Interesting

Several things of interest today:

1. They found the Lower Aqueduct system by the western wall in Jerusalem. It was where water came from Solomons Pools by Bethlehem and channeled to tanks under the temple mount. Very cool when they find archaeological bible stuff..... at least to me.
Israel National News

2. The other thing that is cool is that January 16th was declared by our president to be Religious Freedom Day. We are blessed - at least for now. Christians around the world are tortured and beaten every day and we have freedom to worship as we please.
"Freedom is a gift from the Almighty, written in the heart and soul of every man, woman, and child, and we must continue to promote the importance of religious freedom at home and abroad." - G.W. Bush

3. This is not so cool, but it is coming quickly. They have started using smart cards (ones with computer chips) across the U.S. for transportation - A person can go from ferry to bus to subway, etc.. without coins or money.... they just use an all purpose card and some charges are taken directly out of the person's account. If you need to remember why this is not cool go to my article on chips. mark-of-beast It sounds great to the flesh because it is fast and convenient...why not make things easier?