And there was war in Heaven….

Or at least in Canberra.

Saturday the 17th of October was an amazing day of history making for our nation of Australia as around 200 Christian prayer warriors from across the country converged on our capital city Canberra to pray and repent on Mount Ainslie, a strategic high place considered to be the headquarters of satanic activity. All glory to our Most High God as the spiritual warfare prayer mission was very successful in enforcing the victory of the Cross of Christ over the forces of darkness through the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit!
As hundreds and perhaps thousands of Christian men, women, and children from nearly every denomination gathered in strategic high places, churches and homes across the nation with the same focus to repent, pray and declare Australia for Jesus, Satan’s kingdom of darkness was thrown into complete confusion as it was so clearly demonstrated on Mount Ainslie in Canberra!

Other reports from the battlefield differ. At the very least, Satan’s minions weren’t leaving without a fight.

Apart from a protest and pious people gathered on a hill, what does one expect of an exorcism? It was very easy to conjure up Hollywood associations, spinning heads and all. The reality was the weirdest festival you’ve ever been to. The crowd of 200 divided neatly into about a third Catch the Fire followers, another third gay and atheist activists, Wiccans and metal t-shirt wearing young people and the remainder were a bewildered group of observers in the circus. These three groups, I wager, will never likely be seen together again.
Entering into the crowd of Nalliah devotees, Christian and Australian flags waving, was akin to going to a pokies venue on Christmas eve – people desperate, alienated and confused participating in something that gives them hope. Nalliah at the centre of it dressed in white suit jacket, shades and a small mega phone permanently in front of his face spoke much of forgiveness and healing of the nation, interjected only with the odd “hallelujah” and “praise Jesus”. Many in the crowd spoke in tongues or mumbled prayers, the first of a series of communions on different parts of the hill, the relocation of the prayers perhaps to do with the spiritual mapping (which would be?).
In the background near the “black altar” – a communication tower further up the hill – were protesters singing It’s Raining Men and waving placards. Into the middle of the Catch the Fire group walked a young gay man who stripped down to his underwear and threw his arms in the air, facing off with Nalliah and his entourage. Other protesters adorned themselves in rainbow flags, witches’ hats and t-shirts with slogans: “I am what you are afraid of”

As to what sparked this divine offensive (from a prebattle report):

According to my colleagues from News Ltd.’s Satan Watch desk in the parliamentary press gallery — well, actually, I think that’s been the mission statement for Lord Rupert’s entire gallery contingent since the Ruddbot and his devil-worshipping cabal of devil worshippers drew their first pentagram on the big table in the Cabinet Room — well, anyway, they reckon that the Rev. Danny reckons that, “there is a spiritual fight over the nation of Australia being fought in the heavens” and that although most people don’t believe in the Devil he is like, totally real, and just look at the number of divorced politicians if you don’t believe him.
Pastor Danny, a former running mate of Family First Sen. Steve Fielding, is headed Canberra way this weekend to lead a prayer meeting of at least a handful of Christians concerned about the discovery of a “Black Mass altar” on Mount Ainslie recently.
“The type of altar discovered on Mount Ainslie pointed to a black mass and the work of dark forces wanting to cast spells on Australia and Federal Parliament,” according to Nalliah. Actually what it probably points to are a couple of discarded condoms and Nudie juice bottle bongs. But what the hell, I’m going to be in Canberra this weekend, and it’s not often you get to battle Evil with a capital ‘E’.

And yes indeed this Pastor Danny does blame the downfall of Australian society on all those divorced politicians.

Asked what evidence of Satan there was in parliament, Mr Nalliah said: “The number of politicians who have serious marriage problems.”
Legislation supporting homosexuality, abortion and a push for a bill of rights were other areas where the devil was having influence.

Pictures of the battle in progress can be seen at the CatchtheFire link.

H/T Lucymonster

Want to buy a very used castle?

From Medieval News
Scotland is planning a register to make it easier for folks with too much money on their hands to find castles that need restoration.

And for those that are actively considering the matter, there is a sort of small Craig’s List of castles here, with a short FAQ on just what you need to know when buying a castle.
And they are suprisingly cheap–I know some condos in my area that were sold for more than some of these Scottish castles (not to mention some of the houses that front the Intracoastal Waterway and other prime spots hereabouts).

Dahlan: Fatah still doesn’t recognize Israel

This is an example of why I don’t generally trust an Arab farther than half as far as I can throw him. Mohammed Dahlan being interviewed on Palestinian Authority TV.

“We acknowledge that the PLO did recognize Israel’s right to exist, but we are not bound by it as a resistance faction,” he said.

Either he’s telling the truth–in which case the PA/PLO was simply trying an elaborate shell game for the purposes of plausible deniability all these years (which I think is the case)–or he’s not telling the truth, in which case we have no motivation to say anything else he says.