Tuesday, August 5, 2014

NEWS BRIEFS: AUGUST 5, 2014


Current Events And Commentaries

Want Peace? Build The Third Temple,
Says Israeli Group

“On the Temple Mount our temple will be built in our time.”

Lead Story by Ryan Jones, Israel Today —
Ceasefires, truces and bilateral agreements will never bring the peace most people in the Middle East desire. Only by following the biblical model, including the rebuilding of the Third Temple in Jerusalem, can genuine peace be achieved, argues an Israeli organization dedicated to that goal.

“Every prophet of Israel, without exception, prophesied that the Temple would be rebuilt, ushering a new era of universal harmony and peace,” wrote the Temple Institute as an intro to its new crowdfunding campaign at Indiegogo.

The Temple Institute has already spent years recreating 60 of the vessels and implements necessary for Temple worship, per specifications contained in the Bible.

Now, the group is embarking on “one of its most ambitious projects yet: completing architectural plans for the actual construction” of the Third Temple, an effort that will require “fusing ancient texts and modern technology.”

Toward this goal, the Temple Institute is looking to raise $100,000 in the next two months.

Some argue that the Temple will not and can not be rebuilt by earthly hands. The Temple Institute disagrees. “It is not enough to wait and pray for the Third Temple. It is a Biblical obligation to build it,” the group insists.

During a heated session of the Knesset’s Interior Committee last month, an outspoken and extremist Arab MK insisted that the Jews had no right to the Temple Mount and the eastern half of Jerusalem, to which a Jewish MK replied:

“On the Temple Mount our temple will be built in our time.”

PHOTO: Illustration of Third Temple construction taken from Temple Institute promotional video.

» What Will You Do If They Make It Mandatory For All Americans To Take An Ebola Vaccine?
By Michael Snyder, The American Dream —
As the Ebola death toll rises and as images of bodies being abandoned in the streets of Liberia are broadcast around the globe, there has been a growing outcry for the scientific community to “do something” about this deadly virus. And as luck would have it, there is an “experimental Ebola vaccine” that is ready to be tested on humans next month. If Ebola starts to spread outside...

» Judge Strikes Law That Would Have Closed Three Of Alabama’s Five Abortion Facilities
By Heather Clark, Christian News Network —
U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson issued his ruling on Monday in a 172-page decision, declaring that a regulation that mandates abortionists to obtain admitting privileges at a local hospital is unconstitutional. The bill had been signed into law in 2013 as a safeguard for women who may need additional care should they become injured during an abortion...

» Captured Hamas Combat Manual Explains Benefits Of Using Civilians
By Israel Revolt Yehuda Remer , Truth Revolt —
The Israeli Defense Forces have uncovered a manual on “Urban Warfare” belonging to the Shuja’iya District Brigade of Hamas’ military wing, which guides combatants on how civilians can be utilized against the IDF. In the translated version of the manual and posted on the IDF Blog site, a portion entitled “Limiting the Use of Weapons” explains that: The IDF...

» Chinese DF-41 Missile Can Penetrate US Air Defense: German Expert
By Staff Reporter, Want China Times —
None of the air defense systems the United States currently employs are capable of intercepting China's newly developed DF-41 solid-fueled road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile, reports the Berlin-based Die Welt. Intercepting the DF-41 in the air is as challenging as trying to shoot a rifle bullet into another, Karl Josef Dahlem, chief advisor of air defense...

» The Army Will Lay Off 500 Majors This Month
By Eric Katz, Defense One —
The Army will lay off about 500 majors as part of its ongoing downsizing effort, the service has announced. The military branch used involuntary separation boards to determine where the number of soldiers exceeded future force requirements. The Army announced earlier this year it planned to select from a pool of 19,000 captains and majors to reduce the size of its force...

» Saudi Arabia Seeks To Protect Mecca After ISIS Destroys Iraqi Religious Sites - Reports
By RIA Novosti, MOSCOW —
Saudi Arabia is seeking help from Pakistan and Egypt to protect its borders and religious sites from attacks by the Islamic State (IS), formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), the International Business Times reported. "The kingdom is calling in favors from Egypt and Pakistan. No one is certain what ISIS has planned, but it's clear a group like this will...

» Ebola 'Dirty Bomb' The Next Big Fear: Are Large Cities Vulnerable To Biological Attack?
By Mike Adams, Natural News —
The possibility of Ebola being harvested by would-be terrorists and used as a bioweapon in a large city is now at the front of the minds of many. Dr. Peter D. Walsh of the University of Cambridge is publicly raising the alarm over the same warning I issued last week here on Natural News when I wrote, "Ebola is a perfect bioweapon. Because of its ability to survive storage and still...

» Liberty Law School Dean: Gay Marriage ‘Beginning Of End Of Western Civilization’
By Michael W. Chapman, CNS News —
Mathew D. Staver, dean of the Liberty University School of Law, said that efforts to change the definition of marriage to include same-sex “marriage” would be like trying to re-define the law of gravity, adding that, if it were tried, it would mark “the beginning of the end of Western civilization.” “We’ve never been in this situation before,” Staver said in a speech at the American...

» Militant Atheists Sound Retreat; Give Up On Forcing IRS To Censor Sermons
By Becket Fund —
Today, a federal judge in Wisconsin dismissed the Freedom from Religion Foundation’s (FFRF) attempt to use the IRS as a weapon to censor houses of worship who preach on moral issues that have political implications. After almost two years of litigation, FFRF asked the Court to dismiss its own lawsuit once the Becket Fund stepped in to defend the rights of a small Wisconsin church and its pastor.

» Should We Bring Ebola Patients Back to the States? Dr. Ben Carson Responds
By Kara Jones, Townhall —
Dr. Ben Carson, a top physician having served as the director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, expressed his concern today to Newsmax TV. Carson began by explaining that with proper treatment, the mortality rate of Ebola is actually lower than many may think. "Ebola is a terrifying disease. If you don't treat it, close to 90 percent of people will die...

U.S. Border Patrol Agent Admits
An America Endangering Truth

“I was driving through the U.S. Border Patrol with my Icam glasses on and got this on Video. I asked the question and got the truth!”

—Daily Cartoon—
60% Mortality Rate

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