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It seems to me that Christians too often are more interested in defending a position, rather than surrendering to what the Bible teaches. Let’s see what the Bible teaches about a rebuilt temple. Fear not to be challenged and changed. 1. Re-instituted temple sacrifices would be blasphemous to Jesus. The New Covenant began in the first century; there is no New New Covenant. SUPPORTING EVIDENCE: The writer of Hebrews said that Jesus’ sacrifice was ONCE FOR ALL (Hebrews 10:8-14). 2. All promises of restoration of Israel have come true in Messiah Jesus (Luke 1:54-55, 69-75; 2 Corinthians 1:20). Jesus replaced...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A real estate investment by House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi's husband went undisclosed for years and has opened a window into a loophole that allows House members to avoid specifying some of their financial assets. In 2010 and 2011, Pelosi voluntarily reported the Sacramento, Calif., land investment as an asset of her multimillionaire husband, Paul. She had not reported the investment for about 10 years previously because it was held by an S corporation her husband had set up, said Nadeam Elshami, a spokesman for the California congresswoman. Under House financial disclosure rules, lawmakers are not obligated...

A true modern day tool of satan helping to lead the souls of millions to hell!!! Other than Oprah, there is probably nobody in the world more responsible for selling the spiritual crack of our day, these damnable New Age teachings from the pits of hell, than Deepak Chopra. Chopra is an Indian medical doctor and operates the Chopra Center at the LaCosta Resort and Spa in California. It is billed as the place people can come to be healed in their body, mind, and soul, by utilizing Chopra's New Age concepts. He tours the world, speaking to sold out...

If the Catholic Church wants to prevent sexual abuse by priests, several abuse experts said, there are better ways to do it than by trying to bar gay men from the clergy. The church recently began checking American seminaries for ''evidence of homosexuality," and the pope is widely expected to ban actively gay men from taking holy orders. But it will be tricky to cull gays from the priesthood, the abuse experts said this month. And it would be more effective -- and more humane -- to target likely abusers rather than all gays. ''There's no adequate way to screen...

Code: ZE04102422Date: 2004-10-24Promotion of Abortion concealed by Reproductive Health Rights Talk in Council of EuropeSays Vice-President of Pontifical Academy for LifeVATICAN CITY, OCT. 24, 2004 (Zenit.org).- The promotion of the right of sexual and reproductive health in the Council of Europe conceals intentions "opposed to the recognition of the right to life," encouraging the use of contraceptives and the practice of abortion. The Council's position was criticized by Bishop Elio Sgreccia, vice-president of the Pontifical Academy for Life, in an article published in the Vatican's semi-official newspaper L'Osservatore Romano Oct. 14, 2004 entitled "Worrying Vote in the General Assembly of...