125 Christian Meeting Halls in China Shut
AP reports, "Authorities in an east China province have sealed off 125 Christian gathering places since July, cutting off 3,000 believers from their places of worship, a human rights organization said Thursday." :: Submitted for your Persecution (Matthew 24:8) files.
Thursday, November 20, 2003
3 Countries ID'd As Iran Atomic Providers - AP
The International Atomic Energy Agency has identified Russia, China and Pakistan as probable suppliers of some of the technology Iran used to enrich uranium in its suspect nuclear programs, diplomats told The Associated Press on Thursday. :: Submitted for your Rumors of War (Matthew 24:6)files.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has identified Russia, China and Pakistan as probable suppliers of some of the technology Iran used to enrich uranium in its suspect nuclear programs, diplomats told The Associated Press on Thursday. :: Submitted for your Rumors of War (Matthew 24:6)files.
MEMRI: Saudi Daily Newspaper Mocks President Bush - "May Get Killed for the Heck of It"
Some people have rather twisted senses of humor. This Saudi government man actually goes back to the Boston Tea Party to suggest that Britons still resent us for that. All of which goes to show that the Saudis are not the friends of America that they pretend to be--and that those who sacrifice principle for friendship deserve neither.::Submitted for your war [Matthew 24:6] files.
Some people have rather twisted senses of humor. This Saudi government man actually goes back to the Boston Tea Party to suggest that Britons still resent us for that. All of which goes to show that the Saudis are not the friends of America that they pretend to be--and that those who sacrifice principle for friendship deserve neither.::Submitted for your war [Matthew 24:6] files.
Wednesday, November 19, 2003
Security Council Affirms Mideast Road Map
AP reports, "The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday unanimously endorsed the so-called road map to a permanent two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, a move welcomed by the Palestinians but called unnecessary by Israel. The stalled peace plan was drafted by Russia, the United States, the United Nations and the European Union, and aims to end more than three years of Mideast violence and establish a Palestinian state by 2005." :: Submitted for your Covenant With Many (Daniel 9:27) files on the search for Mideast peace.
AP reports, "The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday unanimously endorsed the so-called road map to a permanent two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, a move welcomed by the Palestinians but called unnecessary by Israel. The stalled peace plan was drafted by Russia, the United States, the United Nations and the European Union, and aims to end more than three years of Mideast violence and establish a Palestinian state by 2005." :: Submitted for your Covenant With Many (Daniel 9:27) files on the search for Mideast peace.
MEMRI: Al-Hayat Publishes Official Documents from Saddam's Regime On Executions
In a refreshing display of openness, the London Arabic daily Al-Hayat recently published two documents from the old Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq, each dealing with executions.::Submitted for your war [Matthew 24:6] files.
In a refreshing display of openness, the London Arabic daily Al-Hayat recently published two documents from the old Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq, each dealing with executions.::Submitted for your war [Matthew 24:6] files.
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
Strong Earthquake in Central Philippines
AP reports, "A strong earthquake jolted the central Philippines early Wednesday, and residents in one town reported several people were hit by falling debris from damaged houses." :: Submitted for your Quake (Matthew 24:7) files.
AP reports, "A strong earthquake jolted the central Philippines early Wednesday, and residents in one town reported several people were hit by falling debris from damaged houses." :: Submitted for your Quake (Matthew 24:7) files.
China Threatens Taiwan Anew With Force
AP reports: Raising the stakes in an already tense situation, China threatened in remarks published Wednesday that "the use of force may become unavoidable" if Taiwan pursues independence — the mainland's strongest statement in years against its archrival. :: Submitted for your Rumor of War (Matthew 24:6) files.
AP reports: Raising the stakes in an already tense situation, China threatened in remarks published Wednesday that "the use of force may become unavoidable" if Taiwan pursues independence — the mainland's strongest statement in years against its archrival. :: Submitted for your Rumor of War (Matthew 24:6) files.
RFID Backers, Privacy Advocates Seek Common Ground
Tech Web reports, "Consumers must be given notice if radio-frequency identification chips are ever used on individual products and packaging, and they need to be better educated about the technology's benefits and potential for misuse. Privacy advocates and RFID backers appeared to agree on at least that much Saturday at a workshop on RFID and privacy involving several hundred representatives of RFID technology producers and users, privacy advocates, academics, and technologists." :: Submitted for your Mark of the Beast (Rev 13:16-18) files on ID technology and RFID chips.
Tech Web reports, "Consumers must be given notice if radio-frequency identification chips are ever used on individual products and packaging, and they need to be better educated about the technology's benefits and potential for misuse. Privacy advocates and RFID backers appeared to agree on at least that much Saturday at a workshop on RFID and privacy involving several hundred representatives of RFID technology producers and users, privacy advocates, academics, and technologists." :: Submitted for your Mark of the Beast (Rev 13:16-18) files on ID technology and RFID chips.
Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks
Space Weather reports, "The 2003 Leonid meteor shower began on Nov. 13th with a mild flurry of meteors over the Pacific Ocean. It continues on Wednesday morning, Nov. 19th, with a much stronger peak over the Americas and western Europe. Sky watchers on the Atlantic side of North America are favored; they could see as many as 80 meteors per hour between 1:30 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. local time. Western Europeans and South Americans ought to have a good view, too, shortly before local sunrise. (All these times refer to Wednesday morning, Nov. 19th.) In western North America and around the Pacific Ocean the display will be weaker, perhaps 20 to 40 meteors per hour, but that's still a nice shower. Favored sites include Alaska and Hawaii before dawn on Nov. 19th and Japan after local midnight on Nov. 20th." :: Submitted for your Signs and Wonders in the Heavens (Luke 21:11) files on celestial events.
Space Weather reports, "The 2003 Leonid meteor shower began on Nov. 13th with a mild flurry of meteors over the Pacific Ocean. It continues on Wednesday morning, Nov. 19th, with a much stronger peak over the Americas and western Europe. Sky watchers on the Atlantic side of North America are favored; they could see as many as 80 meteors per hour between 1:30 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. local time. Western Europeans and South Americans ought to have a good view, too, shortly before local sunrise. (All these times refer to Wednesday morning, Nov. 19th.) In western North America and around the Pacific Ocean the display will be weaker, perhaps 20 to 40 meteors per hour, but that's still a nice shower. Favored sites include Alaska and Hawaii before dawn on Nov. 19th and Japan after local midnight on Nov. 20th." :: Submitted for your Signs and Wonders in the Heavens (Luke 21:11) files on celestial events.
Monday, November 17, 2003
More Solar Fireworks Possible Soon
AP reports: The sun is demanding everyone's attention, three weeks into perhaps the most dramatic and unexpected chain of eruptions ever observed venting from its seething, bubbling surface. There have been as many as 11 salvos since Oct. 19. And the fireworks could reach a new crescendo by Thanksgiving, the nation's busiest holiday for air travel, just one of the things that can be disrupted. "There's been nothing quite like this," said Bill Murtagh, a space weather forecaster for the National Oceanic and Space Administration in Boulder, Colo. :: Submitted for your Signs in the Sun (Luke 21:25) files on solar activity.
AP reports: The sun is demanding everyone's attention, three weeks into perhaps the most dramatic and unexpected chain of eruptions ever observed venting from its seething, bubbling surface. There have been as many as 11 salvos since Oct. 19. And the fireworks could reach a new crescendo by Thanksgiving, the nation's busiest holiday for air travel, just one of the things that can be disrupted. "There's been nothing quite like this," said Bill Murtagh, a space weather forecaster for the National Oceanic and Space Administration in Boulder, Colo. :: Submitted for your Signs in the Sun (Luke 21:25) files on solar activity.
Sharon Urges Jews to Move to Israel - AP
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon warned Jewish leaders Monday that "a great wave of anti-Semitism" is confronting Jews and told them the best way to combat it is to move to Israel. :: Submitted for your files on the Gathering of Jews to Israel (Ezekiel 36:24; 37).
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon warned Jewish leaders Monday that "a great wave of anti-Semitism" is confronting Jews and told them the best way to combat it is to move to Israel. :: Submitted for your files on the Gathering of Jews to Israel (Ezekiel 36:24; 37).
Sunday, November 16, 2003
The Golden Report - The Synagogue of Satan
This report appeared on The Golden Report a long time ago but is directly relevant today. The title is instructive: Synagogue of Satan [Revelation 2:9 and 3:8-9]. Only a Jew could say such things.
This report appeared on The Golden Report a long time ago but is directly relevant today. The title is instructive: Synagogue of Satan [Revelation 2:9 and 3:8-9]. Only a Jew could say such things.
The Golden Report - The Roots of Evil in Jerusalem.
Jerry Golden lays it on the line: Jerusalem is getting filled with pagan altars and temples and similar high places again, and in essence is repeating the same mistakes that were made by Solomon and the other Kings [I-II Kings, I-II Chronicles]. Golden also presents photographs of men with familiar names--like Baron Guy de Rothschild. His main point: that the abomination that makes desolate [Daniel 9:27] is definitely on the way.
Jerry Golden lays it on the line: Jerusalem is getting filled with pagan altars and temples and similar high places again, and in essence is repeating the same mistakes that were made by Solomon and the other Kings [I-II Kings, I-II Chronicles]. Golden also presents photographs of men with familiar names--like Baron Guy de Rothschild. His main point: that the abomination that makes desolate [Daniel 9:27] is definitely on the way.
MEMRI: 2003 Palestinian Authority Textbook Calls for Jihad and Martyrdom
The PA returns to its true colors--and when the government controls the printing of the textbooks, you can always tell what they really think by reading such books. They brazenly call for the spread of Islam by all means, including physical warfare--thus giving the lie to all claims that jihad does not mean physical warfare [Matthew 24:6].
This textbook also includes their critique of Christian missions. Like all leaders of Muslim theocracies, they are very sensitive to criticism and reject it all as unjust and hypocritical. But Christians can learn one thing from their counter-claims. The PA textbook speaks of "admiration and adoption of the Western way of life," which they describe as "materialistic and exploitative." Here they confuse Christianity with secularism. Now we may dismiss them as being the real hypocrites here, but we cannot ignore all of their criticisms of Western culture, such as it is today. The reason is that we have many of the same reservations as they have--which is why I have always stated that the great war of civilizations, leading up to the ride of the red horse [Revelation 6:3-4], is actually a three-cornered war--with Christians in one corner, Muslims in another, and secularists in a third.
The PA returns to its true colors--and when the government controls the printing of the textbooks, you can always tell what they really think by reading such books. They brazenly call for the spread of Islam by all means, including physical warfare--thus giving the lie to all claims that jihad does not mean physical warfare [Matthew 24:6].
This textbook also includes their critique of Christian missions. Like all leaders of Muslim theocracies, they are very sensitive to criticism and reject it all as unjust and hypocritical. But Christians can learn one thing from their counter-claims. The PA textbook speaks of "admiration and adoption of the Western way of life," which they describe as "materialistic and exploitative." Here they confuse Christianity with secularism. Now we may dismiss them as being the real hypocrites here, but we cannot ignore all of their criticisms of Western culture, such as it is today. The reason is that we have many of the same reservations as they have--which is why I have always stated that the great war of civilizations, leading up to the ride of the red horse [Revelation 6:3-4], is actually a three-cornered war--with Christians in one corner, Muslims in another, and secularists in a third.
Saturday, November 15, 2003
Bombings at Turkish Synagogues Kill 20
AP reports, "Near-simultaneous car bombs exploded outside two Istanbul synagogues filled with worshippers Saturday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 300. The government said the attack had international links, raising suspicions that the al-Qaida terror network was involved." :: Submitted for your Wars and Rumors of War (Matthew 24:6) files on the war on terrorism, and Wickedness Increases (Matthew 24:12) files on anti-Semitism.
AP reports, "Near-simultaneous car bombs exploded outside two Istanbul synagogues filled with worshippers Saturday, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 300. The government said the attack had international links, raising suspicions that the al-Qaida terror network was involved." :: Submitted for your Wars and Rumors of War (Matthew 24:6) files on the war on terrorism, and Wickedness Increases (Matthew 24:12) files on anti-Semitism.
Moderate Earthquake Kills 5 in China
AP reports, "A moderate earthquake hit a sparsely populated area of southwestern China's interior early Saturday, killing at least five people and injuring 29, authorities and witnesses said. It was the third fatal quake in six months in the seismically active region." :: Submitted for your Quake (Matthew 24:7) files.
AP reports, "A moderate earthquake hit a sparsely populated area of southwestern China's interior early Saturday, killing at least five people and injuring 29, authorities and witnesses said. It was the third fatal quake in six months in the seismically active region." :: Submitted for your Quake (Matthew 24:7) files.
Friday, November 14, 2003
CIA Says Experts See 'Darker Bioweapons Future'
Reuters reports, "A panel of outside experts told the CIA that advances in technology due to genomic research could produce the worst known diseases and the "most frightening" biological weapons, a CIA report said on Friday." :: Submitted for your Fear for the Future (Luke 21:26) and Pestilence (Luke 21:11) files on biological warfare. :: A two page unclassified version of the report has been posted on the web by the Federation of American Scientists (thanks, guys), you can find the PDF report at this link.
Reuters reports, "A panel of outside experts told the CIA that advances in technology due to genomic research could produce the worst known diseases and the "most frightening" biological weapons, a CIA report said on Friday." :: Submitted for your Fear for the Future (Luke 21:26) and Pestilence (Luke 21:11) files on biological warfare. :: A two page unclassified version of the report has been posted on the web by the Federation of American Scientists (thanks, guys), you can find the PDF report at this link.
Thursday, November 13, 2003
Palestinians, Israelis Look Toward Summit
AP reports, "Looking ahead for the first time after months of impasse, the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers on Thursday prepared for a summit, possibly within days." :: Submitted for your Covenant With Many (Daniel 9:27) files.
AP reports, "Looking ahead for the first time after months of impasse, the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers on Thursday prepared for a summit, possibly within days." :: Submitted for your Covenant With Many (Daniel 9:27) files.
Wednesday, November 12, 2003
Sharon Signals Willingness to Compromise
AP reports, "Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday he is prepared to make compromises for the sake of peace but would not make concessions on security issues." :: Submitted for your Covenant With Many (Daniel 9:27) files on the Mideast peace process.
AP reports, "Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday he is prepared to make compromises for the sake of peace but would not make concessions on security issues." :: Submitted for your Covenant With Many (Daniel 9:27) files on the Mideast peace process.
Global Warming May Spur More Wildfires
AP reports, "Drought- and beetle-ravaged trees in this mountain community stick up like matchsticks in the San Bernardino National Forest, bypassed by the fires still smoldering, but left like kindling for the next big blaze. Welcome to the future." :: Submitted for your Fear for the Future (Luke 21:25) files on fears of global warming.
AP reports, "Drought- and beetle-ravaged trees in this mountain community stick up like matchsticks in the San Bernardino National Forest, bypassed by the fires still smoldering, but left like kindling for the next big blaze. Welcome to the future." :: Submitted for your Fear for the Future (Luke 21:25) files on fears of global warming.
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