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Matthew 10:22 "You will be hated by all because of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved."Matthew 24:9 "Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. 10 At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another" The Persecution Of Christians Is Intensifying As Anti-Christian Hatred Sweeps The Entire WorldThere is very little that the entire world seems to agree upon, but there is one very frightening trend that is now taking hold literally all over the globe by Michael Snyder | End Of The American Dream | July 27, 2015 There is very little that the entire world seems to agree upon, but there is one very frightening trend that is now taking hold literally all over the globe. A passionate hatred of Christianity is sweeping across the planet, and very few global leaders have been willing to step forward and speak out against this rising persecution of Christians. In many parts of the Middle East, Africa and Asia, believers are being relentlessly attacked by extremists, churches are being destroyed, and laws are being passed to try to prevent the spread of the Christian faith. In some areas, the violence has become so extreme that Christians knowingly risk their own lives just to go to church services each week. Would you risk your life to go to church? In North America and Europe, the persecution is often more subtle. Even though violent attacks are still fairly rare, Christian beliefs are being undermined by new laws, comedians and television shows regularly mock the Christian faith, and many employers will immediately mentally disqualify a potential candidate for a job if they discover that an individual is a Bible-believing Christian. Sadly, this is just the beginning. In the years ahead, those that choose to be followers of Jesus Christ will face even greater persecution than we have seen already.
When most people think of “Christian persecution”, they immediately think of what is happening in the Middle East. And without a doubt, what ISIS is doing to Christians in Iraq and Syria is beyond horrifying. But that is only part of the story. In this article, I am going to share with you 10 examples that show how the persecution of Christians is intensifying as anti-Christian hatred sweeps the world, and most of them are from outside the Middle East. I have specifically done this to show that this is truly a global phenomenon.
But to start off this list, let’s begin with how ISIS has been treating Christians in areas that they have conquered…
#1 Iraq
Eliza Griswold is the author of “The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches From the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam“, and he has spent a great deal of time examining the demise of the Christian faith in the heart of the Middle East. The following is an excerpt from a recent piece that he did for the New York Times…
Recently, ISIS posted videos delineating the second-class status of Christians in the caliphate. Those unwilling to pay the jizyatax or to convert would be destroyed, the narrator warned, as the videos culminated in the now-infamous scenes of Egyptian and Ethiopian Christians in Libya being marched onto the beach and beheaded, their blood running into the surf.
The future of Christianity in the region of its birth is now uncertain. ‘‘How much longer can we flee before we and other minorities become a story in a history book?’’ says Nuri Kino, a journalist and founder of the advocacy group Demand for Action. According to a Pew study, more Christians are now faced with religious persecution than at any time since their early history. ‘‘ISIL has put a spotlight on the issue,’’ says Anna Eshoo, a California Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, whose parents are from the region and who advocates on behalf of Eastern Christians. ‘‘Christianity is under an existential threat.’’
#2 Kenya
As I discussed above, the persecution of Christians in the Middle East is only part of the story. What is getting much less coverage is the horrific persecution that is going on in many parts of Africa. The following is from a recent CNN piece about the ongoing persecution of Christians in Kenya…
In April this year, hundreds of students at Garissa University in northern Kenya came under attack when Al-Shabaab militants from across the border in Somalia raided dormitories at the college. Separating Christian students from their Muslim classmates, the raiders killed 147 and wounded dozens more. Today, the university stands empty.
Christians in North Eastern Kenya have come under repeated attacks by Al-Shabaab militants.
At Sunday Mass in Garissa’s Cathedral, Our Lady of Consolation, the benches are full. The congregation is praying under armed guard but they’re praying nonetheless.
Each Sunday brings with it new threats from Al-Shabaab.Garissa’s Christians are told that if you worship here, you’ll die. One of those attending Sunday Mass, Patrick Gitau tell us that despite the risks: “Every Sunday I’m here it’s my cathedral. Yeah I’m here I was baptized in this church.”
#3 India
It isn’t just Muslims that are viciously persecuting Christians. In India, radical Hindus are regularly conducting violent attacks against Christians and churches. The following is just one recent example…
The Evangelical Fellowship of India has reported a violent attack against Christians in the country that was committed earlier this month when over 200 Hindu radicals stormed a Protestant church in the town of Attingal, Kerela, beating up the pastor and some of the worshipers, and breaking the altar.
EFI shared the news with Fides News Agency, reporting that the attack took place on June 14. The radicals apparently shouted slogans like “Bharat Mathaki Jai” (“Hail Mother India”) during the attack, which was broken up after police arrived.
#4 Pakistan
Some of the most vicious attacks against Christians in recent years have happened in Pakistan. Sadly, the authorities often willingly ignore these attacks. The following are just a few of the incidents that have happened recently…
On Sunday, May 24, a Christian man in the Sanda neighborhood of Lahore was accused of blasphemy when some Muslims saw him burning newspapers that reportedly contained Arabic verses from the Koran. After the accusation, a Muslim mob caught the Christian, severely beat him, and even attempted to set him on fire. A few months earlier, another Muslim mob burned a Christian couple alive inside a kiln after they, too, were accused of insulting Islam. The Christian youth — named Humayun Masih, said to be “mentally unstable” — was imprisoned and charged under section 295-B of Pakistan’s penal code, which prohibits the desecration of the Koran. After the attack on the Christian youth, the Muslim mob, reportedly thousands, rampaged through the neighborhood and set fire to Christian homes and a church. Christians in the region were attacked, and most fled the region; some of the mob was armed and gunshots were heard.
#5 Nigeria
Did you know that Islamic terrorists in Nigeria have killed more than 2,000 people (most of them Christians) so far in 2015? Why isn’t this getting much more attention from the global media?…
Since its formation in 2009, Boko Haram has perpetrated the killing of over over 10,000 Nigerians, including thousands of Christians. This year alone, over 2,000 people have been killed as a result of the group’s attacks and an estimated 750,000 have fled their homes. While most of the attacks have taken place in northern Nigeria, they have extended to Cameroon and Chad in recent months.
Earlier in July, Muslim extremists ravaged northeastern Nigerian villages, killing nine villagers and burning down 32 churches and about 300 homes, according to Stephen Apagu, chairman of a self-defense group in Borno state’s Askira-Uba local government area.
#6 China
The Chinese government has been brutally persecuting Bible-believing Christians for decades, but this year things have been taken to an entirely new level. The following is an excerpt from a recent Washington Free Beacon article…
The CCP considers the rising popularity of Christianity as a threat to its dominance, China Aid said, and has used aggressive measures to intimidate members.
“The Chinese government’s persecution campaign included forced demolition of churches and crosses, the detention and imprisonment of pastors and church members on criminal charges, forcing churches into bankruptcy by confiscating church property and imposing fines, and manipulating state-run media to label house churches as ‘cult’ organizations,” the report said.
A local police force—including 600 SWAT officers and government agents—demolished the cross last year at Salvation Church, a Christian house church in the eastern coastal city of Wenzhou. The officers attacked 14 church members on July 21 and seriously injured five, according to the report.
Zhang Shaojie, former pastor at the Nanle County Christian Church in central China, was sentenced to 12 years in jail and fined after being convicted of “gathering a crowd to disrupt public order” and “fraud.” Zhang mobilized his congregation to petition the government in Beijing after local authorities seized property that the church had set aside for a new building. Local officials responded by detaining some church members and barring their travel to Beijing.
#7 Nepal
In Nepal, churches cannot buy property, and the new constitution actually bans people from converting to Christianity…
The largely Hindu nation of Nepal has published a draft of a new constitution that would ban religious conversion. Father Silas Bogati, vicar general of the Apostolic Vicariate of Nepal, told Catholic News Service that “Christianity is not recognized as a religion here, unlike Hinduism, Buddhism or Islam.” “Hence, churches cannot be registered as a legal body, and we cannot buy property,” he added. “We are severely handicapped by this.”
#8 Italy
Normally you wouldn’t think of Italy as a place where Christians would be persecuted, but thanks to Islamic immigration this is rapidly changing…
Accounts of Muslim immigrants taunting and even assaulting Christians in Italy are increasing. Earlier this year, a crucifix wasviolently destroyed in close proximity to a populated mosque, and a statue of the Virgin Mary was destroyed and urinated on by a group of North Africans in Italy.
#9 Canada
Canada is becoming increasingly hostile to Bible-believing Christians, and attacks on churches are becoming more common. Just check out this recent example…
On May 26, a 22-year-old man of Muslim background wascharged with alleged hate crimes committed against the St. Catherine of Siena Church and its neighboring elementary school in Mississauga, Ontario. Iqbal Hessan faces five counts of mischief, and over $5,000 in fines. On May 20, the Sacred Heart of Jesus statue that stands in front of the church was covered in black paint and the fingers of its outstretched arms were broken off. Behind the church, graffiti with the words “There is no Jew God” was scrawled across the brick wall along with a drawing of a face labelled “Jewsus.” That vandalism was the fourth time the church was targeted.
#10 The United States
If Christians stay in their homes and don’t say anything, normally they don’t get physically persecuted in this country. But in recent years there have been an increasing number of incidents where street preachers and others that do try to actively influence the culture have been violently assaulted. The following is one recent example that happened in Seattle…
Two street preachers were brutally beaten—punched and kicked—by a crowd at a gay pride festival in Seattle and the entire melee was captured on video.
The preachers were holding signs reading “Repent or Else” and “Jesus Saves From Sin.” The video shows a group of people initially screaming and threatening the men during Pridefest at the Seattle Space Needle.
Television station KOMO reported that some of the attackers belonged to a group called NOH8.
A group of women tried to steal their signs but were unsuccessful. The video then shows a group of men grabbing onto one of the preacher’s signs and dragging him to the ground. At some point he was punched in the back of the head a number of times while others can be seen kicking the man.
Of course all of this is just the beginning.
In the years ahead, hatred toward Christians is going to continue to increase, and many believers are going to be faced with some extremely difficult choices.
Nearly 2000 years ago, Jesus told us that his followers would be hated and persecuted. So none of this should be any surprise to us. Consider what Jesus had to say in John chapter 15…
“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. But because you are not of the world, since I chose you out of the world, the world therefore hates you. Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My words, they will keep yours also.
Just like we saw during the times of the early church, sometimes the fire of persecution provides the perfect fuel for the growth of the kingdom of God. And sometimes the persecutors end up becoming extremely radical believers themselves. The following is one particularly miraculous example…
“One of our YWAM workers in the Middle East was contacted by a friend earlier this year and they met up and he was introduced to an ISIS fighter who had killed many Christians already. I mean that’s a horrible situation, and admittedly, he was probably on guard,” Gina Fadely, director of Youth With A Mission Frontier Missions, Inc. (YWAM), said during a recent appearance on The Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network.
YWAM, a nonprofit missionary organization active since 1960, describes itself as “a global movement of Christians from many cultures, age groups, and Christian traditions, dedicated to serving Jesus throughout the world.” The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) is another nonprofit that draws attention to Christians facing persecution around the world.
Fadely, who appeared on the VOM radio program along with Kevin Sutter, another YWAM leader, went on to share that this Islamic State jihadi confessed not only to killing Christians but “that he had actually enjoyed doing so.”
“He told this YWAM leader that he had begun having dreams of this man in white who came to him and said, ‘You are killing my people.’ And he started to feel really sick and uneasy about what he was doing,” Fadely continued. “The fighter said just before he killed one Christian, the man said, ‘I know you will kill me, but I give to you my Bible.’ The Christian was killed and this ISIS fighter actually took the Bible and began to read it. In another dream, Jesus asked him to follow him and he was now asking to become a follower of Christ and to be discipled.”
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July 30, 2015, 09:55:26 PM |
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Seriously? Ten pages of this crap? I wouldn't have guessed there are that many gullible people into bitcoin. Anyway, just as a public service announcement, since there are so many of you here : Stay away from gambling sites and ponzi schemes.smh
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July 30, 2015, 10:22:36 PM |
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Seriously? Ten pages of this crap? I wouldn't have guessed there are that many gullible people into bitcoin. Anyway, just as a public service announcement, since there are so many of you here : Stay away from gambling sites and ponzi schemes.smh
This is way more fun than learning to program, say, Qt, so that we can make our own Bitcoin client. ![Cheesy](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/cheesy.gif)
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July 31, 2015, 01:10:41 AM |
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Rare blue moon comes Friday"(CNN)If anything unusual happens to you Friday, you'll be right to say it was "once in a blue moon."
The July 31 appearance of the month's second full moon will be the first such occurrence in the Americas since August 2012. Every month has a full moon, but because the lunar cycle and the calendar year aren't perfectly synched, about every three years we wind up with two in the same calendar month.
But Earth's satellite will most likely not appear blue at all.
Typically, when a moon does take on a bluish hue, it is because of smoke or dust particles in the atmosphere, such as during a cataclysmic volcanic eruption. "
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July 31, 2015, 01:21:15 AM |
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Public University’s Bias-Free Language Guide Calls The Word ‘American’ ‘PROBLEMATIC’"The University of New Hampshire has issued a Bias-Free Language Guide which identifies the word “American” as a “problematic” term which should not be used.
Other “problematic” words on the taxpayer-funded school’s lengthy list include “mothering,” “fathering,” “healthy,” “homosexual,” “rich,” “poor” and “senior citizen,” notes Campus Reform.
The goal of the politically-correct UNH Bias-Free Language Guide is “to invite inclusive excellence” on the public campus.
The guide’s broad and extensive, 4,812-word attempt to police language includes an introductory quote by Melissa Harris-Perry and covers virtually every nook and cranny of radical leftist identity politics imaginable."
"The UNH language guide decrees that language users should say “U.S. citizen” or “resident of the U.S.” instead.
For skin color, the taxpayer-funded school in the Live-Free-or-Die state instructs speakers to say “European-American individuals” instead of “Caucasian.”......The words “mothering” and “fathering” are verboten because speakers must “avoid gendering a non-gendered activity.”
The word “black” for black people is okay, though.
The words “healthy” and “handicapped” are “problematic.” The currently politically-correct terms are “non-disabled” and “person who is wheelchair mobile,” UNH instructs.
Using the words “rich” and “poor” is also wrong now. Instead of “rich,” the UNH language police insist, speakers need to say the totally different “person of material wealth.” Instead of “poor,” it’s the completely not-the-same 11 words: “low economic status related to a person’s education, occupation and income.”"School Told to Call Kids ‘Purple Penguins’ Because ‘Boys and Girls’ Is Not Inclusive to Transgender"Nebraska school district has instructed its teachers to stop referring to students by “gendered expressions” such as “boys and girls,” and use “gender inclusive” ones such as “purple penguins” instead. “Don’t use phrases such as ‘boys and girls,’ ‘you guys,’ ‘ladies and gentlemen,’ and similarly gendered expressions to get kids’ attention,” instructs a training document given to middle-school teachers at the Lincoln Public Schools. “Create classroom names and then ask all of the ‘purple penguins’ to meet on the rug,” it advises."
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July 31, 2015, 03:37:35 AM |
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Astronomers find star with three super-Earths".....The four-planet system had been hiding out in the M-shaped, northern hemisphere constellation Cassiopeia, "just" 21 light years from Earth, a team reported in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
It comprises four planets -- one giant and three super-Earths orbiting a star dubbed HD219134.
Super-Earths have a mass higher than Earth's but are lighter than gas giants like Neptune, Saturn or Jupiter. They can be made of gas, rock, or both.
The planet with the shortest orbit, HD219134b, zips around every three days, and has now been observed transiting across the face of its star as seen from the vantage point of Earth.
Measurements from the ground and with NASA's Spitzer space telescope showed its mass was 4.5 times higher than Earth's, and that it was 1.6 times larger......"
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July 31, 2015, 03:54:55 AM |
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Deliverance is the act of driving out demons in the name of Jesus Christ. There is no need for them to be scary like what is seen on tv and in movies. This just creates fear, which is beneficial to demons, as if someone is afraid of getting rid of demons, as instructed by Jesus. "Anybody who is a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ has the authority necessary to drive out demon spirits. For Jesus said in Mark 16:15,17:
"And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature... And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils."" Who can cast out demons?I believe that the Catholic church is anti-Christian and the way they made it so most people could not even get help from priests, shows this. We're supposed to help each other, and they're just driving them away in droves. Also the only few movies about it, show exorcisms to be dangerous and scary. Now, there's a show coming up that is supposed to show an exorcism live. If it's not completely fake, which is likely, it won't be done correctly/safely. It's idiotic, and probably dangerous, and will probably make people think Christians are nuts all over again. They make it out to be as crazy as a ritual human sacrifice. Christians don't do that. But people do, as I recently pointed out. Yet, no one cares about those stories, but they will go nuts over this. Live Exorcism Of Hellish “Exorcist” House To Air On Destination America – TCA"Destination America boasted this morning it will host the first live televised exorcism in this country’s history, which is something you’d think they would not acknowledge unless they knew it could be proved against them. Exorcism: Live! will debut on October 30, aka the night before Halloween. The live event will take place at “the original Exorcist House” in the suburbs of St. Louis where exorcisms were performed on Roland Doe. The made-for-TV events marks the 66th anniversary of one of them."
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July 31, 2015, 06:01:12 PM |
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An interesting prophecy, from 1994: Steve Quayle April 15th 1994
My beloved and peculiar treasure, yea, those whom I have redeemed. Hear the words of My mouth and the declaration of your God!
That which is happening in the United States will astonish the whole world as My full judgment comes upon your land. The erratic weather will be specific judgment on specific areas as to their individual transgressions against Me.
The East coast will experience the cold breath of my wind. Just as they are cold and indifferent to My Spirit, so shall they be given to drink at My hand this cup of cold fury. As the inhabitants shake their heads in astonishment, this blast of My wind will bring them to their appointed time of reckoning as I force them to consider their ways as their lives come to a standstill.
The West coast which burns in its lust with their insatiable desires and perversions will experience great fires and drought. Their cities will go up in flames and their infrastructures collapse. Yes, the great quakes are coming as the earth shudders at their wickedness. The resultant fear and panic will cause great loss of lives!
Those areas that call upon Me in repentance can be spared certain aspects of My judgment, but the whole land will mourn.
Yea, it is not just America that will be judged but the whole earth shall know that I the Lord God have done these marvels.
All over the earth fighting and wars that were thought to be little skirmishes will turn into bloody battles and explosive wars. The cry of peace, peace will be a hollow echo in the face of great upheavals.
Since the world governments and financial systems have worshipped the demon of greed so shall their idols be toppled and their systems be brought down!
Entire countries will go bankrupt overnight and default on their loans and obligations. The entire international banking system that has been built on greed, fraud, deceit and murder will crash. The dust of their defeat already hangs suspended in the air like a choking mist. Your political structures in the United States will crumble as I reveal the sins and the nakedness of your elected officials.
I will judge your leaders who have shaken their fists at Heaven and profaned My Name and mocked the Son of My Love, Jesus.
The White House will become a deserted mausoleum as in an abandoned cemetery, as My judgment comes upon this house of "blood and perversion."
For truly I will recall the great evil that has been spoken against Me and My children and all the evil schemes and devices that your leaders have thrust out against My people, the Body of Christ. They will bring a swift rebuke against your leaders and they shall tremble in great fear as My fury passes by them. If their hearts are pure they will not be touched. If their thoughts and deeds are wicked they shall be consumed.
Like vomit, the land will heave out this great evil and the floods of my displeasure will wash the filth and defilement out of the way. Be certain that life as you have known it and as it has been in the past when this nation walked in My judgments, putting Me first, cannot be regained until all the evil roots and fruits have been laid waste.
Fear not, My Beloved, and be not dismayed; for that which I do always results in redemption. Only the power of My Spirit and My Great Name can deliver you and your nation. Draw close to Me. Intercede for your brethren. Let your eyes be filled with tears and your heart with intercession.
Stand in the power of My might, in the Name of Jesus, and don't be intimidated by the threats and schemes of dying men.
Yes, the time is short, and you shall truly see the sustaining power of My majesty as you abide in Me. I will not leave you or forsake you. Be bold and of good courage, for it is I the Lord that goes before you!
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July 31, 2015, 06:26:04 PM |
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Another prophecy from the same man, Februray 6, 2011. This one is interesting, because from what I gathered, the theories, the government is using Artificial Intelligence, from demonic forces (masquerading as aliens), and what they're doing at CERN may be opening the gates to hell. I know this sounds crazy, but, I believe the bible, and the bible talks about demons, and the gates of hell opening at the end of days. There are more prophecies on his page if you're interested.Prophecy given to Steve Quayle - Februray 6, 2011
Hear oh land of the broken covenant for I have a controversy with America!
TO THE PENTAGON
I am against your plans to make war against my people and my land. Is it a small thing in your eyes for you to make war against me saith the Lord? You trust in the technology of the “Fallen Ones” and the hidden and secret weapons that you believe will keep you safe. Has it not dawned on you that as you study in your war colleges that betrayal and destruction have come from traitors within and armies without?
The son of perdition has been a liar since the beginning of time, and as all empires before you have fallen, littering in the pages of history so is yours. Your lives in an instant will flash before you. Repent and turn away from your evil schemes. Just as Judas sold my son Jesus out for thirty pieces of silver, so you have sold me out, For it is I the Living God who gave you the victories over your foreign enemies when you sought to preserve that which was Just. Are you so deceived and seduced that you cannot see the illuminated ones will utterly consume you and their promises will fail to give you your expected outcome?
TO THE GATE OPENERS
I ask you a simple question. Who do you think bound the demons and the fallen angels,, that you seek so feverishly to loose in the first place? For it was I, the Living God out of the love for my creation (mankind) that bound them at the first time and will seal them in chains the final time. The promise of eternal life apart from me will not deliver you from my wrath and my judgments.
And now I say, to my generals, colonels, and captains and all of those who still call themselves by my name-to the fighting men and women let not your heart’s be troubled. For I will strip the veneer off those who feign to serve me so you can see the evil one’s plans behind those who send you to your death. The time is at hand that you will have to do what I have put in your heart to do. You will have to resist the orders that have been given to you to destroy your brethren with all that is within your reach. I will lay out my plans clearly before you in dreams and visions and Holy Angelic encounters. For I the Lord will protect and provide for your families as you seek me in prayer and fasting and seek me with all your hearts.
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July 31, 2015, 07:36:52 PM |
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Bill allows government to revoke Americans’ passports without charges or trialNew tool in the war on terror will give unilateral power to restrict travel to the Secretary of State. Posted on July 29, 2015 A bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would allow the government to restrict Americans’ travel through the revocation of passports based upon mere suspicions of unscrupulous activity. This bill represents another dangerous step forward in the war on terror and the disintegration of American due process.
H.R. 237, the “FTO (Foreign Terrorist Organization) Passport Revocation Act of 2015,” will allow the U.S. Secretary of State the unchecked authority to prohibit individuals from traveling internationally. According to the bill, the Secretary may unilaterally revoke (or refuse to issue) a passport from “any individual whom the Secretary has determined has aided, assisted, abetted, or otherwise helped an organization the Secretary has designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189).”
The bill did not bother to define what the terms “aided, assisted, abetted, or otherwise helped” actually mean, in legal terms. The power has been left open-ended so that it can mean whatever the secretary wants it to mean. Needless to say, a bill like this would be easily abused.
The travel restriction requires no presumption of innocence for the targeted individual; no explanation; no public presentation of evidence; no opportunity for a defense; no checks and balances on the power. The bill does not outline any appeals process for the targeted individual. The only stipulation is that the Secretary of State must issue a report to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs — “classified or unclassified.” The bill does not state that either committee can reverse the secretary’s decisions.
H.R. 237 passed the House on July 21, 2015, on a voice vote (meaning no accountability for its Congressional supporters). It is being sold as a necessary measure to stop “turned Americans,” as the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), calls them.
“The House has now acted to locate and contain these traitors,” Rep. Poe said in a press release. “These Benedict Arnold traitors who have turned against America and joined the ranks of foreign radical terrorist armies should lose all rights afforded to our citizens.”
Poe’s statement about “losing all rights” is rather startling, considering that about half of the Bill of Rights is explicitly written to protect people suspected of crimes from being abused by overzealous government! The dangers of a government wantonly revoking the rights of citizens just because the a bureaucrat puts them on a list would be severe indeed; fitting of a police state. Recall that these individuals can be targeted without even facing official charges of wrongdoing.
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July 31, 2015, 09:07:06 PM |
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Windows 10: Privacy Agreement ALERT! "Rather that law enforcement obtaining a Search warrant and coming to you house, all they have to do is request it from Microsoft and they will disclose all of your personal files to law enforcement agencies. Microsoft would be essentially acting in a law enforcement capacity leaving you no private safe haven on your computer! My opinion; DO NOT make the switch to windows 10!!" Windows 10 is spying on almost everything you do – here’s how to opt outWindows 10 is amazing. Windows 10 is fantastic. Windows 10 is glorious. Windows 10 is faster, smoother and more user-friendly than any Windows operating system that has come before it. Windows 10 is everything Windows 8 should have been, addressing nearly all of the major problems users had with Microsoft’s previous-generation platform in one fell swoop.
But there’s something you should know: As you read this article from your newly upgraded PC, Windows 10 is also spying on nearly everything you do.
It’s your own fault if you don’t know that Windows 10 is spying on you. That’s what people always say when users fail to read through a company’s terms of service document, right?
Well, here is Microsoft’s 12,000-word service agreement. Some of it is probably in English. We’re pretty sure it says you can’t steal Windows or use Windows to send spam, and also that Microsoft retains the right to take possession of your first-born child if it so chooses. And that’s only one of several documents you’ll have to read through.
Actually, here’s one excerpt from Microsoft’s privacy statement that everyone can understand:
"Finally, we will access, disclose and preserve personal data, including your content (such as the content of your emails, other private communications or files in private folders), when we have a good faith belief that doing so is necessary to: 1.comply with applicable law or respond to valid legal process, including from law enforcement or other government agencies; 2.protect our customers, for example to prevent spam or attempts to defraud users of the services, or to help prevent the loss of life or serious injury of anyone; 3.operate and maintain the security of our services, including to prevent or stop an attack on our computer systems or networks; or 4.protect the rights or property of Microsoft, including enforcing the terms governing the use of the services – however, if we receive information indicating that someone is using our services to traffic in stolen intellectual or physical property of Microsoft, we will not inspect a customer’s private content ourselves, but we may refer the matter to law enforcement."
If that sentence sent shivers down your spine, don’t worry. As invasive as it is, Microsoft does allow Windows 10 users to opt out of all of the features that might be considered invasions of privacy. Of course, users are opted in by default, which is more than a little disconcerting, but let’s focus on the solution.
Rock Paper Shotgun has broken things down into four main bullet points that will guide you through regaining control of your personal data......
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August 01, 2015, 02:08:02 AM Last edit: August 01, 2015, 03:28:26 AM by MakingMoneyHoney |
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Worms found in drinking water in small Texas town"J and S officials say they did have a system failure a few days ago that shut the flow of water off for about 16 hours, but owners insist it was not long enough for worms to get into the water supply.
Wednesday afternoon, the mayor and residents planned to meet with water company officials but no one from the company showed up.
Residents say until state officials give the all clear, they are not drinking, bathing, washing clothes or even watering pets from the tap."![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FJeHO43X.png&t=665&c=8ti7iY4WOyoeXg) Also remember the brain eating amoeba.... 'Brain-eating amoeba' found in water supply near New OrleansRevelation 8:11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
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August 01, 2015, 02:57:26 AM |
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Baltimore killings soar to a level unseen in 43 years"...With their deaths, this year's homicides reached 189, far outpacing the 119 killings by July's end in 2014. Nonfatal shootings have soared to 366, compared to 200 by the same date last year. July's total was the worst since the city recorded 45 killings in August 1972, according to The Baltimore Sun...."
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August 01, 2015, 03:34:42 AM Last edit: August 01, 2015, 03:45:10 AM by MakingMoneyHoney |
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Iran confirms meteor hit NW Iran Bolide Meteor"Iran has confirmed that a meteor has hit somewhere in the northern part of the country.
The meteor landed in Avaj in the province of Qazvin, Mohammad Ali Ahani, director of Qazvin Crisis Management Staff said, Mehr news agency reported July 31.
Also, there have been reports that some pieces of rock have hit areas in Eshtehard, Alborz Province, Arsalan Qasemi, governor of Boeen Zahra, county in Qazvin Province, said.
Another local governor of Takestan County, Qazvin Province, said that the area witnessed the passing of the meteor, but nowhere in the district under his supervision had been hit." Revelation 8:7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up.
8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third part of the sea became blood;
9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were destroyed.
10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;
11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.
13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!
Revelation 9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.
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August 01, 2015, 03:10:48 PM |
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Watch: Meteorite soars through the skies above Buenos AiresAn intense bright white light was spotted fly through the skies of Argentine capital of Buenos Aires on Thursday night Video of what appeared to be a shooting meteorite in the skies above a suburb in Argentina's capital, emerged on Friday.
The footage, filmed by local resident Claudio de Simone on Thursday evening, shows a ball of fiery white light moving quickly behind clouds in the night sky in Buenos Aires.
Residents in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe and Entre Rios also took to social media to report seeing an intense white light, with a long trail, moving through the sky over their neighbourhoods, according to local media.
An official from the government-run planetarium in Buenos Aires told the state-run news agency Telam, that based on images he saw, he concluded the intense white light was a meteorite. Bloody Creek crater scientists find more meteorite hitsSeveral 'impact sites' discovered at 'outrageously rare' site A meteorite plunging to earth thousands, if not millions of years ago, likely splintered into pieces before smashing into the ground, according to Ian Spooner, a professor of earth and environmental science at Acadia University. The largest crater, more than 400 metres across, was probably created by a chunk larger than a house.
"It would have scared the socks off of anybody or anything that was in the area," Spooner told CBC Radio's Mainstreet. "It would have had a huge shock wave. You probably wouldn't have even seen it; you'd be dead. What's particularly unusual about the Bloody Creek crater, and others to the north of it, is they are ellipses. Spooner says this means the meteorite hurtled down at a 15 degree angle with the earth, but somehow made it through the atmosphere without burning up.
"We've been doing some pretty fancy mathematics on the shape of [the crater]," he says. "It's like nothing else on earth. It's perfect. It's a perfect ellipse.
"This is outrageously rare, this feature."
The first crater was discovered by George Stevens, a retired Acadia University geologist. He stumbled upon it while reviewing aerial photographs taken in 1977, before the Bloody Creek area was dammed and turned into a reservoir. What he saw was a perfect ellipse seemingly etched into the ground.
He never published his findings in a peer reviewed journal. Instead, he left a box of research to Spooner who, with a team of scientists, took on the project of figuring out the Bloody Creek mystery.
One aspect that's caused considerable controversy is the age. Spooner says their research shows the meteorite likely struck between three million and 10,000 years ago.
If it was more recent, Nova Scotia would have been populated at the time. Some of those people would have witnessed the meteorite and probably died, Spooner says.
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August 01, 2015, 05:47:04 PM |
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More info on the Meteorite yesterday in Iran: Found on Google in another language: Translated by Google: The news was confirmed by Iranian news agencies. The impact of a meteorite occurred near Qazvin, in Iran, in not too great a distance from the state capital of Iran Tehran. Many agencies speak of damage. The meteorite crashed near Qazvin, but also near Karaj, Zanjan and Hamadan. The place where the meteorite would have gone down is to Abhar, Zanjan Province.
The governor of the area has dicihiarato the rescue machine has already been set in motion to help the people affected by this meteorite. It is almost certainly a meteorite very large (could be more than two meters long, this claim the Iranian newspapers) because there are numerous towns affected by this impact, with windows exploded and damaged fixtures. They 'unknown the extent of damage, early reports could be launched in a few hours. The event tonight is very similar to that of February 15, 2013 in Chelyabinsk.
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August 01, 2015, 10:14:18 PM |
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Windows 10 May Share Your Wi-Fi Password with FacebookIf you're taking up Microsoft on its offer of a free upgrade to Windows 10, you should know that the new operating system has a feature, called Wi-Fi Sense, that automatically shares your Wi-Fi passwords with others.
When Wi-Fi Sense is enabled, anyone you have in your Skype, Outlook or Hotmail contacts lists — and any of your Facebook friends — can be granted access to your Wi-Fi network as long as they're within range. ... The other problem is that Wi-Fi Sense lets you share access to more networks than just your own. You can share access to any network that you got onto the old-fashioned way — by typing in the password. Wi-Fi Sense doesn't distinguish between your home network, your office network or your grandmother's home network. If you typed in the password, they're all fair game.
Personally, we're going to ask that people never enable Wi-Fi Share if they bring a Windows 10 laptop or tablet — or a handset running Windows Phone 8, which also has the feature — into our house. We keep our password, which is somewhat complicated, taped to our home router for anyone who needs it.
Once Wi-Fi Share-enablers have typed that password into their Windows 10 devices, all of their friends can access our home network if they're within range. Even though we trust our friends and family, we haven't spent time with all of their contacts and Facebook friends, and we have no idea whether they're trustworthy.
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