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FALLING AWAY: Cuba Hosts First “Transgender Mass”
MAY 7, 2017
For decades belonging to a religion and being anything but heterosexual was stigmatized in Communist-ruled, macho Cuba, making the Mass held by three transgender pastors in the western Cuban city of Matanzas all the more groundbreaking. Rainbow flags decorated the chapel, while the pastors, who had flown in from Brazil, Canada and the United States, wore stoles in the trans hues of light blue, pink and white and the congregation swayed to Caribbean beats.

Friday was the first time a trans pastor held a Holy Communion in Cuba, highlighting how much the island nation has changed since both religious believers and homosexuals went to “correctional” labor camps in the early years after the 1959 revolution. “Tonight has been a night of celebration of equality between all people, marking a new era for Cuba,” said Alexya Salvador, a Brazilian trans pastor, born Alexander, wearing a black dress with a white clerical collar and lacy sleeves she made herself.
FULL REPORT https://ca.news.yahoo.com/communist-ruled-cuba-hosts-first-transgender-mass-123344969.html


‘Blue Whale’ Suicide Game Becomes Latest Teen Craze
MAY 7, 2017
Authorities in the U.K. are warning parents to be extra watchful of their teens following the release of the online game craze “Blue Whale Challenge,” which eggs participants to take their own lives. The Express said the disturbing game originated from Russia and is reportedly the cause of many teen deaths through suicide. The group behind the online game gives participating teens challenging tasks that they need to complete within 50 days. While the initial tasks are fear-
inducing such as watching horror films and waking up at odd hours, other challenges range from the sickening to absolutely terrifying such as self-harm and eventually, suicide. Woodlands School deputy headmaster David Wright warned parents of the existence of the sick game. “We have discovered a game through the police that we think you should be aware of. It is called the Blue Whale game and is played via many social media platforms,” the school official said.
FULL REPORT http://www.christianpost.com/news/parents-warned-as-blue-whale-suicide-game-becomes-latest-teen-craze-182717/

BREAKING NEWS: Fuego Volcano Erupts In Guatemala – Strongest Eruption Since 2012
MAY 6, 2017
Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted at 13:15 UTC on May 5, 2017, producing pyroclastic flows and ejecting thick volcanic ash cloud to an estimated altitude of 5 km (16 405 feet) above sea level. INSIVUMEH is describing it as one of the strongest eruptions in recent years, recommending CONRED to raise the alert level to Orange. In a special bulletin released 17:00 UTC on May 5, INSIVUMEH said volcanic ash cloud is moving more than 50 km (31 miles) to the south,
southwest and west, generating ashfall in San Pedro Yepocapa, Morelia, Santa Sofía, El Porvenir, Palo Verde and others on this side, like Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Siquinala, San Andres Osuna, Chuchu and La Reunión. Ash is being produced by pyroclastic flows down the Trinidad, Las Lajas, Ceniza and Santa Teresa drainages. This is the strongest eruption since 2012, INSIVUMEH said and added it forced the evacuation of the village of Sangre de Cristo (population 300), located on the west flank.
READ MORE https://watchers.news/2017/05/05/fuego-volcano-eruption-may-5-2017/


Hundreds rescued as police smash international pedophile ring
MAY 7, 2017
Nearly 900 suspected pedophiles have been arrested and almost 300 children identified or rescued from their abusers following the massive takedown of an underground online pedophile network, US and European police said Friday. A more than two-year investigation into the notorious Playpen network and its members led to the arrests, the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and Europol said, an announcement that came just days after a US court sentenced Playpen founder and administrator Steven Chase to 30 years in prison. The arrest of Florida-based Chase in December 2014 set off a sweeping global probe into the users of the members-only forum. Playpen was buried deep online in what is known as the “darknet,” where Tor anonymity software and encryption hide often illegal activities.
FULL REPORT https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/35338981/hundreds-of-kids-rescued-as-police-smash-international-pedophile-ring/#page1

Elderly Ex-Vicar ‘Marries’ Male Model 54 Years Younger, Wants Church of England to ‘Move On’ With the Times
MAY 6, 2017
A retired vicar with the Church of England has “wed” a young Romanian model 54 years his junior, and now wants the Church to get with the times in regard to same-sex relationships. Philip Clements, 78, tied the knot to Florin Marin, 24, last month at the registry office in Ramsgate after meeting on a dating website two years ago. “I’ve been a long time looking for you, Florin. And then I found you.
Where have you been the last 78 years? Mostly non-existent,” he said. Marin has defended the relationship and the 54-year age gap, stating that he prefers the elderly. “All my friends know that my type is old people because they have more experience in life,” he said. “From the young people I have dated in the past, I have learned nothing.” Clements, who served as the vicar of Kent for 50 years, says that he wants the Church of England to change its ways and become accepting of the feelings of homosexuals.
FULL REPORT http://christiannews.net/2017/05/06/elderly-ex-vicar-marries-male-model-54-years-younger-wants-church-of-england-to-move-on-with-the-times/

Max Lucado’s Daughter Asks Why Atheists Are ‘More Loving’ Than Christians
MAY 6, 2017
Andrea Lucado, a writer and daughter of renowned best-selling Christian preacher Max Lucado, has opened up about some of her struggles with faith, including wondering why some atheists seem “more loving” than many Christians. Lucado wrote in a blog, posted on her father’s website on Thursday, about how she has always questioned stories, including biblical ones, and sought answers ever since she was a child.
“Curiosity and questioning are what have led me to deeper truths about God and about myself and others. But when you grow up as a pastor’s daughter, there are expectations,” she began, noting that her father has been the pastor of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio for almost 30 years, or her entire life. Lucado reflected that on one hand, it helped her grow strong as a believer in Jesus, but on the other, she found it difficult to be raised in front of a congregation that expected her to act, look, and carry herself a specific way.
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18,000 Cattle Dead After Extreme Flash Flooding in Kenya
MAY 6, 2017
Livestock farmers in Samburu County are counting losses after an estimated 18,000 heads of livestock were swept by flash floods following a heavy downpour in the county. Livelihoods are now under threat in an area that has suffered the blunt of drought that has left hundreds of livestock dead due to starvation.Speaking to Citizen Digital on phone, area Member of Parliament, Alois Lentoimanga said that the most affected areas by floods are Nyiro,
Ndoto, Elbarta, Nachola, Angata and Baawaa wards where households have also been swept away by the floods. Lentoimanga is now appealing to the government and the Kenya Red Cross to intervene, describing the situation as dire. According to Joseph Lekaato, a resident of Bendera village in Samburu North Sub County, this is the worst loss that has never been experienced in the region. “We have lost millions of shillings after our cattle, camels, goats, sheep and donkeys died of hunger and now rainfall,” Lekaato said.
FULL REPORT https://citizentv.co.ke/news/flash-floods-sweep-thousands-of-livestock-in-samburu-165218/

Hundreds of Leopard Sharks Wash Up Dead on San Francisco Beaches
MAY 6, 2017
For seven weeks now, hundreds upon hundreds of leopard shark corpses have been washing up on the beaches of San Francisco Bay, turning the City by the Bay into the “Dead Shark Capital of California.” A similar incident occurred in 2011, when the beautiful beaches of San Francisco Bay were choked with the fetid corpses of leopard sharks. Similar die-offs have been reported going back to 1967. Okihiro’s necropsy found that the sharks were being killed by infections, for the most part. When a marine animal like a shark gets an infection,
it’s usually been caused by dirty and diseased water. But the water in the San Francisco Bay is famously clean, which has made the cause of this phenomenon a mystery. Other marine animals, like manta rays and halibuts, have also been turning up, but the majority of the dead are leopard sharks. “We can’t actually keep up with the volume of calls we get on a day-to-day basis,” said Sean Van Sommeran, executive director and founder of the Pelagic Shark Research Foundation, to SF Gate. “This is just the tip of the iceberg. We’re only seeing a fraction of the actual losses.”
READ MORE https://sputniknews.com/environment/201705061053330763-leopard-sharks-washing-up-dead/

Canadian passports will have new marker for “transgender travellers”
MAY 6, 2017
Transgender travellers will soon have another option to tick off on their passport other than “male” or “female.” Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould said the government is working to update its gender identity policies right across federal departments, and they will include a revamped travel document. “The prime minister is very mindful of perhaps a third box or an ability to mark something other than male or female.
This work is being undertaken at Passport Canada,” she said. “Individual ministers and (people) within their departments are recognizing that this bill has been introduced, that there is work that needs to continue to be taken.” Wilson-Raybould was testifying before the Senate legal and constitutional affairs committee, which is studying government legislation to protect the human rights and security of Canadians based on gender identity and gender expression.
READ MORE http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/politics/passport-transgender-c16-1.4099066

Atheist Group Threatens To Sue Trump Over Religious Liberty Executive Order
MAY 7, 2017
A Wisconsin-based atheist group is asking a federal judge to strike down President Donald Trump’s latest executive order, which is designed to protect religious freedoms. The Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) filed a lawsuit just hours after President Trump signed the executive order that would block the enforcement of the Johnson Amendment. The 1954 amendment has prohibited tax-exempt charitable organizations such as churches from participating in political
campaigns. Trump’s order would prohibit the Treasury Department from taking any “adverse action” against churches or religious organizations for political speech. “Today my administration is leading by example as we take historic steps to protect religious liberty in the United States of America,” the president said Thursday as he signed the order. He said he was giving churches their voices back.
FULL REPORT http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2017/may/atheist-group-jumps-to-sue-trump-over-religious-liberty-executive-order

Speculations on Biblical End Times Rise Anew Amid Nuclear War Fears, Natural Disasters
MAY 7, 2017
With the likelihood of a major military conflict—if not a nuclear World War 3—involving North Korea and the United States looming larger by the day, speculations about the biblical end times appear to be mounting once again. Further stoking the fire, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted Thursday to impose new sanctions on North Korea amid heightened tensions over that pariah nation’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, according to Fox News.
The same news outlet reported that Pentagon officials are seeing more evidence of a North Korean military connection with Iran, another country that poses a security challenge to the U.S. Early this week, PRRI, a well-known public polling firm, circulated a press release underscoring some of its past findings on Americans’ end times views, Faithwire reported. Although the findings were gathered more than four years ago, PRRI’s Research Director Dan Cox told the news outlet this week that those views haven’t changed all that much.
READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/speculations-on-biblical-end-times-rise-anew-amid-nuclear-war-fears-natural-disasters-182687/


Actor Who Played Jesus in ‘Passion of the Christ’ Reveals He Was ‘Struck By Lightning’ During Sermon on the Mount Filming
MAY 7, 2017
Jim Caviezel, the actor who played Jesus in Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ,” has revealed that he was struck by lightning while filming the epic movie. The actor said they were filming the scene of the Sermon on the Mount in Rome when the bizarre event happened, the Catholic News Agency reported “I climbed the mountain, clouds had formed, and

five seconds before the stroke I had felt what was going to happen,” he recalled in an interview with Polish journalist and film critic Lukasz Adamski. “Suddenly, I was struck by the lightning.” Caviezel said he was struck just as Gibson shouted “action.” He did not say how he managed to survive the incident, which he admitted “terrified” him. At the same time though, he said he “felt peace on the inside.”
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US dismisses Russia’s ban on military aircraft over Syria safe zones
MAY 6, 2017
A State Department official on Friday said that the Russian proposal calling to bar U.S. military aircrafts from flying over designated safe zones cannot “limit” the U.S.’s mission against ISIS in the country in any way. “The coalition will continue to strike ISIS targets in Syria,” the official told The Wall Street Journal. “The campaign to defeat ISIS will continue at the same relentless pace as it is proceeding now.”
A deal hammered out by Russia, Turkey and Iran to set up “de-escalation zones” in mostly opposition-held parts of Syria went into effect Saturday. The plan is the latest international attempt to reduce violence in the war-ravaged country, and is the first to envisage armed foreign monitors on the ground in Syria. The United States is not party to the agreement and the Syrian rivals have not signed on to the deal. The armed opposition, instead, was highly critical of the proposal, saying it lacks legitimacy.
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Minnesota measles outbreak grows to 44 cases…
MAY 6, 2017
New numbers from the Minnesota Department of Health show the measles outbreak in the state is growing, CBS Minnesota reports. There are now 44 cases reported in Minnesota, which is up from 41 on Thursday. The outbreak is primarily in the state’s large Somali-American community, where many parents avoid the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine because of unfounded fears that it causes autism.
All but two of the cases involve unvaccinated patients.Health officials are now offering new guidelines for the measles vaccination as new cases become a daily occurrence. “We’re very early in the outbreak,” said Dr. Shane McAllister, assistant professor in pediatric infectious disease and immunology at the University of Minnesota’s Masonic Children’s Hospital. “We’re going to be seeing this for a while.”
FULL REPORT http://www.cbsnews.com/news/doctors-warn-minnesota-measles-outbreak-still-early-as-cases-increase/

FBI Foils Boston Marathon-Style NYC bomb plot, Charges NJ Man
MAY 6, 2017
A New Jersey man arrested for trying to kill his family dog has been charged with attempting to support the Islamic State. He allegedly revealed plans to detonate a pressure cooker bomb in New York City. The Justice Department announced that Gregory Lepsky, 20, a US citizen from Point Pleasant, New Jersey, appeared in court Friday to face charges of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State
(IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) for his plan to construct and use a bomb similar to the one detonated at the 2013 Boston Marathon.According to the criminal complaint filed on Thursday, New Jersey law enforcement first encountered Lepsky in February, when they responded to a call from one of Lepsky’s family members who said he was attempting to butcher the family dog.
READ MORE https://www.rt.com/usa/387316-justice-department-lepsky-charged/


Over 30 Christians, Including American Family With Children, Detained Overnight in China
MAY 6, 2017
Police officers raided a house church meeting in China’s southern Guangdong province on Wednesday evening, detaining 30 of the members in attendance including the pastor and an American couple with two children. More than 20 officers broke into Zhongfu Wanmin Church approximately a half hour into their evening service on May 3. The church members attempted to take pictures of the raid, but officers confiscated all cell phones, ID cards, and bank cards.
“How could the police take away their bank cards?” a local pastor asked while recounting the events to a ChinaAid reporter. “This is a very recent [change in behavior for officers.]” During the raid, the pastor, Li Peng, was beaten by officers for trying to take pictures. Li was detained with the 30 other members taken away from the church and interrogated overnight, but while most of the detainees were released the following morning, Li was not.
READ MORE http://www.chinaaid.org/2017/05/over-30-christians-including-american.html

Pierce County, WA Making Preparations For Eruptions From Mount St. Helens and Mt. Rainier
MAY 5, 2017
Pierce County will prepare for the possibility of eruptions from Mount Rainier and Mount Saint Helens. Officials are enlisting help from halfway around the world. Scientists from Colombia will be there Thursday. Both countries have seen eruptions that caused deadly disasters, and the conversation happening in Pierce County is how to prepare for the next one. The delegation from Colombia will be visiting both Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens. Mount St Helens erupted in
1980, killed nearly 60 people and destroyed hundreds of homes. Just last year, the U.S. Geological Survey named Mount Rainier one of the most dangerous in the world, in part due to the many communities surrounding the mountain. Experts from both the U.S. and Colombia will focus their meetings this week on emergency preparedness — what each have learned during their respective disasters and how to minimize the most risks to people living near these volcanoes.
FULL REPORT http://www.kiro7.com/news/pierce-county-preparing-for-threat-of-volcanic-eruptions/519261155


Court orders State Dept to release Clinton emails on Benghazi attack
MAY 5, 2017
A Washington DC federal court judge has ordered the State Department to turn over Hillary Clinton’s emails that immediately followed the terrorist attack in Benghazi to the conservative watchdog group, Judicial Watch. US District Judge Amy Berman Jackson reviewed the documents and rejected the government’s contention that the records had been properly withheld under FOIA exemption.
The “Defendant contends that it properly withheld eight identical paragraphs in two different emails, which were summaries of calls between the President of the United States and the Presidents of Libya and Egypt in the aftermath of the Benghazi attack,” wrote Judge Jackson in her memorandum opinion on March 20. The State Department argued the summaries were meant to provide information to senior officials to be used in their decision making on how to respond to a national security crisis.
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Major Conservative Voices in America May Soon Be Silenced!
MAY 5, 2017
What would the world be like for American conservatives if Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin and Dave Ramsey were suddenly no longer on the airwaves? Sadly, we just might be about the find out following the First Quarter 2017 report announced Thursday by iHeartMedia, formerly known as Clear Channel Communications. After warning investors it would include the dreaded “going concern language”—a sign that company questions whether or not it will be able continue in the immediate future—the troubled media giant offered a very bleak outlook, indeed.

“Our consolidated revenues, operating income and OIBDAN declined in the first quarter,” iHeartMedia President, COO, and CFO Rich Bressler said. “Adjusting for sales and foreign exchange, however, our revenues increased. At the iHeartMedia segment, this quarter marked the 16th consecutive quarter of year-over-year increases in revenue. We remain focused on balancing financial discipline with investments to grow our businesses while continuing to work on our capital structure.” FULL REPORT http://www.charismanews.com/politics/issues/64728-is-a-major-conservative-voice-in-america-about-to-be-silenced

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Harvard Wants to Remove Christian Roots From School Traditions
MAY 5, 2017
Prestigious American university Harvard is considering removing a line from its ceremonial song that references its Christian heritage. A Harvard professor claims the lyric could be racist, but a U.K. academic has described the proposal as “morally disoriented.” Harvard takes its name from John Harvard, who emigrated with the Puritans to the United States in the 1600s and left his academic books to the institution after his death.
‘Truth, Light, Love‘
“Fair Harvard” is sung when students begin at the university and when they graduate.
“Let not moss-covered Error moor thee at its side,
As the world on Truth’s current glides by,
Be the herald of Light, and the bearer of Love,
Till the stock of the Puritans die.”
Harvard’s ‘Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging’ is now running a competition to create a new ending to the song as they claim it currently “suggests that the commitment to truth, and to being the bearer of its light, is the special province of those of Puritan stock.” And while they say they do not want to “write Puritans out,” they state they can imagine a line without any reference to them.
READ MORE http://www.charismanews.com/us/64738-harvard-wants-to-remove-christian-roots-from-school-traditions


The Wait, The Weary and The Watchmen
MAY 5, 2017
(By Ricky Scaparo) In this segment, we will discuss how the Lord reveals to us through several parables and passages that he would remain in heaven for a long period of time before his making his second return. We will also discuss what the Church should be doing during this time of delay. For the full message watch the video below:
VIDEO 46 MINS https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=6IY1wiiyIW8
The Wait, The Weary and The Watchmen


NFL Star Dez Bryant: God’s Commandments Are Not ‘Old Fashioned, but Well Fashioned’
MAY 5, 2017
Dallas Cowboys pro-bowl wide receiver Dez Bryant took to his social media accounts on Sunday to share his thoughts on what he learned at church that morning. Bryant, who regularly uses his social media accounts to voice his opinions or share thoughts of encouragement, posted a message to Twitter around noon on Sunday in which he shared a verse from the Old Testament and reflected on the lesson he discovered in worship that morning.
“I learned more about myself today in church,” the former Oklahoma State Cowboy wrote. “Regardless of your upbringing, good or bad, keep the honor of authority in the forefront [sic] of your life because their is blessing when you choose to honor in spite of the circumstances.” Bryant then cited Deuteronomy 5:16: “Give honor to your father and your mother, as you have been ordered by the Lord your God; so that your life may be long and all may be well for you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.”
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Alarming rise in children hospitalized with suicidal thoughts or actions
MAY 5, 2017
The percentage of younger children and teens hospitalized for suicidal thoughts or actions in the United States doubled over nearly a decade, according to new research that will be presented Sunday at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. A steady increase in admissions due to suicidality and serious self-harm occurred at 32 children’s hospitals across the nation from 2008 through 2015, the researchers found.
The children studied were between the ages of 5 and 17, and although all age groups showed increases, the largest uptick was seen among teen girls. “We noticed over the last two, three years that an increasing number of our hospital beds are not being used for kids with pneumonia or diabetes; they were being used for kids awaiting placement because they were suicidal,” said Dr. Gregory Plemmons, presenter of the study and an associate professor of pediatrics at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
READ MORE http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/05/health/children-teens-suicide-study/index.html


Anne Graham Lotz Confesses 12 ‘National Sins’ of America at National Day of Prayer Observance
MAY 5, 2017
Anne Graham Lotz, a renowned evangelist and Billy Graham’s daughter, concluded the 2017 National Day of Prayer by leading those gathered for the observance at the United States Capitol Thursday night and those watching at home in a repentance of “national sins.” Hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on “religious liberty” and a proclamation for the National Day of Prayer, the 68-year-old Lotz, who chaired the National Day of Prayer Task Force, gave the keynote message at the annual
National Day of Prayer observance on Capitol Hill.”Our nation is in trouble and we had some wonderful things [happen] today,” Lotz said early in her remarks, adding that she was in attendance at the White House when the president signed the executive order. “I praise God for the liberty that we have. In fact, I was telling Sammy Rodriguez before this that it’s almost mind blowing that America has to have an executive order to guarantee religious liberty in America, which shows how far we have fallen from our foundation of faith in the living God.”
FULL REPORT http://www.christianpost.com/news/anne-graham-lotz-confesses-12-national-sins-of-america-at-national-day-of-prayer-observance-182617/


UPDATE: Satanic Temple to Erect First Ever Satanic Monument on Public Property
MAY 5, 2017
City leaders in Belle Plaine, Minnesota have granted The Satanic Temple permission to erect a satanic monument next to a Christian memorial. The Veterans Memorial Park is used to honor fallen veterans of war. The Satanic Temple in Salem, Massachusetts is planning to erect a memorial in the park: a black cube, inscribed with inverted pentagrams and has an empty soldier’s helmet on top of it. City officials granted Satanists permission to erect the monument after controversy
surrounding a Christian memorial at the park. A two-foot steel war memorial called “Joe,” which features a soldier kneeling before a cross in its tribute to soldiers, was on display as a memorial to the brave men and women who fought and died for their country. According to The Gospel Herald, the atheist organization Freedom From Religion Foundation, demanded Belle Plaine remove the Christian statute in January.
FULL REPORT http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2017/may/satanic-temple-to-erect-first-ever-satanic-monument-on-public-property

Senior Russian Senator Blasts US Plans to Enforce N. Korea Sanctions on Foreign Territory, Calls it a “Declaration of War”
MAY 5, 2017
A senior Russian senator says the American bill allowing the US Navy to enforce international sanctions on North Korea through the control of Russian ports is a violation of international law, and is equal to a declaration of war. “The realization of this [US] bill includes a proposed force scenario in which the US Navy would conduct compulsory inspections of all ships. Such a scenario is simply unthinkable because it means a declaration of war,” RIA Novosti quoted
upper house Committee for International Relations head Konstantin Kosachev as saying. The comment came shortly after the US Congress approved the bill with additional sanctions against North Korea, allowing for the possible establishment of US control over seaports and sea routes in the Far East, including the Russian ports of Vanino, Nakhodka and Vladivostok. The bill also expands the powers of the president of the United States to impose sanctions against individuals who violate certain UN Security Council resolutions.
READ MORE https://www.rt.com/politics/387256-declaration-of-war-senator-blasts/

New Tick-Borne Virus Can Be Transmitted in Just Minutes
MAY 5, 2017
A new health concern is brewing for tick bites. It’s known as the Powassan Virus, and experts say it can be transmitted to humans in just minutes. Dr. Mike Cirigiliano appeared on Good Day Philadelphia Friday morning to discuss the virus and express his own concerns. The virus is spread by ticks, similar to Lyme Disease, but can be spread much faster. Dr. Mike explained that if a tick has been on you for 24-hours,
it is usually cause for concern. However, with Powassan Virus, it can be spread within 15 minutes. Experts are concerned with the virus due to two mild winters leading to more acorns, Dr. Mike explained. The acorns sustain mice, and the mice population is able to increase. This causes problems as mice can carry about 12 to 25 ticks, and move their way on to deer, and then humans.
FULL REPORT http://www.fox5ny.com/health/252849119-story

‘Real-Life’ Possession Story Behind William Peter Blatty’s ‘The Exorcist’
MAY 5, 2017
The Internet is abuzz over the tragic news that William Peter Blatty, author of the terrifying book and feature film, “The Excorcist,” died on Thursday at the age of 89. Blatty, who suffered from multiple myeloma, is widely known for creating the hair-raising supernatural story that has both entertained and horrified audiences for more than four decades. But one of the details that isn’t always given a great deal of attention is the fact that “The Exorcist” was actually based on a supposed real-life story that Blatty first read about during his college years, The Associated Press reported on Friday. In the film, a young girl named Regan is inhabited by a demonic spirit, but the real-life story reportedly surrounds a 13-year-old boy referred to by aliases “Robbie Mannheim” and “Roland Doe” — an individual whose identity still remains concealed decades after his own apparent demonic possession unfolded.It’s quite an odd story that apparently began in a Washington, D.C., suburb in 1948 when Robbie started noticing marks on his body and other bizarre happenings inside his home. It’s unclear why or how it all started –
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10 Reasons Millennials Are Backing Away From God
MAY 5, 2017
(Reported By Beth Harrison) Millennials and their habits, beliefs, views and work ethic are a frequent topic of conversation in today’s culture. This generation has stymied business leaders, professors, pastors, politicians and other cultural influencers. Now, religion and culture expert, national radio host and author Dr. Alex McFarland (alexmcfarland.com) is offering insight to why Millennials are backing away from God and Christianity.
As the co-author of the new book Abandoned Faith: Why Millennials Are Walking Away and How You Can Lead Them Home,” written with apologist and evangelist Jason Jimenez, McFarland explores why Millennials are leaving the church and how those who love them can bring them back. “College-aged Millennials today are far more likely than the general population to be religiously unaffiliated,” McFarland writes in a new op-ed for foxnews.com. “This in true when they are compared to previous generations as well.
FULL REPORT http://www.charismanews.com/culture/64723-10-reasons-millennials-are-backing-away-from-god


Kendrick Lamar Says Churches Need to Preach God’s Judgment, Not Just Hope
MAY 5, 2017
Kendrick Lamar wants to showcase a side of God that he hasn’t seen in church, one that focuses less on the blessings of God and more on God’s wrath. Lamar, the 29-year-old rapper whose fourth studio album Damn is sitting atop Billboard charts, believes the churches that only focus on the idea of hope are one-sided. “I went to a local church some time ago, and it appalled me that the same program was in practice. A program that I seen as a kid the few times I was in service,”
Lamar wrote in an email to Hip Hop website DJ Booth. “Praise, dance. Worship. (Which is beautiful.) Pastor spewing the idea of someone’s season is approaching. The idea of hope.”However, Lamar said he felt a sense of emptiness when he heard these types of sermons as a child. Now that the Grammy award-winning rapper based out of Compton, California, has been studying his faith for himself, he revealed why he was leaving churches feeling “spiritually unsatisfied as a child.”
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LGBT groups condemn Trump’s religious liberty executive order
MAY 5, 2017
President Donald Trump campaigned on being a “real friend” to the gay community, but several LGBT rights organizations said the religious liberty executive order he signed Thursday could open the doors for more discrimination against gay Americans. The order, signed during a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden, directs the Internal Revenue Service to exercise “maximum enforcement discretion” over the so-called Johnson amendment, which prevents
churches and other tax-exempt religious organizations from endorsing or opposing political candidates. The order also provides “regulatory relief” for organizations that object on religious grounds to a provision in Obamacare that mandates employers provide certain health services, including coverage for contraception. A message left with the White House asking what assurances the administration could offer LGBT Americans anxious over the order was not immediately returned Thursday.
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Netflix Edits ‘Bill Nye’ Episode to Remove Segment Saying Chromosomes Determine Gender
MAY 5, 2017
When uploaded to Netflix, an episode of the educational children’s show “Bill Nye the Science Guy” cut out a segment saying that chromosomes determine one’s gender. In the original episode, titled “Probability,” a young woman told viewers, “I’m a girl. Could have just as easily been a boy, though, because the probability of becoming a girl is always 1 in 2.”
“See, inside each of our cells are these things called chromosomes, and they control whether we become a boy or a girl, ” the young woman continued. “See, there are only two possibilities: XX, a girl, or XY, a boy.” But in the version of the episode uploaded to Netflix, the segment has been cut entirely. While noncontroversial at the time, the 1996 segment appears to contradict Netflix’s new series “Bill Nye Saves the World.”
FULL STORY http://freebeacon.com/culture/netflix-edits-bill-nye-episode-remove-segment-chromosomes-determine-gender/

Pentagon Watching Iran-North Korea Military Alliance
MAY 5, 2017
When Iran attempted to launch a cruise missile from a “midget” submarine earlier this week, Pentagon officials saw more evidence of North Korean influence in the Islamic Republic – with intelligence reports saying the submarine was based on a Pyongyang design, the same type that sank a South Korean warship in 2010. According to U.S. defense officials, Iran was attempting to launch a Jask-2 cruise missile underwater for the first time, but the launch failed. Nonproliferation
experts have long suspected North Korea and Iran are sharing expertise when it comes to their rogue missile programs. “The very first missiles we saw in Iran were simply copies of North Korean missiles,” said Jeffrey Lewis, a missile proliferation expert at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. “Over the years, we’ve seen photographs of North Korean and Iranian officials in each other’s countries, and we’ve seen all kinds of common hardware.”
READ MORE http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/05/pentagon-eyes-iran-north-korea-military-connection.html



Unsafe levels of Toxic Arsenic found in 73% of Baby Rice Snacks
MAY 5, 2017
Three-quarters of baby rice products contain dangerous levels of arsenic, a study shows. Researchers found illegally high amounts – which breach EU limits – in 73 per cent of products in supermarkets. Consuming too much arsenic can lead to developmental problems, heart disease, diabetes and nervous system damage, as well as raising the risk of certain types of cancer. The study calls into question the effectiveness of the EU rules brought in only last year to reduce the chemical
present in products such as rice cakes and drinks. Professor Andy Meharg, who led the study at Queen’s University Belfast, said: ‘It shows babies are exposed to illegal levels of arsenic despite the EU regulation to specifically address this health challenge. ‘Babies are particularly vulnerable to the damaging effects of arsenic that can prevent the healthy development of a baby’s growth, IQ and immune system to name but a few.’
READ MORE http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4475314/Unsafe-levels-arsenic-73-baby-rice-snacks.html

Brad Pitt Mocks His Parents Speaking in Tongues; Talks Frustration With Christianity’s ‘Don’ts’
MAY 5, 2017
Actor Brad Pitt, who has identified as an atheist despite his Baptist upbringing, opened up in a recent interview about how his parents moved toward the charismatic tradition, and about some of his frustrations with Christianity. “We grew up First Baptist, which is the cleaner, stricter, by-the-book Christianity. Then, when I was in high school, my folks jumped to a more charismatic movement, which got into speaking in tongues and raising your hands and some goofy-a** [expletive],” Pitt told GQ magazine in an interview released on Wednesday.
When asked whether he witnessed the speaking of tongues himself, the actor replied: “Yeah, come on. I’m not even an actor yet, but I know … I mean the people, I know they believe it. I know they’re releasing something. God, we’re complicated. We’re complicated creatures.” Pitt has left Christianity and is now an atheist, The Telegraph reported in 2015 in a separate interview with Pitt, where the actor said that since an early age, he was instilled “with all the Christian guilt about what you can and cannot, should and shouldn’t do.”
FULL REPORT http://www.christianpost.com/news/brad-pitt-mocks-his-parents-speaking-in-tongues-talks-frustration-with-christianitys-donts-182684/


Famine of ‘Biblical Proportions’ Descending Upon Yemen; Child Dying Every 10 Minutes
MAY 5, 2017
Yemen’s civil war has brought the country on the brink of a famine of “biblical proportions,” humanitarian aid workers said, with a child dying every 10 minutes, according to some. Jan Egeland, who heads the Norwegian Refugee Council and also advises the United Nations on Syrian humanitarian operations, told Reuters on Thursday that Yemen’s civil war might be less known than Syria’s, but it has led to a major disaster as well.
“All our efforts through the World Food Programme reached 3.1 million of seven million people who are on the brink of famine. So it means basically that four million people got nothing in April and these people are staring into the naked eye of starvation,” Egeland said. “We will have a famine of biblical proportions, if it continues like now with only a portion of those in greatest need getting humanitarian relief,” he added.
FULL REPORT http://www.christianpost.com/news/famine-of-biblical-proportions-descending-upon-yemen-child-dying-every-10-minutes-182679/

Deadly ‘Superbug’ Fungus emerging in U.S. hospitals
MAY 5, 2017
A deadly “superbug” fungus that is hard to spot and harder to kill is slowly infiltrating U.S. hospitals, health experts say. Candida auris enters the bloodstream, spreads throughout the body and causes a variety of infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns. More than 60 cases have been identified in the U.S., all but a few of them in New York and New Jersey. The CDC has alerted hospitals and other health care facilities across the nation to watch out for the relatively new fungus.
The fungus can be passed between people or through the environment from such things as hospital equipment, says Dr. Tom Chiller, chief of the CDC’s Mycotic (fungal) Diseases Branch. Some strands of the fungus found in other countries have been resistant to the three classes of anti-fungal medicine, he said. “We are dealing with an organism we don’t have drugs to treat. That is what worries us,” Chiller told USA TODAY. “What we have seen (in the U.S. so far) has been treatable. We are trying to aggressively contain it, stop it and kill it.”
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FORD Laying Off 130 Workers in Ohio…
MAY 5, 2017
Ford Motor Co. will temporarily lay off 130 workers at a factory near Cleveland, a move aimed at lessening supply of medium-duty work trucks hit by softening demand. The layoffs, announced Thursday and covering a shift at a plant at the Ohio Assembly Plant in Avon Lake, take effect next week and are expected to last until a newer version of the company’s F-650 and F-750 commercial trucks launches in September. F-Series medium-trucks are sold for various business uses
and are among the company’s more profitable business lines. The strength of the commercial-truck sector has been considered a sign that economic activity is robust in the U.S. The affected trucks serve a variety of needs, from dump trucks to cargo haulers to tow trucks. Ohio is home to several automotive assembly plants and factories that make parts for cars and trucks. The state is one of several being highlighted amid President Donald Trump’s push for more American jobs in the car industry.
READ MORE https://www.wsj.com/articles/ford-laying-off-130-workers-in-ohio-on-softer-demand-for-work-trucks-1493952387

Kendrick Lamar Says Churches Need to Preach God’s Judgment, Not Just Hope
MAY 5, 2017
Kendrick Lamar wants to showcase a side of God that he hasn’t seen in church, one that focuses less on the blessings of God and more on God’s wrath. Lamar, the 29-year-old rapper whose fourth studio album Damn is sitting atop Billboard charts, believes the churches that only focus on the idea of hope are one-sided. “I went to a local church some time ago, and it appalled me that the same program was in practice. A program that I seen as a kid the few times I was in service,”
Lamar wrote in an email to Hip Hop website DJ Booth. “Praise, dance. Worship. (Which is beautiful.) Pastor spewing the idea of someone’s season is approaching. The idea of hope.”However, Lamar said he felt a sense of emptiness when he heard these types of sermons as a child. Now that the Grammy award-winning rapper based out of Compton, California, has been studying his faith for himself, he revealed why he was leaving churches feeling “spiritually unsatisfied as a child.”
READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/kendrick-lamar-churches-need-to-preach-gods-judgment-not-just-hope-182590/


FAMILIAR SPIRIT – Hunters film what appears to be grainy ‘ghost girl’ walking through woods
MAY 5, 2017
A Mystery “ghost girl” appeared to have been filmed walking in the woods. The spooky snap sparked wild theories among locals that it was the spirit of a girl. However, the grainy picture captured by a huntsman’s camera is now believed to be the daughter of a local businessman. The grainy snap was captured by a camera set up in the woods by a huntsman who wanted to find out if the area was popular route for locals. But the landowner was stunned to discover the grainy picture showing what appeared to be a little girl playing in the woods.
Initially nobody recognised the youngster, or knew that their daughter played around the area in Cambridge, New York state. Cambridge-Greenwich Police Chief George Bell said: “I’ve lived here all my life, and I’ve never heard of a ghost running around the woods. “The idea originally was just to identify who the child was.” It sparked wild conspiracy theories among locals on social media. One said; “I think it’s a ghost. Why do you say that? Because look at it. It’s definitely a spirit.”
VIDEO-READ MORE https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3484649/hunters-film-what-appears-to-be-grainy-ghost-girl-walking-through-woods-sparking-wild-conspiracy-theories-among-locals/


UPDATE: Satanic Temple to Erect First Ever Satanic Monument on Public Property
MAY 5, 2017
City leaders in Belle Plaine, Minnesota have granted The Satanic Temple permission to erect a satanic monument next to a Christian memorial. The Veterans Memorial Park is used to honor fallen veterans of war. The Satanic Temple in Salem, Massachusetts is planning to erect a memorial in the park: a black cube, inscribed with inverted pentagrams and has an empty soldier’s helmet on top of it. City officials granted Satanists permission to erect the monument after controversy

surrounding a Christian memorial at the park. A two-foot steel war memorial called “Joe,” which features a soldier kneeling before a cross in its tribute to soldiers, was on display as a memorial to the brave men and women who fought and died for their country. According to The Gospel Herald, the atheist organization Freedom From Religion Foundation, demanded Belle Plaine remove the Christian statute in January.
FULL REPORT http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2017/may/satanic-temple-to-erect-first-ever-satanic-monument-on-public-property

New Tick-Borne Virus Can Be Transmitted in Just Minutes
MAY 5, 2017
A new health concern is brewing for tick bites. It’s known as the Powassan Virus, and experts say it can be transmitted to humans in just minutes. Dr. Mike Cirigiliano appeared on Good Day Philadelphia Friday morning to discuss the virus and express his own concerns. The virus is spread by ticks, similar to Lyme Disease, but can be spread much faster. Dr. Mike explained that if a tick has been on you for 24-hours,
it is usually cause for concern. However, with Powassan Virus, it can be spread within 15 minutes. Experts are concerned with the virus due to two mild winters leading to more acorns, Dr. Mike explained. The acorns sustain mice, and the mice population is able to increase. This causes problems as mice can carry about 12 to 25 ticks, and move their way on to deer, and then humans.
FULL REPORT http://www.fox5ny.com/health/252849119-story

Spending Bill Includes Billions in for Israel
MAY 5, 2017
Congress passed a funding bill Thursday that will give Israel billions of dollars and advance more pro-Israel efforts in the U.S. The bill provides $3.1 billion plus an additional $75 million in overall security assistance to Israel. It includes funding for programs like Israel’s missile defense system and the development of Israeli technology, energy, and water. The new bill also slashes aid to the Palestinian Authority for the support it provides to the families of terrorists.
Pro-Israel activists are celebrating the bill and see it as a direct attack against terrorism. “AIPAC applauds Congress for including key provisions to help Israel address critical security challenges in the Omnibus Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2017,” said Mark Kleinman, AIPAC’s Southeastern States Director. Many hope these provisions are the first of many actions the new administration will take in support of Israel. Congress will consider several pieces of legislation to counter Iran’s aggression and combat the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/05/spending-bill-includes-billions-israel/


Gluten-free diet ‘could raise heart attack risk’
MAY 5, 2017
Dieters who go gluten-free could be at greater risk of having a heart attack, experts have warned. Researchers found people who avoid wheat could be more likely to develop heart disease because they are missing out on some of the key health benefits of whole grains. In recent years the gluten-free diet has become a popular health trend with advocates including celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow. Previously the wheat-free way of life was mainly followed by people who suffer
from coeliac disease – an intolerance to gluten. Scientists in the US have now found people who live wheat-free could be eating less whole grains, which help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. The researchers, whose study was published in the British Medical Journal, said: “The avoidance of gluten may result in reduced consumption of beneficial whole grains, which may affect cardiovascular risk.
READ MORE http://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/glutenfree-diet-could-raise-heart-attack-risk-a3529066.html

Feds May Begin Calorie Regulations Soon!
MAY 5, 2017
Jenny Craig can’t arrest you if you miscount your calories, but the federal government could if a new calorie-counting rule takes effect. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s “Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items in Restaurants and Similar Retail Food Establishments” (79 FR 71155) rule was originally scheduled to take effect on May 5. The FDA has now delayed the rule for a year.
The 105-page rule would implement Obama-era amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), which sets national standards for the marketing and labeling of food products. The rule would require, among other mandates, that all restaurants and other retail food outlets, such as movie theaters, operating as one brand with at least 20 stores display a calorie count in addition to other nutritional information for all standard menu items on the establishment’s “menus and menu boards.”
FULL REPORT http://dailysignal.com/2017/05/02/fda-may-make-many-pizza-toppings-crime/

Faith leaders praise Trump’s action to protect religious liberty
MAY 5, 2017
Faith leaders are praising what they hope is a first step by the Trump administration to protect religious liberties that were put in a bull’s-eye by the Obama administration. President Trump signed an executive order Thursday instructing that churches be given the widest freedom possible from the Johnson amendment of 1954 that restricts their speech. It also instructs that Christians no longer be targeted by the government with campaigns that violate their faith.
James Dobson, the pioneering radio voice of Christian and family values for tens of millions through Focus on the Family and now Family Talk, was himself targeted under Obama’s mandate that even Christian organizations provide abortion-causing drugs to employees who request them. His response then? “Come and get me if you must,” he said, affirming he would not comply with the Obama mandate.
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Drinking Alcohol Makes Straight Men More Sexually Fluid, Boost Physical Attraction To Same Sex
MAY 5, 2017
Many of us are all too familiar with the “beer goggles” effect: friends and strangers alike become more attractive after a drink or two. Undoubtedly, drinking alcohol lowers our inhibitions and makes us more open to experimentation with the same sex. In a new study, published in The Journal of Social Psychology, straight men were found to be more physically attracted to other men after a few drinks. “Most notably, alcohol intake was related to increased sexual willingness of men
with a same-sex partner, suggesting a potential shift in normative casual sexual behavior among heterosexual men,” wrote the authors in the study. Researchers recruited a total of 83 straight men and women who were bar hopping in the Midwest at night. The participants were asked to complete a survey about how many drinks they’d had that night. In addition, they had to watch a 40-second video of either a physically attractive man or woman drinking at a bar and chatting with the bartender.
FULL REPORT http://www.medicaldaily.com/drinking-alcohol-makes-straight-men-more-sexually-fluid-beer-goggles-boost-416786


Trump’s First Foreign Trip Taking Him to Israel at 50th Anniversary of Six-Day War
MAY 4, 2017
President Trump confirmed Thursday morning at a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden of the White House that he will be visiting Saudi Arabia, Rome, and Israel this month at a historic time for the Jewish people. Trump’s first overseas trip as president indicates special support for America’s top Mideast ally, Israel, since it coincides with the 50th
anniversary of the Six-Day War.Israel regained control of Jerusalem during that war, and the timing leads some to speculate that President Trump could use the occasion to announce he’s moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Such a move would recognize Israel’s ancient claim to the Holy City. Rep. Ron DeSantis tells CBN News White House Correspondent Jennifer Wishon he believes Trump will make that move.
FULL REPORT http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/israel/2017/may/trumps-first-foreign-trip-taking-him-to-israel-at-50th-anniversary-of-six-day-war

Retail Apocalypse Could Be Coming to American Grocery Stores Next!
MAY 4, 2017
The American grocery store has so far been mostly immune to the ravages of online shopping and the all around apocalyptic outlook facing the nation’s retailers. But a war is coming to the staid supermarket, and that could mean more consolidation, bankruptcies, and falling prices.An invasion is getting under way. Lidl, a German retailer known for low prices and efficient operations, is expected to start an aggressive U.S. expansion in the coming weeks that could open as
many as 100 new stores across the East Coast by the summer of 2018. The company, which runs about 10,000 stores in Europe, has also set its sights on Texas, one of the most competitive grocery markets in the U.S. Analysts expect Lidl to expand to nearly $9 billion in sales by 2023.The last thing U.S. grocers need is more cutthroat competition. As the ranks of U.S. grocery stores have swelled, food has become a way for struggling brick-and-mortar retailers such as dollar stores and pharmacies to compete for customers.
READ MORE https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-04/why-the-retail-crisis-could-be-coming-to-american-groceries


Unprecedented hailstorm hits northwestern Iranian city of Sanandaj
MAY 4, 2017
An unprecedented spring hailstorm has hit the northwestern Iranian city of Sanandaj, taking the residents by surprise. While hailstorms are common in Sanandaj in spring time, the ferocious hailstorm, which started on Wednesday morning,
left the capital city of Sanandaj in Kordestan Province like snow-covered cities, with tractors sent out to clear ice from streets. The hailstorm also inflicted damage on vehicles, disrupted traffic for several hours and caused flash floods.
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John Piper Revels 5 Lessons for Children About Horrors of Hell and God’s Final Judgment
MAY 4, 2017
Evangelical theologian John Piper has told parents that they need to teach their children about the horrors of hell, as a way to show God’s glory and the coming final judgment. Piper, who is the former pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, took a question Wednesday on his Desiring God website from a parent concerned about what he should tell his child, who has “extreme anxiety” about death, about the topic of hell.
The theologian told the parent, Michael, that it is better that his son is afraid of hell, than not be afraid at all. “God does not intend for His children to experience hell as an end, but to experience the warning of hell as a means of clarifying and establishing these five great realities. This is true for a 6-year-old and it’s true for a 60-year-old. Look at this moment, Michael, in the child’s life as a golden opportunity for teaching him many wonderful things,” Piper said. He then listed five “great realities” about hell, firstly pointing out that the fear of hell “is a golden opportunity for treating God as big and glorious and utterly real.”
FULL REPORT http://www.christianpost.com/news/john-piper-parents-lessons-children-horrors-hell-god-final-judgment-182583/

US Faces ‘Nationwide Drinking Water Crisis
MAY 4, 2017
Up to 77 million Americans were serviced in 2015 by unsafe drinking water systems, with 18 million people exposed to excessive levels of lead and copper, a new study found, adding that penalties for violations are “virtually nonexistent.” “The actual number of violations and systems breaking the law is likely substantially higher because of probable widespread underreporting,” the authors of the study by the environmental advocacy group Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) say.
According to the research, entitled “Threats on Tap: Widespread Violations Highlight Need for Investment in Water Infrastructure and Protections,” violations were reported in all 50 states in 2015, including the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other territories covered by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The top five states with SDWA violations by population proved to be Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Georgia.
READ MORE https://www.rt.com/usa/387103-drinking-water-crisis-nationwide/


Seven reasons we’re at more risk than ever of a global pandemic
MAY 4, 2017
It could take just one cough, one kiss, one touch or even one bite to change not only your life, but the lives of everyone around you — and for months or even years. In most cases, the closer those people are to you, the greater the risk. But it isn’t always that simple. The risk at hand: an infectious outbreak. Public health experts believe we are at greater risk than ever of experiencing large-scale outbreaks and global pandemics like those we’ve seen before: SARS, swine flu, Ebola and Zika. More than 28,000 people were infected during the 2014-16 Ebola epidemic,
with over 11,000 deaths. And as of March 10, 84 countries have reported Zika transmission. That disease was discovered in the 1940s, but had its first outbreak in 2007 in Micronesia, and more recently began spreading toward the end of 2015. Every time, the infection’s arrival is unexpected and its scale unprecedented, leaving the world vulnerable. Experts are unanimous in the belief that the next outbreak contender will most likely be a surprise — and we need to be ready.
READ MORE http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/03/health/pandemic-risk-virus-bacteria/index.html


Science Claims Time Travel is Possible
MAY 4, 2017
The past is the final frontier. Traveling back in time isn’t necessarily science fiction, according to a new paper published in Classical and Quantum Gravity. The paper’s title, “Traversable acausal retrograde domains in spacetime,” creates the acronym TARDIS – the name of the fictional time machine in “Doctor Who.” “People think of time travel as something as fiction,” Ben Tippett, the lead author of the study, told The University of British Columbia. “But, mathematically, it is possible.”
Specifically, the paper describes a spacetime “bubble” that would travel faster than the speed of light – thereby allowing it to move backwards. The idea that an object can travel through time if it reaches the speed of light is based on Albert Einstein’s theory of special relativity. But in order to traverse the past, we need something that doesn’t exist yet. And Tippet isn’t sure if it’s something that ever will.
READ MORE https://nypost.com/2017/04/28/science-says-time-travel-is-possible/

Thousands Are Speaking the Word of God over the US Capitol
MAY 4, 2017
The 28th Annual US Capitol Bible Reading Marathon is well underway, with around 1600 people flocking to DC this week for an opportunity to read a passage from the Bible at the West Front of the Capitol building. For 28 years, the group has secured permits to set up for 90 hours straight reading through the entire Bible from start to finish. The event always kicks off on the Sunday leading up to the National Day of Prayer, which falls on the first Thursday of May each year. They
began with Genesis 1:1 at 6 pm Sunday night, and will finish reading Revelation 22 aloud together around noon on Thursday, May 4. The event organizers celebrate the fact that because of religious freedom in America, this 90 hour Bible reading marathon at the US Capitol is permitted year after year. Any race, religion, or ethnicity is invited to read passages from the Bible. And come rain, wind, or shine, they have volunteers consecutively reading through the entire Bible.
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PROPHECY WATCH: Trump vows to make peace in Middle East a top priority
MAY 4, 2017
President Trump promised Wednesday to make peace in the Middle East a top priority, vowing to do “whatever is necessary” to reach a historic deal between Israel and the Palestinians. In a joint press conference with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House, Trump said he was going to “start a process which will hopefully lead to peace.” “I will do whatever is necessary,” Trump said. “I will be a mediator, an arbitrator or a facilitator … and we will get this done.”
Trump, however, didn’t mention any specific parameters of such a deal, other than saying that it would involve two states. And when Abbas, during his own remarks, appeared to criticize Israel, the President did not react. “It’s about time for Israel to end its occupation of our people and of our land,” Abbas said. “We are the only remaining people in the world who still live under occupation,” he added, eliciting no verbal or facial response from Trump. Abbas also immediately mentioned several demands as part of a prospective agreement.
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Remembering the Right Hand of God!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiXsbKHGy6M
MAY 4, 2017
(By Ricky Scaparo) In this segment, we will discuss why the psalmists reminds us how important it is to bring to our remembrance the mighty works of the “Right Hand of God” and why this is important in our walk with God. Watch the video below for the full message.

Corporate Insiders Sell Stocks At The Fastest Rate Since The Last Financial Crisis
MAY 4, 2017
(Reported By Michael Snyder) Puerto Rico has collapsed financially and has “filed for the equivalent of bankruptcy protection”. When this was announced on Wednesday, it quickly made front page news all over the planet. For decades, Puerto Rico has been considered to be the territory most likely to become “the 51st U.S. state”, and there have even been rumblings that we could soon see a renewed push for statehood.

But that is on the back burner for now, because at the moment Puerto Rico is dealing with a nightmarish financial crisis that is the result of an accelerating economic collapse. Unfortunately, many Americans still don’t believe that what has happened to Puerto Rico could happen to us, even though signs of major economic trouble are emerging all around us. Almost two years ago I issued a major warning about the debt crisis in Puerto Rico, and now the day of reckoning for “America’s Greece” has finally arrived…
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Museum of the Bible prepares for DC opening
MAY 3, 2017
The vast grove of museums stretching from the U.S. Capitol across the fringes of the National Mall is about to get a new addition, albeit a decidedly less secular one: The Museum of the Bible. Just three blocks south of the Capitol, the privately funded museum is set to open this November. Though it may seem out of place next to the well-known museums on American history, air and space and more, those behind the project describe it as a future attraction that will draw in a
range of visitors through a blend of historical and religious artifacts and interactive exhibits. “The goal is to show and to educate people about the many ways that the Bible has impacted America, not just our history but in terms of civil rights and social justice to fashion,” Steve Bickley, vice president of marketing for the museum, told Fox News during an early tour of the museum-in-the-making. From presidential inaugural ceremonies to bedside tables in hotels across the country, the Bible has indeed been a fixture in American life.
READ MORE http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/03/museum-bible-prepares-for-dc-opening.html

Taxpayers ‘must fund compression underwear for transgender inmates’
MAY 3, 2017
A California judge has ordered that state prison officials must provide transgender inmates with compression underwear and jewelry if the inmate cannot afford to purchase them. As the Associated Press reported Friday, U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco issued the order in a federal lawsuit, saying prison officials must now provide free undergarments that flatten the chest (binders or compression tops)
to female-to-male transgender inmates in women’s prisons. This was the same lawsuit that had earlier “led California to become the first state to provide taxpayer-funded sex reassignment surgery to an inmate.” Shiloh Quine, 57, the individual inmate in question, underwent the sex reassignment surgery in January and was then moved from a men’s prison to a women’s facility and is serving a life sentence for robbery, kidnapping, and the 1980 murder of Shahid Ali Baig, a young father of three.
READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/taxpayers-must-fund-compression-underwear-jewelry-for-transgender-prisoners-judge-182461/

Global Christians Unite for Luke 6:27 Mandate
MAY 3, 2017
How should Christians love their enemies and respond to the growing wave of genocide and persecution around the world? Over 600 Christian leaders from 130 countries are gathering behind closed doors for the first-time next week to plan a strategic, global response as part of the World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians. The invitation-only event in Washington is sponsored by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Organization and is scheduled for May 10-13 but the delegates are already arriving.
Besides planning and organizing an emergency response to the persecution and genocide crisis, the conference has four stated purposes: 1. Help change public policy that promotes discrimination against Christians, harassment, and persecution, 2. Find ways to increase diplomatic pressure on the violating states, 3. Inform and mobilize Christians to address President Trump and their elected officials to take stronger American action against the increasing persecution, 4. Comfort and help the victims respond in a biblical manner.
READ MORE http://www.charismanews.com/world/64675-global-christians-unite-for-luke-6-27-mandate


Franklin Graham Claims Christians in America Are ‘Persecuted’ by LGBT Agenda
MAY 3, 2017
Evangelist Franklin Graham said Tuesday that Christians in America who oppose the LGBT agenda are being “persecuted” and singled out “over and over and over again” for acting in accordance with their biblical convictions on sexuality. Graham, the president of both the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the humanitarian organization Samaritan’s Purse, spoke as a guest on the “Washington Watch” radio program hosted by prominent social conservative activist and Family Research Council President Tony Perkins to discuss BGEA’s upcoming World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians being held in Washington, D.C. next week.
The summit, which runs from May 10–13, has been touted by Graham as the “first event of its kind” that will bring together over 600 people from over 130 countries across the globe, many of whom will tell of their own first-hand accounts of being persecuted for their faith in Christ. The conference comes as tens of thousands of Christians are killed, imprisoned or persecuted worldwide because of their faith every year.
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Purdue Professor Says Images of Aborted Babies Are ‘Child Pornography’
MAY 3, 2017
A professor at Purdue University argued that images of aborted babies constitute “child pornography” in a recent debate over abortion rights. Professor David Sanders, an associate professor of Biology at Purdue University, accused pro-lifers who use images of aborted fetuses of participating in “child pornography” activities. In what was likely an ill-conceived
attempt to call pro-lifers hypocrites, Sanders argued that the public display of dead fetuses is akin to child pornography. His reason? No one obtained the permission of the fetus “He thinks fetuses are children, and he belongs to an organization that likes to show images of fetuses,” Sanders remarked. “What would you call the public display of a butt naked body of a child?” Sanders asked. “I would call it child pornography. Do they have their permission? Do they have the permission of the fetus? Obviously not.”
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NYC Mandates Single-Stall Restrooms in All City Schools
MAY 3, 2017
Every New York City public school must install at least one single-stall restroom under a new policy announced by Chancellor Carmen Farina. Farina said Tuesday that the restrooms will be available in all city schools by January 2018. School officials say the single-stall bathrooms will support the privacy needs of transgender students and students with medical conditions and disabilities.
Farina says officials want to provide every student with “a safe, supportive and inclusive learning environment.” Benjamin Davis of the Gender and Family Project at the Ackerman Institute for the Family praised the initiative. He said the single-stall option will let students meet their most basic needs “without threat of harassment, violence or intimidation.”
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Pastor Says Muslims in Middle East Have ‘Huge Thirst’ for Gospel
MAY 3, 2017
A pastor in the Middle East who daily risks his life to share the truth of Jesus Christ said he’s witnessed a “huge thirst” for the gospel among Muslims, who continually ask him for Bibles. “Christ calls us to go out into the world to proclaim the Gospel,” Pastor Rashad told persecution watchdog Open Doors USA. “Yes, that may be outside of people’s comfort zones, but I believe that is what God asks of us today.”
Pastor Rashad is no stranger to stepping outside of his comfort zone. As a young man in Jordan, he felt called by God to minister to Muslims. Thus, for over ten years, Pastor Rashad has traveled up and down his country to visit villages and remote communities, sharing the love of Christ everywhere he goes. He told Open Doors that because less than three percent of Jordan’s population is Christian, many people have never heard the gospel.
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Denmark Bans Christian ‘Hate Preacher’ Terry Jones
MAY 3, 2017
Denmark on Tuesday banned five Islamic clerics and an American evangelical Christian pastor from entering the country, calling them “hate preachers” who posed threats to public order. The move came amidst a public backlash in Denmark against Islam in the wake of Islamist violence a decade ago over Danish newspaper cartoons satirizing the Prophet Mohammad, a series of deadly militant attacks in Europe including one in Denmark and a large influx of mainly Muslim migrants in 2015.
The blacklist, the first of its kind in Denmark, arose from legislation passed last year allowing bans on foreign religious figures the government deems to be a danger to public security. “The government will not accept that hate preachers come to Denmark to preach hatred against Danish society and indoctrinate others to commit violence against women and children, spread ideas about an (Islamic) caliphate and in general undermine our fundamental values,” Immigration Minister Inger Stojberg said.
FULL REPORT http://www.charismanews.com/world/64657-denmark-bans-christian-hate-preacher-terry-jones


MYSTERY – North Korean ghost ships filled with the Dead wash ashore in Japan
MAY 3, 2017
Emerging out of the mist, the hulking mass of a decaying vessel, its tattered North Korean flag fluttering in the breeze, silently floats toward the shore. The sight became an eerily common one in Japan, where some dozens of the so-called ghost ships have reportedly turned up in recent years. Crewed only by dead men unable to tell of what happened on their final voyage, mystery has surrounded the phenomenon. All that was known was that the boats were almost certainly from
North Korea. Writing in Korean – including signs indicating the boat belonged to the “Korean People’s Army” – and the remains of North Korean flags provided the only concrete evidence as to their origins. But why they began washing ashore in towns on Japan’s west coast, and what exactly was killing their crews remained a mystery. The phenomenon left authorities scratching their heads and prompted an investigation in the country.
READ MORE https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3469928/north-korea-ship-dead-bodies-japan/

Facebook Hiring 3,000 people to monitor live videos for violence
MAY 3, 2017
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the social media giant will hire 3,000 employees to monitor what people stream through its Live feature, through which some users have broadcast violent incidents. “Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen people hurting themselves and others on Facebook — either live or in video posted later. It’s heartbreaking, and I’ve been reflecting on how we can do better for our community,”
Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post. “If we’re going to build a safe community, we need to respond quickly.” Zuckerberg said Facebook will add 3,000 people to its global community operations team in addition to the current 4,500 employed to “to review the millions of reports we get every week, and improve the process for doing it quickly.” The team will review both live videos and uploaded content.
READ MORE http://www.breitbart.com/news/facebook-to-hire-3000-people-to-monitor-live-videos-for-violence/

Violent Sharia Law Spreading as World Ignores Radical Islamic Attacks on Believers
MAY 3, 2017
One Monday in early April, Shaher Saeed was driving south of the city of Arish in Egypt’s North Sinai when he came upon a group of Islamic State militants who had stopped a truck carrying cigarettes. “I saw them forcing the driver from the vehicle and stripping the upper part of his clothing before tying him to the door of one of their cars,” said Saeed, who lives in the area. “They hit him on the back more than 10 times, then burned all the cartons of cigarettes … They let him go after warning him not to trade cigarettes again.”
Interviews with residents of North Sinai and reviews of Islamic State videos suggest the group’s local affiliate, known as Sinai Province, is seeking to impose its hardline interpretation of Islam on the local populace for the first time. According to Sinai Province videos reviewed by Reuters, the group has created a morality police force, known as a Hisba, to enforce strict rules against such behavior as smoking, men shaving their beards or women exposing their faces.
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LYING SIGNS AND WONDERS: Cloud ‘resembling mother of Jesus’ appears over Venezuelans taking part in Divine Mercy pilgrimage
MAY 3, 2017
Pilgrims in Venezuela were shocked when they spotted a rare cloud in the sky they say looked like the Virgin Mary. The cloud phenomenon was seen by people participating in the traditional pilgrimage of Divina Misericordia (Divine Mercy) that was held on Sunday in the city of Maracaibo, in the north-western Venezuelan state of Zulia. Several people took photos posted them online saying the cloud clearly resembled the Virgin Mary, although other people believed looked like was God or Jesus Christ.

In one video clip, it appears as though a ‘hand’ reaches out from the cloud, making the vapour mass look even more human-like. Video of the moment when pilgrims spotted the cloud shows several people, mostly wearing white T-shirts, looking at the sky. The person recording the scene can be heard in the background saying: ‘Look at this miracle, the Virgin is here, pray for the Virgin, the Virgin protects Venezuela.’ People took to social media to discuss the video, with some agreeing that it looked like the Virgin Mary, while others said it was simply a cloud.
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Man spends $25,000 on surgery to become ‘real-life elf’…
MAY 3, 2017
A fantasy fanatic has spent more than £25,000 on plastic surgery as he wants to become a real-life elf. Luis Padron, 25, from Buenos Ares, Argentina, became obsessed with the world of elves, angels and fantasy beings after being bullied as a child. He became determined to look like his favourite otherworldly characters and started bleaching his hair and skin. He now has a £4,000-a-month ritual applying specialist creams, dyes, treatment and SPF 100 sunscreen. He has almost
spent more than £25,000 on surgery including liposuction on his jaw, a nose job, full body hair removal and operations to change his eye colour. Mr Padron gets unusual looks but says he doesn’t care what people think and said he won’t stop until he has fully ‘transformed’ into an elf. He is planning surgery to make his ears pointed, hair implants for a heart-shaped hairline and a limb lengthening operation to make him 6ft 5in tall.
READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/05/man-spends-25000-surgery-become-real-life-elf/


Church of England Accused of Being ‘Homophobic’ and Too Weak on Biblical Marriage
MAY 3, 2017
The Church of England has been branded as both “institutionally homophobic” by a gay vicar for its biblical stance against same-sex marriage, and too liberal by conservatives who are installing their own bishop to defend traditional marriage. BBC News reported on Monday that the Rev. Andrew Foreshew-Cain, the first CofE vicar to marry his same-sex partner in defiance of Church law, has decided to quit the Church, calling it “institutionally homophobic.”
“The people of the Church of England, the worshiping congregations up and down the country are amazing people who worship and serve their local communities and do tremendous amounts of good in lots of places and for the most part they are welcoming and accepting of the LGBT community,” Foreshew-Cain said.”The problem is with the leadership of the Church which maintains and promotes policies and practices which are discriminatory against LGBT people,” he asserted. READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/church-of-england-accused-being-homophobic-too-weak-biblical-marriage-182306/

DEVELOPING: ‘Active shooter’ reported at Texas’ North Lake College
MAY 3, 2017
Police are responding to an ‘active shooter’ at North Lake College just northwest of Dallas, authorities said late Wednesday morning on Twitter. The campus, in the Dallas suburb of Irving, is on “intruder lockdown,” the college said on its Facebook page.
A student there, Haseeb Ahmed, said he was in class when he heard three gunshots. It wasn’t immediately clear where the shots were fired. Ahmed and his classmates have barricaded the door to their classroom, he said.
READ MORE http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/03/us/texas-north-lake-college-gunfire/index.html?adkey=bn

Trump Ready to Sign Religious Freedom Order on National Day of Prayer
MAY 3, 2017
President Trump reportedly will sign a controversial religious liberty executive order Thursday, just before he and conservative leaders celebrate the National Day of Prayer. Citing senior administration officials, Politico reports that Trump has invited conservative speakers to the White House, where he will sign the executive order.
The draft seeks to provide exemptions for religious people and organizations who object to same-sex marriage, premarital sex, abortion, contraception and trans identity. “The language is very, very strong,” one conservative source told Politico. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is already revving up for a court battle.The ACLU said if Trump signs an executive order “that attempts to provide a license to discriminate against women or LGBT people, we will see him in court.”
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Historic Flooding Closes Hundreds of Roads in 3 States; St. Louis Cut Off From Southeast Missouri
MAY 3, 2017
Flooding has forced Missouri transportation officials to close Interstate 55, along with other major routes Wednesday, effectively cutting off St. Louis from any roads to the south. Storms and heavy rains that began over the weekend led to flooding that has forced the closure of hundreds of roads in Missouri, Arkansas and Illinois. At least 20 people have died from the weekend storms and subsequent flooding. According to Missouri transportation officials, I-55 closed at 12 a.m. Wednesday after rising water levels on the Meramec River inundated numerous roads.
MoDot says the roads will remain closed for the remainder of the week, reports WPSD. A 57-mile stretch of I-44 from central to southern Missouri is also closed, along with a 23-mile stretch in suburban St. Louis, according to the AP. So far, five people have died in Missouri flooding, and several towns have sustained damage. Along the Meramec River, in suburban St. Louis, thousands of sandbags are protecting homes and businesses in Eureka, and authorities fear a breach on a levee in nearby Valley Park, reports the Associated Press.
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Porn Star Broke Down and Begged God to Show Her That He’s Real. What Happened Next Totally Changed Her.
MAY 3, 2017
Ex-porn star Crissy Outlaw has been speaking out for the past decade about what drew her into adult filmmaking — and why she eventually abandoned her lucrative career. Outlaw, who is now an outspoken Christian, recently told the Daily Mail that she can’t believe she ever went into porn, adding that she feels “called” to tell people why she left the industry. She expresses this same sentiment on her website as well, explaining how difficult it has been to contend with her dark past .
“Most people can think about their pasts and can easily hide it … never sharing it with anyone for the rest of their lives. The evidence and consequences of my past mistakes will never go away,” Outlaw writes on her website. “I have to deal with this daily, and it isn’t easy. I find happiness in using my past to help others who might be going down a similar path.
” READ MORE http://www.faithwire.com/2017/05/02/porn-star-broke-down-and-begged-god-to-show-her-that-hes-real-what-happened-next-totally-changed-her/

Donald Trump Says America needs a good ‘shutdown,’
MAY 2, 2017
President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that the country needs a “good ‘shutdown,'” as well advocated for changing Senate rules, in a pair of tweets where he complained about the congressional negotiating process. “The reason for the plan negotiated between the Republicans and Democrats is that we need 60 votes in the Senate which are not there! We …

either elect more Republican Senators in 2018 or change the rules now to 51%. Our country needs a good ‘shutdown’ in September to fix mess!” Trump said Tuesday in two consecutive tweets.Democrats quickly hopped on Trump’s call for a shutdown, including Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz, who tweeted, “The President just called for a government shutdown this fall. No President has ever done anything like this.”
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Top Immigration Group Pulls Trump Endorsement Due to ‘Betrayal’ on Promises…
MAY 2, 2017
Speaker Paul Ryan and House Republicans are set to pass legislation this week that forbids President Trump from using federal funds from the May 2017 budget on his proposed border wall. After several broken promises on immigration ALIPAC withdrew its endorsement of President Trump on Tuesday. We realize that today’s press release announcing that ALIPAC is dropping our endorsement of Donald Trump (VIEW RELEASE) is likely to cause much concern and
disappointment among Americans like us who oppose illegal immigration and Amnesty for illegals. We hope that this open letter will help answer some of your Frequently Asked Questions. While we certainly understand that after the heavy barrage of false and misleading claims made against Donald Trump over the last two years by liberal groups, activists, and members of the media, most Trump supporters are rightfully skeptical of any claims that would be damaging to Trump. That is not the case with ALIPAC’s dropped endorsement, press release, or concerns.
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Passion of the Christ’ Actor Jim Caviezel Wants to Work With Mel Gibson for Sequel on the Gospels
MAY 2, 2017
Actor Jim Caviezel, best known for playing Jesus in Mel Gibson’s 2004 epic “The Passion of the Christ,” has said that only atheists believe in coincidences, and that some would even deny God’s resurrection of the dead. Caviezel spoke with Polish journalist and film critic Lukasz Adamski in an interview reprinted by the Catholic News Agency on Sunday, and touched upon a number of different topics regarding his Roman Catholic faith and film career.
Caviezel, who has also starred in successful TV shows such as “Person of Interest,” recalled the influence Pope John Paul II had on his life, and remembered that the Polish pontiff “always called young people to break away from contaminated and demoralized civilization.” He noted that the John Paul II encouraged people to try and live like saints, arguing that it is not impossible.
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COMING DECEPTION: Will Discovery of Alien Life Shake Religions to their Core?
MAY 2, 2017
About two decades ago, it was quite uncertain whether stars other than our own sun even hosted their own planets. However, according to Nasa, the latest count of confirmed exoplanets stands at around 3,500 – and at least six of them are potential Earths. This count will definitely go up and many researchers believe that the advancement of technology will enable humans to discover some form of life on another planet in the coming years.
Understandably, these discoveries will kindle questions about Earth’s place in the universe. Moreover, contact with intelligent life elsewhere in the universe will present theological and philosophical conundrums that many religions will find deeply challenging. This is especially true for Christianity, which primarily focuses on humankind – and teaches us that God created man in his own image, and all other animals and plants were created for mankind.
READ MORE https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/26/discovery-of-alien-life-religion-will-survive


Is the UK about to recognize a Palestinian Statehood?
MAY 2, 2017
A new report by the British Parliament’s upper chamber declared President Donald Trump unfit to lead the West’s foreign policy in the Middle East, and called upon the UK to lead the way in recognizing Palestine as an independent, sovereign state. The report was produced by the House of Lord’s International Relations Committee after six months of study, and
reflects the anxiety some European leaders have felt towards President Trump’s campaign pledge to alter Washington’s approach to the NATO alliance, the United Nations, the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, and other hot-button issues. The committee’s findings call for the UK to assume the mantle of global leadership and to “set the tone” for Western policy in the Middle East, warning that the Trump White House has “the potential to destabilize further the region.”
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Huffington Post Humanist Urges the Church to Stop Using the Bible as a Moral Guide
MAY 2, 2017
(By Dr. Michael Brown) It’s one thing when a humanist attacks the Bible. That’s expected. It’s another thing when a humanist attacks a Christian denomination for using the Bible as a moral guide. But that’s exactly what humanist author Clay Farris Naff did on the Huffington Post on April 29th. Naff was upset that the highest court of the Methodist Church struck down the consecration of Bishop Karen Oliveto, since her only infraction was being married to another woman. How, he wondered, could the church punish her for love?

He writes, “To anyone free of ancient prejudices, the injustice of condemning Oliveto is plain. How can love be wrong? How can love enfolded in commitment and fidelity be wrong?” The answers are simple and self-evident. Love is not always right, even when it’s “enfolded in commitment and fidelity.” A father may love his adult daughter in a romantic way, but that doesn’t make the relationship right. Twin brothers in their 30s may love each other in a sexual way, but that doesn’t make their sexual activity right. A man who no longer loves his wife may now love his female co-worker, but that doesn’t make his adultery right. READ MORE http://www.charismanews.com/opinion/in-the-line-of-fire/64630-a-huffington-post-humanist-urges-the-church-to-stop-using-the-bible-as-a-moral-guide

HIV Eliminated From Live Animals in ‘Humanized Model’…
MAY 2, 2017
Due to their innate nature to hide away and remain latent for extended periods of time, HIV infections have proven notoriously difficult to eliminate. Yet now, new data released from a research team led by investigators at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) and the University of Pittsburgh shows that HIV DNA can be excised from the genomes of living animals to eliminate further infection. Additionally, the researchers are the first to perform this feat in three different animal models, including a “humanized” model in which mice were transplanted with human
immune cells and infected with the virus. Findings from the new study were published recently in Molecular Therapy in an article entitled “In Vivo Excision of HIV-1 Provirus by saCas9 and Multiplex Single-Guide RNAs in Animal Models.” This is the first study to demonstrate that HIV-1 replication can be completely shut down and the virus eliminated from infected cells in animals with a powerful gene-editing technology known as CRISPR/Cas9. The new work builds on a previous proof-of-concept study that the team published in 2016,
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U.S. Appeals Court Rules Same-Sex Couple Can Seek Damages From Kentucky Clerk
MAY 2, 2017
A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a damages lawsuit against Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who in 2015 refused to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples because it conflicted with her Christian beliefs. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati said a lower court judge erred in finding that damages claims by David Ermold and

David Moore became moot, after a new state law last July excused clerks like Davis, from Rowan County, from having to sign marriage license forms. While the couple eventually did get a license, a three-judge appeals court panel said they could sue over Davis’ initial refusal to grant one, after the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2015 said the Constitution guaranteed a right to same-sex marriage.
READ MOREhttp://www.reuters.com/article/us-kentucky-marriage-idUSKBN17Y29Y


California May Place ‘Third Gender’ Option on State Documents
MAY 2, 2017
A bill under consideration in California would place a third gender option on state documents — which, if it passes would make California the first state in the country to do so. The effort, however, is not being pushed by the “transgender movement,” but rather by people who are biologically neither male nor female — or, alternatively, both. According to a report by Sacramento’s local CBS affiliate (CBS13), it all started last year in New York: “Sara Kelly Keenan made
international headlines last year when New York City issued her the first ever birth certificate with an ‘intersex’ classification in the gender field, instead of male or female. ‘My body looks quite different from other women,” Keenan told CBS 13, who uses ‘she’ as a pronoun. Keenan says she was born intersex — having male genes, with female genitalia and mixed internal reproductive organs. Keenan kept her story secret for most of her life, but now that she is legally recognized, she wants to help others who feel they are neither man nor woman, but ‘non binary.’”
READ MORE http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/05/01/california-may-soon-be-first-state-to-place-third-gender-option-on-official-state-documents/


Are Severe Natural Disasters Evidence of the ‘Biblical End Times’?
MAY 3, 2017
As the third and final season of HBO’s “The Leftovers” airs — and as the U.S. faces intense challenges involving Russia, Iran, North Korea and other contentious nations — the topic of the end times has reemerged in pop culture and theological circles alike. This week, PRRI, a well-known public polling firm, distributed a press release highlighting some of the organization’s past findings on Americans’ end times views. To briefly recap: 49 percent of Americans believe that severe natural disasters are evidence of the biblical end times (52 percent of Republicans versus 48 percent of Democrats believe this is the case).
The polling firm also noted a stark difference between evangelicals and mainline Protestants, with 77 percent of white evangelicals and 74 percent of black Protestants attributing “the severity of natural disasters to biblical end times,” compared to just 35 percent of mainline Protestants and 29 percent of Americans who are unaffiliated with a faith (mainline Protestants are overwhelmingly white, hence the lack of a racial breakdown on this indicator).
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Puerto Rico Declares Bankruptcy
MAY 3, 2017
Puerto Rico’s leadership moved on Wednesday to place the island’s debt crisis into federal bankruptcy court, making it the largest United States government entity to seek court refuge from its creditors in American history. The move sends Puerto Rico into uncharted territory. America’s recent spate of municipal bankruptcies has involved various state and federal laws, but Puerto Rico is not a state, so none of that hard-won precedent will apply. The outcome of its case could help determine where and how the deep financial troubles of certain states,
such as Illinois, are resolved. On an island that has already been experiencing an exodus of its professionals and well-educated citizens, the move toward bankruptcy is widely perceived as another sign that Puerto Rico has lost all control of its future.The island has been in a painful recession since 2006, and previous governments dug it deeper into debt by borrowing to pay operating expenses. For the last two years, Puerto Rico has been seeking assistance from Washington, sending officials to testify before stern congressional committees and even making fast-track oral arguments before the United States Supreme Court.
READ MORE https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/business/dealbook/puerto-rico-debt.html?_r=0

Ongoing Earthquake Swarm Continues In Skagway, Alaska
MAY 1, 2017
An ongoing swarm of earthquakes, with the largest quakes measuring M6.3, M6.2 and M5.2, is currently rattling near Skagway, Alaska. The two earthquake >M6.0 are the strongest to be felt in Southeast Alaska since a magnitude 7.5 earthquake centered west of Craig on Jan. 4, 2013. No reports of damages and no tsunami threat. A series of strong quakes is currently hitting the Canadian-Alaskan border. Shaking was felt across hundreds of miles, from Petersburg to the center of the Yukon.
In downtown Whitehorse, the shaking set off alarms in at least one business, and small landslides were also observed from that city’s clay cliffs. Power was briefly disrupted in Whitehorse as well. By email, Yakutat resident Don Bremner said he was awoken by the 4:30 a.m. quake, and the following event two hours later “felt as if you were getting a dizzy spell in slow motion!” READ MORE http://strangesounds.org/2017/05/m6-3-m6-2-and-m5-2-alaska-canada-swarm-strong-quakes-skagway-alaska-video.html

DEVELOPING: Trump Considering Moves to Break Up Big Banks…
MAY 1, 2017
President Donald Trump said he’s actively considering a break up of giant Wall Street banks, giving a push to efforts to revive a Depression-era law separating consumer and investment banking. “I’m looking at that right now,” Trump said of breaking up banks in a 30-minute Oval Office interview with Bloomberg News. “There’s some people that want to go back to the old system, right? So we’re going to look at that.”
Trump also said he’s open to increasing the U.S. gas tax to fund infrastructure development, in a further sign that policies unpopular with the Republican establishment are under consideration in the White House. He described higher gas taxes as acceptable to truckers — “I have one friend who’s a big trucker,” he said — as long as the proceeds are dedicated to improving U.S. highways.
READ MORE https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-01/trump-says-he-s-considering-moves-to-break-up-wall-street-banks


LGBT Flag Seen Displayed at Billy Graham’s Wheaton College
MAY 1, 2017
(Reported By Todd Starnes) There’s a controversy brewing at one of the nation’s most prominent Christian colleges. It seems someone posted a gay pride flag in the dining hall at Wheaton College. The mother of a Wheaton student sent me a photograph. “When the gay pride flag flies at your Christian college, it is a direct attack on the Word of God; it’s shameful,” the parent told me.
She asked that she not be identified, and I’ve obliged. “Wheaton has compromised with truth long ago and fears the wrath of media and gay students more than they fear the Lord God,” she said. Wheaton College released a statement admitting that someone had posted the gay pride flag without permission—but it has since been taken down. “The flag, which had been placed among a display of international flags that hang throughout the dining hall, was immediately removed from the display,” the statement read.
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Satanic Temple to Erect ‘Luciferian Light’ Memorial to Dead Soldiers in Minnesota
MAY 1, 2017
The Satanic Temple has been granted permission to erect a memorial to soldiers killed in action beside a Christian memorial at Belle Plaine’s Veterans Memorial Park in Minnesota. The Star Tribune reported on Saturday that city leaders initially decided in January to remove a Christian memorial featuring a soldier kneeling before a cross and a Bible, fearing a lawsuit from atheists.
City residents protested against the removal, however, which led officials to designate an area in the park as a “free speech zone,” allowing other religions and organizations to erect their own temporary memorials. The Satanic Temple, headquartered in Salem, Massachusetts, has since said it’s planning to put up its own memorial, described as a “black cube, inscribed with inverted pentagrams and crowned by an upturned helmet.”
READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/satanic-temple-luciferian-light-memorial-dead-soldiers-minnesota-182208/

What Will Turkish President Erdogan’s New Powers Mean for Christians?
MAY 1, 2017
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s major referendum victory last, which gave him sweeping new powers, has prompted concerns about what the future will hold for persecuted Christians and other minorities there.Burak Bekdil, an Ankara-based columnist who has has been writing on the developments in Turkey for the Gatestone Institute, an international policy council and think tank, told The Christian Post in an interview on Thursday that Erdogan has
capitalized on a “Crescent vs. Crusaders theme” that made him popular among the country’s conservative and nationalist masses. “This collective hysteria fuels xenophobia that is already a powerful phenomenon in Turkey. Non-Muslims, often targets by nationalist/Islamist groups, will now have reason to worry more,” Bekdil told CP. He suggested that life will be more difficult for anyone in Turkey who dissents against the president, Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/turkish-president-erdogans-new-powers-mean-for-christians-182000/



Are you ready for “Lab-Grown Meat” Coming to Supermarket Shelves Soon?
MAY 1, 2017
If this Silicon Valley food-tech startup has its way, its lab-grown meat—which includes chicken, duck and beef—will be on a supermarket shelf near you within the next five years. “[We’re] trying to put products on the shelves by 2021/2022,” Uma Valeti, Memphis Meats co-founder and CEO, tells FOX Business. In March, the company announced that it created the “world’s first chicken strip from animal cells,” following their animal-free meatball debut in 2016. Lab-grown beef was previously developed in 2012 by a group of Dutch scientists.

“Essentially, we are taking a number of animal cells, giving them clean and nutritious food and then we watch them grow into a muscle. We harvest that muscle and then cook it,” Valeti says. The whole process from start to finish takes about four to six weeks, depending on the texture. Valeti says the company’s current main goal is to raise capital and lower their production costs, in order to quickly bring the product to market.
READ MORE http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/05/01/lab-grown-meat-coming-to-supermarket-shelves-soon.html




Tornado Rips Apart Texas Church — 45 People Inside Left Totally Unscathed
MAY 1, 2017
A deadly series of tornadoes swept through Texas, Arkansas and Missouri over the weekend, killing more than a dozen people and leaving destruction in their paths, and the impact at one church near Dallas, Texas, is creating quite a bit of buzz. St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church was among the buildings that were dramatically impacted when a tornado ripped through the town of Emory on Saturday.
But while the roof and walls of the church building were torn off and “both ends of the building were blown out,” as Peyton Low, the Diocese of Tyler’s director of public affairs told media, not one of the 45 people inside were injured. There reportedly wasn’t even a scratch on any of the adults or children huddled inside.
READ MOREhttp://www.faithwire.com/2017/05/01/miraculous-deadly-tornado-ripped-apart-this-texas-church-but-the-45-people-inside-were-left-totally-unscathed/



Persecution in Iran Resulting in Explosion of Church Growth!
MAY 1, 2017
The irony is stark: One of the worst countries in the world for Christians to be living in is also the country where the Church is growing the fastest. That country is the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is listed as the eighth worst Christian-persecuting country in the world on the 2017 Open Doors USA World Watch list. But now, Iran has gained the distinction of being the leading country in the world where the church is growing and influencing the region for Christ, according to the Christian persecution watchdog.
Last year the mission research organization Operation World listed Iran as having a 19.6 percent rise in its Christian population annually — more than any other country in the world, according to Mission Network News. Todd Nettleton with The Voice of the Martyrs, USA described the irony of it all on the group’s persecution blog. He noted that the Ayatollah Khomeini, the radical Islamic leader who took power in Iran in 1979, turned out to be “the greatest evangelist we’ve had in Iran.”
READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-persecution-in-iran-turns-its-tiny-church-into-the-worlds-fastest-growing-182003/

Pastor Greg Laurie Praying America Isn’t Destroyed By North Korea, Potentially Fulfilling Bible Prophecy
MAY 2, 2017
Pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, has spoken out about the threat of nuclear war between the United States and North Korea, and analyzed how it all fits into End Times prophecy in the Bible. “As you know, the conflict with this rogue nation has escalated dramatically in recent days and even hours,” Laurie said in a Facebook video on Monday, referring to the hostile rhetoric of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Laurie argued that Kim’s threat to strike the U.S. with nuclear weapons “can’t be dismissed or taken lightly.”

“How does this fit into the prophetic puzzle? Well, in the last days there is no mention of any nation that would resemble North Korea,” the megachurch pastor offered, but said that Iran, which is present in the End Times scenario, could potentially acquire weapons from North Korea. “Here is what concerns me. We do not find the reigning superpower on the face of the Earth anywhere in the Last Days scenario. Other nations emerge. So where is America? I pray we are not out of the picture, because we have been in some kind of nuclear conflict,” Laurie added.
READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/greg-laurie-end-times-prophecy-bible-could-mean-us-north-korea-destroy-each-other-182325/

Eerily Accurate 1968 Prophecy From A 90-Year-Old Woman In Norway Is Being Fulfilled Right Before Our Eyes
MAY 1, 2017
(By Michael Snyder) In 1968, a 90-year-old woman in Norway was given an incredible glimpse into the future. She was shown what life would be like just before World War III and the return of Jesus Christ, and what she saw is eerily similar to current conditions in our world today. When evangelist Emanuel Minos held meetings in the town of Valdres, Norway where she lived, this precious elderly lady shared what the Lord had shown to her with him. Minos wrote down what he was told, and it got put away in a drawer for 30 years.

But after many of the things that she saw started to come to pass, Minos remembered the vision and decided to share it with the world. One of the reasons why I wanted to share this vision now is because it has so many parallels to other visions that I have been sharing recently. You can read her entire vision here, but in this article I just wanted to highlight a few portions of it. One of the things that this 90-year-old woman was shown was that there would be a “lukewarmness without parallel” before Jesus comes back and that “Christians will not be open for penetrating preaching”…
READ MORE http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/eerily-accurate-1968-prophecy-from-a-90-year-old-woman-in-norway-is-being-fulfilled-right-before-our-eyes

It Is Becoming Illegal To Be Homeless In America As Houston, Dallas And Dozens Of Other Cities Pass Draconian Laws
MAY 1, 2017
(Reported By Michael Snyder) Should we make homelessness against the law and simply throw all homeless people into prison so that we don’t have to deal with them? Incredibly, this is actually starting to happen in dozens of major cities all across the United States. It may be difficult to believe, but in many large urban areas today, if you are found guilty of “public camping” you can be taken directly to jail. In some cities, activities such as “blocking a walkway” or creating any sort of “temporary structure for human habitation” are also considered to be serious crimes.
And there are some communities that have even made it illegal to feed the homeless without an official permit. Unfortunately, as the U.S. economy continues to slow down the number of homeless people will continue to grow, and so this is a crisis that is only going to grow in size and scope. Of course the goal of many of these laws is to get the homeless to go somewhere else. But as these laws start to multiply all across the nation, pretty soon there won’t be too many places left where it is actually legal to be homeless.
READ MORE http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/it-is-becoming-illegal-to-be-homeless-in-america-as-houston-dallas-and-dozens-of-other-cities-pass-draconian-laws


After Losing Their Homes and Crops to Devastating Peru Floods, Victims Ask for Bibles
MAY 1, 2017
Since December last year, the South American nation of Peru has been battered by devastating floods and mudslides amid heavy rains caused by the sudden and abnormal warming of Pacific waters, reports say. According to the U.S. Agency for International Development, the still continuing severe weather and related natural disasters have affected 1.1 million people. As of April 19, the Peruvian government reported that the disasters have killed more than 110 people, injured over 400 others, and displaced as many as 184,000 people.
The disasters brought about by a local El Nino phenomenon, or the warming of surface sea temperatures in the Pacific, will likely continue along Peru’s northern coast at least through April, a Peruvian scientist told Reuters. Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said his country will need some US$9 billion (S$12.5 billion) to rebuild and modernize the affected areas, according to Agence France Presse.
READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/after-losing-their-homes-and-crops-to-devastating-peru-floods-victims-ask-for-bibles-181899/


Jordan Tells Israel: Withdraw And You’ll Get “Security”
MAY 1, 2017
Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Saturday said Arab countries would provide security for Israel if it withdraws from Judea and Samaria. Safadi’s comments came during a meeting with in Moscow with his counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. “In order for Israel to live in peace with the Arabs, it is necessary for them to leave the territories occupied after 1967. So if
this happens, the Arab countries will be ready to give security guarantees to Israel,” the Jordanian minister said,
according to the Russian Sputnik news agency. Safadi added that the Israeli-Palestinian Authority (PA) conflict was a key concern for the Middle East. “We consider the settlement of the Palestinian problem as a core of tensions in our region. That is why we definitely plan to create additional conditions for security and stability in our region and in the whole world,” he said, according to Sputnik.
READ MORE http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/228805


LYING SIGNS AND WONDERS: Statue of Jesus Moves Head During Friday Mass
MAY 1, 2017
Churchgoers have hailed a ‘miracle’ after a statue of Jesus moved its head during mass. Footage apparently recorded by a member of the congregation shows the figure in the top right corner of the shot during a service. But halfway through the clip, the figure’s head suddenly moves from one side, dropping down. The video is said to have been filmed in the church of Santa Ana in Tepetitlan, in the state of Jalisco, western Mexico.
The clip has gone viral and the story of the “miracle”, as some villagers have described it, has made national headlines. Estela Gomez, one of those to have witnessed the phenomenon, told local media: “He wants to tell us something, he wants something from us.” Another villager claimed: “This could be a miracle”. But parish priest Juan Antonio Guerra Lule was more measured.
READ MORE https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3436934/jesus-statue-moves-church-good-friday-mass-miracle/


False Prophet Who Predicted Trump Victory Claims World War 3 Will Begin on This Date
MAY 1, 2017
An alleged “clairvoyant” who claimed to have predicted the electoral victory of U.S. President Donald Trump last year has now come up with a new stunning prediction: the day an apocalyptic World War 3 would begin this year. Horacio Villegas, who proclaims himself as a “supernatural being,” told the Daily Star Online that Trump would become the “illuminati king” who will “bring the world into WW3.” Villegas, who lives in Texas, said he had predicted that Trump
would attack Syria following the latter’s attack using chemical weapons—two events that actually happened. He predicted that the conflict would also suck in Russia, North Korea and China. Recently, he said he had a “dream” in which he saw “balls of fire falling from the sky and hitting the Earth.” “People everywhere were running around trying to hide from this destruction,” he said. “I believe these were symbolic of the nuclear missiles that will fall on cities and people throughout the world.” Villegas then made his grimmest forecast: World War 3 will erupt on May 13, 2017.
READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/05/false-prophet-predicted-trump-victory-claims-world-war-3-will-begin-date/

Russian Man Caught Playing Pokemon in Church Could be Sentenced to Prison for ‘Inciting Religious Hatred’
APRIL 30, 2017
Prosecutors in Russia have asked for a punishment of three and a half years in jail for a blogger who played the game “Pokemon Go” in a Russian Orthodox church and later posted a video to YouTube about it. He was charged with inciting religious hatred. Ruslan Sokolovsky, a 22-year-old popular blogger, was charged with “inciting hatred” and “insulting the feelings of religious believers” after he posted a YouTube video in August 2016, which sought to mock Christianity and

showed how he played “Pokemon Go” on his phone inside a church in the central city of Yekaterinburg. The video has been viewed more than 1.7 million times. “There are no grounds to let the defendant go unpunished,” a prosecutor told the court, according to Reuters. “I ask for a punishment of three years and six months of imprisonment for all crimes.” The court is scheduled to pronounce the verdict on May 11. Sokolovsky is currently under house arrest. He was arrested in September. READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/russian-man-caught-playing-pokemon-church-sentenced-prison-inciting-religious-hatred-182084/


Trump Claims His First 100 Days ‘Most Successful in Our Country’s History’
APRIL 30, 2017
President Donald Trump, who hosted a rally in Pennsylvania Saturday, skipping the annual White House Correspondents Dinner, said his first 100 days in the White House have been “just about the most successful in our country’s history.””From the first day of my administration, I have governed by a simple idea: My only allegiance is to you, our wonderful citizens,” Trump said in his weekly address Saturday. “I truly believe that the first 100 days of my administration has been just about the most successful in our country’s history.

Most importantly, we’re bringing back jobs. You asked the people of Michigan; you asked the people of Ohio; you can ask the people of Pennsylvania.”He continued, “See the car companies come roaring back in. They don’t want to leave. They want to stay here. They want a piece of the action. Our country is going up and it’s going up fast. Our companies are doing better. They just announced fantastic profits all because of what’s happened in this rather short period of time, and that’s just the beginning. We’re putting in a massive tax cut for the middle class and for business. It’s going to have an enormous effect.”
READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/trump-first-100-days-most-successful-country-history-182083/



1 in 8 children in California schools have an undocumented parent
APRIL 30, 2017
Posing significant challenges for educators, about 1 in 8 students in California schools has at least one parent who is undocumented, according to a new brief from the Education Trust-West. Undocumented children, as well as U.S. citizen children with undocumented relatives, have experienced heightened anxieties for several years as a result of deportation policies begun under President George W. Bush and tightened ones under President Barack Obama.

But according to school officials, those anxieties have reached new heights since Donald Trump’s inauguration, with possible consequences on their ability to focus on school work, the willingness of parents to attend school events, or even to bring their children to school. Education Trust-West, an advocacy organization in Oakland, estimates that 750,000 students in California’s preK-12 schools have an undocumented parent, out of a total enrollment of 6.2 million. Some of these students may be undocumented themselves, but the vast majority of K-12 children with undocumented parents are U.S. citizens.
READ MORE http://www.dailynews.com/social-affairs/20170429/1-in-8-children-in-california-schools-have-an-undocumented-parent

US Approves Possible $440 Million Arms Sale To Israel
APRIL 30, 2017
The State Department approved a “Possible Foreign Military Sale” to Israel, according to a Defense Security Cooperation Agency press release published on Friday. The agency said that the Israeli government requested to purchase 13 76-mm. naval guns, as well as a variety of naval maintenance materials and tools, technical, logistics and support services, operations and maintenance training and other related supplies and services. The estimated cost of such a deal is $440 million.
“The United States is committed to the security of Israel,” said the press release. “And it is vital to US national interests to assist Israel to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability… This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a strategic regional partner that has been, and continues to be, an important force for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East.”
READ MORE http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/US-approves-possible-440-million-arms-sale-to-Israel-489299

Could the Antichrist Arise From the 8th Kingdom?
APRIL 30, 2017
(By Perry Stone) Among the writings of the Old Testament prophets, Moses is named in Scripture 768 times, while Abram or Abraham’s name is mentioned 303 times. The one individual who holds more predictions about His appearance and ministry throughout the Scriptures is the promised Messiah. The only other person who receives such attention in the biblical prophetic Scriptures is a person identified as the final prince of darkness called the Antichrist.
There are few Christians in America today who have not heard the term Antichrist. The average Christian in the Western Hemisphere who has read prophecy books, watched end-time DVDs or viewed apocalyptic-oriented television specials understands four basic facts revealed in Scripture about the coming Antichrist. They are:
The Antichrist is a man who will form a final empire at the end of the age.
The Antichrist will make a treaty with Israel for seven years.
The Antichrist will eventually set up his kingdom in Jerusalem.
The Antichrist will be involved in the final battle called Armageddon.
Two biblical prophets, Daniel and the apostle John, give numerous details in their writings and prophetic visions concerning this man’s rise to power, his realm of influence and his violent reaction to those who reject his mission. Much of the church’s historical understanding of this man comes from two prophetic books, Daniel and Revelation.
READ MORE http://www.charismanews.com/opinion/52661-could-the-antichrist-arise-from-the-8th-kingdom

Daughter of Facebook Murder Victim Shares How Souls Are Turning to Christ Because of Family’s Forgiveness!
APRIL 30, 2017
The daughter of the man whose murder was posted on Facebook is sharing how people are getting saved as a result of her family’s message of forgiveness. Debbie Godwin has been posting messages on her Facebook page from people touched by her and her family’s decision to forgive the man who killed their father, Robert Godwin. “I heard of your fathers story last night but didn’t pay mind because I was intoxicated the whole weekend yesterday included. When i get up today i started following the story,” read one message.
It goes on to say “Im in tears as i write this and may not be wording my words correctly lol. But all i want to shout is praise jesus. I wanna scream his name! Im craving to be in my fathers presence again! Thank you and your family for not being scared and showing god ! I viewed the video and only saw him speaking through you guys.” Another person shared, “I was a back slider raised by pastors, but let me tell you what got me together on Monday!! You and your family interview about your dad and how he forgave ppl and how he gave you all the tool of life!”
READ MORE http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2017/april/daughter-of-facebook-murder-victim-shares-how-souls-are-turning-to-christ-because-of-familys-forgivess

Turkey bans TV dating shows with emergency decree
APRIL 30, 2017
Turkey has banned radio and TV dating programs with a decree made possible by the country’s state of emergency. A new clause has been added to the article on protecting children in the country’s media law. “In radio and television broadcasting services, such programs in which people are introduced with the purpose of finding a friend or searching for a spouse… cannot be permitted,”says a statement in Turkey’s Official Gazette, which publishes new legislation. Reports
that Turkey may ban matchmaking reality shows emerged this year in March, when Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said that “there are some strange programs that would scrap the institution of family, take away its nobility and sanctity.” “We are working on this and we are coming to the end of it. God willing, in the near future, we will most likely remedy this with an emergency decree,” Kurtulmus said, adding “God willing, we will meet these societal demands.”
READ MORE https://www.rt.com/news/386639-turkey-bans-dating-shows/

Powerful Super Storm Stretches From New York to the Texas Panhandle
APRIL 30, 2017
This is what a superstorm looks like!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=0fDHIm4XeWA

A very large, powerful storm system is forming over the United States stretching from New York all the way back to the Texas Panhandle. It looks like an anomalous “energy rush” of some sort. And the
‘deadly’ superstorm continues to grow. You will/may get downpours, floods, snow, tornado, hail, winds through the weekend from New York to Texas! This system, based off of these satellite images has the potential to create some very intense storms.
READ MORE http://strangesounds.org/2017/04/superstorm-us-new-york-texas-panhandle-video.html

11 Reasons Why U.S. Economic Growth Is The Worst That It Has Been In 3 Years
APRIL 30, 2017
(Reported By Michael Snyder) Those that were predicting that the U.S. economy would be flying high by now have been proven wrong. U.S. GDP grew at the worst rate in three years during the first quarter of 2017, and many are wondering if this is the beginning of a major economic slowdown. Of course when we are dealing with the official numbers that the federal government puts out, it is important to acknowledge that they are highly manipulated. There are many that have correctly pointed out to me that if

the numbers were not being doctored that they would show that we are still in a recession. In fact, John Williams of shadowstats.com has shown that if honest numbers were being used that U.S. GDP growth would have been consistently negative going all the way back to 2005. So I definitely don’t have any argument with those that claim that we are actually in a recession right now. But even if we take the official numbers that the federal government puts out at face value, they are definitely very ugly…
READ MORE http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/11-reasons-why-u-s-economic-growth-is-the-worst-that-it-has-been-in-3-years


Violent Persecution of Christians Rising in India – Attack Recorded Every 40 Hours
APRIL 30, 2017
A new report says that violent attacks on the Christian minority in India are increasing at an alarming rate, as the emboldened members of groups close to the governing Hindu nationalist party seek to create a “Hindu nation.” There’s an anti-Christian attack every 40 hours, the report highlights.The report by the All India Christian Council says attacks against Christians increased by about 20 percent in 2016, and physical violence against Christians was up by as much as 40 percent. A fresh attack is being reported every 40 hours, it added.
“The attacks have become severe and more frequent. Incidents used to be confined to a few states. Now the violence has spread to 23 states,” the report notes, pointing out that the sharpest rise has been recorded in the northern Uttar Pradesh state and the southern state of Telangana. The attacks involve physical beating, vandalism and torching of churches, burning of Bibles, death threats, forcing Christians to renounce their faith and convert to Hinduism, and disruption of and attacks on church services and prayer meetings.
READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/violent-persecution-christians-india-attack-every-40-hours-report-182039/


Is ISIS a Reenactment of Biblical War Between Israel and the Amalekites?
APRIL 30, 2017
Some military analysts have suggested that the war against the Islamic State terror group, particularly in its attacks on Egypt, is a reenactment of an ancient biblical confrontation between Israel and the Amalekites. “Exodus tells of the legendary battle between Amalek, the ancestral enemy of the Jewish people, and the Israelites, which took place at a site called Rephidim, located in the Egyptian desert,” Breaking Israel News reported in an article on Thursday.
“Two thousand years later, a new battle against Israel’s enemies is being staged in exactly the same place: an Egyptian airfield in Bir Gafgafa, which is located precisely on the biblical site of Rephidim in the Sinai Peninsula.” BIN credited the observations to Giora Shamis, editor of the Israeli military intelligence website Debka Files, who noted that on this particular issue, Egypt is an ally of Israel in the battle against the Islamic State.
READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/isis-reenactment-biblical-war-israel-amalekites-182006/


Christian University Students Call School’s Biblical Views on Sex, Gender Identity ‘UnChrist-Like’
APRIL 30, 2017
A student club at Seattle Pacific University recently protested against the Christian university because it adheres to biblical views on human sexuality and gender identity. The club, called SPU Haven, which advocates for gay students, claims that the university’s “Statement on Human Sexuality” is “unethical, unscientific and unChrist-like,” according to College Fix. Members of SPU Haven protested against the left-leaning university during the “Day of Silence,”
a national event that was held at university campuses and high schools on April 21 to bring attention to the “silencing effects of anti-LGBTQ name-calling, bullying and harassment.” While the SPU administration said it supports students taking part in LGBT activism, it removed posters the students displayed around campus showing cartoon images of students’ mouths taped shut because they didn’t follow the university guidelines.
READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-university-students-demand-school-reject-biblical-views-sex-gender-identity-182081/

The Daily Benefits of the Lord!
APRIL 30, 2017
(By Ricky Scaparo) In this segment, we will discuss several of the many benefits of the Lord that he desires his children to walk in and obtain on a daily basis. Click on the video below for the full message:
The Daily BENEFITS of the Lord!
In this segment we will discuss several of the many benefits of the Lord that he desires his children to walk in and obtain on a daily basis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFb8GrkdA7E

UPDATE: UMC Rules Against LGBT Bishops As Clergy
APRIL 29, 2017
The United Methodist Church Judicial Council ruled lesbian, gay, transgender and bisexual members could not be consecrated as clergy. The ruling came after married lesbian Karen Oliveto was consecrated as bishop last year. Despite the ruling, Oliveto can still serve as bishop until it is determined she violated these standards. “The Judicial Council had a difficult task of ruling on the narrow basis of church law that has been carefully developed over the years to protect the
rights of clergy accused of wrongdoing—sometimes well beyond the bounds of reasonable doubt and to the point of sidelining concern for victims,” UMAction Director and 2016 General Conference delegate John Lomperis said in a release. “I celebrate that these landmark rulings should now make it significantly easier to bring accountability for pastors who choose to violate biblical standards for sexual self-control. We are slowly but increasingly strengthening biblical accountability in our church,” the statement continued.
READ MORE http://www.charismanews.com/us/64596-umc-rules-against-apostasy-lgbt-bishops-as-clergy

City Council Unanimously Votes to Remove Bench That Features ‘God’ Quote From State Founder
APRIL 29, 2017
A city council in Pennsylvania has unanimously voted to remove a park bench that was meant to honor veterans due to objection from an atheist group regarding a God-centered inscription on the display that is attributed to the state’s founder. “From an administration standpoint, this is heading toward litigation,” Mark Schroyer, the city manager of Oil City, told Explore Clarion.
“At that point, we have to decide what are our wins, losses and gain. … Our collective opinion is, if it’s winnable, it would be so costly [that] what would we actually be gaining other than taking the stand our residents are asking?” “Our biggest concern is exposure to attorney fees,” also remarked City Solicitor Robert Varsek. “We would be sued for injunctive relief where they order the city to remove the bench, and for damages and also be sued for attorney fees under the civil rights law.”
READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/city-council-unanimously-votes-remove-bench-features-god-quote-state-founder/

Canada Reports Countrywide Internet, TV, Phone Outage
APRIL 29, 2017
Tens of thousands of Canadian clients of Shaw are suffering what appears to be a nationwide loss of internet, cable and phone services. According to the outage map below, the service interruption is widespread and has impacted most Canadian metropolitan centers. Shortly before 4pm ET, the telecom company posted to its website advising that an outage was in progress and pologizing:
“Some customers nationally may be experiencing an interruption to Internet, Television and Home Phone services. We are investigating the situation and working to restore service as quickly as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.” At 4:20 ET they issued an update, saying they don’t know when services will be restored. “Our network technicians are working to restore services as quickly as possible. Currently no ETA. If we get any further information to share we will post another update. Thank you for your patience so far.”
FULL REPORT https://www.icitizennews.net/canada-countrywide-internet-tv-phone-outage-as-shaw-goes-down/


Measles outbreak among Somali refugees stretches Minneapolis health system…
APRIL 29, 2017
An outbreak of measles is sweeping through a community of Somali refugees in Minnesota and the growing number of cases may be starting to test the limits of the Hennepin County healthcare system. According to reports from the health commissioner’s office, there are now 30 cases of children in Hennepin County who have been diagnosed with measles, and 28 of them are Somali children who have not been vaccinated.
All of the cases involve children 5 years of age and younger. There have been 10 new cases of measles reported in Hennepin County in just the last four days. What’s worse, the outbreak has now spread to Ramsey and Stearns counties, where two more cases have now been reported, making a total of 32 cases in Minnesota as of 1:30 p.m. Friday.
READ MORE http://www.wnd.com/2017/04/measles-outbreak-among-somali-refugees-stretches-minneapolis-health-system/

BREAKING NEWS: A Powerful 7.2 Earthquake has Struck the Philippines
APRIL 28, 2017
We are receiving reports from the USGS that a Powerful magnitude 7.2 Earthquake that has struck the region of Balangonan in the Philippines. At this time we have no initial
reports of injuries or damage. There have also been no initial reports of a tsunami warning. We will give you more information as it is available.
http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/breaking-news-powerful-7-2-earthquake-struck-philippines/

U.S. Economy Reports Slowest Growth in 3 years For First Quarter
APRIL 28, 2017
The government’s official scorecard for the U.S. economy in the first quarter pointed to the weakest growth in three years, but the slowdown appeared tied to temporary effects that are likely to give way a rebound in the coming months. Gross domestic product increased at a meager 0.7% annual pace in the first three months of the year, down from 2.1% and 3.5% in the back half of 2016. Economists polled by
MarketWatch had forecast a 0.9% increase. In recent trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.17% and the S&P 500 index SPX, -0.18% fell slightly. The steep drop-off stemmed from the smallest increase in consumer spending since the end of 2009, largely reflecting fewer sales at car dealers. Consumer outlays rose just 0.3%, a steep drop from the 3.5% gain at the end of 2016.
READ MORE http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-economy-posts-slowest-growth-in-three-years-first-quarter-gdp-shows-2017-04-28


Program Glorifying False Gods Marked Most Politically Relevant Show on TV
APRIL 28, 2017
A storm is brewing in Starz’s gritty new series “American Gods,” as deities old and new gear up for a battle that reverberates with topical issues in the real world. Immigration, race, religion and sexuality are all examined in “American Gods” through the saga of Shadow Moon, a convict who is released to the news of his wife’s death. He is hired to be the bodyguard of an old grifter named Mr. Wednesday, the disguise of the Norse god Odin.
“This show has become the most politically relevant show on TV without a doubt,” actor Ricky Whittle, who plays Shadow, told Reuters at the red-carpet premiere on Thursday. “American Gods,” which premieres on premium cable network Starz on April 30, is based on British author Neil Gaiman’s 2001 novel of the same name, a surreal story of how the old gods of folklore struggle to be revered and remembered in an age of new gods like technology and media.
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Wait Until You Hear Why This Pentecostal Megachurch Pastor is Burning Bibles!
APRIL 28, 2017
A Pentecostal pastor in Uganda’s capital has reportedly torched thousands of Bibles because they were “fake” and “demonic.” Pastor Aloysius Bugingo of the House of Prayer Ministries in Kampala ordered the burning of the Good News Bible and the King James Version because they used the words “Holy Ghost” instead of “Holy Spirit.” The Easter Weekend action shocked and angered church leaders in the country, with many terming his actions an insult to
Christianity. “We condemn the act in the strongest terms possible,” Bishop Herman Sentamu, leader of the Passover Harvest church, a large Pentecostal group in Uganda, said in a telephone interview Wednesday (April 26). “Holy Ghost” and “Holy Spirit” are interchangeable terms for the third entity of the Christian Trinity composed of God, Son and Holy Spirit. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the term “Holy Spirit” came into wider use and is now preferred by many Christians. READ MORE http://www.charismanews.com/world/64571-why-is-this-pentecostal-megachurch-pastor-burning-bibles


Did Pope Francis Just Make Another Move for One World Religion?
APRIL 28, 2017
Pope Francis arrived in Cairo on Friday hoping to mend ties with Muslim leaders, just as Egypt’s ancient Christian community faces unprecedented pressure from Islamic State militants who have threatened to wipe it out. In an address to the Egyptian people this week, Francis said he hoped his visit would help bring peace and encourage dialog and reconciliation with the Islamic world.
But it comes at a painful time for Egypt’s Copts, the Middle East’s largest Christian community, three weeks after Islamic State suicide bombers killed 45 people in twin church bombings. Those attacks followed a cathedral bombing that killed 28 people in December and a spree of murders that has forced hundreds of Christians to flee North Sinai, where the group is most active. “Pope of Peace in Egypt of Peace,” read posters plastered along the road leading from the airport to central Cairo, showing a smiling pope, his hand raised above the Christian cross and the Crescent moon of Islam.
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Rare Quadruple Rainbows Appear on the Isle of Terschelling, Netherlands
APRIL 29, 2017
It’s a treat to see a rainbow painting the sky, and seeing a double rainbow always gets our attention, but how many of us have seen four bows at the same time? The anomalous rainbow “quad” shown below was photographed from the island of Terschelling in the Netherlands on April 28, 2017. The bright primary bow (left most) and fainter secondary bow (right
most) are a result of refraction and reflection of sunlight in raindrops – a second reflection within the drops creates the secondary bow. However, the fainter bows – behind the first ones – isn’t due to a third raindrop reflection but rather to reflection off the primary and secondary rainbows, respectively. The reflected rainbow crosses the main level with the horizon, then it passes over it.
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DAYS OF LOT: New Bill Would Ban Conversion Therapy For LGBTQ People Nationwide
APRIL 29, 2017
Democratic lawmakers this week introduced a bill that would ban the practice of “conversion therapy,” treatments that historically have targeted the LGBT community and claim to be able to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 was introduced Tuesday by Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), along with Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.). About 70 other members of Congress, all Democrats, have said
they support the bill, which would allow the Federal Trade Commission to classify conversion therapy and its practitioners as fraudulent. “The bill is very simple,” Lieu told The Washington Post. “It says it is fraud if you treat someone for a condition that doesn’t exist and there’s no medical condition known as being gay. LGBTQ people were born perfect; there is nothing to treat them for. And by calling this what it should be, which is fraud, it would effectively shut down most of the organizations.”
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Ring of Fire Heating Up! 37 Volcanic Eruptions and Increased Seismic Activity Happening Now!
APRIL 29, 2017
The Ring of Fire is heating up with 37 volcanoes are currently being reported erupting and others showing signs of increased seismic unrest as well. Located on the Japanese Island of Kyushu, the Sakurajima volcano suddenly threw ash in the sky with a height of more than three kilometers on April 28, 2017. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, it’s the first volcano eruption in the current calendar year.
The last eruption took place in July 2016. The eruption of Nishinoshima in Japan is picking up speed. A week ago the volano started erupting for the first time after more than 1 year of calm. Now, there are newly 3 active vents, the main crater has strombolian eruptions and two new vents are erupting a flows of lava towards the South and West. The western flow has entered the ocean. It will be interesting how long time this eruption lasts, and how much new Surface it will add to the Island of Nishinoshima.
FULL REPORT http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/ring-fire-heating-37-volcanic-eruptions-increased-seismic-activity-happening-now/


Student told to stop reading Bible before class
APRIL 29, 2017
A Northern Arizona University student was recently asked to stop reading his Bible prior to the start of one of his classes, according to audio obtained by Campus Reform. In a recording of the February incident, provided to Campus Reform by Kevin Cavanaugh for Congress, Mark Holden explains the situation to History Department Chair Derek Heng, who had been called in by the instructor, Dr. Heather Martel, after Holden had refused her request that he put his Bible away.
Holden tells Heng that he had arrived early to his U.S. history course and, as usual, used the spare time to read his Bible, but claims that Martel had objected to the routine because she didn’t want to see a Bible in front of her. “So Prof. Martel says that she doesn’t want you sitting in front of her because you put, you know, a Bible out, right?” Heng can be heard explaining to Holden, adding that while he doesn’t “know what the dynamics [are] going on in the classroom,” the “real key is to make sure that, you know, the class is able to go on and that you are in the classroom.”
FULL REPORT http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/student-told-stop-reading-bible-class/

British Military May Have Just Created ‘Iron Man’ Flying Suit
APRIL 29, 2017
lying soldiers have been historically confined to science fiction or comic books, but a British inventor may be about to change the course of warfare. Richard Browning, who has been dubbed the ‘Iron Man’ of Wiltshire, has constructed a personal flight suit and amazed delegates at this year’s TED Conference when he lifted off from the short of Vancouver Harbour. Mr Browning, a Royal marine reserve,
said a member the British military had already displayed interest in the suit, and had told him that the Ministry of Defence had given up on the idea of flying soldiers until they saw his design.Although the MoD told the Telegraph they were unaware of the conversation, they said they are currently looking for ‘innovative military solutions’ as part of an £800 million scheme to improve defence.
READ MORE http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/04/28/british-military-interested-iron-man-flying-suit/


Apple Picking Robots Could Replace Workers Leaving Many Concerned.
APRIL 28, 2017
Harvesting Washington state’s vast fruit orchards each year requires thousands of farmworkers, and many of them work illegally in the United States. That system eventually could change dramatically as at least two companies are rushing to get robotic fruit-picking machines to market. The robotic pickers don’t get tired and can work 24 hours a day.
“Human pickers are getting scarce,” said Gad Kober, a co-founder of Israel-based FFRobotics. “Young people do not want to work in farms, and elderly pickers are slowly retiring.” FFRobotics and Abundant Robotics, of Hayward, California, are racing to get their mechanical pickers to market within the next couple of years.
READ MORE https://www.yahoo.com/tech/robot-picks-apples-replacing-humans-073738504.html

Talks Underway For New Conservative Network To Replace Fox News
APRIL 28, 2017
On the heels of major shakeups at the Fox News Network, an alternative conservative network is being actively discussed amongst conservative fat cats. A well-placed source close to the proposal tells Mediaite that serious discussions are underway to create an alternative conservative cable network on the belief that the Fox News Network is moving too far to the left.
The source, who is engaged in the talks, says a meeting is planned for today with two prominent high-powered television executives, some underperforming conservative networks and people who have an interest and the ability to fund a new network. The potential aim? Putting “the old band” back together. There are certainly plenty of (out-of-work?) conservative powerhouses to pick from that could star on a new network, and perhaps even some executives from within Fox News who might be lured by the new opportunity.
READ MORE http://www.mediaite.com/tv/exclusive-advanced-talks-underway-for-new-conservative-network-amid-fears-fox-news-moving-too-far-left/

CIA implanted microphones into cats to spy on Russia
APRIL 28, 2017
CIA spooks tried to spy on Soviet Russia using CATS implanted with microphones under their skin. Declassified docs show how spy chiefs praised “pioneering” scientists for slitting open moggies and stitching in electronic hardware to uncover their enemies’ secrets. Dubbed “Project Acoustic Kitty”, the grim £10 million programme was developed over five years in the 1960s as a novel but gruesome new eavesdropping method.
A cat’s tail was used as an antenna and a wire travelled all the way up its spine connecting to a microphone in its ear, while a battery was housed in its chest. But on its first test, its CIA handlers watched on in horror as their robo-kitty was run over and killed just seconds into the mission.CIA insider Victor Maarcheti told The Atlantic: “There they were, sitting in the van and the cat was dead.”
READ MORE https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3433398/cia-wikileaks-cats-soviet-russia-spy-programme/

Over 40,000 Groups Will Gather For Prayer Next Week
APRIL 28, 2017
The annual National Day of Prayer will be observed next week with 40,000 events being held nationwide to pray for the country. Dion Elmore, chief communications officer with the Colorado Springs, Colorado-based National Day of Prayer Task Force, told The Christian Post that thus far between 40,000 and 45,000 events will be held on May 6.In 2016, the National Day of Prayer had a record number of individual events when approximately 47,000 local events were held nationwide.
Elmore also told CP that since the sacred observance was started, “every [president’s] administration has sent representation to the National Day of Prayer Observance.” “Our hope is that is that, once again, citizens of the United States will be encouraged by the presidential and gubernatorial proclamations to ‘turn to God in prayer and meditation at churches, in groups, and as individuals,’ believing what the scripture teaches in James 5:16, that ‘the effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.'”
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NOAA declares deaths of humpback whales along East Coast an ‘unusual mortality event’
APRIL 28, 2017
NOAA Fisheries is declaring the recent deaths of 41 humpback whales from 2016 through present from Maine to North Carolina to be an unusual mortality event, triggering a focused, expert investigation into the cause. Members of the media
are invited to join a teleconference on Thursday, April 27, to hear more details and ask questions of our whale experts. NOAA representatives will provide the latest information on the death of the whales and talk about next steps.
MORE http://www.noaa.gov/media-advisory/427-noaa-declares-deaths-of-humpback-whales-along-east-coast-unusual-mortality-event

Google Launches “Project Owl” to Eliminate “Fake News” From Search Engine
APRIL 28, 2017
On Tuesday morning, Google announced some major changes meant to fight the fake news and hate speech that keep polluting its search results. The Google update, codenamed “Project Owl,” gives consumers two new ways to report what they perceive as problems in the search results. The company is also using teams of humans as part of an effort to get its algorithms to show more reliable information. Here’s a plain English Q&A about the changes and what they mean to you.
The search giant has been under fire for search results that show false, offensive, or outrageous information about certain topics. For instance, Google prominently displayed links to pro-Nazi sites in response to queries about the Holocaust. Or when people started typing phrases about women or racial groups, Google would suggest queries like “Why are women so dumb?” Needless to say this got a lot of negative media attention. Even though Google does not like interfering with its algorithms—which are supposed to find the most helpful answers to a given topic—the problem became big enough Google decided to take action.
READ MORE http://fortune.com/2017/04/25/google-search-update/

Intense Prophetic Dream Reveals Your Breakthrough Is at Hand
APRIL 28, 2017
(By Joe Joe Dawson) Late on Easter night before I went to bed, I had a moment with the Lord. I just wasn’t praying, but rather there was a deep groan that came from my soul and spirit asking God for a visitation from Him through prophetic dreams and visions that night. I remember saying, “God, I am so desperate for a dream that will speak to my wife and I about our future, the future of our city, region and our nation. I remember going to sleep with great expectation that my God was going to speak to me. I knew that when the Lord visited me with a prophetic dream that it was going to be a kairos moment that would be a marking point for our future.
At 2:55 a.m., I woke up, having just experienced a prophetic dream. In the dream, the sky was filled with an angelic battle. The dream was so clear, and the heavens were filled with heavenly angels and demonic powers engaged in warfare. Then suddenly a loud roar from heaven came. Then all of the demonic angels were blown away and fell to the wayside. There was a glorious burst of light, and the dream was filled with a glow, and gold filled the place and overtook the vision. When I awakened, I heard this phrase over and over again. “Now is the time, now is the time, now is the time.” I got up out of bed and started to pray in the Spirit.
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Wisconsin university approves Israel boycott
APRIL 28, 2017
The student government of the University of Wisconsin-Madison unanimously passed a divestment resolution targeting companies operating in many countries that included an amendment specifically about Israel, JTA reported Thursday. The resolution, which passed Wednesday by the Associated Students of Madison by a 24-0 vote with two abstentions, calls on the university and its foundation to divest from companies involved in private prisons, arms manufacture, fossil fuels and border walls, and banks that “oppress marginalized communities.”

The vote comes a month after a divestment resolution specifically targeting Israel failed to pass the student government and two weeks after the student government passed a proposal to create a new financial transparency and ethics subcommittee, according to JTA. That meeting was held April 12, the second day of Passover, when several Jewish representatives were absent.
READ MORE http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/228755


Meteor Seen Streaking Over South Florida
APRIL 28, 2017
A fireball streaked across the sky overnight, according to multiple reports. By 4 a.m. Wednesday, the American Meteor Society received nearly 50 reports about the flaming streak in the night sky. A meteorologist at CBS Miami also recorded video, the station’s website said. The object was likely a meteor breaking up in the atmosphere. It was visible from the
Keys to Port St. Lucie on the east coast and as far north as Tampa on the west coast, reports said.Among those who spotted and were able to record the fireball was Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputy Sgt. Evan Calhoun. He was on patrol in the Lower Keys, on Big Pine Key, shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday when his dashcam unit taped the meteor as it streaked across the night sky.
FULL REPORT http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-reg-meteor-sighting-20170426-story.html

Last 2 Chapters of Revelation Reveal Important Intersection in End-Times Prophecy
APRIL 28, 2017
(By Asher Intrater) Since John was the last writer of Scriptures, his writings contain a unique view of the whole spectrum of Scriptures from beginning to end. John often spoke in terms of “beginning to end” (John 1:1; 1 John 1:1; Rev. 1:8, 17).
This “beginning to end” perspective comes to light particularly in the last chapters of Revelation. The first two chapters of Genesis describe creation and Eden; whereas the last two chapters of Revelation describe the restoration of creation and Eden.
In these last two chapters, there is a special addition about “heavenly Jerusalem” (21:9-22:3). Glorified Jerusalem becomes the centerpiece of the restoration of Paradise. Heaven and earth come together as heavenly and earthly Jerusalem come together. The glorious destiny of both Eden and Jerusalem are one and the same.
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Why So Many People Fall Victim to the Deception of the Hyper-grace Movement
APRIL 28, 2017
(By Bert Farias) What some people call the hyper-grace message began as a result of a sort of revolt against religion and man-made rules. A portion of that message, however, went into a ditch on the other side and manifested as rebellion in some believers against every kind of discipline and godly conduct. In a word, Christians abused their liberty. There are now so-called “liberated” churches who party and drink alcohol, all in the name of “being free” from the Law. One church had a beach party with women dressed scantily in bikinis while beer and wine were being served. Their motto: “We want people to know that we’re not religious!”
Hmmm … what does that mean? What are some characteristics of “being religious”? Is there such a thing? I was raised as a devout Roman Catholic. I believe I have a pretty thorough understanding of religion, the Law and legalism—all being used here as synonymous terms. I define religion (without relationship) as man-made expectations enforced upon someone as a means of defining how they may be accepted in a particular religion, church or denominational system.
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Christian Convert Cast Out by Muslim Family for Turning to Christ
APRIL 28, 2017
A Sudanese woman who became a Christian while working in Indonesia was forced out of her Muslim family’s home and told to never return after they learned about her conversion.Persecution watchdog group International Christian Concern shared Risma’s story on Wednesday, explaining that she initially moved to Jakarta to work as a shopkeeper. “One Sunday, Risma felt a strong urge to go to church.
This was especially unusual for Risma, since she was a Muslim and never went to church. For some reason, she went anyway that day,” ICC reports. Risma shared that she felt “God’s presence” upon walking into the church. “Suddenly, she began sobbing, but in spite of the tears she felt overwhelmed with peace and joy like she had never felt before. She had no idea what this meant, but she knew something was different. She knew her life was changing,” the group added.
READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/muslim-convert-christianity-forced-out-of-familys-home-turning-to-christ-181887/

‘Happy Days’ Actress Came to Christ Through ‘Facts of Life’ Friend
APRIL 28, 2017
Erin Moran, the former child star who played Joanie Cunningham in the sitcom “Happy Days” and “Joanie Loves Chachi,” died Saturday at age 56. She died from stage four cancer. Her husband, Steve Fleischmann, says he held her hand as she passed away. “She was there watching TV in bed. I laid down next to her, held her right hand in my left. I fell asleep and woke up about a hour later still holding her hand,
and she was gone, she was just gone…” he said in a statement. While many mourn her death, new information reveals that Moran was a strong believer who knew the Lord before she died. Moran’s limo driver, Barton T. Wade, told Breaking Christian News that years ago, Moran told him about how her friend and fellow actress, Lisa Welchel had led her to the Lord, and that she had accepted Christ.
READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/happy-days-actress-came-christ-facts-life-friend/

APPLE self-driving car seen on road for first time…
APRIL 28, 2017
t is no secret that Apple has been working furiously to develop self-driving car technology in a bid to compete with rivals including Google and Tesla. Until now, the operation has been kept from the public eye.Images have emerged of Apple’s first autonomous car on the roads of Silicon Valley. The car appears to be a Lexus RX450h that is fitted with a range of sensors, radar scanners and cameras. From the initial sighting,
the car seems to use similar technology to efforts by competitors. Apple’s car is fitted with a array of sensors for navigation including one called lidar, which has recently become the focus of a high-profile lawsuit between Google and Uber. Some of the sensors appeared to be made by third party companies, rather than Apple itself, someone who saw the vehicle told Bloomberg.
READ MORE http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/04/28/apple-self-driving-car-seen-road-first-time/

BREAKING NEWS: A Powerful 7.2 Earthquake has Struck the Philippines
APRIL 28, 2017
We are receiving reports from the USGS that a Powerful magnitude 7.2 Earthquake that has struck the region of Balangonan in the Philippines. At this time we have no initial
reports of injuries or damage. There have also been no initial reports of a tsunami warning. We will give you more information as it is available.
http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/breaking-news-powerful-7-2-earthquake-struck-philippines/

UPDATE: Benny Hinn Reveals Feds Investigating ‘Certain Operations of Church’ After Raid
APRIL 28, 2017
A day after criminal investigators from the IRS and inspectors from the U.S. Postal Service executed a closely guarded raid on the offices of his ministry in Grapevine, Texas, on Wednesday, popular faith-healing televangelist Benny Hinn revealed they are looking into “certain operations of the church.” Hinn did not go into much detail about which aspects of his ministry federal officials are reviewing, but in a statement on Facebook he said he’s confident the investigation will end favorably.
“As has been widely reported, Benny Hinn Ministries is cooperating fully with the governmental entities that are reviewing certain operations of the Church. The ministry has undergone intense scrutiny over the years, and we remain confident that there will again be a positive and speedy outcome in the days ahead,” the statement said. It ended: “Pastor Benny appreciates the love, prayers, and support of our beloved partners as we continue to minister the saving and healing Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world.”
FULL REPORT http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/update-benny-hinn-reveals-feds-investigating-certain-operations-church-raid/

Did Pope Francis Just Make Another Move for One World Religion?
APRIL 28, 2017
Pope Francis arrived in Cairo on Friday hoping to mend ties with Muslim leaders, just as Egypt’s ancient Christian community faces unprecedented pressure from Islamic State militants who have threatened to wipe it out. In an address to the Egyptian people this week, Francis said he hoped his visit would help bring peace and encourage dialog and reconciliation with the Islamic world.
But it comes at a painful time for Egypt’s Copts, the Middle East’s largest Christian community, three weeks after Islamic State suicide bombers killed 45 people in twin church bombings. Those attacks followed a cathedral bombing that killed 28 people in December and a spree of murders that has forced hundreds of Christians to flee North Sinai, where the group is most active. “Pope of Peace in Egypt of Peace,” read posters plastered along the road leading from the airport to central Cairo, showing a smiling pope, his hand raised above the Christian cross and the Crescent moon of Islam. READ MORE
http://www.charismanews.com/world/64579-did-pope-francis-just-make-another-move-for-one-world-religion

New Bill Would Force Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers in Hawaii to Advertise Abortion
APRIL 27, 2017
Earlier this month, Hawaii’s house of representatives voted 41-10 in favor of a bill that would require the state’s pro-life pregnancy centers to advertise abortion services, LifeSite News reported. The proposed measure known as SB 510 would force all community-funded pregnancy center — including the state’s five pro-life pregnancy organizations — to share with their clients the following message:

Hawaii has public programs that provide immediate free or low-cost access to comprehensive family planning services, including, but not limited to, all FDA-approved methods of contraception and pregnancy-related services for eligible women. To apply online for medical insurance coverage, that will cover the full range of family planning and prenatal care services, go to mybenefits.hawaii.gov. Only ultrasounds performed by qualified healthcare professionals and read by licensed clinicians should be considered medically accurate.
READ MORE http://www.faithwire.com/2017/04/26/new-bill-would-force-pro-life-pregnancy-centers-in-hawaii-to-advertise-abortion/

Why the Enemy Appears as an Angel of Light
APRIL 27, 2017
(By Michael Youssef) The very name Lucifer is taken from the word light or luciferous, which means “bringing light” or “illumination.” In Satan’s case, it is a false light—one that deceives rather than illuminates the truth. The reason the enemy appears as an angel of light is because he imitates God. Satan wants us to believe that he is as powerful as God. The Bible does describe him as the “god of this world,” and there are millions of people who unknowingly follow him and his leading each and every day.
Paul, however, was intent on bringing true light with the gospel message. He reminds each one of us that we were once “dead in [our] trespasses and sins, in which [we] formerly walked according to the age of this world and according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience: (Ephesians 2:1-2). However, the fact is that Christ has set us free from the bondage of sin. This does not give us the occasion to boast or to drop our guard. Every gift God gives, Satan counterfeits.
READ MORE http://www.charismanews.com/opinion/64507-why-the-enemy-appears-as-an-enemy-of-light


Scientists grow a working human brain in the lab
APRIL 27, 2017
Tiny human brains have been grown in a dish in what could herald a breakthrough in conditions like Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia. The brain cells have formed similar circuits to those of a two-month-old fetus, now giving scientists an opportunity to examine how the brain and any diseases develop. Researchers at Stanford University first grew two forebrain circuits, before going on to the next step of growing a mini organ over nine months.

Scientists will now be able to watch how the brain develops, with it hoped that the “entire movie” of a brain’s growth will be able to be monitored in the lab, rather than just snapshots. The process could be the first step towards being able to grow an entire human body in the lab, with researchers hoping that the “thrilling science” will be able to provide insights into brain conditions like Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia.
READ MORE https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3422117/scientists-grow-a-working-brain-in-the-lab-in-a-breakthrough-that-could-shed-light-on-alzheimers-and-schizophrenia/

‘Figure of Jesus’ appears above Colombian city wiped out by giant landslide
APRIL 27, 2017
This is the amazing moment the ‘Figure of Jesus’ appeared in front of a crowd gathered to film the sunset over the city of Manizales which was ravaged by a giant landslide earlier this month. The rare cloud phenomenon provided comfort to Colombian landslide survivors who had lost their loved ones during a landslide that ripped through the city, killing 17 people a week ago.
Manizales was destroyed by landlsides a week ago. A crowd gathered to film the sunlight slanting through sky over in the city were cheered by what they believed was the figure of Jesus appearing in the clouds. The rare cloud phenomenon was recorded on a mountain called Sancancio. The shape of the mysterious sky phenomenon ressembles a figure of Jesus, or of the departure of Christ from Earth into the presence of God.
READ MORE http://strangesounds.org/2017/04/figure-of-jesus-appears-above-manizales-colombia-wiped-out-by-giant-landslide-that-killed-17-people.html

Only 20% Of Americans Read Entire Bible, Most Call It ‘Good Source of Morals’
APRIL 26, 2017
Only 20 percent of Americans have read the Bible in its entirety, according to a new survey which also found that most Americans have positive feelings toward it and would describe it as a “good source of morals.” LifeWay Research revealed that 10 percent of respondents read none of the Bible, 13 percent said they read only a few sentences, 30 percent said they knew of several passages or stories, 15 percent read at least half the Bible, and 12 percent read almost all of it. Overall, only 20 percent of the respondent said they read the entire Bible. “Most Americans don’t know first-hand the overall story of the Bible — because they rarely pick it up,” said Scott McConnell, executive director of LifeWay Research.
“Even among worship attendees less than half read the Bible daily. The only time most Americans hear from the Bible is when someone else is reading it.” The small percentage of Americans who have read all the scriptures is not for a lack of Bibles, LifeWay pointed out, with close to nine out of 10 households owning a copy. The average household owns three Bibles. Of those who read a little bit of the Bible each day, 49 percent were evangelicals while 16 percent were not evangelicals. As can be expected, those who attended church at least once a month were also more likely to read the Bible every day (39 percent), compared to those who attended less often (13 percent).
READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/1-in-5-americans-read-entire-bible-most-call-it-good-source-of-morals-poll-181756/


FALLING AWAY: Famine of the Word of God in America Opening Floodgates of Immorality
APRIL 26, 2017
(By Bob Smietana) Americans have a positive view of the Bible. And many say the Christian Scriptures are filled with moral lessons for today. However, more than half of Americans have read little or none of the Bible. Less than a quarter of those who have ever read a Bible have a systematic plan for reading the Christian Scriptures each day. And a third of Americans never pick it up on their own, according to a new study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research. Small wonder many church leaders worry about biblical illiteracy, said Scott McConnell, executive director of LifeWay Research. “Most Americans don’t know first-hand the overall story of
the Bible—because they rarely pick it up,” McConnell said. “Even among worship attendees, less than half read the Bible daily. The only time most Americans hear from the Bible is when someone else is reading it.” Almost nine out of 10 households (87 percent) own a Bible, according to the American Bible Society, and the average household has three. But Bible reading remains spotty. LifeWay Research surveyed 1,000 Americans about their views of the Bible and found significant splits in how familiar they are with the Christian Scripture. One in five Americans, LifeWay Research found, has read through the Bible at least once.
READ MORE http://www.charismanews.com/world/64510-word-famine-in-america-opens-floodgates-of-immorality

UPDATE: Massive National Day of Prayer Gathering in South Africa Draws Over 700,000 People
APRIL 26, 2017
Police estimate that 700,000 people showed up to the National Day of Prayer event organized by Angus Buchan in South Africa. On April 22, 2017, thousands of people flooded to a farm in Bloemfontein, located in the nation’s Free State, to pray for South Africa. According to Buchan, the call to prayer came as the result of being “tired of people taking the law into their own hands. We are going to call upon The Lord to bring justice, peace and hope to our beloved South Africa.” Buchan is a farmer-turned-minister who wrote a book about his life and journey to faith, titled Faith Like Potatoes. His Shalom Ministries is concerned with fulfilling the Great Commission, caring for orphans and widows, and equipping the saints for the work of ministry, according to the website.
Organizers for the massive event pulled it together in just six short weeks and estimate that 1 million people were in attendance. Aerial shots of the crowd are certainly impressive. The theme of the event was “It’s Time,” and advertisements for the gathering featured the latter half of James 5:16: “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” Bloemfontein is located in the central part of South Africa, but the event drew people from all over the country. According to an article on enca.com, the theme of Buchan’s message was not necessarily a feel-good message. The charismatic preacher challenged attendees to think about bettering their own nation, communities and families before they seek to “save the whole world.”
READ MORE http://churchleaders.com/news/302712-massive-national-day-prayer-gathering-south-africa-draws-700000-people.html


Floods displace 17,000 after 15 inches of rain in 24 hours in the Dominican Republic
APRIL 26, 2017
Flooding has caused major problems in at least 5 provinces in the Dominican Republic after staggering amounts of rainfall over the last few days. According to the country’s meteorological office (ONAMET), almost 400 mm of rain fell in 24 hours in Barahona between 22 and 23 April, 2017. Further heavy rain has fallen since, mostly in southern areas of the country. In their latest report of 25 April, the Emergency Operations Centre (Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias –
COE) says that flooding has affected several areas in Santo Domingo, San Cristóbal, Monte Plata, Sánchez Ramírez, Duarte and Barahona provinces. Several rivers have overflowed, including the Ozama, Yuna, Cevicos, Manoguayabo and Haina. As many as 3,429 homes have been damaged or affected by the flooding, with around 9 houses completely destroyed. Emergency services and military have rescued 153 people. COE says that 17,145 people have been forced to evacuate their homes. Just over 300 people were being housed in official shelters in San Cristóbal (297) and Barahona (14). READ MORE http://floodlist.com/america/dominican-republic-floods-april-2017

Seattle Breaks 122-Year-Old Record For Rain
APRIL 26, 2017
The wet just won’t quit. Seattle has soaked up 44.67 inches of rain since October 1, according to the National Weather Service. That makes this October-through-April the wettest such period since record-keeping began in the city in 1895 — and there’s still another week of April left to go. The normal amount of rainfall for the October-through-April period in Seattle is 30.9 inches, according to the service. Why has this particular rainy season been so darn rainy? We haven’t seen many of the cold-weather systems that move quickly through the area and into the mountains. Instead, “It’s just been a parade
of frontal systems, juicier and warmer than you might expect. They plow into the area and stall,” said Mike McFarland, a meteorologist in the weather service’s Seattle office. “Not unusually heavy rain — just a lot more rainy days. It’s been a little relentless.” The deluge is Seattle’s second straight record breaker. From October 2015 through April 2016, 44.52 inches of rain dropped on the city, an amount now only good enough for No. 2 on the all-time list.
READ MORE http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/weather/seattle-just-broke-a-122-year-old-record-for-rain-because-of-course-it-did/

World’s Largest Jesus Christ Statue to Be Built in Most Populous Muslim Nation
APRIL 26, 2017
Authorities in the Papua region of Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, are reportedly planning to build the world’s largest statue of Jesus Christ, which would dwarf the famous “Christ the Redeemer” statue in Brazil. “The statue will be international-class, truly the most magnificent in the world,” said Papua’s Head of Public Works, Djuli Mambaya, Coconuts Jakarta translated on Tuesday from a report in Detik News. The statue, which would be built at the top of Puncak Gunung Swajah in the city of Jayapura, would cost somewhere between $22.6 million to $37.6 million, which is a significant amount of
money for Papua, where 28.5 percent of the population live below the poverty line. Mambaya explained that the Jesus statue would be at least 165 feet tall in height, with a base of 328 feet, which is far larger than Rio De Janeiro’s “Christ the Redeemer,” which is 98 feet tall, though adding in the platform rises to 124 feet. “We will build an elevator in the statue of Jesus Christ, like the one in Jakarta’s Monumen Nasional, in order to see the entire city of Jayapura through the eyes of Jesus,” Mambaya added.
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Prayer at Michigan Town Hall Gathering Drowned Out With Shouts of ‘Separation of Church and State’
APRIL 26, 2017
A number of liberal activists wearing pink hats like those donned at the Washington Women’s March recently shouted down a prayer delivered at a town hall gathering in Michigan, chanting repeatedly, “Separation of Church and State!” The incident occurred last Thursday in Gaylord during a meeting held by Republican Rep. Jack Bergman. Derek Hagland of Grace Baptist Church approached the podium to deliver the invocation, but some attendees rose to their feet and began chanting. “Separation of Church and State! Separation of Church and State!” they called out over and over, while others stood or sat quietly, or bowed
their head in respect. Hagland moved forward with his prayer, appearing to ignore those being disruptive. “This guy was giving [an] invocation,” Bergman Communication Director Farahn Morgan told Breitbart News. “He was not necessarily party affiliated in any way. That kind of reaction to him? It was the most aggressive that the crowd got during the entire event which was, quite honestly, shocking.” The chanting lasted the duration of the prayer as an attendee swept the crowd with their camera, capturing those heckling the invocation.
READ MORE http://christiannews.net/2017/04/25/prayer-at-michigan-town-hall-gathering-drowned-out-with-shouts-of-separation-of-church-and-state/

Third of Europeans ready to dump cash ahead of digital future
APRIL 26, 2017
Over a third of Europeans would be happy to abandon cash and rely on electronic payments if they could, according to a study by ING bank released on Wednesday. The survey of almost 15,000 respondents showed that over half used less cash over the last year, with 78 percent wanting to use less cash in the next 12 month. The study covered respondents from 13 European countries and revealed that in many places where cash is most used, people are among the keenest to get rid of it. With the rapid development of cashless payment systems such as contactless cards and mobile-phone digital wallets as well as the expansion of
digital currencies, the future of physical money has come under the spotlight. The increasing interest of central banks in new cashless schemes has promoted the trend. “A cashless society is not only possible but could be accepted by at least part of the population in many European nations,” said the researchers led by senior economist Ian Bright as quoted by Bloomberg. The economist stressed that there’s a “gulf” between those changing payment methods and those who are still sticking with cash.
READ MORE https://www.rt.com/business/386197-europe-wants-swap-cash-digital/

Atheists Attempting to End Decades Old West Virginia Bible Program
APRIL 26, 2017
A weekly Bible class offered in the public schools of Mercer County, West Virginia is a decades-old tradition. It’s offered during the school day – something that’s unheard of these days – but the program, which gives Bible teaching for 30 minutes a week in elementary school and 45 minutes a week in middle school, has widespread support. It isn’t mandatory but nearly every child attends. Parents and community members raise nearly $500,000 a year to pay for the program.

Now the Bible class is facing a legal challenge. Two residents with school-aged children say the program violates the First Amendment and the West Virginia Constitution. The lawsuit charges that the Bible class, “advances and endorses one religion, improperly entangles public schools in religious affairs, and violates the personal consciences of nonreligious and non-Christian parents and students,” according to a report in The Washington Post. Advocates of the class point out that it’s elective – no one is required to attend.
READ MORE http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2017/april/how-atheists-are-trying-to-kill-this-decades-old-west-va-bible-program

China Gripped by Spiritual Revival as ‘Hundreds of Millions Turn to Religion and Faith’
APRIL 26, 2017
Forty-one years after China’s Cultural Revolution snuffed out all forms of religious expression, hundreds of millions of Chinese people are flocking to religions like Christianity. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ian Johnson believes what’s transpiring in China is nothing short of “one of the world’s great spiritual revivals” and says the world better take note because the impact of this “spiritual transformation” could have significant global implications. “People {in China} are looking for new moral guideposts, some sort of moral compass to organize society,” said Johnson, author of The Souls of China: The Return of Religion after Mao. “So they are turning to religion as a source of values to help reorganize society.”
Johnson spent six years researching the “values and faiths of today’s China.” He says the fastest-growing drivers of this “religious revolution” are unregistered churches or so-called “house” or “underground” churches. “These groups have become surprisingly well-organized, meeting very openly and often counting hundreds of congregants,” Johnson wrote in an article for The Atlantic. “They’ve helped the number of Protestants soar from about one million when the communists took power to at least 60 million today.”
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MRI scans ‘predict brain age’ could detect risk of early death ..
APRIL 26, 2017
Doctors could soon determine if you are at risk of dying young using an MRI scan. The scans could also be used to spot those who are at risk of poor health, new research has found. A team of neuroscientists in London have trained computers to test the ‘brain age’ of patients based on the volume of their brain tissue. The new test measures the overall loss of grey and white matter – a hallmark of the brain’s ageing process.
Grey matter is a major part of the body’s central nervous system, which helps send messages along the nerves from the brain to the rest of the body. Meanwhile white matter is the tissue that connects the grey matter to different areas of the brain. The new scans are not yet ready for clinical trials, the researchers stressed. But they hope they could one day be used as a tool to identify those at risk of cognitive decline and dying before the age of 80.
FULL REPORT https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/3408778/mri-scans-that-predict-your-brain-age-can-spot-whos-at-risk-of-early-death/

Computers ‘could soon delete thoughts without your knowledge’…
APRIL 26, 2017
“Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind,” wrote the playwright John Milton in 1634. But, nearly 400 years later, technological advances in machines that can read our thoughts mean the privacy of our brain is under threat. Now two biomedical ethicists are calling for the creation of new human rights laws to ensure people are protected, including “the right to cognitive liberty” and “the right to mental integrity”.
Scientists have already developed devices capable of telling whether people are politically right-wing or left-wing. In one experiment, researchers were able to read people’s minds to tell with 70 per cent accuracy whether they planned to add or subtract two numbers. Facebook also recently revealed it had been secretly working on technology to read people’s minds so they could type by just thinking. And medical researchers have managed to connect part of a paralysed man’s brain to a computer to allow him to stimulate muscles in his arm so he could move it and feed himself.
FULL REPORT
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/delete-thoughts-read-your-mind-without-your-knowledge-neurotechnology-new-human-rights-laws-a7701661.html

Why is the Google Founder Secretly Building Massive Airship?
APRIL 26, 2017
Larry Page has his flying cars. Sergey Brin shall have an airship. Brin, the Google co-founder, has secretly been building a massive airship inside of Hangar 2 at the NASA Ames Research Center, according to four people with knowledge of the project. It’s unclear whether the craft, which looks like a zeppelin, is a hobby or something Brin hopes to turn into a business. “Sorry, I don’t have anything to say about this topic right now,” Brin wrote in an email. The people familiar with the project said Brin has long been fascinated by airships.
His interest in the crafts started when Brin would visit Ames, which is located next to Google parent Alphabet Inc.’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. In the 1930s, Ames was home to the USS Macon, a huge airship built by the U.S. Navy. About three years ago, Brin decided to build one of his own after ogling old photos of the Macon.In 2015, Google unit Planetary Ventures took over the large hangars at Ames from NASA and turned them into laboratories for the company. Brin’s airship, which isn’t an Alphabet project, is already taking shape inside one. Engineers have constructed a metal skeleton of the craft, and it fills up much of the enormous hangar.
READ MORE https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-25/with-secret-airship-sergey-brin-also-wants-to-fly

Google steps up efforts to root out Fake News’
APRIL 25, 2017
Google is making changes to its search algorithm to promote more authoritative content and demote “low quality” content such as Holocaust denials. The Internet giant is responding to growing pressure to make sure the top answers it provides to people’s search queries are accurate and do not contribute to the spread of misinformation, conspiracy

theories, hoaxes and offensive content on the Web. People searching Google will be able to more easily flag search results that are “unexpected, inaccurate or offensive,” says Ben Gomes, vice president of engineering for Google Search. And search quality raters have received new guidance on how to spot and report this content, too. A fraction, about 0.25%, of searches returns offensive or misleading content, according to Google.
READ MORE https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/04/25/google-tweaks-search-root-out-fake-news/100864892/



The Clock Is Ticking on America’s Debt Bomb and It’s About to Speed Up
APRIL 25, 2017
The Federal Reserve is getting ready to raise its target interest rate after allowing it to sit at historically low levels for years. With $20 trillion in national debt, this could be an expensive proposition for Washington and taxpayers. Justin Bogie, a senior policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, says interest on this debt could eventually cost the United States more than it spends on things like national defense.
“Right now, we’re just a couple percentage of the budget,” he told CBN News. “But by the end of 10 years, it’s going to be over 6 or 7 percent of the budget, almost $770 billion a year, more than national defense,” Bogie noted that government estimates show the national debt could nearly double by 2046. He says there is plenty of blame to go around, beginning with lawmakers on Capitol Hill who have promised to scale back spending but failed to make it happen.
READ MORE http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/finance/2017/april/rising-interest-rates-spell-major-trouble-for-national-debt-nbsp

Shake off the Spirit of Python Into the Fire
APRIL 25, 2017
(By Christy Johnston) Have you felt as though you have been easily distracted from your purpose and vision? Have you felt worn out and beaten down in recent months? You started off the year strong, but somewhere along the way it felt as though the wind was knocked from you—either through circumstances or just feeling weary and exhausted with no explanation of why? This accurately describes our own (mine and Nate’s) experience in the past few months. I believe the Holy Spirit led me to the
story in Acts 16:16-40 to give me the right tools for the opposition that has come against us, and I want to share them with you. I believe that many in the body of Christ have been facing resistance from the spirit of Python. Acts 16:16 in The Passion Translation (TPT) tells it like this: “One day, as we were going to the house of prayer, we encountered a young slave girl who had an evil spirit of divination, the spirit of Python. She had earned great profits for her owners by being a fortune-teller.”
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Catholics Outraged Kim Kardashain Portraying Herself as the Virgin Mary


APRIL 25, 2017
Many Roman Catholics have been speaking out against reality TV star Kim Kardashian presenting herself as the Virgin Mary in images promoting marijuana. Kardashian posted a number of messages on Instagram and Twitter last week promoting marijuana paraphernalia, along with a white Kimoji candle that bears the image of the reality star depicted as the Virgin Mary. Townhall called it an “absurd move” by Kardashian,
given that in 2015 she had her daughter, North, baptized at St. James Cathedral, an Armenian Apostolic church in Jerusalem. Bill Donohue of The Catholic League noted in an article on CNS News that the Kimoji candle sells for $18 on Kardashian’s website. “It is placed between two other items for sale: a ‘fire weed sock’ and an ‘a– tray;’ the former celebrates marijuana use and the latter is a photo of her bare mammoth behind,” Donohue said.
READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/catholics-outraged-kim-kardashain-presenting-herself-virgin-mary-181650/

Air Force to launch test missile off California coast…
APRIL 25, 2017
An unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile will be launched Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base to test the weapon’s effectiveness, accuracy and readiness, according to the Air Force Global Strike Command. The Minuteman III missile test launch will occur between 12:01 and 6:01 a.m. from the north end of the base near Lompoc, according to Vandenberg’s 30th Space Wing.
The 576th Flight Test Squadron, which will help oversee the operational test launch, is responsible for telemetry, tracking and command destruct systems on the missile. In a statement, Col. Chris Moss, Vandenberg’s 30th Space Wing commander, said missile launches are “essential to verify the status of our national nuclear force and to demonstrate our national nuclear capabilities.”
READ MORE http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-missile-test-launch-vandenberg-20170425-story.html

Mysterious Noise Heard Across the Globe for Nearly a Decade – Still No Explanation
APRIL 25, 2017
A mysterious and unexplainable noise has been heard and reported across the globe for nearly a decade now and to this day no one can explain what or where it is coming from. Sounding like a trumpet or a collective from a brass section of an orchestra, a selection of videos shot from the Canada to Ukraine, via the U.S., Germany and Belarus show strange goings on above us. And the eerie sounds have been continuously heard at all different times and locations for almost a decade.
What people are speculating the sounds are online… Possible theories include:
Tectonic plates grinding – Tectonic plates are pieces of the Earth’s crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere. The plates are around 100 km (62 mi) thick and consist of two principal types of material: oceanic crust (also called sima from silicon and magnesium) and continental crust (sial from silicon and aluminium).
READ MORE http://strangesounds.org/2017/04/strange-sounds-from-the-sky-noise-heard-across-the-globe-for-nearly-a-decade-but-nobody-has-an-explanation.html


China bans certain Islamic names in Muslim-dominated region of Xinjiang
APRIL 25, 2017
Chinese authorities have released a list of some common Muslim names used in Xinjiang region that are forbidden to use for newborns from now on, according to Radio Free Asia report. Twenty-nine names, which are commonly used by the predominantly-Muslim Uighur population of the northwestern region, were featured in the document, entitled ‘Naming Rules for Ethnic Minorities’ and issued last Wednesday, according to Channel NewsAsia.
Names with strong religious meanings like Islam, Koran, Mecca, Imam, Saddam, Hajj, and Medina, as well as names that have “connotations of holy war [Jihad] or of splittism [sic – Xinjiang independence]” are included in the list, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports, citing a police official. However, more neutral names are still allowed. If parents break the ruling, their children won’t be registered in the government household system known as ‘hukou’, which provides access to social services, like healthcare and education, the official added speaking to RFA.
READ MORE https://www.rt.com/news/386041-china-bans-islamic-names/

Germany’s Speech Police Target Truth, Spawning Cold War Flashbacks
APRIL 25, 2017
The Stasi Museum in Berlin is a monument to the ultimate surveillance society. It is housed in the old Stasi headquarters. The Stasi were the state police of communist East Germany whose job was to spy on the population. On display is every type of spy gadget imaginable for a pre-Internet era. One in six East Germans were either full-time spies or informers for the Stasi, watching their neighbors. When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 and East Germany collapsed, East Germans looked

forward to living in freedom. But now, some are beginning to wonder just how free the new Germany is. Last year a married couple was convicted for creating a Facebook group that criticized the government’s open-door migration policy. At the trial, the man complained that Germans cannot be critical of refugees without getting labeled ‘Nazi.’ And 60 others accused of writing so-called hate speech online had their homes raided by police.
READ MORE http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2017/april/germanys-speech-police-target-truth-spawning-cold-war-flashbacks


America Is Unraveling And We Must Return to ‘In God We Trust’
APRIL 25, 2017
Evangelist Anne Graham Lotz has warned that the United States is “disintegrating into anger, anarchy, division” because of its “rejection of God.” The daughter of evangelist Billy Graham and founder of AnGeL Ministries told the Biblical Recorder in an interview that prayer is America’s answer. “We need God. Our nation is unraveling …The polarization seems to be paralyzing our government. There seems to be little civil discourse and lots of chaos and confusion. At the

same time, we are being threatened by terrorists who are dedicated to destroying us,” Lotz said. “God has promised to hear us, forgive us and heal us on the condition that we pray. Therefore prayer is essential. It is not an option, it is a necessity,” she added. Last year Lotz became the chairman for the National Day of Prayer Task Force (NDP), and she was asked whether the organization pushes nationalism over Christian ideals.
READ MORE http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2017/april/anne-graham-lotz-delivers-message-to-warn-america-to-stop-being-politically-correct

Iran Violating Nuclear Deal with Secret Development Near ‘Off-Limits’ Parchin Site
APRIL 25, 2017
On Friday, members of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) presented satellite imagery and intelligence, said to be provided by informants working covertly inside the Iranian military, that indicates the Iranian regime is far from complying with the terms of the nuclear deal. Alireza Jafarzadeh, the deputy director of NCRI’s Washington office, presented the findings in a presentation covered by major media outlets. He said the People’s Mojahedin Organization’s network within Iran acquired the information.
“We are talking about an extensive covert operation by the Iranian regime,” Jafarzadeh said. “Our information shows that their activities have been continuing in full gear despite the JCPOA,” he said using the acronym for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the formal name for the nuclear deal. “The engineering unit that is charged and tasked with actually building the bomb in a secret way for the Iranian regime is called the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research,” Jafarzadeh said.
READ MORE http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2017/04/22/report-iran-violating-jcpoa-with-secret-nuke-development-near-off-limits-parchin-site/

SIGNS IN THE HEAVENS: Strange and New Aurora Phenomenon Fascinates Scientists
APRIL 24, 2017
Meet “Steve,” a strange, new aurora feature discovered by citizen scientists and verified by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Swarm satellites. Eric Donovan, a researcher at University of Calgary in Canada, first heard of “Steve” while talking to members of a Facebook group called the Alberta Aurora Chasers, who coordinate to track and photograph the northern lights in the Canadian sky (Alberta is a province in western Canada).
While the colorful lights of an aurora normally ripple horizontally across the sky, Steve formed a distinctive purplish or greenish vertical streak. To learn more about it, Donovan coordinated with the Facebook group to match sightings of the feature with data from the Swarm satellites, which measure Earth’s magnetic field, and ground-based scientific cameras that monitor the sky.
READ MORE http://www.space.com/36583-new-aurora-feature-named-steve-investigated.html

GREAT DECEPTION – UFO Sightings Increasing Worldwide
APRIL 24, 2017
Why have sightings of unidentified flying objects around the nation more than tripled since 2001? Why is July the busiest month for U.F.O. sightings? Why did they spike in Texas in 2008, or in New Mexico in September 2015? And how in the world, or out of it, has Manhattan racked up New York State’s second-highest tally of U.F.O. sightings in this century? These questions and many others emerge from the first comprehensive statistical summary of so-called close encounters:
121,036 eyewitness accounts, organized county by county in each state and the District of Columbia, from 2001 to 2015. The unlikely compendium, “U.F.O. Sightings Desk Reference,” is the work of a couple in Syracuse, who crunched unruly data on U.F.O. reports collected by two volunteer organizations: the Mutual U.F.O. Network, or Mufon, and the National U.F.O. Reporting Center, or Nuforc.
READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/great-deception-ufo-sightings-increasing-worldwide/

Anglican Revolt as Church of England Softens on Homosexuality
APRIL 24, 2017
Conservative African and Asian Anglican church leaders are reportedly ready to put forth their own bishop in the Church of England in defiance of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who they believe is softening on gay marriage. According to The Mail, conservative bishops believe the CofE is becoming too liberal on the subject of homosexuality, and are threatening to take the “nuclear option” when it comes to electing their own bishop in the U.K.
The article cited “insiders” who revealed that the matter will be decided at a meeting in Africa, which would represent a direct challenge to Welby’s authority as nominal head of Anglicans worldwide. While Welby has maintained that he continues to back the traditional definition of marriage, which is between one man and one woman, he has made several statements suggesting support for gay couples in recent years.
READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/conservative-anglican-leaders-ready-for-nuclear-option-as-church-of-england-softens-on-homosexuality-181472/


Pastor Confronted by Satanist Outside Planned Parenthood Facility
APRIL 24, 2017
A group of pro-life Christians gathered outside a Planned Parenthood facility in Arizona recently only to be met by a cowbell wielding Planned Parenthood ‘escort’ in what can only be described as a truly bizarre scene. The man in the video is Jeff Durbin, who the NY Post recently smeared as an ‘extremist’ hipster pastor, and he regularly stands in front of

Planned Parenthood facilities in hopes of convincing women not to go through with potential abortions. While he attempts to have rational conversations, he’s often met with uncontrollable rage, as was the case in this particular video. He pleads with her to have a coherent conversation, to which she replies with vulgarity and more cowbell. “I have the ability to engage, but I don’t engage with crazy,” she said, before launching into expletives.
READ MORE http://www.faithwire.com/2017/04/24/watch-pastor-confronted-by-cowbell-wielding-satanist-outside-planned-parenthood-facility/


God’s Perfect Method for Shredding Your Idols
APRIL 24, 2017
(By Eric Tokajer) Just imagine if you were the bride at a wedding, and the groom went to a private room to discuss the details of the service. The meeting goes a little longer than expected, and when the groom returns, the bride has married the best man, and all of the guests are celebrating in the reception. Think about what would be going through the groom’s mind at the moment he arrived in the reception hall. The swirl of hurt, anger and emotional turmoil he would be experiencing all at once. The groom confronts the bride, who responds with the words
“You took longer than we thought you would, so in fear, I decided to marry the best man today. But don’t worry; we will celebrate tomorrow as if it was our wedding that took place.” This is almost exactly the event that took place in Exodus 32: Now when the people saw that Moses delayed coming down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together around Aaron and said to him, “Come, make us gods which will go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.”
READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/gods-perfect-method-shredding-idols/

UNRAVELING: Violent Protests Grip Paris After Election Results
APRIL 24, 2017
Police detained 29 people in Paris on Sunday after “anti-fascist” demonstrators became violent – hurling glass bottles and firecrackers and setting cars ablaze.Six officers and three demonstrators were injured during the protests at the Place de la Bastille. Several businesses sustained damage, Agence-France Presse reported. At least three people were arrested.Many of the left-wing protesters said they were angry at the first-round results of the presidential election in
which centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen emerged as the two top vote getters. “We have come here to protest against the pantomime of this election,” a protester told AFP. After the results came in, protesters who gathered at the square waved red flags and sang “No Marine and No Macron!” among other chants, The Telegraph reported. Nearby, about 300 peaceful demonstrators gathered at Place de la Republique to condemn the election results. Several danced around bonfires.
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Dutch city allows pro-Hamas event, bans counter-protest
By Pamela Geller - on April 25, 2017
ISLAMIC JEW HATRED
This is the norming of Islamic Jew-hatred. The Netherlands, and Europe in general, has chosen its future: one of darkness, slavery, and civil strife.

“Dutch city allows pro-Hamas event, bans counter-protest,” JTA, April 18, 2017:

AMSTERDAM (JTA) — In an unusual rebuke, Israel’s embassy in the Netherlands expressed “great concern” over the hosting in Rotterdam of an event organized by Hamas supporters.

The embassy published the statement Friday ahead of Saturday’s gathering of several hundred people at a conference titled “Palestinians in Europe,” which the embassy said was a front for Hamas.

Authorities had denied a request by pro-Israel activists to march in Rotterdam Saturday in protest of the gathering, which was organized by the Palestinian Return Center, or PRC, Het Paroool daily reported.

Israel outlawed PRC for its alleged affiliations with Hamas in 2010. A 2011 report by the German Ministry of the Interior stated that ““Hamas does not operate openly in Europe. Instead it uses, for instance, the Palestinian Return Center in London as a forum.”

The European Union blacklisted Hamas and regards it as an illegal terrorist group.

Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb, a Labor politician who was born in Morocco to a Muslim family and has spoken harshly against anti-Semitism, declined requests by representatives of the Jewish community to ban the gathering. He said the Dutch National Coordination Board for Counterterrorism and Security authorized the event, though a board spokesperson denied this.

Noting Israel’s concern over the gathering, the embassy’s statement also addressed the rejection of the application for the march submitted by the Christians for Israel group. “At the same time, the silent march in Rotterdam, which is the least one can and should do against those who preach hate, extremism and terror, was not allowed to take place,” the embassy wrote….

Among the speakers at the PRC conference was Dyab Abou Jahjah, a Lebanon-born activist from Belgium whom a leading daily recently fired allegedly for calling for violent attacks on Jewish Israelis. He wrote on Twitter: “by any means necessary,” in reference to an attack in which a Palestinian terrorist plowed a truck through a crowd of soldiers visiting a popular tourist spot in Jerusalem.

Jahjah — who after the 9/11 attacks of 2001 in New York spoke of his “feeling of victory” and who has called the heavily Jewish-populated city of Antwerp the “international capital of the Zionist lobby” — reiterated at the conference the statement that got him fired.
“I know there are officers of justice in the room, waiting to write down things. Let me tell you from now on: I have no problem supporting the Palestinian resistance against occupation by any means necessary,” Jahjah said, as hundreds of listeners applauded.




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White House Prayer Meetings
White House Prayer Sessions Bring God Into Governance
By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz April 25, 2017 , 1:30 pm
“When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; but when the wicked beareth rule, the people sigh.” Proverbs 29:2 (The Israel Bible™)
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President Trump leads a moment of prayer after nomination Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. (Twitter @POTUS)
Since the beginning of the White House transition in January, members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet have been gathering for weekly prayer sessions led by Capitol Ministries Pastor Ralph Drollinger. Though religion has always been part of the White House, these sessions include an impressive number of the highest-ranking members of the Trump Administration.
Capitol Ministries provides Bible studies, evangelism and discipleship to political leaders in over 40 US state capitols. The ministry also hosts separate weekly Bible studies in the House and Senate.
“In terms of a country’s health and direction, when its leaders are seeking God, the nation is in a position to be blessed by God,” Drollinger told CBN News.
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Though not personally observant, Trump was blessed several times by pastors and rabbis during his presidential campaign. He has yet to attend the weekly prayer sessions but last month, he held a group moment prayer after he announced the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court.
Read more at https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/87111/white-house-prayer-sessions-bring-god-governance/#V3CRSWD534RK02Du.99

Trump Cabinet Members Praying and Studying the Bible Together
APRIL 24, 2017
Members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet are gathering for prayer weekly. Vice President Mike Pence and eight cabinet secretaries sponsor the sessions, which occur weekly in Washington. It’s led by the founder of Capitol Ministries, Ralph Drollinger, who started working on arranging the Bible study during the Trump team’s transition to the White House. Sponsors include Vice President Pence; Secretaries Betsy DeVos, Ben Carson, Sonny Perdue, Rick Perry, Tom
Price and Jeff Sessions; EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and CIA Director Mike Pompeo. These are some of the most influential people in the U.S. government gathering weekly to grow themselves spiritually.”In terms of a country’s health and direction, when its leaders are seeking God, the nation is in a position to be blessed by God in ways that are ‘far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think,'” Drollinger tells Beltway Buzz referring to Ephesians 3:20.
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Implants will unlock some hidden human potential – or do irreparable damage to our existence
APRIL 23, 2017
Scifi writer Jon Wallace considers whether implants will unlock some hidden human potential – or do irreparable damage to our existence Last month, The Engineer reported on progress towards bionic eye implants. An array of silicon nanowires arranged in an electrode grid, implanted behind the retina and linked to a wireless device, has potential to restore sight. Once again engineering news astounds and delights – the scifi eye given life. Technological implants play a solid role in science fiction as a crucial component of the idea of the ‘transhuman’: that is, an evolutionary
leap that sees mankind combine with technology to alter its perception and abilities.Interest in implants tends particularly towards the neural interface: as science has come to understand consciousness as more a product of the brain’s complex functions (as opposed to the awareness granted an immortal soul), so science fiction has explored the fascinating prospect of tampering with our brain’s computing.
READ MOREhttps://www.theengineer.co.uk/scifi-eye-technological-implants-and-the-transhuman/


Man Who Identifies as Woman Sues State of Idaho Over Refusal to Change Birth Certificate
APRIL 23, 2017
A man who identifies as a woman has filed a lawsuit against the state of Idaho over its refusal to change his birth certificate from male to female. The 28-year-old man, who is only being identified as F.V., was born in Idaho but now lives in Hawaii. According to the complaint filed on Tuesday, F.V. has had his name changed on his driver’s license, passport and social security records, and would like to have his birth certificate changed as well.
“On March 21, 2017, F.V. contacted Idaho’s Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics to inquire if [he] could change the gender marker on [his] birth certificate. [He] was informed by staff that [he] could not do so,” the legal challenge, filed by Lambda Legal, reads. As there is no law regarding the matter in Idaho, it is believed that F.V.’s request for an amended birth certificate was declined because state representatives felt that they lacked the legal authority to reissue the document. READ MORE http://christiannews.net/2017/04/22/man-who-identifies-as-woman-sues-state-of-idaho-over-refusal-to-change-birth-certificate/


11 Facts That Prove That The U.S. Economy In 2017 Is In Far Worse Shape Than It Was In 2016
APRIL 23, 2017
(Reported By Michael Snyder) There is much debate about where the U.S. economy is ultimately heading, but what everybody should be able to agree on is that economic conditions are significantly worse this year than they were last year. It is being projected that U.S. economic growth for the first quarter will be close to zero, thousands of retail stores are closing, factory output is falling, and restaurants and automakers have both fallen on very hard times.
As economic activity has slowed down, commercial and consumer bankruptcies are both rising at rates that we have not seen since the last financial crisis. Everywhere you look there are echoes of 2008, and yet most people still seem to be in denial about what is happening. The following are 11 facts that prove that the U.S. economy in 2017 is in far worse shape than it was in 2016…
READ MORE http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/archives/11-facts-that-prove-that-the-u-s-economy-in-2017-is-in-far-worse-shape-than-it-was-in-2016

Americans Drowning in Trillion Dollars of Credit Card Debt
APRIL 23, 2017
Rising credit card interest rates are pushing Americans deeper into a long-term debt trap. Americans now owe $1 trillion in credit card debt, with an average monthly balance of about $9,600 for borrowers who don’t pay their cards in full each month. A year ago, a credit card holder making only minimum payments shelled out about $1,185 in annual interest, on
average, said Ben Woolsey of CreditCards.com. After three quarter-point hikes by the Federal Reserve — a cost that banks pass on almost immediately to card holders — credit card borrowers are now forking over $1,254, or $69 more a year, in interest, on average.Two more rate hikes are on the table for 2017, which would bring the total to $1,301, or $116 a year in interest.
READ MORE https://nypost.com/2017/04/16/americans-are-swamped-in-1-trillion-of-credit-card-debt/


DEVELOPING: Significant earthquake swarm happening near the coast of Valparaiso, Chile
APRIL 23, 2017
A series of moderate to strong earthquakes were registered near the coast of Valparaiso, Chile on April 22 and 23, 2017. EMSC is reporting at least 25 earthquakes since 22:46 UTC on Saturday, April 22, 2017, with the strongest registered as M6.0 at a depth 20 km (12.4 miles). USGS is reporting this one as M5.9 at a depth of 9.8 km (5.6 miles). The quakes are occurring some 30 km (18.6 miles) west of Valparaiso (population 283 000) and 130 km (80.7 miles) west of capital
Santiago (population 4 838 00) at depths between 10 and 30 km (6.2 – 18.6 miles). There are about 1 337 405 people living within 100 km (62 miles). ONEMI director, Ricardo Toro, said seven earthquakes were felt by population between the regions of Coquimbo and O’Higgins. The maximum perceived intensity was VI on Mercalli scale in the communes of Valparaíso, Puchuncaví, Casablanca, San Antonio and Villa Alemana, in the Valparaíso Region and in the commune of Tiltil, in the Metropolitan Region.
READ MORE https://watchers.news/2017/04/23/earthquake-swarm-valparaiso-chile-april-2017/

3.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Colorado with tremors felt 200 miles away
APRIL 23, 2017
A 3.7 magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Colorado late Saturday morning at 11:48 a.m. MDT. The rumbling sounded like an explosion. Everything was rattling even 200 miles away. Must have been pretty scary. The temblor hit at 11:48 a.m. MDT about three miles west-northwest of the town of Rangely, in Blanco County. It had a depth of approximately 4 miles.
The quake was felt by several people, including Rangely Police Department Dispatcher Miranda Hayes, who explains her scary experience: “It sounded like an explosion. Everything in the building was shaking, cabinets and equipment was rattling. It was pretty scary.” But it wasn’t just felt in Colorado.
READ MORE http://strangesounds.org/2017/04/3-7-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-colorado.html


Twin earthquakes shake western Turkey
APRIL 23, 2017
Two mid-size earthquakes, 200 km away and 1 hour apart, shook western Turkey causing widespread anxiety. Some 100 km away from the closest shock, In Izmir, the country’s third-largest city, many people ran outside. Although construction quality has improved over the years, many people are unsure about the strength of their buildings. People who feel an earthquake should drop, cover and hold on to protect themselves from falling objects, as the majority of the
earthquake injuries are caused by falling objects and not from collapsed buildings. In general, people are advised not enter damaged buildings until authorities check their safety.Earthquakes are common in this part of the world as many of the natural beauties of the Turkish riviera such as valleys and coves are brought by the faults. Paired up with a great climate, this terrain made Turkey the 6th most visited country in the world.
READ MORE http://temblor.net/earthquake-insights/twin-earthquakes-shake-western-turkey-3099/

‘Socially Accepted But Immoral Lifestyles’ In The Church Will Be Exposed And ‘Judgment Starts Now’
APRIL 23, 2017
(Reported By Michael Snyder) Judgment begins in the House of God, and those that are playing around with sin need to stop before it is too late. In recent weeks, I have been writing much about the prophetic voices that have been warning about the “exposure” and the “great shaking” that are coming to the Church. If you choose to put yourself out there as a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ, you can’t embrace great sin and expect that there won’t be any consequences. Our God is a holy and awesome
God, and the only way that any of us are going to make it through what is coming is to live in holiness. The Scriptures tell us that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, and there isn’t a lot of the fear of God in our churches today, but there will be soon. The first prophecy that I want to share with you today comes from Pastor James Durham. If you are not familiar with the incredible career of Pastor James Durham, the following is a short bio that comes directly from his website…
READ MORE http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/major-prophetic-warnings-socially-accepted-but-immoral-lifestyles-in-the-church-will-be-exposed-and-judgment-starts-now


BREAKING NEWS: Powerful Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Strikes Chile
APRIL 25, 2017
Following a series of moderate to strong earthquakes on Saturday and Sunday, April 22 and 23, 2017, a powerful M6.9 earthquake hit the region at 21:38 UTC (18:39 local time) on April 24. USGS is reporting a depth of 25 km (15.5 miles). CSN Chile is reporting M6.9 at a depth of 13.2 km (8.2 miles). The USGS has issued a yellow alert for shaking-related fatalities.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was located 35.1 km (21.8 miles) west of Valparaiso (population 282 448), 42 km (26.1 miles) W Viña del Mar (population 294 551) and 52.4 km (32.5 miles) W Quilpué (population 130 263), Chile. There are 1 397 743 people living within 100 km (62 miles).
ONEMI said the quake did not have characteristics to generate a tsunami, but a preventive evacuation of the coastal regions of Valparaiso and O’Higgins was temporarily in progress. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, it said. READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/breaking-news-powerful-magnitude-6-9-earthquake-strikes-chile/

Most First-Time Visitors Decide if They’ll Return to Your Church in the First 10 Minutes
APRIL 23, 2017
(By Carey Nieuwhof) It’s hard to believe, but according to people who study these things, first-time guests to your church make up their minds whether they’re coming back or not in the first 10 minutes of their visit. Think about that. Before they hear the first note of music, before they hear the first word of a sermon or before anyone stands up and says “welcome” in the service, most first-time guests have already made a conscious or subconscious decision about whether they’re coming back.
What might be hanging in the balance is someone’s opportunity to embrace Jesus. Recently, on Episode 132 of my Leadership Podcast, I had a far-ranging conversation on a guest’s first 10 minutes at a church with Greg Atkinson, author of Secrets of a Secret Church Shopper. You can listen in the player below, or better yet, subscribe to my podcast for free on: READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/first-time-visitors-decide-theyll-return-church-first-10-minutes/


65 Test Positive for TB at Texas Border Senior Center
APRIL 23, 2017
An uncomfortably high number of positive tests results for tuberculosis came back to a west Texas border senior day care center, putting city health officials on alert as they monitor the cases to see if any show signs of active TB. The City of El Paso Department of Public Health confirmed Wednesday that 65 TB tests came back positive following the preliminary testing of 199 individuals in April.
The health department began testing people at a local adult day care after one person in the center’s care tested positive for the sometimes fatal pulmonary disease. The venue where the swarm of positive TB diagnoses occurred is the La Victoria Adult Day Care Center, according to the El Paso Times. Officials believe all those tested may have had contact with patient zero. However, officials remain vigilant. More center members and workers could have been exposed to the bacteria.
READ MORE http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/04/21/65-test-positive-tb-texas-border-senior-center/

Harvard Guide Says Gender Can ‘Change From Day to Day’
APRIL 23, 2017
The office of BGLTQ Student Life at Harvard University has released a guide that says for some people, gender identity can “change from day to day.” The school-sponsored flier, which was distributed to students on the elite Ivy League campus, said for some “gender is fluid and changing,” and it “can be affirmed and/or expressed in many ways.” “Transphobic misinformation is a form of systemic violence,”
the document goes on to state. “Fixed binaries and biological essentialism, manifest in gendered language, misgendering someone, and the policing of trans bodies, threaten the lives of trans people.” On “Fox & Friends Weekend” this morning, conservative millennial blogger Allie Stuckey said Harvard is supposed to be a bastion of intelligent and productive discourse, and this guide stands in direct opposition to that.
READ MORE http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/04/22/harvard-university-guide-gender-can-change-day-day-bgltq-student-life-org

UPDATE: Muslim Man Charged After Revealing Guns Outside Christian Conference
APRIL 23, 2017
It now appears that charges have been made! On April 21 South Dakota State Attorney General Marty Jackley announced charges of terrorism threats against Ehab Jaber. The Capital-Journal reports that the charges represent “a Class 5 felony with a maximum sentence of five years.” In a Facebook Live video allegedly filmed in a car outside a Christian conference in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a Muslim man identified as Ehab Jaber brandishes numerous guns and warns people to “be scared.”
The video was republished by the New York Post. In it, Jaber can be seen pulling a pistol from his vehicle’s console, another from a holster on his waist, and yet another from down near his feet (or an ankle holster). He eventually reaches behind the driver’s seat to grab AK and AR-style rifles. He appears to hold up numerous magazines for the rifles while saying, “That’s how I travel. That’s how I ***** travel.” He talks as he grabs the guns, saying, “Be scared,” and, “Be f*cking terrified,” as he holds the guns up.
READ MORE http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/22/be-scared-muslim-man-brandishes-guns-outside-christian-conference-in-facebook-live-video/

Evangelicals and Pentecostals Are More Likely Than Other Christians to Be Persecuted
APRIL 25, 2017
Evangelicals and Pentecostal Christians are most at risk among persecuted Christians in part because of their zeal to evangelize, a new study shows. Key findings of “In Response to Persecution,” a new study of Notre Dame’s Under Caesar’s Sword project, were revealed Thursday at the National Press Club where panelists mentioned several times during a discussion that evangelicals and Pentecostals are targeted for persecution more intensely than mainline, Catholic, and Orthodox believers for several reasons.

In many nations, the report reads, “evangelicals and Pentecostals are comparatively recent arrivals and thus have not established patterns relating to surrounding populations and government to the same degree with churches with centuries of history in a given region.” They are also perceived as being supported by like-minded believers in the West, the research finds.
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From corn to cattle, gene editing is about to “supercharge” agriculture
APRIL 22, 2017
Corn isn’t the sexiest crop but it’s one of the most important. It’s the most abundant grain on Earth, used as food and biofuel around the globe. In ancient times, Mesoamericans thrived on it, waged wars over it. Their myths claimed corn was the matter from which gods created mankind itself. But, just as corn helped create these civilizations, these civilizations helped create corn through meticulous selective breeding. Today’s grain hardly resembles its ancestors. Compared to the wild plant first cultivated by ancient Mexicans some ten thousand years ago, modern corn is a super mutant. And yet, after all those thousands of years of cultivation,
just two main genes are thought to be responsible for the evolution of the corn we eat today. Selective breeding is painstakingly slow and imprecise. But that’s all about to change. New gene-editing tools like CRISPR/Cas9 now let scientists hack into genomes, make precise incisions, and insert desired traits into plants and animals. We’ll soon have corn with higher crop yields, mushrooms that don’t brown, pigs with more meat on the bone, and disease-resistant cattle. Changes that took years, decades, or even centuries, can now be made in a matter of months. In the next five years you might eat tortilla chips made from edited corn. By 2020 you might drink milk from an edited cow.
READ MORE https://www.yahoo.com/tech/corn-cattle-gene-editing-supercharge-101540356.html


Scientists Baffled By Huge Object Lurking At Edge Of The Solar System
APRIL 22, 2017
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Ever since enthusiasm started growing over the possibility that there could be a ninth major planet orbiting the sun beyond Neptune, astronomers have been busy hunting it. One group is investigating four new moving objects found by members of the public to see if they are potential new solar system discoveries. As exciting as this is, researchers are also making discoveries that question the entire prospect of a ninth planet.
One such finding is our discovery of a minor planet in the outer solar system: 2013 SY99. This small, icy world has an orbit so distant that it takes 20,000 years for one long, looping passage. We found SY99 with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope as part of the Outer Solar System Origins Survey. SY99’s great distance means it travels very slowly across the sky. Our measurements of its motion show that its orbit is a very stretched ellipse, with the closest approach to the sun at 50 times that between the Earth and the sun (a distance of 50 “astronomical units”).
READ MORE http://www.newsweek.com/planet-nine-nasa-neptune-585965

Researchers developing self-destructing bacteria probiotic
APRIL 22, 2017
As resistance to antibiotics grows in the U.S., researchers are looking for new ways to fight germs like Clostridium difficile, a bacterium that can cause fatal infections in hospitals and nursing homes. One way to do that: a “CRISPR pill” that instructs harmful bacteria to self-destruct. CRISPR is the powerful gene-editing technology already being explored as a way to precisely edit human genes to cure diseases (see “Can CRISPR Save Ben Dupree?”).
But the technology’s versatility is such that it’s being studied for a huge range of other uses. Just last week scientists in Boston showed they could craft CRISPR into cheap, simple diagnostic tests. Now scientists want to turn it into ultra-precise antimicrobial treatments to “specifically kill your bacteria of choice,” says food scientist Jan-Peter Van Pijkeren of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
READ MORE https://www.technologyreview.com/s/604126/edible-crispr-could-replace-antibiotics/?set=604205

School-Issued Computers ‘Spy’ on Children Without Parental Consent
APRIL 22, 2017
A new report finds that, under the guise of “personalized learning,” school-issued computer devices — now distributed to one-third of K-12 students in schools across the United States — are serving to collect and store an unprecedented amount of personal data on children without their parents’ notice or consent. A newly released investigation by
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) reveals student use of technology in school has grown at a profound rate, especially with free or low-fee devices issued by schools. The education technology industry, according to the report, is now valued at over $8 billion. Approximately half of the devices issued to U.S. children are Google Chromebooks, with about 30 million students, teachers, and school officials using Google’s G Suite for Education, observes EFF.
READ MORE http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/17/report-school-computers-spy-children-no-parental-consent/

Vending machine at the UC Davis campus dispenses Plan B pills
APRIL 22, 2017
Students at UC Davis can now press A4 for Plan B. A new vending machine in a University of California Davis study room traded the usual Hot Cheetos and Red Bull for condoms, tampons, pregnancy tests, Advil, and the morning after pill (or Plan B). They call it the “Wellness To Go” Machine. Stocking contraception rather than caffeine may seem out of place in
a study area, but to former UC Davis student Parteek Singh it makes total sense. Although the Wellness To Go machine was installed in early April, Singh spent two years working to make it happen. “The more skeptical and negativity I got from people like ‘oh it’s not going to happen,’ kind of pushed me more,” Singh told CNN affiliate KTXL.
MORE http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/21/health/davis-plan-b-machine-trnd/


Sharia Law Advocate to Give Commencement Speech at Taxpayer-Funded University
APRIL 22, 2017
There’s been some controversy after the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School of Public Health announced a pro-Palestinian Sharia Law advocate will serve as the school’s commencement speaker. “I am delighted to confirm that Linda Sarsour will indeed speak at our June 1 commencement at the Apollo Theater,” said Barbara Aaron, chief of staff to the school’s dean, Ayman El-Mohandes.
Now, some, including state Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn), are saying that Sarsour’s activisim and beliefs make her unfit to serve as speaker at the taxpayer-funded university’s commencement. “She is someone who associates with radical Islamists,” Hikind said. “She is someone who has said, clearly, she thinks throwing rocks at cars in Israel is a good thing.” READ MORE http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/04/22/sharia-law-advocate-linda-sarsour-give-commencement-speech-taxpayer-funded-university

French Presidential Candidate: Islamic ‘Preachers of Hate Should Be Expelled, Their Mosques Closed’
APRIL 22, 2017
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen told reporters on Friday that the country should ban Islamic hate preachers and close their mosques in light of the most recent terror attack in the nation. “Our country France has once again had the barbarity of a terrorist assault in the heart of our capital,” she said. “Once again it was the police who were targeted and paid for the fight against radical Islam with their blood.
It is a monstrous ideology which has declared war on our nation, on our reason, and on our civilization.” “The Islamist, Salafist ideology has no right to be in France and should be banned. Preachers of hate should be expelled and their mosques closed,” Le Pen declared. On Thursday, Karim Cheurfi, 39, who had previously been convicted of attempted murder, opened fire on a police van with a Kalashnikov, killing officer Xavier Jugelé, 37. Police became involved in a shootout with Cheurfi, which resulted in the terrorist’s death. Two officers were injured during the confrontation.
READ MORE http://christiannews.net/2017/04/21/french-presidential-candidate-islamic-preachers-of-hate-should-be-expelled-their-mosques-closed/

Is It Ok for Christians to Listen to Secular Music?
APRIL 22, 2017
It may not rise to the level of justification by works versus justification by faith alone, but the debate over whether or not Christians should listen to secular music is a prominent one. Many Christian parents strive to think deeply and clearly about this issue as they raise their children to honor the Lord. Into the fray of this debate comes a video published by Joe Solomon who tackles this and many other ethical issues on his YouTube channel.
Solomon reminds viewers of a basic precept that in general, music affects your mood, which in turn affects your behavior. This does not mean that we will always act out on what is being said in music, but we have to acknowledge that not only does music provide us information that shapes our worldview, but it will also bring a mood, whether we acknowledge it or not. For instance, a couple who is wanting to be romantic will probably not listen to head banging rap nor will criminals listen to slow R & B before they rob a bank.
READ MORE http://churchleaders.com/pastors/videos-for-pastors/302584-ok-christians-listen-secular-music.html


Over a million people are descending in South Africa for massive prayer gathering
APRIL 22, 2017
In the biggest recorded prayer gathering in Africa, with over 1,7 million tickets given away already, South Africans are taking to their knees this weekend to pray for our country. Apparently, the tickets were only to allocate parking, which means that there may very well be over 3 million people attending. Concerned citizens of all races, colors, cultures and religious denominations have already started descending on the free event near Bloemfontein. “After 22 April, South Africa will be a changed country,” says Angus Buchan.
He is referring to the “It’s time” gathering that will take place on a farm 4 km outside Bloemfontein and is expected to draw a crowd of over a million South Africans. All indications are that this will be the largest day of prayer in the history of South Africa. “The day of prayer is intended for all South Africans of all genders, races and denominations who are concerned about the malice, hatred, violence, murder and corruption in the country,” says Buchan.
READ MORE https://www.goodthingsguy.com/business/bloemfontein-prayer-gathering/

APRIL 22, 2017
The Popocatépetl volcano exhaled 77 times in the last 24 hours sending low amounts of water vapor, gas and ash in the sky. Moreover, 3 explosions were registered yesterday at 3:58 pm and 9:02 pm, and today at 03:18 am.Additionally, a volcanotectonic earthquake with preliminary magnitude Mc = 1.2 was recorded at 00:36 am today.During the night and
dawn, incandescence was observed over the crater and while writing this report, the volcano emits volcanic gases.The Cenapred asks not to approach the volcanic peak, especially the crater due to falling ballistic fragments.There should be light to moderate ash rains in nearby communities and the possibility of pyroclastic flows and short-range mud flows. Therefore the safety radius of 12 kilometers has been kept in place.
READ MORE http://strangesounds.org/2017/04/popocatepetl-volcano-explodes-three-times-in-the-last-24-hours.html


Russian military aircraft fly off US coast for the 4th Time in Past 4 Days
APRIL 22, 2017
Russian military aircraft were spotted flying off the coast of Alaska for the fourth time in as many days, a spokesperson for the North American Aerospace Defense Command told CNN on Friday. The two most recent sightings occurred late Wednesday and on Thursday, with the first involving two IL-38 maritime patrol aircraft and the second involving two Tu-95 nuclear-capable Bear bombers. Russian aircraft never entered US airspace but US F-22s and Canadian CF-18s jets
were dispatched to perform an intercept during Thursday’s encounter, according to NORAD. “Obviously — we are aware of it,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer told reporters on Friday. “This is not highly unusual … but we monitor everything.” On Thursday, the bombers entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone 700 nautical miles southwest of Anchorage — significantly farther from the US coastline than two other encounters that occurred on Monday and Tuesday. READ MORE http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/21/politics/russian-bombers-tensions-trump/

PROPHECY WATCH: Turkey’s President Dreams of “New Ottoman Empire”
APRIL 21, 2017
As Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, continues to consolidate power in the formerly secular nation, one of the foremost experts on Middle East geopolitics is sounding a desperate warning. Erdogan is just getting started. “I’ve been saying this for 12 years,” said Joel Richardson, New York Times bestselling author of “The Islamic Antichrist” and “Mideast Beast.” “I’ve said for years: ‘Watch Turkey. Watch Turkey. It’s going to become a radical nationalist Islamist nation.’”
Richardson made the comments on a recent episode of the “Shaun Tabatt Show” as the author discussed his newest book, “Mystery Babylon.” Though Richardson believes Saudi Arabia and its city of Mecca is the real “Mystery Babylon,” he says Turkey is turning out to be an end times actor in its own right, and the tensions between the Sunni Islamic powers of Turkey and Saudi Arabia will shape the Middle East in the coming years.
READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/prophecy-watch-turkeys-president-dreams-new-ottoman-empire/

Feds to Deploy Facial Recognition Tech at Border Checkpoints
APRIL 21, 2017
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is planning to unveil a facial recognition program that will track visa holders at U.S. airports while using the same technology on drones to patrol the southern border. The system, called Biometric Exit, is currently being tested on a one-way flight from Atlanta to Tokyo and is expected to be rolled out to more airports this
summer after being expedited by the Trump Administration, according to a report from The Verge. The current practice used by Customs and Border Protection agents is to take photos and fingerprints of every visa holder who enters the U.S., but there is no system in place to verify that a visa holder has left before their visa expires. This is where Biometric Exit comes in. READ MORE http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/04/19/feds-deploy-facial-recognition-tech-border-checkpoints/


Are You Calling the Works of God the Work of the Devil?
APRIL 21, 2017
(By Ricky Scaparo) In this segment, we will discuss the dangers of attributing the work of the Holy Spirit to the Devil and how many are blaspheming the Holy Spirit unaware. You will learn how to rightly judge and what is the main indicator to watch for. You will also discover a powerful lesson taught from Paul the Apostle’s Rabbi in the Book of Acts. To view the entire message click on the video below:
Are You Calling the Works of God the Work of the Devil
Ricky Scaparo
Published on 21 Apr 2017
In this segment, we will discuss the dangers of attributing the work of the Holy Spirit to the Devil and how many are blaspheming the Holy Spirit unaware. You will learn how to rightly judge and what is the main indicator to watch for. You will also discover a powerful lesson taught from Paul the Apostle's Rabbi in the Book of Acts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c11BXtcxRDk


Transgender Teen Suing Virginia School District Named One of Time’s ‘100 Most Influential People’
APRIL 21, 2017
A transgender student born female who is suing a Virginia school district over not being allowed to use boys’ restrooms was named one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People.” Seventeen-year-old Gavin Grimm is embroiled in a lawsuit against Gloucester County School District over being denied entry into restrooms designated for boys and is refusing to use one of three single-use gender neutral restrooms on campus.
In a piece authored by activist Jamie Mock in Time magazine, Grimm was described as being influential for being involved in what many believe could be a landmark court case. “Gavin is the cherubic face of a reductive, dirty debate about trans people’s right to exist in public spaces without hostility, harassment and violence,” wrote Mock. “So many are made to feel as if they should hide, pretend or perish. Gavin’s refusal to be treated unjustly is an enduring reminder that we will not be stalled.”
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Discerning the Devil’s Customized Plan Against You
APRIL 21, 2017
(By Kyle Winkler) Since the Garden of Eden, the devil has honed his skills on presenting his bait. And Peter gives us a glimpse into Satan’s methods. “Keep alert,” Peter instructed. “Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour” (1 Pet. 5:8, NRSV).
As I explore in depth in my book, Activating the Power of God’s Word, Peter’s depiction of Satan as a lion is not coincidental. You see, a lion has a small heart and lungs relative to the size of its body. This means a lion doesn’t have the stamina to run after his victim for too long. Instead, the lion studies his victim to determine its weakest moment and the opportune time for him to pounce. The devil takes the same approach with us. That is, he studies our lives to determine both how and when to attack or tempt. And he uses the information he gathers to build a customized plan against each of us.Is there a struggle in your life that keeps presenting itself over and over again? Whatever it is, this is your “signature sin,” or your “signature struggle.” It is the one dominant, personal weakness that keeps getting you in trouble.
READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/discerning-devils-customized-plan/


Coronal Hole From Sun Could Put Power Grids In Danger – Produce Mass-Blackouts
APRIL 21, 2017
A Giant fissure has opened across the Sun and is spewing rapid solar winds toward our planet. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory got wind of the massive hole on Friday morning. This coronal hole is a vast region where the Sun’s magnetic field tears apart, allowing solar wind to escape. Super-charged solar winds flowing from the Sun’s atmosphere are expected to reach Earth on April 23 or 24. According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this could whip up a “moderately strong” geomagnetic storm.
These kinds of storms are behind the beautiful natural phenomenon, the Northern Lights. But a storm of this magnitude could have an effect on power grids and navigation systems across the Earth’s surface. G2 storms affect plane and military radio systems, spacecraft operations and could trigger voltage alarms or cause equipment damage in power systems. Scientists are growing increasingly concerned over the effect a solar explosion, flare or storm could have on humanity. READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/coronal-hole-from-sun-could-put-power-grids-in-danger-produce-mass-blackouts/


Massive Power Outage Strikes San Francisco – 90,000 Without Power
APRIL 21, 2017
A massive power outage in San Francisco on Friday morning caused a blackout in neighborhoods across the city, from the Financial District to the Presidio, forcing the closure of businesses, a federal courthouse and a BART station, officials said. A spokesman for Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said at least 90,000 customers lost power. BART’s Montgomery Station was closed due to the outage, which struck after 9 a.m.
BART rains were running through Montgomery Station without stopping. Cable cars were also impacted and shuttles were put in place to provide service, according to the Municipal Transportation Agency. There were reports of traffic lights out in many city intersections, and traffic was backing up on downtown streets. The Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse at 450 Golden Gate Ave. was among the many buildings closed down by the outage.
READ MORE http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Massive-power-outage-hits-San-Francisco-shuts-11089574.php

Pro-Weed ‘Nuns’ Embark On Perverted Healing Mission
APRIL 21, 2017
The Sisters of the Valley, California’s self-ordained “weed nuns,” are on a mission to heal and empower women with their cannabis products. Based near the town of Merced in the Central Valley, which produces over half of the fruit, vegetables and nuts grown in the United States, the Sisters of the Valley grow and harvest their own cannabis plants. The sisterhood stresses that its seven members, despite the moniker,
do not belong to any order of the Catholic Church. “We’re against religion, so we’re not a religion. We consider ourselves Beguine revivalists, and we reach back to pre-Christian practices,” said 58-year-old Sister Kate, who founded the sisterhood in 2014. The group says its Holy Trinity is the marijuana plant, specifically hemp, a strain of marijuana that has very low levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive compound in the plant.
READ MORE http://www.charismanews.com/us/64424-apostasy-watch-pro-weed-nuns-on-a-perverted-healing-mission

‘Hunger Games’ Star Claims Gender Can Be ‘Whatever You Want It to Be’
APRIL 21, 2017
Hunger Games actress Amandla Stenberg says she rejects the traditional concept of gender, claiming instead that it is a construct that can be “pretty much whatever you want it to be.” “I tend to believe that gender as we’ve set it up in current-day society doesn’t actually exist,” Stenberg told People magazine in an interview. “I’ve said before that I’m comfortable
with using the pronouns ‘they’ or ‘them’ alongside ‘she’ and ‘her’ just because that’s a conversation that’s important to me.” “I don’t necessarily always prescribe to female pronouns just because I don’t think that pronouns are necessarily very meaningful,” Stenberg continued. The actress, who last year came out as bisexual via a Snapchat video, has previously voiced her support for a number of left-wing or gender-based causes.
READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/hunger-games-star-claims-gender-can-whatever-want/

College Argues that Gospel Message incites “hostility” and “fighting words.”
APRIL 21, 2017
A Georgia college has filed a motion to dismiss a First Amendment lawsuit by claiming it removed a Christian student from campus because his discussion of the Gospel incited “hostility” and “fighting words.” The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is suing Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) for censoring college student Chike Uzuegbunam.
Uzuegbunam was repeatedly stopped from discussing his Christian faith on campus, even after following the school’s strict guidelines. The school required Uzuegbunam to reserve a space on the campus’ free-speech zone, an area that is only 0.0015% of the campus, and open only 18 hours a week, according to an ADF’s press statement.
READ MORE http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2017/april/college-argues-that-gospel-message-is-fighting-words

UPDATE: Muslim Who Threatened Christians in Facebook Live Video Won’t Be Charged
APRIL 21, 2017
The Muslim man who went live on his Facebook page with disturbing threats towards attendees of a Christian conference will not face criminal charges. “He had a lot of guns with him, but he wasn’t breaking any laws,” KDLT quoted Sioux Falls Police Officer Sam Clemens. “He didn’t threaten anybody directly. He didn’t threaten any groups of people, anything like
that, and it’s not illegal to carry guns or have guns with you,” he explained.The infamous Facebook Live video shows Ehab Jaber holding up a copy of the Koran before scanning a crowd of believers at the Worldview Weekend rally in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. An estimated 500 men, women, and children attended the event, not realizing they were secretly being recorded by Jaber.
READ MORE http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2017/april/locked-and-loaded-muslim-man-attends-christian-conference-make-facebook-live-threats

Hell Is the Default Destination – Not Heaven
APRIL 21, 2017
(By J.D Greear) Most people assume that as long as they don’t mess things up in their time here on earth, they’ll go to heaven when they die. But Scripture says the opposite. God created us for heaven, but the rebellion of the human race, in which we are all participating, has destined us for hell. Hell, not heaven, is our default destination. Notice the breadth of who is described as going to hell in Revelation 21:8:
“But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death” (ESV). Included in that list are the ones you’d expect: murderers, sorcerers, etc. The “really bad” guys. But it also includes a lot of people who could be found in the church, like:
READ MORE Hell Is the Default Destination – Not Heaven
APRIL 21, 2017
(By J.D Greear) Most people assume that as long as they don’t mess things up in their time here on earth, they’ll go to heaven when they die. But Scripture says the opposite. God created us for heaven, but the rebellion of the human race, in which we are all participating, has destined us for hell. Hell, not heaven, is our default destination. Notice the breadth of who is described as going to hell in Revelation 21:8:
“But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death” (ESV). Included in that list are the ones you’d expect: murderers, sorcerers, etc. The “really bad” guys. But it also includes a lot of people who could be found in the church, like:
READ MORE http://churchleaders.com/outreach-missions/outreach-missions-articles/301595-hell-default-destination-jd-greear.html

Times Up! Feds to seek arrest of Wikileaks Assange…
APRIL 21, 2017
US authorities have prepared charges to seek the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, US officials familiar with the matter tell CNN. The Justice Department investigation of Assange and WikiLeaks dates to at least 2010, when the site first gained wide attention for posting thousands of files stolen by the former US Army intelligence analyst now known as Chelsea Manning. Prosecutors have struggled with whether the First Amendment precluded the prosecution of Assange, but now believe they have found a way to move forward.
During President Barack Obama’s administration, Attorney General Eric Holder and officials at the Justice Department determined it would be difficult to bring charges against Assange because WikiLeaks wasn’t alone in publishing documents stolen by Manning. Several newspapers, including The New York Times, did as well. The investigation continued, but any possible charges were put on hold, according to US officials involved in the process then.
READ MORE http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/20/politics/julian-assange-wikileaks-us-charges/index.html

DEVELOPING: Tropical Storm Arlene forms in Atlantic…
APRIL 21, 2017
Hurricane season doesn’t start until June, but a rare April tropical storm has formed in the Atlantic. A weather system morphed into Tropical Storm Arlene on Thursday, becoming the first named storm of the year, the National Hurricane Center said. As of Friday morning, Arlene had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and was moving northwest at 28 mph.
The storm is far from land, about 815 miles west of the Azores. “We are watching what is now Tropical Storm Arlene, which is about 2,000 miles away from Florida and moving away every hour,” News 6 meteorologist Troy Bridges said. The system is expected to dissipate Friday or Saturday and no coastal watches or warnings are in effect.
READ MORE http://www.clickorlando.com/weather/hurricane/tropical-storm-arlene-becomes-first-named-storm-of-season

House to Unveil New Health Care Bill Over the Weekend
APRIL 20, 2017
According to reports, Republican leaders in the House of Representatives are “close” to having a deal on a new bill to begin the process of repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The goal, according to those reports, is to distribute the text of the bill Friday and over the weekend in order to have another showdown vote over the measure next week prior to the end of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office. The reports state the

leadership was “close” to having the votes to pass it out of the House, but many legislators want to see the bill before they commit to voting for it. Politico reports the president “seems more engaged” this time around than he was for the first effort, which failed to get enough GOP support to move ahead to the Senate. Democrats are marching in lockstep in opposition to any changes to Obamacare, claiming it doesn’t need to be replace, despite widespread loss of insurers and skyrocketing out-of-pocket costs for average Americans.
READ MORE http://www.charismanews.com/politics/issues/64405-house-to-unveil-new-health-care-bill-over-the-weekend

Henry Gruver’s Incredible Vision Of Russian Submarines Launching Nuclear Missiles At The United States
APRIL 20, 2017
(By Michael Snyder) A little more than 30 years ago, God showed Henry Gruver that someday Russian submarines lurking very close to our coastlines would launch an absolutely devastating nuclear first strike on the United States. If you are not familiar with Henry Gruver, he is truly a remarkable man of God, and I do not use that term lightly. He has literally spent thousands of hours prayer walking through cities all over the globe, and signs, wonders, and miracles have followed his ministry for decades.
He has never sought to make a big name for himself because his priority has always been following the Lord’s agenda. So many people today claim to “get a word” about global events, but they don’t actually physically see or hear anything. Of course, many of those “words” end up falling to the ground because they were never from God in the first place. But with Henry Gruver, the things that I am about to share with you were actually physically seen with his own eyes while he was awake. Many refer to such experiences as “open visions”, and they can often be absolutely overwhelming to those that receive them because they are so powerful.
READ MORE http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/henry-gruvers-incredible-vision-of-russian-submarines-launching-nuclear-missiles-at-the-united-states

DEVELOPING: Paris shooting leaves two policemen dead
APRIL 20, 2017
At least one police officer has been killed and another one injured in a shooting incident in central Paris, French police say. The suspected attacker was also killed, according to police. The shooting took place on the central boulevard of Champs Elysees. The French Interior Ministry confirmed in a Twitter post that the attacker targeted a police bus parked on the boulevard.
The gunman was already known to law enforcement services, police confirmed without revealing the identity of the attacker. A large number of police officers have been deployed to the scene, French media report. A helicopter has been seen flying at a low altitude over central Paris. The local police department asked the people to “avoid the Champs Elysees district” and follow
MORE https://www.rt.com/news/385468-officer-killed-shooting-paris/

Kentucky Governor Signs Bill Authorizing Elective Social Studies Courses on the Bible
APRIL 21, 2017
The Republican governor of Kentucky has signed a bill that authorizes the creation of elective social studies courses on the Bible in public schools. House Bill 128 overwhelmingly passed the state Senate last month 34-4 after clearing the House 80-14. As previously reported, the legislation was introduced by Rep. DJ Johnson, R-Owensboro, who says that its purpose is “to provide guidance, uniformity,
and constitutional support for the local school boards that may be wanting to offer such courses, but are unsure of the way to proceed.” Under policies to be crafted by the Kentucky Department of Education, the course would “teach students knowledge of biblical content, characters, poetry, and narratives that are prerequisites to understanding contemporary society and culture, including literature, art, music, mores, oratory, and public policy.”
READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/kentucky-governor-signs-bill-authorizing-elective-social-studies-courses-bible/


Why Satan Will Do Everything He Can to Keep You From This Daily Habit
APRIL 21, 2017
(By Brandon D. Smith) Blockbuster superhero movies and the latest iteration of the Star Wars movie franchise show the power of a good story. Grown men and young children alike dress up in costumes, stand in line for hours and spend $62 on a bucket of popcorn just to watch larger-than-life heroes do the unthinkable. People are riveted by a good story that seems otherworldly, and they’re willing to scrounge up the money and time to invest if they’re convinced they’ll enjoy it.
In my work with the Christian Standard Bible, I came across research from the Barna Group stating that people don’t read the Bible for a few reasons but primarily because they don’t have enough time or struggle to relate to the language. The stats showed that 88 percent of American households own a Bible, but only 37 percent of people read it once a week or more. No doubt their frustration with trying to understand words, phrases and concepts in Scripture is a reasonable frustration. However, as most preachers have told their congregations, people have plenty of time to read, but they simply don’t want to make the time.
READ MORE http://www.charismamag.com/life/men/32473-why-satan-will-do-everything-he-can-to-keep-you-from-this-daily-habit

Daily Diet Soda TRIPLES Stroke Risk…
APRIL 21, 2017
Just one diet drink a day can triple the risk of a deadly stroke, a study suggests. The researchers also found links to dementia described as a “worrying association” by experts. But the findings were dismissed by some British authorities, while others have called for more investigation.
The US study found those who drank a can of artificially sweetened pop — such as Diet Coke or Pepsi Max — daily were at three times the risk of suffering the most common form of stroke compared to non-drinkers. They were also 2.9 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s. But after accounting for all lifestyle factors, the researchers found the link to dementia was statistically insignificant.
READ MORE https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/3376748/diet-coke-pepsi-max-deadly-stroke-and-dementia/

Only 7 Christian Families Remain in Iraq’s Largest Christian Town
APRIL 20, 2017
Evangelist Franklin Graham spent his Easter weekend touring churches and towns left desecrated and destroyed by the Islamic State terrorist organization in Northern Iraq and claimed that only about seven families remain in what used to be the largest Christian town in Iraq. “Yesterday we went to the city of Qaraqosh, in Iraq, which used to be home to some 50,000 Christians who were forced to flee for their lives in 2014.
Now just a handful, about 7 families, remain,” Graham wrote in a Facebook post on Easter Sunday. “I visited a church that had been burned and destroyed by ISIS and met with the pastor. Incredibly, in the ashes and debris, we discovered one of our Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes that had been given to a child there at some point. I couldn’t help but wonder where the child who received this box is today.”
READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/franklin-graham-about-7-christian-families-remain-in-iraqs-largest-christian-town-180892/

FBI Investigating Radical Terrorists in All 50 States as Threats Hit Peak
APRIL 19, 2017
Federal authorities have open investigations into radical Islamic terrorists in all 50 states, according to the Department of Homeland Security, which is warning that the threat of terrorism in the United States has reached an all time high with radicalized individuals in the country plotting to strike “each and every single day.” The FBI has “open terrorist investigations in all 50 states,” according to DHS Secretary John Kelly, who disclosed on Tuesday that there have been at
least 37 “ISIS-linked plots to attack our country” since 2013, a number that shows no signs of diminishing. Kelly, in his first wide-ranging public address on the threat of terrorism in America since taking office, warned that America’s borders remain wide-open and that there is evidence terror-linked individuals are exploiting these national security weaknesses and entering the United States.
READ MORE  http://freebeacon.com/national-security/fbi-investigating-radical-terrorists-50-states-threats-hit-peak/

Pastor and Scientist Now Searching For Jesus’ Descendants
APRIL 18, 2017
A pastor and scientist have teamed up to find Jesus’ living relatives. Joel Basile, lead pastor of Encounter Road Church in California, and Oxford University geneticist George Busby used DNA evidence to examine the Shroud of Turin, The Sudarium of Oviedo and the newly discovered bones of Jesus’ cousin, John the Baptist.  “By extracting and analyzing samples of each of these holy relics, they hope to retrieve a sample of DNA that possibly belongs to Jesus or a member of
his family. They believe that if they can find a strand of Jesus’ DNA it could help identify who among us today are descendants of Jesus and provide us with new insight into the man many consider to be the most important person in history, Jesus,” according to the History Channel. Their results were revealed in a History Channel documentary, The Jesus Strand: A Search for DNA, which debuted Easter Sunday.
READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/pastor-scientist-now-searching-jesus-descendants/

Young Professionals Quietly Transforming Muslim-Majority Central Asia for Christ
APRIL 18, 2017
The growth of Islamic extremism helped make 2016 the worst year ever for Christian persecution. For example, Christians in a predominantly Muslim region of Central Asia risk almost daily harassment for sharing the Gospel. Artur, not his real name, is from Uzbekistan.”I am called to be a witness for Christ, but that has been a dangerous calling,” he told CBN News. And he’s not alone. If you are a Christian living in any of the five former Soviet Republics of Uzbekistan,
Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan or Turkmenistan, you can expect intimidation, harassment — or worse — jail time, for telling others about their faith. Maksim lives in northern Tajikistan. “When the authorities discover someone has converted to Christianity, they will gather relatives, friends and family of the accused and bring him or her before an Islamic Council of Elders,” Maksim said.
READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/young-professionals-quietly-transforming-muslim-majority-central-asia-christ/

Thousands Gather on Lincoln Memorial to ‘Celebrate the Name of Jesus’
APRIL 16, 2017
Thousands of believers gathered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Sunday. Captial Church in Leesburg, Va held the special sunrise service in Washington D.C. and close to 1,700 people joined to worship, pray, and hear a sermon from the church’s founder, Pastor Amos Dodge. “19 centuries, now we push into 20, have come and gone and he is the central figure of the human race,”
he shared during his message. “All the armies that have ever marched. All the navies that have ever sailed. All the parliaments that have ever sat. All the kings that have ever reigned, put together, have not affected the life of man on earth as much as this one solitary life,” he added.99-year-old Clarice Bailey was in the crowd listening to the sermon. She has been attending the sunrise service for the last 14 years and told CBN News she travels from West Virginia each year.
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Christians Celebrate Easter in Iraqi Church Damaged by ISIS
APRIL 16, 2017
Hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered on Sunday in a church damaged by Islamic State north of Mosul, celebrating Easter there for the first time since 2014. “God willing, the celebration of the resurrection of Christ will also mark the return and rising-up of the Christians in Iraq,” said Kyriacos Isho, 75, who was accompanied by his 12 children and grandchildren at Mar Gewargis (St George) Chaldean Catholic church in Tel Esqof. Tel Esqof, or Bishop’s Hill in Arabic,
did not sustain the same amount of damage as other Christian towns overrun by the militants three years ago in the plain of Nineveh. Kurdish Peshmerga fighters dislodged the hardline Sunni militants from Tel Esqof just a week after it had fallen, in August 2014. On Sunday, they stood guard around the church. The militants had smashed the church’s windows, though a new cross has now been put up in place of the one the militants took down.
READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/christians-celebrate-easter-iraqi-church-damaged-isis/

Self-Driving Bus Capable of Speak Sign Language
APRIL 16, 2017
It’s been 15 years since a degenerative eye disease forced Erich Manser to stop driving. Today, he commutes to his job as an accessibility consultant via commuter trains and city buses, but he has trouble locating empty seats sometimes and must ask strangers for guidance. A step toward solving Manser’s predicament could arrive as soon as next year. Manser’s employer, IBM, and an independent carmaker called Local Motors are developing a self-driving, electric shuttle bus that
combines artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and smartphone apps to serve people with vision, hearing, physical, and cognitive disabilities. The buses, dubbed “Olli,” are designed to transport people around neighborhoods at speeds below 35 miles per hour and will be sold to cities, counties, airports, companies, and universities. If the buses enter production in summer 2018, as planned, they could be among the earliest self-driving vehicles on U.S. roads.
READ MORE https://www.technologyreview.com/s/604116/a-self-driving-bus-that-can-speak-sign-language/


Why Turkey May Be on Collision Course With Europe
APRIL 16, 2017
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s victory in Sunday’s referendum could pave the way for pragmatic cooperation with the U.S. while setting him on a collision course with Europe, officials said. Mr. Erdogan on Sunday night declared victory, while his opposition vowed to challenge the results. Voters narrowly approved constitutional amendments that will vastly expand Mr. Erdogan’s power, giving him license to politically transform a North Atlantic Treaty Organization
member that the U.S. and Europe have come to rely as a partner in the fight against Islamic State, the Syrian war and efforts to curb the flow of migrants from the Middle East to the European Union. The White House declined to comment Sunday about the results of the referendum. A representative for the State Department said they were following the referendum voting outcome but would refrain from commenting until the results –
READ MORE https://www.wsj.com/articles/erdogans-referendum-victory-puts-turkey-on-collision-course-with-europe-1492367574

DEVELOPING: Hawaii Preparing Plans for responding to North Korea Attack
APRIL 16, 2017
Hawaii lawmakers want state officials to update plans for coping with a nuclear attack as North Korea develops nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles that can reach the islands. The state House Public Safety Committee unanimously passed a resolution Thursday. Committee Vice Chairman Matt LoPresti says he’s not trying to spread fear. But he wants the public
to know the government is taking steps to protect them in the worst case scenario. He’s aiming to get state funding to re-equip Cold War-era fallout shelters. The resolution that moved forward Thursday said that in 1981, Oahu had hundreds of fallout shelters — “many stocked with medical kits, food, and sanitary kits.” But in later years, funding dried up, and stocks were thrown out.
READ MORE http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/35152446/hawaii-panel-asks-state-to-prepare-for-north-korea-attack


DEVELOPING: China and Russia send ships after U.S. aircraft carrier
APRIL 16, 2017
China and Russia have dispatched intelligence-gathering vessels from their navies to chase the USS Carl Vinson nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which is heading toward waters near the Korean Peninsula, multiple sources of the Japanese government revealed to The Yomiuri Shimbun. It appears that both countries aim to probe the movements of the United States, which is showing a stance of not excluding military action against North Korea.

The Self-Defense Forces are strengthening warning and surveillance activities in the waters and airspace around the area, according to the sources. The aircraft carrier strike group, composed of the Carl Vinson at its core with guided-missile destroyers and other vessels, is understood to be around the East China Sea and heading north toward waters near the Korean Peninsula.
READ MORE http://www.sltrib.com/home/5183435-155/china-russia-send-ships-after-us

Trump Warns North Korea Threats Cannot Continue!
APRIL 16, 2017
The US and China are working on a response to the North Korean missile crisis, Donald Trump’s top security adviser has said. General HR McMaster said China had joined an international consensus that Kim Jong-un’s “threatening behavior” could not continue. The countries are working on a “range of options” in response to a failed missile test by the regime and growing tensions over its nuclear program.
Trump has urged Beijing to use its influence as North Korea’s biggest ally to resolve the crisis. The president said today that China was “working with us on the North Korean problem”. The test rocket “blew up almost immediately” after its launch from a base in Sinpo early today, the US military said. The former foreign secretary Sir Malcolm…
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United States F-35 fighter jets arrive in Europe for the first time
APRIL 16, 2017
A fleet of F-35 stealth fighter jets has arrived in Europe from the United States as part of a planned NATO exercise aimed at “deterring” Russia. The F-35A Lightning II jets landed at Royal Air Force Base in Lakenheath, England Saturday, having made the journey from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. “The forward presence of F-35s support my priority of having ready and postured forces here in Europe,” said NATO’s supreme allied commander for Europe General Curtis M. Scaparrotti in an official statement.
“These aircraft, plus more importantly, the men and women who operate them, fortifies the capacity and capability of our NATO alliance.” This deployment marks the first time American F-35A fighter jets have made an appearance in Europe, though a few countries already use them as part of their air fleet. “This is an incredible opportunity for [US Air Forces in Europe] airmen and our NATO allies to host this first overseas training deployment of the F-35A aircraft,” said Air Force General Tod D. Wolters.
READ MORE https://www.rt.com/news/384900-f35-fighters-arrive-europe/


Major U.S. University Publishes ‘Communism for Kids’
APRIL 16, 2017
“Once upon a time, people yearned to be free of the misery of capitalism. How could their dreams come true?” That’s how the promotion for a new book for kids about the wonders of communism starts out. The book, “Communism for Kids,” has been published by a major U.S. university publisher, MIT Press, and is now available in paperback or Kindle on Amazon. The book, penned by German author Bini Adamczak and translated by Jacob Blumenfeld and Sophie Lewis, teaches children the tenets of Karl Marx through a series of fairy tales.
Adamczak reportedly specializes in political theory and “queer politics.” His thesis is that communism is “not that hard” but has not been implemented in the right way. “This little book proposes a different kind of communism, one that is true to its ideals and free from authoritarianism,” according to the jacket description. The book uses cartoon drawings of “lovable little revolutionaries” to help convince kids of the “evils” of capitalism.
READ MORE http://www.wnd.com/2017/04/major-u-s-university-publishes-communism-for-kids/

FALLING AWAY: Denver Unveils “Church of Cannabis”
APRIL 16, 2017
For 113 years, this corner church has been a pillar of its Denver neighborhood. But with new owners come new ideas: A group of Elevationists have put weed into their worship. They say the old church is still a church. And it does still look like a church – kind of. It’s been colorfully repainted by world renowned church artist Okuna san Miguel. “We don`t believe that a church needs to necessarily be drab and boring for it to be a spiritual place,” explained Steve Berke of the International Church of Cannabis.
The sanctuary has, and now, smoking is encouraged. “Yes, you can use cannabis in this space, up in the chapel, on the patio,” Berke continued. “It’s our First Amendment right to practice our religion.” So what exactly is that religion? “Elevationism is not a replacement to your existing faith; it`s more a supplement to it,” Berke offered. “You can be a Christian and an Elevationist, you can be a Jewish and an Elevationist, as long as you believe in elevating your life to the best version of yourself.”
READ MORE http://www.fox13news.com/news/248430998-story


Orthodox & Catholic Christians celebrate Easter on same day in “Rare Convergence”
APRIL 16, 2017
Millions of Christians worldwide are celebrating the most important holiday of their faith, Easter Sunday, when they pay tribute to their belief in the resurrection of Christ after his death by crucifixion. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia delivered his traditional Easter address to hundreds of Orthodox believers gathered at Russia’s main Orthodox church,
Christ the Savior Cathedral, which was rebuilt in late 1990s after being demolished in 1931. The patriarch called on the faithful to show care for those who desperately need support and help. “The path of the Savior is the path of love, on which the person turns from concentrating exclusively on himself to those who need our help and support,” the head of the Russian Orthodox Church said.
READ MORE https://www.rt.com/news/384946-christians-celebrate-easter-worldwide/

US army makes largest deployment of troops to Somalia since ‘Black Hawk Down’
APRIL 16, 2017
The US army has deployed dozens of troops to Somalia to train forces fighting Al-Shabab Islamist militant group in the largest deployment of troops to the country since 1993, when 18 US soldiers died in a battle dramatized in the movie Black Hawk Down. A US military official told Voice of America that the team will train-and-equip Somali and AMISOM
(African Union Mission in Somalia) forces, with the mission expected to last until the end of September. “United States Africa Command will conduct various security cooperation and/or security force assistance events in Somalia in order to assist our allies and partners,” US Africa Command spokesman Pat Barnes told the government funded Voice of America. READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/us-army-makes-largest-deployment-troops-somalia-since-black-hawk/


Muslim Man Seeking to Enforce Sharia Law in Minneapolis Neighborhood
APRIL 16, 2017
Residents in a Minneapolis neighborhood are expressing concern about a Muslim man who is seeking to enforce the “civil part of sharia law” among Islamic residents. Abdullah Rashid, 22, who just moved to the Cedar-Riverside section of the city last year, told the Star Tribune that it is his desire to turn the neighborhood into a “sharia-controlled zone,” and to teach Muslims how to live in accordance with the Islamic religion.
“I’m someone who’s dedicated to Islam and trying to help the community all ways I can,” he said. Wearing a patch that identifies himself as the “religious police” with the General Presidency of the Religious Affairs and Welfare of the Ummah, Rashid patrols the community, advising others in the predominantly Somali area that they should not drink or do drugs, nor should they fellowship with those of the opposite sex.
READ MORE http://christiannews.net/2017/04/15/muslim-man-seeking-to-enforce-sharia-law-in-minneapolis-neighborhood/



When your darkest hour becomes your finest hour!
APRIL 16, 2017
(By Ricky Scaparo) Discover how many times in our walk with God the Lord allows us to walk through Dark times to Prepare us for our destiny at the end of the trial! This message was presented LIVE two years ago via Periscope. I believe this will be a great blessing to you. For the entire message watch the video below:
http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/darkest-hour-becomes-finest-hour/
VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=2_BGvvF6vc4

DEVELOPING: Over 110 Fires Continue to Spread in Florida
APRIL 17, 2017
Forest fires have continued to keep firefighters busy in Florida on Sunday. There are still 110 active fires covering 20,285 acres, according to the Florida Forestry Service. The destructive wildfires, which have been burning from the Florida-Georgia border down to Miami-Dade County, led Gov. Rick Scott to declare a state of emergency on Tuesday, which remains in effect today.

The two fires requiring the most amount of attention right now are in the Central Florida region, according to officials. One fire, in Lake County, spans 731 acres of land and is 50 percent contained, officials said. Another, in Volusia County, is largely contained but had previously covered 350 acres of land, according to officials.
READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/developing-110-fires-continue-spread-florida/
https://gma.yahoo.com/forest-fires-continue-plague-florida-195101348--abc-news-topstories.html


80,000 Gather at Western Wall to Receive Priestly Blessing During Passover
APRIL 17, 2017
In a powerful display of the glory that once was the Jewish Temple, tens of thousands of worshipers gathered at the Kotel (Western Wall) in Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday morning to receive the biannual Priestly Blessing from hundreds of Kohanim (men of the priestly caste). An Estimated 80,000 people flocked to the site, in what has become a major aspect of the Passover holiday in Jerusalem.
The mass blessing by the kohanim, who are the descendants of Aaron, the first High Priest, takes place twice a year, on Sukkot and Passover. The priestly benediction is found in Chapter 6 of the book of Numbers, where God instructs Moses to tell Aaron and his sons how to bless the Israelites.The priestly blessing is said daily during the year as part of the morning prayer service, and twice during Sabbath and holiday morning prayer services. Before saying the blessing, men from the tribe of Levi wash the hands of the kohanim.
READ MORE https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/86533/80000-gather-kotel-receive-priestly-blessing-photos/#RJmOYOhCXo3EhLfZ.97

Will Nuclear Deterrent Keep North Korea EMP Threat At Bay?
APRIL 17, 2017
WND has been reporting on the threat to America from EMP, the electromagnetic pulse from a nuclear explosion high in the sky, since early in the 2000s when former CIA chief James Wooley, former Defense Department staffer F. Michael Maloof and former Congressional EMP Commission member Dr. Peter Vincent Pry were sounding the alarm. It was only weeks later that North Korea as a possible aggressor was brought into the conversation.
Nothing has gotten better since then, according to Pry, who agreed to an interview with WND on Friday, and in fact, it’s worse. In fact, the sabre-rattling from North Korea dictator Kim Jong Un in recent days and weeks, the threats to destroy America, the warnings about “nuclear thunderbolts,” and more, should be taken very seriously, he suggested.
READ MORE http://www.prophecynewswatch.com/article.cfm?recent_news_id=1167

South Korea and US Hold Joint Military Exercise
APRIL 17, 2017
Around 1,000 U.S. airmen and fighter jets have teamed up with South Korea’s Air Force in a joint combat training to ensure their readiness against North Korea’s provocations, the Pacific Command (PACOM) announced Monday. The two-week Max Thunder exercise, one of the largest military flying exercises held annually in South Korea, is scheduled to run though April 28 at Kunsan Air Base in the southwest of the peninsula. It involves various types of American aircraft,
including F-16s from the 7th Air Force, AV-8Bs from the 12th Marine Aircraft Group and EA-18Gs from the Electronic Attack Squadron 132, all of which are based in South Korea and Japan, according to PACOM. South Korea has dispatched roughly 500 personnel in support of the F-15K, F-16, F-5E and F-4E fighters, as well as other Air Force planes in operation.
READ MORE http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2017/04/17/0401000000AEN20170417003200315.html


Defected General claims Assad obtains hundreds of tons of chemical weapons
APRIL 17, 2017
Syrian President Bashar Assad still possesses hundreds of tons of chemical agents which he hid from the international community, a former Syrian general who specialized in chemical warfare told the Telegraph Friday. Brig. Gen. Zaher al-Sakat, who defected from Assad’s forces in 2013 and currently resides in an undisclosed European country, told the newspaper the Syrian leader had deceived United Nations inspectors sent into the country to destroy his chemical stockpiles.
Assad had agreed to turn in his entire chemical weapons inventory in 2013 when the US threatened military action after hundreds were killed in a deadly chemical attack on opposition-held suburbs of Damascus. But Sakat, who was head of chemical warfare in the Syrian army’s Fifth Division, has long claimed that Assad secretly held on to much of his stash. And after an April 4 suspected chemical attack killed at least 87 people, the defector has said the regime still has hundreds of tons of chemicals at hand.
READ MORE http://www.timesofisrael.com/defected-syrian-general-assad-retains-hundreds-of-tons-of-chemical-weapons/

U.S. Army exploring ‘devastating’ new weapon
APRIL 17, 2017
Were the United States to go to war with Russia, both sides could draw on deadly weapons that the world has never seen on a battlefield. On the Russian side, there are new and smaller tactical nuclear weapons. To counter them, the U.S. Army is taking another look at a “devastating” weapon, one first tested by the Air Force and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 2013, the Kinetic Energy Projectile, or KEP, a tungsten-based charge moving at three times the speed of sound that can destroy anything in its path.
“Think of it as a big shotgun shell,” Maj. Gen. William Hix, the Army’s director of strategy, plans & policy, said a few weeks ago at the Booz Allen Hamilton Direct Energy Summit. But unlike a shotgun shell, Hix said, the KEP moves at incredible speeds of “Mach 3 to Mach 6.” Randy Simpson, a weapons programs manager at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, explains that kinetic energy projectiles are warheads that “take advantage of high terminal speeds to deliver much more energy onto a target than the chemical explosives they carry would deliver alone.”
FULL REPORT U.S. http://www.timesofisrael.com/defected-syrian-general-assad-retains-hundreds-of-tons-of-chemical-weapons/


APRIL 17, 2017
Were the United States to go to war with Russia, both sides could draw on deadly weapons that the world has never seen on a battlefield. On the Russian side, there are new and smaller tactical nuclear weapons. To counter them, the U.S. Army is taking another look at a “devastating” weapon, one first tested by the Air Force and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in 2013, the Kinetic Energy Projectile, or KEP, a tungsten-based charge moving at three times the speed of sound that can destroy anything in its path.
“Think of it as a big shotgun shell,” Maj. Gen. William Hix, the Army’s director of strategy, plans & policy, said a few weeks ago at the Booz Allen Hamilton Direct Energy Summit. But unlike a shotgun shell, Hix said, the KEP moves at incredible speeds of “Mach 3 to Mach 6.” Randy Simpson, a weapons programs manager at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, explains that kinetic energy projectiles are warheads that “take advantage of high terminal speeds to deliver much more energy onto a target than the chemical explosives they carry would deliver alone.”
FULL REPORT http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2017/04/us-army-exploring-devastating-new-weapon-event-war-russia/136943/


Mysterious fish kill in Tennessee lake raises neighborhoods concern
APRIL 17, 2017
A mysterious fish kill in one community lake is raising questions and leaving many residents concerned. Hundreds of dead fish swamped the shores of one neighborhood lake, a stench that could be smelled blocks away. “They were all dying, there was just hundreds of them lying around,” said Linda Watts, who lives by the lake. But the smell is just one cause of concern.
Watts has lived in the Seven Oaks neighborhood next to the lake for nearly ten years, and said this is a problem she has never had to deal with. “If there is something in the water, it is going to get into our drinking water? We don’t know,” she said. The water behind is filled with dead fish of all different sizes like catfish, carp and trout.
READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/mysterious-fish-kill-tennessee-lake-raises-neighborhoods-concern/

At Least 40 Dead After Deadly Flooding In Iran
APRIL 17, 2017
At least 40 people were killed and at least 5 are missing as torrential rains caused intense flooding and landslides in northwestern Iran, according to MEHR news agency. Footage posted on social media shows the apocalyptic aftermath of the floods. The ground was apparently washed out under a road in the area, causing its collapse. Slabs of asphalt are seen crumbling into mud and water on the video.
A man and woman are seen trapped on the roof of a truck as they are swept downstream, with several other cars stuck in the mud. Fortunately, the truck with the couple washed ashore, where they were helped to safety. Another dramatic clip shows several cars with their lights on sinking in the waters under a bridge and being swallowed by a heavy waterfall. Some of the cars then resurface and are swept down the river.
READ MORE https://www.rt.com/news/384918-iran-deadly-floods-aftermath/

Army of self-charging robots sort 200,000 packages a Day in a Chinese warehouse
APRIL 17, 2017
This army of tiny orange robots which can sort up to 200,000 packages every DAY in a Chinese warehouse are providing an alarming glimpse of what the future could hold in factories around the world. These miniature machines, each just 7.5 inches, follow a set route and transport parcels from the assembly line to the departure gates where they are then dispatched.
In the STO Express building in Liny, Shandong Province, the 300 robots can get through 20,000 parcels every hour. The self-charging workers have saved the company, which has 300,000 employees, a staggering 70 per cent of manpower. They began operating in November last year at two of the company’s warehouses. The robots can identify the destination of a parcel through a code scan – practically eliminating mistakes.
READ MORE https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3344112/incredible-video-shows-army-of-orange-self-charging-robots-which-sort-200000-packages-a-day-in-a-chinese-warehouse/

Unrest Breaks Out Resulting In 13 Arrested at Pro-Trump / Anti-Trump Demonstrations
APRIL 16, 2017
Police say 13 people have been arrested as pro and anti-Trump demonstrators clashed in Berkeley Saturday. Two simultaneous demonstrations were planned for Civic Center Park. The demonstration has since taken over Center Street and Allston Way between Milvia Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The downtown Berkeley BART station has also closed as a result.
Police say a large number of fights have occurred and numerous fireworks have been thrown in the crowds. There have also been numerous reports of pepper spray being used in the crowd. Photos from the scene Saturday morning showed police dressed in riot gear. In anticipation of the event, police had already informed demonstrators about a long list of items that were banned from the event, such as metal pipes, baseball bats, poles and bricks.
READ MORE https://patch.com/california/berkeley/explosions-fights-pepper-spray-berkeley-patriots-day-rally-police


Copies of the Quran found in toilet at University of Texas at Dallas
APRIL 15, 2017
Police are searching for the person responsible for dumping copies of the Quran in campus toilets at the University of Texas at Dallas. A student found two copies of the Islamic religious text in the men’s restroom at the campus’ student union and reported the incident immediately to campus police.

The books were believed to be deposited in the toilet around 6 -7 pm. Police have been reviewing security footage to identify the person responsible. UT Dallas junior and president of the campus’ Muslim Student Association, Mohammad Syed, says he’s shocked by the story. He’s known the campus to be a welcoming environment and has nothing but good things to say about it.
READ MORE https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/04/14/copies-of-the-quran-found-in-toilet-at-university-of-texas/22039989/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000058&


Australian Christians Warned Not to Wear Christian Symbols in Sydney or Risk Being Attacked.
APRIL 15, 2017
Australian Christians have been warned not to wear overtly Christian symbols through Muslim areas in Sydney or risk being attacked. Last week, a 30-year-old Greek Orthodox Christian had a crucifix ripped from his neck and stomped on by four men described as “Middle Eastern in appearance.” He says they punched him and kicked him in his face, back and shoulders, injuries corroborated by a doctor’s examination.

When his girlfriend tried to defend him, two Arabic-speaking women also allegedly hit and kicked her. According to the Daily Telegraph, the men also profaned the name of Jesus and referred to “Allah.” The victim claims at least five uniformed railway transport officers watched the attack and did nothing to help him. Baptist Pastor George Capsis says it’s the fourth such attack on a Christian in Sydney in the past 6 months.
READ MORE http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/2017/april/muslim-gang-attacks-christians-in-australia

Top Candy Makers Scrub ‘Easter’ From Packaging
APRIL 15, 2017
Grocery store aisles are lined with chocolate candy bunnies, jelly beans, and marshmallow Peeps, but one thing is missing–the word “Easter.” Hershey’s, M&M’s, Lindor, Russell Stover, Dove, Rolo, and Twix have all produced Easter themed candy without mentioning the word on the front of their candy, according to a press release from the Liberty Counsel. “Just as companies were trying to profit from Christmas while ignoring the reason for the celebration, now
companies are targeting the Christian aspects of Easter and removing them,” Mat Staver, Founder, and Chairman of Liberty Counsel said. Earlier this month, Cadbury dropped the word “Easter” from the advertising of its annual “Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt” in England. As CBN News reported, the new “Cadbury’s Great British Egg Hunt” caused an uproar in the church and the government.
READ MORE http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2017/april/top-candy-makers-scrub-easter-from-packaging


Was Herod’s Palace Discovered? – Site of Jesus’ Sentencing
APRIL 15, 2017
These are busy days in Jerusalem, as the city marks both Pesach (Passover) and Holy Week, leading up to Easter. Inside the Old City walls, discoveries at Herod’s Palace have caught the attention of Jewish and Christian scholars. More than 2,000 years of history are recorded in one building, where Pontius Pilate may have sentenced Jesus.At the western edge of the Old City, near the Jaffa Gate, the Tower of David stands above the walls.

In 1999, archaeologists found a building while working on the Tower of David Museum. It turned out to be the site of King Herod’s Palace. Records on its walls go back to the First Temple period, even before the time of Jesus and the Roman governor who sentenced him to the cross: Pontius Pilate.
READ MORE http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/insideisrael/2015/April/Herods-Palace-Site-of-Jesus-Sentencing


Houston City Council Bans Homeless Encampments on Public Property and Panhandling
APRIL 15, 2017
City council members in Houston, Texas have passed an ordinance that bans homeless people from erecting temporary shelters and tents on public property or panhandling on the public streets. The new rules also ban the homeless from blocking sidewalks or entryways to buildings. According to reports, ordinance was presented after area residents complained about aggressive panhandling and other activity on the street, which they found to be a public safety hazard.

Some also opined that the encampments detract from the desired image of the city. “I am pleased that we are addressing this important public safety issue in our city,” council member Mike Knox remarked. “Panhandling in streets is dangerous to both panhandlers and motorists.” The city says that it would prefer to see the homeless be housed in area shelters, and has been in communication with area non-profit organizations such as the Salvation Army and Star to Hope to determine if there are sufficient beds to meet the need.
READ MORE http://christiannews.net/2017/04/15/houston-city-council-bans-homeless-encampments-on-public-property-panhandling/

Drop of your blood may predict how long you’ll live
APRIL 15, 2017
Blood has many roles in the metaphorical life of the human body. It’s the organ of kinship (“blood ties”), the seat of emotion (“blood lust”) and a vehicle for identity (“travel is in his blood”). But might it also be a window on the body’s fate? Many scientists are trying to answer that question as a practical matter, not a metaphor. They are scouring the blood for biomarkers — easily measured substances that illuminate what’s going on in hard-to-reach places.

Biomarkers aren’t new to medicine. Many lab tests are, in fact, tests of biomarkers. Sugar or protein in a sample of urine can shed light on what’s happening in the kidneys or pancreas. The concentration of cholesterol in the blood may hint at disease in the arteries. What’s changed is medicine’s ability to measure more molecules, with greater precision and less cost, than was possible in the past.
READ MORE https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/one-little-drop-of-your-blood-may-someday-predict-how-long-youll-live/2017/04/14/f80649b6-1dff-11e7-ad74-3a742a6e93a7_story.html?utm_term=.892be1bb185d


World’s oldest person dies at 117… Last known survivor of 19th century…
APRIL 15, 2017
Emma Morano, an Italian woman believed to have been the oldest person alive and the last survivor of the 19th century, died Saturday at the age of 117, Italian media reported. Morano, born on November 29 1899, died at her home in Verbania, in northern Italy, the reports said. “She had an extraordinary life, and we will always remember her strength to move forward in life,” the mayor of Verbania was quoted as saying.

According to the US-based Gerontology Research Group (GRG), Morano ceded the crown of the world’s oldest human being to Jamaican Violet Brown, who was born on March 10, 1900.Morano’s death means there is no one living known to have been born before 1900. Her first love died in World War I, but she married later and left her violent husband just before the Second World War and shortly after the death in infancy of her only son.
READ MORE https://www.yahoo.com/news/italian-emma-morano-last-known-survivor-19th-century-174058715.html


Iran’s Ahmadinejad Fears No Threat from US – Says Iran Cannot Be Harmed
APRIL 15, 2017
Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday he does not view recent U.S. missile strikes on ally Syria as a message for Iran, which he called a “powerful country” that the U.S. cannot harm. The controversial former president made the remarks to The Associated Press on Saturday in his office in northern Tehran, three days after he stunned Iranians by registering to run for president again.
His surprise candidacy must still be approved by authorities but has already upended a race that was widely expected to be won by incumbent moderate Hassan Rouhani. Ahmadinejad dismissed suggestions that the U.S. strike on Syria might also be a warning for his country. “I do not think it has a message for Iran. Iran is a powerful country and people like Mr. Trump or the United States administration cannot hurt Iran,” he said.
READ MORE https://apnews.com/ee6a5c7a0894442eaa72ad1dd68320f2/AP-Interview:-Iran's-Ahmadinejad-sees-no-threat-from-US

This 9-Year-Old Boy’s Vision Will Send Chills Up Your Spine!
APRIL 15, 2017
Joel 2:28 “And it shall come to pass afterward
That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions.
(Reported By Michael Snyder) Did God give a 9-year-old boy a vision of the future of America? Last night, my wife pulled me aside and strongly urged me to watch part of an amazing video that she had found on YouTube. I was quite tired at the time, but I agreed to watch it because I could tell from my wife’s expression that she had found something special. And without a doubt, what I am about to share with you does appear to be extraordinary. A grandmother known as “A Daughter of The Highest King” on YouTube came across a dry erase board that her 9-year-old grandson had been drawing on, and the things that he had been drawing were so unusual that she decided to ask him about them.Well, it turns out that this little boy had been trying to draw a picture of things that were shown to him in a vision. When he received this vision he was in bed, but he was not asleep at the time. He told his grandmother that in his vision he was standing in space and looking down at the Earth, READ MORE http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/9-year-old-boy-has-a-vision-of-an-asteroid-hitting-the-atlantic-and-a-nuclear-war-involving-the-united-states


North Carolina Lawmakers Seek to Ban Gay Marriage
APRIL 15, 2017
Three Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are now looking to ban same-sex marriage in the state with a bill called the “Uphold Historical Marriage Act,” which critics say is already “dead on arrival.” The bill, House Bill 780, sponsored by Reps. Larry Pittman, Michael Speciale and Carl Ford argues that the U.S. Supreme Court overstepped its “constitutional bounds” in 2015 when it struck down what was known as Amendment One. “HB 780 is about the need for the states to reassert their rights. As the bill states, marriage is not a federal matter.

For too long, the federal government and federal courts have been allowed to overstep their bounds because the states have not had the courage to say no. Upholding the U.S. and North Carolina constitutions means demanding that laws and court rulings do not contradict the very constitutions we are obligated to uphold. I appreciate Rep. Speciale and Rep. Ford for having the courage to stand with me and say so,” Pittman said in a statement cited by WSOC-TV.
READ MORE http://www.christianpost.com/news/north-carolina-lawmakers-seek-ban-gay-marriage-180391/


Leaked NSA Malware Threatens Windows Users Around The Globe


APRIL 15, 2017
The ShadowBrokers, an entity previously confirmed by The Intercept to have leaked authentic malware used by the NSA to attack computers around the world, today released another cache of what appears to be extremely potent (and previously unknown) software capable of breaking into systems running Windows. The software could give nearly anyone with sufficient technical knowledge the ability to wreak havoc on millions of Microsoft users.

The leak includes a litany of typically codenamed software “implants” with names like ODDJOB, ZIPPYBEER, and ESTEEMAUDIT, capable of breaking into — and in some cases seizing control of — computers running version of the Windows operating system earlier than the most recent Windows 10. The vulnerable Windows versions ran more than 65 percent of desktop computers surfing the web last month, according to estimates from the tracking firm Net Market Share. READ MORE http://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/04/leaked-nsa-malware-threatens-windows-users-around-globe/


Largest Mumps Outbreak in 22 Years Strikes Texas
APRIL 14, 2017
The Texas Department of State Health Services warned this week of multiple ongoing mumps outbreaks. The surge, which includes 221 cases this year, constitutes the highest incidence of mumps in the state in 22 years. Mumps is a contagious disease caused by a virus that spreads from person to person through saliva and mucus.

“What we’ve seen — as in other parts of the country, (it’s) really just the same thing — a pretty big resurgence in mumps cases over the last six or eight months,” said Chris Van Deusen, spokesman for the state’s health services department. In 2016, Texas experienced 192 mumps cases, he said, primarily in the last few months of the year.
READ MORE http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/14/health/mumps-texas/


Apple Secures Permit to Test Self-Driving Vehicles in California
APRIL 14, 2017
Apple Inc.’s secretive self-driving car project is on course for a public debut. The technology giant on Friday secured a permit for autonomous-vehicle testing in California, the clearest sign to date of progress in Apple’s efforts to develop self-driving car technology. The permit, awarded by California’s Department of Motor Vehicles, is Apple’s first for

autonomous cars and allows it to test drive vehicles on public roads in the largest U.S. state by population, adding it to a list of rivals that includes Google parent Alphabet Inc. GOOGL -0.15% and Tesla Inc. TSLA 2.41% The move indicates Apple is going beyond testing on private tracks and in simulators as it works to improve artificial-intelligence systems that must learn to interact in the unpredictable world of human drivers.
MORE https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-secures-permit-to-test-autonomous-vehicles-in-california-1492186362


Pentagon Preparing to Protect Electric Grid from Massive Attack
APRIL 14, 2017
Amid warnings that North Korea and Iran have plans to take out parts of the U.S. electric grid through a cyber attack or atmospheric nuclear blast, the Pentagon is taking steps to both protect the nation’s communications and power lifeline. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has charged BAE Systems to map a system that can detect a cyber attack and gin up an alternative communications network

for military and civilian use if the grid is fried, according to Defense Systems, the online newsletter. Former CIA Director James Woolsey has been warning for years that the grid is extremely vulnerable, and recently the Pentagon and some states have taken the warning seriously. Woolsey and former EMP Commission chief of staff Peter Vincent Pry have pointed a finger at North Korea, which is now threatening the U.S.
READ MORE http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/getting-ready-pentagon-to-protect-electric-grid-from-massive-attack/article/2620280


Louisiana Church Offering Drive-Thru Good Friday Prayers
APRIL 14, 2017
A congregation in Louisiana is going to offer drive-thru prayers for commuters as part of the holy day of Good Friday. For the third year in a row, Louisiana Avenue United Methodist Church of Lafayette will pray over commuters who drive to their property this Friday. Louisiana Avenue UMC Senior Pastor Robert E. Johnson, Sr. told The Christian Post that the goal of the drive-thru prayers is to reach the unchurched.

“We started offering drive thru prayers because there is a low percent of people who go to church in the Lafayette area. Our church is located next to a busy highway,” explained Johnson. “So having people and their entire families come to drive-thru for prayers will give us an opportunity to introduce Christ to someone.” More than 100 drivers showed up last year, Johnson explained, and the goal is to have that number doubled via increased promotion of the event.
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Muslim Professor Resigns after Christian Student Stands Up for His Faith
APRIL 14, 2017
The Muslim professor at the center of a controversy with a Christian student at Rollins College in Florida has resigned her post, the school’s president says. Areeje Zufari, a humanities professor, resigned after a controversy that involved a conflict with a Christian student who says he was suspended and faced a disciplinary hearing for challenging the professor’s anti-Christian statements in the classroom.

The school is breaking its silence for the first time, claiming that the student, Marshall Polston, was suspended after allegations that he made “vulgar” and “mean-spirited” posts on Facebook to another student. Kenneth Lewis, Polston’s attorney, told The Orlando Sentinel that Polson was suspended because he publicly challenged Zufari’s statements in the classroom and that the Facebook post was “nothing” and “a total joke.”
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Muslim Parents ‘Turning to Christ’ Through Children Who’ve Embraced Christianity
APRIL 14, 2017
Muslim families displaced by the Islamic State terror group are reportedly turning to Jesus Christ, following in the footsteps of hundreds of children who’ve embraced Christianity through educational programs. The Gospel Herald reported on Tuesday the testimony of a ministry director working in northern Iraq with Christian Aid Mission, an organization that helps ministry partners provide relief and spread the faith, describing how 600 children have attended one of the programs.

The children have received Bibles and heard the Gospel, allowing them to then go on and share the love of Christ with their parents.”That night, we asked the kids to go tell their parents about what they had heard and share the story of Jesus with everyone,” the director said. “Mahmood’s father came the next day complaining to us about our influence in his kid’s decision to accept Christ,” he said of one 10-year-old boy’s father.
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Marvel under fire for comic book’s hidden Islamist, anti-Semitic messages
APRIL 14, 2017
Marvel Comics plans to take “disciplinary action” against an artist who slipped political propaganda into a comic book. The comic book giant has been under fire since it was revealed that Indonesian artist Ardian Syaf used Islamist and anti-Semitic verses in the series released on Wednesday, “X-Men Gold #1.” Fans started to point out the hidden messages on social media, prompting Marvel to announce Saturday that it would pull some of the images, according to Time. “The

mentioned artwork in X-Men Gold No. 1 was inserted without knowledge behind its reported meanings,” Marvel Comics said in a statement to comicbook.com.“These implied references do not reflect the views of the writer, editors or anyone else at Marvel and are in direct opposition of the inclusiveness of Marvel Comics and what the X-Men have stood for since their creation. This artwork will be removed from subsequent printings, digital versions, and trade paperbacks and disciplinary action is being taken.”
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Homeless man robs NYC churches to ‘get back at God’…
APRIL 14, 2017
A Queens burglary suspect, motivated by his hatred of the Almighty, robbed four houses of worship in three weeks — including one that was hit three separate times, officials said Wednesday. “I’m mad at God,” Joseph Woznik, 23, told investigators, according to cops. “I don’t like church no more. I don’t want to deal with religion. I’m sick and tired of hearing about religion. “I don’t break into houses, only churches.

I break in to get back at God.” The homeless man was arrested Tuesday on hate crime charges for the multi-faith crime spree, officials said. Woznik’s one-man religious rampage struck an Episcopal church, a Romanian Orthodox church, a Hindu temple and a Roman Catholic church, officials said. Woznik faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. Cops said the suspect, who was caught on two video cameras during the burglaries, confessed to the crimes.
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Extreme religious acts mark Good Friday in Philippines…
APRIL 14, 2017
Whipping their backs to a bloody state and nailing themselves to crosses, devotees in the fervently Catholic Philippines marked Good Friday with extreme acts of faith that have become tourist attractions. In towns north of Manila at least five people were nailed to crosses, while in an island to the south hundreds of residents dressed up as Roman centurions as part of decades-old traditions in the Southeast Asian nation.

These customs flourish, although they are not officially endorsed by church leadership. In the island of Marinduque, about 150 kilometres (100 miles) south of the capital, residents in centurion outfits and heavy wooden masks, played at hunting down a renegade Roman soldier called St. Longinus.
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