Grass Roots Support for German Military

BERLIN, GERMANY - The leadership of the German Trade Union Federation (DGB) is promoting the adoption of the German government's military doctrine by the trade unions. The most recent expression of this development is the DGB's scheduled "Peace and Security Policy Workshop," to be held in Berlin next week.

Toward Big Hearted Ecumenism: Pope Francis Speaks to Lutheran Leaders and Shows Us the Way

VATICAN CITY - On Monday, October 21, 2013, Pope Francis met with members of the Lutheran World Federation and representatives of the Lutheran-Catholic Commission on Unity. Like his predecessors, Blessed John Paul II and His Holiness Benedict XVI, Francis is a Pope of Christian unity.

Merkel's Europe - how her men run Brussels

GERMANY/BRUSSELS - In Brussels, Germans have shrugged off their postwar reserve and make no apology for shaping Europe's future, taking key posts in EU institutions and pushing Berlin's trade interests with vigor.

Yet Another Earthquake - This Time in Eilat

ISRAEL - Israel's unusual period of seismic activity continued today (Wednesday), as yet another small earthquake was felt - this time in the southernmost Israeli city of Eilat.

Vatican suspends 'bishop of bling' Tebartz-van Elst

VATICAN - The Vatican has suspended a senior German Church leader dubbed the "bishop of bling" by the media over his alleged lavish spending. Bishop of Limburg Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst is accused of spending more than €31 million (£26 million; $42 million) on renovating his official residence.

How to Take Your Money Out of the Bank Without Going to Prison

USA - It is now widely known that the derivatives debt is over $1 quadrillion dollars and some of the rank and file in this country are concerned that their bank accounts, 401Ks, IRAs and pensions will be confiscated by desperate, tier two bankers, who are forestalling the inevitable currency collapse by stealing your money.

European Council draft conclusions: have Merkel's 'reform contracts' made a comeback?Comment

EUROPE - Angela Merkel could now well be pushing for so-called 'reform contracts' or 'competitiveness pacts' (which is what they're called in the CDU/CSU manifesto). The idea involves trading exceptionally strong reform commitments in the eurozone periphery in return for German cash.

Report: Massive Vulnerability Detected In National Power Grids

USA - If you think that our multi-billion dollar electrical power grids are secure and capable of withstanding a coordinated attack, think again. According to one group of engineers, the grid is so vulnerable that it wouldn’t even require a skilled hacker to compromise.

Alan Greenspan Warns of Double Digit Price Inflation

USA - Out of office and out of power, the Maestro is speaking some truth again. NYT reports: Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman, has largely avoided public comment on the Fed’s efforts to stimulate the economy, but he has said enough to make it clear that he is not a fan.

Pope Francis will not meet with NetanyahuComment

VATICAN/ISRAEL - A "diplomatic embarrassment" has arisen following the refusal of Pope Francis I to meet with Israel's prime minister at short notice.

Let's play God: The scientific experiments that might save the world (or destroy it...)

UK - Two years ago this month, in a disused Norfolk airfield, a small group of scientists were preparing to undertake one of the more controversial experiments in British scientific history. What little equipment it needed – a B&Q pressure washer, 1km of hydraulic hose and an 8m air balloon – had been bought or loaned.

CIA: Back in the Killing Business

USA - Ever since September 11, the US - with the help of the CIA - has been carrying out a secret war that defies imagination, says New York Times reporter Mark Mazzetti. And it's not just Washington giving the green light.

UN inquiry finds more civilians killed by US drone strikes than reported

UNITED NATIONS - A United Nations investigation has found that American drone strikes have killed at least 400 civilians in Pakistan, far more than the US has ever acknowledged.

The West Coast Is Being Absolutely Fried With Nuclear Radiation From Fukushima

JAPAN - Every single day, 300 tons of radioactive water from Fukushima enters the Pacific Ocean. That means that the total amount of radioactive material released from Fukushima is constantly increasing, and it is steadily building up in our food chain.

China Gets Access to Siberian Oilfields

RUSSIA/CHINA - On 18 October state-owned Russian oil firm Rosneft signed a memorandum of understanding with state-owned China National Petroleum Corp, a significant arrangement that gives China its first direct access to East Siberia’s rich hydrocarbon fields for joint development.

“Just what is an APOSTLE?”
Just what is an Apostle?

Today we find the Church of God in a “wilderness of religious confusion!”

The confusion is not merely around the Church – within the religions of the world outside – but WITHIN the very heart of The True Church itself!

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Listen to Me, You who know righteousness, You people in whose heart is My Law: …I have put My words in your mouth, I have covered you with the shadow of My hand, That I may plant the heavens, Lay the foundations of the earth, and say to Zion, “you are My people” (Isaiah 51:7,16)