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In this form of worship, “queering” encourages the faithful to problematize, disrupt, and destabilize the assumptions behind heteronormativity and related social structures such as monogamy, marriage, and capitalism. These provocative theologians and ministers assert that queerness is not only natural and healthy but biblically celebrated. They assert that God is not the patron deity of the respectable, the privileged, and the comfortable, but rather God has a “preferential option” for the promiscuous, the outcast, the excluded and the impure.Thus it is in the presence of the sexually marginalized – such as in a gay bathhouse or bondage dungeon – where...

Thousands of US flags have been placed at the National Mall in honor of the nearly 200,000 Americans who were not able to be present for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. The display, which is called the 'Field of Flags,' is comprised of 191,500 US flags and 56 pillars of light. Images taken on Monday showed the flags carefully placed in rows near the US Capitol. The flags are representative of the Americans who cannot travel to Washington, DC, to attend the inauguration in person due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“So, when YOU see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.” (Matthew24:15) The abomination of desolation refers to times in history in which the temple was desecrated. This, in fact, happened twice. Many commentators—futurists and preterists—agree that both of these occurrences are referenced in Daniel. Daniel 8:11-14 and 11:31 probably refer to the first time it happened—in the mid-second century BC. Daniel 9:27 and 12:11 refer to the second time it happened—during the Jewish-Roman War from AD...

With about 10 months left in office, President Barack Obama is considering unprecedented moves to implement a two-state solution, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Senior US officials revealed that the President is looking to initiate a final negotiated settlement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority using United Nations Security Council resolutions, a step that would obligate not only Israel and the Palestinian Authority, but effectively determine the direction of US policy for the president’s successor as well. The report comes ahead of Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel on Tuesday, where he is scheduled to meet with...

Friday, May 04, 2012Saint Louis de Montfort's prophecy for our time Some years ago, Fr. Vincent Miceli warned that: "The West has divinized Security and Technocracy; the East, Science and Revolution. But in both camps atheistic humanism has become the State religion. And both of these systems of secular humanism eclipse the person, eliminate his freedom, deny his human-divine value and subject him to the tyranny of technological impersonalism. The alarming signs of the times testify to a fierce spirit of evil advancing everywhere. It is the spirit of rebellion against God and man. Hitherto the powers of government in...

In the 6000+ years of man’s history, the “pinnacle moment” is the Abomination of Desolation, the key event that will occur in the midst of the Tribulation (a terrible seven-year period that will mark the end of this age). It will be the time when the Man of Lawlessness (i.e., The Anti-Christ) will break his covenant with Israel (Daniel 9:27) and establish himself as Almighty God (Daniel 11:36-37, 2 Thess. 2:2-4, Rev. 13:14-15). He will demand total, absolute allegiance and worship (Rev. 13:16-18).

I’m rarely lifted by some occurrence under the Capitol dome, but 48 members of the Senate provided an exception this week: They spared us the protracted and dangerous distraction of a federal battle over gay marriage. That even five minutes was spent on this issue — let alone all the words poured out about the need for a constitutional amendment to “protect” marriage — illustrates how far our nation is from getting its priorities in order and its act together. You know, the act we need to perfect so we can seriously deal on the global stage with real political,...

The nation just witnessed the dreary spectacle of the most powerful deliberative body in the world weighing the most important social issue of our time - an amendment to the U.S. Constitution defending traditional marriage -in a debate dominated by hypocrisy, cynicism and a concerted effort at reality-avoidance. Democrats and half a dozen Republicans wouldn't even allow the amendment to come up for a vote. A move to cut off a filibuster (60 votes needed) failed 49 to 48. "A vote for this amendment is a vote for bigotry," slurred the senior Senator from Massachusetts. In so saying, Edward Kennedy...

SAN FRANCISCO — Like other gay men in their golden years, Jack Norris and Seymour Sirota had heard the horror stories. An elderly lesbian couple is housed on separate floors of a nursing home and kept from seeing each other. A gay retired college professor feels compelled to keep his sexual orientation a secret after his roommate at an assisted living facility asks to be transferred. "I thought, 'We are not going to be in that situation,'" the 67-year-old Norris says crisply. "This is not going to happen to us in our final days." That's how the two New Yorkers,...

A Glimpse Ahead Timothy Snodgrass The Impossible Will Come Alive In 2005 01/28/05 In January of 2004, as we began to intercede for the New Year the Holy Spirit gave us the prophetic slogan, "The Seas will Roar in 2004". This year we were given a new slogan, "The Impossible will come Alive in 2005". As the veil of darkness begins to come down over nations and regions, along with great shakings will come great breakthroughs; signs, wonders, healings and a spectacular release of miracles in impossible circumstances. This year, although we are ultimately poised to gain much ground, there...

The cabinet approved the US-backed 'road map' peace plan Sunday by a vote of 12 to seven with four ministers of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud Party abstaining. The decision approved the plan that calls for Palestinians to achieve statehood by 2005, making it the first time Israel formally affirmed a Palestinian right to statehood. But a number of conditions were attached to the plan, including an insistence that the Palestinians not demand a so-called 'right of return' by refugees to Israel, which passed by a separate vote of 16-1. Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Education Minister Limor Livnat, Health Minister...

Detroit, Mich. -- Hot on the heels of a Catholic high school rejecting a lunch with Michigan's Catholic governor over her pro-abortion stance, Gov. Granholm has again publicly rejected the teachings of the Catholic Church to which she claims to be a member -- this time over the issue of recognizing homosexual unions. According to a Feb. 14th Detroit News article entitled "Same-sex couples challenge law: Gays want right to marry," Gov. Granholm again reiterated her support for recognizing same-sex unions in spite of Catholic teaching which prohibits such recognition. The News article reported that Elizabeth Boyd, the governor's spokeswoman,...

NAMIBIA’S President Sam Nujoma, who stunned delegates to the Earth Summit in Johannesburg last week with his unbridled attack on Tony Blair and all-out support for Robert Mugabe, seems bent on repeating the Zimbabwean leader’s anti-white and anti-farmer crusade in his own country. In the past fortnight Nujoma, 73, has sacked Hage Geingob, a relative moderate who has been prime minister since independence and — having previously altered the constitution to allow himself a third term —is encouraging activists of his ruling South West African People’s Organisation (Swapo) to nominate him for a fourth term. Nujoma has ordered the expropriation...

King Abdullah says Arab trust of U.S. is low Tue Jul 30,12:58 PM ET By BARRY SCHWEID, AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON - King Abdullah of Jordan said Tuesday the Arabs have little trust in the United States using its influence to pressure Israel to give up the West Bank, Gaza and part of Jerusalem. In a speech in Aspen, Colorado, the king publicly called on President George W. Bush ( news - web sites) to speed up his three-year timetable for turning over Israeli-held land to the Palestinians for a state. "We need to expedite this target date so that...

King Abdullah to urge Bush to adopt a plan that provides for a Palestinian stateMon Jul 29, 4:42 PM ET By BARRY SCHWEID, AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON - King Abdullah of Jordan will ask President Bush ( news - web sites) on Thursday to adopt a timetable leading to the establishment in three years of a Palestinian state on land held by Israel. The king will also ask that international monitors be stationed in the area to oversee actions by Israel and the Palestinian Authority ( news - web sites) and he may try to discourage Bush from approving an...

King, Bush to discuss creation of Palestinian state — Muasher AMMAN (JT) — His Majesty King Abdullah will discuss early next month with US President George W. Bush a timetable for creating a Palestinian state, Minister of Foreign Affairs Marwan Muasher said on Monday. “His Majesty's visit to the United States ... will be devoted to the clarification of the plan of action that must start soon,” he was quoted by AFP as telling a press conference. Muasher said Bush's “plan of action” should result in the end of the decades long Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories and the...

World Affairs Brief, June 28, 2002 Copyright Joel Skousen. Partial quotations with attribution permitted. Cite source as Joel Skousen’s World Affairs Brief -- http://www.joelskousen.comExcerpt: THE BUSH MIDDLE EAST POLICY SPEECHPresident Bush emerged this week to deliver his postponed policy speech on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. [Full text of GWB speech here] He waited for the briefest possible lull in terror to launch his new initiative, which attempts to please both sides, but provides no realistic solution. In its basic form, it is a typical 'carrot and stick' approach, offering all kinds of financial and other incentives to the Palestinians if they...