X - MEN: First Class (X - MEN NEW OFFERING)

X-MEN NEW OFFERING
Another exciting film is coming to unfold in the big screen this June, and it's the movie X-Men: First Class, an upcoming 2011 American superhero film directed by Matthew Vaughn. It is based on the characters appearing in Marvel Comics and is the fifth installment of the X-Men film series and prequel to X-Men. It is scheduled for release on June 1, 2011 in the UK and June 3 in the United States.

PROLOGUE OF THE MOVIE
In 1963, Charles Xavier starts up a school and later a team, for humans with superhuman abilities. Among them is Erik Lensherr, his best friend, also known as Magneto, and his future archenemy. X-Men: First Class portrays younger versions of characters from previous Marvel movies, as well as introducing mutants not yet seen on the silver screen.
Set during the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, First Class shows Dr. Xavier (played by James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender) as contentious allies, training mutants to harness their newfound powers and eventually intervening in the seminal Cold War conflict.
The film will focus on the relationship of Professor X and Magneto, and also the origin of their groups, "the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants." The film stars James McAvoy as Professor X, and Michael Fassbender as Magneto. Other cast members include Kevin Bacon, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, Zoë Kravitz, and Lucas Till. Mostly, the film was shot in England and other parts of the United States. Fox have envisioned this film as the first in a new trilogy. A marvelous one to see.

OVERVIEW OF THE FILM
Though intense sequences of action and violence and some sexual content including brief partial nudity and language is seen, still, this new offering is a must see movie this 2011.
I believe that an X-Men fan doesn’t need the dialog from the trailer to know that eventually Xavier and Magneto’s worldview on how to treat humans — coexistence versus elimination, respectively — drives the two main characters apart. The good and the bad apart.

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DALLAS MAVERICKS VS. MIAMI HEAT Fight Results / Predictions

IT'S MIAMI HEAT VS DALLAS MAVERICKS
NBA's Western vs. Eastern Conference Finals matchup, as what we could see, is an exciting match to watch. So sitback guys and enjoy the show!! And it should be a great show for sure.

VIEWER'SPECULATION
What do you think, seven-game series? or a four straight victory?? Dallas or Miami?
Remember, both teams are playing spectacular game right now, each team's stars have been shining brightly throughout the postseason.
Having watched each team win three series, I feel like it's a toss-up for the trophy. Treating us up to Game 7 in this one.
To many, this has been an exciting, high-octane postseason, one of the best I should say as compared to other post season's finale.
For me, I'm sticking with the Miami Heat to win it all. Miami is playing so well, coming on so strong in games and closing out victories.

GAME SCHEDULES
The NBA Finals series has been moved up to begin on Tuesday, May 31.
Games 1 and 2 are both in Miami, May 31 and June 2, at 9 p.m. Eastern time.
Game 3 is set for Sunday, June 5 in Dallas at 8 p.m. EDT, and Game 4 is Tuesday, June 7 in Dallas at 9 p.m. Game 5, if necessary, will also be in Dallas, at 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 9. And if necessary, Games 6 and 7 will be held in Miami, on Sunday, June 12 at 8 p.m. and on Tuesday, June 14 at 9 p.m.

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HAROLD CAMPING'S RAPTURE, ANOTHER FAILURE

AFTER MAY 21
After what transpired last weekend, it's really hard to feel bad for someone whose doomsday predictions, like what happened in 1994, have caused so much anxiety, but for Camping's recent admission, this sounds somewhat pitiful.

GONE HOME
Emerging from his Alameda, California home for the first time to talk to a reporter, he said "It has been a really tough weekend," it's really tough though that he still emerged after this second failed prediction.
The group is "disappointed" that 200 million true believers weren't lifted up to heaven on Saturday while everyone else suffered and eventually died as a series of earthquakes and famine destroyed the Earth. Many were truly dissapointed thinking that the group even posted 2,000 billboards around the country warning of the rapture, while Camping--an uncertified fundamentalist minister, still - spread the word on his radio show.

FAMILY RADIO TODAY
Camping's Family Radio, which airs on 66 U.S. stations, has apparently rebranded itself quickly.
Some of his followers say, he was still holding out hope that they were one day off. Another believer asserted that their prayers worked: God delayed judgment so that more people could be saved, but the end is 'imminent,'"
Now, withstanding all that happened, would Family Radio reimburse their followers who spent their savings in anticipation of the rapture, but that's a big question, and they can't guarantee it.

PROTESTERS AGAINST CAMPING
Protesters gathered outside Camping's radio headquarters to mock the false prophecy over the weekend. Some of them set aloft a toy cow with balloons to lampoon the idea that a select elite would ascend to heaven. Meanwhile, other religious groups tried to recruit disappointed Camping followers.

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Harold Camping May 21 Rapture

Who is Harold Camping?
A U.S. evangelical broadcaster, a civil engineer who ran his own construction business before turning to evangelism, predicts that Judgment Day will come on Saturday - May 21, expecting to stay close to a TV or radio station to monitor the unfolding events in his so called - "apocalypse".
Who would forget Harold Camping, 89, who previously made a failed prediction that Jesus Christ would return to Earth in the year 1994? Barely 17 years ago. This year, Camping says he is sure that an earthquake will shake the Earth on Saturday, sweeping true believers to heaven and leaving others (unbelievers) behind to be engulfed in the world's destruction over a few months, and unto the lake of fire.

No Doubt at All
For him, "without any shadow of a doubt this thing is going to happen," said Camping. For his supporters, they have posted around 2,200 billboards around the United States regarding the coming apocalypse, and about dozens of followers are driving across the country to spread the news.
He even had volunteers handing out pamphlets and warning about May 21 as far as the Philippines, telling people that God had left clear signs that the world was coming to an end.

1994 vs. May 21st Predictions?
Like his last failed prediction, Camping's doomsday date is also based on his reading of the Bible and a so-called timeline dating back to ancient events including the time of Noah's Ark.

Impact to many Christians
To many, Christians, believers or unbelievers alike, Camping's pronouncement of a specific date for the apocalypse puts him outside the Christian mainstream.
But his contention that the souls of believers will leave their bodies and enter heaven in a rapture is a well known doctrine within many Christian churches today.

My Point of View
Let just wait and see whether his predictions would unfold, or his predictions would again be a failure, for me, what's truly important is, we should learn from our mistakes, for if we failed to do so, history would truly repeats itself - as what happened in the time of Noah, only eight survived the great flood.

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End of the World May 21st?

May 21, 2011 may seem random, but according to Harold Camping, the president of Family Radio, a religious broadcaster based in California, it is based on a numerical analysis. He quotes:

"According to Genesis, when the flood occurred in the year 4990, God told Noah that in seven days he would destroy the earth," Manny explained. "And he destroyed it in seven days."
"But Peter quoted God saying: 'I know that one day for me is like a thousand years.' So 4990 plus 7001 years (the equivalent of seven days) equals 2011," he explained.
Not only that, May 21 coincides with the 17th day of the second month of the calendar used during the Biblical flood, according to Camping.

And now, barely a day before May 21, many are waiting, asking themselves, is it the end of the world? seriously, if I were to answer that question, after reading Camping's personal interpretation, I would categorically say NO.... and why? simply because it's not the end of the world yet. But I should say, however, that the end of the world is truly near.

THE END IS NEAR
Today as we hear and watch the news happening around the globe, many are asking when is the end of the world? others might answer, or say, it's on May 21st, some would say its on 2012.

IS May 21st Doomsday?
As one evangelist predicted, he said, that the world ending is on Saturday, May 21st. Many reacted, personally they say that it's a big NO. While his followers on his radio network are running hundreds of billboards across the country, extolling that the apocalypse is very near. Causing panics to many.

NOT A NEW THING ANYMORE
Doomsday, End of the World, Christ's 2nd Advent, are not new to our ears, for many false preachers today predicted the exact date of the end of the world or "doomsday" - but nothing happened. As a result, many dissapointed followers left and never returned to their churches. But today, it's a different thing. If it doesn't happen, disappointed/unfulfilled believers will then come out and have a party for them, it is "a big nonsense." As one billboard suggests, Rapture: You Know It's Nonsense: 2000 Years of "Any Day Now!"

IMPENDING DANGER ON THE PUBLIC
There's a societal danger involved especially when people (believers, faithfuls) sell their belongings or liquidate their assets to support apocalyptic
crusades, like what happened to Howard Camping's Family Radio Network, indicative of the problems with their religion.

WHAT MUST WE DO?
While we are all waiting for the so-called "DOOMSDAY", still, we are obliged to continue focusing our minds on how to solve many social, political, economic and environmental problems that the world face today, but above all, its our moral obligation to have ourselves spiritually prepared and well equipped come Judgment Day - IN ORDER TO BE SAVED. Let us turn back ourselves unto God and follow His commandments, seek first the kingdom of God, and the rest would be added to us by God through His unwavering love and blessings.

WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES ABOUT DOOMSDAY OR THE END OF THE WORLD
If we are to ask the Bible, quoting the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, it says:

"No one knows, however, when that day and hour will come--neither the angels in heaven nor the Son; the Father alone knows. The coming of the Son of Man will be like what happened in the time of Noah. In the days before the flood people ate and drank, men and women married, up to the very day Noah went into the boat; yet they did not realize what was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man comes. At that time two men will be working in a field: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind. Two women will be at a mill grinding meal: one will be taken away, the other will be left behind. Watch out, then, because you do not know what day your Lord will come. If the owner of a house knew the time when the thief would come, you can be sure that he would stay awake and not let the thief break into his house. So then, you also must always be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you are not expecting him.
MATTHEW 24:36-44 Today's English Version

From what we see, after quoting the words of God from the Bible, I am truly certain that it is God alone, who knows the exact time and date of Christ's 2nd Advent.
Only the Father knows. "No one" as in nobody, and that includes me, you, and Camping's family radio. And not anyone can give their own interpretation on what is written in the Bible.

According to Apostle Paul,

"And how can men preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach good news!"
Romans 10:15 RSV

"Let us give glory to God! He is able to make you stand firm in your faith, according to the Good News I preach about Jesus Christ and according to the revelation of the secret truth which was hidden for long ages in the past."
Romans 16:25 TEV

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What the Bible Says: About Purgatory

Purgatory defined by Catholics

In accordance with Catholic teaching, it is a place or condition of temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in God's grace, are, not entirely free from venial faults, or have not fully paid the satisfaction due to their transgressions, or sins.



What is Temporal punishment?

According to Catholics, Temporal punishment is due to sin, even after the sin itself has been pardoned by God, is clearly the teaching of Scripture. God indeed brought man out of his first

disobedience and gave him power to govern all things, but still condemned him "to eat his bread in the sweat of his brow" until he returned unto dust. God forgave the incredulity of Moses and Aaron, but in punishment kept them from the "land of promise". The Lord took away the sin of David, but the life of the child was forfeited because David had made God's enemies blaspheme His Holy Name. In the New Testament as well as in the Old, almsgiving and fasting, and in general penitential acts are the real fruits of repentance. The whole penitential system of the Church testifies that the voluntary assumption of penitential works has always been part of true repentance and the Council of Trent reminds the faithful that God does not always remit the whole punishment due to sin together with the guilt. God requires satisfaction, and will punish sin, and this doctrine involves as its necessary consequence a belief that the sinner failing to do penance in this life may be punished in another world, and so not be cast off eternally

from God.



What is Venial sin?

According to Catholics,All sins are not equal before God, nor dare anyone assert that the daily faults of human frailty will be punished with the same severity that is meted out to serious violation of God's law. On the other hand whosoever comes into God's presence must be perfectly pure for in the strictest sense His "eyes are too pure, to behold evil". For unrepented venial faults for the payment of temporal punishment due to sin at time of death, the Church has always taught the doctrine of purgatory.



If we are to seek the true teachings from the Holy Scriptures, what does the Bible say about the doctrine taught by the Catholics regarding purgatory?



"For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing, And they have no more reward, For the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, their hatred, and their envy have now perished; Nevermore will they have a share In anything done under the sun."

ECCLESIASTES 9:5-6 NKJV



We cannot read it in the Bible: such idea is against the teachings of God. So what is the essence of praying the rosary for the dead?



But why can't the dead benefit from whatever the living do?



"His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish"

PSALMS 146:4 KJV



Let us remember that the dead have no more thoughts, so Biblically speaking, the dead can not benefit from whatever we do under the sun.So it is wrong to say that men will receive his reward right after he ceases his breath.



When will the rewarding of men take place?



"When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:"Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: MATTHEW 25:31-34, 41 NKJV



Let us remember that the rewarding of men will take place only on the second coming of Christ, there is no third place or purgatory.

The doctrine about Purgatory is indeed against the teachings of the Bible. Adding such is against God's will like what is writen in:



"Whatever I command you, be careful to observe it; you shall not add to it nor take away from it." - DEUTERONOMY 12:32 NKJV

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PACQUIAO VS. MARQUEZ Fight Results / Predictions

PACQUIAO MARQUEZ THIRD OFFERING
Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, best pound for pound fighter, will be facing another exciting boxer, Juan Manuel Marquez, in a boxing encounter that many consider as the most exciting fight this year taking place in Las Vegas on Nov. 12, 2011.
Promoter Bob Arum confirmed it and said this fight is almost finalized, and once again, his opponent will not be Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Instead, Pacquiao is in the process of signing a contract for a third fight against Juan Manuel Marquez.

HOW MUCH WOULD THIS FIGHT COST?
According to the news, this fight would pay Marquez at least $5 million at a catch weight of 144 pounds or 65 kgs.
Once the contract is signed, Golden Boy Promotions, Marquez Promoter, still must provide its final "approval and consent" for the fight to take place. It is believed Top Rank and Golden Boy have agreed to a deal to make Marquez fight boxing legend Pacquiao.

MARQUEZ VS. PACQUIAO
Juan Manuel Marquez, who will turn 38 in August this year, fought Pacquiao to a draw in 2004 and lost a split decision in 2008, and has since coveted a third try at the Filipino champ. Marquez was soundly defeated by Mayweather in 2009.
Manny Pacquiao, who battered Shane Mosley in a unanimous decision last May 7, currently holds the WBO welterweight title, and has not lost a fight since 2005. Pacquiao has won 14 matches in a row and has won titles in a record breaking eight different weight classes.

BOXING WELL WISHERS
The boxing world has long wished for a dream matchup of Pacquiao against Mayweather Jr., but that fight has not materialized. Both sides have accused the other of holding up a deal to determine whose the world's best pound-for-pound fighter.

FIGHT OVERVIEW
Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez Fight Results Predictions
What's your Pacquiao vs. Marquez fight results prediction? Share your comment below and make exciting insights on the forthcoming fight.

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