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Monday, January 29, 2018

What Is a 'Super Blue Blood Moon' and Does It Have Spiritual, Prophetic Significance? - CBN News Caitlin Burke

Super Blue Blood Moon
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What Is a 'Super Blue Blood Moon' and Does It Have Spiritual, Prophetic Significance?
01-28-2018
CBN News Caitlin Burke
A special full moon is expected on Jan. 31 and if you're in the western part of the U.S. you'll have the best view.
It's being called a "Super Blue Blood Moon" and it's special for three reasons according to NASA: it's the third in a series of "supermoons," that's when the Moon is closer to Earth in its orbit and is brighter than usual. 
It's also the second full moon of the month which is known as a "blue moon." 
Finally, the super blue moon will pass through Earth's shadow giving it a total lunar eclipse in some areas. While the Moon is in the Earth's shadow it will take on a reddish tint, known as a blood moon.
"Weather permitting, the West Coast, Alaska and Hawaii will have a spectacular view of totality from start to finish," said Gordon Johnston, program executive and lunar blogger at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
"Unfortunately, eclipse viewing will be more challenging in the Eastern time zone. The eclipse begins at 5:51 AM ET, as the Moon is about to set in the western sky, and the sky is getting lighter in the east."
If you miss the Jan. 31 lunar eclipse, you'll have to wait almost another year for the next opportunity in North America.

                                          Image Courtesy: NASA
Spiritual Significance? 
Blood Moons have also been thought to have spiritual signifcance and to be part of prophecies. Some also believe they have special signifigance in relation to Israel. 
Christianheadlines.com reported that Rabbi Yosef Berger, the rabbi of King David's Tomb on Mont Zion told Breaking Israel News the Super Blue Blood Moon is significant with world events... citing U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of plans to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and recognize the city as the capital of Israel. 
"The Talmud states that Israel is judged by our actions, by our commitment to Hashem (God), and not by astrological signs. In fact, the Talmud states that a lunar eclipse is a bad sign for those who hate Israel," Berger said.

Saturday, January 27, 2018

Google Home Devices Programmed to Recognize Muhammad and Buddha, but not Jesus - CBN News Caitlin Burke

Google Home Devices Programmed to Recognize Muhammad and Buddha, but not Jesus
Jan, 27, 2018 - CBN News Caitlin Burke
Google Home can tell you about Buddha and Muhammad--but don't bother asking about Jesus.
Users are posting videos showing Google products refusing to answer the question: "Who is Jesus?"
In a Facebook Live video uploaded by television producer and author David Sams, the smart audio assistant replies, "Sorry, I don't know how to help with that yet."
Sams next asks a question about God and receives the same answer.
When asked about Buddha and Muhammad, Google Home reads off the opening sentence from each of their Wikipedia pages.
"So, my question is, is there somebody at Google that has something against Jesus, something against God? Is this a corporate mandate of some sort?" Sams asked.
Amazon's Alexa, a product similar to Google Home, knows the answer to "who is Jesus," answering with the first sentence of the Wikipedia page on Jesus.
"Amazon is Jesus friendly, Google, not so much," Sams concluded.
Sams encouraged anyone watching to contact Google and make sure that God and Jesus are included on all smart audio platforms.
Other Google Home users have also noticed that Jesus seems to be the only religious figure missing.
This Android user posted a video showing Google products answering questions about Allah, Brahman, Krishna, Moses and Joseph Smith. Silence when asked about Jesus.

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Why Younger Christians are Favoring Same-Sex Marriage - CBN News Caitlin Burke


Why Younger Christians are Favoring Same-Sex Marriage

06-28-2017

CBN News Caitlin Burke
Support for same-sex marriage is at an all time high - even among white evangelicals and it's due to a generational shift, according to a new study from Pew Research Center.

Their poll shows that 47 percent of Generation X and Millennial evangelicals (those born after 1964) favor gay marriage, compared with 26 percent of Boomer and older evangelicals (those born between 1928 and 1964).
"I think a shift is inevitable. It's just a matter of how long," Julie Rodgers, a lesbian who once worked for evangelical Wheaton College, told The Washington Post
Rodgers said her views shifted because she saw another way of interpreting the Bible.
"When pastors and leaders begin to come out (as LGBT affirming), people are going to move. They just need permission," she said. "It gives people another perspective and permission to say, 'I feel that way, too.' "
Dr. Wesley Hill, from the Trinity School for Ministry--also a Wheaton College alum--explained that these different ways of "interpreting the Bible," come from the easy acceptance, by Christians, of no-fault divorce and a misunderstanding of the procreative dimension of marriage. 
"Many contemporary interpreters of the Bible hold to a view of marriage — that it is simply about love between any two people, regardless of their sex," he said.
"What I mean is that many Christians have rejected the idea that marriage is a lifelong covenant between a man and a woman that is about showing God's love to the world and bringing children into the world. Once you've thrown out that understanding, then the door is open to embrace same-sex marriage," Dr. Hill told CBN News.
In a CBN special program, Dr. Hill points to key passages in the Bible that speak to homosexuality: Genesis 1:27, 19:5, Leviticus 18:22, Galatians 5:16, Romans 1:26-27, :29-31, and  1 Corinthians. 6:9-10.
"Many contemporary readers of the Bible are trying to find ways to say that the Bible's prohibitions against same-sex sexual behavior are culturally limited and not universally applicable. In other words, what the Bible is condemning is not gay sex anywhere and everywhere it occurs but only when it is exploitative or violent or promiscuous," he said. 
However, the Bible's condemnations of same-sex coupling go back to Genesis and how God made human beings as male and female, Smith says, so any departure from that standard misses the mark of God's design for sex.
In response to the Pew survey, Dr. Hill says that this younger generation of white Evangelical seems to be more supportive of same-sex marriage because of a more idealistic way of thinking---wanting to believe that the world can be a certain way.
"I think so much of the current support for same-sex marriage is motivated by a genuine desire to see people flourish. Singleness is such a lonely experience for so many people today, and being lesbian or gay often means facing discrimination or ostracism. So it's no wonder that our society is wanting to find a place for gay people to be 'at home,' and to a lot of younger people, marriage looks like that ideal 'home' for LGBT persons. If we're ever going to change that trend, we have to show, in our churches and in our families and communities, that there is another home — a truer, more life-giving one — that Christ offers. The only way LGBT folks might move away from the haven of same-sex marriage is if a truer, more compelling, more beautiful haven appears on the horizon," said Dr. Hill.
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

CNN 'Fake News' Fallout: Does Undercover Video Mean More Heads Could Roll? - CBN News Caitlin Burke


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CNN 'Fake News' Fallout: Does Undercover Video Mean More Heads Could Roll?

06-27-2017
CBN News Caitlin Burke
President Donald Trump is using the resignations of three seasoned CNN journalists to back his claims that the network is not credible. 
The employees quit over a retracted news story about a supposed investigation into a pre-inaugural meeting between a Trump associate and the head of a Russian investment fund. CNN removed the story, which was based on one anonymous source, and any related links last week, saying it did not meet editorial standards. 
Early Monday morning, the veteran reporters and editors--Thomas Frank, Lex Haris and Eric Lichtblau--submitted their resignations.
Trump lashed out on Twitter, asking his followers what other fake news stories CNN was producing.

Meanwhile, more resignations could be coming from CNN. Overnight, 'Project Veritas' released undercover video of CNN producer John Bonifield admitting that the president is right to say the network is on a "witchhunt." (Warning: the video containes offensive language)
"I haven't seen any good enough evidence to show that the president committed a crime," he said. "I just feel like they don't really have it but they want to keep digging. And so I think the president is probably right to say, like, 'Look, you are witch hunting me. You have no smoking gun. You have no real proof.'"
Bonifield goes on to say the Russia narrative is "good for business" and that for CNN the driving factor is ratings.
"It's a business. People are like the media has an ethical phssssss… All the nice cutesy little ethics that used to get talked about in journalism school, you're just like, 'That's adorable. That's adorable. This is a business,'" he said.
According to Bonifield, the orders are coming straight from the top. 
Citing CNN CEO Jeff Zucker, he said: "Just to give you some context, President Trump pulled out of the climate accords and for a day and a half we covered the climate accords. And the CEO of CNN (Jeff Zucker) said in our internal meeting, he said, 'Good job everybody covering the climate accords, but we're done with that. Let's get back to Russia.'"
James O'Keefe, the founder of Project Veritas, says this only the beginning of undercover investigations into the media.
"To report not on facts, but instead on narratives that yield high ratings, is exactly the definition of fake news," said O'Keefe. "We said we are going after the media, and there is a lot more to come."
 

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Astounding New Research Confirms Isaiah - CAITLIN BURKE CHARISMA NEWS


The universe is much bigger than scientists originally thought. It's a new discovery by man that has always been a part of what the Bible says. (CBN)

Astounding New Research Confirms Isaiah 40:22

CAITLIN BURKE  CHARISMA NEWS
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The universe is much bigger than scientists originally thought. It's a new discovery by man that has always been a part of what the Bible says.
According to a new analysis of Hubble Space Telescope data, there are 10 times more galaxies in the universe than previously reported—about 2 trillion of them, rather than 200 billion.
"We are missing the vast majority of galaxies because they are very faint and far away," Christopher Conselice, an astrophysics professor at the University of Nottingham in England and the lead author of the study, said in a statement.
"The number of galaxies in the universe is a fundamental question in astronomy, and it boggles the mind that over 90 percent of the galaxies in the cosmos have yet to be studied. Who knows what interesting properties we will find when we study these galaxies with the next generation of telescopes?"
The Bible actually backs up this new research. Apologetics ministry Answers in Genesis recently published an article adapted from Dr. Jason Lisle's book, Taking Back Astronomy.
Lisle points out that in several places the Bible indicates that the universe has been "stretched out" or expanded.
For example, Isaiah 40:22 teaches that God "stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in." This would suggest that the universe has actually increased in size since its creation. God has stretched it out. He has expanded it—and is perhaps still expanding it.
The Answers in Genesis article points out that, in fact, secular scientists once believed that the universe was eternal and unchanging. The idea of an expanding universe would have been considered nonsense to most scientists of the past.
Conselice's research comes to a similar conclusion.
"These results are powerful evidence that a significant galaxy evolution has taken place throughout the universe's history, which dramatically reduced the number of galaxies through mergers between them—thus reducing their total number. This gives us a verification of the so-called top-down formation of structure in the universe," Conselice explained. 
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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

NASA Asteroid Predictions Line Up with Biblical Prophecy - CBN News Caitlin Burke


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NASA Asteroid Predictions Line Up with Biblical Prophecy
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NASA says its only a matter of time before a killer asteroid strikes Earth, a catastrophe predicted in the biblical account of the end of the world.
Revelations 8:8 reads, "The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain, all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned into blood."
Scientists say that a large asteroid would create huge earthquakes and massive tidal waves, killing millions.
In Revelations it speaks of the sun being blotted out for three days. Biblical scholars say an asteroid strike would produce this dust, preceded by an event, like a great earthquake or other disaster, that would end life on Earth.
NASA spends millions of dollars to track any asteroids that fly near our planet and they say the Earth actually gets hit by a 100 tons of meteorite activity every day. However, every million years or so, a space rock large enough to be considered a killer asteroid, comes calling.
In the book, The End of the Age, 700 Club Host and CBN founder Pat Robertson talks about the fulfillment of the biblical description of the end of the world.
"There isn't anything that will cause the seas to roil, that will, you know, cause the skies to darken, the moon and the sun not to give their light, the nations terrified on Earth of what's happening. There isn't anything that's going to do that," Robertson said.
"We're big enough to draw some of them in. And as somebody said, it's 'blind luck.' Well, it's the mercy of the Lord. But if that mercy ever got lifted, whew. That's what Jesus himself said!" he advised. "So, hey, just get ready. Get right. And stay right with the Lord."

Friday, September 2, 2016

Growing Number of Young Arabs and Muslims Support Israel - CBN News Caitlin Burke

Growing Number of Young Arabs and Muslims Support Israel
09-01-2016
CBN News Caitlin Burke
An increasing number of Muslims and Arabs are coming together in support of Israel.
According to The Christian Post, a new Facebook page for Arab supporters of the Jewish homeland has attracted about 20,000 followers. 
The page posts examples of treating Arabs and Muslims with kindness, and shares surprising stories of Arab support for Israel from across the Middle East.
But some Arabs and Muslims who proclaim themselves as Zionists face death threats for their views.
Muhammad Zoabi began advocating for Israel in 2014 when he was only 17 years old. He posted a video demanding that Hamas release three Israeli teens who had been kidnapped. Death threats forced Zoabi into hiding.
Ahmed Meligy, who identifies himself as a proud Egyptian and Muslim, according to The Christian Post, is another passionate advocate for Israel. 
Meligy has endured death threats and police arrest for his activism, which includes blogging for The Jerusalem Post, and supporting democracy in Egypt and warmer ties with Israel.
Experts believe this new trend among young Arabs and Muslims is due to the freer flow of information across social media.

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Millennial Missionaries: How this Generation Is Impacting the World - CBN News Caitlin Burke


Millennial Missionaries: How this Generation Is Impacting the World
06-22-16 CBN News Caitlin Burke




AREQUIPA, Peru -- Each new generation gets measured against their parents and grandparents in a number of areas, including faith. The difference for Millennials is they're growing up in an age of non-stop news and social media.
According to research this generation scores low on attending church, praying and making religion a priority; but it's not all doom and gloom.
A Globally Minded Generation
When it comes to Millennials, millions remain deeply committed and active in their faith, it's just they're doing it their own way.
"This generation is the most globally engaged generation that we've seen. They're the most cross culturally prepared generation, many would call them the first "Global's Generation." Two out of three of them have passports already by the time they're university students...They're so globally engaged already they're ready to answer the call to missions and to go," said Tom Lin, director of Urbana 15. 
Every three years the Urbana Conference brings together Intervarsity USA and Canada. Students meet and investigate God's call to world evangelization.
Urbana 15 Director Tom Lin sees a growing interest in justice and compassion-related missions.
"Millennials care holistically about communities and so not just bringing the message of the Gospel or message of Christ, but living it out. So it's both word and deed. We're seeing Millennials much more interested in committing to these types of holistic mission," Lin said.
Impacting the People of Peru
In 2014, couples Katie and Jeremy Daggett and Jaclyn and Jake Blair felt called to missions and moved to Peru.

They fit right in the Christian Urban Development Association (CUDA), one of the organizations goals being to overcome cycles of poverty.
"Christian urban development, that Christian word on the front end is really important. We do all of it because we believe what Jesus did 2,000 years ago is what gives us motive and purpose and really hope, in this context where we see wealthy and poor in the same city, where we see someone who is doing really, really well and is very established and then someone who is on the edge of dire poverty. Really that situation presents some unique opportunities and we try and address those with CUDA," said Jeremy.
Jaclyn, Katie and Jake also put their medical backgrounds to work in a local hospital, developing a diabetes program. Jeremy helps teachers improve their reading program success by starting libraries in local schools.
"One of the things that looks like as the kingdom breaks in is that young kids read better and have better opportunities for the rest of their life. That's part of reconciliation for them...that's part of mission work for us," said Jeremy.
As all four use their skills to improve life for the Peruvian people; they individually focus on simply building relationships.
"When you look at Jesus' life and what he did and how he made disciples, he focused on a few guys and he poured a lot into them and from there on they changed the world, just a few guys. So when I think of my call to make disciples, I want to have a quality influence on a few people and then those people can have a quality influence on a few more people and then growth is then exponential," said Jake.
"Sometimes it means walking down the street, going to the market, running errands, going to the center of town and trying to meet people. Sharing some of who I am, starting to learn who they are and eventually moving that forward in terms of sustaining an important relationship," Jeremy added.
Overcoming Challenges 
A commitment like this for a young adult brings a number of challenges, from starting over in unfamiliar surroundings to raising children away from family.
"Being here we've had to learn a new language and a new culture and in reality we feel very ill equipped to serve the people here. Really what happens is through our weakness Gods strength is shown and when things happen for His glory we know that it's him and not us," said Jaclyn.
"I think one of the main ones is being away from family. Luckily we have the technology to Face Time or Skype with our family as much as we want and get to see them. Now that we have a child, and that is our parents grandchild we have here in Peru, away from them, that does make it a little harder as well," said Katie.
Despite the challenges, these couples remain passionate and hope to continue their call to missions.
"I feel like God's call for us here could be the call for any Christian in the world and that is to be a part of God's mission of blessing people and bringing people to know him better," said Jaclyn.
"Our prayer is for the kingdom to come and for God's will to be done here on earth as it is in heaven. Now we find ourselves in Arequipa, Peru, so our prayer specifically is for his kingdom to come and his will to be done here in Arequipa as its being done in heaven," said Katie.