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Tony Blair: the EU Needs a President
Oct 30th, 2012
Daily NewsThe Telegraph - Rowena Mason
Categories: Today's Headlines;Revived Roman Empire

The Karl Principle: Evangelicals Rejecting God's Word
Oct 30th, 2012
CommentaryHip and Thigh Blog, - Word Press
Categories: Exhortation

Recently, I was inadvertently directed to a year-old post [and] I thought I would offer a few comments. It represents one of those remorseful, head-wagging invectives against what is perceived as idiocy within evangelical circles. In a nutshell, the authoress cites from an article last year from the New York Times written by pseudo-evangelical, Karl Giberson, and [another author], in which they complain bitterly about what stupid liars 6-day creationists like Ken Ham and Al Mohler Jr. really are and what a terrible disservice they are to both Jesus and the little lambs of His church.

Karl goes on to mournfully opine how evangelicals like Ham and Mohler have turned their backs on society, creating a parallel sub-culture that allegedly presents alternative views of reality with their teaching as well as rejects "science." The word "science" here is new-speak for the Darwinian evolutionary worldview, btw. In other words, young earth creationists don't do "science." It's voodoo or something.

What is missed in this blog report is how Karl's materialistic, a-miraculous, naturalistic Biologos vision of "evangelicalism" is incompatible with biblical Christian theology, the very concerns Ham and Mohler express from their parallel sub-culture. In fact, nothing is even stated about Karl and his friends being funded by a foundation set up by Charles Templeton who became a notorious apostate before his death.

Everything I've read from Karl is that he doesn't really care about the incompatibility between a Darwinian worldview and biblical Christianity anyway, because he believes evangelicals take the Bible too seriously. In his mind, we need to abandon the doctrines of infallibility and inerrancy because they are bogus to begin with.

Four things here: First, [Young Earth Creation (YEC)] is a matter of biblical authority. The text of Genesis says God created in 6 ordinary days, as does the rest of the Bible whenever it touches on creation, including our own Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. If you claim to take the Bible seriously as a divinely inspired, infallible document, you cannot possibly get around this fact. You will only be denying the meaning of language and the principles of grammar in order to do so. Moreover, insurmountable exegetical and theological problems are created as well. This is regrettably the position of many old earth proponents like Hugh Ross and his Reasons to Believe crew.

Secondly, the writer doesn't tell the readers that old earth proponents like Hugh Ross are also at odds with even Karl Giberson and the Biologos people. That is because, as muddled as Hugh's exegesis of the Genesis text may be, he at least attempts to affirm supernatural creation, albeit in spurts during progressive ages over millions of years. The Biologos guys reject such a view because of its supernatural implications.... Ultimately, the "age of the earth" really has nothing to do with the disagreement Giberson and Biologos have with these rogue evangelicals who teach young earth creationism. It is God's creating just like it says in the Bible that bothers them.

Third. Why is it that Christians have to question everything taught to them by Ken Ham and Al Mohler when it comes to creation and the age of the earth? Does this charge equally apply to old earth proponents?

Fourth. I think the idea of hapless, sheltered home schooled fundamentalist kids losing their faith and going apostate after they bump up against genuine science is highly exaggerated. How do we explain the opposite phenomenon? That being, public schooled and strictly secular educated kids who are saturated heavily in old earth, Darwinian thinking embracing young earth, biblical creationism? Is it because they caught a bad case of the "stupids?"

I believe fundamentalist defection has more to do with a spiritual heart condition rather than home schooled kids being unable to defend YEC in college. It wasn't a matter of bad "science" being challenged by unanswerable evidence. It was a matter of an unconverted heart.

Likud Convention Overwhelmingly Endorses Merger With Israel Beitenu
Oct 30th, 2012
Daily Newsdebkafile
Categories: Today's Headlines;The Nation Of Israel

The packed hall of Likud delegates gave Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu a clear majority Monday for his deal with Avigdor Lieberman to run Likud and Israel Beitenu on a single ticket in the Jan. 22, 2013 general election.

Let the Headlines Speak
Oct 30th, 2012
Daily NewsFrom the Internet
Categories: Today's Headlines;Contemporary Issues

Former British PM Tony Blair Calls for New Momentum in Europe
His speech to the Berggruen Institue on Governance's "Council on the Future of Europe" is Now Available Online-Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair called on European states to make a "grand bargain" to take European unification to a higher level. "In the long run, and in principle, Europe is the right decision," Blair said in his speech before the Berggruen Institute's Council on the Future of Europe on Monday.

Iran begins 2-day military exercises near Iraq border
Iran's regular army has begun a two-day ground and air military exercise aimed at upgrading its combat readiness and increasing its deterrence against possible attacks. State TV says the drills involve forces in a wide region in western Iran near the Iraqi border.

Iranian ships dock in Sudan after strike
Iranians conveying message to Israel? Two Iranian navy vessels docked at a Sudan port on Monday, just five days after the explosion at an arms factory in Khartoum. According to Iranian official news agency IRNA, the 'Shahid Naqdi' corvette and a freighter left from a port in southern Iran last month, passed through the Red Sea and docked at a port in the east African country.

Damascus Rocked by Twin Blasts
Twin blasts rocked Damascus on Monday, with activists saying at least 80 people were killed on that day alone—, bringing an official end to an attempted four-day ceasefire where at least 500 people were reportedly killed.-Activists also said there were at least 60 government air strikes on Monday, making it the most intense air raids since the crackdown began 19 months ago.

Armed Services Chair Demands of Obama: Whom Did You Order to Do What on 9/11/12?
On Sept. 11, 2012--the 11th anniversary of 9/11--terrorists launched attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, killing four Americans, including U.S. Amb. Christopher Stevens. During an interview Friday with Denver TV station KUSA, reporter Kyle Clark asked Obama, “Were they denied requests for help during the attack?” Obama did not answer that question directly but said he instantly issued “directives” when he first learned of the attack.

Europe wants Obama- Why?
The British, the only European power on which Americans can rely through thick and thin, have been left with the impression that he sees them as the yesterday land, the dreadful old colonialists of his father's Kenya. Sending back the bust of Winston Churchill to the British Embassy in his first week was a symbol so petty it should have been beneath him.

B.C. earthquake causing concern in Washington
At the Seismology Lab at the University of Washington, there is concern that the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that occurred on the British Columbia coast over the weekend could affect Washington. “Earthquakes trigger more earthquakes," said Washington State seismologist John Vidale, who has long studied how different fault zones in Southern California affect each other, and is looking at the potential for the same effects here.

Earthquake rattles McDowell County
Western North Carolina recorded its fourth earthquake of the year Monday, the latest one near Marion in McDowell County. The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed a 2.9-magnitude earthquake happened at 7:49 a.m., centered in a rural area six miles south of Marion. McDowell County emergency dispatchers said they had received no reports of structure damage or injuries, though callers reported hearing and feeling the quake.

Millions of terrified Americans wake to life after Sandy: Homes all along the East Coast are under 'six feet' of water, torn apart by winds or
America is waking this morning to scenes of death and absolute devastation after its East Coast was hit with the full force of the biggest storm in U.S. history, leaving 16 people dead and almost 6.2million without power. As Sandy swept away and west, millions of people will be counting the cost of this natural disaster that has wrecked homes, infrastructure and the lives of those unlucky enough to be in its relentless and violent path.

Shallow 6.3 quake off west Canada coast
The quake, at a depth of about 10 km (6 miles), was centred about 245 km (150 miles) southwest of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, and struck at about 10.29 p.m. on Monday (0249 GMT Tuesday), the USGS said. The quake was not expected to generate a tsunami, the USGS's Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said in a statement.

Bank of England director: Occupy was right
Occupy's voice has been both loud and persuasive and that policymakers have listened and are acting in ways which will close those fault lines," said Haldane, the bank's executive director of financial stability. "In fact, I want to argue that we are in the early stages of a reformation of finance, a reformation which Occupy has helped stir," he said.

Italian crowds mark anniversary of Mussolini’s rise to power
Hundreds converged on the Italian town of Benito Mussolini’s birth to mark the 90th anniversary of the “march on Rome” that brought the fascist dictator to power.

Border war: Syria and Turkey have exchanged fire every day this month
Turkish sources said the government of Prime Minister Recep Erdogan has overseen a new policy of retaliation against Syrian shelling. They said Erdogan has ordered the military to respond to each Syrian mortar or artillery shell that fell into Turkey.

Gallup: Massive swing to GOP since 2008
In the four years since Barack Obama has been president, American voters have been fleeing the Democratic Party in large numbers to become Republicans, according to brand-new figures released by the Gallup polling agency.

Poás Volcano rumbles, spits ashes
At about 1 a.m., the volcano’s crater ejected mud and ash more than 500 meters into the air. Ashes traveled hundreds of meters around the national park, rangers reported. Although the volcano is frequently active, this kind of strong explosion has not been recorded since 2006. Experts said the activity was normal, but they will continue monitoring the volcano.

Tremors shake up 5 districts
Panic spread across several villages in five districts in the state due to mild tremors on Monday. People ran out of their houses when the earth shook for a few seconds. Though no casualties were reported from any of the districts, there was panic in many places in Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nalgonda, and Khammam. There were reports of tremors even at Hayathnagar in Rangareddy district around the same time.

Storm Barrels Through Region, Leaving Destructive Path
The mammoth and merciless storm made landfall near Atlantic City around 8 p.m., with maximum sustained winds of about 80 miles per hour, the National Hurricane Center said. That was shortly after the center had reclassified the storm as a post-tropical cyclone, a scientific renaming that had no bearing on the powerful winds, driving rains and life-threatening storm surge expected to accompany its push onto land.

Sandy Hits NY Subway System Hard
Superstorm Sandy flooded parts of the New York City subway system, rail yards and bus depots, creating what officials are calling the biggest disaster of its 108 years in existence. "The New York City subway system…has never faced a disaster as devastating as what we experienced last night," MTA Chairman Joe Lhota said in a statement. "Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on our entire transportation system, in every borough and county of the region."

Iran bans export of 50 goods as sanctions bite: report
Iran banned the export of around 50 basic goods, its media said on Tuesday, as the country takes steps to preserve supplies of essential items in the face of tightening Western sanctions. The Islamic Republic is under intense financial pressure from U.S. and European trade restrictions imposed over its disputed nuclear programme.

Police: Texas pastor killed, suspect dies after being subdued by stun gun
A pastor was beaten to death inside a Texas church on Monday and the man suspected in the attack died after officers subdued him with a Taser, police said.

UBS cuts 10,000 jobs as it slims down investment bank arm
Swiss bank UBS has announced it is cutting 10,000 jobs worldwide as it slims down its investment banking activities. The jobs will go over the next three years, and amount to 16% of its current workforce of 64,000.