Day: September 26, 2015

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Israel

2016: Tour of Israel anyone?

DSCF1615I have organised a small group of biblical creationist believers to tour Israel between May 20th and 31st next year. It will be led by me and Dr D. Russ Humphreys (cosmologist, biblical creationist from the US). Apart from two weeks being guided by experts on Israel’s biblically relevant sites,  Dr Humphreys and I will speak to congregations of Messianic believers, and have been invited to speak at believers youth and student conferences. Sounds like a blast. Why don’t you join us? Tour cost is about $1600 USD for most everything excluding airfares. The tour company is owned and operated by a biblical creationist family.

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Church History The Papacy

The New Holy Roman Empire

popecover0928On September 28, Time magazine featured Pope Francis’ visit to the United States with the headline “Pope Francis and the New Roman Empire.” The first paragraph of the article read,1

From Cuba to climate change, he has revitalized the Vatican’s role in global diplomacy. Now he’s bringing his activist agenda to the U.S.

In 1796 the Holy Roman Empire was defeated and subjugated under the conquest of Napoleon Bonaparte. General Berthier marched into Rome unopposed on February 10, 1798, and proclaimed a Roman Republic. He demanded the pope renounce all his temporal power.  Papal lands were confiscated and the power of the popes greatly diminished. But the Papacy was only temporarily “wounded” and since that time has continued to recover from that major defeat.  At the Congress of Vienna (1814–1815) the Papal States were largely restored. The Jesuits were restored and the Inquisition was revived.

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