In the beginning (of the Casino Royale novel), however, Bond is not after SMERSH, but a wealthy, disfigured rogue who stuck out on his own and created a “fifth column” from SMERSH, named LeChiffre. LeChiffre translates as “the cypher,” letting us know more is at work here. LeChiffre, according to Bond writer Ian MacIntyre, was based on British Satanist/occultist Aleister Crowley.
In fact, Ian Fleming, it has recently been claimed by researcher Anthony Masters, was responsible for crafting the plot to lure Rudolph Hess to Scotland based on a bogus astrological chart that tickled Hess’ fancy, created by Crowley. The plot worked, apparently, and Hess parachuted into Scotland and was captured. LeChiffre, “the cypher,” has curious features, and like many Bond villains a strange sexual appetite and fixation, in the same vein as Crowley.Read the rest of this article at - http://espionagehistoryarchive.com/2014/12/18/007-secrets-spectre/
If you check the index of your hymnbook, you will likely find a hymn
titled "Thou hidden love of God" by Gerhard Tersteegen. Can God's love
be hidden? There were five terrible years after Tersteegen became a
Christian when he had no sense of God whatever. He came close to
despair.
When Luther sparked church reformation in Germany, there was bound to
be a backlash. In those intolerant days, when church and state acted
together, there was no choice in matters of faith. Someone had to be the
first to die for the new ideas. One of the first two martyrs was Adolf
Clarenbach.
This month, federal health officials are rolling out a national adult immunization plan that contains a new Mandatory Adult Vaccination1,2 and Electronic Tracking Program. The government is urging Americans to fulfill their obligation to support and comply with the anti-choice requirement to relinquish responsibility for personal health and well-being to federally appointed health officials through pharmaceutical enhancements.
Public health officials will be monitoring Twitter and Facebook posts for anti-vaccine chatter that may indicate non-compliance with federal vaccine recommendations and state vaccine mandates.
"The measles outbreak in Disneyland is a prime example of how Americans are incapable of protecting their own health and making wise health choices,” said a spokesman for the federally sponsored Anti-Choicers United Campaign.French time-management specialist Aucun Choix—who was not consulted during the negotiations with drug companies that preceded the mandate—commented that “removing choice is one of the most basic steps you can take to simplify your life,” noting that Americans suffer an inordinate amount of stress as a result of having too many choices.
"We are delighted that every state has pledged to move forward on bills to eliminate vaccine exemptions and support mandatory vaccine compliance, and we remind Americans that failure to vaccinate is a serious biothreat that simply will no longer be tolerated.”
"Making vaccination decisions is an arduous task involving lots of reading and information processing,” he said, “and this is time Americans can now spend on less stressful activities such as eating and watching television with their families or texting friends.
They should embrace the opportunity to relinquish the responsibility of making medical choices to those who have graduated from medical school and have no doubts about vaccine safety.
It is a complete waste of time for non-medical professionals to research the subject of vaccines because federal health agencies receive a lot of money from the pharmaceutical industry to fast track vaccines to licensure and maintain very high quality control standards.”
Edmund of Abingdon, Archbishop of Canterbury, had a motto: "Caclum
dives ingredi." It meant "to enter heaven rich." It was a pun on his
family name, for the merchant's son was named Edmund Rich.
Poland is known today as one of the most Catholic of European
countries. The native land of Pope John Paul II, the faith of its people
helped bring down the Soviet empire. There was a time, however, when it
appeared that Poland might become Protestant.
(Apple
Valley, CA)—Molested a few times when he was a child, Paul Gualtieri
dabbled with homosexuality as a largely unsupervised 13-year-old in Palm
Springs. (Photo via God Reports)
The year 1492 is most often associated with Columbus and his discovery
of America. But another event of tragic proportions developed that year.
It gave the world the Sephardic Jews (so called because Sepharadh was a
region of Spain where many Jews had settled)."You know well or ought to know, that whereas we have been informed that in these our kingdoms there were some wicked Christians who Judaized and apostatized from our holy Catholic faith, the great cause of which was interaction between the Jews and these Christians...we ordered the separation of the said Jews in all the cities, towns and villages of our kingdoms and lordships and [commanded] that they be given Jewish quarters and separate places where they should live, hoping that by their separation the situation would remedy itself."Separation not having worked, the monarchs gave the Jews until July 31st to sell their goods and leave the country. They were forbidden to carry gold or silver out of the kingdom. Worse, although signed in March, the edict was not publicly announced until the end of April, so the Jews actually had only three months to convert their property to trade goods.
When Thomas Cranmer learned he had been named
Archbishop of Canterbury by King Henry VIII, he balked. Visiting Germany
at the time to promote the King's interest in a divorce, he dawdled seven
weeks getting back to England. Although the King's word was law,
Cranmer hesitated to accept the position.
This day, March 28, 1288 was Easter. As could be expected,
Rome, the center of Western Christianity, was electric with a sense of
importance. Easter has always been the most significant day in the
church calendar, the day on which Christ was vindicated by rising in
triumph from the grave. The day calls for special celebrations,
especially in Rome.
Good guy or bad guy? On this day, March 27,
1329, Pope John XXII condemned seventeen statements made by
Meister (Master) Eckhart and said that eleven others were rash. Eckhart
had appealed to the pope following his condemnation by a church court.
He died before he got the pope's ruling."And in every deed, however puny, that results in justice,He showed his readers the danger of sin:"
God is made glad, glad through and through.
At such a time there is nothing in the core of Godhead
that is not tickled through and through
and that does not dance for joy."
Now God is the life of the soul, and deadly sin separates from God; therefore it is a death of the soul. Deadly sin is also a disquiet of the heart, for everything rests nowhere except in its own proper place; and the proper resting-place of the soul is nowhere except in God... Deadly sin is also a weakening of the powers, for by his own power no one can throw off the load of sin nor restrain himself from committing sin. It is also a blindness of the sense, for it prevents a man recognizing how brief is the space of time that can be spent in the pleasure of voluptuousness, and how long are the pains of hell and the joys of heaven. Deadly sin is also a death of all grace, for whenever such a sin is committed, the soul is bereft [deprived] of all grace. Similarly, it is the death of all virtue and good works, and an aberration of the spirit."However, the pope was right to condemn certain of Eckhart's statements. Although Meister Eckhart studied Scripture for a deeper understanding of God--an understanding that he hoped would bring life to the soul--he speculated so freely that at times he actually opposed scripture. For example, whereas the Bible teaches that love is the greatest thing, Eckhart taught that solitude is, because in solitude one can "force" God down into one's own soul.
