WE BEGIN our 11th year of webcasting with a look at some of the issues we believe the world will confront in 2015. Of course, it doesn’t take much imagination to predict more turmoil in the Middle East, especially given the Palestinian Authority’s recent failed initiative to have the United Nations Security Council declare it an independent state. We also discuss the continued conflict between the Islamic State and anyone who stands in the way of their dream of a restored caliphate.
We discuss politics, Ebola, the price of oil, shaky banks and a wobbly economy, and unconfirmed reports indicating that an incident at the Zaporozhye nuclear plant in Ukraine is ongoing and far more serious than was reported a month ago.
Please join us Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM Central Time (UTC -6) for the Gilbert House Fellowship at www.GilbertHouse.org, a virtual gathering to study the scriptures in chronological order. And check out the website for our forthcoming book on transhumanism, Rise of the Cybergods.
Visit the P.I.D. Radio Facebook page. Find links to the articles we discuss at P.I.D. News, discuss the topics at the P.I.D. Radio Cafe, and make time to listen to some of the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.
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THE EBOLA outbreak continues to spread. A health care worker in Dallas who was part of the team treating Thomas Eric Duncan, the first Ebola fatality in the US, has tested positive for the virus. And a clinic in Boston now reports that a patient there who just returned from Liberia has been taken to a hospital. Over 4,000 are dead in west Africa, and that number may be low.
A question that hasn’t been answered yet is how much authority the World Health Organization will have to fight the disease in the U.S. Interestingly, though, an essay at Foreign Policy argues that Obamacare May Hold the Key to Saving the U.S. from Ebola.
Also: Canadian vaccine ships to Geneva this coming week; US government crowdsources a better hazmat suit; Sweden becomes first major EU country to recognize Palestine; and androgyny promoted to middle school kids.
Derek and Sharon join Doug Hamp and Rob Skiba, hosts of Quest 4 Truth, for the first Quest 4 Truth Virtual Conference. This event streams live to the web Saturday and Sunday, November 8 and 9, at TheQ4TConference.com. You can see, hear, and interact with some great speakers (besides Doug and Rob): John McTernan, Doc Marquis, Daniel Duval, and Freeman Fly. Click here for information and to register.
Note: All who sign up by October 24th will receive over $100 worth of digital resources — ebooks, audio, presentations, and other teaching materials — for free.
Please join us Sunday mornings at 10:30 AM Central Time (GMT -5) for the Gilbert House Fellowship at www.GilbertHouse.org, a virtual gathering to study the scriptures in chronological order. And check out the website for our forthcoming book on transhumanism, Rise of the Cybergods.
Visit the P.I.D. Radio Facebook page. Find links to the articles we discuss at P.I.D. News, discuss the topics at the P.I.D. Radio Cafe, and make time to listen to some of the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.
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]]>But wait — not so fast! It appears that the Lancet article doesn’t quite say what Al Jazeera said it said. Also, counter-terrorism experts were saying a year ago that researchers couldn’t have found enough 210Po to prove their case because it has a half-life of about 138 days — so any polonium that was found must have been planted.
This story isn’t over yet.
Also: Hollywood’s portrayal of God; Dr. I.D.E. Thomas and William H. Kennedy pass away; Diane Reidy’s rant on the House floor (see Natalina’s article here); Turkey makes inroads into USA through relationships with Native American tribes; the Brown Scapular of Saint Simon Stock; and Sam T. Dachshund speaks.
Please visit the P.I.D. Radio Facebook page. Find links to the articles we discuss at P.I.D. News, discuss the topics at the P.I.D. Radio Cafe, and don’t forget the great Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.
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IN A move that’s clearly intended to send a message to Iran, the Israeli navy has sailed two of its most advanced missile boats through the Suez Canal and into the Red Sea. Only ten days ago, an Israeli submarine believed to be equipped with cruise missiles armed with nuclear warheads made the same passage. And the Israeli military will conduct long-range tests of its Arrow anti-missile system at a U.S. missile range in the Pacific Ocean later this month.
The message is blunt: “We can move nuclear weapons within range of Tehran anytime we want.”
Also: health care reform means cost/benefit analysis of human life; Tony Blair and his 12 apostles; the Euphrates River drying up; and the Episcopal Church USA now open to clergy of all genders and sexual orientations.
Here’s the link to the op-ed piece by bioethicist Peter Singer in which he argues for government rationing of health care.
Check out the new website for The Laodicea Chronicles series of novels by Sharon and Derek, and if you haven’t listened yet, subscribe to the free podcast audio book edition of The God Conspiracy by clicking here.
Come visit our Facebook page, and check out the like-minded Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.
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ONE of the highlights of Michael Jackson’s unparalleled career sets the tone for tonight’s show: while the world watched Michael’s memorial, the Pope published an encyclical recommending a world economic authority to redistribute wealth (just in time for the G8 meeting in Italy); Israel agreed to a two-state solution to the Palestinian matter; and the U.S. accused North Korea of a cyber-attack.
Click here and here for a couple of articles on the Vatican’s agenda for the Holy Land. The second link points to an article by Barry Chamish, who published the picture you see above.
In case you’re not up on your iconography, that’s the Eye of Horus looking down on the Church of the Annunciation in Nazareth (click the image for a larger photo).
And here’s the link to the article Sharon mentioned by J.R. Church, The Great Total Solar Eclipse: July 22, 2009.
Take a look at the new website for The Laodicea Chronicles series of novels by Sharon and Derek, and if you haven’t listened yet, subscribe to the free podcast audio book edition of The God Conspiracy by clicking here.
Come visit our Facebook page, and check out the like-minded Christian podcasters at the Revelations Radio Network.
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