Australian Independent Baptist Newsletter

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Purpose: To inform and warn God's people of religious, social, and political events in today's world.

CNN.Com 13 July, 2004 MEXICO ATTORNEY GENERAL GETS MICROCHIP IMPLANT (Edited by DCB) "MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) -- Mexico's attorney general said on Monday he had had a microchip inserted under the skin of one of his arms to give him access to a new crime database and also enable him to be traced if he is ever abducted.

Attorney General Rafael Macedo said a number of his staff had also been fitted with chips which will give them exclusive and secure access to a national, computerized database for crime investigators that went live on Monday." Macedo said the chip implant was "unremovable."

Editor’s Comment: Interesting as one reads Rev. 13: 16 "And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads"

The following excerpts from the World Council of Churches Annual review for 2003 are given to expose even further the WCC for what it is, apostate.

WCC Annual Review 2003 page 11 (Edited by DCB) "The Global Fellowship of Christian Youth, and Habitat for Humanity International, were recognized by the central committee as international ecumenical organizations in working relationships with the WCC, bringing that total to 28."

Editor’s Comment: Southern Baptist Jimmy Carter is heavily involved with Habitat for Humanity as students at Cedarville University, Cedarville, Ohio have been. Cedarville was formerly an approved agency of the GARBC and is now an approved school of the SBC. Dr. Charles Woodbridge wrote "The downward steps which the New Evangelicalism has taken with incredible swiftness are toleration of unbelief, cooperation with unbelief and speedy capitulation to unbelief."

WCC Annual Review 2003 pages 16, 17 (Edited by DCB) "A group of theologians, philosophers and other educators from Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish and Muslim traditions met for the fourth time in a ‘Thinking Together’ process in St Petersburg, Florida, from 13 to 17 December 2003. The theme of the meeting was ‘From Xenophobia to Philoxenia – Creating Space for the Other in Our Religious Traditions and in Life Together’. The gathering explored what can be achieved when people of different faiths do their thinking not just in awareness of each other’s existence, but actually in each other’s presence and with each other as interlocutors. The WCC continued to explore new areas of dialogue, including discussions with people of indigenous beliefs and of African traditional spirituality."

Editor’s Comment: Is this the "MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH"?

WCC Annual Review 2003 page 17 (Edited by DCB) "The question of proselytism was discussed in the context of Hindu-Christian relations, and it was decided to embark upon a multifaith process involving a hearing with people of other faiths, theological work on the issue of conversion, and concluding with a common statement or code of conduct."

Editor’s Comment: It is clear the WCC does not believe Acts 4:12 "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."

World Council of Churches - Press Update: 07 July 2004 ON FIRST LEG OF ASIA TRIP,

KOBIA PRAISES REGIONAL MODELS OF HARMONY IN DIVERSITY (Edited by DCB) These remarks by Kobia were made on his recent trip to Hong Kong, Australia and Fiji. " ‘Asia's rich heritage and culture of being together in diversity should be adopted as a model which will further strengthen ecumenism in the 21st century,’ WCC general secretary, Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia said in an address to Asian and Hong Kong ecumenical and church leaders."

"Speaking later to a group of Buddhist and Christian leaders attending a WCC-CCA consultation on "Peace and harmony in religious diversity", Kobia praised Asia's experience of interfaith living as a good example from which conflict-ridden societies could learn much."

Editor’s Comment: Jeremiah 9:3 "And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD."

The Daily Telegraph 13 July, 2004 OFFICIALS SEEN KISSING PRIESTS (Edited by DCB) "PICTURES of authorities at a seminary caressing and kissing student priests have been published by a magazine in a sex scandal that has rocked the Roman Catholic church in Austria."

The magazine Profil said "prosecutors had opened an investigation into the seminary and had found thousands of photographs on portable computers showing acts of pedophilia and bestiality, as well as numerous pornographic films."

A photo of the seminary’s deputy director, Wolfgang Rothe, showed "Mr Rothe French-kissing a young seminarian." Bishop Kurt Krenn who is supposedly "known for his arch-conservative views" said the kiss by Roth had "absolutely nothing to do with homosexuality" but was "merely the kind of ‘idiocy’ boys get up to."

Editor’s Comment: 2 Peter 2: 18 "For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error."

Associated Press 12 July 2004 AIDS CONFERENCE DELEGATES SLAM BUSH'S ABSTINENCE POLICY WORLD LEADERS DISCUSS BEST WAY TO FIGHT AIDS (Edited by DCB) "BANGKOK, Thailand -- Scientists, activists and policy-makers at an international AIDS conference have slammed President George W. Bush's abstinence policy, calling it a ‘serious setback’ in efforts to control the pandemic.

Instead, the group touted condoms Monday as a trusted weapon in the fight against AIDS. One placard at the conference read: ‘Bush tells lies, condoms save lives.’"

"Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, who is credited with slashing HIV rates in his country, was the only big-name speaker at the conference to support Washington's policy, which places a lower priority on condoms."

Editor’s Comment: The 100% safe way not to contract HIV is obeying God’s Word and for those married it is faithfulness and abstinence for those who are unmarried. Hebrews 13:4 "Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge."

1John 4:6 "We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error."

"Old truths are always new to us if they come to us with the smell of heaven upon them." John Bunyon

Yours against apostasy and for Biblical truth,