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America Seems To Be In A Declining Phase
Under Our Current Leadership
The simple logic is that prices aren’t the same in each country: A shirt will cost you less in Shanghai than in San Francisco, so it’s not entirely reasonable to compare countries without taking this into account. Though a typical person in China earns a lot less than the typical person in the US, simply converting a Chinese salary into dollars underestimates how much purchasing power that individual, and therefore that country, might have.
The Economist’s Big Mac Index is a great example of these disparities.
So the IMF measures both GDP in market-exchange terms and in terms of purchasing power. On the purchasing-power basis, China is overtaking the US right about now and becoming the world’s biggest economy.
By the end of 2014, China will make up 16.48% of the world’s purchasing-power adjusted GDP (or $17.632 trillion), and the US will make up just 16.28% (or $17.416 trillion)
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The Betrayal of America
“For generations the Bible has warned of the coming End of Days, you are now living in that time. America, a nation raised up by the Hand of God to spread the Gospel and to be a beacon of Freedom for people around the world is about to be forever silenced by those sworn to protect her — her leaders.” - Now The End Begins
NEWS BRIEFS: OCTOBER 10, 2014
Current Events And Commentaries
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Mike Huckabee: If Republicans ‘Surrender’ On Same-Sex ‘Marriage,’ ‘I’m Gone’
By Heather Clark, Christian News Network —
During an interview with the American Family Association (AFA) this week, former Arkansas governor and talk show host Mike Huckabee expressed his frustration with the Republican Party’s concession on the issue of same-sex “marriage,” and said that if Republicans continue to support homosexuality, he will leave the party and become an Independent.
“I am utterly exasperated with Republicans and the so-called leadership of the Republicans who have abdicated on this issue when, if they continue this direction, they guarantee they’re going to lose every election in the future,” he said on the AFA radio broadcast “A Time to Speak.”
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Boko Haram Torches 185 Churches, Displaces 190,000
By Jack Moore, International Business Times —
A prominent Nigerian reverend has revealed Islamist terror group Boko Haram destroyed over 180 churches in the West African country following its capture of towns and villages in the north-eastern states of Borno and Adamawa.
Reverend Gideon Obasogie, the director of Catholic Social Communication of Maiduguri Diocese in Borno State, said the group's seizure of territory in both states has seen 185 churches torched and over 190,000 people displaced by their insurgency.
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The Daily Signal
See Why This School District Is Standing Up To An Atheist Group
“A poster based on this painting called “Faith in America” by Donald Zolan has been displayed in the main office of Kenneth Cooper Middle School for 18 years.”
By Kate Scanlon, The Daily Signal —
An atheist group has demanded that an Oklahoma school remove a poster from its main office–but the school district said “no.”
For the last 18 years, a poster based on a painting, “Faith in America” by Donald Zolan, has been displayed in the main office of Kenneth Cooper Middle School in Oklahoma City, Okla.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation recently sent a letter to Dr. Fred Rhodes, the
Putnum County Schools Superintendent, arguing that the poster violates the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Freedom From Religion Foundation attorney Andrew Seidel
wrote that the poster depicts “two children with their hands clasped in prayer, with an American flag background,” and as such is inappropriate material for a school.
“The meaning could not be more clear, real American children pray,”
Seidel wrote.
Seidel then demanded that the poster be removed from the school and that he be informed in writing afterwards.
Putnam County Schools
attorney Anthony Childers responded to the atheist group, writing that the poster does not “promote any particular faith and does not create coercive pressure on students who may see the image.”
Childers described clasped hands as a “non-sectarian symbol” that only refers to religion “in the most general sense.”
“We cannot agree that the poster displayed in the office is a per se violation of the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution,”
wrote Childers.
Childers added that the district will not be removing the poster.
In an
email to Childers, Seidel called his response “insufficient” and threatened further action.
In Ebola’s Hot Zone, Bereaved Says ‘We Have Jesus’
By George Thomas, CBN News —
MONROVIA, Liberia -- In Liberia, churches are helping fight the spread of the deadly Ebola virus.
Volunteers, trained and equipped by CBN's Operation Blessing, are distributing sanitation equipment and delivering much-needed food and supplies to quarantined victims who are cut off from society.
Liberian Pastor Allison Dole is determined to bring hope back to his community and to a country gripped with fear.
The Islamic State Is Here
By Robert Spencer, Frontpage Mag —
During the recent race riots in Ferguson, Missouri, CNN’s Jake Tapper was walking down a street and filming a segment when someone emerged out of the shadows behind him, holding a banner emblazoned, “ISIS is here.” At that point it was just a threat, or a boast, or both, but on Tuesday Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) said that the Islamic State was doing all it could to make it a reality: “At least ten ISIS fighters have been caught coming across the Mexican border in Texas.”
“There’s nobody talking about it,” Hunter added. “If you really want to protect Americans from ISIS, you secure the southern border. It’s that simple…They caught them at the border, therefore we know that ISIS is coming across the border. If they catch five or ten of them then you know there’s going to be dozens more that did not get caught by the border patrol.”
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NewsBusted: October 10, 2014
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• No Global Warming
• Michelle Obama
• New York Times
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• Amanda Bynes
• iPhone 6
• NFL
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East African Man Caught Trying to Cross Texas-Mexico Border
Border Patrol Warns Of Ebola Risk Posed By Unsecured Border
By Bradford Thomas, Ben Shapiro’s Truth Revolt —
Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley sector caught a man from an eastern African nation trying to cross illegally into the U.S. Wednesday night, an incident they say highlights the risk posed by the unsecured border particularly in the midst of an Ebola epidemic.
Though the man's origin country, Etritrea, has experienced no reported cases of Ebola, multiple border agents told TheBlaze that Wednesday’s apprehension is not the first time they have caught illegal immigrants from Africa, nor what they called “special interest aliens,” those coming from countries with known terrorist ties or experiencing outbreaks of infectious diseases.
The problem, one agent explained, is that Border Patrol has been given no clear protocols on handling situations like the Ebola outbreak.
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Not Just The Largest Economy –
Here Are 26 Other Ways China Has Surpassed America
By Michael Snyder, End Of The American Dream —
In terms of purchasing power, China now has the largest economy on the entire planet, but that is not the only area where China has surpassed the United States. China also accounts for more total global trade than the U.S. does, China consumes more energy than the U.S. does, and China now manufactures more goods than the U.S. does. In other words, the era of American economic dominance is rapidly ending. Global economic power is making a dramatic shift to the east, and that is going to have huge implications for our future. We already owe the Chinese well over a trillion dollars, and as our economic infrastructure crumbles we are feverishly borrowing even more money in a desperate attempt to prop up our falling standard of living. We can’t seem to match the work ethic, inventiveness and determination of China and other Asian nations and it is showing. If we continue down this path, what will the future look like for future generations of Americans?
In terms of raw GDP, the U.S. is still number one, at least for now. But according to the IMF, China is now the number one economy on the entire planet in terms of purchasing power
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Reporter Body-Slammed For Asking Harry Reid Question
“How does someone on a government salary most of their career accumulate your type of wealth?
WND — A
celebrity reporter whose “gotcha” interviews have captured the likes of former IRS executive Lois Lerner has learned that asking some questions brings a distinctively negative response.
This time it was from a bodyguard for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
As Reid walked away, his protector slammed the reporter,
Jason Mattera, who later posted video of the altercation online.
(Watch Video Below)
Mattera, who is promoting his new book “Crapitalism,” asked the Democrat senator: “How does someone on a government salary most of their career accumulate your type of wealth?”
Michele Hickford, writing on former Rep. Allen West’s website, commented: “It’s funny how Harry Reid has no problem vilifying the Koch brothers for their wealth, but when it comes to questions about his own, it’s a different story.”
She said Reid “is curiously silent when asked how he amassed so much wealth while serving in government, so one of his bodyguards jumped in to answer – literally – and pinned Mattera against the wall.”
“You can see Mattera’s legs dangling as the heavy hoisted him up,” she said.
“Gee, I guess that was a pretty sensitive question.”
At Human Events, there was advice for anyone considering posing the question “How did Harry Reid become a millionaire?”
It was: “Don’t ask. Seriously, don’t.”
John Hayward said Reid “is not even slightly interested in discussing how he cashed in on his political connections to become very wealthy after a lifetime of ‘public service.’”
“That’s a bit odd, since he spends a great deal of time criticizing other people’s money.”
He noted Reid’s bodyguard reacted “very badly when author Jason Mattera dares to ask one of the questions media is not permitted to ask of the aristocracy.”
Mattera’s video says estimates of Reid’s worth range as high as $6.7 million, after decades in Congress.
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If Obama Is So Proud Of Obamacare, Then Why Is He Hiding This
By Jennifer Burke, Tea Party News Network —
Obama’s HHS has relaunched Healthcare.gov. The website has been plagued with issues ever since its initial launch. Basically, the site has never worked either properly or, for many periods of time, at all. But, that hasn’t stopped Obama from claiming that it has been a success, despite massive increases for Americans across the country in premiums and deductibles, along with reduced care and fewer doctors available.
With this relaunch, one would think the system would be good to go with no issues, glitches, or missing information. But, that is not the case.
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Healthcare Workers Just Revealed The Truth About Ebola That Obama Wants To Stay A Secret
...the facts are far different from what’s being reported.
By Robert Richardson, Western Journalism (The Haven) —
As the CDC and the Obama administration try to reassure the public they’re in control, federal agents and healthcare workers are telling an entirely different story.
After announcing yesterday that the federal government would be implementing new screening procedures at five of the nation’s top airports, in response to an infected Ebola patient showing up in the U.S., federal agents and the nation’s nurses are sounding alarm bells about this country’s emergency preparedness.
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Obama ‘Quietly’ Dumped Quarantine Proposal
In 2010, the Obama administration quietly dumped Bush-era plans to enact quarantine regulations supported by the Centers for Disease Control that were designed to prevent travelers from spreading infectious diseases...As first reported by USA Today April 1, 2010, the quarantine rules had been touted in 2006 by the CDC as “critical to protecting Americans from dangerous diseases spread by travelers.”
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Jesus Privately Briefing His Inner Circle of Disciples
Regarding The Last Days
“And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” ~ Matthew 24:3-14
IT SEEMS incredible, but the evidence is there: The government of China is live harvesting organs from prisoners of conscience, possibly from as many as 100,000 a year. Those in a position to know surely do, and yet the West says nothing.”
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