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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the internet
June 26th, 2014

GIGANTIC SPRITES OVER THE USA:
Lesser known is what comes out of the top: sprites. "Lately there has been a bumper crop of sprites," reports Thomas Ashcraft, a longtime observer of the phenomenon. "Here is one of the largest' 'jellyfish' sprites I have captured in the last four years." The cluster shot up from western Oklahoma on June 23, so large that it was visible from Ashcraft's observatory in New Mexico 289 miles away.

ISIL hell-bent on creating Islamic state to be launchpad for attacks on U.S.
The al Qaeda-linked army now conquering territory in Syria and Iraq ultimately wants its emerging Islamic state to be a launching pad for attacking the U.S. homeland, says a new congressional report.

Federal Judge: Forced Removal of Christian Materials from Classroom Was Legal
A New York federal district judge ruled on Tuesday that a public school was justified in forcing a Christian science teacher to remove personal Bible-themed materials from her classroom.

Convicted Heavy Metal ‘Christian’ Singer Admits Being Atheist, Duped Fans to Sell Music
A so-called Christian heavy metal band whose frontman was convicted of attempting to hire a hitman to murder his estranged wife has admitted that it duped fans into believing that they were Christian in order to sell their music. “Truthfully, I was an atheist,” Tim Lambesis, the lead singer and founder of As I Lay Dying told the Alternative Press in a recent interview.

Bad News for the Big Bang: Secular Scientists Claim Universe Shouldn’t Exist
Nearly two years after the highly-publicized discovery of the elusive ‘God Particle,’ scientists have determined that the current Big Bang model cannot account for the existence of the universe.

Apostate Presbyterians Vote to Allow Homosexual ‘Marriages’ by 3-1 Ratio
By a 76-24 percent vote, the General Assembly of the PCUSA voted to allow their pastors to perform homosexual “marriages” in states where they are considered legal. Delegates, meeting in Detroit this week, also approved new language about marriage in the PCUSA Book of Order, or constitution, altering references to “a man and woman” to “two persons.”

Pluralism Is the Enemy: 'Jesus Is the Only Way' Will Be Deemed Hate Speech, Says Pastor
Bryan Chapell warned that increasingly "it will be difficult to say in this culture that 'Jesus is the only way.'" "That will be interpreted as hate speech," Chapell, senior pastor at Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois, said Wednesday at the 42nd PCA General Assembly in Houston.

Moderate quakes shake lower North Island
A 4.8-magnitude quake struck about 4pm and was located about 40km south-west of Whanganui at a depth of 40km. It was felt as far south as Kaikorua, well into Taranaki, and as far north as Taumarunui. GeoNet project director Ken Gledhill says the tremor was off the coast and at a reasonable depth, meaning shaking was felt widely.

US House Speaker draws up plans to sue Barack Obama for breach of power
Republican House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday that his chamber planned to "file suit in the coming weeks" against President Barack Obama for abuse of executive power. Mr Obama's Republican foes have long accused him of exceeding the regulatory boundaries laid out under the US Constitution, following a series of executive actions taken by the president.

A Troubling New Report Regarding Christians in an Iraqi City
Christians in a northern Iraqi city are reportedly being ordered to pay a tax in return for protection by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. A Middle Eastern Christian website and a Lebanese daily reported that Christians have been required to pay $250 per individual who works and $500 per couple. If accurate, the tax would fall in line with past Islamist efforts to impose fines on Christians in the region...

Iraqi PM welcomes Syria air strike on border crossing
Prime Minister Nouri Maliki of Iraq has told the BBC he supports an air strike on Islamist militants at a border crossing between Iraq and Syria. He said that Syrian fighter jets had bombed militant positions on the Syrian side of Qaim, which straddles the two countries' border. While Iraq did not ask for the raid, he added, it "welcomed" any such strike against the Islamist group Isis.

Ukraine crisis: Kerry demands Russia action 'in hours'
US Secretary of State John Kerry has called on Russia to show "within hours" it is working to disarm separatist militants in eastern Ukraine. He was speaking to reporters in Paris a day before a shaky ceasefire was due to end in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Russia denies it has let pro-Moscow separatists and heavy weaponry cross its border into eastern Ukraine.

Liberman to Kerry: Forget Israeli-Palestinian accord, focus instead on regional agreement
Give up trying to broker an Israeli-Palestinian accord, and focus instead on a comprehensive regional agreement, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman told US Secretary of State John Kerry during a meeting Thursday in Paris. Liberman...said Israel’s ongoing conflict is not only with the Palestinians, but the entire Arab world -- of which the Palestinians are a part.

Emails: IRS official sought audit of GOP senator
Congressional investigators say they uncovered emails Wednesday showing that a former Internal Revenue Service official at the heart of the tea party investigation sought an audit involving a Republican senator in 2012.

Obama to Peres: US will protect Israel’s security in Iran talks
The United States will not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon, and will continue to remain steadfast on topics central to Israel’s security in the nuclear negotiations, US President Barack Obama assured Israeli President Shimon Peres during a Wednesday afternoon meeting at the White House.

Pope has most influence on Twitter, study finds
Pope Francis has by far the most clout of any world leader on Twitter because he is so widely retweeted, a study of political use of the social network shows.

Libyan elections: Low turnout marks bid to end political crisis
Voting has ended in a Libyan general election marred by low turnout and deadly violence. The election is seen as a last chance to end the anarchy that has gripped the country since the 2011 overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. Officials said about 630,000 people voted, fewer than half of those eligible.

Iraq PM Maliki rejects emergency 'salvation' government
Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has rejected calls for a national salvation government to help counter the offensive by jihadist-led Sunni rebels. Such calls represented a "coup against the constitution and an attempt to end the democratic experience", he warned.

3 Iranian troops killed in attack near Iraq border
An attack near Iran's western border with Iraq has killed three Iranian border guards, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.

Kerry issues warning after Syria bombs Iraq
Syrian warplanes bombed Sunni militants' positions inside Iraq, military officials confirmed Wednesday, deepening the concerns that the extremist insurgency that spans the two neighboring countries could morph into an even wider regional conflict. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned against the threat and said other nations should stay out.

U.S. says has fresh Russia sanctions 'ready to go'
The United States said on Wednesday it has fresh sanctions ready to impose on Russia if Moscow does not take steps to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine, including halting the flow of fighters and arms to Ukrainian separatists.

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