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May 23, 2011- May 29,2011 
 News In Review
 Vol 6, Issue 21
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 May 13 - Pope invites Catholics to pray the Rosary during May
 Article: Roman Catholic Church And The Last Days

Comment from Understand the Times:
 
The present pope is taking over where the last pope left off - he is obsessed with the focus on Mary. This is why it is apparent that ecumenism with Rome is apostasy. No Bible believing church or fellowship or fellowship of fellowships can link hands with Rome in any way because of the unbiblical practices that obviously lead to a religion no different from Babylonianism.
 
Praying the rosary and focusing on the adoration of Mary is common to many pagan religions. While the pope may call this Christianity, it is NOT. Some day, this counterfeit Christianity will bring the wrath of God.
 
Pope Benedict XVI issued a special call to pray the Rosary during May, the month dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

The pontiff spoke at the conclusion of his May 11 General Audience. He exhorted "everyone to intensify the pious practice of the Holy Rosary, especially in this month of May dedicated to the Mother of God."

"I invite you, beloved young people, to value this traditional Marian prayer, which helps us better understand and assimilate the central moments of the salvation wrought by Christ," the Pope said. 

He then encouraged the sick "to turn with confidence to the Virgin through this pious exercise, entrusting all your needs to her."

He concluded by addressing newlyweds and inviting them to "make the recitation of the family Rosary a time of spiritual growth under the gaze of the Virgin Mary."



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 News Alert - May 23 - Knights of the Holy Eucharist Call Us to Genuine Eucharistic Faith
 Article: One World Relgion

Comment from Understand the Times:
 
Those who are moving together to form a one world religion with Rome for the cause of peace should watch this video on Eucharistic adoration.  They should also read the highlights from the article before they get too far down the road to Rome. 
 
By saying nothing, pastors are saying something. By not exposing the error of ecumenism, they are supporting ecumenism with Rome which is idolatry and will be judged by God.
 
Did your church have a lent service this  Easter? Did your church support the peace treaty with Rick Warren and Tony Blair? Does your church support the Billy Graham Association? Does your church support the Greg Laurie Harvest Crusade, when religious leaders from Calvary Chapel openly promoted Rick Warren who is a protege of Peter Drucker's 666 plan. 
 
It is time to wake up!
 
Founded in 1998 for the service of the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament and the protection of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration residing at Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Hanceville, AL, the Knights live totally committed to adoring our Eucharistic King and to making known His Real Presence in the Holy Eucharist.

The survey data of nearly two decades ago sent shock waves throughout much of the Catholic Church: According to a 1992 Roper poll and a later 1994 New York Times/CBS News poll, as many as 70 percent of U.S. Catholics no longer believed in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist - the fundamental Catholic doctrine that the bread and wine consecrated by the priest at Mass become the true body and blood, soul, and divinity of Christ while the appearances of bread and wine remain.

Many of the Catholic faithful and their leaders refused to take this depressing news lying down. In fact, the posture for many became that of kneeling down-stepping up the practice and promotion of Eucharistic adoration as a way of fostering sound catechesis and reverence for the Real Presence.

In the intervening years, popes, bishops, pastors, and lay organizations have encouraged this pious practice in word and action. Youth retreat apostolates increasingly have incorporated adoration of the Blessed Sacrament into their work. Dioceses and archdioceses, including St. Louis, Atlanta, San Antonio, Bridgeport, and St. Paul-Minneapolis, have vigorously worked at establishing Eucharistic exposition and Benediction in their parishes.

The Knights of the Holy Eucharist seek to provide just such examples in their apostolate among the faithful who visit the monastery and its magnificent shrine, where they serve as caretakers, sacristans, and servers. Even non-Catholics are drawn to the presence of Christ as reflected in the beauty of the environment and the reverence demonstrated there.

"I can say that the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament draws many who are seeking a deeper union with our Eucharistic Lord. We continue to receive large numbers of Protestants who are looking for answers," he said. "They sense the presence of God once they enter our gate; they continue that journey in search of their divine Lord."

Furthermore, the Knights help maintain reverence for the Blessed Sacrament by ensuring that pilgrims are modestly attired, that a sacred silence is maintained in the church, and that the environment as a whole evokes a sense of peace and serenity conducive to meditation and contemplation.



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 May 16 - Physicist Stephen Hawking Says There Is No Heaven
 Article: Miscellaneous

Stephen Hawking --- the world-renowned theoretical physicist -- finds no room for heaven in his vision of the cosmos.

In an interview published Monday in The Guardian newspaper, the 69-year-old says the human brain is like a computer that will stop working when its components fail. "There is no heaven or afterlife for broken-down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark," Hawking told the paper.

It's not the first time the world-renowned thinker has made controversial statements about religion and the existence of God. In "Grand Design," a book Hawking published last year, the physicist declared that it was "not necessary to invoke God ... to get the universe going."

In an interview with Diane Sawyer last June, Hawking noted that "there is a fundamental difference between religion, which is based on authority, and science, which is based on observation and reason. Science will win, because it works."

He has maintained this position since very early in his career, telling German newsmagazine Der Speigel in 1988 that "what I have done is to show that it is possible for the way the universe began to be determined by the laws of science. In that case, it would not be necessary to appeal to God to decide how the universe began. This doesn't prove that there is no God, only that God is not necessary," he said.

Interestingly, Hawking has also made headlines in recent years over the existence of aliens -- and what interactions between our races would be like. "If aliens ever visit us, I think the outcome would be much as when Christopher Columbus first landed in America, which didn't turn out very well for the Native Americans," he said.



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 May 23 - Ten new consultants appointed by pope for Council for New Evangelization
 Article: One World Religion

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 May 19 - Netanyahu Rejects Obama Call for Palestinian State Based on 1967 Borders
 Artcle: Israel And The Last Days

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu swiftly rejected President Obama's call Thursday for Israel to pull back to the borders that existed before the 1967 Six-Day War, calling those lines militarily "indefensible." 

Obama, in a sweeping address tackling the uprisings in the Middle East and the stalled peace process, stunned Washington and Jerusalem by endorsing Palestinians' demand for their own state based on the pre-1967 borders. The break with longstanding U.S. policy appeared to immediately aggravate the Israelis, who want the borders of any future Palestinian state determined through negotiations. 

In a statement released late Thursday, Netanyahu said such a withdrawal would jeopardize Israel's security and leave major West Bank settlements outside Israeli borders.

"Israel appreciates President Obama's commitment to peace," the statement said. "Israel believes that for peace to endure between Israelis and Palestinians, the viability of a Palestinian state cannot come at the expense of the viability of the one and only Jewish state. That is why Prime Minister Netanyahu expects to hear a reaffirmation from President Obama of U.S. commitments made to Israel in 2004. ... Among other things, those commitments relate to Israel not having to withdraw to the 1967 lines."

"The status quo is unsustainable," Obama said. "A lasting peace will involve two states for two peoples." 

"We cannot hesitate to stand squarely on the side of those who are reaching for their rights, knowing that their success will bring about a world that is more peaceful, more stable, and more just," he said. Obama, in his strongest words to date, offered an ultimatum to Syrian President Bashar Assad. "President Assad now has a choice. He can lead that transition or get out of the way," Obama said. 

Rather, Obama said: "A new generation has emerged and their voices tell us that change cannot be denied." 



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 May 20 - Forming a religious identity "without antagonism" in young Christians and Muslims
 Article: Ecumenical Movement - Roman Catholics Uniting With Other religions

Education, religious in particular, should not form identities in antagonism or in conflict, but on the contrary, while helping the youth to be well rooted in their own religious identity, it should favor the formation of identities open to other identities. This appears to have been the main focus of discussions in a meeting between the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and the Institute for the Amman based Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies (R.I.I.F.S.), held in Rome on "Human and religious values shared by Christians and Muslims for a common education. "

"Christians and Muslims - reads a statement released after the meeting - share basic human values like the sacred character of human life, human dignity and the fundamental inalienable rights deriving from it."

As for the religious values, "some of them are common to Christians and Muslims, meanwhile others are specific of each community. It is therefore important to point out commonalities and to identify differences. Respect for differences is in fact an important condition for an authentic dialogue". 

"A privileged space of common education is that of the schools, institutions and universities, private and public, where Christian and Muslim children and youth study together. Such an experience is to be conserved and cherished, also because it gives the occasion to create strong and permanent friendships. "



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 May 9 - End is in sight for roll calls as schools face the future
 Article: Technology For Global Monetary System

AN Irish software firm has brought the traditional school attendance register into the computer age. Two schools have already adopted the latest face-recognition technology to monitor attendance and timekeeping among thousands of pupils, and other schools are planning to introduce the system from September.

Students simply look at a device when they arrive at school and, within seconds, they are scanned, identified and their attendance is registered.  It saves hours of teachers' time recording attendance and 'lates', and provides an at-a-glance record of who's in and who's out. It also makes it easy to track poor attendance or lateness patterns, which would allow for early intervention to nip a problem in the bud. And it overcomes the so-called 'buddy punching' problem, where a student can make a false registration by swiping in someone else's card.

Face-recognition software is now widely used as an ID system, but this is the first time it has been adopted by schools in this country.

"Within five minutes of school starting, we know exactly who is in the building and if students come in late, it will show up," Ms O'Donnell said.

It is too early to say what impact the system will have on attendance and timekeeping, but when fully operational she said it would allow them to build up attendance profiles.

Sixth-year student Luke O'Callaghan-White (17), said there were a few 'Big Brother'-style jokes initially, but that had all passed. He said the system was "straightforward, efficient and preferable to a year head interrupting the first class for five minutes" to take a roll.



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 May 12 - VISA launching 'digital wallet' for U.S. banks
 Article: Technology For Global Monetary System

Visa Inc, the world's largest credit and debit card processing network, is building a digital wallet that people can use to pay for things online or with their phones instead of with traditional cards.

The network said on Wednesday it is working with several large U.S. and international banks to develop the wallet. Its partners include US Bancorp, PNC Financial Services, Regions Financial, BB&T Corp, Toronto Dominion's TD Bank and the U.S. arm of Barclays PLC.

The "digital wallet" will store the banks' customers' credit and debit card account information, both for Visa cards and other cards. People can use the wallet to pay for things online or in stores, Visa said.

The network will also have to convince merchants to put a new "one-click" button on their websites, so that potential customers can use their Visa digital wallets to buy things by clicking the button instead of by manually entering all of their account information every time they want to make an online purchase.

Jim McCarthy, Visa's head of global products, told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday that mobile payments in the United States "will more easily take off" from people using their smartphones' browsers to buy things online.

But Visa and its rivals, including MasterCard Inc, American Express Co and Discover Financial Services, are also trying to figure out ways for people to buy things with their phones in physical stores.



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