https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-elections-opposition-candidate-kilicdaroglu-refugees-expel
To the surprise of many, Erdogan not only did better than
expected in the first round of the election, he now stands all but poised to
win another term. This is despite the crushing economic troubles the country
faces and the scandal surrounding the response to the February 2023 earthquake
and subsequent questions surrounding corruption, building codes, and the like.
Listening to Taylor Marshall interview Eduard Habsburg I was
struck by many things. In many respects the interview was a waste of time as it
had nothing to do with the Christianity of Scripture but was instead an attempt
to create an amalgam – to join modern Catholic Integralism (with Throne and
Altar Ideology) with modern Liberalism and its democratic regime of rights, the
individual and capitalist economics. It doesn't work and the contradictions
were on display during this interview – for those paying attention.
Aside from the fact that Rick Warren has a less than robust
view of Scripture and is rapidly drifting into theological liberalism, and
aside from the fact that he's a corrupt political operative who befriends
millionaires and dictators, the truth is he's built his entire clerical career
based on a repudiation of Spurgeon's model of preaching and pastoral work.
Led by the United States, NATO is attempting to expand into
the Asian theatre in preparation for war with China. NATO is opening an office
in Japan, and the US in addition to strengthening ties with Australia, the
Philippines and other nations, is preparing to negotiate for new bases in Papua
New Guinea.
It is commonly voiced within the circles of American
Confessional Presbyterianism that Old Princeton ended when they carried BB Warfield
out of Miller Chapel.
Meloni publically states that she's against Italian
participation in the Beijing-sponsored Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Her administration
has attempted to patch-up differences with EU/NATO members France and with the
Washington Establishment – which has not been always thrilled with the
trajectory of the Italian Right, especially the Salvini-led Lega Party, which
is part of Meloni's coalition.
I sincerely don't mean this in any kind of sense of bitterness but something struck me today – it's instructive one might say. I caught the headline that Bill Oesterle, the founder of Angie's List died of ALS at the age of 57. It's a national story.
This is certainly a story that will not make it into
mainstream US media – as the US Establishment doesn't even want such questions
raised about the AUKUS alliance. And if the story emerges in other venues you can be certain that
operatives and 'commentators' will spin the story and make transform these
protestors into 'China stooges' or something along those lines. They might even
find a way to blame Putin for it.
Western Mainstream Media continues to largely ignore the situation with Julian Assange. He has now spent more than a decade effectively (and actually) imprisoned without ever facing any kind of trial or due process – the bogus charges being used as a pretense to seize him being found without merit and dropped. But by then he was caught in a series of legal traps and in order to avoid the snares laid for him by the CIA – he became a fugitive and asylum seeker.
Are these serious people – or merely actors and clowns? The
Squad is trying to start riots?
Recently I've heard rumblings from within the Christian community that US foreign policy should support (or foster) the break-up (or division) of Nigeria in order to protect the persecuted Christians that live there. They want a new state carved out for the Christian community to protect them from the various Islamic threats.
https://www.vcyamerica.org/crosstalk/2023/04/13/growing-violence-in-society/
I'm not going to waste a great deal of time interacting with what
is effectively John Birch Radio – or at least its Fundamentalist-Evangelical
arm. It is spiritually bankrupt and while there are bits of gospel truth to be
found on CrossTalk, the deception and error far outweigh it and expose the show
as a dangerous font of heresy and disinformation.
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/4/9/how-death-and-despair-haunt-pakistans-christian-minority
When it comes to the Subcontinent, most in the West are
likely to think of the troubles that Christians face under Narendra Modi's BJP
government in India. And indeed, Christians continue to face threats and
harassment by his administration and its paramilitary proxies such as the RSS.
Once again I wish to thank all those who have prayed for my son's recovery from a broken back. Nine months after the accident, months in a brace, and weeks of physical therapy, he was finally able to return to his job. And after a few months of office work and other temporary tasks, he just recently started driving again.
He's still dealing with some pain and awkwardness which is to
be expected. As a flatbed truck driver there's a lot of climbing up and down,
strapping, cranking, and slinging heavy chains. This is causing him some
difficulty. There are days where one makes multiple short runs which involve
more of this 'on the trailer' sort of work – securing and dismantling each load.
He's not as keen on that at present (as those are days of considerable pain)
and he does better with longer drives and less fuss. It's still going to take
some time and it may be in the end that he decides to pursue something else. Time
will tell.
Therefore, please keep praying if it comes to mind. But be assured that prayers have been answered. God be praised and thanks to all of you again. My son can not only walk but it would seem he's slowly returning to a normal life.
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/04/11/saudis-arent-afraid-of-us-anymore/
These are noteworthy developments to say the least. Riyadh still
maintains close ties with Washington and yet it's clear as the linked author
indicates – the Saudis are no longer afraid of America or of earning its
displeasure.
I recently had an interesting experience with Google. An article from 2016 was flagged by the Blogger platform as violating their community terms of use. It wasn't removed, but it was censored in that you have to agree that you were an adult to read it – and sign in via a Google log-in.
