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Pastor-View News Commentary Paying attention to issues that affect the attitude of our nation toward God through Jesus Christ.

 

May, 2006

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Cultural and Political News: Pray for those in authority…

1.       Da Vinci Code distortions. Good internet resources. Catholic Church leads charge against it. Tom Hanks apparently can*t decide whether its serious dialogue or just fun.

2.       Homosexuality has no proven biological basis. DNC chair struggles to toe the line. Confusion about God and transgender.

3.       Cowboy Church facing government control!

4.       Immigration nuanced discussions. Christians need to think hard about immigration issues.

5.       Massachussets school redefines homosexuality as a civil right not a sexuality issue to let parents choose to opt-out their children. Is this the result?

6.       University of California Hastings College of Law decides for Christian club what it believes! Lying Nobel Prize Winner considered quality OSU speaker. Conservative Books provided cause for heterophobia at OSU. Downright liberal intolerance!

7.       Duke Rape Case: Change definition of morality, lose appreciation of danger. Example: STD’s

8.       Jewish Influence: recycling anti-semitism.

9.       Iran: Weapon’s grade uranium found! Russia helping them. Can we stop Iran?

10.    Roe V Wade on the ropes Washington Post makes complicated humanistic argument for less late term abortions but more abortion pill usage. Article does not quite say it but really argues for problem free extra-marital sex: the complicated term they use for this is *individual autonomy*.

11.    University of Texas biologist Erick Pianka.  Saving earth with Ebola. Respected Environmentalist calls for extermination of human race through Ebola. UN argues that man is causing biggest extinctions since dinosaurs. Russian Communist Leader exposes moral ambiguity of his own military research. Scientists do science with mentally retarded but end up with religious humanism conclusions based on faith and not observation.

12.    Katrina Refugees overwhelming compassion of Houston.

13.    Lord, we pray for protection against disease.  Chronology of flu spread. Real Panic out there. Panic is dangerous fundraising tool. Worldwide H5N1 Avian Bird Flu Panic reveals lack of hope in powerful, loving God. United States watching Canada on this. God hears the cry of those who seek Him! It is arrogant for mankind to think he can save himself through science. Medical knowledge is great, repentance and trust in God is best.

Worldview Issues: Popular Humanism (The Light came into the world but the world hated the light. Pray: Lord of the Harvest raise up workers.)

1.       Freedom of Speech/Religion What is the balance? Europe losing perspective. NewsMedia cowed into submission.

2.       Global Warming/Christianity agenda driven Christianity dangerous. Evangelicalism split on the issue.

3.       Bush recommends anti-communism book.

4.       Social Gospel Dying: Marvin Olasky. Conservative vs. Progressive Children future going to conservatives due to child-bearing rates. Traditional Married Women happier according to new study. Republicans happier according to consistent studies since 1970’s. The Feminine Mistake. Flawed Berkley Study says whiny kids grow up to be conservatives. Roots of poverty: important distinctions. Fathers are important despite what many authors/social scientists claim. 1 in 3 children go to sleep in homes without dads!

5.       Homosexual Adoption soon to be outlawed by states. In Massachusetts, though, Catholic Charities who reject homosexual parents have been shut down. Same-sex Marriage slippery slope after all. Massachusetts law Homosexuality: United Methodists/Episcopalians diverge on issue. China rejects homosexual festival. Golden Globe Awards thoroughly gunked with homosexual themes. Vatican takes strong steps on homosexual priests. Brokeback Mountain celebrates homosexuality. Homosexual clubs get money over Christian clubs. Abuse: Is Homosexually abusing someone more criminal than sexually abusing someone? Biblically, yes, though both are horrible. Hate Speech: Psychiatrists: Want to label hate an illness. Moving to label homophobia a psychiatric disorder. Shocking! UConn students use *hate speech* label for conservative perspective. Kansas U Professor On Intolerance lies about hate motivated attack. Strange indeed! Meanwhile, Resident Advisers at University banned from doing Bible studies. Clear violation of constitutional rights.

6.       WB Vendetta dangerously turning terrorism clarity into confusion. Oscars Anthony Hopkins notes Hollywood arrogance. Hollywood used to champion its trash, violence and sex, by claiming they were just giving the audience *what it wanted*. Now with wildly unpopular liberal social movies they claim courage to *teach* lessons for future generations. This simply proves that morality was never something they were interested to champion, unless that meant liberal (im) morality. Not like any of this is really a shock. Humanism has always been their curriculum. Underage sex link to media found. Pornography: College Dorm Brothels? Our teens are learning all about it! Bowling Green State University pays porn star to teach our college kids about pornography. Carnegie Mellon U encourages porn industry. US Government is finally getting serious about policing pornography sites

7.       God Rejecting Political Entities Experiencing Decline: France continues to face major youth unrest. EU rejects God for constitution and faces economic decline, attacks from angry nations. If world is headed for an Asian shift, look for a nation with significant evangelism explosion to lead the way, (China?). Massachusetts: Why is everyone leaving? Canada goes conservative?!

Bias In Culture: Cultural Blindness: (Surrounding ourselves with those who teach what we want them to teach.  Lord, raise up prophets to speak Your word.)

1.       Matt Lauer makes socialist preaching teacher look like victim his student*s questions.

2.       Air America still struggling to survive.

3.       Bias In Media? Amazing twist of logic from left about media bias. Definitive UCLA study silences critics with its analysis. Scandals treated inequitably.

4.       University Conservatives are New Hot Item. UNCG: uses *disrespect* as tool to shut down free speech. Wake Forest unconstitutional discrimination being exposed!

5.       Mike Adams: essential voice in our culture today.

International Matters: (Why do the nations rage?)

1.       Saddam Hussein argues *might makes right*, killing 150 people in town was his right as leader of Iraq.

2.       Israel Archaeological Tunnel Finds point to fall of Jerusalem.

3.       Chavez continues to consolidate his communist power.

4.       Hamas wins elections in Palestine. Now they must prove their worth. Muslim World Like Angry Beehive over political cartoons depicting Muhammed. Different from Christian Response to Kanye West Photos? Islamic World Domination: Iran leader calls for final war between Islam and the West. They are not even trying to hide it.

5.       Why do Japanese live so long? Is it their intense commitment to honor parents?

6.       15 year old Buddha developing large following.

International Missions

  1. Bahai Faith: Major force for humanism.
  2. Inspiring Story of Nien Cheng
  3. Chinese House Churches shut down amidst brutal torture.
  4. North Korea leads the way in Human Rights abuses.
  5. Hindu Persecution of Christians in Nepali.
  6. Wow, How can the UN think this is okay?
  7. Converted Shia woman disappears. Pakistani Christians violently attacked on Easter morning.
  1. Indonesia church attacks.

 

 

 

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