May 7, 2007

'Life's Short. Get a Divorce.' -- Chicago Billboard Turns Heads (May 7, 2007) - An all-female law firm is turning heads in Chicago with a new billboard and a blunt message: "Life's Short. Get a Divorce.'' The billboard, sponsored by Fetman, Garland & Associates, Ltd., a firm that specializes in divorce cases, features the six-pack abs of a headless male torso and tanned female cleavage heaving forth from a black lace bra. The ad is the brainchild of Corri Fetman, who told ABC News' Law & Justice Unit, "Law firm advertising is boring…Everything's always the same. It's lawyers in libraries with a suit on and the law books behind them. They don't say anything. What, I should hire you because you have a law degree? C'mon. So we wanted to try something different." Reaction from those who work in and around Chicago's divorce courts has been less than enthusiastic. "It's grotesque,'' said John Ducanto, past president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. "It's totally undignified and offensive." "It trivializes divorce and I think it's absolutely disgusting," Rick Tivers, a clinical social worker at the Center for Divorce Recovery in Chicago, told ABC News. "Divorce is traumatic enough without this kind of [advertising]. We try and help people go through the divorce process with as much integrity as possible. A lot of my work is helping people grieve the loss of a divorce, and their own sense of betrayal. This makes divorce seem like it's not a big deal, and it's a huge deal for many people.'' Ducanto called on the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Committee of Supreme Court of Illinois to sanction Fetman. "I don't think they'll just let this pass,'' said Ducanto, who seemed genuinely hurt by the ad. "I have been in practice for 52 years, and I've worked my ass off to change the image of this particular area of the legal practice, and to see some punk try and pervert the whole image in the interest of lucre. … Sure, she's got a lot of attention, but it's like a guy who spits on a table — you got the attention, sure, but what kind of attention is it?" more... | Signs of the Times | The enemy is getting blatant more and more often it seems today. The mystery of iniquity.
Hamas Uses Mickey Mouse to Push Islamic Supremacy (May 7, 2007) - Hamas television is using the image of the popular American cartoon figure Mickey Mouse to teach Palestinian children to hate America and Israel and to promote the idea that Islam should rule the world, an Israeli research institute said. The human-sized, costumed Mickey Mouse look-alike, complete with squeaky voice, is called Farfur. He and his co-host, a young girl named Saraa, appear weekly on the official Hamas television station, Al-Aksa TV, as part of a children's program called "Tomorrow's Pioneers." Farfur and Saraa teach children about the importance of daily prayers and drinking milk, the Palestinian Media Watch said. They also take every opportunity to indoctrinate the young viewers with teachings of Islamic supremacy, hatred of Israel and the U.S., and support of "resistance" (terrorism), PMW said. PMW Director Itamar Marcus said his group had contacted the Walt Disney Company about the use of its character but had not yet received a reply. It is ironic that Hamas is using an American cartoon character against America, he said. In one program that aired on April 16, Farfur tells children that they are laying the "cornerstone" for Islamic world domination and must therefore pray five times a day in a mosque. more... | Islam | How sad.
Police battle anti-Sarkozy protesters (May 7, 2007) - CLASHES between police and protestors have been reported in central Paris and the southeastern city of Lyon after conservative leader Nicolas Sarkozy was elected French President overnight. In the Place de la Bastille in Paris riot police fired tear gas and at least one burst of water cannon after hundreds of rioters – some wearing masks – began throwing bottles, stones and other missiles. Earlier, a small crowd brandishing black and red anarchist flags set fire to an effigy of Mr Sarkozy before tearing it limb from limb and then stamping on it. Demonstrators chanted "police everywhere, justice nowhere". About 5000 supporters of defeated Socialist party candidate Segolene Royal had gathered in the square to await the election results. Mr. Sarkozy beat Ms Royal by 53 per cent of the vote to 47 per cent, according to projections. The defeated Socialists had portrayed Mr. Sarkozy as a danger for France during the election campaign and said he was authoritarian who was likely to exacerbate tensions in the poor, multi-racial suburbs that ring many cities. Thousands of extra police have been drafted in to patrol sensitive areas following the election result. In another part of central Paris, Mr. Sarkozy appeared before cheering crowds in and promised to be "president for all the French without exception". "This evening is a victory for France," he said to a crowd of 10,000 in the Place de la Concorde. "I ask you to be generous, to be tolerant, to be fraternal. I ask you to hold out your hand. I ask you to give the image of a France that is united, together, which leaves no-one at the side of the road. "My dear friends, I have seen victories before in my career. But victory is only beautiful if it is generous. Victory is not vengeance – it is being open in spirit. Victory only has meaning if it is victory for the country in its entirety. "Millions of French are watching us. Millions of French have placed their trust in us. You must understand that the first people I wish to address are those who did not place their trust in us. "I want them to understand that I will be a president of the republic for all the French without exception." European leaders congratulated Mr. Sarkozy on his victory today and hoped his triumph would help unblock reforms stalled by the rejection of the EU constitution in 2005. more... | EU /UN / 4th Kingdom | I wonder if we'll see the EU constitution go through suddenly? This would create the "Mr. Europe" Foreign Minister position... officially. Sarkozy has Jewish background too. With the Islamic trouble in the past in France as well as the current burning of cars nightly there, I wonder how much of the rioting has Islamic roots? I don't know. Regardless, the same spirit of antichrist is behind it. 2 Timothy 3:1-5
Hezbollah: Rockets fired into Israel directed by Iran (May 7, 2007) - All of Hezbollah's policies and activities are coordinated with the leadership of Iran, including the firing of rockets into Israeli population centers for which direct Iranian approval is required, said a senior Hezbollah official in a rare admission. "Even when it comes to firing rockets on Israeli civilians, when they [Israel] bombed the civilians on our side, even that decision requires an in-principle permission from [the ruling jurisprudent]," said Sheikh Naim Qassem, the deputy chief of Hezbollah, in an Arabic language interview translated yesterday by the Information and Terrorism Center at Israel's Center for Special Studies. According to the Center, "the ruling jurisprudent," or "al-wali al-faqih" in Arabic, is the title of Supreme Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In the interview, given last month to the Al-Kawthar, Iranian Arabic-language TV channel, Qassem says Khamenei's authority is crucial for all Hezbollah operations: "Hezbollah relied and relies still in its Islamic religious position, which has to do with its activity in general and its jihadist activity in particular, on the decision of (Khamenei). The ruling jurisprudent is the one who allows and the one who prohibits." He said Khamenei approves acts suicide terror. "We ask, receive answers, and then apply [them]. This is even true for acts of suicide for the sake of Allah – no one may kill himself without a jurisprudent permission (from Khamenei)." During Israel's war in Lebanon last summer, Hezbollah fired over 3,000 rockets into Israeli civilian population centers, killing 43 civilians and injuring thousands. There were multiple reports, denied by Hezbollah, of Iranian officers operating in Lebanon to aid the militia. more... | Israel | Islam |
Moderate earthquake hits northern Philippines (May 7, 2007) - An earthquake measuring 5.4 Richter scale rocked the northern Philippine city of Baguio and nearby areas on May 7, local TV reported. The quake was felt at Baguio and Ilocos Norte province before dawn Monday, the GMA TV reported. Quoting a report by the United States Geological Service (USGS), the TV said that the quake was recorded at about 2:27 a.m. Manila time. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property in the quake, the TV reported. Epicenter of the quake was traced by the USGS to 105 km north- northwest of Baguio City, and 105 km south-southwest of Laoag City in Ilocos Norte, it added. | Earth Changes |
Earthquake hits Tongan region (May 7, 2007) - A strong earthquake measuring magnitude 6.2 on the Richter Scale has hit the Tonga region this morning. There were no immediate reports of damage. The quake struck at 9.11am 473 kilometres north west of the capital Nuku'alofa. It was 687 kilometres deep in an area known for strong earthquake activity. Quakes in the area do not normally generate tsunami. | Earth Changes |
Earthquake swarm strikes Yellowstone (May 6, 2007) - Sixteen small earthquakes with magnitudes up to 2.7 shook the park's Pitchstone Plateau last week. The quakes were detected by seismographs operated by the University of Utah and partners. They began Monday, just before midnight. The largest occurred at 3:09 a.m. Tuesday and the quakes continued until Wednesday, according to Bob Smith, a University of Utah professor. "I was up working and watching these, saying 'Whoa, what does this all mean?'" he said. "It kept my interest quite high." The quakes occurred on the southern edge of a volcano caldera at the center of Yellowstone. The volcano last erupted 70,000 years ago. Smith said earthquake swarms are common in Yellowstone. As many as 70 swarms of small earthquakes have occurred in the region between 1983 and 2006. No one likely felt the most recent quakes, Smith said. | Earth Changes |
Earthquake rattles Colombian capital (May 6, 2007) - An earthquake centered deep underground rattled parts of Colombia, including Bogota, El Tiempo newspaper reported Sunday. Though the quake's epicenter was more than 150 miles northwest of the capital, it shook buildings in central Colombia. The quake measured 5.5 on the Richter scale, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no reports of injuries or damages from the quake. | Earth Changes |
Peretz: Israel Ready For Gaza War, IDF: He's Waiting For Deaths (May 6, 2007) - Defense Minister Amir Peretz said following a Sabbath of rockets fired on Sderot that Israel is prepared for an operation in Gaza. According to Yisraeli newspaper, defense officials say he is waiting for Israeli deaths to launch a full scale retaliation. “We are prepared for a war in Gaza more than we were in the Second Lebanon War,” Peretz said over the weekend. “There is a plan.” Peretz made the comments following a barrage of at least eight rockets on Sderot and other western Negev communities. One rocket fell on a home in Sderot and exploded, but the family was not in the house at the time. The IDF responded, but failed to strike any of the rocket-firing squads. IDF officials told the Yisraeli daily commuter paper that the Gaza region will be “heating up” in the coming months. They said that the government has operative plans ready, but will not allow the IDF to carry them out unless there are fatal injuries due to a Kassam rocket strike. Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal says that the ruling Hamas Islamist group will “not stop the shooting of Kassams.” He rejected an American proposal that Hamas stop the rockets and stop smuggling weapons over the Gaza-Egypt border in return for Israel’s easing of restrictions on the movement of PA Arabs in Judea and Samaria. | Israel | Islam |
Fresh tornadoes pound central US (May 6, 2007) - A new wave of tornadoes has hit at least six counties in the central US, a day after a massive tornado devastated a small town in southern Kansas. One man was killed in the latest storms and 11 people injured in another Kansas town. More severe weather is expected. Rescuers are searching for survivors of the Greensburg tornado, which killed nine people and injured dozens more. US President George W Bush has declared parts of Kansas a disaster area and has pledged federal aid for reconstruction. "I'm confident this community will be rebuilt, to the extent we can help, we will. "The most important thing now is for our citizens to ask for the good Lord to comfort those who were hurt," the president said after attending church in Washington on Sunday. Kansas Senator Pat Roberts, who toured the devastated region, said: "It is no understatement or overstatement to say this town has been wiped off the face of the Earth." more... | Earth Changes |
Crackdown on Christians could go nationwide (May 5, 2007) - Christians in Nigeria, who make up about half the population, are expressing fears Islamic law already being enforced in northern states will expand nationwide with the inauguration this month of a new "devout Muslim" president, according to a report from the Voice of the Martyrs. Musa Yar' Adua was governor of Katsina state in northern Nigeria, where he and nearly a dozen other governors over recent years have imposed Islamic religious law as the law of the government, officials said. As a result, Christians have lost basic rights such as having a location to meet and meeting there, officials have confirmed. "We have not been allowed to worship freely, as churches have been denied places of worship. In the Government Reservation Area, for example, it is not possible to get land for places of worship by Christians," Rev. Canon Williams said in a Voice of the Martyrs report. As WND has reported, Muslim rioters in Nigeria in 2006 were incensed over cartoons of Muhammad published in Denmark, and more than 130 Christians in the Nigerian cities of Maiduguri and Onitsha were slaughtered. The reports documented six children burned to ashes in front of their father, VOM said. WND also has reported nearly 1,000 homes of Christians and many churches have been destroyed in those regions, and documentation of Islamic law is everywhere. "If you go around villages, you will see people missing one hand or one foot," explained Rev. Obiora Ike. "Do you think that's the result of an illness? That is the result of sharia law." More than 10,000 Christians have been martyred in the region since the Islamic law was imposed in the region in 1999, and Voice of the Martyrs has helped surviving family members through its Families of Martyrs Fund with Care Packs, Village Outreach packs and words of encouragement to believers who stand for their faith "amidst volatile, uncertain conditions. "The election of Yar' Adua will aggravate the problems of Christians in northern Nigeria. Our fear is that under a Muslim president, religious liberty will be eroded," another pastor said in the VOM report. more... | Islam | Matthew 24:9, "Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake." If you can't see Islam for the religion of death and hate that it is, please click the Islam link and see. A religion is controlled by its holy book. See what the Koran says, religion of peace? They know if they just repeat it like a mantra it will have a brainwashing effect on those who don't do their own research and just listen to what they say. Then they turn to their own people and support terrorism to strike fear and eventually dominate the planet. Ever wonder why beheading is the way Revelation describes those who refuse to worship the beast? See the fourth seal for more.
Jihad in U.S. Streets (May 5, 2007) - "These killers are known as "paintball jihadists" in that they practice in paintball game style what they have planned for America’s streets. They are already training others in "urban combat" using paintball guns. They will engage in paramilitary-style training right under our noses, and lie about it to our faces. They are protected, in some cases, by the religious Imams, some who even encourage or schedule such outings." Zealot Muslims now plan to bathe America’s streets with gunfire just as is going on in Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, Darfur and so forth. Once these Allah devotees get hold, they don’t stop. Street fighting never ends. Further, these fighters are more than willing to sacrifice their own bodies and those of their families and neighbors in order to see through Islam World Rule. Douglas J. Hagmann, Director, Northeast Intelligence Network, reports that American officials already know of the process. However, both government and media are muffling detail. Jihad will come to the United States due to "Muslim men inside the U.S., (the latter) adhering to the Islamist ideology of jihad, preparing for war on the streets of America. "The ‘insider’ reports are very troubling and are purposely being downplayed by official sources and go largely unreported in the media. "One case, however, can serve as an example of what is taking place all across the U.S. involving the procurement and disbursement of weapons to Muslim ‘jihadists.’ On Tuesday, May 2, 2007, a federal indictment was unsealed in the U.S. federal court in St. Louis naming eight Islamic men as defendants in a case involving the buying, selling or hiding of automatic weapons, an anti-personnel mine and other explosives. more... | Islam | America | This kind of thing may not happen full-scale until the abomination of desolation, but the fact that so much of it is being built up now I think is a sign of the end times. The fourth rider is preparing to ride and 1/4 of the earth's population with him. Interestingly enough, Islam comprises about 1/4 of the earth's population as of 2000.
Christians need Exodus from 'Pharoah's system' (May 5, 2007) - Exodus, according to the dictionary, is "a going out, departure or emigration," or "the departure of the Israelites from Egypt under Moses." Now there are Christian leaders who would like to add another definition: "The mass departure of Christians from the public school system." Chaplain E. Ray Moore of Exodus Mandate, whose goal is to "encourage and assist Christian families to leave Pharoah's school system," said there's an urgent need Christian parents must understand. "Based on statistics, there is a 70-to-80 percent chance that a [Christian] child will abandon the church and their faith in a public school career," Moore told WND. The bottom line, then, is Christian parents need to lobby their pastors, pastors need to lobby their denominations, and their denominations need to start programs creating and operating public schools. "We think probably 75 percent of the Christian churches could provide, and have the financial resources to provide, a Christian education for children, if they saw it as a necessity," said Moore, who has endorsed a move building among Southern Baptist churches to do just that. Frank Page, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has called on Southern Baptist churches to expand into K-12 education, making it available for families whether they can pay a private tuition or not. Now a resolution prepared for the denomination's annual meeting by Voddie Baucham, a pastor with a national teaching ministry and the author of "The Ever Loving Truth," and Bruce Shortt, a board member for Exodus Mandate and author of "The Harsh Truth About Public Schools," endorses Page's suggestions, and calls for more. "Dr. Page's call for more Christian schools is the beginning of the 'exit strategy' that Dr. [Albert] Mohler has urged be developed. If the SBC and American Christianity are to survive in any culturally relevant way, we are going to have to repent of our unfaithfulness in the education of our children. And we need to do this sooner rather than later," said Baucham. His resolution, submitted jointly with Shortt for the 2007 SBC annual meeting, is intended to expand the debate among Christians about creating a parallel school system, only one that includes biblical truth as part of an education. more... The "science" taught in public school had a great effect on me growing up in a subtle way. I always believed in God, but just like in the garden of Eden when the subtle serpent caused Eve to question what God said and then go against it, so too does the theory of evolution and the scientific method call into question the existence of God. It's subtle because the scientific method only allows things perceived with the five senses to be called scientific and only things that are scientifically proven are considered reality. Since the spirit realm is outside of the perception of our five senses, our spirituality is dulled through the study and acceptance of science as taught today. I believe the scientific community is beginning to break out of the box they were placed in with the ideas of Sir Francis Bacon and Charles Darwin primarily, but the majority of the scientific community has too much pride I think to accept that they've been blinded by focusing only on the material world. You cannot truly be intelligent if you refuse to look at the whole picture. The spirit realm exists and we all have personal experience with it... love, joy, anger, peace... these are all emotions that have no physical properties yet we live with them daily. There is a world outside what we can perceive with the five senses. Realizing that and understanding how the spirit realm can influence who we are is imperative for all human beings because of the war that is going on in the spirit over our eternal souls. The serpent is subtle and we are naive, let us guard our minds from the attacks of the enemy with the Truth of God's Word and rely on listening to His still, small voice, the thoughts in line with His Word.
China's FM meets with Russian FM, EU's Solana (May 5, 2007) - New Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana on Friday at this Red Sea resort on the sidelines of an international meeting on Iraq's security. In meeting with Lavrov, the two ministers lauded the rapid development of the strategic partnership of cooperation between Russia and China, stressing the significance of holding the Year of China in Russia and the Year of Russia in China in pushing forward with bilateral ties. The two ministers agreed to make use of these programs