Sunday, June 22, 2014

NEWS BRIEFS: JUNE 22, 2014


Current Events And Commentaries

Signs of the Times


» Suicide Bombers Parade Through Baghdad
New York Post — Lead Story
BAGHDAD — Thousands of heavily-armed Shiite militiamen paraded through several Iraqi cities on Saturday after Sunni militants seized a town on the Syrian border in what appeared to be the start of a new offensive in the western Anbar province.

The capture on Friday of the town of Qaim and its border crossing dealt another blow to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government, which has struggled to push back against Islamic extremists and allied militants who have seized large swaths of the country’s north, including the second largest city Mosul. [Continue Reading...]

» Judge Has ‘Epiphany’ In Ruling Against Christians
World Net Daily (WND) —
Suggests law include ‘conscience clause’ for business owners to live faith.
Peter and Hazelmary Bull run a bed and breakfast in the United Kingdom and were sued by two homosexuals when the Christian couple refused to rent them a bedroom in their business, which also is their home. The fight brought on by the homosexuals went all the way to the nation’s highest court, resulting in an order that the Christian couple pay the “gay” duo a couple thousand dollars...

» This Amazing Gesture A Chick-fil-A Made To Honor A Local Hero Is Inspiring People Across The Country
Western Journalism —
Patty Minter: "The news of your amazing gesture of support for Officer Jordan's family made it's way to Louisiana. Just wanted to say YOU ROCK!" Aside from the friendly service and menu choices that have earned it a loyal fan base, many Americans support Chick-fil-A for its dedication to community service. Earlier this year, for example, employees at one Alabama location took to the streets to serve motorists stranded in a snowstorm with free food and...

» Report: VA Officials Knew Of False Wait Times, Data Manipulation For 2 Years
Newsmax —
In 2012, an audit by the VA's Southwest Health Care Network found that VA hospitals in Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas used multiple methods to falsify patient wait times, a practice which earned bonuses for those in charge of the facilities for meeting performance goals. Department of Veterans Affairs officials were aware that false wait times were being reported in southwestern VA hospitals for two years before they were in the press earlier this year...

» Lost Emails The IRS Has A Contract With An Email Backup Company
Alex Jones’ Infowars—
After the commissioner’s testimony, a Twitter user went hunting for info on the IRS and discovered that as far back as 2005 a company named Sonasoft had announced that it had been awarded a data backup contract from the IRS. Even as late as 2009, the company had tweeted about its association with the taxing agency. So, how is it that commissioner Koskinen was so sure that all the emails of the very IRS operatives under investigation disappeared forever?...

» 3 Ways God Responds To Wicked Leaders
Townhall —
I don't know about you, but when I look at the multifaceted ways Obama and his ilk are destroying our nation I get more angry and depressed than Ted Nugent being forced to watch Lois Lerner do an interpretive dance to Boy George's song Do You Really Want To Hurt Me, the extended cut. Obama has overwhelmed/is truly overwhelming our nation with truly overwhelming cataclysmic crises that have left a lot of good people saying, “Screw it...

» We The People of Faith
Canada Free Press —
With destructive policies that seem never to end, Obama taunts and mentally tortures We the People, not realizing that We the People are, in reality, have long been We the People of Faith. Tyrants down through the ages have tried to wipe out We the People of Faith in all places throughout a turbulent world. Not a single one of them has ever found lasting success. Ever since he’s been in office, Obama has been looking for ways to root out the Good News...

» Court Presses Ailing Atheists To Explain How ‘Ground Zero Cross’ Causes Injury
Christian News Network —
As previously reported, the group American Atheists filed a lawsuit against the presence of the cross in 2011, asserting that it has caused individuals to suffer “depression, headaches, anxiety, and mental pain and anguish,” and even indigestion. It had filed suit against numerous responsible parties, including the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg...

» IDF: We Are Our Brothers’ Keepers
Israel Today —
Operation Brother’s Keeper, the Israeli army’s massive search for three abducted Jewish teens, has intensified as it enters a new week, with IDF officials vowing they will leave no stone unturned. Col. Eliezer Toledano, the commander of the IDF’s Paratrooper Brigade, said that three full battalions are taking part in the search and rescue operation, and that every soldier is unwaveringly committed to the mission...

» Using The Bible To Justify Abortions
Prophecy News Watch — Apostate Christianity
Planned Parenthood, not content to justify the killing of the unborn, is now issuing a “pastoral letter” to prospective abortion clients that suggests that the Bible has nothing to say about abortion – and that God “and is with you no matter what you decide” – suggesting that God doesn’t care whether you kill or keep your baby because it’s just you that He loves and cares about anyway. Perhaps a comparison of the Planned Parenthood position as stated in...

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