Australian Independent Baptist Newsletter November 2010 #2 Dr. David C. Bennett, Editor (DCB) PO Box 1241 Dubbo NSW 2830 AUSTRALIA Phone/Fax 02-6884-2846 Email: kjb1611tr@aol.com Permission is given to forward material contained in the AIB Newsletter. Purpose: To inform and warn God's people of religious social, and political events in today's world. Email: aussiedubbo@yahoo.com Standing unashamedly for the King James Bible http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-americanflagbike11122010,0,3045879.htmlstory SCHOOL MAKES BOY TAKE AMERICAN FLAG OFF BIKE OFFICIALS LATER BACKTRACK; ALLOW BOY TO FLY FLAG ON BIKE- November 12, 2010 (Edited by DCB) In the land of fruit and nuts Cody Alicea is just a 13 year old and proud to be an American. So proud he has ridden to school for the past two months ...with an American flag on the back of his bike. Now, why was Cody told to take the flag off his bike? It was because, some students had been complaining about the flag and it was no longer allowed on school property.  However, when ...contacted by FOX40 Friday morning, Denair's Superintendent says Cody will be allowed to keep the flag on his bike. He told FOX40 he and the school are patriotic, but their main priority is keeping students safe; the school will focus on the students who are causing uprisings. Riding a bike is still not allowed on school campus, but when Cody rides his bike to school he can now fly the flag.  Has America gone nuts?! http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/11/13/MNIG1GBD0C.DTL&tsp=1 LATINO KIDS NOW MAJORITY IN STATE'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS 13 November, 2010 (Edited by DCB) Not surprisingly Latinos now make up a majority of California's public school students, cracking the 50 percent barrier for the first time in the state's history, according to data released Friday by the state Department of Education.  This shift underscores the huge impact Latinos already have on California's politics, economy and school system.   http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/breaking-news/uk-to-introduce-happiness-index/story-e6freuyi-1225953777727  UK TO INTRODUCE HAPPINESS INDEX November 15, 2010 (Edited by DCB) Under a supposedly conservative government BRITAIN will introduce a happiness index to gauge its population's psychological and environmental wellbeing.  The British government …already polls the public on their life satisfaction levels, but could become the first country to officially monitor its general happiness.  Brits can take comfort in the fact that Canada is investigating the viability of adopting a similar initiative and French president Nicolas Sarkozy announced last year that he intended to use happiness levels as one method of assessing the country's economic progress. Psalm 144:15 …happy is that people, whose God is the LORD. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/selling-the-australian-farm/story-e6freuy9-1225953456109 FOREIGN LAND GRAB ON AUSSIE FARMS November 15, 2010 (Edited by DCB) Why does it seem the Federal Government is looking the other way when FOREIGN investors have snapped up tens of billions of dollars of Australia's prime agricultural land and rural enterprises - and no one is keeping watch. According to the newspaper The Daily Telegraph …a swag of government-backed entrepreneurs - mainly from China, the Middle East and Singapore - are sizing up potential investments as global powers move to secure food supplies.   Is this preparing the way for the coming tribulation on this earth? Revelation 6:6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine. 7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. 8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/breaking-news/public-changing-on-gay-marriage-greens/story-e6freuyi-1225954050018 PUBLIC CHANGING ON GAY MARRIAGE - GREENS November 15, 2010 Australian politicians ...need to acknowledge the sentiment on gay marriage among Australians has changed, the Australian Greens have said. Greens MP Adam Bandt told the Australian Federal parliament that It is the power of love that has brought us to this moment in the debate over marriage equality and ...it is the power of love that will force this parliament and this country to face the reality of what marriage and love means in the 21st century. Love or lust?! Romans 1: 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. http://bridgechurch.cc/smithfield/e-vite/  Why would any unsaved person go to church? Would it be because ...its fun, the people are friendly, the message is relevant, and they serve great coffee! Or is it because the ...The music will blow you away? Or is it because ...you wont have to dress up, just come as you are. Most people will be in jeans, but you come in whatever makes you feel comfortable. Its a relaxing casual environment, and like I said before, they have coffee and danishes available prior to both services.  Is this the Biblical purpose of the local church? No the purpose of Gods New Testament church is For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ Ephesians 4:12. Remember ...they that are in the flesh cannot please God Romans 8:8.    http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw-act/fed-up-muslims-to-take-on-alp/story-e6freuzi-1225954634101 FED-UP MUSLIMS TO TAKE ON ALP November 17, 2010 (Edited by DCB) Islamic leaders in Sydney, Australia …have declared war on the State Government, calling for pro-Muslim candidates to run in key western Sydney Labor seats. Lebanese Muslim Association president Samier Dandan yesterday used the Eid al-Adha festival at Lakemba to outline his group's political ambitions.  More than 25,000 people attended the Lakemba mosque…to celebrate the second most important day on the Muslim religious calendar.  We are certainly living in an interesting time.  1John 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/opinion/politics/gay-marriage-dinosaurs-should-evolve-or-die-out-20101118-17xzk.html#poll GAY MARRIAGE DINOSAURS SHOULD EVOLVE OR DIE OUT November 18, 2010 (Edited by DCB) Recently the Australian Federal Government narrowly defeated 73-72, a motion by the Greens to allow Federal MPs to talk to their constituents about gay marriage. For how long will this sodomite proposal be defeated? Romans 8:5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh… The Brisbane Times had an online poll under this article and as of the 19th November, 2010 at 7.30am the online poll was 66% for and 34% against same sex marriages. This is sad, but certainly indicative of society today.   Because of Calvary, David C. Bennett, D. Min.