Do You Have Kids Attending UBC?

If you do here is an interesting little tidbit.  All UBC students pay a fee to support student activities. One of the groups has proposed donating $700 to a new Gaza Flotilla--an attempt to deliver aid directly to Hamas (a recognized terrorist group), bypassing Israeli inspections. The UBC student group that oversees student funds did do the responsible thing, and put a temporary stop to the Hamas donation, pending a vote by the full student council. And this is creating a fuss!

However, the pro-Hamas students have reacted with a campaign of abuse and intimidation against the student who made the responsible decision, UBC Alma Mater Society president Bijan Ahmadian. Ahmadian tweeted: “Shaken from the physical intimidation by the SPHR President at my office today. Had to call security to remove him” SPHR is the acronym for “Solidarity with Palestinian Human Rights", a UBC student group. Seems like the students at the University of British Columbia are getting a little taste of Hamas thuggery right on their own campus. Does anyone even question the fact that these people who purport to speak for “human rights” frequently engage in physical intimidation--or use student-activity money to subsidize a terrorist group on the other side of the globe?

Has anyone asked how it is that Hamas can be building yet another Mega Mall in Gaza? Or questioned why a leader of Hamas has $4.5 million to buy a piece of land to build himself a mansion? Has anyone even looked at the of luxury hotels in Gaza?  Why are Gazans near the top of the list for obesity in the world? Do you have any idea how many billions of dollars are poured into Gaza--ever ask just who is getting it all? BBC just ran a report stating 20 groups  operating in Gaza have concerns that there is no improvement since Israel eased the border six months ago...

This is part of an article from Elder of Zion--do follow the link for the whole story:
...the plan is to construct multi-story buildings and neighborhoods built as independent residential areas. A mosque will be set up at the center of each neighborhood, alongside shopping centers, schools and kindergartens. Access roads will be paved and even playgrounds for children. Hamas has allotted tens of millions of dollars to the building project. There is apparently no shortage of money. Generous donations are flowing in from Iran, Islamic associations across the Arab worlds, and governmental elements in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, as well as Western elements.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who has been mercilessly pursuing Hamas in the West Bank, is aiding Gaza with millions of dollars, boasting that 57% of the Palestinian Authority budget is directed at the Strip. Abbas pays the salaries of 70,000 government workers from the post-Hamas era, maintains the health and education systems, and even funds some of Gaza's electricity production expenses.

Yes, there surely are poor people in Gaza (just like every place in the world), and yes, there are those that are being oppressed--by the very people your kids want to fund--Hamas.

For what University Education costs, does it not seem odd that your children are being groomed to support the people who would end of the very freedoms and democracy  that Canadians now enjoy? I'm just saying...

Please Watch to the End--Oh The Horror!

Weekly Bible Study~Vayeishev (Genesis 37:1 to 40:23)

This week we study Vayeishev which is found in Genesis 37:1 to 40:23.

Jacob is now living in Hebron with his twelve sons. His favorite is 17 year old Joseph, "And Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was a son of his old age"...Jacob makes a precious multi-colored coat for Joseph. His brother are jealous and see him as a dreamer and tale teller. When Joseph tells his brothers of two dreams that foretell of his destiny to rule over them, it is too much and they  become filled with envy and hatred.

The brothers plan to kill Joseph, and tell Jacob that a wild beast had attacked him. Reuven intervened: "Do not shed blood! Cast him into this pit, which is in the desert, but do not lay a hand upon him"...He was trying to buy time so that he could later save Joseph.

The brothers take Joseph's beautiful coat from him and throw him into a pit without food or water. While they are eating they see a caravan of Ishmaelites on their way from Gilead to Egypt. Judah suggests selling Joseph into slavery so they turn him over for for twenty silver pieces. When Reuven returns he is distraught. The brothers kill a kid and cover the coat with blood then send it to Jacob. Of course Jacob cannot be consoled over the loss of his favorite.

Judah takes Tamar as a wife for Er, his firstborn. But Er was very wicked and the Lord slew, him so Judah gave his second son, Onan to marry Tamar (*This was called a Levirate marriage) Onan knew the child would not be his so he decided to "spilled his seed". This made Gd angry so he put Onan to death as well. Judah tells Tamar to remain a widow in her father's house until the youngest son grows up "Lest he too die, like his brothers".

 
Judah's wife dies and after the mourning period he  leaves for Timnah. Tamar covers her face and goes to the crossroad where she sees that the youngest, Shelah has grown and realizes that Judah has deceived her. Judah notices her and thinks she is a harlot. He promises to pay her with a kid, but she asks for a pledge until it arrives--"Your signet, your cloak, and the staff that is in your hand". Judah agrees. As a result of their liaison Tamar conceives--she leaves with the pledge before the kid is delivered. When her pregnancy becomes known Judah accuses her and sentences her to death. But Tamar shows him the "pledged items" and he admits his mistake in not giving her to his son. Tamar bears twins--when the hand of the first appears the midwife puts a crimson thread on it. Then the hand is drawn back and the other twin is born causing the midwife to declare "With what strength you have strengthened yourself!". When Judah sees this he names him Perez. Tamar's strength of character and determination produced Peretz, whose descendants would be David and his dynasty, and eventually the Mashiach.

Meanwhile the slavers sell Joseph to Potiphar, Pharaoh's chamberlain. Joseph has integrity and managerial skills and is soon appointed to run Potiphar's household. Joseph is successful and becomes knowm for his handsome features and beautiful complexion. Potiphar's wife sees his beauty and tries to seduce Joseph, but he refuses to sin against Gd. One day when they are alone in the house she grabs his coat--but he flees, leaving the coat behind. She accuses him of trying to seduce her using the coat as evidence. His master is very angry and throws him in prison, but Gd is watching over him and he is soon chosen by the warden to run the prison.

While he is in prison Joseph meets the cup  and the baker of the king of Egypt. When they have disturbing dreams and the next day when Joseph see them he notices their worried looks. They tell him of the dreams and Joseph says: "Don't interpretations belong to God? Tell [them] to me now". He interprets their dreams. Just as he predicts, within three days the baker is executed and the wine steward is re-appointed to his former position in the household. Joseph asks the wine steward to intervene on his behalf with Pharaoh, but when he goes back to his job he forgets all about Joseph.

 Next week Joseph finally gets out of prison when Pharaoh has dreams that nobody can interpret. He marries, famine hits Egypt and ten of his brothers come looking for food. Joseph recognizes them and sets them up so they have to bring their youngest brother to him...stay tuned.

It Is Thanksgiving!

There are many versions of the original Thanksgiving Feast--apologies for any errors in this account. The point is to send greetings to all or our friends (and everybody else) celebrating today!

Thanksgiving is always on the fourth Thursday in the month of November. The first Thanksgiving Dinner can be traced back to the 16th century. According to the story, about 102 pilgrims crossed the Atlantic in the year 1620 in a ship named Mayflower. They traveled for nearly two months with extreme difficulty. Most likely they were kept in the cargo space of the sailing vessel and not allowed on the deck due to terrible storms.

After 66 days the pilgrims reached Plymouth Rock on December 11th 1620. Apparently this was not their original destination, but the storms had blown them off course. That winter 46 pilgrims died due to the extreme cold. In the spring of 1621, Squanto, a native Indian taught the pilgrims to grow food for their survival. That summer there was a severe drought, so the pilgrims called for a day of fasting and prayer to please God and ask for a bountiful harvest in the coming season. As the story goes, God answered their prayers and it rained at the end of the day saving the crops of corn, beans and pumpkins that the Indians had taught them to grow.

In the autumn of 1621, they held a grand celebration to thank God and invited the Indians who had helped them. This communal dinner is popularly known as “The First  Thanksgiving Feast”. There is however, no evidence to prove if the dinner actually took place. Some historians claim that because the pilgrims were so religious that most likely it would have been a day of fasting and prayer but most people say that it really was a feast.

According to the first hand account written by the leader of the colony, the food included, ducks, geese, venison, fish, berries etc. There is no evidence to prove if the customary turkey was a part of the initial feast.

Because of the diminished supply of flour that year, they did not have any kind of bread. Pumpkin pie, a staple on every dinner table, is unlikely to have been a part of the first thanksgiving feast, but they did have boiled pumpkin.

The feast took place outside due to lack of large enough facilities and continued for three days. There was not another feast until 1623, when there was another severe drought. In the year 1676 Governor Bradford proclaimed another day of thanksgiving. In October of 1777 all of the 13 colonies joined in a communal celebration which also marked the victory over the British.

Events and changes occurred over the years. A magazine editor, Sarah Josepha Hale, who wrote the nursery rhyme Mary Had a Little Lamb, spent 40 years writing to congressmen, lobbying five presidents, and writing countless editorials in her campaign to create an official day of thanks. Finally, President Lincoln made his famous Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1863 officially making the last Thursday in November the official Day of Thanksgiving.

To all of you, and especially to the members of the Armed Forces who even today are putting their lives on the line for us, Happy Thanksgiving, and our wish that the Lord Richly Bless You All!

British Schools, Islamic Rules--Panorama Documentary

Earlier I posted the trailer to a documentary by the BBC program, Panorama.  As a rule, BBC is openly pro-Muslim and very anti-Israel, and they did manage a dig at "some Orthodox Jewish schools locked in their own world", and of course they even found "one" Evangelical Christian school that condemned the entire religion of Islam. The fact is, the Islamic schools in Britain have been overrun by fundamentalist Muslim hate preachers who are raising up a generation of haters--exactly what the Arab world has done throughout the Middle-East--generation after generation raised to hate everything and every one who is not a Muslim.  Raised  under the primitive, oppressive laws of Sharia. They even ate other Muslims, because this "education system" is paid for and controlled by the Saudis (even though they try to deny it). If Britain chooses to gloss over the fact that  the Saudis are funding "hate schools" they will seal their own doom--it may already be too late.  If these  folks are so intent on  hating  and destroying everything British they should go back to where they came from. You can judge for yourself--here is the program in two parts:

Panorama: British Schools, Islamic Rules - Part 1

Panorama: British Schools, Islamic Rules - Part 2

Teaching Sharia to Kids--in British Schools!

For more details go to Islamization Watch. A recent BBC Panorama documentary revealed that 5,000 Muslim children in England are being taught from a Saudi textbook which teaches that Jews are transformed from pigs, apes, and asks them to list the “reprehensible” qualities of Jews. Another says that Zionists want to establish world domination for Jews, one of the charges made in the anti-Semitic Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

One textbook uses a diagram to show how the hands and feet of thieves are chopped off according to Shari’a law. A second book asks readers what happens to those who don’t believe in Islam when they die. The text’s answer: “hellfire”. Notice that they always read from the Koran before carrying out "justice". You just can't make garbage like this up!

The textbooks are being used to teach the Saudi national curriculum at more than 40 weekend schools and clubs across the country are using these books to teach Muslim children aged six to 18. They are run under the umbrella of “Saudi Students Clubs and Schools in the UK and Ireland”. And Yes that would be the same  Saudi Arabia that was just elected to the UN's New Women's Rights Agency--isn't that special. So why isn't the British Government Doing Anything About it??

UN Adopts Nine Anti-Israel Resolutions--USA Keeps Quiet

The United Nations Human Rights Council this month adopted nine resolutions against Israel. The United States remained silent. A report by Lebanon expressed its objections "to the establishment of the Zionist entity on Palestinian territory”

Israel's representative started to respond, “My delegation would like to state on record our strong objection to the inappropriate and abusive language used to reference the State of Israel. Unfortunately, the existence of a dominant terrorist organization, Hizbullah, as well as political tensions and struggles between different vital groups…" he was rudely interrupted by the Council president (the delegate from Thailand) who broke in to recognize the delegation of Lebanon who declared: “If there were no Israeli occupation there would have been no resistance and resistance of peoples against foreign occupation is a legitimate right. Thank you” at which point the hall which broke into applause. The Council president followed up with: “I appreciate the concern expressed by the Lebanese delegation”

According to Arutz 7, other UNHRC members responded with verbal assaults against the Israeli diplomat--Again the Obama rep remained silent.

Some of the comments quoted by Arutz 7 were:

Syria--There is no other terrorism on the surface of the planet like the terrorism committed by Israel--This entity was established on the basis of terrorism

Syria again--Israel…threatens to use nuclear weapons

Syria yet again--Lebanese resistance is not terrorism

Lebanon--Hizbullah was only a resistance movement that had the honor to resist the occupation

And there you have it. You have to ask yourself--Why are we pumping billions of dollars into the UN and more important, how can anyone believe the Obama administration is a fair broker when it comes to finding a resolution to the tensions in the middle-east?

Have We Lost Our Right to Free Speech?

The video below was produced by CBN and has been picked up by bloggers both religious and secular. They begin with the story of a 15 year old boy who is facing jail time for distributing a leaflet warning that Denmark could one day fall under the rule of Islam and that he feels that is a bad and frightening thing. But this is only part of the story. The clip goes on to point out the ongoing intrusion and suppression of the freedoms that our ancestors fought for. There are many who feel that  Europe is already lost and the voices of the few who are trying to stop the flood are being silenced. Please take the time to watch the entire clip--we must not remain silent or soon it will be too late and we will not have a choice! .

What Would Make You Believe in God?

Earlier we posted a clip entitled The Middle East Problem in a Nutshell. Here is another one from the same source that poses an interesting question. Think about it--and think of those you may know who are not convinced that there is a God. For that matter, have you had doubts yourself? A very wise teacher once said that we should not try to "prove God" by science. Belief in God must come from within. What do you think?

Can Canada Handle its High Immigration?

An article on Mesopotamia West addressed the growing immigration problem in the UK as compared to Canada.  According to the Cameron government, Britain, with a population of 61 million is having trouble absorbing 200,000 immigrants (figures from 2009). During the same period the Canadian government had an immigration number 20 percent larger with a population half the size of the UK! (33 million). It has been noted in other articles that the majority rely on public welfare and do not assimilate into society, rejecting the laws of the land. How can taxpayers absorb these costs and how can a country function if there is no respect of law and those who are tasked with enforcing it?

Are you concerned about immigration to Canada by those who refuse to assimilate? According to this article on Mesopotamia West there are those who are and there is something you can do about it. This is a partial quote:

You can do your bit to defend Western freedoms by signing an on-line petition urging Canadian politicians to stop Muslim immigration to Canada (h/t ib). The petition makes an important point; that Islam is a political ideology. 

Islam is both a religion and a political ideology, and its politics are supremacist. That is, the doctrines of mainstream Islam command the followers of this faith to work toward the dominance of their religion over all other religions and the subjugation of all other political systems beneath the Islamic political system (Shari'a).

Is this a growing problem that is being ignored by politicians caught up in political correctness? What will the future hold when the country has more people drawing out of the system than  paying into it? What future is there going to be for our children--our grandchildren? Do take time to read the whole article here, which also includes the link to the petition.

What is The Most Important Verse in the Bible?

While searching for interesting items this little clip came up. The arguments presented are good. Watch the clip--then let us know--What do You think is the Most Important Verse in the Bible?