Weekend Snapshot — Top Stories This Week
(Gospel Coalition) — On Saturday, September 16, 2017, Nabeel Qureshi, age 34, entered into the joy of his master, Jesus Christ, after enduring a yearlong battle with cancer. … As a Christian apologist with a special focus on Islam, Nabeel was often introduced as a “former Muslim.” He felt ambivalence about the label, wondering if he would be forever bound by…
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The worship band of a non-denominational “church” in Indiana recently performed the song “Money Talks” from the secular rock group AC/DC—also known for its “Highway to Hell” tune that celebrates having a party in Hell with one’s friends—during the Sunday morning service to correspond with the pastor’s sermon series. “Come on! Put your hands…
(ABC News) — The island of Puerto Rico has been “destroyed” after Hurricane Maria made landfall there as a Category 4 storm Wednesday morning, according to emergency officials. Puerto Rico’s office of emergency management confirmed that 100 percent of the U.S. territory had lost power, noting that anyone with electricity was using a generator. Multiple…
Photo Credit: Rivers of Living Water United Church of Christ/Facebook EAST ORANGE, N.J. — Two female ministers with the United Church of Christ recently “wed” each other despite being warned by the father of one of the women that doing so was unbiblical. He did not attend the ceremony. “My father would not come here because he does not believe in same-sex…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A “church” in New Mexico has become the first in the Mennonite Church USA to appoint an open lesbian as “lead pastor.” Albuquerque Mennonite Church, which affirmed homosexual relationships a decade ago, made the announcement on Monday that it had chosen Erica Lea as its new leader. It remarked that Lea has a “strong call to connect with…
Photo Credit: Country Mill Facebook page LANSING, Mich. — A federal judge has granted an injunction to a Michigan farmer who was banned from selling at a local farmer’s market for operating his business in accordance with his beliefs on marriage. “The City of East Lansing must grant Country Mill Farms any necessary license and allow Country Mill Farms to…
In a recent scientific presentation and subsequent journal article, a well-known evolutionary biologist noted that a “rising number of publications” believe that the standard theory of evolution might need to be revised or even replaced because it has shortcomings and has failed to account for recent trends in evolutionary biology. Gerd B. Müller is a biologist…
ATLANTA, Ga. — Police fatally shot a student who identifies as “non-binary” on Saturday at the Georgia Institute of Technology after he failed to drop a multi-tool knife after repeatedly being ordered to do so. Scott “Scout” Schultz, 21, was a computer engineering student at the school and also served as the president of Georgia Tech’s Pride Alliance for…
Photo Credit: Gov. Kate Brown/Twitter PORTLAND, Ore. — The Democratic governor of Oregon held a signing ceremony on Monday to celebrate the enactment of a law that that requires insurance companies in the state to cover the murder of the unborn at no cost. While Gov. Kate Brown already signed H.B. 3391, also known as the “Reproductive Health Equity Act,”…
ROCKLIN, Calif. — Officials with a school board in California that recently drew controversy after a kindergarten teacher read two books to students about transgender issues stated during a meeting on Monday that allowing opt-outs of discussions on gender identity and homosexuality would be “discriminatory.” While the Rocklin Academy School Board agreed to…News – 9/23-24/2017
Countering the US, Iran test-fires new ballistic missile
Shortly after Iran unveiled its newest ballistic missile in a military parade on Friday, Tehran test-fired the weapon, broadcasting the launch on public television. The Khorramshahr missile has a range of 2000 kilometers…and can be armed with several warheads. The release and launch of the missile comes shortly after a speech by US President Donald Trump at the UN General Assembly in which he directly attacked the Islamic Republic.
UN Security Council announces opposition to Kurdish independence vote
The United Nations Security Council has announced its opposition to the upcoming Kurdish independence referendum, set to take place tomorrow. During the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week, the Security Council said that such a vote would be ”destabilizing” to Iraq, which has disintegrated since the war against the Islamic State began there three years ago.
Arab media reports Israeli airstrike on Damascus Airport
Arab media reports on Thursday night claimed that Israel attacked a weapons depot next to Damascus International Airport. A report from…Al Arabia Al Jadid, said that a series of explosions shook the airport. Al Masdar News…also reported that an Israeli drone attack the airport, citing a report from the Syrian military that the attack did not seriously damage the airport or its surroundings, and that there were no casualties.
China limits oil trade to North Korea and bans textile trade
China has moved to limit North Korea’s oil supply and will stop buying textiles from the politically isolated nation, it said on Saturday. China is North Korea’s most important trading partner, and one of its only sources of hard currency. The ban on textiles trade will hurt Pyongyang’s income, while China’s oil exports are the country’s main source of petroleum products.
North Korea: Tremor detected near weapons’ test site
A magnitude-3.4 earthquake has been detected in North Korea. The earthquake occurred about 50km from a nuclear test site, monitors say. Previous quakes have occurred during weapons’ tests. Chinese seismologists said it was a “suspected explosion”. But South Korea says that it could be a natural quake not caused by a nuclear test.
Indonesia: Bali volcano highest alert issued
Indonesia has issued its highest level alert for a volcano on Bali, warning that an eruption on the popular tourist island could be imminent. About 10,000 people have already been evacuated, with officials urging people to stay at least nine kilometres (5.6 miles) away from Mount Agung. Tremors have been reported, and there are indications that magma is rising to the surface, the officials say.
Puerto Rico dam failure ‘imminent’ after Hurricane Maria
A failing dam is causing “extremely dangerous” flooding on a Puerto Rico river in the wake of Hurricane Maria, authorities say. The National Weather Service (NWS) said the “imminent failure” of the Guajataca Dam is a “life-threatening situation”. More than 70,000 people live in the nearby areas of Isabela and Quebradillas.
McCain torpedoes Republican Obamacare repeal plan again
Senator John McCain has said he cannot support his fellow Republicans’ latest effort to repeal Obamacare, dealing it a potentially fatal blow. The Arizona senator, who is battling brain cancer, said he “cannot in good conscience” vote for the new plan, which President Donald Trump backs. Mr McCain said it was wrong to pass such far-reaching legislation without input from the Democrats.
Alarm as ‘super malaria’ spreads in South East Asia
The rapid spread of “super malaria” in South East Asia is an alarming global threat, scientists are warning. This dangerous form of the malaria parasite cannot be killed with the main anti-malaria drugs. It emerged in Cambodia but has since spread through parts of Thailand, Laos and has arrived in southern Vietnam.
‘It Undermines Integrity Of Elections’: Glitch Allows Non-U.S. Citizens In Pa. To Vote
Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt says a glitch in the state’s “motor-voter” process has allowed non-U.S. citizens to register to vote, even though he thinks they did so accidentally. The glitch has had no impact on elections, as the number of people mistakenly registered was small, but Schmidt thinks that statewide there could be many more and he wants the state to review registrations.
Leftist Elementary Teacher Changes Declaration of Independence, Forces Students To Recite Gender Neutral Version
In yet another example of the insanity that is modern day liberalism, elementary school students in Mesa, Arizona were forced to recite a gender neutral version of the Declaration of Independence after their teacher “revised” the historical topic to fit their political ideology.
Will The Deep State’s War On Trump Lead To An Actual Civil War?
“These are all just casualties of Trump’s war with the ‘deep state’ (permanent military, intelligence, and diplomatic bureaucracies), whereby the vested power interests in the US are fighting to defeat the ‘Make America Great Again’ (MAGA) movement…”
BREAKING: St. Louis Rioters Use Horrifying New Weapon Against Police
…St. Louis rioters have begun using chemical warfare/terrorist tactics, throwing bottles of dangerous chemicals at our police officers and causing burns, irritations, and other health complications that could arise in the future, according to KMOV.
Professor Exposes What’s Holding Down Minorities – It’s NOT What Liberals Claim
The Federalist Papers reported that noted economist Walter E. Williams believes the issue facing African Americans isn’t racial repression like the Left claims, but a much deeper issue. It’s the collapse of the traditional family structure.
Uber Banned in London After Sexual Assaults by Migrant Drivers Skyrocket
Uber has been banned in London partly in response to skyrocketing rapes by predominantly migrant drivers which the company did not report to police.
Equifax Accidentally Directs 200,000 Customers To Fake Phishing Website
…As if this weren’t enough to permanently sully the firm’s reputation (amid cries of “you had one job!”) – the staggering irony of a credit monitoring firm inadvertently divulging the sensitive information that it was supposed to safeguard hasn’t been lost on consumers) a series of subsequent disclosures have portrayed the firm’s executives as bungling, at best, and nefarious, at worst.
Trump and North Korea war of words escalates
US President Donald Trump has made new threats against North Korea in response to the country’s foreign minister’s fiery speech at the UN on Saturday. Ri Yong-ho described Mr Trump as a “mentally deranged person full of megalomania” on a “suicide mission”. The US president responded by saying Mr Ri and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un “won’t be around much longer” if they continue their rhetoric.
Catalonia referendum: Madrid moves to take over local policing
The Spanish authorities have moved to place all policing in Catalonia under central control to stop the disputed independence referendum on 1 October. Col Diego Pérez de los Cobos has been put in charge of Catalan and central police forces in the autonomous region. The order was justified as a way to achieve better co-ordination. But the Catalan authorities rejected it, saying it was an unacceptable interference.
Brazil’s army sent to quell Rio favela violence
The Brazilian army was deployed in one of Rio de Janeiro’s largest favelas, Rocinha, after six days of clashes between rival drug gangs. The shanty town is home to an estimated 70,000 people living on hillsides overlooking wealthy western Rio. A major highway running past the shanty town was closed for hours because of a gun battle between the police and criminals that caused traffic jams on one of the city’s main east-west arteries.
Trump calls for BOYCOTTS of NFL teams whose players refuse to stand for the National Anthem
President Donald Trump has ratcheted up the national controversy over black National Football League players who refuse to stand while the U.S. National Anthem is played before games. During a Friday night political rally in Alabama, Trump called on fans to boycott teams that allow players to engage in that particular form of protest.
Germany election: Merkel seeks fourth term
Millions of Germans are casting their votes in the country’s federal elections, with Chancellor Angela Merkel tipped to retain power. She is seeking a fourth term in office and to keep her conservative CDU/CSU alliance’s status as the largest presence in Germany’s Bundestag. Its coalition partner, the social democratic SPD, is its main rival, while the right-wing AfD is likely to gain its first parliamentary seats.
Conservative Roman Catholic theologians accuse pope of spreading heresy
Several dozen tradition-minded Roman Catholic theologians, priests and academics have formally accused Pope Francis of spreading heresy with his 2016 opening to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics. In a 25-page letter delivered to Francis last month and provided Saturday to The Associated Press, the 62 signatories issued a “filial correction” to the pope — a measure they said hadn’t been employed since the 14th century.
Iran launches war games near Iraqi Kurdistan border, Turkey hits militant positions
Iranian forces have launched war games in an area near the border with Iraq’s Kurdistan region, Iran’s state media reported on Sunday, a day before a Kurdish independence referendum in the region. Turkey also said on Sunday its aircraft launched airstrikes against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq’s Gara region on Saturday after spotting militants preparing to attack Turkish military outposts on the border.
Russia Warns US In Unprecedented “Secret” Face-To-Face Meeting Over Syria, But What’s The Endgame?
Russia’s diplomatic and strategic victory in the Middle East was made clear this week as news broke of “secret” and unprecedented US-Russia face to face talks on Syria. The Russians reportedly issued a stern warning to the US military, saying that it will respond in force should the Syrian Army or Russian assets come under fire by US proxies.
World War 3 ready: Russia carries out EXPLOSIVE war games on edge of Europe
Russia’s military exercises were displayed in terrifying detail in a series of shock photos released today.
Comedy Central Show “Broad City” Celebrates Abortion, Depicts Pro-Lifer Holding “Jesus Hates You” Sign
The opening of the September 20 episode of Comedy Central’s Broad City, titled “Twaining Day,” provided a glimpse into the attitude of today’s pro-abortion feminists and the result was as tragically ridiculous as you might imagine.
70,000 in Puerto eRico Urged to Evacuate as Dam Collapse Feared
Puerto Rican officials rushed to evacuate tens of thousands of people downstream of a failing dam and said they could not reach more than half the towns in the U.S. territory as the massive scale of the disaster wrought by Hurricane Maria started to become clear on Friday.
CLAIM: Red Cross stole emergency supplies from the doorsteps of churches, then sold them for profit
A Houston-area woman has made an explosive allegation that the American Red Cross scooped up Hurricane Harvey relief supplies that poured in from all over the country, and supposedly sold some of them — like bottle water — for a profit. Other supplies were discarded in dumpsters.
How Obama is funding the anti-Trump resistance
Wall Street might be shocked to learn it is helping bankroll the anti-Trump “resistance” movement that’s aggressively fighting policies it favors — including corporate tax cuts and the repeal of Obama-era banking and health-care regulations.
Chinese robot dentist is first to fit implants in patient’s mouth without any human involvement Successful procedure raises hopes technology could avoid problems caused by human error and help overcome shortage of qualified dentists.
WARNING SHOT: PM NETANYAHU DECLARES THAT IRAN RISKS ‘MORTAL PERIL’ BY THREATENING ISRAEL
“Fix it or nix it,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, telling the world body that Israel’s policy on the Iranian nuclear deal is simple: “Change it or cancel it.”
Iran Releases Video Showing Off Brand New Ballistic Missile
“The 2,000-km-range missile can carry the warhead 1,800km away,” the Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps told reporters on Friday. “The specification of this missile is that it can carry several warheads instead of one to hit several targets.”
The Reason Why ICOs Have Been Going Through The Roof…
“Like the dot-com bubble in the 90s, you could add the concept of blockchain to just about anything and have a ‘business’ worth millions, no matter how idiotic the original idea…”
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Headlines – 9/23-24/2017
Amid diplomatic flurry, calls for regional Middle East peace
Iraqi cleric praises Jews, says Muslims seen as ‘world’s headache’
IDF’s Underground Gaza Wall May Change Hamas Terror Strategies
The Undercurrents Fueling Terrorism
Nasrallah says Hezbollah prepared for war with Israel… and the US
Courting Hamas, Iran Tries to Restore anti-Israel Axis After Syria Fallout
Russian sub fires cruises missiles at militants in Syria
Russian FM: Russia supports Iraq’s territorial integrity
The Iraqi militia helping Iran carve a road to Damascus
Israel’s Backing of Iraqi Kurds’ Independence Vote Strains Ankara Ties
Turkey urges Iraqi Kurds to drop referendum, cites sanctions
Iraqi Kurdish leader says referendum to go ahead despite opposition
US special envoy says Kurdish referendum has ‘a lot of risks’
Commentary: A normal world would support Kurdish referendum, this is not a normal world
At UN assembly, the Syrian war has all but dropped off the radar
Lost generation: 500,000 Syrian refugee children still out of school
Rohingya refugee camps on the brink of a ‘health disaster’
Beauty queen loses Miss Turkey crown over contentious coup tweet
Head of state’s daughter snapped selfies during UN speech on genocide: report
Defying US warnings, Iran tests new missile capable of reaching Israel
IDF Chief: Israel Seeking to Prevent Iran From Becoming North Korea of the Middle East
Russia Warns Trump: Collapse of Iran Deal Would Discourage North Korea From Stopping Nukes
The New US Sanctions: Moving From Sanctions to Economic War
Trump, South Korea’s Moon agree to boost defenses
US takes N. Korea threat of H-bomb test seriously, Trump official says
Trump: ‘Madman’ North Korean leader to be ‘tested like never before’
Aides warned Trump not to attack North Korea’s leader personally before his fiery U.N. address
Kim Jong-Un Calling Trump a ‘Dotard’ Gave the Internet a Language Lesson
Russia tells North Korea, U.S. ‘hot heads’ to calm down
China tells Japan not to abandon dialogue over North Korea
China imposes limit on oil supply to North Korea
U.S. families got fake orders to leave South Korea. Now counterintelligence is involved.
France threatens to skip 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea over security concerns
Hawaii reportedly prepares for nuclear attack amid North Korea rhetoric
Are We Really Capable Of Shooting Down North Korean Missiles?
Trump’s debut at the UN: threats, taunts – and gasps of alarm from the diplomats
Weekend Roundup: Trump’s U.N. Speech Marks The End Of Global U.S. Leadership
Trump administration to replace travel ban with country-specific restrictions
Pentecostal Pastor Seeks Asylum in Germany, Fears Being Declared a Terrorist by Russia Gov’t
Despite tensions, U.S. sees value in New START treaty with Russia
Trump dismisses Facebook ads controversy as part of ‘Russia hoax’
DHS tells states about Russian hacking during 2016 election
‘It Undermines Integrity Of Elections’: Glitch Allows Non-U.S. Citizens In Pa. To Vote
Doomsday is not on Saturday after all, writer says after predicting end of the world
Spaceship chasing an asteroid slingshots past Earth
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes off Northern California coast
5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Hachijo-jima, Japan
Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 25,000ft
Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 19,000ft
Sinabung volcano in Indonesia erupts to 13,000ft
Fearing eruption, thousands in Bali flee from Mount Agung
Death toll rises to 293, rescues continue after Mexico earthquake
Southern Mexico to face downpours, building seas from budding tropical depression
Dam fails in Puerto Rico, 70,000 told to evacuate
Gas shortage expected following pipeline failure off Israeli waters
Alarm as ‘super malaria’ spreads in South East Asia
Newt Gingrich: Health care in America — the single-payer disaster
Sen. John McCain delivers a potentially fatal blow to GOP effort to repeal Obamacare
Health Insurers in New Mexico To Implement Record-High Premium Increases
Why the search for the perfect sperm donor has gone online
Dozens of Parents, Students Leave Calif. Elementary School System After Board OKs Transgender Books
Trump Told Abbas: We’re Working on New Peace Deal, but Need More Time to Formulate It
Palestinian President Abbas Puts One-state Solution on the Table
Commentary: Israel’s Stall-Forever ‘Peace’ Plan
Saudi foreign minister at UN: ‘No justification’ for Israeli-Palestinian conflict to continue
At UN, Syrian FM accuses Israel of backing ‘terror gangs’
Syrian foreign minister at UN: Israel aids terrorists, we’ll take back the Golan
Israel Simulates War With Hezbollah, but Iran Will Orchestrate Next Conflict in Lebanon and Syria
Lebanese president: I won’t prevent Hezbollah from having weapons
Day After Reports of Israeli Attack: Syria Says It ‘Reserves Right to Respond’
US-backed SDF says it took Syria’s largest gas field from ISIS
Kurdish delegation heads to Baghdad for dialogue in parallel with independence vote
Fearful neighbours look on as Iraq’s Kurds stake claim to nationhood
Iraqi PM says Kurdish referendum ‘unconstitutional’ in call with Tillerson
Turkey OKs military intervention, warns Iraqi Kurds on vote
Iraq says it wants world’s help to build nuclear reactor
Saudi Arabia shoots down ballistic missile from Yemen
Bahrain FM: We moved against Qatar over its support for terrorism
Car bomber hits NATO convoy in Afghanistan, wounds five civilians
India, at U.N., calls Pakistan ‘pre-eminent export factory for terror’
Pakistan says ‘terrorists’ inside Afghanistan kill officer
Iran tests missile despite Trump pressure
Iran defies Washington as it announces successful missile test
Iranian general threatens to turn Tel Aviv, Haifa ‘into dust’
Israel says Iran missile test a provocation to US and threat to whole free world
France ‘extremely concerned’ by Iran ballistic missile test
Trump: ‘Not much’ of a nuclear deal after Iran tests missile
Trump keeps decision on Iran nuclear deal secret, even from advisers
Trump Says Iran ‘Working’ With North Korea After Tehran Tests Missile That Can Reach Israel
N.Korea says rockets to US ‘inevitable’ after Trump dubs Kim ‘rocket man’
Trump: North Korean leaders ‘won’t be around much longer’ if they strike US
North Korea stages anti-US rally as war of words escalates
US bombers, fighters buzz North Korea in show of force
Earthquake In North Korea Sets Off Alarm And Speculation
China suspects explosion behind magnitude 3.4-quake in North Korea
North Korea: Mystery quake ‘not nuclear test’
Earthquake strikes North Korea near nuclear test zone, but no radiation reported
Several hurt in suspected London acid attack
As Germany prepares to vote, the center holds, but the fringe is rising
Di Maio: the face of populists eyeing power in Italy
Spain, Catalonia clash over policing as illegal independence vote nears
Trump turns sports into a political battleground with comments on NFL and Stephen Curry
President Trump: NFL Should Fire Players Who Kneel During National Anthem
NFL union hits back at Trump over players’ right to protest
NFL’s Goodell: Trump’s ‘divisive comments’ show a ‘lack of respect’
Dem calls for all NFL players to kneel during national anthem
Hillary Clinton: Women Who Support Trump Are ‘Publicly Disrespecting Themselves’
UC Berkeley’s ‘Free Speech Week’ officially canceled, appeared to be set-up from the start
Drone Hits Army Helicopter Flying Over Staten Island
Walmart Wants To Send People Into Your House To Stock The Fridge – Even When You’re Not Home
Living On The Moon May Happen By 2030, Scientists Claim
Six earthquakes reported in one day off Pacific Coast, west of Ferndale, CA
2 new quakes shake southern Mexico, already coping with disasters
New 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Mexico
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Paredon, Mexico
5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Kadingilan, Philippines
5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near San Jose de Jachal, Argentina
5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Tingloy, Philippines
5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Kirakira, Solomon Islands
Popocateptl volcano in Mexico erupts to 28,000ft
Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 25,000ft
Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 16,000ft
Sinabung volcano in Indonesia erupts to 13,000ft
Turrialba volcano in Costa Rica erupts to 12,000ft
$1B OK’d for Puerto Rico hurricane aid, but governor says he’ll seek more
Hurricane Maria’s Forecast Path Edging Closer to Outer Banks
Tropical Storm Lee could near hurricane strength by next week
Tropical Storm Pilar to unleash flooding, mudslides across southern Mexico
Tattoos move into cultural mainstream
Travelers warned about meth-laced soda in Mexico
Chinese robot dentist is first to fit implants in patient’s mouth without any human involvement
Hepatitis Emergency: San Diego turns to local Homeland Security for help
Conservative Catholics accuse pope of spreading heresy
Date Setter Hedges His Bet: Today is not the end, just the beginning of the end
Where did the idea of Planet X aka Nibiru Come from?
What Will Happen on Sept. 23rd 2017?
| US establishes permanent military base in Israel for the first time
Posted: 23 Sep 2017 06:10 PM PDT  For the first time in history, the United States on Monday established an official, permanent military base in Israel: an air defense base in the heart of the Negev desert. Dozens of US Air Force soldiers will call home the new base, located inside the Israeli Air Force’s Mashabim Air Base, west of the towns of Dimona and Yerucham. Brig. Gen. Tzvika Haimovitch, head of the IAF’s Aerial Defense Command,
announced the establishment of the installation on Monday evening. “It’s nothing short of historic,” he said. It demonstrates the “years-old alliance between the United States and the State of Israel.” The Israeli brigadier general also told reporters the establishment of a permanent US base in Israel “allows us to improve our defense, in the discovery and in an interception and in preparedness.” READ MORE |
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| Dairy Queen sign says ‘In God We Trust,’ Customers Outraged!
Posted: 23 Sep 2017 06:05 PM PDT  A sign on the door of a Kewaskum Dairy Queen, calling the restaurant ‘politically incorrect’ is generating business and conversation. The sign reads: “This restaurant is politically incorrect.” It warns potential customers that staff may say things like “Merry Christmas,” “Happy Easter,” and will also offer free sundaes to veterans on Veterans Day. It also says “In God We Trust.” “I felt the sign was appropriate to
hang in terms of being transparent about the views of the owner and staff supporting God and country,” said owner Kevin Scheunemann. “It just seems that those kinds of values and principles are becoming controversial in society,” he said. The sign was posted close to four years ago, after a customer was upset when he heard Christian music inside the restaurant. READ MORE |
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| Teacher Advises Students Use Gender-Neutral Pronouns
Posted: 23 Sep 2017 05:58 PM PDT  A new fifth-grade teacher at Canopy Oaks Elementary is asking students to use gender-neutral pronouns in the classroom. Math and science teacher Chloe Bressack sent the request home in a letter to parents headlined “About Mx. Bressack.” “… my pronouns are ‘they, them, their’ instead of ‘he, his, she, hers.’ I know it takes some practice for it to feel natural,” the letter reads, “but students catch on pretty quickly.”
The letter also asks that students use “Mx.,” (pronounced ‘Mix’) when addressing the teacher rather than Mr. or Ms. The note alarmed some parents. In a post written Tuesday night in the Facebook group “Tally Moms Stay Connected,” a parent said her child’s teacher sent home a “Welcome to my class” note, which included the request. The parent ended her original post with the question, “What would your reaction be as a parent of 9 & 10-year-olds?” READ MORE |
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| Hezbollah has 10,000 fighters in Syria ready to confront Israel
Posted: 23 Sep 2017 05:55 PM PDT  Hezbollah has more than 10,000 fighters in southern Syria ready to confront Israel, a commander for the Iranian-backed Lebanese terror group has said. “Hezbollah has over 10,000 fighters deployed in southern Syria. Hezbollah is an army of infantry, rockets, tanks, elite forces,” the Hezbollah official told the Middle East Eye website this week, amid tensions surrounding the shooting down by the Israeli Air
Force on Tuesday of an Iranian-built drone launched by the group as it attempted to cross into airspace. The commander said the fighters were based in areas surrounding the Golan Heights and that tunnels and military bases were being built for a possible confrontation with Israel “We are operating as we do in south Lebanon, but of course in a veiled manner,” he said. READ MORE |
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| Inmate Sues Kansas Gov’t Over ‘Christian Propaganda’ on Prison Grounds
Posted: 23 Sep 2017 01:06 PM PDT  One of the nation’s leading humanist organizations is suing Kansas prison officials in federal court, claiming that officials have outwardly promoted Christianity inside a state-run prison. The American Humanist Association, a Washington-based organization that has over 34,000 members across the country, announced that its Appignani Legal Center filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the Kansas
Department of Corrections on behalf of an inmate, who accuses the government agency of promoting a Christian worldview at the Topeka Correctional Facility. The lawsuit says that prison officials are sponsoring Christianity by “displaying religious messages, images, and symbols on public bulletin boards and elsewhere on prison grounds.” The lawsuit considers the Christian-themed postings on the prison grounds to be “Christian propaganda.” READ MORE |
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| North Korea warns missile attacks on US mainland ‘inevitable’
Posted: 23 Sep 2017 01:02 PM PDT  North Korea says Donald Trump’s labeling of Kim Jong-Un as “Rocket Man” has made “our rockets’ visit to the entire U.S. mainland inevitable”. Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho told the United Nations that Mr Trump had committed an irreversible mistake during his speech to the body in New York last week. His comments came after it emerged the US had sent bombers to the North Korean border today in the
closest they have been this century. Foreign Minister Ri said if US lives were lost, Mr Trump ”will be held totally responsible”. Ri, who said Pyongyang’s ultimate goal was to establish a “balance of power with the U.S.”, retorted that Trump himself was on a “suicide mission” after the U.S. president said Kim was on such a mission. READ MORE |
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| DEVELOPING: Roads in Mexico City begin Out-Gassing, Appear to be breathing
Posted: 23 Sep 2017 11:10 AM PDT  Mexicans are in extreme danger of another, even larger earthquake than the massive M7.1 which struck south of Mexico City earlier this week. Roads in the area have begun Out-Gassing . . . They appear to be
Breathing . . . meaning the earth below is being squeezed so hard, it is venting gas from deep in the earth. The road is literally Breathing! This could very well be a major warning sign of a coming Mega-Quake! CONTINUE |
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| US flies nuclear-capable B-1B bombers just off coast of North Korea
Posted: 23 Sep 2017 11:03 AM PDT  The US has flown nuclear-capable B-1B Lancer bombers escorted by F-15 fighters off North Korea’s coast venturing the “farthest north of the Demilitarized Zone,” separating the two Koreas, in the 21st century, the Pentagon’s spokesperson said. “This is the farthest north of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) any U.S. fighter or bomber aircraft have flown off North Korea’s coast in the 21st century, underscoring the
seriousness with which we take (North Korea’s) reckless behavior,” said Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White. The DMZ is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula near the 38th Parallel, separating North Korea from South Korea. It was created in 1953, following the armistice which ended the Korean War. READ MORE
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Dr. Mary Neal’s entire life was rocked when she found herself trapped beneath eight feet of raging waters while kayaking in Chile back in 1999 — an experience that she says led her to die, visit heaven — and return. Neal, an orthopedic surgeon from Wyoming who authored the new book, “
The National Weather Service says the Guajataca Dam is failing in western Puerto Rico and buses are evacuating up to 70,000 people “as quickly as they can.” Puerto Rican officials said they could not reach more than half the towns on the Island due to debris, downed power lines, and cell towers. The government is calling the situation “extremely dangerous.” The weather service office in San Juan says
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Friday unveiled its latest ballistic missile capable of reaching much of the Middle East, including Israel, while the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani, vowed that Tehran would press ahead with its missile program in defiance of U.S. demands to the contrary. The unveiling came during a military parade in Tehran that commemorated the 1980s Iraq-Iran war. The move was a direct
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in waters off the Mexican coast, just several days after the devastating earthquake on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said Saturday. Quakes have been registered at 10:38 GMT on Saturday. The epicenter is located 48 kilometers (30 miles) to the southwest of the town of Paredon at the depth of 74.2 kilometers (about 46 miles). No victims or destruction have
6000 people have been evacuated from villages near a volcano on Bali amid fears it could erupt for the first time in 50 years. Authorities warned tourists to avoid hiking or camping within four miles (6km) of Mount Agung as tremors shook the area and smoke rose above the crater. Officials said 6,000 people
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What is The Gospel?
Who Do You Think That I Am?
Selected Scriptures
Code: A335
With that brief question Jesus Christ confronted His followers with the most important issue they would ever face. He had spent much time with them and made some bold claims about His identity and authority. Now the time had come for them either to believe or deny His teachings.
Who do you say Jesus is? Your response to Him will determine not only your values and lifestyle, but your eternal destiny as well.
Consider what the Bible says about Him:
JESUS IS GOD
While Jesus was on earth there was much confusion about who He was. Some thought He was a wise man or a great prophet. Others thought He was a madman. Still others couldn’t decide or didn’t care. But Jesus said, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30). That means He claimed to be nothing less than God in human flesh.
Many people today don’t understand that Jesus claimed to be God. They’re content to think of Him as little more than a great moral teacher. But even His enemies understood His claims to deity. That’s why they tried to stone Him to death (John 5:18; 10:33) and eventually had Him crucified (John 19:7).
C.S. Lewis observed, “You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come up with any patronizing nonsense about His being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to” (Mere Christianity [Macmillan, 1952], pp. 40-41).
If the biblical claims of Jesus are true, He is God!
JESUS IS HOLY
God is absolutely and perfectly holy (Isaiah 6:3), therefore He cannot commit or approve of evil (James 1:13).
As God, Jesus embodied every element of God’s character. Colossians 2:9 says, “In Him all the fulness of Deity dwells in bodily form.” He was perfectly holy (Hebrews 4:15). Even His enemies couldn’t prove any accusation against Him (John 8:46)
God requires holiness of us as well. First Peter 1:16 says, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
JESUS IS THE SAVIOR
Our failure to obey God—to be holy—places us in danger of eternal punishment (2 Thessalonians 1:9). The truth is, we cannot obey Him because we have neither the desire nor the ability to do so. We are by nature rebellious toward God (Ephesians 2:1-3). The Bible calls our rebellion “sin.” According to Scripture, everyone is guilty of sin: “There is no man who does not sin” (1 Kings 8:46). “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). And we are incapable of changing our sinful condition. Jeremiah 13:23 says, “Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard its spots? Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil.”
That doesn’t mean we’re incapable of performing acts of human kindness. We might even be involved in various religious or humanitarian activities. But we’re utterly incapable of understanding, loving, or pleasing God on our own. The Bible says, “There is none righteous, not even one; there is none who understands, there is none who seeks for God; all have turned aside, together they have become useless; there is none who does good, there is not even one” (Romans 3:10-12).
God’s holiness and justice demand that all sin be punished by death: “The soul who sins will die” (Ezekiel 18:4). That’s hard for us to understand because we tend to evaluate sin on a relative scale, assuming some sins are less serious than others. However, the Bible teaches that all acts of sin are the result of sinful thinking and evil desires. That’s why simply changing our patterns of behavior can’t solve our sin problem or eliminate its consequences. We need to be changed inwardly so our thinking and desires are holy
Jesus is the only one who can forgive and transform us, thereby delivering us from the power and penalty of sin: “There is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
Even though God’s justice demands death for sin, His love has provided a Savior, who paid the penalty and died for sinners: “Christ … died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that He might bring us to God” (1 Peter 3:18). Christ’s death satisfied the demands of God’s justice, thereby enabling Him to forgive and save those who place their faith in Him (Romans 3:26). John 3:16 says, “God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.” He alone is “our great God and Savior” (Titus 2:13).
JESUS IS THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE OBJECT OF SAVING FAITH
Some people think it doesn’t matter what you believe as long as you’re sincere. But without a valid object your faith is useless
If you take poison—thinking it’s medicine—all the faith in the world won’t restore your life. Similarly, if Jesus is the only source of salvation, and you’re trusting in anyone or anything else for your salvation, your faith is useless.
Many people assume there are many paths to God and that each religion represents an aspect of truth. But Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me” (John 14:6). He didn’t claim to be one of many equally legitimate paths to God, or the way to God for His day only. He claimed to be the only way to God—then and forever.
JESUS IS LORD
Contemporary thinking says man is the product of evolution. But the Bible says we were created by a personal God to love, serve, and enjoy endless fellowship with Him
The New Testament reveals it was Jesus Himself who created everything (John 1:3; Colossians 1:16). Therefore He also owns and rules everything (Psalm 103:19). That means He has authority over our lives and we owe Him absolute allegiance, obedience, and worship.
Romans 10:9 says, “If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved.” Confessing Jesus as Lord means humbly submitting to His authority (Philippians 2:10-11). Believing that God has raised Him from the dead involves trusting in the historical fact of His resurrection—the pinnacle of Christian faith and the way the Father affirmed the deity and authority of the Son (Romans 1:4; Acts 17:30-31).
True faith is always accompanied by repentance from sin. Repentance is more than simply being sorry for sin. It is agreeing with God that you are sinful, confessing your sins to Him, and making a conscious choice to turn from sin and pursue holiness (Isaiah 55:7). Jesus said, “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments” (John 14:15); and “If you abide in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine” (John 8:31).
It isn’t enough to believe certain facts about Christ. Even Satan and his demons believe in the true God (James 2:19), but they don’t love and obey Him. Their faith is not genuine. True saving faith always responds in obedience (Ephesians 2:10).
Jesus is the sovereign Lord. When you obey Him you are acknowledging His lordship and submitting to His authority. That doesn’t mean your obedience will always be perfect, but that is your goal. There is no area of your life that you withhold from Him.
JESUS IS THE JUDGE
All who reject Jesus as their Lord and Savior will one day face Him as their Judge: “God is now declaring to men that all everywhere should repent, because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead” (Acts 17:30-31).
Second Thessalonians 1:7-9 says, “The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. And these will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power.”
HOW WILL YOU RESPOND?
Who does the Bible say Jesus is? The living God, the Holy One, the Savior, the only valid object of saving faith, the sovereign Lord, and the righteous Judge.
Who do you say Jesus is? That is the inescapable question. He alone can redeem you—free you from the power and penalty of sin. He alone can transform you, restore you to fellowship with God, and give your life eternal purpose. Will you repent and believe in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior?
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