APRIL 8th PREDICTION

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Gays march through Europe demanding right to marry

Sat Jun 25, 6:00 PM ET

PARIS (AFP) - Demanding "Marriage, Adoption, and Equality," hundreds of thousands of gays marched through European capitals, in festive "Gay Pride" parades focused this year on same-sex marriages.

While Athens held its first parade in modern times with just a few hundreds marching through the Greek capital, Paris seemed to have the highest turnout with organizers estimating some 700,000 taking to the streets to watch or march and police about 300,000.

"During the (French) revolution, the oppressed people fought to abolish privileges," said Estelle Haury, wearing a pink version of the cap of liberty worn by the "sans-culottes" who overthrew the monarchy in 1789.

"We are fighting for homosexual couples to be allowed to adopt, get married, and have the same rights as others," said Haury.

Dozens of floats, including the Brazilian green and yellow painted "Transpower" group, advanced through a steaming Paris, fired by techno, drums and whistles.

At 4:00 pm sharp, the procession came to a standstill as the participants observed three minutes of silence in memory of AIDS victims.

Every day in France four homosexuals discover they are HIV-positive, organizers said, warning of a new dramatic rise in HIV infections, particularly in the male gay community.

Heading the parade was Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe, one of France's few avowed homosexual politicians, along with socialist and green party leaders.

Delanoe urged parliament to pass a law allowing gay couples in France to marry.

"We must legislate, because without a law, nothing will change," Delanoe said.

The law allowing gay marriage in Spain, including the right to adopt children, was passed earlier this year by the lower house of the Spanish parliament but still needs the approval of the senate.

The measure incited gay groups in other European countries to push for similar legislation, while at the same time sparking protests by religious and conservative groups opposed to gay marriage.

Marriage and adoption was also a key theme in Lisbon, where a few dozen members of the gay community began to march under the rallying cry: "Let us respect the constitution: No to homophobia!"

According to the organizers, Portugal is the only European country whose constitution "explicitly forbids discrimination based on sexual orientation."

Portuguese media have reported anti-homosexual incidents, including in the city of Viseu, where in March groups of young people raided gay bars to harass homosexuals.

Homophobia was visible in Athens, where far right-wing groups distributed anti-gay leaflets as organizers prepared for Greece's first Gay Pride parade under the slogan: "Love and life deserve respect."

"Many Greek homosexuals still hide in a society that tolerates us, but does not accept us," said Marianella Kolka, an organizer, who brought a mask with her in case television cameras were to film the parade.

Only 400 people turned up for the march toward parliament, chanting "Openly and Proudly," and "We are all transvestites!"

No public figures were expected at the event, which was to turn into an open-air techno party in downtown Athens.

"This has got to change, we can't live like in the 1950s," said a 44-year-old photographer, Evangelia Vlami, of the Homosexual Community of Greece (Olke).

The "Chistopher Street Day" parade also kicked off in Berlin, with 59 floats and 25,000 participants according to organizers, and 5,000 according to the police. All told, some 400,000 people packed the streets as the parade went by, the organizers said.

The capital's homosexual mayor, Klaus Wowereit, and federal Agriculture Minister Renate Kuenast took part in the parade, which Wowereit called "a show of strength for equality."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/europegaysmarr...HNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

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Luxembourg presidency ends on sour note

29.06.2005 - 17:43 CET | By Honor Mahony

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS

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Further steps taken on EU battle groups

23.05.2005 - 17:41 CET | By Honor Mahony

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - EU defence ministers meeting on Monday in Brussels took some more steps towards the creation of the bloc's own rapid reaction 'battle groups' by deciding to speed up the bloc's notoriously slow decision-making process.

The ministers adopted proposals by the EU's foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, which suggest that ministers should take a decision to deploy forces to a region within five days and that the forces should then be at the trouble spot within ten days.

"We decided to adopt a proposal which will help us to bring down the time within which decisions are taken to enable the EU to react rapidly to crises to avoid worse coming to pass", said Luxembourg defence minister Luc Frieden.

The decision to set up the battle groups was taken late last year and envisages groups of around 1,500 soldiers being deployable to the world's hotspots within ten days of a unanimous decision by member states.

"I think today we should now be in a position to take a political decision with a five day period", said Mr Frieden but added that member states now have to test whether quick decision-making at the EU level would also be compatible at the national level.

"In our own countries, we are going to modify the rules in force ... to ensure that national procedures at government and parliamentary level can also be gone through within the same time period as that which has been set for the EU", said Mr Frieden, whose country currently holds the EU presidency.

More battlegroups formalised

Meanwhile Germany signed itself up to two more battle groups with France and Spain as well as with Poland, Slovakia, Lithuania and Latvia with the first to be ready in the second half of 2008 and the second during the first half of 2010.

A Nordic group - with Estonia, Finland, Sweden and non-EU members Iceland and Norway - was also formally given the go ahead on Monday and is expected to be up and running in 2008.

Each group will be associated with a force headquarters and will be headed by a

[Guest StudentOfLife]

I see an awful lot of this and that and things that may, or may not be true.

sadly, and not to offend any of you, especially the one who has spent so much time putting this togeather.

none of this matters and here is why.

Who the anti-christ is, is everyone against the knowledge and name of God and His works. There will be one in power whose mind is tottally and fully undercontrol of the enemy, a patchworked guess at best to whom he may be is silly and fruitless because it won't matter until he's in power.

Anyone in power who poses a miracle on national television would suffice as the next world order's leader. i.e. ANYONE whom the devil chooses could be part of a staged mircale on the flesh designed to make a world follow after that man.

so what if we pegged who the anti-christ would be... what benifit would that knowledge bring? The ability of one of our radicals to go off and assasinate a man who hasn't yet become what we claimed him to be?

hardly, can't change what's written by the hand of the Lord.

This generation knows the darkness is coming, and we know that it's not a who or a where, but a deeply seeded satruated everywhere and everything that's corrupted.

your neighbor will function as a connected member of the anti-christ's reign, with little to no latency of the darkness' wishes.

what you should be doing, is continuing to praise God, and break through to Him in prayer.

Let the leaders play their games, let the politians be who they are, because you can not change a thing about them, if indeed they are a part of the end. Because if you could change a thing about the end time players, then you would be falsifying the Word of God, which is impossible... and thus, making any attempt to change such things a tottaly fruitless effort.

rapture?

Blessed are those who survive the hour of temptation.

I tend towards a post trip rapture,

but understand also what the enemies plots would be incase of a pre-trib rapture.

think more on the lines to counter-act the enemies plans that can still be affected... such as... what ways would he discredit all the christian's dissappearing?

well for one, he won't have too hard of a time, because there are many people in churches who never met christ, and ah... they wouldn't be taken up you catch me? So it would be every christian according to the public eye...

it'd be the humble, the meek, the ones whom would give you their last pennie if it would serve you better than them.... those who have truely surrenedered their lives to Christ, not the cross.

So the dispute of leaving written documents or internet forums full of if we all vanish, is hardly a decent or effective attempt to counter-act the pre-trib rapture hypothosis... because not all the world 'condems' as christian qualify for what we would consider Jesus coming for His own.

Alien abductions... as far fetched as it may seem, would be one of the most commenly assumed ideals... and if you don't think an alien can manifest... hah... even as an angel of light... or whatever else would be most usefull to decieve the masses.

Alien propaganda has run rampent through our countries... and more so... has all the red flags of satan's involvement on a more personal nature as EVERY SINGLE origin of EVERY RELIGION or mythos dating before the floods, as well as dated for severl hundred years after the floods.

Where we would least expect it to come from is where it will come from, that's how the enemy attacks... where we don't expect.

this is all great and good for topics, determining whom the AC may or may not be...

but even if you were correct... what good do accusations do? Do they bring people to repentance? No, they only, and will ALWAYS, lead to disputes of some kind or form.

We may not agree on how the enemy works or what he's up to,

but your time would be better spent counter acting the enemies ploys in the lives around you, where you do affect, where God has placed you...

Mark 16:19-the end of the chapter.

rediscover the FULLNESS of the great commision, and remember that we are no different in design than the apostles...

and those lasting reminders of things that we are truely capable of, will stand the test of the tribulations for those we may, or may not be with through them.

[ColleenLovesMischief]

hardly, can't change what's written by the hand of the Lord.

rapture?

Blessed are those who survive the hour of temptation.

Amen my friend!

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Spain defies Church to legalise gay marriage

Thu Jun 30, 2005 8:22 AM ET

By Emma Ross-Thomas

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain legalised same-sex marriages on Thursday, becoming only the fourth country to do so after Belgium, Canada and the Netherlands and dealing a blow to the Catholic Church in a traditional stronghold.

"Today Spanish society is giving an answer to a group of people who for years have been humiliated, whose rights have been ignored, whose dignity has been offended...," Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told parliament.

Supporters jumped to their feet to celebrate in a crowded public gallery when the lower house of parliament passed the law, overriding a rejection in the upper house or Senate.

Outside, dozens of same-sex couples hugged and kissed, some of them in tears.

The law gives same-sex unions the same status as heterosexual ones, including adoption and inheritance rights.

The Socialists' liberal agenda is a major break with the past: Spain was ruled from 1939-1975 by Catholic nationalist dictator Francisco Franco who banned homosexuality and divorce.

"I am remembering all those years, all the people who couldn't see this ... all the young people who are going to live differently," rights activist Pepe Paz said outside parliament. The 38-year-old plans to marry in September.

The legislation, passed 187 to 147, is a setback to the Vatican. Pope Benedict has condemned gay marriage as an expression of anarchic freedom and his predecessor John Paul urged Spain to remember its Catholic roots.

Despite the church's opposition, a survey last year showed 70 percent of Spaniards supported legalising gay marriage.

"DIVISIVE" MOVE

After a boisterous debate, opposition Popular Party leader Mariano Rajoy accused Zapatero of acting irresponsibly by pushing through a gay marriage law instead of seeking consensus on civil unions, which several European countries allow.

"He has caused an enormous division in Spanish society," he said. Rajoy said the Popular Party would study an appeal to Spain's constitutional court and a party colleague said it would consider repealing the law if it returned to office.

The PP also condemned Zapatero for ignoring a massive protest against gay marriage in Madrid earlier this month. Organizers said 1.5 to 2 million showed up, including bishops and nuns, while the government said there were 166,000.

Spanish Roman Catholic bishops have commanded all Catholics to resist applying the same-sex marriage law.

Zapatero's liberal reforms, which include a law passed late on Wednesday to make divorce easier and changes to stem cell research rules, are popular among young people.

While some 90 percent of Spaniards call themselves Catholic, fewer than a fifth are practising.

Emma Avila, 45, said she never expected gay marriage to become legal, expecting at most civil unions to be allowed.

Amid chants from fellow activists of "Now we are legal!," she recalled how lesbians were treated during the dictatorship: "They used to make you feel as if you were from another planet."

Canada on Tuesday became the third country to legalise same-sex marriages. Belgium allowed for them in June 2003. The Netherlands allowed same sex-marriages in December 2000 although Dutch law had recognized registered partnerships since 1998.

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Javier Solana - EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, inaugurates new public information centre in Brussels

Thursday, 30 June 2005

Javier SOLANA, Secretary-General of the EU Council and EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, today inaugurated the new joint Council-Commission public information centre, InfEuropa Schuman 14, at Rond-Point Schuman, Brussels, together with Margot Wallstr

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Britain takes over the EU's chair

30.06.2005 - 18:50 CET | By Lucia Kubosova

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The British presidency of the EU starts on Friday (1 July) in an atmosphere of high expectation following Tony Blair's strong calls in recent days for reform of the bloc.

This expectation will be coupled by a general curiosity to see how London handles being the negotiator primarily for Europe rather than for its national interests, given its on-off relationship with Brussels.

Mr Blair's ambitious reform rhetoric has in part helped the British prime minister stem the negative criticism following the collapse of an EU summit two weeks ago, largely due to London intransigence over its annual rebate.

The whole debacle sparked a debate about Europe is just a free trade zone or about more political integration - giving Mr Blair his platform to launch his presidency.

But while there is general agreement that change is needed to make Europe more efficient, sceptics argue that the duration of one presidency - six months - will not produce many miracles.

And to push forward the most urgent issues on the table - such as the future EU budget or controversial internal market laws, Downing Street will need to work on its allies in the other European capitals.

EU budget first

To get some of his traditional supporters among the new member states from central and eastern Europe back on his side, Mr Blair will have to prove his willingness to move ahead with the budgetary talks.

These countries are set to be most affected by the delay in agreement on the next EU budget.

In a bid to convince his partners of his good will, the British leader has been suggesting that his country's refund from the common European coffers can go - as long as it is accompanied with the reform of the bloc's agricultural policy (CAP).

British media have reported that the UK officials are preparing for a direct trade-off between annual reductions in the British rebate and specific cuts in CAP spending.

Green light for business

Beside the budgetary negotiations, the British presidency wants to press ahead with a number of important laws.

Among them, the regulation of chemicals, the directive liberalising services and financial sector, and the working time directive are likely to spark the hottest debates.

At the same time, London wants to launch a review of the existing legislation, ensuring that it is not too burdensome for business.

Enlargement

Britain will also have its work cut out for it on enlargement issues. It strongly favours further enlargement of the bloc, also to Turkey, due to open EU negotiations on 3 October.

However, it will have to contend with opposition in some member states that want to make it more difficult for Ankara to start the talks. Its big test will be securing agreement among member state negotiating mandate for Turkey.

Britain's presidency of the EU will also have strong implications for Croatia, meant to open EU talks in March.

Despite its pro-enlargement stance, London has been one of the staunchest opponents of the country's launch of the entry talks so long as its fugitive war criminal has not been handed over to a UN tribunal. But countries such as Austria will not accept having talks with Turkey start before they start with Croatia.

Tony Blair's EU watch also coincides with a busy international agenda with a major UN meeting in September and World Trade Organization ministerial meeting in Hong Kong in December.

http://euobserver.com/?sid=9&aid=19458

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Not Getting Younger

If the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership for Peace agreement that was sign in 1995 at Barcelona is the foretold covenant with "the many," than we're standing at the threshold of Daniel's seventieth week (Daniel 9:24-27).

On July 1, the UK took over the rotating presidency of the European Union. And, according to this report (Read about it here)>>>> http://webnewswire.com/article437381.html

top on the UK's agenda is bringing peace to the Middle East. How? By salvaging the faltering Barcelona agreement by implementing Javier Solana's new European Neighborhood Policy.

Also high on the agenda will be attempting to resolve the on-going dispute over the EU's next budget term that begins on January 1, 2007. The interesting thing is, for the last time, the EU's budget will have a seven-year term. The budgets that follow are planned to only have five-year terms.

At a glance the EU's dispute over the budget almost appears trivial. That's because the reports are filled with things like rebates and farming subsidies. But, I suspect deeper, political issues. You see, two factions are fighting for control of the EU -- the federalists and the anti-federalists. The federalists, like Germany and France, want closer integration and less national sovereignty. The anti-federalists, like Britain, want a looser relationship with more national sovereignty.

That's what makes the EU's 2007-2013 budget so important to these two factions. For a period of seven years, the EU's internal and foreign policy agenda will be financed by these funds. In other words, what is decided now about the budget will shape the EU's future.

That we're here today seeing these things deserves more than just a moment of pause. We may need to rethink through some of the things that we've come to believe about prophecy.

Here's why I say this. Recently, in his Omega Letter (Read about it here)>>>> http://www.omegaletter.com/articles.asp?ArticleID=5581

Jack Kinsella once again mentioned Javier Solana, the Western European Union and Recommendation 666. But, he didn't say a thing about Solana's Euro-Mediterranean Partnership for Peace possibly being the foretold covenant with the many. Instead, Kinsella points to the European Neighborhood Policy.

Kinsella doesn't mention the fact that the European Neighborhood Policy doesn't replace the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership for Peace, it only strengthens, revives and breathes new life into it. And, Kinsella also steers clear of the idea that the EU's next seven-year budget period could be the seventieth week of Daniel.

It's not hard to figure out why. I fear, like so many of today's prophecy teachers, Kinsella is allowing his view on questionable things -- like the timing of the rapture -- to influence his interpretation of these major world events.

Jesus said the generation that sees the rebirth of Israel will see all the end-time events (Matthew 24: 32-34). This being the case, we can't just keep pushing the fulfillments of prophecy into the future. I was almost two when Israel was reborn. Next month I'll be 59.

Friends, I'm not getting younger.

07-03-2005

http://fulfilledprophecy.com/not_getting_younger.html

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Juncker: Luxembourg Yes may revive the Constitution

04.07.2005 - 09:58 CET | By Lucia Kubosova

A Yes to the EU constitution in Luxembourg could yet revive the treaty, despite the blow it has received from both the French and Dutch citizens, said the country's prime minister.

Jean-Claude Juncker told the BBC over the weekend that Luxembourg was small but influential, given its status as one of the founding countries of the European Community.

It has also featured as a traditional supporter of Europe's integration, with a stable popular backing of the EU, so its vote on 10 July will be watched closely in Brussels and other capitals across the continent.

"If this country will say no then according to my colleagues in the European Commission this would clearly mean the treaty would be dead", said Mr Juncker, adding "But if Luxembourg says yes then it could be the signal that the process is still alive".

Shortly after the EU summit in mid-June which put the ratification of the constitution on hold, Luxembourg authorities decided to hold a vote anyway.

Mr Juncker announced he would resign if the document was rejected by his co-citizens. All the main parliamentary parties also back the treaty, and they gave their go-ahead to the document in its first reading in the parliament.

The second reading is set to respect the opinion of the public as expressed in the referendum.

Recent polls show the yes camp is still leading in Luxembourg, with a population of 465,000, but the opponents have improved their position significantly, after the double rejection by France and the Netherlands.

According to the last polls, conducted before the pre-referendum one month ban, the figures put the No camp at 45 percent.

Meanwhile, European politicians are showing a growing interest in the Luxembourg vote, with prominent campaigners attending public meetings on both sides.

On Saturday, French socialist and no-campaigner Henri Emmanuelli was the guest star in a public meeting where French anti-globalist Jos