tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post711729443961636798..comments2024-03-28T05:36:09.069-04:00Comments on My perspective -- What Constance thinks: Is Solana reaping hazards of Kosovo independence?Constance Cumbeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07181096121385621574noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-89118589572013806612008-03-31T12:04:00.000-04:002008-03-31T12:04:00.000-04:00Alliance of the UnwillingA Times article I caught ...Alliance of the Unwilling<BR/><BR/>A Times article I caught today.<BR/><BR/>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1725548,00.html<BR/><BR/>StephanieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-17049896073597031182008-03-14T20:20:00.000-04:002008-03-14T20:20:00.000-04:00Seems like Vitus has some type of high-functioning...Seems like Vitus has some type of high-functioning autism. The EU is threating economic sanctions on the U.S. and China if they don't comply with climate control measures within a year. Here's an article on it:<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/2pjh5bAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-64353887804885475832008-03-14T05:57:00.000-04:002008-03-14T05:57:00.000-04:00off-topic:Constance, I remember saying that I didn...off-topic:<BR/><BR/>Constance, I remember saying that I didn't think much would come of Sarkozy's mediterrenian union... but I didn't think of what it could do to expand the reach of the EU(and by extension, Solana, or maybe the other way around), and just add to the influence gained with the ENP.<BR/><BR/>quoting JPost on it:<BR/><BR/>"French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday he won "unanimous" backing for his plan to forge closer political ties with Europe's North African and Mideast neighbors on the Mediterranean Sea.<BR/><BR/>The agreement came at the end of the first day of a two-day EU summit, but the specific details of the plan will still have to be worked out by June, other leaders said.<BR/><BR/>The project would involve 39 partners - the 27-nation EU plus a dozen on the Mediterranean's southern shores, from Mauritania to Algeria, Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian Authority to Syria and Turkey."<BR/><BR/>Along with the climate change card, and the EU's new proposed security revisions(quotes following) this could turn out to be another step towards true global governance:<BR/><BR/>"A research paper commissioned by the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has called for major changes to the way security is currently handled, advising tighter regulations for developers and ISPs and the foundation of an independent agency to monitor cybercrime."<BR/><BR/>http://www.virusbtn.com/news/2008/03_13.xml<BR/><BR/>"BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission unveiled on Wednesday a plan to fingerprint all foreigners visiting Europe's 24-nation border-free area, as part of a series of border-security proposals.<BR/><BR/>The electronic register, similar to a policy adopted by the United States after the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001, could go into effect by 2015 if governments and European lawmakers agree with the plan, the European Union executive said.<BR/><BR/>The European Commission says the scheme, part of a series of proposals to fight terrorism, organised crime and illegal migration, is needed to protect the bloc's borders now that travellers can cross national boundaries without checks between 24 member states in the enlarged border-free "Schengen" zone.<BR/><BR/>"This package puts forward new ideas on the table for the control of our borders ... using the most advanced technology to reach the highest level of security," EU Justice and Security Commissioner Franco Frattini said in a statement."<BR/><BR/>http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKL1368147220080213David J. Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115008702977534249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-35641368089680476372008-03-13T00:04:00.000-04:002008-03-13T00:04:00.000-04:00You have to let us know which anonymous you are be...You have to let us know which anonymous you are before we can grasp what you said. Use a time reference if you can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-52106784912204468412008-03-12T22:03:00.000-04:002008-03-12T22:03:00.000-04:00"REALLY? Been in many churches lately? you could f..."REALLY? Been in many churches lately? you could fire a cannon and few would stir -"<BR/><BR/>Here's the thing, you're talking about what is "now". Now go back and <B>think</B> about what I actually said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-82992994190038904392008-03-12T17:21:00.000-04:002008-03-12T17:21:00.000-04:00Maybe we've done it to ourselves. I decided to lo...Maybe we've done it to ourselves. I decided to look Wolfe and his religion Center up. <BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/2k9qxu <BR/>Transformation of American Religion by Alan Wolfe<BR/><BR/>"...God has met and struggled fiercely against American culture - and the culture has won.<BR/><BR/>"On the face of it, religion in America seems to be booming. Church attendance remains high, and God-talk is omnipresent. Yet after traveling across the country, visiting with clergy, joining in worship services, and digesting reports from every corner of the land, Wolfe discovered that the reality of religion as we actually practice it is utterly different from the stereotype. Gone is the language of sin and damnation. Forgotten are all the doctrinal differences that were once of burning importance. Worship and prayer serve the needs of the inner self. Witnessing is another lifestyle option. <BR/><BR/>"In short, American religion has been tamed, and God has become a friend rather than an authority figure. Even conservative religion has become part of the culture of narcissism. Evangelicals are more interested in planting and growing churches than they are in saving souls. People change denominations as frequently as they change jobs.<BR/><BR/>"Americans continue to take their religion seriously, but as a group we have thoroughly domesticated what was once a matter of spiritual life and death. We are witnessing the end of religion as our grandparents understood it - and the start of a new religion we are just beginning to know...."<BR/><BR/>The clergy have put the questions of morality behind them so as to grow and let parishioners be more comfortable in these community centers. Then the state determines what is moral, not in the name of religion, but on the basis of what they see is necessary for the good of the community. The only problem is that pride and lack of vision stand in the way of their determinations. Do we dare say something is immoral before the state approves our comments?<BR/><BR/>DorothyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-57195562809650683172008-03-11T21:02:00.000-04:002008-03-11T21:02:00.000-04:00HK-91 says....I heard Alan Wolfe the writer of thi...HK-91 says....<BR/><BR/>I heard Alan Wolfe the writer of this article linked below on NPR's radio program "Radio Without Borders" today. I thought you all might find it interesting. <BR/><BR/>It seems Mr. Wolfe thinks secularization will ultimately save the world.<BR/><BR/>He has a rather "interesting" take on the relationship between the secular and religious, curiously spirituality is overlooked, be it True Spirituality, or false spirituality.<BR/><BR/>It certainly is a rather different perspective on things.<BR/><BR/>http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200803/secularism <BR/><BR/>It seemed to me from the tone of the interview that the host of the program and Mr. Wolfe bubbled with glee that the secularist's will in fact save the world, and religionists, of any type, have been marginalized in their thinking, that we are at best a manipulatable statistic, and at worst an historical malignancy to be expunged.<BR/><BR/>HK-91Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-87737103276992403712008-03-11T17:27:00.000-04:002008-03-11T17:27:00.000-04:00that is: Psalms 69 which ismentioned again in Rom....that is: Psalms 69 which is<BR/>mentioned again in Rom. 9.<BR/><BR/>PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-63005197912556520542008-03-11T16:22:00.000-04:002008-03-11T16:22:00.000-04:00"A bowl of stew" sounds a lotlike " Let their tabl..."A bowl of stew" sounds a lot<BR/>like " Let their table become a <BR/>snare before them; and that <BR/>which should have been for <BR/>their reward, let it become a <BR/>trap. " <BR/>This verse is in the middle of <BR/>one of the so called "Messianic<BR/>Psalms" which are well known to<BR/>depict Jesus in a very clear way.<BR/>In this case it's Jesus speaking to <BR/>the Father while he was actually<BR/>suffering on the cross. He puts<BR/>this curse on those who hate <BR/>him and who have done this to<BR/>him for no good reason.<BR/>God makes good out of this evil.<BR/>But woe to those who perpetrate<BR/>it. <BR/> <BR/>PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-80958166436531596502008-03-11T07:12:00.000-04:002008-03-11T07:12:00.000-04:00Let no one forget that Esau sold hid birthright fo...Let no one forget that Esau sold hid birthright for a bowl of stew ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-11122180128166821132008-03-11T06:22:00.000-04:002008-03-11T06:22:00.000-04:00To anonymous at 8:62 -no, I do not think anything ...To anonymous at 8:62 -<BR/>no, I do not think anything like that , heretics or false christians or the like. <BR/>Yes - time will bear out all things - we need to standfast in Him, and go as lead. Those lead by the Spirit of God are sons of God.<BR/><BR/>DouginMIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-28915041937243795552008-03-11T06:21:00.000-04:002008-03-11T06:21:00.000-04:00A while ago someone had an interest in the color b...A while ago someone had an interest in the color blue; if that is still interesting to you look at this: http://www.raidersnewsnetwork.com/full.php?news=13516<BR/><BR/>“These things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy. . .”<BR/>This is a fact. This is what Jesus said. The faith to believe this should be yours. I hope the feeling, the joy of it will lighten you load. “Increase knowledge, increase sorrow.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-34973662604041299322008-03-11T06:17:00.000-04:002008-03-11T06:17:00.000-04:00Anonymous said... My 2 cents. The five virgins wer...Anonymous said... <BR/>My 2 cents. The five virgins were waiting for the Bridegroom not the Beast. If the Beast comes first, the other five aren't likely to be asleep. Being told to take the Mark or else is a pretty good clue something's up.<BR/><BR/><BR/>REALLY? Been in many churches lately? you could fire a cannon and few would stir -Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-71587907855403707122008-03-11T04:22:00.000-04:002008-03-11T04:22:00.000-04:00Hi everyone.I thought this was an interesting phot...Hi everyone.<BR/><BR/>I thought this was an interesting photo of what a Kosovo Serbian girl thinks of Solana...<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/3bnzvy<BR/><BR/>(Does she have horns on Solana, Bush, and the others??)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-90167036108618239092008-03-10T23:06:00.000-04:002008-03-10T23:06:00.000-04:00Interesting Hologramhttp://tinyurl.com/ytm7m6Interesting Hologram<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/ytm7m6Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-50785388205270066512008-03-10T21:32:00.000-04:002008-03-10T21:32:00.000-04:00Dorothy,Your suggestion of a discussion on what mi...Dorothy,<BR/><BR/>Your suggestion of a discussion on what might be done never materialized. Maybe you can throw out a couple of suggestions since you raise the issue again.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, DeannieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-39452902230363215142008-03-10T21:28:00.000-04:002008-03-10T21:28:00.000-04:00Latest climate news from Fulfilled Prophecy:“EU mu...Latest climate news from Fulfilled Prophecy:“EU must boost military capabilities in face of climate change”<BR/> “The EU and member states should further build up their capabilities with regards to civil protection, and civil and military crisis management and disaster response instruments to react to the security risks posed by climate change, reads a paper by EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and external relations commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner."<BR/> <BR/>http://euobserver.com/9/25811<BR/><BR/>Global Marshall Plan UPDATE: <BR/>“On March 5, 2008, the Coalition for the Global Commons launches an international consultation process that engages partners across the world in the development of a common global action plan. The Coalition for the Global Commons seeks to provide a multilateral platform in politics, economics, civil society, science, religious communities, academia, and the media that will enable leaders, experts and the public across the world to work together for a new system of global economic and political cooperation.”<BR/><BR/>http://realmarshallplan.org/press-release.pdf <BR/><BR/>http://www.global-commons.org/<BR/><BR/>Also see ‘WorldShift Network –The Club of Budapest (New site)<BR/>“The Club of Budapest is Founding Member of the Global Marshall Plan Initiative”<BR/>Ervin Laszlo is the founder and president of The Club of Budapest, co-founder of the Global Marshall Plan Initiative. Among others, partnered with the WorldShift Network<BR/>Are, The World Commission on Global Consciousness and Spirituality and Goi Peace Foundation. The Goi Peace Foundation was granted Special Consulative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations in 2004 and was also admitted to official-relationship status with UNESCO in 2006. It is connected directly to the World Peace Prayer Society. “ May Peace Prevail on Earth” <BR/> <BR/>http://www.worldshiftnetwork.<BR/>org/home<BR/><BR/>http://www.goipeace.or.jp/english/index.html<BR/><BR/>http://www.worldpeace.org/<BR/><BR/>Today I also came across another Club of Budapest/Laszlo sponsored<BR/>"thing" "The Institute at GlobalShift University" premiers 2009..."The first on line learning institution for the 21st century. “You’re either part of the problem or part of the solution.” When you go to the site the music you will hear as a video begins to play is the Barack Obama theme song "Yes We Can"<BR/><BR/>http://www.globalshiftu.<BR/>org/index.html<BR/><BR/>To verify the song you can listen to it here: <BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/37pgdn <BR/><BR/>RudiRudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790452739588756078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-58784824946026878822008-03-10T20:52:00.000-04:002008-03-10T20:52:00.000-04:00Very interesting discussion on the pre-tribulation...Very interesting discussion on the pre-tribulational rapture theory. Do any of you then believe that those who might disagree (and believe in a post-tribulational rapture theory) are either "false Christians" or "heretics"?<BR/><BR/>After all, only TIME will tell which argument is correct, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-87796144060720395052008-03-10T19:49:00.000-04:002008-03-10T19:49:00.000-04:00My 2 cents. The five virgins were waiting for the ...My 2 cents. The five virgins were waiting for the Bridegroom not the Beast. If the Beast comes first, the other five aren't likely to be asleep. Being told to take the Mark or else is a pretty good clue something's up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-15993788064399202232008-03-10T19:47:00.000-04:002008-03-10T19:47:00.000-04:00Deuteronomy Chapter 11Also IdolatryThe New Age cul...Deuteronomy Chapter 11<BR/>Also Idolatry<BR/><BR/>The New Age culture brings down punishment on the heads of its supporters. The punishmenet may come because God has commanded it. It may also come because it is destructive to the larger community. It destroys ethical behavior, charitable behavior, communal bonds, glorifies emotional thinking and destroys rigorous thinking. The growth of paganism and occult beliefs are signals that a community is dying from within, rotting away. <BR/><BR/>Whether the Christian view of end times or a time of evil that must expend itself before it can end, remember God gave us free will and we can do something about it. <BR/><BR/>DorothyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-81613709833665853152008-03-10T19:38:00.000-04:002008-03-10T19:38:00.000-04:00Hi,I'd like to add that there were sevenfeasts whi...Hi,<BR/>I'd like to add that there were seven<BR/>feasts which God commanded Israel<BR/>to observe every year. It's taken <BR/>mostly from Ex.12, Lev. 23 & 25,<BR/>and Num.29.<BR/>It's according to some denominations <BR/>as well as a number of Bible scholars<BR/>who hold that each of the feasts is<BR/>a "shadow of things to come". That <BR/>is, these feasts have a fulfillment<BR/>in the New Testament.<BR/><BR/>To whit:<BR/>1) Passover; Jesus is the Passover Lamb<BR/> ( The Crucifixion )<BR/>2) Unleavened Bread: He was hidden <BR/>in the earth for three days, just <BR/>as the Israelites hid the unleavened <BR/>bread in the folds of their coats as<BR/>they escaped. He is the Bread of Life.<BR/> ( John 6 )<BR/><BR/>3) Firstfruits: ( The Resurrection )<BR/>Jesus is the first fruit of<BR/>the new man who is spiritual and <BR/>incorruptible. Rom.11:16 <BR/>(I Cor..15:20-23) ( James1:18)<BR/>(Rev.14:4)<BR/><BR/>4) Pentecost: ( Feast of Weeks ) He<BR/>was with the disciples for fifty<BR/>days (seven weeks )before he <BR/>ascended into heaven. <BR/>_These four feasts took place in <BR/>the spring, and all of them have <BR/>seen their fulfillment in His <BR/>first appearance as Joseph's son,<BR/>the humble servant. Then came <BR/>three feasts in the Autumn:<BR/><BR/>5) Trumpets: (Rosh Hashanah)<BR/> "On the first day of the seventh<BR/>month" (a new moon) This is going<BR/>to be the Rapture of the Saints. <BR/>God's people "move out" "in a <BR/>moment, in the twinkling of an eye<BR/>AT THE LAST TRUMP"<BR/>Note here than because of the <BR/>reckoning of the new moon,which<BR/>had to be made by two observers<BR/>at sundown, no man ever knew<BR/>the exact day or the hour...<BR/><BR/>6) Atonement: "They ( Israel ) <BR/>shall look upon him whom they<BR/>pierced" ( Zech. 10 )<BR/>This is seven years of tribulation.<BR/> <BR/>7) Tabernacles ( Ingathering, Booths )<BR/>The Lord will dwell with men.<BR/>The lion will lay down with the ox. Is. 11<BR/>This is the Millennial Kingdom<BR/><BR/>_ These last three are yet to be<BR/>fulfilled, but the Feast of Trumpets<BR/>is next, after the "summer" of the <BR/>"Age of Grace", or the "Times of the<BR/>Gentiles." <BR/><BR/>PS The Feast of Trumpets is on Sept.<BR/>27th, 28th or 29th this year. No <BR/>one really knows for sure.<BR/><BR/>Yours truly,<BR/>PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-32191549594103250512008-03-10T18:02:00.000-04:002008-03-10T18:02:00.000-04:00Rose I pray you are so right! Now would be a good ...Rose I pray you are so right! <BR/><BR/>Now would be a good time, I'm more than ready.<BR/><BR/>kckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-46580633909631015902008-03-10T18:00:00.000-04:002008-03-10T18:00:00.000-04:00Fewer confessions and new sins By David Willey BB...Fewer confessions and new sins <BR/>By David Willey <BR/>BBC News, Rome <BR/><BR/><BR/>The Vatican has brought up to date the traditional seven deadly sins by adding seven modern mortal sins it claims are becoming prevalent in what it calls an era of "unstoppable globalisation". <BR/> <BR/>Those newly risking eternal punishment include drug pushers, the obscenely wealthy, and scientists who manipulate human genes. So "thou shalt not carry out morally dubious scientific experiments" or "thou shalt not pollute the earth" might one day be added to the Ten Commandments. <BR/><BR/>kckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-43092534045454244212008-03-10T17:56:00.000-04:002008-03-10T17:56:00.000-04:00Vatican lists "new sins," including pollutionBy Ph...Vatican lists "new sins," including pollution<BR/><BR/>By Philip Pullella<BR/><BR/>VATICAN CITY (Reuters) "Thou shall not pollute the Earth. Thou shall beware genetic manipulation. Modern times bring with them modern sins. So the Vatican has told the faithful that they should be aware of "new" sins such as causing environmental blight." <BR/><BR/>"...also listed drug trafficking and social and economic injustices as modern sins."<BR/><BR/>Since when do men decide "new sins"? Complete article is a must read, including Global warming remarks. <BR/><BR/>kckMaggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107689924840695258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11772087.post-7912903929094677352008-03-10T17:42:00.000-04:002008-03-10T17:42:00.000-04:00Rose/ HumbleI'm probably not as knowledgeable rega...Rose/ Humble<BR/><BR/>I'm probably not as knowledgeable regarding the scripture as most on this blog, however I have done my fair share of studying the pre-tribbers case. <BR/> If one will look at all the times God has brought his wrath against people you will see that he always removed the righteous from the wrath. Like with Moses and the Hebrew people, before the Pharaoh would allow them to leave God brought plagues against the Egyptians that did not affect the Hebrew people. Or with Noah, God removed him and he did not go through Gods wrath. And the same with Lot and his family.<BR/> Now I'm not saying we as Christians will not go through Trials and Tribulations, because Christ said that we will. However what Christ spoke of was not the Wrath of God. I guess if you will look at the Consistency of God throughout history you will see that there has never been a case when Gods wrath harmed a Righteous or Just person. <BR/> If we're still here during the first half of the 7 years then I don't see how any of the seals could be opened. Because those seals sound like Wrath to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com