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Saturday, May 28, 2016

And speaking of churches…

The other day I presented you with the facts about Europe ’s disappearing churches, as outlined by Giulio Meotti, that excellent Italian journalist and researcher – a voice in the spreading wilderness… Today you are going to hear about someone who appears to have no interest in doing anything about... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

We are witnessing the crumbling of Western Culture…

Or, more correctly, that of Western Civilization. (I make that distinction based on Oswald Spengler’s analysis, as found in his ‘Decline of the West’, but fear not – I’m not going there…(And he is not speaking of a catastrophic event anyway, his notion of a 'decline' is far more complicated.) But we... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

A fantastic scientific breakthrough…

As you probably know, I like science. I understand it in principle, and I even understand a little bit of some specific things, both in the ‘social’ sciences and in the ‘natural’ ones. And I can’t resist poking around here and there, finding all kinds of fascinating stuff in the process. And that’s... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 22, 2016

Some thoughts over a beer…

Not too long ago at the pub a couple of friends and I were having a beer or two, and we were talking about our experiences with airport security. One of them had just come back from Vancouver and was groped in the groin by a female at the airport security check-in… I told them about my experience at... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 21, 2016

I have all kinds of friends…

I have already told you of my moderate Muslim friends, but I don’t recall telling you of my fundamentalist Christian ones. I’m not entirely sure what their outfit calls itself, but they were close to the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, founded and led by Dr. Ian Paisley. Through them I met... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 20, 2016

Friday Fun…

You’ve been slaving away all week, working your fingers to the bone, and your mind is a mush from all the half-digested information sloshing around up there somewhere - but the end is nigh; the weekend beckons – why not learn something useful? Deepen your understanding of something, and end the week... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 19, 2016

Another plane down…

“Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathi also says the possibility of a terror attack as the cause of the EgyptAir crash is ‘stronger’ than technical failure.” (MailOnline, May 19, 2016 ) Another ‘terrorist’ attack? No – another Muslim act of war, no matter which of the various units of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

More on the ‘Legacy Deal”…

Yesterday I gave you examples of the Iranian rhetoric whose tone is getting ever more strident. … Today, just in case you haven’t come across it yet on your own, I offer you a glimpse of the way the ‘narrative’ around the deal was created, and B (etc) O’s refusal to allow one of its architects to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 16, 2016

As the memory of Obama’s ‘Legacy Deal’ is fading…

…from the American public’s consciousness, Iran ’s mullahs and generals are preparing their own public for more confrontations with the hated Americans. Here’s the first one that will give you an idea: IRGC Aerospace And Missile Force Commander: The Americans Are Telling Us 'Don't Talk About Missile... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 15, 2016

Response-to-Comments Day

The title to this post is no longer correct. I had really meant to respond to several comments, but after answering the first one I gave up. You know what I think of typing, LOL… These comments, or rather this comment, was one in response to my post in ‘Thoughts’, entitled ‘Sometimes they speak the... Sign in to see full entry.

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