North Korean leader bans Christmas and calls people to do this instead...

Communist North Korean dictator Kim Jung-Un reportedly replaced Christmas this year with an observance celebrating his late grandmother.

According to a story from the New York Post published on Christmas Day, Kim declared that Christmas would be about his grandmother, Kim Jong-suk.

"Jong-suk — who was born on Christmas Eve in 1919 — was an anti-Japanese guerrilla and Communist activist, wife of North Korea's first dictator, Kim Il Sung, and former leader Kim Jong Il's mother," reported the NY Post.

"Many pay homage to the 'Sacred Mother of the Revolution,' who died under mysterious circumstances in 1949, by visiting her tomb."

The NY Post article went on to note that this is not the first time that Kim has reacted with overt hostility to Christmas celebrations.

"The daffy dictator is so obsessed with banning Christmas that he even flipped out in 2014 when he found out that South Korea planned to erect a huge Christmas tree along the border. Amid threats of all-out war, the tree was never put up," continued the NY Post.

 According to the human rights group Open Doors USA, over the past several years North Korea has consistently ranked as the worst persecutor of Christians in the world.

For 15 straight years, the small totalitarian nation has been No. 1 on Open Doors' "World Watch List" of countries that persecute Christians.

"Many Christian parents choose to keep their faith a secret from their children, for fear that they might accidentally expose their faith to their neighbors, teachers or government officials."

News of Kim's decision to have North Korea celebrate his grandmother on Christmas instead of Jesus comes a few months after the dictator reportedly had a government official executed for not having good posture during a meeting.

"Education minister Kim Yong-Jin, 63, was shot dead after his 'bad sitting posture' in parliament incurred the wrath of the North Korean dictator," reported the Daily Mail in September.

"The slouching vice premier was interrogated and found to be an 'anti-revolutionary agitator' before his execution in July, a South Korean official said."

Franklin Graham reveals his drastic resolution on new year

Evangelist Franklin Graham says his 2017 New Year's resolution is going to lead to him making a "drastic" change in his life.

With the New Year fast approaching, Graham, the president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the head of the Samaritan's Purse humanitarian organization, took to his Facebook page on Tuesday to reveal to his supporters what he will be doing in the upcoming year to improve himself.

In the written post, the 64-year-old son of famed evangelist Billy Graham admitted that he has "some extra pounds" that he would like to lose and that he would love to return to the weight that he was as a freshman in high school.

Recognizing that returning to his high school weight might be a little too ambitious, he that he would settle for making it back to the weight he was as a freshman in college during the early 1970s.

While many people who have resolutions to lose weight tend to go on diets, try to eat in moderation or start new exercise regimens to shed those unwanted pounds, Graham said he doesn't think he will be able to handle his love for McDonald's "Quarter Pounders with Cheese" and barbecued meats with any sort of healthy moderation.

That is why he has decided that he will overhaul his diet by no longer eating meats, or even any animal products, at all.

"Therefore, beginning January 1, I'm going to try something drastic — I'm going on a vegan diet," Graham explained.

"Vegetables and fruit anyway you can fix them," Graham continued. "Do you think I'll survive?"

While Graham revealed that "everyone is betting" his new vegan diet won't last two days, he figures that if biblical figures like Daniel can do it, so can he.

"Remember in the Bible, Daniel went on a complete vegetable diet and after 10 days, his appearance was better than the others who hadn't," Graham said.

Graham called on his supporters to help him by posting any great vegetable recipes that they would like to share.

With over 5,600 comments as of Wednesday morning, Graham's fans gave him a plethora of different advice.

One fan suggested that if Graham wants to lose weight he should "cut out all the white" like rice, potatoes and bread. Another supporter advised that Graham should go on a gluten-free diet to make his body feel better. And one commenter said that a little protein like chicken or fish every once in awhile wouldn't hurt.

A supporter suggested that if Graham wants to lose weight, a vegan diet might not be the best way for him to do it.

"Meat is good, just don't combine it with a simple carb when you eat It," Gilbert Davis commented on the post. "Eliminate the sugar, corn syrup, hydrogenated fats and oils and eat your complex carbs without meat unless that meat is fish. The vagan [sic] diet might be good for other reasons but I would not go to it in order to try and lose weight."

Hundreds Of Churches Vow To Protect Immigrants Facing Deportation As Trump Presidency Looms

As President-elect Donald Trump gets ready to take office on Jan. 20, 2017, hundreds of churches across the country have vowed to defy deportation policy by providing sanctuary to as many of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country as they can.

Trump's plans to deport unauthorized immigrants are more aggressive than President Barack Obama's deportation program, according to The New York Times, which deported about 400,000 unauthorized immigrants during his first term in office.

Sources told The Washington Post just before Christmas that the Department of Homeland Security has already started preparation for a series of raids aimed at deporting hundreds of families who surged across the U.S. border since the start of last year.

The raids that could begin as early as next month, are expected to be carried out nationwide by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and would be the first large-scale effort to deport families who fled violence in Central America, the sources said.

While more than 100,000 families with both adults and children have made the journey across the southwest border since last year, the ICE operation is expected to target only adults and children who have already been ordered removed from the United States by an immigration judge, according to the Post.

A coalition of some 300 congregations and other faith communities called the Sanctuary Movement say they plan on providing sanctuary to undocumented families because of "divine law."

"As a Christian I stand on the side of divine law and cannot remain silent as our elected leaders give into the darkness that are works to divide God's family as opposed to uniting it. I, and others like me, will continue to put our faith into action no matter what," said Rev. Adan Mairena of West Kensington Ministry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania said in press statement on the raids.

"Our elected officials cannot say 'God bless America' and at the same time deport, exclude, dehumanize, and criminalize those who come seeking refuge, in this case God's children from Central America. They are those whom Jesus called 'the least of these.' If we continue to go down this road of moral decay the consequences will be grave," added Mairena.

Rev. Alison Harrington of Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Arizona, who is also part of the Sanctuary movement, said because every family is holy, Christians needed to provide undocumented immigrants with more than just prayers.

"When we heard that the Obama administration is beginning plans to round up Central American families and deport them back to the violence they have been fleeing, we couldn't help but imagine what would it have been like if the president was pharaoh in Egypt at the time of Jesus' birth when he and his family had to run from the death squads of Herod. What if he had ordered the deportation of the Holy Family?" Harrington said.

The movement has collected more than 4,000 signatures for a petition aimed at Trump and his incoming administration declaring their challenge to the New York billionaire's current posture toward undocumented immigrants.

"We find ourselves entering a new phase of U.S. history wherein the politics of fear has stoked an atmosphere of racism and xenophobia across the country. The new Administration has pledged to criminalize, detain and deport undocumented people at new levels that will tear families and communities apart," the activists agreed in the petition.

"As people of faith and people of conscience, we will take civil initiative out of our moral obligation to embody principles of human rights and dignity, and resist any harmful and unjust policy proposals that further undermine due process and lead to racial profiling and discrimination," they said.

"By signing this pledge, we are dedicating ourselves to educate and activate our congregations, to amplify and respond to the voices of immigrant leaders, and to speak out against the discrimination of any and all marginalized people. We are ready to open the doors of our sacred spaces and accompany those facing deportation and discrimination," they further added.

Ex-Witch Reveals Connection Between Yoga and Satan

Yoga is a form of spiritual alignment with the Hindu goddess Shakti, ex-witch Beth Eckert says in a new video.  

"I know that there is such a huge controversy around yoga," Eckert says. "If you look at yoga, it just seems like this great way to get healthy and align your body and your spirit and stretch, and people just absolutely love it." 

But don't be deceived.  

On her blog, Eckert writes: 

Channeling energy is an age-old occult practice. Demons use energy as one of the ways they can move from place to place. They use this energy movement to transfer from person to person, person to object, etc. It is a form of witchcraft, and it is not a practice that brings a person into alignment with the Spirit of God. Even meditation is a form of moving energy as you are trying to move your energy into a certain direction, thought pattern or process in order to gain something. That is witchcraft.

Doing these Eastern spiritual practices is aligning yourself with the kingdom of darkness. It is practicing inviting the demonic into your being and into your life. It can cause great harm to your physical being as well as your spiritual being. Once you bring these practices into your life, you are also inviting these demonic entities into your home and your family. Yoga in particular is very dangerous because of the momentum it has gained in our world today, even within the Christian church.

Eckert says some yoga-based practices were even used in ritual Satanic abuse against her.  

Are You Ready For The “The Rise Of Robosexuals”?

Do people have the right to marry the one they love, even if the one they love is a robot? If not, why not? After all, in the words of Lilly from France, who has fallen in love with her robot, "We don't hurt anybody; we are just happy."

Isn't that what matters in the end, that people are happy?

Lilly calls herself a "proud robosexual," and she fully plans on marrying her robot, whom she named InMoovator.

As explained in the Daily Mail, "Lilly is reportedly engaged to the robot and says they will marry when human-robot marriage is legalized in France."

But why should this surprise us? People have not only married their same-sex spouses (which has the merit of joining together fellow-humans, albeit completely opposite to the God-ordained male-female pattern), but they have married animals and inanimate objects and, with increasing frequency, married themselves.

Indeed, it was just a few days ago that Good Housekeeping—not some radical, far-out, tabloid—ran the story, "WHY I MARRIED MYSELF. Self-marriage is a small but growing movement around the world."

The article speaks at length  (and with seriousness) about "solo weddings" and references people like Dominique, who "is a self-marriage counselor and minister, offering services including consulting sessions and private ceremonies through her website, Self Marriage Ceremonies, which she runs from her home in northern California."

The article also includes self-marriage vows like these: "I will never leave myself." "I promise to ask for help when I'm suffering." "I promise to look in the mirror every day and be grateful." "I promise to give you the incredible life that you long for."

If, then, you can "marry" yourself—I ask again, why not, since you're not hurting anyone, which has been one of the loudest arguments used by advocates of same-sex "marriage"—why can't you marry a robot? At least the robot can provide both companionship and unflinching loyalty, also helping to lighten your daily load by performing some menial chores. And now, in ever increasing measure, robots can provide sex as well.

Just yesterday, the BBC ran a story in its Technology section called "Sex robots: Experts debate the rise of the love droids."

The article begins with these words: "Would you have sex with a robot? Would you marry one? Would a robot have the right to say no to such a union?

"These were just a few of the questions being asked at the second Love and Sex With Robots conference hastily rearranged at Goldsmiths University in London after the government in Malaysia—the original location—banned it."

Yes, this was a subject of a conference at a London university, and it ended with a speech by Dr. David Levy, who said, "We have companion robots and a partner robot is the logical continuation of the trend.

"In the next 10 years, it is perfectly achievable in software to create a robot companion that is everything that people might want in a spouse—patient, kind, loving, trusting, respectful and uncomplaining," he said.

"[However] some enjoy the friction of a relationship and may want to marry an aggressive robot; some people would find that exciting."

In light of these arguments, not to mention the personal story of Lilly (among others of like mind), I can think of only one reason anyone would oppose robot marriage: robophobia. (Please forgive the sarcasm.) After all, robot marriage harms no one, robot marriage makes people happy, and perhaps robot marriage will even help bring sexual release to people who might otherwise show their aggression in socially harmful ways. And surely, in an increasingly robophilic world, I do not want to be categorized as robophobic. I'm no robophobe!

In all seriousness, I do understand that some people are very lonely and that, just like they can build deep bonds with their pets, they can build deep bonds with their (increasingly animated) robot companions. And I certainly make a clear distinction between gay "marriage" (which I recognize as potentially loving and committed, even while I reject it as real marriage) and robot "marriage."

But all this simply underscores the point that marriage advocates like myself have made over and again for years: Once you redefine marriage, you render it meaningless. As further evidence, I now present to you robot marriage.

And if you say in protest, "But marriage is the union of two people," I reply, "Who said that it's limited to two people or that it even requires two people?"

The fact is that once you move marriage away from its divinely intended, one-man-one-woman union for life, you open the door to virtually anything, including robot marriage.

Street Kid Approaches Car To Beg For Money, But When He Looks Inside He Bursts Into Tears...

Little John Thuo is one of the many homeless youth living on the streets in Nairobi, Kenya. Street urchins in Nairobi are oftentimes looked down upon, seen as dirty beggars and pick-pockets, but John just proved that even a beggar, with the lowest social status possible can have a heart of gold.

One day, while John was asking for money from the drivers of cars stopped in traffic, he met a woman named Gladys Kamande. Gladys suffered with collapsed lungs causing shortness of breath. She constantly relies on an oxygen concentrator, oxygen cylinders,  and a generator to breathe, carrying the supplies with her at all times.

Not only that, but the 32-year-old has gone through 12 surgeries; one surgery ruptured her optical nerve causing her to go blind.

Being a curious little boy, John asked what all of her gadgets were for. As she explained her situation to him, his eyes welled with tears. He began to cry, realizing that– as difficult as he life on the street may be– Gladys had it so much worse than him. He cried even harder as he realized there was nothing he could do for her.

John took Gladys’ hand and prayed that God would provide her all she needed for treatment. After that, he reached into his pocket and gave her what little money he had.

A passerby, struck by the little boys overwhelming emotion, took the above photo and shared the story on social media. A post that has now gone viral.

Since the story spread, generous strangers have raised over 3 million shillings for Gladys in just 4 days on a Kenyan fundraising site. The funds cover nearly half of the 7 million shillings she needs to receive treatment in India.

But that’s not the only good news.

Gladys has gotten John off the street, and the two are talking about getting John back in school. He said he is happy to attend… so long as he doesn’t have to go far away from Gladys,the woman he now considers his new mother.

Share this heartwarming story today!

3 False ‘Christian’ Beliefs Leading America’s Youth Astray

"Studies are continuing to confirm that vast swaths of church-going kids know very little about their Christian faith," Ed Vitagliano, AFA's executive vice president, said on the organization's website on Monday. 

"Instead, American Christianity has devolved into what two sociologists called 'moralistic therapeutic deism.'"

Vitagliano pointed to the work of Christian Smith and Melinda Lundquist Denton, two sociologists who in 2005 were working at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and released a book titled Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers.

Vitagliano described the book — which is said to be among the most detailed studies on teenagers and religion ever undertaken — as a "bombshell" on the evangelical community at the time, as it discovered that youth were failing to grasp some core Christian concepts.

Vitagliano compiled a list based on the study of the top three misleading beliefs that Christian youths hold today.

The first belief was described as "Moralistic," as in Christian teens believing that faith is "essentially related to mere human goodness."

"Any authentic Bible-believing Christian, however, knows that goodness is neither an inherent human trait nor, even if it was, is it sufficient for a saving relationship with God," Vitagliano said.

The second incorrect understanding was called "Therapeutic."

"Somewhere along the line, church-going kids have missed the point about the Christian faith. Rather than it being a relationship with God by which a disciple is joined to Christ, follows Him, and becomes more and more like Him, the modern, younger evangelical has this view of religion: 'It makes me feel happy,'" he explained.

"In other words, Christianity — or more properly 'church-ianity' — is a religious form of therapy," it added.

As Soul Searching, notes, however, such a belief leads to concepts such as "sin," "obedience," "the Kingdom of God," or "the grace of God" becoming largely absent in religious-related discourse.

Finally, the belief in Deism, which makes God vague and unreachable, was also scrutinized.

As the sociologists highlighted, some Christian teens have based their belief in a God "who exists, created the world, and defines our general moral order, but not one who is particularly personally involved in one's affairs — especially affairs in which one would prefer not to have God involved."

Such a view led to many teens knowing more about their favorite musicians and television stars than being clear on who Moses and Jesus were, the researchers added.

"What we are witnessing is a spiritual catastrophe in the making. For those Christians who viewed the recent election as a reprieve, they are probably right. But it was not a permanent end to the spiritual war engulfing our nation," Vitagliano warned.

"If we are not careful and if we don't change the way we do business within the four walls of American church life, it won't matter what happens outside them."

Buddy Smith, AFA senior vice president, wrote in a previous article in October that churches in America continue to receive a failing grade when it comes to categories such as prayer, discipleship, and worship.

"Christians today are not only losing ground to Jesus' command to make disciples but the growing population of unchurched refuse to embrace our worldview and are growing more antagonistic to our beliefs about Jesus Christ," Smith wrote at the time.

"The friction is heating up between these opposite and competing worldviews by an antagonistic, progressive and emboldened effort from popular culture to evangelize the Church," he added.

Biometrics - Precursor To The Mark Of The Beast?

Biometric identification and security systems seem to be expanding globally at a rapid pace and, in the process, replacing traditional alternatives, either partially or fully. An indication of how pervasive this trend is becoming can be seen in the eager intention of governments to embrace it, most recently, Israel.

The Jerusalem Post reports that the Israeli Interior Ministry has decided to push to make joining the national biometric database a mandatory requirement for all identity cards going forward. This will include finger prints and facial recognition photos.

The push for mandatory forms of biometric ID in the US is also drawing lots of attention even as some people attempt to fight the requirement.

Kaye Beach, a Christian from Norman, Oklahoma, filed the complaint through the non-profit Rutherford Institute, explaining she was unable to renew her license after refusing to have a photo taken and give a fingerprint. 

She says she essentially has been turned into "a non-person" by the state because she refuses to allow her image to be distributed to a wide range of national and international crime-fighting organizations, the complaint charges.

Kaye's claims initially were decided in favor of the state by the trial court in a summary judgment. The case then was reinstated on appeal because the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals found the materials submitted did not demonstrate that the state had a compelling interest in requiring the biometric photograph or in denying a requested accommodation for her religious beliefs.

John Whitehead, President of the Rutherford Institute pointed out that under Oklahoma's Religious Freedom Act, when a state-law requirement imposes a substantial burden on a person's religious beliefs or practices, the state is required to accommodate the person's belief unless the state can show it has a compelling interest in enforcing the requirement and that such enforcement is the least restrictive means available.

The institute said the case now is going to the state Supreme Court to determine whether the state has good reason to violate Beach's beliefs "about participating in a global numbering identification system."

"As Kaye Beach's case makes clear, failing to have a biometric card can render you a non-person for all intents and purposes, with your ability to work, travel, buy, sell, access health care, and so on, jeopardized," Whitehead said.

She's been deprived of "common benefits and services that hinge on possessing a valid driver's license, including the ability to acquire prescription medications, use her debit card, rent a hotel room or obtain a post office box." 

According to the Federal Department of Homeland Security, "State-issued enhanced drivers licenses (EDLs) provide proof of identity and U.S. citizenship, are issued in a secure process, and include technology that makes travel easier. 

Most of the enhanced licenses have RFID radio transmitter technology as well as biometrics. Usage is expected to explode over the next few years. An industry report expects that by 2022, "annual production of biometric 'physical' identity credentials will peak at more than one billion a year. 

These biometric identity credentials - which include ePassports, national identity cards, and driver's licenses - will eventually be replaced by next generation 'virtual' credentials securely stored in mobile devices and accessed via biometric authentication."

There also are biometric palm prints, fingerprints, hand geometry, dynamic signatures, vascular patterns, irises, voice recognition and facial features.

Could this series of biometric developments and advances be part of, or assisting in leading towards objectives of the highly-acclaimed UN 2030 Agenda? Is control of every human on planet earth the ultimate covert globalist plan?

In a recent interview with Virginia talk radio host Rob Schilling, pastor Carl Gallups said that the recent presidential election has brought panic to the camp of "globalists" intent on creating a "one-world government system" that he says will pave the way for the coming of a one-world ruler, the Antichrist.

He warned that a United Nations sustainable development goal to "provide legal identity for all, including birth registration," is a forerunner to the Mark of the Beast: "It literally says that by the year 2030, the United Nations' goal--and whether they pull this off or not is up to the Lord, whether he allows it--but the bottom line is their goal is to, quote, have every man, woman and child on the planet marked--that's their words--identified--that's their words--for the goals of peace, safety, security, world peace--that's their words."

And those who doubt that children - or persons below legal adult age - could be part of the identification plan need to be aware that similar initiatives tailored towards children - including babies - are already in the works.

Vicky Hallett for the Washington Post noted that in 20 years, parents might be able to implant a GPS microchip in their babies to track their every move. "Want to know what's up with your kid? Just implant her with a GPS microchip that can track her every move", she quipped.

Hallett quoted Adrienne LaFrance who, in an article appearing in the December issue of The Atlantic, showed how the tech industry has started to disrupt dirty diapers, naptime, tears and just about everything else that can be measured, charted and visualized about infants.

None of the normal concerns - such as privacy or health - seem to be slowing the rate of infant-tech growth. 

LaFrance writes that the "logical conclusion" of this trend is implantable microchips with GPS capabilities - "like the Find My iPhone app, but for people". And that may come in handy, "because it's easy to lose a kid when you're spending too much time studying screens".

All very interesting in view of the prophetic revelation received by the Apostle John on the Isle of Patmos almost 2000 years ago:

Revelation 13:16-18 - Also he causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of his name. This calls for wisdom: let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man, and his number is 666.

U.K. Approves Unprecedented Surveillance Powers

On November 29, 2016, a law was passed in the U.K. that dramatically expands the scope of domestic surveillance. 

The Investigatory Powers Bill was approved by legislators and granted royal assent in a move that continues the transformation of the U.K. into a modern version of Orwell's ideal surveillance state. 

The Investigatory Powers Bill both retroactively makes legal the spying exposed by Edward Snowden and grants sweeping powers of Internet data collection to police and government officials.

The new law was initially opposed by the Labour Party but due to internal party strife and a focus on Britain's exit from the EU, political attention and media coverage was shifted away from privacy concerns. 

Political resistance soon crumbled under fairly weak concessions and it was largely ignored in the mainstream media. Now, as the UK again tightens the leash on its subjects, other nations may look to follow its example in controlling their populations. 

But what changes does the law actually bring?

Internet and App Tracking

Internet service providers will be required to maintain 12 months of records on every customer that detail exactly which sites are visited when, for how long, what communications are sent and to whom as well as what applications are used on smartphones. 

The government will provide funding to the companies to conduct this surveillance and retain the data. This "data retention notice", as it is called, will allow the browsing history to be both searchable and instantly accessible by police without the need for a warrant using a specialized search engine available to the government.

The government tried to defend the law by saying that it does not allow the tracking of webpages.

Instead, it tracks websites. So, whereas the records will report that an individual visited the BBC and stayed on the site for 30 minutes, it won't point to the specific article read. 

But truly, the distinction is all but meaningless. For most people, so much of what we do and who we are is intimately tied to our online lives. 

Imagine what can be done with full access to your browsing history. Police and government officials can view your web visits to find out your medical conditions, sexual interests, political beliefs and embarrassing habits. 

The possibilities for blackmail and social control are virtually endless.

Weaken Encryption

Through what is known as a "technical capability notice" the government can now demand that a tech company compromise the encryption of a customer and do so in secret and without the need for a warrant. 

On the surface, this poses grave privacy concerns if it is now impossible to communicate privately over the web without fear of government snooping. But dig deeper and the danger is even greater. 

If encryption is weakened for the British government, then it is also weakened against criminals and foreign actors as well. 

Financial transactions, private medical data and personal information are all threatened by a State that believes it has the right to know the most intimate details of its subjects' lives.

Outlaw Whistleblowers

Those caught disclosing the use of the technical capability notices or other surveillance practices will face a fine and up to 12 months in prison. 

So, it is virtually assured that the technical capability notices and mass surveillance will be conducted both en masse and in secret and that it will be impossible to determine the level of invasion that has begun to take place.

Lack of Oversight

The Investigatory Powers Bill allows for rank and file police officers to access the data as well as government officials. The law does add a weak level of protection for journalists by establishing a judicial commissioner, likely a retired judge, who will need to sign off on warrants for certain targets of surveillance. 

But curiously, even if the judicial commissioner denies the warrant, the police can simply declare the matter urgent and obtain the data without the warrant. 

Let's also keep in mind that the surveillance of media companies will be kept secret and that there will be no mechanism to challenge it in court.

The U.K.'s National Union of Journalists released a statement a week ago, that declared: "The bill is an attack on democracy and on the public s right to know and it enables unjustified, secret, State interference in the press." 

Indeed, it would seem that there is little moral high ground left to condemn China when the U.K. has now legislated surveillance this pervasive and secret.

The U.K. has grown increasingly comfortable with mass surveillance under the watchful eye of public cameras but nothing this intrusive has ever been tried in a modern democracy. 

Abuse is almost a certainty and even when the government isn't actively promoting a social agenda and stifling dissent, such omnipresent surveillance has been shown to have a chilling effect on communication. 

As the world watches the British government overreach yet again, it likely won't be long before other States follow their lead.

Better watch what you type into that address bar from now on.

Biblical Sheep In Israel For First Time In A Thousand Years!

The sheep have landed. After three years of high-level negotiations between the Israeli and Canadian governments, 119 heritage sheep, which trace their lineage back 5,000 years to the Middle East, began arriving in Israel on November 30. It is the first time that the breed, called Jacob’s sheep, has been represented in Israel since biblical times. Three of the 11 flights carrying the sheep have already arrived in Israel, according to Gil and Jenna Lewinsky, the shepherds who began

raising these ovines on a whim in western Canada. “The first sheep arrived on the Jewish calendar the day that Noah came out of the ark, the 28th of Heshvan,” said Jenna Lewinsky. “It was beautiful to see them walk on the soil of Israel,” she said. “As a Jewish person I am so connected to the land, but to see the whole project connecting — it’s going to stay with me for the rest of my life.” Jenna Lewinsky immigrated to Israel just three weeks before the first flight of sheep came on their own baa-liyah. 

IT CAN BE REVEALED, ISLAMIC STATE IS PLANNING A ‘BLOODY FRIDAY’ ASSAULT ON THE SAME DAY AS DONALD TRUMP IS INAUGURATED AS US PRESIDENT.

 And the Islamic terror organisation is reported to have recruited a number of new English speaking operatives in recent months in a major bid to communicate messages ahead of the event.

US special forces will be on high alert when Mr Trump takes over as 45th President of the United States on Friday, January 20, 2017, in Washington, DC.

But security analysts have been following communications between members of the group who are planning large scale attacks on that day, it has been claimed.

ISIS have declared Friday January 20 to be Bloody Friday the same day as Mr Trump’s inauguration.

The US will be on high alert as Mr Trump takes office

According to reports ISIS has expanded production of special editions of official videos with English subtitles in recent weeks and with a view to reinforcing targets on US soil.

And their ISIS-linked Amaq Agency Telegram channels have resumed posting on social networks after they were went temporarily offline following a terror attack in the US last Monday.

At least nine people were injured when a killer drove a car into a crowd on the campus of Ohio State University.

The attacker began stabbed those at the scene with a large knife, Columbus Police say.

He was later identified as 18-year-old Somali refugee Abdul Razak Ali Artan and killed at the scene.

ISIS also released a communication on its al-Naba arabic publication this week confirming he was a member of their group.

The news comes as Britain was revealed to be among the countries which are “high on the target list” for aggression from the group, the European Union’s law enforcement body warned.

Europol said that – in the wake of murderous attacks in Belgium and France – extremists are very likely to strike again in the near future.

All EU member states participating in the coalition against ISIS – including Britain – are regarded by the group as “legitimate targets”.

A report published today by Europol said: ”France remains high in the target list for ISIS aggression in the EU, but so too do Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom.”

It added: “Estimates from some intelligence services indicate several dozen people directed by ISIS may be currently present in Europe with a capability to commit terrorist attacks, and that there are indications that ISIS has been preparing terrorist attacks in Europe since 2013.”

Intelligence suggests that ISIS has assembled teams in Syria which are sent to the EU tasked with carrying out attacks, the study said.

THE FIGHT AGAINST ISIS

THE BATTLE AGAINST ISIS MILITANTS (ALSO ABBREVIATED AS DAESH, ISIL, IS AND ISLAMIC STATE) CONTINUES IN THE MIDDLE EAST.

Europol also raised the prospect of an increased rate in the return of foreign fighters if ISIS is defeated or severely weakened in Syria and Iraq.

Increased military pressure on ISIS – including a major offensive in Mosul, Iraq – has sparked concern about potential displacement of militants.

The report said: “Those who manage to enter the EU will pose a potential security risk for the Union. Given the high numbers involved, this represents a significant and long-term security challenge.”

Telecom Giant Unveils Human Injectable Microchips to Replace Credit Cards for Purchases

It might sound like something from a dystopian science fiction fantasy but you could soon be able to pay for goods and services with a microchip that is embedded in your hand, according to Etisalat officials.

The UAE telecoms giant unveiled new injectable microchips, which store all your credit card, ID and business card data inside, for the first time in the Middle East at GITEX 2016 in Dubai.

The technique is called bio-hacking, where an alien device is embedded on the back of the hand between the thumb and forefinger using a special syringe, medical tattoo artist Hazim Naori told 7DAYS.

“We clean the skin with sanitiser and after this we put the marks exactly where we want to pierce it,” he said.

“We insert the needle under the skin with a part of the need that pushes it in, and that’s where it settles and it needs a week or two to heal.”

Naori performed the implant for the first time on October 7 on George Held, from Etisalat’s Innovation team.

Speaking about the implantation, he said: “It’s like a piercing, it doesn’t hurt, but it feels a bit uncomfortable for the first day. The bio-hacking improves and enhances your body and will be not just a wearable device, but a device within yourself. You cannot replace or lose it, if you have an accident it’s still with you.”

Held warned, though, that before it can be commercially launched, decisions need to be made on what role it will play in society.

“There is no legality issue here. We already have agreements with Emirates ID and Visa and we issue a credit card with it through Etisalat, we have rights to issue those,” Held explained to 7DAYS.

He revealed that final costs for the procedure are not confirmed yet but it is expected to cost Dhs500 ($100) for both the injection and the gadget itself.

Asked if the information stored on the chip could be hacked with the right equipment, Naori said using the card would still require the necessary authentications.

“We have to internationally agree on the system and this is eventually going to happen, let’s be honest,” said Naori.

“Thirty to 40 years ago there were no (bank) cards and now I have a card with all my ID and sim card on it and put it in the machine without showing anyone my passport.

“It’s an electronic smart gate. It’s the same thing, instead of having the card you just have it under your skin and it verifies you.”