Dr. David C. Bennett, Editor (DCB)
Permission is given to forward material contained in the
AIB Newsletter.
Purpose: To inform and warn God's people of religious,
social, and political events in today's world.
http://archive.patriotpost.us/pub/08-28_Digest/page-4.php
11 July 2008 - (Edited by DCB) – Right now it is only in
California that “… newly passed legislation mandates that,
beginning in 2009, all new-model cars be labeled with
global-warming scores. Ranging from 1-10, the scores will be
based on emission calculations and will join vehicle smog
scores, already required by law.” However, “New York is
slated to follow suit with a similar law in 2010, and the
European Union is considering taking it a step further by
actually putting a price on emissions. Nothing like new
taxes to make government salivate.”
http://archive.patriotpost.us/pub/08-28_Digest/page-4.php
11 July 2008 - (Edited by DCB) – In the Land Down Under, the
fear of global warming has begun with two Australian
psychiatrists supposedly detecting “…the first case of
‘climate change delusion.’’ The two psychiatrists from “…the
Royal Children’s Hospital wrote, ‘A 17-year-old man was
referred to the inpatient psychiatric unit at Royal
Children’s Hospital Melbourne with an eight-month history of
depressed mood... He also... had visions of apocalyptic
events.’ They continued, ‘The patient had also developed the
belief that, due to climate change, his own water
consumption could lead within days to the deaths of millions
of people through exhaustion of water supplies.’”
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/entertainment/4781956/presidential-ballot-box-makes-rounds-media-fest
PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT BOX MAKES ROUNDS AT MEDIA FEST (Edited
by DCB) - SUN VALLEY, Idaho – The Democratic Presidential
candidate “Barack Obama appears to be the favorite White
House contender among media moguls at an annual Idaho
retreat, even if they remain uncertain how a victory by the
Illinois Democrat would affect their businesses.” Australian
born but now a citizen of the USA, Rupert Murdoch, spent an
hour with Obama and “was impressed”. Murdoch said, “"There's
a sliver of hope that America could be great under Obama.”
Murdoch, who is politically savvy, said, “But I like…McCain
too.”
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24010691-5001021,00.html
HIGH HOPES FOR OUR FIRST SAINT 13 July 2008 (Edited by DCB) –
Sadly many believe the Roman organization has the right to
declare a person a saint and that is exactly what many
Australians are hoping will soon happen with “…the nation's most
famous nun, Mary MacKillop”. While the Roman Pope was in
Australia for the World Youth Day “Congregational leader at the
Sisters of St Joseph Anne Derwin said she hoped to push
MacKillop's case when the Pope…” She said, “We'll be whispering
to him in his ear that all of Australia is waiting to hear the
news of her canonisation and just reminding him that there is a
lot of goodness in Australians.”
Editors Comment: Philippians 1: 1 “Paul and Timotheus, the
servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus
which are at Philippi…” Note a saint is “in Christ Jesus”
which means they were born again, and secondly they were
alive at the time of the writing of the book of Philippians.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24033930-5016937,00.html
MARY MACKILLOP 'ON WAY TO SAINTHOOD' 17 July 2008 (Edited by DCB)
– This story is a continuation of the previous story in that
“Nuns say they were assured by Pope
Benedict XVI today that the founder of their order, Mary
MacKillop, was on her way to becoming the Australia's first
saint.” MacKillop was beatified in 1995 and the Roman Vatican
only “…needs confirmation of a second miracle attributed to her
in order to make her a saint.”
Editors Comment: Is it not sad so many are
“deceiving, and being deceived” 2 Timothy 3: 13?
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24038744-5016937,00.html
POPE URGES CHRISTIANS TO WORK TOGETHER 18 July 2008 (Edited by
DCB) Sydney, Australia- While in Sydney, the Roman Pope called
on fifty “…Christian leaders from different churches to
co-operate to promote their religious beliefs and attract more
people to the faith.” These fifty represented “…the Anglican,
Uniting, Catholic, Lutheran, Maronite and Melkite and Assemblies
of God churches, as well as representatives of Christian
churches in Syria and India, among others.” This meeting took
place “In the crypt of Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral…”
Editors Comment: What better place could
the leader of dead works meet with other ecumencial religious
leaders!
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24050059-5001021,00.html
POPE BENEDICT XVI THANKS SYDNEY FOR WORLD YOUTH DAY 21 July
2008 (Edited by DCB) – Last week was quite a week with
television giving the Australian people hours of viewing the
so called celebration of the Roman Catholic World Youth Day
and the Pope holding the largest mass ever in Australia,
Sunday 20 July. Today, Monday 21 July, finally the Roman “POPE
Benedict XVI has boarded a Qantas flight for his flight back
to Rome…” As for his stay in Sydney, the Pope said there
were several things that stood out in his mind and they were
the memorial to Mary MacKillop and the Romish Stations of
the Cross. Therefore, with the visit to Australia by the
Roman leader, Australia may now obtain its own Roman made
saint. Then as the Roman Pope was ready to fly back to Italy
the Australian Prime Minister announced Australia would be
sending its first ambassador to the Vatican early next year.
The former Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader, Tim
Fisher, would fill this position. The question rolling
around in the head of this editor is why does Australia need
an ambassador at the Vatican?
To help answer that question rolling
around in my head it was interesting to read http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23298568-5013460,00.html
for 1 March 2008. What this article in the Australian said was
very interesting, especially as it was written almost five
months earlier. In part, it said an, “…ideal appointment would
be political rather than a career diplomat. To get the best out
of the appointment in the lead-up to the Pope's visit the new
ambassador should be a high-profile, high-achieving Catholic
with connections already in the Vatican and known to enjoy the
personal confidence of the Prime Minister.” In light of this
article, the appointment of supposedly political conservative
Tim Fisher says a lot about Mr. Fisher and Kevin Rudd. The
article goes on to say, “Such an ambassador may help Rudd play a
small role in one of the most critical international
negotiations to be carried out in the next decade. One day the
Vatican and Beijing will establish diplomatic relations. The
Vatican is a generous partner but it's not stupid. It won't
offer such a gift to China without an improvement in the
treatment of China's Catholics. This negotiation could not only
be a huge diplomatic deal but it could transform the atmosphere
of religious freedom in China.
If Australia has an input, it will mostly
be in Beijing. But an alert, plugged-in ambassador at the
Vatican could make a contribution.”
Editors Comment: After having the Roman Pope visit Australia
and the Prime Minister appointing an ambassador to the
Vatican it might be appropriate to read Revelation 19:20
“And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet
that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived
them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that
worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake
of fire burning with brimstone.”
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/07/22/oldest-bible-online.html
OLDEST BIBLE PIECED TOGETHER 22 July 2008 (Edited by DCB) – “The
oldest surviving copy of the New Testament, a 4th century
version that had its Gospels and epistles spread across the
world, is being made whole again -- online.” The full text of
Codex Sinaticus will be available to web users by next July but
a preview of it will hit the web sooner so says the British
Museum.
Editors Comment: According to Dean John Burgon “next to D”
Sinaticus “is the most untrustworthy codex”.
Because of Grace and Calvary,
David C. Bennett, D. Min.