January 2003

Dream of Palestine

January 30, 2003

A newly released best-selling novel for teens, REVER LA PALESTINE (DREAM OF PALESTINE), sympathetically protrays a young Palestinian who becomes a suicide bomber. The fifteen-year-old Egyptian author, Randa Ghazi, who lives with her family in Italy , writes about Palestinian teenagers who fight “bloodthirsty Jews, who assassinate children and old...Read more

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The Seduction of Christianity

January 30, 2003

Anyone who imagines that because he thinks certain thoughts or speaks certain words God must respond in a certain way, has slipped into sorcery, and, if not playing God, is at the very least attempting to manipulate God. Dave Hunt, The Seduction of Christianity , Harvest House Publishers, 1985, p. 20Read more

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The Amazing Brain

January 30, 2003

There is probably nothing else in the physical universe that is more complex than the human brain. The web of neurons defies description. The whole mental process consists of neurons transmitting specific chemicals between each other across synapses or gaps. As a result, each cell can communicate with every other...Read more

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In Defense of the Faith—All paths...

January 30, 2003

[Many] consider the popular notion that “we’re all taking different roads to get to the same place” to be commendably broadminded. On the contrary, it is extremely dogmatic and narrow-minded—more so than anything Christianity teaches. Yes, it allows everyone to take the road of his choice, but insists that no...Read more

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Child Terrorists

January 30, 2003

In two separate incidents this month, armed Palestinian youths have infiltrated Jewish communities in the Gaza Strip. On Saturday, 14-year-old Ahmad Hamis Ismail Alhanagra and his 17-year-old brother Muhammad Hamis Ismail Alhanagra were apprehended by Israeli Defense Forces after entering the community of Netzarim in the northern Gaza Strip armed...Read more

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Greenland

January 30, 2003

COPENHAGEN , Denmark (AP)--A decision by Greenland 's top civil servant to use an Inuit healer to chase away evil spirits in local government offices brought him some bad vibes from the Danish territory's political leaders. "When you move into new premises, it's normal to air the room and give...Read more

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The God Who Hides Himself

January 30, 2003

It is not easy for God to reveal Himself. It requires a passion to know Him on our part. How can He help those who, if He worked a miracle in response to their cry, would give credit to Buddha, to Allah, or to some “spirit” or idol or occult...Read more

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“Was Jesus a Stoner”

January 30, 2003

Jesus used cannabis to heal ailments: Study Asian News International Washington , January 6: A new study of scriptural texts has revealed that Jesus and his disciples used cannabis to heal sufferings of many during that time. According to a report in The Guardian, the study suggests that the drug...Read more

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Rorschach Test

January 30, 2003

The inkblot test created 80 years ago by the Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach is both the most cherished and the most scorned of all instruments used to evaluate emotional states, psychopathology, and personality. The Rorschach is commonly used to assist in psychiatric diagnosis, but research demonstrates that it rarely works...Read more

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Prophecy

January 30, 2003

Here is a short list of the more than 300 prophecies about Jesus Christ which were fulfilled in the New Testament: Virgin Birth - Isaiah:7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. See...Read more

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