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Iraqi Lynchings Bring More Denunciations

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The Washington Post - Jan 16, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/15/AR2007011500401_pf...

Iraqi Hangings Bring More Denunciations

Head of Hussein's Half Brother Is Severed

By Joshua Partlow and Muhanned Saif Aldin
Washington Post Foreign Service

BAGHDAD, Jan. 15 -- By the time the corpses of Saddam Hussein's half
brother and another top official, hanged before dawn Monday, arrived in
the village of Auja for burial, the word had spread among the mourners:
The head of Hussein's brother had been severed from his body.

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Sleeping Through the Revolution: King on Evils of War

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Informed Comment - Jan 14, 2007
http://www.juancole.com/

"Sleeping through the Revolution":
Martin Luther King on the Evils of War

by Juan Cole

Here are some excerpts on war from Martin Luther King, Jr., "Remaining
Awake Through A Great Revolution. [Quotes from King are indented in single
quotes. Other comments are Cole's - NYTransfer]

'I want to say one other challenge that we face is simply that we must
find an alternative to war and bloodshed. Anyone who feels, and there
are still a lot of people who feel that way, that war can solve the
social problems facing mankind is sleeping through a great revolution. '

Interesting that you say that when Pope John Paul II called for Catholics to
evangelize the word of God.

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The Venezuelan Revolution is Irreversible: Chavez

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Prensa Latina, Havana
http://www.plenglish.com

The Venezuelan Revolution Is Irreversible: Chavez

Caracas, Jan 13 (Prensa Latina) President Hugo Chavez reiterated on
Saturday there is no return from the Venezuelan Revolution, and called all
citizens to work to improve it, extend it, and consolidate it.

In his annual spoken message to the nation from the parliamentary
headquarters, Chavez held that they are building a praiseworthy and true
democracy in the South American country.

He also warned that if the opposition leads the nation to a confrontation,
the majority's willingness will teach it another lesson.

The oligarchy should compare, but in relation to facts, instead of being
distorting the truth.

"We will see the results, the truth and the majority's willingness will
prevail," he asserted.

On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:20:14 -0500, old man joe home.com> wrote:

It is the case quite often. Maybe you should get to know more
Catholics.

these words of John the Baptist as recorded by the Apostle John
certainly do not suggest God made a mistake in giving John these words
to say... if indeed John is saying that the Lamb of God takes away the
sin of every man, woman and child who ever was and whoever will be.

if that were so, John the Baptist would be in direct contradiction
with Christ who says He lays down Hid life for the sheep.
( John. 10:11 ) not every man, woman and child who ever was and ever
will be are His sheep... those who heard Jesus on that occasion are
exempted at least.

if Christ's atonement is universal, as the will worshiper hopes, he
must logically admit the murderous Islamic extremists are included in
that number... as well as Hitler, Stalin and Judas Iscariot.

even the papists are greedy enough to say only they are saved.

here we have the Bible word ' world.. cosmos ' used by the Apostle
John in one of the 7 different ways he explains doctrine. the usage
here in John 1:29 can only mean ' men out of every tribe and nation
but not all tribes and nations as a whole.'

the term ' Limited Atonement ' or ' Particular Redemption ' is used
to reply to the Arminian / Methodist doctrine of Universal Atonement
which came about way back in the 1600's when the followers of Jacob
Arminius thought it proper to start their own brand of a Protestant
Reformation.

so they came to the Dutch Parliament and presented their belief
system to them, and after 154 sessions which lasted over 7 months, it
was concluded that the position of Mr. Arminius was actually
heretical.

the Arminian doctrine than man is not a slave to Satan, sin and
death, and is able in and of himself to accept or reject Christ stems
from their belief that the atonement of Christ is ' universal '...
that is, Christ paid the penalty for the sins of all men everywhere,
and all one has to do is ' make a decision for Christ ' or ' accept
Jesus as one's Lord and Savior ' and thus become saved.

since Christ paid the penalty for the sins of everyone and everyone
is not saved, it is easy to see that such a teaching presents Christ
as a failed Savior, since many have gone on to perdition.

old man joe wrote:

catholics invented modern christianity. so christians refusing to talk
to each other might be a good thang. even love can't arouse this dying
swan it would appear.

in love,

merlin

alt.christian.bible, alt.christnet,
talk.religion.christian.roman-catholic, alt.religion.clergy,
alt.religion.roman-catholic, alt.recovery.catholicism

old man joe wrote:

catholics invented modern christianity. so christians refusing to talk
to each other might be a good thang. even love can't arouse this dying
swan it would appear.

in love,

merlin

alt.christian.bible, alt.christnet,
talk.religion.christian.roman-catholic, alt.religion.clergy,
alt.religion.roman-catholic, alt.recovery.catholicism

" For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom did not know
God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save those who
believe." 1 Cor. 1:21

the power of God found in the gospel is aimed at only " those who
believe " and those who believe constitute just one group of people;
that is, those who are appointed to receive Jesus Christ as their
Redeemer since only " as many as had been appointed to eternal life,
believed. " Acts 13:48

that God should so design that the darkness in man towards the
things of God causes him to reject the Savior in every case, as in
Luke 4;14-29; Acts 13:14-48, God is pleased to save from eternal
death a people chosen by Himself, without any merit being found in
them, to be given His grace unto salvation. Eph. 1:3-14

everyone without exception, is an enemy of Jesus Christ ( Ro. 8:7 )
unless God intervenes by gracing them with the belief unto salvation
as in Acts 13:48. man is otherwise dead in trespasses and sins and
will remain so, seeing that there is no salvation by the will of man.
Joh. 1:12,13