May Recap (part 2)

Europe falls apart...
Greeks return to the streets

Whatever Germany does, the euro as we know it is dead

Payback Time - Deficit Crisis Threatens Ample Benefits of European Life
waah.

Spain says Mediterranean Union summit postponed

Italy joins Europe's austerity club with deep cuts

'Bone relic traffickers' arrested in Greece

4 Spanish savings banks to merge
Nationalization.

Terrorist shot dead in Belfast by fellow loyalists

Stocks slide, euro falls after Spain downgrade
Euro falls as Spain suffers rating downgrade

Advance guard of angry women lead Italians into European protests over austerity cuts



Russia on the move...
Arms Trader Says Russia Fulfilling Contracts With Syria

In Secret Report, Russia Shifts Westward
In other words, they smell weakness.

U.S. lifts sanctions on Russian arms exporter

Stalin blocked attempts to kill Hitler: general

Death toll from south Russia bomb rises to seven

Gazprom, Naftogaz may create JV before merger
And Ukraine falls with no invasion necessary.

Russia and crisis-hit EU seek to ease disputes at summit



The Mideast on the brink...
Arms Trader Says Russia Fulfilling Contracts With Syria

Islamic finance banks on expansion

New Desalination Plants Water the Desert

Wall Street Journal: Palestinians make surprisingly large land offer to Israel
"Surprisingly large" is mighty pitiful to me.

Israel war games | Iran nuclear bomb
Israel holds defense drill amid regional tension

Jordanian 'murdered his daughter in abortion bid'

Syria defies Western pressure over Hezbollah

U.S. Orders Expanded Covert Military Action in Mideast

Taliban attack Nato's biggest base in Afghanistan

Haredim riot in Jaffa, 80 detained

Egypt, Kenya play down Nile water row

'Recon for attack a warning to Iran'

Iran police vow to crack down on protest rallies

'Concrete evidence' Syria arming Hizbullah

State media: Lebanon fires on Israeli warplanes

Turkey will ship gasoline to Iran despite sanctions

A New "Iron Curtain" Along Gaza
Egypt's fence, though they did all they could to make it sound like Israel.

Abbas: We deal with US, not Israel


Flotilla raid:
9 dead as Israeli forces storm Gaza aid convoy
Israeli attack on Gaza aid ship: analysis
Flotilla Upstages Obama, Netanyahu on Way Home
Netanyahu: I regret Gaza flotilla deaths, but Israeli troops had right to self-defense
Analysis: A race to contain the damage
Israel criticized over Gaza aid flotilla attack
Turkey urges U.N. Security Council to condemn Israeli attack on aid flotilla
Israel Defends Self at U.N. Security Council Amidst Controversy Over Flotilla Raid



Korea flaring up
North Korea threatens 'all-out war' over warship sinking report

NKorea severs all ties with SKorea, as South launches psychological warfare over ship sinking
North Korea cuts all ties with the South

U.S. planning military maneuvers near North Korea

North Korea 'is exporting nuclear technology'

S Korea holds war games, works to persuade sceptics



The center cannot hold...
Maoist bus attack kills about 35 in India, government says

Road blockade chokes Indian state's lifeline

Bangkok burns after Thai protest leaders arrested
Thai banks, businesses count cost of deadly protests

Ottawa police have suspects in firebombing

Hundreds flock to Nigeria in search of food

Gangs set barricades in Jamaica to protest extradition
Jamaican capital declares state of emergency

Escape Attempt Led to Killings of Unarmed Inmates -Haiti

20 killed as residential areas bear brunt of attack on Mogadishu

Congo pastor loses 9 out of 10 children in war

Maylasia - Amnesty for illegals once biometric system in place

‘Honest’ Britain reveals number of nuclear warheads in arsenal - 225

Prince Andrew and the Kazakhstan connection

China police rescue slaves from brick kiln



Oil spill:
Obama Extends Moratorium on Deepwater Wells

Obama Defends Response to Gulf Oil Spill, Pledges to 'Shut This Down'

YouTube - BP Oil Spill: Frustrated Plaquemines Parish President Nungesser Lashes Out

Hurricane plus oil equals more problems

Gulf of Mexico oil spill: fresh questions raised about chemicals

Frustration over sand barriers boils in Louisiana as federal government offers few answers



Here at home:
Eight-year-old Whitehall boy saves little sister from abduction try
What a great kid!

Arizona Official Threatens to Cut Off Los Angeles Power as Payback for Boycott
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! - PDF of the letter
Top Official Says Feds May Not Process Illegals Referred From Arizona

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer abruptly suspends state's attorney general from illegal immigrant law defense
He's been protesting it from the beginning. Not exactly a great advocate.

Where’s Jimmy? Just Google His Bar Code

National intelligence director resigning

U.S. Banks Post Profit, but Woes Persist

What's really behind SEIU's Bank of America protests?

Private pay shrinks to historic lows as gov't payouts rise

US money supply plunges at 1930s pace as Obama eyes fresh stimulus
We are sooooooo screwed.

White House to get $376M renovation

Homeland In-Security « Son of Hamas
Remember the guy who went to work for Shin Bet, reporting on Hamas? Well, the US wants to deport him. But not the Mexican gangs crossing our border. No, not them.

Covering Obama, press encounters Nation of Islam



And next door:
Politician's disappearance rivets Mexico

Pirates terrorize boaters on Texas lake along Mexican border

Mexican Government Runs Threatening Ad… In the Arizona Republic Newspaper

Traffickers dismember Mexico prison warden

Authorities recover 20 to 25 bodies from abandoned silver mine in Mexico



Climate chaos!
Winter wreaks havoc on Mongolia herders

Drought figures show promise for winter, but half the state(NSW) remains on the brink

12 Killed In Poland Floods

Hurricane warning: 2010 has force
On the one hand, these forecasts have a rotten track record for accuracy. On the other hand, the Gulf is much hotter than usual and the season got underway early. If you're on the coast, you oughtta be ready anyway.

Devon-based ship praised for rescuing crew in cyclone

Cyclone Laila hits southeast India, 23 killed
Sri Lanka’s airport runway submerged, displaced numbers climb to 259,241 with 8 dead

Storms lash New South Wales damaging homes

Deadly storm strikes volcano-hit Guatemala
Storm Agatha kills at least 17 in Central America
Storm kills more than 100 in Central America
Tropical Storm Agatha floods kill 150, cause giant sinkhole in Guatemala City
TS Agatha Aftermath: Guatemala Giant Sinkhole
YIKES!!!


Tectonic chaos!
5.1 earthquake hits California border area

Eruption of Hawaii volcano reaches 10,000 days

Iceland Volcano Lava Flow Stops, Ash Slows, University Says
Norway to shut part of airspace due volcanic ash
Iceland's Eyjafjoell volcano eruption is no longer active, says geologist

Indonesian volcano spews ash and lava: official

Katla Volcano In Iceland Shows Signs Of Increased Activity

Thousands flee volcanoes in Ecuador, Guatemala

Submarine volcano erupts south of Sarigan
Pacific volcano erupts near Marianas islands

Major earthquake, aftershocks hit South Pacific

Giant ash cloud threatens flights in Pacific


Plagues!
Cambridge UK - People – and bees – swarm to busy weekend of events

'Thousands of bees' swarm White House

Firefighters battle thousands of bees released in highway crash

New York: ‘Oh My God, That’s 30,000 Bees’


Doesn't bear thinking about

Polio outbreak spreads in Tajikistan, WHO warns


Locusts KO crop hopes

Ranchers brace for possible grasshopper swarms

Swarming 'swells' locusts' brains


WHO adopts plan to cut measles amid fears of resurgence

Horde of frogs keeps Greek highway traffic slow

Apopka frog outbreak: 'There were tons of them'
Frogs Hop To It Near Lake Apopka

Yellow flies have residents seeing red



Random items of interest:
End of the World Sale: Nuke-Proof Bunkers

'Pixie Dust' made from pig bladders regrows limbs of wounded soldiers

Pagan altar found at Israel construction site

Man Infects Himself with (Computer) Virus

CIA's secret Iraq weapon revealed: a Saddam gay sex tape

World Economic Forum - Global Redesign Summit 2010
Hmm. I'll be going through the report.

May Recap (part 1)

Mayday! Mayday!
Thousands join May Day protests in Europe

May Day riot breaks out in downtown Santa Cruz; windows broken on dozens of businesses, porch of cafe set on fire

18 businesses damaged in California protest



On the heels of the Times Square bomber:
Bomb scare disrupts Pittsburgh Marathon
Microwave Oven Detonated On Pittsburgh Marathon Route

NY bomb suspect 'nearly escaped US' on Dubai flight



Greece's going under...
Greece sees rescue deal on Saturday, thousands protest
Greece police tear gas anti-austerity protesters

'Collapse or salvation' the stark choice faced by Greece as it faces £26billion budget cuts over TWO years

Greece's problems 'tip of the iceberg' warns Dr Doom

Protestors storm Acropolis over Greece spending cuts
3 dead as anti-austerity riots erupt in Athens
Greek riots turn deadly: What it means

Europe Crisis Deepens As Chaos Grips Greece

New clashes in Greece after austerity bill passed

Hundreds hold vigil at firebombed Athens bank

Gloom in Greece despite EU loan relief

IMF OKs Greece loan as Europe tries to stem crisis

Europe Austerity Push Deepens After Rescue Message



...and Europe's going with it.
Election row spills into Albania's streets
Tens of thousands attend Albania election protest

Lithuania detains woman suspected of terrorism

Protesters attempt to storm Irish parliament

Cameron takes the helm as new PM

Child is sole survivor of Tripoli air crash

Former German soldier sentenced for anti-Semitic graffiti
(As in third reich. Nothing 'neo' with this nazi.)

Europe, Nationalism and Shared Fate

Arrest of 13 CIA Agents Sought in Spain

Polish bank claims Europe's first biometric cash point

Euro Breakup Talk Increases as Germany Loses Proxy
The face of Europe is now changed for ever
Euro breakup talk spreads as Germany loses its proxy
President Nicolas Sarkozy 'threatened to pull France out of euro'



And Russia...
puts the squeeze to Ukraine:
Putin stuns Ukraine with surprise gas deal
Ukraine’s Leaders Trying to Resist Gazprom-Naftohaz “Merger”
Ukraine president resists Russian gas takeover

The 1940 Katyn Murders: Russia Posts Its Files Online


But they do know how to deal with pirates:
Somali pirates hold Russian crew after oil tanker seized; warship in pursuit
Russian forces storm oil tanker, 1 pirate killed
Russia says pirates who held tanker are freed
Russia says freed pirates didn't reach land

Russia jails 'pirate' over Arctic Sea ship mystery


Foreign troops to join Russia's Victory Day parade
(This business makes me extremely ill.)
Vladimir Putin snubs Britain and US over VE Day celebrations
Anger as NATO troops join Red Square parade
U.S. troops march in Red Square for first time in Victory Day parade


Russia coal mine blasts kill 32, 58 still trapped

Russia and Turkey Sign Pact for Nuclear Reactor

Turkey, Russia, Iran could form 'rejected coalition,' says expert

'Russia to sell Syria weapons'



The Mideast tenderbox
Hillary Clinton to Reveal Size of U.S. Nuclear Arsenal; Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Criticizes U.S.
Pentagon reveals secret: US has 5,113 nuclear warheads, thousands more awaiting dismantling

US and Russia to propose ban on WMD in Middle East

Bombs target buses of Christian students in Iraq

Usama Bin Laden Is Living Comfortably in Iran, Documentary Asserts
(Me, I think he's a corpse by now, but sans prof...)

Egyptian protesters clash with police

Turkish FM in new tirade against Israel

Iran begins new military maneuvers in Persian Gulf

Israel: Hezbollah stockpiling missiles

Five world powers urge nuclear-free zone in Middle East

Egypt Christians want action on insulting novel

Panel faults Obama on arms reduction treaty

Bolton: Obama Pressuring Israel on Nuke Program

White House silent as PA decides to move offices to east Jerusalem

Lawyers in Egypt call for Arabian Nights to be banned
(boy, lots of calls for bannination in Egypt.)

Lebanon charges army colonel with spying for Israel

At least 99 killed in attacks across Iraq

'Israel fought its own battles'

Archaeologist: Stop Muslim Temple Mount Denial, 'Barbaric' Digs

Ancient water bridge found in Jerusalem

Egypt extends emergency rule

Russia and Turkey Sign Pact for Nuclear Reactor

Babylon ruins torn between preservation and profit

Israel slams Russia's Hamas stance

Turkey, Russia, Iran could form 'rejected coalition,' says expert

'Dr. Doom' Roubini to Synagogue Audience: Israeli Air Strike on Iran 'Would Lead to Another Global Recession'

PA Finds Bibi's Biblical Reference 'Distasteful'
(I'm sure.)

'Russia to sell Syria weapons'



Asian hotspot building...
China May ‘Crash’ in Next 9 to 12 Months, Faber Says

Report: China, Iran, North Korea have formed strategic alliance



More fun abroad!
Defeated Sudan candidate says armed, makes demands

Naxals blow up railway track; torch 2 buses - India

Pakistan, India to hold July talks

Nigeria: Fire hits Shell pipeline; Eni fixes flow

Nigeria's young people pray for fair elections
Goodluck Jonathan sworn in as Nigeria's president
(Dunno much about him, I just think more people should be named "Goodluck.")


Two killed in Ethiopia bomb attack: official

Police Officer Is Killed as Shooting and Explosions Strike Bangkok
Thai PM defends crackdown as bodies lie on streets
Thailand rejects protesters' call for ceasefire and talks

Kenya's top sleuth is dead

Haitian police break up violent protest at palace

Chile holds Pakistani over explosive at U.S. embassy

Somali pirates seize Greek ship

Venezuela to take over Gruma's local unit

Ukrainian minister backs Georgia on rebel region

Government Backers Retake Buildings in Kyrgyzstan



Immigration brouhaha:
Ezra Klein - Is a biometric, national ID card an immigration game changer?
Democrats: BELIEVE in biometric Social Security cards

Immigration protesters block Los Angeles street

American Thinker: Is America Conquered When the American Flag Is 'Offensive'?



More fun things here!
Did DHS pressure teen to get abortion? - Philadelphia

Judge lifts stay in Mich. militia case

Roubini Urges Goldman Sachs Breakup, Possible CDO Ban: Books

Ga. Seniors Told They Can't Pray Before Meals

The United States of Apocalypse

University of California at San Diego Student Tells David Horowitz She's Up For Another Holocaust

NOURIEL ROUBINI TELLS FOX BUSINESS THE ECONOMY “IS UNSUSTAINABLE”



And the oil just keeps coming.
Fla. tourism businesses brace as oil slick nears
Yah. Empty businesses and the oil's not here yet. Just as the summer job season was opening. *sigh*

Huge BP spill means a high-stakes hurricane season

Ten-mile oil plume found beneath surface of Gulf of Mexico



Climate chaos!
At least 19 dead as storms pound Southeast
Flood victim found in field; Tenn. toll hits 18
Dean: Nashville flood damage to top $1 billion
Nashville Flooding: At Least 29 Dead From Flash Flooding in the South
Coast Guard: Historic flooding expected in Ky.
Tennesseans Clean Up From Fatal Floods

Jordan River to run dry by next year

Severe storm kills 54 in India

Death toll from Tajikistan's floods rises to 24

5 dead as tornadoes rip through Southern Plains

Israel to ban fishing in the Sea of Galilee

Aral Sea, ecological disaster: And it's good night from the Aral Sea


Tectonic chaos!
New volcano ash flight ban ordered
Eyjafjallajokull volcano calms down, but ash production rising
UK air passengers face more ash disruption
Ash Cloud From Iceland Volcano May Cause Further Disruption This Week Met Office And Airlines Warn
Air travel hit as volcano hurls up new ash cloud
Volcano shuts down Iceland's main airport
Report: 5 Moroccan airports closed because of Icelandic volcano ash
European air traffic back to normal but ash cloud at Eyjafjallajokull higher Thursday

Will Iceland’s Katla Volcano Blow Next?

Moderate quake rattles Puerto Rico

Plagues of biblical proportions!
Farmers count cost of locust swarms
Back Paddock Locusts crash wedding party

Grasshoppers or beetles - pick your poison

Locust menace threatens crops

Devastating slide in Quebec ‘was like the end of the world’

On Memorial Day

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
--John 15:13


In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

--John McCrae, 1915


History of Memorial Day


Some Gave All
I knew a man called him Sandy Kane
Few folks even knew his name
But a hero was he
Left a boy, came back a man
Still many just don't understand
About the reasons we are free

I can't forget the look in his eyes
Or the tears he cries
As he said these words to me

All gave some and some gave all
And some stood through for the red, white and blue
And some had to fall
And if you ever think of me
Think of all your liberties and recall
Some gave all

Now Sandy Kane is no longer here
But his words are oh so clear
As they echo through out our land
For all his friends who gave us all
Who stood the ground and took the fall
To help their fellow man

Love your country and live with pride
And don't forget those who died America can't you see

All gave some and some gave all
And some stood through for the red, white and blue
And some had to fall
And if you ever think of me
Think of all your liberties and recall
Some gave all

And if you ever think of me
Think of all your liberties and recall, yes recall
Some gave all

Some gave all

--Billy Ray Cyrus, 1992



24 Notes That Tap Deep Emotions (history of Taps)

Taps
Day is done, gone the sun,
From the hills, from the lake,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.

Go to sleep, peaceful sleep,
May the soldier or sailor,
God keep.
On the land or the deep,
Safe in sleep.

Love, good night, Must thou go,
When the day, And the night
Need thee so?
All is well. Speedeth all
To their rest.

Fades the light; And afar
Goeth day, And the stars
Shineth bright,
Fare thee well; Day has gone,
Night is on.

Thanks and praise, For our days,
'Neath the sun, Neath the stars,
'Neath the sky,
As we go, This we know,
God is nigh.

Recapping April

Been quite a month. Earthquakes, volcanoes, locusts, suspicious plane crash, uprisings, and more!

Palestinian PM sees statehood by August 2011

US allows Iran its nuclear vision

Communications Corruption at the White House

Grasshopper invasion: just what Western states don't want
Grasshopper outlook strikes fear on Western range

Dozens killed in anti-government uprising in Kyrgyzstan

6 dead in violence between police and wildcat miners in Peru

Up to 200 buried, feared dead in new Rio mudslide

Kyrgyzstan president goes into hiding

Netanyahu cancels trip to DC Nuclear Security Summit

Shin Bet: Leak poses "direct threat"


The Associated Press: Analysis: Katyn claims another Polish generation
Polish president killed in plane crash: the conspiracy theorists will go crazy – Telegraph Blogs
Ya think?
Kaczynski has lunch with Obama
Polish President Lech Kaczynski Reacts to U.S. Missile Defense Reversal
President Kaczynski vows support for Tbilisi
Kubilius and Kaczynski: Russia"s actions are unacceptable
Putin heads crash investigation

Kyrgyzstan’s New Leaders Edge Closer to Russia

Prominent Russian Judge Shot Dead

Russia is said to have fueled unrest in Kyrgyzstan


Fifteen die as Thai troops try to clear protest camps

Spain: An earthquake strikes Granada and Malaga

Petraeus’s Israel Problem

Struggling to survive Mongolia's freezing winter

India 'not planning' to deploy army after Maoist attack

Obama's disregard for media reaches new heights at nuclear summit

China earthquake kills hundreds in Qinghai
In Qinghai Province in China, earthquake kills hundreds and levels buildings
China earthquake toll rises to 1,144

Massive fireball reported across Midwestern sky

Iceland volcano erupts for second time in a month forcing new evacuation of tourists
Ash Plume across the North Atlantic
From Iceland's depths, an ancient peril erupts into the midst of a modern crisis
Scientists warn of more eruptions

Australia faces huge locust plague
Locusts ravage NSW, cross Victorian border
Locust plague continues to threatens Australian crops

Western Nebraska could see lots of grasshoppers

Moscow plans posters honoring Stalin
While our troops march through Red Square. Lovely.

Tomb protest turns deadly in Indonesia's capital

Iran holds nuclear summit of its own in response to US

Treasury to End Paper Checks

Nigeria police step up patrols after pastor's murder

PHOTOS: Dried-up Aral Sea Aftermath

Eyjafjallajökull and the Biggest Volcanic Eruptions

Delightful New Russian Missiles Can Be Hidden in Shipping Containers

Russia considers new powers for KGB successor

Doctors sterilise Uzbek women by stealth

Mouse plague threatens SA crops - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Because apparently the locusts were not enough.

Fairfield County closes health department to treat for fleas | The Columbus Dispatch
Physician, heal thyself!

Egypt Convicts Head of Hizbullah Terror Cell, Plus 25 Others

Wildfire danger reaches 'extreme' level in northern Minnesota

Oil May Be Leaking at Rate of 25,000 Barrels a Day in Gulf

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Analysis: Israel fears US wants to impose peace
With good reason:


Israeli officials: Obama to call world summit if Mideast peace talks fail

U.S. President Barack Obama has told several European leaders that if Israeli-Palestinian talks remain stalemated into September or October, he will convene an international summit on achieving Mideast peace, senior Israeli officials told Haaretz on Thursday.

The officials said the conference would be run by the Quartet of Middle East peacemakers - the United States, European Union, United Nations and Russia - in a bid to forge a united global front for creating a Palestinian state. The summit, they said, would address such core issues as borders, security arrangements, Palestinian refugees and the status of Jerusalem.

Barack Obama threatens to impose peace plan on Middle East

The move would fulfil one of Israel's deepest fears by effectively stripping the Jewish state of its power to dictate the course of talks.

The conference would attempt to end decades of Israeli-Palestinian conflict by pressing both sides to accept difficult compromises on issues ranging from the future of millions of Palestinian refugees to the status of Jerusalem.

Mr Obama is also eager to gain international recognition for the creation of a Palestinian state.

Whee!

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+9&version=NIV

Hebrews 9

Worship in the Earthly Tabernacle
1Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. 2A tabernacle was set up. In its first room were the lampstand, the table and the consecrated bread; this was called the Holy Place. 3Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, 4which had the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron's staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. 5Above the ark were the cherubim of the Glory, overshadowing the atonement cover. But we cannot discuss these things in detail now.

6When everything had been arranged like this, the priests entered regularly into the outer room to carry on their ministry. 7But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. 8The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing. 9This is an illustration for the present time, indicating that the gifts and sacrifices being offered were not able to clear the conscience of the worshiper. 10They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings—external regulations applying until the time of the new order.

The Blood of Christ
11When Christ came as high priest of the good things that are already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not man-made, that is to say, not a part of this creation. 12He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. 13The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. 14How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!

15For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant.

16In the case of a will, it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it, 17because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living. 18This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood. 19When Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people. 20He said, "This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep." 21In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies. 22In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

23It was necessary, then, for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. 24For Christ did not enter a man-made sanctuary that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God's presence. 25Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. 26Then Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But now he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, 28so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

You gotta know when to shut yore mouth

EXODUS 15 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
9 "The enemy boasted,
'I will pursue, I will overtake them.
I will divide the spoils;
I will gorge myself on them.
I will draw my sword
and my hand will destroy them.'
10 But you blew with your breath,
and the sea covered them.
They sank like lead
in the mighty waters.

EXODUS 16 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
2 In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. 3 The Israelites said to them, "If only we had died by the LORD's hand in Egypt! There we sat around pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death."
6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, "In the evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of Egypt, 7 and in the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we, that you should grumble against us?" 8 Moses also said, "You will know that it was the LORD when he gives you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we? You are not grumbling against us, but against the LORD."

EXODUS 17 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
1 The whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin, traveling from place to place as the LORD commanded. They camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. 2 So they quarreled with Moses and said, "Give us water to drink."
Moses replied, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the LORD to the test?"
3 But the people were thirsty for water there, and they grumbled against Moses. They said, "Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die of thirst?"

EXODUS 20 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
7 "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
16 "You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

NUMBERS 14 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
26 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron: 27 "How long will this wicked community grumble against me? I have heard the complaints of these grumbling Israelites. 28 So tell them, 'As surely as I live, declares the LORD, I will do to you the very things I heard you say: 29 In this desert your bodies will fall—every one of you twenty years old or more who was counted in the census and who has grumbled against me. 30 Not one of you will enter the land I swore with uplifted hand to make your home, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. 31 As for your children that you said would be taken as plunder, I will bring them in to enjoy the land you have rejected. 32 But you—your bodies will fall in this desert. 33 Your children will be shepherds here for forty years, suffering for your unfaithfulness, until the last of your bodies lies in the desert. 34 For forty years—one year for each of the forty days you explored the land—you will suffer for your sins and know what it is like to have me against you.' 35 I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will surely do these things to this whole wicked community, which has banded together against me. They will meet their end in this desert; here they will die."
36 So the men Moses had sent to explore the land, who returned and made the whole community grumble against him by spreading a bad report about it- 37 these men responsible for spreading the bad report about the land were struck down and died of a plague before the LORD. 38 Of the men who went to explore the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh survived.

DEUTERONOMY 18 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
8 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. 19 If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him to account. 20 But a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded him to say, or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, must be put to death."
21 You may say to yourselves, "How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the LORD ?" 22 If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the LORD does not take place or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.

1 SAMUEL 2 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
3 "Do not keep talking so proudly
or let your mouth speak such arrogance,
for the LORD is a God who knows,
and by him deeds are weighed.

2 CHRONICLES 36 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
15 The LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to them through his messengers again and again, because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place. 16 But they mocked God's messengers, despised his words and scoffed at his prophets until the wrath of the LORD was aroused against his people and there was no remedy.

ESTHER 5 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
9 Haman went out that day happy and in high spirits. But when he saw Mordecai at the king's gate and observed that he neither rose nor showed fear in his presence, he was filled with rage against Mordecai. 10 Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home.
Calling together his friends and Zeresh, his wife, 11 Haman boasted to them about his vast wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored him and how he had elevated him above the other nobles and officials. 12 "And that's not all," Haman added. "I'm the only person Queen Esther invited to accompany the king to the banquet she gave. And she has invited me along with the king tomorrow. 13 But all this gives me no satisfaction as long as I see that Jew Mordecai sitting at the king's gate."

PSALM 1 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
1 Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.

PSALM 5 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
6 You destroy those who tell lies;
bloodthirsty and deceitful men
the LORD abhors.
8 Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness
because of my enemies—
make straight your way before me.
9 Not a word from their mouth can be trusted;
their heart is filled with destruction.
Their throat is an open grave;
with their tongue they speak deceit.

PSALM 10 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
2 In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,
who are caught in the schemes he devises.
3 He boasts of the cravings of his heart;
he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.
6 He says to himself, "Nothing will shake me;
I'll always be happy and never have trouble."
7 His mouth is full of curses and lies and threats;
trouble and evil are under his tongue.
11 He says to himself, "God has forgotten;
he covers his face and never sees."
13 Why does the wicked man revile God?
Why does he say to himself,
"He won't call me to account"?

PSALM 12 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF MUSIC. ACCORDING TO SHEMINITH . A PSALM OF DAVID. [A]
1 Help, LORD, for the godly are no more;
the faithful have vanished from among men.
2 Everyone lies to his neighbor;
their flattering lips speak with deception.
3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips
and every boastful tongue
4 that says, "We will triumph with our tongues;
we own our lips [b] —who is our master?"
5 "Because of the oppression of the weak
and the groaning of the needy,
I will now arise," says the LORD.
"I will protect them from those who malign them."
6 And the words of the LORD are flawless,
like silver refined in a furnace of clay,
purified seven times.
7 O LORD, you will keep us safe
and protect us from such people forever.
8 The wicked freely strut about
when what is vile is honored among men.

PSALM 33 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
4 For the word of the LORD is right and true;
he is faithful in all he does.
6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made,
their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
9 For he spoke, and it came to be;
he commanded, and it stood firm.

PSALM 34 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
12 Whoever of you loves life
and desires to see many good days,
13 keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking lies.

PSALM 52 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
1 Why do you boast of evil, you mighty man?
Why do you boast all day long,
you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
2 Your tongue plots destruction;
it is like a sharpened razor,
you who practice deceit.
3 You love evil rather than good,
falsehood rather than speaking the truth.
Selah
4 You love every harmful word,
O you deceitful tongue!
5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
He will snatch you up and tear you from your tent;
he will uproot you from the land of the living.
Selah

PSALM 59 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
12 For the sins of their mouths,
for the words of their lips,
let them be caught in their pride.
For the curses and lies they utter,
13 consume them in wrath,
consume them till they are no more.
Then it will be known to the ends of the earth
that God rules over Jacob.
Selah

PSALM 64 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF MUSIC. A PSALM OF DAVID.
1 Hear me, O God, as I voice my complaint;
protect my life from the threat of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,
from that noisy crowd of evildoers.
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim their words like deadly arrows.
4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent man;
they shoot at him suddenly, without fear.
5 They encourage each other in evil plans,
they talk about hiding their snares;
they say, "Who will see them [a] ?"
6 They plot injustice and say,
"We have devised a perfect plan!"
Surely the mind and heart of man are cunning.
7 But God will shoot them with arrows;
suddenly they will be struck down.
8 He will turn their own tongues against them
and bring them to ruin;
all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
9 All mankind will fear;
they will proclaim the works of God
and ponder what he has done.
10 Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD
and take refuge in him;
let all the upright in heart praise him!

PSALM 78 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
1 O my people, hear my teaching;
listen to the words of my mouth.
2 I will open my mouth in parables,
I will utter hidden things, things from of old-
3 what we have heard and known,
what our fathers have told us.
4 We will not hide them from their children;
we will tell the next generation
the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD,
his power, and the wonders he has done.
18 They willfully put God to the test
by demanding the food they craved.
19 They spoke against God, saying,
"Can God spread a table in the desert?
20 When he struck the rock, water gushed out,
and streams flowed abundantly.
But can he also give us food?
Can he supply meat for his people?"
36 But then they would flatter him with their mouths,
lying to him with their tongues;
37 their hearts were not loyal to him,
they were not faithful to his covenant.

PSALM 94 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
3 How long will the wicked, O LORD,
how long will the wicked be jubilant?
4 They pour out arrogant words;
all the evildoers are full of boasting.

PSALM 120 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
1 I call on the LORD in my distress,
and he answers me.
2 Save me, O LORD, from lying lips
and from deceitful tongues.
3 What will he do to you,
and what more besides, O deceitful tongue?
4 He will punish you with a warrior's sharp arrows,
with burning coals of the broom tree.

PSALM 140 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
1 Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men;
protect me from men of violence,
2 who devise evil plans in their hearts
and stir up war every day.
3 They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent's;
the poison of vipers is on their lips.
Selah

PSALM 141 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
3 Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD;
keep watch over the door of my lips.

PROVERBS 6 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
1 My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor,
if you have struck hands in pledge for another,
2 if you have been trapped by what you said,
ensnared by the words of your mouth,
3 then do this, my son, to free yourself,
since you have fallen into your neighbor's hands:
Go and humble yourself;
press your plea with your neighbor!
12 A scoundrel and villain,
who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
13 who winks with his eye,
signals with his feet
and motions with his fingers,
14 who plots evil with deceit in his heart—
he always stirs up dissension.
15 Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant;
he will suddenly be destroyed—without remedy.
16 There are six things the LORD hates,
seven that are detestable to him:
17 haughty eyes,
a lying tongue,
hands that shed innocent blood,
18 a heart that devises wicked schemes,
feet that are quick to rush into evil,
19 a false witness who pours out lies
and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers.

PROVERBS 9 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
7 "Whoever corrects a mocker invites insult;
whoever rebukes a wicked man incurs abuse.
8 Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you;
rebuke a wise man and he will love you.
12 If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you;
if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.

PROVERBS 10 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
10 He who winks maliciously causes grief,
and a chattering fool comes to ruin.
11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
13 Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
14 Wise men store up knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
18 He who conceals his hatred has lying lips,
and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
19 When words are many, sin is not absent,
but he who holds his tongue is wise.
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
21 The lips of the righteous nourish many,
but fools die for lack of judgment.
31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is fitting,
but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.

PROVERBS 11 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
9 With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor,
but through knowledge the righteous escape.
11 Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted,
but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
12 A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor,
but a man of understanding holds his tongue.
13 A gossip betrays a confidence,
but a trustworthy man keeps a secret.

PROVERBS 12 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
but the speech of the upright rescues them.
13 An evil man is trapped by his sinful talk,
but a righteous man escapes trouble.
14 From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things
as surely as the work of his hands rewards him.
17 A truthful witness gives honest testimony,
but a false witness tells lies.
18 Reckless words pierce like a sword,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
19 Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
22 The LORD detests lying lips,
but he delights in men who are truthful.
23 A prudent man keeps his knowledge to himself,
but the heart of fools blurts out folly.

PROVERBS 13 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
2 From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things,
but the unfaithful have a craving for violence.
3 He who guards his lips guards his life,
but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin.
17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble,
but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.

PROVERBS 14 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
3 A fool's talk brings a rod to his back,
but the lips of the wise protect them.
5 A truthful witness does not deceive,
but a false witness pours out lies.
7 Stay away from a foolish man,
for you will not find knowledge on his lips.
23 All hard work brings a profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
25 A truthful witness saves lives,
but a false witness is deceitful.

PROVERBS 15 (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
1 A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
4 The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life,
but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.
7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge;
not so the hearts of fools.
28 The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,
but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil. 
Malachi 2:7
7 "For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, and from his mouth men should seek instruction—because he is the messenger of the LORD Almighty.

Matthew 6:5-8
5"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 6But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Matthew 12:33-37
33"Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. 34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. 35The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. 37For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned."

Matthew 15:1-20
1Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked, 2"Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don't wash their hands before they eat!"
3Jesus replied, "And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? 4For God said, 'Honor your father and mother'[a] and 'Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.'[b] 5But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, 'Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is a gift devoted to God,' 6he is not to 'honor his father[c]' with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 7You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
8" 'These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
9They worship me in vain;
their teachings are but rules taught by men.'[d]"
10Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand. 11What goes into a man's mouth does not make him 'unclean,' but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him 'unclean.' "
12Then the disciples came to him and asked, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?"
13He replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. 14Leave them; they are blind guides.[e] If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit."
15Peter said, "Explain the parable to us."
16"Are you still so dull?" Jesus asked them. 17"Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? 18But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man 'unclean.' 19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. 20These are what make a man 'unclean'; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him 'unclean.' "


Romans 1:28-32
28Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

Romans 10:8-10
8But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,"[d] that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: 9That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.

1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

1 Corinthians 5:11
But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.

1 Corinthians 6
9Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders 10nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Ephesians 4:17-32
17So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. 18They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. 19Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more.
20You, however, did not come to know Christ that way. 21Surely you heard of him and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. 22You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
25Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one body. 26"In your anger do not sin"[d]: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27and do not give the devil a foothold. 28He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.
29Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. 30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Colossians 3:5-11
5Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. 6Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.[b] 7You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. 8But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. 9Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. 11Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.

1 Timothy 5:1-2
1Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, 2older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.

James 1:19-21,26
19My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. 21Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
26If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.

James 3
1Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check.
3When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. 5Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
7All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, 8but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. 10Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. 11Can both fresh water and salt[a] water flow from the same spring? 12My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15Such "wisdom" does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil. 16For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
17But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.

8.8 in Chile and aftershocks

64 as I'm typing this.

Water receding in Long beach, one surge in Hilo.

Looks very, very bad.

Pray for the folks at risk.



Psalm 121
A song of ascents.
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills—
where does my help come from?

2 My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

3 He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;

4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The LORD watches over you—
the LORD is your shade at your right hand;

6 the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.

7 The LORD will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;

8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.

Snow!

Oy.

Bingo.

This is not going to end well. The branding continues.

What percentage will be amenable? What percentage are in it for power? What percentage will embrace identity politics? What percentage will join the personality cult? What percentage will go back to sleep after the elections? Will there be enough remaining to accomplish even a slowing of the decline and fall?

Look, Sarah can get up there and talk about small government, but she is supporting John-Cap-And-Trade-Amnesty-McCain(-Feingold). And lest you claim it's payback for being on his ticket in 2008, she's also supporting the truly awful Lindsey Graham.

Politics as usual.

She can wear her Israeli flag pin and talk about supporting Israel, but she endorsed the "two-state solution". Yeah, because turning Judea and Samaria over to the Arabs is a great idea, they've done so well ruling Gaza.

You know what? God's not down with that. And she's claiming His name.

You still wanna support her, go right ahead. But as for me, I shun this kinda crap.

Prince Charles vs. Enlightenment

The thing about this article that disturbs me most is that he's out in the open about it. And how many of the commenters there agree with him.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7013764.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=1515793

The Prince of Wales has never been a man to suffer from a lack of enemies, from modern architecture to intensive farming. Yesterday, however, he declared war on a new — but also ancient — adversary: the Enlightenment.

Even by the Prince’s standards, his opposition to the system of beliefs that came to dominate thinking in the 18th century and has held sway ever since is an ambitious one, if a little tardy.

Long regarded as the foundation of contemporary political and intellectual culture, by way of influences ranging from the American Declaration of Independence to the scientific method as embraced from Isaac Newton on, the Enlightenment was based on the belief that all society’s ills could be vanquished by the application of reason.

Its seminal figures included the likes of Descartes, Leibniz, Locke, Voltaire and Rousseau. To Prince Charles, however, it is old hat. “I was accused once of being the enemy of the Enlightenment,” he told a conference at St James’s Palace. “I felt proud of that.”
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“We cannot go on like this, just imagining that the principles of the Enlightenment still apply now. I don’t believe they do. But if you challenge people who hold the Enlightenment as the ultimate answer to everything, you do really upset them.”

rea⋅son
  /ˈrizən/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ree-zuhn] Show IPA

–noun
1. a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
2. a statement presented in justification or explanation of a belief or action.
3. the mental powers concerned with forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences.
4. sound judgment; good sense.
5. normal or sound powers of mind; sanity.
6. Logic. a premise of an argument.
7. Philosophy.
a. the faculty or power of acquiring intellectual knowledge, either by direct understanding of first principles or by argument.
b. the power of intelligent and dispassionate thought, or of conduct influenced by such thought.
c. Kantianism. the faculty by which the ideas of pure reason are created.

–verb (used without object)
8. to think or argue in a logical manner.
9. to form conclusions, judgments, or inferences from facts or premises.
10. to urge reasons which should determine belief or action.

–verb (used with object)
11. to think through logically, as a problem (often fol. by out).
12. to conclude or infer.
13. to convince, persuade, etc., by reasoning.
14. to support with reasons.



You know what happens when you stop using reason? You behave irrationally, insanely, without good sense. You become illogical, unable to form conclusions, judgments, or inferences from facts or premises.

You can no longer support your beliefs or actions with facts, so you are left with emotion and blind faith.

And when you can't convince or persuade people by reason, you resort to manipulation---through guilt, shame, or intimidation. And when you can't push someone's buttons, you resort to use of force.

Dictators love this.

The opposite of enlightenment is bewilderment, confusion, ignorance.

The Enlightenment was about building, edifying, establishing order. Declaring war on it will bring destruction and chaos.

Wacky fun!

RIP Miep Gies.


Woman who hid Anne Frank dies at 100
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Gies' Web site reported that she died Monday after a brief illness. The report was confirmed by museum spokeswoman Maatje Mostar, but she gave no details. The British Broadcasting Corp. said she died in a nursing home after suffering a fall last month.

Gies was the last of the few non-Jews who supplied food, books and good cheer to the secret annex behind the canal warehouse where Anne, her parents, sister and four other Jews hid for 25 months during World War II.

After the apartment was raided by the German police, Gies gathered up Anne's scattered notebooks and papers and locked them in a drawer for her return after the war. The diary, which Anne Frank was given on her 13th birthday, chronicles her life in hiding from June 12, 1942 until August 1, 1944.

Gies refused to read the papers, saying even a teenager's privacy was sacred. Later, she said if she had read them she would have had to burn them because they incriminated the "helpers."

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Anne Frank Helper Miep Gies Dies at 100

Miep Gies helped hide Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis for two years in a secret Amsterdam annex. She also saved Anne's diaries from destruction, allowing the world a glimpse into the day-to-day realities of Jews during World War II. On Monday evening, she died at the age of 100.

She never wanted special recognition for her heroism. In her memoir, Miep Gies wrote "there is nothing special about me."

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Obituary - Miep Gies

She was born Hermine Santrouschitz on February 15 1909 into a German Roman Catholic family in Vienna, but was sent to the Netherlands when she was 11 to escape the food shortages in Austria. The family with which she lived in Leiden gave her the nickname Miep and later adopted her. By the outbreak of the Second World War she was working as an assistant to Otto Frank, the owner of a pectin manufacturing company in Amsterdam.

After the Nazi invasion of 1940, Frank prepared a secret annex behind a swinging bookcase in a room above the firm's offices at 263 Prinsengracht; and in July 1942 the family of four – Otto, his wife Edith and their daughters Margot and Anne – went into hiding, leaving a false trail indicating that they had fled to Switzerland. Soon afterwards they were joined by other Jews, the van Pels family and Miep Gies's family dentist, Fritz Pfeffer – eight people in all.

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Isaiah 56:1-8

1 This is what the LORD says:
"Maintain justice
and do what is right,
for my salvation is close at hand
and my righteousness will soon be revealed.

2 Blessed is the man who does this,
the man who holds it fast,
who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it,
and keeps his hand from doing any evil."

3 Let no foreigner who has bound himself to the LORD say,
"The LORD will surely exclude me from his people."
And let not any eunuch complain,
"I am only a dry tree."

4 For this is what the LORD says:
"To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths,
who choose what pleases me
and hold fast to my covenant-

5 to them I will give within my temple and its walls
a memorial and a name
better than sons and daughters;
I will give them an everlasting name
that will not be cut off.

6 And foreigners who bind themselves to the LORD
to serve him,
to love the name of the LORD,
and to worship him,
all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it
and who hold fast to my covenant-

7 these I will bring to my holy mountain
and give them joy in my house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and sacrifices
will be accepted on my altar;
for my house will be called
a house of prayer for all nations."

8 The Sovereign LORD declares—
he who gathers the exiles of Israel:
"I will gather still others to them
besides those already gathered."


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On a related note:
'Operation Attic' aims to rescue Holocaust artifacts

The Ghetto Fighters House last week initiated Operation Attic, a rescue of documents, including letters, diaries and testimonies, and photographs and other artifacts from the Holocaust period that are lying in attics, basements and closets in communities around the world.

The Ghetto Fighters House (its full name is the Itzhak Katzenelson Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Heritage Museum and Study Center) was the first museum commeratingthe Holocaust and Jewish heroism, and was founded in 1949 by survivors who were members of Kibbutz Lohamei Hagetaot, between Acre and Nahariya.

Operation Attic is a response to the many instances of loss, destruction and disposal of artifacts from the Holocaust period that have historical value, Rami Hochman, director of the museum, said on Monday.

"Lately, we have been hearing about valuable materials that are located in Jewish homes in communities throughout Western and Eastern Europe, Canada and the USA," Hochman said. "One example of document rescue and restoration is the diary of Pola Elster, who was a fighter in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising [in 1943]."

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Meanwhile, Haiti's got problems.


Haiti quake witnesses speak of devastation

Eyewitnesses have spoken of scenes of devastation after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti, toppling buildings in the capital, Port-au-Prince.

Reuters reporter Joseph Guyler Delva said when the quake hit the city "everything started shaking, people were screaming, houses started collapsing".

Mr Delva said he had seen dozens of casualties. "I saw people under the rubble, and people killed. People were screaming 'Jesus, Jesus' and running in all directions." He described the scene as one of total chaos.

Henry Bahn, an official for the US Agriculture Department visiting Haiti, said everybody there was "just totally freaked out and shaken", the Associated Press news agency reported.

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Keep in mind that's on the heels of the 6.5 off the Cali. coast:

The day after a powerful earthquake rocked the Northern California city of Eureka, residents woke today to a mess: toppled chimneys, downed traffic signals and shattered nerves as minor aftershocks continued to rattle windows.

About 30 people visited hospitals for minor injuries, but there were no reports of major injuries caused by the magnitude-6.5 temblor, which struck offshore at 4:27 p.m. about 33 miles southwest of the coastal city of 26,000.