These Last Days News - January 24, 2019
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Are Big Banking and Big Tech Conspiring to Protect Islam?

"The battle, My child, will accelerate very shortly for there will not only be a great war of weapons of mankind, but it will be known soon throughout the world as a religious war." - Our Lady of the Roses August 21, 1974

Veronica - And I can see now Jesus and Our Lady are going high up into the sky, and there's forming directly over Our Lady's statue, high in the sky—it is a cross, a very large cross. The handle, though, of a . . . dagger—it looks like a dagger, a knife. It's a strange-looking dagger with a loop at the bottom, like. It's a symbol. And Jesus is nodding.
    Jesus - "You will understand, My child, soon."
    Veronica - Yes, it is a, like a saber. Gee, it, it's a very strange-looking, dagger-like saber, with a cross on a handle. Like—it's not the kind that you see—it looks almost like Arabian or something. I can't explain it—like a very strange-looking Arabic, or something. I don't know where I have seen that before, but it's a very odd-looking type of dagger-like sword, with a hook on the end of it, though. That's strange. Oh, now it's beginning to fade; I can't see it anymore. - December 24, 1979

The above Messages from Our Lord and Our Lady were given to Veronica Lueken at Bayside, New York. Read more

LifeSiteNews.com reported on January 23, 2019:

by William Kilpatrick

Which organizations are most likely to advance the cause of Islamic dominance? ISIS? Al Qaeda? Hezbollah? The Muslim Brotherhood?

If you've been keeping track of world events, these are the names that will most likely come to mind.

There are, however, other names to consider – organizations which at first glance seem entirely non-threatening, yet are capable of clearing the path for the spread of Islam more efficiently than al-Qaeda and ISIS could ever hope to do.

I'm referring to companies such as MasterCard, Discover, PayPal, Twitter, Facebook, and Google. We're all aware of how much easier life has become because of these companies. But, because they're so big, they also have the capacity to make life miserable.

Recently, they've been making life miserable for critics of Islam. By "critics" I don't mean those who have nothing good to say about the faith of Muslims. I mean that anyone who simply "critiques" or discusses the doctrines, practices, and laws of Islam in ways that Muslims don't approve can run afoul of the big tech companies.

Sometimes this is done in a heavy-handed way as when Facebook simply shuts down the Facebook page of a counter-jihad site, and sometimes it is done in more subtle ways. For example, there's "the search engine manipulation effect" described by former Psychology Today editor Robert Epstein. By manipulating algorithms, says Epstein, Google can determine which information goes to the top of your search list. Since we tend to assume that items appearing at the top of a list are the most relevant and valuable, we tend to discount or ignore items that come further down the list. For example, if you google Islamic terms, you're more likely, thanks to Google, to land on Islamic-friendly sites than on Islamic-critical sites. As a result, the information you gather on Islam will come with a positive slant.

Just as the media giants can control the flow of information, the financial giants control the flow of cash. And when the media giants work in cooperation with the financial giants, the two become an almost irresistible force.

For years now, both the financial companies and the media companies have been trying to shut down Robert Spencer's site Jihad Watch. Facebook has suspended him. PayPal has refused to process his payments. And Google's search engine algorithms seem to discriminate against his site. In August, when Spencer attempted to join Patreon – a crowdfunding platform – he was denied service because MasterCard pressured Patreon to deplatform him.

MasterCard and Visa have also refused to process payments to the David Horowitz Freedom Center – a conservative site that features articles on political, cultural and Islamic issues. Although fee processing service has been restored to the center, conservative and counter-jihad sites now live in constant fear of losing one of their main sources of funding.

One might think that the simple solution to the deplatforming strategy is to create alternative platforms: alternative Patreons, alternative Twitters, Facebooks, etc. But, as you can imagine, that's a tall order. And even if you succeed in setting up a platform, the problem of funding remains. As technology correspondent Allum Bokhari points out in a Breitbart piece:

That's also why so many free-speech alternatives to Patreon have failed: FreeStartr, Hatreon, MakerSupport, and SubscribeStar all tried to offer a more open platform, and were promptly dumped by the credit card companies. All are unable to do business.

Bokhari continues:

Those who oppose Silicon Valley censorship aren't allowed to just build their own alternative platforms. They must build their own global payment processing infrastructure to have any hope of restoring free speech online.

I don't pretend to be able to interpret the Apocalypse, but that almost sounds like a fulfillment of Rev 13:17 – the passage which tells us that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark of the beast.

Whether or not the MasterCard logo turns out to be the mark of the beast, critics of Islam – along with social and political conservatives, orthodox Christians, and other mavericks – are in for tough sledding. The business of buying and selling has suddenly become quite problematic for them. Technically, they still have free speech, but without a platform their audience will be small, and without funding many will be forced to find other ways to earn a living.

Meanwhile, the rest of us will be left in the dark regarding Islam. The media will still carry puff pieces about Muslim doctors and model Muslim families in order to assure us that the face of Islam is friendly and familiar. But you won't hear much about those things that seem to hold no interest for the mainstream media: the daily jihad attacks reported in Jihad Watch; the increasing incidence of honor killings, child marriages, gang rapes, and attacks on Jews recorded in Gatestone Institute, Gates of Vienna, and FrontPage Magazine; and the accelerating persecution of Christians by Muslims in the Muslim world which Raymond Ibrahim tracks in detail on his website.

Perhaps you don't need to know about such things. Perhaps the threat has been overblown by "alarmists." But should it be left up to the corporate thought police to decide what you need to know and what you don't need to know? Should Google and Facebook and Discover decide which sites are safe for you to visit?

And should Twitter be enforcing Pakistan's blasphemy laws? Recently, FrontPage editor Jamie Glazov received a notice from "Twitter Legal" informing him that content on his account was "in violation of Pakistan law: Section37 of PECA-2016, Section 295B and Section 295C of the Pakistan penal code." Section295 B criminalizes "defiling the Holy Quran" and carries a life sentence. Section 295C mandates that anyone who "defiles the sacred name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life."

One reason that this ought to be of concern to Catholics is that many basic expressions of Christian faith are considered provocative by Muslims, and some are considered blasphemous. Ringing church bells, singing loudly in church, and conducting outdoor liturgical processions are considered provocative by many Muslims. And several Christian doctrines – the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and the Crucifixion – are held to be blasphemous. Recently, the Washington Times reported that in Uganda – a majority-Christian country – a Muslim group attacked Christian preachers for "mocking Islam by publicly saying Jesus was the Son of God."

Will Muslim groups one day complain to Facebook and Twitter that Catholic writers and websites are in violation of their blasphemy laws? And, if they do loudly complain, what will the media corporations do? While you're thinking that over, consider that Facebook recently blocked an ad for a pro-life movie which tells the story behind the Supreme Court's Roe v Wade decision. Last year, Facebook also blocked access to the film's crowdfunding site.

The decision to offend pro-lifers rather than pro-choicers was probably not a difficult one for Facebook to make. Likewise, it's not difficult to guess whose side the media and financial giants would take if given a choice between offending Muslims and offending Christians. Evidence continues to accumulate that they have already chosen sides. In July, 2017, Facebook Vice President Joel Kaplan visited Pakistan to assure the government that it would remove "anti-Islam" material from its pages. In November of 2018, at the request of the Indonesian government, Google launched a new app which will allow "Muslims to report individuals who commit blasphemy, or insult Islam."

So curb your tongue, and if you can't say anything nice about Islam, don't say anything at all. Islamic radicals won't necessarily come after you, but Facebook and Google – the self-appointed foes of "hate" – just might.

What we have here is not a communication problem, but a monopoly problem. The game that is being run by the tech companies and the credit card monopolies is just about the only game in town. The old joke was that the only people who had freedom of the press were the ones who owned the printing presses. The new, not-so-funny joke is that the only people with freedom of expression are the ones who own social media companies or major credit card companies.

It's beginning to look as if the only solutions to corporate suppression of speech are tighter regulations and anti-trust legislation. In the distant past, progressives thought of trust-busting as a noble cause. However, now that they've become proficient at the game of monopoly they don't want any competition.

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PERSECUTION WILL REIGN IN THE CHURCH
“Michael is the guardian of My Son's House. Michael will be entered into My Son's House, or your country will fall. The doors will shut. Persecution will reign in the House of My Son, and all that is rotten will fall.
     "Pray much, My child. Pray a constant vigilance of prayer, Rosaries of prayer throughout the world--link to link, bead to bead, soul to soul across your nation and the world. You are living now in the days of trial, and you will all be tested and receive your just reward from the Father." – Our Lady, May 22, 1974 

THE PERSECUTION WILL BE GREAT
"The persecution to all those who follow and defend My Son in truth, in the light, the persecution will be great. The masters of deceit, they are gathering like vultures to send into motion a conspiracy of evil that has been brought about because mankind has given himself to all manner of evil.
     "The time given by your prophets of old, the time of times is here. You will all, My children, wear your sacramentals in the battle, the days ahead. What was to happen in the future shall be now. Your world will be baptized by fire. Many will die in the great flame of the Ball of Redemption.” – Our Lady, May 26, 1976 

MANY SHALL REJECT OUR LADY’S MESSAGE
"We know the trial ahead for all who seek to bring the truth to mankind for My Mother. Many shall reject Her message, and many of Our children of the light will receive great persecution as they seek to bring the Message from Heaven to their brothers and sisters.
     "There will be many thorns among the roses, but at the end of your road, My children, there is a special crown waiting for you." – Jesus, June 5, 1975 

MANY GREAT SAINTS SHALL RISE
"Awaken now from your slumber and seek your return from your course of destruction by getting down upon your knees and praying in heartfelt, sincere prayer to the Eternal Father, to guide you back from your present road of destruction.
     "Your countrymen have sought to silence the voice of My Mother throughout your world. You will not continue to silence the voice-boxes throughout the world, for you are sowing the seeds of your own destruction!
     "Amen, amen, I say to you: unless mankind returns God the Eternal Father to his life, he will not have the years of two hands to count upon!
     "The present generation, My child, shall pass through this crucible of suffering. Many great saints shall rise from this persecution.” – Jesus, June 5, 1975 

THE CANDLES UPON EARTH
"As it was in the time of Noe, as it was in the days of Sodom and Gomorrah, so shall it be upon your earth. Man shall be permitted to fall fast into the abyss. Why? Because he has hardened his heart and closed his ears to the truth. He has given himself to all manners of pleasures of the flesh. Sin has become a way of life in your country and in the countries throughout your earth.
     "The children of God, the candles upon earth, My child, shall suffer much persecution from the agents of darkness.” – Jesus, December 31, 1975 

WASHED CLEAN
"The saints and those who were washed clean by the blood of martyrdom, they join all in Heaven crying for vengeance against deceitful mankind and the abominations that offend the Eternal Father--abominations in the House of God!" - St. Michael, September 13, 1974

IN THE FEW
"Many martyrs, My child, shall come in the days ahead, and defenders of the Faith. Carry your crosses, My children, for those who will be saved shall be in the few." - Jesus, November 20, 1975

IMMEDIATE ENTRANCE
"My children, are there so few who will suffer for the Faith? Are My children lost to the need for suffering and martyrdom for the Faith? Do you not understand, My children, that martyrdom means immediate entrance into Heaven. Is this not worth fighting for?" - Our Lady, November 20, 1978

MANY GREAT SAINTS SHALL RISE
"Awaken now from your slumber and seek your return from your course of destruction by getting down upon your knees and praying in heartfelt, sincere prayer to the Eternal Father, to guide you back from your present road of destruction.
     "Your countrymen have sought to silence the voice of My Mother throughout your world. You will not continue to silence the voice-boxes throughout the world, for you are sowing the seeds of your own destruction!
     "Amen, amen, I say to you: unless mankind returns God the Eternal Father to his life, he will not have the years of two hands to count upon!
     "The present generation, My child, shall pass through this crucible of suffering. Many great saints shall rise from this persecution.” – Jesus, June 5, 1975 

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D136 - Visions of the Great War: The Mideast  PDF
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D158 - America the Beautiful PDF
D266 - Persecution PDF
D561 - Courage, Part 1 PDF
D562 - Courage, Part 2 PDF

EDITOR'S COMMENT:  Evil is accelerating and the Anti-Christ forces are gaining power in the world.  When the persecution starts, all Christian web sites on the internet will be forced to close.  Be sure to have in your possession all the following items: the Bayside Prophecy books, Bayside Medals, Douay-Rheims Bibles, the Protection Packets, Candles, Sacramentals, and Religious Books.  Purchase these items now while they are still available!  You will urgently need them in the days ahead.  Also, you can print out all PDF files for the Directives from Heaven and all of the Bayside Prophecies.  Copy Our Lady's messages and the Directives from Heaven now while they are still available!  Pray to the Holy Spirit for wisdom and guidance on how to prepare now and for the days ahead when the Antichrist is revealed.  Viva Cristo Rey!

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A great obligation to go forward... "It is not by accident that you are called by My Mother, for it is by merit and the prayers that have risen to Heaven for your salvation.  For those who have received the grace to hear the Message from Heaven, you have a great obligation to go forward and bring this Message to your brothers and sisters.  Do not expect a rest upon your earth, for you will have eternal rest very soon." - Jesus, June 12, 1976

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