September 29, 2005

Mighty Mice Regrow Organs (September 29, 2005) - Genetically altered mice discovered accidentally at the Wistar Institute in Pennsylvania have the seemingly miraculous ability to regenerate like a salamander, and even regrow vital organs. Researchers systematically amputated digits and damaged various organs of the mice, including the heart, liver and brain, most of which grew back. The results stunned scientists because if such regeneration is possible in this mammal, it might also be possible in humans. The researchers also made a remarkable second discovery: When cells from the regenerative mice were injected into normal mice, the normal mice adopted the ability to regenerate. And when the special mice bred with normal mice, their offspring inherited souped-up regeneration capabilities. The mice, known as the MRL strain, were genetically engineered and inbred to develop lupus. But researchers don't know why exactly the animals' injuries heal so well. more...
Extraterrestrials and the Occult Connection (September 29, 2005) - This is the first in a series of exclusive articles by ThothWeb in which we look at the UFO and extraterrestrial phenomena from a slightly different perspective. We hope you enjoy it. Feel free to distribute it as you wish. The purpose of this article is to examine the suggestion that the current wave of UFO activity that began in 1947 with Kenneth Arnolds sighting over the Cascade Mountains was deliberately caused by a series of magical workings carried out by occultists. Over fifty years later, the UFO wave is still being actively encouraged by certain secret societies intent on using extraterrestrial knowledge to steer the course of human evolution. more...
New 'Hate' Bill Means Funeral For Freedom Of Speech By Rev. Ted Pike (September 27, 2005) - On Sept. 14, the US House of Representatives passed, 223-199, the ominous federal "anti-hate" bill, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2005. It was inserted as AMDT.2662 into the Children's Safety Act. If approved unaltered by the senate judiciary, this legislation is ready for the President to sign into law.

Here is a summary of what the bill would make law:
Although AMDT.2662 ostensibly empowers the government to assist states in prosecution of violent hate crimes, its actual effect will be much more far-reaching. AMDT.2662 will lead to enforcement of the working definitions of "hate" and "hate crimes" which are enforced by the many "anti-hate" bureaucracies in countries throughout the western industrialized world. In such countries, it is now a "hate crime" to criticize members of federally protected groups such as Jews and homosexuals. Utilizing such definitions, "hate crime" indictments have been made or are currently being pursued by Canada, England, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Australia and New Zealand. AMDT.2662 builds a foundation for a "hate crimes" bureaucracy in America, also ending free speech.
Here are some of the specially protected groups which AMDT.2662 defends:
Homosexuals. Any public criticism of homosexuals will soon be considered a hate crime, just as it was for 11 Christians under the Pennsylvania hate crime law on Oct. 10, 2004. These Christians were arrested as "hate criminals" for preaching during a huge "gay pride" rally and faced 47 years in prison and $80,000 fines each.
Women. A woman who claims her boyfriend used a sexist word against her and raped her the last time they had sex, can press charges for a "hate crime" of rape. Punishment will triple the usual penalty, about 30 years in prison.
Jews. Already the Dept. of Global Anti-semitism, being established in the US State Dept., makes it "anti-semitic" to express "strong anti-Israel sentiment" against Israel or its leaders. It also says upholding the New Testament charge that Jews killed Christ is "anti-semitic." Under "anti-hate" laws in Canada and Europe, such statements are "hate crimes" punishable by harsh fines and imprisonment.
AMDT.2662 will hasten such anti-Christianity in America as well. more...

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Sanhedrin Moves to Establish Council For Noahides (September 29, 2005) - A council of non-Jewish observers of the Seven Laws of Noah has been selected and will be ordained by the reestablished Sanhedrin in Jerusalem this January. B'nai Noach, literally "Children of Noah," known as Noahides, are non-Jews who take upon themselves the Torah's obligations for non-Jews - consisting of seven laws passed on from Noah following the flood, as documented in Genesis (see below). Until now, Noahide communities and organization had been scattered around the globe, with a particular concentration centered around the southern United States. The communities themselves are a relatively recent phenomenon bolstered by the fact that the Internet has allowed individuals sharing Noahide beliefs to get in touch with one another. The court of 71 rabbis, known as the Sanhedrin, which was reestablished last October in Tiberius following the reinstitution of rabbinic semikha, decided, after numerous requests from the Noahide community, to assist the movement in forming a leadership council. more...
Dispelling rumors, PM reaffirms pledge to road map (September 29, 2005) - "There is no other plan besides the road map," Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said on Thursday a day after key officials declared their support for more unilateral steps. Sharon, who addressed an economic conference in Tel Aviv, said, "This country is plagued by rumors. Yesterday such a rumor began circulating, a rumor which emanated from unfounded comments, as if Israel was examining other plans." "Israel is not and will not examine any other plan; there is only one plan – the road map. It is the best plan for the future of Israel," Sharon emphasized. According to the prime minister, "One ambassador after another approached the Prime Minister's Office to determine if the rumor was correct, including a very stern appeal from Washington." On Wednesday, outgoing OC Intelligence Maj.-Gen. Aharon Ze'evi (Farkash) and Eival Gilady, former head of strategic planning in the IDF, came out in favor of further unilateral Israeli steps. more...
Radical Hindus attack missionaries (September 29, 2005) - Hindu fundamentalists attacked a Christian missionary compound in India, severely injuring several people. Sunday's attack was the second within a month at the Gospel Echoing Missionary Society facility in Rohtas district, Bihar state, reported Compass Direct, a news service that monitors persecution of Christians. In the previous attack, Aug. 31, a mob of about 800 held the compound under siege for three days, injuring 12 Christian residents. On Sunday, one man received a spinal injury that left him partially paralyzed, Compass reported. A mission representative said about 16 attackers came from the nearby villages of Shankarpur and Bhedibigha at 6:30 p.m. and broke open the gate of the compound. "They pulled out some of the GEMS staff [from the compound] and brutally beat them," the representative said. "They also robbed them of their belongings before throwing them into the fields." According to Compass, the mob hit a Christian doctor, Ambrose Christopher, around the head and hands, breaking one of his fingers. The attackers took another man, Stephen Shankar, to nearby Bhedibigha village and brutally beat him before throwing him into a field, the news service said. Another man was left with a serious nosebleed after being punched in the face. more...
Hamas study predicts rocket war on Israel (September 29, 2005) - Now that Israel has withdrawn its troops and citizens from Gaza, Hamas will continue the next phase of its "war to destroy the Jewish state" by focusing on Qassam rocket attacks instead of suicide bombings, a research center affiliated with Hamas announced in a published study. The disclosure coincides with a statement earlier this week by Hamas' Gaza leader Mahmoud al-Zahar vowing the terror group will halt all attacks from Gaza, including the firing of rockets. "The movement (Hamas) announces it has stopped its operations from the Gaza Strip against the Zionist occupation," al-Zohar said. "Hamas is committed to protect Palestinian people from the Zionist entity. ... The movement is concerned for the Palestinian national interest." Al-Zohar's comments were reported extensively this week by the international media. But according to the Al-Mustaqbal Research Center in Gaza, "the Qassam rockets will be the strategic weapon (for Hamas) in the coming period of time [now that Israel withdrew from Gaza]. Hamas will focus on firing Qassam rockets on Israeli towns adjacent to the Gaza Strip." Al-Mustaqbal is headed by a Palestinian professor, and, according to the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center at Israel's Center for Special Studies, is associated with Hamas and is known to publish surveys and studies which reflect the terror group's attitudes. The study predicted the Jewish state will retaliate against Palestinian organizations for any rocket fire, but will be unable to successfully quell the rocket threat. more...
Israel: Stop 'nuclear threat' resolution (September 28, 2005) - Israel urged Arab nations on Wednesday to withdraw a push to have it declared a menace to peace at a 139-nation meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency, suggesting Iran's suspect nuclear programs posed the real threat to the Middle East. Gideon Frank, the head of Israel's nuclear program and Israel's chief delegate to the IAEA's general conference, was responding to preparations by Arab countries to present a resolution stating that Israel's secretive atomic program threatened Middle East peace. Israel "will not be in a position to support" a separate resolution urging all Middle East nations to throw open their nuclear program to IAEA controls unless the plan to table a text on the Israeli threat is dropped, he said. Israel neither confirms nor denies its nuclear status but is considered the only nation in the region with nuclear weapons. Experts estimate it has up to 200 atomic warheads. Arab nations at the annual conference regularly threaten to submit a resolution labeling Israel's nuclear capabilities a threat to Middle East peace but have always dropped such plans, settling instead for a statement of the conference president with relatively neutral language that carries much less weight than a resolution. Of the "many alarming proliferation developments in the Middle East ... none of these involve Israel," said Frank, criticizing the "alarming attitude of some regional states to their international commitments in the nuclear domain." more...
First Temple-era seal discovered (September 28, 2005) - A First-Temple period seal has been discovered amidst piles of rubble from Jerusalem's Temple Mount, an Israeli archaeologist said Tuesday, in what could prove to be an historic find. The small - less than 1 cm - seal impression, or bulla, discovered Tuesday by Bar-Ilan University archaeologist Dr. Gabriel Barkay amidst piles of rubble from the Temple Mount would mark the first time that an written artifact was found from the Temple Mount dating back to the First Temple period. The 2,600 year old artifact, with three lines in ancient Hebrew, was discovered amidst piles of rubble discarded by the Islamic Wakf that Barkay and a team of young archaeologists and volunteers are sifting
through on the grounds of a Jerusalem national park. The seal, which predates the destruction of the First Jewish temple in 586 BCE, was presented Tuesday night to the press at an archaeological conference at the City of David sponsored by the right-wing Elad organization. Barkay said that the find was the first of its kind from the time of King David. more... (With all the archaeological discoveries happening in Israel now-a-days, I wouldn't be surprised if something is discovered that unites Israel and they return to the God of their fathers.)
IDF: We'll turn Gaza town into DMZ if Qassams fired (September 28, 2005) - The army's chief of operations sharply warned Palestinians Wednesday that if Qassam rockets were fired from the town of Beit Hanun in the Gaza Strip, Israel's retaliatory artillery barrages would be such that "the Israel Defense Forces will turn this town into a demilitarized zone." Operations chief Major General Yisrael Ziv added that he would not rule out using artillery against homes in the town in response to Qassam fire from those areas. He later explained that if the fire continues, "we will warn residents, make sure they leave, and then fire artillery into the area." Ziv stated that the IDF has already shelled open areas in the northern Gaza Strip in a bid to prevent Qassam units from firing. "Our message is clear," Ziv added, "We will not tolerate any Qassam fire." On Tuesday, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said said that Israel will employ an "iron fist" until there are "zero" Qassams.
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Societies worse off 'when they have God on their side' (September 27, 2005) - RELIGIOUS belief can cause damage to a society, contributing towards high murder rates, abortion, sexual promiscuity and suicide, according to research published today. According to the study, belief in and worship of God are not only unnecessary for a healthy society but may actually contribute to social problems. The study counters the view of believers that religion is necessary to provide the moral and ethical foundations of a healthy society. It compares the social performance of relatively secular countries, such as Britain, with the US, where the majority believes in a creator rather than the theory of evolution. Many conservative evangelicals in the US consider Darwinism to be a social evil, believing that it inspires atheism and amorality. Many liberal Christians and believers of other faiths hold that religious belief is socially beneficial, believing that it helps to lower rates of violent crime, murder, suicide, sexual promiscuity and abortion. The benefits of religious belief to a society have been described as its “spiritual capital”. But the study claims that the devotion of many in the US may actually contribute to its ills. The paper, published in the Journal of Religion and Society, a US academic journal, reports: “Many Americans agree that their churchgoing nation is an exceptional, God-blessed, shining city on the hill that stands as an impressive example for an increasingly sceptical world. more...

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Roberts confirmed as chief justice (September 29, 2005) - Judge John Roberts today was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 17th chief justice of the United States, winning on a solid 78-22 vote. Roberts, who watched the voting in the Roosevelt Room, is expected to be sworn in to the post later today during a ceremony at the White House. Attention on Capitol Hill now shifts to the president's choice to replace retiring Sandra Day O'Connor.
Arkansas Clinic Offers Free Abortions Associated Press (September 28, 2005) - A doctor has offered to perform free abortions on hurricane evacuees, saying it may be too dangerous for them to wait until they return home. Despite protests from abortion opponents, Little Rock Family Planning clinic director Dr. Jerry Edwards said he has already performed six free abortions. The clinic usually charges between $525 and $600 for a first-trimester abortion. "If we didn't provide it now, they would get it later — a late-term abortion that would give greater risk to the mother's health," Edwards told KTHV-TV in Little Rock. Edwards, who runs the only abortion clinic in central Arkansas, was unavailable for further comment Tuesday, a clinic employee told The Associated Press. more...
Geologists Report Quake Cluster in Idaho (September 28, 2005) - A cluster of earthquakes south of Cascade has been shaking items off shelves and jolting residents out of their sleep this week. "The dog starts barking every single time," said Armen Mannschreck, a high school English teacher who lives near Clear Creek. A temblor Tuesday night _ the strongest so far _ sent a bowl crashing to the floor from a dresser in Mannschreck's house. It also set the cabinet doors swinging at the home of Linda Jarvis, another Clear Creek resident who is regularly awakened by middle-of- the-night quakes these days. Jarvis said she's often felt tremors in the 19 years she's lived at her home _ but only in the last week have they been strong enough to get her up in the night. "The cat wakes up; my cabinet doors in the kitchen go open and closed and I have mortar coming out of the brick on my fireplace outside," Jarvis said. Residents of the Clear Creek area, about 10 miles south and southeast of Cascade, have been calling seismologists to report feeling several earthquakes a day, said Idaho Geological Survey geologist Bill Phillips. IGS instruments have been recording from 50 to 100 earthquakes per day around Clear Creek in the last week. Earthquake clusters _ or swarms, as seismologists describe them _ are common in Idaho. The last one was in Donnelly in 2001, said Jim Zollweg, a seismologist at Boise State University. There have been several other swarms in the last few decades. more...
Syria is pushing complete Palestinian battalions with their commands and weapons into Lebanon in the largest military movement since Syrian troops’ May exit Debkafile (September 28, 2005) - intelligence sources report the men are taken out of refugee camps near Damascus by Syrian intelligence agents and loaded on Lebanese civilian trucks hired by the Syrian army. In Lebanon, half are destined for the southern port town of Sidon and the rest for the Beqaa Valley. The estimated 1,200-1,500 men are operatives of Hamas, the Popular Front, the Democratic Front and the Abu Mussa splinter faction.
Syria moving troops to Israel’s northern border (September 28, 2005) - Syria is planning something big, or so it seems, they have taken 1,500 Palestinians from a refugee camp and taken half of them to the port town of Sidon and the rest into the Bekaa valley. It is also known that the Hizbullah has been arming in preparations for a possible assault on Israel some time in the near future. Assad of Syria is caught between a rock and a hard spot, knowing that America is possibly planning a strike against him for harboring and transporting Terrorists into Iraq to kill US troops, not to mention the fact that he protects and assists nearly every known Terrorist group. It would be his thinking that if he can get something going between Hizbullah and Israel it could possibly kick off a regional war bringing Iran and possibly even Egypt into the fight. This would keep the Americans so busy they would leave him alone, so he thinks. But it seems that every time we think we have this figured out it goes in another direction, we will see this time, but one thing is certain he is moving a lot of terrorists in Israel’s direction for some reason and that can’t be good.

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