1BUT ALSO [in those days] there arose false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among yourselves, who will subtly and stealthily introduce heretical doctrines (destructive heresies), even denying and disowning the Master Who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.The National Prayer Service and the Wahhabi Lobby2And many will follow their immoral ways and lascivious doings; because of them the true Way will be maligned and defamed.
3And in their covetousness (lust, greed) they will exploit you with false (cunning) arguments. From of old the sentence [of condemnation] for them has not been idle; their destruction (eternal misery) has not been asleep.
4For God did not [even] spare angels that sinned, but cast them into hell, delivering them to be kept there in pits of gloom till the judgment and their doom.
5And He spared not the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven other persons, when He brought a flood upon the world of ungodly [people].(A)
6And He condemned to ruin and extinction the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, reducing them to ashes [and thus] set them forth as an example to those who would be ungodly;(B)
7And He rescued righteous Lot, greatly worn out and distressed by the wanton ways of the ungodly and lawless--(C)
8For that just man, living [there] among them, tortured his righteous soul every day with what he saw and heard of [their] unlawful and wicked deeds--
9Now if [all these things are true, then be sure] the Lord knows how to rescue the godly out of temptations and trials, and how to keep the ungodly under chastisement until the day of judgment and doom,
10And particularly those who walk after the flesh and indulge in the lust of polluting passion and scorn and despise authority. Presumptuous [and] daring [self-willed and self-loving creatures]! They scoff at and revile dignitaries (glorious ones) without trembling,
11Whereas [even] angels, though superior in might and power, do not bring a defaming charge against them before the Lord.
12But these [people]! Like unreasoning beasts, mere creatures of instinct, born [only] to be captured and destroyed, railing at things of which they are ignorant, they shall utterly perish in their [own] corruption [in their destroying they shall surely be destroyed],
13Being destined to receive [punishment as] the reward of [their] unrighteousness [suffering wrong as the hire for their wrongdoing]. They count it a delight to revel in the daytime [living luxuriously and delicately]. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their [a]deceptions and carousing together [even] as they feast with you.
14They have eyes full of harlotry, insatiable for sin. They beguile and bait and lure away unstable souls. Their hearts are trained in covetousness (lust, greed), [they are] children of a curse [[b]exposed to cursing]!
15Forsaking the straight road they have gone astray; they have followed the way of Balaam [the son] of Beor, who loved the reward of wickedness.(D)
16But he was rebuked for his own transgression when a dumb beast of burden spoke with human voice and checked the prophet's madness.(E)
17These are springs without water and mists driven along before a tempest, for whom is reserved forever the gloom of darkness.
18For uttering loud boasts of folly, they beguile and lure with lustful desires of the flesh those who are barely escaping from them who are wrongdoers.
19They promise them liberty, when they themselves are the slaves of depravity and defilement--for by whatever anyone is made inferior or worse or is overcome, to that [person or thing] he is enslaved.
20For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through [the full, personal] knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they again become entangled in them and are overcome, their last condition is worse [for them] than the first.
21For never to have obtained a [full, personal] knowledge of the way of righteousness would have been better for them than, having obtained [such knowledge], to turn back from the holy commandment which was [verbally] delivered to them.
22There has befallen them the thing spoken of in the true proverb, The dog turns back to his own vomit, and, The sow is washed only to wallow again in the mire.(F)
Warren Praises Invitation of Gay Bishop for Inaugural Prayer
they parade their sin like Sodom;
they do not hide it.
Woe to them!
They have brought disaster upon themselves.
PEPSI Changes Logo to Coincide With Historic Age of Obama ...Update: Pepsi Chief Meets With Obama
Chug some change on Inauguration Day
Live-blog: 'We Are One' concert at the Lincoln Memorial
Inauguration is inspiring classrooms nationwide
Kriner Cash, the superintendent in Memphis, where 86 percent of students are black, sent a memorandum last week encouraging teachers to incorporate the ceremony into their instruction. But suburban districts around Memphis, Cash said, have been quiet on the issue.
"I don't like to speculate," he said, "but I think it's because it is a partisan issue for parents. They didn't win. But I say, 'Get over it.' "
[NICE.]
Cold, crowds may imperil inauguration visitors
Hospitals in and around the nation’s capital are braced for injuries ranging from twisted ankles to trauma as crowds flock to Washington, D.C., for Barack Obama's inauguration.
Washington Assembles Largest Inauguration Security Force Ever
The U.S. Secret Service is overseeing a security force of more than 40,000 people, including 7,500 active duty soldiers, 10,000 National Guard troops and 25,000 law-enforcement officers.
Obama: The face of Brazil's carnival
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Syria's Assad Makes Overtures to Obama
Iran's Leader Says He Plans To Avoid Prejudging Obama
Axelrod: Economic 'emergency' calls for 'something big'
Expect biometric checks when you visit US immigration
Big Brother's new target: Tracking of all firearms
U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., is hoping to pass a firearm-licensing bill that will significantly rewrite gun-ownership laws in America.
Among the more controversial provisions of the bill are requirements that all handgun owners submit to the federal government a photo, thumb print and mental heath records. Further, the bill would order the attorney general to establish a database of every handgun sale, transfer and owner's address in America.
Text: Search Results - THOMAS (Library of Congress)
Debate at LAPD: Is police riot gear the wrong fashion statement?
L.A. police union officials said they are outraged that commanders told the officers not to wear the helmets.
"I don't care where you go in this country, at demonstrations you wear safety equipment," said union President Paul Weber. "It's basic."
Guest blogging on Patterico's Pontifications, a veteran officer who writes about LAPD issues under the pseudonym Jack Dunphy called the decision to forgo the helmets "pathetic."
The injured cop, an unidentified officer from the Hollywood Division, was assigned to work the protest detail and was among officers told not to don helmets because it could be intimidating and incite the crowd, according to Weber and other LAPD officials. He was hit over the head with a wooden sign while supporting a group of mounted police.
Clarity and contrast
Oil change
George W. Bush ruled that the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve was to be released in significant amounts only in a national emergency. But incoming US president Barack Obama could change that, finds Susan Arterian
One of the many changes that Barack Obama's new administration is likely to introduce is a different way of managing the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). Experts expect it to take a more markets-based stance - being more ready to release oil on to the market in the face of soaring prices, rather than only for an actual physical supply disruption deemed a national emergency. Due to the size of the SPR, such a policy could have a far-reaching effect on oil trading, in particular dampening pure speculative trading.
Bank of America Gets $20 Billion More: Why the Rush?
Circuit City to liquidate, adding to U.S. job losses
Motorola Shears 4,000 Jobs as Slump Withers Demand
ConocoPhillips to Take $34 Billion Charges, Cut Staff
Manchin Says He Has 'The Facts' About The Greenbrier
California set to delay $3.7 billion in payments due to cash shortage
SACRAMENTO — California's budget meltdown is about to hit home for millions of taxpayers awaiting their refunds and people who depend on the social safety net to survive, a top state finance official warned Friday.
Controller John Chiang, who is responsible for managing the state's cash flow, plans to delay $3.7 billion in payments starting next month in response to lawmakers' failure to fix a projected $40 billion deficit through mid-2010.
Among those who won't get paid on time: taxpayers who file their returns early and are awaiting refunds; families who depend on welfare and aid for the aged, blind and disabled; and programs that serve developmentally disabled and mentally ill patients.
Mexico drug battle merits Obama help
Mexico's Slim may invest in New York Times-source
From 2007: Carlos Slim, the richest man in the world
Illinois Cousins Plead Guilty in Plot to Kill U.S. Soldiers
TOLEDO, Ohio — Two cousins from the Chicago area accused of training to kill U.S. soldiers in Iraq pleaded guilty to terrorism charges Thursday, federal prosecutors said.
The two were part of a plot organized by three men living in Toledo who were convicted last year of recruiting terrorists and raising money to fund their plans to wage a holy war against U.S. troops, prosecutors said.
The two cousins received training in firearms and counter-surveillance so they could join the insurgency, prosecutors said.
Khaleel Ahmed, 28, of Chicago and Zubair Ahmed, 28, of suburban North Chicago both pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists.
Feds reconsidering habitat for dragonfly
The government is reconsidering its decision not to grant strong legal protection in two national forests for North America's only dragonfly classified as endangered.
[*headdesk*]
Brazilian Corn Damage Is ‘Irreversible,’ Somar Says
[Got the feeling it's gonna be another bad year for food prices.]
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Huge gas reserves discovered off Haifa
Charles D. Davidson, Noble Energy's chairman, president and CEO, said in an announcement that his company was "extremely excited by the results. This is one of the most significant prospects that we have ever tested and appears to be the largest discovery in the company's history."
Speaking on Army Radio Sunday morning, an exhilarated Yitzhak Tshuva, owner of the Delek Group Ltd, one of the owners of the well, called the discovery "one of the biggest in the world," promising that the find would present a historic land mark in the economic independence of Israel.
Israel declares ceasefire in Gaza
Bibi: Gaza arms smuggling will persist during truce
Meanwhile Hamas declares its own cease-fire
Bush Trying to Achieve Gaza Ceasefire before Leaving Office
Pope asks Iran to play peacemaker
Russia seeks Syrian, Iranian help on Gaza truce
Erdogan: Bar Israel from the UN
Two Arab states suspend links with Israel
Qatar grants Israeli trade office 7 days to close
Syria calls on Arabs to cut all ties with Israel
Bomb found at Florence Chabad House
Late-night rocket barrage slams South
Twelve injured in anti-Israel protests in Kashmir valley
France condemns new anti-Semitic attack: Jew stabbed in Paris suburb
4 injured in rocket attacks
Hezbollah plots bloody vengeance
Israel’s bloody offensive in Gaza may be drawing to a close but there were growing fears last night that a new conflict may be looming with Hamas’s ally in Lebanon, Hezbollah.
Hezbollah behind Lebanon rocket strikes in north
Another Miracle: Rocket Hits Empty Synagogue
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US to ink nuclear cooperation deal with Gulf ally
Turkey says Gaza cease-fire is 'first step'
India says still seeking extraditions from Pakistan
SCENARIOS-Assessing risks of India, Pakistan confrontation
‘War an option to pressure Pakistan’
Pak concedes India has got proof against Pak nationals
India, Syria sign oil exploration pact
Leaders set to approve Arab customs union
KUWAIT CITY: Arab leaders are to approve a customs union - the first step to a common market - as well as a power grid and a rail network at their first economic summit in Kuwait, it was revealed yesterday.
Arabs lost 2.5 trillion dollars from credit crunch: Kuwait
UN: Hundreds of migrants feared drowned off Yemen
New Kyrgyzstan Law to Restrict Religious Activity
Christians growing tense in Iraq
Christian girls in Pakistan rescued from sex slavery
Work Proceeds on Dubai Canal, Despite Global Financial Woes
Philippines: No sign of kidnapped Red Cross workers; Sayyaf role eyed
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EU Will Judge Success of Gas Deal When Flows Resume
EU gas observers in place but with little to do
Russia making gas delivery to EU difficult: source
Ukraine leader contradicts own PM on Moscow gas talks
Yushchenko: Ukraine to use crisis to push Odessa-Brody pipeline
Europe's Ukranian Gas Solution
Czech Republic Calls for Eu Summit to Promote Nabucco Gas Pipeline Project
Vesti: Belarus suggests new gas pipeline in Europe
Russia Hopes To Form Gas Consortium Before Summit Sat
Putin reaps praise at home for freezing out Ukraine, EU
Aerial hunting cause of Siberian helicopter crash - daily
[Still skeptical.]
Two Russian Black Sea Fleet ships to head for Gulf of Aden
From port to port: Kremlin's naval bases abroad
“The political decision on this matter has been made. Bases will settle down on Sokorta Island (Yemen), in Tartus (Syria) and Tripoli (Libya). Now it’s very difficult to say when these bases will appear in these countries, but in several years time it undoubtedly will happen. From both the economic and the technical military point of view, there is no other way to solve the problem of our Navy’s regular presence in distant sea areas for the protection of Russia’s national interests”, the representative of the Russian Navy Headquarters told ITAR-TASS.
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Greek terror group: We shot policeman
Banks warned: own up or face nationalisation
Protesters clash with police in Lithuania
Baltic Protests Erupt as EU’s Worst Economies Shake
Eastern Europe braced for a violent 'spring of discontent'
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OPEC mulls further oil output cuts
Gazprom Seeks to Participate in Nigerian Gas Pipeline to Europe
Panama Canal is adding second waterway
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Nigeria: Cholera Kills 27 Children in Ebonyi (Page 1 of 1)
Southern Africa: 38 die of cholera in Mozambique
Zimbabwe cholera death toll hits 2,200
Zimbabwe Cholera Epidemic Adds 1,550 Cases, 104 Deaths In 24 Hours
Mozambique: 38 Deaths From Cholera in Nampula (Page 1 of 1)
World Vision to airlift cholera medication
Rights group: Uganda rebels killed 620 in Congo
Rebels in DR Congo declare truce
Republic of Congo to host ministerial meeting of African oil producers
Zimbabwe to launch 100 trillion dollar note
Zimbabwe First Lady punched photographer - claim
Kenyans Riot After Finding Mutilated Victims of Ritual Killings
Owner: Pirates free Danish ship held for 2 months
25 fishermen hurt in attacks off Sudan coast
Farmers count the cost of plague of locusts
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Magnitude 2.8 - TENNESSEE
Magnitude 5.1 - ALASKA PENINSULA
Magnitude 5.0 - RAT ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
Magnitude 4.7 - NORTHERN COLOMBIA
Magnitude 4.5 - YUNNAN-GUIZHOU BORDER REGION, CHINA
Magnitude 4.6 - CENTRAL TURKEY
Magnitude 4.8 - NORTHERN ALGERIA
Magnitude 5.3 - SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION
Magnitude 5.4 - CHIAPAS, MEXICO
Magnitude 5.2 - NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Magnitude 6.7 - KERMADEC ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
Strong quake jolts remote islands off New Zealand
Moon went “missing” in 1761 due to major volcanic eruption
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