New items have been added to my Daily Update pages for Friday morning, located here:http://www.his-forever.com/daily_update_08_25_06.htm
and are as follows:
2 TIMOTHY 3:
Mo. Pastor Accused of Molesting Girls <- THIS MAKES ME ILL!!!
The minister of a rural Ozarks church, his wife and her two brothers have been accused of molesting young girls from their congregation for years, sometimes as part of a religious ritual, officials said.New Method Makes Embryo-Safe Stem Cells <- SO DOES THIS!!!
With only one cell removed, the rest of the embryo retains its full potential for development.AS IN THE DAYS OF LOT:
S. Africa's cabinet gives nod to gay marriage
South Africa's cabinet has given the green light for a bill allowing gay marriage, which would make it the first country in Africa to accord homosexual couples the same rights as their straight counterparts.FAMINE (PRECURSOR):
China drought causes major crop failure
The worst drought in southwest China in half a century has severely impacted local farms, causing a combined loss of five million tonnes of grain, state media said Thursday.ISRAEL HAPPENINGS:Ezekiel 38-39 Players -
Iranian foot-dragging may compel Israel to 'go it alone' <- FEATURE!!!
Israel is carefully watching the world's reaction to Iran's continued refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, with some high-level officials arguing it is now clear that when it comes to stopping Iran, Israel "may have to go it alone," The Jerusalem Post has learned.Israel's Enemies -
Syria Warns Against Deployment Of Troops
Israel's foreign minister said Wednesday the situation in Lebanon was "explosive" while Syria's president says the deployment of international troops along the Syria-Lebanon border would be a "hostile" act.LAST DAYS DECEPTIONS:
Indians rush to temples to feed "thirsty" idols
Thousands of people flocked to temples across India on Monday following reports that idols of Hindu gods were drinking milk given by devotees as sacred offerings, witnesses said.Pope to inspect 'image of Christ' on veil
A small piece of cloth bearing an eerily detailed image of a bearded man with a bruised face is to be the subject of a papal pilgrimage next week. Pope Benedict XVI will journey to a remote monastery in the Abruzzo region east of Rome next Friday to visit the mysterious icon, said to show the face of Christ.NATURAL DISASTERS:
11,000 people flee homes as hot toxic mud engulfs villages
Four villages and 19 factories have been submerged in a 240-hectare (600-acre) sea of mud in East Java that is growing up to 50,000 cubic metres a day in a major environmental disaster triggered during an oil exploration venture.Poisonous Haze thickens over Indonesia's Sumatra, Borneo
"We are in a meeting now to coordinate steps to fight the ground and forest fires and the resulting smoke," said Ma'aruf, a coordinator of the environmental impact control agency for Riau province.SCIENCE:
Americans Stubbornly Refuse to Accept Evolution <- I know THIS American stubbornly refuses!!! <grins>
Miller found that the percentage of people in the U.S. who accept the idea of evolution has dropped from 45 in 1985 to 40 last year.STRANGE EARTH SIGNS:
Worst Red Tide Hits Puget Sound
But industry officials worried that more bad news could further damage businesses already reeling from a separate bacterial outbreak.STRANGE HEAVENLY SIGNS:
Martian Misinformation <- FEATURE!!!
If Mars ever came close enough to Earth to rival the Moon, it would alter Earth's orbit and raise fantastic tides... If you want to see something truly astronomical on August 27th, wake up before dawn on Sunday and look east. Venus and Saturn are having a close encounter, as shown in the sky map, above. The two planets will be stationed less than half-a-degree apart in the rosy glow of the rising sun.
A Meteoroid Hits the Moon
"On May 2, 2006, a meteoroid hit the Moon's Sea of Clouds (Mare Nubium) with 17 billion joules of kinetic energy—that's about the same as 4 tons of TNT," says Bill Cooke, the head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office in Huntsville, AL. "The impact created a bright fireball which we video-recorded using a 10-inch telescope."TERRORISM/TERRORISTS:
Amanpour: Bin Laden still deadly relevant <- FEATURE!!!
*** Ex-CIA official says cleric sets cap of 10 million U.S. deaths *** *** "He's had an approval, a religious approval for 10 million deaths?" I asked him. - - - "Yes," Scheuer responded. ***WARS & RUMORS OF WAR:
Increased Activity Around N. Korean Nuke Test Site
Japan has boosted surveillance of North Korea after seeing vehicles entering and leaving a suspected nuclear test site but does not know whether a test is imminent, a news report said Thursday.--------------Friday's article, "Shape of Things To Come?" by Terry James, will also be linked to the Daily Update page.
EXCERPT:
Most who watch the news in light of Bible prophecy agree that the world has moved into a time of birthpang-like convulsions. While such contractions have been observable for a long time, they seem now to be only minutes apart, rather than months and years apart, like in previous decades. It is with this frame of reference I would like to do some scenario postulating.--------------
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I pray you are blessed by all, and that you have a blessed day in the Lord!
YSIY!
Peggy
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