by Moe | Sep 9, 2014 | Featured, Mystical Christianity, Religious News
The Bull stated that any land not inhabited by Christians was available to be “discovered,” claimed, and exploited by Christian rulers and declared that “the Catholic faith and the Christian religion be exalted and be everywhere increased and spread, that the health of souls be cared for and that barbarous nations be overthrown and brought to the faith itself.” This “Doctrine of Discovery” became the basis of all European claims in the Americas as well as the foundation for the United States’ western expansion.
Nuns to pope: Revoke 15th-century doctrine that allows Christians to seize native land
(Source: Washington Post) – In November, Sister Maureen Fiedler hand-delivered a letter to Pope Francis’ ambassador in Washington, D.C., urging the pontiff to renounce a series of 15th-century church documents that justify the colonization and oppression of indigenous peoples.
She doesn’t know if the letter made it to the Vatican. But she’s hopeful a recent resolution by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious will spur the pope to repudiate the centuries-old concept known as the “Doctrine of Discovery.”
“When I learned about it, I was horrified,” said Fiedler. As a member of the Loretto Community, a congregation of religious women and lay people, Fiedler first heard of the doctrine when her order marked its 200th anniversary by challenging “the papal sanctioning of Christian enslavement and power over non-Christians.”
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The Doctrine of Discovery, 1493
The Papal Bull “Inter Caetera,” issued by Pope Alexander VI on May 4, 1493, played a central role in the Spanish conquest of the New World. The document supported Spain’s strategy to ensure its exclusive right to the lands discovered by Columbus the previous year. It established a demarcation line one hundred leagues west of the Azores and Cape Verde Islands and assigned Spain the exclusive right to acquire territorial possessions and to trade in all lands west of that line. All others were forbidden to approach the lands west of the line without special license from the rulers of Spain. This effectively gave Spain a monopoly on the lands in the New World.
The Bull stated that any land not inhabited by Christians was available to be “discovered,” claimed, and exploited by Christian rulers and declared that “the Catholic faith and the Christian religion be exalted and be everywhere increased and spread, that the health of souls be cared for and that barbarous nations be overthrown and brought to the faith itself.” This “Doctrine of Discovery” became the basis of all European claims in the Americas as well as the foundation for the United States’ western expansion. In the US Supreme Court in the 1823 case Johnson v. McIntosh, Chief Justice John Marshall’s opinion in the unanimous decision held “that the principle of discovery gave European nations an absolute right to New World lands.” In essence, American Indians had only a right of occupancy, which could be abolished.
The Bull Inter Caetera made headlines again throughout the 1990s and in 2000, when many Catholics petitioned Pope John Paul II to formally revoke it and recognize the human rights of indigenous “non-Christian peoples.”
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by Moe | Sep 8, 2014 | Featured, New World Order News
There has been a lot of New World Order news coming out in the past couple weeks. Just two weeks ago, Henry Kissinger had written an open-ed piece on the Assembly of a New World Order in the Wall Street Journal; and the following week, Hillary Clinton had wrote a rebuttal called Hillary Clinton reviews Henry Kissinger’s ‘World Order’ in the Washington Post. Now this week, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is warning that the “new world order is emerging”, and that “Iran will have a strong role in creating” it.
Ayatollah Khamenei urges Iran to prepare for ‘new world order’
In a meeting with the Assembly of Experts, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the world is entering a “new order” as the West’s influence wanes and that officials in the Islamic Republic need to be aware of the changes and prepare to play a role in the new context.
After World War II, Western countries took over the management of the world, especially in countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, said Ayatollah Khamenei. They did this by promoting a specific type of cultural values and using military and political might. Khamenei said that both of these types of power have been challenged and are now uncertain.
Ayatollah Khamenei said that this “order was in the process of change,” and “When the world is changing, when global order is changing and a new order is being formed, naturally we have a more important duty.”
The first thing to be done is to understand the new world order correctly, Khamenei said. “The power of the West on their two foundations — values and thoughts and the political and military — have become shaky. We have to understand this” rather than submitting to the idea of Western superiority.
The second task is “to prepare ourselves to play a role in this new order.” He said that Iran needs to use all of its capabilities, both inside and outside the country. Externally, he said, Iran has strategic depth and interests via Islam, language and Shiism.
Ayatollah Khamenei added that Iran has influence in Asia and Latin America, and that officials should focus on science, the economy and culture.
Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/09/khamenei-new-world-order.html
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by Moe | Sep 8, 2014 | History of the Brotherhood, Mystical Christianity, Religious News
For the first time since possibly the first crusade, Pope Francis has called for what may amount to a modern-day military crusade to protect persecuted Christians from brutal Islamic jihadists such as the the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
This news also comes out after an alleged plot this week by ISIS to kill the Pope.
Here are some quotes from an Associated Press article who broke the news:
The Vatican is increasingly indicating support for military action in Iraq to protect Christians and other religious minorities from persecution by brutal Islamic jihadists.
As the world grapples with how to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS), the Vatican released a letter Wednesday in which Pope Francis urges the international community “to take action to end the humanitarian tragedy now underway.”
The Pope’s comments followed stronger words from the Vatican’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva on Sunday. “Maybe military action is necessary at this moment,” Archbishop Silvano Tomasi said in an interview with Vatican Radio.
The plan for the first holy war was formed at the twilight of the 11th century by pope Sylvester II. It was later confirmed when the Christian Byzantine emperor, Alexius in the East had written a letter to then Pope Urban II asking for help from the attacking Muslim Turks in the Holy Land.
Shortly thereafter Pope Urban II called for the first “holy war” or Crusade to gain control of the Holy Land.
The First Crusade was known as Gesta Francorum. This was when the Knights Templar were formed and who were originally founded to protect Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land. In 1139 Pope Innocent II placed the Templars directly under papal authority.
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by Moe | Sep 5, 2014 | Breaking News, Featured
A group of warriors from Brazil’s indigenous Ka’apor tribe tracked down illegal loggers in the Amazon, tied them up, stripped them and beat them with sticks. Ka’apor warriors expedition the jungle to search for and expel them from the Alto Turiacu Indian territory.
Source: International Business Times
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by Moe | Sep 4, 2014 | Breaking News, Featured, Health
Here is some good news for Israel.
Israel to discontinue fluoridation of tap water as health minister ends program, 5.3 million residents to lose controversial additive:
Israeli tap water will no longer contain fluoride after Tuesday, following a decree by Health Minister Yael German earlier this month discontinuing the practice.
The decision has been lauded by various rights groups, but criticized by many in the medical and dental communities as a serious mistake. (more…)
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by Moe | Sep 4, 2014 | Breaking News, Featured
“This report is a call for action to address a large public health problem which has been shrouded in taboo for far too long”.- Dr Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General
This news really hits home for me because I was almost one of these statistics when I tried to take my life in 2002. At the time, I was going through a divorce and facing several years in prison. I turned to drinking alcohol and hard drugs to ease my pain, which made things much worse to the point where I was in a literal death spiral of chaos. I foolishly thought that my only way to ease the pain was to just end my life.
Thank God I wasn’t successful. I now have a beautiful wife, two new children, and three other boys who love me very much. I was given a another chance that I will not let go to waste.
The facts are, that more people die every year from suicide than from wars, and natural disasters combined. That makes suicide a world-wide epidemic. Here is a press release from the World Wide Health Organization showing these tragic numbers.
(Source: World Wide Health Organization) GENEVA – More than 800 000 people die by suicide every year – around one person every 40 seconds, according to WHO’s first global report on suicide prevention, published today. Some 75% of suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries.
Pesticide poisoning, hanging and firearms are among the most common methods of suicide globally. Evidence from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United States and a number of European countries reveals that limiting access to these means can help prevent people dying by suicide. Another key to reducing deaths by suicide is a commitment by national governments to the establishment and implementation of a coordinated plan of action. Currently, only 28 countries are known to have national suicide prevention strategies.
Suicide is a global phenomenon
Suicide occurs all over the world and can take place at almost any age. Globally, suicide rates are highest in people aged 70 years and over. In some countries, however, the highest rates are found among the young. Notably, suicide is the second leading cause of death in 15-29 year-olds globally. (more…)
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