The Pope did a tour of the Middle East starting 8 May 2009 and lasted 8 days. What to make of the trip? Failure to Impress On 9 May, the Telegraph wrote, “Pope Benedict XVI under fire from Muslims for not doing enough to heal rift with Islam”, in which…
The 9 May 2009 Telegraph reports “Dmitry Medvedev at Moscow missile parade: ‘Russia will teach aggressors a lesson’”. During a parade commemorating the victory over the Nazis 64 years ago, President Medvedev gave a speech about the external threats to Russia. On the one hand, this may be a way…
The Telegraph reports in “Christian holy sites in Israel ‘could be controlled by the Vatican’”: The sovereignty of Christian holy sites in Israel could be handed over to the Vatican under plans drawn up by President Shimon Peres. …For the past twelve years the Israeli government and the Vatican have…
The American self-loathing of the Democrats and liberals did not end this week. As you may recall, this month started off with a trip to Europe where President Obama referred to American “arrogance” and a “dismissive” attitude. The entire G20 Summit was about conciliation, it seems. Or, was it about…
Well, it has been over a week. What has been done? Has either the US or the UN imposed sanctions? The Bangkok Post posted the article “Fury in Seoul, Tokyo over NKorea [sic]” on 6 April 2009. The entire region is in an uproar over it. A non-response by either…
The Euro is proof that money can tie disparate nations together, albeit loosely. The pursuit of a global economy has reached an infectious high again during the G20 meetings. I’m sure we have all heard by now that Gordon Brown is using that hackneyed phrase “new world order”. “This is…
How do we know we are near the time of the end? OK, I have 2 reasons for doing this, I’ll admit. First of all, if you are familiar with the end of the Book of Daniel, you know that one of the signs of the end time is the…
I have argued previously that God is sovereign over all and God uses things such as the recent state of the US economy to get our attention (see “What’s God’s Purpose for the Recession?“). The US economy has become so weak and the devaluation of the dollar has gotten to…
If God exists, and if the US is a Christian nation, then why the economic downturn? The Bible talks a lot about blessings and curses. Ancient Israel was promised blessings if it obeyed and curses if it disobeyed (Dt 28). However, Jesus spoke of 2 catastrophes in His day and…
The Telegraph reports that “Two girls die in stampede to see Pope“. This caught my eye because after Pope John Paul II passed away, many remarked on how Pope Benedict XVI wasn’t as charismatic as his predecessor. By all appearances, however, it seems that the Catholic Church is gaining power…