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Asteroid
due in March 2014
Madrid, September 22nd, 2003 (ACPress.net).
Book it in your diaries
now. Whatever you were planning to do on March 21st, 2014, keep
your head down because according to some astronomers, a giant
asteroid is due to hit the Earth that day.
British space-watchers say though that the chances of a catastrophic
collision are only 909,000 to 1. Mind you, if you happen to
be that one... The asteroid also has a name, well more accurately
a number, '2003QQ47', which doesn't exactly roll off your tongue,
but if it happens to land on top of you, it will be more than
your tongue that is rolling.
The astronomers go on to say that when they know more about
the asteroid, the risk will probably be reduced considerably,
which rather undermines the apocalyptic nature of it all. Yet,
according to the British government's Information Centre for
Objects Near the Earth (yes, there really is one!), if the asteroid
did hit the Earth it would be like 20 million Hiroshima bombs
all at once.
Asteroids are lumps of rock left over from the solar system
and most of them stay, very sensibly, in the asteroid ring between
Mars and Jupiter. However, the gravitational pull of giant planets
like Jupiter can draw the asteroids out of their orbits and
send them towards the Earth. So, cancel your Sunday School picnics
for March 21st, 2014.
Source: Agencias. Editing:
ACPress.net
There is
life after homosexuality: gayness is not determined genetically
New York, September 22nd,
2003 (ACPress.net).
A study by the American
Catholic medical service has disproved the myth that homosexual
attraction is genetically pre-determined. In 1973, the American
Psychiatric Association was put under heavy pressure to remove
homosexuality from its list of mental disorders. One of the
prime movers in this decision was Robert Spitzer, who is now
studying the new evidence.
The information contained in the report 'Homosexuality and hope',
shows that there are twins with different sexual preferences.
"Homosexual inclination is a structure which can be dismantled",
says the report, and it recommends that people are not labelled
'homosexual', as this suggests it is a fixed state, whereas
this is not the case.
Among the causes of homosexuality, the report lists a hostile
or alcoholic father, an over-protective mother, sexual abuse,
extreme shyness, and the absence of one or other parents during
infancy. "Those who believed they were tied to gay attraction
and behaviour now describe themselves as free from gay fantasy
and conduct. Most of them have found freedom through participation
in religious groups", concludes the report in a reference
to those who have left a gay lifestyle behind.
Source: La Razón. Redacción:
ACPress.net
Nothing like a good night's sleep
Madrid, September 22nd, 2003 (ACPress.net).
Sleep does not only allow
us to rest, but also to recover energy, combat illness and affect
our mood as it influences waves in the brain.
Our body requires a certain number of hours of deep sleep to
recharge its batteries and 'perform'. Insomnia, which is more
common in women than in men, is not as terrible as it seems,
because one remembers the hours one was awake and not those
one was asleep. We sleep more deeply in the first part of the
night, whilst we dream more in the second.
Alcohol, caffeine and cigarrettes hinder good sleep, while a
warm bath, physical exercise during the day (but not just before
going to bed) and relaxation all help. One should not go short
on sleep as it is the ticket to good health and welfare. On
the other hand, a good night's sleep sets up the person for
a good day afterwards, feeling fresh and cheerful.
Source: ESD. Editing: ACPress.net
At last, good news on TV
Madrid, September 24th, 2003
(ACPress.net).
After many false starts,
the evangelical TV programme on the national state network is
due to commence weekly broadcasts from October 5th. Hitherto,
the programme has shared a slot with Jews and Muslims, going
out once every three weeks.
After two hard years of negotiations, producers of 'Good News
TV' believe the change is a significant step towards the implementation
of government accords on religious broadcasting signed with
Protestant leaders in 1982. The programme's producer, José
Pablo Sánchez, says the step is a small one with which
to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Spanish constitution,
"but I believe that as evangelicals we should celebrate
this move forward and keep praying and working hard to make
more progress on the issue of religious freedom."
'Good News TV' will not just enjoy greater frequency but also
complete independence from Jewish and Muslim programmes which
until now have gone out under the same general programme heading
as they shared the same slot on state TV. At last, Spanish religious
broadcasting will not simply be divided between Catholicism
and 'the rest'.
Source & Editing: ACPress.net
Torquemada makes it into
all-time list of evil people
Madrid, September 24th, 2003
(ACPress.net).
Spanish Chief Inquisitor,
Torquemada and 'Bloody' Mary (a Catholic queen in Protestant
England) make it into the all-time list of evil people in a
new book by Miranda Twiss, just published in Spain.
The book, entitled 'The worst baddies in history', covers the
period from the 1st century AD to the present day and includes
16 men and women who exercised virtually unlimited, and evil,
power over their subjects. Caligula, Nero, Attila the Hun and
the landless King John all make it into the list, as does Torquemada
- who headed up the Spanish Inquisition.
Then come Prince Dracula (Vlad the Impaler), Countess Dracula
(Bathory), Francisco Pizarro (conqueror of the Incas), Mary
I of England (who murdered around 300 Protestants and tried
to re-impose Catholicism), Ivan the Terrible and Rasputin (who
wiped out a dynasty). These are followed by Stalin, Hitler,
Ilse Koch (of Buchenwald notoriety), Pol Pot and Idi Amin. A
list of some of the most appalling criminals in world history,
responsible between them for countless millions of deaths and
other miseries.
Twiss says "from Caligula's birth in the Roman Empire to
the genocide of the Cambodian people in the 1980s, driven by
power, religion, lust and political conviction, these people
have become prototypes of terror right across the world."
She adds that only occasionally have these people been brought
to justice. "Therefore it is possible for the good to suffer
and for the evil to prosper. Ivan the Terrible, Stalin, Pol
Pot, Torquemada and Pizarro all died in old age; of the sixteen,
only six lost their lives as a result of their actions."
The author believes the clearest lesson to be learnt from the
atrocious crimes of these sixteen is "to discover how little
we have learnt from our own mistakes."
Source: Europa Press. Editing: ACPress
25th anniversary of papal
murder
Madrid, September 24th, 2003
(ACPress.net).
On September 29th, it
will be exactly 25 years since the death of John Paul I, the
Pope who held office for just 31 days. A Spanish Catholic priest,
Jesús López Sáez, has just published his
conclusions after investigating the murky details surrounding
the Pontiff's demise, and they do not match the official version.
Sáez is convinced the reformist Pope was murdered.
The Vatican has always maintained that John Paul I died of ill
health, unable to cope with the pressure of heading up the Roman
Catholic establishment. Sáez, on the other hand, believes
he was murdered in a conspiracy between some members of the
Curia, the Mafia and the Freemasons. He claims that John Paul
was perfectly fit and far from being unable to cope, was actually
planning a radical shake-up of the Curia, its finances and the
Vatican generally.
It is now well-known that the Pope was in good health, something
his personal doctor has confirmed. How was he murdered? Althouh
the Vatican denies it, an autopsy was carried out and it was
discovered that the Pontiff died from a massive dose of a drug
which makes blood vessels dilate. The first person to find John
Paul was the nun who cared for him, Sister Vincenza. According
to her "the Pope was sitting in bed with his glasses on
and some sheets of paper in his hands."
What did he have in his hands? Clearly not Thomas à Kempis
as the Vatican claimed, as this book would have been much too
heavy to remain in his fingers. The notes were those of a 2-hour
conversation John Paul I had held the previous afternoon with
his Secretary of State, Cardinal Villot, according to Sáez.
They contained his new blueprint for the Curia and the Italian
Church. Villot apparently said: "You are free to decide,
and I will obey. But you should know that these changes would
betray the legacy received from Paul VI." To which John
Paul I replied: "No Pope governs for ever."
Sáez claims John Paul was murdered to prevent his seeing
these changes through. He did not want to be Head of State with
soldiers and bodyguards, he wanted a profound reform in the
Catholic Church, and he wanted to govern with the Bishops. "A
Pope for the poor who wanted to turn the Vatican into a great
charitable institution", comments Sáez. He was killed
because he wanted to change the Curia, extend the collegiate
principle, bring in new ideas about women in the church, and
tackle the Mafia and the Freemasons openly.
Despite removing John Paul I, his successor - John Paul II -
could not prevent the fall of the Ambrosian Bank and indeed,
sacked its Chairman, Monsignor Marcinckus. "The difference
is that John Paul I wanted to eject the money-changers from
the temple while John Paul II expelled some (Freemasons) only
to embrace others - the Opus Dei." This latter group has
enabled John Paul II to regain control of power in Rome in return
for favours such as the naming of Opus Dei's founder a saint.
Sáez's book, 'The day of reckoning', is not yet available
in the shops. One has to contact the author directly: www.comayala.com.
Source: El Mundo. Editing:
ACPress.net
Personally, I blame the
parents
Madrid, September 24th, 2003 (ACPress.net).
Itziar Etxebarría,
a lecturer at the Basque University and an expert on family
issues says pupils' parents need educating to prevent a repeat
of the violence such as that when a mother in Motril, Granada
attacked a teacher after her daughter failed an exam.
Etxebarría said teachers were losing authority over their
pupils through incidents like this. She said "teachers
complain that some children require more discipline, but sometimes
as in the case at Motril, the parents are worse than their children."
Teaching staff also complain at the lack of support they receive
from the education authorities when they are faced with threats
by pupils and parents.
Etxebarría added that children need to be taught about
values such as emotions and moral education, without being brainwashed
nor merely told about controlling their behaviour.
Source: Agencias. Editing:
ACPress
Two-thirds of all abuse
is against elderly
Madrid, September 24th, 2003
(ACPress.net).
Twenty-one elderly people
were killed by members of their families in Spain in 2001. Three
out of every 10,000 pensioners suffer abuse from their families,
a figure which it is estimated reaches nearly 5% worldwide.
In 2001, there were 38 attempted murders on the elderly by family
members in Spain, of which 21 ended in the pensioner's death.
Two out of every three victims of abuse are women aged over
75, and in 72% of these cases, the woman lives in the same house
as their aggressor. Furthermore, they depend pyschologically
and physically on that person.
Most of the aggressors are close family members, 30% are spouses,
and the typical profile is that of the husband of the victim
who has some kind of addiction. The victim also usually depends
on her aggressor financially. Aside from physical or sexual
abuse, which typefies the attacks made by males, abuse from
the female side shows itself in negligence. This kind of abuse
is usually detected and reported by the social services, rather
than the victims or families themselves.
Source: Cadena SER. Editing:
ACPress.net
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