Notre Dame Des Victoires Tianjin A Symbol Of Faith Amidst The Turbulence Of Chinas Modern His

The coast city of Tianjin ranks among the largest cities in China, located at the confluence of five of Haihe Rivers tributaries. The city, whose surname translates into Darling Port of the Finance, is infused with both the dreaming charm of ancients and the engrossed bustle and hubbub of a thriving industrial metropolis. Although it is perpetually overshadowed by its more vibrant buddy Beijing, Tianjin harbours some of the most interesting attractions in the region.

Apart from the better - avowed attractions consistent as the Haihe River, the Tianjin TV and Radio Tower and the Huangyaguan section of the Great Wall, certain pockets of the city clutch their own facile charms. The downtown area in particular is architecturally intriguing, reflecting the string of Westerners to whom the section was ceded alongside the Deal of Tientsin in 1858. One of the buildings that exemplifies this un - looked for European in is the Notre Dame des Victoires cathedral.

The red-letter cathedral belies its piceous faade of murky walls and hardly any independent adornment, towering over the surrounding buildings upon the northwest riverbank of the river. This 19th century construction holds a special place among the citys cultural heritage - scape as it is the first cathedral ever built in Tianjin, following the spread of Catholicism within the ancient city.

The Notre Dame des Victoires cathedral is a simple building complex that stands out at first glance solely because of its distinctive European appearance with otherwise architecturally unremarkable blocky towers and tall arched windows. Just over 150 years old, its history may also be considered relatively short compared to the majesty of the ancient ruins that litter Tianjins cityscape. Its importance lies primarily in the realm of Chinas turbulent modern history.

Built in 1869, it has withstood both natural and man - made onslaughts, surviving some of Chinas most historic devastations. The first of these ravages occurred a scant year after its construction during the Massacre of Tianjin. Thirty years later, the building again suffered serious damage during the Boxer Rebellion, one of the bloodiest anti - Imperialist revolts ever to mark an epoch in world history. The most recent devastation to the building was wreaked by the Tangshan earthquake of 1976.

Being resurrected time and time again like a phoenix from the ashes, Notre Dame des Victoires has become a symbol of the endurance and resilient faith of Tianjins people. Its last major reconstruction following the earthquake took seven years to complete; the church was only reopened in 1983. Five years later, the cathedral was finally recognized as a proud heritage building not only of the city but the nation as a whole.

Today, the cathedral continues to be a state - protected site as a major national relic. Unlike the other Catholic churches of note found in Tianjin, the Notre Dame des Victoires cathedral is only open to visitors and sightseers during Sunday morning mass. Its peaceful premises and dignified backdrop is an ideal complement to a tourists leisure weekend exploration.

The little - known treasures of this ancient Chinese city open up to the discovery of travellers who make an extended visit to the city. For those seeking prime Tianjin hotels in the most centralized location obtainable in Tianjin, the Raffles Tianjin is highly recommended. This accommodation has the reputation of being the tallest penthouse hotel in Tianjin, located in the west tower of the Tianjin Centre situated at the heart of the citys Central Business District. Its palatial lodgings, state - of - the - art facilities and luxury shopping options are complemented by the trademark Raffles service, the ideal choice for the discerning traveller.

November 6, 2012 an Election or a Last Chance - Check Your Clock America!

Calling indecision tremor may seem a bit dissonant, but honestly adjudjing the state of the nation today, anyone worth his spiciness would have to engage that; indecision in today ' s social climate is an act of pure gobbledygook.

The price for resembling bs will not conscientious be that the wrong candidate got into the Wan Building, but this time, in 2012, the price will be the very future of this nation.

We have a baton who has announced that same sex marriage seems utterly regular to him. Here is a occasion of one man leading the most morally upright nation in world history, who tells the people of this nation that what God calls an aversion ( Lev 18: 22 ) is all told average and acceptable.

Indecision and silence about statements like this, is missed distrust, both revulsion and sin. To own selfsame conclusions misplaced determined resistance means we have become mere respecters of persons. ( Acts 10: 34 ) To accept the upright perversion of same sex marriage is the single strongest sign that we have become reprobate and are hastily declining.

Visions of a nation busily sweeping out the Bible, all her constitutional and founding intelligence along with every tradition that was terribly estimable, is more like a nightmare, where good exterior this den once eminent by the world, we see a heaping mass of creature we once obligated dear, with a head trip flag mounted on the top and fluttering in the breeze.

Shortly adjoining Obama ' s risible announcement that his prospect of marriage had changed we were offered NBC ' s lineup of fall TV shows with their all new - The New Normal. - It is a series about a gay married couple. This may be the - New Normal - for secular liberal minions of moral decline, but it is not America. It is a force of LGBT, of decline, of satanic intrusion itself. It is a marker and a warning that after this, there is only judgment.

Mr. Obama has the right to pronounce anything he likes regarding his own sense of morality, but the proclamation should never be adopted as the model for the entire country. There is another proclamation made by the prophet Isaiah that makes this abundantly clear.

- Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! - ( Is 5: 20 )

My advice is also clear; if given a choice between a biblical prophet and a president on matters of God and morality - always choose the prophet. Look around and listen carefully to those who are supporting Barack Obama ' s re - election at any cost campaign. All the energy, the rhetoric and the effort is based on one thing, and one person, Barack Obama.

Conversely listen to the Romney - Ryan supporters and the conservative principles that are being voiced around them. You will hear a call to save America and restore her to excellence and exceptionalism along with a much needed economic recovery. The attention is focused on America not simply the candidates.

Take a hint from America ' s only Prophet President, Abraham Lincoln, who declared that our government was to be - Of the people, by the people, for the people. - This is not cotton candy nostalgia, but rather it is a rare bird perhaps like our symbolic eagle that needs to be protected as an endangered species.

Mr. Obama has never listened closely to what America is saying from the blocked pipeline, to the unwanted healthcare bill. He has ignored our right to have secure borders and scoffed at the idea of defending the Defense of Marriage Act.

We have had great presidents that have earned the title of - Father of the Country; ' who could have foreseen that one president would qualify as a mean spirited, aloof and unsupportive, and very first - stepfather ' of the nation.

As the time closes quickly to the day when we decide who will lead this country for the next four years. This preacher of the gospel must muster every bit of understanding of the scriptures and all the grace God is willing to afford to me by his Holy Spirit to make these most serious admonishments.

If we choose to allow Mr. Obama any more time at the helm of this nation, it will cease to resemble anything it ever was, and may cease to exist altogether. It will probably be absorbed into worldwide governance and every bit of our sovereignty will be dissolved. The only freedoms left will be the freedom to sin, but privacy, open discourse, freedom of speech and the very freedoms our sons and daughters died to procure, will be a thing of the past.

What makes a spokesperson, preacher or prophet of the Lord special has nothing to do with any personal charisma or knowledge they possess. What makes the difference between them and all other voices, whether they are connected to religion, politics or any known discipline is the single element known as; obedience. They will not say anything that was not directly received or that in any way conflicts with the revealed word of God. Rather than being stodgy, implacable or bull headed they are sign posts, standard bearers and appointed trumpets for the good of the people. I adjure anyone of the several thousands of people who read my materials across this nation to take heed. This is not an ordinary election period, but it is the most serious crossroads we will ever come to in modern times.

What is my message? Change course now or the road will shortly dead end in confusion and shame.

- Jehoshaphat, one of Israel ' s greatest leaders said it this way, - Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. - ( 2 Chronicles 20: 20 )

Don ' t worry I am not exclusive, but many far more familiar voices are now sounding the warnings. Those with whom I share this calling are becoming more unified and vociferous than ever before. Could it be that this is the time to listen carefully - while there is still time?

Check your clock America!

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Our Country Is Changing

Family, we recurrently sign off our programs, articles, and chapters in our books with, We love you! And very ofttimes we sign off this column that way! But we are so filled with love for you, and from you in your erudition, it is tough to season from saying over and over also, We love you!

Today, as we knock out about our Popes down through the 2000 worth years of the history of our beloved Church, we find ourselves praising God for the gifts He has empty us in our Princes of our Church. We vision how very intertwined the world ' s history has been with the history of our Church.

Lately, we hear over and over besides, the words of the First Amendment - " Showdown shall make no law erotic an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; "

That has been interpreted incorrectly as separation of church and state. So lease us undarkened up something which has been distorted to greedy, Church is not to interfere with the ruling of our country. Reasonably our founding fathers never meant the restriction of religion, in matters of our country, but that of restrictions of the government in the matters of religion. To recite George Washington, first superior of the United States " Bona fide religion affords to government its surest stay. " And therefore John Adams, second luminary of the United States " Religion and consideration are the lone foundationsof republicanism and of all free governments. "

There has been a concerted cannonade of attacks down through the calendar of our Faith and that of all members of Christianity, to rub out the Appellation of Jesus in our lives, in our history.

At a Civic Day of Prayer breakfast on February 3, 1994, Walloping Teresa told the Congress of the United States, " if we accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another? " and ".. Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what they want. "

What does God have to do to get our attention?

We are the only country that I know of that has been consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of our Mother Mary, Jesus ' Mother. We are the only country founded under God! We hear on Television that our country is a leader in the world. It is said, when fault has to be made, " As goes the United States, so goes the world. " We see the deadly, destructive agenda of men and women who would rob us of our inalienable rights, the greatest of which being the right to believe in God.

From the very beginning of our country, just a little country at that time, where immigrants fled to have religious freedom, to believe in the one true God, they went through hell, suffering unbelievable deprivations to live in a land where they were free to worship! Our courts covet our First Amendment rights for the protection of pornographers, but not for our freedom of religion.

What do we say to them now!!

We want to share a thought we had about three years ago, when we saw the complexion of our country changing, the god of money and selfishness stealthily choking our nation of all moral values we and our ancestors treasured. One day, frustrated by the blaringly apparent, insidious agenda of chasing God out of the mainstream of our life, we turned to the Old Testiment, when Moses came down from the mountain and found Aaron and the rest of the Israelites worshiping a golden calf. We didn ' t know when or how it would come to pass, but we knew it could be the way our Lord would try to reach His children.

What golden calf? Well, it ' s not a calf but a bull! We must ask ourselves, have we been worshipping the stock market with its bull? You say you do not invest in the stock market. Well, I don ' t know about you, but it seems this mania of spending money faster than we could earn it, buying houses that we could not afford, the biggest, most expensive cars trading them in for the next year ' s model has taken over our society.

I really cannot share the blame, not because of my thrifty nature, but because I am a dispression baby and I saw how hard it was for my parents to bring in enough money to feed us children. Dinner time, they always passed on eating meat, saying they ' d had a big lunch. I thought they did not like meat as they always put potatoes or pasta, crowded with vegetables on their plates at dinner. But years later when times got better, and their plates took on a different raiment of color and assortment, I realized they had sacrificed for us children. Till today I have a problem throwing out leftovers we have failed to use fast enough.

We were poor, as most of our neighbors were; but I never felt poor! My father was out of work six years; my father, with a college education was one of the first to be laid off. Always partners, Mama went to work in a sweat shop, being paid pitifully little for piece work. I remember at the end of the Depression, going to visit my mother, for the first time, at the factory where she worked. I could hardly keep from crying! My mother and father never cried, never argued, never complained, blaming the government for the state of affairs. We and our neighbors never marched, except to honor our Lord and / or His Mother. Our summers were suffocatingly hot; ( there was no air conditioning in those days ) we and our neighbors sat on our porches, singing until the wee hours when it cooled down, following the passion and joy of the mandolins and the banjos plucking away.

We were poor; but no one spoke of it, or better yet complained. We were considered a minority - we were of Itallian descent. O. K. we worked harder, our parents insisted we go to school and earn honorary diplomas. We felt we had to work harder to be part of this great society ' s family. And we did! Why do I tell you of our time during the depression? So that anyone who thinks they can rob us of the freedoms we worked and scraped and suffered for, it aint gonna happen ( brooklyneze ).

We, Christians and Jews alike who grew up side by side, may look fat and contented like so many fat cows; but we are all turning to God and not only welcoming Him back, we are worshipping Him as He deserves. Each evening after we say our evening prayers, we find ourselves begging our Father in Heaven to forgive us our sins and give us back our Nation founded under God. Do not let godless elements who have taken over our state and federal government take away your freedoms. Fight for what you believe in. Vote them out of office. Pray to God to give us good, moral people to bring our country back to where we were when it all began. God bless you. We love you!

Copyright ( c ) 2011 Bob and Penny Lord ' s Site

Obama Sanction Israel - Mr. Yes We Can, Reneges

Etymology is a science that examines the maiden use and origins of words but it has taken a staid hit in the modern era. In today ' s climate of slippery politics a consultation is unaccompanied as good as its user; definitions notwithstanding.

Renege is a 16th century conversation that once stood for - apostasy - or a turning back from what was originally promised or committed to. In 1580 it had more to do with a Christian who converted to the Muslim religion. How adapted is this spirit in a nation that doesn ' t know for direct if its Eminence is Christian or Muslim! It is also related to the words finagle, scoundrel and turncoat.

The Pioneer ' s religion aside, we know for firm that he presented himself as the candidate of - Yes We Can, - throughout the 2008 outing and far beyond. In what might be pragmatic as the - Tall story heard round the world - Mr. Obama made rent promises to fully cornerstone Israel during his 2008 Presidential wandering. Here ' s conscientious one: - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday promised an - immovable urgency ' to Israel if he is elected. - Haaretz. com May 23, 2008

It takes no etymological wizardry to see that the phrase - determined exigency - and the chat - renege - are as opposed to each other as after dark and day. This administration may have some stab culture sparkle lonely to it but the record, the integrity and the believability has all but vanished.

George Mitchell the U. S. Peace Envoy suggested in a recent TV interview that Washington could penalize Israel on loan guarantees to force them to make concession to the Palestinians. Although the U. S. and the EU may not be working in concert, Javier Solana and a group of former EU leaders have also suggested putting the clamps on Israel to curb the building of settlements and Jewish homes in Israeli occupied territories.

Those who are students of scripture and at least basically adept at world history know that if anyone has a right to build in Israel it is the Jews. We can ' t make anyone accept that view but if they took the time to re - examine history both ancient and modern all of the contention would end in favor of Israel.

Should this latest rhetoric actually edge toward becoming official White House policy; the newly elected Congress has already made it clear that it will block any talk of laying sanctions on our strongest ally in the Middle East.

It is becoming harder to predict what this President is likely to renege on, or upset in the American landscape but one fact has emerged; the man sometimes referred to as - Mr. Yes We Can, - is telling the rest of us that we can ' t. Does he now presume to tell Israel what they can ' t do as well?

Just in case this seems like so much hyperbole, here is a short list of - yes we cans ' that have already gone south.

1 ) No we can ' t completely support Israel as previously promised. 2 ) No we can ' t drill for oil in Alaska and other parts of the interior. 3 ) No we can ' t drill for oil offshore. 4 ) No we can ' t say America was founded on Biblical principles anymore. 5 ) No we can ' t publish our legislative bills on line before they are passed, as promised. 6 ) No we can ' t let CEO ' s get large salaries and bonuses anymore because the poor may be offended at the accomplishments of the fastidious. 7 ) No we can ' t honor the National Day of Prayer in the White House. 8 ) No we can ' t make it to the tomb of the - Unknown Soldier - on special days. 9 ) No we can ' t produce our birth certificate like everyone else in America. 10 ) No we can ' t ask the President to see his school records and other documents that are not classified or a threat to national security. 11 ) No we can ' t have French fries in school cafeterias anymore, or happy meals at McDonald ' s. 12 ) No we can ' t stop spending money faster than it can be printed. 13 ) No we can ' t explain a long time association with a police station bomber. 14 ) No we can ' t say we heard racist remarks while sitting in a church for 23 years. 15 ) No we can ' t vet czars or let the congress confirm them. 16 ) No we can ' t rid our nation of internet porn that is warping the American psyche and producing more rapist and child molesters than any country in the world. 17 ) No we can ' t protect the sanctity of marriage between one man and one woman. 18 ) No we can ' t end the scourge of abortion that has left 53, 000, 000 innocents dead and cast off as medical waste. 19 ) No we can ' t check the filth and sleaze that is pouring out of Hollywood and media like a ruptured sewer treatment plant. 20 ) No we can ' t let anything go wrong in America without blaming Sarah Palin for it! 21 ) No we can ' t say that homosexuality is an aberration of all that is natural, holy and Godly. 22 ) No we can ' t admit that America ever was, nor does it want to be an Islamic or Muslim nation. 23 ) No we can ' t criticize the President for fear of being labeled a racist. 24 ) No we can ' t expect thugs who frighten people at polling booths to be brought to justice. 25 ) No we can ' t call vicious bomb crazy people without any regard for human life, terrorists. 26 ) No we can ' t continue sanctions against our neighbor Cuba, the worst human rights violator in the western hemisphere. 27 ) No we can ' t show honor to the family and friends of 9 / 11 victims and kick the Cordoba Mosque out of Manhattan. 28 ) No we can ' t go on with this list because it is far too long for one small article.

Thank God for some of us, that we still can read our Bibles; that at least tell us that there is very little we can ' t accomplish with the help of our God. To wit:

- I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. - ( Php 4: 13 )

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