Monthly Archives: December 2012

2012 strange actions : Christian Fined & Sentenced to 60 Days in Jail Over AZ Home Bible Studies


  Posted on July 6, 2012 at 3:32pm by Billy Hallowell We’ve told you before about government regulations hampering home Bible studies, but this story is even more pervasive, perplexing and complicated than the others. Michael Salman, who lives in Phoenix, … Continue reading

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One in Ten Children Asked for a Daddy for Christmas


  This is the real culture war: A truly heartbreaking story broke over Christmas. A British consumer agency released a survey that showed that the tenth most requested gift from Father Christmas was “a dad” (coming in just behind “snow”). … Continue reading

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The Bishop’s Bible, which is one of just 70 printed more than 400 years ago, was found in poor condition by church reader during a clear out at St James’ Church in Teignmouth


A rare 16th century Bible which could be worth up to £10,000 if sold at auction has been discovered in a church in Devon. The Telegraph: The Bishop’s Bible, which is one of just 70 printed more than 400 years … Continue reading

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10th-9th centuries BC Judean Temple Discovered Near Jerusalem


The Bible Places Blog has the news: A Judean temple from the 10th-9th centuries BC has been discovered four miles northwest of ancient Jerusalem. The structure has massive walls, faces east, and contained a cache of sacred vessels. The site of Tel … Continue reading

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Frankincense Returns to the Holy Land – growing after 1500 years – Balm of Gilead has anti-cancer properties


After 1,500 years: KIBBUTZ KETURA, ISRAEL – Seven years after I revealed her success in sprouting a 2,000 year-old date palm seed found on Masada, botanist Dr Elaine Solowey of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies has done it again. … Continue reading

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And Just Because we have emerged unscathed from the Mayan Apocalypse – How about a more solid description of the Apocalypse to come


And Just Because… … we have emerged unscathed from the Mayan Apocalypse [major miscalculation = FAIL], here’s something far more solid: Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple [24:1] Jesus left the temple and was going away, when his disciples came to point out … Continue reading

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A SOUTH AFRICAN VIEW OF NORTH AMERICAN ANGLICANS


(Judy and Fr. Bruce Kirkpatrick, 3rd Advent, 2012 – St. John The Apostle Anglican Church, Chesterfield TWP., Michigan) Here is a view of our Anglican attempts at orthodoxy within the body of former Episcopalian, Anglican, and other Christians who have … Continue reading

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TRULY WEIRD……. Case of mistaken identity. Hmmm….


An unusual story coming out of the United Kingdom features a man named Nathan Grindal, who only wanted to watch a darts competition. Grindal was among some 4500 other fans and spectators who were watching a match between Phil Taylor … Continue reading

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VIEW # 2 – DECLINE OF CHRISTIANITY IN THE WEST


Whitby Abbey – “bare, ruined quires” A different view of the root problems within the Church of England, and by extension the churches in the USA.  One of a variety of views as to current day declines in Christianity in … Continue reading

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JOB STUDY – College professors in theology and religious studies – SIGNS OF SLOW EROSION


Via the Cardinal Newman Society: A new study from the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature found that there are fewer jobs being posted for college professors in theology and religious studies than there were prior … Continue reading

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