US aircraft carrier enters Gulf without incident

MIDDLE EAST - A US aircraft carrier sailed through the Strait of Hormuz and into the Gulf without incident on Sunday, a day after Iran backed away from an earlier threat to take action if an American carrier returned to the strategic waterway.

America overcomes the debt crisis as Britain sinks deeper into the swamp

UK - Britain has sunk deeper into debt. Three years after bubble burst, the UK has barely begun to tackle the crushing burden left by Gordon Brown. The contrast with the United States is frankly shocking.

Davos elites to seek reforms of 'outdated' capitalism

SWITZERLAND - Economic and political elites meeting this week at the Swiss resort of Davos will be asked to urgently find ways to reform a capitalist system that has been described as "outdated and crumbling."

Japan manufacturers brace for euro zone breakup

JAPAN - Japanese manufacturers are bracing for a possible breakup of the euro zone, according to a Reuters poll released on Monday, with 65 percent saying they see a need to prepare for the currency block's partial or complete collapse.

Cameron to tell European human rights judges to 'stop meddling' in British justice

UK - David Cameron will this week confront European judges blamed for stopping the deportation of extremist Islamic cleric Abu Qatada and tell them: 'Stop meddling in British justice.' In a hard-hitting speech in Strasbourg, the home of the European Court of Human Rights, the Prime Minister will demand major reforms in the way the court is run.

US paradox: Wasting food while going hungry

USA - America's expanding waistline proves the country's love affair with food. But almost as much as is consumed is being dumped in the trash every day. And that is despite the fact that millions in the US are now struggling to put food on the table. RT has met the so called "dumpster divers" who say a few minutes of raking through garbage bags can deliver a banquet. And all this food is being wasted at a time when US news reports are full of stories of extreme hardship.

Subculture of Americans prepares for civilization's collapse

USA - When Patty Tegeler looks out the window of her home overlooking the Appalachian Mountains in southwestern Virginia, she sees trouble on the horizon. "In an instant, anything can happen," she told Reuters. "And I firmly believe that you have to be prepared." Tegeler is among a growing subculture of Americans who refer to themselves informally as "preppers."

Pope urges agreement between Christians on ethical questions

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI said Christians of all denominations should come to agreement on ethical matters, especially regarding human life, family and sexuality.

Pope warns of threat to freedom of religion, conscience in US

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI warned visiting US bishops that "radical secularism" threatens the core values of American culture, and he called on the church in America, including politicians and other laypeople, to render "public moral witness" on crucial social issues. The pope spoke January 19 to a group of US bishops who were in Rome for their periodic "ad limina" visits, which included meetings with the pope and Vatican officials, covering a wide range of pastoral matters.

Economists pan idea of new US gold standard

WASHINGTON, USA - As Republican presidential hopefuls entertain calls to fix the value of the dollar to the price of gold, a panel of leading economists on Wednesday roundly panned the idea of a return to the gold standard. A poll of nearly 40 bipartisan economists showed no support for the idea that pegging the currency to the price of gold would lead to a more stable US jobs market or keep prices in check.

The rise of the overclass

UK - We've all heard of the 'underclass': now its mirror image - a super-rich elite that is equally cut off from the rest of us - is defining the political debate. When Labour leader Ed Miliband used his conference speech last September to call for a fairer and more humane type of capitalism, he was greeted with widespread derision and mockery. But four months on, every leading politician in Britain is desperately trying to follow Miliband's lead.

Italians evaded 100 billion pounds in taxes in ONE YEAR...

ITALY - Italians evaded an estimated 119.6 billion euros (100 billion pounds) in taxes in 2009, it was claimed today. The amount is nearly four times the value of the Prime Minister Mario Monti's new austerity budget, according to new calculations reported by Rome daily La Repubblica today. The estimate is higher than the previous 100 billion euros (83 billion pounds) compiled by Italy's tax authorities.

Chicago goes 24 hours without a murder...

CHICAGO, USA - The city of Chicago marked its first 24 hours without a shooting or a murder in almost a year. Wednesday was the first day-long break without deadly violence since early in 2011 in the city, which is known the world over for it's historical ties to Al Capone and Prohibition-era gangsters.

Cameron needs a history lesson say Argentines

ARGENTINA - Fuming Argentine politicians yesterday accused David Cameron of being 'ignorant' as the diplomatic row over the Falkland Islands worsened. The Prime Minister came under fire after accusing Buenos Aires of 'colonialism' for threatening the disputed South Atlantic territory and was told mockingly: 'You need history lessons.' The spat revived the rhetoric of the 1980s amid growing rifts ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War.

Britain has two million single parent families

UK - There are now nearly two million single parent families in Britain, official figures revealed yesterday. The vast majority are headed by a mother, meaning that millions of children are being raised in households where there is no father. The figures, from the Office for National Statistics, showed that more than one in four families - 26 per cent - are now led by a single parent.

“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)