SWAT team critically burn toddler with flashbang grenade
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Saturday, May 31, 2014
SWAT team critically burn toddler with flashbang grenade
Friday, May 30, 2014
SHOCKING GIANT HOLOGRAM OF TURKISH PRIME MINISTER DELIVERS SPEECH
SHOCKING GIANT HOLOGRAM OF TURKISH PRIME MINISTER DELIVERS SPEECH
“And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.” Revelation 13:15
It created shock waves around the world today as Turkish Prime Minister used a 3-D hologram of himself to make an appearance at a meeting he could not personally attend. When you watch the video you will hear the oohs and ahhhs from the crowd as his “image” comes dramatically to life, seemingly out of thin air. The world is being prepared to receive Antichrist with all his phony signs, miracles and wonders. But for the Christian, this is what we are looking and waiting for.
“And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.” Revelation 13:15
It created shock waves around the world today as Turkish Prime Minister used a 3-D hologram of himself to make an appearance at a meeting he could not personally attend. When you watch the video you will hear the oohs and ahhhs from the crowd as his “image” comes dramatically to life, seemingly out of thin air. The world is being prepared to receive Antichrist with all his phony signs, miracles and wonders. But for the Christian, this is what we are looking and waiting for.
The Mark of the Beast and the Implantable RFID Chip
The Mark of the Beast and the Implantable RFID Chip
"And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them." Revelation 9:6
What is presented on this page is not fantasy, or our idea of something that could happen in the near future. Every item here will tell you about advances in technology that either are in place, or in the end stages of development and about to be released. Every item here will show you not only the plan, but the actuals tools that the New World Order (NWO) has in place to track you right now at this very moment to monitor you, and control you. We also tell you why they are doing this, and how it all will end. The bible, in the book of Revelation, calls this the mark of the beast. What the apostle John could only stare at in awe and wonder in the revelation that Jesus showed him of the end times, not knowing fully what he saw, we get to see become real. These are the end times foretold in thebook of Revelation.
http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/pages/mark_of_the_beast/markOF_theBEAST.htm
http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?cat=4
"And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them." Revelation 9:6
What is presented on this page is not fantasy, or our idea of something that could happen in the near future. Every item here will tell you about advances in technology that either are in place, or in the end stages of development and about to be released. Every item here will show you not only the plan, but the actuals tools that the New World Order (NWO) has in place to track you right now at this very moment to monitor you, and control you. We also tell you why they are doing this, and how it all will end. The bible, in the book of Revelation, calls this the mark of the beast. What the apostle John could only stare at in awe and wonder in the revelation that Jesus showed him of the end times, not knowing fully what he saw, we get to see become real. These are the end times foretold in thebook of Revelation.
http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/pages/mark_of_the_beast/markOF_theBEAST.htm
http://www.nowtheendbegins.com/blog/?cat=4
The road to Globalism
Inside the Ring: Directive outlines policy to use the military against citizens
A 2010 Pentagon directive on military support to civilian authorities details what critics say is a troubling policy that envisions the potential use of military force against Americans. ...The troubling aspect of the directive outlines presidential authority for the use of military arms and forces, including unarmed drones, in operations against domestic unrest.
A 2010 Pentagon directive on military support to civilian authorities details what critics say is a troubling policy that envisions the potential use of military force against Americans. ...The troubling aspect of the directive outlines presidential authority for the use of military arms and forces, including unarmed drones, in operations against domestic unrest.
FDIC Choking Gun Owners Out Of Business By Forcing ‘High Risk’ Label On Them
Gun retailers say the FDIC is trying to put them out of business with regulations and investigations that bypass Congress and choke off their lines of credit, freeze their assets and prohibit online sales.
Gun retailers say the FDIC is trying to put them out of business with regulations and investigations that bypass Congress and choke off their lines of credit, freeze their assets and prohibit online sales.
US Food Inflation Running at 22%
After five years of the federal government telling the public that despite a $3.5 trillion increase in monetary expansion, the inflation rate is below +2%, the Department of Agriculture (DOA) just warned the American public that the consumer price index for food is up by 10% this year.
After five years of the federal government telling the public that despite a $3.5 trillion increase in monetary expansion, the inflation rate is below +2%, the Department of Agriculture (DOA) just warned the American public that the consumer price index for food is up by 10% this year.
Fears For Antibiotic 'Apocalypse' Grow
The situation, which has been described as ‘apocalyptic’, is so desperate that a global response, similar to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, is urgently needed, said experts gathered at the Royal Society in London. The World Health Organisation is considering a global action plan to fight the problem.
The situation, which has been described as ‘apocalyptic’, is so desperate that a global response, similar to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, is urgently needed, said experts gathered at the Royal Society in London. The World Health Organisation is considering a global action plan to fight the problem.
Israel To Approve 3 Step Plan Towards Becoming World’s First Cashless Society
A special committee headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, Harel Locker, has recommended a three-phase plan to all but do away with cash transactions in Israel. Every year, amounts totally nearly 20% of the national budget of Israel is lost due to tax evasion and money laundering, and they want to reclaim as much of that as they can.
A special committee headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, Harel Locker, has recommended a three-phase plan to all but do away with cash transactions in Israel. Every year, amounts totally nearly 20% of the national budget of Israel is lost due to tax evasion and money laundering, and they want to reclaim as much of that as they can.
Military Begins Implanting Cybernetic Microchips In Soldier’s Brains To Treat PTSD
Have you been noticing that, over that past few years, military diagnosis of PTSD has skyrocketed? Do you know why that is? So they can justify using the US soldier as the guinea pig for launching microchip implants in humans. Under the guise of treating the all-covering diagnosis of PTSD, the Pentagon is to begin the process of microchipping the brains of soldiers. Watch for diagnosis of PTSD to increase 1000% past the current all-time high to justify mass microchipping.
DARPA program to develop brain implants for mental disorders
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced plans for a cutting-edge technology-based research program to develop a tiny, implanted chip in the skull to treat psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, PTSD and major depression. The aim is to find new, more effective treatment options for veterans and service members with such debilitating conditions.
Have you been noticing that, over that past few years, military diagnosis of PTSD has skyrocketed? Do you know why that is? So they can justify using the US soldier as the guinea pig for launching microchip implants in humans. Under the guise of treating the all-covering diagnosis of PTSD, the Pentagon is to begin the process of microchipping the brains of soldiers. Watch for diagnosis of PTSD to increase 1000% past the current all-time high to justify mass microchipping.
DARPA program to develop brain implants for mental disorders
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced plans for a cutting-edge technology-based research program to develop a tiny, implanted chip in the skull to treat psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, PTSD and major depression. The aim is to find new, more effective treatment options for veterans and service members with such debilitating conditions.
Pope Francis Goes Public With Support Of RFID Chip Implantation
Pope Francis has come out in vocal support of RFID Chip technologies and the extraordinary potential they hold for mankind. He went onto urge his devotees to be open minded in this era where brilliant new technological advancements are being made everyday. The Bishop of Rome explained to those in attendance his excitement over making RFID implantation a mandatory procedure for all employees and residents of the Vatican.
Visa, MasterCard renew push for chip cards
Visa and MasterCard are renewing a push to speed the adoption of microchips into U.S. credit and debit cards in the wake of recent high-profile data breaches, including this week's revelation that hackers stole consumer data from eBay's computer systems. Card processing companies argue that a move away from the black magnetic strips on the backs of credit cards would eliminate a substantial amount of U.S. credit card fraud.
Visa and MasterCard are renewing a push to speed the adoption of microchips into U.S. credit and debit cards in the wake of recent high-profile data breaches, including this week's revelation that hackers stole consumer data from eBay's computer systems. Card processing companies argue that a move away from the black magnetic strips on the backs of credit cards would eliminate a substantial amount of U.S. credit card fraud.
Edward Snowden Reveals What the NSA Can Allegedly Do With Your Phone — Even if It’s Off
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden says the U.S. government has the capability to remotely turn on a targeted cellphone and then secretly activate the device’s camera and microphone.
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden says the U.S. government has the capability to remotely turn on a targeted cellphone and then secretly activate the device’s camera and microphone.
New federal database will track Americans' credit ratings, other financial information
As many as 227 million Americans may be compelled to disclose intimate details of their families and financial lives - including their Social Security numbers... The Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau posted a...notice of an expansion of their joint National Mortgage Database Program to include personally identifiable information that reveals actual users...
As many as 227 million Americans may be compelled to disclose intimate details of their families and financial lives - including their Social Security numbers... The Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau posted a...notice of an expansion of their joint National Mortgage Database Program to include personally identifiable information that reveals actual users...
Federal ‘Biosurveillance’ Plan Seeking Direct Access to Americans’ Private Medical Records
The federal government is piecing together a sweeping national “biosurveillance” system that will give bureaucrats near real-time access to Americans’ private medical information in the name of national security, according to Twila Brase, a public health nurse and co-founder of the Citizens Council for Health Freedom.
The federal government is piecing together a sweeping national “biosurveillance” system that will give bureaucrats near real-time access to Americans’ private medical information in the name of national security, according to Twila Brase, a public health nurse and co-founder of the Citizens Council for Health Freedom.
Interview with Alex Pentland: Can We Use Big Data to Make Society Better?
In a SPIEGEL interview, American data scientist Alex Pentland discusses how data streams can be used to determine the laws of human interaction. He argues the information can be used to help forge better societies. ...The use of Big Data is proving to be just as important to social scientists as the telescope once was for astronomers.
In a SPIEGEL interview, American data scientist Alex Pentland discusses how data streams can be used to determine the laws of human interaction. He argues the information can be used to help forge better societies. ...The use of Big Data is proving to be just as important to social scientists as the telescope once was for astronomers.
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP; also known as the Transatlantic Free Trade Area, abbreviated as TAFTA) is a proposed free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States. Proponents say the agreement would result in multilateral economic growth,[2]while critics say it would increase corporate power and make it more difficult for governments to regulate markets for public benefit.[3] The U.S. government considers the TTIP a companion agreement to the Trans-Pacific Partnership.[4]After a proposed draft was leaked, in March 2014 the European Commission launched a public consultation on a limited set of clauses.
The European Union: Has the Countdown Begun?
On May 25, 2014, 388 million European Union citizens voted for more than 751 members of the European Parliament. On the agenda was the future of the “European project,” an unprecedented attempt to create a meta-national institution endowed with powers willingly relinquished by the member states and transferred to the said entity. The elections were thus a vote of confidence in the EU and a test of support by European citizens for the continued existence of the Union, and especially, the continued strengthening of its central institutions.
On May 25, 2014, 388 million European Union citizens voted for more than 751 members of the European Parliament. On the agenda was the future of the “European project,” an unprecedented attempt to create a meta-national institution endowed with powers willingly relinquished by the member states and transferred to the said entity. The elections were thus a vote of confidence in the EU and a test of support by European citizens for the continued existence of the Union, and especially, the continued strengthening of its central institutions.
Putin signs economic union deal with ex-Soviet states
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a deal with his counterparts from Kazakhstan and Belarus to create an economic union. Moscow says the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) of ex-Soviet states will create a shared market and help integrate economic policy, starting next year. Critics say the project is an attempt to revive part of the old Soviet Union.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a deal with his counterparts from Kazakhstan and Belarus to create an economic union. Moscow says the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) of ex-Soviet states will create a shared market and help integrate economic policy, starting next year. Critics say the project is an attempt to revive part of the old Soviet Union.
Alien Life Out There
Extraterrestrials: Do they exist? The head of the Vatican Observatory thinks there’s a good chance they do, and that their existence would be in keeping with the faith. The Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, and has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo just outside Rome.
Astrobiologists testify before Congress that alien life will be encountered by 2034
This past week, a few scientists took the bench and gave the U.S. Congress a relative date by which they expect we’ll have discovered signs of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. According to their estimates, by 2034 we should make first contact or 30 years ahead of Star Trek’s first contact. Whether this was just a stunt, a ploy meant to convince Congress to up SETI’s budget, or a genuine estimate is difficult to tell.
Extraterrestrials: Do they exist? The head of the Vatican Observatory thinks there’s a good chance they do, and that their existence would be in keeping with the faith. The Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, and has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo just outside Rome.
Astrobiologists testify before Congress that alien life will be encountered by 2034
This past week, a few scientists took the bench and gave the U.S. Congress a relative date by which they expect we’ll have discovered signs of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. According to their estimates, by 2034 we should make first contact or 30 years ahead of Star Trek’s first contact. Whether this was just a stunt, a ploy meant to convince Congress to up SETI’s budget, or a genuine estimate is difficult to tell.
The Era Of Chimeras: Scientists Fearlessly Create Bizarre Human/Animal Hybrids
Did you know that scientists are creating cow/human hybrids, pig/human hybrids and even mouse/human hybrids? This is happening every single day in labs all over the western world, but most people have never even heard about it. So would you drink milk from a cow/human hybrid that produces milk that is almost identical to human breast milk? And how would you interact with a mouse that has a brain that is almost entirely human? These are the kinds of questions that we will have to start to address as a society as scientists create increasingly bizarre human/animal hybrids.
Did you know that scientists are creating cow/human hybrids, pig/human hybrids and even mouse/human hybrids? This is happening every single day in labs all over the western world, but most people have never even heard about it. So would you drink milk from a cow/human hybrid that produces milk that is almost identical to human breast milk? And how would you interact with a mouse that has a brain that is almost entirely human? These are the kinds of questions that we will have to start to address as a society as scientists create increasingly bizarre human/animal hybrids.
Synthetic Biology: Rebranding Extreme Genetic Engineering
Some years ago, bread companies got the word that customers wanted more fiber in their bread. Instead of making more of their bread with whole grains, a few companies actually put in wood pulp and labeled it as “fiber”. Today, in San Francisco, a group of synthetic biology companies and a representative from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) are holding a meeting called the SynBioBeta Cultured Food Forumabout how to market foods and food additives made from extreme forms of genetic engineering as “natural” and “sustainable.”
Some years ago, bread companies got the word that customers wanted more fiber in their bread. Instead of making more of their bread with whole grains, a few companies actually put in wood pulp and labeled it as “fiber”. Today, in San Francisco, a group of synthetic biology companies and a representative from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) are holding a meeting called the SynBioBeta Cultured Food Forumabout how to market foods and food additives made from extreme forms of genetic engineering as “natural” and “sustainable.”
Pope Francis Freemason Mass, The Coming Alien Invasion, Strong Delusion
Trump: Obama rejected $50 million for birth records
Trump: Obama rejected $50 million for birth records
Donald Trump has revealed he offered Barack Obama a $50 million donation to the president’s favorite charities in exchange for releasing his personal records, but Obama never responded. “I would take it, and I’d give it to Chicago charities, and I would give it to all sorts of charities,” Trump said at a recent appearance at the National Press Club. “And they can use the money.” Trump originally offered to give $5 million to Obama’s pick of charities if he would release his college and passport records.
Donald Trump has revealed he offered Barack Obama a $50 million donation to the president’s favorite charities in exchange for releasing his personal records, but Obama never responded. “I would take it, and I’d give it to Chicago charities, and I would give it to all sorts of charities,” Trump said at a recent appearance at the National Press Club. “And they can use the money.” Trump originally offered to give $5 million to Obama’s pick of charities if he would release his college and passport records.
Annual warning goes out: 'Gay Day' coming to Disney World
Annual warning goes out: 'Gay Day' coming to Disney World
Many people planning visits to the Magic Kingdom in Orlando this summer may wish to avoid one particular weekend if they want to avoid exposing their children to the homosexual lifestyle. Florida Family Association has been monitoring the annual "Gay Day" and takes an active role each year in warning the public. FFA spokesman David Caton advises the day to avoid this year is Saturday, June 7. As many as 12,000 homosexuals, lesbians, bisexuals and transvestites will descend on Disney World, he says.
to those who still do not get it that there is an agenda driving all things Disney...
Many people planning visits to the Magic Kingdom in Orlando this summer may wish to avoid one particular weekend if they want to avoid exposing their children to the homosexual lifestyle. Florida Family Association has been monitoring the annual "Gay Day" and takes an active role each year in warning the public. FFA spokesman David Caton advises the day to avoid this year is Saturday, June 7. As many as 12,000 homosexuals, lesbians, bisexuals and transvestites will descend on Disney World, he says.
to those who still do not get it that there is an agenda driving all things Disney...
Obama’s Military Begins Implanting Cybernetic Microchips In Soldier’s Brains To Treat PTSD
Obama’s Military Begins Implanting Cybernetic Microchips In Soldier’s Brains To Treat PTSD
Have you been noticing that, over that past few years, military diagnosis of PTSD has skyrocketed? Do you know why that is? So they can justify using the US soldier as the guinea pig for launching microchip implants in humans. Under the guise of treating the all-covering diagnosis of PTSD, the Obama administration has instructed the Pentagon to begin the process of microchipping the brains of soldiers. Watch for diagnosis of PTSD to increase 1000% past the current all-time high to justify mass microchipping.
DARPA program to develop brain implants for mental disorders
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced plans for a cutting-edge technology-based research program to develop a tiny, implanted chip in the skull to treat psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, PTSD and major depression. The aim is to find new, more effective treatment options for veterans and service members with such debilitating conditions.
Have you been noticing that, over that past few years, military diagnosis of PTSD has skyrocketed? Do you know why that is? So they can justify using the US soldier as the guinea pig for launching microchip implants in humans. Under the guise of treating the all-covering diagnosis of PTSD, the Obama administration has instructed the Pentagon to begin the process of microchipping the brains of soldiers. Watch for diagnosis of PTSD to increase 1000% past the current all-time high to justify mass microchipping.
DARPA program to develop brain implants for mental disorders
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced plans for a cutting-edge technology-based research program to develop a tiny, implanted chip in the skull to treat psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, PTSD and major depression. The aim is to find new, more effective treatment options for veterans and service members with such debilitating conditions.
Putin signs economic union deal with ex-Soviet states
Putin signs economic union deal with ex-Soviet states
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a deal with his counterparts from Kazakhstan and Belarus to create an economic union. Moscow says the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) of ex-Soviet states will create a shared market and help integrate economic policy, starting next year. Critics say the project is an attempt to revive part of the old Soviet Union.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a deal with his counterparts from Kazakhstan and Belarus to create an economic union. Moscow says the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) of ex-Soviet states will create a shared market and help integrate economic policy, starting next year. Critics say the project is an attempt to revive part of the old Soviet Union.
US Food Inflation Running at 22%
US Food Inflation Running at 22%
After five years of the federal government telling the public that despite a $3.5 trillion increase in monetary expansion, the inflation rate is below +2%, the Department of Agriculture (DOA) just warned the American public that the consumer price index for food is up by 10% this year.
After five years of the federal government telling the public that despite a $3.5 trillion increase in monetary expansion, the inflation rate is below +2%, the Department of Agriculture (DOA) just warned the American public that the consumer price index for food is up by 10% this year.
The European Union: Has the Countdown Begun?
The European Union: Has the Countdown Begun?
On May 25, 2014, 388 million European Union citizens voted for more than 751 members of the European Parliament. On the agenda was the future of the “European project,” an unprecedented attempt to create a meta-national institution endowed with powers willingly relinquished by the member states and transferred to the said entity. The elections were thus a vote of confidence in the EU and a test of support by European citizens for the continued existence of the Union, and especially, the continued strengthening of its central institutions.
On May 25, 2014, 388 million European Union citizens voted for more than 751 members of the European Parliament. On the agenda was the future of the “European project,” an unprecedented attempt to create a meta-national institution endowed with powers willingly relinquished by the member states and transferred to the said entity. The elections were thus a vote of confidence in the EU and a test of support by European citizens for the continued existence of the Union, and especially, the continued strengthening of its central institutions.
Pro-Life Group Releases Scathing 6-Year Investigative Report on Planned Parenthood
Pro-Life Group Releases Scathing 6-Year Investigative Report on Planned Parenthood
According to Live Action's multi-state investigative report, "Lies, Corruption, and Scandal: Six Years of Exposing Planned Parenthood," which was distributed to members of Congress and is available online here, Rose and her investigative team have documented the abortion provider covering up the sexual abuse of children; aiding the sexual exploitation of girls; accepting donations to abort black babies and girls; and not informing women about post-abortion PTSD, among other illicit and illegal activities.
According to Live Action's multi-state investigative report, "Lies, Corruption, and Scandal: Six Years of Exposing Planned Parenthood," which was distributed to members of Congress and is available online here, Rose and her investigative team have documented the abortion provider covering up the sexual abuse of children; aiding the sexual exploitation of girls; accepting donations to abort black babies and girls; and not informing women about post-abortion PTSD, among other illicit and illegal activities.
Israel To Approve 3 Step Plan Towards Becoming World’s First Cashless Society
Israel To Approve 3 Step Plan Towards Becoming World’s First Cashless Society
A special committee headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, Harel Locker, has recommended a three-phase plan to all but do away with cash transactions in Israel. Every year, amounts totally nearly 20% of the national budget of Israel is lost due to tax evasion and money laundering, and they want to reclaim as much of that as they can.
A special committee headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, Harel Locker, has recommended a three-phase plan to all but do away with cash transactions in Israel. Every year, amounts totally nearly 20% of the national budget of Israel is lost due to tax evasion and money laundering, and they want to reclaim as much of that as they can.
Alien Life Out There
Alien Life Out There
Extraterrestrials: Do they exist? The head of the Vatican Observatory thinks there’s a good chance they do, and that their existence would be in keeping with the faith. The Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, and has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo just outside Rome.
Astrobiologists testify before Congress that alien life will be encountered by 2034
This past week, a few scientists took the bench and gave the U.S. Congress a relative date by which they expect we’ll have discovered signs of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. According to their estimates, by 2034 we should make first contact or 30 years ahead of Star Trek’s first contact. Whether this was just a stunt, a ploy meant to convince Congress to up SETI’s budget, or a genuine estimate is difficult to tell.
Extraterrestrials: Do they exist? The head of the Vatican Observatory thinks there’s a good chance they do, and that their existence would be in keeping with the faith. The Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, and has its headquarters at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo just outside Rome.
Astrobiologists testify before Congress that alien life will be encountered by 2034
This past week, a few scientists took the bench and gave the U.S. Congress a relative date by which they expect we’ll have discovered signs of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. According to their estimates, by 2034 we should make first contact or 30 years ahead of Star Trek’s first contact. Whether this was just a stunt, a ploy meant to convince Congress to up SETI’s budget, or a genuine estimate is difficult to tell.
Obama’s FDIC Choking Gun Owners Out Of Business By Forcing ‘High Risk’ Label On Them
Obama’s FDIC Choking Gun Owners Out Of Business By Forcing ‘High Risk’ Label On Them
Gun retailers say the Obama administration is trying to put them out of business with regulations and investigations that bypass Congress and choke off their lines of credit, freeze their assets and prohibit online sales.
Gun retailers say the Obama administration is trying to put them out of business with regulations and investigations that bypass Congress and choke off their lines of credit, freeze their assets and prohibit online sales.
Globalist Cabal Meets for Secretive Bilderberg Summit
Globalist Cabal Meets for Secretive Bilderberg Summit
A collection of around 150 of the most powerful and influential globalists is quietly converging on the Danish capital today for the annual Bilderberg summit this weekend to discuss your future. Despite the lack of attention from the mischaracterized “mainstream” press, the controversial meeting brings together much of the top echelon of the global establishment — bankers, royalty, military bosses, Internet titans, politicians, corporate chieftains, central bankers, academics, media bosses, intelligence officials, and more.
Is it the Bilderberg conference – or conspiracy?
Conspiracy theorists may chuckle when they learn a debate entitled “Does Privacy Exist?” is to feature at this year’s Bilderberg conference, the notoriously secretive gathering of the world’s most powerful bankers, politicians and business people. ...Items on the agenda include “The future of democracy and the middle-class trap”, “The new architecture of the Middle East” and...the...“Ukraine”.
Bilderberg Meetings
The key topics for discussion this year include: Is the economic recovery sustainable? Who will pay for the demographics? Does privacy exist? How special is the relationship in intelligence sharing? Big shifts in technology and jobs Etc. Etc.
Official Bilderberg 2014 Membership List Released
Current list of Participants – Status 26 May 2014:
NATO chief, former US intelligence director among Bilderberg elite
As is usually the case with the renowned summit, this year’s Bilderberg – which will take place May 29 to June 1 – has attracted a cadre of influential experts, including notable attendees such as NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former director of the US National Security Agency Keith Alexander, and former US national security advisor to the White House Thomas E. Donilon.
A collection of around 150 of the most powerful and influential globalists is quietly converging on the Danish capital today for the annual Bilderberg summit this weekend to discuss your future. Despite the lack of attention from the mischaracterized “mainstream” press, the controversial meeting brings together much of the top echelon of the global establishment — bankers, royalty, military bosses, Internet titans, politicians, corporate chieftains, central bankers, academics, media bosses, intelligence officials, and more.
Is it the Bilderberg conference – or conspiracy?
Conspiracy theorists may chuckle when they learn a debate entitled “Does Privacy Exist?” is to feature at this year’s Bilderberg conference, the notoriously secretive gathering of the world’s most powerful bankers, politicians and business people. ...Items on the agenda include “The future of democracy and the middle-class trap”, “The new architecture of the Middle East” and...the...“Ukraine”.
Bilderberg Meetings
The key topics for discussion this year include: Is the economic recovery sustainable? Who will pay for the demographics? Does privacy exist? How special is the relationship in intelligence sharing? Big shifts in technology and jobs Etc. Etc.
Official Bilderberg 2014 Membership List Released
Current list of Participants – Status 26 May 2014:
NATO chief, former US intelligence director among Bilderberg elite
As is usually the case with the renowned summit, this year’s Bilderberg – which will take place May 29 to June 1 – has attracted a cadre of influential experts, including notable attendees such as NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former director of the US National Security Agency Keith Alexander, and former US national security advisor to the White House Thomas E. Donilon.
Inside the Ring: Memo outlines Obama’s plan to use the military against citizens
Inside the Ring: Memo outlines Obama’s plan to use the military against citizens
A 2010 Pentagon directive on military support to civilian authorities details what critics say is a troubling policy that envisions the Obama administration's potential use of military force against Americans. The troubling aspect of the directive outlines presidential authority for the use of military arms and forces, including unarmed drones, in operations against domestic unrest.
Inside the Ring: Directive outlines Obama’s policy to use the military against citizens
A 2010 Pentagon directive on military support to civilian authorities details what critics say is a troubling policy that envisions the Obama administration’s potential use of military force against Americans. ...The troubling aspect of the directive outlines presidential authority for the use of military arms and forces, including unarmed drones, in operations against domestic unrest.
A 2010 Pentagon directive on military support to civilian authorities details what critics say is a troubling policy that envisions the Obama administration's potential use of military force against Americans. The troubling aspect of the directive outlines presidential authority for the use of military arms and forces, including unarmed drones, in operations against domestic unrest.
Inside the Ring: Directive outlines Obama’s policy to use the military against citizens
A 2010 Pentagon directive on military support to civilian authorities details what critics say is a troubling policy that envisions the Obama administration’s potential use of military force against Americans. ...The troubling aspect of the directive outlines presidential authority for the use of military arms and forces, including unarmed drones, in operations against domestic unrest.
New federal database will track Americans' credit ratings, other financial information
New federal database will track Americans' credit ratings, other financial information
As many as 227 million Americans may be compelled to disclose intimate details of their families and financial lives - including their Social Security numbers... The Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau posted a...notice of an expansion of their joint National Mortgage Database Program to include personally identifiable information that reveals actual users...
Interview with Alex Pentland: Can We Use Big Data to Make Society Better?
In a SPIEGEL interview, American data scientist Alex Pentland discusses how data streams can be used to determine the laws of human interaction. He argues the information can be used to help forge better societies. ...The use of Big Data is proving to be just as important to social scientists as the telescope once was for astronomers.
As many as 227 million Americans may be compelled to disclose intimate details of their families and financial lives - including their Social Security numbers... The Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau posted a...notice of an expansion of their joint National Mortgage Database Program to include personally identifiable information that reveals actual users...
Interview with Alex Pentland: Can We Use Big Data to Make Society Better?
In a SPIEGEL interview, American data scientist Alex Pentland discusses how data streams can be used to determine the laws of human interaction. He argues the information can be used to help forge better societies. ...The use of Big Data is proving to be just as important to social scientists as the telescope once was for astronomers.
Israel solves water woes with desalination
Israel solves water woes with desalination
After experiencing its driest winter on record, Israel is responding as never before — by doing nothing. While previous droughts have been accompanied by impassioned public service advertisements to conserve, this time around it has been greeted with a shrug — thanks in large part to an aggressive desalination program that has transformed this perennially parched land into perhaps the most well-hydrated country in the region.
China and Israel, a shared search for a better world
Relations between the Israeli people and China go back to when a Jewish community was first established in Kaifeng more than a millennium ago and were reaffirmed again when the Jews found a safe haven in China during the times they were threatened by discrimination and persecution.
After experiencing its driest winter on record, Israel is responding as never before — by doing nothing. While previous droughts have been accompanied by impassioned public service advertisements to conserve, this time around it has been greeted with a shrug — thanks in large part to an aggressive desalination program that has transformed this perennially parched land into perhaps the most well-hydrated country in the region.
China and Israel, a shared search for a better world
Relations between the Israeli people and China go back to when a Jewish community was first established in Kaifeng more than a millennium ago and were reaffirmed again when the Jews found a safe haven in China during the times they were threatened by discrimination and persecution.
Fears For Antibiotic 'Apocalypse' Grow
Fears For Antibiotic 'Apocalypse' Grow
The situation, which has been described as ‘apocalyptic’, is so desperate that a global response, similar to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, is urgently needed, said experts gathered at the Royal Society in London. The World Health Organisation is considering a global action plan to fight the problem.
The situation, which has been described as ‘apocalyptic’, is so desperate that a global response, similar to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, is urgently needed, said experts gathered at the Royal Society in London. The World Health Organisation is considering a global action plan to fight the problem.
HONEY: THE SOLUTION FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT “SUPER BUGS?”
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Edward Snowden Reveals What the NSA Can Allegedly Do With Your Phone — Even if It’s Off
Edward Snowden Reveals What the NSA Can Allegedly Do With Your Phone — Even if It’s Off
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden says the U.S. government has the capability to remotely turn on a targeted cellphone and then secretly activate the device’s camera and microphone.
John Kerry urges Snowden to return to US
US Secretary of State John Kerry has labelled intelligence leaker Edward Snowden a fugitive from justice who should "man up" and return home. Mr Kerry added that if Mr Snowden, 30, "believes in America, he should trust the American system of justice". His comments come in the wake of an interview with NBC in which Mr Snowden said he sought asylum in Russia because the US revoked his passport.
perhaps Kerry should 'Man Up' and disclose the state department's role in Benghazi...
Snowden: ‘There Are Some Things Worth Dying For’
Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor, stands by his decision to leak a huge collection of classified National Security Agency documents that revealed extensive, global U.S. government surveillance programs. “There are some things worth dying for,” Snowden said in an interview with NBC News’ Brian Williams that aired late Wednesday, “I think the country is one of them.” The interview was his first with a U.S. television network since he fled from Hawaii to Hong Kong a year ago with classified materials.
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden says the U.S. government has the capability to remotely turn on a targeted cellphone and then secretly activate the device’s camera and microphone.
John Kerry urges Snowden to return to US
US Secretary of State John Kerry has labelled intelligence leaker Edward Snowden a fugitive from justice who should "man up" and return home. Mr Kerry added that if Mr Snowden, 30, "believes in America, he should trust the American system of justice". His comments come in the wake of an interview with NBC in which Mr Snowden said he sought asylum in Russia because the US revoked his passport.
perhaps Kerry should 'Man Up' and disclose the state department's role in Benghazi...
Snowden: ‘There Are Some Things Worth Dying For’
Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor, stands by his decision to leak a huge collection of classified National Security Agency documents that revealed extensive, global U.S. government surveillance programs. “There are some things worth dying for,” Snowden said in an interview with NBC News’ Brian Williams that aired late Wednesday, “I think the country is one of them.” The interview was his first with a U.S. television network since he fled from Hawaii to Hong Kong a year ago with classified materials.
Edward Snowden Claims US 'Forced' Him to Stay in Russia
Snowden told NBC News that the US forced him to seek asylum in Russia, after they revoked his passport at a Moscow airport last year. "In reality I never intended to end up in Russia," he said. "So when people ask why are you in Russia, I say, 'Please ask the State Department.'"
Snowden told NBC News that the US forced him to seek asylum in Russia, after they revoked his passport at a Moscow airport last year. "In reality I never intended to end up in Russia," he said. "So when people ask why are you in Russia, I say, 'Please ask the State Department.'"
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP; also known as the Transatlantic Free Trade Area, abbreviated as TAFTA) is a proposed free trade agreement between the European Union and the United States. Proponents say the agreement would result in multilateral economic growth,[2]while critics say it would increase corporate power and make it more difficult for governments to regulate markets for public benefit.[3] The U.S. government considers the TTIP a companion agreement to the Trans-Pacific Partnership.[4]After a proposed draft was leaked, in March 2014 the European Commission launched a public consultation on a limited set of clauses.
The leaked text of the proposed treaty sets out limitations on the laws that any government can pass to regulate or publicly run various economic sectors, particularly insurance and banking,[5] telecommunications, and postal services.[6] Any corporation which is "expropriated" from its existing investments becomes entitled to market value compensation, plus compound interest.[7] It would allow free movement of business managers and certain other workers among all signatory countries.[8] It is proposed to allow corporations to bring actions against governments for breach of its rights.[9]
HONEY: THE SOLUTION FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT “SUPER BUGS?”
HONEY: THE SOLUTION FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANT “SUPER BUGS?”
Antibiotic resistance is a true crisis, one that is growing and is even recognized by the federal government as a near-future crisis.
An over-dependence on antibiotics and the sanitization of everything has helped bacterial evolve into unstoppable “super bugs”, or those that are capable of resisting conventional drugs designed to kill them. The solution is complex and involves reducing our use of antibiotics, but it may also include the use of something as beautifully simple as honey.
“The unique property of honey lies in its ability to fight infection on multiple levels, making it more difficult for bacteria to develop resistance,” said Susan M. Meschwitz, Ph.D. , leader of a study presented at the 247th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society.
Honey, Dr. Meschwitz went on, acts using a combination of components toxic to bacterial cells, including osmotic effect, high sugar content, polyphenols, acidity, and hydrogen peroxide. “Honey may also disrupt quorum sensing, which weakens bacterial virulence, rendering the bacteria more susceptible to conventional antibiotics,” Meschwitz said.
Her research isn’t the only to identify honey as a powerful antibiotic. On the contrary, numerous studies have found the natural substance to fight a variety of infection types.
One of those studies, reported on by NaturalSociety’s Christina Sarich, found that manuka honey was particularly effective in the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, a deadly and relatively common super bug.
Read: Health Benefits of Honey
“Fifteen antibiotics were tested with and without sublethal concentrations of manuka honey against each of MRSA and Pseudomonas aeruginosa using disc diffusion, broth dilution, E strip, chequerboard titration and growth curves,” wrote the study authors in PLoS ONE. “Five novel antibiotic and manuka honey combinations were found that improved antibacterial effectiveness in vitro and these offer a new avenue of future topical treatments for wound infections caused by these two important pathogens.”
Another study came to similar conclusions, finding that honey – particularly that derived from bees foraging on manuka flowers – halted one type of streptococcus pyogenes from inhibiting the healing of wounds.
And while modern research is only on the tip of the iceberg where honey’s powers are concerned, using honey to fight infections is far from a modern phenomenon. As Anthony Gucciardi reports, honey was routinely used historically until the penicillin came on the scene:
“In fact, honey was traditionally used to fight infection up until around the early 20th century. Around this time, honey was forgotten and predominantly replaced with penicillin, but is now regaining its former popularity as the world continues to become more conscious to the dangers of pharmaceutical drug use (which now kill more individuals per year than traffic accidents).”
TROUBLE ‘ADJUSTING’ TO SEXUAL ASSAULT MAY BE GETTING U.S. MILITARY MEMBERS BOOTED WITHOUT VA BENEFITS
TROUBLE ‘ADJUSTING’ TO SEXUAL ASSAULT MAY BE GETTING U.S. MILITARY MEMBERS BOOTED WITHOUT VA BENEFITS
Are dodgy diagnoses being used to save the military money on mental health care? That’s the charge from some legislators and activists, who say U.S. service members with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are being diagnosed with and discharged for “adjustment disorders” instead, and that this is especially true for those who report being sexually assaulted.
What’s to gain from the latter diagnosis? The question is probably better phrased, “What’s to lose?” For the U.S. military and government, adjustment disorder diagnoses provide a way to lose benefit obligations.
Because adjustment (and personality and mood) disorders are considered preexisting conditions, the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) isn’t required to cover veterans’ treatment for these conditions as it would be for veterans’ discharged with PTSD. Under a law enacted in 2008, veterans with PTSD get an honorable discharge and medical care.
Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) introduced a provision to the annual defense authorization bill—passed by the House May 22—that would have given service members discharged with mental illness an opportunity to appeal the military’s diagnosis.
“As a Marine Corps combat veteran, I cannot accept the fact that combat veterans have been discharged who were clearly suffering from PTSD,” Coffman said in a statement. “They were not only denied treatment before being discharged, but because of the type of discharge they received, did not have access to mental health care after they left the military.”
But Coffman’s provision was one of 136 defense bill amendments that were rejected by the Rules Committee, including several sexual assault and mental health-related provisions from Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.). One would have required the inspector general of the Department of Defense (DOD) to review all personality and adjustment disorder designations given to service members who report sexual assaults.
“The personality disorder designation often is used as a tool to retaliate against survivors for coming forward,” Speier’s amendment said. She also says that the adjustment disorder diagnosis is used in the same way.
Full article:
http://www.infowars.com/trouble-adjusting-to-sexual-assault-may-be-getting-u-s-military-members-booted-without-va-benefits/
Are dodgy diagnoses being used to save the military money on mental health care? That’s the charge from some legislators and activists, who say U.S. service members with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are being diagnosed with and discharged for “adjustment disorders” instead, and that this is especially true for those who report being sexually assaulted.
What’s to gain from the latter diagnosis? The question is probably better phrased, “What’s to lose?” For the U.S. military and government, adjustment disorder diagnoses provide a way to lose benefit obligations.
Because adjustment (and personality and mood) disorders are considered preexisting conditions, the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) isn’t required to cover veterans’ treatment for these conditions as it would be for veterans’ discharged with PTSD. Under a law enacted in 2008, veterans with PTSD get an honorable discharge and medical care.
Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo.) introduced a provision to the annual defense authorization bill—passed by the House May 22—that would have given service members discharged with mental illness an opportunity to appeal the military’s diagnosis.
“As a Marine Corps combat veteran, I cannot accept the fact that combat veterans have been discharged who were clearly suffering from PTSD,” Coffman said in a statement. “They were not only denied treatment before being discharged, but because of the type of discharge they received, did not have access to mental health care after they left the military.”
But Coffman’s provision was one of 136 defense bill amendments that were rejected by the Rules Committee, including several sexual assault and mental health-related provisions from Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.). One would have required the inspector general of the Department of Defense (DOD) to review all personality and adjustment disorder designations given to service members who report sexual assaults.
“The personality disorder designation often is used as a tool to retaliate against survivors for coming forward,” Speier’s amendment said. She also says that the adjustment disorder diagnosis is used in the same way.
Full article:
http://www.infowars.com/trouble-adjusting-to-sexual-assault-may-be-getting-u-s-military-members-booted-without-va-benefits/
Quaker beliefs and practices
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS)
Quaker beliefs and practices
Beliefs:
As with all large denominations, individual Quakers are religiously diverse. Their beliefs range from Evangelical (conservative) to liberal. The following beliefs are common to most Quakers:
Friends believe that there exists element of God's spirit in every human soul. Thus all persons have inherent worth, independent of their gender, race, age, nationality, religion, and sexual orientation. Their opposition to sexism, racism, religious intolerance, warfare and the death penalty comes from this belief.
Simplicity, pacifism, and inner revelation are long standing Quaker beliefs. Their religion does not consist of accepting specific beliefs or of engaging in certain practices; it involves each person's direct experience of God.
There is a strong mystical component to Quaker belief. In the moving words of one reviewer of this essay, "In Meeting for Worship, God is there. God is probably always there, but in Meeting, I am able to slow down enough to see God. The Light becomes tangible for me, a blanket of love, a hope made living."
They do not have a specific creed; however, many of the coordinating groups have created statements of faith. The statement by the largest Quaker body, the Friends United Meeting includes the beliefs in:
true religion as a personal encounter with God, rather than ritual and ceremony individual worth before God worship as an act of seeking the virtues of moral purity, integrity, honesty, simplicity and humility Christian love and goodness concern for the suffering and unfortunate continuing revelation through the Holy Spirit
Many do not regard the Bible as the only source of belief and conduct. They rely upon their Inner Light to resolve what they perceive as the Bible's many contradictions. They also feel free to take advantage of scientific and philosophical findings from other sources.
Individual Quakers hold diverse views concerning life after death. Few believe in the eternal punishment of individuals in a Hell.
All aspects of life are sacramental; they do not differentiate between the secular and the religious. No one day or one place or one activity is any more spiritual than any other.
Quakers have had a tradition of opposing war. They have followed the beliefs of the early Christian movement which was strongly pacifist. Early Christians even refused to bring charges against others if there was a possibility of the death penalty being exercised. Together with the Amish, Church of the Brethren, and Mennonites, they made it possible for men to be classified as conscientious objectors.
There are many wonderful things about the Quakers. The retention of family values and traditions, the separation from the pollution of the "world", and their seeking peace and quiet is great. The same could be said of Mormons or many other religious sects. The term "Quaker" is such a "big tent" there are probably examples across the spectrum, but the main problem is that they have left out the most important thing -- scriptural authority. They do not follow scripture when scripture says to prove all things and hold fast to that which is true. They are pretty much, "anything goes as long as you keep it to yourself."
Quaker beliefs and practices
Beliefs:
As with all large denominations, individual Quakers are religiously diverse. Their beliefs range from Evangelical (conservative) to liberal. The following beliefs are common to most Quakers:
Friends believe that there exists element of God's spirit in every human soul. Thus all persons have inherent worth, independent of their gender, race, age, nationality, religion, and sexual orientation. Their opposition to sexism, racism, religious intolerance, warfare and the death penalty comes from this belief.
Simplicity, pacifism, and inner revelation are long standing Quaker beliefs. Their religion does not consist of accepting specific beliefs or of engaging in certain practices; it involves each person's direct experience of God.
There is a strong mystical component to Quaker belief. In the moving words of one reviewer of this essay, "In Meeting for Worship, God is there. God is probably always there, but in Meeting, I am able to slow down enough to see God. The Light becomes tangible for me, a blanket of love, a hope made living."
They do not have a specific creed; however, many of the coordinating groups have created statements of faith. The statement by the largest Quaker body, the Friends United Meeting includes the beliefs in:
true religion as a personal encounter with God, rather than ritual and ceremony individual worth before God worship as an act of seeking the virtues of moral purity, integrity, honesty, simplicity and humility Christian love and goodness concern for the suffering and unfortunate continuing revelation through the Holy Spirit
Many do not regard the Bible as the only source of belief and conduct. They rely upon their Inner Light to resolve what they perceive as the Bible's many contradictions. They also feel free to take advantage of scientific and philosophical findings from other sources.
Individual Quakers hold diverse views concerning life after death. Few believe in the eternal punishment of individuals in a Hell.
All aspects of life are sacramental; they do not differentiate between the secular and the religious. No one day or one place or one activity is any more spiritual than any other.
Quakers have had a tradition of opposing war. They have followed the beliefs of the early Christian movement which was strongly pacifist. Early Christians even refused to bring charges against others if there was a possibility of the death penalty being exercised. Together with the Amish, Church of the Brethren, and Mennonites, they made it possible for men to be classified as conscientious objectors.
There are many wonderful things about the Quakers. The retention of family values and traditions, the separation from the pollution of the "world", and their seeking peace and quiet is great. The same could be said of Mormons or many other religious sects. The term "Quaker" is such a "big tent" there are probably examples across the spectrum, but the main problem is that they have left out the most important thing -- scriptural authority. They do not follow scripture when scripture says to prove all things and hold fast to that which is true. They are pretty much, "anything goes as long as you keep it to yourself."
Quakers - Are They Christians?
By: K. B. Napier
Some readers will say "What a stupid question! Of course Quakers are Christians!" Almost all Believers will say this. But is it true? To put it bluntly, it does not really matter what your opinion is on the issue. Come to that, it does not matter whatmy opinion is, either! In fact, the same principle applies to all Biblically-based truths. What matters is WHAT GOD SAYS IN HIS WORD. God's Word is declared with authority. It is never offered as a possible answer, but as THE answer. And this is the way we must always approach the question of whether or not somebody (or a group) is Christian. In other words, what God says is law. If we say something different to that law, then what we think is irrelevant, if not sinful.
With that in mind...are Quakers Christians? If they are not, then Quakerism is a cult and Quakers are cult members. Quakers are usually represented on major Christian committees, but that is no guarantee of their Christian status. In this Outline paper, we will show that mainstream Quakerism is not Christian, but is a cult. (There are other forms of Quakerism, which claim to be Christian and which would disassociate themselves from mainstream Quakers. They would also not accept the doubts expressed in this paper).
The founder of Quakerism, George Fox, did not set out to call his followers 'Quakers'. His concern was with the falsity and stagnation within the churches of his day. So he travelled Britain warning people of their spiritual danger. A problem arises because we cannot be all that sure about his personal salvation or about his real motives. For example, in his own writings he refers to the 'light (of God) in every man'...but does not appear to differentiate the saved and the unsaved. When he talks about being saved and unsaved, it seems he is saying that to be saved is more or less a matter of not doing bad things. At other times, he appears to talk in orthodox gospel terms. The confusion may just be in the way the writer of this Outline interprets the work of Fox...but a similar confusion of ideas seems to run throughout Fox's writings. There are other problems with what Fox does and says, too, and I am not the only writer to see them.
Today, there are several different types of Quakerism, which could easily be called 'denominations'. One even refers to itself as being 'evangelical'...but the official U.K. form of Quakerism is a cult from top to toe! Why say this? Just a brief examination of its basic beliefs should be sufficient to convince the reader...
In official Quakerism, few Quakers believe in the need for Biblical-salvation. This is because few of them accept the reality of Satan, or of sin. Obviously, if there is no sin, there is no need for salvation! To many Quakers, 'sin' is merely a vestigial remain within a man which can be removed by doing good. Satan is said to be a figment of the imagination and Jesus Christ is said to have been just a very good man.
With this as a basis, there is no need to repent either! If we do not sin, then what is there to repent of? As for the Bible, well, individual Quakers may take it or leave it. However, some Quakers may, if they wish, read certain texts at their meetings, just for 'inspiration'. The Bible is viewed as just one of many books of inspiration. Any 'uplifting' piece of literature will do - even that of a pagan Roman emperor known for his savagery against early Christians!
Modern Quakers specialise in doing good works and encouraging peace initiatives. This they see as of vital importance. Many are archetypal New Agers for they mix their good works/peace ideas with ancient Eastern beliefs and all kinds of esoteric/occult teachings. (Note: 'Many' not 'all'!).
Those who call themselves 'evangelical Quakers' complain when they are referred to as 'cult members'. But this is a problem of their own making. Even if they are real Believers, they have no business being amongst those who are predominantly unbelievers. The Bible clearly tells us that we are to mark those who pretend to be of God but who, by their actions and words, defy Him. We are told that we must separate from them immediately and must then shun them. The reason for this is that their beliefs and teachings are 'works of darkness' and are of Satan and they can corrupt the best of men.
Thus, for a saved person to be a part of Quakerism (or any other cult) which, by definition, is predominantly evil, is to oppose God's commands. There is no reason whatever for a Believer to be known by any other names than those found in scripture eg 'Believer' or 'Christian'...for any other title is superfluous. Indeed, to be called by the title 'Quaker' is to indicate one's real loyalty - a loyalty to a man-made organisation and not to the authentic relationship between a person and God which has been effected through the salvation given by Jesus Christ.
In a very real sense, then, the movement/denomination of 'Quakerism' is a foe of the Gospel and of Jesus Christ. Do not be misled by its outward show of goodness. As for genuine Believers in the Quaker camp - they must come out from it! There is no alternative for a Believer.
Personal Testimony Concerning the Contemporary Society of Friends by Wayne J Sturgeon (Ex-Quaker)
A Personal Testimony Concerning the Contemporary Society of Friends by Wayne J Sturgeon (Ex-Quaker)”
“I was born-again at age 19 and have been a Christian for ten years. For most of that time I was actively involved in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), both as an 'attender' and, until very recently, as a 'member'.
I resigned my membership in protest at the progressive apostasy of the contemporary Society of Friends from the most basic fundamentals of the Christian faith. That is, such matters as the full humanity and divinity of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, His life, atoning death, resurrection, His return in glory, etc.
In my time and experience within the Society I have known meetings that actually discourage Christian vocal ministry and testimony, reading from the Bible, or any form of evangelism. I have met many, many 'Friends', both old and young, who appear to implicitly reject Christianity, whilst they remain in an organisation that claims to be Christian.
At the Meeting I have now left, I asked the elders if we could hold a simple prayer meeting in one of the rooms of the Meeting (Note: 'meeting' in this context means the place where Quakers meet). It seemed to me to be a reasonable request for a Christian to want a prayer meeting in a 'Christian' Society.
It took weeks, and then months, for my request to be discussed. In the meantime, one elder tried to 'fob me off', advising me to think about hiring a room in a nearby community centre, rather than holding the meeting at the Meeting House! Eventually, I was told that the matter had to be put to the 'Monthly Meeting', as the local Meeting did not have the authority or discernment to decide whether or not to allow me to hold the prayer meeting. The reason was that if I called it a 'Christian' prayer meeting, I might alienate many members, who would then not attend!
Subsequently, I was not permitted to hold a 'Christian' prayer meeting in a supposedly Christian Meeting House. Yet, an elder at the Monthly Meeting admitted that my own local Meeting had acted improperly and that there was no issue to face.
I wrote many letters and made 'phone calls to various people in my own Meeting. I even wrote a theological article concerning Quakerism and Christianity, typed by a friend, so that I could hand it out to other Quakers. I hoped that this would open up discussion on the subject. But, my efforts were in vain. I was told pointedly that I was 'judgmental', 'dogmatic' and 'intolerant' of other people's beliefs and feelings, and that I was trying to be 'more of a Quaker than the rest'. One woman friend said of me, "I don't know why he comes here!" Another said, "The resurrection isn't true because I've studied it and read a book on it." etc., etc.
All of this caused me much grief, personal pain and distress. In the light of scripture and experience, I finally decided to resign my membership - which, by God's grace, I have now done. Since that moment, I have become convicted and aware of the fact that my walk with the Lord had been seriously compromised, in my relationships and beliefs, by my membership of the Quakers. I needed to repent of my many failings and errors and to seek fellowship elsewhere. I had to find a church where the scriptures were preached, obeyed and followed. I am now enlightened concerning five facts of Quakerism that flout fundamentals of apostolic Christianity. Each one totally undermines conservative, orthodox Biblical belief. For this reason, I further believe that such facts and erroneous beliefs are inspired by a satanic spirit.
- Unitarianism. By far the majority of Friends implicitly reject the Trinity and hold to a belief in a Godhead more akin to Unitarianism, which, theologically, always rejects the divinity of Christ. (Editor: Unitarianism is a branch of humanism).
- Theological Liberalism. Anyone who is even mildly acquainted with the Society of Friends cannot fail to miss how 'wishy washy' and watered-down is the Quaker-version of 'Christianity', in which all and any beliefs, heretical or not, can flourish.
- Spiritual Humanism. It might shock many Quakers to learn that there are now as many 'religious atheists' as there are 'Christians' in Quakerism, even though the Society claims to be Christian.
- Religious Pluralism. The overwhelming majority of Friends are best described as 'universalists' in their innermost convictions. That is, the belief that all religions and faiths are equally true and all of them lead to God. One local minister said of Quakers, "You can find anything and everything in a Quaker Meeting except the one thing - Jesus Christ."
- Philosophical Theosophy. The early Quakers did not, in fact, ever use the term 'inner light'. Early Quakers used the term 'inward light', which had a more spiritual significance. The term 'inner light' has more in common with the esoteric, gnostic and occultist teachings of theosophy and philosophy, than with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
In my view, then, I can only conclude that the contemporary Society of Friends is NOT a Christian body. I would urge anyone who is now a part of the Society, and who is a confessing Christian, to come out from it straight away, rather than subscribe to its heretical beliefs. For, as scripture says (2 Corinthians 6:14-16a):
"Be ye not unequally yolked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness?
and what communion hath light with darkness?
and what communion hath light with darkness?
And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols?"
I would further give testimony that there is indeed only one mediator between Man and God - Christ Jesus. The 'light' that Quakers claim to have is only darkness (Matthew 6:23).”
Wayne Sturgeon, repentant sinner, February 1997
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