Points
to Ponder About
December 2009
PURPOSE (*):
The purpose of Points to Ponder About
is to stimulate thinking that would draw the disoriented Faithful back
to God (**) and
away from the hypocritical duplicity of some religious institutions
which are destroying the little faith left on earth.
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CONTENTS in this
edition:
Published on
December 31st, 2009
Another incoherence about Osama
bin-Laden: Why did not he attacked Saudi Arabia?
Do you wonder.... why didn't Osama bin-Laden turned against the Saudi
government instead of turning against the US?
So do we.... considering that bin-Laden's chief and initial complaint
was the establishment of US bases in the Middle East - specifically in
Saudi Arabia. It logically follows that the US could not establish
military bases there unless it was authorized by the Saudi authorities.
Therefore - the logic, regardless of one's faith, shows that the Saudi
government would be ultimately responsible for what bin-Laden blamed
the US.
It looks that the "Cafeteria Syndrome" not only applies to the Vatican.
The incoherent "pick-and-choose" behavior certainly is an interfaith
syndrome.
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Published on
December 23rd, 2009
Iran's plans for enriching uranium.
How to know their real purpose.
Do you wonder.... what the International Community (IC) could have done
to definitively prove one way or another Iran's claim as to what their
real intent about nuclear power was?
Quite simple... The IC could have offered to exchange Iran's
unprocessed uranium for its equivalent amount in the form of uranium
rods needed in a power plant. Although it appears that such was the IC
offer - it was not.
The IC requested Iran to give up all their unprocessed uranium; then it
would be enriched by a third party country, turned into fuel rods and
then, only then, given it back to Iran. Given the IC's track record,
Iran's leadership would have to be insane to accept such terms.
The option that we are talking about is an on-the-spot exchange. There
is enough uranium in the hands of the IC that the IC did not need to
have Iran's uranium on hand to turn it into fuel rods.
If Iran would have balked at such on-the-spot exchange, the IC would
then have concrete proof that Iran's plans for enriching uranium was
not for peaceful purposes; on the other hand, if Iran had gladly
accepted the on-the-spot exchange, the IC would not have a valid excuse
to try to carry out the third regime change in the Middle East.
Consider what a problem that would be for the IC if Iran would have
gone along with such on-the-spot exchange! It would be as
problematic as if Osama bin-Laden would show up at the UN headquarters
and turn himself in....
Imagine .... Who would then be the "boogie man" to justify whatever the
IC wanted to do in the world? Let's face it - the only thing that has
not been blamed on Al Qaeda has been the Global Warming and, given
enough time, and the twisted logic of Sara Flounders - "The
best way to dramatically clean up the environment is to shut down the
Pentagon. " (1)
- they will be blamed for it too!
(1) www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?aid=16609
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Published on
December 19th, 2009
The relationship between the Russian
Orthodox Church and Mr. Vladimir Putin
Do you wonder.... what is the relationship between the Russian Orthodox
Church, Mr. Vladimir Putin and the Russian Government at large? (1)
The Financial Times has answered that question in detail....
“The
Church of Sophia the Divine Wisdom ... in the Lubyanka was recreated
upon the blessing of the patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and by the
zeal of the Federal Security Service.” So reads a plaque on a church
that sits beside the building that once housed the KGB – ironic given
that the Soviet secret police imprisoned or executed tens of thousands
of priests.
Further evidence of the curious
relationship between Russia’s spymasters and the Orthodox Church is to
be found down the street from the headquarters of the KGB’s successor,
the Federal Security Service. The Sretensky monastery has a fully
functioning reception office in the style of a government ministry,
which is unusual in a Russian orthodox monastery – or in any monastery,
for that matter.
It is also the spiritual headquarters
of the “orthodox Chekists”, a conservative group of former spies (the
nickname is derived from Cheka, the forerunner of the KGB) that
surrounds Vladimir Putin, the prime minister and former president.
Church officials confirm that
Archimandrite Tikhon Shevkunov, the head of the monastery, is an
associate of Mr Putin, and even acts as his confessor – which makes him
one of the country’s most influential clergymen.
Oh, yes.... the "Holiness" and "Sanctity" of it all.
(1) Full
News Report
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Published on
December 12th, 2009 [Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe]
A new document: The Myth of
Overpopulation.
Do you wonder.... how much of the overpopulation "problem" is really
another myth created to manipulate the masses?
Wonder no more! You are invited
to review a letter we sent out to those in authority sixteen years ago
debunking: The
Myth
of Overpopulation
Note: Since that time
Jane
Fonda - the Godmother of the Overpopulation Myth - converted to
Christianity and separated herself from CNN's father - Ted Turner.
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Published on December 4th, 2009 [First
Friday Devotion]
The list of nuclear-capable countries
extends beyond those who have built their own weapons
Do you wonder.... to what extent the general public is lied to in
matters which are of global importance to all human beings?
Wonder no more... People "are fed" that the only nuclear countries in
Europe are Britain and France, however Europe's dirty little secret is
out and that's not quite the way it is.
As we read in a recent TIME article: (1)
[our highlighting]
....the
list of nuclear-capable countries extends beyond those - Britain and
France - who have built their own weapons. Nuclear bombs are stored on
air-force bases in Italy, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands - and
planes from each of those countries are capable of delivering them. The
Federation of American Scientists believes that there are some 200 B61
thermonuclear gravity bombs scattered across these four countries.
Under a NATO agreement struck during the Cold War, the bombs, which are
technically owned by the U.S., can be transferred to the control of a
host nation's air force in times of conflict. Twenty years after the
fall of the Berlin
Wall, Dutch, Belgian, Italian and German pilots remain ready to engage
in nuclear war.
As long as the general public continues to silently swallow all lies
passed on, without even a prayer, they will continue until the last,
and fatal one (2),
is made manifest.
(1) News
Report
(2) The False Christ
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Published on
November 30th, 2009
The background of Mr. Van Rompuy, the
new President of the European Union
Do you wonder.... about the background of the very much
unknown-to-the-world new President of the European Union?
European who? some may ask.
Mr. Herman Van Rompuy now presides a union, which almost matches the US
in Gross National Product (1),
technology and surpasses it in population, and who was not
democratically elected. That is how important this "unknown factor" is.
[our highlights]
A brief bird's eye view (2)
into Mr. Van Rompuy soul....
Van Rompuy, a
conservative
Catholic, born in 1947, was active in the youth section of the Flemish
Christian-Democrat Party. He
wrote books and articles about the importance of traditional values,
the role of religion, the protection of the unborn life, the Christian
roots of Europe and the need to preserve them. The undemocratic and
immoral nature of Belgian politics repulsed him and led to a sort of
crisis of conscience.
In April 1990, the Belgian King abdicated over the abortion issue, and the Christian-Democrat Party, led
by Herman Van Rompuy, who had always prided himself on being a good
Catholic, had one of Europe's most liberal abortion bills
signed by the college of ministers, a procedure provided by the
Belgian Constitution for situations when there is no King.
Herman's political career continued. He became Belgium's Budget
Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Speaker of the Chamber of
Representatives and finally Prime Minister. He kept publishing
intellectual and intelligent books, but instead of defending the
concept of the good, he now defended the concept of "the lesser evil."
One day he even had
the locks of the plenary meeting room changed so that Parliament could
not convene to vote on the issue. On another occasion, he did
not show up in his office for a whole week to avoid opening a letter
demanding him to table the matter. His tactics worked. In December
2008, when the Belgian Prime Minister had to resign in the wake of a
financial scandal, Herman became the new leader of the predominantly
French-speaking government which does not represent the majority of
Belgium's ethnic majority group. During the past 11 months, he has
skillfully managed to postpone any parliamentary vote on the BHV
matter, thereby prolonging a situation which the Supreme Court,
responding to Herman's own complaint in 2003, has ruled to be
unconstitutional.
Now, Herman has moved on to lead Europe. Like Belgium, the European
Union is an undemocratic institution, which needs shrewd leaders who
are capable of renouncing everything they once believed in and who know
how to impose decisions on the people against the will of the people. Never mind democracy, morality or
the rule of law, our betters know what is good for us more than we do.
And Herman is now one of our betters. He has come a long way since the
days when he was disgusted with Belgian-style politics.
Mr. Van Rompuy speaks.... (3)
"We are living
through
exceptionally difficult times: the financial crisis and its dramatic
impact on employment and budgets, the climate crisis which threatens
our very survival. A period of anxiety, uncertainty and lack of
confidence. Yet these problems can be overcome by common efforts in and
between our countries. 2009
is also the first year of global governance, with the
establishment of the G20 in the middle of the financial crisis. The climate conference in
Copenhagen is another step towards the global management of our planet.
Our mission is one of hope, supported by acts and action."
This gentleman "looks like, smells
like, talks like and deal like (4)
an Opus Dei man "to the core" although we cannot find
his connection to
it. This may be quite interesting given the three factions
composing "The
Threesome of Saviors of the World"
(1) World
Economic Outlook Database, October 2009
(2) Meet the President of
Europe | The Brussels Journal
(3) EU
@ UN - Intervention of H.E. Mr. Herman Van Rompuy, New President of EU
Council [link no longer working in 2022]
(4) An Opus Dei Profile by
a friend of the Opus Dei
(5) The Threesome of
Saviors of the World
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(*) PURPOSE: The Purpose
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Ponder (January 2005)
(**) "Because
it has been given to you
to know
the mysteries of the kingdom of
heaven, but to them it has not been given."..... Therefore I speak to
them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do
not hear, nor do they understand.... Lest they should see with their
eyes and hear with their ears, lest they should understand with their
hearts and be converted so that I should heal them." [Matthew
13:11, 13, 15]
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