Dear John and Doves,

The VeriChip Corporation crowed this week that they had the backing of the AMA ( American Medical Association ). 
However, the actual report from the AMA gave a qualified response in which the hazards of the subdermal chip are mentioned.

The AMA also brought up the fact that VeriChip plans to have ACTIVE "devices" or "tags" implanted subdermally in people and so far, there is no mention of the lithium hazard that comes with batteries.
Both the FDA and the AMA will have to spell out the hazards of implanting batteries under a person's skin.

In Revelation 16:2 and 16:10 it warns of the noisome and grievous sore and the gnawing of tongues in pain when the Mark of the Beast is implanted. So far, these chips are perceived to be the precursors.

In Him,
Jim and Angela

Here are the articles:

Subdermal ACTIVE tags in the future -- June 28, 2007
"Active RFID tags contain an internal battery, allowing them to store more sophisticated information, process data, and transmit over longer distances. Currently, only passive tags are approved for human use, but there's no reason to think that current limitations will stand indefinitely.
... doctors "cannot assure patients that the personal information contained on RFID tags will be appropriately protected
Future tags with more sophisticated capabilities may have greater potential for abuse, and the report suggests these are not a matter of if, but when.
..."this shifts the security burden onto whoever maintains those records. But the field looks poised to change rapidly, meaning that if it wants to stay on top of the situation, the AMA will have to act more quickly than the three-year gap between FDA approval of RFID tags and this report
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070628-ama-says-human-rfid-tags-could-pose-serious-privacy-risk.html

Subdermal Active devices in the future -- June 28, 2007
June 28, 2007 (Computerworld) --" The American Medical Association (AMA) this week issued a report that gave mixed reviews on the use of implanted radio frequency identification (RFID) based technology to keep track of medical patients. The report concluded that while implanting the technology into humans could improve patient care, it also has yet to be proven safe or secure.
"These devices may present physical risks to the patient," the report said. "Though they are removable, their small size allows them to migrate under the skin, making them potentially difficult to extract."
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9025888&intsrc=hm_list

Goal of VeriChip : Implant ACTIVE rfid devices with batteries [ Ed: highly hazardous] June 26, 2007
Batteries contain highly toxic lithium
The Passive chips are already hazardous. Passive chips are READ ONLY. Active devices are READ-WRITE enabling data changes on the device.

Speaking of the Verichip: " There are also health concerns.
While the devices are removable [ Ed: by surgery only ] and designed to stay in place, their small size could allow them to move to other parts of a person's body. [ Ed: Making it more difficult to remove ]
They may also cause interference with electrical devices like defibrillators and it has not been determined what impact they would have on prescription drugs.

Ed: Future "devices"
The FDA may eventually approve "active" devices which contain internal batteries and can be updated as a patient's condition changes. [ Ed: termed "personal duress' ]
The association warned of "potential social consequences" such as using the devices for surveillance which could be an infringement on individual liberties."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070626/hl_afp/ushealthsciencetechnology