Snippets – Theology – June 12th 2008

• Meryl Yourish cuts “straight to the point” in her blog article, Democratically-Elected Govt. of PA Bombards Israel, June 10^th 2008 …

The democratically-elected government of the Palestinians fired 18 mortars and four kassam rockets at Israel today, in an attempt to prove that war means peace. That’s right, they’ve threatened that if Israel doesn’t make peace, Hamas will make war on them. (As opposed to making war on them whether or not Israel agrees to the truce, but that’s beside the point because the Arabs always live in extra-special Arab Bizarro World, where “truce” means “war” and “war” means “war.” And, in fact, breathing means war, living means war, looking sideways at a terrorist means war, well, you get the idea.) Eighteen mortar shells were fired from Gaza toward the Nahal Oz area noon Tuesday, as the “Kitchen Cabinet” – consisting of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni – was expected to reach a decision on whether or not to launch a military operation against Palestinian terror groups in the coastal enclave. Hamas claimed responsibility for the mortar fire, and shortly after the attacks Palestinian sources reported that three Hamas operatives were killed and a number of others were wounded in an Israel Air Force strike in the Gaza City neighborhood of Sajaiya. …

Wal-Mart – The Retail Giant Has an Added Mission

Wal-Mart has a new motto and an added mission within their organization. The new motto is “Saving People Money So they Can Live Better”. Their added mission, according to Andrew Ruben, vice president of strategic planning for Wal-Mart is called “Embrace the Earth” part of the green campaign. For example, they are encouraging folks to change their old incandescent light bulbs to the new energy savers where the bulbs cost more but they use 75% less energy and lasts 10 times longer than the old bulbs – soon to be phased out.