Archive for June 28th, 2009

By Haaretz Service   

Syrian officials threatened on Saturday to take back the Golan Heights by force if a peace agreement involving the return of the strategic plateau is not reached with Israel, Army Radio reported.

A group calling itself the Syrian Committee for the Freedom of the Golan said it would...
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Christine Dell'Amore
National Geographic News

A 2,000-year-old underground chamber has been discovered in Israel's Jordan Valley.

The largest human-made cave in Israel, the 1-acre (0.4-hectare) space is thought to have begun as a quarry. In subsequent centuries it may have served as a monastery, hideout for persecuted Christians, or Roman army base, experts say.  Read more »

New best-selling prophecy book claims resting place is Mt. Nebo

A new best-selling book on the hidden mysteries of the Jerusalem Temple Mount claims to have discovered the resting place of the lost Ark of the Covenant – the biblical refuge of the Ten Commandments handed down to Moses at Sinai.
In "Temple at the Center...
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Oliver Javanpour
The past two weeks have been an eye-opener for a lot of people, including Arab and Muslim communities around the world. While most Middle East analysts and those familiar with Iranian politics knew that the Iranian theocracy did not enjoy the support of the country's 70 million people, this was news to many in the West....
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ROME (Reuters) - Vatican archaeologists using laser technology have discovered what they believe is the oldest image in existence of St Paul the Apostle, dating from the late 4th century, on the walls of catacomb beneath Rome.

Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, revealing the find on Sunday, published a picture of a frescoed image of the face of...
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Wait until days before event to object to 'political' nature

President Obama may restrict his reaction to the nationwide tea party movement whereby tens of thousands of people are objecting to the spending spree on which the U.S. government has embarked under his leadership, but some of his supporters are taking more direct action: using an easement...
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Source: 'Bill has become much more controversial as a result'

By Bob Unruh
Part of the FedEx campaign of letters from citizens opposing the "hate crimes" bill.

A special Fed Ex campaign to warn U.S. Senate members of the dangers of the "hate crimes" plan scheduled for a hearing this week dispatched more than 705,000...
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By Eric Barger

It shouldn't shock us, but this Sunday the Indianapolis Star will run a feature story reporting that Rick Warren - author of The Purpose Driven Life and Pastor of Saddleback Church in southern California - is going to be a featured speaker at the annual convention of The Islamic Society of North America,...
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By Tim Webb

Paying for goods with notes and coins could be consigned to history within five years, according to the chief executive of Visa Europe.

Some retailers could soon start surcharging customers if they choose to buy products with cash, because of the greater cost of processing these payments, he warned.

Visa...
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By David Edwards and Stephen Webster
Ron Paul, the popular Republican Congressman from Texas, is ripping into the president and Congress for what he sees as their “goal” with round after round of stimulus: complete economic collapse.

“From their spending habits, an economic collapse seems to be the goal of Congress and this administration,”...
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