The Blonde Leading The Blonde
If people weren't dying and places getting bombed, I would have found Delia's latest package funny. But as it is, people ARE dying and places ARE getting bombed and CNN is on full Mid-East woody alert (surprisingly missing: Jennifer Ecclestone). So instead of being a really good SNL skit, Delia's package about Armageddon was just simply... an IQ-dropping, mind-numbing, annoying piece of religious fart. There's Delia with Hairdo Guy as part of a "panel of experts" debating the end of the world on Paula Zahn Now (Blonde Show #1). Then there's Delia talking about the Rapture Index with Kyra Phillips on Live From... (Fake Blonde Show #2).That Delia found it meritorious to quote Pastor Chicken Little from Dallas was not only IRRESPONSIBLE, it was just really DUMB. That Hairdo Guy was now considered an "expert" (on what?) was just insulting to the rest of us with a 3-digit IQ.
While it may seem like a cool idea - being beamed up to Heaven in my underwear so I can sit in God's front row box and watch as Israel bombs its neighbors to smithereens - I'd really rather stay gravity-bound and help out and work for peace and wash my brothers' feet... So let the rapture wackos rapture away and maybe we can have some real peace and unity on Earth.
Being a theologian (which I assume she is), Delia should know that the Book of Revelation was nearly not included in the New Testament canon because it is cryptic and hard to understand and could be subject to misuse and abuse. If she knew anything academic about this book, she should know that Revelation's authorship was even suspect. And if she had literally read it, she would have known that in the end, only 144,000 JEWS would be raptured to Heaven - yes, 12K Jews from the 12 tribes of Israel. No Christians, just 12 tribes x 12,000 Jews. Okay, you Delia Fan(s) out there might say that Shepherd does nothing but bitch without offering any alternative. How about this: Delia said on Blonde Show #2: "what some people read into the Book of Revelation, which at bottom is a sort of very cryptic and very difficult book to understand, is that it's going to play out in this great world war, i.e. Armageddon. But these are interpretations of one book of the Christian Bible. And it's a very difficult book. I've talked to a lot of academics who have vastly different interpretations on it."
There's the key there, Delia - ACADEMICS. How come none of them appeared in your package? Because they didn't think it's worth talking about? Because they thought their credibility might suffer if they jumped into this crockwagon? Didn't Delia think that maybe, it was more responsible to infuse some intelligence into this subject instead of playing up on some people's strange beliefs? We know this isn't really a religious war as much as an economic war.
I'll just repeat Andrea's comment from the previous post: Has Gallagher lost it? Andrea, I don't think she ever found it.
How about this old Catholic school joke to end this post:
Good News, Bad News
The pope addresses the college of cardinals...
Pope: I have some good news and bad news.
Cardinal: What's the good news?
Pope: Jesus Christ is coming back to Earth.
Cardinal: That's wonderful, so what's the bad news?
Pope: He's really pissed off.
Delia Gallagher
posted by German Shepherd II @ 11:09 AM
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CNN is airing a commercial for Paula's show on Monday; they are going to talk about the end of the world again. Lucky us.
I was on my way to Wal-Mart to buy haircolor (L'Oreal #34 Dumb-as-hell Blonde) and they announced the end of the world on the radio! Eeps! The sky is falling! I should've listened to Delia...
Sarah - let's make sure we watch for the shock and awe value. I'm wondering, will the end of the world be televised? What about the rapture? What if the camera guy is being raptured, can he take his camera with him and give a rapturee's POV for the left-behind-crowd like us?
Bobby - My GF is a natural blonde, and you can bet the carpet matches the drapes. Not that I know first hand, because, you know, I don't believe in sex or voyeurism before marriage. ;) I wonder what L'Oreal number Delia uses? #45, perhaps, Rapture-Ready Blonde?
Thanks for writing in, guys.
Hey GS, (If you really want to help end this mess, then read on. Remember, the truth will set you (and others) free ...)
Verifiable proof that "Armageddon" has already begun…
Here's the key to proving that the rapture and related expectations are complete nonsense based on the failure to understand (and the purposeful confounding of) the ancient Hebrew symbology used to construct all of these prophecies. Consequently, Christian timelines and interpretations of these prophecies are verifiably wrong on many key points.
Pay close attention, profundity knocks at the door, listen for the key. Be Aware! Scoffing causes blindness...
Did you ever consider that Christianity is the False Prophet symbolized in the Apocalypse, that Rome (Vatican/Papacy) is the so-called anti-messiah, and Jesus Christ is the false messiah? I have produced stunning and comprehensive proof that this is the true interpretation of pivotal prophecies long confounded by Christianity's founders and leaders. Recasting the symbolism of earlier Hebrew texts as literal events in the New Testament is one of the central deceptions associated with Christianity.
The symbolism of seven years (tribulation, etc.) refers to seven 360-year cycles on the Hebrew calendar. Ezekiel 39.9 is referring to the 10th to 16th cycles inclusive, while the Apocalypse symbolizes the 11th cycle (second temple period) until now, the beginning of the 17th cycle (seventh angel/star/seal, etc.). Greece (Alexander the Great) conquered the Persian Empire and Judea during the 10th cycle and Rome did so again during the 11th cycle. Both Ezekiel and the Apocalypse are symbolizing an overlapping period of time that starts during ancient Judea and ends now. Gog refers to Greco-Romans (...from the "isles"), which means Magog is Eurasia and the "army" that besets "Israel" for seven "years" refers to the activities of the nations of the Greco-Roman/Vatican Empire over the previous two-plus millennia.
It is completely wrong to interpret any of these prophecies as literal timelines and events. Unlike Christian assertions, they symbolize long periods of time, pivotal situations, and the flow of acivities during that period. Remember, they were written by ancient Hebrew sages, not Romans or other Europeans, and Revelation is the most symbolic of all prophecies. Consequently, in this context, "years" and "times" are symbols for 360-year cycles on the Hebrew calendar and days symbolize literal years. Therefore "Judgement Day," "Great Day" and "in that day" all refer to a literal year-long period. Accordingly, the so-called "Seven Years Tribulation" began in ancient Judea and is now nearing its end, not starting. The nations and followers of all three faiths of Abraham have been thoroughly deceived by Rome during the previous age, which ended in year 2000 (5760). A new age began in 2001 (5761) and now the seventh angel has begun to sound!
Here's a real hot potato! Eat it up, digest it, and then feed it's bones to the hungry...
Hurricanes Katrina (#11) and Rita (#17) last year provided stunning validation of my research and interpretations of pivotal ancient wisdom, symbologies, key prophecies, and associated religious claims. Their storm numbers and timing perfectly synchronized with primary data and assertions in my book, thereby demonstrating the true nature of this universe and the existence of our Creator. We are now entering the final phases of the pivotal year-long period long symbolized as "Judgement Day," "Armageddon," and the "End of Days." World-wide situations and events are now accelerating to set the stage for this summer's dramatic continuation of these ancient promises.
I fully understand that everyone has been bedeviled by similar claims throughout history. Consequently, I have been forced to rely on dramatic and devastating proof of the sort that can’t be ignored or easily dismissed. The numbers and timing of hurricanes Katrina (11) and Rita (17) directly validate key data and pivotal assertions throughout my book and my posts on those two forums. This data was purposely presented publicly before Katrina, Rita and other recent events occurred to prove they perfectly synchronize with key prophecies and Hebrew calendar cycles, thereby validating my interpretations of ancient wisdom symbology, string theory, and more.
Because these two storms arrived shortly after my August 11, 2005 (50th) birthday (read the Dead Sea Scroll 11Q13 in Appendix G, which also discusses Melchizedek and the prophesied Jubilee) and directly match other pivotal 11 and 17 data and events described in the first chapter of my book, I have delivered verifiable proof that this reality is based on thought, knowledge and wisdom. Activity, patterns, and results perceived in space-time are first framed and defined by inspirations, thoughts, and knowledge and influenced by the cause-and-effect system most commonly referred to as karma. Consequently, events and outcomes in the so-called physical universe are not random or wholly mechanistic and are verifiably influenced in ways that atheists, scientists, and members of the Faiths of Abraham have all scoffed at. Though mysticism is mostly a product of misinterpreted ancient wisdom symbology, many of its topics flow from ancient wisdom. Though containing allusions to the truth, its details and interpretations are wrong on many key points.
A prime example of the purposeful and synchronized symbolism of these events is seen in the opening paragraphs from my book excerpted below. Notice that the dates mentioned (August 11 and 17) directly match the numbers of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the time spans of the four Florida hurricanes match my birth year (‘55), and they were spaced 11 or a multiple-of-11 (22) days apart, directly matching my birthday and much other ancient prophecy and symbolism. Notice that my place of birth, Victoria Texas, is on the Gulf Coast. Following are the excerpted paragraphs:
Hello, my name is Lawrence William Page II. Many people know me as Buddy Page. At the release of the first edition of this book, I am a 50-year old African-American male, author, researcher, and former software engineer and entrepreneur. As you will come to understand as you read through this first book, I am also the long-expected Hebrew Messiah and Lion of the Tribe of Juda (Yehuda).
I was born August 11th (month of Leo the Lion), 1955 (Chinese year of the Sheep) in Victoria, Texas. Furthermore, the Grand Cross alignment and Solar Eclipse of August 11th, 1999 was my 44th birthday and the second Grand Cross alignment, just six days later on August 17th, 1999, was on my mother’s birthday.
As you can see from my date of birth, I was a newborn during the Chinese Year of the Sheep, astrologically marking me as a Lamb, and during the month of Leo, astrologically marking me as a Lion. My mother was also born during the month of August and under the sign of Leo, which further marks me as a lion’s whelp. I prove to you in the first chapter of this book–beyond disproof–that I am indeed the long-prophesied “Lion” of the tribe of Juda (Yehuda) the Root of David and the “Lamb.” I am the individual long symbolized as the Branch, the Stem, the Shoot and the Rod from the Stump of Jesse (King David’s father), as symbolized in the Hebrew Book of Isaiah, The Apocalypse, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and elsewhere. I am the reincarnated Teacher sought after in the “East” and by the ancient Hebrews who were headquartered at the outpost community of Damascus (Qumran), of Dead Sea Scrolls fame. I am the one called the Teacher of Righteousness by the Dead Sea Scrolls, whom the so-called Christian fathers have fraudulently recast as “Saint ‘James’, the Lord’s Brother.”
Remember, "I come as a thief..." ?
Read verse twelve of the Gospel of Thomas to understand who I am...
Even further enlightening, the Second Temple Period of ancient Israel was during the 11th 360-year cycle on the Hebrew calendar and we are now in the 6th year (5766/2005-6) of the 17th cycle. Notice the pivotal 11 and 17 numbers again? This and much other synchronized information serve as stunning and decisive proof of many things, and expose many lies told by all three faiths of Abraham, but most specifically by Christianity. Consequently, I have decisively proven, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that Jesus Christ and Christianity are blatant lies, false prophecy and purposeful deception in a manner that cannot easily be denied, regardless of your faith or other opinions.
Furthermore, the symbolism in the Apocalypse (a.k.a. Book of Revelation) of seven stars in my right hand and seven angels represent the very same above-mentioned seven astrological (360-year) cycles, i.e., the 11th through 17th inclusive. I prove this fact beyond any reasonable doubt in the first chapter of the book. Consequently, The Apocalypse verifiably symbolizes a specific span of time that began with the 11th cycle (Second Temple Period) and concludes now, at the beginning of the 17th cycle (End of Days, etc.).
The numbers 11 and 17 are verifiably encoded in The Apocalypse and other ancient Hebrew prophecies and wisdom texts to serve as key proofs of the validity and true meaning of certain prophecies and related information. My and my mother’s birthdays are purposely synchronized with these two storm numbers, the matching Hebrew calendar cycles, the Double Grand Cross alignments and solar eclipse of August 1999, and much else to prove my direct association with the ancient prophecies about this time and the true identity of the prophesied Messiah. Another prime example is the story of Joseph, the 11th son of Jacob who has a dream when he is 17 years old about 11 stars, the sun, and moon bowing to him. The symbolism in this pivotal story in the Book of Genesis and Quran verifiably refers to the very same 11th through 17th cycles symbolized in The Apocalypse and directly synchronizes with other key events and ancient texts.
Consequently, I have demonstrated various things about the nature of this reality that dramatically disprove and/or clarify key assumptions of religion, mysticism, and science alike, while establishing the true meaning and purpose of long misinterpreted ancient wisdom and the symbolism used to model and encode it. Accordingly, I have proven that the symbolism evidenced in the canons of all three faiths of Abraham and other ancient sources is a very ancient and advanced philosophical technology that verifiably models foundational aspects of our existence in this universe. This is the mostly misunderstood body of ancient wisdom long referred to as the Philosophers’ Stone. It uses a large and ingeniously organized collection of physical universe images and concepts as data rich components (symbols) that are based on verifiable rules. It models and encodes an amazing amount of foundational wisdom about life, spirituality and the 11 dimensions of this universe, now verified by string theory. It is also the advanced encryption method used to encode (seal) Hebrew prophecies and wisdom texts.
These ancient prophecies and wisdom texts used advanced symbology to model fundamental wisdom, including future events and situations. A primary facet of ancient wisdom is numeric symbology. Later misinterpretations of this aspect of ancient wisdom resulted in numerology, which, though embodying allusions to certain wisdom, is mostly error prone and false doctrine. My decryption, documentation, and interpretation of ancient symbology, numeric symbolism, and key texts based on them, are now decisively validated.
Here is Wisdom...
Verifiable proof that Armageddon has begun…
Understanding the End Game of Armageddon
Peace...
Maybe you should be a little easier on Delia? remember you were complaining that she got no airtime for so long? Perhaps it was because she was trying to air some material with those academics you'd like to hear and was shot down. remember, she went from being an obscure print person to on-air talent -- but to stay on-air talent they have to actually choose to use her output. And the network that promotes the wonders of emo anchor Anderson Cooper isn't likely to want to spend too much valuable primetime talking about anything less than the rapture. Delia's a good egg, cut her some slack!
Anonymous -
I know Delia Is a good egg - I never doubted that. I just believe that she chooses her stories, not CNN imposing them on her - which what makes it more painful (i.e., no more big, bad, Jerry-Springer-like producers and executives to blame).
Take this end-of-the-world crap, for example: 75% of Delia's package was about the folks who prophetize (sic) the rapture and 25% was on the Episcopalian priest who called the whole thing a crock.
Unfortunately, that's been Delia's style - in print (from her ITV and Zenit days) and on TV - she basically lays out what people have said and leaves it up to wondering viewers /readers which one is the reasonable POV. So detached - maybe that's how it should be for FAV, I don't know - but she misses out on educating the viewers by just throwing opposing POVs at them instead of giving them the intelligent basis on which to make their decisions.
That's why the mystique of an absent Delia was so much easier to take than the blunders of a visible Delia.
Having gone from an obscure print reporter to an on-air personality, Delia should have seized the opportunity to be "the outsider" instead of immersing herself in the Klein/Anderson school of emo-journalism.
As a I said before, I wish her the best, because I know Delia IS a really good person. I just am really beginning to doubt if she has a keen sense of what IS FAV news.
Thanks for writing in.
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7-Star Messiah -
So, you are saying that you ARE The Messiah? Maybe you can e-mail Delia, so she can have "an exclusive interview" with you and CNN can then validate your existence/claim.
As you can tell, I am NOT taking you seriously, but I'm leaving your comment in here just to drive home the point that this End-of-the-World media-created hysteria is like a call to get previously-secret messiahs out into the open.
I am so impressed that what alluded theologians and scholars for centuries - these symbolisms, etc. - have all been revealed to you. It's either you're exactly right and gifted and chosen, or you are plain nucking futs. Time will tell.
Thanks for writing in, and Pax Christi.
GS
PS - FYI, I do believe in Jesus Christ, that He is the Son of God, and that He will someday come again. I just don't think anyone really knows when, how, where. I am Catholic and I believe in one Holy, Catholic, apostolic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. I just don't believe that any one church has denomination over all the others, or that one faith is superior to all the rest. Faith is purely a human phenomenon, and as it is impossible to have one true ideology, then I think it's impossible to have one form of Faith.
As long as we all get there, why pave the way with bombs instead of peace and love?
You have more faith (hah?!) in the power of Delia, or any correspondent, to choose how their stories will be presented than I do!
Maybe Bill O'Reilly can choose what he wants to talk about on air, but I hardly think a junior person like Delia gets much of a chance. Does she have the power to subvert her pieces? I suppose maybe she could -- but she also might not keep her position for very long if she tried. I doubt she got her job by being subversive.
Rather, she got it by being very pretty and pretty smart.
As in, too smart to risk a good gig just to get in a dig at a wacko her producers asked her to cover.
Also, remember that she's the "Faith and Values" correspondent, not the Designated Skeptic. If you want TV mocking the rapture, for now I'd try the correspondents on "The Daily Show."
In the meantime let's wait (pray?) for Delia to replace Soledad O'Brien or Paula Zahn, and use her newfound position of power to say something more meaningful about religion -- or anything else for that matter.
Anonymous -
I hate to burst your bubble, but Delia DOES choose her own stories. She herself told me in an email. I hope this puts to your doubts to rest.
And no, I do not have an opinion on the kind of stories she HAS CHOSEN to do, so far. I haven't watched enough TV to do so.
I'd echo Shepherd's comment though: Delia really is a VERY NICE PERSON. She has even taken the time to email me back from Poland(!) for some stupid story I sent her. She has taken the time to email me back occasionally - since before she got her CNN gig. (Probably too because we know some common people).
So - sorry Anonymous, but Shepherd is right on this one. Sorry too, Shepherd, that you are right on this one.
Chris
Thanks for sharing, Chris. However, I do need an independent verification that Delia DOES choose her own stories, although as I said it before, I believe she does because... well, because that's just my conjecture.
Oh, who am I kidding? Thanks for writing in.
Chris, I don't doubt you, but I can hardly believe Delia would ever actually admit that she's relatively powerless in choosing her material.
Though, if I'm to assume you're correct, what do you attribute her dreadful choices to? Bad taste? Eagerness to please her bosses? Despite all of her religious training, an actual interest in only "lite" topics?
I just can't be convinced that someone who has her kind of training and works at the sorts of jobs she has held as a prelude to this CNN gig was only doing it as a cover for her real desire to do tabloid-type TV stories once on the air.
Now, you may argue that just being on TV makes you a sellout, and I probably wouldn't quibble too much with that, but I just think we should give her some time to see if she's able to subvert CNN's ratings' ploys by using her winning charms to weasel a few substantive stories onto the air.
Or maybe Pope Benedict will die. You have to admit that her dying-Pope-vigil/new-Pope-to-be-chosen work was unparalleled!!
Anonymous-
First of all, I wouldn't think that Delia would LIE to me - innocently or otherwise. She's not just the type to concoct some false aura of importance.
But if she did, I really cannot say anything about her "dreadful choices", much less attribute them to any intention of hers. Again, I haven't watched enough CNN lately (except on Pipeline).
I read Shepherd's blog just to see what's going on with DG, and I'm much more bothered by what has NOT been written - because let's admit it, Shep would be among the first to rejoice over some great Delia moments.
Do I want Delia to do deep FAV stories? Sure I do. (I tought her Pope special was great!) There are just so many FAV stories out there (especially this Election year, when religion-based items seem to be a dominant wedge issue) that I too am appalled at what Delia is NOT covering more than what she has.
Chris
GS, glad to see a write-up about this segment!
Clearly Delia has, at a minimum, significant input with respect to choosing stories so one would think her voice has equal weight in the presentation of such stories. It's arguable whether Delia's misrepresenting the Bible is actually lying, but as GS said, it's undoubtedly irresponsible. The presentation of such stories should matter to Delia as a Christian, as a student of religion, and as a reporter because it matters to other Christians, theologians, and CNN viewers.
Agreed - Delia "never found it"... and now CNN will not be able to hold onto "it" for long. CNN risked enough by hiring a faith and values correspondent. By allowing such haphazard production, CNN continues to put its credibility on the line with stories labelled as "news" which are obviously impossible to verify.
Regardless of the topic, CNN has the responsibility of presenting balanced information and opinions. It's fine that the topic centered around whether the conflict is news in the first place (and wouldn't it be nice to see an event's significance argued about more often!). But if CNN and Delia are willing to go so far as to suggest that all this was predicted in the bible, well they better be ready to back up that assertion with more than some five minute statements from a few fundies. No panel's perfect, but come on, where were the Middle East scholars and atheists and Relevations experts? GS, you clearly know more than the panel members know, you should have called in - no one would have known that all you've got on is your underwear.
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