Sound The Trumpet : Let the Headlines Speak

Must Listen

Must Read

What Art Thinks

Pre-Millennialism

Today's Headlines

Sorry... Not Available

Locally Contributed...

Audio

Video

Special Interest

Daily News

22811

“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the internet
July 16th, 2014

Methane explosion? Meteorite crater? Scientists baffled by gigantic 262ft hole that has appeared at Siberia's 'End of The World'
An urgent expedition will leaves tomorrow to probe a giant crater that has appeared in gas-rich northern Siberia. Extraordinary aerial images show a mysterious hole which experts say may be up to 262 feet wide, in the Yamal Peninsula of northern Russia. 'A scientific team has been sent to investigate the hole and is due to arrive at the scene on Wednesday,' The Siberian Times has reported.

Do ‘Atheists’ Actually Not Exist? Scientists Say All People Innately Believe in God
A number of scientists in recent years have stated that atheists might not actually exist, and that a belief in God is naturally ingrained into all people, prompting a recent article that is stirring discussion around the world.

Messianic Jews, Arab Christians Gather Amidst Violence and Anger
For many of the young believers this was the first time they had ever had a meaningful encounter with the other side. When an Arab believer who grew up in Gaza and a young Messianic Israeli shared their testimonies, it helped others to open up and talk about what they really feel, sharing honestly about what had happened in the army, or with friends killed by terrorists.

Obama Laughs, Fist Bumps Crossdresser for Saying He Has Sex With Men
“Equal rights for gay people!” he declared as he emphatically slapped the counter. “Are you gay?” Obama asked. “Only when I have sex,” Webb replied. He tells the Austin Chronicle that Obama then began laughing and offered his fist, saying, “Bump me.” But not everyone finds the exchange humorous, especially Obama’s reaction as the leader of the nation. “Obama never misses the opportunity to besmirch the office of president of these United States,” wrote Geoffrey Grider of Now the End Begins. “Fist-bumping with flaming homosexuals while making wildly inappropriate gay sex jokes? Sure! Obama has never met a low that he didn’t like.”

Report: Terrorists Offer 10-Year Truce
Palestinian Arab sources reported Wednesday that Hamas and Islamic Jihad have drafted a ceasefire offer that would involve a 10-year truce with Israel.

House votes to slash IRS tax enforcement budget
"The use of a government agency to harass, target, intimidate and threaten lawful, honest citizens was the worst form of authoritarianism," said Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., author of an amendment to cut the IRS tax enforcement budget by $353 million. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., followed up with an amendment to cut $788 million more. The underlying bill already contained a $72 million cut from last year's $5 billion enforcement budget, bringing the total cut to $1.2 billion.

Israel warns Gazans to leave homes as Hamas urged to accept cease-fire
Israel warned thousands of Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip Wednesday to “evacuate immediately” or face danger as its military continued its aerial offensive against Hamas, a day after the militant group rejected a cease-fire plan proposed by Egypt.

Proof: Progressivism is a death cult
I’d like to show how modern-day progressive ideology is actually a death cult – similar in every respect to the ancient rites of Baal and Dagan worship. I will only use a recent action of the Presbyterian Church USA leadership, hijacked by progressives, to make the point.

See where asteroids have hit Earth since 2001
Between 2000 and 2013, the sensors detected 26 explosions on Earth ranging in energy from one to 600 kilotonnes - but these were not caused by nuclear explosions, but rather by asteroid impacts.

Moderate 4.6 quake hits Japan, no tsunami warning
A moderate 4.6-magnitude earthquake hit the region that hosts Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant today, but there were no reports of damage and authorities did not issue a tsunami warning.

Typhoon Rammasun hits central Philippines as death toll rises
A typhoon has killed at least 10 people as it churned across the Philippines and shut down the capital Manila, cutting power and prompting the evacuation of almost more than 370,000 people. The eye of Typhoon Rammasun, the strongest storm to hit the country this year, passed to the south of Manila on Wednesday...toppling trees and power lines and causing electrocutions and widespread blackouts.

Obama's New Immigration Strategy 'Threatens Foundation of Our Constitutional Republic'
Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) has warned all of his colleagues in Congress that President Barack Obama’s new immigration strategy—his plans to legalize millions of illegal alien adults through executive power—could destroy America as we know it. ...Sessions, Congress’s top immigration hawk, wrote in a letter that was hand-delivered to all 535 members of Congress on Monday...

Syria President Bashar al-Assad sworn in for third term
Bashar al-Assad has been sworn in for a third seven-year term as president of Syria, after an election last month that opponents dismissed as a "farce". State television broadcast what it said was a live ceremony from the presidential palace in Damascus. Mr Assad vowed to fight "terrorism" until security was restored to all of the country, but also promised to offer "national reconciliation" to opponents.

EU leaders may expand Russia sanctions
The EU has provisionally agreed to start listing Russian companies over the Ukraine crisis ahead of Wednesday’s (16 July) summit. Member states’ ambassadors at a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday clinched a deal to alter the legal basis of the EU’s Russia blacklist to enable the bloc to target Russian firms which benefit from, or which are linked to, its aggression against Ukraine.

Report: Hamas proposes 10-year cease-fire in return for conditions being met
One day after an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire accepted by Israel, but rejected by Hamas...the terrorist organization proposed a 10-year end to hostilities... Hamas's conditions were the release of re-arrested Palestinian prisoners who were let go in the Schalit deal, the opening of Gaza-Israel border crossings...and international supervision of the Gazan seaport in place of the current Israeli blockade.

Hungry U.S. Power Plant Turns to Russia for Coal Shipment
Utilities in the U.S. are scrambling for coal, on pace to increase imports 26 percent this year, as railroad bottlenecks slow deliveries and electricity demand climbs with an improving economy. Russia, the world’s third-largest exporter of the fuel, will boost shipments 3.9 percent to 106 million metric tons this year, IHS Energy forecasts, part of President Vladimir Putin’s plan to expand Russia’s role in the global coal market.

Brics nations to create $100bn development bank
The leaders of the five Brics countries have signed a deal to create a new $100bn (£58.3bn) development bank and emergency reserve fund. The Brics group is made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The capital for the bank will be split equally among the five participating countries.

Iran minister floats nuclear talks extension
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has suggested that talks on Iran's nuclear programme could be extended beyond a 20 July deadline. After two days of talks in Vienna, he said progress had been made and "more time may help". Earlier, US Secretary of State John Kerry said there had been "tangible progress" but differences remained.

Typhoon spares Manila, leaves 7 dead elsewhere
Typhoon Rammasun left at least seven people dead and knocked out power in many areas but it spared the Philippine capital, Manila, and densely populated northern provinces from being directly battered Wednesday when its fierce wind shifted slightly away, officials said.

Mexico southern border control so far just talk
Mexico is promising to stem the flow of Central American migrants to the United States by tightening control at its notoriously porous Guatemalan border. But messages from the country's top two leaders in little more than a week have provided few details on how. And the scene on the ground is business as usual.

Iraq names moderate Sunni parliament speaker in move to break political deadlock
Iraqi politicians named a moderate Sunni Islamist as speaker of parliament on Tuesday, a long-delayed first step towards a power-sharing government urgently needed to save the state from disintegration in the face of a Sunni uprising.

Looking for His glorious appearing! Titus 2:13