A South Carolina woman’s new essay about being raised by her lesbian mom contains a surprising revelation: she opposes marriage equality. My mom raised me with her same-sex partner back in the ’80s and ’90s,”…MORE

Jewish Life Like in Iran Today – The Jewish Magazine…

iran62062Jews living in Iran are better off than most Countries in the World
Today life in Iran is very good for the remaining 20,000 Jews who live there. During the time of the Shah there were approximately one hundred thousand Jews, but they were subject to persecution and experienced anti-Semitism. Although you might think that the Jewish life would get worse after Khomeini and the Islamic revolution, it actually improved. MORE

Largest Presbyterian denomination gives final approval for same-sex marriage

PRESBFriends there is no good reason to object to Christ’s Return. Looking at you, Methodists

The final approval by a majority of the 171 regional bodies of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) enshrines a change recommended last year by the church’s General Assembly. The vote amends the church’s constitution to broaden marriage from being between “a man and a woman” to “two people, traditionally a man and a woman.” MORE

After nun rape, India cardinal says protect humans, not just cows

Indian Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal walks out of the Convent of Jesus and Mary school after meeting with the school staff in RanaghatWhat? Animals are sacred over humans in the Hindu religion. Talk about a crazy world.
The head of India’s Catholic bishops, speaking out after a nun was raped in the east of the country last week, has said the country should be as concerned about the welfare of its people as it is about its cows. The comments appeared directed against hardline Hindu nationalists who have stirred up…

VIDEO: Days Of Darkness Coming? (Catholic Prophecy) NASA SDO Reveals Two Massive Holes In The Sun!

NASA’s SDO images from March 16, 2015, reveal not one but two massive holes in the sun, decribed as “dark patches, known as coronal holes.” According to the NASA.gov website, the larger of the holes, near the southern pole, covers anywhere from 6 to 8 percent of the total surface, 142 billion miles, while the one at the opposite pole they approximate as stretching 3.8 billion miles on the sun. MORE

Netanyahu surges to victory in Israeli vote

Mideast Israel ElectionPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud Party scored a resounding victory in Israel’s election, final results showed Wednesday, a stunning turnaround after a tight race that had put his lengthy rule in jeopardy.

Netanyahu surged ahead after a last-minute lurch to the right in which he opposed Palestinian statehood and vowed continued settlement construction, setting the stage for fresh confrontations with the White House just weeks after criticizing U.S. talks with Iran in a divisive address to Congress. MORE

US Reform Jewish rabbis install 1st openly lesbian leader

lesbAs a rabbinic student in 1980s New York, Denise Eger lived away from other seminarians. She quietly started a group for fellow gay and lesbian students, but held the meetings in another borough. By the time of her ordination, she wasn’t formally out, but her sexuality was known, and no one would hire her. Later, she took the only job offered, with a synagogue formed expressly as a religious refuge for gays. MORE