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May 14 - In Canada, aboriginal pastors mix Christianity with Native spirituality
Article: Unbiblical Christianity
Inside a cramped, run-down loft in one of this city's
poorest neighborhoods, Cheryl Bear Barnetson
sits at a communal drum, leading a group of people in song. The sharp beating of
the drum grows louder and faster. She and the other aboriginal singers
surrounding it begin to chant. "Jeeee-sus, Jeeee-sus, Jeeee-sus
" Although it doesn't look like a typical house of worship, this place is a
church. Bare brick walls surround small coffee tables and chairs. A large wooden
cross is all that distinguishes the space from a 1920s speakeasy.
Barnetson is one of the pastors who minister here every
Sunday night. Using traditional
aboriginal practices, they share the gospel with the people who walk through the
doors of Street Church. They all attend for their own reasons - some for
religion, others for a free meal.
To the right of the stage, an aboriginal man
plays a hand drum along with the congregation. After the song is finished, she
says, "We're all here for Jesus tonight." The man abruptly stands, takes his
drum and walks loudly down the creaking stairs, shouting profanities.
His reaction does not surprise Barnetson - she knows that
churches once played a central role in suppressing and attacking aboriginal
culture in Canada - nor is she concerned.
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Like the ill-fated White Star liner,
the global economy is sailing across the ocean with too
few lifeboats and an iceberg looming on the horizon, warns HSBC chief economist
Stephen King.
As the above map
indicates, seismic stress factors appear to be
building along the Alpide Belt and across the ever-volatile Pacific Ring of
Fire. 97% of the earthquakes on the planet occur in these two densely-populous
regions. The occurrence of large earthquake events could continue, as tectonic
plates across the globe readjust to the recent flurry of seismic unrest. People
living in the regions of Mexico and Central America should also remain alert for
the outbreak of moderate to large-scale seismic events that could come on the
heels of these recent events.
China and Russia
have made little attempt to hide their geopolitical ambitions. Militarily, each
has asserted a right to terrain not recognized as theirs.
Economically, the two have designs on gaining a greater
foothold in the world marketplace, Western roadblocks be damned.
The UN plans to launch a
brand new plan for managing the entire globe at the Sustainable Development
Summit that it will be hosting from
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
is working with Accenture to deliver a
biometric technology system for registering and verifying the identities of
displaced individuals around the world, providing refugees with the help they
need. After a competitive tendering process, Accenture
secured the three-year contract in which UNHCR
will deploy Accenture's biometric identity management system (BIMS) across UNHCR
global operations. 
Researchers report that
as the world population increases and food demand has grown, globalization of
trade has made the food supply more sensitive to environmental and market
fluctuations. This leads to greater chances of food crises, particularly in
nations where land and water resources are scarce and therefore food security
strongly relies on imports.
The Holy See and the State of Palestine have agreed on the
text of a treaty regarding the life and activity of the Church in Palestine,
which is expected to be signed soon by both parties.
It is hoped that the agreement will encourage the international community to
acknowledge an independent State of Palestine, alongside Israel.