(Image via Wikipedia) Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei is telling his advisors that he has actually met the ‘Hidden Imam’ who promised to publicly appear while Khamenei is still Supreme Leader according to a senior cleric. The Ayatollah (Age 71) has been in bad health and was rumored to be dying or even dead at one point last year. The ‘Hidden Imam’ [...]

Here is a change of pace culture clash story. A group of seven Amish farmers in Michigan are refusing to tag their livestock with radio frequency ID devices claiming that the Federal tagging program:   “constitutes some form of a ‘mark of the Beast’ and/or represents an infringement of their ‘dominion over cattle and all [...]

Image via Wikipedia Is there a new evil religious group in the world that needs to be to be combated and it is called Christian Zionism?  According to an LA Times article, the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, plans to distribute a brochure titled “Why We Should Be Concerned About [...]

Mark 13: The Olivet Discourse Vs. 1-3  The Prophecy of The Destruction of The Temple The disciples here are impressed with the huge and magnificent Temple of Herod.  It was one of the architectural wonders of the ancient Roman world.  Jesus takes them by total surprise by proclaiming and prophesying of the total destruction of [...]

An article today (6/22/06) in the LA Times-‘EndTimes’ Religious Groups Want Apocalypse Soon, by Louis Sahagun-claims that there are a number of Christian groups, Jewish folk, and Muslims seeking to bring about the Apocalypse.  It is an interesting article, however, the major problem with it is the ‘moral equivalence’ given to the various groups presented.  Also, there [...]