Scarf Attack: Only In Football?

Munich: Facebook

Talk Sport October 30

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'Bayern Munich were about to beat Hamburg and then this happened...'

'With the referee on the verge of calling time, a Hamburg fan stormed onto the pitch and appeared to slap Bayern star Franck Ribery in the face with his scarf and then taunted the Frenchman before being set upon by stewards. It was an unsavory end to what had been another wonderful performance by the German champions.'

More shenanigans from the world of football, and why does this international sport feature so much 'circus' entertainment?

Where is the increased security in this multi-billion dollar industry? Especially in Europe with UEFA where there the sport is the most economically powerful.

Talk Sport

Independent UK October 28

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'Bill Cosby accused of sexual abuse for the second time'

I am not presenting an opinion on the legal case; in other words on guilt or innocence. I am dealing with the story theologically and philosophically.

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'Barbara Bowman alleges that The Cosby Show actor sexually abused her when she was a teenager. She claims he used his position of power as a way of coercing and manipulating her as she set out to become an actress.

A spokesperson for Cosby could not be reached. Cosby has strongly denied previous accusations against him, which his attorney described as “preposterous” and “bizarre”. “I was drugged and raped by that man,” she tells MailOnline. “He is a monster. He came at me like a monster.'

One of the things taught to students where I completed my undergraduate degree was in regard to 'power position'. 

That being a person in authority in a power position can use that power to exert sexual pressure potentially and other pressures on a person in the submissive position. 

The College unfortunately had its own issue it had to deal with with a male professor soon removed.

Therefore, any kind of mentor-student relationship ethically and morally should be free of any force or coercion. 

Biblically, any kind of Christian relationship should be based in a strong Biblical love (John 15).

Cited

'She continued to allege that he finally threw her out of her home that he subsidised and she moved back home with her family in Denver.'

Cited Bowman was one of 13 victims called to take to the witness stand in 2006 when Andrea Constand claimed that Cosby had drugged and assaulted her in his Philadelphia mansion in 2004 - allegations firmly denied by his lawyers. In 2006, Cosby settled the case with Constand.

The terms of the settlement remain undisclosed.

Again, I make no claims of guilt or innocence.

Red flags however, are 13 victims and an out of court settlement required.

Further thoughts

In both academia and corporate security, my fields of work experience, there are ethical restrictions, unofficial often, prohibiting fraternization with those that one may hold a power position over.

Therefore, if there is a relationship it must be free of any kind of force or coercion.

Six Phony Days Of Darkness

Viral4Real

Viral4Real

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'Internet Hoax: Nasa announcement of 6 days total darkness on December caused by solar storm' 

'According to the article by Huzlers.com, NASA has confirmed that the world will be enveloped in total darkness during a week in December due to a solar storm. The fake Huzlers story states that a massive solar storm will “not cause major damage to anything.” This, of course, would not be true of a solar storm, which could potentially bring down the entire power grid. That story is the resurgence of an end of the world “3 days of darkness” rumor which was tied to the end of the Mayan calendar.'

Or one could check the NASA website and see no mention of such a monumental story in the immediate headlines.

And if this darkness story was true, certainly it would be documented universally from credible sources.

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'This news stirred netizens in different directions that the article garnered tens of thousands of likes and comments.'

In a related story the world security industry takes a huge sigh of relieve that it will not have to potentially pay its security officers overtime rates or danger pay for having to work in total darkness for six days straight.  

Conditions of total darkness would be potentially more dangerous for security officers.

'Catastrophe' averted.

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According to Scopes.com, the rumor has now taken many forms and the site intends to clear things. “No, the universe is not about to realign in December 2014, nor will there be a three-day blackout at that time during which the Earth will shift into a new dimension. Neither NASA nor any other credible scientific entity has made such a pronouncement. Ever,” “This item originated back in 2012, when interest in the belief that the Mayan calendar would end on 21 December 2012 (thus foretelling the end of the world as we know it) was running high, and it has simply been updated and recirculated with the year 2014 replacing the original references to 2012,” the site says.

Again, why would someone not simply check with the NASA site to see if this story was fact or fiction?

Or see fiction immediately...

Canada: The New Reality?

Ottawa-trekearth

Very sad news in regard to the Canadian solider that lost his life Wednesday and the solider that lost his life on Monday.

My condolences.

CNN October 22-23

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'Terrorist' murdered soldier 'in cold blood,' Canada's Prime Minister says Cited '

(CNN) -- First a soldier guarding a hallowed war memorial was gunned down in Canada's capital. Then shots erupted in the halls of the country's Parliament minutes later. The two shootings in Ottawa Wednesday left lawmakers barricaded inside offices and parts of the city on lockdown for hours as police searched for suspects.'

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'As authorities continued to investigate, details began to emerge about the man they suspect was behind the shooting. Michael Zehaf-Bibeau was identified by Canadian officials to their American counterparts as the suspected gunman, multiple U.S. officials told CNN. Bibeau, who was born in 1982, was a convert to Islam and had a history of drug use before he converted, two sources said. His passport had been confiscated by Canadian authorities when they learned he planned to go fight overseas, a U.S. law enforcement official told CNN's Susan Candiotti. The official said it was not clear when that happened. Canadian broadcaster CBC reported that Bibeau had a record of drug arrests going back 10 years.'

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'Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was "murdered in cold blood" as he stood guard at the Canada War Memorial, Harper said, expressing condolences to the slain Canadian soldier's family.' 'The soldier appeared to have been shot in the back, said Peter Henderson, a journalist who was at the memorial at the time of the shooting. Other soldiers who were nearby doing drills at the time ran to help, he said.' 

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'Three people brought to The Ottawa Hospital after the shootings have been released, hospital spokeswoman Hazel Harding told CNN. Earlier, they were described as being in stable condition. Shortly after the shooting at the memorial, a gunman entered the nearby building on Parliament Hill, officials said. "I heard rapid fire -- gunshots going very loud -- and I figure maybe 20-plus shots within 10 seconds," Canadian Deputy House Leader Kevin Lamoureux told CNN. He was one level below the gunshots.

Sources: Shooter was convert to Islam Shooting at Ottawa War Memorial Map: Shooting near
Parliament Map: Shooting near Parliament Gunfire first erupted in the building's foyer. Then a second round of shooting happened about a minute later in a hallway or near the entrance to the
Parliament's library, Wingrove told CNN. Several officers had weapons drawn, he said, and most of the dozens of shots that he heard appeared to have been fired by officers at the gunman. When the shooting ended, a person was lying motionless on the ground near the library entrance, Wingrove said.'

CBC October 22-23

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Here's what we know: 'Cpl. Nathan Cirillo — a 24-year-old reservist from Hamilton — has died from gunshot wounds. 

The gunman was killed and has been identified as Canadian-born Michael Zehaf-Bibeau.

The downtown Ottawa safety perimeter has been lifted. Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada "will never be intimidated."'

CBC October 23-23

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in an evening address that Canada would not be intimidated by Wednesday's "brutal and violent attack" in Ottawa, in which an armed attacker shot and fatally wounded a Canadian Forces member at the National War Memorial before being shot dead in Parliament's Centre Block.'

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Moments after Cirillo was shot at his post by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, MPs and other witnesses reported 30 to 50 shots fired inside the main Parliament building. It was confirmed later that the gunman was shot dead inside the building, felled by the House of Commons sergeant-at-arms and RCMP, according to MPs' accounts.

CBC News has confirmed the dead shooting suspect is Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, a Canadian born in 1982. CBC News has learned that Zehaf-Bibeau has a criminal record in Quebec dating back 10 years on some drug-related charges. Court documents from that time show that he lived at an address in Montreal.

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'In his brief address, Harper offered condolences for Cirillo's family, and for the family of Patrice Vincent, another soldier who was killed in an attack earlier this week. "For the second time this week, there has been a brutal and violent attack on our soil," he said.'

End Citations

I do not have much of the political variety to state.

A sad day for the nation and for the Western world.

But if it turns out that this event or the one in Quebec on Monday is associated with radical Islam or ISIS/IS/ISIL; humbly I did state on my blogs that radical Islamists should not be allowed to reside in Western states and that Islamic, Sharia Law should not be permitted.

Instead there should be one law of the land (lands) in Western societies.

I will add early this morning that in my humble opinion, that if it turns out that radical Islam or IS was particularly involved in the Ottawa terrorist event, it is likely not good news for Islam in North America.

Islam will face more political and social scrutiny.

And yes, as I have written I realize that many Muslims view themselves as moderate although the concepts of jihad and holy war are part of Islamic teaching.

Lewis M. Hopfe admits that one of the most controversial aspects of Islam is 'Jihad' (Holy War). Hopfe (1987: 419). Pagans he writes may have been forced to convert but Jews and Christians and others were free to worship and they chose, Hopfe (1987: 419). It is admitted by Hopfe that there is a Muslim doctrine that one must do battle for God. Hopfe (1987: 419).

S.A. Nigosian states the goal of Jihad is not so much conversion but for Islam to gain 'political control over societies'. Nigosian (1994: 448). This is done in order to rule them under Islam. Nigosian (1994: 448).

HOPFE, LEWIS M. (1991) Religions of the World, New York, Macmillan Publishing Company. 

NIGOSIAN, S.A. (1994) World Faiths, New York, St. Martin’s Press.

Philosophically, I doubt more scrutiny from secular governments and society will also shift to and focus on Christianity.

Most modern forms of Western Christianity would seem to have more in common worldview wise with secular views on democracy and toleration, than they would with radical Islam.

This even with Christianity and Islam sharing some conservative moral views.

Church-State Christianity largely being of distant history...

Therefore, more secular focus on radical Islam may, and I state may, mean there is less secular focus on Christianity as a possible political and social threat in Western society.

Please see comments sections in regard to difference between United States and other Western nations...

Bots and Tats

Desert-Microsoft

I am writing in a different part of the complex as my laptop is in computer ER in order to repair the DVD/CD Drive. I am therefore downstairs on a slightly older computer with less resources at hand.

It is also as dark as a dungeon in here (the cover for any technical mistakes).

Recent 'Redmond, Washington' blog pageviews appearing on Stats Counter with further information now explain the frequent Revolver application 'Redmond, Washington' US flag as a MSN bot.

This makes sense, but should be eliminated by web programs, in my opinion as visible and traceable for the sake of those with sites.

Especially those with web businesses, even more so than career bloggers like me, as in my blogs are associated with my academic career.

'Mountain View, California' pageviews are from Google and are sometimes a Google bot and are sometimes connected to Google Web Preview and various ISPs.

Therefore, pageviews from Google may still be from an actual flesh and blood human entity, but with the less than personal nature of these views whether they are from a human source or a bot, is there much practical difference?

If Microsoft and Google want to boost my pageview numbers with bots, that is in their power.

Even so, I have estimated compared to my actually Blogger statistics, Stats Counter, Site Meter, Revolver and Hi Stats still likely only count 25%-40% of my pageviews.

Are the rest bots or human?

Are you perhaps a bot and not aware?

On Revolver there are still US flags that are not necessarily explained and could connect to an ISP and sometimes may. From my reading with many American Internet Service Providers, US States are not listed as accurate but are only estimates.

I can understand how someone running a business online would find it difficult determining market regions, as I have read.

My attempt at a pinched nerve assist. This at Alex Hintz' 16th birthday. Thank you wonderful friends and hosts, the Hintz.

The cat is in the bag. I had an interesting philosophical discussion with Anjela and others in regard to tattoos. The church I am attending is not taking from what I can reason is a fundamentalist position, although host and Menno-Deaaan raised that position as perhaps Biblical. Not my position, but my objections are aesthetic and economic as in, for example, covering one's body from the neck up in tats and making it very difficult to find employment. But, I also raised the view that tattoos generally look better on non-flabby skin and therefore thin-fit people. I myself am fit but not thin, but quite muscular and not buff. Therefore, another reason for me to abstain, besides total and complete non-interest. I do admit some tattoos feature interesting art.

Football Drone?

Skysports

Daily Mail: October 14

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'Serbia says UEFA should award THEM 3-0 win after match against 'terrorist' Albania abandoned after drone used to fly flag over the pitch leads to violent scenes (and arrest of PM's brother) UEFA banned away fans from attending the Serbia vs Albania clash at the Partizan Stadium in Belgrade

There are long-running political tensions between the two countries over the Kosovo region

A drone carrying the Albanian flag was flown above the pitch late in the first half

The flag showed a map of Kosovo and the message 'autochthonous' (indigenous)

Serbia's Stefan Mitrovic pulled the flag down and was confronted by Albanian players Brother of Albanian PM arrested in VIP Box for allegedly instigating stunt Police surrounded the field in a four-deep cordon as English referee

Martin Atkinson led the players off

But some fans were able to storm the field, one throwing a chair at Albanian players

The match was abandoned after half-an-hour delay

Aleksandar Kolarov helped the opposition from the pitch as fans threw objects at them UEFA say they will now investigate the incident'

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'Olsi Rama, the brother of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, was arrested in the VIP box for allegedly instigating the stunt, confirmed CNN.

He was arrested on suspicion that he masterminded and executed the incident in which a flag with a map of greater Albania was flown over the pitch and the terraces, after which the match between Serbia and Albania was abandoned,' Serbian state television said on its official website (www.rts.rs).

UEFA have also launched an inquiry into the violence.

Serbia refuse to recognise Kosovo as an independent nation - an issue that is hotly disputed by Albanians who dominate the population.

English referee Martin Atkinson interrupted the match in the 41st minute after Mitrovic grabbed the flag and Albania's players tried to protect it. Several Serbian fans invaded the pitch and clashed with Albanian players.'

A key problem in this situation, observing from a far and having not viewed the match on television or the web (why would I watch non-Euro or World Cup contenders Serbia and Albania?) is that the players becoming involved made the situation far worse.

In my view, to maintain law and order (Romans 13) the reasonable and common sense approach would have been for the players, both from Serbia or Albania, having seen the drone, to leave the incident for UEFA or FIFA officials to deal with, and/or for Serbian  police and security authorities to deal with the incident.

For players to become involved with their clearly marked uniforms, indicating sides, was to spark potential violent behavior and rioting from the primarily pro-Serbian crowd and from whatever away Albania supporters were present.

This was foolishness in approach from the players that did not stand back and let the authorities take care of the 'football drone', and even worse behaviour from the violent, rioting spectators.

Philosophically and psychologically, I state this is largely by the spectators involved an excuse to be violent, appealing to sinful nature (Romans 1-3) and the anger and frustrations of life which could include long held political ones, which may not even largely effect those individual persons today.

As I noted on Facebook

'Certain people, in my opinion, use these events as excuses to possibly be violent.'

Football shenanigans strikes again...

Daily Mail

Daily Mail

Hell Has No Portal...

Barcelona-trekearth

From work yesterday...

Was he asleep or just enjoying Thanksgiving as I walked by twice?

Daily Mail October 12

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American horror story: Ohio homeowners at war with ghost hunters after learning 'portal to hell' is located in their backyard

According to urban legend, the 'portal to hell' is located in a storm drain in Blue Ash, Ohio

It is also located on private property, and homeowners are not a fan of the noise when visitors check out the area '

A group of Satanists supposedly used to meet there in some type of altar room and conduct their rituals,' says blogger Rick Fenbers Cited To God's chamber:

Some believe that the portal to hell...is located in a storm drain in Blue Ash, Ohio

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The folklore surrounding the site dates back a few decades, to when some claim that those who worship the man down below practiced their religion in the area.

'A group of Satanists supposedly used to meet there in some type of altar room and conduct their rituals,' says Creepy Cincinnati blogger Rick Fenbers.

'They must have been pretty good, because the legend claims they managed to open a doorway to hell.'

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As a result, people report hearing screams, seeing floating faces and having contact with apparitions when around this spooky setting.

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Fictional and urban legend.

Based on a Biblical worldview, demonic beings can at times influence or even posses human beings or animals.

Still under God's sovereign rule.

I am making no claims whatsoever of actual demonic activity in regard to the portal, however. I am simply responding to the claims of apparitions and related.

The following is from a lecture I presented on hell on my other, original blog; four views on hell.

Crockett, William V. and Stanley N. Gundry. Four Views on Hell. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing, 1996.

THE LITERAL VIEW-John F. Walvoord states that many theists who believe God is loving reject everlasting hell; however, he believes that Scripture clearly teaches everlasting punishment. He agrees that Sheol usually represents the grave in the Old Testament.

However, he did explain that scholars such as Shed saw Sheol as equally Hades before the resurrection of Christ. In other words, Sheol/Hades would contain all the dead, some in the heaven part and some in the hell part.

He quotes Psalm 73:24 as example of a verse that highlights the Old Testament idea of everlasting life. The writer of that verse is trusting God's council and expecting God to take them to glory, with God after death. Walvoord dealt with Jesus teaching on hell. In Matthew 5:29 and 30 Jesus talked about someone being cast into Gehenna, and in Matthew 22:33 he warned the Pharisees of hell. In Luke 12:47-48, Jesus warned of the degrees of punishment in hell. This seems to indicate something other than annihilation, but actual different degrees of suffering.

Walvoord states Revelation 20 points out the devil, the beast and the false prophet, are thrown into the Lake of Fire along with unbelievers, and this is listed as going on forever and ever. Walvoord believes that the nature of sin against God is infinite, and thus it demands infinite punishment. I disagree and think that only God is infinite, but resurrected everlasting rebellion seemingly deserves everlasting punishment.

THE METAPHORICAL VIEW- William V. Crockett suggests that his view is similar to that of John Calvin, and that eternal fire texts are better understood metaphorically. Crockett pointed out that metaphorical language was used throughout the New Testament, for example, heaven as a city was described in first century terms, a city surrounded by walls and gates.

Today that type of metaphorical language would be obsolete. Crockett also pointed out that hell is described in places like Matthew 8:12, 2 Peter 2:17, and Jude 14 as a place of darkness. So if it were a literally fiery hell, it would not be a place of darkness. Crockett believes that hell is a place of everlasting punishment, but that it is described metaphorically in the New Testament. Crockett noted that Hades is a temporary resting place for the unsaved, until they are thrown into the Lake of Fire, which is Gehenna.

THE PURGATORIAL VIEW - Zachary J. Hayes noted that the idea of purgatory was the interim period that attempted to explain what happens to people when they die. He stated that there is something incomplete about the situation about those who have died before the end of history, before the 2nd Advent and final judgment. The notion of purgatory is that everlasting destiny is decided at death as either heaven or hell, but not everyone seems bad enough for everlasting hell, and most do not seem good enough for heaven. Therefore, purgatory is a cleansing process postulated between death and the entrance into heaven. Hayes points out that Roman classic tradition, Christians never dealt solely with scripture for developing doctrine. So through years of reflection and experience, tradition could develop further doctrine such as purgatory. Hayes listed a verse from 2nd Maccabees Chapter 12:41-46. However, it is not accepted in the Protestant Canon or Hebrew Bible.

For a New Testament example, he lists 1 Corinthians verse 3, and in 3:11-15 Paul states that there will be a day when each person's life works will be judged by fire, and Hayes suggests that it could be describing purgatory. However, contextually, final judgment seems to be the context, as Hayes submits many see it that was. In fact, Hayes admits that there is no clear textural proof of a doctrine of purgatory in scripture. Also, as Walvoord pointed out, the 1st Corinthians 3 discussion of things being burned up, could relate to rewards after judgment, and not one's salvation.

THE CONDITIONAL VIEW - Clark H. Pinnock states that the traditional orthodox view of God torturing people forever is very disturbing and needs reconsideration. He favours annihilationism which allows the wicked to finally perish. Pinnock believes that terms such as everlasting punishment need not be taken to be endless torment, but rather can be defined as meaning a judgment which cannot be reversed, that leads to everlasting death. In his notes, that the concept of everlasting destruction in regard to sinners, is used throughout the New Testament such as in 2nd Thessalonians. 1:9 and Galatians 6:8, God states he will destroy the wicked. In 1st Corinthians 3:17, and Philippians 1:28, and also Romans 6:23 states that the wages of sin are death. Pinnock believes that the soul is not necessarily a mortal, but rather verses which describe soul in the New Testament, are not to be taken plain literally. Rather, human beings were created mortal and would only be immortal if resurrected by following Christ. He claims that Greek philosophy heavily influenced the Christian belief in the immortal soul.

Pinnock argues that human sins are not infinite because they are committed against in infinite God, and I agree. However, sin can be everlasting and require everlasting punishment. Pinnock suggests that evil would not be defeated if it existed in hell, and that a cosmic dualism would exist. This is a good point, however, for all intense and purposes, after final judgment, evil would no longer be a problem in God's creation as far as the universe and planet earth, which he originally created perfect and would be restored to that perfection without the problem of evil. Hell would simply be everlasting hell, and would be a special place designed for rebellion; it would not have a negative impact on God's original creation. Concerning Gehenna, as in Mark 9:48, Pinnock sees unquenchable fire as not being everlasting, but rather continuing until all the dead bodies are destroyed. This would not be everlasting punishment but would be everlasting death. He defined Luke 16:23-24 which describes Lazarus as a rich man, as metaphorical. Walvoord pointed out that Hebrews 9:27-28 notes a persons dies and then is judged.

So the wicked exist, in his view, after death. He also points out that Revelation 20 shows people who, in Hades, being cast into the Lake of Fire, again showing that at least they exist as souls, if not soul and body. John Stott is noted to tentatively, and not dogmatically hold to an annihilationist position. He has four reasons according to Peterson.

Firstly, the use of the word destruction in the NT is often used in regard to death, as in destruction. For example from John 3:16 those who will not believe in Christ will perish mention, everlasting hell. However, one must wonder why the Bible uses hell terminology which certainly confuses the issue, if there were no everlasting hell, and simply death. For those who will die outside of Christ, would it not be better to convey the idea of simple physical death as final judgment without facing God, or physical death, followed by judgment by God and then final death? The use of everlasting and for ever language certainly does not seem to simply convey death, although I admit that this is a possibility.

Secondly, Stott views the use of the eternal fire imagery as pointing out that this will lead to the ultimate destruction of the dead outside of Christ, not their everlasting punishment.

Thirdly, as did Pinnock, Stott thinks that everlasting hell is not just punishment for finite, temporal sin.

However, as I pointed out in my MPhil and here tonight unbelievers whether existing in soul alone, or as it appears from Revelation 20, resurrected body and soul, will still willingly, and everlastingly reject God, and thus everlasting punishment would not be unjust. They had lived their lives apart from God, and the only reason they had experienced before their initial death, any peace and happiness at all was because God withheld his judgment in grace. Once the grace is removed and judgment proceeds, in my view hell is just punishment and an allowance by God of human beings to oppose God and live. God is a sense is lovingly allowing his creatures to freely, to some degree live apart from his rule forever, although they are being punished simultaneously.

Fourthly, he shares Pinnock's concern that evil will not really be ultimately defeated if hell exists in some form. I think that annihilationism is philosophically reasonable, and Biblically possible, although the argument from Scripture for everlasting punishment seems stronger.

As well, if annihilationism is true, and a non-believer does not face God after death, there seems to be a lack of justice. The sinner never is really faced with the trueness of his/her sin, and the foolishness of rejecting God. If one is annihilated after judgment facing God, one must wonder how God can make one sinner's punishment worse than another person's? Everlasting death would seemingly be equal punishment for all.

Lecture

Daily Mail

Bizarre World News At The End Of Work Week

WFAA-Facebook

I finished a twelve hour shift of corporate security, filling in for the corporate manager. Seems to lead to the end of week bizarre news.

Reuters

UK Reuters Oct 11

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China sentences two cult members to death for McDonald's murder (Reuters) - China on Saturday sentenced two members of a banned religious cult - a father and daughter - to death for the murder in a McDonald's restaurant of a woman who refused an apparent attempt by the group to recruit her, state media said. The 37-year-old woman, surnamed Wu, was attacked in May in the eastern province of Shandong by members of Quannengshen, the Church of Almighty God, which had preached that a global apocalypse would take place in 2012.

Another religious cult which does not follow Biblical Scripture correctly in context. 

No religious group which claims any affiliation to the Bible or New Testament should be dating global apocalypse or eschatology.

Matthew 24: 34: 41 New American Standard Bible

34"Truly I say to you, (AS) this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. 
35"(AT)Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
36"But (AU) of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.
37"For the (AV) coming of the Son of Man will be (AW) just like the days of Noah.
38"For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, (AX) marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that (AY)Noah entered the ark,
39and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the (AZ) coming of the Son of Man be.
40"Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. 41"(BA) Two women will be grinding at the (BB) mill; one will be taken and one will be left.

Matthew 24: 24, Jesus warned against false Christs and false prophets that would show great signs and wonders, and if possible even mislead the elect.

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The case sparked a national outcry after it was revealed that Wu was beaten to death for refusing to give her telephone number to members of the group. The Yantai Intermediate People's Court sentenced Zhang Fan and her father, Zhang Lidong, to death for intentional homicide and gave another member of the group, Lu Yingchun, life in prison, the official Xinhua news agency said.

Were they taking evangelism tips from ISIS?  Also in the news of course.

Minus the beheading. 

Perhaps a reasonable punishment would be to penally lock Quannengshen, the Church of Almighty God members in cells with members of ISIS and allow them to 'evangelize' each other.

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"Zhang Hang and Zhang Qiaolian, another two cult members, were sentenced to ten and seven years of jail terms respectively," Xinhua said. Zhang Hang is also a daughter of Zhang Lidong. Xinhua did not report ages of the five defendants, who were tried in August.

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According to Xinhua, Zhang Fan and Lu had called Wu an "evil spirit" and the group beat, kicked, and stomped on her head until she died on the scene.

And on what basis did they discern such an evil spirit?

Because there was disagreement?

Hyper-cultist assumptions. If one disagrees with us, he/she is of the devil.

Common sense at all would have led to the conclusion that kicking and stomping someone was an evil act!

Interesting is the Biblical idea of Doctrines of Demons

Perhaps relevant here

1 Timothy 4:1-3 English Standard Version (ESV)

4 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2 through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared, 3 who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers.

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The Quannengshen group, which originated in central Henan province, believes that Jesus was resurrected as Yang Xiangbin, wife of the sect's founder, Zhao Weishan, according to previous Xinhua reports.

The Gospels make it clear that the historical Biblical Jesus Christ was male and was resurrected in the first century (according to our historical records), Matthew 28, Mark 16, although there are variant versions as some manuscripts do not contain verses 9-20, Luke 24, John 20-21. And Acts 1 and 9 feature the resurrected Christ.

South China Morning News October 12

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Chinese cult members sentenced to death for brutal murder of woman at McDonald's Father and daughter get death penalty, while another sentenced to life for killing a woman they tried to recruit Two members of a banned religious cult in China were sentenced to death on Saturday for the murder of a woman at a McDonald’s restaurant after she refused an apparent attempt by the group to recruit her.

The 37-year-old woman was attacked in May in the eastern province of Shandong by members of Quannengshen, the Church of Almighty God, which had preached that a global apocalypse would take place in 2012.

The Yantai Intermediate People’s Court sentenced to death Zhang Fan, 29, and her father Zhang Lidong, 55, for intentional homicide and gave another member of the group, Lu Yingchun, 39, life in prison, the official Xinhua news agency said.

The three told the court that they acted in self-defence after they were attacked by the “demon’s supernatural powers”, referring to the victim.

'Demon's supernatural powers' not an effective legal defence in secular, communist China.

Not a good Biblical defence either, based on the group's unbiblical teaching.

Cited

The killing sparked a national outcry after it was revealed the woman was beaten to death for allegedly refusing to give her telephone number to members of the group.

I cannot blame her, in hindsight...

It was bad enough choosing to dine at McDonalds, not exactly known for Five Star Cuisine and cleanliness standards and residing in totalitarian China...

Daily Mail October 9

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Bought a can of Red Bull in the past 12 years?

Claim a $10 cash refund! Soft drink firm forced to pay out $13 million because drink 'doesn't really give you wings'

Red Bull GmbH settled two class-action lawsuits this week

They agreed to pay $13 million because their slogan 'Red Bull gives you wings' isn't true

The offer of $10 back only applies to customers in the U.S.

The website to claim the settlement has been going in an out of service for two days

Speculation now the payouts may be diluted to less than $10 per person

Daily Mail

I have only tried Red Bull once or twice and do not care for it. 

It seems like distilled 'bull something'.

It had an off-putting taste, in my opinion. There is something strong smelling and tasting in the ingredients and I am not sure what it is, but it is unique, but not in a tasty way, in my opinion.

On the other hand, I think the logos, colours and marketing is well-done. The figurative claims of 'Red Bull gives you wings' obviously figurative language not to be taken literally.

Philosophically at least, without knowing the legal details, the case seems ridiculous if just based on that copywrite.

However... 

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In one of the lawsuits, a consumer who had been drinking the product for years wrote that they had experienced no increase in performance, concentration of reaction speed. 'Such deceptive conduct and practices mean that [Red Bull's] advertising and marketing is not just "puffery," but is instead deceptive and fraudulent and is therefore actionable,' the suit says.

'Even though there is a lack of genuine scientific support for a claim that Red Bull branded energy drinks provide any more benefit to a consumer than a cup of coffee, the Red Bull defendants persistently and pervasively market their product as a superior source of "energy" worthy of a premium price over a cup of coffee or other sources of caffeine,' the suit says Red Bull has agreed to change their marketing campaign, but insists their advertising was never misleading to begin with.

That seems a reasonable critique as in how much of an energy drink scientifically is Red Bull?

Or is it a lot of Bull?

Teacher-Student?

A person offers advice to another in some kind of intellectual capacity and takes the teacher position.

I reason the 'teacher' authority should not necessarily be granted. It depends on credibility.

One can listen and learn, but a teacher-student relationship requires expertise by the teacher. Particular expertise likely not possessed by the student. There may be cases when one expert is conferring with another and one teaches another.

Example; my senior colleague at work has two decade plus of successful security experience, much of it in corporate security. I have less than a year of experience in corporate security, therefore I am willing to take the role of student, although I lead in language issues.

If someone simply assumes a teaching role just because 'they are out there' more and have more experience, but are not experienced successfully in the context for which they are advising, that is not sufficient to lead a teacher-student relationship.

That would not make one not accepting the student position, and that one as teacher, ‘not teachable’, one can still learn, but I view the dialogue more of an open dialogue, as opposed to an expert teacher teaching a novice student.

I can, for example teach someone that does not have my experience in my academic disciplines of Philosophical Theology, Philosophy of Religion, and Biblical Studies because I have earned that successfully through twenty years of academic study at a high level. I successfully embedded by own theodicy, a Reformed, Christian remedy and defence for the problem of evil within my PhD thesis. I have dealt with complex issues of compatibilism and incompatibilism, free will and determinism, and read and interacted with difficult authors such as Alvin C. Plantinga, Immanuel Kant and Jonathan Edward.

I continue to teach online and in a Church context.

I should not be accepted as a teacher simply because it is assumed, or because with good motives I wish to assist. Good motives alone do not allow for a reasonable teacher-student context.

In other areas of life where I am proficient, but not expert such as in martial arts, and martial arts weapons, I would not promote myself as a teacher to a person, but might be willing to assist someone if specifically asked.

The issue of expertise is important but not primary in spiritual manners with teachers in the New Testament. From 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 there is more importance placed on spiritual character (implied in Christ, guided by the Holy Spirit) than expertise, although a level of expertise would be required in teaching to both exhort sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict (Titus 1: 9).

Daily Mail October 3, 2014

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'The women who insist they can't make ends meet on £100,000 a year: Dubbed the 'squeezed upper middle', they struggle to pay for school fees, lavish holidays and desirable addresses to keep up with their friends. Hankies at the ready!'

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‘I also love buying clothes, shoes and bags — from the High Street, not designer, as I’d rather get several outfits for the price of one with a label.

‘Half the clothes I buy I don’t even wear, because I forget I have them and eventually end up giving them to friends, or the charity shop where my mum helps out. I’ve started buying lots of baby clothes for Summer now, too.

Yes, I am so off when I write about social rules and social status again and again being so prevalent in Western society.

As Jay Leno would state 'Yes, I am way off here'.

Satirical Statements For Friday

Galaway, Ireland+Facebook-Travel+Leisure

Germany's Neuschwanstein Castle-Facebook-Travel+Leisure

Employee wants days off, is turned down by employer.

Employee goes to former employer that emails request to present employer. Now granted. What the heck?

At work it was mentioned that someone with rolling a chair or two, put a hole in the back wall and left black tracks, sort of like a burnout. This likely from backing into the wall with one chair, perhaps turning or backing up and backing the second chair into the wall with speed. Although I have size and strength, I pleaded innocence based on some cumulative evidence shared at work, such as, I would remember the numerous bangs and my conscience is clear, I do not back up into the wall, I do not have the other chair behind me, but to my right. If I bang into the other chair it is to my right and would according to physics move to the right far away from the 'corp. crash site'.

Congrats to super sleuth and Facebook friend Steve for matching the paint to one of the chairs...

Inspector Clouseau meets Inspector Gadget?

At work senior officer states people are pointing finger at each other and then admits he was original wall banger with the other security company causing a repair...

A contractor came in and estimated a $400 repair bill and a complete repaint of the entire wall.

She also noted she hopes that we catch who ever the culprit was...

Mysteriously although everything in that area in on video 24/7, it has not been caught.

Mr. 'Harvey' Wallbanger has got away with putting a nice hole in the corporate wall and pleading complete ignorance.

On a side note, an employee, the same employee that requested the day off from the previous employer told a colleague the repair cost would be $10, 000!

Main credit card cancelled, once again someone attempting to use my credit.

This time someone buying jewelry in Montreal. I have never been to Quebec. Well-done by the bank on catching it, but I was without card for days. The agent read a list of purchases and stated that they were flagged because they 'did not sound like you'.

The list sort of read like someone was getting wined and dined...

The recent Facebook Page Statistics

This would reflect posted updates from Dr. Russell Norman Murray (Blogger) and Satire And Theology (Blogger) on my Facebook 'Blog', which I use to promote the Blogger blogs, not a full-fledged blog.

Women People Reached 56% Women Your Fans 53%
Men People Reached 42% Women Your Fans 47%

Women People Reached 56% Women Your Fans 51%
Men People Reached 40% Men Your Fans 47%

Women People Reached 56% Women Your Fans 50%
Men People Reached 41% Men Your Fans 48%

Women People Reached 54%  Women Fans 50%
Men People Reached 46% Men Fans 48%

Considerations, serious and satirical in regard to the above statistics

More women can read than men...

A sign of the times as more women have college and University education than men do today in the Western world.

Blogger is 'girlie'?

Women are smarter than men. But then why would they be reading me?

I am totally out of touch with my own sex and am now in touch with my feminine side.

I am evolving.

I am for example, very, very interested in baking.

Eating what you might lovingly bake me that is...

Blogger Idol-I have my very, very serious philosophical doubts.

Let us call it radical Islam at least...