The ring in question is sparking up much debate that is based upon low-resolution photographs. These photographs of President Obama’s ring are compelling, because they give the impression of Arabic writing. The photos are from WND.Com.
The following photo is a high-resolution photo from Snopes.Com.
The photo above is very clear. Yet it does not give the same appearance of any discernible Arabic message. The clarity of the ring, in this photo, is so much different in detail that one would wonder if everyone was examining the same ring. If there is a message in the ring’s design, it cannot be seen in all of the photos, such as the high-resolution photo, and the message would only be known by the craftsman, who designed it, and by anyone whom the craftsman has informed on its meaning, such as the ring holder.
The one detail that is evident in all of the photos is the appearance of an Islamic design, which is rooted in Arabic culture. To conclude that the ring is Islamic because of its design is not a stretch because it is from Indonesia, which is made up of a mostly Islamic population. Therefore, the ring has an Islamic style to its design, and the extent of its Islamic nature, no one can know, since it is not being revealed to the public. Arabic speaking people can only speculate on the rings hidden meaning. Nevertheless, there is indeed a hidden meaning to this ring, since it has not been explained to the public, and it has always been worn on Obama’s wedding finger since his college years, which was about a decade before he was married. Therefore, to adopt the same ring as a wedding ring, for the sake of wearing it on th same finger, shows that the ring has deep significance to the president, which he has yet to inform the public about.
Chris talks more about the true history of America and those who play important parts in the church today. What could be the agenda behind some of these church leaders? Learn more about the dangers of “Politicized Christianity.” Hear from Dr. Ian Paisley on the prophecy of Daniel.
NEW YORK – As a student at Harvard Law School, then-bachelor Barack Obama’s practice of wearing a gold band on his wedding-ring finger puzzled his colleagues.
Now, newly published photographs of Obama from the 1980s show that the ring Obama wore on his wedding-ring finger as an unmarried student is the same ring Michelle Robinson put on his finger at the couple’s wedding ceremony in 1992.
Moreover, according to Arabic-language and Islamic experts, the ring Obama has been wearing for more than 30 years is adorned with the first part of the Islamic declaration of faith, the Shahada: “There is no god except Allah.”
Roman Catholicism takes an official stance against homosexuality, and gay marriage. Nevertheless, its dominate Jesuit order, has been outspoken in its promotion, and advocacy for homosexuality, and gay marriage. In this way, Rome can be seen on both sides of the struggle that deceives many conservative Christians into partnering with Rome as they fight against the, so-called, “common enemy” that Rome claims to have. The whole while, conservatives do not take the time to realize that their, Roman Catholic, allies are also on the other side fighting against them. Neither do these Christians stop to remember the claim that says “many homosexuals are the result of child molestation”, and one of the oldest institutions that molests children is Roman Catholicism. Therefore, the conservatives’ partner within the cultural crusade to reclaim the nation for God, is actually one of the chief producers of homosexuals.
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With the United States Conference of Catholic Bishop’s very public battle against same-sex marriage and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s recent condemnation of Mercy Sr. Margaret Farley’s sexual ethics book, Just Love, it seems hard to remember a time when the Roman Catholic Church wasn’t fixated on LGBT issues.
In “Taking a Chance on God,” Irish-born filmmaker Brendan Fay reminds us that not only is this struggle relatively new in church history, but the momentum behind the movement began with one courageous priest and his groundbreaking book.
The film offers a portrait of John McNeill, the Jesuit priest who was silenced in 1977 for his book The Church and the Homosexualand, nine years later, was expelled from his order for refusing to stay silent in his ministry to gay and lesbian Catholics.
The film had its New York City premiere this weekend as part of the 40th anniversary celebration of the New York chapter of Dignity USA, a community McNeill helped found. The film includes a number of insightful interviews from fellow priest activist Dan McCarthy, theologian Mary Hunt, openly gay priest Bernard Lynch, gay rights activist Ginny Appuzzo, and the late activist Jesuit Fr. Robert Carter.
Fay’s documentary offers a full depiction of McNeill’s life as well as a window into the gay struggle for liberation in both church and society amid the terrifying backdrop of the AIDS crisis. Two sections of the film are particularly powerful: McNeill’s calling to the priesthood and his calling forth out of the silence imposed on him by the Vatican.
A Jesuit priest who serves as pastor of a parish in the Archdiocese of Seattle has told National Public Radio that opposition to same-sex marriage is a denial of civil rights.
Loyola Marymount to Promote Gay “Marriage,” Cancels Fundraiser
Responding to concerns raised by The Cardinal Newman Society, Loyola Marymount University (LMU) has stopped describing a campus performance on September 7 as a fundraiser for the gay-rights organization that is challenging California’s ban on same-sex “marriage.”
But LMU appears to be pushing forward with the event, featuring a student and faculty reading of the play “8” which promotes gay “marriage.”
The two organizations that were to receive donations are the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact, which together have licensed readings of the play “8” at colleges and other venues nationwide. AFER is fighting in federal court to overturn California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex “marriage,” and the case is now headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Broadway Impact is an organization of actors, directors and playwrights to promote same-sex “marriage.”
As of Monday, LMU’s online calendar and the website of its Office of LGBT Student Services promoted the event as a fundraiser for AFER and Broadway Impact. The director of LGBT Student Services, Anthony Garrison-Engbrecht, was identified as the organizer.
GU Pride is commited to working for a more just and equitable society, one in which all LGBTQ people are fully accepted by the world around them. Throughout the upcoming year, we will be organizing and sponsoring various opportunities for all members of the Georgetown community to work toward ending discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
We will do this by:
Promoting the elimination of prejudice and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity
Providing access and referrals for all individuals to the resources of the LGBTQA community
Providing opportunities to develop individual well-being and community cohesiveness
Providing educational resources and events for the Georgetown population at large about the LGBTQA community
We also host a number of social events for members and non-members alike to come, have fun, relax, and just have a generally good time.
Former NFL Commissioner Paul J. Tagliabue and his wife, Chandler Tagliabue, have donated $1 million to Georgetown University for the creation of a new program to assist LGBT students.
In a statement released on Oct. 26, the university said the gift will establish the Tagliabue Initiative for LGBT Life: Fostering Formation and Transformation, which will be overseen by Georgetown University’s LGBTQ Resource Center.
The LGBTQ Resource Center, the first such center at a Catholic university, opened on the Georgetown campus in 2008.
“The Center is inspired by Catholic and Jesuit principles of respect for the dignity of all and education of the whole person, and we are very pleased to support its services that provide a safe, inclusive and respectful environment for LGBTQ students and promote their acceptance in the entire campus community,” the Tagliabues said in the statement.
The Rev. Robert Carter, who in the early 1970s was one of the first Roman Catholic priests in the country to declare publicly that he was gay and who helped found the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, died Feb. 22 in the Bronx. He was 82.
His death, at a Jesuit health care facility, was confirmed by the Rev. Thomas R. Slon, executive assistant to the provincial of the New York Province of the Society of Jesus.
Father Carter’s coming out was a very public one. In October 1973, Dr. Howard J. Brown, a former New York City health services administrator, announced that he was gay and that he was forming a civil rights organization for homosexual men and women. Then called the National Gay Task Force, it later became the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made reference to a universal god during Wednesday night’s presidential debate via a single statement not particularly related to the debate issues at hand.
“We’re a nation that believes that we’re all children of the same God,” Romney said.
He had referred to the Constitution just moments prior, noting that Americans are “endowed by their Creator with unalienable rights,” and that among them include happiness. Romney was advising the audience that he wanted people to have happy lives by living successfully in America.
Romney’s wife Ann, who was present in the audience, had made a similar statement in a previous speech.
“We are all children of the same God, and we have to come together to solve our problems and not be fighting so much,” she said.
Billy Graham, who is considered one of the most renowned evangelical leaders of the 21st century, recently endorsed Republican candidate Mitt Romney for the office of president. Following a meeting with Romney, Graham’s ministry removed a page from its website that referred to Mormonism as being a “cult.”
According to reports, Graham, 93, met with Romney at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, during which the two shared cookies and soft drinks together. The meeting lasted approximately 30 minutes, and concluded with Graham praying with Romney.
“I’ll do all I can to help you. And you can quote me on that,” Graham told the Republican candidate, a longstanding Mormon.
The following video is a documentary of the ministry of Billy Graham, which shows that the long-time evangelist was not, at all, serving Christ, but, instead, has helped to reconcile Protestants to Rome, it’s age-old enemy.
Chris goes back in time to show how Rome’s Counter Reformation continues to influence the modern world. Several articles are referenced as Chris compares the world, especially England and America, to the world of 100 years ago.
To listen to the program, click on the link entitled “PAST TO PRESENT“.
To learn more about the tactics of the Counter Reformation through the Oxford Movement, click on the link entitled “The Secret History of the Oxford Movement“, by Walter Walsh – 1899.
The present day tactics of the Counter Reformation can be seen in Rome’s converting of Anglican priests to Roman Catholic priests.
The Guardian –
In its 100-plus years Westminster Cathedral, the mother church of English Catholicism, will have seen few stranger sights than Saturday’s procession of three Anglican bishops’ wives, in matching beige coats, one with an outsized brown hat, going up on to the high altar to embrace their husbands, all newly ordained as Catholic priests. Catholicism isn’t that keen on women on the altar – to the pain of the demonstrators from the Catholic Women’s Ordination movement protesting outside the cathedral’s doors – and it doesn’t usually countenance priests having wives.
What is breathtaking about the whole initiative is the speed at which 550 years of post-Reformation practice is being overturned. Until two weeks ago Broadhurst, Burnham and Newton were still Anglican bishops. In the space of 14 days, they have completed a journey that usually takes other converts seven years: 12 months to go through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults to become a Catholic, and six years in a seminary.
Rome’s influence can also be seen in the media, as well as Bible distribution companies, such as in Rupert Murdock, who is the owner of Fox News, Zondervan Publishing, and has recently bought Thomas Nelson Publishing, and he is the founder, and former owner, of CNN. Murdock is also a servant of the Pope, by way of him being a Knight of Saint Gregory.
Georgetownvoice.com –
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is just like the Jesuits, he told a mostly-full Gaston Hall yesterday, “except we don’t insist on vows of poverty or chastity.”
The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Gregory the Great (Latin: Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni, Italian: Ordine di San Gregorio Magno), was established on September 1, 1831, by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election.
It is one of the five orders of knighthood of the Holy See. The order is bestowed on Catholic men and women (and in rare cases, non-Catholic men[1]) in recognition of their personal service to the Holy See and the Church, unusual labours, support of the Holy See, and the good example set in their communities and country.
The inaugural brief states, in part, that “gentlemen of proven loyalty to the Holy See who, by reason of their nobility of birth and the renown of their deeds or the degree of their munificence, are deemed worthy to be honoured by a public expression of esteem on the part of the Holy See”.The end of the brief states that they must progressively maintain, by continued meritorious deed, the reputation and trust they had already inspired, and prove themselves worthy of the honour that had been conferred on them, by unswerving fidelity to God and to the sovereign Pontiff [the Pope].
Zondervan has said that its connection to News Corporation does not present an ethical dilemma for the company.
The Christian book and Bible publisher is owned by Harper Collins, a subsidiary of News Corp, which has hit the rocks over allegations that phone hacking was widespread at one of its newspapers.
News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch and his son, chairman of News International, James Murdoch, were grilled for three hours by a Commons Select Committee yesterday over the scandal that brought down The News of the World.
HarperCollins Publishers today announced it was buying Christian/inspirational publisher Thomas Nelson “for an undisclosed sum.” It’s a huge move since the company will now reportedly control about half of the Christian publishing market.
The question now is how the acquisition will play with Zondervan, Thomas Nelson’s chief competition. HarperCollins, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, acquired Zondervan in 1988. (It also owns religion and spirituality imprint HarperOne.) Thomas Nelson says it is reportedly the largest Christian publisher in the world and the seventh largest trade-book publisher in the United States. Zondervan says it is the world’s leading Bible publisher.
Rome’s tactics of infiltration can also be seen by prominent Protestant leaders, such as Jack Van Impe and Billy Graham praising the Pope for his ecumenism. Also, the affirmation of Roman Catholics as brothers and sisters in the faith by prominent leaders can be seen in the “Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience“.
Chris discusses the symbolism of the international debt crisis that currently overwhelms nations around the world, and its significance as a picture of sin. Is it possible that the reason God has permitted these storm clouds to be gathered overhead is to serve as a warning of Judgment toward mankind for rejecting the Gospel of Christ? Learn more about the role of Georgetown University in interfaith dialogue, along with religious leaders from “the Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Shinto, Sikh, and Zoroastrian communities” who seek to influence the G8 and G20 Summit meetings with their ecumenical teachings. Will such men help the world’s economic woes? Or only make them worse?
Chris talks about the worship of false gods and what scripture has to say about it. Hear in depth commentary on the false peace of the antichrist and the ever-expanding reality of false teachers in the world today.
Rome’s ecumenism can be see in the following article by Georgetown University:
Georgetown.edu –
Mission
Responding to our Jesuit university’s more than 200 year history of embracing religious diversity, the Georgetown University Interfaith Council attempts to foster an environment of inter-religious dialogue and understanding on campus. Ideally comprised of undergraduates representing Sikh, Jewish, Catholic, Hindu, Protestant, Orthodox Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Mormon, Baha’i, and non-religious traditions, we recognize the power of interfaith cooperation in bringing about social peace and justice for all humankind. Looking to cultivate our own faith lives and support the spiritual journeys of other Hoyas, we recognize that dialogue not only allows us to learn about others’ beliefs, but also offers us an opportunity to enrich our own faith.
Pope Paul VI’s, 1964, declaration of the church’s relation to non-Christian religions is a formal call to ecumenism for the purpose of social justice, moral welfare, peace, and freedom for all mankind.
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Acknowledging all faiths as valid for knowing God:
From ancient times down to the present, there is found among various peoples a certain perception of that hidden power which hovers over the course of things and over the events of human history; at times some indeed have come to the recognition of a Supreme Being, or even of a Father. This perception and recognition penetrates their lives with a profound religious sense.
Places its own religion as the supreme religion of the world:
The Catholic Church rejects nothing that is true and holy in these religions. She regards with sincere reverence those ways of conduct and of life, those precepts and teachings which, though differing in many aspects from the ones she holds and sets forth, nonetheless often reflect a ray of that Truth which enlightens all men. Indeed, she proclaims, and ever must proclaim Christ “the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6), in whom men may find the fullness of religious life, in whom God has reconciled all things to Himself.(4)
Heralds Social gospel, and world peace:
Since in the course of centuries not a few quarrels and hostilities have arisen between Christians and Moslems, this sacred synod urges all to forget the past and to work sincerely for mutual understanding and to preserve as well as to promote together for the benefit of all mankind social justice and moral welfare, as well as peace and freedom.
Global, interfaith, peace summits, such as the following, have become common place in the U.N.’s, synthetic, coexistence initiative.
Global Peace Festival Foundation –
Global Peace Festival Indonesian Foundation (GPFF) and Indonesia Youth Forum (IYF) will share a new view of interfaith cooperation, calling on religious leaders to move beyond mere tolerance by affirming the universal principles common to all faiths. Our vision of interfaith cooperation begins from the recognition that all people are endowed by the Creator with equal value and therefore share a common spiritual heritage. This is the original source of human rights and human dignity. Because all people have intrinsic value, we aspire to realize a global community of equality and respect.
In addition, building a culture of service has been an effective methodology of peacebuilding. In conflict regions such as Kenya, Nepal, and Mindanao, service initiatives engage volunteers from all racial and religious backgrounds to forge bonds of trust and good will. Through service, volunteers gain insight into the realities of life of those traditionally seen as “enemies” or the “other,” and in the process often experience personal transformation. In addition, service initiatives are important to further the realization of the UN Millennium Development Goals intended to uplift the world’s most at-risk populations.
Pastor Rick Warren, who is a self-proclaimed “change agent” to the church, is known for preaching the gospel of globalization, through humanitarianism and philanthropy by promoting partnership with all religious leaders and businessmen, throughout the world, for the purpose of world peace.
The is not the peace that God has sent his world into the world for.
John 17
9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
10 And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.
11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
Ephesians 4
1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;
5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
It is an abomination to the Lord, because the religions of the world are not true, but are lies, and lies are an abomination to the Lord.
Proverbs 12
22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
Proverbs 15
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Furthermore, the religions of this world are under the authority of Satan, who is called “the fathers of lies”.
John 8
44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
1Corinthians 10
19 What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?
20 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.
22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
To join with Satan for peace will only bring sudden destruction, from which there will be no escape.
1 Thessalonians 5
1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.
2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
The video below is a documentary of the life, false doctrine, and false prophecies, of Ellen G. White. This film shows that her religion of Seventh Day Adventism is not a Christian denomination at all, but is simply a cult, that started out as a doomsday cult, and has evolved into a false religion that tries to portray itself as a mainstream Christian denomination. This documentary makes it clear that the religion of Seventh Day Adventism is rooted in lies, and operates under deception to the present day.
Furthermore, there is no need for anyone to be confused about Adventists, because it is not a religion based upon salvation by God’s grace through faith in Jesus Christ, because it is a works-based religion.
Ellen G. White
Those who accept the Saviour, however sincere their conversion, should never be taught to say or feel that they are saved. ~ Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 155
Romans 10
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
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