Sunday, May 31, 2009
Israel Begins its Biggest Civil Defense Drill
Israel Begins its Biggest Civil Defense Drill
By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
31 May 2009
SOURCE: Voice of America
Israel is holding the biggest civil-defense drill in its history.
Amid growing tensions with Iran, Israel is training soldiers, emergency crews, and civilians for the possibility of all-out war. Major Chezi Deutch is an officer in Israel's Home Front Command.
"It is part of the overall plan to increase preparedness and readiness in the country, dealing with civil defense and with emergencies in the civilian population," Deutch said.
The scenarios include massive missile attacks possibly with chemical or biological weapons.
"What we are expecting, what we would like to see is to have the population act as they would in time of a real crisis," Deutch said.
The crisis Israel fears is a massive rocket and missile barrage on all fronts: from Iran in the East, to Syria and Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas in the North, to the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel's southern border in the Gaza Strip.
That could happen if Israel carries out its threat to launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. With the Iranian president threatening to wipe the Jewish state "off the map," Israel has warned time and again that it will not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. And the civil-defense drill seems to be a clear message to Teheran that the military option remains on the table.
By Robert Berger
Jerusalem
31 May 2009
SOURCE: Voice of America
Israel is holding the biggest civil-defense drill in its history.
Amid growing tensions with Iran, Israel is training soldiers, emergency crews, and civilians for the possibility of all-out war. Major Chezi Deutch is an officer in Israel's Home Front Command.
"It is part of the overall plan to increase preparedness and readiness in the country, dealing with civil defense and with emergencies in the civilian population," Deutch said.
The scenarios include massive missile attacks possibly with chemical or biological weapons.
"What we are expecting, what we would like to see is to have the population act as they would in time of a real crisis," Deutch said.
The crisis Israel fears is a massive rocket and missile barrage on all fronts: from Iran in the East, to Syria and Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas in the North, to the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel's southern border in the Gaza Strip.
That could happen if Israel carries out its threat to launch a pre-emptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities. With the Iranian president threatening to wipe the Jewish state "off the map," Israel has warned time and again that it will not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. And the civil-defense drill seems to be a clear message to Teheran that the military option remains on the table.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
40 Brave Soldiers for Christ
Imagine this scenario:
Imagine Christians throughout Southern California and the nation standing united in non-violent solidarity with the banned Home Bible Study Members, all refusing to pay any and all fees to the government relating to religious practices.
Imagine Christians, Jews and others running ads everywhere refusing to bow down to this evil government with specific abuse examples (TV, billboards, newspapers, they post millions of blogs and websites etc.) while unarmed Believers and supporters protectively encircle the house 24/7 with prayers and video cameras keeping it (getting it) in the news while Christians and others throughout the country very publicly announce and begin holding Bible Studies, prayer meetings and even complete church meetings in their homes, on their lawns, on street corners (without blocking the sidewalks mind you)...
Now Imagine the Church of Jesus becoming the Church of Jesus...
Then Imagine at the next elections all those awakening Believers with one accord voting out all those who are working against this nation, the cause of Christ and the security of Israel and indeed insisting on trials for ALL the traitors regardless of their political parties etc.
Imagine!
What would happen then?
Either freedom and the restoration of the Republic...
or martial law.
The time for guns and armed resistance may be (probably is) coming but we aren't there yet.
At this point armed resistance would only result in the martial law and massive bloodshed they are trying to cause.
That's my thoughts on what We The People should be doing now...
The following is a good example of what we need to be preparing for considering what doubtless lies ahead.
Its based on a true story.
40 Brave Soldiers for Christ by Tom Green
Rise of the Obama Youth: The Third Wave Project!
City Wave! The Third Wave!
Yes They Can!
Yes They Are!
Yes They Can!
Yes They Are!
http://www.truthnews.us/?p=2985
First they came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up, because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me.
--- Words of wisdom from Rev. Martin J. Niemoller in 1945
First they came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up, because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me.
--- Words of wisdom from Rev. Martin J. Niemoller in 1945
This is How Liberty Dies... This is Liberty Survives!
This Is How Liberty Dies...
Pick A Side AND STAND!
Failure to choose is a choose!With deadly consequences!
With deadly consequences!
The 1st Amendment to the US Constitution is NOW Being Revoked!
This is the Death of the First Amendment
Unless WE Stop It!
Unless WE Stop It!
Home Bible Study Has Been BANNED In San Diego California!!
Go Here: http://johnofallfaith.multiply.com/journal/item/1643 for the details!
One interesting thing about this case is that it specifically targets Christians. The questions those present were asked (which are not mentioned in the article but were reported by those present) included: Are you studying the Bible, do you pray before or after and if so do you say Amen at the end of the prayer? This specifically and targets Christians and religious Jews.
BUT, my dear non-Christian, non-Jewish friends, if they can do this to Christians they can do it to Hindus, Buddhists, Taoists... to ANYONE!
These restrictions do not impact Oprah's New Age Church meetings however:
She also conducts home and tele-meetings across the country.
Same with the House Meetings of the Obamite cult. They meet without police barging in!...
But soon Christians will no longer be allowed to legally meet in their own homes to study the Bible if this is allowed to stand!
THIS is the precedent being established!
There IS a fast spreading disease but its not the WHO flu!
Its called:
BUT There Is A Cure:
Seek God!
And Work for the deportation of this illegal Indonesian immigrant from Kenya!
Barry Sotero Is:
Having Done All You Can To Stand.....STAND!
- STAND!
REGARDLESS of Your Religious Beliefs!
If we don't stand against this Americans will never stand against ANYTHING!
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances --
The 1st Amendment to the US Constitution is NOW Being Revoked!
Friday, May 29, 2009
Looks Official This Time: Y! 360 is Finally Closing!
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
OK. Highway Patrol Attack EMT While Bringing Woman to Hospital!
Ever More Police Brutality...
The details of this story aren't completely clear to me but is worth noting.
Essentially, as I understand it:
* The ambulance is bringing a woman to the hospital. Presumably its an emergency.
* Her son is present (in the ambulance?)
* The Cops want to pass the slower moving EMT and flash their lights.
* The EMT keeps going on its way to the hospital instead of pulling over for the cops.
* The Cops pull the EMT over, physically assault and terrorize the EMT worker while the patient in the back is screaming!!!
* The apparent charge: He failed to bow before his government overlords.
BUT NOTICE WHAT HAPPENED!
** BECAUSE he resisted the terrorists and stood up for his rights.
** BECAUSE citizens were filming this act of terrorism and kept filming.
The COPS backed off and the EMT worker was not arrested or charged with anything!
Had he not resisted, had the camera not been filming, had there been no witnesses what would have happened?
Probably he would have been severely beaten up and then arrested for resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer as the patient lay in the back of the ambulance afraid and without the care she needed. The FACT that the cops lied and said the EMT worker assaulted him first is evidence of this likelihood. Plus, had the EMT worker actually assaulted the would have been beaten on the spot and arrested.
Having done all to stand... STAND!
Notice how the cop uses a choke hold on his victim! The man's face swells painfully showing he can't breath but still he refuses to yield to these terrorists!
Following is the video and what is posted about it at You Tube:
SOURCE
Oklahoma Highway Patrol fight with EMT
1:53 PM PDT Updated: May 28, 2009 2:45 PM PDT
OHP says before the home video was recording, the paramedic assaulted the state trooper.
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OHP says before the home video was recording, the paramedic assaulted the state trooper.
Witness Diana Walkup says the paramedic never touched anyone until the patrolman grabbed his arm.
Enlarge this picture
Witness Diana Walkup says the paramedic never touched anyone until the patrolman grabbed his arm.
By Dan Bewley and Terry Hood, The News On 6
UNDATED - There are more details about a confrontation earlier this week between an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper and a paramedic in Okfuskee County. The incident was caught on tape as the trooper accuses the ambulance driver of not pulling over when the patrol car was trying pass him. What does the law say about who has the right of way?
It was Sunday along Highway 62 in Paden. Kenyada Davis is behind the cell phone camera. His mother was being transported by Muscogee Creek Nation EMS to a hospital in Prague.
5/27/2009 Related story: Trooper, Paramedic Fight Caught on Tape
In a statement obtained by The News On 6, paramedic Maurice White said the patrol car came within three feet of the ambulance with its lights on, eventually passing while telling the driver over the emergency radio: "You should consider checking you rearview mirrors."
After taking care of the original call, the trooper waited for the ambulance and pulled it over. White says in his statement: "The officer got out of his vehicle in a state of rage."
Read the Paramedic's Report
Read a witness's statement
A witness, who declined to go on camera, told The News On 6 the same story.
"He was yelling, screaming. He was irrational to me," said witness Diana Walkup.
OHP says before the home video was recording, the paramedic assaulted the state trooper. But, Diana Walkup says the paramedic never touched anyone until the patrolman grabbed his arm.
She says it was the trooper who was out of control.
"We thought, my God, is he going to pull a gun? That's really what we thought. We didn't know if he was fixing to pull a gun or what," said witness Diana Walkup.
So, who had the right of way? The Creek Nation admits the ambulance did not have on its lights and sirens, while the trooper had on his lights, but no sirens.
The News On 6 couldn't find anything that gives one emergency vehicle the right of way over another, but we did find one state law that says: "Every person who willfully delays...an emergency medical technician...in the performance of...care and treatment...is guilty of a misdemeanor."
Investigators aren't commenting, but Diana Walkup believes the trooper was out of line.
"I was horrified. I couldn't believe it. These gentlemen were trying to do their job and they were held up," said witness Diana Walkup.
The trooper's dash-cam video is in the custody of an assistant district attorney in Okfuskee County. She says it will not be released because it's part of the investigation.
http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.a...
Category: News & Politics
The details of this story aren't completely clear to me but is worth noting.
Essentially, as I understand it:
* The ambulance is bringing a woman to the hospital. Presumably its an emergency.
* Her son is present (in the ambulance?)
* The Cops want to pass the slower moving EMT and flash their lights.
* The EMT keeps going on its way to the hospital instead of pulling over for the cops.
* The Cops pull the EMT over, physically assault and terrorize the EMT worker while the patient in the back is screaming!!!
* The apparent charge: He failed to bow before his government overlords.
BUT NOTICE WHAT HAPPENED!
** BECAUSE he resisted the terrorists and stood up for his rights.
** BECAUSE citizens were filming this act of terrorism and kept filming.
The COPS backed off and the EMT worker was not arrested or charged with anything!
Had he not resisted, had the camera not been filming, had there been no witnesses what would have happened?
Probably he would have been severely beaten up and then arrested for resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer as the patient lay in the back of the ambulance afraid and without the care she needed. The FACT that the cops lied and said the EMT worker assaulted him first is evidence of this likelihood. Plus, had the EMT worker actually assaulted the would have been beaten on the spot and arrested.
Our tax dollars at work...
Having done all to stand... STAND!
Notice how the cop uses a choke hold on his victim! The man's face swells painfully showing he can't breath but still he refuses to yield to these terrorists!
Following is the video and what is posted about it at You Tube:
SOURCE
Witness Says Trooper May Need Anger Management
http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/0509...
Witness' Statement:
http://ftpcontent.worldnow.com/griffi...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
Here is the statement made by the EMT:
http://static.ktul.com/documents/emts...
And the ambulance driver:
http://static.ktul.com/documents/fran...
1:53 PM PDT Updated: May 28, 2009 2:45 PM PDT
OHP says before the home video was recording, the paramedic assaulted the state trooper.
Enlarge this picture
OHP says before the home video was recording, the paramedic assaulted the state trooper.
Witness Diana Walkup says the paramedic never touched anyone until the patrolman grabbed his arm.
Enlarge this picture
Witness Diana Walkup says the paramedic never touched anyone until the patrolman grabbed his arm.
By Dan Bewley and Terry Hood, The News On 6
UNDATED - There are more details about a confrontation earlier this week between an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper and a paramedic in Okfuskee County. The incident was caught on tape as the trooper accuses the ambulance driver of not pulling over when the patrol car was trying pass him. What does the law say about who has the right of way?
It was Sunday along Highway 62 in Paden. Kenyada Davis is behind the cell phone camera. His mother was being transported by Muscogee Creek Nation EMS to a hospital in Prague.
5/27/2009 Related story: Trooper, Paramedic Fight Caught on Tape
In a statement obtained by The News On 6, paramedic Maurice White said the patrol car came within three feet of the ambulance with its lights on, eventually passing while telling the driver over the emergency radio: "You should consider checking you rearview mirrors."
After taking care of the original call, the trooper waited for the ambulance and pulled it over. White says in his statement: "The officer got out of his vehicle in a state of rage."
Read the Paramedic's Report
Read a witness's statement
A witness, who declined to go on camera, told The News On 6 the same story.
"He was yelling, screaming. He was irrational to me," said witness Diana Walkup.
OHP says before the home video was recording, the paramedic assaulted the state trooper. But, Diana Walkup says the paramedic never touched anyone until the patrolman grabbed his arm.
She says it was the trooper who was out of control.
"We thought, my God, is he going to pull a gun? That's really what we thought. We didn't know if he was fixing to pull a gun or what," said witness Diana Walkup.
So, who had the right of way? The Creek Nation admits the ambulance did not have on its lights and sirens, while the trooper had on his lights, but no sirens.
The News On 6 couldn't find anything that gives one emergency vehicle the right of way over another, but we did find one state law that says: "Every person who willfully delays...an emergency medical technician...in the performance of...care and treatment...is guilty of a misdemeanor."
Investigators aren't commenting, but Diana Walkup believes the trooper was out of line.
"I was horrified. I couldn't believe it. These gentlemen were trying to do their job and they were held up," said witness Diana Walkup.
The trooper's dash-cam video is in the custody of an assistant district attorney in Okfuskee County. She says it will not be released because it's part of the investigation.
http://www.newson6.com/Global/story.a...
Category: News & Politics
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
JTA On Judge Sonia Sotomayor
I don't know anything about Judge Sonia Sotomayor except what I've read over the past couple of days. I DO distrust Obama utterly... however I DO have respect for the views of the Jewish Orthodox Union and they seem to think highly of her.
So... the following is just an FYI post from the JTA: "The Global News Service of the Jewish People." What are your thoughts on the new Justice (appointed by our first illegal immigrant junta leader)?
Life story, Israel trips tie Sotomayor to Jews
SOURCE
By Ron Kampeas � May 26, 2009
President Obama meets with Judge Sonia Sotomayor in the Oval Office on May 21, 2009, five days before he nominated Sotomayor for a U.S. Supreme Court seat. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)
President Obama meets with Judge Sonia Sotomayor in the Oval Office on May 21, 2009, five days before he nominated Sotomayor for a U.S. Supreme Court seat. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Jewish groups don't endorse U.S. Supreme Court nominees, at least in writing.
The tears and choked sobs when Sonia Sotomayor accepted President Obama's nomination on Tuesday told another story.
Packed into the room along with Sotomayor's family, friends and colleagues were representatives of Jewish groups that have consulted with the White House about prospective replacements for David Souter.
The story of her life -- the daughter of a Puerto Rican single mother from the Bronx, N.Y., whose ambitions knew no bounds -- resounded with a community that has made the story of immigrant triumph over struggle a template of Jewish American success.
"It was impossible not to moved by her personal story," said Mark Pelavin, the associate director of the Reform movement's Religious Action Center. "To see her mother sitting there and think about what this says about her and her country -- the combination of someone who grew up in a housing project, who has been on the bench for a long time, but who has been a prosecutor as well, that combination is very powerful."
"It was thrilling," said Sammie Moshenberg, the Washington director of the National Council of Jewish Women.
It doesn't hurt that Sotomayor, 54, is a poster child for strong Jewish-Hispanic relations. In 1986, when she was in private legal practice, she joined one of the first young leadership tours of Israel sponsored by Project Interchange, which is affiliated with the American Jewish Committee.
Sotomayor so enjoyed the country -- its immigrant culture, its popular music influenced heavily by Jewish immigrants from Argentina and Brazil -- that she made a return visit in 1996 when she was a federal judge, and recently joined a Project Interchange U.S.-Israel forum on immigration. In the process, she formed a lifelong friendship with Project Interchange founder Debbie Berger and her husband, Paul, who attended her swearing-in as a Manhattan appeals court judge in 1998.
"She enjoyed Israel not just from an intellectual perspective, she liked the music and the people," Paul Berger told JTA.
Richard Foltin, the legislative director for the AJC, said her background naturally played a role in how the Jewish community would welcome her.
"We must recognize the significance of the third woman and first Hispanic on the court," he said. "And there's no question of her impressive qualifications."
Sotomayor would come to the Supreme Court with one of the longest bench careers in its history, having handed down or joined 3,000 decisions in 18 years as a federal and appeals court judge. That's a lot to read through and accounted for a degree of hesitancy from Jewish groups that were enthused about her life story but just getting to know her judicial record.
"I've got a bunch of opinions in my briefcase and it's time to start reading," Pelavin said.
The National Council of Jewish Women -- one of the few Jewish groups that expresses an opinion on judicial candidates -- has yet to announce where it stands. Whatever the case, said Nancy Ratzan, the NCJW's president, the organization would dedicate itself to ensuring that Sotomayor receives a fair hearing.
"Our 90,000 followers will be focused on making sure it's a fair and prompt process that focuses on her record," she said.
NCJW and the Religious Action Center will canvass members for appropriate questions for Sotomayor during the confirmation process; the questions will be relayed to the U.S. Senate Judicary Committee.
Leaders of the Anti-Defamation League issued a statement calling for a process that is conducted "professionally, and with civility and respect," and praised the pick while stopping short of an official endorsement.
"We applaud President Obama for having selected this noted jurist to be the Court's first Hispanic and third woman Justice," the ADL leaders stated. "If confirmed, she will undoubtedly bring an important new perspective to the work of the Court."
Even the Orthodox Union, which tends to stake our more conservative ground than other Jewish organizations on church-state issues, spoke positively about Sotomayor, citing several religious freedom-related cases.
In a 1993 case, she upheld the constitutional right of a rabbi in White Plains, N.Y., to display a menorah in a city park. In two other cases, in 1994 and 2003, Sotomayor upheld prisoners' religious rights even though the practices in question did not conform with mainstream beliefs. And in 2006, she ruled that allowing federal age discrimination statutes to apply to a 70-year-old minister dismissed by the Methodist church would constitute unwarranted government interference in church affairs.
Those decisions, OU said, were "very encouraging."
Marc Stern, the legal counsel for the American Jewish Congress, predicted that Sotomayor's long bench experience ultimately will be a plus. More time on the bench shaping reasoned opinions made her less of a target than other nominees -- like Lani Gunier, Robert Bork and Samuel Alito -- whose years pushing intellectual boundaries in the halls of academe handed fodder to opponents seeking controversial statements.
Additionally, the 2nd Circuit of Appeals -- based in Manhattan and covering New York, Connecticut and Vermont -- deals with cases emerging from courts and legislatures that already trend liberal. That means it is less likely to address issues such as abortion and discrimination that often exercise Jewish groups.
"There's no track record that anyone can point to," Stern said, referring to such hot-button issues. "There's not likely going to be a whole lot there as a smoking gun."
So... the following is just an FYI post from the JTA: "The Global News Service of the Jewish People." What are your thoughts on the new Justice (appointed by our first illegal immigrant junta leader)?
Life story, Israel trips tie Sotomayor to Jews
SOURCE
By Ron Kampeas � May 26, 2009
President Obama meets with Judge Sonia Sotomayor in the Oval Office on May 21, 2009, five days before he nominated Sotomayor for a U.S. Supreme Court seat. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)
President Obama meets with Judge Sonia Sotomayor in the Oval Office on May 21, 2009, five days before he nominated Sotomayor for a U.S. Supreme Court seat. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza)
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Jewish groups don't endorse U.S. Supreme Court nominees, at least in writing.
The tears and choked sobs when Sonia Sotomayor accepted President Obama's nomination on Tuesday told another story.
Packed into the room along with Sotomayor's family, friends and colleagues were representatives of Jewish groups that have consulted with the White House about prospective replacements for David Souter.
The story of her life -- the daughter of a Puerto Rican single mother from the Bronx, N.Y., whose ambitions knew no bounds -- resounded with a community that has made the story of immigrant triumph over struggle a template of Jewish American success.
"It was impossible not to moved by her personal story," said Mark Pelavin, the associate director of the Reform movement's Religious Action Center. "To see her mother sitting there and think about what this says about her and her country -- the combination of someone who grew up in a housing project, who has been on the bench for a long time, but who has been a prosecutor as well, that combination is very powerful."
"It was thrilling," said Sammie Moshenberg, the Washington director of the National Council of Jewish Women.
It doesn't hurt that Sotomayor, 54, is a poster child for strong Jewish-Hispanic relations. In 1986, when she was in private legal practice, she joined one of the first young leadership tours of Israel sponsored by Project Interchange, which is affiliated with the American Jewish Committee.
Sotomayor so enjoyed the country -- its immigrant culture, its popular music influenced heavily by Jewish immigrants from Argentina and Brazil -- that she made a return visit in 1996 when she was a federal judge, and recently joined a Project Interchange U.S.-Israel forum on immigration. In the process, she formed a lifelong friendship with Project Interchange founder Debbie Berger and her husband, Paul, who attended her swearing-in as a Manhattan appeals court judge in 1998.
"She enjoyed Israel not just from an intellectual perspective, she liked the music and the people," Paul Berger told JTA.
Richard Foltin, the legislative director for the AJC, said her background naturally played a role in how the Jewish community would welcome her.
"We must recognize the significance of the third woman and first Hispanic on the court," he said. "And there's no question of her impressive qualifications."
Sotomayor would come to the Supreme Court with one of the longest bench careers in its history, having handed down or joined 3,000 decisions in 18 years as a federal and appeals court judge. That's a lot to read through and accounted for a degree of hesitancy from Jewish groups that were enthused about her life story but just getting to know her judicial record.
"I've got a bunch of opinions in my briefcase and it's time to start reading," Pelavin said.
The National Council of Jewish Women -- one of the few Jewish groups that expresses an opinion on judicial candidates -- has yet to announce where it stands. Whatever the case, said Nancy Ratzan, the NCJW's president, the organization would dedicate itself to ensuring that Sotomayor receives a fair hearing.
"Our 90,000 followers will be focused on making sure it's a fair and prompt process that focuses on her record," she said.
NCJW and the Religious Action Center will canvass members for appropriate questions for Sotomayor during the confirmation process; the questions will be relayed to the U.S. Senate Judicary Committee.
Leaders of the Anti-Defamation League issued a statement calling for a process that is conducted "professionally, and with civility and respect," and praised the pick while stopping short of an official endorsement.
"We applaud President Obama for having selected this noted jurist to be the Court's first Hispanic and third woman Justice," the ADL leaders stated. "If confirmed, she will undoubtedly bring an important new perspective to the work of the Court."
Even the Orthodox Union, which tends to stake our more conservative ground than other Jewish organizations on church-state issues, spoke positively about Sotomayor, citing several religious freedom-related cases.
In a 1993 case, she upheld the constitutional right of a rabbi in White Plains, N.Y., to display a menorah in a city park. In two other cases, in 1994 and 2003, Sotomayor upheld prisoners' religious rights even though the practices in question did not conform with mainstream beliefs. And in 2006, she ruled that allowing federal age discrimination statutes to apply to a 70-year-old minister dismissed by the Methodist church would constitute unwarranted government interference in church affairs.
Those decisions, OU said, were "very encouraging."
Marc Stern, the legal counsel for the American Jewish Congress, predicted that Sotomayor's long bench experience ultimately will be a plus. More time on the bench shaping reasoned opinions made her less of a target than other nominees -- like Lani Gunier, Robert Bork and Samuel Alito -- whose years pushing intellectual boundaries in the halls of academe handed fodder to opponents seeking controversial statements.
Additionally, the 2nd Circuit of Appeals -- based in Manhattan and covering New York, Connecticut and Vermont -- deals with cases emerging from courts and legislatures that already trend liberal. That means it is less likely to address issues such as abortion and discrimination that often exercise Jewish groups.
"There's no track record that anyone can point to," Stern said, referring to such hot-button issues. "There's not likely going to be a whole lot there as a smoking gun."
More Info On: Iran: "It Will Take Us 11 Days "to Wipe Israel Out of Existence"
I posted the following video a few days ago. Mike Evens has just posted an alert about it with additional information that some of your may find interesting:
First the Video:
JERUSALEM REPORT
From Mike Evans the founder of the Jerusalem Prayer Team
Dear John,
In a video released by German television, General Ataollah Salehi, commander of the Iranian army, has declared that it "Will Take Us 11 Days 'To Wipe Israel Out of Existence'" although he is a little vague on how he reached his calculations. "Nothing can prevent Iranian missiles from targeting the heart of Israel, if Iran is subjected to a military strike by Israel."
Iranian Chief-of-Staff General Hassan Firouzabadi reiterated Iran's readiness should its nuclear sites be threatened: "We are fully prepared to confront any attack that would threaten the interests of Iran. We have sufficient means and the necessary force to defend our territory."
General Salehi seemed to challenge Israel with his comments: "The truth is that Israel does not have the courage to attack us. If we are subjected to any attack by Israel, I do not think we will need more than 11 days to wipe Israel out of existence."
Click here to watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCfj_eB5w5s
Last Wednesday, Iran launched a long-range, solid-fuel missile capable of reaching Israel and Europe. Pentagon officials cautioned, "(Iran) can either continue on this path of continued destabilization in the region or decide to pursue relationships with the countries in the region and the United States that are more normalized."
The type of rocket launched can be fueled in advance and hidden in various locations until fired. Many in Israel think the test firing was directly related to Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington on Monday, May 18, and President Obama's threats to implement more sanctions if Iran does not come to the table on its nuclear program.
A senior fellow at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies surmised that Iran could wed the capabilities of the Sajjil-2 with its burgeoning nuclear capabilities and produce a nightmare situation unlike any other the U.S. and Israel have ever faced.
Six Iranian warships have been dispatched to international waters as a show of force against "foreign threats." This includes the Gulf of Aden which is a vital link for both Persian Gulf Oil and the world economy. This move comes only five days after an Iranian surface-to-surface missile with a range of 2000 km was test fired. According to Admiral Habibollah Sayyari the move by Iran was "to protect oil tankers from the world's fifth-largest crude exporter against pirate attacks."
"Iran has dispatched six ... warships to international waters and the Gulf of Aden region in an historically unprecedented move by the Iranian Navy," Sayyari said. He reiterated that preserving Iran's "territorial integrity" in its southern waters called for "perseverance and firmness" by its navy, and was "indicative of the country's high military capability in confronting any foreign threat on the country's shores," Sayyari said.
This announcement was made the same day President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected the most recent Western proposal to stop Iran's nuclear program: "Our talks [with major powers] will only be in the framework of cooperation for managing global issues and nothing else. We have clearly announced this," Reuters reported. "The nuclear issue is a finished issue for us. We will not allow anyone to negotiate with us outside the [UN International Atomic Energy] Agency's regulations and issues," Ahmadinejad told a news conference.
This year, Iran will have enough centrifuges to produce an atomic bomb, which they want to wipe out Israel. Over 50 percent of the Jews living in Israel have said they will leave Israel if Iran gets the bomb. If Israel ever needed your support, it is now.
Please VOTE Today:
President Obama, please stand with Israel.
President Obama, please do not stand with Israel.
Click here to cast your vote: http://tool.donation-net.net/CTBF/ObamaIsraelVote.cfm?dn=1032&commID=115032273&ID=211981
As a friend of Israel, I am deeply concerned about the events that are taking shape and their effect on Israel's future. Please pray for the Jewish people. Please stand with me in defense of the Jewish people. Please let your voice be heard in support of the Jewish people.
Thank you to the 671 Jerusalem Prayer Team partners who have given to bless Israel. We need 1,100 to give in order to reach our goal. We are more than halfway there. Please pray today for all that have given and for those who have not given to give a gift today. Pray that God will bless them according to Psalm 122:6: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall PROSPER that love thee." And, Genesis 12:3 says, "I will BLESS them that BLESS thee..."
Please stand up for Israel, today. Bless her with an "I Support Israel" gift to help provide food, clothing, medications, and shelter for the poor Russian Jews who left everything behind to become a part of God's promise. The world's economy has created a grave crisis for the poor. They are forgotten and suffering.
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Thank you for caring.
Your ambassador to Jerusalem,
Mike Evans
Your Jerusalem World News: http://myjwn.com
Your Jerusalem Prayer Team: http://jerusalemprayerteam.org
First the Video:
JERUSALEM REPORT
From Mike Evans the founder of the Jerusalem Prayer Team
Dear John,
In a video released by German television, General Ataollah Salehi, commander of the Iranian army, has declared that it "Will Take Us 11 Days 'To Wipe Israel Out of Existence'" although he is a little vague on how he reached his calculations. "Nothing can prevent Iranian missiles from targeting the heart of Israel, if Iran is subjected to a military strike by Israel."
Iranian Chief-of-Staff General Hassan Firouzabadi reiterated Iran's readiness should its nuclear sites be threatened: "We are fully prepared to confront any attack that would threaten the interests of Iran. We have sufficient means and the necessary force to defend our territory."
General Salehi seemed to challenge Israel with his comments: "The truth is that Israel does not have the courage to attack us. If we are subjected to any attack by Israel, I do not think we will need more than 11 days to wipe Israel out of existence."
Click here to watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCfj_eB5w5s
Last Wednesday, Iran launched a long-range, solid-fuel missile capable of reaching Israel and Europe. Pentagon officials cautioned, "(Iran) can either continue on this path of continued destabilization in the region or decide to pursue relationships with the countries in the region and the United States that are more normalized."
The type of rocket launched can be fueled in advance and hidden in various locations until fired. Many in Israel think the test firing was directly related to Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington on Monday, May 18, and President Obama's threats to implement more sanctions if Iran does not come to the table on its nuclear program.
A senior fellow at London's International Institute for Strategic Studies surmised that Iran could wed the capabilities of the Sajjil-2 with its burgeoning nuclear capabilities and produce a nightmare situation unlike any other the U.S. and Israel have ever faced.
Six Iranian warships have been dispatched to international waters as a show of force against "foreign threats." This includes the Gulf of Aden which is a vital link for both Persian Gulf Oil and the world economy. This move comes only five days after an Iranian surface-to-surface missile with a range of 2000 km was test fired. According to Admiral Habibollah Sayyari the move by Iran was "to protect oil tankers from the world's fifth-largest crude exporter against pirate attacks."
"Iran has dispatched six ... warships to international waters and the Gulf of Aden region in an historically unprecedented move by the Iranian Navy," Sayyari said. He reiterated that preserving Iran's "territorial integrity" in its southern waters called for "perseverance and firmness" by its navy, and was "indicative of the country's high military capability in confronting any foreign threat on the country's shores," Sayyari said.
This announcement was made the same day President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected the most recent Western proposal to stop Iran's nuclear program: "Our talks [with major powers] will only be in the framework of cooperation for managing global issues and nothing else. We have clearly announced this," Reuters reported. "The nuclear issue is a finished issue for us. We will not allow anyone to negotiate with us outside the [UN International Atomic Energy] Agency's regulations and issues," Ahmadinejad told a news conference.
This year, Iran will have enough centrifuges to produce an atomic bomb, which they want to wipe out Israel. Over 50 percent of the Jews living in Israel have said they will leave Israel if Iran gets the bomb. If Israel ever needed your support, it is now.
Please VOTE Today:
President Obama, please stand with Israel.
President Obama, please do not stand with Israel.
Click here to cast your vote: http://tool.donation-net.net/CTBF/ObamaIsraelVote.cfm?dn=1032&commID=115032273&ID=211981
As a friend of Israel, I am deeply concerned about the events that are taking shape and their effect on Israel's future. Please pray for the Jewish people. Please stand with me in defense of the Jewish people. Please let your voice be heard in support of the Jewish people.
Thank you to the 671 Jerusalem Prayer Team partners who have given to bless Israel. We need 1,100 to give in order to reach our goal. We are more than halfway there. Please pray today for all that have given and for those who have not given to give a gift today. Pray that God will bless them according to Psalm 122:6: "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall PROSPER that love thee." And, Genesis 12:3 says, "I will BLESS them that BLESS thee..."
Please stand up for Israel, today. Bless her with an "I Support Israel" gift to help provide food, clothing, medications, and shelter for the poor Russian Jews who left everything behind to become a part of God's promise. The world's economy has created a grave crisis for the poor. They are forgotten and suffering.
Click here to give a donation online: https://www.donation-net.net/CTBF/donate.cfm?dn=1032&commID=115032273&ID=211981
Thank you for caring.
Your ambassador to Jerusalem,
Mike Evans
Your Jerusalem World News: http://myjwn.com
Your Jerusalem Prayer Team: http://jerusalemprayerteam.org
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
1988, the Hinderers, the Rapture and the Rise of the Rex Mundi
1988, the Hinderers, the Rapture and the Rise of Rex Mundi
This is directly related to the topic we discussed a few days ago, "Is the Rapture a Biblical Teaching?" but raises a few new issues as well. It is another reply to one of my AllExpert questions:
| Questioner: | Chris |
| Private: | no |
| Subject: | "The Rapture" |
| Question: | I realize that there are differences in biblical interpretation and views on various books of the bible. I'm particularly interested in Revelations, and the upcoming Rapture. I was raised Catholic and this was a topic that we didn't dwell on much, but it has really become a fascination of mine recently. I know that many people believed that the Rapture would come in 1988 based in Jesus' Fig Tree parable. Obviously 20 years have passed, so we can safely assume that that was an incorrect interpretation of scripture. What is your belief as to when this might come? Is there a widely accepted belief of a future date and/or time? I realize that Jesus also said that nobody but the Father can know the specific date and time , but is there an approximate that biblical scholars agree on? |
Here's my reply: What is your view on this?
Hi Chris,
As you can appreciate this is a topic about which volumes could be and have been written. I recently posted a study on this to my blog and website where I look at this issue in detail (hence its pretty long).
First, officially the Catholic Church rejects the teaching of the Rapture as they teach Amillennialism and the whole idea of a Rapture is contrary to this view.
In my opinion the Rapture is not a biblical teaching (but the Thousand Year reign is: i.e. I do not accept Amillennialism either).
The 1988 idea is based on a few different prophecies, Jesus' fig tree teaching, Dan 9 etc. In my opinion, that date was critical. To explain why I will need to include a little background.
Paul tells us that:
II Thess 2:7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
Many people identify this 'hinderer' of the Antichrist as the Holy Spirit (Third Person of the Trinity). In my opinion this refers rather to all those who sincerely serve God and who, knowingly or unknowingly, are lead in their resistance to evil by God -- these are "the hinderers" who in the future will be among the 144,000 Jews and the Great Multitude of Gentiles referenced in the Book of Revelation.
The presence of godliness hinders the full manifestation of the Evil One.
I believe that without this hindering agent the Antichrist would have come to power in 1988. Think about how far Christianity has fallen and how acceptable it has now become is bash Christians and others of faith since 1988! Respect for religion has plummeted. Its not coincidence. The Laodecian Church (Rev. 3:14-19) is now replacing genuine faith in God (as is witnessed in the Clergy Response teams, the sex scandals etc) and we can now clearly see how the New World Order is preparing the way of the Rex Mundi ("Global Ruler") or Antichrist. What was theory in 1988 is now fact.
Master Y'shua (Jesus) told us that we would not know the "day nor the hour" but that if we paid attention we could discern the "watch." That "watch" began in either 1948 (with the re-founding of Israel) or in 1967 (with the retaking of Zion: Jerusalem as Israel's eternal capital). In either case, that Watch is fast coming to a close and the rise of the Antichrist is imminent as the hinderers find themselves progressively 'outgunned' by evil.
I do not believe the Bible teaches the Rapture nor that the Church will be Raptured. I believe this is a dangerous misdirection that is promoting Laodecian religion.
Following is a list of why I believe this.
You are most welcome to write me back here with further questions or thoughts. You also might also be interested in reading the entire study on my blog where you can comment (if you open a free account):
http://johnofallfaith.multiply.com/journal/item/1623
This study is also posted here:
http://allfaith.com/Religions/Noahide/rapture.html
Maranatha,
May this information be a blessing to you,
~ John of AllFaith
In Summary
"Just the Facts Please!"
* This is a new doctrine, not historically held by any segment of the Church.
* Christians can't agree on the question of timing: Pre, Mid or Post Tribulation, so it's obviously not that clear at best. If this earth shaking event were truly a biblical prophecy it would be made clear.
* The Pre-Tribulation Rapture (the most commonly held view) is directly and repeatedly contradicted by the clear teachings about who will be opposing the Rex Mundi (Antichrist) and when. According to the prophets, Believers will be present throughout the Seven Years.
* At certain points in the Tribulation, including during the second half, the Great Tribulation, Believers will receive certain protections from certain of the coming plagues and so will obviously still be on the earth.
* A reason often given for why the Rapture must occur is that Holy Spirit must be removed during the reign of the Beast. Were this so, no one post Rapture could be "saved" or have report with God (nor yet could the world itself continue to exist!) yet the Prophets show Divine intervention and inspiration will occur throughout the period and the oft stated presence of Believers on earth.
* Master Y'shua does not discuss or even reference the Rapture in his important Matthew 24 list of signs for, "When will these things be."
* Master Y'shua's Matthew 24 reference to 'those in the field' being "taken" is clearly speaking of the Jews of Jerusalem who will flee the City once the Rex Mundi declares his divinity and the "abomination of desolation spoken of by Prophet Daniel" occurs, and not to a Rapture when read in context.
* Master Y'shua does not discuss or even reference a Rapture in his prophetic presentation to John in the Book Revelations
* Modern Christians do not honor the Sabbath (as commanded in the Bible) and so the Master's concern that this fleeing not take place on the Sabbath has no meaning for modern Christians. Master Y'shua would surely have known the Church would abandon the Sabbath three hundred years after his death.
* 'Those in the field,' 'on the roof tops' etc. are encouraged to run rather than return home for their belongings. Such options would not exist in the Rapture as taught and so the reference can not be to it.
* Believers are advised to stand firm against the Antichrist. To do so they must be present on the earth during his reign.
* The "Last Trump" is blown to announce the establishment of the Kingdom of God on Earth. The reference therefore to Paul in I Cor 15 specifically refers to the time that trumpet is blown. The Rapture, as conceived, would have taken place years before this horn is sounded. It is sounded when the Jews are ALL gathered back to Jerusalem for the inauguration of the global theocracy (the Thousand Year Reign).
* God never granted this type of protection to the Jews, His Elect, even during the Russian Pograms and Nazi Shoah and there is no biblical evidence that He will do so for the Christians who, at the time, as described as being lukewarm and filled with hypocrisy.
* Revelations 6:9 makes it clear that during the entire seven year period those martyred by the Antichrist and his New World Order must patiently wait, "until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled." This clearly shows there will be no Rapture to rescue their fellow Believers from martyrdom.
* The prophetic word about the future of the Church: Through the Seven Church Ages the Church draws progressively farther and farther away from the God of Israel until, in the End Times, it will embrace the Antichrist and God will "vomit it from His mouth" and 'sever the Church from the 'Tree of Israel' and cast it into the 'fire'. If the Church deserves to be vomited out how and why would God rapture it away to safety and bliss as His righteous judgment beings?
* The foretold Church of the Last Days is a lukewarm, hypocritical body that has abandoned the teachings of Master Y'shua and become largely irrelevant in the world (surrendering its position to Secular Humanism and eventually to the Rex Mundi as Babylon the Great and her daughters). Portions of the Church are even now being "vomited out of God's Mouth" as is obvious in the various sex and money scandals, the lack of Christian opposition to the New World Order, the practice of abortion, etc. The fallen Church of today will not be raptured away for its protection.
Starwars Made Me This Way is Coming THIS JUNE!!!!
YAY!!!!
As I've posted a few times, I play Jedi Master Jar Jar Binks in the upcoming fan film Starwars Made Me this Way! I'm on their website here: http://www.filmsinfocus.com/starwars.htm
Well, the film should be available on line (including here) around the end of June. Yippie!
Meesa much having joy joy!
In the mean time, here is footage from for the original Starwars never before seen!!!! Enjoy:
As I've posted a few times, I play Jedi Master Jar Jar Binks in the upcoming fan film Starwars Made Me this Way! I'm on their website here: http://www.filmsinfocus.com/starwars.htm
Well, the film should be available on line (including here) around the end of June. Yippie!
Meesa much having joy joy!
In the mean time, here is footage from for the original Starwars never before seen!!!! Enjoy:
Is Al-Qaeda making headway in in Brazil?
Is Al-Qaeda making headway in Brazil?
Looks like it may be!
After World War Two many of the most significant NAZI leaders (including Hitler himself according to some) fled to and settled in Argentina and Brazil. When I was in Argentina a few years back I was amazed by not only how many Germans were there but how openly they celebrated Hitler's birthday (I was there at the time and witnessed the celebrations myself), spoke of their continuing Nazi beliefs, etc. I was also warned not to venture into certain areas unless I was known by the locals to be pro-Nazi because there were known Nazi enclaves.
What has this got to do al Ikhwan, al Qaeda etc. and the recent al Qaeda arrest in San Palo? Maybe lots!
Consider this short video on the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Third Reich. Now that the far more dangerous Fourth Reich is almost established would we expect the Ummah to not be involved?
History of Hitler and Muslim Waffen SS
Short Version
Hitler and the Mufti Of Jerusalem/Nazi-Muslim Connection
Longer Version
SOURCE The following news story is a translated version of this story, the original is below.
Thanks to my friend Fabio for turning me onto this!
S�O PAULO - Brazil [has] arrested under strict secrecy, one of the high-ranking Al-Qaeda. The arrest was made by the Federal Police in Sao Paulo, where the terrorist was set and in the international operations. The information is the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo "this Tuesday.
According to the publication, does not appear, however, to develop any activity related to the actions of terror in Brazil.
According to the newspaper, for five days, the FBI arrested by anticipating the imminent task of several attacks in the United States, including in New York.
A caution to preserve the secrecy did give the Federal Police to prison, even for internal purposes, the research on cells neonazistas. According to the "Film", only the U.S. government's information has occurred in S�o Paulo, since the FBI and agents have anti-American group in Brazil in joint action with the Federal Police.
The newspaper also highlights that the choice of Sao Paulo by Al-Qaeda seems to arise, at least in part, a combination of "friendly neutrality" of the Brazilian government before the Islamic countries and exist here, obsession (and reasons to take it ) terrorism.
The Original story is in Portuguese:
S�O PAULO - Est� preso no Brasil, sob sigilo rigoroso, um integrante da alta hierarquia da Al- Qaeda. A pris�o foi feita pela Pol�cia Federal em S�o Paulo, onde o terrorista estava fixado e em opera��es de �mbito internacional. As informa��es s�o do jornal "Folha de S. Paulo" desta ter�a-feira.
Segundo a publica��o, n�o consta, por�m, que desenvolvesse alguma atividade relacionada a a��es de terror no Brasil.
Ainda de acordo com o jornal, h� cinco dias, o FBI prendeu por antecipa��o os incumbidos de v�rios atentados iminentes nos Estados Unidos, inclusive em Nova York.
A cautela para preserva��o do sigilo fez a Pol�cia Federal atribuir a pris�o, at� mesmo para efeito interno, a investiga��es sobre c�lulas de neonazistas. Segundo a "Folha", s� o governo dos Estados Unidos tem informa��es do ocorrido em S�o Paulo, mesmo porque o FBI e o grupo americano antiterrorismo t�m agentes no Brasil em a��o conjunta com a Pol�cia Federal.
O jornal destaca ainda que a escolha de S�o Paulo pela Al-Qaeda parece decorrer, ao menos em parte, da conjun��o de "neutralidade simp�tica" do governo brasileiro ante os pa�ses isl�micos e de inexistir, aqui, obsess�o (e motivos para t�-la) antiterrorista.
Looks like it may be!
... But then that sort of makes sense doesn't it?
After World War Two many of the most significant NAZI leaders (including Hitler himself according to some) fled to and settled in Argentina and Brazil. When I was in Argentina a few years back I was amazed by not only how many Germans were there but how openly they celebrated Hitler's birthday (I was there at the time and witnessed the celebrations myself), spoke of their continuing Nazi beliefs, etc. I was also warned not to venture into certain areas unless I was known by the locals to be pro-Nazi because there were known Nazi enclaves.
What has this got to do al Ikhwan, al Qaeda etc. and the recent al Qaeda arrest in San Palo? Maybe lots!
Consider this short video on the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Third Reich. Now that the far more dangerous Fourth Reich is almost established would we expect the Ummah to not be involved?
Short Version
Longer Version
SOURCE The following news story is a translated version of this story, the original is below.
Thanks to my friend Fabio for turning me onto this!
S�O PAULO - Brazil [has] arrested under strict secrecy, one of the high-ranking Al-Qaeda. The arrest was made by the Federal Police in Sao Paulo, where the terrorist was set and in the international operations. The information is the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo "this Tuesday.
According to the publication, does not appear, however, to develop any activity related to the actions of terror in Brazil.
According to the newspaper, for five days, the FBI arrested by anticipating the imminent task of several attacks in the United States, including in New York.
A caution to preserve the secrecy did give the Federal Police to prison, even for internal purposes, the research on cells neonazistas. According to the "Film", only the U.S. government's information has occurred in S�o Paulo, since the FBI and agents have anti-American group in Brazil in joint action with the Federal Police.
The newspaper also highlights that the choice of Sao Paulo by Al-Qaeda seems to arise, at least in part, a combination of "friendly neutrality" of the Brazilian government before the Islamic countries and exist here, obsession (and reasons to take it ) terrorism.
The Original story is in Portuguese:
S�O PAULO - Est� preso no Brasil, sob sigilo rigoroso, um integrante da alta hierarquia da Al- Qaeda. A pris�o foi feita pela Pol�cia Federal em S�o Paulo, onde o terrorista estava fixado e em opera��es de �mbito internacional. As informa��es s�o do jornal "Folha de S. Paulo" desta ter�a-feira.
Segundo a publica��o, n�o consta, por�m, que desenvolvesse alguma atividade relacionada a a��es de terror no Brasil.
Ainda de acordo com o jornal, h� cinco dias, o FBI prendeu por antecipa��o os incumbidos de v�rios atentados iminentes nos Estados Unidos, inclusive em Nova York.
A cautela para preserva��o do sigilo fez a Pol�cia Federal atribuir a pris�o, at� mesmo para efeito interno, a investiga��es sobre c�lulas de neonazistas. Segundo a "Folha", s� o governo dos Estados Unidos tem informa��es do ocorrido em S�o Paulo, mesmo porque o FBI e o grupo americano antiterrorismo t�m agentes no Brasil em a��o conjunta com a Pol�cia Federal.
O jornal destaca ainda que a escolha de S�o Paulo pela Al-Qaeda parece decorrer, ao menos em parte, da conjun��o de "neutralidade simp�tica" do governo brasileiro ante os pa�ses isl�micos e de inexistir, aqui, obsess�o (e motivos para t�-la) antiterrorista.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Obama E-Groups: The New Regional Soviets?
I always appreciate invitations to join various groups. I don't usually accept however because there is just not enough time in the day to do everything I'd like and I'm already on several. I'm sure you can all relate.
One of the areas I am deeply concerned about is the abuses being done by Child Protective Services (CPS) around the country. When I was invited to join a group on this topic I therefore accepted. The purpose of this post is NOT to slam that group and I'm not even going to identify it lest that appears to be my aim.
HOWEVER something I had heard was happening IS happening in that group apparently and it needs to be understood for what it is before ever more people are sucked in.
The introduction to the group includes the following:
It goes on to offer contact info for the White House etc.
Here's my response. What do you think about this sort of thing?
Have you been requested to take part in this sort of thing?
Do you agree or disagree with my analysis of this?
While this is a VERY serious issue and there does exist frequent and severe abuse by governmental authorities like and including CPS that needs to be opposed, Obama is not going to help American families. He and his higher-ups have other plans that run counter to our national well being, as Kissinger recently admitted.
Understand that the local CPS units are obeying the orders passed down to them by the same people who give Obama his orders. Requesting Obama's help to stop child and family abuse is like petitioning Hitler to oppose SS abuses against German Jews. At best its a waste of energy, at worst it will get you and your family targeted by CPS and other government agencies (why are you concerned about this issue? Maybe there is something about your family they need to investigate....). Obama's agenda does not include the well being of the American people, including our children and seniors.
What Obama is doing with this and similar 'community activist' endeavors is the same as the Soviet era regional soviets or the Nazi Judenrat that kept the people there beholden to that corrupt system and in fear of one another. Obama is now creating a system of "American soviets" and is already financing citizens to spy on their fellow citizens -- including turning our own children into spies against their parents and others -- even as genuine aid to children and families in need is being slashed by his administration.
One of the areas I am deeply concerned about is the abuses being done by Child Protective Services (CPS) around the country. When I was invited to join a group on this topic I therefore accepted. The purpose of this post is NOT to slam that group and I'm not even going to identify it lest that appears to be my aim.
HOWEVER something I had heard was happening IS happening in that group apparently and it needs to be understood for what it is before ever more people are sucked in.
The introduction to the group includes the following:
... We have been requested by the President to help with the reform of CPS. He has been in personal touch with one of our members and is expecting our help. If you are serious about your criticisms and your desire to see that the corrupt practices of the various children Protective services around the country be stopped, now is the time to act. President and Michelle Obama have the power and the willingness to make the changes we have been fighting for.
But he needs our help to set the wheels in motion.
He has personally requested that we all Direct to him our experiences with CPS.... [emphasis mine]
It goes on to offer contact info for the White House etc.
Here's my response. What do you think about this sort of thing?
Have you been requested to take part in this sort of thing?
Do you agree or disagree with my analysis of this?
johnofallfaith wrote today at 12:26 PM
Thank you for the invitation to join this group. Having read the statement on this page I will not be taking an active part however for the following reasons:While this is a VERY serious issue and there does exist frequent and severe abuse by governmental authorities like and including CPS that needs to be opposed, Obama is not going to help American families. He and his higher-ups have other plans that run counter to our national well being, as Kissinger recently admitted.
Understand that the local CPS units are obeying the orders passed down to them by the same people who give Obama his orders. Requesting Obama's help to stop child and family abuse is like petitioning Hitler to oppose SS abuses against German Jews. At best its a waste of energy, at worst it will get you and your family targeted by CPS and other government agencies (why are you concerned about this issue? Maybe there is something about your family they need to investigate....). Obama's agenda does not include the well being of the American people, including our children and seniors.
What Obama is doing with this and similar 'community activist' endeavors is the same as the Soviet era regional soviets or the Nazi Judenrat that kept the people there beholden to that corrupt system and in fear of one another. Obama is now creating a system of "American soviets" and is already financing citizens to spy on their fellow citizens -- including turning our own children into spies against their parents and others -- even as genuine aid to children and families in need is being slashed by his administration.
Obama admits himself that he is preparing to implement "preventative detention camps". This in addition to the FEMA camps, the Clergy Response Teams, etc. authorized by the National Emergency Centers Establishment Act and similar legislation.
This request for "help" and "involvement" is just another form of control and a way to identify those who are concerned about this issue.
Thank you for the invitation to join and take part, but this is a very dangerous trend and a most 'slippery slope.'
~ John of AllFaith
Saturday, May 23, 2009
"When Judgment Becomes Evident" by David Wilkerson
Iran: "It Will Take Us 11 Days "to Wipe Israel Out of Existence"
Gen Commander of the Iran Army: It Will Take Us 11 Days "to Wipe Israel Out of Existence"
Lessons From The Wolf Ceremony: Indigenous Native American Prophecy
Will We Heed the Wisdom of the Elders?
The Wolf Ceremony
I wanted to give something of my past to my grandson. So I took him into the woods, to a quiet spot. Seated at my feet he listened as I told him of the powers that were given to each creature. He moved not a muscle as I explained how the woods had always provided us with food, homes, comfort, and religion.
He was awed when I related to him how the wolf became our guardian, and when I told him that I would sing the sacred wolf song over him, he was overjoyed.
In my song, I appealed to the wolf to come and preside over us while I would perform the wolf ceremony so that the bondage between my grandson and the wolf would be lifelong.
I sang.
In my voice was the hope that clings to every heartbeat.
I sang.
In my words were the powers I inherited from my forefathers.
I sang.
In my cupped hands lay a spruce seed-- the link to creation.
I sang.
In my eyes sparkled love. I sang.
And the song floated on the sun's rays from tree to tree.
When I had ended, it was if the whole world listened with us to hear the wolf's reply. We waited a long time but none came. Again I sang, humbly but as invitingly as I could, until my throat ached and my voice gave out.
All of a sudden I realized why no wolves had heard my sacred song. There were none left! My heart filled with tears. I could no longer give my grandson faith in the past, our past.
At last I could whisper to him: "It is finished!"
"Can I go home now?" He asked, checking his watch to see if he would still be in time to catch his favorite program on TV.
I watched him disappear and wept in silence. All is finished!
by Chief Dan George
Chief of the Salish Band in Burrard Inlet, B.C.
Hey Mambasa! Thanks For Sending Us Your Village Idiot!
Inspired by a photo found at my friend Mike's site!
Friday, May 22, 2009
What Happens After The Great Tribulation?
What Happens After the Great Tribulation?
By Ben Ruach haKodesh (John of AllFaith) � 05.22.09I have a rather long and detailed study called Aftergeddon HERE. The following covers the same basic information in a somewhat more concise fashion.As the Seven Years of the Great Tribulation draws to a close Jerusalem will be an international city and second capital of the NWO (according to Islamic prophecies Muslims will control East Jerusalem). Rex Mundi will be there at a certain point about seven years after he signs his treaty with Israel and three and half years after his assassination and resurrection.
The surviving Jews will be sequestered in Petra and other safe-er zones.
China, Russia and al Ikhwan (the Muslim Brotherhood based in Egypt) will invade Israel. For most of the Seven Years they will be sitting largely on the sidelines or under the thumb of the Global government. This is why the Elite are now trying to intimidate Russia and pay off China.
The Valley of Megiddo will be used as their staging area, hence the ensuing conflict is called the Battle of Har Megiddo (Armageddon).
As the Battle of Armageddon is enjoined everyone who has or wants power (nuclear, biological, conventional, space based....whatever) will prepare for World War Three. This block of nations (China, Russia and al Ikhwan) and their allies will attack the Global Union of Rex Mundi at Jerusalem in a sneak attack. Of this conflict certain of the prophets tell us things like this:
Rev 14:19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.This is talking about this battle. The force of this will be like throwing the entire area into a great winepress where the people, like rotting grapes, are crushed. Imagine this! Just outside of the walls of Jerusalem human blood will flow in the streets to the horses bridle! Hopefully not literally....
Never before in human history has there been a period as horrible as the final three and a half years of this age! And never has any battle been as horrendous as this one. This battle will be so horrible that Master Y'shua says:
Matt 24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.To rescue the Jews (the Elect of God) and by extension the rest of the survivors, HaShem will send His Moshiach.
Into this madhouse of destruction the armies of Moshiach will come wielding the POWER of God. This is probably the power referenced in the winepress quote above. God will directly intervene and destroy all opposing armies and powers to His Kingdom.
Exactly how this will happen is debated (and portions rightly so). However one prophecy has it this way:
Rev. 19: 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.[This is the True Moshiach]
12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
[He has many crowns because, as Isaiah says, the kingdoms of earth will become the kingdoms of our God; compare also the latter sections of Zechariah 8 where the nations come to Jerusalem seeking to learn from the Jews there because "God is with you."
Note too that Moshiach "has a name written, that no man knew, but he himself"].13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
[In my opinion his clothing is "dipped in blood" because of the winepress and the blood of the war he is waging against the New World Order. Standard Christian interpretation sees this as the blood Jesus shed on the cross.
The Power of God is His WORD: logos:
Compare:Heb 11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.
This is the power Moshiach will wield: The WORD of GOD.]
14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
[These are the 144,000 Jews, the Great Multitude, Angels and other beings. In the case of the humans, these are from the first resurrection along with the few survivors of Tribulation: Rev 6:10. I believe this is not describing a set event but rather the glorious might of Moshiach's armies].
15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
[Again, this is Armageddon. Once the battle is over Moshiach will establish the earthly Kingdom of God.]
16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
[ALL of the Holy Land promised to the Jews will be returned to them and Moshiach will be their direct king and reign from Jerusalem. Gentiles will have their own countries with Moshiach acting as sort of over-lord or emperor overseeing their free nations.]
17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
[This refers to the aftermath of the battle of and the massive carnage that will result.]
18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
[The remaining inhabitants of the world will begin the process of cremating the dead and rebuilding under the authority of a truly benevolent global government.]
19 And I saw the beast [Rex Mundi], and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse [i.e. Moshiach], and against his army.
20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
[The "Lake of Fire" is understood differently by people and I wont address it here unless requested]
21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
[i.e. Moshiach and his forces]
After this comes the first resurrection etc.
Then Moshiach will rule for a 1000 years. During this period humans will create the most glorious civilization the world has ever known. No war, no famine, no disease, no poverty...
At the end of the Millennium (the Thousand Year Reign) there will be another rebellion, this one led by people living in the area we call Russia (Magog). It appears the leader of this rebellion will be named Gog but this may be referring to something else. These forces will invade Jerusalem and be defeated by Moshiach and his security forces.
Then....
Revelation 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.A Global Garden of Eden will be granted to the earth surpassing even the awesome civilization established during the Thousand Years. Of this period Paul says:
I Cor 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.And then the Story of the Bible will be complete: Paradise Lost to Paradise Restored
But first... the worst tribulation in world history. For more on this topic see my study Aftergeddon, My Thus Says The Prophets website or let's talk on my blogs!
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