Scientific American: A poliolike condition that left more than 100 children in the U.S. at least partially paralyzed in 2014 is back, and not much more is known this time around, officials with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
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Friday October 26th, 2018 in Prophetically Speaking“Everybody favors free speech in the slack moments when no axes are being ground.” Heywood Broun, (1888-1939) American journalist, founded the American Newspaper Guild. Source: New York World, 23 October 1926. Source Reference Heywood Broun Quote
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“Poliolike” Childhood Muscle-Weakening Disease Reappears
Thursday October 25th, 2018 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence Briefings
Floods in Niger claim 45 lives since June
Wednesday October 24th, 2018 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsNews 24: Forty-five people have died in the arid West African country of Niger in flooding since June, and nearly 209,000 have been affected, the UN said on Tuesday. The rains destroyed nearly 17,400 homes, killed more than 33,000 livestock…
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Wednesday October 24th, 2018 in Prophetically Speaking“The political spirit is the great force in throwing the love of truth and accurate reasoning into a secondary place.” John Viscount Morley, 1838-1923), of Blackburn. Source: On Compromise, 1874. Source Reference John Viscount Morley Quote
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Now the U.S. Justice Department is probing the Catholic Church for Abuse
Tuesday October 23rd, 2018 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsCNN: On Thursday we learned that federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania have taken a step long-sought by survivors of clergy sexual abuse: They launched a federal investigation into the Catholic Church. Seven of Pennsylvania’s eight dioceses told CNN that they have received…
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Tuesday October 23rd, 2018 in Prophetically Speaking“I shall have liberty to think for myself without molesting others or being molested myself.” John Adams, (1735-1826) Founding Father, 2nd US President. Source: letter to his brother-in-law, Richard Cranch, August 29, 1756, explaining how his independent opinions would create much…
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SDAs Represented in Ecumenical G20 Interfaith Forum in Argentina
Monday October 22nd, 2018 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsG20 Interfaith Forum: The 2018 G20 Interfaith Forum took place 26-28 September 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Meetings were held in the Auditorio Manuel Belgrano in the historic Palacio San Martín of Argentina’s Cancillería, the Ministry of Foreign and Religious…
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Monday October 22nd, 2018 in Prophetically Speaking“If we understand the mechanism and motives of the group mind, is it not possible to control and regiment the masses according to our will without their knowing about it? The recent practice of propaganda has proved that it is possible, at…
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Biometric Facial Recognition to Board Flights Coming
Friday October 19th, 2018 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsThe Intercept: Omnipresent facial recognition has become a golden goose for law enforcement agencies around the world. In the United States, few are as eager as the Department of Homeland Security. American airports are currently being used as laboratories for a new…
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Friday October 19th, 2018 in Prophetically Speaking“Censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion… In the long run it will create a generation incapable of appreciating the difference between independence of thought and…
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Myanmar Christians Forced to Sign Vow to Curb their Faith and not Pray in Church
Thursday October 18th, 2018 in Briefings, Prophetic Intelligence BriefingsThe Christian Post: Hundreds of minority Christians in Myanmar are being forced to sign papers vowing to limit their faith and not pray in churches, pastors have warned. A church leader identified as the Rev. Lazarus, general secretary of the…
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Thursday October 18th, 2018 in Prophetically Speaking“Error of opinion may be tolerated when reason is left free to combat it.” Thomas Jefferson, (1743-1826), US Founding Father, drafted the Declaration of Independence, 3rd US President. Source: First Inaugural Address, 4 March 1801. Source Reference Thomas Jefferson Quote
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