Detailed LCCC English News Bulletin For May 08/16

Detailed LCCC English News Bulletin For May 08/16

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Titles For Latest LCCC Bulletin analysis & editorials from miscellaneous sources published on May 08/16
Mother’s Day: Love, Sacrifices and Commitment/Elias Bejjani/May 08/16
Lebanese Shiites disrupting the status quo/Hanin Ghaddar/Now Lebanon/May 07/16
Les enfants terribles of Barack Obama/Hisham Melhem/Al Arabiya/May 07/16
Sadiq Khan elected Mayor of London – are Muslims finally ‘British’ enough/Yara al-Wazir/Al Arabiya/May 07/16
Advancing Saudi Arabia’s government structures/Abdulrahman al-Rashed/Al Arabiya/May 07/16
Loss of Syrian cities is gain for European villages/Ehtesham Shahid/Al Arabiya/May 07/16
What happens when Aleppo falls/Dr. Azeem Ibrahim/Al Arabiya/May 07/16
The Arabs’ Real Grievance against the Jews/Fred Maroun/Gatestone Institute/May 07/16

Titles For Latest Lebanese Related News published on May 08/16
Mother’s Day: Love, Sacrifices and Commitment
Lebanese Shiites disrupting the status quo
Municipal Polls Held in 1st Vote after Lebanon’s Trash Crisis
Lebanese Army Dismantles Explosive in Saadnayel
Suspect Referred to Judiciary for Links to 2011 Estonian Kidnapping
Geagea Urges Heavy Turnout in Municipal Polls
7 Candidates Running in Jezzine By-Elections
Al-Rahi Heads to Paris on Pastoral Visit
Lebanese Army Bolsters Deployment in Arsal on Eve of Elections
Six Wounded in Riot in Qobbeh Prison
Beirut Madinati’ Urges Heavy Turnout, Calls on Voters to Grab ‘Historic Chance’
Hariri: Today’s chaos is the result of Presidential vacuum, State absence
Beirut Municipal Elections: Four electoral lists, preparations completed, AshrafiehRmeil area calm awaiting Sunday’s battle
Salam visits Hariri: Beirutis should vote tomorrow in a way that serves their city
Bassil from Batroun: Russia defends via warplanes, we defend through our Lebanese ‘Levantine’ intellect
Paqradounian: To vote for ‘Beirutis List’ to preserve capital’s symbolism, coexistence
Siniora calls on Sidon citizens to widely partake in municipal elections on May 22
Machnouk: One million strong bound for voting tomorrow

Titles For Latest LCCC Bulletin For Miscellaneous Reports And News published on May 08/16
13 Iranian Revolutionary Guards Killed in Syria
Syrian and Iranian opposition united against criminal dictators – George Sabra
Corruption rampant in Iran, regime’s lawmakers acknowledge
Rise in inflation in Iran as excess $15 billion of notes printed
Iran Reiterates Support for Syria’s Assad
Aleppo’s fragile truce extended for 72 hours
Residents Return as Truce Extended in Syria’s Aleppo
Syrian Regime Fails to End Prison Mutiny
Obama sets up transition team, signaling long exit
US reveals troops on the ground in Yemen
U.N. Official Spurns Netanyahu History Lesson Offer
Israel raids hit Gaza as violence flares for fourth day
Pakistan hails Sadiq Khan’s London mayor win
Egypt court recommends death for 6 defendants, but not Mursi
Egypt gives Italy union chief phone records in Regeni case
Images show North Korea may be preparing 5th nuclear test
Iraqi forces shut down Baghdad to prevent Green Zone protests
Germany to help Jordan, Tunisia buy armored vehicles
240,000 Poles in Landmark Pro-EU, Pro-Democracy Protests

Links From Jihad Watch Site for May 08/16
Prince Turki: Saudis will get nukes if Iranians do.
Kenya: Muslim cleric urges female genital mutilation.
UK allows Muslim cleric who inspired jihad murderer to enter country.
London’s new Muslim mayor calls moderate Muslims “Uncle Toms”.
London’s new Muslim mayor defended al-Qaeda member.
Iraq: Muslims smash priest’s nose and teeth with hammer.
Journalist who infiltrated ISIS cell says he “never saw any Islam,” as they spoke of virgins of Paradise.
Sanders: I’ll do all I can to stop Trump’s ‘absurd, hateful’ Muslim ban.
Cologne police cover for Muslim migrants: Finger penetration “not rape”.
Austria: Police tell blonde victim of Muslim migrant assault to dye her hair.
UK Muslima spread Islamic State propaganda and execution videos.

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Mother’s Day: Love, Sacrifices and Commitment
Elias Bejjani/May 08/16
http://eliasbejjaninews.com/2016/05/07/elias-bejjanimothers-day-love-sacrifices-and-commitment/

The Spirit Of My mother who like every and each loving departed mother is definitely watching from above and praying for all of us. May Almighty God Bless her spirit and the Spirits of all departed mothers.
In Christianity Virgin Merry is envisaged by many believers and numerous cultures as the number one role model for the righteous, devoted, loving , caring, giving, and humble mothers.
Today while in Canada we are happily and joyfully celebrating the Mothers’ Day, let us all pray that Almighty God will keep granting all mothers all over the world the needed graces of wisdom, meekness and faith to highly remain under all circumstances honoring this holy role model and to stay as Virgin Merry fully devoted to their families.
In all religions and cultures all over the world, honoring, respecting and obeying parents is not a favor that people either chose to practice or not. No not at all, honoring, respecting and obeying parents is a holy obligation that each and every faithful individual who believes in God MUST fulfill, no matter what.
Almighty God in His 10 Commandments (Exodus 20:2-17 ) made the honoring of both parents (commandment number five) a holy obligation, and not a choice or a favor.
“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you”. (Exodus 20:12)
Reading the Bible, both the Old and New Testament shows with no doubt that honoring parents is a cornerstone and a pillar in faith and righteousness for all believers. All other religions and cultures share with Christians this holy concept and obligation.
“Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God commanded you, so that your days may be long and that it may go well with you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.” (Deuteronomy 5:16)
“You shall each revere your mother and father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the LORD your God.” (Leviticus 19:3).
Back home in Lebanon we have two popular proverbs that say: “If you do not have an elderly figure in your family to bless you, go and search for one”. “The mother is the who either gathers or divides the family”
How true are these two proverbs, because there will be no value, or meaning for our lives if not blessed and flavored by the wisdom, love and blessings of our parents and of other elder members.
He who does not honor the elderly, sympathize and empathize with them, especially his own parents is a person with a hardened heart, and a numbed conscience, who does not know the meaning of gratitude.
History teaches us that the easiest route for destroying a nation is to destroy, its cornerstone, the family. Once the family code of respect is belittled and not honored, the family is divided and loses all its Godly blessings.
“Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and a house divided against itself falls” (Luke 11-17)
One very important concept and an extremely wise approach MUST apply and prevail when reading the Holy Bible in a bid to understand its contents and observe the Godly instructions and life guidelines that are enlisted. The concept needs to be a faith one with an open frame of mind free from doubts, questions and challenges.
Meanwhile the approach and interpretation MUST both be kept within the abstract manner, thinking and mentality frame, and not in the concrete way of interpretation.
We read in (Matthew 15/04: “For God said, Respect your father and your mother, and If you curse your father or your mother, you are to be put to death).
This verse simply dwells on The Fifth Biblical Commandment: “Honor your Father and Mother”. To grasp its meaning rightfully and put it in its right faith content one should understand that death in the Bible is not the death of the body as we experience and see on earth. DEATH in the Bible means the SIN that leads to eternal anguish in Hell.
The Bible teaches us that through His crucifixion, death and resurrection, Jesus defeated death in its ancient human, earthly concept. He broke the death thorn and since than, the actual death became the sin. Those who commit the sin die and on the judgment day are outcast to the eternal fire. Death for the believers is a temporary sleep on the hope of resurrection.
Accordingly the verse “If you curse your father or your mother, you are to be put to death”, means that those who do not honor their parents, help, support and respect them commit a deadly sin and God on the Judgment Day will make them accountable if they do not repent and honor their parents.
God is a Father, a loving, passionate and caring One, and in this context He made the honoring of parents one of the Ten Commandments.
In conclusion: The abstract and faith interpretation of Matthew 15/04 verse must not be related to children or teenagers who because of an age and maturity factors might temporarily repel against their parents and disobey them.
Hopefully, each and every one of us, no matter what religion or denomination he/she is affiliated to will never ever ignore his parents and commit the deadly SIN of not honoring them through every way and mean especially when they are old and unable to take care of themselves.
For all those of us whose mothers have passed away, let us mention them in our daily prayers and ask Almighty God to endow their souls the eternal rest in His heavenly dwellings.
Happy Mothers’ Day to all mothers