Agreed We’ve been locked out of churches for many years here Only a few are open She had stolen a bouquet of roses But it also said she was found still carrying the roses
The defiant face of her mugshot is really something. It just reinforces every call to pray, pray, pray.
I think it may be the bunch of roses she had stolen earlier. Anyway, she picked it up before running out of the church, and broke a statue as well as vandalising some artwork before leaving the church. She went to a shop selling religious goods, tried to steal a statue and the statue was broken when she got into an argument with a shop assistant. The report said that some people were praying in a "prayer room" where she broke the statue and vandalised the artwork in the church. Maybe the people were praying in an Adoration chapel.
More than 50 polar bears invade Russian village, sparking government to declare state of emergency By Will Stewart | The Sun | https://www.foxnews.com/science/mor...king-government-to-declare-state-of-emergency More than 50 polar bears invade Russian village A polar bear invasion is terrorizing Russians on a remote Arctic island with more than 50 beasts besieging one town. A state of emergency has been declared on Soviet nuclear testing archipelago Novaya Zemlya as the beasts enter the front doors of apartment blocks. Despite the siege, residents have been warned they face prosecution is they shoot the endangered species. People are “afraid to go outside” and “daily life is in turmoil”, said deputy head of local administration, Aleksandr Minayev. He said: “Parents are wary of letting children go to schools and kindergartens." 5 HITLER WATERCOLORS GO UNSOLD AT GERMAN AUCTION “There are cases of aggressive behavior of wild animals, such as attacks on people and entering into residential and office buildings.” The invasion has left people “fearful” and is the worst case of wild animal invasions this island has ever seen. The focus is the town of Belushya Guba where 52 polar bears have been counted scavenging for food in local dumps and wandering around the settlement. ROAMING WITHOUT FEAR Many of the residents of this bleak outpost are Russian military personnel. Head of the local administration, Zigansha Musin, said: “I have been in Novaya Zemlya since 1983, yet I've never seen such a massive polar bear invasion.” He warned the animals are “literally chasing people and even entering the entrances of residential buildings." RARE POWDER HORN THAT BELONGED TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIER GOES ON DISPLAY Despite this, some go outside even when the bears are a few feet away. The beasts have lost their fear of people, and are no longer afraid of shots being fired into the air, sounding car horns, reported The Siberian Times. The species are endangered and instead, a team of specialists has been dispatched to the outpost to give advice to residents on other measures to discourage the bears. Teachers have pleaded for security measures to protect pupils. The bears come and go but there are always at least “six or ten” prowling the apartment blocks, said Minayev. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Resident Anastasia Bondarenko has moved out but she said the bears were no longer threatened by humans. She said: “There are no more enemies….they became insolent. This is scary. “When they walk under your window at night, it is creepy.” The town’s population is just under 2,000 people and it’s the main permanent settlement on Novaya Zemlya. The archipelago in the Arctic was used by the USSR for nuclear tests. This story was originally published in The Sun. ************************************************************************************************************************************************************* Report: Hundreds abused by Southern Baptist leaders, workers February 10, 2019 | https://apnews.com/ddb45ac91407476b...on&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Hundreds of Southern Baptist church leaders and workers have been accused of sexual misconduct over the past 20 years, including dozens who returned to church duties, according to a joint investigation by two newspapers. The San Antonio Express-News and Houston Chronicle reported Sunday that their six-month investigation found about 380 Southern Baptist church leaders and workers who were accused of sexual misconduct since 1998, leaving more than 700 victims. Some were as young as 3 years old while others were adults when they were abused, the newspapers reported. About 220 offenders — among them pastors, ministers, Sunday school teachers, deacons and church volunteers — have been convicted or have taken plea deals, with dozens of cases still pending. Nearly 100 are still in prison, according to state and federal records. Dozens of others made plea deals and served no time. More than 100 are registered sex offenders, and some have returned to the pulpit. At least 35 church pastors, employees and volunteers who exhibited predatory behavior were still able to find jobs at churches. Several past presidents and prominent Southern Baptist Convention leaders have been accused by victims of concealing or mishandling abuse complaints within their churches or seminaries, the newspapers reported. In 2008, a victim implored SBC leaders to track sexual predators, act against congregations that harbored or concealed abusers and establish sexual abuse prevention policies such as those adopted by other faiths, including the Roman Catholic Church. But the SBC Executive Committee rejected the proposals. The committee’s interim president, August Boto, who drafted that rejection document, expressed “sorrow” on Sunday about the newspapers’ findings. “It would be sorrow if it were 200 or 600 cases. Sorrow. What we’re talking about is criminal. The fact that criminal activity occurs in a church context is always the basis of grief. But it’s going to happen. And that statement (he drafted in 2008) does not mean that we must be resigned to it,” he told the newspapers. The Rev. J.D. Greear, who was elected as the SBC’s president last June, said the abuses described in the news report “are pure evil.” “I am broken over what was revealed today,” Greear wrote in a series of posts on Twitter. “The voices in this article should be heard as a warning sent from God, calling the church to repent.” In recent years, several abuse survivors and their supporters have campaigned on the issue of sexual abuse within the SBC community. Activists remain skeptical as to whether the study committee created last July will recommend sufficiently tough anti-abuse measures. The committee was formed following a series of revelations about sexual misconduct cases involving SBC churches and seminaries, including allegations that led to the ouster of powerful leader Paige Patterson as president of a seminary in Texas. “We leaders in the SBC should have listened to the warnings of those who tried to call attention to this,” Greear tweeted. “I am committed to doing everything possible to ensure we never make these mistakes again.” He said the SBC must do better in preventing abuse, commit to full cooperation with legal authorities when it does occur, and offer better care to abuse victims. He also the SBC should never again try to skirt responsibility for abuse by asserting that its affiliated churches are autonomous. In late July, the SBC said it would form a high-level study group to develop strategies for combatting sexual abusers and ministering to their victims. “We cannot just promise to ‘do better’ and expect that to be enough,” Greear wrote. “But today, change begins with feeling the full weight of the problem.” ___ Information from: Houston Chronicle, http://www.houstonchronicle.com
Good catch Shae. He says it right. It is only beginning. Bishop Sheen says every 500 years the Church is purified and reborn.
An interesting observation. Today in Dearborn Michigan is the first funeral Mass of Congressman John Dingell, (D). He was a pro choice democrat for many years, and said he was Catholic. Today during his funeral mass a severe weather pattern of heavy rain, wind, and snow, descended on the area. Two large military jets flying politicians to the funeral, (including Nancy Pelosi) were getting ready to land when they had to turn back because of adverse weather and returned to Washington DC. Joe Biden was one of the guest speakers during the funeral Mass. The second Catholic funeral Mass is scheduled for thursday in Washington DC.
Signs of a different sort? https://www.trillmag.com/22032/interesting/hermit-crabs-use-doll-heads-makeshift-shells/ Hermit Crabs Use Doll Heads As Makeshift Shells Madison Gamba Image via Here we have a coconut crab–a species of the hermit crab–in the Pacific Pitcairn Islands using a horrific baby doll head as its shell. Pollution, my friends. This crab must be young, because juvenile coconut crabs still need to use empty gastropod shells for protection. As this guy (or gal) grows up, he or she will develop an exoskeleton that will serve as protection. Here’s another instance of the same thing in Green Island, Taiwan. This one might be even creepier. Image via Of all the shells on these islands, why choose doll heads? Maybe they were the closest “shells” in sight? Maybe they were just the perfect fits? Is there a shell-shortage happening? It’s a good thing these heads went to good use; they very much so could’ve hurt other animals. And for all we know, these heads could’ve floated to these islands from across the world. Whether it’s a creepy doll head or a water bottle, throw trash and recyclable items where they belong, which isn’t the ocean (or ground)! Things thrown out of car windows can get washed up from rain and eventually enter streams, which eventually enter larger bodies of water, all which eventually causes things on this level of ridiculousness to happen. #RespectTheEnvironment
Don, This story is just horrid, I can't completely forget about it since I read it three weeks ago. Yesterday, I watched a WWII film and they followed it up with the following short film which reminded me of the above story once again, ugh. The fear was great and who could blame them after what occurred during WWII? *** Brian, Ugh, it reminds me of the following from Toy Story.
I think these live birth abortion and human composting bills are just the beginning because unlike Germany who abandoned the supernatural God for the God of Nationalism we too are abandoning God and replacing Him with Mankind as our God. I wonder how long it will be before vegetables are grown in human compost at this rate.
I was reminded of this as I watched a moment of the Golden Globes, music awards last week. Five women came on stage initially. What struck me was selective commentary by one or two of them referring to the five of them as goddesses and empowering each other. I thought, did they really just say that!!? Gave me chills. While I'm not going to take the time to search for a link, I'm sure if you're interested enough, that opening spot will be easy enough to find.
Not saying this guy is "it" or anything but what he is "teaching" is for the millennial generation what the new age was for my parents generation I think. I expect that as our modern society progresses that we will see a great deal of people adopting these sort of beliefs and abandon anything approaching traditional Faith.
L.A. Skyscraper Shown Exploding in New ISIS 'Promise Fulfilled' Threat An ISIS-supporting group posted an image online depicting an explosion at the top of the third-tallest office tower in downtown Los Angeles.... PJ Media · February 14, 2019 *** Edited to add: Police find 66 bodies in NW Nigeria before presidential election Authorities in northwest Nigeria on Friday said police had discovered the bodies of 66 people, including women and children, in an area known for ethnic and religious clashes. Kaduna state governor Nasir El-Rufai said the grim find was made in eight villages in the Kajuru area, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) southeast of the state capital, Kaduna city. "Security agencies today reported the recovery of 66 bodies that were killed in attacks by criminal elements," he said in a statement. "Among the victims were 22 children and 12 women. Four wounded persons rescued by the security agencies are now receiving medical attention... AFP on MSN.com · February 15, 2019 Nigeria Delays National Elections by One Week Nigeria’s election commission has postponed presidential and parliamentary elections by one week, just hours before the polls were to open. The chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, told reporters Saturday morning — about five hours before polls were supposed to open — that “this was a difficult decision to take but necessary” for successful elections to take place. He gave few details about why the change was made, but said “proceeding with the election as scheduled is no longer feasible.” Local media had reported that voting materials had not been delivered to all parts of the country. An official of the election commission told Reuters news agency that “some result sheets and some ballot papers are reportedly missing.”... Voice of America · February 15, 2019 *** It's a miracle that no one was killed, imo.
