President Trump’s nominee for the top science position at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has argued that the legalization of same-sex marriage could lead to legalized pedophilia, CNN’s KFile reported on Monday. Continue reading
Author: Gospel Order
Faith, Astrology, and the Total Solar Eclipse
The ancient pagan astrologers regarded solar eclipses as bad omens.
So, too, did the rabbis of the Talmud, who warned in Tractate Sukkah, page 29a, that solar eclipses forecast ill fortune.
But by that time, eclipses could be predicted. That raised a fundamental question about free will: how can eclipses be bad signs if we can predict them?
The question the rabbis wrestled with was also familiar to St. Augustine, as well as other Christian philosophers. Continue reading
Al Gore says Brexit was caused by… climate change
There are plenty of theories about what led to the Brexit vote. Now, Al Gore, has a new one to add to the pile. The former vice president – who has been busy promoting his new film by labelling those who question him ’deniers’ – says the EU referendum result was brought about because of… climate change.
Gore suggested that the war in Syria was caused by ‘climate refugees’ flooding into the cities. This, in turn, by Gore’s version of events at least, kickstarted the wider refugee crisis – eventually leading Brits to vote out last June. Here’s what Gore told the New European: Continue reading
Barcelona attack: terror spreads to open spaces
A van attack Thursday that killed 13 and injured dozens more along a shopping street in Spain demonstrated the difficulty protecting people in open areas, after similar vehicular assaults during the past year in France, Germany and England.
The Islamic State claimed credit for the attack. As official buildings and transportation hubs have become more fortified, security officials have warned for years that terrorists could target anywhere large crowds gather.
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Biggest Christian festival in the UK decides to showcase some Islam too
LONDON (RNS) — Greenbelt, the biggest Christian festival in the United Kingdom, will feature Muslim worship for the first time this year.
The decision by organizers of the annual festival — which began more than 40 years ago as a gathering that drew about 1,500 young people — has stirred some controversy, according to organizers.
Now Greenbelt draws a much larger crowd of about 20,000 over the August Bank Holiday weekend, Aug. 25-28, and offers not only music but also theological discussion and opportunities to work on social justice issues. While it sprung from evangelical Christians, in recent years Greenbelt has expanded to include a much wider range of participants, including an occasional Muslim speaker. Continue reading
Fukushima Scientists: Days Of Eating Fish From The Ocean Are OVER Scientist say there is no ‘safe level ‘radiation’
Radiation from the Fukushima power plant has been continually leaking since the meltdown as such a catastrophic level, scientists are claiming days of eating fish from the Pacific ocean could be over. Scientists have claimed that TEPCO, the company who is in charge of monitoring the plant, has admitted radiation has been leaking into the Pacific Ocean none stop for the past six years.There are also claims that an estimated 300 to 450 tons of contaminated water being leaked from the Fukushima plant every day.Last month Neon Nettle reported that Tepco confirmed its plans to releases radioactive material from the Fukushima plant into the ocean, stating the decision has already been made”.
City Silences Preacher Called to Witness to Women Outside Abortion Clinics
A pro-life street preacher in Michigan says the city of Grand Rapids is trying to keep him from witnessing to women outside abortion clinics and other public places.
Michigan Live reports Stephen Nylen filed a lawsuit this week challenging the city noise ordinance and repeated threats by police to arrest him.
Nylen said he feels called to preach outside city abortion clinics and in public areas. While serving in the U.S. Army, Nylen said he found “new hope” in Christ; and now he wants to share that hope with others. Continue reading
VIDEO: Anti-Fascist Film Goes Viral After Charlottesville Rally
“According to Business Insider, the video – called “Don’t Be A Sucker” – was produced by the U.S. War Department in 1943 and re-released after the end of World War II.The video opens by discussing a man named Mike who has “got everything.” –Source
YOU NEED TO WATCH THIS VIDEO. The first video is 17 minutes long and I didn’t watch it. Although I assume it will be well worth the viewing; but I only watched the second one first as it was posted as an advert off a different article I was originally reading this morning as I was scanning for articles worthy of posting to the blog. It took me a while to find the original 2 minute clip as it appears to be well hidden online regardless of the fact they said it went viral. But I’m glad I did finally find it so as to post it here. Continue reading
Vatican: Get time off in purgatory by following Pope on Twitter
“The Vatican is taking a modern approach to one of its oldest traditions, by offering indulgences to Twitter followers of the Pontifex’s social media account. …Under Catholic belief, after confessing and being absolved of sin, the indulgences granted reduce the amount of time one spends in purgatory, where one’s sins are weighed after death. Under the Pope’s new offer, those who follow the week’s events on the Twitter feed can get a speedier transit through purgatory, hopefully on the way to heaven.” –Source
Just so you know, the Roman Catholic dogma of Purgatory is defined in their Catechism book in the following manner. “purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven,” which is experienced by those “who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified” (CCC 1030). It notes that “this final purification of the elect . . . is entirely different from the punishment of the damned” (CCC 1031). (Click here for more on Purgatory) Continue reading
Hillary Clinton’s Pastor Compared Her 2016 Election Loss to Jesus’s Death
Hillary Clinton’s pastor compared her defeat to President Trump in the 2016 election to Jesus Christ’s death.
“You, our nation, our world, is experiencing a black Friday,” Rev. Bill Shillady wrote to Clinton one day after her loss. “Our hope is that Sunday is coming. But it might well be hell for a while.”
He also said “life is filled with a lot of Fridays” and Good Friday “represented the day that everything fell apart.”
“Today, you are experience a Friday. Your Friday is what happened in the last few weeks and last night in the tragic loss. But Sunday is coming!” he continued. Continue reading