March 31 2007

First Temple wall found in City of David

THE JERUSALEM POST Mar. 29, 2007

A wall from the First Temple was recently uncovered in Jerusalem's City of David, strengthening the claim that it is the site of the palace of King David, an Israeli archeologist said Thursday.

The new find, made by Dr. Eilat Mazar, a senior fellow at the Shalem Center's Institute for the Archeology of the Jewish People, comes less than two years after she said she had discovered the palace's location at the site just outside the walls of the Old City.

The monumental 10th century BCE building found by Mazar in 2005 following a six month dig has ignited debate among archaeologists about whether it is indeed the palace built for the victorious David by King Hiram of Tyre as recounted in Samuel II:5.

A 20-meter-long section of the 7-meter-thick wall has now been uncovered. It indicates that the City of David once served as a major government center, Mazar said.

Mazar estimates less than a quarter of the entire wall has been uncovered so far, and says that it is the largest site from King David's time ever to have been discovered.

The dig is sponsored by the capital's Shalem Center, with academic backing from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1173879210701&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter

Nude Chocolate Jesus Angers Catholic League

Candy Statue Created Anatomically Correct

March 29, 2007

The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights is calling for a boycott of a New York City hotel that plans to display a chocolate sculpture of a naked Jesus during Holy Week.

Sculptor Cosimo Cavallaro calls his Jesus figure "My Sweet Lord," and said viewers will be invited to lick it and eat it before it's taken down on Easter Sunday.

A press release advertising the sculpture …describes it as "Jesus, the 485,460-calorie Messiah."

Catholic League spokeswoman Kiera McCaffrey said that no one would dare display a naked chocolate Muhammad during Ramadan, but Christians apparently are fair game.

The Lab Gallery's artistic director said he's shocked at the outcry…

http://www.nbc4.tv/family/11443063/detail.html

Celebrating Easter in an anti-Christian culture

March 31, 2007

As Christians prepare to observe Palm Sunday (April 1) and Easter (April 8), it is becoming increasingly apparent that we are living in a culture that has little room for the Savior.

Let's examine how Christians are often treated in the modern society.

This week, the Christian Defense Coalition was sponsoring a public Christian celebration in Washington, D.C., when they were ordered to leave a public sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress – as they were kneeling in prayer – even though they had obtained a permit from the Capitol Police. Coalition director, the Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, noted that anti-war protesters were allowed to spray paint the U.S. Capitol Building with no consequences, while "peaceful Christians were ordered to leave a public sidewalk for praying."

...School choirs have been told (falsely) that they could not sing Christmas carols, student Bible clubs often have to take legal action to gain their U.S. Supreme Court-authorized right to meet on campus and Bible clubs must often fight to gain their right to advertise or have their ads appear in school publications...

...National Liberty Journal reported that 12 Washington state high school students — some immigrants from Russia — were suspended for praying before school...

...At Savannah State University , Christian students were told that their evangelistic outreach efforts were tantamount to “harassment.”

...Today, many in authority believe Christianity should be shunned, while sexual hedonism should be explored and embraced.

This week, the talk channels are alive with news of a six-foot chocolate sculpture of Jesus, titled “My Sweet Lord,” that is on display in New York City. It is just another in a long line of “art” exhibits (remember “Piss Christ” and the Virgin Mary display designed with dung?) that denigrate Jesus and those who follow Him.

So what are we to make of this accelerating cultural abhorrence of Christ and Christianity?

Tread the rest of the commentary at:

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54970

With five private jets, Travolta still lectures on global warming

30th March 2007

...The 53-year-old actor, a passionate pilot, encouraged his fans to "do their bit" to tackle global warming.

But although he readily admitted: "I fly jets", he failed to mention he actually owns five, along with his own private runway.

Clocking up at least 30,000 flying miles in the past 12 months means he has produced an estimated 800 tons of carbon emissions – nearly 100 times the average Briton's tally.

Travolta made his comments this week at the British premiere of his movie, Wild Hogs.

He spoke of the importance of helping the environment by using "alternative methods of fuel" – after driving down the red carpet on a Harley Davidson.

...Travolta, a Scientologist, claimed the solution to global warming could be found in outer space and blamed his hefty flying mileage on the nature of the movie business.

But his appointment as a "serving ambassador" for the Australian airline Qantas doesn't seem to have much to do with the movies. Nor does a recent, two-month round-the-world flying trip.

...Travolta's five private planes – a customised £2million Boeing 707, three Gulfstream jets and a Lear jet – are kept at the bottom of his garden in the US next to a private runway...

click for photos of jets parked next to Travolta's mansion.

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/03_03/travoltapilotREX_468x502.jpg

complete article at:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=445490&in_page_id=1773

[Bonnie Prince] Charles 'the hypocrite' takes private plane for 500-mile trip to Scotland

3/30/2007

For one who prides himself on his green credentials, it seems an unnecessarily environmentally unfriendly way to go on holiday…

...Royal sources confirmed last night that Prince Charles boarded a Royal Flight HS125 at RAF Lyneham near his Highgrove home to take him, wife Camilla and a small entourage of aides to Aberdeen...

...his flight put him on a collision course with environmentalists who estimated the flight would have a carbon footprint of 15,000kg per passenger. Analysts Best Foot Forward said a scheduled flight would have resulted in a far less damaging carbon emission of 435kg per person as it would have had more passengers…

…going by train via London would be the greenest option with a estimated carbon emission of 60kg.

Joss Garman, a campaigner for green pressure group, Plane Stupid said: "This is the third time in as many months that he has taken a private jet when he could have taken a more environmentally sustainable means of transport…

...[a few months back in] New York to collect an award marking his environmental awareness... [Prince] Charles said climate change "was a war we simply have to win". And he was applauded when he added: "It is surely the duty of each and every one of us to find out what we can do to make the situation better."

Nonetheless green campaigners and Environment Minister David Miliband said he could have accepted the award by video link.

In February, though, he reverted to a 140-seater private plane to fly to the Gulf with a 20-strong party.

During the trip, Camilla came under fire for flying a pair of stilettos from Highgrove to the Gulf after she realised she had landed in Kuwait without them. In the end, she didn't even wear the shoes...

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23390946-details/Charles+%27the+hypocrite%27+flies+to+Scotland/article.do

Feinstein quits committee under war-profiteer cloud

March 28, 2007

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has abruptly walked away from her responsibilities with the Senate Military Construction Appropriations Subcommittee after a report linked her votes to the financial well-being of her husband's companies, which received billions of dollars worth of military construction contracts she approved...

...Feinstein, chairman and ranking member of the subcommittee, regularly reviewed and accepted contracts from her husband's companies for not only construction work for military bases, but also addressing "quality of life" issues for the veterans of the United States military services...

...The writer also noted another reason could be that since that subcommittee is responsible for veterans' "quality of life" issues, perhaps she was trying to distance herself from the military's failure to provide decent medical care for wounded servicemembers…

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54932

China reports big oil discovery: 2.2 billion barrels

March 29, 2007

...PetroChina Ltd. announced it has found an offshore field that could become China's biggest new domestic-petroleum source in a decade, with reserves of 2.2 billion barrels, the official Xinhua News Agency said Wednesday.

Such a field would be a "world-scale discovery," said Gavin Thompson, an oil consultant in Beijing for the Scottish firm Wood Mackenzie...

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003640756_chinaoil29.html

yet we can drill for our own oil...

WashPost Blogger: Coach Tony Dungy's Religious, Just Like 9/11 Aggressors And Racists

http://newsbusters.org/node/11684

Bottled Or Tap Water - Which Is Best?

8 Mar 2007

Although bottled water is perceived as a healthier, safer choice over tap water in consumer surveys, that is not necessarily always true, says sports nutritionist Cynthia Sass, R.D., C.S.S.D. In a presentation today at the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) 11th-annual Health & Fitness Summit & Exposition in Dallas, Texas, Sass outlined the basics of water consumption, comparing bottled and tap varieties.

"Twenty-five percent of all bottled water is actually repackaged tap water," said Sass...

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=66364

Consumer spending, personal incomes rise

Mar 30

WASHINGTON - Consumers spent more in February while construction spending rose by the largest amount in 11 months, the government said Friday, in reports that should dispel some of the concerns about the health of the economy.

...The increase in construction was a surprise... [remember I keep pointing out when ever there is good economic nesit's always a "surprise"]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070330/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/economy

Unsafe in America

by Fred Thompson

— Fred Thompson is an actor and former United States senator from Tennessee.

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NzdlMjdiNmNhM2FhNDZjMjAwN2MyNDQyNjFiNGY3MjA=

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