Monthly Archives: July 2012

News

Pastor Arrested for Holding Bible Study in Home

A Phoenix-area pastor is in jail after his home was raided because he was violating an occupancy law by conducting private Bible studies in his home, the Examiner reported.

Pastor Michael Salmon, an ordained minister who lives with his family in the Phoenix area, has led a Bible-study gathering of 15-20 people at his 4.5 acre property since 2005.

Police raided his home on July 6. In 2007, Salmon received a notice from the City of Phoenix that Bible studies are not permitted in a residence unless the property is converted to an A3 occupancy, which allows commercial and public use, according to the Examiner.”

It came down to zoning and proper permitting. Anytime you are holding a gathering of people continuously as he does, we have concerns about people being able to exit the facility properly in case there is a fire,” Phoenix City Prosecutor Vicki Hall said, according to the Examiner.

Salmon took some steps to meet the requirements, but did not want to become a commercial entity, calling the code unconstitutional. Now he is serving 60 days in jail for “creating an unsafe building environment,” the Examiner reported. The pastor has also received a $12,180 fine for his crime and could receive probation.

more at: Pastor Arrested for Holding Bible Study.

News

I see dead people: Charlie Sheen

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Charlie Sheen has begun to see spirits of his ‘friends’ who have died.

After visiting his friend, Zalman King’s widow he states seeing Zalman who had died four hours earlier dancing in the background.  “It was a trip”.  Also in another occasion he describes walking in a stairwell and a spirit of the friend’s father walking by him.

“I just accept stuff like that and don’t try to figure it out. I saw these people,” Sheen said.

For more insight into spirits after people die see this teaching from Prophet.tv‘s Building the Warrior.

from I see dead people: Charlie Sheen – Celebrity Gossip Today! | San Francisco Luxury Living.

News

Can Google get foreign countries to embrace gay rights?

Google, of Mountain View, California is on a worldwide campaign to “change the hearts and minds” in support of gay rights.

Google calls it “Legalize Love” and they announced it at a Global Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Workplace Summit recently in London.  Anna Peirana who is from 429 Magazine, first reported this mission.  She describes it as an effort to legalize gay marriage.  Google expands this and states their mission is broader and is meant to include every country in its operations.  Mark Palmer-Edgecumbe states “It is obviously a very ambitious piece of work”.

For further teaching on corporate missions see prophet.tv.

See this link for the source article. Can Google get foreign countries to embrace gay rights? – The Week.

News

Google Slapped With $22.5 Million Fine for Privacy Violation

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On Monday the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) levied the largest fine to date on Google for a privacy violation.  The slap was worth $22.5 million.

Google had been attempting to work around Apple’s Safari on its mobile devices.  They were watching mobile users’ browsing habits, even if those same users had believed they had blocked that access.

This isn’t Google’s first interaction with the FTC.  In fact, in addition to Google, Facebook and Twitter have also been charged with privacy violations before.

Interestingly enough, if you have been a regular listener to prophet.tv this would not have taken you off guard.  Tune in to prophet.tv to ‘see the news before it happens’.

Taken from Google Slapped With $22.5 Million Fine for Privacy Violation: SFist.

News

The Rise of Mommy Porn

The book “Fifty Shades of Grey” has taken the publishing world by storm. The book, originally self-published on Kindle has become the fastest selling adult paper back book, breaking the record previously held by “The Da Vinci Code”.

The book has been called “mommy porn”, and has women across the country hooked, selling 20 million copies in America alone. It centres on the relationship between a young, unworldly, literature student and a billionaire businessman. The book depicts scenes of sado masochism.

Many men have been alarmed at the book, which has been marketed as “have a holiday from your husband”. The book is now set to be turned into a movie.

News

Record US heatwave blamed for spike in murders – Telegraph

Record US heatwave blamed for spike in murders – Telegraph.

The record breaking heatwave in the midwest and east of the country has seen a rise of deaths, and also a spike in murders. New York is being described as a cauldron, as the temperatures rise and tempers snap in the blistering heat.

Thousands are still without power in the region, after storms took out the power. Meaning homes are without air-conditioning or refrigeration.

The midwest are also seeing crops shrivel up and die in the heat.

Spirituality & Health

US CHRISTIAN GROUP RENOUNCES HOMOSEXUALITY CURE CAMPAIGN – Telegraph

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US Christian group renounces homosexuailty cure campaign – Telegraph.

The Christian organisation Exodus, who claimed it can cure homosexual lifestyles through therapy, has dropped it’s claim to be able to fully “cure” people of same-sex attraction.

In California a bill was passed last month banning reparative therapy for minors, other states are expected to follow.

If evangelical churches cannot effectively help people trapped in a lifestyle they want to change, what about using the power of the Holy Spirit to help set people free? The law leads to condemnation, …..the Spirit to life.

Opinion

RICH MAN POOR MAN AMERICA

What is poverty? Who do you define as poor? What is a luxury, what is a necessity?

Who defines poverty in America is an important question. The definition of poverty will dictate how much money is given in welfare.

Is our definition of poverty defined by media telling us what we need?

Even the poorest person in America is still far better off than a poor person in Sudan.

We are in danger of creating a nation of people who think they are entitled to the trappings of wealth without working for it.

Over years of ever increasing welfare, we now have created a nation of welfare dependants, who never would have been.

And now it is political suicide to try to take benefits away- you can’t hurt the poor after all.

This is the creation of a social welfare state, where we all need the government to look after us.

And a social welfare state breeds welfare dependance, making it very hard for the poor to leave welfare and work for a living.

But who will pay for all this – the rich guys?

The rich already pay more than 50% of all they earn in tax.

If we keep increasing the number of people receiving benefits, then who is paying into the system? This will eventually crash the system.

News, Spirituality & Health

Treatment for the Mentally ill Homeless in San Francisco

San Francisco has a large “severely mental ill” population who refuse treatment.

Both residents and tourists have complained about the “mentally ill homeless people” that create havoc, according to city leaders.

For years the city has debated how to deal with them.  A version of a controversial law called Laura’s Law, has been recently implemented.

For a further description of Laura’s law that was created in 2002 in California see the referenced article S.F. tries version of Laura’s Law for mentally ill – SFGate.

For an in depth understanding of how mentally ill homeless people could influence a city spiritually see this teaching episode on Building the Warrior from Prophet.tv.

See also this associated article.

News

Peter Jackson finishes filming ‘The Hobbit’

And… I’m spent.

Peter Jackson has shared the news that his filming of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again” has finished.

The film will be sent out in two parts starting with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey starting Decemeber 14.  There and Back Again will be released in December 2013.

The Lord of the Rings Series also filmed by Peter Jackson illustrates the battle for middle earth with the forces of good vs evil, light versus darkness.

See prophet.tv for more on this epic battle of light versus darkness.

See also the famous Building the Warrior teaching series.

see Peter Jackson finishes filming ‘The Hobbit’.

News

City College of San Francisco to Lose Accreditation and… close?

Mass murder across the street from San Francisco City College about 3 months ago and now the largest college in the state of California, the same San Francisco City College is told to make preparations for closing.

Strange coincidence.

For more information on coincidences see Prophet.tv.

For information on how blood shed affects your city see below.

see City College of San Francisco to Lose Accreditation by Daniel Luzer | Washington Monthly.

News

Morgan Freeman: “I am God” “God is created in my image”

In Morgan Freeman’s interview with Fox411 he indicates his favorite movies he has played in which include: Invictus, Glory, Street Smart, Lean on Me and Driving Miss Daisy.

His list does not include the Shawshank Redemption.  “I’m sorry, it’s everybody else’s favorite, not necessarily mine.”

Morgan Freeman admits that the role of playing God came quite naturally to him.  In describing his series “Through the Wormhole” the question of God’s existence came up.

His reply… “I am God”

and…

“God is created in my image”

For more on God see prophet.tv and another take on relationship with God see below.

For full article see Fox411 QA: Morgan Freeman on why he believes he is God and which successful film he hated making | Fox News.

Politics

Politicians Focused on Undoing Dodd-Frank Law

House Financial Services Committee, this month is planning on working to dismantle the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.

According the the Hill, stated by Republicans; this legislation enacted in 2010 has excessive rules imposed on consumers and financial service companies.

“Supporters of Dodd-Frank sold it to the public as ‘tough Wall Street reform,’ but in reality its red tape hurts businesses and small-town banks far from Wall Street that had nothing to do with the 2008 financial crisis.”

The committee will hold at least two hearings on Dodd-Frank in the coming week.

See this site for information on some influences impacting society today and this teaching below on finances.

source from House Republicans Focus on Undoing Dodd-Frank Law.