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 January 25 - Pope: Christian unity can't happen if we linger on problems of the past
 Article: Ecumenical Movement

Comment from UTT:
 
Pope Francis wants unity within "Christianity" from a Jesuit perspective. This is when others who call themselves Christians modify their basic beliefs to accept Roman Catholic dogmas and traditions that contradict the Bible. In other words, unity with Rome is when all others accept Roman Catholicism and redefine the Bible. What the Pope does not say is what will happen to those who refuse to embrace ecumenism
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During an ecumenical Vespers service on Wednesday, Pope Francis told both Catholics and members of other Christian communities that unity can only happen when past grievances are forgiven and all sides walk forward with their gaze on Christ. "How do we proclaim this Gospel of reconciliation after centuries of division? Paul himself helps us to find the way. He makes clear that reconciliation in Christ requires sacrifice," the Pope said Jan. 25.


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 February 2 - Facebook investing in neuroscience "telepathy" technology that can read minds, report your thoughts to the NSA
 Article: Technology For A Global Monetary System

Comment from UTT:
 
Facebook continues to pave the way towards a global system of communication that has the potential to monitor all those on the planet who utilize the technology. Whether or not the time will come when human thinking can be monitored is a matter of speculation. For now, every single item that is posted can be found in the memory of computers and is available to those who have the desire to control human beings.
 
Mark Zuckerberg and his team of social engineers are hoping to push the Facebook platform one step closer to singularity by developing new ways to invade the human mind in order to spy on people's thoughts. According to reports, the social media giant is tasking a team of neuroscientists with developing a so-called "brain-computer interface" that will supposedly allow users to talk to each other telepathically, while also allowing Facebook to intercept this flow of communication for around-the-clock monitoring.


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 January 31 - PCID and WCC to draw up document on Education for Peace
 Article: Ecumenical Movement

Comment from UTT:
 
For those who do not believe in the Bible, it is hard to understand that there is a problem for Pope Francis to rally the world's religions together for the cause of peace. Of course, this sounds like the right thing to do. However, the fact is the Pope should know better. There will never be peace without the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ, even though the Pope would like to claim he is the one to replace Jesus as the peacemaker.

 

Educating for peace is the theme of a proposed joint document to be drawn up by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the World Council of Churches' Office of Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation.
 

The proposal was the main subject under discussion at a meeting of staff members of the Pontifical Council and colleagues from the WCC office this week. During the encounter in the Vatican on Monday and Tuesday, participants also discussed recent and future activities, underlining the urgency of interfaith dialogue "in today's global context".



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 February 5 - Key Cards Are So Passe: Belgian Workers Open Doors With Microchip Implants
 Article: Technology For A Global Monetary System

Comment from UTT:
 
The move towards silicon chips implanted in the hands of people for identification purposes continues to move ahead. Of course, this is the system that is outlined in the book of Revelation that will be implemented by the antichrist.
 
A group of workers from Belgium have joined an increasing number of people with microchips inserted in their hand.

 

Employees at Newfusion, a Belgian digital marketing firm, have had microchips inserted under their skin which allow them to open and close doors and access the company's computers,  Le Soir reported. The microchips replace the badges which the workers used to wear, and also contain personal data about the user. The chips cost 100 euros each and are the size of a grain of rice. They were inserted between the thumb and index finger of their hands.



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 February 6 - Look to Christ to overcome 'tragic' Reformation legacy, Pope says
 Article: Ecumenical Movement

Comment from UTT:
 
The fact that Pope Francis would call the Reformation "tragic" reveals how tragic it is to have a man claiming to be the head of the Christian church. The reason there was a reformation was because of the perversion of Christianity by humans masquerading as followers of Jesus.  Instead of following the Bible, they had come up with their own rules, dogmas and traditions that had nothing to do with Jesus Christ. Now the Pope claims that those who separated from Rome based on standing for the truth should come home to Rome once again. What a tragedy indeed!

 

The 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation is an opportunity for both Protestants and Catholics to place Christ at the center of their relations, Pope Francis told an ecumenical delegation from Germany on Monday.
 

"This year of commemoration offers us the opportunity to take a further step ahead, looking at the past without rancor, but in accordance with Christ and in communion with Him, to re-propose to the men and women of our time the radical newness of Jesus, the limitless mercy of God: precisely what the Reformers in their time wanted to stimulate," the Pope said Feb. 6. "The fact that their call to renewal gave rise to developments that led to divisions among Christians was certainly tragic," he added. "Believers no longer felt they were brothers and sisters in faith, but rather adversaries and competitors; for too long they bore hostility and engaged in struggles, fomented by interests of politics and power, at times even without scruple about using violence against each other, brothers against brothers."

 



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 February 7 - Putin scrambles Russian air forces to check readiness
 Article: Wars And Rumors Of Wars

Comment from UTT:
 
Numerous news sources report that Russia is preparing for world war based on tensions with the West. Either this is a continuation of the Cold War or we are living in very dangerous times.

 

President Vladimir Putin has put the Russian air force on high alert, the latest in a series of drills amid tensions with the West.
 

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the drills launched Tuesday will check the air force's readiness and its ability to repel an enemy aggression.

 

Shoigu told military officials that special emphasis will be given to practicing the deployment of air defense systems.
 

 



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 February 2 - British Anti-Semitism rises to record levels
 Article: Israel And The Last Days

Comment from UTT:
 
It should be no surprise that anti-Semitic incidents are rising in England. Statistically this can be related to the number of Muslims that have immigrated to England.

 

The number of anti-Semitic incidents in Britain rose by more than a third to record levels in 2016, according to data released Wednesday by the Community Security Trust (CST), which monitors anti-Semitic incidents and provides security to Jewish communities. The group recorded 1,309 incidents of anti-Jewish hate last year, compared with 960 in 2015, a rise of 36%, according to a report in the Guardian. The previous record number of incidents was in 2014, when 1,182 were recorded.

 



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